CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 26th Aprfl 2023 Pertod start date
To
4th Aprfl 2024 Perlod end date
Charlty name: Brlght Sparks Nursery
Charfty reglstratlon number. 1192890
Objectives and Activities
SORP i•l•r#nc•
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as sel out in it$
gov&ming document
Px*1.17
To enhance the development and
education of children Prfmarily under
statutory School age by encouraglng
parents to understand and provkle for the
needs of tholr ¢hildrnn through
community groups and by:
Offering appropriats play, educatlon and
carn facllitles;
En¢ouraglng the study of the neod8 of
such childrnn and th•lr famllies and
promotlng publlc Int•re$t In and
r•¢ognftlon of such needs In t￿ local
Instlgatlng and adhering to the Statutory
Frnmeworft for the Early Years
Foundatlon Stageand furthering the alm$
and ob
cts of the Earf YoarsAll1an￿.
Brlght Spark5 Nursery prtsvldes Earty
Y¢a¥s chlldcare sesslons. pald for by
govornment fundlng and, at tlmes, by
fees payable by parents.
Wo woth together vlth par•nts. the local
authorlty afid 02her profes81onals. W¢
support famllles from dtsadvantaged
backgrounds and famllles T*Ath Engll8h as
an addhlonal language.
We provlde resources and large spa¢as
for chlldren to be able to play and angaBe
wlih leamlng.
Summary olthe main
activrties in relation to thosa
purposes for the public
benefit, In particular, the
activlties, projects or servlces
identified in the ac¢(MJnts.
Peri 1.17
1.19
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees ha%*
had regard to the guKlan¢e
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
P¥•1.18
In runninsi Bright Sparks, we keep In
mlnd the Charity Commission Guldance
on publlc benefit ai our trustee moeting8.
Addltlonal Inforniallon loptional)
You ma
chi)ose lo includ8 fijrther statements where rek8vant about=
SORP r•f¢r¢nce

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Policy on grant making
Para1.
Policy on socia5 investment
including program reL7ted
investment
The nur8ery staff arn helped out by
voluntaers durfng s¢$$long from tlmo to
tlme.
ParnDts make voluntary ¢onlrlbutlons
from tlme to time, for example by
donatlng money t¢)wards heatthy
snacks for all chlldrnn;
donatlng money towards tho
runnlng of cooklng groups Ylthln
sesslons.
donatlng rnffle prlzes and buylno
raffle tlckets"
donatlng food glfts and money
towards other charltles.
1.38 4%
Contribullon mad8 by
volunteers
other
Achievements and Performance
SORP r•lw?rK•
Brlght Spa￿6 Nu￿ry ¢ontlnued to O￿n
from 8.30am to 4pm during tem timo.
provldlng two 3thour sesslons. earfy
Club. lunch club and lale Club ea¢h day,
In order to glvo famllles flexlblllty In how
their ¢hildrnn took up Ih¢lroarty years
places.
Summary ofthe main
athievemenls of Ihe charlty.
idenlfying the dfference tho
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficlaries and any wlder
benefits to soclety as a
whole.
Pan 1.20
Throughout the yoar Brfglrt sparks
Nursery oryan15ed stay and play
sesslons forfamilios of the nursery to
Joln In wlth fun acllvltles. such as Easter.
summor, harvest and Chrfstmas.
Parents enjoyed sharing speclal events
wlth their children.
Durlng the Sprfng of 2023. the nursery
reached out to Ihe Asda Foundatlon. As a
result, Asda began to regularfy donate
food to help wlth provldlng healthy
snacks for the chlldren and resources. In
addltlon, an applkatlon for a cost of
Ilvlng grnnt Irom the Foundallon was
succ•ssful. Thls money helped to
su
ortthe nurse
's runnln
¢osts.

Brlgm Sparks contlnue io support 'let's
talk, sharlng storles wfth Chlldren and
thelr parents and carers. 'Let's talk,
klndly donate books lor our chlldren to
take home and for the nursery.
In May 2023 the chlldren and staff
¢•lebra*d the Klng's Coronatlon makln9
cmwns and en}oying an afternoon tea tD
celebrat• thls S￿¢181 •v8nt.
Brlght Sparks Nursery organlsed our
annual Booster Cushlon Theatre
Company show. "Old Macdonald"
Chlldren and thelr parents enjoyed the
pop-up theatre experitince.
As a Celèbrntion for our school 1oav•rs.
organised a dlsco and a vlslt from
Klmmy Zoo. Tho chlldren énjoyed th•
opportunlty to handle and learn about th•
small animals and insects.
In July 2023 for tho flrnt Ilm• slnce Covld
* organised a summer lalralongside Sl
Peieffs Chur¢h. Families of the nurnery
help•d by donaiing items and theirtime
to run stalls. This a great success,
and 411 money helped t0￿rdS nurnèry
funds.
In Octobor 2023 Brigm Sparks Nurn•ry
5olned In a communrty dance evenl
organlsed bylhe local Asda Communlty
Champion to $upport breast can¢er
harlty, Breast cancer and coppaf•o1
as part as th•lr Tlckled Plnk Gafflpalgn.
Chlldren and staff danced to the
ma¢arena alongside oth¢r local
communlty groups. Thls vldeo
shown Inthe local Asda store.
Brfaht Sparf(s nursery always supports
Chlldren In need. In November 2023, the
chlldren and slaff dressed up In 'onylhlng
Pud$ey'. Tho Asda ¢omrnunlty ¢hamplon
klndly vlslted us wlth Pudsey ￿ar, and
we danced w5th Pudsèyl
In D¢cemb¢r2023 we had a vlsltlrom
Emlty, the vlur of St Peler's. She
organlsed a pop up natfvlty. The chlldr¢n
got to take part In dresslng up and actlno
Ihe story out.
The nursery Yfds reprnsented at the
church Chrfstmas falr and the games
or9anlsed rnlsed funds for Ihe nursery.

The slaff also oryanlsed a fundralslng
Chrtstmas raffle and forthe children to
make Chrlgtmas card8 whlch were then
prinied for famlll•s to ord•r. Thèse
actlvttiés helped rnlse funds for the
nursery.
In Aprll 2024, our local Asda communlty
champion very klndly surprlsed our
chlldrnn w4th a vlsit from the Easter
bunny. Asda also donated Eastor egg¥
for our ¢hlldren wtth some craft a¢tlvltle&
Addftlonal Inforniatlon loptlonall
You ma
choose to include further stat&menis where r816vant about:
Achlevements agalnst
obledives sat
PDrd 1.41
Pérfomiance of fundraislng
aclilities against objectives
set
1.41
Investment perfomiance
against objectivtss
P4th 1.41
othèr

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of tharity's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
Pllrn 1.25
Conslltutlon, adoptsd Novembor 2020
How is the ¢haiiiy
constituted?
PorA 1.2S
Charltable Incorporated Oryanlsallon
Icio}
Lln!f..COI-rtLiralea
,?>SOknia;.
Trustee seleCt￿n methods
including details of any
Constiiutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entit￿d
to appoint one or more
tFUSte8s
P&rn 1.25
Apart from the flrst charity trustees,
ov•ry trustee must be appointed by a
rn$olutlon passed at a properfy ¢onvenod
meetlng of the charity trustees.
In Selectlng Indlvlduals for appointment
as charlty trustees, the ¢harfty trustses
must have rngard to tho $klll•, knowledge
and ¢xperien¢e neèded for the •ffoctlve
admlnlstration of th• CIO.
Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal)
You ma choos6 to include further 8taiements where relèvant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the indudion 8nd
training of tnjslees
Porn 1.51
Tho Charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with whlch the
harty works
P•r¥ 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
P•rn151
other
Reference and Admlnistrative details
Charrt name
Olher name the cha
uses
Re
I51e￿￿ cha
number
Charfty's principal address
ht S aths Nurse
st Petels Church, I
swich
11928g)
Sl Peter's Church Ham. Stoko Park Drive, Ipswlch. IP2 9TH

Financlal Revlew
R8view of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the p8riod
ra 1.21
There was a surplus of £11.948 at the end
of the reportlng perlod.
Reserves held at the end of the rnportlng
perlod were £52.296. These are malnly
kept In the nursery's bank account and
are noted in financlal rn
orts.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stalin
are held
Amount of res•Nes held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materiBIty in
deflcit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charty continuing as a goiig
conc4m
PatR 1.22
Pam 1.22
P•Y• 122
Par* 1.24
r•1.23
Addhlonal inforniation (opllonal)
You ma Choose to include further statements wl7ere ￿leVant aboui..
The charltws prfnc￿al
sources of lunds (inC￿ding
any fiJndraisSng)
Pora 1.47
Investment policy and
objeciives iicluding any
social investment policy
adopted
Parn 1.46
A des¢riplKin of the principal
risks facing the chafiiy
P•r• 1.48
Bright Sparks Nursery (Charity number
10292201 ￿￿thdreW its Otst•d rngistratlon
on 25th Aprll 2023 and trdnsfeffod all
assets and Ilabilities to Bright Spa￿9
Nursery IA CIO wlth Charity numbèr
1192890) those Of3ted r•gi￿rn110n
began on 26th April 2023.
The opening balance on forni CC16a
rgfiKls the banklcash Iransferred to Iho
Other

p•rg
lor
Onlce Illanyl
Ifnotfor whol•
•Jto
trust
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Susan Laycock
Catherine Moss
Robert Hinsley
Rachel Lummas
Katie Backler
Abigail Borrett
Rachel Steel
Reslgned January 2024
Resigned July 2023
July 2023 onwards
November 2023 onwards
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12
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Co
orate trustees- names of the directors at the dale the re
Dlr8Ctor name
ortwasa
roved
Name of tNstees holding lit￿ lo property belonging to the charity
name
Dates Xted If notforwlwl•

Funds held a5 Custodlan trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA NONE
held in this capaclty
Name and obi8Cts ofthe
chaiity on whose behairthe
assets are h8td and how this
falls within the custodlan
charity's obj8¢s
Details of a￿angeMentS lor
safe custody and
segregation of sucn asse1$
from the charity's own assets
Additlonal lftforniatlon loptlonal)
Type of
Nam•
Address
advisor
Name of ¢hlef exeC￿1ve or names of senlor staff mem￿r8 (Optional Informatlonl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information
Declarations
Signaturn(sl
Full name(sl
A￿) LA4ccLg .
Po$ltlon
Date

BRIGHT SPARKS NURSERY (ST. PETER’S CHURCH, IPSWICH) 

## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT 

## TO THE TRUSTEES OF BRIGHT SPARKS NURSERY (ST. PETER’S CHURCH, IPSWICH) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter’s Church Ipswich) (the Charity) for the period 26 April 2023 to 4 April 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- i. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

- ii. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


Helen Rumsey FCA Ensors Accountants LLP 

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 

Connexions 159 Princes Street Ipswich Suffolk, IP1 1QJ 

Dated: 3 February 2025 



CIIARITY COMMISSION
FOR 1146LANO ANO WALES
BI¥GHT SPARKS IIUAseRY
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forth• perfod
Aw-23
To
O&W.24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unr•strki4d
fvnds
R¢strlct4d
nds
Endowmen¢
fvnd$
T•¢al
tr•th• M•r•¥tt i•th•Mw•it¢ t•th•Mir••te t•th•n#r•#e
A1 R•e•l
117
Clherlra
8.740
740
ross Income
AR)
A2 A•*•t and Inv•stm•rt sal•s.
Isee tablel.
124872
b tslal
rot•1 r•¢￿￿ts
128,3n
Rem
10
174¢
nni
io
ST4
Sub tot•1
141TI
1*,17r
A4 As*•t •nd Iw•sts)wrt
pur¢hase•. Ise• table
148
14
143
144
444
Sub totsi
110.320
P4•t of r•c•lprfp•ym•nts) .
11,918
It.948
12378
Ae Cash fund$ last ytarend
64.029
C48h fund& Ihl¥ yaw•nd
rk,081
All •¥¥•t¥ and ll•bll￿q$ w•r•tr•r>•fwMd fr•m th*lty 102•220 on 26A￿l2)2#.
216
61,9$
CCXX Rl acc¢unt& {881
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Ihe period
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