Rewsttred charity nuDthu: 11951(Kl The Step Up Pre-school Cbaritable Incorporated Organisation Accounts 31 March 2025
tkoJn Envelope ID.. CA1D98ENS6A431D5TO5cCECggA9A The Step Up Pre4ehool Statement of Financial Activitles for the year ended 31 March 21125 2025 2024 IDtomlng Refyour¢es ERYC Funded Childcare OtherChildcar¢ F¢es Grants Donation5 and Fundraisin8 80.001 56,638 4J04 4207 145 J50 68,686 41,468 ,414 111,568 Other Intom¢ Bahk Int¢rt5t Received 26 13 Total In¢omlng reiour 145J76 111,581 Rewure¢4 Expended Statf ¢ost$ Wages and salaries PeThsions Employcr% Nl Staff training atKi welfore Molor expenses Etttertainin8 100.36S 1,340 85,437 1.357 639 1,218 120 80 705 70 102,480 Depred8tlon and other wrAtttB off #55tts Depre¢i8tion Rertt Bales Li8hi and heat 769 1,175 433 2.178 1,420 069 3,406 309 4,334 W&s Cle4ni08 1,267 7,979 Telephone and fax Stationery piintin Subs¢riplions BaDk ch8r8¢S Equipment hire Other legal and professional 856 466 1.050 104 720 626 1.049 390 1,098 834 3,371 Le8al and pmfessiol eost' A¢counthncy fee5 2.646 2,646 3,024 3.024
Envelo ID.. CA1D98ED4s8A431DSA-7O3CCEC99A9A The Stsp Up Pre4ehool St#t¢m¢nt of FlTr4ncl41 A¢dvl¢i¢$ for the year ¢nded 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Otherexpenses Supplies TTIPS. Food Ind Cle19 Licences Adverii8Lng and PR 6,590 235 3,397 316 934 11,472 5,722 2.693 287 832 Tot41 Tewurttl eipertded 12(89J 11(991 Net movement 16A83 (S410)
The Step Up pr•)01 Balanee Sheet at 31 Marcb 2025 2025 2024 oirjv ¢quipment PJAni and michincryelc 179 5,701 5.880 238 308 546 Curre#t Trade deb Other debto Nwlwe51 HvAl 0929 Pety cash 326 2,459 16.019 23 28.844 28.847 18.827 Prepaymtnti •nd verned Ineome Prepayrn¢n 1319 Credl¢ory: fMlnz due whhl• •De yt4r Tr•d¢ ¢rediio Emplo¢. Other tsxes Jnd ¢1•1 x¢urity¢OUS 1.(7 1,768 864 1.717 ACCDJN 285 F¥4di ofthe Ch•rftbk IA¢orpornted OrEAtsllo Unre#rf¢led RMerve• Brought fonvard Transfer to rutrI¢ reserv N¢t nwvement in funds 16.628 22,038 16.483 33.111 (5.410) 16,628 trleted Re Brought fonvard Tr8nBf¢r (rom Ullre*i¢t T¢serves Net nVEMeNt in funth 1925 {1,9251
Docu5 Env8W ID.. CA1098Eo-65W319QD7asCcEc99A9A The Step Up Pre-school Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 The TteeS present their Report and Acwunts for the year ended 31 March 2025 RefereDce and Admfinistrxtlve d¢t#lJ$ Tbe eharfty name: . The legal name of the charity is: . The Step Up Pre-school The trustees are all individuals: . Nicola Brooke Jill Brigham Hayley Bottomley Louise Hobson Samantha Knott Tracey Smith Zoe Clarkson The charity is registered in England & Wales with ¢harity number 1195100 The prln¢lpl opernllng addrem, telepbone number nd and web addreud of the charlty are:. The Step Up Pre-school The Bungalow Hook C of E Primary School Garth Lane Hi)ok DN145NW th¢st ana .co.uk The Trustees In office on the dAte the report w*$ xpprfjved were:_ Nicola Brooke Jill Brigham Hayley Bottomley Louise Hobson Samantha Knott TeY Smith
The Trnstees in office durlDg the year were:. The twstees who served as a trste¢ in the reporting period and, if applicable. their dates of appointment or resignation during the year: _ NAme Nicola Brooke Jill Brigham Hayley Bottoml¢y Louise Hobson Samantha Knott Tracey Smith Zoe Clarkson Appolnted 21 Feb 2022 21 Feb 2022 21 Feb 2022 03 Nov 2022 19 Jul 2023 09 Apr 2024 08 May 2024 ReslgnedlRedred 08 May 2024 09 Apr 2024 All the tnle¢S are also membets of the charity. Objects and aetlvltlej of the ¢harlty Thepurposes ofthe charity are as Sel oul in ils governing documenl. The objects of the eharity ar¢: To wthance the development And education of children primarily from under statutory s¢hool age by en¢ouraging parents to understsnd and provid¢ for the needs of their children through community groups. To offer appropriate plAy, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours 8roups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for, and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that su¢h groups offer opportunities for all children re8ardle88 of their race, cultur¢, r¢ligion, Tn¢ans or ability. To encourage the SdY of the nee(ts of children and their families and promote public interest in ihe recognition of such needs in the local area and to aim to promote and adhere to the aims of the Early Year Alliance and Ofsted. The mAln actlvllles undertAken ID rel*tloD to those purposes during the yeAr. The charity encourages the study of the needs of children and their families and promote public interest in the recognition of such needs in the local area. It aims lo pn)mote and adhere to the aims of the Early Year Alliance and Ofst¢d. The charity provides affordable sessions on Monday- Friday during tem) time. Various structured activities. including arts, Crafting. role-playing, exploring different materials and story time. are offered in conjunction with activities planned in response to the children's interests. Following the Early Years Foundation Stage set by the government.
The main activitie5 undertaken duriDg the year to further tbe chvity's purpose for the public beneflL The tnte¢S believe that they have complied with the ChaTity Commission's guidance on Public Bcnefit and have delivered Public Benefit during the year by virtue of the activities undertaken by the charity. The trustees have had regard to the clty Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the clwity. The maiD acbiev¢ments and performaDee of the charity during the year. The charity ran sessions Monday- Friday 8.LX)am- 5.30pm terni tirne only. In addition the charity aims to engaged with the local primary school to establish a transition programme to pr¢par¢ children for the move up to infant cl&ws. FuDdrai$ing actlvltles durlng the year. Raffl¢s Money cards Halloween fundraiser The dfifferenee the charity's perfonnance dllrlng the year has made to the benefieiarles of the eharlty gnd wider sotiety. The charity has provided play activities. promoted social d¢velopmenl together with personal and educational development and preparation for enty into mainstream education. The charity bellev that by providing safe childcare facilities for childrrn between 18 months and I l years ol(L it benefits the wider conllnunity by building an understanding of the ¢hild's place within its conununity. Structur& governance and management of the charity The methods used to recruit *nd appoiDt new eharity trustees. AGM held for all new parentsl grandparents early September. If any places become available within the charity, they will advertise l(ycally for ¢omrnittee members and trustees.
Do910n Env8lop810.. CAtD98ED-65&l431OSq-7O5¢cEc99A9A The trustees, bankers and advisors Bankers: Natwest Bank 13 Boothferry Road Goole DN14 SGD Accounlants: Suite 7 Brackenholme Business Park Brackenholme North Yorkshire Y08 6EL The charlty's finanefial position as at 31 Mareb 2025 The financial position of the eharity at 31 March 2025 as more fully detailed in the accounts. can be summarised as follows:. 2025 2024 Net {defi¢it)thi¢ome 16,483 (5.410) Unrestrict¢d R¢venue Funds available for the general puOseS of the charity 33,111 16,628 Restricted Revenue Funds Total Funds Finan¢ial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 March 2025. The truste¢s consider the financial perforn]ance by the charitable incorporaied organisation during the year to have been good. The turnover in the year increased by 300/0, as you would expect, salaries have also increased, this time by 170/0.
Do¢9n En¥eW10.' CAl098ED458A431w5705cCEC9 Polides on reserves The charity runs sessions 8.00am - 5.30pm Monday- Friday tern] time only. The Reserves Policy is to maintain sufficient level of reserves lo enable norn1 operating activities to continue over a period of up to 3 months should a shortfall in income occur and to take account of potential risks and contingenci&s that may arise froni tirne to time. tn order to make a judgment on the amount of reserve the Tntstees have considered the risks in respect of expenditure. unrestricted income and where fimds can only be realised by the disposal of assets. Also taken into consideration are any external identified potential major risks to income and expenditure during the year under consideration. A risk assessment has been undertaken for the year 2022-2023 and the following has been deterniined that the major risks to the charity are:. Chang¢ of Government policy (Slalutory Grants may be withdrawn) Econornic Environment (Brexil and inflation) Effects of Covid-19 and any other possible pandemics The charitys reserves poEi¢y is to ensure that reserves are sufficient the cov¢r liabilities such as redundancy. creditors, lease commithients and provide sufficient monies to cover advance fees paid by users. Avai12bllfity and adequacy of Assets of eaeh of the fun Th¢ Board of Tntstees is satisfied that the charitys impending cash assets available and adequate to lfil its obligation Plans for the Futsre The charity plans to: upde the offi¢¢ Upgrade the facilities and existing provision Employment of dtsAbled person5 The charity has an equal opportunities policy.
Statement of Trustees, Responsfibllities The charity's tntee$ are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in aecordance with Ihe tenns of the Companies Act 20061 ChaTities Act 201 J and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. tn particular charity law requires Ihe Board of Tnjstees to prepare financial slatements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affaiTS of the charity as at th¢ end of th¢ financial year and of the surplus or defieit of the charity. In preparing those financial sta*ments the Trustees are required io :. - select suitsble accounting Jy)licies and then apply them consistently; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and - prepare the financial staternents on the going concern basis unl¢ss it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will ntinU¢ in business. - state whether applicable accounting stsndards and Statements of Recommended Practice have been follow¢4 $ubj¢d to any malerial dcparttwes disclosed and explained in the financial ststements. The law requires that the trnstees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of ihe charity for the year. The Trustees a also responsible for the contents of the Ttees, repo¢ and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees, rq)ort is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there ar¢ no material inconsistencies with the figures diselosed in the financial statements. The Trustees are also responsibl¢ for maintaining adequate accounting records whi¢h dis¢lose with reasonable a¢¢ura¢y at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the ¢harity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the fjnancial statements wmply with regulations made under the Charili¢s Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
DO81gn Envew ID.. CA1D98ED4s8A431D5A-7o5CcECggA9A Thls report was approved by the board of trustee5 on 15 January 2026 Nicola Brooke Trustee 6cAloryl Hayley Bottomley Trustee Samantha Knott Trustee 8*nDdtrT. Tracey Smith Trustee Zoe Clarknon Tn]stee
Docusign Envelope ID". CA1098EO-6W4319-BD5A-705CCEC99A9A Independent examiner's report on the accounts I report to ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trusiees ot.the Charity, you are responsible for the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 {"Ihe Act"). I report in respect of my examinaiion of ihe Trust's accounts carried oui uiider sl 45 of the Aci and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihc Charily Commission under s145{5)(b) of the Acl. I hav¢ complclcd my cxaminalion. I confirm thai no matcrial matters havc comc lo my aitcnlion in conneclion with thc cxaminalion which givcs mc causc to belicvc Ihat in. any niaicrial rcspccl.. accouniing rccords werc not kcpt in accordance with sc¢lion 130 of the Act: or Ilic accounls do not accord with thc accounting rccords. I havc no concerns and havc comc across no other n)allcrs in conncciion wilh thc examination to which allcntion should bc drawn in ordcr to enable a propcr undcrslanding of thc accounts 10 be reached. Signed.. Datc.. Details ofThe Independent Examiner David Walsh Abacus Accountancy Suilc 7 Brackenholme Business Park Brackenholme Y08 6EL