Rewsttred charity nuDthu: 11951(Kl
The Step Up Pre-school
Cbaritable Incorporated Organisation
Accounts
31 March 2025

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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 pmfessio￿l eost*'
A¢counthncy fee5
2.646
2,646
3,024
3.024

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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 Cle￿1￿9
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 H￿vAl 0929
Pety cash
326
2,459
16.019
23
28.844
28.847
18.827
Prepaymtnti •nd verned Ineome
Prepayrn¢n
1319
Credl¢ory: f*Mlnz 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•rft*bk IA¢orpornted OrEA*ts*llo*
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 n￿VEMeNt in funth
1925
{1,9251

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The Step Up Pre-school
Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
The T￿￿teeS 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¢lp*l 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
T￿eY Smith

The Trnstees in office durlDg the year were:.
The twstees who served as a tr￿ste¢ 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 tn￿le¢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 S￿dY 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 tn￿te¢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 c￿lty 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.

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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 pu￿OseS 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.

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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 norn￿1 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:
up￿de 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 tn￿tee$ 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 T￿￿tees, 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.

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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

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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