Herons. Preschool Waterbeach ao
AnNal Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 August 2025
Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 Au￿t 2025
Chority Name- Her(v￿ Preschool Waterbeach CIO
R¢9iSt¢red Chority knb¢r- 1195255
Address - 8uildin9 2 (Former W4terbe4ch Bamicks Buildirvj), Off Demy End Rtsjd.
Waterbeach. Cambridge. C825 9PA
Preschool Alaw¢r - ANJek2 Impey
The Preschool is rrkywed by a board of trustees. The initFal trustees were oppointed at
meetin9 on 29 June 2021 and the charity formalty registered with the Charities Commission
on 19 July 2021.
All trustees are appointed at the AGM to serve for 2 successive years. At every AGM one third
of the elected trustees sholl retire from off ice. IletiriThJ trustees be reoppointed but to
encourage porentol involvement tjt ledst 2 thirds of the charity trustees shall normally at the
time of election be family members.
The Trustets servirKJ throughout the ye¢W were as follows:
t)iane Ka9oyire (Chair)
Sezen Dursin (Treasurer)
Harmh Veja (Secretary)
Nicola Needknm - appointed 211U25
John Walsh
Swoti 8hatia
Saffron Barker
Sylvie Rigby- oppointed 2112125
Beth Pettit stood down at the A6M on 21 January 2025
The Preschool has adopted the pre-school learnitvj alli¢mce model Col￿titutIon for a"Constitution
of a Charitable Incorporated C￿9￿￿1>11t1¢)n with votiTrJ members other than its charity trustees.
as its 9overniThJ document. This was approved ¢Jnd sigr*d M 19 July 2021.
Objects of the awlty and Publlc Beneflt
The aims of the Preschool are to enhance the development ond education of children primarily
under statutory school age by encoura9iryJ parents to ￿derStand provide for the needs of
their children.

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The Charity works for the public benefit h¢wiThJ os its objects the development ond educotion of
children ¢Jnd young people in particuhr by:
l. Promotiry their care and safety:
2. Promotiry their educolion and promoting F￿rental Invo￿¢Ment.
3. Promotir¥J their health and wellbwTr3:
4. Providiry Servic￿ to support them ond their families and corers
5. ProvEdiTrJ services to individLK]Is holdin9 membership of the CIO
6. FurtheriThJ the aims of the Pre-school learnin9 Alliance.
By coMP￿1￿j with these objectives. the charity hos re9ord to the 9uithnce issued by the Charities
CoMmi￿10n in ensuriryj that its activities meet the key principles of public benef it, that
there is an identifiable benefit arKI that the benef it is to the public. or a section of the public.
The objects as set out above tltarly inditote that there are identif iable benefits to the children
attendin9 the Preschool and the trustees conf irm thot there are no UnreaSo￿bIe restrictions on
who can attend.
Achievements P¢rform¢vu *knirg the Year
We have had another busy and fun year at Herons. with o record number of children attending
the seMiTr3. We continued to offer o wide rar¥3e of regular octivities includiry Temis for Tots,
CookiTr3 Club, Forest Sthool ¢Ytd a9ain extended our openiry times to include ¢Jn additiornl holiday
club for a few days over Easter ond a week into the summer holi(hys. In addition to these regukr
activities, we olso treated our 'Mums ¢3nd Special Others. to afternoon tea to celebrote
Mother's Day and invited Dods to attend a messy and muddy Fatherfs Day Forest School sessionl
We also invited all parents ond carers to join us for a Book Day Story session and our "Herons
Happy Hour. which 1$ o chance for parents to come in with their children to experience Herons
from their point of view.
We celebrated science week with lots of experiment$. includin9 d visit from d real s¢ienti$t and
were all excited when our batch of e99s hatched into 10 amoziw ¢nd beautiful chitks. The children
learnt about feedin9. caring and careful handliry of them and were all sad to see them leave. Later
in the year the excitement retLrned when the chicks were repknced with a E*2tch of caterpillors
ond the children were amazed when they ttrned into beautÈful butterflies.
We have celebrated a number of other special days including ￿tio￿l Sp2ce Day which Fnvolved
dressing up. makir9 rockets ond learnin9 about space. World Bee Day sow the children buzzing
aroLnd dressed as bees. makipvj all sorts of bee related thirmjs and tostirg dif ferent types of
honey. We celebroted VE day with all things red white and blue, made on e93less cake and enjoyed
a street party lunch (albeit inside as it was rainiryl).
June saw another Feth P<mde with the letter Q 9iving us the oppOrt￿lty to go 'Quack¢rs"
dressing up as ducksl We were very proud to be aworded the prize of "best dressed and
bri9htest' group at the feastl

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As ever, the ye4]r came to a close far too soon and we again said goodbye to a nLvnber of children
as thty now take their next steps up to bi9 Sthool. We celebrated the end of the year with a pizza
party and invited 015 FKirents and carers to attend the 9raduotion ceremony where we proudly
celebrated our children's amazin9 Journey with us at Herons.
FinaKe Rewt
I am ple4sed to present my report and aCco￿t$ for the year erKled 31 A￿U$l 2025.
Income for the yeor amormted to £181.915 and expenditure £149.417 resultin9 in a net surplus
of £32.498. Total intome was up over £30,CQO from ktst yeor as we f illed up our spaces more
quickly and ran many sessions at ne4r full capacity thro￿hOUt the year. More children qualified
for government f￿dI￿￿ 0$ shovm by the hrge increase in income from this Source. £136.604
comp3red to only £75,388 the previoLkS year. Whilst fees were lower at £43,295 compared to
£55,900 the previous year, the increase in grant income more than compensated for this.
Fundraising income became o less signif icant source of funds at ¢)nly £984 for the year t3nd
comprised in the main income f rom Comm￿lty stalls (see note l for full breokdown). We also
received £250 from Waterbeach Colts FC which we have spent on f ootb¢xlls and g¢Xtls and my
thanks go to them for their kind dorntion.
Despite the higher number of thildren and resultant rise in income. expendlture for the year was
slightly lower th¢￿ the previous year at £149,417 cOM￿red to £155.937. Whilst staff costs
increased slightly and continue to be our moin expenses. we spent less on materials and resources
as we did not have any specific SEND money for resourtes as we did in previous years. We also
spent less on premises costs (last year we invesled in new f looriTr3 at a cost of £8.554) but did
pay for a partial repaintiry of the rooms ond toilets tO9ether with rep3irin9 the electronic
security door entry system.
As a result of the lar9t surplus. w¢ ended the year with o heolthy balance in reservu of £87,156.
As noted in the reserves policy below. part of these funds ore set aside in o 'desi9roted fund. to
cover any potential redundancies should this be necessory. leaviry a bahnce of £68,412 in general
)restricted reserves. We are also keen to maintain a healthy balance of cash to cover any future
shortfalls or deficits tlwt may occur if numbers fall or to cover ¢Jny $19nificant incre¢tses in staff
costs. trainir¥J cours¢s or other contingencies. As noted below we aim to keep at least one month's
operating Costs in reserves but in oddition to this. we alsts lookiwj to set oside funds to cover
general repoirs ond maInterb￿Ce of both the inside of the buildin9 and the garden. includin9 hiring
a 9ttrdener. We will also be lookiTr3 to spend some of this surplus money on equipment including
hand dryers ¢]nd a tumble drier in the comiNJ year.
Julie Wentworth (Finonciol Administrator)
Reser¥¢s Policy
The Preschool should have suff itient in 9enernl reserves at the end of eath term to cover
the basic r(mi￿3 Costs for the next term. To achieve this. we constantty monitor the setting'$

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financial situation to identify any shortfall in funds over running Costs. As we are a re9iStered
charity. and a non-prof it nv3kirvJ organi9Jtion. any surplus 9eneral fLmds obove this is used for
maintainirg and purchasin9 eqLtipment ond providin9 activities for the children attending our
sessions. Any fundraisin9 income or doThJtions are spent either as requested by the donor or tssed
for purchasin9 equipment. improviry the current premises or providir9 activities for the children.
We also maintain o separate pot of money to Cover ony potentiol closure costs or redundoncies
should the charity cease activities. This 1$ held within9 our moin bank account but is separated
out in these accounts as an threstricted desigThJted reserve. The adeq￿cl of this fund is
reviewed on an an￿￿1 kn$is and ary adjustments mode as necessary.
The Trustees declare that they have opproved the trustttl report above.
Signed on behdlf of the charitys trustees.
t*iane Ka9oyire
Chairperson

Herons, Preschool Waterbea¢h CIO
Independent Examimr's Report to th¢ Trustrees of Herons. Presc1%￿1 Waterbeach ao
I r¢p)rt on the a¢¢ounts of the Trust for the year eThJed 31 Au9USt 2025. which are set out on ￿ge8
6t09.
Respectlve r¢5ponsibiliti¢s ¢rf trustees ord examin¢r
As the charity trustees of the Trust. you ore responsible for the prepyotion of the accounts in
a¢¢orthnc¢ with the requirements of th¢ CharitFes Act 2011 rthe Acr).
I report in respec* of my examimtion of the Trusys accounts carried otrt under sectbon 145 of the
2011 A¢t and in carryin9 Qut my ex$2miMtion. E have followed the applicoble Directions given by the
Charity Commission uThJer section 145(5Xb) of the A¢t.
Basis of Ind¢p¢th Lxdmiw's repwl
My examimtion c¢rried out in accordance with the general Dire¢tions 9iven by the Charity
Commission. An examiNJtion includes a review of the acctJuntiv¥J records kept by the charity and a
¢omFwison of th¢ ¢t¢ounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of ¢
unusual iterns or discloswes in the accounts. and se¢kiv¥J e¥phMtions from you os trustees
conc¢rnirg any such ￿￿tter$. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would
be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts presextt a
'true and fair Vie￿ and the report is limited to those rntters set out in the statement below.
Independ¢nt examiner's statement
I have ¢ompleted my ￿a￿l￿￿tion. I confirm that ￿￿terIal ￿￿tter$ Ivjve come to my attention in
connection with the exomiThJtion which gives me couse to believe that in. any nKteri¢l rupe¢t.'
accountirg records were not kept in accor<kince with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and knve come a¢ross no other ￿￿tter$ in connection with the examimtron to
which attention should be drawn in order to embl¢ a pr¢per understandilg of the accounts to be
rea¢hed.
Tereso Reynolds FMAA T A
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Fin¢Thcial Accounts for the year ended 31 Awst 2025
¢rthd 31
en¢¢￿ 31
2024
AS AT I SEPTEAIW
54.658
59,293
1￿ME
Optrdtioml
6o¥vnr*nt fvvthl h￿5
136.640
43.295
75.388
55.9
16.645
Addittoyd fwK4i
179.935
14f,933
Oth¢r Ittcome
F¥Jrdrai&ry
t>JMtions
(i)
2.555
126
250
746
1.980
688
3.369
TOTAL
181,915
151,302
Purchayes
lknter￿s & Pe>)wc¢s
Eguipmeit a c0nswy￿￿S
lkn$c¢lknw
(2)
(3)
(4)
2,277
2.250
713
401
6,167
1.964
859
330
5,641
9,320
Premis
3072
3287
1,380
630
345
3072
9.126
1,494
598
274
67
lkninter¥Jnce & Prwr¥
Ekctricity
TelephoKarA
Water
Fire ond Electri￿ testiry
(5)
15.431
stoff
5abri£s
Pension Contributh?nS
127.191
2,326
729
124.735
2.120
948
519
Hre Fees
130.246
128.322
Offie¢ & Adoynistrotiv
ZT. xbsite and licences
In￿￿llet & nwknhip
MernEerships. 0f￿ed a r)BS
Stationery & Ink
1.468
1.545
648
233
88
1534
739
422
366
(97)
3,982
2,864
149.417
155.931
32.498
(4.635)
87.156
54.658

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Financial Accounts for the year ended 31 Auwt 2025
31Awt 31Awt end¢d31
2025
2025
ended 31
Aw¥t
2024
Totol
Fthds
2025
Cash at Bonk
88.138
88.138
54,658
Liobllities
Credito
(982)
(982)
87.156
87,156
54.658
FVNDEts FAOM
Incorn Funds
66,412
68.412
35,914
T•t•l Zrtom¢ Funds
68.412
68.412
35.914
R¢dun&w Prowsion
tseshjroted fvnds
18.744
18.744
87.156
18.744
AS 4t 31 Auwjst è)25
87.1
54.658
The accoLnts on pages 6 to 9 were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by..
Diane Ka9oyire
Se2en D￿sIn
Chairperson
Treasurer
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Financial Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
Not¢s to the Acc*
l. Fundraisi
Year en
31 Awt
2025
31 Auyt
2024
Neti
Mothers, Day Stall
Waterbea¢h Feast
257
445
461
237
Do9 Show (Coke Stall)
Eosy Fundraisirvj
Phot¢J Commission
Winter Fair
223
371
159
137
71
99
37
16
558
*orly Sale
Advent Auction
Miscella￿0us
441
27
984
2.555
Yedr ended
31 Awt
2025
Croft Alaterials and resources
Chiek¢n e99$ ond hatchirs kit
Cozy Coupe cars (x41
Football 9001
Forest School equipment ond resources
477
306
284
171
135
123
6drden compost. seeds ett
Outside toys, wheelbarrow. S￿rg and bol
Miscella￿o￿S other toys and learniThJ resotwces
114
Ito
557
2,277

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FinaKial A¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 Augjst 2025
3. Ewi• cOnsW￿
Ye4r ended
31 A¢wt
2025
Total
Cfea#irKJ. f irst old ond hygiene consumobks
Staff Uniforms ond clothirg
Tw
796
919
312
Other misctlloneous equipment
223
2.250
4.
Year ethsed
31 Awt
2025
Staff Sociol Events
Gifts (stoff ond trustees)
AetiYities-Tennis for Tot8. Pizza Pdrty. Folk sirgiffj
330
250
133
713
Yeor
31 ALSry1rt
2025
Pointing and de¢oratiry
ReFdir door entry system
Air Conditioniry servicivj
Hire of Skip
Window CledniNJ
1,050
562
205
30
3,287