**Trustees Report for year 2024 -2025** 

## **1. Chairs Report** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31 August 2025** 

The Committee and Trustees of Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and confirm they comply with all the requirements. 

## **OUR AIMS** 

We operate under a Constitution dated 20 July 2022. 

We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. Our aims are: 

- To provide the community of Shefford with inclusive high quality Pre-School education and Wrap Around Care. Where all members are heard, feel respected and valued as individuals, regardless of gender, culture, race, religion or ability. 

- To provide a safe, fun, stimulating, caring and nurturing environment where children can learn through play-based activities. 

- To encourage children to take part in a wide variety of activities and provide high quality foundations in learning to help them develop a love of learning that will last a lifetime. 

- To support children as they develop their social skills, sharing, negotiating and understanding their own and others' feelings. We support their growing independence, confidence and belief in themselves. 

- To recognise children as individuals and value their uniqueness, responding to their interests and supporting their specific learning and developmental needs. 

- To work in partnership with parents, valuing parents’ inputs and sharing insights of their child’s learning and development. To work in partnership with parents; being approachable, friendly. 

- To continually evaluate and improve the service we provide. 

## **OUR ETHOS AND POLICIES** 

## **OUR ETHOS: working together to give children a lifelong love of learning, in a caring, all inclusive, going that extra mile, flexible environment that serves our local community.** 

Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks is a charity which seeks to benefit the public through the pursuit of its aims. Our fees are set at a level to ensure financial viability ensuring we can offer a service to as many members of our local community as possible. 

We welcome pupils from all backgrounds. Our admission process is documents in our Admission policy. We are an equal opportunity organisation and are committed to a working environment that is free from any form of discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability. We make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of staff or pupils who are or become disabled or are at a disadvantage. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expect and ensure all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Pre-School parents / carers are given regular information about their children’s social and academic progress through Tapestry and parent consultation meetings, in addition to end of year reports and 2 year and an interim report after their first term in attendance, as well as baseline assessments at the start of each term.  We maintain regular contact with parents throughout the year through informal contacts and through our newsletters and school communications. Pre-School children are all assigned a Key Worker.  Our Wrap Around Care children also have children’s working groups who feedback on activities and suggest ideas for future planning. Wrap Around Care also produces a parent /carer newsletter giving information and photos about what has been happening each half term in the clubs. 

## **OUR POLICIES** 

As members of the Early Years Alliance, we have access to support and the best interpretation of the latest legislation and guidance. Policies are drafted passed to staff to review, provide feedback and approval before being issued to parents for consultation and feedback. The draft policies are then reviewed by the Committee and Trustees together with any feedback received before being adopted and published. 



We also have procedures which follow a similar adopted process but can be adopted quickly and therefore implemented without consultation, although the new procedures are brought to the attention of parents where appropriate and their views sought and can influence procedures. 

## **STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The Committee members are our charity trustees, they are responsible for the overall management and control of the organisation, they meet at least six times a year. The Business Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the accounts and the review of matters arising. The Education Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the education staff, the learning, development, safeguarding, ensuring compliance with the Early Years Foundation Stage and related legislation and guidance. Committee members give their time voluntarily for the roles they hold, apart from the Business Manager and Education who are employed by the organisation and approved to be Trustees by the Charities Commission. 

## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS** 

## **Fundraising** 

There have been various activities throughout the year, these include the Annual Duck Race, Happy School Bag, stalls at local events, support from local business who place advertising boards on our fence.  All these events have been very well supported by our staff, parents and the community of Shefford.  This year’s Duck Race raised a fantastic £3,122.77 which was able to be used to replace the broken utility area within in the classroom. 



## **2. Managers Report** 

## **Acorn Pre-School - Academic and Curriculum Report** 

This year has been busy, we were fuller than ever in September 2024, a record. This is put down to the expansion of funding that came in in April 2024 and September 2024. Many children did upwards of 15 hours. 

This year we were also able to introduce Wellcomm, a language and communication assessment tool to assess the children’s level of understanding and communication. From each child’s assessment learning opportunities 

were developed to extend their understanding and communication. This program was run in conjunction with our Lift off to Language program. Communication and Language is a key area we identified as needing development for our children. By the end of the year, we were able to see real progress in all our children, with some children really benefiting from the programs and moving from below age-related expectations to either age related expectations or in some cases above age related expectations. 

Children’s progress through the Curriculum was consistent. Our working practices quickly identified children needing referrals for Special Educational Needs or Speech and Language, we were able to work with parents and teams to support these children including additional support, inclusion funding and an Educational Health Care Plan. 

We were able to work with our children who were transferring to enable visits to their new setting and new settings teachers visiting us to have a handover of information about the children and meet the children in a setting they were familiar with. 

The introduction of the Climate Sustainability Action Plan was also able to encompass activities already being done, as well as add a greater emphasis on the Climate and the world around us and the impact the children have it. 

## **Wrap Around Care** 

April 2025 saw the introduction of “Free Breakfast Clubs” for primary aged children for 30mins. Shefford Lower School Free Breakfast Club starts at 8.20am. This has had a small impact on our breakfast club numbers. We have a core number of children that start at 7.30am, also being flexible and offering ad hoc and short notice booking has meant we are offering a different service to the community. Expansion of the times of the Free Club will clearly have a knock-on effect, why pay for a service you can get for free? The Government policy has meant that schools are pushed to run these themselves as this is how funding can be cost effective. After School Club numbers remain high, the policy of keeping some emergency ad hoc spaces is appreciated by parents, however with the reduced numbers for breakfast club the number of permanently available ad hoc sessions has been reduced on some sessions, as permanent bookings give more financial certainty. 

The Mighty Oaks reward charts have been popular with the children and has had a positive impact on behaviour; years groups are working together gain point to win the ability to “spend” their points at the end of each half term. 

## **Links with the Community** 

We have worked hard over the last 12 months strengthening our links with the community of Shefford.  Our children have been on trips to the local church, Remembrance Day ceremony, enjoyed trips to the library and we have built fantastic relationships with Oak Manor Care Home.  We have enjoyed many visits to the care home and the children have gained valuable experiences from our intergenerational play.  We are looking forward to continuing these relationships over the coming 12 months. We have also been able to continue the relationship with the head of Early Years at Shefford Lower School to help ensure our children leaving to join Shefford Lower School have great transitions, and opportunities to visit and know the environment beforehand. We have also established a Community Link with the Deputy Head of Shefford Lower School, in order that wider topics and collaborations can be established. 



## 3. **FINANCIAL REPORT** 

## **OUR FINANCES** 

The way we record and report our finances changed this year due to Charity reporting requirements for the level of income. The SORP and year end summary has been submitted for review by Amy Hancock at Hancock and Hasting Ltd, a firm of Accountants and Auditors. Who holds the required qualifications set by the Charities Commission. The yearly financial abridged summary shows: 

## **Income to 31 August 2025** 

|Funding& Fees|£283,867.78|
|---|---|
|Fundraising|£5,734.83|
|Other income|£13,565.91|
|Interest on investments|£644.90|
|**Total Income**|**£303,813.42**|



## **Expenditure to 31 August 2025** 

|**Expenditure to 31 August 2025**||
|---|---|
|WAGES TOTAL|£238,822.30|
|OFFICE|£20,087.58|
|PREMISES|£28,933.85|
|LEARNING/PLAY|£4,938.17|
|SUBSCRIPTIONS|£825.88|
|TRAINING & DEV|£2,328.75|
|FUNDRAISING|£2,372.67|
|UNIFORM|£1,201.10|
|EYPP|£4,403.42|
|MISC|£223.50|
|**Total Payments**|**£304,137.22**|



## **Summary** 

|**Summary**||
|---|---|
|Total Bank Account balances 1.9.2024|£52,433.69|
|Total Bank Account balances 31.8.2025|£52,152.89|
|Uncleared lodgements||
|Unclearedpayments||
|**Bank Balance Profit/ Lossyear 2024-2025**|**-£280.80**|



|Income|£303,813.42|
|---|---|
|Payments|£304,137.22|
|**Income over payments Profit /Loss 2024-**<br>**2025**|**-£323.80**|
|**Carried forward to Next Year**|**-£323.80**|



## **Reserves and Financial Health** 

The trustees review the financial reports, budgets and spend against budget together with a monthly cash flow analysis as part of the effective management of the Pre-School and Wrap around care. Each month the Chairperson, Manager and Treasurer sign off the monthly reports together with the income and expenditure records. 

The closing balance of our Accounts: £52,152.89 The closing value of our tangible assets and equipment, was £29,000.00 The closing value of our property (building and grounds): £309,000.00. 

Interpretation based on the figures 



Whilst there was an overspend of £323.80 and debts carried forward to the next financial year of £702.75 from 3 families, 2 of which had payment plans in place and 1 family with a balance of £20.10 who had been advised no further bookings would be accepted unless the balance was cleared (the balance was cleared on 5 September), the trustees consider that given the strength of the charity’s balance sheet, the stable cash flow from numbers of pupils, the ongoing popularity of Pre-School, the overall financial health is good. The continued scrutiny of the accounts, careful budgeting and forecasting will ensure the stability of the charity. Trustees are aware of the ongoing political debate and campaigns around the underfunding of the Early Years sectors and the political push for Early Years from 9 months to be delivered by Schools is of concern. Our continued good reputation and knowledge of the local community and links with the local community have helped ensure that we are seen as a good choice for children. We will continue to focus on this, offer value for money, providing high quality Early Years Education and care for children and support to families to ensure our continued existence. 

## **SUMMARY** 

It has been another busy year with lots of political focus on Early Years Education and Wrap Around Care. We have worked hard on the financial and business side to ensure on continued sustainability. On the education and care side we have received great feedback from parents as well as seeing progress for our most disadvantaged children and children SEN children which has been remarked upon by parents and support services. The coming year will bring challenges with changes to inspections due in November and our inspection due within the next 6-12 months. Staff remain committed to achieving the best outcomes for all, within a fun, positive and supportive environment for all. 

The support from the new tenants at the pub who host our Duck Race has ensured that this event will continue to be hosted and with the enthusiasm and support to make this event even bigger and better. 



Acorn Pre-school & The Mighty Oaks
Chari
No
Com
an
No
Annual accounts for the
1200985
eriod
Period start date
Period end
dete
0110912024
311081202S
Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income
and expenditure account)
Restrlcted
income
funds
Unrestrlcted
funds
Endowment
funds
Prlor yaar
funds
Recommgnd9d categorles by activity
Total funds
Income (Note 3)
Income and endowmènts frorn:
Donations and lega¢l&$
Charll8ble aGtivibes
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
soi
S02
294,634
2,091
645
7,825
302.459
2,091
645
Other trading 8cJivitres
Investrnanls
S03
S04
8eparale mat8rlal item of income
Other
Total
Expenditure (Notes 6)
Expènditure on:
Raislng funds
ChaTrtable activitie
S05
S06
3,650
301,020
3,650
308 845
S07
7,825
2,373
293,940
2,373
301,765
S09
7,825
Separate material expense item
Olher
S10
S1t
9,080
305,393
9,080
313,218
35
35
Total
S12
7,825
Net ineomel(expenditure) before tax for
the reporting period
Tax payable
S13
4,373
4,373
35
S14
Net incomel(expendlture) after tax
before investment gainsl{losses)
Nel gain51110ssesl on
inveslm&nts
S15
4,373
4,373
35
S16
Net incomel(expenditurel
Extraordinary items
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gainslllosses):
S17
4,373
4.373
35
818
S19
Galns gnd10sses on revalualbn offwj assÈts forthe
tharity's own use
Other gainglllosses)
Net movement in funds
S20
S21
385,539
381 166
385,539
381,166
S22
35
Reconciliation of
funds..
Total funds brought lorward
Total funds carrled fO￿ard
S23
4,965
386,131
4,965
386,131
5,000
4,965
S24

Chai.￿Y Name.. Acorn Pre-school & The Mighty Oak5
Charil No
an
12Q0985
Annual accounts for the period
Section B
Balance sheet
P￿￿00 stsrt date.. 0110912024
To p&rlod and date.. 3110812025
Restrlctsd
Unrtstrlctsd Incom8
funds
funds
Endowmetlt Total thls
funds
Total last
year
Guidance note
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tanglble assets
Heritage assets
Inv?stm?nts
FOI
F02
F03
F04
F05
(Note 151
(Note 14}
(Nots 161
(Note 171
rotal flxed&ss8ts
BOI
BD2
328,920
328.920
328,9
,920
Current assets
stoek5
Debtors
Note 181
INote 191
EQ6
B07
5.031
5,031
Investments
(Note 17.4
Cash at bank and In hand INoie 24
Total eurrertt8s$ets
52,1
4,935
4,935
ic*
57,2
Credltors: amounts falllng duo wlthin
one year
(Note 20)
Net current assets/(IlabllltlesJ
Bl2
57.211
57.211
4,935
Total assèts lè$$ ¢urrent liabilitios
B13
4.935
Creditors: amounts falllng du• after one
year
(Notè 201
Provlslons for Ilabllille$
814
815
Total net assgts orllabllltlgs
Funds of the Charity
Endowmgnt fvnds INote 271
Re¥lrlcted Income funds (Note 271
Unrestrlcted funds
Revaluatlon reservé
Fall value re8grve
B16
386,131
38e.131
4,935
B17
Bl8
19
386,131
386,131
4,935
B20
21
Total funds
922
386.131
4.935
The company was entitled to exemptlon from audlt und•r$477 of the Companles Act 2006 relating to small companlos.
rhe n79Mb•￿ have not requlred tho companyto obtaln an èudlt In 8CCOTdance wlth sectlon 476 olthe Companles Act 2006.
The dlrectors aeknowlodg• th•irrgsponslbAlltlgs for¢omplylng wlth thg réqulr¢m￿ts of the Companles Aet wltlr rosp8Ct to
These accounts have been preparèd accordance wtth thepmvlslons oppllcabk to small companles subject to th8 small
companl•s rgglmè and In a¢Gord8n¢e wlth FRS102 SORP.
Signed by ev hvo trusleesldiredors on behalf of all the lrnt5teesldireclors
Print Narne
Dat6 of approval
dijlmmfyyyy
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Note l Basls of preparation
rhis $8ction should bo completedby all charltles.
1.1 Basis of accountlng
Thtrse a¢¢ounls havo been prepa￿d under Ihe hislorlcal cost Convention with iterns recognised al cost or
Iian8aclion valuo unless otherwi88 gtatad In the r&levant nolelsl to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance wittt..
Ihe Statement ol Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Chaiities
preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applICab￿ in the UK and Republic of I￿￿n￿ {FRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014
and wilh"
and with"
the Flnancial Réporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 1021
and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constibjtes a public benefit entity a8 defined by
FRS 102..
-Tick as appropiiate
1.2 Golng concorn
th•rè aré mat•rlal uneertalntlos related to evonts or conditlons that cast slgnlflcant doubt on (he
charltys ablllty to contlnue as a golng concerni pl*>asoprovidg Éhe followlng detalls orstate "Not
appllcable" If approprlate..
An explanat￿ll as to those factors that
support the condusion that the chsrity 18 a
going concem.,
Disc108ure of any uncertainties that make the
going conc8m assumption doubttul,,
Whefft account5 are not prepared on a going
concern basis, please disclose this lact
together with the basis on which the trustees
prepared the arcounts and the ￿asOn why
the charity is not regarded as a going concern.
1.3 Changè of accountlng pollcy
The accot*nts present a tsue and fair view and no Changes have been n)adÈ lo thè attounting polieieg adoptèd in
note l }.
Yes,
-Tick as appiopftalè
No.
P10ase dlsclose..
(l) the nature of the chan9e In a¢¢ounllng pollcyi
(li) thtr rsasons why applylng the new aecountlng pollcy
provides more rellablè and moTr rdgvant Informatlon,.
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(iiij the amount of the adjustmentfor ea¢h Ilne affe¢tèd
In the currentperiod. ea¢h prlorperl0dp￿Sen(ed and
the aggregate amount of the adjustmentrelating to
perlods beforo thoso presènted. 3.44 FRS102 SORP.
1.4 Changes to accountlng estimates
No changes to accounting e81imalos have o¢¢urred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS102 SORPI.
Yes"
No.
-Tick a8 appropriate
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(i) nature of any changes..
(11) thg offect of the change on Incom• artd oxpénso or
assets and li8blllties forthg curr•ntperlod,' and
(111) whore praclicahle, the effect of the change In one or
more futLtr8 porlods.
1.5 Materlal Prlor year error¥
No materi81 prior
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orbn
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3.47 FRS102 SORP
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-Tick 88 appropriale
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amount of tho correcflon foreach actourtt Ilnè Itèm
affected,. And
(Ill) the amotsnt of the correctlon at thè beglnnlng of thè
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Notes to tho accoiints
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2.1 RECONCILIATION WITH PREVIOUS GENERALLY ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING PRAC
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Yes.
Income from [￿tar•S1.
Thls 1$ Indudèd in the aC￿Un￿ whsn I￿￿1 Is uobaLle and the2mDulllretdwaN8 can
Yes"
No.
¢C17 FRS 102 SORP

royaltles and dlvldand8
be ￿eaSured rollably.
Incoma from meM￿rghIp ￿MbEr%hiP¥￿bwA]pIknns ret* In I￿natUre ol &9iftaie recA)gnlsed in Don3￿￿8
and Lega6y9S.
Yes"
Nla.
Mernberthip8ubwlpUons whl¢h gfves 8 mernbgrth& rlghttobuyBeMces LY<Aher
benefits are fe¢ogn*ed$s In¢ome earned trom the Provi￿On ¢fgoad8and 6f￿Ces
Income from Chari￿￿1e a￿￿4￿e8.
Yes.
SeWemeTrtofln¥uranc8
¢lalm8
I￿Ur￿￿e dalmsar6 In￿￿ed In the SoFAwhen Ihe 98nwal incornè recogrmlion
IxiIFria are It￿111.10 io 5.12 FRS102 SORPI and are Incl￿ed aBan itetn ofother
inGome SOFA.
Yes.
a.
InYo$tMunig8lnÈ and
$so$
Thls In¢1ude$ ￿y18￿1&e￿ or u￿r￿sed￿a￿l orlos8es4n the $* Of InvÈsimtrnts and
allygain Irom r￿dI￿ng Inyeslmenls io matKelvabJe all1￿ endtrf the
Yes.
Nla.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
LHbililie¥31¢ re¢oy¥l¥ed wherelllsrnore Ilkelythall fiotlhaiih8re L% a legal
coTrslrLKtive 0￿￿jaI￿n ¢0m￿￿lI1n9 the chaiity lo payoL* reS￿rCe￿and lh8 01#
otrAtqalion can reaB4Jna￿eCertdlTrty.
Lkblllty reGognlllDn
Ye8.
Nla.
r¥wrnonc• and s¥port Suppotic051s have been alocalBd )¢lw¢¢n g¢¥emarttcost8and othergUtwL
costs
(*vernance ￿51S cotNpriseallccLsts involviny wbli¢8¢¢QWtabllNy of the and IL8
compllancewith reguL4bDn and good practKe.
Supp¢rt¢osts 1￿c￿deCen11aI fundioTr$ haye btreftalocatsd 1¢ aCt￿lty ¢O$I
alewrfo¥ty1 a bA￿S eonslstenlwilh Ihe ￿e0[[t$0￿[C¢s. eg allocatinu wopÈty¢o81s
by nwr¥r¢o$. or PerC2￿LI, slaltcosis by IhÈtime $pgniandOiher¢￿sts by thdru$ag8.
Ye5.
No.
Yes.
No.
Nla"
GrAnt&￿th performan¢• Where cha￿￿91¥*$a granlwllh wndlb"wgfor Its psymenl belw a spedfic levd ol
condIt￿n3
servkn(￿o￿t￿t io be provided, such ￿￿ts¥re Only ieciwJn18ed in the SoFAonce tha
rec*lenlof thegrantha£ provvJ•d lh* sped￿$￿ $¢NhxoroulpuL
Yès.
No"
Nl8'
Grant$ payablè w41hout
performance cond5titsn8
Where thereare noc￿&ll￿n6 attach￿9 io Ihegianlthalen*bl¥ Ih&donor¢h2rtty10
rÈa11211e8lly a¥￿ thecorntnilmEnL a liaNlitylwtheful lundlny ￿119*￿7 musl be
reuonlsed.
Y88"
Yes.
undon¢y¢os¢
chadty mado rH) rethnrSanGy p3yfnentsdurrf￿ ihe r8porun9 p¥AtsJ.
No,
Yes.
ND.
D•l•rr•d In¢om¢
No ￿￿te[la1 ilBm oldof¢rred k)come hè5 been I￿knded Inthe3￿u￿ts.
Yes.
No.
Nla.
CT•dltor¥
The charfty has cred1iorsw￿th aFomtra$L¥ed ais¢￿1*MOnt amwnts any Ir8d¢
Ji$¢ounts
A Fability 18 rnea8ufBd FfcogTriloth at ils hk4kn1calcosl and then subsequenty
measuied allhe be%t es1kn?Ipof lh¢ *wJrrf rtqulred tosettle the obl￿al￿Tr at
repcrftkng date
charity xc0untsforba￿CrIna￿(IaI in5trumonts¢n Inllkgl rèc¢gnlUon as per
par4rarth 1Q.7 FRS102 SORP. Sub8equenimoasuw*fil k48s pw paragrBphy 11.f7
10 11 19. FRS102 SORP.
Yes.
Nts.
Nls.
ProYlslon8 for Il*bllltlo8
Ba81¢ flnaw]Bl
IKstruments
Yes"
No.
Nl4'
2.4 ASSETS
Tangibl8 fixed a884ts foi ¢8piWlgerl If theyeAn be used forMO￿than one year, and ¢osialleasl
o by ¢hedty
Ye5.
No.
Wa.
Ttwar6 valued al￿$
Thpdepr8d*tl¢n rstes ￿ rneth￿s are in ncée 14.
Th8th￿ty h38 IDlangible fixed assets, that15, fK>n-monetaryssgeislh81 do noi have
physlcal substanTr knJl$ia IdenUfiaNe and are ContrdI￿ bythooharity througheLL41
orlegal dghts. TheamoJUsalk)n rates and The￿dS used are di**8ed in 15.
tawlblo flk4(J a9S&t6
Yes"
No.
Nla.
Theyaie Yalued al cosl.
Yes"
No.
Nla.
Thech&ltyh8s herfwe aB5È15. thai h. non-monetary888oi¥wllh hl¥tOriC. 8rtlslc,
s¢lenlifie, I&*n￿ogical, géoph￿1￿1 Oren￿10nm¢nl￿l qv?Illles Ihalare he￿
malntalned wlnclpally lorthe1rGonirib￿0￿ 10 knothdtrdoesndeuiwie. TfElepfe￿aty0n
iaks and us&d asdiSGioÈed th noie 1fj.
Yes.
No.
HBr)tagè asseis
Yes.
No"
Nl4'
Troya￿ valuth al r￿st
Flxed a$setlnveslmenis In quotsd shares. ifrdtd *0￿80Th￿SIn)1l8r knvesbxenls are
Y8lutd ¥1 inilialtygt Cost 4nd subsequenllyalfarvalue Uheir martE¢tvaluo1 at*hey&8r
end. Th6 same I￿￿en1>s2pp1led io u￿11B￿d investfflBnls unless lairvaluo¢aMolbo
a8ured rellabtyinwthkh ca8e Il is tneaEur£d alcoBI IBSS ¥mpaltTnenl.
Invè8tmen
Yes.
No"
Nla"
Invosfynwts he￿ reEal& OF I￿rt￿n￿ th￿rg4￿ and ¢8gh ¢ash ¥ulv81fyntswllh a
YÈS.
No"
Nla"
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maiuthdale olle5E than 1 year8re treated as wrcenta$Étsiinve8tfflents
S¢ocks and work In
prooie58
stocks held forsale Èy tsade are n%8¥ure(l al the knweroi c￿10[
net r￿dISable value.
Yes.
Nra.
Gwds or servkes prW[d￿ as Part ola(h￿table 2Clfvty3re measured al4Èlr6¥11s*1&
value b35ed on $orvl¢g P)tent￿l provKled by Q8ms olstock.
Ye&.
140.
Nla.
Work In progrÈ3$18 v$lJtrd aloxl ￿&SanYI0resee9bIeIo5sth8t Lg Ilketyto4tr)Ji oTrth
caniracL
Y8&.
No"
Nla.
Debtcrs fjndudlny Iradfj dBbtors a[￿ loans ￿cp￿¥3￿eI weMeasLttd on Ini¥al
recogrdllon 8tselllomanlafflounlaTrerany trad8 dlscDunis or amDuntadvanc4d bythe
tharfty. theyare mwd5wed atlhe cashoroihÈreon$bJoraufjn￿p8Cted to
beieceFved.
The thBrityh49 InveS￿er*i8￿￿h 11 foi resale Of ￿nI￿n9 Ih¢lrsalftaTrd cash and
ca8h equivalenis vllh a maiurity Oate ks5 ihan oneye81 The$È IF￿￿9 casth on dpposll
and cash eQ￿Valen￿￿1lh a matwtyoflos5 thanoneyeav ￿*￿ forlnvp8tmBnl purt
ratherlhan 10 meet $￿-1￿M cash wmrnltherts a8 Ih0yI41 ￿8.
DeblorÈ
Yes.
Yès.
Nrf
Nla.
Currentasset Irnvè9trnbNlg
Yes"
No.
Nla.
ThtsyarpvaluBd a1f&rV￿ue excepl%thre ttteyqualityas basic financral ￿61￿merI8.
POLICIES ADOPTED
AODITIONAL TO OR
DIFFERETrif FROM
THOSE ABOVE
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
l¢onti
Note 3
Ineome
Rest¥l¢iod
Unf05trtGtod
EndowmBTht
Analy818 of Income
Total funds Prfory94r
Donatiotts
and lega¢le8:
Donations and ifts
Gift Aid
8¢￿$
General grants provided by governrnenVotheF
MetTthership subscriptions and sponsorships
whkh are in subslartce donations
Donated ocds, l4¢S111ies and $eNi¢es
Other
Total
haritable
acttvltles..
Fundin
artd fee5
Duek Race
Olher fundraisin
Other
288.899
3.277
296,724
3,277
2.458
Total
294.834
7,825
302.469
other
tradlng
activities..
Unrform sales
661
Childrens Centre shale of
remises coyls
1,430
Other
Total
2,091
2.091
Incrmnè from
InvoStfflgnts-
Interest income
Dividend income
Renlal and ￿aSin
Other
e45
Income
Total
645
645
Strparato
materlal Item
of income
Tot21
Other:
ConverS￿n ofendowment funds into income
Gain on 6i$po$al of a tangible fi'xad ass8l
's own use
Gain on disposal of 2 programme relaled
investment
Royalties frotn the exploitation of Sntelle¢lual
ro
hts
Olhor
3.￿0
3.650
3.650
Total
TOTAL INCOME
othor InformatloD'.
All In¢ome In the prlor y83T was unrestrlcted except lor..
Iplease provld& degttrlptlon and /JMtsuntsl
Whore any endowment fund IB coDvgrted Into 1￿Corne In th
pportlng perlod, plFa8o glvg tho reason for tho ¢onvorslon.
Wher• any $ndowmevt fvnd IB Convgrted Into 1￿CO￿9 In th
prlor pfyrlDd. plgasg glvè tthB reason l¢Jr tho conv8r810Th.
withlrb Iho In¢omg Ot•m8 abov8 tho followlng Itoms are
mat•rlal.' Iplga80 dl$¢log9 thfy nalure, 8mountBnd any ptlor
yaar amounts1
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10

Thls year.. Wh&rg ¥um¥ orlglnolly denomlnated In
¢urrgnGy havg bepn Included In incDme. explaln the basls on
whlch Iho8e Slims have b90n tianslaled Into steillng lor the
currenGy In whl¢h the accounts 818 drawn upl.
La¥t year.. IAlhvre Sums orIgl￿allY denomlnatod In foielgn
£urrgncy have beerb Includ£d In IncornB, explBln the ba$18 on
whlch thosv have been tran51aled Into stèrllng IoTlho
¢¥frenGy In whlch the a¢countB &ra drawn upl.
Charlly 1200985 took over 8118ssets from chailly 1042353
on 1 SÈplttmber 2024
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Notes to the accounts
Icoiitl
Note 4
Analys1$ of receipts of govèrnment grants
Thls yèar
Descrfptlon
Govemment grant 1
Govemment grant 2
Govemment grant 3
Other
EYPP
DAF Fundin
Totsl
7,825
Last year
Dèscrlptlon
Government grant 1
Governmènt grant 2
Government grant 3
other
Total
Th1$
èar
Last
ear
Please provld• d•lalls of any
unfullllled conditlons 8Ad othér
contlngeneles attachlng to grants
that have been recogn15ed in Incomè.
This year
La8t ear
Please glve detalls of othèr forms of
government asslstance fmm whlch
the charity has dlrectlybeneflted.
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
(conti
Note 6
ExpendlluT&
Th18 year
RÈstrlctèd
Incomè
fullds
Last year
R￿tth¢ted
Untsgtrl¢lod IncorDF
funds
lund
Unr*$trl¢t¢d
funds
Endowrn&nt
fund$
Endowme
funds
Analysls
Ex
endlturè on rdl¥l
funds..
Incurred seeking donalioEiS
Incuiied 508king legacies
In¢u¥ied seeking grants
Operating memb&rship schernès and social
lotteries
staging fundraising events
Fudraising agents
Operating charity shops
Operatlng a trading company undertaklng
non-chzrilablo Iradin
Adv8rtising, marketing, dI￿¢t mall and
publi¢rty
Start up costs incurr6d In generating new
source ol future income
Database development costs
Othet trading activibes
Investment managemenl costs.,
Portfolio managemenl wsts
Cost of obtaining inv8stThenl adV￿e
Tot•1
Total fund
2.373
Investment administration costs
Intelleetual propérty licencing costs
Rent w1￿¢tion, property repairs and
tnainlen8n￿ charges
Total expondlture on ralslng funds
2,373
2,373
Expendlturè on charitable act(vlt4es:
Charitablè activitie8
293,940
7,825
301765
Total Èxpendlture on charltable actfvltles
293,940
Se
arate materlal Item of èx
•ns•
Total
Other
reciabon
9,080
Total other expendlture
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
9,080
305,393
9,080
313.218
7.825
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Other Informatlon..
Analysls of expendlturè on Charitable activllles
Th18
ear
Last
Grant
fundlng
ear
Attlvitses
undErtaken
dlrectly
Grant
fundlng of
Activltles
undertaken
dir8CtIy
Activity or programme
Support
Costs
Total th1$
yBar
Support
Costs
Total188t
ygar
acti¥ltl8S
Aclltht 2
other
Total
Thls year.. Where sums orlglnally dènomlnated In forelgn currency
havé b8en In¢luded in exp8ndltur8, explaln th8 basÈs on whlch those
sums have been translated Into sterllng lor th¢ curren¢y In whlGh the
ac¢ounts are drawn upl.
Last year: Where sums orfglnally donomlnated In forèlyn currenry
h8ve been Included expendlture. explaln the basls on which those
sums have been translated into sterllng ler the curren¢y in whlGh the
accotsnts arg drawn upl.
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Notes to the accounts
Note 10
Details of certain typas of expenditure
Ngte 10,1 Fees for ex8mlnation of the accounts
Please pmvide detalls of the amountP8id for any statutory extemal scrutiny of
accounts and othorseNices pmvldod by your independent examiner. If nothing
wos pald please enter O, In the appropriate box(esJ.
This ygar
Last year
Indepandent examiner's fees
AssuranGe service8 Othar than independent examinatlon
Tax adwsory fees
Othtrr fees {for example.. flnanclal advlce. con8ultsn¢y& aceountancy servlce51 paid
to the independent examlner
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Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 11
Paid employees
Please complete this note if the charity has any employees (transactions with Trustees dealt with in Note
28)
11.1 staff Costs
This year
Last year
Salaries and wages
Soclal securlty costs
Pension costs {defined contributlon scheme)
Other employee beneflts
194,867
31,268
12,687
Total staff costs
238,822
This year:
Please provide detalls of expenditure on staff working for the
charlty whose contracts are wlth and are paid by a related party
NA
Last year:
Please provlde details of expendlture on staff working for the
charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party
NA
Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer
pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions,
please enter Yrue. in the box provided.
No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer
pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000
Band
Number of employees
This year
Last year
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999
£80,000 to £89,999
£90,000 to £99,999
£100,000 to £109.999
This
ear
Last
ear
Please provide the total amount paid to key management
74,814
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11.2 Average head count In the year
Thls year
Number
Last year
Number
The parts of the charity in whlch the
ernployees work
Total
11.3 Ex￿rat18 payments to employees and others (excluding trustees)
Please complete if an ex-gratia payment Is made.
Please explain the nature of the
payment
This year
Last year
Please state the legal authority or
reason for making the payment
Thls year
Last year
This year
Last year
Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any walver
of a right to an asset)
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11.4 Redundancy payments
Please complete if any redundancy or tern7ination payment is made in the period.
This year
Last year
Total amount of payment
The nature of the payment (cash, asset
etc.)
This year
Last year
The extent of redundancy fundlng at the balance sheet date
Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or
terminatlon payments
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Notes lo the accounts
contl
Note 12
Defined contribution p&nslon schemg or defined benefit scheme accounted
for as a deflnod Gontribution scheme.
12.1 Pl8o5& complete thls note If a deflned contrlbutlon pension s¢hÈmè Is opérated.
This year
La$t yoar
Amount of contrlbutlons recognlsed In the SOFA as an expens•
12,687
Please 8xplaln tho ba81s for allocatlng the Ilablllty and expense
of deflnèd contrlbutlon penslon scheme he￿?en a¢tlvltl93 and
between restricted and unrestrf¢tsd funds.
12.2 Please completg this sectlon where the ¢harltypartlcipate5 In a dellned benefltpenslon plan butls
unable lo as¢grtoln Its shar• of the underlylng assets and Ilabilitles.
Please conflrm that although th8
Scheme 1$ accounted for as a dèfln•d
eontributlon plan, It Is a dfrflned benellt
plan.
Pleaaè provldè such Informatlon as Is
avallable about the plan'8 sun)lus or
deficlt and the Implicatlons, If any, for
the reporting charlty thls year and last
year, If dlfferent
12.3 Please Complete this seeÉion where fhe charltypartlclpates In a mutti.employer defined beneflt
penslon plan that Is accounted for as a defined contributlon plan.
Des¢rlb8 thg extent to whlch the
charity can be Ilable to the plan for
other entitles. obligatlons undèr thè
terms and condltlons of the multl.
employer plan. If th18 Is dlfferent for
198t year. provide details
Provlde an oxplanallon of how any
lÈability arising fitsm an agr•oment wlth
a multi-employer plan to fund a deflclt
has been determlned. If th1$ 18
dlffergnt for last yeari provlde detalls
CC17a I￿￿1)
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Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 14
Tangible fixed assets
Pl•a$e complete this no¢e If th• charlty h8s any tanglble r￿QdasSet
14.1 Cost or valuatlon
Freehold land &
btslldlngs
Othei land &
tjulldlngs
Platrt, machlnery 8nd
motor vehicles
Fixtures. Ilttlngs and
8qulpment
Total
Al the be9iftning of
the yeat
Additions
309.000
29,000
338,000
RevalualK)ns
Disposals
Transfers.
Al end ol th8 year
309.000
29,000
338,000
14.2 Depreclatlon ImpaiTments
'Basls
SL or R818liaight
Line or ReduciJg
BaLgncel
SLtsrRB
SLorR8
SLorRB
8LorR
Rate
50 yèars SL
10
ears SL
At beginnlng of the
year
Dl$posals
Depreelation
e,180
2,900
9,080
Irnpairmenl
Transfers,
At end ol thè year
6.180
2,900
9,080
14.3 Net book value
Nel book value at the
beginning ol the year
Net book value al the
end of the year
302.820
26,100
328,920
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14.4 Impalrmènt
Thls year.. Plgase provlde a descrlptlon of the events and
clrcumstances that led to the rocognitlon or révèrsal of an
Impairnientlo$s.
Last y•ar.' Plgase pmvlde a des¢rlpUon of the event5 and
clr¢umslances that18d fo the recognltlon orreversol of an
Impalrment loss.
14.5 Rgvaluatlon
If an accountlng policy tsf rèvaluatlon Is adopt8d. pleaseprovlde..
Th18 y•ar
Last year
th• effoctlve date of the ievaluatlon
tho nam• of indèpéndènt valugr, If appllcable
tho methods appllèd and slgnlflcant assumpUon¥
the earrylng amount that would hève been roeognlsed
had the a$$et$ begn carrf•d under the cost model.
14.6 Other dlsclosures
This year
Last year
(l) Please state the amount of borrowlng ¢o$ts, Ilany, capltallsod In the
¢onstruc¢lon of tanglble lixed assets and the capltalisatlon rat8 tjsed.
(li) Please provlde the 4mount of eontractual commltmgnts for the aGquisitlott
uf tanglble flxed assets.
(111) D8talls of the exlstence and carrylrtg amoun1$ of property. plant and
oqulpment to whlch lh• charlty has rnstrlcted title ortha¢ are pledg8d as
securlty k•r liabllitles.
The 'transfers' row is formovements belween fyx. ed a8setcalegories.
' Please indicate the mathod of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = stra￿h111n9,. RB = reducing b218nce). AISLI
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Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 19
Debtors and prepayments
Please complete thls note if the charity has any debtors orprepayments.
19.1 Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
5,031
Total
5,031
Complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.
19.2 Dlsclosure of debtors recoverable in moro than 1 year {included in debtors above)
This year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
5,031
Total
CC17a (Excel)
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Notes to the accounts
{cont)
Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand
This year
Last year
Short term cash investments {lesS than 3 months maturity date)
Short temi deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
Other
Total
52,180
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Notes to the accounts
(cont}
Note 2S
Falr value of assets and liabilltlès
This
Credit Is rarety ￿Sed lo purchase item. Debts-
money owed by servi¢e5 use5 15 rn0nilored
closely and ¢ontrac15 allow for late payment
PEnalI￿8 being added and the withdrawal of
servtces. Withdrawal o15etvices is a d8cision
made In Co￿ll￿nctioN with Educalh)n stsff to
ensure the safeguarding of chIld￿n balanced
against increase oldebt, servI￿S are
Withdraw￿ to ensure (kbl liabilities are reduced
for families. Debts owed by Central
Bedlordshire Council as agents for the
Childrells Centre who sublel and share kay
premises expenses, have been 6scalaled
within the Counc41 and our 8ddilional support
has been wilhdrawn.
aar
Last yèar
26.1 Plea$e provlde detai15 of the charltys
exposure to credlt risk Ithe rtsk of
Incurrlng a loss due to a debtor not paylng
what 1$ owedl, Ilquidity rlsk (the rlsk of
ot belng abl& to wneet short term flnan¢lal
demand51 and market risk (the rl$k that
the value of an Investment wlll fall due lo
changÈs In the wrtarketl arising from
flnan¢lal Instruments to whlch the charlty
18 exposed at the end of the reporting
pwlod and explaln how the charlty
manages tho$& ri5k8.
26.2 Please glve deta115 of the amount of
change in the falr valuè of baslc financlal
In8trumÈnts (debtors, credltors,
Investments18ee sectlon 11, FRS 102
SORPII measured at fair value through the
SOFA that Is attrlbutable to challgos I
credit rl8k.
CBC re Childre¢)'s Centre- £4702.73
Par&nls
Gale- £20.10
McNaught- £307.95
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Section C
Note5 to the a¢counts
Iconti
Note 28
Transactions with trustees and related partles
If the charity has any transactlons with relatedpartl•s (other than tho trustee expenses explalned In guldaneé notes)
detalls of such transactlons should be provldodln this noto. If thère arg no transa¢tl¢ns to report. p1è8se enter"Tru•"I
th• box or"False- If ore transactlons to Keport.
28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits
Thls year
None of th• Iru$lees have been patd any remunarntlon or recelved any other benellts from an
omployment wlth Ih91r ¢harlty or a related enllty (Truo or Falsel
TRUE
In the perlod the charlty haspald trustees romunèration and benèfits. Please glve thè 8mount of, and leg41 authorlty for,
anyr•muneratlon or other beneflts pald to a trustee by thè charlty or any Institullon orcompany eonnected wlth It.
Amounts pald C*r beneflt value
Legal aulhorltylog
order, govemlng
documenti
Remunèratlon
Pen81¢
contrlbutttsn
Redundancy
Ilncludlng
loss of
offic6llex
Other
TOTAL
Name of trustee
Pleasè gNwe detalls of why rèmuneratlon oruther
gn7ployment benefits We￿ pald.
Where an Ox gratla paym•nthAS been made to a trustee,
provlde an explanatlon of the naturé of the paymgnt.
Ila thirdparty has b88n reimburs•d forpmvldlng one or
more tmstèès. staté the nature olthe paymentand
amount ofthe relmbursemeni.
State th• numberof trustees to whom retirementbanéflts
are accrulng under a d•flnèd contrlbutlon penslon
$eheme.
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Last year
None of the trustees havè been pald any rgmuneratlon or recelved any other bèneflts from an
employment wlth thelr charlty or a related entlty (True or Fal¥o1
TRUE
In thè perlod the rharity has pald truslees remuneratfon andbeneflts. Ple•$9 glv• the amount of. èndlegal authorlly for,
anyremuneratlon orotherbeiiefits pald to a trustee hy the ehorlty or any Instltution oreompany connected wlth tt.
Amounts pald or b8nèflt value
Pension
contrfbution
Redundancy
Ilncludlng
loss of
offic8y8X
giatla
Other
TOTAL
Legal authorlty leg
order, governlng
document}
Remy￿ratIon
Name oftrustee
Please glve d•talls of why remun8r8tlon orother
•mployment benellts wgre pald.
whe￿ an ox gratia paY￿￿￿th￿S been madé to a trustee,
provlde an explanation of thg nature of the payment
If a thlrdp8rty hès b6•n rolmbursed ft>rprovldlng one oi
mor• trustees. state the nature of the payment and
amount of thè r8lmbursomont.
ststè thé numbor of trustees to whom retlremont bonellts
arn accrulng 14nder a deflned contrlbuliort p•nslon
schgme.
28.2 Trustees. expenses
Ilthe charlty has pald trustees •xpgnse5 ftir fLtlfilllng thelr duties, details of such trans&¢llons should be provlded In thls
nofv. If there ar• no transa¢llons to report, please èAter"fru•' In the box below. If fhere are transa¢tlons to report. please
enler"False"
No trustsg expenses have been Incurred (True or Falsel
Type of expen$os relmbuised
This year
Last year
Travel
Subslstgnce
Accommodatlon
other (please spe¢lfyl'.
TOTAL
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Please provlde the number of tru$tge8 relmburs8d for expenses Or who
had expenses pald by the charlty
28.3 Transactlonlsl with related parties
P18ase glve dotalls of anytransactlon undertaken by (oron behalf ofj thg eharityln whkh a r8latedparty has a materlal
interest, Including where funds have been heldas agent for relatedpartles. If thorg arè no such transactlons, please ont•r
'trug' In the boxprovlded.
This year
There have been no related party tiansaetions In the reportlng perlod {Truè or False)
TRUE
Amounts
wrltten
off
during
re
ortln
Name of the trustee
or related paty
Relatlon5hlp
to charlty
Descrlptlon of thg
transactlonlsl
Balance at
perfod end
Amount
Provlslon for bad debts
al period en
In rèlation to the transactlons abov•, pleaseprovlde tho
terms ond condltions, Includlng anysecurlty and the
￿&￿18 of anypaymont (¢on5ideratlonJ to be provldedln
settlement.
Fordnyrelaledparty, please provlde dglalls of any
guarantees givgn orreceived.
Last year
There havè been no related party Iransactlons In the reportlng perlod (Tiue or Falsèl
Amounts
wrltten
off
durlng
reportlng
period
Name olthg trustee
or related party
Relationshlp
lo charlty
Descripllon of the
transactionls)
Balancè al
pprlod end
Plovlslon for bad debts
at perlod and
Amount
In relatlon to the transaetlotts above, please provide the
t•rms and ¢ondltions. includlng any sècurl(yand the
nature of anypayment (considetstlon) lo b• provldedin
sett18mont.
Foranyrolaiedparty, plefjs8 provlde detalls of any
guarantees giv8n orrec&iwed.
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Charity Name<br>Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks|
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||31 August 2025<br>**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**<br>1200985|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025. 

**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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** The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ACCA. 

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

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

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. 

**Signed: Name:** Amy Hancock FCCA **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Date:** 14/11/2025 

**Oct 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



**Address:** Suite 2, Ashton Square Business Centre 22 Ashton Square, Dunstable Beds, LU6 3SN 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**Oct 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

