2024-12-31-accounts - Barrowby Pre-School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2024 Period start date To 31[st] December 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Barrowby Pre-School

Charity registration number: 1201193

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide high quality care and learning experiences for children aged 2 years to school age.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provision of childcare and education for children age 2-5 years. Fundraising to enhance the provision
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have read the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit. The preschool benefits children by giving them a high-quality early learning experience. We aim to ensure that children enjoy their time at preschool and are confident and ready for the transition to school. We also provide support to families and work with other agencies to ensure children’s individual needs are provided for. The provision is open to any family with pre-school age children. We advertise the provision locally and online to ensure that as many families as possible are aware of the pre-school and can benefit from it. In all decisions made by the committee consideration is given to the benefit to children and families.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We are grateful to the volunteers and the member volunteers for the hours they spend behind the scenes, ensuring the pre- school staff feel supported, ensuring we are financially viable and utilising our skills to provide the best for the children and families.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	We have been supporting village events, doing craft activities at the Village fair and the children built evacuee scarecrows for the Scarecrow Trail over the May Bank holiday weekend. This was welcomed by the local community who were happy that the preschool wanted to play an active part in the local community. We have had positive feedback from current and past parents as well as from families outside of our catchment area.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The beginning of the year was difficult, with the charity losing money, the second half of the year improved due to staffing changing hours, extending the provision times and support from the Parish Council.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	In line with local authority guidelines approximately 3 months operating costs is kept as a contingency fund.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£8K
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The majority of the pre-school income is through Local Authority Early Years Entitlement Nursery Education Funding and fees for Childcare.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The main risk to the pre-school is the possibility of reduced numbers of children accessing the provision. The possibility of another preschool opening in the village could impact the number of children attending the preschool in the future.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution adopted
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by members

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Committee members can access training through the local authority & the Early Years Alliance.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Members of the Early Years Alliance. Early Years Alliance model constitution adopted. Each family accessing the childcare provision is considered to be a member of the preschool and has voting rights at general meetings. The committee is elected at the AGM. The elected committee selects from its members the officers of the committee. Additional committee members can be co-opted according to the rules of the constitution. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no renumeration or other benefits.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other		Early Years Alliance model constitution adopted. Child protection and safeguarding policies in place in line with local authority guidelines and EYFS requirements.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Barrowby Pre-School
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1201193

Charity’s principal address

Barrowby Sports Pavilion Low Fields. Low Road, Barrowby, Lincolnshire, NG32 1DJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)
Sarah Isaac	Chair
Susannah Louise Ritchie	Treasurer
Kathryn Johnston
Carol Freeman
















Corporate trustees–names of		the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Sarah Isacc	Susannah Louise Ritchie
	Chair	Treasurer
	06/10/2025
	06/10/2025

	Charity Name Barrowby Pre-School	Charity Name Barrowby Pre-School	Charity Name Barrowby Pre-School	No (if any) 1201193	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2024	To	Period end date 31/12/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 26,274 65,444 1,574 141 1,856 829 - - 96,118 - - - 96,118 65,480 13,204 796 4,002 119 280 1,509 909 86,299 379 - 379 86,678 9,440 - 12,065 21,505	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ 26,274 65,444 1,574 141 1,856 829 - - 96,118 - - - 96,118 65,480 13,204 796 4,002 119 280 1,509 909 - 86,299 379 - 379 86,678 9,440	Last year to the nearest £
FEES	26,274		- - - - - - - - -	26,274	16,937
LCC EDUCATION GRANTS	65,444			65,444	41,798
FUNDRAISING EVENTS	1,574			1,574	683
MISCELLANEOUS	141			141	190
BPC SUSTAINABILITY GRANT	1,856			1,856	2,475
LCC HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT GRANT	829			829	567
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	96,118			96,118	62,650

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-	96,118	62,650

STAFF COSTS INCLUDING TRAINING AND UNIFORM	65,480		- - - - - - - - - -	65,480	50,890
RENT	13,204			13,204	12,006
INSURANCE	796			796	760
PURCHASES	4,002			4,002	3,080
POSTAGE STATIONERY AND ADVERTISING	119			119	177
REPAIRS	280			280	219
PROFESSIONAL FEES	1,509			1,509	1,417
MISCELLANEOUS	909			909	572
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**Sub total **	86,299			86,299	69,121

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Laptop	379		- - -	379
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**Sub total **	379			379	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
			-	86,678	69,121

	9,440	-	-	9,440	- 6,471
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	12,065	-		12,065	18,536
	21,505	-	-	21,505	12,065

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

16/10/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) FEES DUE TO PRE-SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNTS CASH Details Details B/FWD ASSETS HELD AT 01.01.2024 LAPTOP PURCHASED 11.06.2024 Details PAYE DUE PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,460 - 45 - - - 21,505 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,868 - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) UNRESTRICTED 6,331 UNRESTRICTED 379 - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) UNRESTRICTED 746 UNRESTRICTED 191 - - - Print Name Susannah Louise Ritchie	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Susannah Louise Ritchie	17/10/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

16/10/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Barrowby Pre-school On a¢Gounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 Charity no lif any) 1201193 Set out on pages 1 and 2 attached I report to the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts of the above charity I the Trust") for the year ended 31. December 2024. ResponsTbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act ). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Garrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have Gome to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no cOnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order lo enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1711012025 Name: Mr R M Welsh Relevant professional qualification(s) or body lif any): FCA Address: Saul Fairholm Limited, Charted Accountants 12 Tentercroft Street Lincoln, LN5 7DB 12 TENTERCROFf STRCFI LINCOLN IN5 7DF Td 01522 53751 IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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. IER October 2018