2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date 6[th] April 2024 To Period end date 5[th] April 2025

Charity name: BACTON UNDER FIVES

Charity registration number: 293638

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To support children’s learning and development by providing high quality care and opportunities to children from 3 months to school age and out of school care for children up to the age of 12 using the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.
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	Bacton Under Fives offer a complete package of childcare for families within the local community and beyond.  Pre school and Daycare 3 years +  Toddlers 2 years – 3 years  Babies up to the age of 2  Wrap around care for school children before and after school  Holiday club for all ages up to 12 We open 51 weeks of the years approx., closing for bank holidays and Christmas shut down.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees meet 4 times a year minimum and have a good understanding of Charity law. The AGM will be at the end of March. We currently have 4 trustees in Office.

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SORP reference No current policy Para 1.38 Policy on grant making No current policy Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our volunteers are parents on the trustee committee and parental support. We do accept students who volunteer for work experience.
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 continue to provide an accessible service to families with children which allow them to work. Provide a service to vulnerable families within the area Provide families and children with a high quality childcare facility Offer wraparound care to school age* children offering parents more flexibility with their own commitments Pride ourselves on meeting the needs of the local community Flexible sessions We have been part of Bacton* community, and surrounding villages, over 40 years.**

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We are able to generate some additional fundraising from: Bacton Charities donation Photography sales donation Summer and Christmas raffle Christmas carol ticket donations
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have seen a benefit as a result of the government rolling out their subsidised childcare to 9 months plus.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We try to keep a minimal reserves for unexpected building costs that may occur during Autumn term where our income drops due to lower attendance, and also in case of redundancy. We have used fundraising to pay for fencing work that we desperately needed for the safety and security of the children.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Can fluctuate during the year
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Government Funding is taken up by the majority of children on role however the ‘funding’ is not a true reflection of what it costs us to actually provide it. NML & LW wage increases as does utilities.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Primarily Government funding is our main source of income for children 9months plus. Parents pay fees for any hours used above their entitlement. We use fundraising to financially account for new resources and put back into the setting for families to benefit from it.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	If rising costs continue to increase and the Government funding we receive does not reflect that, there is a risk that we could deplete our reserves. The building will need some money put aside to keep it in good repair.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	2011 Early Years Alliance Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Voluntary Charity with constitution
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	Trustee’s annual general meeting

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Member of Early Years Alliance
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Bacton Under Fives
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	293638
Charity’s principal address	The Playcentre Tailors Green Bacton Suffolk IP14 4LL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Hollie Ivanovich	Chair person, nominated person with Ofsted
	Charlotte Kerridge	Secretary
	Emma Brown	Treasurer
	EmilyPateman	Fundraiser

– 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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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) Hollie Ivanovich

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date 28.01.26

BAcfoN UNDER FIVES CHARITY NQ.. 29363B BALANCE5HEEfASAT 31ST MARCH 2025 CURRENT ASSETS 2025 2024 Pre-school Bu1￿￿￿8 215,325 217,311 Pre-khool Equlpment 2a6 Other Equipment 1,173 1,466 Dep05ltAcCL￿Trl 41,911 I4￿68 t￿r￿ntACCoUnt 28￿45 15,262 Ca5kn In Hand 89 752 286,732 249.896 LESSCURRENT LIABIUTIES Creditors & Accruals 4(XJ 400 400 186,Jaz Z49.496 Financed bv.. cunvjkted Fund 249,4 269,997 SurplusllDefkltl 36.836 -20,501 Total Funds 286.aaz Z49A96 i ¢ertWythatthese statements representa truesummaryof the flnandal iransactlonsof Bacton Under F￿e5 for theyear endin8 31st M3rch 2025 frornthe Informal￿n pre5enled to rnE. 5tÈphen Cardy A.C. .IL IL41 Date

CTON UNDER FIVES CHARITY NO: 293638 REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 INCOME 2025 2024 Fundlng 252.633 121,612 Fees 157,909 196,432 Fundraising 3.872 820 Inte￿$t Earned 752 415,166 250 319,114 LES5 EXPENSES Wages Milk, Food. Drinklng Water & Cleaning Trainlng Activities & ResouTce5 Equipment Fundraising Rèpairs & Renewals 318,373 18,494 514 2,728 2,364 285,754 16,356 316 4,144 2,59S 127 2,298 6,219 13,069 3,309 139 30 400 4,861 3,032 9,604 14,162 3,721 17 232 400 4,687 Admlnlstration In5uiance Sub5crlptions Miscellaneous Accountancv Depreclation 378.329 339,616 SURPLUSIIDEFICITI 36,636.47 120,5011

Independent Examlners Report to the Trustee5 01 Bacton Under FIv¢5- reglstered charlty no. Z93638 Report on the accounts of the rharityforthe year ended 31st March 2025 as set out ￿ the attached pages. Respective reswsibllities of the trustees and examlner. As the charity's trusteesyou are re5pon5ible for thÈ preparation of the accounts,. you consider that the audit requirement of section 43121 of thè Chtrlties Act 1993 (the Actl does not apply. It 15 my re5ponsibilitv to state, on the basis ol procedures specified in the Gener31 Oirectlons 8iven by the CharityCommis5ioner5 under 5ectlon 43171 Ibl of theAct, whether particular matters have come to my ettentian. Basls of Independent oxamlner'$ report. My examination w35 carried out In accordance with the General Direction5 given bythe Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accountinE recor(Is kept by the ChaTlty and a tomptrison of the accounts pr2sented with those records. It 8150 includes coDsider4tion of Hny vnusual itÈms Dr d15closures in the accounts, nd seeking explènatlons from you as trustee5 concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde èll the evldence that would be required in an audit and tonseguently I do not eKpress an audit opinl¢n on the vlew8iven by the accounts. Independent examiner'5 statement. In connÈctlon wlth my examination, no matter ha5 c(me to myattentlon.. which give5 me reo50n8ble causeto believe thèt in any material aspect the requlrements to keep accountlng records In accordance wlth section 41 of the Act.. and to p￿pare accounts In accord wlth the accountlng recoidsand to complv￿ththe accountlng requlrements of the Act have not been met,. or to which, in my D￿n￿On, attention should bÈ drawn In order to enable a proper understsnding ofthe accounts to be reached. Z34,12 StèphÈ CardyA.C.C.A. IL41 Date