CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From: 181 Séptembor 2024 Period start date Period end date To: 314t August 2025 Charlty nam•: Littl• Acorns Pr•4chool Charlty reglstratlon number: 516523 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in it8 goveming document Parn 1.17 Th? maln obJ•ctlve• am to offor a 8ofo •nd nurturlng settlng for pre-school ¢hlldren whern thoir learnlng and developmont Is supportad and •nhanced throu To provide pro-school educatlon for 2-5 y•ar olds wlthln the locallty. Summary ofthe main adivitlè8 in relation lo th08e purposes for the wblic benefit, in particular, the activities. projects or services iderrt6fied in the accounts. Parn 1.17 FUndraI￿ra Such as Chrf81masnoav•r• partleslconc•rtslto ralse funds for the Statement Confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public b8n8fft P•rn 1.18 The ¢harlty employs pre-school Staff In proportlons r•qulr•d to fulfil legal requirements. Additlonal inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP ref¢r8n¢4 P¥• 1.38 Poliw on 9rant makn.ng Parn 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related inv88tment P4rn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers (Xher Achievements and Perforniance We have supportod another member of Staff in achieving her level 3 SEND quallfication. This has been a hugo b•nefit as tho number of children roqulrlng support has r1￿￿ by T6• Summary of the main achievements of the charity. identfying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstanc8s of its beneficiaries and any WKler benefits to society as a whole. Parn 1.20 The team have used pupil premium and DAF to support vulnerable chlldrnn, one who was nono moblle who can now walk and onablod a chlld who sadly lost h18 father, to continuo to be supported by our Charfty to ¢ontlnu8 to attènd as ho was before. uslng th• recoursos of the fundlng. Stsff have all received training on how to support th•s• chlldron and famllies. W• hav• worked wlth the nèw chang wlth the Of8ted Inspgctlon framo work and are uslng the tool to continuo to support and •nhancè th• 8•ttlngs practlces to contlnuo offerlng high quallty chlldcare and educatlon. We ara using the funding to also support physlcal educatlon by uslng the Supor Star Sport Man. ha 18 maklng onJoyabl• actlvltles for the Ghlldren to dovelop their love for bolng actlve. thls also provlded staff wlth sklll• to continue to offer these a¢tlvlil•8 durfng othor sessions Llttle A¢orn$ has contlnuod to offer parents open chatter momlngs so that they can dovelop communication ski118 wlth thelr chlldren. thls 1$ supported by thè offer of resources from the Communication trolley which ¢hlldren and parents can tak• home and explore together. Additional infom)aJon loptlonal) You ma cho(w to Includ9 furthgr statoments whgrp rgl•vant about.. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Perfornance of fundraising activities against objectives set Parp 1.41 Investment performan against obj'ectives Porn 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end ofthe Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for hokling zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charrty continuing as a goirwJ con￿rn Part 1.21 The financial year has ended on a positive noté wtth a proflt rather than deficiL We currently have a sulTicienGy fund to ensure the pre-school Gould contlnue to rate for 4 months with no income. £122k P4ra 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 122 Pawa 124 P•rn 1.23 Addftlonal Informatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements wh8r8 rel8vant about.. Th• prlncipla sources of funds arè feés and governmont fundlng for f¢0& The chartty's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) P*rn 1.47 LItUo Acorns have fundraislng •v•nts •uch a• Chrf•IM￿ partlm and coneert•. Local grants h￿0 also iupport•d tho pre-school and enabled the updatlng of s1resour￿￿ la Investment policy and objedives induding any social investment poli adopted Parn 1.48 Th• ongolng cost of Ilvlng crlsls has had an Impact and Llttle Acoms are worklng hard to ralse fundslmanage S￿nding to enable the settlng to contlnue to provide a hlgh stand•rd prmchool for the local communi A description of the prfnc4pal risks facing the chanty Parn 1.46 other Structure, Governance and Management De8cription of ¢harrty's trusts.. Type of governing document ParB 1.25 Constitution- Pr•4chool Learnlng Alllance R•gi$tsred Charity How is the charity constituted? "-Jorated Para 1.25 Trustee selection methods induding details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more tru8lees P•r¥ 1.25 Elected by Committee of parnnts. Addltlonal Infomiatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. All commlttw MOM￿rn follow o Strlct Inductlon process Includlng DBS checks, safeguarding tralnlng and Inductlon to the setting. Pollcies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees ra1.51 Members undertake Safeguardlng trainin on an annual basls. The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Pw• 1.51 Retationship with any related partie8 Pn1.51 Other Reference and Administrative detsils Charit name Other name the cha Re istered charit numtsr Charty's principal address Lrttle Acoms Pr&S¢hool 516523 Names of the charity twstees who manago the charity TnMtse name Offlce Illaryl Namo of pgrson lor bodyl •ntitl•d ifan Lindsey Howson Kelly Gouldthorpe Katie Holmes Chairperson Secretsry Treasurer Rathel Portess Fundraiser Fundraiser Sophie Berko Clare Sterling Fundraiser 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate trustees - names of the direc*or8 at ts date the re Dlrector name rtwasa roved Name of trustees holding trtle to property belonging to the tharty Tru8t•• nam• Dat0• •Ct•d il not fOr¥rt￿lI Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the a&sets held in thi8 capacity Name and objects of the charity on whos6 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 Additlonal Inforniatlon {optlonal) Name¥ and addr•8888 of advlw¥ Ioptlonal Infommllon) Typa of Nam• Addre advl8er Name of chlef ex￿ul1Ve or names of sonlor staff memb•rs (Opiional Infomiallon Exemptlons from dlsclosuro Reason for non•isdoSu￿ of ke rsonn81 details Other o tlonal Infomiatlon Declarations The trustees declarn that they have approved the tnmtees, report al)ove. Slgned on behalf of thè charity's trustee8 Slgnature(s} Full namels) Posltlon lag Secretary. Chair, etc) T£ CASL'£EL Dale 2£ /05 /Z026 LIME ACORNS PRESCHOOL Annual accounts for the 0110912024 Charity No lif any) nod 516523 CC17a Peric4Y eftd PeTiDd Start date 311081202S Section A Statement of financial activities Rocomm•ndad catsgorles by acovlty D•tall¥ of own analpls Unrnstrlctsd Incoma Endowmnt Toial thls Total last fund• yelr Incomln9 resources (Not• 3 In¢omlng re•our¢M from g•nèrntod fvndl Voluntary knty)m F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 263,280 263.260 45.456 811 bKo 811 In¢omlng frorn Oth•r Inc¢¥mlng i••oure•• Total in¢omlng r4sourw sfy3 Resources expondod INote• 44 Co•t• of Q•n•rndng Fund• Costs ofq0rnr￿r#j Incom• 309 527 228 983 trthdkng I￿•t* Ch•dt•bh *thltl•• 261,962 215 070 G9V•rn•th￿ CO• Oth•r r•Bour¢•• •xp•nd•d Total rnsourc•s expended $12 Netlncomlnty(outyolng) rMoutr•s bvfo S12 261,962 215 070 47.565 47.565 13,913 Gross transfers between lund• S15 olherrecognlsod gaIn￿) 810 Other recognised gainsl(Ios5esl Gains and losses ¢M fevalLtalt)n of fixed assets for the chartVs use 817 818 Net movemwrt in funds Total funds brought f<)rward Total fvnds eanléd forwa￿ s21 47,565 136,608 184.174 47,585 136,608 13,913 122,890 184 174 136.608 Section B Balance sheet year Flxed assots Tangiblo a888ts F01 7,522 F02 F03 F04 7,522 F05 7,697 INot• g) Investmonts (Nots 10) 7,697 Current apAet8 StOGk and work In progrM• Debtors {Not• 11) (Short t•rn)) invostments Cash at bank and In hand Total cunwrt assets 1,247 1,247 1,247 175,481 178,728 Credltorn: amounts falllng due wlthln one year IN¢)ts 12) 46.092 47,817 N•t cunent ￿$￿￿{lIabIlItI•¥j B11 128,911 Total assets less ¢uffent Nabllltl•s 136,608 Credltor8: amounts f•lllng duo ono year (Noto 12) 813 Provl•lon• for Ilabllltle• and ¢harg B14 Net •ssds B18 136,608 Funds of the Charlty Unrnstrlcted funds Bie 184.174 184,174 136,808 B17 Restrlctod Income lunds Ill•ts 131 Endowment funds (Mote 13 B19 Total lunds 820 136,608 Signed by Or￿ ortM) trustees on bthaffof 811 Print Name Date of e S ICHJ Sectioii C Notes to the accounts Note 1 Basls of wep•rnUon Thls s•ctlon slK>uldb• comwodby •H clwlUo•. 1.1 Ba•is of accountlng These accoutts have kyrfored cm th6 bas8 of hi*c¥lc (exc￿that Inv8strn￿ ar8 shtyml at rrtark8t valu81 in aGwd8nce wlth.. Accothtting and Repo . and Ymh" by ChwltI￿- ol Recomm8nW lJractiCa ISORP 2(NJS), or . the Charitie8 A¢t. . exce t for the lollowin Gfve d•t411s In thls box Ma b*￿ lollo*• Firu￿1 StarK1W￿ for Smallor (FRSSEI: ff 011 r8iev?nt dwJG•we• p** tyw1lJ￿ pwe Iw*"A¢LxJuntlrvJ Stsndar(l$": 'Fln•n¢W R•portlng StsndArd• for Smo1* Ent￿r￿ IFRSSEI.. '. If no depotbJTO9 tho thc48n si8TrJordJ h8¥* boen d•WBtr••*ry(b.' gh• dots1￿ of •ny 1.2 Chango In b•sls of acGounllng Tharo has be￿ no chang• to the KrAyxlJng pSi(3es Ivaluatkn) *KI mettKJts of ac¢ountlng} since last y•ar (S except for the fdl(Mtngl. 1.3 Change• to prevlous accounts Section C Notes to the 3CCOlllIts (Conti Notè 2 Accounllng policles INCOMING RESOURCES Rocognldon of Incortig Th8se arB *) olFlngrvJgfp4apél* (&)FAI WIM: f••OUTC•• r•l•i¢d ex￿ndIt￿l• Grants •nd donatio and glft• cgntr¥cts￿I Incom• •nd p•rtOM￿nc• Trl*i•d gY•nts *hkh r8lBItr. fjlft• In klnd amountaC￿l￿ ty Ihc*•nty. DoMt•d ••r4lM• •nd fAclllil•• Tl*t• aro r¥*)urtw (with an amDUnt in r•8ourc•• Volunt••r tmlp Inv••fm•nt g*lrt• •nd lo••w Indth any ortA¥ rm Ih8 8* ofInWstr￿ arry 9akn orlx• rwullig rwa1￿1¥4 ma￿•t vkn at th•erwJ oftr* ywr. EXPENDITURE AND UABILMES Llabillty rncognttlon Gov•rn•nM ¢(¥•ts rnaebffj8 8Th1 cost of 10 In**88 on ￿n3￿tI￿al mallers. cortdltknns orouw wovKl•l. grants am onty reow•tyJ li lth* SOFA onr* th• r*bnt of th• ASSETS by charlty Invo•tsMnts POUCIES ADOPTED ADDrrioNAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE Sectioii C Notes to the accouii15 (conti Not• 3 Analysis of incoming resources Thls year La*tyfrar Voluntary income Totsl Acdvltlo• for g•nwm fun Tolal Inv••knent InG¢)In• 811 Totsl 811 400 Incomlng r•sourw frtyn ¢hrlt•bl• Ictlvltl 300 185 119 1,810 soo lUndrn￿1 don8tion$ 428 other Income Govemmenl Fants 191 582 Totsl 308 716 t1710412026 Section C Notes to the accoLints Iconti Note 4 Analysls of resources 8xpend Resource8 expended may bo furthor analysed If thls would holp th• r•adfjr of Ihe account•. Th1• year Lut ymr Costs of generatlng voluntary Income Total Fundrnlslng tradlng Totsl Investmant management cogts Total Charltable actlvllles Cost of sales Administritive e 239 514 203,685 Total 261.962 215,070 Govomance Totsl n7M￿?A Section C Notes to the accounts Icoiit) Note 5 Support Costs Pleaso complets thls note if the Charity has anal￿ad its expenses uslng acuvity categorles and has 8UPPOrt costs. Fundr•l•lng acdvlty Govornanc• A¢tlvity Totsl Cogt Su ort cost Total Nots6 6.1 Trustee expenses Pleasa provlde d•tall8 of the amount of anyp•ym•nt or rnlmburn•m•rt of Out￿-pO¢k9I •xp•n8es made to trustees or to third Vrtlej for •xp•ns•s Incurr￿ by tru¥too& Mno wwg pald. please enter 'Non•' In th• approprfat¢ box(•s). Detalls of cortaln ltsm8 of expendlture Thh year Last y•ar Numb•r of truste•s who wer• pald oxpen8 Natur• of tho •xwns Total amount pald 6.2 Fees for axamlnation or audlt of the aGcounts Pleas• provide d8t•ils of th• amount pald for any ststutory extwnal Scrubny of a¢eounts and othor swvices bryvw Ind•p•nd•nt •x•min•r or audltor. Ilnothlna was paldplease enter NONE In the ¥ppropriat• lJox(os). Thlg yoar Last year Independent examinef8 or audltorn. foes for rnportlng on tho aGcounts Other fe￿ (for oxamplo: advlce. consultancy, accounianGy oarrfl••*} paid to ind•p•ndent examlner or auditor 434 409 Section C Notes to the accolints Icor)ti Note 9 Tanglblo flxod assets Pleasa complete thls note rfthe ¢tiarityhos any t￿lbIe ffxod assets 9.1 Cost or valuatlon Freehold land & bulklingg Other land & twildings Plan( machlnery and r v•hlcl8S Fixknr•4 frtfjngs and equlpmmt Payments on aGGount and assots uftdgv Totsl Balance brought forward Additions 30268 30,268 1.622 1,622 Revaluats'on$ DIsp08als Transfers ' Balance carrled foNard 9.2 Accumulated depreclatlon and Impalmwrt provl•lon• SLorRB SLorRB SLorRB 31,890 31.890 SLorRB SLorRB 10% &20% Balance brought forward Depreciat1￿ charge for year Impairment provlslons 22,570 22,570 1.798 1,798 Revaluations Disposals Transfer8" Balance carried forward 24.368 24,368 g.? N¢t Ix>ok Yalu• Broughl foThv8rd Carrfed forward 7,698 7,522 7,698 7.522 9.4 Revaluatlon ff any fixod assets hav• rwalued pleas• Wve dotalls of the valuerand melhod of valuation ' The *?nsfers°row is formovem8nts t*then ILKed 8&*t categoiies. - Please indicete the metlKxS of deprnciation by dekting the ISL E stsight lin&,. RB - duthng bal8nc8). Also pleas8 indicate the rnte of d8wFoakn." forstraight line, whatis tha antI￿PSted life of the 8SSat yea￿).. for redu￿ng balance, 4thatis the pgrcwtag9 ann(￿1 d8￿￿. Section C Notes to the accoLI IIts (Gontl Note 7 Paid omployoes Please compi•t• thls noto If tho charfty has any emplolws. 7.1 stsff Cost• Th1$ year Last year Gross wago8. s•larlo8 and boneffts In klnd EmployoV• Natlonal In•uranc• costs P•n8lon costs 186,454 158,140 11.115 197,569 4,664 162,804 Total st•ff costs Thls year Number Last year Numbor 7.2 Average number of full-tlm• •qulval•nt ￿P10Y￿ In the ymr Tha parts of tho charlty In whlch th• 0mploye8s work 13 13 T¢￿1 13 13 7.3 Deflned contrfbutlon pnslon scheme Please Complete If a d•lned contrfbution •nslon schwn• 1$ Brlef d•tail• of tho 8chemo Auto •nroloment Thlg y￿r Last yoar 8357 Tho costs of the ￿h¢m* to th• Charity for th• year The amouftt of any contrfbutlons outstsnding at th• ymr •nd The amount of ony conthbuU0￿ prvpald atthe y•ar •nd Sectioii C Notes to tlie accourils Icontl Nots 11 Debtors and prepayments Please complete thls note rf the Charftyhas any debtorn or ents. Analys1• of debtors Amounts falllng du• wlthin ono year Thls y8ar Last y•ar Amounts falllng duo aftor mor• than on• y•ar Th56 year Last year Trad• debloT• Amounts duo from Subskllary and amoclated undortaklng• Oth•r dobtor• 1.247.0 1.247.0 Pfopayments and accrued Inc Tolal Note 12 Credltorn and accrual8 Pl•ase comploto thls not• Mth• charfty any ern(Illorn Or4￿rU*1$. 111 Analy•i• of cr￿lt01$ Amounts falling du• vAthln OM y•ar Th18 yoar Last y•ar Amounts hlllng duo after more than ono yoar Thh y•ar Lthst y•ar Loans and overdraft• Trade croditorj Amounts due to •uhidlary and •w)clat•d undartaking8 Oth•r crodltorn Aecrual• And d&f•rr•d Incom• 46.092 47,817 Tot41 12.2 Securfty over assets ff any loan, overdraft or other credllor holds a charye or othwseeurfty ovw any •ss•ts of th• Charity please provld• detalls. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteos LIThLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the year onded 311812025 Charity no lif any) 516523 Set out on pages I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust"} for the year ended 3110812025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 Cornmission under seclion 145{5}Ibl of the Act. Independent The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of IFA. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo 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) Regulalions 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 lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Name: SIMON PATRICK DAVIES Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (if any): IFA Address: JONES BURNS DAVIES IER Oct 2018 6A STATION ROAD, ECKINGTON, SHEFFIELD, S214FX Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material mallers 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 Oct 2018