Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start dal& Peric#J end dale '"23 24 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charty name Fire Ststion Pre-school (Malton & Norton} Other names charity Is known by Reglstered charity number (Ir any) 523375 Charity's principal address Sheepfoot Hill, Mallon, North 'lorkshire. Postcode Y017 7EA Names of tho charlty trustses who manage the ¢harity Dates acted if not forwhol• ar Tiustee nome vifiGB lif any) Name of person lor body) entiti toa oint trustee Ifan Roberta Acaster Julie Drinkwater lan Ogram Neil Bdi<*ain Anita Furness David Parker Jacquie Modey Chair 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charfty, If any, (for example, any custodian trustsfrs) Name Dates acted if not for whole TAR Mar¢h 2012 Nam88 and addressos of advlsers IOpts"onal infomiatlonl Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descriptlon of the charity's trusts Constitution. Type of goveming d¢xument ipJSt cons¥iiuiioni How the tharity is constituted Unincorporated nt>profit charity Trustee seleciion melhods Elected by parents and other Trustee members Additional govemance Issues (Optional information) All trustees and employees are all highly qualified and passionate about Eady Years who all adhere to our poli¢ies and procedures which are readily available for parents. Risk assessments are in Pla￿ and regularty updated. We have adjusted all our paperwork in line with GDPR. You may choose to indude additional infomialion, where relevant, aboui: policies and procedures iTrIAi bn+inv¥ artd All qfaff AD.d tnistep_q Iindertak8 mhii.*t_ *AfP.nl￿r￿lnn trgininn And training of trustees. strictly adhere to our safeguarding policy which is strongly understood by the charity's organisational all. We have strong links and work very dosely Wbth Children's social care, structure and any wider Early help, local Health visilors and the l¢Jcal schc4)Is. We are very netwo￿ with which the charity inclusive with children who need additional support and require either ILPP'S or EHCAR'S. Children who are either vulnerable andlor 2-year-old wnrko iuliu￿ di¢ i¥auii"y wéiiuiiiru and e*L¥i l¥lVély" t*UVVVII¥i4 FJULII ¥iIiiUI¥I I UI111 relationship with any related parties. trustees, consideration of major risks and the system ana pr(xeaures io manage them. families. All staff and trustees must be Enhanced DBS deared before a post is offered and all staff are registered to the update seNice. Three Tnjstee committee meetings are held each year to adhere to our constitulion. Our Trustees are all long standing bui opportunities each year arise for new appointee's. TAR Maich 2012 Section C Ob'ectives and activities We are a community run Pre School, members of the Pre School- Leaming Alliance delivering the Earfy Years Foundation stage framework. We offer a warm safe and caring environment to help each Summary ofthe objects ofthe charlty set out in its governing document i Iiiu uFveivy to ihvli iuii VVLFfjiiial. VVG I IVVE LV lilaNF ￿ iiiyl Fi I ti LtIll12 Y¥llll us happy, enjoyable and interesting. Our commitment to learning through play is paramount and provide thildren wilh as many eXperien￿S as possible. Play underpins all development and learning in young children. All staff are hi hl trained and ve enthusiastic workin with children. Fund raising events are starting to resume following the Covid19 global pandemic to raise funds for the day to day running of the Pre School and any additional equipment. We had our educational inspection from OFSTED 02107124 with °GOOtY rjijtmmp with 1 area 'OI_ITqTANniNP° Summarv of the maln activities undertaken for the publlc benefit in relation to these objects (include within thls section the statutory declaration that trustses have h2. Y-ard to Issued by the Charty CommivJion on public benefft) We are registered for 33 children per session (21 x 3 & 4-year-olds and 12 x 2-y8ar-olds) I*￿ITIbel￿ #iè YUL￿ YrfiLII Lll¥ Oiill Ill￿1 léi iii ai¥vdy> uviiig Oiif i)u¥i¥¥i before digible Children transition to the Iccal sch¢Jols. We are finding huge increases in all purchases and espeaally our energy bills due to the high cost of fuel and heating a very large old building. We have also increased our staff salaries above ever increasing living wage to maintain our staff team. This is having a huge impact on our expenditure. We are maintaining our day to day running effectively and are retuming to where we were pre pandemic. AddlUonal d8talls of Obl￿11VeS and act6vlties {Optional Infomiation) You may choose to indude further statements, where relevant, aboul.. policy on grant maKing. policy programm8 related investment. contribution made by volunteers. TAR mS￿h 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe maln aGhievements of the charity durina the vear We have a disabled accessible toilet and have a speufic area for childrèn with additionallSEN needs as we are finding a larger percentage of Gniifiren aiienaing wno go on io speciaiisi sGriuoi. Most children are achieving lo age-appropriate levels wothing to the Earfy Years Outcomes with a few exceeding their goals. We also support children wrth development delay, additional needs, leaming drfficulties and children with English as additional language working with many outside agencjes. We have separate provision for our 2-year-olds. We have an area designed spectfically for them called Bumblebee's 12 x 2-ye8r-olds per session. 21 x 3- & 4-year-olds called ladybirds per session. We have on-going maintenance of a very old building wtihin an a￿a of conservation - continual dewrating and maintaining. We have had a new kitchen and raised floor to mitigate the flooding. We have had a big restructure of our resources both inside and out introducing more natural materials. TAR Mar¢h 2012 Section E Financial review Brief ststsment of the charity's policy on reserves The objective is to retain £10,000.00 in reserves as a wage cushion. We expect to be achieving this objective following difficult times within Ihe riext Tindnuai year. Details of any fvnds matorlally in deficit Further financial revlew details (Optional infomiation) W8 ar8 currently working towards the revised Eady years foundation stage {EYFS} curriculum. We aim to promote a well-balanced education within an emotsonallv and phvsically secure environment. We no lonaer have a wath.ng list and are still working wrthin DFE and governmen* guidelines. Our main source of income is 2- & 3-year-old govemment funding. All 3-year-olds are eligible. 2-yearwold funding is now accessible for families who fit the crrteria. Both 2- & 3-year-old funding allows the d)ild 15130 hours free of charge. We do also have families who pay or You may choose to include additional infomth'on, where ieievani at)oui. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expendrture has supported the key obieclives of the charity., investment policy and objectives induding any ethical investment policy aooptea. 4C VCIY 1VI VALia i Ivuia auu¥Te 41 ieir I I IQ C41OV LI IF I IG¥Y l 1 IV¥iI • extended enlitlement for parents workn.ng above 16 hours for 2 and 3- & 4-year-olds now whith is proving successful. Our govemment funding is paid monthly and is our main source of income. Our premises are very old and takes a lot of heating. maintaining and cleaning Section F Other optional information All n!¢t*A rhArko nAniA ok. Current committee as of February 2016 Chairperson David Parker Roberta Acaster Julie Drinthater lan Ogram Neil udiaam Anita Furniss Jao]ui Mortey Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustses Signaturals) Full name($) | David Parker Position leg Socretary, Chair, Chair etc) IQFt Joanne gram Manager Date th I l L ￿ul1¥ Lv£J TAR March 2012 cHAR￿r Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tha trusteasl m•mbgrs of Fire Station Pre-school {Malton & Norton) On accounts for the year endod 31. August 2024 Charity no Ilf any) 523375 Set out on pages Respective responslbllities The chanty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounls. The of trustees and gxaminer charity's Irustses consider that an audit is not required for this yèar under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Acll and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under secb'on 145 of the Charibes ACL to follow the Pro￿dureS faid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission {under section 145{5}Ibl of the Charities Act, and to state whether partiC￿lar matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Dir¢Gtions given by the oxamlnerfs 8t•tsm•nt Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounb'ng records kept by Ihe charty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the aecounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters The procedures undertaken do not Pfovide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters Set out In the statement below. Independent examlnarfs In connection with my examinatr'on, no matter has ¢ome to my attention tsl 170.012 1Sft,¥25 A4 A6set and Inve5tmont ur¢ha$e5, see tsble Sub total 170.012 170,012 150,325 Net of receipts/fpaymentsJ A5 Trdn8f8rs batween fund8 A6 Ca8h funds la¥t end Cash funds thts year WKI 3,220 3,220 1,920 7,286 1fy.506 7,286 10,506 5,366 7.286 CCXX R1 occounts ISSI 1110612025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Rest￿Cted funds lunds to nettTe5t£ to rnar•5t È Endowment fursds to nearest£ Cateyotie5 Bl Cash funds YO￿thre B8nkCwFwiiAccouni YorksNre B£nkF￿h0￿j1s1n9 AcryJunt 10,014 Cash 100 Total cash funds 10,506 11 Unrestricied funds aTgSt£ R•strlctsd lunds to nèBrètt£ Endowmant funds eEJIiS Pw$lw Fupyj tr* tOTwhich sset bel CuThthntv4lu• ono Detalls B3 Inv•stmeDt 85sets Fund to whl¢h 5S•t bel¢ Curr•rrtvalu• Detalls Cost loptsonall B4 Assets retsined for tho charltsvs own use Fundtowhlch relates B5 Llablllti Short lemi cr&Jitws Siwed by on& OTIWDth￿t￿O8 on bBhaWof all the trusle8s SignatLwe Print Nam8 Date ol rowdl Davld Parker In 0g￿rn IW0612025 1210612025 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI I1￿￿12025 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Roport to the trusteesl members of Fire Station Pre-sthool (Malton & Norton) On accounts for the year ended 31# August 2024 Charlty no (If any) 523375 Sot out on pages Re•pKIIvo rnsponslbllltlw The charity's trustees are r&sFonsible for the p￿paratIOn of the accounts The of tru¥tsM and examlner charity's trustees ¢￿ider that an audit is not required for th18 year under sectt.on 144 of the Chanties Act 2011 {the Chantie8 ktl and that an Inde￿ndent examination is needed. It is my respon&bilty to.. oxarnine the accounts under 8ecb.on 145 ol the Chanties Act, to foll(yw the protAdures l￿d down in th8 general Directions gr46n by the Charity Conmwsion (under secllon 145151(bl of the Chanb'es Act, and to state whether partthlar mAttern have coTh to attention. Ba•h d Ind•p•nd•nl My examinatth w88 carried out in atrxrdance with genèral Directs'ons given ty the •xamln•V• •tat•M￿ Chanty Commts8ion. An examinab.on include$ a revthv of thè accounting fecoTds kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts pr8sented with those records. It a180 indudes C￿8￿￿era￿.0n of any unusual rteryts or disclosures in the accounts and 8eeking exp18nab.ons from the trustees conceming 8ny such matters. The procfjdure8 undertaken do not provKle all the evidence that would be requir&d in an audrt and con8equentty no opinion ts gwen as to whelher the accounts pre￿nI a and fa￿ vb8w and the rnport 18 limrted to those matters set out In the 8tatement below Ind•wnd•nt examln•e• In txnneclknn with my examinatKm, no ffotter has CO￿ to my attents'on (gth•F 1. which gwes me reasonable ￿U8e to belleve that in, any m8t8dal respact, the requirements.. to koep ac(￿n￿'n9 record8 in actx*rdance wth #ectK)n 130 of th• Charit £t'. and to prepare gxounts whKh accord wrth the accounting records and comply wlth the a￿O￿nting rwuirements of the charrt￿ Act have not been rf or 2. to whNth. in my wnion, attention $houk1 ￿ drwwn in order to ènable a proper under8tandiThJ of the accounts to be reached. ' P188se delete the in the brackets rfth8y do not apply. s￿ned. Dato: 23 June 2025 Nam•: Pauline Durant Rel•vant pro1￿lonal quallficationls) or body (rf any): ACMA Address: 7, Cockgarth. Settnngton. Malton, North Yorkshire. Y017 8NS IER Paarch 2012