FONTMELL MAGNA UNDER FIVES
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 900256
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
YEAR eNDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Fontmell Magna Under Fives
Registered Charity Number 900256
Index
Page No.
Trustees, annual report
Independent examlners, report
ststement of flnanclal actlvltles (SOFA)
Balance sheet
Accountlng polldes and notes to the fEnandal statements
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Registered Charlty Number 900256
Trustses Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered as a Charlty In England & Wole5.
CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER
900256
CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
Fontmell Under 5S
West street
Fontmell Magna
Shaftesbury
SP7 OPF
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
The charlty is controlled by its govemlng document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unlncorpornted charlty.
TRIJSTEES
Thomas Young - Chalr {appolnted 21 May 2024)
Holly Mundy (appolnted 21 May 2024)
Rachel Jackson
Susan Caln {resEgned)
Lee Grlgg (reslgned)
Ashley West (reslgnedl
INDepENDENT EXAMINER
Hub Accountants Ltd
Innovatlon House
Wlncombe Lane
Shaftesbury
SP7 8FG
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Reglstered Charlty No. 900256
Trustees Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
The Trustees present their report and the unaudited finandal statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. The financlal ststements have been p￿pared in accordance wlth the
accounting policies set out In note I to the accounts aThJ comply with the Charities kt 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practi￿. Accounting ar￿ Rep)rting for Charltie5 2005.
The charlty Is constituted and governed by a Trust Deed. A copy of the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 is Indud&l with this report.
OBJECTS AND ACTIvrrIES OF ThE CHARrrY
The obj'ect of the charity is to run a iTrschool group for chlldren local to Fontmell Magna. The d￿rfty caters for appmximately 54 children aged two years to five years, through the operatlon of
all day sesslons five days a week.
Thls activlty beneffts the publlc by developing and educating l(Kal chlldren and young people in partloJlar by:
- promoting thelr care and safety.
- promoung thelr education arKI promting parental InvolvemenL
promoting their health and wellbeing,
- providing services to support them and thdr famllles and carers: and - furthering the aims of the Pr￿School Learning Allian￿.
Fontmell Magna ilnder Flves Charlty operates five days a week on a term time basis. The term time of the charlty is in line with the temi dates wovlded by Dorset County Coundl and inset days
follow where posslble the dates issued by St Andrews Prlmary Sch[￿￿ to provide consistency for famllles Ilnked to both schools.
The Charity's core hours are 8.45am until 2.4Spm with the breakfastlafter school opkn operatlng an hour either side of these Umes. During the period where it Is open to children the charty
follows the government guldellnes for staffin9 ra￿0$ for chlldren.
The charity currently has 54 chiklren that attend on a variety of days. Due to the Increase in children attending* the related increase in funding has provided an increased sense of future security
for the pre-school.
Fontmell Magna Under Hves Is managed by a committee of volunteers nomlnated by the parents, who together forni the trustees of the charfty, and take the role of the Ofsted 'registered person..
As well as benefiting the chlldren, volunteering offers parents the Opp￿tUnity to other parents. get involve(I In the community and widen their social network. update existing skllls,
and learn new ones.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Fontmell Magna Under Fives now to operdte under the OFSTEO Outstsnding gradlng due to the continued commltment of staff who strive to excel In all areas.
Fontmell Magna Under Flves folk)ws the Early Years Foundation years and plannlng In the rrbynent as part of the actlvltles wovided ftjr thildren.
Staff training ensures they are kept up to date wlth all mandatory trdlning such as flrst ald and safeguarding. The charlty supports its team in undertaking related courses that wlll beneflt the
children in the we-school setting.
The finances have stsblllsed th15 year, but we continue to be mlndful of the costs increaslng costs at a rate than higher government fundlng. By revlewing the dwrlty's financlal perfonnance for
the year. the ft￿loWIng actlons have be￿.
- The pre-s￿￿1 rates for chlldren have had an annual In￿aSe whlch was applied in Serkanber.
- The stafflng wages were revlew and increased in April In Ilne wlth mlnlmum wage:
- The additional spendlng has been Increased to a maxlmum of £300 per month to allow for the stsff to upyate resour￿ for the children;
- We have appointed a new payroll company to prcKess the staff payroll. effectlve In Aprfl and t￿￿kkeeplr￿j ServI￿S from September; and
- A new 3 year deal was secured on utiiitles whlch is in line with current rates.
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Dudng the year, Income and Income generated from fees has Increased by £22,541 to £204,740 (2023: £182,199). Expenditu￿ in the year has also increased by £18,433 to £187,661 (2023:
£169,288). The charity has a surplus for the year of £17,332 (2023: surplus of £17,707). The Tntss consider the year-end financial position to be satisfactory and confim that the Charity can
meet all known rt)ligations.
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The building the pre-sch￿1 is run from is rented by the charity arKI as such must be maintalned accordlngly by the charity. Regular checks are performed to ensure the property is fit for purpose
and any maintenance is noted and fed bad( to the committee to actlon accordingly.
This year. the work on the property that has tr￿en undertaken is sandpit urthted. replaced broken patio slab. new barf( for outslde and forest schcol, flxed of decking and gutter cleaning.
The charity continues its relationshlp with Waitrose. pmkllng excess focKI from companles to famllies of the pre-sthool and community of Fontmell Magna.
The trustees will be addressing the following future plans in the next financial year:
Property Improvements wlll conkn'nue to be considered on an annual basis. In the next financlal year. we will be reviewing updating the interior walls, fencing, heating, outslde equipment.
Revlewing the trdlning and working structure of the committee
Review the staffing to ensure we continue to provide above level cover for the chiklren
STRUCTIIRE AND GOVERNANCE
The trustees of the commlttee are made up of a comblrkltion of current and previou5 parents to children in the ￿e-S￿mI. The spllt will always be 50% or more of current nominal role. There Is a
Chalrperson, Treasurer and Secretary that have named rotes on the committee.
Trustees are aprM)Inted to serve for two consecutive years aThJ can be re-ekcted for up to five consecutive tern￿.
Trustees are appolnted by agreement of the Board of Trustee5 at the annual AGM. There has b*n a new Chairperson and se￿tsry aPFKSnted thls year.
The team that run the pre-school are made up of LaU￿n Ballard, the appointed manager. with a team of W9ht to sup￿rt. DuriThJ the have also had 3 bank staff. I worf( eXperIen￿ and
3 SChc￿l work experience.
The charity is taking Steps to set up a￿j operdte as a Charitsble Incryrated Company (CIO). The charity has b￿n Set up (registered tharity number: 1187668) and remains dormant. We have
appointed Dinky Ones company to lead the move of the charlty and initlal meetlngs have been undertaken.
POUCIES
All pollcies are revlewed perlodlcally. The Charlty aims to hold suffloent reserves to cover Its statutory redundancy Ilabllltle5 and one term'5 expenditure {l.e., one thlrd of total annual expenditure).
The trustees consider this level of reserves prudent and necessary to ensu￿ the p￿sChOol can run efficiendy and rroet its future needs. The levd of reserves is as set out In note 10 of the
accounts
DECLARATION
I declare in my capacity of Charity Trustee, that:
- the Trustees have approved the report above; and
authorised me to sign it on their behalf.
Thomas Young - T
Date:
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
fteglstered Charlty Number 900256
Independent Examlners Report to the Trustees
I report to the trustees on my examlnatl¢y) of the actounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out ￿ pages S to 10.
Rosponslbllltles and bajls of report
As the charlty's trusteesi you are responslble lor the preparntlon of the accounts In accordan￿ wlth the requireffMts of the Charltles Act 2011 ('the
2011 Act.).
Havlng satlsfled myself that the accounts of the Company are not requlred to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are ellgible for
Independent examlnatlon, I report In ￿SpeCt of my examlnation of your charity's accounts as carried out under Sertlon 145 of the Charitbes Art 2011
I'the 2011 Acl,). In carrylng out my examlnatlon J have followed the Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under Sertlon 145(5) (b) of the
2011 Act.
Independent examlnees statément
I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no matedal matters have come to my attentlon In connecuon wlth the examlnatlon glvlng me cause
to belleve:
accountlng records were not kept In respect of the chartty as requlred by sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act; or
the accounts do not accord wlth the accountlng records; or
the accounts dld not comply wlth the appllcable reqsJI￿rnents con￿MIng the fonn and content of accounts set out In the Charltles
(Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts glve a 'true and falrf vlew whlch Is not a matter
consldered as part of an Independent examlnatlon.
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance wlth the methods and prlndples of the Statement of Recommended pract1￿ for
accountlng and reportlng by charltles (applicable to charltles preparlng thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard
appllcable In the UK and Republk of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be drnwn In thls rep)rt In
order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached.
Rep¢)rtlng Accountant
Paul Stacey FCA
Hub Accountants Ltd
Innovatlon House
Wlncombe Lane
Shaftesbury
SP7 8FG
Slgned..
Date:
2025
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles
For the year ended 31 August 2024
2024
Unrestrkted
funds
2023
Unrestrlcted
funds
Income & ¢nd(Mmonts from:
Donatlons and legacles
253
4.736
Other Incoming resources
Total In¢omlng resourc•s
182 199
186 935
Expendlture on:
Ralslng funds
1,608
9.537
Charltsble octlvltles
Total re•ourca• expended
159 691
169 228
187 661
Nat Incomlng re•ource8
17.332
17.707
R•con¢lll•tlon ol fund•
Total funds brought forward
Total lund• urrl•d fornard
192 213
209 $45
192 213
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Balance Sheet
As at 31 August 2024
Note
2024
2023
Flxed Assets
Tangible fixed a55ets
Total Flxed Assets
Current Assets
Cash at bank and In hand
Debtors
Total Current Assets
Llabllltles
Credltors
Amounts falling due wlthin one year
Net Current Assets
128 222
128,222
126 975
126,97S
iii,iii
66.777
113,307
68,749
81,323
65,238
Total Assets less Current Llabllltles
209,545
192,213
Total net assets
209 545
192 213
Funds of the Charity
Unrestdcted fvnds
Total Charlty Funds
209 545
209 545
192 213
192 213
Approved by the Board of Trustees on
2025 and slgned on Its behalf by:
Thomas Young
Chalr
The notes on pages 7 to 10 fonn part of these accounts.
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Fontmell Magna Under Flv
Notes to the A¢¢ounts
For year endod 31 August 2024
1 Basls of preparatlon
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of hlstorlc cost In accordan￿ wbth the Statement of Recommended Prartke: ￿￿oUntIng and Reporting by Charities (2015), wlth accountlng
standards, and wlth the Charltles Act 2011.
2 Accountlng polldo•
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incomlnq Tesources are Induded in the Statement of Financial Activitle5 (SOFA) when:
the charlty becomes entltled to the resources and anv condltlons for recelpt are met.
the trustees are vlrtuallv certaln they wlll receive the resources: and
the monetary value can be measured with suffKlent rellats'llty.
The value of any voluntary help Is not Included In the accounts.
EXPeNDrnJRE AND LIABILmes
Llabllltles are recognlsed as soon •$ there Is a legal or construrtlve obll9ation committln9 the charlty to pay out resources.
Expendlture Is accounted for an an accruals basls and has been classltled under headlngs that aggregate all cost related to the cate90ry.
Go.￿ernan￿￿Osts
Governance costs Indude costs of the Prepara￿on and exarnlnatloTr of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetlngs and cast af affly legal advlce to trustees on governance or
constitutlonal rnatters.
ASSETS
Tangible flxed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreclatlon and any accumulated IMpalrn￿nt losses. Oepredation Is provldad at rates calculated to wrlte off the cost of the
flxed assets, less thelr estlmated resldual value, over thelr expected useful lives on the fdlowing bases:
Flxtures and flttlngs:
20% on Cost
Computer equlpment: 33% on cost
TAXATION
The charlty Is exempt frwn tsxatlon on Its tharltable actlvltles.
FUNO ACCOUNTING
Unrestrlcted funds can be used In accordance with the tharitsble oblectives at the d15cretion of the t￿Stee5.
Restricted fund5 can only be used for particular restrItt￿ Pur&￿ within the objects of the tharity. Restrictions arise when Specified by the donor or when funds are rnised for particular
restrlcted purposes.
Further explanatlon of the nature and ourpose of each fvnd is induded in the notes to the finanoal $tatemf￿ts.
PENSION cosrs AND OTMER posr-REfIREMEirf BENEFrrs
The charfty oDerntes a deflned contrlbutlon Densl¢n scheme. Contrlbutlons pavable to the charlty'$ penslon scherr* are charqed to the Ststemwt of Flnanclal Actlvltles
In the perlod to whlch they relate.
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Fontm¢ll Magna Under Flves
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 Au9Urt 2024
2 OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES
2024
2023
198.068
772
2,900
175.930
215
6,054
Bank Interest recelved
Sale of ooods
Wessex Water fundlnq
182 199
3 EXPENDrruRE ON:
2024
2023
a} Ralslng fund•
Dlrert costs
Purchase5
.511
b) Charltabla actlvlti
2024
2023
Waoes
Penslon contrlbutlons
Natlonal Insurance
Temoorarv waoes
Staff Tralnlnq and recrultment
Rent and rates
Lloht and heat
Software & comDUter exoenses
Repairs and renewals
Refreshments and outlnqs
Postaqe and statlonery
Insurance and PAA membershlp
Telephone and webslte costs
Materials and equlpment
Cleanlnq
Depreclatlon
Sundrles
144,626
3,766
6,103
3,526
778
6,849
2,637
2,290
1.782
1,916
1,244
430
596
3,448
127,405
3,330
4,370
70
6,959
2,524
1,848
3,130
1,188
800
807
672
2,282
137
295
351
75
c) Governance costs
2024
2023
Accountancv
Leqal fees
1,044
1,056
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 Au9USt 2024
4 TRUSfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees. remuneratlon or other benefits for the vear ended 31 Auqust 2024 nor for the year er￿ed 31 Auqust 2023.
There were no trustees, expenses pald for the year ended 31 Auoust 2024 nor for the vear ended 31 Auqust 2023.
STAFF cosrs
The averaqe monthly number of empknyees durlnq the year was as follows:
2024
2023
School staff
No emplovees recelved emoluff*nts In excess of £60.000.
6 TANGIBLe FIXED ASSErs
Preehold FIx￿re* and Computer
property
flttlngs
equlpment
Total•
COST
At I September 2023
Addltlons
Dlsposals
At 31 Auqust 2024
126,678
3,936
1.930
2,695
133,309
1,930
126 678
135 239
DEPReaAllON
At I September 2023
Charqe for year
At 31 Auqust 2024
3,639
2,695
6,334
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023
126 678
126 678
128 222
126 975
297
7 DEBTORS
2024
2023
Prepayments
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WIThIN OME YEAR
2024
2023
Taxation and Ssxlal security
other credltors
Deferred Incor
491
1,165
1,594
1.917
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Fontmell Magna Under Flves
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 August 2024
9 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
2024
2023
Unrestrltted funds
Balance at I September 2023
Net fflovefflent In funds
Balance at 31 August 2024
192,213
174,506
209 545
192 213
10 RELATED PARTY TRANSAcfzoNS
There We￿ no related party transactlons for the year ended 31 August 2024, nor for the year ended 31 August 2023.
11 OTHER INFORMATION
- The Charity had no commltrnents at the year end.
- The Charity has not given any guarantees to thlrd partles that could be called on at the year end.
- The Charfty has not granted any loans to any Institution or company connected to the Charlty.
- The Chartty dld not make any ex4Jratia payments during the year.
12 DECLARATIONS
Adequacy of assets to meet fund restrlctlons
Suffldent reseThies are held In an appropriate form to enable each fund to be applied in accordan￿ with the restrictions imp05ed.
Branches
The flnanclal actlvlties, assets and Ilabllltles of all the Charity s branches or sectio1￿ have been induded.
Chang¢s In year end
The Trustees have not changed the year end date nor the length of the Charities finanaal year.
Dlscontlnued. contlnulng and acqulred operatlons
All the Charity's operatlons are continuing operations and there We￿ no operations dlscontinued or acquired during the year.
Funds In defidt
No funds are In deficlt at the balance sheet date.
Inallenable or hlstorlc events
The Charity had no assets at the balance S*￿t date classed as inalienable or histork.
Intanglble assets
The Charity had no intangible assets.
Inter-fund loans
There were no Inter-fund loans outstsndlng at the balance sheet date.
Revaluatlons
None of the Charity'5 funrtlonal fixed assets have been ￿-valued durin9 the year and the Charity does not have a policy of rtrvaluation.
Subsldlaries
The Charity has no subsidiary companies.
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