## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/08/2024 Period start date To 31/07/2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Brightwell Pre-school**
## **Charity registration number: 900373**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aims of the Preschool are to enhance the
development and education of children
primarily under statutory school age by
encouraging parents to understand and
provide for the need of their children through
community groups and by: A) Offering
appropriate play, education and care facilities,
family learning and extended hours groups,
together with the right of parents to take
responsibility for and to become involved in
the activities of such groups, ensuring that such
groups offer opportunities for all children
whatever their race, culture, religion, means or
ability; B) Encouraging the study of the needs
of such children and their families and
promoting public interest in and recognition of
such needs in the local areas; C) Instigating and
adhering to and furthering the aims and
objects of the Pre-school LearningAlliance.|
|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|**The preschool aims to:**
•
Provide a safe, nurturing, child-centred
learning environment
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Deliver high-quality early years
education following the EYFS
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Offer Forest School experiences
•
Maintain high staff-to-child ratios
•
Support children’s social, emotional,
and physical development
**Our Staff:**
Most of our permanently employed staff are
qualified above the minimum standards or
training towards this level and we continue to
invest in staff development. All of our staff are
trained in paediatric First Aid and continue to
refresh mandatorytraining.|
Throughout this year trustees have been and continue to focus on the below themes and issues:
|•|Increasing operational professionalism|
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||(fire safety, admin systems,|
||communication)|
|•|Rising complexity of children’s needs|
||and responsive environmental|
||adaptations|
|•|Growing pressure on the sustainability|
||of the parent-run committee model|
|•|Continued emphasis on staff wellbeing|
||and retention|
|•|Strengthened financial oversight and|
||modelling|
|**Educational and Developmental Outcomes**||
|•|Children made strong progress across|
||EYFS prime areas: communication and|
||language, personal/social/emotional|
||development, and physical|
||development.|
|•|Staff introduced enhanced**phonics and**|
||**early numeracy**sessions, improving|
||school-readiness indicators.|
|•|SEN support plans were implemented|
||for children requiring additional help,|
||with positive feedback from families.|
|•|Strong partnership with the primary|
||school supported smooth transitions|
||for children entering Reception - The|
||preschool works closely with the|
||school on a programme to support the|
||transition of children from the|
||preschool to school incorporating|
||information evenings, guidance to|
||parents, settling in sessions,|
||opportunities to get involved in school|
||activities such as sports day and the|
||use of the school grounds for P.E|
||lessons, all helping children to get used|
||to the environment and feel supported|
||during the transition.|
The preschool trustees have continued to support families to access their fully funded entitlement throughout the introduction of greater entitlements for working families and for younger children.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees confirm they have complied with whether the trustees have the Charity Commission’s guidance on public had regard to the guidance benefit. Brightwell Preschool provides issued by the Charity affordable early years education to all children Commission on public in the community, including those with SEND benefit or additional needs. The preschool supports families through accessible communication, flexible provision, and community-based events.
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|**Educational Provision**
Brightwell Preschool continued to deliver
high-quality early years education with
strong staff-to-child ratios and a nurturing,
child-centred ethos. Staff maintained a
warm, positive environment and adapted
provision to meet the increasingly wide range
of support needs among children, which the
Manager noted continue to rise each year .
Several environment improvements were
implemented to enhance independence,
inclusivity, and learning:
Going forward, the trustees intend to:
•
expand outdoor learning provision
•
invest in staff training, particularly SEN
and early literacy
•
strengthen digital administration
systems
•
increase community fundraising to
support capital improvements|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising remained essential. Key activities
include:
•
**Love My Preschool Day**
•
**Welly Walk Challenge**
•
**Village Fete participation**
The committee continued to refine its
fundraising strategy to maintain income and
community involvement.|
||Para 1.41||
Investment performance against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Position at year end showed a surplus:**
a. Intake was variable but positive during the
year;
b. The cost of energy and food increased;
c. Pay rises in line with minimum wage
increase and providing a fair wage increase
to all staff, despite receiving limited
increase in Government funding; and
d. Spending on preschool premises and
maintenance items, such as repairing and
cleaning outside decking and replacing a
dishwasher.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We aim to have £24,x000 in reserves, the
equivalent of 3 months running costs of the
preschool. Funds held in the fundraising
account (see accounts) were kept in reserve
this year in order that they could be added to
the total funds in the deposit account,
providing the total reserve amount
recommended by the Charities Commission).
We are still in line with the preschool learning
alliance recommendations of 3 months
operatingcosts.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£12,179 in deposit account plus £8,594**
**in fundraising account**|
|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 where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Principal funding sources are:
Government grant funding
Private fees
Fundraising|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of
charity’s trusts:||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution – Preschool
Learning Alliance Model
Preschool Constitution 2011||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g
unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust||
|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 committee||
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Brightwell Preschool|
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|Other name the charity uses|Previously Allsorts Preschool (changed in December 2019)|
|Registered charity number|900373|
Charity’s principal address BRIGHTWELL CoE PRIMARY SCHOOL BRIGHTWELL-CUM-SOTWELL WALLINGFORD OX10 0QH
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**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Leanne Wilson|Chair|From October 2025||
||Michelle Wells|Treasurer|From October 2025||
||Gillian Kitchen|Secretary|Whole year||
||Ester Atkinson-
Sweetman|Member|Whole year||
||Charlotte Smith|Member|Whole year||
||Lyndsey Clark|Member|From October 2025||
||Holly Marriot|Member|From October 2025||
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– 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**||
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|**Ruth Kimber**|||
|**Angus Dart**|||
|**Caroline Annetts**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets NA 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**|
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|**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**
ME Wells **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Michelle Wells **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 15/05/2026
BRIGHTWELL PRESCHOOL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDING 31 JULY 2025
## **Current Account**
|**Account**||
|---|---|
|Income|£|
|Fees|49,336|
|Grant|88,759|
|Donations|1,395|
|Other|474|
|Transfer from fundraising account|1,568|
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|Total|141,532|
|Expenditure|£|
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|Salaries|116,429|
|Premises costs|3,244|
|Energy costs|2,739|
|Catering|5,046|
|Consumables & Equipment|1,836|
|Training|873|
|Payroll company|690|
|Cleaning|1,375|
|Insurance|1,993|
|Other|8,230|
|Total|142,455|
Deficit for period = (£923)
Statement of condition
||31-Jul-23|31-Jul-24|31-Jul-25|
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|Balance a/c|£18,778|£32,946|£32,024|
## **Deposit account**
|Income
£
Expenditure
£
Interest
30
Total
30
Total
-
Surplus for period = £30
Statement of condition
31-Jul-23
31-Jul-24
31-Jul-25
Balance a/c
£12,149
£12,179
12,209 (_calculated_)|£||Expenditure|£|
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||30||||
||30||Total|-|
## **Total of Current account and Deposit account**
31-Jul-23 31-Jul-24 **31-Jul-25** £30,927 £45,125 £44,233
## **Fundraising account**
|**sing account**|||||
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|Income
Fundraising/donations
Total|£||Expenditure|£|
||4,267||Premises costs|3,876|
||||Fundraising expenses|85|
||||Transfer to main account|1,568|
||4,267||Total|5,529|
Deficit for period = (£1,262)
## Statement of condition
31-Jul-23 31-Jul-24 **31-Jul-25** Balance a/c £ 6,709 £ 8,594 £7,332
I confirm that I have examined the books, vouchers and bank statements (“the accounting records”) presented to me by Brightwell Preschool and the Statement of condition as of 31[ st ] July 2025, together with the income and expenditure account for the year to 31[ st ] July 2025, represent a fair and reasonable view of the accounting records so presented
Sophie Smith Independent Examiner
Dated 10/11/25
Signed on behalf of all the trustees on
Tom Fewson Treasurer
Dated 15/11/25
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
## **Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name
BRIGHTWELL PRESCHOOL
31 July 2025
**On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages**
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07/2025.
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 Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to 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) Regulations 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 to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed:**
**Date:**
10 November 2025
**Name:**
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**IER**
SOPHIE SMITH
**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
Chartered Accountant (CA)
**Address:**
Croft House, Brightwell cum Sotwell
Wallingford
OX10 0RJ
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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** .
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**IER**