RLCISTI,:RfD CllIlRITI' IYUIllBLR 1025503
,IIAIDEI) ERLEGli PR&SCHOOL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARENDED
31 AliGliSI 20&4

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A meml)er of the Pre-qehool l.earnln% AIIIAnee
Re%lstered ChArlly No: 1025503
Ofited Reglstratlon No: 148665
I laldLilI [4 I Icgli Pi e-sclioijl
Our ljady of PeAce
338 Woklngham Road
RG6 7DA
FIIYAIICIAL STIlTEIllEIlTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
COIJYEINTS
P.KGE
Trustees, annual report
IiiLl¢pcIiLl¢iiL ¢XiiiiiiIi¢r's r¢purl
Receipts and payments account
Bdl¢llll¥ bliiLL
Notes to the accounts

MAIDLIY ERLECII pR￿ScI10￿L
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL RF.PORT
FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The irnslccs of Mnidcn Erlcgh Prc-school prc.lcnt ihcir annual rcpon and unaudilcd accounts for ihc year
cnd¥d 31 August 2024 aiid conlini) 11illt ihey comply with the requirements of the Lharities Act 2011, the
tn]sl decd oiid tlie Cliarities SORP 2005.
MuiiilglCIIILliI LoiiiiiiillLI Q'l)nrily TnislLLs 21123-24
Trustcc
Tctiana Paniot
Sh,qron Kam
Anian Sin
Louis¢ Dalc
Offlcc
Chair
Truslee
Truslce
Trustee
Datc Él
olntcd
02 Fcbrua
2024
21 October 2024
21 October 2021
20 Octobcr 2022
Datc rcoiryncd
John Micklewhite
Named Senior Officer
for safc
ardin
Chair
current
Secret
01 Seplernber 2015
Del th Edwards
Sadia Durrani
15 November 2021
23 March 2022
02 Feb
Olma
2024
2022
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Maiden Erlcgh Preschool is a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, the largest provider of pre-school
education in the country.
We are a small communily group managed by parents through a committee. which is elected annually ai an
Annual (ienerdl Meeting held in October. Appointed trustees are nominated by outgoing committee members.
All trustce5 give of their time freely and receive no remunerntion or benefits.
We are governed by a conslilulion adopled in 14 February 2011 and updaled in July 2014.
The cnmmittco. manqtycq the administration of thc. pre¢c.hool ano ¢mploy% the slaff. Dav to dgv ninninv of the
Pre-school is overseen by Ihe manager Claire Bartlett, who is accountable to the trnstees. Staff are r¢sponsible
for the children in their Care, and for the planniiig and preparation of the educalional programme and daily
activities, in compliancc with The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Ille registered sl'ith Ofsted and are inspwcted approximatel). eN'eo' 3 >'ea&ry b)* them. hTo prior notiv is gii'en
lif AAAby¢¥IAuiiii, bul Piiiriilb Iliay b¢ uik¢d l(ii ilirii iullliliriltb dull11￿ Ui¢ iAibPr¥liuii wid will br ubir lu Ardd & ivyy
of the Inspection Report. We last had a visit from Ofsled in January 2015 and received an overall Good rating.
The Pre-school is a registered charity and confonns to the requirements of the Charity Conimission. We are a
non-profil making group and aim io provide Pre-school educalion al a price a￿Ordable to the local community.
dll ¥qUdl UVPUAluiiiLy UA¥Ulll>iuIiuii aJAa UIL LUIIIIAli(Iid iu u W'ui'kili￿ ¥iivuuiuiiLiil Ilial AS fiLL fiviii ￿lY
fonn of discrimination on the grounds of colour, rdce, ethnicity, religion. sex, sexual orientation or disability.
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We will make reasonable adjustments to meet the nttds of staff or pupils who are or become disabled.
Our pre-school is committed io safeguarding und promoting the wellare of our pupils and expects all stsfi and
volwiteers to share this commitment. Th¢ Pre-school has a childcare protection policy which includes carrying
out DBS checks for members of staff.
Thc Prc-school rcnts the rooms in which it facilitatcs Early Ycars education and Child¢a￿ from Earley Town
Council.

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Muicleii frlcyli l)rc-SLhool'g k¢y objective iy tu provide first cla.8s early years education to children under
41ahilory school age in tlic surrouiidiilg orell.
Tlii giiiUI)'b illl l iiuluiii illul'id¥t• all ¥liildi ill willi iuiiliiiuily diid pi ugi¥Jiivll ill pi ¥-i¥liOiil l¢dl'lllll¥ iIAiiiU
struclurcd pluy aclivilics, guiiies, creutivily und cxploralion in order to enhance each child's learning in the
folloiviii&7 airiqs: peThoiial social nnd einolional dcvclopment, communicalion language and literacy skills,
ijiatliciiialiciil dcvclopincnl, knowlcdBC and understanding of Ihc world, physical and crcativc dcvclopmcnt.
We aim:
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To develop social skills such as tsking turns, sliaring, playing logcthcr, rcspect for other people and prop¢ty,
and a sense of right and wrong;
To encourage children to communicate with other children £uJd adults beyond the horne, to develop listening
skills and be able to cxprcss themselves verbally*
To ¢ncouragc childrcn to bc happy* indcpendcnt, and confidcnt as part of a group, to have a s¢nse ot selt
worth and pride in their own 61bilities'
To encourdge children lo enjoy books and stories, songs and rhymes.
To provide mark making opportunitics.
To cncouragc childrcn to dcvclop number skills, counting, shapcs and sizcq;
To encourage children to respect reasonable authority and take instructions:
To eneniiraoe. c.hildren lo have a lively and enqiiirino mind.
To encourage children to have an interest in, and understanding of, the world around them, both natural and
man made;
To develop a child's skills in handling tools and materials, e.g. mark making, cutting out;
To help children learn physical control and coordination;
To C&*C thc transition of >'oung childrcn from hoTriC to school
Tu d¢vrluy èAiid AiiSPAl¢ ¥luldI¢Ji's LA'culivi(y• ￿￿'Vu￿Ri fAylviuLiuii uf Aii¢diu uiid iiiulci iuls, iiiuoik, dkUiL¢
imag5native play.
Wc adhcre to thc aims and objcctivcs of the Pre-school Lcarning Alliancc and support thcir aim to cnhancc the
dcvelopmcnt and cducation of children under statutory school agc by cncouraging parcnts to understand and
provide for the needs ot their children through community groups.
In sctting our objectives and planning our activities our committee have given careful consideration to the
Guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit principles. Trustecs, objectives are bascd on
public need in the area of childcare and education. The public benefit of these activities is in th¢ access to
affordable. local childcare provision. The committee also provides greater involvement for parents.

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Due lo thc unfavournble Siliwlion wilh lowcr birth rales, lower nwnEer of tffc-jch￿l children in Eaflty. and overall
iithation n)iBlit olso Opcrnle lll 8 smoll loss for 2025, howeveT there is a Fossibility lo break even due ro in¢reased
funding and 5tofting cl)wwcs. 'fo be able lo operate 4]1 a minimum lostheak cven, thc ￿MMIttee and the staff are
"a￿-.￿S hard to Cn3urc that all rdNailablc 5pacc• arc fillcd in. Thc s'olLmtsTr 4ufLdri-.- V•dl i-
iiriyuig Ili¢ Pi¥-J¥lith)I Iu PailiJy W¥￿ lliè LOJLJ i?r >uvvli¢S ￿￿1r￿A￿ls. 711¢ ouvvuil (It ¥iiiwiLuy
donAtsons is vital for the future successful operation of the pr¢-￿h0O1.
Future levels of fundln8
Duc to lO￿Tr number of Ch￿d[en at the new settin8, the innation and ti5iU8 C05t of li¥in& V*tii¢h rrnd
iwllikt"w yi¢->Lliii¢Jl. éJ wrll ui ill¥J'¢tsra Lvits fui. s&triivlia&y yayb WÈ li¢¢d lis L* lu 411¥ AUiUI¢
S￿tainab￿1ty of the preschool, given that other s¢ttin8s in the I￿81 area have been forced to clos¢ for fujanc
reasons in the past four-five years.
Therefore. we must ensure that the pre-s¢hool is operating at full capacity.
Fundratsin8 lower than It was for 2022n3
and Egg Huni Mother's Day and Father's Day Shop, and GraduAtion PholoBf8phs which in totsl have raised
£1.197.80. whlch is Around £700 lower than last year, this can be explained by the lower ThumEtr of children this year
and the introduction of voluntsry sundries. However. we must enswe that th¢ fundraising activities ate actively
supported as the fundraising income is vital for the future su¢c¢ssful operation of the pre-school.
The key areas which we w￿1 continu¢ to invest in are the wages and training of staff, as our deth'cated team the
key rcsource of the preschool, we need to make Sure we are meetin8 their ex￿tal10nS and givin8 th¢m the abdity to '
pmvlde a best-in<lass preschool provision.
The trustees declare that they have approved the tTU3teey' rqth alK)v¢, Si8n¢d
ity'5 trust¢¢s:
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INDEPEND￿￿r FXAMINER?11 REPORTTOTHE
TRUSTFVSOF MAII)FN ERLEGH PR&SCHOOL
I r¢port on the accounts of the Thist for the year ended 31 August 2024 which are set out on pages 7 10 8.
Re8peedve ruponglbllitlf4 of truJlee8 And exAmlner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the occounts. The charity's trustees consider
that an audit is not required for this year under Jection 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and
that an independent examination is need¢d.
It 18 my r¢sponsibility to:
exarnine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
follow the procedures l&ld dowt) in the Gentsral DireL'iiOns giv¢n by the Charily Commiyyion¥rs
(under se¢lion 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act); and
state whether particular matters have come to my att¢ntion.
Ba819 of Independent examiDer'J $tatsment
My examination was Carried out in accordance with the General Dir￿tionS given by the Charity
Commission. An examination inGlude$ a review of the accounting records k¢pt by th¢ charity and
comparison of the accounts presented with th0￿ rewrds. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosu￿8 in the accoun￿ and .seeking explanation8 from you as trustees concerning any such
matters. The pr￿edureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audil and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the ac¢ount8 present a *rue and fair vi¢w" and th¢ ￿port is
limited to those matt¢r8 set out in th¢ statement below.
Independent examiner'i 8tatement
In ¢onne¢tion with my VAamination. no matter has come to my attention:
which 8iYe me reasonable cause to believe that in any material r¢spe¢t the requirements
to kw accounting ￿￿rdS in accordance with s¢¢tion 130 ofthe 2011 ACL and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting re￿rdS and to comply with the
accountin8 Tequirements of the 2011 Act
have not been mct; or
2. to which. in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Unit 8 H Millars Brook
Molly Mi118rs Lane
Wokingham
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David Hunter
D E HUNTER LIIqITED
Charterod Certified Accountants
. 2025

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Rf.c'Tr'.IP7'.f4 AND PAYMF.NT8 ACCOUNT
F()11 'I'IITr' Yfr.AR ENI)It'D 31 AUGUS'I, 2024
Ttstal
2024
Total
2023
Unrestrleted Restrl¢ted
R¢celpt$
Fcc% and gnnl8
Doiinlii)iis ond S￿)1)50r811ip
Fiindraising activiliLs
Phologyraphs
117,80C?.53
1111).20
976.
390.00
117.806.53
186.20
976.60
39).(K)
106,787.30
1,4J6.20
l.J94.49
322.lJ)
Bank intcresl
Totsl rtteipts
262.19
119.621.52
262.19
119,621.52
116.55
110.116.54
ra)"nieThts
Staff Costs
Rent
Insurajice
Ivlaterials and equipment
Adminislrdlion
Phoiogrnphs
Liccnscs
Staff training
Moving costs
103,710.84
13,286.49
790.02
1,2)4.8
,510.76
103.710.84
13,286.49
790.02
1,2i4.S8
1.510.76
90,459.04
13.661.35
711.19
,31i2.yO
2,093.6)
50.00
30.30
323.00
12.414J5
146.20
118.00
146.20
118.00
'I'otal paymcnts
120,817.19
120,817.19
121,04b.18
Net receiptsl(expenditure)
{£1.195.67)
(£1.195.67) (£10.929.64)

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11.191.411
2M.IA7.72
217.451
8J.19.22
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K4226.37
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£30.982.32
(31.982.32) £31741.
(32,741.04)
Nct a55ds
£50289.66
£3lh85.33
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Unrestrided funds:
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forward
51,306.70
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(1.195.67)
(10.929.64)
50,111.03
5JJ0&70
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AC¢umul￿￿ funds bmught ,
.J, 178.63
{D¢fi¢it) ofrrf¢ipls overpthyments
178.63
17&63
Totsl
£50.289.66
£51 A85.33
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tICCOUL%'TlI%'G foLICII.:S
BASIS of ficcountlng
Thc Accoun18 liave been prcpRrcd under Ilic liiNtorical cost convcntion on a going conccrn basiy and
in accord&nci with ihc finniicinl Rcporting Standards as llpplicable lo charilies.
Flxed assets
Purchascs of ioys and siiiiilar items arc wriltcn olT as cxpcnditurc as thcy are considcrcd to hav¢ a
short workinx life.
Tlir pirxliibcb ui¢ vLiupicd uiidrj u bliuil Iciiwiby u¥icciii¢iil wia uijy ivi uuiidiii
improvcmcnts arc writlcn off as cxpcnditurc as thcy arc incurrcd. In thc ycar Maiden Erlegh
incurred costs of £12,414.35 to Inovc the prcmiscs to Our Lady of Pcace church hall.
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATIO
Nu i¢iiiuiici uLivii Wutri yuid uul vf ¥liui ily fuiidb lu iIiF Li'usl¢r¥4 Vl P¢lbUiiJ Lviiii¢LifU iu Liiciii iii diib
financial ycar.
EMPLOYEE NUMBERS
Thc average numbcr ot pcrsoJLS employed by the school during trAC year amounted to i (2023:)).
TAXATION
The charity is exempt from Tax on its charilable activities.