## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date** 01/09/2024 **to** 31/08/2025 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Explorers Pre-School **Charity registration number:** 1027807 ## **Objectives and Activities** |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the development and
educaton of children primarily under statutory school age, by
encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of
their children through community groups.| |---|---| |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.|a) ofering appropriate play, educaton and care facilites, family
learning and extended hour groups, together with the right of
parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the
actvites of such groups, ensuring that such groups ofer
opportunites for all children whatever their race, culture, religion,
means of ability.
b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their
families and promotng public interest in and recogniton of such
needs in the local areas.
c) instgatng and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects
of the Pre-School LearningAlliance.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|The trustees of Explorers Pre-School confrm that they have had
due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public beneft
when exercising their powers and dutes. The trustees have
considered how the actvites and objectves of the pre-school
contribute to the charity's aims and provide beneft to the public,
partcularly through the provision of accessible early years
educaton and development opportunites for children within the
local community.| ## **Achievements and Performance** |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.|During the year, Explorers Pre-School, Henstridge has contnued to
provide high-quality early years educaton and care for local
children and families. A key achievement has been the increasing
number of families choosing to send their children to the pre-
school, demonstratng the confdence that the local community
places in the setng and the services it provides.
The charity has successfully established a strong and efectve new
staf team, creatng a positve and nurturing environment that
supports children's learning, development and wellbeing. This
stable and dedicated team has enabled the pre-school to maintain
high standards of care while meetng the needs of a growing
number of children.
As a result of increased enrolment and careful fnancial
management, child numbers have risen throughout the year and
the charity has achieved a small fnancial surplus. This places the
pre-school in a stronger positon to contnue delivering its services
and investng in future improvements.
The work of the charity has made a signifcant diference to its
benefciaries by providing children with opportunites to develop
socially, emotonally and educatonally in a safe and stmulatng
environment. Families have benefted from access to reliable, high-
quality early years provision that supports children's readiness for
school and enables parents and carers to work, train or pursue
other commitments.
The wider beneft to society is refected in the contributon the
pre-school makes to the local community by supportng children's
early development, promotng positve outcomes for future
learning, and providing an accessible and valued service for local
families. The contnued growth and sustainability of the pre-school
demonstrate its importance within the community and its ongoing
positve impact on children and families.| |---|---| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|| |---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|The charity is in a positve positon with a small surplus.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Explorers Pre-School maintains fnancial reserves to ensure the
contnued stability, sustainability, and efectve operaton of the
setng. Reserves are held to provide a fnancial safety net that
enables the pre-school to meet its ongoing commitments and
obligatons during periods of unexpected fnancial pressure or
reduced income.| |Amount of reserves held|£24,750| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|The charity’s principal source of income is government funding,
which provides the majority of funding for Explorers Pre-School.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Structure, Governance**|**and Management**| |---|---| |Type ofgoverningdocument|Consttuton| |How is the charity
constituted?|Unincorporated associaton| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions|Elected by the members at the AGM, with provision for co-opted
trustees if required.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Explorers Pre-School| |---|---| |Registered charitynumber|1027807| |Charity’s principal address|C/O St Nicholas Church School
Ash Walk
Henstridge
Templecombe
Somerset
BA8 0QD| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**| |---|---|---| |James Webb|Chairperson|23/06/2025| |HayleyVincent|Secretary|| |BarryHowlet|Treasurer|| |Sophie Mclean||| |Victoria Furby||| |Esme Robins||| |LucyGilbert||23/06/2025| |Hannah Aveta||23/06/2025| |Maxine Mewet||23/06/2025| |AmyBartell||23/06/2025| ## **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature**|| |---|---| |**Full name**|MR JAMES WEBB| |**Position**|Chairperson| |**Date**|06/10/2025| |**Explorers Pre School**|||**No**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||1027807|| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period from**|1-Sep-24|**To**|31-Aug-25|| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**14,512**
**85,160**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**354**
**-**
**3,289**
**-**
**-**
**103,315**
**-**
**-**

**-**

**103,315**
**4,100**
**84,327**
**3,294**
**1,217**
**800**
**2,581**
**658**
**725**
**1,022**
**455**
**697**
**60**
**378**

**100,314**
**-**
**-**

**-**

**100,314**

**3,001**
**-**
**21,748**

**24,749**
|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**14,512**
**85,160**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**354**
**-**
**3,289**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,315**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**103,315**
**4,100**
**84,327**
**3,294**
**1,217**
**800**
**2,581**
**658**
**725**
**1,022**
**455**
**697**
**60**
**378**
**100,314**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**100,314**
**3,001**
**-**
**21,748**
**24,749**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Parents Fees|**14,512**||||**14,950**| |Vouchers|**85,160**||||**62,976**| |Grants|**-**||||**-**| |Donations|**-**||||**700**| |Fundraising|**-**||||**-**| |Bank Interest|**354**||||**277**| ||**-**||||**-**| |Fundraising (Lloyds)|**3,289**||||**2,772**| |PettyCash|**-**||||**-**| ||||||| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**103,315**
||||**81,675**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||| ||**-**||||| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||||**81,675**| ||||||| |FundraisingCosts|**4,100**||||**-**| |Salaries|**84,327**||||**52,915**| |Improvements|**3,294**||||**-**| |Otherprenmises costs|**1,217**||||**1,900**| |Cateringcosts|**800**||||**-**| |Consumables & equipment|**2,581**||||**717**| |Office Costs|**658**||||**1,389**| |Insurance|**725**||||**551**| |Trainingcost|**1,022**||||**535**| |Recruitment|**455**||||**788**| |Otherpayments|**697**||||**818**| |Bank charges|**60**||||**60**| |Goods and Toys|**378**||||**1,644**| |**_Sub total_**|
**100,314**||||**61,317**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|||||| ||**-**||||| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||||**61,317**| ||||||| ||
**3,001**|**-**|**-**|**3,001**|**1,674**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**21,748**|**-**|**-**|**21,748**|**20,074**| ||
**24,749**|**-**|**-**|**24,749**|**21,748**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** **Unrestricted funds** **Restricted funds** **Endowment funds** **Categories** **Details** **to nearest £** **to nearest £** **to nearest £** |**B1 Cash funds**
As at 31st August 2025 - CAF
As at 31st August 2025 - Lloyds
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Details**
**B3 Investment assets**
**Details**
**Details**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signature
#VALUE!
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
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1027807_|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts||||||CC16a||| |||||Fortheperiod
from|||01-Sept-23|To|31-Aug-24||||| |SectionAReceiptsand|||payrnents||||||||||| |||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Total|funds|**Lastyear**||| ||||to**the nearest**
**_t_**||||tothe**nearest**_t_|to**thenearest£**|
tothenearest_t_||tothenearest£||| |A1Receipts|||||||||||||| |Parents Fees|||||**14,512**|||||14,512|**14.9**50||| |Vouchers|||||**85,180**|||||85,180|**62,976**||| |Grants
Donations
Fundraising|||||---|||||--
-|||-
**700**
-| |Bank Interest|||||**354**|||||**354**-|||'277
-| ||||||-||||||||| |Fundraising (Uoyds)|||||**3,289**|||||3.289|2,n2||| |Petty Cash•
_Subtotal(Gross income for AR)_|||||-
-
103,315|||||---
103,315|**81,875**||| |anvesmensa es,|||||||||||||| ||||||-||||||||| |||_Subtotal_||||I||:11|:11|:11|||:I| ||_Totalreceipts_||I|
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**81,676**||| |A3Pavments|||||||||||||| |Fundraising Costs|||||4.100|||||4,100|||-| |**Salaries**|||||84,327|||||84,327|**52,915**||| |Improvements|||||3,294|||||3,294|||-| |otherprenmisescosts|||||1,217|||||1,217||**1,900**|| |Catering costs|||||**800**|||||800|||-| |Consumables & equipment|||||**2,581**|||||**2,581**|||717| |**11:-**|||||**658**
725|||||**658**
725||**1,389**
**551**|| |Training cost|||||1,022|||||1,022|||**535**| |Recruitment|||||**455**|||||**455**|||**788**| |Otherpayments|||||**697**|||||**897**|||**818**| |Bankcharges|||||eo|||||eo|||60| |GoodsandToys|||||378|||||**378**||**1,844**|| |||_Subtotal_|||**100,314**|||||100,314|**11,317**||| |**A4Asset**andInvestment|||||||||||||| |ourchaseslseetable\|||||||||||||| ||||||--||||||||| |||_Subtotal_|||-||||||||| |_Totalpayments_|||_I__
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3,001
1-------'-~|||||||**3,001**|**1,874**||| |ASTransfersbetweenfunds|||||||||||||| |A6Cashfundslastyearend|||||21,748|||||21,7~|**20,074**||| |_Cashfundsthisyearend_|||
24,749
________,|||||||**24,749**|||| |SectionB Statementof|SectionB Statementof|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod|assets and liabilitiesatthe endoftheperiod||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Unreatrlcted|Reatrlcted|||Endowment| |Categones||Details|||funds||fund•||funds| ||||||to**nearoatt**|to noaroatt|||to**nurntt**| |B 1Cashfunds|As at 31st August 2025 -||CAF||23,208||||| ||Asat 31st August 2025 -||Uovds||**1,542**||||| |||||||.|||| |||_Totalcashfunds_|||**24,750**||||| |||**(ag,Nbelancn**wlh**recelptaandpayment.**
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