2025-08-31-accounts - Holybourne Village Pre School

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 September 2024 Period start date To 31 August 2025 Period end date

Charity name : Holybourne Village Pre - School

Charity registration number : 1029406

Objectives and Activities

	SORPreference Para117

Summaryofthe purposesof the charityassetoutinits	.	ToprovideEarly Yearschildcareand educationto2-4yearold children from the
		village andsurroundingarea.
governingdocument		ThePre-Schoolcontinuestocare forand
		educate theyoungchildren fromthelocal

		area, We reduced ourentryage to2years

		old, whichenablesus tosupportfamilies

		sooner, andtoputinearly intewentionsfor

		those thatneedk_

		This particularly helps thosefamilieswhere

		we are enablingbothparents to continueto

		work.

Summaryof themain	Para1.17and	The focusof ouractivitiesistocontinueto
activitiesin relation tothose	1.19	raisethelevelofourqualityofprovision to
purposes forthepublic		thechildrenwelookafter.
benefit,inparticular,the		We continuetoraisefundsto enablethis
activities, projectsor		and provide furtherenhancements toour
services identifiedinthe		resources andassociatedactivities.
accounts.

Statementconfirming	Para1,18	AHof our Trustees havebeenprovidedwith
wheiherthetrusteeshave		acopy of andread andunderstoodthe
had regardtotheguidance		guidance on publicbenefit.
issuedby theCharity
Commissiononnublic

benefit

\dditional information (optional) hu 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

	SORPreferenoe

		AChallenging Yet RewardingYearat

		Pre6chool 24-25

Summary of themain	Para1,20	Duringthisyear we werebeginningtosee
achievements of the charity,		an increase innumbers, westillhad

identifyjng the differencethe		reduced stafFing on someofthesessions
charity’s work hasmadeto		duetoquieterdays, butthe advantagesof
thecircumstancesofits		quiet sessionsweremore walksoutand
beneficiariesand anywider		about, tothechurch,thepond,thevillage

benefitstosocietyasa		park, andMillCottageFarm. andmany
whole.		moreenhancements toourcontinuous
		provISIon.

		TheChristmas party,thoughquiet,still

		broughtjoywitha visit fromSanta.

		Dailyactivitiescontinued to excitethe

		children, fosteringdevelopmentthrough

		morning exercise,WellComm grouptime,

		andFrenchsessions with Sarah, Theart

		areaprovidedacreative outlet,andnew

		toys encouraged valuablesocial skillslike

		sharing, turn-taking, andcaringfor

		belongings.

		The pre-school annualEasterEggHuntat

		the Lawns was followedby aMadHatters

		Teapartywhichprovided awonderful

		opportunityforfamilies and stafftoconnect,

		and ended withagrand rafflewithlotsof

		prizesdonated by thelocalcommunity,

		Anincreaseto fundingavailabletoworking

		families meant theywereaccessingmore

		hours wherepreviouslythey mayhave

		waiteduntilthe childrenhadreachedthree

		yearsold.

		The summerterm wasabusyand

		enjoyable period. Aphotographercaptured

		beautiful portraits, generatinga

		Icommissionfor thepre-school.Healthy

		EatingWeek wasfilledwith funactivities

and new foods to try. As well as our weekly visit to The Lawns elderly care home for intergenerational activities We had another enjoyable Sports day in their beautiful gardens, and the residents presented the children with their medals The year concluded with a joyful end-ofterm party, enjoyed by all,

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	Para1_41
Achievements against
objectivesset


Performance offundraising
activitiesagainstobjectives	Para1,41
set




Investmentperformance	Para1.41
against objectives


Other

Financial Review

Reviewof thecharity’s	Para 1,21	Theschool enjoyed a verysuccessfulyear,
financial position attheend		largelydue to increased numbersenrolling.

oftheperiod		Asurplusof in excessof£13k willhelp

		ensurefutureprojectscan go ahead,such

		asthe playgroundrefurbishment,

		Italsomeanswe can holdinreserve

		sufficient fundstoenableincreasesofboth
		thequality ofourprovisionand ofour

		resources for the children,

Statementexolaininathe	Para1.22	Reservesareheld for2 main purposes:
DoliCVfor holdinareserves		1.Planning_for_futureenhancements

statingwhytheyareheld		asabove.

		2. Ensurewe havesufficientfundsfor

		aminimum of3months wagesfor
		thestaff,
		Inaddition,we feelitis alsoprudentto

		keepa reasonable reserveforany
		unplanned requirements,
Amount ofreservesheld	Para1,22	£16,000
Reasonsfor holdingzero	Para1.22	N/a
reserves

Details of fund materiallvin	Para1,24	N/a
deficit

Explanationofany	Para1.23	No uncertainties currently, althougha
uncertaintiesaboutthe		recentlyopened newpre-school locally,

charitycontinuing asa		may impacton numbersgoingfOIward,

goingconcern

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		Ourmainsourceoffundsisfrom thefees

		for childrenattending,withadditional

Thecharity’sprincipal		incomefromfundraising andgrants,
sources offunds(including	Para 1,47
anyfundraising)

		N/a

Investmentpolicyand
objectivesincludingany	Para1.46
socialinvestmentoolicv

adopted

		Reducednumbersasaresult ofotherlocal

		provlslon,
Adescriptionoftheprincipal	Para4,46	Any changestogovernmentfunding of
risksfacing thecharity		EarlyYears provision,
		Lossofstaff toalternative employersand
		subsequent replacementrecruitment,
Other

Structure , Governance and Management

Descriptionofcharity’s

trusts:

Typeofgoverningdocument	Para1.25	Preschool learning allianceconstitution
		adopted2009,
Howis thecharity	Para1.25	UnincorporatedCharity
constituted?

Trustee selectionmethods	Para1.25	The Trusteesaim torecruitfromfamilies
including details ofany		thatattend the Pre-Schoolas well asthose

constitutional provisionse_g,		whohave expertise and/orexperienceof
election to oostor nameof		ensuring that thePre-Schoolisruntothe
anypersonor bodyentitled		highest standards.
toappointoneormore
trustees

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Policies andprocedures
adopted fortheinduction	Para1.51
and trainingoftrustees


The charity’sorganisational
structure andanvwider	Para4.51
network withwhichthe

charityworks




Relationship withanyrelated	Para1.51
parties


Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name >
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity nurrlber a
Charity’s principal address Holybourne Village Hall
Church Lane
Holybourne
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 4HE
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

MBsactad if noWforwhole Trustee nameIOfFice(if any)I_;;iF_ o 4 5e 61 SarahHuman 7e 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Chair Manager Trustee/Secretary Trustee Trustee/Treasurer Trustee Treasurer Treasurer toJune2025 Appointed June2025_	Name ofperson(orbody)entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)

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

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Fundsheld as custodian	trustees on behalfofothers
Descriotion of theassets	N/a
heldinthiscapacity

Nameandobie(ItSofthe	N/a
charitvon whosebehalfthe

assets areheldand howthis

falls withinthecustodian

charity'sobjects

Detailsofarranaementsfor	N/a
safe custodyand

segregation ofsuchassets
fromthecharity’sown

assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of

Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above .

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature( s)
Full name(s) SANe hH
Position (eg Secretary
Chair , etc)
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CHARITY COMMtSSIONl –––––I FOR ENGLA ~~ND AND WALES !Holybourne Village Pre6chool }~~

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				CC16a
For theperiod
from	1	01/09/2024 11 o	31/08/2025
Section A Receipts andpayments
tothe nearest	£ tothe nearest£tothenearest£to the nearest £ to the nearestE
A1Receipt

A4	Assetand investment
A5	Transfers betweenfunds
A6	Cashfunds last yearend
	*Cashfundsthis yearend*	MB]

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

28/04/2026

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Restricted
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s
own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees
IZ / bIIL
CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 28/04/2026
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/ members of I Holybourne Village Pre-School

On accounts for the year L Charity no 1 1029406 ended I (if any) report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust”) for the year ended

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 201 1 (“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 carTying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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 '

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Signed : [b Date : } B/i / ££:
Relevant professional A AT
qualification(s) or body
(if any);
Address :
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October 2018

IER

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .

IER

October 2018