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
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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| |
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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, ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||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||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about |||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||| |||| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about |||| |---|---|---| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Charity’s principal address Holybourne Village Hall
Church Lane
Holybourne
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 4HE
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**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 ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above** . **----- Start of picture text -----**
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CHARITY COMMtSSIONl –––––I FOR ENGLA ~~ND AND WALES !Holybourne Village Pre6chool }~~ |||~~y g ~~||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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funds
to nearest £
B1 Cash funds
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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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
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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_ ' **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**October 2018** 1 **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** . 2 **IER** **October 2018**