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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date ## section A ## Reference and administration details ## Charity name ## St Nicholas Pre-School Other names charity is known by St Nicholas First Steps and St Nicholas Little Learners Registered charity number (if any) | 1029661 Charity's principal address | Church Hall, Church Road ## Whitchurch ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |Type ofadviser|Name|Address| |---|---|---| |independent Examiner||Wesley Smith|2 Palm Road| |Bristol||| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Anne Weston, Tracey Peters ## Section B Structure, governance and management ## Description of the charity’s trusts ## Type of governing document Constitution |How the
charity is constituted Association ofapprox. 95members|How the
charity is constituted Association ofapprox. 95members| |---|---| |Tastescolaction welhade Nominated and elected or re-elected bycommittee members usually at
the Annual General Meeting.|| |Additional governance issues (Optional information)|| |You may choose to include|| |eenatonal TMOnAHOn, Minors
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Wehold Professional Indemnity/ManagementProtection Insurance.| |major risks and the system|| |and procedures to manage|| |them.|| |Section C|Objectives and activities| ||To enhance the development and education of children primarily under| ||statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide| ||forthe needs oftheir children through community groups and:| |Summary ofthe objects ofthe|e
Develop children’s natural curiosity and extend their| |charity setout in its|understanding ofthe world around them| |governing document|e
Encouragea positive attitude to learning in preparation for school.| ||e
Provide a safe, caring and happy learning environment.| ||e
Workwithin a parent-involving framework, which ensures equality| ||ofopportunity
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To provide early years education and sessional care in a pre-school
setting for 3 and 4 year old children. We also run parent/carer and
toddler groups for children aged from birth to 3 years old.
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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
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## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include None further statements, where relevant, about: - e policy on grantmaking; - e policy programme related investment; - e contribution made by volunteers. section D Achievements and performance[main] hein[of][ the] : We ran 380 pre-school sessions of morning 3 hours, afternoon 2.5 achievements . hours and 6 hour all day sessions with packed lunch. We have all day during the yearof the charity session on Tuesday,; Wednesdayon and Thursday. In total reaching 37 children and their families. Also ran 114 baby and toddler sessions of 2.5/2.75 hours each this year, reaching approximately 45 children per week. The Pre-school children have enjoyed many activities this year including a coach trip to Ashton Court, where they played, had lunch and found out more about nature and animals. We have had trips to our local parks for a nature trail and sports day. Went to St Nicholas Church for Easter, Harvest festival and Christmas Nativity. Visits to local garden centre at Christmas time to see the Christmas decorations. We attend a weekly forest school at Whitchurch Primary School. At Forest School we learn about nature and complete natural craft activities, have stories and sing. We also have a raised bed where we weed, dig, plant and harvest. We studied lots of different topics throughout the year: ; Numberblocks — Numbers, shapes & Colours; Harvest Festival: Autumn and Nature Trail; Fireworks Night; Diwali; Remembrance Day; “All the Colours of Christmas”; Winter; Birds; ‘The Naughty Bus’ Lunar New Year; Valentine’s Day; Healthy Eating and Healthy Teeth; Ramadan; Eid; Mother’s and Father’s Day; Emotions and Feelings; Easter and Spring; First Aid; Road Safety; Farm; V.E. Day: Caterpillars; Holidays and Festivals and Going to School. We have raised funds for other charitable organisations e.g. Comic Relief and Children in Need. We held a MacMillian Coffee Morning We have regular Show and Tell days and the children have weekly P.E. sessions with a trained P.E. Professional. Near the end of the academic year we have visits to local schools to help in their transition to Primary School. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section E
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Financial review
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- Brief statement of the Wesituations. try to ensure that the charity has reserves in the bank for emergency charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) bie ay choses bi :ingaide ML **o** calst ofEducation the charity’s Authority. fundingC **h** ildrenas been whoin theare formnot eligible of fundingfor funding from thepay additional information, where f do the child Bending the bats d todd relaxant alan ees, as do the children attending the baby and toddler groups. e the charity's principal _ Additional funds have been gained from fundraising initiatives for sources of funds (including | example, a Nature Trail, Nativity DVD sales and Christmas/Easter any fundraising); Raffles. We have also received small donations from local organisations. - e how expenditure has ; . ; supported the key objectives Expenditure has been in relation to staff wages, rent and purchase of of the charity; play equipment. - s investment policy and Money received from fundraising is used to buy new play equipment and objectives including any to subsidise trips/enrichment activities. ethical investment policy adopted. ## Section F ## Other optional information ## Section G ## Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees A ———— Position (eg Secretary, Chair, |[Trustee][and][Trustee] etc) Date; . IS fai{rove | ## St Nicholas Pre-School ## Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Balance 1 September £24,534.14 £14,667.77 Surplus for Year £1,163.55 £9,866.47 Balance 31 August £ 25,697.69 £ 24,534.24 ## Represented by Cash in Hand £229.16 £170.20 Current Account £ 25,468.93 £ 24,363.94 TOTAL £25,698.09 £24,534.14 Excess in Cash ral 0.40 £ 0.10 St Nicholas Pre-School Accounts Year Ending 31st August 2025 oo —w: ## St Nicholas Pre-School |St Nicholas Pre-School|St Nicholas Pre-School|St Nicholas Pre-School|St Nicholas Pre-School|St Nicholas Pre-School| |---|---|---|---|---| |Income and Expenditure forthe yearending 31 August2025||||| |Income||2025||2024| |Fees||£108,594.48||£107,922.19| |Milk Refunds||0||0| |Interest||0||0| |Training
Sub-Total|£|-
£108,594.48|£|1,072.00
£108,994.19| |Fund Raising||||| |Fundraising||£576.35||£1,068.00| |Photo Sales
Trips/Consumables
Sweatshirts||£0.00
£1,177.50
£349.10||£198.00
£841.00
£538.50| |Online Fundraising
Donations
Other Income||£48.94
£500.00||£39.82
£560.00| |HMRC CJRS||£0.00||£0.00| |For External orgs (PE)
Floats & Refunds
Charity Fundraising
Sub-Total||£532.00
£0.00
£56.00
£3,239.89||£597.00
£21.40
£50.50
£3,914.22| |TOTAL INCOME||£111,834.37||£112,908.41| |Less Expenditure||£110,670.82||£103,041.94| |Surplus||£1,163.55||£9,866.47| |Expenses|2025|2024| |---|---|---| |Salaries
Rent|£90,744.42
£7,800.00|£84,184.63
£7,662.00| |Milk
Insurance|£0.00
£858.08|£0.00
£833.14| |Taxand National Insurance|£4,508.04|£2,966.64| |Bank Charges|£185.70|£194.70| |Sub-Total|£104,096.24|£95,841.11| |Expenditure||| |Mobile Phone|£260.11|£247.67| |Stationery and Postage|£0.00|£0.00| |Xmas Presents & Expenses
Trips
Sundries& PettyCash|£231.95
£344.00
£0.00|£122.86
£367.67
£0.00| |Equipment& Ed. Resources
Ofsted
Fund Raising|£3,717.27
£50.00
£0.00|£3,892.44
£50.00
£0.00| |Training|£110.00|£762.00| |Sweatshirts
Adverts
Memberships
External Organisations (PE)|£532.05
£0.00
£161.00
£978.20|£167.90
£50.29
£165.00.
£925.00| |Returned Fees|£190.00|£450.00| |Sub-Total|£6,574.58|£7,200.83| |TOTAL|£110,670.82|£103,041.94| %.|—— ## CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts ## SectionA ~—~__—s IndependentExaminer’s Report = **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- Report to the trustees/ y members of St Nicholas Pre-School On accounts for the year | 31% August 2025 Charity no | 1029661 ended (if any) | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025. - Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). | 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have - examiner's statement 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: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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. | 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. qualification(s)Relevant professional or body tC' A (if any): _ ## 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.