## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date** **Charity name: Sticky Fingers Pre-School, Templecombe** ## **Charity registration number:1029754** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the
development and education of children, primarily
under statutory school age, by encouraging parents
to understand and provide for the needs of their
children through community groups and by:
a) offering appropriate play, education and
care facilities, family learning and extended
hours groups, together with the right of
parents to take responsibility for and to
become involved in the activities of such
groups, ensuring that such groups offer
opportunities for all children whatever
their race, culture, religion, means or
ability;
b) encouraging the study of the needs of such
children and their families and promoting
public interest in and recognition of such
needs in the local areas;
c)
instigating and adhering to and furthering
the aims and objects of the Pre-school
LearningAlliance.| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Providing education for children under 5, according
to the curriculum set out in the EYFS, including
families in all aspects of learning, and the local
community as appropriate.

Lots of opportunities for interaction to learn
social skills both with other children and with
adults.

Inside toys and activities to develop
imagination, co-operative play and fine motor
skills.

Outdoor activities including ball games, ride-
ons and large play apparatus to develop gross
motor skills.

Craft activities to develop gross and fine motors
skills and imagination and vocabulary.

Singing and story times to develop speaking
and listening skills and to enhance language.

Various activities led by staff to help children
focus on individual needs eg speech,
recognition of numbers and letters, pencil
control.| |||
Special visitors including vet and firefighter to
teach children about how to stay safe and care
for themselves and others.

Assessing and referring children or families to
outside agencies for appropriate support.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In setting aims and planning activities for the pre-
school, the committee have given careful
consideration to the Charity Commission’s public
benefit guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The committee and staff have continued to support
the pre-school with a number of fundraising events;
an Xmas disco in the village hall, Xmas fayre with
the Primary school, Xmas Bingo/Raffle fundraiser
raised nearly £1270, Spring Easter disco/hamper,
Summer bingo/raffle raised £1200, Summer fayre
with the Primary school and summer raffle. John
Lewis/Tesco/Wessex internet donated £1800 more
togo towards ourgarden revamp.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |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.|Para 1.20|Our numbers remain healthy with 30 on roll at the
end of the year and 17 Pre-schoolers starting School
at the beginning of September. Happy, competent,
and individual learners was a result of the
difference we have made since those children and
families stepped through our door.
We have had a complete garden renovation thanks
to the ongoing fundraising efforts by the staff and
committee and some volunteers and donations,
which has provided the children with a safe
environment they can explore and thrive in all year
round. We have a little allotment area where the
children have grown tomatoes, cucumbers,
potatoes and herbs.
Throughout the year various fun learning topics
were covered including: armed forces day, sun
awareness week, national hedgehog week. We
walked to the D Day display in the village and
introduced toothbrushing in the setting.| We had caterpillars in the setting, the children watched the caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies and we let them go free. We celebrated Chinese New Year, Scottish burns night, Pancake Day and pumpkin carving/soup which included some delicious food tasting sessions. We introduced moo music sessions every Thursday afternoon which the children enjoyed. We also had a visit from Phelsuma Farm - bringing in reptiles for the children to hold and learn all about them. Our annual celebrations included our Christmas Singalong at St Mary’s Church and our Summer trip to Moors Valley Country Park in June 2024. We were also able to have our annual apple pressing day in Autumn 2023. We continue our links and support with the local and wider community. Staff training has seen staff continue their professional development throughout the year, to support and develop knowledge and support the children’s needs that are in our care, plus networking with other colleagues from other settings to share best practice ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Fundraising money used total £11,801 for the
garden refurbishment, including a climbing frame,
wooden toy store and new fence| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|Total Fundraising Sept 23 to August 24 = £2988
Net Fundraising Sept 23 to August 24 = £2754
Total Donations Sept 23 to August 24 = £2257| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the
period|Para 1.21|Net of receipts/(payments) surplus of £14,190| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating
why they are held|Para 1.22|A reserve account is kept to ensure that Sticky
Fingers can continue in a worst-case scenario.
Formal documented Reserves policy in place,
including level of reserves –to cover 3 months
runningcosts| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At least £25,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |---|---|---| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principle source of funds is from local
government grant (EYE), parents/carers fees and
committee/staff led fundraising events.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Descriptionofcharity’strusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Voluntary Committee| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by members| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|StickyFingers Pre-School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1029754| Charity’s principal address Abbas & Templecombe Church School School Lane Templecombe BA8 0HP ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||James Webb|Chair||| ||Matt Thompson|Treasurer||| ||Zoe Dixon|Secretary||| ||Lucy Wells|||| ||Marissa Leach|||| ||Emma Franklin|||| ||Elizabeth Stacey|||| ||Rebecca Butler||Oct 2023-Dec 2023|| |||||| – 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** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own 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.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||James Webb|Zoe Dixon| ||

Chair|Secretary| ||24/06/2025|| ||24/06/2025|| **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity Name|No (if any)| |TEMPLECOMBE STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL|1029754| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|01/09/2023|31/08/2024| |ee-| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |FEES|26,119|-|-|26,119|32,050| |FUNDRAISING|2,988|-|-|2,988|2,519| |GRANTS|97,826|-|-|97,826|59,271| |INTEREST|466|-|-|466|229| |OTHER|799|-|-|799|293| |DONATIONS|2,257|-|-|2,257|3,571| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |130,455|-|-|130,455|97,933| |AR)| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|- -| |=|Total receipts|130,455|-|-|130,455|97,933| |A3 Payments| |PREMISES|11,321|-|-|11,321|2,221| |WAGES|94,563|-|-|94,563|89,144| |INSURANCE|771|-|-|771|724| |CONSUMABLES|1,530|-|-|1,530|1,819| |EQUIPMENT|3,578|-|-|3,578|5,180| |FUNDRAISING|234|-|-|234|135| |ADMINISTRATIVE|653|-|-|653|994| |TRAINING|612|-|-|612|520| |MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS|465|-|-|465|449| |OTHERS|2,540|-|-|2,540|814| |Sub total|[ 116,266 ]|-|-|116,266|101,998| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases,|(see table)| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|- -| |—|Total payments|——————|116,266|-|-|116,266|101,998| |Net of receipts/(payments)|14,190|-|-|14,190|- 4,065| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|27,229|- -|27,229|31,294| |Cash funds this year end|===|41,419|-|- 41,419|= >>|27,229| **----- End of picture text -----**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 25/06/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
CURRENT ACCOUNT
FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT
RESERVE ACCOUNT
CASH ACCOUNT
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**2,608**
**2,167**
**36,595**
**50**
**41,419**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Restricted**
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**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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James Webb
Zoe Dixon|Date of
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| ||~~25/06/2025~~| Signature ~~2~~ ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **TEMPLECOMBE STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL members of On accounts for the year** 31[st] August 2024 **Charity no** 1029754 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023. - **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 2011 (“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 carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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 I 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. **Signed:** LDDownes **Date:** 05/06/2025 ~~Po [~~ **Name:** Mrs Lynda Downes ~~CC~~ **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 16 Grants Close, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9NS 1 **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** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**