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← Storr's Road Pre-School

2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 01/09/2024 To 31/08/2025

Charity name: Storr’s Road Pre-School Charity registration number: 1033008

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities Objectives and Activities Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN 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.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 The main activities undertaken have
been:

To provide a safe, secure and
welcoming environment

To create opportunities for learning to
take place through play

To help all children make the
transition from home to Pre-School
and Pre-school to primary school.

To promote understanding, kindness
and tolerance of others

To nurture self-confidence and self-
esteem and encourage independence

To provide a rich play environment, to
motivate children to explore and
experiment without fear of failure

To provide an environment where
equal opportunities for all takes place
regardless of gender, race, culture or
religion, special or additional needs

To provide access to the early
learning goals and assess their
development on a regular basis

To ensure that the curriculum meets
the needs of every child, socially,
intellectually, emotionally and
physically

To provide continuity of care through
liaison with parents and carers and
through working closely with other
professionals involved with the
family.
To promote healthy lifestyles by providing a
wide variety of healthy snacks and

opportunities for physical exercise both indoors and outdoors.

Statement confirming Para 1.18  The trustees have given regard whether the trustees have to the Charity commission had regard to the guidance guidance on public benefit. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit

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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
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Achievements and Performance

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SORP reference
Summary of the main
Para 1.20
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.
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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity received local authority funding,
financial position at the end fees and other income of £112,135 during
of the period the year. Total expenditure on wages, rent,
equipment etc. amounted to £98,665
resulting in a surplus of £13,470. The
balance of funds is held in two bank
accounts amounting to £43,566.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22
policy for holding reserves The charity adopts the policy of retaining 3
stating why they are held months operational running costs in reserve
to cover possible lower intake over the year
and still be able to pay rent, staff and general
running costs.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47
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

Description of charity’s
trusts:		 Trust
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 By constitution adopted 17 October 1990
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Unincorporated association
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 Trustees are appointed annually at the
Annual general Meeting

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Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Storr’s Road Pre-School
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1033008
Charity’s principal address Storrs Road Methodist Church and Centre
Storrs Road
Brampton
Chesterfield
S40 3PY
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Grace Colley Chair
2 Jackie Buckland
3 Karen Hall Treasurer
4 Emma Evans
5 Jacquelyn Bradshaw
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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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.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Mrs Karen Hall Full name(s) Mrs Karen Hall Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 23/03/2026

Storrs Road Pre-School Storrs Road Pre-School Storrs Road Pre-School 1033008 1033008
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Period end date
01/09/2024
31/08/2025
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period
from
Period start date
To
ee
ee ee		 Last year
to the nearest £
CC16a
Local Authority Funding
95,877		 - - - - - - - 95,877 95,877 65,517
Session Fees
15,692		 - - - - - - - 15,692 15,692 23,201
Donations rec
187		 - - - - - - - 187 187 83
Bank interest
379		 - - - - - - - 379 379 436
- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR)112,135 - - - - - - - 112,135 112,135 89,237
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts
112,135
-
-
112,135
89,237
A3 Payments
S5~~55~~
Wages, HR & Training
83,845		 - - - - - - - 83,845 83,845 80,658
Rent
10,364		 - - - - - - - 10,364 10,364 9,221
Equipment & Resources
781		 - - - - - - - 781 781 1,584
Milk & Refreshments
-		 - - - - - - - - - -
Insurances
726		 - - - - - - - 726 726 795
Professional & Subscriptions
1,062		 - - - - - - - 1,062 1,062 2,481
Office expenses
933		 - - - - - - - 933 933 945
Sundry expenses
954		 - - - - - - - 954 954 2,076
Donations
-		 - - - - - - - - - 83
Sub total 98,665 - - - - - - - 98,665 98,665 97,843
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total payments
98,665
-
-
98,665
97,843
Net of receipts/(payments)
13,470
-
-
13,470
- 8,606
A5 Transfers between funds
-
- -
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
30,096
- -
30,096
38,702
Cash funds this year end
43,566
-
- 43,566
30,096
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555

23/03/2026

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B1 Cash funds		 Signature
Details
Details
Details
Details
Petty cash
Current Account
Cash Management Account
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
413
-
12,972
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30,181
-
43,566
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
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Print Name
Karen Hall		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
23/03/2026

23/03/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Storr’s Road Pre-School members of On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1033008 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 - 2

I 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 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:

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. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: I Blanksby Date: 23/03/2026 ~~PO |~~ Name: Iain Blanksby ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional Association of Accounting Technicians qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Accountable4u

47 Valley Road Barlow S18 7SL

October 2018

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Disclosure

Section B

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 .

October 2018

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