## **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 ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |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| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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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** 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)** 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**
SS5~~5=~~
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555|||||||||||||||| 23/03/2026 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **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**
**-**
**30,181**
**-**
**43,566**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
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**asset belongs**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Karen Hall|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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Date of
approval
23/03/2026| 23/03/2026 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 ## **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: - 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. * _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** 1 **IER** **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** 2 **IER**