Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 20 08 2023 To 19 08 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Tring Stepping Stones Pre School
Other names charity is known by
| Registered charity number (if any) 1034714 Charity's principal address c/o Treasurer Tim Manning Postcode ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1034714 Charity's principal address c/o Treasurer Tim Manning Postcode ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1034714 Charity's principal address c/o Treasurer Tim Manning Postcode ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1034714 Charity's principal address c/o Treasurer Tim Manning Postcode ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1034714 Charity's principal address c/o Treasurer Tim Manning Postcode ~~ee~~ |
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| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | |||||
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Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| 1 | Tim Manning | Treasurer | |||
| 2 | Rebecca Masters | Chairperson | |||
| 3 | Rachel Martinek | Secretary | |||
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| Names and addresses of | advisers (Optional information) | advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at AGM Trustee selection methods
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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PRE-SCHOOL CONTINUES TO OFFER AN OUTSTANDING, SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO ATTEND. THE STAFF HAVE HAD RANGE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH THEY EMBRACE WITH INTEREST. THE BENEFITS FROM THESE COURSES IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE VERY GOOD PRACTICE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
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 benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE AT A LOCAL CHURCH Summary of the main MESSY PLAY SESSIONS achievements of the charity STAND AT A NUMBER OF LOCAL EVENTS during the year ALL STAFF AT OR ABOVE LIVING WAGE CONTINUED PROVISION 2 YEAR-OLDS CONTRIBUTIONS TO A NUMBER OF TOWN CELEBRATIONS
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Section E Financial review ~~ee~~
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
THE PRE-SCHOOL RESERVE POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COVER; ONE MONTHS SALARY, FOUR WEEKS HOLIDAY PAY AND 6 WEEKS PREMISES RENTAL.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section G Declaration ~~ee~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) ~~=]~~ Full name(s) Timothy John Manning Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) ~~ee ee~~ Date 30/5/2025 ~~|~~
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Charity Name No (if any) Tring Stepping Stones Pre School 1034714 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 20/8/2022 19/8/2023 ~~ee ee ee~~ Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Fees | 30,823 | - | - | 30,823 | 21,484 | ||||
| Funding | 50,639 | - | - | 50,639 | 32,313 | ||||
| Fundraising | 1,287 | - | - | 1,287 | 851 | ||||
| Other | 1,273 | - | - | 1,273 | 318 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 84,022 (Gross income for AR) |
- | - | 84,022 | 54,966 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 84,022 - - 84,022 54,966 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~—————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Wages | 58,699 | - | - | 58,699 | 52,345 | ||||
| Premises | 3,999 | - | - | 3,999 | 4,482 | ||||
| Equipment | 2,101 | - | - | 2,101 | 987 | ||||
| Other | 1,527 | - | - | 1,527 | 2,184 | ||||
| HMR&C | 2,402 | - | - | 2,402 | 1,325 | ||||
| Pensions | 4,442 | - | - | 4,442 | 4,047 | ||||
| Insurance | 979 | - | - | 979 | 608 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 74,149 | - | - | 74,149 | 65,978 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 74,149 - - 74,149 65,978 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end **Cash funds this year end ** |
9,873 - - 9,873 - 11,011 - - - - - 11,479 - - 11,479 22,490 21,352 - - 21,352 11,479 ~~=====>==>~~ |
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~ee~~ Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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B1 Cash funds 21,352 - - - - - - - - Total cash funds 21,352 - - ~~<_<~~ (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~===>~~ Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B3 Investment assets - - - - - - - - - - ~~===>~~ Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B4 Assets retained for the - - charity’s own use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~===>~~ Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities - - - - - Signed by one or two trustees on Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval Timothy Manning 13/06/25 ~~———~~ 2 06/13/2025
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Stepping Stone Pre School Tring On accounts for the year ended 19108124 Charity no (if any) 1034714 Set out on pages I 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 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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 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. Date: Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Chris Wells Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 9 Elizabeth Close Aylesbury Bucks HP219XX IER October 2018
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. IER October 2018