Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Day Morth
Period end date
Day Month
Year
Year
From
01 APRIL 12024 To 31 MARCH
Reference and administration details
2025
Section A
Charity name
CLYST VALLEY PRESCHOOL
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (If any)
1036131
Charity's principal address
CLYST ST MARY PRIMARY SCHOOL
CLYST ST MARY
EXETER
Postcode
EX5 1BG
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates actad If not for wholo
Tru8tse name
Office (If any)
Name of person (or body) entitled
oint tru8ts0
ifan
EIFION JONES
CHAIR
LEFT November 2024
FRANCESCA
IMLLIAMS
SEcR￿ARy
RACHEAL
LEVERTON
RACHEL
HAYWOOD
PETER HALE
TREASURER
LEFf March 2025
GENERAL
COMMirrEE
GENERAL
COMMIThEE
GENERAL
COMMirrEE
GENERAL
COMMirrEE
GENERAL
COMMIThEE
LINDSEY BORLASE
LEFT January 2025
KATIE GUMEDE
LEFf Nov 2024
ANNA WHITTAKER
LE￿ Nov 2024
VICTORIA
REDFORD
CHAIR
JOINED Nov 2024
10
ZOE DARCH
GENERAL
COMMIThEE
GENERAL
COMMirrEE
JOINED Nov 2024
GEORGIA PINcorr
ALLEN
JOINED Nov 2024
12
NICHOLAS
MURRAY
GENERAL
COMMITTEE
GENERAL
COMMIThEE
GENERAL
COMMirrEE
JOINED Nov 2024
13
SAMANTHA
WLKINSON
JOINED Nov 2024
14
SOPHIE ALLEN
JOINED Nov 2024
15
DANIEL JOHNS
GENERAL
cOMMI￿EE
JOINED Nov 2024
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Names of the trustees for the charity. if any. (for example. any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlption of the charity's trusts
PRESCHOOL LEARNING ALLINACE 2008
Type of goveming document
(i ub( iJ¥tIU. LV¥ Ibll[lJllU'.
How the charity is constituted
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION
Trustee selection methods
ELECTED FROM MEMBERSHIP
Additional govèrnance issues (Optlonal Infonnation)
The Preschool is inspected on a regular basis by Otsted. The preschool
was awarded GOOD at it's most recent inspection in De￿mber 2022.
Trustees are elected from our parent memi)ers annually.
Trustees oversee the policies and procedures adopted by the group.
including risk assessments, financial planning and recruitment.
You may chooso to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees,.
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
Devon County Council Childcare advisors together with DCC Earfy Years
Consultants provide help. support, and guidan￿ wrth Educational issues,
SEND support, financial and inspection infonnation, including setting
visits, training and workshops.
relationship with any related
parties"
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
The charity is a member of the Early Years Alliance which supports,
guides and provides literature and guidance, especially within areas of
financial management, policy writing, legal advi￿, and staff training.
The trustees employ an administrator who assists in the daily business
management and ensures sufficient contingency funds & planning is in
place.
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Section C
Objectives and activities
To provide quality, affordable early years care and education for children
under the statLrtory school age. from the age of 2 years 8 months
enhancing their progress and development.
To provide a safe and secure environment for children to thrive and
develop self-confidence, self-esteem, independence and to practice
social skills. Induding those children with additional needs
To engage with and support parents in understanding child development,
the Importan￿ of leaming at home and developing parenting skills and to
become
art of their child's Earl Years settin
To provide a safe, secure and stimulating preschool experience to young
children. Offering fun, meaningful leaming opportunrties within our
sessions to aid their development and Early Years education. Full-time
day-care Monday - Friday during school hours and tenm time is provided.
There is a fee charged to attend these sessions, which may be met in full
or part from Universal hours (15) or 30 hours Working Entitlement Early
Years Funding provided by Devon County Council.
Early Bird sessions are now available should parents require an earlier
start time, these sessions a￿ chargeable and outside of the early years
funding provision.
Applications are taken for all children between the stated age criteria and
are admitted in accordance to our Admissions Policy.
Summary oftho objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of tha main
activities undertaken for the
public beneflt In relation to
these objects (include wlthin
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commisslon on public
benefit)
Surpluses are retained at the preschool for the benefit of the children and
are spent on replacingladding to equipment, facilities, resource8, Staffing
and on maintaining competitive hourly fees.
Rent is paid to Devon County Council for the classroom premises, this is
kept in a 'sinking fund. for building maintenance costs in agreement with
our lease.
In planning our activities, projects and services for the year we keep in
mind the Charty Commissions guidan￿ on public benefit at our trustee
rneetings.
As detailed above the focus of our activity is to provide preschool aged
children with sessions and leaming opportunities to aid their progress,
development and early years education during their time in childcare
within school hours and during term ts'me.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional informatlon
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Written policies and procedures are developed in collaboration with the
management committee and staff team and are discussed and
scrutinised by the general committee before they are officially adopted.
Existing policies are reviewed and updated by the managerladministrator
before being agreed by the committee annually.
You may choose to include
further statements, whe
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking.
policy programme related
investment;
A staff representative assists the committee and advises regarding
statutory requirements and regularly meets with the offi￿rS to support
their management of the setting.
The Committee consists of volunteers from our members (parents and
carers of children on role) who assist staff in running various family
events, (such as an annual nativity, sports day, Christmas Market etc)
and look at various opportunities to raise funds for the charity to purchase
new resources, equipment and to support children in their play and
leaming, as well as aid funding staff CPD opportunities.
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
One staff member, the groups deputy manager, has completed her level
5 Leadership apprenticeship studies and has achieved a Distinction.
Other continued staff training includes, 'Letters and Sounds,, Food Allergy
Training, Food Hygiene, Sensory development, updated EYFS training,
and Paediatric First Aid, as well as regular Statutory Safeguarding
training needs
The setting has been able to provide many additional outdoor resources
and large equipment this year due to suc￿Ssful fundraising.
SEND resources have been updated and addrtional rtems purchased
such as weighted blanket, sensory tube as well as additional staffing
being financed in order to support children with specific SEND needs and
to enable them to fully aC￿sS and enjoy preschool leaming experiences.
The preschool has worked in close cooperation with professionals from
the local specialist children ￿ntre.
The Preschool vegetable garden and wildlife zones have been developed
further, wrth better accessibility and secuiity. outdoor water play
equipment has also been purchased.
Section E
Financial review
The group aims to maintain sufficient funds to meet all the financial
obligations of the charity and to fund any redundancy liabilities. We aim
to fund any building and garden Maintenan￿ contingencies in
accordance wtth our lease. Our reserves policy aims to maintain
sufficient working funds for 6 months operation should child numbers
decrease signfficantly. The group also maintain sufficient funds to
increase staffin
to meet the re
uired ratios, rf and when child numbers
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
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increase as demand fluctuates annually.
It is the Preschool's aim to meet raises in the national working and
minimum wage, and to allow the salary scale to remain unaffected and
fair.
Detafls of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review detsils (Optional infomiation)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Principal fvnding comes from Devon County Council Early Years
Entitlement.
Fees paid by parents.
Fund-raising.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Signaturels)
Full namels)
Position (eg Secretary. Chair,
etc)
ViCto(io Qedfor
CHAIRPERSON
Dats
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CLYST VALLEY pRE￿CHOOL
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2025
2025
2024
INCOME
Fee's Parents
Funded Fees
Fund Raising
Other
Interest
23,365
121.037
3.225
14,015
89,715
3.158
608
59
371
150.565
107,555
EXPENDITURE
Wages
Employer's Nl costs
Nest Pension Employer
Equlpment
Rent
UtliltieslRates
Training
Stationary& Consummables
Insurance & Annual Fees
Break time sundries
CleaninWPPE
Other
100,867
1.756
1,897
3,770
7,500
4,888
737
2,113
2,252
650
385
4,337
86,805
1,447
1,632
480
2,715
1,993
2,102
635
723
2,154
131,152
19.413
101,034
6,521
Surplus for th• y•ar
CLYST VALLEY PRESCHOOOL
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILMES
AS AT 311 MARCH 2025
Opening balance:
Current Account
Deposit Account
Petty Cash
30.041
60.075
61,052
22,516
35
90,124
19,413
109,537
83.603
6,521
90.124
Income & expenditure Account Surplus
Represented by:
Closing Balance:
Current Account
Deposit Account
Pettycash
Total funds at year end
42,576
30,041
60,075
15
109,537
90,124

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A l-.
Independent Examinevs Report
Report to the trustoe8
CLYST VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL
On accounts for the year
ended
31# March 2025
Charity no
lif any)
1036131
Set out on page8
The attached page.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 3110312025.
Responslbllltles and
ba$18 of report
AS the charity's trustees, you are responsible for tha preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitl8s Act 2011
nhe Act.).
I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independont I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters
examiner'8 statsment have come to my attention in conneL#ion with the examination which
gwes me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance wtth sectlon
130 01 the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
quirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is
not a matter considered as part of an Inde￿ndent examlnatlon.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in
connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in
this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to
be reached.
Slgned:
Name:
BRL D W/W
Relevant professlonal
qualiflcatlon(8} or body
(If any):
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