2025-08-31-accounts - All Saints Pre-School Playgroup (Winchester)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 SEPTEMBER 2024 To 31AUGUST 2025

Charity name: ALL SAINTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (WINCHESTER) Charity registration number: 1038416

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;
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 pre-school provides of play, care, and education services for children in Highcliffe, Winchester
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education.

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	The charity continued to provide its services, while remaining financially sound.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	See financial report and AGM notes
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The pre-school aims to 1. To ensure that we can provide a consistent level of service protecting against unforeseen losses to income or increases in expenses. 2. To ensure that our liabilities can be met should our setting need to close. We will aim to build and maintain a reserve of £30,000. The committee will annually review this reserve level to ensure that it will meet the following: • Statutory redundancy liability for all staff. • Pay for the notice period required to be given to staff. • Outstanding holiday pay entitlement for staff. • Outstanding bills such as premises rent.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£31,977.69
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	All Saints Preschool is governed by a Constitution that was adopted on 18th January 2011 by the committee, and updated at the AGM in 2016.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated charity
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	Committee members are elected at the AGM. The minimum number of Committee members shall be 5 and the maximum shall be 12, together with up to a further 3 co-opted members.

consuona provsons e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees ommee memers sa e an e maximum shall be 12, together with up to a further 3 co-opted members.	consuona provsons e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees ommee memers sa e an e maximum shall be 12, together with up to a further 3 co-opted members.	consuona provsons e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees ommee memers sa e an e maximum shall be 12, together with up to a further 3 co-opted 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	n/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	n/a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	n/a
Other		n/a

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	ALL SAINTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (WINCHESTER)
Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charity number	1038416

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Alan Collier	Chair		Committee
Phillipa Bucknall			Committee
Peta James	Secretary	01SEP24-05JUN25	Committee
Rachel Davies- Glover	Safeguarding Officer		Committee
Lauren Slater	Treasurer	05JUN25 Onwards	Committee
Hannah Pike	Secretary	05JUN25 Onwards	Committee

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
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Other optional information

n/a

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) Alan Collier Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 30JUN26

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to Ihe trustees of ALL SAINTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (WINCHESTER) On accounls for the year ondod 31 August 2025 Charlty no (If any} 1038416 Sèt oul on pages report to the trustees on my examination of the aCUnIS of the above charity Ilhe Trusf) for the year ended 3110812025 Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the basis of report preparation of the accounis in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 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(5llb} of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have oxamlnor's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which giv8s me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the a¢UnIS do not accord with the accounting records the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom) and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have rne ao$S no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: 28 June 2026 Name: Nicholas Ashton FCA Relevant professlonal quallfication(sl or body (if any): Chartered Accountant (1285555) ICAEW Address: Downside East, 26 Quarry Road Winchester S023 OJG 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 Nothing to highlight any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

October 2018

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