2025-03-31-accounts - Aston Clinton Pre-School

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 04 2024 31 March 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Aston Clinton Preschool Other names charity is known by 1040219 Charity's principal address The Anthony Hall, London Road, Aston Clinton Postcode HP22 5HG ~~—~~

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1040219

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Hannah Hughes Chair Person 2 Linzi Chesson Secretary 3 Julie Green Treasurer 4 Linzi Fraser Fundraiser 5 Pamela Borrows 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ee~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




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) Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by Parents Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose 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 works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

We provide Term time only Early years foundation stage day-care to children aged 2-5 Years old.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Charity Run preschool. Early years Education.

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)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

342 sessions open a year with 39 Families on role. Summary of the main achievements of the charity Supporting Disadvantaged children and families. during the year Supporting children with medical and educational needs.

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Section E Financial review

We hold a separate account for any future disasters Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include ~~oO~~

Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) 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. ~~_~~ Section F Other optional information ~~__~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Hannah Hughes Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 26/01/2026 TAR 5 March 2012

March 2012

Aston Clinton Pre School

Registered Charity No. 1040219

for the year ending 31 March	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Income & Expenditure Account
Fees & Registrations	138,273	124,039	84,423	84,254	68,080	91,010	97,654
Grant income	12,053	11,404	0	15,000	0	2,500	0
HMRC JRS Grant				0	7,810	0	0
BCC Covid Cleaning Grants				0	2,000	0	0
BCC Inclusion Grants		25,000		0	4,000	0	0
Miscellaneous Sales		1,675	919	36	39	131	135
Fundraising	5,378	802	848	880	444	3,875	944
Bank Interest	252	158		4	80	151	117
Sundry/ Parent Contributions	116	2,140	346	48	60	656	340
Total income	156,072	165,218	86,536	100,222	82,513	98,323	99,190
Expenditure
Staff Wages,Tax & NI & Pension Nest	121,261	110,955	91,051	93,625	80,086	77,780	65,146
Staff training/other staff costs	1,144	1,981		1,443	487	3,579	840
Rent	12,378	11,504	9,678	10,122	5,889	9,514	9,320
Insurance	932	889		848	0	1,683	826
Telephone	100	113	60	98	75	83	45
Fundraising expenditure	120	20	22	51	210	1,596	372
Cost of Sales				0	0	0	104
Stationery & Printing	26	171		34	24	63	10
Sundries & Consumables	2,144	2,029	1,780	1,451	700	1,266	1,314
Payroll fees	697			0	89	86	82
Fee refunds				0	137	902	765
Equipment	306	926	1,667	761	951	3,338	456
External Visitors	770	520	470	0	40	987	480
Other	1,731	6,886	9,039	5,844	1,809	1,607	807

Grants	5,989
Total expenditure	147,598	135,994	113,766	114,277	90,497	102,484	80,567
Net surplus/(deficit)	8,474	29,224	(27,231)	(14,055)	(7,984)	(4,161)	18,623
	(3,579)
Balance Sheet
General fund B/F	50,858	21,635	48,866	62,921	70,905	75,066	56,443
(Deficit)/Surplus for year	8,474	29,223	(27,231)	(14,055)	(7,984)	(4,161)	18,623
			0	0	0	0	-
	59,332	50,858	21,635	48,866	62,921	70,905	75,066
Restricted Fund B/F
(Deficit)/Surplus for year		-
		-
Represented By;
Deposit Account	27307	24076	18,880	23,775	56,267	62,164
Current Account	32026	26,782	2,755	24,709	6,273	8,360
Petty Cash			0	381	381	381
Sundry Debtors & Prepayments			0		0	-
	59,333	50,858	21,635	48,866	62,921	70,905

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Charity Name Aston Clinton Pre-School

31[st] March 2025

1040219

On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2025 .

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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.

22 January 2026

Neil Walker ACA (ICAEW)

Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

October 2018

IER

Address:

12 London Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5HQ

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 .

October 2018

IER