2024-08-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 1st September 2023 To 31st August 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Peter’s Pre School

Other names charity is known by St. Peter’s Busy Bees Pre-School

	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any)1041945 St Peter’s Church Hall Button Lane, Bearsted Maidstone, Kent Charity's principal address Postcode ME15 8NJ ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1041945 St Peter’s Church Hall Button Lane, Bearsted Maidstone, Kent Charity's principal address Postcode ME15 8NJ ~~——~~
	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)
1	Nicola Benson-Dare	Manager/Trustee
2	Sophie Beer	Trustee
3	Ben Beer	Chair
4	Olivia Mendes	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
5	Natalia Collier	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
6	Jenny Dixon- Sherreard	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
7	Jade Horton	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
8	Jade Owen	Trustee
9	Emma Stafford	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
10	Georgia Legge	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

~~SO~~ Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing Trustees 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

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

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.

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In planning the activities for the year and setting objectives, the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular the supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education and fee charging.

The key objectives for the year were the encouragement of the children to become more independent through free choice play and also building upon their interaction with other children and adults.

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.

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The children have had a varied education programme for the year. encouraging them to be more independent during their playtime. We have nurtured their skills with cooking, gardening and the natural world. Expanding their knowledge on the outside world and the world around them.

March 2012

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Section E Financial review ~~ee~~

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

It is the policy of the charity to utilise a majority of the incoming resources in the short term for the furtherance of the charity’s objectives. The reserves that are retained are held to ensure that any unforeseen expenses or costs increased can be covered.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

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.

a Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration a

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

02 Jul 2025

Full name(s) Nicola Benson-DareNicola Benson-Dare (Jul 2, 2025, 5:37pm) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Manager etc)

March 2012

TAR

Issuer

The Accounts Lady

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Audit history log

Date Action Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 12:56:22 BST Envelope generated by Leanne (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 12:56:22 BST Document generated with fingerprint 0cc6d99585529763ef0533fb5aa7f3a4 (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 12:56:24 BST Document generated with fingerprint e7c755ab254fc3c4305e2ffc64fb92cf (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 12:56:27 BST Document generated with fingerprint 9709425cdf87f53d43b2c8db62747ce5 (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:33 BST Sent the envelope to Leanne (Leanne@theaccountslady.com) for signing (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:34 BST Document emailed to Leanne@theaccountslady.com Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:55 BST Leanne opened the document email. (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:58 BST Leanne opened the document email. (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:58 BST Leanne opened the document email. (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:00:58 BST Leanne opened the document email. (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:01:10 BST Leanne viewed the envelope (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:02:00 BST Leanne signed the envelope (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:02:00 BST Sent the envelope to Nicola Benson-Dare (manager@stpetersbusybees.org.uk) for signing (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:02:00 BST Document emailed to manager@stpetersbusybees.org.uk Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 13:02:15 BST Leanne opened the document email. (80.41.75.2) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 17:36:37 BST Nicola Benson-Dare opened the document email. (5.64.56.21) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 17:36:37 BST Nicola Benson-Dare opened the document email. (5.64.56.21)

Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 17:37:18 BST Nicola Benson-Dare viewed the envelope (5.64.56.21) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 17:37:57 BST Nicola Benson-Dare signed the envelope (5.64.56.21) Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 17:37:57 BST This envelope has been signed by all parties (5.64.56.21)

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |St Peter's Pre School|No (if any)| |1041945| |omen|es| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|01/09/2023|31/08/2024| |ee|ee| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Prior Year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |A1 Receipts| |Fees|100,151|-|-|100,151|82,578| |DAF|-|800| |SEN Funding|2,300|2,300|1,742| |Fundraising|2,638|-|-|2,638|1,467| |EYP Funding|365|-|-|365|-| |Fairs|-|-|-|-|-| |Uniform and Name Tags|168|-|-|168|-| |Bank Interest Received|96|-|-|96|29| |Other|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |AR)|[ 105,719 ]|-|-|105,719|86,616| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|105,719|-|-|105,719|86,616| |————|——| |A3 Payments| |Salaries, Employer's NI and Pension|74,538|-|-|74,538|72,855| |Rent|10,621|-|-|10,621|10,257| |Toys, Equipment and Craft Materials|1,988|-|-|1,988|2,068| |Repairs|-|-| |Fundraising Expenses|683|-|-|683|-| |Fairs and Parties|170|-|-|170|-| |Insurance|359|-|-|359|621| |Stationery, Printing and Postage|-|-|-|-| |Sundries|2,020|-|-|2,020|3,014| |Subscriptions|-|-|-|-| |Advertising|-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 90,378 ]|-|-|90,378|88,815| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases, (see table)| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |—————|Total payments|90,378|-|-|90,378|88,815| |Net of receipts/(payments)|15,341|-|-|15,341|- 2,199| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|17,969|- -|17,969|20,168| |Cash funds this year end|==|33,310|-|- 33,310|=>|17,969|

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

24/06/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,036 - - 8,163 - - 4,112 - - 33,310 - - OK OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Current Account Reserve Account Fundraising Account B1 Cash funds Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) ~~_—===~~	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,036 - - 8,163 - - 4,112 - - 33,310 - - OK OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Current Account Reserve Account Fundraising Account B1 Cash funds Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) ~~_—===~~
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) When due (optional) - - - - - Date of approval Print Name Signature Details Details Details Nicola Benson-Dare (Jul 2, 2025, 5:37pm) N.Benson-Dare 02 Jul 2025 —=_—— oe ies ~~——~~-
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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24/06/2025

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The Accounts Lady

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Audit history log

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name St Peter’s Pre School members of

On accounts for the year 31[st] August 2024 ended

Charity no 1041945 (if any)

Set out on pages

1 and 2

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024 .

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.

02 Jul 2025 Signed: L R Gurr Date: ~~ee |~~ Leanne (Jul 2, 2025, 1:02pm) Name: Mrs L R Gurr, The Accounts Lady ~~Ps~~ Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 7 Southbourne Grove Chatham Kent, ME5 8HX

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Section B Disclosure ~~ee~~

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Resignations and appointments of Trustees have not been filed at the Charity Commission. Therefore the Trustees Annual Report and the Charity Commission have different named Trustees.

The Trustees are aware of this and I have been informed they are in the process of updating the Charity Commission.

October 2018

IER

Issuer

The Accounts Lady

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C Objectives and activities

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Section D Achievements and performance

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section G Declaration ~~a~~

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