2025-08-31-accounts - St. Peter's Pre-School

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	From	Period start date				To	Period end date
		1st	September		2024		31st	August		2025

Section A		Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address
				St Peter’s Pre School

				St. Peter’s Busy Bees Pre-School
				1041945
				St Peter’s Church Hall
				Button Lane, Bearsted
				Maidstone, Kent
				Postcode					ME15 8NJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Nicola Benson-Dare	Manager/Trustee
Sophie Beer	Trustee
Ben Beer	Chair
Olivia Mendes	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
Natalia Collier	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
Jenny Dixon- Sherreard	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
Jade Horton	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
Jade Owen	Trustee	Resigned June 2026
Emma Stafford	Trustee	Resigned October 2024
Georgia Legge	Trustee	Appointed 15 October 2024

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

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)

March 2012

TAR

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.

March 2012

TAR

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

TAR

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

TAR

Section E Financial review

It is the policy of the charity to utilise a majority of the incoming resources Brief statement of the in the short term for the furtherance of the charity’s objectives. The charity’s policy on reserves 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.

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

12 Jul 2026 Signature(s) Nicola Benson-Dare (Jul 12, 2026,9:12pm) Full name(s) Nicola Benson-Dare Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Manager etc)

March 2012

TAR

Issuer

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Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:19:11 BST Leanne Gurr - Signer (7645ce42521afb75a965246146b96045) Sun, 12th Jul 2026 21:12:01 BST Nicola Benson-Dare - Signer (49ee6f260138a383a7910bafc315d192) Audit history log Date Action Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:03:58 BST Envelope generated with fingerprint 6004ae6490646619c39ae8bf8e169aab by Leanne@theaccountslady.com (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:03:58 BST Document generated with fingerprint 9b0f748dd94424a18771ef8f6461806f (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:04:02 BST Document generated with fingerprint e6c4759e67e5d54594fa3ab76d7889e9 (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:04:06 BST Document generated with fingerprint e51a241fe8d887beda4e31c07d593bc4 (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:04:50 BST Leanne Gurr has been assigned to this envelope. (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:04:50 BST Nicola Benson-Dare has been assigned to this envelope. (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:08:11 BST Document generated with fingerprint 5e4f014d2b39011792f6cdceae742378 (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:14:08 BST Sent the envelope to Leanne Gurr (Leanne@theaccountslady.com) for signing (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:14:09 BST Document emailed to Leanne@theaccountslady.com Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:18:34 BST Leanne Gurr opened the document email. (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:18:37 BST Leanne Gurr viewed the envelope (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:19:11 BST Leanne Gurr signed the envelope (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:19:11 BST Sent the envelope to Nicola Benson-Dare (manager@stpetersbusybees.org.uk) for signing (92.28.242.22) Tue, 7th Jul 2026 11:19:11 BST Document emailed to manager@stpetersbusybees.org.uk

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St Peter's Pre School No (if any)
1041945
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/09/2024 31/08/2025
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 102,869 - - 102,869 100,151
DAF -
SEN Funding 100 100 2,300
Fundraising 3,241 - - 3,241 2,638
EYP Funding 1,256 - - 1,256 365
Deprivation payment 77 - - 77 -
Collaboration funding 85 85
Uniform and Name Tags 38 - - 38 168
Bank Interest Received 136 - - 136 96
Other 758 - - 758
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 108,561 ] - - 108,561 105,719
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 108,561 - - 108,561 105,719
A3 Payments
Salaries, Employer's NI and Pension 91,107 - - 91,107 74,538
Rent 12,844 - - 12,844 10,621
Toys, Equipment and Craft Materials 1,879 - - 1,879 1,988
Repairs -
Fundraising Expenses - - - 683
Fairs and Parties 1,201 - - 1,201 170
Insurance 1,464 - - 1,464 359
Stationery, Printing and Postage 89 - - 89
Sundries 2,374 - - 2,374 2,020
Subscriptions - - -
Advertising - - - - -
Sub total [ 110,957 ] - - 110,957 90,378
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 110,957 - - 110,957 90,378
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,396 - - - 2,396 15,341
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 33,310 - - 33,310 17,969
Cash funds this year end 30,914 - - 30,914 33,310
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

07/07/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Current Account Reserve Account Fundraising Account Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Nicola Benson-Dare (Jul 12, 2026, 9:12pm)	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 16,245 - 9,799 - 4,871 - 30,914 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name N. Benso-Dare	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 12 Jul 2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

07/07/2026

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spbusybees@gmail.com (92.28.242.22)

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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 2025 Charity no 1041945 ended (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 31/08/2025 .

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.

~~07 Jul 2026~~ L R Gurr Signed: Date: ~~Leanne Gurr (Jul 7, 2026, 11:19am)~~ Name: Mrs L R Gurr, The Accounts Lady Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 7 Southbourne Grove Chatham Kent, ME5 8HX

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).

October 2018

IER

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

October 2018

IER

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Leanne has changed the party Nicola Benson-Dare's email to

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Sun, 12th Jul 2026 21:12:02 BST

Sent the envelope to Nicola Benson-Dare (spbusybees@gmail.com) for signing (92.28.242.22)

Signed document confirmation emailed to spbusybees@gmail.com (92.41.127.101)

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