2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

**From **	Period start date Day 01 Month April	Year 2024	To	Period end date Day 31 Month March	Year 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Andrews with St Peters Preschool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1054138 ~~——=~~ Charity's principal address 375 Weston Road Weston Coyney Stoke-on-Trent Postcode ST3 6HB

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(if any)
1 Mike Lomax	Chair
2 Patricia Smith	Vice Chair
3 John Cooper	Treasurer
4 Gillian Fullwood	Secretary
5 Katherine Murray	Manager
6 Christine Lomax
7 Alan Smith
8 Gemma Hall
9 Hazel Beardmore
10 Jocelyn Podmore
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Early Years Charity	Pre-school Learning Alliance	The Fitzpatrick Building 186 York Way London N7 9AD
Early Years Advisor	Early Years & Childcare Services	Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent ST4 1RU

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

Kathleen Murray - Manager

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution 2011 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Committee Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

We are registered with Ofsted and are a member of the Pre-school You may choose to include Learning Alliance and have adopted their 2011 constitution. A copy of the additional information, where constitution is kept in our policy and procedures file. We are a community relevant, about: run group and pre-school is run by an elected committee of volunteers. All  committee members are DBS checked and are on the update service. At policies and procedures adopted for the induction and our AGM we invite parents/carers along to join our committee. The committee meets once a month. We have a welcome pack to outline the training of trustees; roles and responsibilities of the committee.

• 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

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We aim to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age in our local community. The staff is fully trained and we encourage further training as required to enhance our Summary of the objects of the child’s education. We offer opportunities for all children whatever their charity set out in its race, culture, religion, means and ability, governing document

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)

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

The main achievements of the charity during the year have been to Summary of the main sustain a financial turnover and a large recruitment drive to encourage achievements of the charity more families to use our service. during the year

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Section E Financial review

Any reserves to be placed in the deposit account

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Fundraising is ongoing throughout the year and it usually parents/carers who support our fundraising. All monies raised is spent on new resources and equipment for the children.

• 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	M.G.S. Lomax	P.A. Smith
	M.G.S. Lomax	P.A. Smith
	Chair	Vice Chair
	01.07.24
	01.07.24

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	Charity Name					No (if any)	No (if any)
	St. Andrews with St. Peters Preschool	St. Andrews with St. Peters Preschool				1054138
Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 ~~a~~ ~~ee ee ee~~									CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds		Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Fees	11,128		-		-		11,128		14,165
Funding	106,627		-		-		106,627		53,384
Snacks	670		-		-		670		0
Fund Raising	1,064		-		-		1,064		752
Miscellaneous	674		-		-		674		754
- -	- -		-		-		-		-
- -	- -		-		-		-		-
- -	- -		-		-		-		-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)120,163		-		-		120,163		69,055
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 120,163 - - 120,163 69,055 ~~——————~~
A3 Payments
Wages	56,914		-		-		56,914		49,941
Pensions	4,413		-		-		4,413		3,779
HMRC	3,609		-		-		3,609		1,651
Food/Snacks	422		-		-		422		325
Hall Rent	7,009		-		-		7,009		8,011
Consumables	231		-		-		231		177
Equipment	2,414		-		-		2,414		159
Administration	441		-		-		441		590
Stationary	154		-		-		154		122
Phone	508		-		-		508		409
FundraisingCosts	-		-		-		-		68
Insurance	713		-		-		713		670
Training	40		-		-		40		254
Ofsted Fees	50		-		-		50		50
Miscellaneous	1,590		-		-		1,590		1,910
**Sub total **	78,508		-		-		78,508		68,116
78,507 78,507 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 78,508 - - 78,508 68,116 78,507 78,507 Net of receipts/(payments) 41,655 - - 41,655 939 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 16,523 - - 16,523 - Cash funds this year end 58,178 - - 58,178 ~~——————~~ ~~===>	"=~~

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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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature J.L.Cooper	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - 58,178 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates
	Signature	Print Name
	J.L.Cooper	JOHN LESLIE COOPER

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

**From **	Period start date Day 01 Month April	Year 2024	To	Period end date Day 31 Month March	Year 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Andrews with St Peters Preschool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1054138 ~~——=~~ Charity's principal address 375 Weston Road Weston Coyney Stoke-on-Trent Postcode ST3 6HB

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(if any)
1 Mike Lomax	Chair
2 Patricia Smith	Vice Chair
3 John Cooper	Treasurer
4 Gillian Fullwood	Secretary
5 Katherine Murray	Manager
6 Christine Lomax
7 Alan Smith
8 Gemma Hall
9 Hazel Beardmore
10 Jocelyn Podmore
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Early Years Charity	Pre-school Learning Alliance	The Fitzpatrick Building 186 York Way London N7 9AD
Early Years Advisor	Early Years & Childcare Services	Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent ST4 1RU

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

Kathleen Murray - Manager

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution 2011 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Committee Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

We are registered with Ofsted and are a member of the Pre-school You may choose to include Learning Alliance and have adopted their 2011 constitution. A copy of the additional information, where constitution is kept in our policy and procedures file. We are a community relevant, about: run group and pre-school is run by an elected committee of volunteers. All  committee members are DBS checked and are on the update service. At policies and procedures adopted for the induction and our AGM we invite parents/carers along to join our committee. The committee meets once a month. We have a welcome pack to outline the training of trustees; roles and responsibilities of the committee.

• 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

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We aim to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age in our local community. The staff is fully trained and we encourage further training as required to enhance our Summary of the objects of the child’s education. We offer opportunities for all children whatever their charity set out in its race, culture, religion, means and ability, governing document

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)

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

The main achievements of the charity during the year have been to Summary of the main sustain a financial turnover and a large recruitment drive to encourage achievements of the charity more families to use our service. during the year

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Section E Financial review

Any reserves to be placed in the deposit account

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Fundraising is ongoing throughout the year and it usually parents/carers who support our fundraising. All monies raised is spent on new resources and equipment for the children.

• 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	M.G.S. Lomax	P.A. Smith
	M.G.S. Lomax	P.A. Smith
	Chair	Vice Chair
	01.07.24
	01.07.24

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