**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
**From**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 01 2024 **To** 31 12 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
St Paulinus Pre school Group
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1054662 **Charity's principal address** St Paulinus Church Centre Hillcrest Road Edenbridge **Postcode TN86JS** ~~ee~~ **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 Sally Dodson Chair 2 Bruce Robertson Vice chair 3 Mike Sinclair Secretary 4 William Stone Treasurer 5 Louise Ng 6 Jaqueline Barnes 7 Lee Gasson 8 Samantha Leggett 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ae~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Unincorporated How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
By invitation 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**
To provide preschool education for 2-5 year olds following EYFS guidelines.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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To enhance and promote the development and education of pre-school children primarily from within the local community. To prepare the children for transition to primary school To encourage and foster a good relationship between the school, the children’s families and the local community. Develop the children’s awareness of self and others, and their needs, regardless of their race, culture or religion
**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
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
2024 was a busier year for St Paulinus Pre School with an increase in pupil numbers. The income from Kent County Council therefore increased but consequently also staffing costs to keep the staff to child ratio at and usually above the government’s recommended level.
2024 saw a rise in donations, this mainly from a sponsored event completed by a volunteer at the pre school, £500 for books via a company connected to one of our families, a donation from Edenbridge Bonfire Society.
In September 2024, parents and guardians were asked to contribute to consumables, a reluctant but necessary step taken by the school to ensure long term financial sustainability.
The school are pleased to announce they have been able to continue to offer places for families using the Universal Free Hours and Free for Two hours. For the small number of families unable to qualify for free hours, the fees have been kept affordable.
The School had an Ofsted inspection on 19 November 2024 and we are delighted to announce the School maintained it’s “Good” status. Trustees have taken onboard the inspectors feedback to continue to strive for excellence. The Trustees would like to thank the Manager, Lee Gasson, the Assistant Manager and the rest of team for their commitment and enthusiasm for working with and supporting our community’s children.
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## **Section E Financial review**
We hold reserves to cover one term’s hall hire, one term’s wages and **Brief statement of the** statutory redundancy. **charity’s policy on reserves**
**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)** C Ny, Y ~~Ca~~ **Full name(s)** Sally Dodson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 25/10/2025
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St Paulinus Pre-school
(Registered charity no.1054662)
Annual Accounts 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
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Balance brought fonNard from 31 December 2023
Barclays current account
Barclays deposit account
Tota I
12,731
33,048
Net surplus
11,581
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Balance carried forward to l January 2025
Barclays current account
Barclays deposit account
18,997
44,629
Signed
William Stone Bsc (Hons)
Date
I certify that I have examined these accounts and other records for the period
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ending 31 December 2024
I have not performed a full audit and in particular have neither attempted to
verify that all due income has been received nor that all expenditure has been
properly incurred.
Signed
Date
Address
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Income and Expenditure Statement 2024
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From l January 2024 to 31 December 2024
Income
Fees received
KCC funding
Lunch club
Donations/commission
Consumables
Bank interest
2023
2024
8,989
42,203
829
3,171
68,122
1,770
1,066
3,654
315
450
923
195
TOTAL INCOME
53,589
78,098
Expenditure
Wages
Pension
Supplies/materials
Training
Sundries
Professional fees
Hall hire
Large Purchase
Insurance
Signage/website
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
41,838
960
56,839
1,344
1,724
120
898
380
91
38
237
337
4,664
4,875
661
637
495
84
84
49,789
66,517
Net surplus
£3,800
£11,581
Balance brought forward from 31" December 2023
Barclays current account
Barclays deposit account
Total
12,731
33,048
Net surplus
11,581
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Balance carried forward to l January 2025
Barclays current account
Barclays deposit account
18,997
44,629
Signed
William Stone Bsc (Hons)
Date
I certify that I have examined these account5 and other records for the period
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ending 31 December 2024
I have not performed a full audit and in particular have neither attempted to
verify that all due income has been received nor that all expenditure has been
properly incurred.
Signed
Date
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