ST MARY’S NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS
Charity Number – 1055267
CHARITY TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st August 2025
ST MARYS NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS Charity Number – 1055267
Index
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| Independent Examiner’s Report | Page 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | Page 4 |
ST MARYS NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS Charity Number – 1055267
ST MARY’S NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL, Brotherhood Hall, Lyefield Road East, Charlton Kings GL53 8AU - Charity No: 1055267
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT – September 1[st] 2024 – August 31st 2025
Chairperson: Ray Dowling
Trustees: Steffi Roscoe
Treasurer: Richard Barnes
Paula Dinwoodie
Secretary: Charlotte Fisher
This has been the first year that Paula and Steffi have led the setting, and several changes have been made to the way it is run. Paula has taken on the role of Business Lead, while Steffi has been the Early Years Lead.
The Committee has remained the same and has provided excellent support to the Leads throughout the year.
The new academic year started reasonably busily, and we welcomed more children as the year progressed. We have seen an increasing number of two-year-olds joining the setting, which suggests that the changes made to accommodate this younger age group have been effective and beneficial for the nursery.
During the year, it was agreed by all involved that the name "Playgroup" no longer reflected the setting and the services we provide. As a result, we’ll be looking at rebranding from Playgroup to Nursery and Pre-School. This change will hopefully take place in the next academic year, alongside the name change, we will look at introducing a lovely new logo to help to create a fresh and modern identity for the setting.
As in previous years, we held several transition events with the Infant School, including participation in their Sports Morning. These events helped to strengthen links with the school and support children as they prepared for their next stage of education.
Overall, it has been a positive, peaceful, and largely uneventful year at St Mary's. The nursery has continued to grow steadily, and we look forward to building on this success in the coming year.
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ST MARYS NURSERY & PRESCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS Charity Number – 1055267
Treasurer’s Report – September 1st 2024- August 31[st] 2025
As with each academic year we always face challenges with increasing running costs – National Minimum Wage, utilities and funding for the children from the government. This year was no different.
Apart from replacing the outdoor shed, we had no planned maintenance this year. We had just completed our first year with the early opening time and taking the 2yr olds for the second year. It was a good time to see how our finances were running.
Child numbers for September were a little disappointing due to several of our 3yr olds moving on to a different setting. We were left with 17 children on roll. Good news that half of them were 2yr olds accessing the funding which helped boost our first term payment up to Christmas.
Our 5yr gas contract came to an end and we locked into another 3yr contract but with higher rates.
Fund raising bought in just over £399.60 (net). This was from our annual Christmas wreath making and a couple of cake sales. We had a very generous donation from Aberdeen Insurance of £3,000.00 that went towards our new shed that had taken a battering from the weather over the years. Local company Spirax Sarco donated £150.00, which was used to provide the children with some magnetic building tiles.
National minimum wage was increased in the spring to £12.21 up from £11.44. We increased our hourly charge to £6.30 (£6.00) to help bridge the gap. Our funded 2yr olds were also contributing to this with the higher rate that they bought in from the government. £2 more than the 3/4yr olds.
At the beginning of 2025 we joined with two other local settings to provide a before and after school hub for the local parents. We benefited from this with funding from the local council.
This will inflate our Income figures, but the funding must be spent on provision to benefit the afterschool club that we will provide
St Mary’s started the financial year with £10,339.09 in our current bank account and £2,757.23 in our savings account. Our aim is to build up our reserves over the coming year to be able to cover running costs for at least a month. We ended the year with £50,509.47 in our main account. This does include the extra income from the after-school club funding.
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ST MARYS NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS Charity Number- 1055267 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of St Marys Nursey and Pre- School Charlton Kings I report lo the trustees on my exarnination of the accounts of the atx)ve Charity {e Tnjsfi for the period ended 31 August 2025. As the Charity's Iruslees, you are resFX)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°the Acr}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515}{bl of the Act. Independent Examinerfs Statsment I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect the accounb.ng records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not aword WTlh the accounting records- or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and contenl of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'ttue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Ciaran Smvth Date: Page13
ST MARYS NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL CHARLTON KINGS Charity Number – 1055267
Statement of Financial Activities
Income & Expenditure Account
For the year ended 31[st] August 2025
| Income Fees Grant Funding Hall Hire Fund Raising & Commission Donations Deposit from Savings A/C and Interest Refunds Total Income Out Goings Staff Costs Accommodation Costs Activities Equipment & Stationery Consumables Subscriptions Book keeping Total Out Goings Bank account balances at start of year (less Petty Cash) Total income less out goings Bank account balances at end of year Made up of Bank Current account Bank Deposit account Petty Cash |
2024 39,794.49 32,598.63 0.00 875.39 100.00 40.08 403.18 £73,811.77 76,765.52 9,192.63 2,590.00 2,093.50 1,677.84 430.76 50.00 £92,800.25 32,084.80 -18,988.48 £13,096.32 10,339.09 2,757.23 53.66 £13,149.98 |
2025 22,484.54 86,931.86 0.00 551.20 3,150.00 25.53 254.50 £113,397.63 |
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| 58,436.64 8,866.05 2,155.25 2,638.74 676.56 320.88 0.00 £73,094.12 |
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| 10,329.79 40,303.51 £50,633.30 |
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| 50,509.47 2,757.73 9.30 £53,276.50 |
All the funds of the Charity are unrestricted and are raised with the express intention of providing the playgroup with funding for the benefit of the children.
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