Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 09 2024 31 08 2025 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Worthington Pre-school Group
Other names charity is known by
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| 1 Ms E Fletcher | Chair | Whole Year | |
| 2 Mrs J Bryant | Treasurer | Whole Year | |
| 3 Mrs E Myres | Whole Year | ||
| 4 Mrs J Scott-Blore | Secretary | Whole Year | |
| 5 Mrs C Jones | Whole Year | ||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
Trust
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Appointed by committee members by election at AGM (two nominations Trustee selection methods required for each trustee)
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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
Our charitable objects are 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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Our philosophy is to create a friendly, family like atmosphere so that our children feel relaxed and able to freely express themselves. As a registered charity run by a committee of local volunteers, including parents of children in pre-school, we understand the needs of our local community. We strive to provide high quality affordable care and education so that our children get the best possible start in their educational life.
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)
The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on public benefit in deciding which activities the charity should undertake.
We know the cost of childcare can be prohibitive and that is why we keep our fees low and help parents to access free funding for their child where possible. This aids parents to be able to attend work safe in the knowledge that their child will receive the best possible play and learning experience within their local community.
We also provide a safe play and learning environment for children of preschool age to develop their social and communication skills that they may not have the benefit of accessing without our assistance.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
We are Ofsted regulated and were rated as ‘Good’ in our last inspection in September 2024. You can read the full report on the Ofsted website.
Our aims and objectives are clear and focused on allowing every child in our care to achieve their potential. We aim to:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age
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• Embrace the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and use it as the basis of our approach to early learning and development
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Work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop
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• Ensure that each child is in a safe and stimulating environment • Offer children and their parents a service that promotes quality and values diversity
Our staff are friendly, dedicated, enthusiastic and truly care about delivering the best quality of care for our children. They work with parents to tailor their child’s care to ensure that each child feels safe and able to play and learn. Our staff also organise fun activities for the children and parents such as the pre-school sports day and festive activities.
Our dedicated staff are assisted by a committee of volunteers who give up their time to assist with fund raising efforts, providing support and guidance and effectively governing the organisation.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Achievements and Performance
We are proud to say that Worthington Preschool continues to be a popular and well-loved setting. We have children come to us from the local community and from further afield.
This year we have provided education and childcare for 20 children and our staff team continues to work incredibly well together.
We provide a range of educational and fun activities that successfully prepare the children for their transition to school.
Our SEND provision continues improve and be a strong point of the setting, we continue to work with professionals and parents to best support those children who require additional support. We have received high praise from professionals for our excellent SEND provision.
We continue to receive fantastic feedback from parents and are always highly recommended, this shows how well-loved our setting is.
In the early part of the financial year, Ofsted carried out a routine inspection in September 2024. We received a ‘Good’ rating and a positive report which outlined how we support the children in our care and how much the children and parents clearly love the setting.
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Section E Financial review
The charity completed the year with a reserve of £39,530 after Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves investment in the facilities and the provision of services. The Charity adheres to a reserves policy that requires a minimum reserve equivalent to three months operating costs (equivalent to a minimum reserve of £17,000 for the current year). The current reserves will be invested with a proportion set aside for the development of the Charity’s facilities and to protect against periods of low revenue, especially in the Autumn term, where historically the pre-school receives reduced income. The trustees will determine the appropriate value of reserves to be retained based upon the Charity’s forward financial projections and risk analysis.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Ms Elizabeth Fletcher Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) ~~ee ee ee~~ Date 31st October 2025 ~~fF~~
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| 1060873 Worthington Pre-school Group |
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| CC16a 01/09/2024 31/08/2025 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from a |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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| to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ |
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| A1 Receipts | |
| EarlyYears' Funding 71,769 - - 71,769 50,705 Fees 17,157 - - 17,157 15,006 Donations - - - - 400 Interest 47 - - 47 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total(Gross income for AR)88,973 - - 88,973 66,142 ~~=—====—=~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 88,973 - - 88,973 66,142 ~~—————~~ |
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| A3 Payments Staff Costs 56,214 - - 56,214 58,578 Insurance & Affiliations 1,829 - - 1,829 1,528 Snacks,Supplies & Equipment 1,059 - - 1,059 740 Rent & Rates 1,425 - - 1,425 1,464 Maintenance 471 - - 471 2,452 Admin Costs 1,210 - - 1,210 677 Enrichment Activities - - - Training - - - - 252 Meals 3,449 - - 3,449 2,746 Utilities 2,106 - - 2,106 1,840 Sub total 67,763 - - 67,763 70,277 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 67,763 - - 67,763 70,277 Net of receipts/(payments) 21,210 - - 21,210 - 4,135 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 18,321 - - 18,321 22,456 Cash funds this year end 39,530 - - 39,530 18,321 ~~=a Ss~~ ~~—__==--~~ |
- 4,135 - 22,456 18,321 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| B1 Cash funds | 39,527 - - 4 - - - - - 39,530 - - Total cash funds Bank Petty Cash ~~—====~~ |
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(agree balances with receipts and payments | OK OK |
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| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~——===~~ |
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| B3 Investment assets | ~~—~~ | - - - - - - - - - - ~~==~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Details | liability relates (optional) |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities |
- - - - - Date of approval 31st Oct 2025 Print Name ELIZABETH FLETCHER Signature ~~=~~ |
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. Independent examiner's report on the accounts |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ ; members of | Worthington Pre-school Group
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On accounts for the year | 31% August 2025 Charity no | 1060873 ended (if any) | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025.
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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”). | 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement thecomeexaminationto my attentionwhich(qeppiaateatecteeeteertgives me cause to believebee)that in, inany connectionmaterial with respect: * accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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| 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.
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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).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
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