## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025**
**Charity Name: Emmanuel Pre School**
## **Registered Charity Number: 1062030**
**Charity’s Principle Address:**
**Emmanuel Pre School, Emmanuel Church Hall, Hawkwood Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1UG**
## **Names of the Charity Trustees:**
|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**wholeyear**|
|---|---|---|
|Laura Cobb – previously
Hickmott|Chairperson from Sept 2023|Joined 01/09/23|
|Annaliese Davies||Joined 21/02/2018|
|Cheri Maskell|Treasurer from 09/05/22 -
Ceased Sept 2023|Joined 14/09/2016|
|Sam Durie|Vice Chairperson|Joined 03/02/22|
|Chloe Irvine|Treasurer from Sept 2023|Joined 17/04/22 – Left Oct 2025|
|Stephanie Radley||Joined 18/04/22 – Left Oct 2025|
|VickyParker||Joined 01/09/23|
|Laura Stevens||Joined 08/10/24|
**Type of Governing Document:** Emmanuel Pre School was established by constitution and currently operates using the Pre School Learning Alliance constitution 2008.
**How the charity is constituted:** Unincorporated Association
**Trustee Selection Methods:** Our trustees put themselves forward to act as part of our committee; if more than one person wants to take on an officer role then an election is held to appoint the role.
Our trustees are subject to approval by Ofsted and an enhanced DBS.
Training on safeguarding and child protection is provided for all trustees.
## **Charities Organisational Structure:**
Emmanuel Pre School is registered with Ofsted to provide childcare for 2 – 5-year-olds. Our Trustees have always been referred to as committee members and Trustee is not a term that is actively used within the preschool. The preschool committee is known by Ofsted as the Registered Person. The committee oversees the management of the preschool and are responsible for the financial stability of the charity.
The Pre-School is run by our team of excellent staff who handle the day to day running. We have two managers who oversee the staff team.
## **Main Objects of the Charity:**
- provide high quality care and education for children primarily below statutory school age;
- work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop;
- add to the life and well-being of its local community.
- offer children and their parents a service which promotes equality and values diversity.
- Most of all we want the children to have fun and enjoy coming to Emmanuel Pre-School.
As a member of Emmanuel Preschool, your child:
- is in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
- is given generous care and attention, because of our high ratio of adults to children.
- has the chance to join with other children and adults to live, play, work and learn together.
- is helped to take forward her/his learning and development by being helped to build on what she/he already knows and can do.
- is in a pre-school which sees you as a partner in helping your child to learn and develop; and
- is in a pre-school in which parents help to shape the service it offers.
Emmanuel Preschool exceed Ofsted’s ratio of adults to children in the setting. This helps us to:
- give time and attention to each child.
- talk with the children about their interests and activities.
- help children to experience and benefit from the activities we provide; and
- allow the children to explore and be adventurous in safety.
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken to public benefit:**
Emmanuel Preschool has been operating since 1990 providing excellent, affordable and accessible early years education. The preschool committee (trustees) ensure that each year the income that the preschool receives is only spent in a way that specifically benefits the children and families that attend the setting. We are committed to ensuring that all our children’s individual needs are met during each session they attend.
This is mainly achieved by the high number of staff we have working each day. We are aware that our approach to staffing means our children can flourish and our parents are comfortable leaving their children in our care.
Our finances are tightly monitored, and money carefully spent to ensure our ongoing financial viability.
The Trustees have prepared this report having taken into account and complied with their duty to ensure that all the Pre-School activities are for the public benefit as set out in section 4 of the 2006 Act. They have also shown due regard for the guidance published by the Charity Commission 2013.
## **Summary of main achievements of the charity during the year:**
- We started back in September with very high numbers and only a few spaces.
- Explorers’ children and staff did a Harvest Festival visit to Bowes House Care Home and the residents enjoyed the children singing to them. We also did our Christmas Nativity at Hailsham House Care Home in December.
- The Halo Team visited and set us up on a programme with courses and targets to work towards. Ofsted are keen on settings getting this award.
- We held our Cake Sale and raised £293.79.
- Our Christmas Fair at the end of November and we raised £751.53.
- At the end of January, we had our parent’s afternoon. Very positive feedback from parents.
- We put the snack fee up to 60p in January (though this a voluntary fee and parents can bring in child’s healthy snack if they wish not to pay). In April we put our hourly fee up to £8.50.
- At the end of March, the Explorer children had an Easter Bonnet competition and we had a visit from the Easter Bunny who bought goodies for the children.
- In April the DFE made changes to the statutory guidance, reading through it we had to revert back to doing refundable deposits and not what we started last September £20 administration fee. We couldn’t expect parents to pay for snack and it must be voluntary contribution. We drew up a contract, so everything was clear to parents. Jenni and I are attended a meeting about it all. It was very informative.
- At the beginning of May, our landlords Hailsham Parish Church informed us they were selling the building and land. They offered us the lease for £25,000 a year. We informed them this was out of our league, and they wish us luck in finding a new venue. After seeking within the area and out of area there was nothing available. We spoke to the local mayor about our situation they got in touch and we will be moving to Youth Station at Western Road in September 2026. After lots of emails with Laura, myself and Andy we came to agreed price of £18,000 a year.
- At our trike trundle in May, we raised £667.90.
- Our photographer came back again in May and took Graduation photos of our Explorer children.
- We had Final Furlong Racing host our Race Night with a big screen and everyone could bet on each race. We held it at Hellingly Hub, we had a licensed bar, children’s bar, a raffle and a burger van. We raised £1161.96.
- During June and July, we had settling in sessions with the new children and parents starting in September to come and meet their keyworker and have a play session. They pop along for about an hour, we find this really helps the children, parents and keyworker to get to know the child. We had a picnic for all our new children and parents in the summer holidays. 12 new children attended.
- During our last term we did PE sessions with our Explorer children, they would bring in a PE kit. We found this really helped the children with independence on dressing and undressing themselves. They would have little races and general PE to get them used to PE for when they go to school.
- Our theme for that term was people in our community so we had a visit from the Ambulance Service and the Fire Service came along.
- In June CT from Taylor Made came in and made handprint plates with the Explorer children, this is always a great success and lovely keepsake for the parents.
- At the end of June, we had another parents’ afternoon, and this was also a success.
- In June we started to have visits from various primary schools to come and meet the children who will be attending their schools. Majority of schools now telephone us and we only have a few that come into us which is a shame.
- In July we had a Teddy Bears Picnic week where all the children brought in their favourite toy to join in with them for snack and lunch time.
- In July we did an Explorers Presentation. The children sang some songs to their parents. It was really lovely to spend some time with the parents as we handed out refreshments.
- BJ our staff member retired after 25 years’ service.
## **Preschool Reserves Policy**
At the 31[st] of August 2025 our Current Account balance is £27981.81 the Reserves Account is £18,394.84 and the Fundraising Account is £2,491.75.
We try each year to put as much money as possible into our Reserve fund. If there is any surplus at the year-end we aim to move any excess into our Reserve account.
Our managers have taken a very active role in keeping the costs of running the Pre-School as low as possible. The main increase in costs (which will be ongoing) is the hourly rate paid to staff, we are in talks about new fundraising ideas to build up our reserve. We are in communication with ESCC to ensure that the fees they pay us are kept in line with the Minimum wage increase we face each year.
## **Principle Sources of Funding**
Our main source of income is the 2-, 3- & 4-year-old funding we receive from ESCC. We also receive fees from our parents who pay for their 2-year-olds and any hours in addition to their 15 & 30 hours of funding from ESCC.
We run a number of fundraising events each year to support the Preschool income. These included Christmas fair, Race Night, trike trundle and cake sales. During the year we received restricted income for our EYPP. All monies received were spent on either resources or fees.
## **How our expenditure supports our key objectives**
The majority of our expenditure goes on staff expenses. We are committed as a Pre-School to offer the best support and learning opportunities for our children. By providing a high staff ratio to the number of children we have in Pre-School each day we are able to give the children the best opportunities in their early years’ education. We ensure that our children’s individual needs are met to give them the best start to their time at school.
Other than rent and minor overheads, we spend our income on resources and equipment for our children.
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above: Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees**
**Signatures** _: L Cobb_
**Position: Chairperson Date** : 10/06/2026
**Emmanuel Pre School Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31st August 2025**
**Charity Reg. No. 1062030**
Prepared by Maplewise Ltd 4 Farmland Way Hailsham East Sussex BN27 1SP
## **Emmanuel Pre School**
## **Statement of financial activity**
|**School Fund**
**Incoming resources**
Note
Fees ESCC
Fees Parents
Restricted EYPP
Fees Restricted Income EYPP
Fees Snacks
Fees Deposits / Registration Fees
Sundry Income
E'ers NIC Allowance & SMP
Fundraising Income
Fundraising Income for other charities
Cleaning Income from Church
FR - Children's Uniform
Closing Stock - 31.08.25
Interest Received
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources expended**
Opening Stock - 01.09.24
Activity Equipment & Materials
EYPP Materials Restricted
Snacks
Fundraising Costs
Paid to other charities
Uniform - Child F/R
Gifts for children
Wages - inc SMP reclaim
Pensions
Contract Hours
Uniform - Staff
Training Costs
Advertising
Subscriptions
Cleaning Materials
Garden
Internet & Phone
Printing, postage & stationary
Professional Fees
Rent
Cost of Fundraising
Flowers for Volunteers/Staff
Waste removal
Accountancy & Bookkeeping
Insurance
Bank Charges & Interest
Repairs & renewals
Sundry Expenses
Suspense
Bank Charges & Interest
Bad Debt W/Off
**Total Resources expended**
**Net movement in funds**
**Transfer to reserves**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
**Note - Restricted Funds**
**EYPP Funds**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
Fees
Staff Costs
Activity Equipment & Materials
**Net Surplus/(Deficit) in Year**||£
£
Unrestricted
Restricted
185,876
13,237
-
4,555.26
-
-
2,959
860
1,000
16,105
3,070
71
1,015
531
1,671
224
**31st August 2025**
**Year Ended**|£
£
Unrestricted
Restricted
185,876
13,237
-
4,555.26
-
-
2,959
860
1,000
16,105
3,070
71
1,015
531
1,671
224
**31st August 2025**
**Year Ended**|£
£
Total
Total
185,876
140,075
13,237
25,370
4,555
-
-
3,131
2,959
604
860
60
1,000
577
16,105
6,005
3,070
3,177
71
60
1,015
977
531
633
1,671
-
224
289
**231,174**
**180,958**
1,584
-
191
1,050
3,184
3,131
584
483
790
1,121
71
60
-
-
360
235
169,337
144,491
2,715
2,323
-
383
1,179
732
334
768
-
-
218
171
717
1,643
14
843
1,229
1,143
925
1,469
970
653
13,622
11,474
618
633
119
145
1,625
1,507
2,550
2,600
1,668
1,247
-
-
244
142
68
248
-
-
370
322
-
-
**205,287**
**179,017**
**25,887**
**1,941**
**25,887**
**1,941**
3130.80
0.00
0.00
3130.80
3130.80
**0.00**
**Year Ended**
**31st August 2024**|£
£
Total
Total
185,876
140,075
13,237
25,370
4,555
-
-
3,131
2,959
604
860
60
1,000
577
16,105
6,005
3,070
3,177
71
60
1,015
977
531
633
1,671
-
224
289
**231,174**
**180,958**
1,584
-
191
1,050
3,184
3,131
584
483
790
1,121
71
60
-
-
360
235
169,337
144,491
2,715
2,323
-
383
1,179
732
334
768
-
-
218
171
717
1,643
14
843
1,229
1,143
925
1,469
970
653
13,622
11,474
618
633
119
145
1,625
1,507
2,550
2,600
1,668
1,247
-
-
244
142
68
248
-
-
370
322
-
-
**205,287**
**179,017**
**25,887**
**1,941**
**25,887**
**1,941**
3130.80
0.00
0.00
3130.80
3130.80
**0.00**
**Year Ended**
**31st August 2024**|£
£
Total
Total
185,876
140,075
13,237
25,370
4,555
-
-
3,131
2,959
604
860
60
1,000
577
16,105
6,005
3,070
3,177
71
60
1,015
977
531
633
1,671
-
224
289
**231,174**
**180,958**
1,584
-
191
1,050
3,184
3,131
584
483
790
1,121
71
60
-
-
360
235
169,337
144,491
2,715
2,323
-
383
1,179
732
334
768
-
-
218
171
717
1,643
14
843
1,229
1,143
925
1,469
970
653
13,622
11,474
618
633
119
145
1,625
1,507
2,550
2,600
1,668
1,247
-
-
244
142
68
248
-
-
370
322
-
-
**205,287**
**179,017**
**25,887**
**1,941**
**25,887**
**1,941**
3130.80
0.00
0.00
3130.80
3130.80
**0.00**
**Year Ended**
**31st August 2024**|£
£
Total
Total
185,876
140,075
13,237
25,370
4,555
-
-
3,131
2,959
604
860
60
1,000
577
16,105
6,005
3,070
3,177
71
60
1,015
977
531
633
1,671
-
224
289
**231,174**
**180,958**
1,584
-
191
1,050
3,184
3,131
584
483
790
1,121
71
60
-
-
360
235
169,337
144,491
2,715
2,323
-
383
1,179
732
334
768
-
-
218
171
717
1,643
14
843
1,229
1,143
925
1,469
970
653
13,622
11,474
618
633
119
145
1,625
1,507
2,550
2,600
1,668
1,247
-
-
244
142
68
248
-
-
370
322
-
-
**205,287**
**179,017**
**25,887**
**1,941**
**25,887**
**1,941**
3130.80
0.00
0.00
3130.80
3130.80
**0.00**
**Year Ended**
**31st August 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**226,619**
1,584
191
584
790
71
-
360
167,966
2,715
-
1,179
334
-
218
717
14
1,229
925
970
13,622
618
119
1,625
2,550
1,668
-
244
68
-
370
-
**200,732**
4555.28
0.00
1371.48
3183.80
4555.28
**0.00**|**4,555**
3,184
1,371
**4,555**
-|||||
|||||||-
1,050
3,131
483
1,121
60
-
235
144,491
2,323
383
732
768
-
171
1,643
843
1,143
1,469
653
11,474
633
145
1,507
2,600
1,247
-
142
248
-
322
-
**179,017**
**1,941**
**1,941**
3130.80
0.00
0.00
3130.80
3130.80
**0.00**||
|||||||||
|||||||||
||||||||3130.80|
||||||||**0.00**|
## **Emmanuel Pre School**
## **Balance Sheet**
|**Represented by:**
**Current Assets**
Note
Stock & work in Progress
Trade Debtors
Sundry Debtors & Prepayments
Bank Account - Current (Unrestricted)
Cash Acc - Fees
Cash Float Fete
Bank Account - Fundraising
Bank Account - Reserves
Total Current assets
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**Net current assets/(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**Funds of the Charity**
Unrestricted funds
Total Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Total funds
**As at**
**31st August 2025**|£
£
1,671
1,584
268
1,144
1,258
27,982
14,812
-
-
110
393
2,492
2,014
18,395
7,189
**52,060**
**27,251**
4,081
5,158
**4,081**
**5,158**
**47,979**
**22,092**
47,979
22,092
47,979
22,092
-
-
**47,979**
**22,092**
**31st August 2024**
**As at**|£
£
1,671
1,584
268
1,144
1,258
27,982
14,812
-
-
110
393
2,492
2,014
18,395
7,189
**52,060**
**27,251**
4,081
5,158
**4,081**
**5,158**
**47,979**
**22,092**
47,979
22,092
47,979
22,092
-
-
**47,979**
**22,092**
**31st August 2024**
**As at**|
|---|---|---|
|||**27,251**|
|||5,158|
|||**5,158**|
||||
|||**22,092**|
|||22,092
22,092
-|
|||**22,092**|
We hereby approve the accounts of Emmanuel Pre School for the year ended 31st August 2025, and confirm we have made available all relevant books, records and information necessary for their preparation.
L Cobb Trustee C Maskell Trustee Dated
10/06/2026
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## 1 **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing the accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) [effective January 2015]. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of investments, which where applicable are included at market value.
## _**Financial reporting standard 102- reduced disclosure requirements**_
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in preparing these financial statements as permitted by FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland - the requirement of Section 7, Statement of Cash Flows.
## 1 **Accounting Policies**
## **Incoming Resources**
## 1.1 Income
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Interest arising on the bank deposits is credited to the account when it is received.
## 1.1.1 Investment income
This is included in the accounts when receivable
## **EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES**
- 1.2 Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to a particular heading they have been allocated to activities on a basis that is consistent with the use of resources.
All liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
## **ASSETS**
## 1.3 Stocks and work in progress
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value
## 1.3.1 **Fund Accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular restricted purpose.
Fundraising income for other Charities is shown separately in the accounts Fundraising expenditure for other Charities is shown separately in the accounts
## 1.4 **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from income tax on its charitable activities
## 1.5 **Pension Costs.**
The charity operates a pension scheme (Auto Enrolment). Contributions payable to the Charity's pension scheme are charged to the Income & Expenditure Account in the period to which they relate.
## 5 **Trustees expenses**
During the year there were no expenses incurred by and reimbursed to the Trustees in connection with administrative expenses and purchasing supplies for the Charity.
|Total amount paid
5.2 **Fees for examination or audit of the accounts**
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the
accounts
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services)
paid to the independent examiner or auditor|Total
**0**
**2025**
£
950
0
950|**2024**
£
950
0|
|---|---|---|
|||950|
|6 **Paid employees**
6.1 Staff Costs
**2025**
£
157090
12247
2715
172052
6.2 Average number of full - time equivalent employees in the year
**2025**
7
Total
7
6.3 Defined contribution pension scheme
A NEST pension scheme is operated on behalf of the pre school employees.
**2025**
£
2715
600
0
10 **Debtors and prepayments**
10.1 Analysis of debtors
**2025**
£
Trade debtors
267.60
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings
-
Other debtors
-
Prepayments and accrued income
1144
Total
1144
11 **Creditors and accruals**
11.1 Analysis of creditors
**2025**
£
Loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
1,458
Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings
Other creditors
1,213
Accruals and deferred income
1,410
Total
4,081
12 Movement on funds
22092
Add
25887
47979
Balance brought forward unrestricted funds
Balance carried forward unrestricted finds
Pension costs
Total staff costs
The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end
The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
Employer’s National Insurance costs|**2024**
£
136310
8181
2323|
|---|---|
||146814|
||**2024**
7|
||7|
||**2024**
£
2323
559
0
**2024**
£
0
0
0
1258|
||1258|
||**2024**
£
243
2365
2550|
||5158|
|||
## **Independent Examiners Report**
## **Report to the Trustees of Emmanuel Pre School**
## **On the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 Charity No: 1062030**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022 (“the Act”).
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2022 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiners Report**
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:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
- Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. The Managers and Trustees have worked hard to start to rebuild the pre schools reserves.
Clare Jones (FCIPD) Maplewise Ltd 4 Farmland Way Hailsham Sussex BN27 1SP
_10/06/2026_
Dated
## **Independent Examiners Report**
## **Report to the Trustees of Emmanuel Pre School**
## **On the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 Charity No: 1062030**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022 (“the Act”).
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2022 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiners Report**
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:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
- Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. The Managers and Trustees have worked hard to start to rebuild the pre schools reserves.
Clare Jones (FCIPD) Maplewise Ltd 4 Farmland Way Hailsham Sussex BN27 1SP
_10/06/2026_
Dated