Trustees' Annual Report for the period
To
From
Period start date
01 09 2024
Period end date
31 08 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name St Eval Pre-school Play Group
Other names charity is known by St Eval Pre-school
| 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 Robert Burchell | Chair | ||
| 2 Megan King | Treasurer | ||
| 3 Alex King | FamilyMember | ||
| 4 Karen Steel | Staff Member | ||
| 5 Rachael Richards | Manager | ||
| 6 Helen Foord-Joseph | Secretary | ||
| 7 Patricia Stevens | CommunityMember | ||
| 8 Edward Stevens | FamilyMember | ||
| 9 Jennifer Brown | FamilyMember | ||
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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)
Rachael Richards – Pre-school Manager
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document[Constitution ]
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
[Trust ]
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Elected annually by members at Annual General Meeting ]
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.
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Section C Objectives and activities
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age through offering appropriate play, education and care facilities (taken from constitution – Aims) Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To provide appropriate accommodation and equipment; raise money for pre-school activities; fix and collect fees payable; employ paid and unpaid staff or advisors as required – (taken from constitution – Powers)
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)
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The committee have continued to ensure the smooth running of the preschool over the last year, facilitating the role of the Manager. The pre-school is based at the heart of the community and is thriving. There has been an increase in those children entitled to 30 hours of funded childcare per week. At the end of the year there were 46 children on roll. Children are no longer limited to a set number of hours per week. We have had an increase in fees because of this. The pre-school continues to be open for 30 hours per week, over 38 weeks of the year.
All staff have had a significant pay rise to reflect the cost-of-living crisis. Staffing has been very tight, due to continued financial constraints.
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Section E Financial review
Reserve funds to cover any costs involved in dissolution of pre-school Brief statement of the are held in a separate savings bank account. The amount of reserve charity’s policy on reserves funds set at £15,000.00.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Funding is obtained primarily through Education Finance, for both 3 year You may choose to include olds and 2 year funding and the 30 hour funded entitlement. Money is additional information, where also obtained through the payment of fees and fund raising. relevant about:
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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
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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 |
Robert Burchell | Megan King |
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| Robert Burchell | Megan King | |
Chair |
Treasurer | |
| 20thNovember 2025 | ||
| 20thNovember 2025 |
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St Eval Pre-School Playgroup Registered Charity Number 1064642
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31st August 2025
| Income | 31/8/2025 | 31/8/2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | 15,695.15 | 15,970.00 |
| CCC Funding | 67,535.34 | 71,956.37 |
| Donations / Fund Raising | 4,850.81 | 2,288.96 |
| Other Grants | 1,000.00 | 1,965.00 |
| Bank Interest | 368.27 | 327.96 |
| Other | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL | 89,449.57 | 92,508.29 |
| Expenditure | 31/8/2025 | 31/8/2024 |
| Wages & PAYE | 69,376.83 | 76,551.72 |
| Tax & National Insurance | 1,676.64 | 517.06 |
| Pensions | 1,819.27 | 2,437.70 |
| Management & Training | 45.68 | 63.80 |
| Payroll | 625.38 | 232.80 |
| Amenities | 3,876.04 | 3,471.92 |
| Groceries & Domestic | 1,113.52 | 1,508.53 |
| Stationery | 192.34 | 268.32 |
| Consumables | 123.39 | 529.72 |
| Equipment | 503.25 | 345.32 |
| IT | 2,705.93 | 506.55 |
| Toys & Books | 0.00 | 46.42 |
| Insurance & Registration | 1,293.34 | 1,225.25 |
| Premises Compliance | 4,271.10 | 0.00 |
| Maintenance | 20.70 | 2,911.25 |
| Presents & Parties | 90.73 | 113.17 |
| Garden | 0.00 | 585.72 |
| TOTAL | 87,734.14 | 91,315.25 |
| Profit (Loss) for the Financial Year | 1,715.43 | 1,193.04 |
St Eval Pre-School Playgroup
Registered Charity Number 1064642
Balance Sheet
Opening Balance - 1st September 2024
| Barclays Community Current Account: | 754.60 |
|---|---|
| Barclays Community Savings Account: | 23,591.66 |
| TOTAL | 24,346.26 |
| Closing Balance - 31st August 2025 | |
| Barclays Community Current Account | 2,401.76 |
| Barclays Community Savings Account | 23,659.93 |
| TOTAL | 26,061.69 |
| RESERVE FUNDS | 15,000.00 |
| TOTAL BALANCE | 11,061.69 |
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Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees ohapty Name St Eval Pre-school Playgroup On accounts for the year | 31° August 2025 Charity no | 1064642 ended (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of adclitional sheets) | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 3t G8 2ZG2S” Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and | am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e 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. | have no concerns and 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. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: | S.Wwelcolr . Date: | 21.10. Qo02S Name:| QTE PHANIE WeECCcH qualification(s)Relevant professional or body RETIRED_ Settoor_ AOMN.; OFFICEWo ae K. 1 Oct 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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