BRAMBLES
THORNS COMMUNITY TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
CHARITY NUMBER 1071096
www.brambles-kenilworth.com

INDEX
Trustees, Annual Report
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Independent Examlnerfs Report
Statement of Flnancial Affalrs
Balance Sheet

THORNS COMMUNITY TRUST
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
R•ler¢n¢e and admlnlgtratl¥e Informatlon
Thoms Communlty Trust ITcf)15 a reglstered charlty, no. 1071096. Tcftrades under the name 8rambles Pre-khool
and Out of School Club (Brambles). Brambles Is located on the slts of Thoms Community Infant School (Thorns). and
¢ontlnues to maintain clt)5e Ilnks wlth the school. Its prlndpal locatlonls cloThorns Communlty Infant khool.
Blackthorn Road. Kenllworth. LV8 2
Tcf Is overseen by a commlttee of Trustees. There are three types of trustee:
Ex-officlo- the head teacher ofThorns Communlty Infant School
Nomlnated- Trustees who are appolnted by the 8overnln8 body of Thorns Communlty Infant School. and
opted-Trustees who have been appolnted by th¢T￿ commlttee of Trustees as a consequence of thelr
partlcular profe$51onal 5klll
TRUSTEES WHO SERVED DURING THE YEAR
N•m•
Reg1gn•d
Posltlon
Typ• ofTrurt
Jonathan Wrl
Uz Bradb
Slmon Morrls
Mlchelle Andrews
Vlctorl? Lancaster
Chalr
EX￿ffle10
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Cfro
ted
Exwofflclo
Nornlnated
Nornlnated
Nornlnated
31 Au 2025
13 March 2025
TRUSTEES MANAGING TCT AT THE TIME THIS REPORT IS SIGNED
Nam•
Pwlllon
Typ• of Truit••
Jonathan Wrl
Mlchelle Andrews
Vlctorl? L8ncaster
Chalr
Trustee
Trustee
Nomlnated
Nomlnated
Struciurn, Gov•manc• and M*wq•m•nt
TCT 1$ 8overned by a constltutlon, whlch was wrltten In January 1998 and supplemented by a fvrther deed of the same
year. An amendment to the constltutlon was made by way of Deed of Varlatlon dated 23rd March 2011.
In 2024-25. the Trustees metas a formal Board on four ocus1on￿ on 18 Septsmber 2024, 3 Decefflber 2024. 13 March
2025 and 19 June 2025. Durln8 trust meetlngs all Trustees had the rl8ht to speak and to be heard. Oeclslons were
made by consensus.
The day-ttrday mana8ement of Bramble5 Is dele8atsd to the manager of Brambl￿, who Is supported by a deputy
manager. T￿ also contracts a dlrect employee who Is responslble for day to day admlnbstratlon and buslne
management. Operatlonal reports a￿ made by the Brambles manager and the buslness manager (who Is responslble
for flnancel at most Trnstee meetln8s.

Obl•cll¥es, actl¥ltlo$ and perfomi*
The maln alm of TCT Is to provlde hlgh quallty chlld care to young chlldren between the a8e5 of 3 years and eleven
years throu8h the provlslon of a Pre-school. Out of School Club and Hollday Club. The Trusiees have now agreed
that ¢hlld¢are can be most effectfvely provlded from ￿ 3 years.
In effecL Brambles fulfll$ the obllgatlon of Thom5 Communty Infant School by way of Its extended hours pro¥lslon.
Publk beneflt
Brambles Is a pre4¢hool, out of school club and hollday club setting that provldes reasonably prlced thlldcare and
educatlonal beneflts to the10¢81 ¢LMnmunlty. The Trustees always seek to bear In mlnd that T￿ Is a charlty and that
they have a responslblllty to art In the wbll¢ Interest. At the tlme of s18nln8 thls report all servln8 Trustees had read
the 8uldance publlshed by the Charltles Cixnmbs51on on publk benefit.
The Trustees belleve that the alm$ and resultln8 benefits of Tcf are clear and ihat the beneflts obtalnedfrom
Tcfs artlvltles are derlved from Its alms. In addltlon. the benefits are focused on a sectlon of the publ1¢, namely pre.
school and prlmary age chlldren and thelr parentslcarers. and wlthln thLs ran4e. no se¢tlon of the publlc Is
unreasonably restrlrted.
Due to its locatlon the Chlldren twho attend Brambles tend to Ilve wlthln the Thoms. catchment area. The admlsslons
pollcy does not however exclude chlldren from attendln8 who Ibve outslde ol thls area. The Trustees stlll
onslder that the prlces are competltlve Ind would not re8ard the Inablllty to pay fees as a barrler to entry.
Pre-school
Durln8 the financlal year, the Brambles Pre-school was open for IJ¥e mornln8 and lunchtlme sesslons as well as
number of afternoon sesslons per week durln8 term tlrne.
Brambles Otsted re8lstratlon allows 30 Chlldren to attend per sesslon. It Is TCT pollcy to not flll eath Se￿lon so that the
educailonal txperlence for each chlld bs optlmlsed.
The vast malorlty of the pr￿￿h0o1 chlldren moved from Br•mbles Pre.School up to Thoms at the end of thelr pre-
hool year,
Out of Sthool Club
Durln8 the flnandal year, the Out of Sthool Club was also only open durfn8 term tbme, wlth a Bood number of chlldren
re81stered, $pllt across ihe ihree year groups at Thoms. The Out of School Club opened both before xhool. from
8am, and ihen alaln after school. from 3pm to6pm.
aub
Durlng the flnandal yéar, the Hollday aubwas open durlng a iotsd number of scfrwl holldays and offered a varlety of
sesslons wbthln the tlmeframe of 8am to 6pm.
The number of Chlldren attendln8 Hollday Club varled between hollday5. In common wlth prevlou5 years. a 8ood
proportlon of the chlldren who attended hollday dub were pup115 at Thoms or Park Hlll. These were supplementsd by
chIld￿n that attended other schools In Kenllworth.

Rlsk Re¥lew
The Tr￿tee$ regularly consider the risks to which T￿ is exp¢)sed at the Tnjsteg meetlngs and, where
appropriate. meayjres are taken to ensure exIS￿n8 Systems and prLKedures are strengthened to mitlBate these rlsks
as far as p0$5ible. Durin8 the year, some new polrcies were approved and other Improvements were made. This is
necessarv to ensure qood eo¥ernaft￿ and manaue rlsk so as to malntsin the hiqh standards for thè settlno.
The Trustees are mindful that changes In Government Pollcy as far a5 the free provLsion of childcare for nursery age
chlldren could alter the rSsk profile forthe settin&
In order to further mitlBate ri5L the Trustees have established a Charltsble Incorporated Or8anisation ICIOI and
Intend to transfer the undertakln8 of the Charity to that CIO. The fa¢tor that had hlstorfcaljy prevented this from
happenlng was an OFSTED relnspectlon whith took place subsequent to thls period of financial.reporting. A good
OFSTED ratln2 was restored. clearina the wav forthe CIO to be Inceotsd.
Flnandal Re¥lew
Forthe year endlng 31 August 2025. Tcf Made a surplu5 of £19.064. Thls Increased the overall level of reserves to
£167.727 at the ènd of the financlal year.
The continued challenge faced by Tcf Is In ensurlng that the Preschool is kept full and that numbers at the Out of
School aub are sustalned las the latter largely cr05S-subsldlses the first). The flnandal perf0rrnan￿ depends to a large
extent on these factors belng malntslned.
There are no ￿$trIcted or desl8nated funds held by the Trust. From time to time the Trustees may bud8et to spend
certain monies on certaln projects, but these funds remaln at all Umes part of the general x¢umulated fund of the
Trust. H¢)wever, the Tru5tee5 belleve that an adequate level of reserves of four to slx monthg rut)nlng cosrs
sh¢)uld be maintalned at all tlmes to enable T￿ to continue operatln8 for a term should all external fundin8 cease.
The Trustee5 observe that the present ¢ash balance hekl Is materially In excess of the stlpulated four to slx months,
runnlng costs. Given the age of the temporary bulldln8 and the malntenano liabilitie5 that accrue annuallyi It remalns
the stated Intentlon of the Trustees to look to those surplu5 funds Iwlth the add￿on of 8rant monies) to elther
refvrbish or replace the currenttemporary bulldlng.

Fees ¢ontinue to be reviewed annualty. The Trustees wll c(mllnue to keep both fee5 and eypendSture under
c105e revlew $0 as to that the Trust axrtinue5 to generate a surplus and therèfore maintsln adequats levels
of reserve5 to remaln vlable Into the future.
With the impendlng transfer to a ao, this will prtyAde the platform to look * a longer term upgrade tothe Bulldln8 In
whlch the settin8 is housed. Awtirkin88roup amon8St trustees is alre•* l(xWr6 at thi>
Charlty law requlres the Tn￿ to prepare financial Ststem￿ts for each financial year whith gfve a true and falr ￿eW
of the state of affairs of the thaftty and the Incomi￿ resources and applicabon of re50ur¢e8 in¢ludinB the income and
expendlture. of the tharity fcf that perio(L In prewirva these financi￿ st￿Men￿ the Trustees are required to.
• selectsuitsble accountlr* pollcles then apththem consiknty.
observe the method5 and principles of the tharities SORP.
• make judgements and estimate5 that are r&isonable and wuden¢
State whether applicable UK ACCo￿tIng Stsndards been foll(ywed. yjbiert to any matwial departures
dls¢losed and explalned In the financial smements:
prepa￿ the financial ststements on the 8olng ¢(XKern IHsis unless it b Inapprwlate to assume that the
charitvwill contlnue in bus1r￿S
The Trustees are respmslble tor keepsn8 proper accofflting records that dlsdose with reasonable accuracy at any time
the flnancial p05itlon of the charity. and enable them to enwre that the financial statements comply wlth the Charltles
Act 2011. They are also responsible gfe8uafd1￿ the assets of the d￿rIty and hence for tsking reasonable step5 for
the prevention and detecdon of fraud and other Irre8uLNiiie
TheTrustees dedare that they have appr¢4*d theTnsree< Reixyt abth*.
Si8ned on behalf of the TcfsTrustees:
Jonathan Wllllam Emlyn Wrlght
29 June 2Q8

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF
THORNS COMMUNrrY TRusr
I report on the accounts ofThorns CommunltyTrust IlheTrust'l for the year ended 31 Augurt 2025 whlth comprlse
the Statement of Hnanclal Actlvitle5, the Balan￿ Sheet, and the related notes.
RespOn￿bIlItI1$¥nd ￿$1$ of the report
As the Trustees of the Trust you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the
requirements of the Charltles Act 20111.the 2011 ACVI. You are sat15fled th* the accounts of the Trust are not
requlred by charlty lawto be audlted and have chosen Instead to have an Sndependent examlnatlon.
I rtrport In respett of my examlnatlon of the Trusts accounts carrled out under settion 145 of the 2011 Act. In
¢arryln8 Out my examlnatlon I have followed the general Olrectlons glven by the Charlty Comml551on for England
and Wales under sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act.
Independent •Mamlner's statement
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth my
examlnatlon 8lvln8 me cause to belleve that In any materlal ￿$pert..
accountln8 records were not kept In accordance wlth sertlon 130 of the 2011 Act; or
the accounts dld not accord w5th those records; or
the accounts dld not comply wfth the appllcable requlrements concernln8 thg fomi and content of
accounts sèt out In the Charltl•s IAc¢ounts gnd Reports) Re8ulotlon5 2008 otherthjn any requlrementthat
the accounts 8lve a true Ind falrf vlew whlch Is not • m4tt1r consldered as part of Jn Independent
examlnatlon.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon
should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper UDderstandlng of the Kc4)unts to be Te•ched.
Mlchelle Larkln
Chartered A¢¢ountant
FILAN Accountants
57 Ely Street
Wafwlckshlre
CV37 6LN
29 June 2026

THORNS COMMUNrrY TRusr
srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
2024
Fund
nds
ft￿d5
Income from:
Donations
Charltable actfvltles
Other trading adiwties
Imiestments
Other
192A30
177.295
196
2.110
177.295
2.110
671
671
195.192
7m 203.021
179.601
671
180.2T2
ExPendI￿re (m:
Charitable actthties
7W 183.957
17L319
671
17L990
176.128
183.9S7
17
671
17
Net leMpenthreMln¢ome
Re¢ohdllatlon otfund
Furmts br4)ught f(xw
148.663
140,381
140.381
167.727
167.727
148,663
148.663

THORNS COMMUNITYTRUST
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025
Flxed assets
Tangible fixed assets
li
S.672
6,598
CufreTrt assets
Debtors
Cash at bankand In hènd
3,833
161.806
165,639
4,669
144.025
148,694
Credltors: amounts falllr
due wlthln one year
Net current assets
13.S84
{6.629
162,055
142,065
N•t oss•ts
167,727
148,663
Represented bv:
Accumulat•d funds:
General fund
14
167 727
148 663
These accounts were approved by the Tn￿ee5 on 29 June 2026 and are sl8ned on thelr behalf by:
JWE WrlBht
Chalr

THORNS COMMUNrrYTRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
l. Status
Thorns Community Trust 15 an unincorporated assoclatlon; it is also a registered charity Iregistration
number 1071096} whose actlvitles are intended to be for the public benefiL Its prinopal location is clo
Thoms Communlty Infant School. Blackthorn Road. Kenilworth, CV8 2DS.
Z Accountln8 Poli¢les
Basls of preparatlon
The accounts (financial ststementsl have been prepared in accordan￿ wlth the Statement of
Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charlt*s p￿paring their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reportlng Standaril applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 issued on 16
Juty 2014 and the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the United Kin8dom and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generalty Accepted Practice as It applles from l January 2015.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to gTve a 't￿￿ and fairf view and have departed
from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 onty to the extent reqUI￿d to provide a 'true
and falr vie￿. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
{FRS 1021 issued on 16 Jufy 2014 rather than the Accountin8 and Reporting by Charitie& Statement of
Recommended Prdctice effective from l April 2(K15 whKh has SIn￿ been withdrdwn.
Golng concern
After makin8 enquiries, the trustees a￿ not aware of any material uncertainties that cast doubt on going
concern and have a ￿asonable expectstion that the Charity will be able to contlnue Its activities for the
foreseeable future. and at least twelve months from the date of approval of these accounts. Accordingly,
they have continued to adopt the going cOn￿M basis in the flnanual statements.
Income is recognised as Incomi￿ resources to the extent that the d)arity has provided the services In
question.
Expendlture
Costs of actlvltles in furtherance of the objects comprlse those costs Incurred by the charity as a
sult of the delivery of its seNice. Govemano costs comprtse those costs Incurred by the chartty In
meeting its constitutional and ststutory requirement&
Tanzlble flxed assets
Tangible fwed assets a￿ induded In the balan￿ sP*et at cost less depredation. Depredatlon Is generally
calculated $0 that the cost of tsnglble fixed assets less thelr resldual Value a￿ written off over thelr
estimated useful lives. The foltowlng depreciation rates appty:
• Flxtures, fittiw and equipment- 25% redUd￿ balano.

ThORNSCOMMUNITY TRusr
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGLIST 2025 lcon￿nU￿j
3. Donatlons
2025
Unrestrictsd
Totsl
Totsl
Donations
4. Incomefrom ¢h?rltal)le acllvllles
2024
Out of school dub fees
HO￿daY club fees
Preschool Brant
Preschool fees
93.070
22,501
56,732
4,992
177,295
22,116
29,898
12,473
192,830
S. Othertr•dlng artlvftles
2024
Contdbuttons from Public
196
. In¥estsMnt In¢ome
UDr•strlrted
funds
Llnrestrl¢ted
funds
2025
2024
Interest recelvable on bank deposlts
2,362
2.110
2,110
7. Other In￿me
2025
Best Practice Network
Grant Received from WCC County Fund
6.329
1.500
7.829
671
671

THORNS COMMUNrrY TRiisr
NOTESTO THE FIP4ANCIAL sfATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2025 (contlnuedl
. ExPendI￿re on tharftable artl
20
2024
Staff costs
Insurance
Materla15
Electrlclty
Tralnlng
Prlntln8 POSta8e and telephone
Dep￿¢Iatk>n
Rent
Rates
Repalrs
Cleanlng
Professlonal fees
Nursery IT and software
Bank char8es
Storage & Archlvln8
Sundry
Grant Expendlture- Restrlcted
134,748
2,760
17,711
6,542
141.290
2,760
17,711
2.800
1,007
1.088
1.890
4,000
254
49
1.520
839
42
142.601
2,500
4,278
3.120
936
1,068
2.199
4.000
155
1,007
1,088
1,890
4.000
254
49
1,520
839
42
1.760
1,091
61
1,854
4,157
671
170.934
2,013
3,691
2,013
3.691
1,287
182.301
1.287
7,829
174,4n
Governan￿ Costs:
Trustees, remuneratlon and expenses
Independent Examlner's fees
1.656
176.128
1,656
183,957
1,056
171,990
7,829
9. Trustees remun•r•tlon expens•s
There were no Trustees remuneratlon or expenses In the year.
10. stsff remuner•tlon and numbers
2025
2024
Wa8es and ￿larIeS
Employers National Insuran¢e
Pension contrlbutlons
135,737
2.724
2,829
141.290
138.117
2.177
2,308
142.601
The average monthfy number of employees pald durlng the year was I full tlme12024:2) and 10 part-tlme
12024: 101 who worked between 3 and 25 hours per week.
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THORNS COMMUNITYTRusr
NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMENrs
YEAR ENDEO YI AUGusf 2025 l¢ontlnued)
11. Tan8lble blxed assets
FIMtures &
operty
Equlpment Improv•m•nts
Totsl
As ai 31 August 2024
Addltlons
A5 at 31 August 2025
26537
11,614
45,154
964
46,118
27,017
12,098
7,003
Depr•¢l•tlon
As at 31 Au8USt 2024
Provlded In year
As at 31 Au8USt 2025
24,741
569
25,310
10,137
490
10,627
3,678
831
4,509
38,556
1,890
40,446
Net b¢￿1[ v*ly•
As at 31 Au8USt 2025
1.707
1,471
2,494
5,672
s at 31 Au8USt 2024
1.796
1,477
3.325
6.598
11 O•bto
2025
2024
Trade debtors
Prepayments
2.713
1,120
3.833
3,267
1,402
4,669
13, Cr￿ltOrs. amounts f•llln8 du• wlthln on• year
2025
2024
Tr•de credltor5
Taxatlon and soclal securlty
Other credltors and 4c¢ruals
1,778
850
5,710
6,629
1,806
3,584
Included wlthln Other CredltQTS Is £nll12024: £5,162) whlch Is a Grant recelved from Best Practlce Network.
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THORNS COMMUNITY TRusr
NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 1c0ntlm￿d)
l& Movement In fvnds
Name of fund
Open1￿ Incomlw Outyol
Closl
6,329
{6,329)
(1,500)
Re5￿Cted fund: WCC EY
Unrestrlcted fvnd:
Generdl fund
148,663
195,192
1176,128)
167,727
Totsl of all funds
203 021
183 957
167 727
15, F••s for eM•mlnatlon of th• accounts
2024
Indep•nd•nt •xamlnerf$ f•
Fees pald to the Independent eM4mln•r- pwoll costs
Fees pald to th• Ind•p•nd•nt wimln•r. bookk••plry easts
1,656
1,056
871
204
2.664
2,107
FILAN Accountants carrfed out payroll dutles at a cost of £80412024 &8711 In the year. Fllan also
provlded bookkeeper tralnln8 of £204 {2024". £180)whlch Is Included wlthln Trdlnln8. A separate
department carrled out thls work to ensure Independence was maintalned.
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