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← St. Joseph's Pre-School

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity Name|No (if any)| |St Joseph's Pre-School|1089094| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |ao eae|es|from|01-Sep-24|31-Aug-25|-| |ee|ee|ee| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |A1 Receipts| |Nursery Education Funding (Free for 3&4)|66,826|-|-|66,826|98,579| |Nursery Education Funding (New for 2)|32,251|-|-|32,251|10,275| |Other payments from Gloucestershire County Council|3,148|-|-|3,148|3,092| |Children's fees|20,002|-|-|20,002|26,764| |Grants|-|500|-|500|500| |Fundraising|357|812|-|1,168|1,891| |Donations|34|-|-|34|37| |Interest on deposit account|1,041|-|-|1,041|834| |Other receipts|100|-|-|100|833| |Sub total|(Gross income for AR)|123,759|1,312|-|125,070|142,805| |A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|123,759|1,312|-|125,070|142,805| |—————|——| |A3 Payments| |Payment to staff|89,774|-|89,774|78,540| |HMRC (Tax and NI payments)|-|-|-|- 610| |Staff pension : employer contribution|871|-|871|1,060| |Training costs/course fees|532|-|532|1,149| |———=—|Premises (rent, heat etc)|11,922|Page 1|SS|90|ES|12,012|=|15,347|

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Subscriptions 1,660 - 1,660 1,366
Insurance 722 - 722 628
Administration (post, tel etc) 255 - 255 375
Payroll service 734 - 734 600
Consumables (paint, paper etc) 1,618 - 1,618 1,297
Equipment (toys, books etc) 1,711 310 2,020 3,455
Fundraising costs - - - 62
Other expenditure - - - -
Sub total 109,798 400 - 110,198 103,267
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - - - -
Total payments [ 109,798 ] 400 - 110,198 103,267
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,960 912 - 14,872 39,537
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 114,410 - - 114,410 74,872
Cash funds this year end 128,370 912 - 129,282 114,410
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Current Account - HSBC
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Reserves Account - HSBC
59,374 -
Reserves Account - Dudley BS
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PayPal
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Petty Cash
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Total cash funds 128,370 912 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Prepayment of Tapestry Subscription 178 - -
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Fund to which Current value Cost (optional) Details asset belongs (optional) B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Prepayment of Tapestry Subscription Unrestricted 178 178 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - === Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities Deposits held to hold places Unrestricted 265 Within next year Deposits held to hold places Unrestricted 55 Beyond next year Deferred Income (EYPP/DAF Funding not Unrestricted 2,413 Within next year yet spent) Accrued Expenses Unrestricted Within next year Pension/NI Payable Unrestricted Within next year Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of Signature Print Name approval 06/10/2025 Anna Hitchings - Chair 06/10/2025 ire Page 4 Leah Farrer - Treasurer

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 September 2024 Period start date To 31 August 2025 Period end date

Charity name: St Joseph’s Pre-school

Charity registration number: 1089094

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 To enhance the development and
education of children primarily under
statutory school age by encouraging
parents to understand and provide for the
needs of the children through community
groups and by:
(a) offering appropriate play facilities
and training courses, together with
the right of parents to take
responsibility for and to become
involved in the activities of such
groups, ensuring that such groups
offer opportunities for all children,
regardless of race, culture, religion,
disability or means;
(b) encouraging the study of the needs
of such children and their families
and promoting public interest in and
recognition of such needs in the
local areas;
(c) instigating and adhering to and
furthering the aim of
Gloucestershire PATA.
In planning our activities for the year the
management committee keep in mind the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit at all meetings.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 To advance education for the public benefit
by the provision of a pre-school for children
aged 2 to 4 living in the Stroud Valley.
To achieve this and our objects, we
undertake the following activities by:
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providing children’s places for pre-
schoolactivities;

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managing, supporting, developing
and paying staff;
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ensuring applications of government
nursery grants, fundraising and
researching other grants initiatives;
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ensuring Ofsted, Gloucestershire
County Council and ‘Free for 3s and
4s’ compliance;
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fulfilment of obligations with regards
to Disadvantaged 2 year old funding
(when applicable) and Working
Parents 2 year old funding.
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conformity to requirements with
regards to 9 to 23 month old
funding.
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compliance to requirements with
regards to Disability Access
Funding and Early Years Pupil
Premium;
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registered provider for 30 hours free
childcare;
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involving community and parents in
group activities.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 All members of the Pre-school’s
Management Committee have due regard
to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit, and take this
into consideration in the ongoing
management of the provision of the Pre-
school’s services.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Not applicable
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 Not applicable
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 Not applicable
Other Not applicable

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Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 Sept 2024 to July 2025:
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September 2024 had25children
registered and by July 2025 this had
increased to32children;
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Throughout the year children learnt
about festivals around the world
through activities (eg. at Chinese
New Year they made crafts and
sampled cultural food)
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Staffing during the year:
o1 x Bank Staff retired;
o1 x Bank Staff member
recruited – non qualified (10
month contract);
oan early years qualified lady
acted as Room Leader one
day/week whilst Lead
Practitioner on maternity
leave.
oRecruitment of EY 1:1
practitioner
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Staff (predominantly Early Years)
participated in a number of training
courses throughout the year. The
team have completed:
oSafer internet training;
oOperation Encompass – Key
Adult Training;
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.The Treasury Administrator
undertook training on the following:
oACAS webinar: Employment
Rights Bill;
oACT for education;
oOnline safety in early years;
oOperation Encompass – Key
Adult Training;
oAttended webinar(s) re
Simpler Recycling.
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All new Committee members
completed Safeguarding Training
(Level 1), as per DfE “Keeping
Children Safe in Education”.
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The DSL attended regular DSL
support hub meetings run by
Gloucestershire Safeguarding
Children Partnership.
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Staff wages rose by 6.7% from 1
April 2025, ensuring that they are
either in line or above (dependent
on qualifications/knowledge) the
National Living Wage.
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A range of policies and procedures
were systematically reviewed and
updated as necessary.
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Information about the Pre-school
uploaded on its pagewithinthe

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Primary’s School’s website reviewed
termly for accuracy.
- Information held by PATA updated.
- Information held on Charity
Commission website with regards to
Trustees and Contacts updated.
- Pre-school’s Single Central Record
updated and regularly
reviewed/monitored for accuracy.
- Pre-school’s Enrolment Pack and
associated documents were
reviewed and updated as
necessary.
- Pre-school participated in
fundraising events organised by St
Joseph’s Primary School’s PTA.
Plus the setting ran a number of
“stand alone” events during the
year.
- Continuing with
relationship/collaboration with the
Headteacher and staff at St
Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
(which is now part of an Academy).
- During the summer term for 2025,
the children due to start at the St
Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
attended the school.
- Continuing relationship/collaboration
with staff at St Joseph’s Nympsfield
Out of School Club.
- Treasurer continues to endeavour to
facilitate a working relationship with
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary
School’s Business Manager.
- Treasurer continues to ensure there
is timely cross communication with
the Treasurer of St Joseph’s
Nympsfield Out ofSchoolClub

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 Not applicable
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 Our objectives are to raise at least 50% of
funds required for projects via fundraising
activities. The outside area is the key
project for this year (albeit now on hold
pending confirmation from School re
outside space). Identified costs at present
for this include a fence, a shed and some
storage. This is expected to total
approximately £1,500 and to date we have
raised £1,311.50 specifically towards the

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garden space. We have carried out some
minor improvements and purchased some
equipment (£399.50) but the remainder is
on hold subject to confirmation with School
regarding outside space.
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 We have set an objective to ensure that our
cash balances in any one bank are less
than £85,000 and that our reserves are
held in a separate bank and remain within
the agreed reserves corridor, but ideally
between the required reserves and the
upper limit of the corridor. Following the
opening of a third bank account (to hold our
reserves) this has been achieved. A
transfer will take place in early September
once the Dudley Building Society is fully
opened.
Other Not applicable

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
ofthe period		 Para 1.21 The financial position at the end of the
period is set out in the Balance Sheet and
Statement of Profit andLoss.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The management committee aim to hold
reserves of at least:
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One funding term’s running costs
plus exit costs; currently £49,000
The management committee have agreed
that to provide working capital in periods of
low activity and income and to provide
funds for future expansion the Pre-School
will aim to maintain their reserves between
a corridor of:
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90% or £44,100 and
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110% or £53,900
To ensure the security of organisational
funds and compliance with the Financial
Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
limit of £85,000 per institution, St Joseph’s
Pre-school will maintain a separate
reserves account with a banking institution
that is not affiliated or part of the same
banking group as its primary operational
bank. The existing savings account will be
used for everyday reserves or surplus,
including from fundraising.

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Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £59,624.07(£53,900 in terms of reserves
and £5,724.07 in terms of accessible
reserves)
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 Not applicable
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 Not applicable
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 Not applicable

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Principal sources of funds:
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nursery grant from Gloucestershire
County Council covering Working
Parents 9 to 23 month old funding,
Disadvantaged 2 year olds (where
applicable), Working Parents 2 Year
old funding, and 3 and 4 year olds;
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Early Years Pupil Premium from
Gloucestershire County Council for
eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Monies
spent to assist the eligible child on a
termly basis.
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fees paid by parents for children
under nursery grant age or for hours
over nursery grant 15 hours per
week;
Additional sources of funding:
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Disability Access Fund grant from
Gloucestershire County Council,
applied for when applicable.
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Education, Health and Care Plan
(EHCP) payments from
Gloucestershire County Council,
applied for where applicable.
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fees paid by parents for children
who attend extra sessions over and
above what is on the register;
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fees paid by parents for children
who attend early morning sessions,
in addition to normal pre-school
sessions;
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fees paid by parents of children who
are late collecting their child from
the setting – as outlined in the
relevant policy;
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hold at least two fundraising events
a year;
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half-termly cake raffle event.
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Funds raised have been used
towards improving our outside
space, including:
ogarden maintenance
ogarden storage

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Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 Not applicable
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 The Pre-school’s Management Committee
have assessed the major risks to which the
Pre-school is exposed, in particular those
related to the operations and finances of the
Pre-school. The Management Committee
are satisfied that systems and procedures
are in place to mitigate the Pre-school’s
exposure to themajor risks.
Other Not applicable

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:		 Constitution
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Charitable Association
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 As per the Constitution
The Pre-school’s Committee invites parents
of children (Family Members) attending St
Joseph’s Pre-School to volunteer and
welcomes parents of children who have left
the Pre-school (Extra Members) to
volunteer onto the Committee. If they wish
to undertake the role of Chair, Treasurer or
Secretary then they have to be proposed
and seconded by an existing member of
the Pre-school’s Committee.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51 Introductory Trustee Guide written with
regards to the induction and training of
trustees. Also, associated job descriptions
for Officers (Chair, Treasurer and
Secretary) written. All signed off by
Committee, March 2015 and June 2015
respectively. All included within St Joseph’s
Preschool’s policies and procedures files
and used to assist the induction and
training of new trustees. Updated during
2020 in line with the proposed revised
Constitution. Reviewed on an annual basis.

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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 The Pre-school’s organisational structure is
detailed in its “Trustees Guide”.
Information about “any wider network with
which the charity works” isnot applicable.
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51 The Pre-school has a working relationship
with St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School,
liaising with the Head Teacher and the
School Business Manager.
In addition, the Pre-school has a working
relationship with St Joseph’s Nympsfield
Out of School Club. With the majority of
the Pre-school’s staff also being permanent
employees of the Out of School Club.
The Pre-school works hard at keeping in
contact with the Primary School’s PTA,
occasionally being involved in their
fundraising events.
Other Not applicable

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname St Joseph’sPre-school
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber 1089094
Charity’s principal address c/o St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Front Street
Nympsfield
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 3TY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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2
3
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10		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Anna Hitchings Chair FamilyMember at AGM
Leah Farrer Treasurer Extra Member at AGM
HayleyHeaven Secretary FamilyMember at AGM
Gemma Ind General Member Extra Member at AGM
Sara Long General Member FamilyMember at AGM
BethanyWheeler General Member FamilyMember at AGM
Rita O’Dwyer General Member 18 December 2024 FamilyMember at AGM
Luke Finn-Powers General Member Extra Member at AGM

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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

No Committee member (ie. Trustee) received remuneration from the charity during 2024-25.

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Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Leah Farrer Full name(s) Anna Hitchings ~~OO~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 06/10/2025 ~~|~~

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the St. Joseph’s Pre-School Management Committee On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1089094 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 I report to the Management Committee on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Setting”) for the year ended 31 August 2025. Responsibilities and As the Setting's Management Committee, you are responsible for the basis of report preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Setting’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 19 September 2025
Name: Joseph Simpson
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):		 Practicing member of Association of Certified Charted Accounts
Address: The Willows
Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield
Stonehouse, GL10 3UH

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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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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