Salnt Marfs Nursery School
Report of the Trustees and
Flnanclal Statements for the year ended
31 August 2024
Charity No: 1091191

Salnt Marfs Nursery School
Fln•ndal St•t•ments
for th• Y•ar End•d 31 A• 2024
Contents
Pa8•
Report of the Trustees
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Report of the Independent Examlner
Recelpts and payments Accounts
Statement of Assets and Uablllties

Salirt Ilurwy Sthool
REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS
Reg1stw￿ charlty name
St Marfs Nursery School
1091191
Queens Road
Crowborough
&3st Sussex
TN6 2LB
Mrs K Shilling (Chair)
Mrs L Kelly- Appointed 12 October 2023 - Re&8ned 16 October 2024
Mrs C Lacy-Hulbert (freasurer)- Appointed 12 Ortober 2023
Mrs C Brown- Appointed 12 Ottober 2023
Mrs A Dann ISecretary}- Appointed 12 september 2023- Reslgned 16 Ottober 2024
Mrs R Piper ITreasurerl- Appointed 12 september 2023 -Resigned 16 Ottober 2024
Mrs K Attwood - Appo5nted 12 September 2023- Reswed 16 October 2024
Mrs J Gibson- Appointed 29 January 2025
Mrs l Macintyre- Appointed 16 October 2024
Mrs C Penny- Appointed 12 October 2024
Mr L W Woodhams FCCA
TN6 Ltd
Pine Grove Enterprise Centre
Pine Grove
Crowborough
East Sussex
Th6 IDH

for the Year Ernled 31 AW 2024
The tharivs Cor￿ltUtIon was adopted on the 2 July 21XII wlth subsequerrt amerKSrnents on the 19
October 2CM)l and 21 February 21J)2. The dmrity is constituted as a trust wlth trustees selected by
elettion.
The objective of the tharity it to advarKe the education of children below ststutory school age
through the provision of a Nursery 5th001, 2 years old to school age. These objects are achieved by the
creating an educational and stimulating currlculum for the stage age appropriate under the guidance of
OFSTED. The additional Fundraising activlties which are supported and assisted by the parents whose
children attend the nursery a￿ undertaken.
Committee mernbers wis1￿d to stand down did so and were replaced ty wly elected members of
incomln8 thildren to the settirq. Those parerrts whose thildren remained at the nursery and wished to
do ￿ were rerynomlnated for the committee.
We offer 38 weeks of 10 sesslons pu week induslve of lunch. which enables the children to attend both
We started Septernber 2023 with 31 children on our books. This was a 8reat starting number, 8lvin8 US
confidence in our financial stability from September for the year ahead. We finished the year with 40
thildren on our books, which was a slight inuease on last year. Of this number. 25 left to 80 to sthool.
The Nursery School continues to be assisted by BU6dan￿ of the Pre - School Leamlng Alliance and the
East Sussex Early Years Team. Local Authority Early Years Improvernent Tearn to ass15t Us ha5
assisted us with support for our committee as well as guid1￿ us towards our Otsted inspectlon whlch
took place on 19th October 2023, awarding U5 '800rf which we were delighted with. As ever their
support has been invaluable in improvin8 the nursery for our thildren as well as providin8 rnuch needed
support for stsff and the commlttee.
The Committee wlth the assistance of OUT parents ralsed over £121XJ.IJ) thls year whlth will be used
toward5 purchasin8 new toys for the settir% as well as be8innin8 a fund for some other improvements
within the nursery itself.
AU staff have continued in keeping their trainiwa up to date arKI the Nursery has renewed its
subsuiptions to the relevant training portals to be able to do this. We also use the Local Authorlty
specific training to ensure we meet our ststutory obli8atK¥ns for safeguardin8 etc. All staff have
supporting numeracy trainin& paediatric first aid trainlng and have Chlld Protection trainln8.

for the Year Ended 31 A• 2024
Rnandal re
The trustees maintain a mlnlmurn of £5,(M)O in the bank at all times for monthly salarles and billln8s. St
Marfs Nursery School receives funds from the Nursery Educatlon Grant: speclal needs grant and
additional sesslon fees from parent&
Fundralsln8 contlnues to Improve the envlronrnent of the nursery pro￿dI￿ new resources for the
thildren such as educational toys and books a5 well as Makin8 irnprovements to the outdoors area.
Sl8ned on behalf of the thartys trustee5.
Sl8nature ...
Full Name: Kate Shlllln8 Ichalr)
Date".
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Salrt Marfs Nursery Sd
Report of th• Indep•￿ Examln•r for th• Ya•r End•d 31 2024
I retK)rt to the trustees on thy examirth of the accounts of the tharlty for the year ended 3tst August
2024.
As the charlty's tntstees, you are responsible for preparatlon of the accounts in accordance wlth the
requirernents of The Charities Act 2011 Ithe ALI). The charity's trustees CO￿lder that an audlt Is not
required for thi5 year under sertion 144 of the Chafitles Art 2011 Art).
I report in respect of my examlr*tlon of the charitys accounts carrled out under sectlon 135 of the 2011
Act and In carrying Out my examinat6on. I have followed all the applicable dlrettlons 8lven by the Charlty.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrni th* materlal matters have come to my attentlon In
connertlon wlth the examlnatlon whlch 8lves me cause to bellfft that In. any materlal respect..
the accountlng records were not kept In accordan￿ wlth sertlon 130 of the Charltles Act: or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounts dld r￿t compty wlth the appllcable requlrements concernln8 the forni and content of
accounts set out In the Charltles (Accounts and Re￿rts) flegulatlons 2008 other than any
requlrement that the accounts 8lve a true and falrf vlew whlchls not a matter Con￿dered as part ol
an Independerrt examlnatlon.
I have no concerns and have come across no matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch
attentlon $￿Uld be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper urnlerstandlrvd of the accounts to be
reached.
L W Woodhams FCCA
TN6 Ltd
Plne Grove Enterprlse Centre
Pine Grove
Crowborou8h
East Sussex
TN6 IDH

Salnt Ma
.5 Nurse
School
2023-24 Unrestricted
fvn(ts £
2022-23 Unrestrlcted
funds £
Rttelpts
Fee5
Grants
47,4(X)
751>40
39,258
55.4(X)
Fundralsln8
1.961
1.747
L961
L747
Totsl recelpts
Paym•nts
Salarfes and penslon
Accountancv
Adminlstratlve expenses
Athiertlsin8
COS
88.176
1.218
4.162
181
8,260
81.(K)7
1.212
2.714
311
6,298
Utllltles
Stsff trainln8
Insurance
Telephone
Rent
4.936
3,441
L734
5,Wl
115m3
102W6
Net of r•(dP￿(pjvM•Dtsj
4451
C•sh fvnd l•st y•ar ond
Cash funds thls year •nd
37.154
46.$42
43.605
37,154

Saint Ma
's Nurs
School
Statement of Assets and Llabilities at the year end
202>24 UnrestrKted
fvnds £
2022-23 Unrestricted
funds £
Computer
Fumfture
13,788
2,288
13,788
1,355
16.076
15,143
Cash funds
Bank current account
44,292
37,155
Total (ash fvnds
44,292
37,155
Total Assets
60.368
52,298
The above re¢elpts and payments account arnl statement of assets and Ilabllitles were approved
by the trustees on and s18ned on thelr behalf by:
Si
Print Name
Kate Shllll
rrtle
Chalrnrustee