Trustees. Annual Report for the period
PerÉod start date
Day
01
Period end date
Oav
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1 2023
From
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iAvo
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Holcombe Brook Methodist Preschool
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (If any)
1147111
Charltys princlpal address
Holcombe Brook Methodist Church
Bolton Road West
Ramsbottom, Bury
Postcode
BLO 9QZ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (If any)
Date5 acted If not for whole
ear
Name of person (or body) entltled
olnt trustee
Ifan
David Somerville
Chairperson
Appointed 20
November 2023
Claire Smith
Hazel Brookes
Elizabeth Webber
Secretary
Treasurer
Parent Rep
Resigned on 18th July
2024
Margaret Barker
Church rep
Resigned 20 November
2023
Amy Mercer
Parent rep
th
Resigned on 18 July
2024
Resigned on 18° July
2Q24
Charlotte Pullan
Parent rep
Colin Suttie
Church Rep
Appointed 18° March
2024
Appointed 24 June
2024
Resigned on 20
November 2023
Rebecca Francis
Parent Rep
10
Helen Massingham
Chairperson
12
13
14
15
16
17
Names of the trnstses forthe charity, If any, (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ar
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Names and add￿SSeS of advisers (Optional infomiation)
of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlption of the charltys trusts
| ConstFtution (Preschool Leaming Alliance- now known as Early Years
Alliance)
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constiluted
Association consisting of famity and affiliate members
Trustee selection methods
AppointmenVReappointment at annual general meeting or during year
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Addltional governance Issues (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to include
Disclosure and Barring Service Checks are carried out by our regulator,
additional information, where
OFSTED. for newFy appointed trustees. DBS checks for staff members are
relevant, about:
carried out by ourselves priorto appointment and every three years
thereafter.
Holcombe Brook h*lethodist Preschool is a member of the Early Years
Alliance which provides advice and resources.
We operate in accordance wrth the Early Years Foundation Stage
curriculum and are regulated by OFSTED.
We receive local authority funding for some of our children and operate
within the tenns of the contract for that funding.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneratton or other
financial benefrts.
policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction and
training of trustees.
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works:
relationship with any related
parties.
trustees, consKleration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
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To enhance the development and education of child￿n under statutory
school age.
Summary ol the objects ofthe
charity set out in its
governlng document
In planning our activities. we keep in mind the Charity Commission's
guidance on public benefrt at our trustee meetings.
The focus if our activities is to deliver the EYFS and to provide high
quality childcare through a well planned and childlparent led curriculum.
Summary of the maln
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
thSs section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
beneflt)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional inlorniation)
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Our commfftee is made up of volunteers from the church in which we
j operate and parents of children currently attending the preschool plus
i affiliate members. These volunteers ensure that the preschool is
govemed according to our constitution and in line with Charity
Commission guidelines.
Our parents also organise fundraising events.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking.
policy programme related
investment.
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Séction D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the maln
achlevements of the charlty
durlng the year
We have provided childcare for 35 children over the year.
We held our annual nativty, Christmas party and leaverfs concert.
We also had other fundraising activittes such as selling crafts items.
I We We￿ awarded the Golden Apple gold award for promoting healthy
eating, good hygiene and oral hygiene.
We support children with a range of needs and are inclusive of all
children.
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Séction E
Financial review
We hold a business reserve account of £17438 held in 2 accounts, one
with instant access and one with a 35 day notice period. These funds are
held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur and in
particularto enable to pay statutory redundancy pay and payment in lieu
of notice (if applicable) to staff should we ￿ase to operate
Brief ststement of the
charlty's policy on reserves
Detalls of any funds materially
In deflclt
Further financial review details (Optional infomiation)
Our main source of funds is through the Earty Ecfucation Care funding for
3 and 4 year olds which we claim from the local authonly on behalf of
parents of eligible children. Some children are also eligible for2 year old
funding. We also receive income from fees paid by parents who are not
yet eligible for funding or are only eligible for part of their time at
preschool.
We had 2 children who received additional funding through the Eaty
Years Pupil Premium, this funding was used to purchase resources to
particularly enhance the provision for those individual children in tems of
their interests and development goals.
We hold fundraising events to enable us to purchase additional resources
to further enhance our provision.
We had a deficit of £2330 at the end of the financial year.
You may choose to include
additional infonnation. where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the chartty"
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charltys trnstees
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
David Somepdille
Hazel Brookes
Chairperson
Treasurer
Date
201
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|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|**Charity Name**<br>**No (if any)**<br>**CC16a**<br>**Holcombe Brook Methodist Pre-School**<br>**1147111**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>1st September 2022<br>**To**<br>31st August 2023<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>—~~———e~~|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**||**Last year**|
|**to the nearest      £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||
|Donations,legacies andgrants<br>**86,108**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**86,108**<br>**71,802**<br>Fundraisingevents<br>**304**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**304**<br>**348**<br>Interest on deposit account<br>**437**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**437**<br>**190**<br>Dividends on investments<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Members' subsciptions<br>**2,172**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,172**<br>**1,657**<br>Fees for charitable services<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Hire of hall and equipments<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Other misc income<br>**191**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**191**<br>**147**<br>**89,212**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**89,212**<br>**74,144**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>~~=——===>=~~||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_                   89,212**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**89,212**<br>**74,144**<br>~~—————~~||||||||
|**A3 Payments**||||||||
|Costs of pre-school sessions (milk / snacks etc)<br>**422**||**-**||**-**|**422**||**414**|
|Wages / salaries and national insurance<br>**78,964**||**-**||**-**|**78,964**||**73,941**|
|Training<br>**98**||**-**||**-**|**98**||**176**|
|Pension contributions<br>**2,496**||**-**||**-**|**2,496**||**2,280**|
|Rent / hire of room<br>**5,625**||**-**||**-**|**5,625**||**4,875**|
|Repairs and maintenance<br>**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Light and heating<br>**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Water and sewerage<br>**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Insurance||**-**||**-**|**-**||**1,798**|
|Telephone and internet<br>**98**||**-**||**-**|**98**||**96**|
|Resources and Equipment<br>**1,220**|||||**1,220**||**1,954**|
|Printing, postage, stationery and computer supplies<br>**270**||**-**||**-**|**270**||**230**|
|Grants and donationspaid<br>**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Other costs<br>**2,350**||**-**||**-**|**2,350**||**1,666**|
|Bank interest and charges<br>**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_                      91,543**||**-**||**-**|**91,543**||**87,430**|
|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total payments_                   91,543**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**91,543**<br>**87,430**<br>**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see**<br>**table)**<br>~~—————~~||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                   2,331**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-                   2,331**<br>**-               13,286**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**26,629**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**26,629**<br>**39,915**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                   24,298**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,298**<br>**26,629**<br>~~==~~||||||||
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||||
|||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**|
|**Categories**<br>**Details**||||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|
|||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**<br>Current account<br>Business reserve account<br>Petty cash<br>~~——~~||||**3,269**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,301**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**60**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~FE~~||||





## **B2 Other monetary assets** 

## **B3 Investment assets** 

**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

## **B5 Liabilities** 

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**26,630**|
|---|---|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Holcombe Brook Methodist Preschool
On accounts for the year
ended
31st August 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1147111
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110812024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I 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, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Independent
examiner's statement
Signed:
Date:
Name:
James Settle
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
FCA (ICAEW)
Address:
Wood Meadow, Long Heys Lane
Dalton. Wigan
WN8 7RS
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of COn￿M (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.
IER
October 2018