2024-08-31-accounts - Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period

From: Period start date 01.09.2023 To: Period end date 31.08.2024

Charity name : Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool

Charity registration number: 1153300

Company number:

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 their children through community groups and by: ●offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the rights 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 whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. ●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 area. ●Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.
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
Statement confirming whether the trustees have	Para 1.18

had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and performance

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	Activities the pre-school have done this academic year include: ● Music –A musician comes into the Setting once a week to do singing, play guitar, dancing with the children. ● Grandparents, Mummy and daddy day (where they come into the pre-school to make diferent crafts and activities with the children on their special diferent days), ● Autumn leaf hunt (took the children to the park and used a checklist to fnd autumnal objects), ● Superstar sports (sports coach comes into the setting once a week to teach the children diferent sports per term e.g. footballandtennis),

●	Staf safeguarding training, staf food hygiene training, staf phonics training, staf frst aid training, staf SEND training,
	Nativity at Christmas, Christmas party
	(with entertainers and food)
●	Helped with raising money for save the
	children and Children in Need,
●	Celebrated diferent cultures and events
	such as Christmas, Ramadan, Eid,
	Diwali, Chinese new year
●	Bring a special toy to pre-school day,
	parent partnership activities (for parents to take home such as fne motor skills
	activities, speech and language
	activities, toilet training help, story sacks
	and welcoming a new sibling into the
	world books)
●	For Safety Lesson we visited the local
	Fire Station
●	World book day (children dressed up as
	characters from their favourite book),
●	We taught the children how to plant their own fruit, vegetables and fowers (to
	teach them about healthy eating and
	give them responsibility for after things).
●	End of term concert and party.

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

Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives Other

Financial review

Financial review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Intention to set aside sufficient funds to cover salaries/basic running costs for a 3-month period.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Cash flow - currently outgoings are almost equal to incoming. We are continuing to monitor this and looking to make changes where possible.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other

Structure, governance and management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO	Para 1.25
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

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

Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Other

Reference and administrative details

Charity name	CHINGFORD MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1153300
Charity’s principal address	1A LEADALE AVENUE CHINGFORD LONDON E4 8AT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Harold Thompson Chair 2 HillaryThompson Secretary 3 Gaille Sambridge 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name	Trustee name	Office (if any)
	Harold Thompson	Chair
	HillaryThompson	Secretary
	Gaille Sambridge

















Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Dates acted if not for whole year

Trustee name

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors

Signature(s) H. Thompson

H Thompson

Full name(s) HAROLD ANTHONY THOMPSON[HILLARY THOMPSON ]

Position (for example Chair Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 20/06/25

Receipts and Payment Report - August 2024

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Paxton

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Printed: 20/06/2025 Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool Charity no. 1153300
Year to August 2024 All fund codes consolidated
Voluntary Receipts Donations received Receipts from Fundraising Activities Fundraising income Receipts from Charitable Activities LBWF Funding - general LBWF Funding - SEN LBWF Funding - Equipment Fees - Parent/Carer Other Receipts Misc. Income Charitable Activities Costs Salaries and wages Salaries - SEN HMRC -Tax/NI HMRC - SEN Pension contributions Pensions - SEN Staff training costs Travel costs Subsistence costs Resources & Equipment Resources - SEN Consumables - snacks etc Stationery Postage Cleaning suppplies Activities-PE tutors,day trips Events (Xmas, Easter) Refuse collection Rent/Service charges Insurances/Licences Repairs & maintenance Website IT costs Misc Expenditure	Turnover year to date Turnover last year to date 0 1,704 ---------------- ---------------- 1,704 0 0 0 ---------------- ---------------- 0 0 77,246 151,796 9,535 15,729 0 0 31,053 46,761 ---------------- ---------------- 214,286 117,834 0 3,962 ---------------- ---------------- 3,962 0 108,292 128,829 0 12,138 2,400 13,985 0 1,170 2,256 5,559 0 60 328 1,272 0 0 0 0 1,522 7,487 96 3,697 314 413 1,879 10 0 0 42 157 750 1,572 444 220 0 320 13,400 10,223 973 1,093 0 0 251 0 1,545 2,801 170 342

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Printed: 20/06/2025 Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool Charity no. 1153300
Year to August 2024 All fund codes consolidated
Governance Costs Audit & accountancy costs Trustees meeting expenses Bank charges Other professional fees Transfers Transfers between funds Net receipts/payments	Turnover year to date Turnover last year to date ---------------- ---------------- (191,348) (134,662) 341 935 0 0 0 0 579 0 ---------------- ---------------- (935) (920) 0 0 ---------------- ---------------- 0 0 ---------------- ---------------- 27,669 (17,748)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A	Section A	Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of		Charity Name Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool

On accounts for the year		31 August 2024 Charity no 1153300
	ended

Set out on pages	Set out on pages	1 to 4 (including these 2 pages)
		I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
		charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024.
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”).
		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 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:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or  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.

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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:	D Warren	Date:	30/6/2025

Name:	Darren Warren – Paxton Independent Examiners

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):	F M A A T

Address:	61a High Street South
	Rushden, Northants
	NN10 0RA

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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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CC Receipts & Payments Report

Charity name: Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool

Charity number: 1153300

For the period from 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2024

	Receipts andpayments	Receipts andpayments
Receipts Voluntary Receipts Fundraising Activities Income from Local Government Parent Fees Other Receipts Asset and Investment sales etc Total receipts Payments Salaries Costs Fundraising Costs Charitable Activities Costs Governance Costs Assets and investments gains/losses Total payments Excess of receipts over payments Transfers between Funds Cash Funds Last Year End Cash funds this year end	Unrestricted funds £ 0 0 78,004 31,053 0 109,057 109,057 112,949 21,618 920 135,487 135,487 -26,430 0 74,293 47,863	Restricted funds £ 0 0 8,777 0 0 8,777 8,777 0 96 0 96 96 8,681 0 3,078 11,759	Endowment funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	Total funds £ 0 0 86,781 31,053 0 117,834 117,834 112,949 21,714 920 135,583 135,583 -17,749 0 77,371 59,622	Last year £ 1,704 0 40,087 7,000 528
					49,319
					49,319
					57,172 8,587 755
					66,514
					66,514
					-17,195
					0 94,567
					77,372

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CC Statement of Assets & Liabilities

Charity name: Chingford Mount Baptist Church Preschool Charity number: 1153300

At the period ending 31/08/2024

Details B1 Cash funds CASH FUNDS Total cash funds B2 Other monetary assets OTHER MONETARY ASSETS B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use OFFICE EQUIPMENT FIXTURES & FITTINGS B5 Liabilities LIABILITIES	Unrestricted funds 47,863 47,863 47,863 Unrestricted funds Funds to which asset belongs Funds to which liability relates	Restricted funds 11,759 11,759 11,759 Restricted funds Cost (optional) Amount due (optional)	Endowment funds 0 0 0 Endowment funds Current value (optional) When due (optional)

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