Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
St George's Pre-school (Taunton)
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
1154534
Charity's principal address
Clo St George's Catholic School
The Mount
Taunton
Postcode
TA13NR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Datas acted If not for whole
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Trustee name
Offico Ilf any)
Name of person lor body) entllled
toa
olnt trustee
Ifan
Edwina McDonnell
Chair
Sonia Gordge
Helen Mac Connell
Amanda Weetch
Treasurer
Secretary
Peter Hanratty
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20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, {for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Information)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and management
D8scrlptlon of the charity's trusts
'Foundation' Model Constitution
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods
Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be
appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed al a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for the
appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
The Headteacher of St George's Catholic School, Taunton shall
automatically ("ex-officio") be a charity trustee, for as long as he or she
holds that office.
Additional governance issues (Optlonal information)
St George's Pre-school (Taunton) operates with a full set of policies and
procedures, operational documents and appropriate formats and systems
to ensure compliance with the EYFS Statutory Framework and to
safeguard the children attending the pre-school.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the 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, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
We have close links with St George's Catholic SGhool community and
utilise their facilitl8S to further develop the education we provide for the
children at our Pre-school.
Section C
Objectives and activities
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To advance the education of the pupils at St George's Pre-school
(Taunton) by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for
education at the Pre-school.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
In managing St George's Pre-school (Taunton) the trustees have kept in
mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
The Pre-school has now been fully operational for ten and a half years.
We provide quality care facilities for children from th8 local community
from age 2 years to statutory school age by offering appropriate
education and care facilities. The facilities provided help the children
develop important social and educational skills appropriate to their age.
These lay the foundations for their transition to primary school and help
them to be responsible members of our local community.
The Pre-school is entirely inclusive. We welcome all children whatever
their ability, culture, religion or social background. We work hard to find
out about each child's individual needs. A large percentage of the
children who attend the Pre-school are EAL. We have sought the advice
of support agencies to ensure we are enabling all children to gain
maximum benefit from the education we provide. These agencies include
support workers from various cultural backgrounds to support our EAL
children and our Area SENDCO to assist with the monitoring of children
with additional needs.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charlty
Commission on public
benaflt)
Staff have also undertaken several training courses to ensure that all
aspects of Ihe provision we provide is of the highest quality and caters for
every child's needs.
At the Pre-school parents are charged fees for the services that are
provided for their children. These are fair and competitively priced and
are reviewed regularly. Our aim is to offer a high quality, safe and
stimulating environment that provides a service that is good value for
money. The Pre-school is accessible to all children regardless of family
income and the trustees wlll always do their best to secure funding for all
eligible children. Fees are subsidised by Early Years Entitlement funding
for 3 and 4 year olds. We also receive funding from the 30 hours funding
scheme. Extra government grants may be available to families on low
incomes who receive benefits, and the trustees make sure families are
aware of these. If there are cases of family hardship which are not
covered by govemment grants the trustees will always invite parents to
apply, in confidence, for help with the payment of fees. Such requests are
considered sympathetically. We feel that no child should miss out
because of family poverty. Early Year's Pupil Premium came inlo effect in
April 2015. Forms to apply for this funding have been included in all
registration packs given out to potential parents from April 2015.
During the last year we have provided employment for four permanent
members of staff and cleaning work for another. We employ two
apprentices.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include
further ststements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Achievements and performance.
The academic year 2023-2024 has continued to be busy and the staff
hav8 worked hard to make the children's pre-school experien￿ engaging
and meaningful.
Th8 Start of the new school year, Autumn 2023, saw eight new children
joining us, and sixteen returning, taking our total to twenty-three. The
majority of these children took full time spaces meaning our numbers
were good for the start of the year. The children who started with us had
baseline observations completed and added to our overview chart of
children's progress within the EYFS. Once settled the children enjoyed
cooking, making biscuits, pumpkin flapjacks and waffles. Role play both
inside and, in the garden, seemed to be the favourite choice of this year's
cohort.
The cohort had a number of children with significant additional needs.
The staff worked hard to ensure that setting was fully inclusive for these
children. Additional training was undertaken by staff to ensure all needs
could be met and that each child's pre-school experience was a positive.
Our two apprentices are an asset to the setting. Both work incredibly
hard. One completed her level two apprenticeship in January and moved
onto Level 3 in May, and as part of her course she completed level 2
Child Protection and Safeguarding training. The other completed her
Level knowledge test and professional discussion and hopes to move
onto Level 3 next year.
A past parent requested to do some work experience with us as part of
her college course. She joined us on a Friday morning 9am - 12 pm,
and Ihis enabled the staff to give our children with additional needs more
one to one support. This volunteer speaks Spanish and Portuguese
which was also a big help to us.
In January six additional children joined the setting, and the Spring term
saw the children learning about keeping ourselves healthy, which
included looking at fruit and vegetables, what foods are good for us and
which foods we should only eat occasionally. We made some fruit and
vegetable prints using oranges, lemons, carrots, and potatoes and we did
some simple cooking using cheese and tomatoes.
We also started to concentrate on mark making skills and mathematical
skills with the children who would be leaving for school in September.
The children also participated in French songs and rhymes and really
enjoy Ihese activities. One member of staff introduc8d the children to
simple investigations, experimentation, and manipulation by using
resources such as ink, paper towels and pipettes to create pictures,
watching how the different colours spread and blend together. The
children also enjoyed a treasure hunt where they were given verbal clues
to search out the treasure, then created their own simple maps. Large
block and plank construction to find out how cars travel from one end to
the other and how quickly or slowly was also popular. Another member
of staff took on the responsibility to lead circle time and read the children
some new stories, such as 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea,. 'The Smartest
Giant in Town,, 'Eat Your Peas,, and 'Elmer',
Our involvement with the university of Bristol NAP SACC (Nutrition and
Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care) research study
continued this year with the second data collection taking place on
Wednesday 20th March. The team talked with parents, handed out
information packs and data collection belts, took photos of lunchboxes,
and took hei
ht and wei
ht measurements of Children whose
arents had
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Section D
Achievements and performance
agreed to take part. The overall outcome of this UK study is to see if the
project already delivered to pre-schools and nurseries has been effective
in supporting settings to make changes to the work they do within early
years to improve children's health.
The Summer term saw us exploring lots of water activities outside and
especially getting out our paddling pooll We found many opportunities to
use waler in many different ways. We watered our peas which we started
growing inside in clear. see-through bags so we could see the roots as
well as the shoots, before transferring them outside to pots. We used our
large water tray with the nets to catch objects that float, washed the dolls
outside and made several mud pie cakes and soup!
Throughout the year the children were all working within the age ranges
1-6 from the Birth to 5 Matters EYFS curriculum guidance (Birth to 71
months). Any children making slower progress were highlighted during
moderation and appropriate support put in place.
Our parental partnerships continued to be positive. We had very
encouraging feedback from the parents of new children.
We have enjoyed watching our Pre-school, and the children we care for,
grow and develop over another academic year. Our staff have worked
hard lo provide a stimulating and varied environment for the children at
our pre-school.
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Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
The Pre-school aims to maintain a reserve fund of approximately £60000
which is an adequate amount to cover our normal operational costs for at
least 6 months. This will allow us to meet staff notice and redundancy
costs if ever needed. It will also put us in a better position to absorb any
unexpected fluctuations in income. For example decreases in child
numbers. The plan is to build on this reserve to cover future repairs and
eventual replacement of the pre-fabricated building. The Pre-school's
reserves are currentl £66000.
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optlonal information)
The Pre-school's principle sources of funding during the 202312024
financial year were as follows..
Early Years Entitlement grant for children attending the Pre-SGhool -
£96670
Fees from parents - £24453
Grants of £1400
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
During 202312024 our greatest expenditures
have been our staff salaries £84130
£3113 has been spent on equipment, resources and consumables
necessary for the running of the Pre-school.
£275 has been spent on training course fees.
£2115 has been spent on insurance.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
A C4QRW
Date
16.L.25
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## **ST GEORGE'S PRE-SCHOOL (TAUNTON) 23/24 dated 31.08.24** 

|**INCOME**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|EY Funding|96669.55|||
|Fees|24453.21|||
|Grant|1400.00|||
|Uniform|0.00|||
|Photo comm|112.00|||
||**122634.76**||**122634.76**|
|**EXPENDITURE**||||
|**Staffing**||||
|Salaries|75663.03|||
|HMRC|5120.02|||
|Pension|2571.13|||
|Payroll|775.85|||
|Training|275.00|||
||**84405.03**|84405.03||
|**Premises**||||
|Rates & rent|419.16|||
|Waste disposal|2681.86|||
|Annual servicing|804.11|||
|Pest Control|661.44|||
|Nappy disposal|144.71|||
|Cleaning/hygiene|183.80|||
||**4895.08**|4895.08||
|**Resources**||||
|Resources|1052.04|||
|Equipment|1561.20|||
|Consumables|500.00|||
||**3113.24**|3113.24||
|**Admin**||||
|Insurance|2114.82|||
|Bank charges|111.10|||
|Connect software|650.15|||
|Telephone/internet|633.80|||
|Website|99.16|||
|Tapestry|210.00|||
|Ofsted|35.00|||
|ICO|35.00|||
|Mag sub|95.70|||
|Other|0.00|||
||3984.73|3984.73||



**96398.08** 

**-96398.08** 



**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE** 

**26236.68** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## Accumulated fund: 

|Balance as at 1 September 2023|152,356.97|
|---|---|
|Excess of Income over Expenditure|26,236.68|
|**Balance as at 31 August 2024**|**178,593.65**|





ST GEORGEYS PRE-SCHOOL TAUNTON
TRUSTEES ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

ST GEORGE'S PRE-SCHOOL TAUNTON
TRUSTEES ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Year Ended
31 August 2023
2024
Income and Expenditure Account
Ineome
Grants
EY Funding
Fees
Other
1,400
96,670
24,453
112
2,300
81,123
22,407
300
Total Income
122.635
106,130
Expendlture
Statting Costs
Salaries and national insurance
Payroll
Training
NEST Pensions
80,783
776
275
2.571
69,050
573
473
2,132
(84,405)
(72,230)
Premises costs
Equipment costs
Office costs
Bank Charges
Resources and consumables
7.010
1,561
1,759
111
1,552
4.461
1,526
1,791
127
3,258
(11,993)
(11,163)
Total Expenditure
(96,398)
(83,393)
Excess of income over expenditure for the year
26,237
22,737
Excess of income over expenditure b/fwd
152,357
129,620
Excess of income over expenditure c/fwd
178,594
152,357

ST GEORGE'S PRE-SCHOOL TAIJNTON
TRUSTEES ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Represented by:
Cash at bank: Lloyds Bank
£178,594
I have independently examined the above accounts which have been prepared from and accord
with the accounting records. In my opinion the accounts r¢flect accurately the state of affairs
at 3 l August 2024 and the excess of income over expenditure for the year ended on that date.
In my opinion no matter has come to my attention which needs to be highlighted in order to
enable a proper understanding of the accounts.
LtJ¥ u-
Honorary Independ
t Examiner
Date