Maids Moreton Pre-School
Report of the Trustees for the period ended 31 August 2025
Maids Moreton Pre-School CIO
Reference and administration details
Reg charity number : 1154606 Principal address: MAIDS MORETON PRE-SCHOOL AVENUE ROAD MAIDS MORETON BUCKINGHAM MK18 1QA Website: www.maidsmoretonpreschool.co.uk Contact: Ms Kim Chaplin (Manager) 01280 824989 kim@maidsmoretonpreschool.co.uk Trustees: Chair: Kelly Ingle Members: Georgina Tapping Jodie Hampson Kim Chaplin (Ofsted’s Nominated Person) Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 17 Nov 2013 Objective: The objective of the CIO is to advance the education of children below compulsory school age.
Date of report: 28.01.26
Maids Moreton Pre-School CIO
Trustees annual report for the period ended 31 August 2025
The trustees present their report for the period ended 31 August 2025 which, along with the financial statements of the charity, have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies as set out by charity law.
Statement from the Trustees:
OVERVIEW
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Pre-School has had another stable year in terms of the number of children and finances.
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Our staff team remained six in total. We added Kim Chaplin as a trustee so as to comply with Ofsted’s requirement for the Nominated Person.
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Funding that we receive for specific uses was put into yoga sessions, improving the outside play area, and replenishing the available toys.
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We made small purchases to improve staff tools and facilities.
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We updated the uniform offer.
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We continued to offer morning and afternoon Extended sessions from 8-9am and 3-3:30pm, despite a low take-up, as we feel this an important offer that supports Pre-School families.
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We reviewed and updated policies to areas such as: Safer Eating, Sustainability, Staffing Ratios and Safeguarding.
STAFF
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Our staff team remained six members of staff throughout this financial year. Staff support each other and we are grateful for their flexibility in terms of stepping in or supporting with extra hours when illness or other needs arise. Kim steps into the room to be part of the ratio when needed, which means we are usually able to cover tricky periods in the winter when there is a lot of illness. On the rare occasion this wasn’t possible, we have closed for specific sessions and tried to give families as much notice as possible.
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Both Kim and the trustees regularly review and introduce policies to support the smooth running of the Pre-School site, safeguarding of the children and staff, and also supporting staff with clear guidelines around working practices. These are shared with staff and with parents as relevant.
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Training is made available and encouraged so as to support all staff with development.
ESTATE
- We have, thankfully, had another quiet year in terms of site maintenance. Small roof repairs and fixing boundary fencing has been carried out. We had the internal stair gate and sliding door repaired. As well as sharing in the cost of maintaining Forest school with Maids Moreton C of E school with whom we share it.
FINANCES
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As Kim has laid out in her report, there has been a regular stream of funding available for projects and resources that specifically support children in Pre-School. We have been fortunate to not have had any large expenses for site maintenance.
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We received funding which covered staffing costs and extra one-to-one support where necessary, through County funding
Managers Report Maids Moreton Pre-School AGM Wednesday 28[th] January 2026 Online 8pm.
Good Evening,
I am very proud of our team. I am sure that you will agree that all the staff members work so hard to make your children’s time at Maids Moreton Pre-School special.
I really appreciate the huge amount of work that the team do both at Pre-school and in their own time. We wouldn’t have such a good reputation, if it wasn’t for such a cheerful, hardworking team. We would like to introduce Ruth who is a new member of staff and congratulate Laura Savage who is currently on maternity leave, on the birth of her son.
The other part of our team is our Trustee’s. Who have put into place very sensible and professional processes, and these will no doubt be valuable to any future trustees who may join us. I would like to thank them personally for their time and effort they have put into this voluntary role, while juggling their full-time jobs and their own children. I would like to thank in advance Laura Bradbury, Rachel Ball and Jade Wheeler for agreeing to be part of the Trustee’s in 2026, we all very much appreciate your future input and your time as this is a voluntary role.
I would like to thank parents for the support that they have given Maids Moreton Pre-school in different ways. I would particularly like to thank Jade Wheeler and her extended family for all their help at the end of 2025, with the Christmas Raffle tickets, sorting out a flooded playground and putting in our pulling pole as well as supplying the wooden pole, for the children’s physical development and to the parents who donated to the Christmas hampers.
We have received funding from Buckinghamshire County Council to be spent on our environment and resources for the children, we have been able to secure regular Yoga sessions with Julie and Sparkle till Easter, which the children really relish as much as the staff, this session will help the children with their confidence and listening and physical skills. We were also able to purchase another out-door shed for the children to be able to access mathematical and communication activities freely.
In July 2025 we had 22 children move to Primary Schools in the area, we were sad to see them go, but excited for the new journey they will be experiencing.
We have 30 children on our register from September 2025 to January 2026 and a further six potential new starters from April 2026. Our new starters from September 2025 have settled in really well to Pre-school life.
Maids Moreton Pre-school is grateful for the recommendations from parent’s past and present that bring new children into Maids Moreton Pre-school, so we are able to provide a local learning environment for your little ones.
This year the children will have lots of activities to explore, please do read the Termly Newsletters to see the learning the children will be experiencing. This can sometimes change during a session, due to the children’s interests. (We occasionally go off planned activities at times)
Maids Moreton Pre-school feel that communication with our parents is essential. You are really important to us – we are all part of a big team working together and supporting each other to make sure that your children reach their full potential.
Thank you from all of us for your continued support.
Kim Chaplin Maids Moreton Pre-School
| lncome Received | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| =============== | |||
| Bucks CCFunded Sessions | 126,294.59 100.00 |
||
| RegistrationFees ParentalPaid Sessions |
12,483.35 708.45 |
||
| Early BirdSessions | 3.00 | ||
| LunchtimeSessions | 0.00 | ||
| Before SchoolSessions | 0.00 | ||
| After SchoolSessions | 0.00 | ||
| Late CollectionFees | 173.00 | ||
| Sale of Uniform | 0.00 | ||
| Donations Bank lnterest |
2,065.33 | ||
| FundRaising | |||
| ============ | |||
| GeneralFund Raising BuckinghamChristmas Fair Less: CostofStall |
0.00 0.00 |
50.11 0.00 |
|
| ChristmasHamPer Easter FundRaising SuperHeroWeek ClothesSale HalloweenPartY Photo Commission BagstoSchoolCommission School SummerFaYre ScarecrowComPetition |
329.60 0.00 0.00 74.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
||
| Less: GeneralCosts incurred | 0.00 | 454.26 | |
| 142,281.98 |
| Staff Salaries | 100,213.31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security | 8,314.47 | |
| Employer Allowance | (7,01e.31) | |
| Pension Cost | 1,984.66 | |
| Payroll Processing Fees | 360.00 | |
| Educational Support | 700.00 | |
| Staff Benefits | 710.50 | |
| Staff Uniform | 0.00 | |
| Staff / Trustee Training | 903.21 | |
| DBS Checks | 126.12 | |
| Pupil Premium Related Payments | 0.00 | |
| Canteen | 48.80 | |
| lnsurance | 1,867.80 | |
| Promotion&Advertising of Pre-School | 0.00 | |
| FruiUFood | 123.06 | |
| Purchase of Uniform | 120.00 | |
| Books | 0.00 | |
| Equipment | 1,790.74 | |
| Purchases for Classes | 1,730.11 | |
| Garden | 148.28 | |
| Repairs and Maintenance | 360.73 | |
| Christmas Decorations & Party | 0.00 | |
| Kings Coronation | 0.00 | |
| Professional Fees | 0.00 | |
| External room Hire | 0.00 | |
| Electricity | 3,146.91 | |
| WaterRates | 327.26 | |
| Telephone | 0.00 | |
| Cleaning & Hygiene | 1,565.30 | |
| Pest Control | 0.00 | |
| lnternet Conneclion / Website | 928.90 | |
| Computer Consumables | 515.50 | |
| Office Supplies | 434.88 | |
| Postage EirstAid |
0.00 0.00 |
|
| Subscriptions | 717.03 | |
| Bank Charges | 64.00 | |
| 120,182.25 | ||
| OperatingExcessofln come over Expenditure for | theYear | 22,099.73 |
| Resurfacing OutdoorPlayArea | 0.00 | |
| Excessoflncome over Expenditure for the Year | 22,099.73 |
| Bank Deposit Account | 133,249.55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Current Account | 1,125.57 | |
| Employee Loans | 0.00 | |
| Staff Floats | 0.00 | |
| Sundry Debtors & Prepaid Expenses | 897.99 | |
| Suspense ltems | 0.00 | |
| 135,273.11 | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| PAYE Payable | (765.60) | |
| AutoEnrolment Payable | (367.57) | |
| Unknown Receipts | (142.00) | |
| Extended Services-Future | 0.00 | |
| Fees ReceivedinAdvance | (18,38e.02) | |
| Sundry Creditors | (104.32) | |
| (19,768.51) | ||
| 115,504.60 |
| CaprtalAccountas.rt lstSeptember2024 | 93,404.87 |
|---|---|
| + | |
| Add:Excessoflncome over Expenditurefor Year | 22,O99.73 |
| 115,504.60 |
| lncome Received | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| =============== | |||
| Bucks CCFunded Sessions | 126,294.59 100.00 |
||
| RegistrationFees ParentalPaid Sessions |
12,483.35 708.45 |
||
| Early BirdSessions | 3.00 | ||
| LunchtimeSessions | 0.00 | ||
| Before SchoolSessions | 0.00 | ||
| After SchoolSessions | 0.00 | ||
| Late CollectionFees | 173.00 | ||
| Sale of Uniform | 0.00 | ||
| Donations Bank lnterest |
2,065.33 | ||
| FundRaising | |||
| ============ | |||
| GeneralFund Raising BuckinghamChristmas Fair Less: CostofStall |
0.00 0.00 |
50.11 0.00 |
|
| ChristmasHamPer Easter FundRaising SuperHeroWeek ClothesSale HalloweenPartY Photo Commission BagstoSchoolCommission School SummerFaYre ScarecrowComPetition |
329.60 0.00 0.00 74.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
||
| Less: GeneralCosts incurred | 0.00 | 454.26 | |
| 142,281.98 |
| Staff Salaries | 100,213.31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security | 8,314.47 | |
| Employer Allowance | (7,01e.31) | |
| Pension Cost | 1,984.66 | |
| Payroll Processing Fees | 360.00 | |
| Educational Support | 700.00 | |
| Staff Benefits | 710.50 | |
| Staff Uniform | 0.00 | |
| Staff / Trustee Training | 903.21 | |
| DBS Checks | 126.12 | |
| Pupil Premium Related Payments | 0.00 | |
| Canteen | 48.80 | |
| lnsurance | 1,867.80 | |
| Promotion&Advertising of Pre-School | 0.00 | |
| FruiUFood | 123.06 | |
| Purchase of Uniform | 120.00 | |
| Books | 0.00 | |
| Equipment | 1,790.74 | |
| Purchases for Classes | 1,730.11 | |
| Garden | 148.28 | |
| Repairs and Maintenance | 360.73 | |
| Christmas Decorations & Party | 0.00 | |
| Kings Coronation | 0.00 | |
| Professional Fees | 0.00 | |
| External room Hire | 0.00 | |
| Electricity | 3,146.91 | |
| WaterRates | 327.26 | |
| Telephone | 0.00 | |
| Cleaning & Hygiene | 1,565.30 | |
| Pest Control | 0.00 | |
| lnternet Conneclion / Website | 928.90 | |
| Computer Consumables | 515.50 | |
| Office Supplies | 434.88 | |
| Postage EirstAid |
0.00 0.00 |
|
| Subscriptions | 717.03 | |
| Bank Charges | 64.00 | |
| 120,182.25 | ||
| OperatingExcessofln come over Expenditure for | theYear | 22,099.73 |
| Resurfacing OutdoorPlayArea | 0.00 | |
| Excessoflncome over Expenditure for the Year | 22,099.73 |
| Bank Deposit Account | 133,249.55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Current Account | 1,125.57 | |
| Employee Loans | 0.00 | |
| Staff Floats | 0.00 | |
| Sundry Debtors & Prepaid Expenses | 897.99 | |
| Suspense ltems | 0.00 | |
| 135,273.11 | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| PAYE Payable | (765.60) | |
| AutoEnrolment Payable | (367.57) | |
| Unknown Receipts | (142.00) | |
| Extended Services-Future | 0.00 | |
| Fees ReceivedinAdvance | (18,38e.02) | |
| Sundry Creditors | (104.32) | |
| (19,768.51) | ||
| 115,504.60 |
| CaprtalAccountas.rt lstSeptember2024 | 93,404.87 |
|---|---|
| + | |
| Add:Excessoflncome over Expenditurefor Year | 22,O99.73 |
| 115,504.60 |