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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] Sep 2024 To 31[st] August 2025**
**Charity name: St James Preschool (Petts Wood)**
**Charity registration number:** 1155027
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aim of the Preschool is to enhance the
development and education of children from the
age of 2 years to statutory school age.|
|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|The Preschool provides early years education
and childcare services for children within the
local community. The charity promotes the
care, safety, education, health and wellbeing of
children and supports families through inclusive
and accessible childcare provision. The
Preschool also encourages parental
involvement and works closely with local
agencies and the wider community.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have complied
with their duty under section 17 of the Charities
Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Preschool continues to benefit from the
support of volunteer trustees and families who
assist with fundraising events and governance
activities.|
|Other|||
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## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|During the year, the Preschool continued to
provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive
learning environment for children aged 2 years
to statutory school age.
Children benefit from a broad range of play-
based educational activities designed to
support communication, social interaction,
confidence and school readiness. The
Preschool remained committed to supporting
families from a variety of backgrounds and
ensured access to funded places wherever
possible.
The Trustees continued to monitor occupancy
levels closely and promote the Preschool locally
to ensure long-term sustainability in a
challenging economic environment.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the financial year, the charity held
total cash funds of £30,745. During the year,
the charity generated gross income of £72,213,
primarily from preschool fee income and
fundraising activities. Total expenditure
amounted to £78,641, resulting in a deficit of
£6,428 for the year.|
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|||The deficit reflects increased operating costs,
particularly staff salaries and employment-
related expenses, which continue to represent
the charity’s largest area of expenditure,
coupled with lower numbers of children this
academic year, compared to the previous year.
Despite the deficit, the charity remains
financially stable, with sufficient cash reserves
to meet its ongoing commitments and support
the continued delivery of its charitable activities.
The trustees regularly monitor the charity’s
financial position and cash flow to ensure that
adequate reserves are maintained. At the year
end, the charity had no outstanding liabilities
and held funds in both its community and
savings bank accounts. The trustees are
satisfied that the charity remains a going
concern and is well placed to continue providing
its services in the forthcoming year.
The Trustees will continue to monitor
expenditure carefully while ensuring that high
standards of safeguarding, staff training and
educational provision are maintained.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure the running of the
pre-school can be maintained when older
children leave to go to primary school and the
enrolment of children is completed.
The charity maintains reserves in order to
ensure the continued operation of the
Preschool during periods of fluctuating
attendance and income. Reserves are held to
provide financial stability and to enable the
Preschool to meet ongoing operating costs,
such as rent.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of the reporting period, total reserves
stood at £30,745.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our main source of funding continues to be
from London Borough of Bromley by way of
Early Years Funding Scheme.
We also receive a proportion of our income by
way of fees directly from parents who are either
not eligible for funding or where funding does
not cover the child’s full sessions attended, as
well as from fundraising activities at the end of
term.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The main risks facing the charity continue to
relate to maintaining sufficient attendance
levels and managing rising operational costs
including staffing, rent and utilities. The
Trustees regularly review budgets and
expenditure to mitigate these risks.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|
Para 1.25|Constitution adopted on 25th October 2013|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|St James Preschool (Petts Wood) is constituted
as a charitable trust.|
|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|Trustees are elected by Members at Annual
General Meeting (AGM).|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are elected by Members at AGM.
Trustees receive guidance and support from
existing committee members and external
organisations where appropriate. The Trustees
continue to monitor governance and
safeguarding responsibilities throughout the
year.|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Preschool is a member of the Early Years
Alliance, registered with Ofsted and works
closely with the London Borough of Bromley.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|St James Preschool (Petts Wood)|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1155027|
|Charity’s principal address|Church Hall
Lakeswood Road
Petts Wood
BR5 1BJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Danni Forzoni|Chairperson||Committee|
||Samantha Marchini|Vice Chair||Committee|
||JennyMitchell|Treasurer||Committee|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **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)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**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**
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** X Jenny Mitchell Danni Forzoni **Full name(s)** Jenny Mitchell **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Chairperson **Chair, etc) Date** 08/06/2026
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St James' Preschool (Petts Wood) 1155027
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 1st September 31st August 2025
To
from 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Fee Income, inc. LBB contributions 71,355 - - 71,355 81,280
Fundraising 630 - - 630 597
HMRC Refund - - - -
Interest on Savings account 228.00 - - 228 436
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 72,213 - - 72,213 82,313
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 72,213 - - 72,213 82,313
A3 Payments
Salaries (incl. NI, net of tax) 59,069 - - 59,069 50,152
Pensions 589 - - 589 1,039
Rent 14,036 - - 14,036 14,021
Statuory & Insurance (inc Ofsted) 871 - - 871 1,567
Telephone and Internet 94 - - 94 30
Equitment Purchased 812 - - 812 -
Consumables, Stationary, Snacks and Misc 2,168 - - 2,168 3,499
Petty Cash - - - -
Training 513 - - 513 597
Session Supplier 490 490 309
Sub total [ 78,641 ] - - 78,641 71,214
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see
table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 78,641 - - 78,641 71,214
Net of receipts/(payments) - 6,428 - - - 6,428 11,099
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 37,173 - - 37,173 26,074
Cash funds this year end 30,745 - - 30,745 37,173
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|Cash at Bank (Community Account)
Cash at Bank (Savings Account)
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
1|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
8,401
£
22,344
£
**-**
**30,745**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
15/06/2026|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the
trustees
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**|**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
Print Name
Jenny Mitchell|**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval|
|---|---|---|---|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
15/06/2026
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** St James Pre School (Petts Wood) **On accounts for the year** 31 August 2025 **Charity no** 1155027 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2025.
- **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.
**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:
- 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.
**Date:** 11/6/26 **Signed: Name:** Natasha Mirrington **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 16 West Way Petts Wood BR5 1LW
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**