## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 September 2024 **To** 31 August 2025
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Heddington & Cherhill Preschool **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1156048 **Charity's principal address** Church Road Heddington Calne **Postcode SN11 0PJ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Amy Dawson Chair
2 Zoe Beavan
3 Martyn Hulme Vice Chair
4 Rebecca Dean
5 Robert Buckby
6 Katie Rendell
7 Lydia Bentley Secretary Until January 2025
8 Laura Veale Chair Until April 2025
9 Hannah Ward
10 Kirsty Pearce
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Preschool Learning Alliance Model Constitution (adopted 13[th] February Type of governing document 2014) (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO
How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected for membership committee (including active parents) Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.
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Providing stimulating and creative play by qualified and friendly staff, enabling confident learning to take place in a fun and protected environment.
Providing education and care facilities, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities ensuring learning and development opportunities for all children in line with current legislation and requirements.
**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 Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
- Numbers have increased, both preschools are full every day.
- Holiday club remains full and popular with many parents opting for full time contracts.
- Staff have taken part in various continuing professional development
- PE and music sessions ran for all children
- Forest school continues to be a big hit
- Fundraising events were very successful.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
Our free reserves policy is to hold at least £75,000.00 due to increased costs; this covers us for 3months costs at both sites in the event of a drop in numbers of children or sudden unexpected closures where we would still need to pay staff and bills. We will also hold a second reserves policy for £40,000 for repairs and replacement of essential items including expected repairs or replacement of the building at Cherhill in 2025/2026.
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
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.
## **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)** Robert Buckby **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 06/05/2026
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## **Heddington Pre-School Balance Sheet as at 31st August 2025**
|**Notes**
**Current assets:**
Cash at Bank (main account)
Cash at Bank (fund raising
Cash at Bank (redundnacy fund)
Cash at Virgin Money
**Total assets less current**
**liabilities**
**Net Assets**|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
47,084
56,620
30,655
22,604
31,660
31,172
72,445
71,336
181,844
181,732
181,844
181,732
112|
|---|---|
## **Heddington Pre School 1156048 Income & Expenditure Account Year Ended 31st August 2025**
|**INCOME:**
Fees
Donations & Grants
Holiday Club
Fundraising & Events
Asset & Investment Purchases
Room/Venue Hire, Events & Trips
Bank Interest Rec'd
Transfers
**EXPENSES:**
Wages, Tax & NI
Rent, Rates & Property costs
Staff Training & Development
Equipment Repairs & Maintenance
Insurance
Expenses & Petty Cash
Payroll Processing Fees
Room/Venue Hire, Events & Trips
Professional Fees & Subscriptions
Printing, Post & Stationery
Advertising
Toys & Educational Equipment
Transfers
RESULTS|2025
2,024
£
£
475,305
410,194
10,096
11,125
1,646
6,369
3,072
1,863
1,494
4,950
4,111
493,860
436,366
348,430
314,616
39,708
33,528
1,198
1,467
2,014
5,270
3,073
1,930
21,438
17,594
1,248
1,374
2,059
13,304
12,417
12,403
2,029
1,567
268
287
3,865
6,995
56,001
0
493,748
410,334
112
26,032|
|---|---|
## **Heddington Pre School INCOME SUMMARY September 2024 to August 2025**
|**Date**|**Details**|**Reference**||**Analysis**
**Code**||**Amount**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August||||||36,524.24
36,936.02
37,377.32
39,161.20
40,333.83
39,193.98
45,129.96
27,703.37
38,484.73
53,488.43
44,377.02
41,602.80|
||-
-|||-
480,312.90|||
Wiltshire CC
## **eddington Pre School EXPENSES SUMMARY**
|**Month**
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST|**Wages Tax &**
**NI**|**Rent, Rates &**
**Property**
**costs**|**Staff Training &**
**Development**|**Equipment**
**Repairs &**
**Maintenance**|**Insurance**|**Expenses &**
**Petty Cash**|**Payroll**
**Processing**
**Fees**|**Room/Venue Hire,**
**Events & Trips**|**Professional**
**Fees &**
**Subscriptions**|**Printing, Post**
**& Stationery**|**Transfers**|**Advertising**|**Toys &**
**Educational**
**Equipment**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||29,166.37
28,917.33
28,954.15
27,788.04
28,252.48
27,900.40
28,711.51
31,419.69
28,649.77
29,314.93
28,068.82
31,286.88|1,874.28
2,819.59
2,915.36
6,853.14
3,013.44
2,125.87
1,475.56
5,254.43
1,398.58
8,389.89
1,744.55
1,843.61|172.65
309.00
9.40
19.20
-
-
153.60
49.00
464.00
21.00
-
-|707.05
167.94
-
-
674.39
-
105.87
179.28
-
-
179.28
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,073.00
-
-|2,464.41
1,454.37
2,873.97
1,029.89
1,842.63
1,075.57
2,276.79
2,943.99
1,027.09
2,297.14
1,357.10
794.56|116.40
116.40
116.40
127.80
-
255.60
127.80
133.80
253.80
-
-
-|1,659.20
100.00
-
-
-
-
110.00
-
-
50.00
140.00
-|413.94
1,481.97
721.60
931.19
3,833.63
543.88
960.61
661.15
685.61
550.75
835.16
797.97|44.82
247.15
35.51
217.02
53.49
32.96
33.82
27.18
30.00
1,243.60
38.09
25.00|25,001.00
-
-
-
-
11,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
114.00
-
21.98
21.98
21.98
21.98
21.98
21.98
21.98|2,656.71
69.98
359.59
77.88
201.28
61.61
78.79
-
-
-
132.38
227.27|
||348,430.37|39,708.30|1,197.85|2,013.81|3,073.00|21,437.51|1,248.00|2,059.20|12,417.46|2,028.64|56,001.00|267.86|3,865.49|
|Date|Transfers|F.Payment|Interest|
|---|---|---|---|
|Aug'24||30||
|Jul'24||183||
|May'24|1143|||
|Apr'24|||153.59|
|Mar'24|-3000|400||
|Feb'24||2335||
|Jan'24|2165|2240||
|Dec'23|345|271||
|Nov'23|120|20||
|Oct'23|||90.19|
|Sept'23|3338.27|30||
|Aug'23||80||
|Jul'23||30||
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name Heddington Preschool 31[st] August 2025 1156048
**On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any)**
**Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/08/2025** .
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 examiner's statement**
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.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
PS Keen 08/05/2026 Pamela S Keen
**Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
**Address: October 2018**
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**IER**
1[st] Floor, Victoria Street
Victoria House, Taunton
Somerset. TA1 3FA
## **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** .
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**October 2018**
**IER**