2025-07-31-accounts - Barking Pre-School

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		From		Period start date					To	Period end date
				1	Aug			2024		31	July		2025

Section A

		Charity name				Barking Pre School CIO

Other names charity is known by						N/A

Registered charity number (if any)						1159369

	Charity's principal address					Barking Village Hall
						Barking
						Suffolk
						Postcode						IP6 8HP

	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	Karen Bradford (nee Partridge)		Member/Trustee
2	JackyGibbons		Member/Trustee
3	Gordon Funnell		Chair
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		From		Period start date					To	Period end date
				1	Aug			2024		31	July		2025

Section A

		Charity name				Barking Pre School CIO

Other names charity is known by						N/A

Registered charity number (if any)						1159369

	Charity's principal address					Barking Village Hall
						Barking
						Suffolk
						Postcode						IP6 8HP

	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	Karen Bradford (nee Partridge)		Member/Trustee
2	JackyGibbons		Member/Trustee
3	Gordon Funnell		Chair
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March 2012

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	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year

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)
Shelley Symonds

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by AGM and Committee 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

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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. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Provide Pre School sessions to develop learning through play for the public benefit in relation to early years. Also to prepare pre school age children for Primary these objects (include within education as well as acting as a community centre to support both this section the statutory children and parents. 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.

Section D Achievements and performance

The Pre School continues to grow in strength both through increasing Summary of the main numbers and depth of experience of the staff. The change in leadership achievements of the charity has seen robust changes and updating of all our policies and during the year procedures. The pre school has a large number of children attending the setting, approximately 33, and has successfully increased the number of sessions available. We now provide full days Monday to Friday, lunch club and early drop off. The Pre School is looking to develop new ways of continuing to support the local community. We have strived to continue to provide a high level of care despite the challenge with support services and increasing additional needs of children following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Section E Financial review

March 2012

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The Pre School is doing extremely well this year and is reinvesting a lot Brief statement of the back into staff education and new learning opportunities for the children. charity’s policy on reserves Even with this investment we are still able to have a reserve going forward and continue to fundraise to make up any shortfall in funding. Details of any funds Nil materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The running of the Pre School continues to be very efficient. The Pre You may choose to include School has enough funds to expand the diversity of education sessions additional information, where to the children. We are striving to maximise fundraising with whole relevant about: community events as well as sponsored activities for the children during  the charity’s principal their school hours. We are pleased to have been well supported by sources of funds (including local businesses. 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)	Karen Bradford

Full name(s)	Karen Bradford

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)	Trustee

Date	17/05/2026

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No111 any) 8&Tking Pr¢-Sch¢)ol CIO Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perlod from Peiiod s13rt rLriod ".r,d To 011W2024 3110712025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrl¢ted R8strieted funds fund$ tothe noarnst £ to thè rt£ Endowment funds to t n8arest£ Total fvnd$ Last year tothe n#rtst£ to tho IWI•&I£ A1 Rècèl ts 120 74,213 16.938 120 76,985 15,938 Grants Recawed Fees Snad( Sè16 of Unifom Fufidraing 2.772 B8.175 19,220 2,212 2.212 Inter6stR8cwv8d ross ncome or 92,689 2,772 95A61 110.389 an nves A3 Pa ments Village HBII Rent Wages pelln Insuran Consum8bles and Maleria15 strtsery Equikynert Unif RepBirs Tr8inirvJ Teleph and brcdb8nd AnnCY Sna¢k Money 976 104A37 4.976 105,737 1.428 4,396 101301 1,372 679 1.200 829 639 239 356 150 639 239 3,813 1,476 110 1,130 276 1,054 276 I,OS4 1.002 1,4n 117.667 1.473 120.343 Sub total 2.676 117,485 A4 Asset and Investm•nt Sub total 117.007 2.676 120.343 117.485 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers betwegn funds A6 Cash funds from Old Charity A6 Cash funds brought fokward Cash funds this yearend 24,978 24.882 7.096 62,530 2B.980 30,552

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr•strlet•d funds Restrfcted funds Endowmgnt fund$ to rnaVE51£ CategtyiO$ Detall$ to noarost£ B1 Cash fund8 Bonk CwrWlOvrtt 16.635 Bank Dew*l 2.11S liry2ncy 11.49S yp81 c&8h rotal cash funds 30.SS2 {¥gRebAeesWrtrXlpts•i pA¥merrts Unrestricted funds to nrest£ Restricted funds to nearobt£ Endowment funds to noar•tst£ Dèta.Ils B2 Oth•r mon•lary assots Fundto wh 650t bolon De'lalls C08t lopUonDII Curr•mlvalu• nal Fund towhitth as$•t b•Th Current ¥8luo onal Detslls 84 A$8•ts retslned for tho chaTitys own us• to whlch lates Whgn Details B5 Liabiliti Spn•d by ong or tru8te86 on b8halfof all the trustees Signature Pn"nl Name Date of roval K BRADFORD T bi68OTQS

Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report lo the trusteesl members of Bathng Prevschool CIO On accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 Charity no (if any) 1159369 Set out on pages One lo eight Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of trustees The charity's tnjstees consider that an audit is not required for this year and examiner under section 144 of the Charilies Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an ind8P8nd8nt examination is neéd8d. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)Ib} of the Charities Act, and to slate whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examinalion was carried out in accordan with general Directions given examlner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the tnjstees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the raport is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examinerfs In Connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention statement lother than that disclosed below") which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounling records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and mply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met: or 2. to which, in my opinion, 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. Signed: Date: Name.. K fr 4J&err rryF¥)T Relevant professional quallflcatlon(s) or body (if any): oftr IER March 2012

Address: Roo) P3 Only complete rf the exarniner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items thal the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER March 2012