## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] September 2024  To 31[st] August 2025** 

## **Charity name: The Woodley Pre-School (Reading)** 

## **Charity registration number: 1160756** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**We provide a pre-school setting for up**<br>**to 40 children aged 2-5. The sessions**<br>**run Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm and**<br>**12pm-3pm during term time. Some**<br>**children attend for the whole day, some**<br>**attend for a morning or afternoon**<br>**session.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We follow the Early Years Foundation**<br>**Stage set out by the Government and**<br>**are inspected by OFSTED. We provide**<br>**Early Years education to families in**<br>**Woodley and the surrounding areas. We**<br>**have a highly qualified team of staff.**<br>**Children are always encouraged to fulfil**<br>**their individual potential in a nurturing**<br>**environment. The objective is to make**<br>**learning fun**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**We have had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit. This is demonstrated by**<br>**us being open to any child who needs**<br>**our provision.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference|
|---|---|
|Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|
|including program related||
|investment||
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|
|volunteers||
|Other||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**During the year we have run a pre-**<br>**school setting for 38 weeks of the year.**<br>**There is a wait list for our provision.**<br>**We have continued to develop weekly**<br>**“themes” to share between preschool**<br>**and parents, and have undertaken a**<br>**series of “stay and play” sessions**<br>**enabling parents to see what goes on in**<br>**preschool.**<br>**We have developed our links into the**<br>**community, taking part in the local**<br>**church Christmas tree festival, a lunch**<br>**with older people, and decorating a**<br>**giant Easter egg for a local park trail.**<br>**We finished the year with a really**<br>**successful summer party in July 2025.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity is and remains financially**<br>**solvent and given the strong need for its**<br>**services has a positive outlook.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The reserves policy enables Woodley**<br>**Pre-School to pay rent costs, and staff**<br>**redundancy, in the event of a disaster.**<br>**In addition, sufficient reserves are held**<br>**to be able to relocate the premises.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**The reserves are sufficient to pay for at**<br>**least six months’ expenditure**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**A grant from Wokingham Borough**<br>**Council in line with the Early Years’**<br>**funding formula, which from April 2024**<br>**also applied to children aged 2 and over.**<br>**Those parents who not qualify for early**<br>**years funding make payments directly**<br>**to pre-school for their child’s provision.**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|**Community Interest Organisation (CIO)**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Elections are held annually at the**<br>**Annual General Meeting (AGM).**<br>**Trustees may resign at any point during**<br>**the year.**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Woodley Pre-School|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1160756|
|Charity’s principal address|Trading Shed,<br>Haddon Drive,<br>Woodley,<br>RG5 4LY|
|||





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Erif Newman|Chair|01/09/2024-31/08/2025||
||Matthew Burdett|Treasurer|01/09/2024-31/08/2025||
||Paul Maddock|Co-Treasurer|01/09/2024-31/08/2025||
||Robyn Daniels|Secretary|01/09/2024-31/08/2025||
||Beth Turner|Committee Member,<br>Designated<br>SafeguardingOfficer|01/09/2024 – 07/11/2024||
||Dan Maskell|Committee Member|01/09/2024 – 07/11/2024||
||Chani Edwards|Committee Member,<br>Designated<br>SafeguardingOfficer|07/11/2024-31/08/2025||
||Tai Shodipo|Committee Member,<br>Designated<br>SafeguardingOfficer|07/11/2024-31/08/2025||
||Zara Merritt|Committee Member|07/11/2024-31/08/2025||
||||||



– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
|**n/a**|||





## **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** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

Matthew Burdett **Full name(s)** Erif Newman **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 4[th] February 2026 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
The Woodley Pre-school
Receipts and pa
ments accounts
CC16a
For the parlod
from
0110912024
3110812025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restri¢ted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
lo th6 n¢arost
to the nearest £
to the noarost £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 R•c61 ts
Wokingham Borough Council
Fees. donations and fundraising
Milk refund
nk Inter981
167,93B
11,833
183
5,429
167,938
11,833
183
5.429
102,106
84
4,969
ross Income
AR)
185,383
185,383
131,802
set an
seo table
Invostmen
es,
Total receipts
85,383
185,383
02
A3Pa
Wages
Pr¢
ect Costs
PAYEINIIPenslon costs
Rent
Petty Cash
Admin co818 linsursn¢e el¢
ments
91,221
3,343
11,187
3,146
885
7,115
91,211
3,343
11,187
3,146
885
7,115
78,102
9,899
3,2S6
630
8,301
Sub total
116,897
116,897
100,168
A4 Assot and Investment
Sub total
Total payments
116,897
116,897
100,188
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
68,486
68,486
31.414
5,120
303,606
203,706
235,120
303,606
CCXX Rl accounts {SSI
1211112025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nèaTest £
Rostricted
funds
to near8St£
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
até901.iès
Jo.tails
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Total cash funds
303,606
(agree balances wllh r6C8lptÉ and paymen18
accDUTrtls11
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funds
to n¢orest £
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Amount duo
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B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Date of
rova5
Signature
Print Name
￿Je￿j
Iflii
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1211112025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND VIALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
The Woodley Pre-school
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1160756
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust ) for the year ended 3110812025.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees, 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5>(b) of the Act.
Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's ststement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of
applicable listed body]l. Delete [3 if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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:
1111112025
Name:
Gisela Sharpe
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
FCCA
IER
Oct 2018

(if any):
Address:
16 LINCOLN GARDENS TWYFORD READING BERKSHIRE RG10 9HU
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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.
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
The Woodley Pre-school
Receipts and pa
ments accounts
CC16a
For the parlod
from
0110912024
3110812025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restri¢ted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
lo th6 n¢arost
to the nearest £
to the noarost £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 R•c61 ts
Wokingham Borough Council
Fees. donations and fundraising
Milk refund
nk Inter981
167,93B
11,833
183
5,429
167,938
11,833
183
5.429
102,106
84
4,969
ross Income
AR)
185,383
185,383
131,802
set an
seo table
Invostmen
es,
Total receipts
85,383
185,383
02
A3Pa
Wages
Pr¢
ect Costs
PAYEINIIPenslon costs
Rent
Petty Cash
Admin co818 linsursn¢e el¢
ments
91,221
3,343
11,187
3,146
885
7,115
91,211
3,343
11,187
3,146
885
7,115
78,102
9,899
3,2S6
630
8,301
Sub total
116,897
116,897
100,168
A4 Assot and Investment
Sub total
Total payments
116,897
116,897
100,188
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
68,486
68,486
31.414
5,120
303,606
203,706
235,120
303,606
CCXX Rl accounts {SSI
1211112025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nèaTest £
Rostricted
funds
to near8St£
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
até901.iès
Jo.tails
B1 Cash funds
Total cash funds
303,606
(agree balances wllh r6C8lptÉ and paymen18
accDUTrtls11
Unrestricted
funds
to n¢orest £
Restricted
funds
to n6arest£
Endowment
funds
to ne0rest £
Detail
Fund lo whlch
a$$et b•lon
Curr•nt valu•
tlonal
t)etails
Co8t lopllonall
Fund to whl¢h
ass•t b•lon
Detail
Co•t loptlonAII
Current value
tlonal
B4 A8set8 retained for the
charity's own u80
Fund to whleh
relatos
Amount duo
titsnal
Whèn due
tlonal
Details
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Date of
rova5
Signature
Print Name
￿Je￿j
Iflii
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1211112025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND VIALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
The Woodley Pre-school
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1160756
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust ) for the year ended 3110812025.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees, 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5>(b) of the Act.
Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's ststement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of
applicable listed body]l. Delete [3 if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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:
1111112025
Name:
Gisela Sharpe
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
FCCA
IER
Oct 2018

(if any):
Address:
16 LINCOLN GARDENS TWYFORD READING BERKSHIRE RG10 9HU
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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.
IER
Oct 2018