## The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Charity Number: 1165698
Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
May 2026
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
## Reference & Administraton Details
## Charity Details:
Name(s): The Holy Epiphany Pre-School also: Epiphany Pre-School Number: 1165698 Address: 45 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3JT
Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity
|Name
1.
Alan Bright
2.
Linda Knight
3.
Christna Cashell
4.
Danielle Bright
5.
Roy Clayton
6.
Alan Paul Knight|Ofce
Appointed
Resigned
~~Chair~~
23/02/2016
01/09/2025
23/02/2016
IT Consultant
01/05/2018
01/09/2025
Secretary
01/05/2018
01/09/2025
Chair
01/09/2025
Treasurer
01/09/2025|
|---|---|
## Names & Addresses of Advisors
Role Name Address Independent Mrs Jacqueline 3 Headswell Avenue Examiner Featherstone Bournemouth BH10 6JU BSc (Hons), ACA Treasurer Alan Paul Knight 51 Winston Road Bournemouth BH9 3EL
## Structure, Governance & Management
Descripton of the Charity's Trusts
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
Type of Governing Document: Consttuton
How the Charity is Consttuted: Charitable Incorporated Organisaton Trustee Selecton Methods: Trustees are selected by a process of recommendaton. Appointed by a meetng of the Trustees afer interview. 2 Trustees may be appointed by Holy Epiphany Church PCC
How New Trustees are Inducted
and Trained: New Trustees meet with the existng Trustees, Manager and Deputy Manager to gain experience in procedures and day-to-day running of the Pre-School. Trustee resignaton and taking-up Employment with the charity: Alan Bright, Danielle Bright and Christna Cashell all resigned. Roy Clayton and Alan Paul Knight were appointed.
Staf employee benefts exceeding £60,000 or more: None received. Total value of employee benefts For highest paid member of staf: None received. DBS checks: All trustees and employees have enhanced with barred lists DBS checks.
Additonal Governance Issues:
The Epiphany Pre-school is subject to inspection and regulation by Ofsted.
It operates within the Hall and grounds of the Holy Epiphany Church and pays rent for days the facility is used. Although the pre-school is a separate entity the Trustees appreciate the importance of maintaining a good day-to-day working relationship with the Parochial Church Council and its representatives. There has to be good communication because of the interaction between the pre-school and the daily use of the church for other activities. The Trustees manage the situation with the following established procedures:
*The Manager is required to give advance notice of any special activities which might have an effect on church use, car parking etc.
*The Church advises the Manager if any event, e.g. funeral service, might conflict with the arrival or collection of children.
*The Church has a point of contact for the Manager to report any practical issues e.g. heating breakdown, plumbing or drainage problems, faulty door locks, etc.
*The Manager is encouraged to interact with the Church's representatives to ensure goodwill and avoid any misunderstanding.
*The Trustees have a minimum of 2 representatives on the Parochial Church Council to enable reporting, discussion and updating on the Pre-school's status and progress on a regular basis.
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements
for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
## Objects
The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit, through its ownership and control of the Epiphany Pre-school, the advancement of education and care for young children in the parish and wider locality of the Holy Epiphany Church, Bournemouth, and in furtherance of this object but not otherwise:
- (a) to provide a modern, safe and caring environment;
(b) to promote learning in accordance with current, established good practice and trained staff;
- (c) to provide well-equipped facilities, both indoor and outdoor;
- (d) to encourage parental involvement;
- (e) to promote children's health and wellbeing;
- (f) to provide support for the whole family including parents and carers"
## Statutory Declaraton on Public Beneft
The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
## Executve Summary
The Hall and grounds of the Holy Epiphany Church are an excellent facility with a large secure area designated for outside play. The security of the area has been improved with the replacement of a low wooden fence and gate, with a 7 foot high metal mesh fence and gate. A main priority has been to improve the amount and quality of equipment available to allow children to experience the best of learning through play outdoors together with the benefits for health and wellbeing.
We have a programme of gradual improvement and increase in the equipment available for inside learning and play.
Procedures ensure staff have training to deliver learning in accordance with good practice and the latest guidance. All trustees, staff and volunteers are subject to DBS checks managed through the DBS Update Service.
We aim to provide sessions without any top-up fees for all children whose parents qualify for Government 15/30 hour funding. Free sessions have been made available where families are struggling financially and are not eligible for Government funding. Subsidised support has been provided when children with special educational needs have required one to one supervision.
The works to improve our outside play have continued to benefit from the contribution made by volunteers. This has included ground maintenance, rubbish disposal, making/assembling and locating play equipment, storage and fencing repairs. The whole of our soft play area, by installing high quality artificial grass, continues to be very beneficial.
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
## Actvites, Achievements & Performance
## Ofsted
We received an Ofsted inspection on the 20[th] September 2018. A summary of the report is shown below:
The quality and standards of the early years provision Good Efectveness of leadership and management Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Outcomes for children Good
## Summary of key f i ndings for parents
The provision is good
- Children make good progress in their learning from the start. Staf work successfully with parents to monitor children's development and plan next steps for their learning.
- Children behave well and play kindly with one another. The learn to share, take turns and develop respect for the resources, such as helping to tdy away their own toys.
- Staf maintain safe and secure play areas for children, and help them to develop a good understanding of personal safety. For instance, children meet professionals to learn about safe road crossing and the dangers of fre.
- Staf develop their knowledge and skills well to improve outcomes for children. For example, they use ideas from training to extend learning experiences for children who choose to play outside. These include, a literacy shed, maths area, a mud kitchen and spaces to draw.
It is not yet outstanding because:
- On occasions in group actvites, staf do not hear and include the voices of some quiter children to promote their communicaton and language skills further.
- Staf miss some opportunites to encourage older children to learn more about numbers and quantty, such as how to solve simple number problems.
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## Generally
Our excellent, safe outside play and learning facility is thoroughly enjoyed by the children and staff and we continue to receive positive comments from parents. The church has supported us in all the improvements made and is pleased that the area remains a suitable space for church events when required. Our volunteers who have given generous amounts of time to the project, both with advice and practical help, remain actively involved with maintenance and ongoing minor improvements, The facility although complete, gives us the ability to develop to meet any changes that may me required in the future.
Attention to the quality of our outside play area has not been at the expense of our indoor facilities. The church continues to make minor improvements to the main hall whilst we have continued with a programme of gradual replacement of ‘tired’ furniture and play and learning equipment.
Improvements and alterations made previously to the toilet facilities have proved to be a great asset providing better privacy for the children whilst giving easier supervision and working space for the staff.
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
The Trustees have a very good working relationship with the Pre-school staff and together we have established a strong and dedicated team providing a caring environment to a very high standard. Our manager has given strength to the leadership of the staff throughout this school year. She has also actively engaged with the Early Years team of the Local Authority to ensure that our standards of care and education meet the very best standards.
## Financial Review
## Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves
Our reserves are modest but carefully managed and targeted to provide the 'extras' which support our key objectives for the general benefit of the children and their families. Our first financial year was challenging as we were working to increase our intake of children over the extra 2 days per week. Progress has continued to show encouraging improvement with numbers of children increasing over all days of the working week.
## Details of Any Funds Materially in Defcit
The Trustees declare that the charity had no funds which were materially in deficit at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.
## State of the Charity’s Finances
Our most significant expenditure items are wages, rent, daily consumables and insurances essential to the safe and effective day-to-day running of the pre-school. We are heavily dependent on Government 15/30hour free childcare and this, together with parents’ individual funding and top-ups.
There is no indication that the Government will be significantly increasing its funding in the foreseeable future which remains a concern throughout the Early Years’ education sector. Overheads continue to rise together with increases in the National Living Wage and employer contributions to workplace pension schemes.
An apparent increase in funds at the end of the year, was due to a delay in receiving Early Years Funding from BCP Council in the previous year. This was not received until October 2024, which is within this reporting period.
## Restricted Funds
We do not have any Restricted Funds.
## Designated Funds
We do not have any Designated Funds.
## Partculars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the Charity
The Trustees declare that the charity has given no guarantee where potential liability is outstanding at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.
## Partculars of Any Outstanding Debt
The Trustees declare that the charity has no outstanding debts which are secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the charity at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
## Declaraton
The Trustees declare that they have approved the above report and authorised that it be signed on their behalf.
Signature(s):
________________________________ ________________________________
Full Name(s): Alan Paul Knight
Position(s): Trustee
Role(s): Treasurer
Date: 1[st] May 2026
||Charity Name
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School
1|Charity Name
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School
1|Charity Name
The Holy Epiphany Pre-School
1|No (if any)
165698|CC16a|
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||For the period
from|Period start date
9/1/2024|To
|Period end date
8/31/2025||
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|Section A Receipts and payments||||||
|A1 Receipts||Restricted funds
to the nearest £
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
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-
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-
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-|to the nearest £
Endowment
funds|Total funds
to the nearest £
108,010
15,253
1,294
175
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-
-
-
124,732
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-
-
124,732
95,589
9,765
649
1,018
1,020
441
495
375
569
169
1,064
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111,154
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-
-
111,154
13,578
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17,476
31,054|Last year
to the nearest £|
|EE Funding
Parental Direct Credits
Wages refund (cleaner)
Fund Raising|108,010||-
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-|108,010|62,432|
||15,253|||15,253|8,491|
||1,294|||1,294||
||175|||175||
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|_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_|124,732
|||124,732|70,923|
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|A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).||||||
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|_Sub total_|-|||-|-|
|_Total receipts_
A3 Payments||||||
||||-|124,732|70,923|
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|Wages
Rent
Staff development
Minor consumables
General play equipment
Office/Hygiene etc
Day Trips
Staff gifts
Insurances|95,589||-
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-
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-|95,589|78,347|
||9,765|||9,765|10,250|
||649|||649|210|
||1,018|||1,018|185|
||1,020|||1,020|1,651|
||441|||441|1,116|
||495|||495|-|
||375|||375|375|
||569|||569|678|
|PP Licence|169|||169|131|
|Telephones/WiFi|1,064|||1,064|635|
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|_Sub total_|111,154|||111,154|93,578|
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-|13,578|- 22,655|
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|||-||17,476|-|
|||-||31,054|- 22,655|
## Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
|Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Details
Curent Account
Petty Cash
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
_Total cash funds_
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
31,054
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-
-
-
-
31,054
-
OK
OK
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
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-
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-
Cost (optional)
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Cost (optional)
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Print Name
Alan Paul Knight
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Fund to which asset
belongs
Fund to which asset
belongs
Fund to which
liabilityrelates
Amount due
(optional)|to nearest £
Endowment
funds|
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||||Date of
approval|
|||Alan Paul Knight|5/1/2026|
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-Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Holy
Epiphany Pre-school
I reportto thetrusiees on my exarnination of the accounts ofThe Holy Epiphany Pre-school
forthe year ended 31 August 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the account5
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"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 145151{b} of the Act.
Independent examlnees statement.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materials matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material
respect:
l. Accountlng records were not kept in respett of the charlty as requlred by sertlon 130
of the Act; or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connertion wlth the
examination to which attention should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper
understandin8 of the accounts to be reached.
Mrs Jacqueline Featherstone BSC {Honsl, ACA
3 Headswell Avenue
Bournemouth
BHIO 6JU
th
Dated 20 March 2026