**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 08 May 2024 **To** 07 May 2025 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** St Georges Pre-School Wrotham CIO **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1166050 **Charity's principal address** St George’s C of E Primary School Old London Road Wrotham Kent **Postcode TN15 7DL** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Julie Gates||Wholeyear|| ||Katharine Stanley||Whole Year|| ||Elizabeth Rye||Wholeyear|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |Julie Gates|| |Katharine Stanley|| |Elizabeth Rye|| March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Mrs Julie Gates – Trustee , Katharine Stanley Trustee/Manager ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Pre school Learning Alliance Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by trustees (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. The Pre School continues to work closely with the Primary School on whose land it is situated, most children transfer to the primary school when they leave us at aged 4. Risks identified: As in past years the risks continue to be Rising costs and insufficient funding from local authorities . Strategies from the government prove a challenge, in particular ongoing changes with regards to government funding, more children eligible and funding amount not sufficient. Ongoing challenges include all aspects of pre school from energy costs to food and consumables. Some areas of the building and storage facilities need regular maintenance due to the age of the building. Fundraising continues to prove to be very difficult. Lack of Funding from local authority remains an ongoing issue. Trustees and staff are working closely together to ensure that procedures are in place in line with government guidelines as well as local authority guidelines. Numbers predicted for the academic year remain stable. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To enhance the development, education and well being of young children aged 2-4 years. March **2012** **TAR** 2 Morning and afternoon sessions provided and are currently Full Lunch club available each day Mon-Friday Breakfast club is only planned subject to demand. Liaising with health professionals, education specialists and social services and any other outside agency in order to support the children and their families. Special education needs remains at a higher level than in past years. Constant liaising with primary school to ensure smooth transition for all children. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** children. **public benefit in relation to** Liase with other local primary school’s when required to, to ensure **these objects (include within** smooth transition for all children. Children are moving on to a wider range **this section the statutory** of primary school than in previous years. **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. Volunteers play an important role in the running of the charity. Meetings are planned annually to ensure information is shared and parents are fully involved in the running of the pre school. Work placed students from local colleges and work experience students help within the setting. Fundraising is led by parents, staff and volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Continuous assessment of the provision is ongoing to improve outcomes **achievements of the charity** for the children. **during the year** The number of children remains high and the pre- school is very nearly at full capacity. Forest school is full and continues to be very popular among local families. Forest school remains in place for ALL children, the younger children, (2-year-olds) can access Forest school in a designated session. this is panned in accordance with staffing level and weather conditions 2 Staff members leading the Forest school are qualified in forest school Practice. Forest school has required repairs through the year, a new tent was also purchased. We have not recruited new members of staff. A member of staff returned from maternity leave in January. One member of staff updated and completed her Level 3 in January, With our newest member of staff to begin training within the next year. The newly recruited deputy has completed all statutory training required. ALL staff are trained in Paediatric first aid. First Aid training renewed for all staff in February 25.Training continues to be a priority to ensure all staff are up to date with relevant statutory training. All staff have updated training on Prevent, Basic safeguarding and Food hygiene. Wages continues to be the largest cost as the national minimum wage increases, along with the national insurance contributions raised by Government. The pre school has undergone further extensive repairs this year, including the raccess ramps and guttering and inside the childrens bathrooms . Fundraising has taken place as well as seeking support from local authorities to help to cover the cost of the work needed to be carried out. The repairs are ongoing as the unit starts to show deterioration through age. Financially the pre school continues to struggle with the costs of our extensive repairs alongside the cost of consumables as well as rising minimum wage levels. The funding received from the local authority remains low with no increase imminent. We continue to operate below our break-even costs. We regularly monitor expenditure and adjust where possible. We are remain in search of a new trustee to join the pre school and remain hopeful that will happen soon. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** Excess funds are kept in a tracker savings account for repairs to the **charity’s policy on reserves** build/land and development. ## **Details of any funds materially** **in deficit** ## **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. Government Nursery Funding- free entitlement for 2 year olds and 3-4 year old as well as cash fees from parents The largest expense is salaries to retain well qualified staff. We also have to consider the rise in Minimum wage. Ongoing repairs to the building may affect future accounts ## **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)** J gates **Full name(s)** Julie Gates **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Trustee **Date** 13/02/2026 March **2012** **TAR** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 08105r2024 07105r2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Las¢year tothe ntrwF5t £ to th• nBifp5t£ th th• neare￿£ totr* thUWB5tE tothe nearnsif A1 Receipts V(xKher FurKIry ash Fees DOnati￿S Fundraisir Inte￿* 11&595 11&595 23,062 1LV23 30.937 700 1.710 226 59 259 259 813 813 tota ross income or AR) 141729 141729 138.455 set an (see table). nvestment salès. 141729 A3Pa ents t10.938 1626 110.938 1C6,651 1752 1,280 7.005 1.567 4937 7.902 Consumatyes EqJiwenvF￿rc¥S Repai[5 aThJ tnainlen3r Training RenL Insuran￿ arKJ ser¥us General Expenses B.079 8.Q79 5.310 5.310 Sub total 138.626 13&626 132.1 A4 Asset and ImTestm•nt urchases see tsbl• Sub total 138.626 130.626 132.094 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers betsveen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 4.103 4.103 4.103 4,103 6.361 CCXX R1 a￿OUnts ISSI 11Y0212026 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to near8st£ Lategories Details to nearest£ to nBarest£ B1 Cash funds Community account Savings Account Salaries Account 29,347 19,654 10,797 Total cash funds 59.798 Unre8trlet•d funds to neamt£ Rtstrletèd funds to n8arn8t£ Endowment funds to nearest£ Oetalls Fund towhlch ai8•t b•lon Currentvily• Ilon•l Detalls Co8t lopt6onall Fund towhlch thBB•t balon Currgn¢v•luo D•tall8 C￿1 loptloml B4 A88ets retaln•d for the charlty's own use Fund to whlch knountdug onal Whgn duo Details B5 Llabllltles s￿aned by one or trustees on behaw of all the trustees Dale of roval Signature Print Name Ayes 11-2_2 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 11)102r2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report On accounts for the year Charlty no (11 any) May 2025 1166050 Ch￿lty rts Trusn for tr* year 07A)sr2(r25 ResponsFbllMlos and basis ot report As the chaiivs trustees. Y(￿ are teswjnslb￿ forthe preparation of the acc(wnts in accordano with the requirnThnts of the Charilies Act 2011 I r•wt in W of my exa￿￿n￿ of the TFusVs accounts carTied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have follow￿ all the aFwli(able Direrkns given by the Charity Cornmission under secli(ffi 145(5)(b) of the A Inde￿ndant tThe charitrfs gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualbfied to •xaminerfs 8latom•nt urmknlake the examinalion by L*ing a qualffied member of [insert name of appli(xble listed tdy]]. Delete [ ] rfnot applicable. I have comwed my examination. I confffm that no material matt￿5 haNe come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that dtsclosed gves me ouse to fAieve Ihat in. any material of the Chariiies Ac¢ or the accounts dNJ not accord Imlh ts accounting re￿rds. or the accounts dtd not corn￿ with ts applicable reqLllrements COn￿mIng fomi arKI o)ntsnt of accounts set out in the Charities (Accourts aThl Reports) Re￿ationS 2008 ¢knr than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and frdif view whith is not a matter consNJered as part of an irKler*tht examination. I no COncery￿ arml haNE cc¥me a¢xoss no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a prow ￿der5[andIng of the accounts to ba rnathed. AY)nts in the braL*ets rflhey (k) not apply. 11.02.zo2ts Relevant professlonal quallllcatlonls) or body fLiJiRCD IER Oct 2018 111 any): Addrtss: 38 tsCHOL£V CLO&L, HALLiiJG, M£1 IJ Section B Dis¢losure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for exarniners). Glve brf8f dotats ol any Items that tho examiner wlshos to dtsclose. IER Oot 2018