Woodcote Pre-school Group CIO
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 July 2024
The trustees present their annual r8POrt and unaudited financial statement for the year end&J 31 July 2024
and confim they comply with the Charitiès A(X and associated guidance.
This infomialion was p￿sented at the Annual General Meellng held on 4th Decemter 2024.
Chgrlty Name
WoodGole Pre.S¢hool Gmup CIO
Charity Reglstration Number
1180857
Address
Woodcote Village H811
Reading Road
Woodcote
RG8 OQY
Webstte:
www.woodcolepreSGhool.co.uk
Katie Rekl
Ru55ell Pao
Jade Pow811
Wendy Powell
H8yley Cook
Maxlne Townsend
Chair
Tre8$urer
Se¢retary
TN$lee
Trustee
Trustee
Ivoted In 18 July 2024)
Istepped down on 6th December 20231
(Chalr up to 31 D8￿Mber 2023. Trustee from 1 January 2024)
Sophie Ayres-Norman
Miranda Elsome
Helen Leslnskl
Natasha Lusty
{Slepped down on 18 July 2024)
nt
Benjamin CallAw8y

Wood¢ote Pre-S¢hool Group CIO
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 July 2024
Our Aim
To enhance the development and education of chikjren under statutory school age in a parenl-involving
communily-base(J group.
To contlnue to provide a valuable communiiy asset in a rural setting as we have done for over 55 years.
Our Ob'e
tives
Woodcole Pre-school'5 objectives are to develop and educate chlkjren by..
Promoting their Care and safely
Promoting their education and promoting parental Involvement
Promoting their healih and wellbeing
Providing semces lo support them and their families and carers
Provlding services lo individuats holding membership of the CIO
Furthering the aims of the Eady Years Alliance
Woodcote Pre-school is a Charltable Incorpor*ed Organlsatlon (CIO) that operate5 under a constf(utlon.
last amended in September 2018. The charity is overseen by the Irusiees, supported by a ¢ommittee of
parents and fomer parents (the volunteers). Trustees and volunteers are recrufted from our membership
structure. Our members are the families, indivhjuals and organisations that support our purrK)ses and wish I
have 8 say as to how we achieve our purposes through our work.
We have two categories of membership..
1. Each famlly that has a chlld règistered to attend our chmdcare provision is entrÉlett to Family
Membership.
2. Any other individuals or organisalions that are interested in supporting us in furtherino our 0tr4'ectives.
can make an applicalion lo our tNslees for Afflliate Member5hlp.
The Pre-school is managed on a daily basis by the Pre-school M8nager and Deputy Manager. supported by
thrge Pre-school Assistants and 8 Cook.
Pe
nce and Achievement
Children
The Preschool welcomed 13 new children to Pre-school since the last AGM. We currently have 24 Chi￿ren
on the register. wf(h one due to leave at Christm8S.
Staff
We have five members of staff. One is Eady Years Level 4 qualrfied. three a￿ Earty Yeais Level 3 qualified
and we have qualified SENCOS. Congratulations to Wendy who has successfully completed the EYDP
COLtrse, wkh Gina on track to finish soon. Tanya has once again achieved a 5-slar rating for food hygiene-a
testament to her dedicatton to m881 planning and preparation.
Thank you to Wendy. Sophie. Sarah, Tanya and Gina ft>r all of your hard work and dedication lo pre•school
this year. The team have continued to pro￿de a caring 8nv¢ronment for the chiklren to le¥m. grow and most
importantly have fun.

Woodcote Pre-school Group CIO
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 July 2024
Baby & TLxldler Group
Woodcote Baby and Toddler Group 15 run by volunteers from the commtttee on Monday mominps in the
Village H8I18nd conllnues lo thrive. We PfovKle toys, games and messy play along with 8 snack for the
chihjren and a place to meet aftd goin support for the parents and carers. We have a lovely group of families
attending each week which offers a lovely opportunity for famllies to connect. The￿.$ been a small price
increase lo £3 per GhibJ, wrth an addfÉional £1.50 per sibling.
Fundraising
As a chartty, Ouf Pre-school relies heawly on fundraising to supplemtrnl govemmenl childcare fvndino. Since
the fast AGM, we've raised an impressive £11,862.741
wrth these funds, we've been able to purchase..
A new chiklren's sofa
Children's chopping boards & knife sets
New tables
Craft and investigation resources
A cr8ft trollèy
Montessori materials
The money raised this year will go toward purchasing..
A new play kitchen
Outdoor resources
A new water table
New chairs
A moblle phone
Futuro
lans
Our fuiure plans are as follows..
Continue to provKle a pre.school al Ihe heart of the village
Further community involvement in Baby & Toddler Group
Continue to provide a Holiday Club in both the Easter and Summer holHlays
Provide training and development for the team of staff
Increase our financial reserves
Fundraise in 202412025 10 SUPPOrt more equipmont and toys to continue prO￿dIng Ghild￿n with th&
tools they need to develop and enjoy collaborative play.
Financial Revi
The accounts presented at the AGM and in this report run from August 2023 to July 2024.
Year-End Accounts
At Ihe end of our fin4nGial year the Pre-school madè a profft of £14.934, an increase from £5.353
from last year. Much of this has come from ourfundraising.
Total income has increased by 29% from £90,570 to £t17,074. This was due lo hamng more children
in the school which provided us wilh more fee Income, the huge lèvel of ftJndrai5ing mentioned
t*fore, and the holiday clubs. Grant income increased sli9hlly.
Expenses increased by 20% from £85,217 to £102,140 wllh Increases to most of our costs, especially
food. waste disposal and Mllage h811 rent. There was also 8 large In¢￿aSe in salaries (and associated

Woodcote Prn-school Group CIO
Report of the Trustees forthe yearendèd 31 July 2024
Nl and pension ¢onlribulions) which came into effect In Aprll.
Thls has enabled us to sel up a statutory reserv& lo cover any fltlure redundancy or furtough
payments in the future and alloo81e money lo replace some of our aging equipment as mentioned
earlièr, Th8 working reserve to be c4rried foNard to thè new yèar is £11,272.11 is important that
the Pre-school has a reserve of Ihls size because otherwise rt would have to borrow lo cover the
expenses In th818te summer and early autumn months when there Is no grant Income.
Gift Aid
W• now recelve an addllional 25% from HMRC
Forecast for Next Year
Looking ahead lo next year we start off In a good positlon wmh money In the bank, bul lttere aro
challenges. There wlll be 8 further increasè lo the National Llvlng Wagt, and a potential Snerease In
rent in 2025.
We do expeci Ihls to be offset by the Increase In children's hours (due to the increaso In free houfS>,
the increase In chiklren's numb&rs, 8nd increased oranl fundlng.
Wlth Ihls In mlnd we tselle￿ that we can malnlaln our fe•s at tho curr8nl ratès for the
rem8inder of the year.
Our full financlal r8port follows.

Profit and Loss
Woodcote Pre School Group CIO
Forthe year ended 31 July 2024
20
Ttsmover
Holldaycltsb
Pr¢schoolf4•s
7266.02
43JiO.81
Toddler Group
TotslTum
754.75
JlJ33J4
Costof Sal
4,914.35
421.84
Fundr•I￿nIc0Sts
Sthooltrlp
Wèst¢ D4sp05al
W•bslt*
162.75
1,981.02
354.¢X
TotslCoAtofS•ltt
7,83J.•6
Gross Profit
Admln15tratlv• Costs
wJrtislns& Marketln8
Audlt&kcpuntancyfw5
n* F#5
S33.00
596.4
80.47
mploy•rstlotlon•l Insur•rKt
Enr•rtalnrnent-IOOq& bu￿ne$S
Gét)•ral Expens•s
Penjlonscosu
4￿30.08
203.07
)h52.95
2,756.94
73.12
Prfntln¢& 5f4Won•ry
R¢nt
4.269,41
70.￿.48
staff Tr￿nIn$
5ubKrfptlon$
Telephone & lThrernet
Total Admlnlstr•tlv•Cu5ts
380.00
2.J80.76
433.40
9dJ06.O6
Oper•tlng Proflt
(So￿06A4)
Other Income
DoRatlon5
1,670.QO
FuTrdralsln8
Grnnts
5,363.77
58,351.92
Sponsorshlp
Jss.th)
65,740.69
Profit on OrdlnaryActlvltles Before famatlon
Profit afterTaxatlon
14.gJ4.25
1£934.2S
0￿￿*L¢S% Wothtst•Pr•klwl&vypCIO 2LJèr¢2035
P•8qiofi

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
,'Ik'l4.. Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
R•port to tho trvstO081
m•mbers ol
Woodcote Preschool Group CIO
On accoun18 for th8 yoar
•nd•d
31•1 July 2024
Charlty no
(If any)
1180857
S•t out on pag
NIA
I report to the trust88s on my examlnation ol the •ccounts of the abovo
charity (Yh8 Tru8t') for the year endod 3110712024
R••pon8lbllltlo• and A8 the charity truitee8 of the Tru8t, you are reSP￿sible for the preperation
ba81* of report of tha accounts In a¢cordan¢e with the reqUirem￿ts of tho Chariti88 Act
2011 ('Ihe Act.).
I report in respect of my 8xamlnatlon of the Tru8t'i accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carying out my examination I
have foll¢)wed thè appllcable D1￿CtionS givèn by tho Charity Commi9glon
und8r 8e¢tion 145(5){b) of the Act.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirni that no malerfal matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') In connection with
the examination which give8 me cau8e to bellave that in, any material
respect.
accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth 8ection 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accourtlng record8
I hav8 no conc8ms and have come acro88 no other matter8 in conneclion
with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn In ord8r to enable a
proper und8rstanding of the accounts to be reac￿d.
Please d81
In th8 br8ck8ts If they do not 8ppIy.
Ind•pend•nt
xamlnarf• 8tatem•nt
8lgn•d:
Dat•:
Nam•:
Benjamln Calloway
R•levant profe88lonal
qu0llfl¢*￿on1$) or body
(If any):
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Addrou:
130 Wayside Green
Woodcote
RG8 OQJ
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Independ8nt examination of charity accourrt8.' directions and guidance for
examiners).
Gfvo her• brlef dgts11• of
any Itoms that th•
examlnor wl8h08 to
d1$eI￿a.
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