2025-04-05-accounts - Chatterbox Pre-School Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 05 2024 05 04 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Chatterbox Pre-School Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1188734 Charity's principal address Trenchard Lines Upavon Pewsey, Wiltshire Postcode SN9 6BE

Chatterbox Pre-School

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Elizabeth Bawcutt
	Selina Taylor

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Appointed (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

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school age. Encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

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Activities

40 weeks of educating. Between 10 - 15 children from 2 years of age, from 10 - 15 families of which the majority are military families.

The trustees have read the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory 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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We were open 8-3 Monday–Thursday and 8-12 Friday’s with 4 staff. We have a good cohort of children on our book’s, both military children and children from the surrounding villages. We had pancakes on shrove Tuesday and let the children flip them individually in a frying pan. Made lovely Mother’s Day cards with a face of the individual child. End of term we sadly said goodbye to magical music as she was going onto a new job, we do still have musical sessions. We have a good communication with the local primary schools and the children go to stay and play sessions they run and sports days. In September we kindly had a group of volunteers from capita defence who put up ABC signs and painted our outside children’s house and cleared the shed. Visit from Early Years inclusion teacher for out SENCO children. Speech and language teacher. EY log is helping us communicate with the parents about their child’s progression in the EYFS early years development. We are enjoying going into the woods with all the daffodils and bluebells coming up. Staff training was continued with online courses.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

A reserve is in place to be called on if and when needed.

charity’s policy on reserves

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.

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) Selina Taylor Full name(s) Selina Taylor Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 04/02/2026

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	Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL	Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL	Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL	No (if any) 1188734	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/05/2024	To	Period end date 30/04/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 52,022 16,988 695 - - - - - 69,705 - - - 69,705 42,119 8,249 35 - 5,800 557 2,485 - 59,245 - - - 59,245 10,460 - - 10,460	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 52,022 16,988 695 - - - - - 69,705 - - - 69,705 42,119 8,249 35 - 5,800 557 2,485 - 59,245 - - - 59,245 10,460	Last year to the nearest £
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL - FUNDING	52,022				35,436
SCHOOL FEES	16,988				16,514
MISC CREDITS	695				1,425
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	69,705				53,375

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					53,375

WAGES	42,119				40,601
TAX & NI	8,249				8,481
OFSTED	35				35
TRAINING	-				189
EQUIPMENT	5,800				2,833
INSURANCE	557				537
PENSION	2,485				2,277
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**Sub total **	59,245				54,953

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					54,953

	10,460	-	-	10,460	- 1,578
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	10,460	-	-	10,460	- 1,578

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature SELINA TAYLOR	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name SELINA TAYLOR	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
	SELINA TAYLOR	SELINA TAYLOR	04/02/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL	Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL	Charity Name CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL

30/04/25	Charity no (if any)	1188734

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 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)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes 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 trustees 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 report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below *) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

have not been met; orto 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:

Relevant professional

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qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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