## **Annual Report for the Charities Commission**
## **Egerton Preschool (Kent) – Reporting Period: 2024 - 2025**
## **1. Overview of the Charity**
Charity Name: Egerton Preschool (Kent)
Registered Charity Number: 1205236
Address: Millennium Hall, Elm Close, Egerton, Kent TN27 9DS
Type of Charity: CIO
Charitable Objectives:
- To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age.
- To support children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- To offer an inclusive, nurturing environment accessible to all families in the community.
## **2. Summary of Activities and Achievements**
During this reporting period, the preschool delivered a wide range of activities aligned with its charitable aims. Key achievements include:
- Welcomed more than 30 children across the year.
- Delivered a curriculum based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- Upgraded a variety of resources over the year.
- Strengthened partnerships with parents through [e.g. Mother’s Day afternoon, Sports Day, newsletters].
- Supported children with additional needs through collaboration with external professionals.
These activities contributed significantly to children’s development and wellbeing, and helped maintain strong community engagement.
## **3. Public Benefit Statement**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
The preschool provides accessible, affordable early years education to local families, including:
- Offering funded places for eligible children.
- Providing support for families experiencing financial hardship.
- Ensuring inclusive practice for children with SEND.
• Delivering high ‑ quality early learning that prepares children for school and lifelong learning.
## **4. Structure, Governance, and Management**
- The preschool is governed by a board of trustees who meet regularly to oversee strategy, finances, and compliance.
- Day ‑ to ‑ day operations are managed by the Preschool Manager, supported by qualified early years practitioners.
- Policies reviewed this year include, safeguarding, health & safety, equality and data protection.
## **5. Financial Review**
Income: £135,286
Expenditure: £117,423
Reserves at Year End: £30,273
Key financial points:
- Main income sources included government funding and fees.
- Expenditure primarily covered staffing, rent, resources, and training.
- The preschool maintained appropriate reserves to ensure stability and manage future uncertainties.
- Fundraising events raise a small amount £1314, which supported the purchase of new updated resources.
## **6. Safeguarding Statement**
Safeguarding remains a top priority. During the year:
- All staff completed up ‑ to ‑ date safeguarding training.
- The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) attended refresher training.
- Policies and procedures were reviewed and updated.
- Any concerns were managed in line with statutory guidance.
## **7. Future Plans**
Looking ahead, the preschool aims to:
- Enhance outdoor learning provision.
- Invest in new educational resources.
- Strengthen community partnerships.
• Continue improving staff training and professional development.
## **8. Thanks, and Acknowledgements**
The trustees wish to thank:
- The dedicated staff team for their commitment and professionalism.
- Parents and carers for their ongoing support.
- Volunteers and community partners who contributed time and resources.
- The children, whose enthusiasm and curiosity inspire everything we do.
Trustees: Susan Hubbard (Chair) Kayleigh Kench
Sebastian Wells
|**Egerton Pre-School (Kent)**|**Egerton Pre-School (Kent)**|**Egerton Pre-School (Kent)**|**No (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts and payments accounts**||||
|**For the period**
**from**|01-Sep-24|**To**|31-Aug-25|
**CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**20,432**
**113,243**
**-**
**-**
**449**
**865**
**297**
**135,286**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**135,286**
**1,520**
**82,894**
**14,972**
**5,807**
**5,078**
**2,210**
**362**
**2,224**
**777**
**1,579**
**117,423**
**-**
**-**
**117,423**
**17,863**
**-**
**-**
**17,863**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**20,432**
**113,243**
**-**
**-**
**449**
**865**
**297**
**135,286**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**135,286**
**1,520**
**82,894**
**14,972**
**5,807**
**5,078**
**2,210**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**362**
**2,224**
**-**
**777**
**-**
**1,579**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,423**
**17,863**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**20,432**
**113,243**
**-**
**-**
**449**
**865**
**297**
**135,286**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**135,286**
**1,520**
**82,894**
**14,972**
**5,807**
**5,078**
**2,210**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**362**
**2,224**
**-**
**777**
**-**
**1,579**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,423**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,423**
**17,863**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|In respect ofplaygrouprunning|**-**|||||**-**|
|Parental Fees - Playgroup|**20,432**|||||**-**|
|Kent CountyCouncil Funding|**113,243**|||||**-**|
|Furlough Payment|**-**|||||**-**|
|HMRCgrant - Covid19|**-**|||||**-**|
|Dontations|**449**|||||**-**|
|Charitable activities|**865**|||||**-**|
|Interest income|**297**||||||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**135,286**|||||**-**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
||||||||
|
In Respect of PlaygroupRunning|**1,520**|||||**-**|
|Wages|**82,894**|||||**-**|
|Rent|**14,972**|||||**-**|
|Groceries|**5,807**|||||**-**|
|PAYE/HMRC|**5,078**|||||**-**|
|Pension|**2,210**|||||**-**|
|Legal and Professional(payroll)||||||**-**|
|Phone Cost||||||**-**|
|Advertising/Promotional||||||**-**|
|Supplies|**362**|||||**-**|
|Office and Administration|**2,224**|||||**-**|
|Printing,Postage and Stationary||||||**-**|
|Insurance|**777**|||||**-**|
|Music Licence||||||**-**|
|Training|**1,579**|||||**-**|
|Music Classes||||||**-**|
|Dues and Subscriptions||||||**-**|
|Computer Costs||||||**-**|
|Staff and Leaversgifts||||||**-**|
|Other Professional Services||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**117,423**|||||**-**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**|||||||
|**,**
Tangible and Stock assets||||||**-**|
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
||||||||
||**17,863**|**-**|
**-**|
**17,863**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**17,863**|**-**|
**-**|**17,863**||**-**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
05/03/2026
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Santander Bank Account
Santander Savings Account
Fundraising Account
Signature
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**42,810**
**-**
**30,273**
**-**
**2,244**
**-**
**75,326**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
05/03/2026
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** EGERTON PRE-SCHOOL (KENT) **On accounts for the year ended** 31 August 2025 **Set out on pages**
**Charity no** 1205236 **(if any)** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** 10/04/2023 .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which 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:** 10 February 2026 **Name:** KASSUN DE SILVA **Relevant professional** Association of Chartered Certified Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
> **Address:** PEMBLES CROSS FARM HOUSE, EGERTON HOUSE ROAD, TN27 9BN
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**