**Trustees' Annual Report for the period From** Period start date **T** Period end date 01 09 2021 **o** 31 08 2022 Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** St Nicolas Pre School **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 284755 **Charity's principal address** Boxhill Walk Abingdon **Postcode OX14 1HB**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Sarah Jackson Chair
2 Natalie Williams Treasurer
Malgorzata Secretary
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Jarczewska
4 Gemma Booth Waiting List
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian
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## **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**
Constitution adopted 1[st] April 1982, Amended 19[th] October 2000 Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Unincorporated Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are elected at the AGM in October each year. The Trustee selection methods names for new Trustees are proposed, seconded and elected the (eg. appointed by, elected by) next year.
## **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.
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**Section C Objectives and activities**
St Nicolas Preschool has been based in the grounds of St Nicolas Primary School for over thirty-five years. Our objectives have always been to put the children first whilst offering a happy, safe environment for children to start their journey into primary education. Our qualified, experienced staff endeavour to offer a caring setting that promotes learning. Surveys are sent out yearly to ensure we continue to offer the best start for our children. We offer a nurturing, encouraging environment so all children can develop into confident learners. We use the guidance from the Early Years Foundation Stage documentation 2021 to provide the community with a thriving non-profit making setting. The community are welcomed to share and develop family life within our group. We work with outside agencies to offer all children the best start in life, welcoming children with English as an additional language and special educational needs, to help them reach their best potential. We take safeguarding very seriously and are involved in supporting families in Abingdon with additional needs. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in** St Nicolas Preschool has been based in the grounds of St Nicolas **its governing document** Primary School for over thirty-five years. Our objectives have always been to put the children first whilst offering a happy, safe environment for children to start their journey into primary education. Our qualified, experienced staff endeavour to offer a caring setting that promotes learning. Surveys are sent out yearly to ensure we continue to offer the best start for our children. We offer a nurturing, encouraging environment so all children can develop into confident learners. We use the guidance from the Early Years Foundation Stage documentation 2021 to provide the community with a thriving non-profit making setting. The community are welcomed to share and develop family life within our group. We work with outside agencies to offer all children the best start in life, welcoming children with English as an additional language and special educational needs, to help them reach their best potential. We take safeguarding very seriously and are involved in supporting families in Abingdon with additional needs.
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When the preschool opened in September 2021 we were still in a pandemic and safety measures remained in place.
We are very much part of the community. We maintain close links with St Nicolas Primary School, and outside agencies such as speech and language therapists and SENCo’s so that we are all involved in our children’s future.
**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)**
Our Trustees have due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when making decisions about future changes.
## **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**
This continued as an unprecedented year. The staff had to work in very difficult circumstances to flex and adapt to the everchanging rules and guidance issued during the pandemic.
We successfully recruited two new assistants into the setting. We employed one extra person to help with SEN requirements for one child. This year the management explored the idea of having a dedicated SEN worker rather than going with the demands of each cohort. This means that staff can identify early signs of SEN in their children and can provide bespoke support. We have agreed for September 2022 that Jay Anderson will be a dedicated SEN worker and will take on the management and support of children who may require some additional help. The setting will benefit as Jay will work closely with all staff.
St Nicolas preschool remains a respected setting for children. There were a good number of attendees this year.
Finances are a concern with the increased cost of fuel and wages. We applied a blanket pay increase this year to ensure a differential between roles. If the NLW continues to increase at the rate predicted then the finances of the preschool will need to be managed very carefully.
As referenced in previous reports the struggle to get an active committee continues and fewer parents or carers are volunteering their time. This is a trend being seen across most parent volunteer platforms.
We continue to embrace our partnership with the attached school, sharing and developing plans for the future, monitoring individual learning areas and working together to make the transition into school a rewarding and happy experience.
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**Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
We have two accounts with reserve funds. One for redundancy costs and the other to “make good” the land for return should the Preschool close.
**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)**
**Full name(s)** Sarah Jackson
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**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 10/10/2022
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**St Nicolas Pre School**
## **Receipts and pay For the period** 09/01/2021 **from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
## **Unrestricted Restricted funds funds**
## **to the nearest**
## **£**
## **to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Parents Paid Hours 6,231 -
OCC AP 150,365 -
Comp Voucher Serv - -
National Savings 921 -
Snacks 1,102 -
Legacy Gift -
Tea Towels 110
Fundraising 40 -
Abingdon and Witney College 1,000 -
Interest accrued 14
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 159,783 -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
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- -
Sub total [ - ] -
Total receipts 159,783 -
A3 Payments
Staf 99,026 -
PAYE and Pensions 4,502
Tesco - Food Costs 2,170
Asda 2,265
Amazon Prime - Subs 96 -
BT - Phone 531
Amazon - Supplies 1,642
Tesco - Subs 84
Grundon - Waste 831
Gompels - Supplies 2,280
Thames Valley Copiers 554
Lawrence Rodgers 576
Royal Mail/Post Office 2
TT Group Limited 140
Preschool Learning 2,361
Red Cross 310
Electricity 665 -
Twinkl - Subs 72 -
MGI Limited 316 -
Go Daddy 180
Matrix Int 78
JK Garden 150
Oxfordshire Hire.gov 930
Eyfs.info 203
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Class Fundraising 120
Winzip 52
St Nicolas Church Council - Rent 350
OFSTED 50
Kings Head and Bell (Xmas) 225
Redbox Fire Control 67
Bank Charges 99
Doc Heating and Plumbing 97
B&Q 71
RUFD Ltd 95
Preschool.org.uk 1,087
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Sub total 122,274 -
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
- -
- -
Sub total - -
Total payments 122,274 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 37,509 -
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end 46,789
Cash funds this year end 84,298 -
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**
## **Categories**
## **Details**
## **B1 Cash funds**
MAIN ACCOUNT
RESERVE ACCOUNT
## _**Total cash funds**_
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
## **Details**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
## **Details**
## **B3 Investment assets**
## **Details**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
## **Details**
**B5 Liabilities**
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284755
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## **yments accounts**
08/31/2022
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CC16a
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## **Endowment funds**
## **Total funds Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
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- 6,231 -
- 150,365 -
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- 921 -
- 1,102 -
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110
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- 159,783 -
- 99,026 -
4,502
2,170
2,265
- 96 -
531
1,642
84
831
2,280
554
576
2
140
2,361
310
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- 72 -
- 316 -
180
78
150
930
203
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120
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350
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225
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**Endowment**|
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**53,096**
**31,202**
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**84,298**|**to nearest £**
|**to nearest £**
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NATALIE WILLIAMS
CAT MEREDITH
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