2023-08-31-accounts - St Nicolas Pre-School And Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period From Period start date T Period end date 01 09 2022 o 31 08 2023 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

Section A Reference and administration details

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 (if any)
	Hannah Langley	Chair
	Paul Bramwell	Treasurer
	Alice McIntyre	Secretary
	Gemma Booth	WaitingList

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

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 adopted 1[st] April 1982, Amended 19[th] October 2000

(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 names for Trustee selection methods new Trustees are proposed, seconded and elected the next year. (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

St Nicolas Preschool has been based in the grounds of St Nicolas Primary School for over forty years. Our objectives have always been to Summary of the objects of the put the children first whilst offering a happy, safe environment for children charity set out in its to start their journey into primary education. Our qualified, experienced governing document 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

June 2024

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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.

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. Our Trustees have due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when making decisions about future changes. 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)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: ● policy on grantmaking; ● policy programme related investment; ● contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Last year, the decision was made for Jay Anderson to be a dedicated SEN worker beginning in the 2022/23 academic year to take on the management and support of children who may require some additional help. This has been implemented successfully, with more co-ordinated support and the needs of children being identified and addressed sooner.

St Nicolas preschool remains a respected setting for children. There were a good number of attendees this year.

Finances are a concern as a result of high levels of inflation experienced throughout the wider economy during the year. We applied a blanket pay increase this year to ensure a differential between roles, and note that the finances will need to be monitored very carefully due to the scheduled increase in the National Living Wage in April 2024.

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.

Section E Financial review

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We have two accounts with reserve funds; one for short-to-medium term Brief statement of the costs and the other for longer term contingency funds. 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) Full name(s) Hannah Langley Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Date 25th June 2024

Paul Bramwell

Treasurer

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St Nicolas Pre-School and Playgroup

284755

Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y For the period 01/09/2022 31/08/2023 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 118,551 5,954 100 1,363 282 126,250 - - - 126,250 110,884 1,118 150 1,140 603 10,977 961 407 3,578 2,632 1,305 192 205 3,875 1,154 831 140,013 - - - 140,013 - 13,763 84,298 70,535	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 118,551 5,954 100 1,363 282 126,250 - - - 126,250 110,884 1,118 150 1,140 603 10,977 961 407 3,578 2,632 1,305 192 205 3,875 1,154 831 - - 140,013 - - - 140,013 - 13,763	Last year to the nearest £
OCC AP	118,551				-
Fee income fromparents	5,954				-
Donations	100
Fundraising	1,363				-
Interest accrued on Reserve Account	282
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	126,250				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Staff	110,884				-
Pensions	1,118
Rent	150
Insurance	1,140
Phone	603				-
Repairs	10,977
Waste	961
Subsciptions	407
Consumables	3,578
Food Purchases	2,632
Voucher Purchases	1,305
Website	192
Bank Charges	205
Training	3,875
Printing	1,154
Sundries	831

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**Sub total **	140,013				-

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*
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	- 13,763	-	-	- 13,763	-
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	84,298		-	84,298	-
	70,535	-	-	70,535	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 39,052 31,484 - 70,535	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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31,484		-
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70,535	-	- 26/06/2024

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details	OK 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 HANNAH LANGLEY PAUL BRAMWELL	OK
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			Date of approval
		HANNAH LANGLEY	25th June 2024
		PAUL BRAMWELL	25th June 2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

26/06/2024

(HARITY COMMISSION ] FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees St Nicolas Pre School On accounts forthe year ended Charity no (If any) 284755 31* August 2023 Set out on pages I réport to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3110812023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the chaws trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acCOrdar with the requirements of the Chariiies Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applble Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5Kb) of the ACL Independent I have completed my eXaminan. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connectK)n with the examination which gives me cause to bolieve that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- or th8 accounts did not accord with the accounting records" or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and conl8nt of acnts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the eXaMinatn to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enab18 a proper urtderstanding of the a¢Unts to be reached. Slgned: Date: 2610612024 Name: Philrp Bingham Relevant professional qualffication(s) or body (rf any): Address: 6 Rivy Ckjse, Abingdon, OX14 3XT IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material mattels of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examinor wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018