2024-08-31-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 2023 o 31 08 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Nicolas Pre-School and Playgroup 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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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Hannah Langley Chair
2 Paul Bramwell Treasurer
3 Kate Booth Secretary
4 Jennifer Reading Fundraising
5 Gemma Booth Waiting List
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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

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 names for Trustee selection methods new Trustees are proposed, seconded and elected for 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

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging Summary of the objects of the parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through charity set out in its community groups and by: governing document (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups,

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ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;

(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;

We are very much part of the community. We maintain close links with St Nicolas Primary School, and outside agencies such as speech and Summary of the main language therapists and SENCo’s so that we are all involved in our activities undertaken for the children’s future. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within Our Trustees have due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by this section the statutory the Charity Commission when making decisions about future changes. 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
	The addition of Jay Anderson as SENCo has been implemented successfully, providing more specific co-ordinated support for children with SEN, allowing the needs of children to be 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 increases in the cost of living due to high levels of inflation experienced throughout the wider economy during the current and previous years. In light of this, we applied pay rises for all staff during the year to assist with the significant increases in the cost of living, along with implementing the rise in the National Living Wage in April 2024. The finances will continue to be a concern, and will require careful monitoring in the next financial year, due to another scheduled rise in the National Living Wage in April 2025. As referenced in previous reports, the difficulty in establishing an active committee continues and fewer parents or carers are volunteering their time. This is a trend being seen across many 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
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details Youmay chooseto 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;
	We have two accounts with reserve funds; one for short-to-medium term costs and the other for longer term contingency funds.

	(Optional information)

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● 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 Paul Bramwell Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer Date 11/03/2025

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St Nicolas Pre-School and Playgroup 284755
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 1/9/2023 31/8/2024
To
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
OCC AP 113,775 - - 113,775 -
Fee income from parents 25,990 - - 25,990 -
Interest accrued on Reserve Account 460 460
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 140,225 - - 140,225 -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 140,225 - - 140,225 -
A3 Payments
Staff 117,334 - - 117,334 -
Pensions 3,200 - - 3,200
Rent 150 - - 150
Insurance 1,067 - - 1,067
Phone 735 - - 735 -
Repairs 781 - - 781
Waste 808 - - 808
Subsciptions 496 - - 496
Consumables 2,005 - - 2,005
Food Purchases 3,506 - - 3,506
Voucher Purchases 975 - - 975
Website 210 - - 210
Bank Charges 211 - - 211
Training 2,722 - - 2,722
Printing 732 - - 732
Dishwasher 444 - - 444
Sundries 438 - - 438
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Sub total 135,814 - - 135,814 -
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
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Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 135,814 - - 135,814 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,411 - - 4,411 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 70,535 - 70,535 -
Cash funds this year end 74,946 - - 74,946 -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	MAIN ACCOUNT Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) RESERVE ACCOUNT	Unrestricted to nearest £ 43,003 31,943 - 74,946 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - -	Restricted to nearest £ - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - -	Endowment to nearest £ - - -
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				Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

08/05/2025

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Fund to which Current value
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Fund to which Amount due When due (optional)
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all Signature Print Name Date of approval
HANNAH LANGLEY 11/03/2025
PAUL BRAMWELL 11/03/2025
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

08/05/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustses Lh3(V St Nicolas Pra School On accounts for the year ended 31" August 2024 Charity no {rf any) 284755 Set out on pages de page I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110812024. Rasponslbilitios and basls of report As tha charity's trustees. you are responsibl& for Ihe preparation of Ihe accounts in accordance with the requireménts of the Charities Act 2011 ('th8 Act"). I report In r6sp8ct of my examination of th6 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of th& 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have èxaminerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting r&cords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- or the accounts did not accord with the acwunting rerds. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom) and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and R8POrts} Regulations 2008 othar than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter Gonsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Dats: 1210312025 Name: Simon Baker Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body {rf any): FCCA Address: 5 Wyndham Gardens. Wallingford, OX10 9AU IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlighl material matters of Goncern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief dotails of any items that the examiner wishos to discloso. IER Oct 2018