2025-08-31-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 2024 o 31 08 2025 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

Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Hannah Langley	Chair
Paul Bramwell	Treasurer
Kate Booth	Secretary
Jennifer Reading	Fundraising
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

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 the next year. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The preschool formally closed in 2025, and the trustees’ final duties have additional information, where focused on fulfilling statutory obligations, including staff redundancies, relevant, about: asset disposal, and appropriate distribution of remaining funds

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; (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. Activities ceased in April 2025 with the closure of the Preschool. During the final year, the trustees ensured continuity of care until closure. The Summary of the main trustees confirm they have had due regard to the guidance on public activities undertaken for the benefit issued by the Charity Commission when making closure public benefit in relation to decisions, particularly in relation to the distribution of remaining funds. these objects (include within this section the statutory The adjoining school will open a nursery on the same site, which ensures declaration that trustees have provision for children below statutory school age continues in the had regard to the guidance community, with a more sustainable future. 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.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

This academic year was marked by the decision to close the Preschool, primarily due to financial pressures and ongoing challenges in sustaining an active committee of parent volunteers.

Trustees and staff worked hard to maintain high-quality provision until closure. The trustees also managed redundancy processes for staff and the return of the building to the diocese, who in turn will allow St Nicolas Primary School to open a nursery provision in its place.

A restricted donation of remaining funds was approved by the Early Years Alliance and directed to the St Nicolas School Association, to continue supporting children under statutory school age in the local community.

Section E Financial review

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. Funds from both charity’s policy on reserves accounts have been utilised in making redundancy payments on the closure of the Preschool, along with carrying out improvements necessary to ‘make good’ the building before handing it over to the adjoining school.

Brief statement of the

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.

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Section F Other optional information

St Nicolas Preschool and Playgroup has served the Abingdon community for over 40 years. The trustees would like to record their thanks to the staff, families, and volunteers whose contributions created a nurturing and supportive environment for generations of children.

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 02/10/2025

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St Nicolas Pre-School and Playgroup 284755 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 1/9/2024 31/8/2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted to the nearest £ 72,531 11,121 342 83,994 - - - 83,994 82,573 3,472 26,177 8,623 523 150 270 783 772 23,726 1,064 604 1,660 1,661 315 141 1,356 657 126 154,653 - - - 154,653 - 70,659 74,946 4,287	Restricted to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 72,531 11,121 342 83,994 - - - 83,994 82,573 3,472 26,177 8,623 523 150 270 783 772 23,726 1,064 604 1,660 1,661 315 141 1,356 657 126 - - 154,653 - - - 154,653 - 70,659	Last year to the nearest £
OCC AP	72,531				-
Fee income fromparents	11,121				-
Interest accrued on Reserve Account	342
~~*Sub total~~~~(Gross income for AR)*~~	83,994				-

~~A2 Asset and investment sales, (see~~ table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Staff	82,573				-
Pensions	3,472
Redundancycosts	26,177
Agencycosts	8,623
Contractors	523
Rent	150
Insurance	270
Phone	783				-
Repairs	772
'Making good' repairs	23,726
Waste	1,064
Subsciptions	604
Consumables	1,660
Food Purchases	1,661
Voucher Purchases	315
Bank Charges	141
Training	1,356
Printing	657
Sundries	126

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**Sub total **	154,653				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*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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	- 70,659	-	-	- 70,659	-
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	74,946		-	74,946	-
	4,287	-	-	4,287	-

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

Categories B1 Cash funds	RESERVE ACCOUNT Details MAIN ACCOUNT Details NO 2 ACCOUNT *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Unrestricted to nearest £ 1,493 2,285 509 4,287 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted to nearest £ - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment to nearest £
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				Endowment funds to nearest £

Details

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/10/2025

	~~BUILDING SOCIETY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT~~
	- funds held in reserve to be used in the	12,548		-	-
	event of closing the organisation
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B2 Other monetary assets		-		-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets				-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s				-	-
own use				-	-
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		Fund to which		Amount due	When due
	Details	liability relates		(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities				-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name		Date of approval
		HANNAH LANGLEY			02/10/2025
		PAUL BRAMWELL			02/10/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/10/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the tw$tggsI members of Chanty N3mÈ St Nicolas Pre-school & Playgroup On accounts for the year ended 31¥1 August 2025 Charlty no {ff any} 284755 Set out on pagos Iiemember to indude the page numbers of additional sh8etsl I report to the twstees on my examination of the accounts of the above Charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 3110812025. 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 th8 Charities Act 2011 (Yhe ACV). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs 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 Charty Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection wilh the examination which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material resped= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinèrfs statemont I have no wn¢ems and have come across no other matters in nnectIon with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to 8nabl8 a proper understanding of th6 accounts to b6 reached. Sign. Date: 02414 Name: Simon Baker Relovant profossional qualification(s) or body {If any).. FCCA Addr•ss: 5 Wyndham Gardens, Wallingford, OX10 gAU IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Sndependent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018