2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.09.2024 Period start date To 31.08.2025 Period end date

Charity name: Culverstone Pre-School Playgroup

Charity registration number: 801359

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide quality childcare and education for children from the age of 2 years until starting school
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Our aims are to offer a safe stimulating and friendly environment where children feel secure and to provide high quality care and education for children below school age
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	n/a

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference We provide high quality care and education for all our children Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Yes
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	n/a
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	n/a
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Committee
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by committee

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Culverstone Pre-School Playgroup
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	801359
Charity’s principal address	Wrotham Road Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RF

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)
	Roopi Cheema	Chair
	Jan Dyer
	Jo Regan
	Jodie Bushell
	TraceyMcNeill	Treasurer
	Rachael Prockter
	CourtneyBoyson
	Claire Wooder
	Rebecca Browning
	AmyColeman
	Rianna Stevens

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Tracey McNeill Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 8 June 2026

CULVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

RECEIPTS Fees received PAYMENTS Staff Costs Membership & subscriptions Rent and utilities Buildings & contents insurance Repairs & maintenance Resources Entertainer & staff vouchers Inspection Fees Website & computer expenses NET RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR	188,728 121,487 452 4,837 2,330 1,652 18,329 2,270 50 584 151,991 £36,737 2025	151,868 120,206 1,196 3,851 1,348 2,279 11,152 2,060 50 1,279 143,421 £8,447 2024	151,868 120,206 1,196 3,851 1,348 2,279 11,152 2,060 50 1,279 143,421 £8,447 2024
			£8,447

September 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectton A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee81 mom￿18 of On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 Charlty no (If any) 801359 Set out on page8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above tharity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Re$pon$lbllltlM and basls ol report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordanr£ with the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 {Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrfed OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion under section 145{5)Ib) of the Act. Indepèndent I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have examlnar'8 Stat6m•nt come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records ware not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord wilh the a¢￿Unting records,. or the accounts did not cOm￿Y with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf 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 ¢onne¢tion with the examination to which attention $hould be drawn in this report in order t a proper understanding of thè accounts to bè reached. ' Please èe th Myds in the br8ckets rfthey do not 8ppIy. Slgned: Date: 28 April 2028 Name: Raymond J n Kite Relevant professlonal quallflcationls) or body Ilf any): Retired Chartered Accountant Address: 25 The Dale Keston IER Oct 2018

BR2 6HW Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. IndeFendent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Giv• here brlef detalls of any Items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018