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St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup Hurst Charity Number 900344 Accounts for the Year ended 31 August 2024

St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup Hurst Year ended 31 August 2024 Trustees Report

The following trustees held office during the year ended 31 August 2024:

Chair Mrs L Hand Treasurer Mr T Winser Secretary Mrs N Piper

On the7th November 2023 the committee resigned and the above trustees were appointed as well as four further committe members.

All trustees have a vested interest in the pre-school as two have children attending during this financial year.

Governance and Management

The charity is an association consisting of three trustees and four further parent lead full committee members with roles encompassing marketing & fundraising. Safeguarding is to be overseen by Preschool manager Mrs Claire Guile and Deputy manager Miss Lucy Davis with committee support.

Objectives of the charity

At St. Nicholas Pre-School we aim to provide a happy, fun and secure learning experience for our children where their individuality are respected and valued. We will promote all areas of their development through the Early Learning Goals helping them to become more independent in preparation for their transition to primary school. We do this by providing play facilities appropriate to age and development so that Social linguistic, Physical, Creative, Intellectual, and Emotional development may be explored and enhanced. Parents and carers are vital to the setting to achieve these goals and they are always very welcome to stay and help. Parents are encouraged to join their child at St. Nicholas at least once a term to share their experiences.

Provision

Provision is made for up to 26 pupils per session over 10 sessions per week (Monday to Friday) as follows:

Morning session (9am - 12 noon) Lunch club (12.00pm - 12.30pm

Afternoon session (12.30pm - 3.30pm)

Chairman's review of performance

It has been another fantastic year for St Nicholas Preschool, thanks to our dedicated and passionate team. I’m pleased to report that we have once again retained 90% of our staff, providing consistency and strength across the setting. Our waiting list remains full, which is a testament to the excellent reputation the preschool holds within our community.

St Nicholas continues to play an important role in village life, including our much-enjoyed participation in the Hust Village Fayre with our popular strawberry stall. This year, we also enhanced our provision with the addition of a new covered outdoor play area -ensuring children have greater opportunities for outdoor learning and play, regardless of the weather.

We undertook essential repairs to our much-loved outdoor castle structure after discovering that a significant amount of the wood had rotted. As the project progressed, it became clear the extent of the damage was greater than initially anticipated, leading to higher repair costs. As a result, we are reporting a small financial loss for the year. Nonetheless, the safety and quality of our outdoor environment remains a top priority.

Claire and the team continue to provide outstanding support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including assisting families through the EHCP process. Their dedication makes a real and lasting difference in the lives of many.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to our committed committee members for their continued support and hard work, and my heartfelt gratitude goes to all our preschool staff for their unwavering dedication to St Nicholas Preschool.

Summary of financial results and charitable activity

The Trustees and Committee have invested much time and commitment to improve the environment, reputation and performance of the setting by marketing, raising standards and implementing policies and procedures up to date with current legislation and increasing the head count of children.

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have laid the financial statements and trustees report before the members of the committee attending a meeting held on 19th November 2024 and that the financial statements and trustees report were duly approved at the meeting. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

30.11.24 …………………………………………………. ……………………….. Miss Lucy Hand Date Chair

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trusiees., membefs of fT NICHOL&￿ PRE-JCHOQL On x¢tsunt$ for the y¢•r ended 31 AUGUST 2024 Charity no {if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of ￿ atthie charity (Yhe Trusfi for the year ended 31 ALvaust 2024. R¢$pon$ibiliti¢s •nd As Ihe ¢h8nty tru$tee$ of the Twst, y(w are ￿$￿)s￿le fc the preparalb)n basis of report of the aCc￿nts m accordance the requirements of the Chwities Act 2011 Ilhe Acri. I reFK>rt in respect of my examinatKsn of the Trust's accounts carried ¢>Jt under sectDn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying my eXaminat￿n, I have fdk)wed the appli￿￿le Dre¢t)n$ given by the Charity Ccrfnmox under sect*)n 14515)Ibl of the Act_ I have ccrfnp4eted my examinatM)n. I c(￿fi￿7 that no matefial matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosen wrth the examinatK)n to which ottentK)n ¥hOu￿ be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not appty. Signed: Date: 2110612025 Name: DENISE THOMAS Relevani professional qualification{s) or body (rf any): ACA ICAEW Address: 10 FLEMING CLOSE FARNBOROUGH GU14 8BT IER October 2018

SectiDn B Ditscloswe Only coniplete If the eAaniiner need- to r)Ighlight matters of concern loee CC3? Independent examinab"¢Jn of charty accounts". th"rection8 aTrJ gU￿dance for examiners). Give here brief det•i18 of ony rtem8 that the examiner wishes to disclose. NO MAThERS OF CONCERN IER October 2018

St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup Hurst Year ended 31 August 2024 Income & Expenditure Account

Draft 2024 £ Income 202,958 Direct Pre School Costs 9,537 Other Direct Costs 473 Gross Profit 192,948 Other Income 0 Expenditure Employee Costs 156,934 Premises Costs 9,313 Repairs/Maintenance 25,247 General Administrative Expenses 5,174 Advertising, Promotion & Entertainment 45 Payroll Bookkeeping 2,530 Other Expenses - 199,243 Surplus / (Deficit) (6,295)	2023 £ 184,127 10,552 850
	172,725
	0 138,517 9,313 4,978 3,680 11 2,178 100
	158,777
	13,948

St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup Hurst Year ended 31 August 2024

Balance Sheet

Current Assets Current Account Savings account Petty cash Fees & equipment debtors Other debtors Prepayments Current Liabilities Trade creditors PAYE Other creditors Accruals & deferred income Net Current Assets Net Assets Capital Account Balance at start of period Net (Deficit)/Surplus	2024 £ 1,064 128,989 - 130 1,000 696 131,879 518 - 820 33,586 34,924 96,955 96,955 103,250 (6,295) 96,955	2023 £ 4,933 129,765 - 381 750 664
		136,493
		154 - 1,097 31,992
		33,243
		103,250
		103,250
		89,302 13,948
		103,250