## **St Mary’s Under 5’s**
## **George Lane, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4BX Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **Introduction**
St Mary’s Under 5’s is a community pre-school dedicated to providing high-quality early years care and education in a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. Our aim is to support children in developing confidence, independence, and curiosity through play-based learning. We operate as a registered charity and rely on a combination of government funding, fees, and community fundraising.
## **Objectives and Activities**
Our charitable objective is to advance the education of children under statutory school age. We do this through:
- Delivering high-quality early years provision aligned with the EYFS framework
- Providing learning opportunities that nurture emotional, social, and physical development
- Maintaining a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment
- Working in partnership with parents, carers, and the wider community
## **Achievements and Performance**
It has been another busy and successful year for the pre-school. Highlights include our Easter raffle, joint summer fair with St Mary’s School, bake sale, and summer ice-lolly fundraising activities. Children continue to grow in confidence and independence every day, and the staff team have done a fantastic job creating a fun, safe, and welcoming place for all.
We also benefited from the Tesco Blue Coin Scheme, which contributed to essential improvements in the garden, enhancing outdoor learning for the children. Every contribution, whether time, money, or ideas, makes a real difference to the running of the pre-school.
Looking ahead, our aims are to keep the setting financially strong, continue providing the best possible care and education, and increase parent involvement on the committee.
## **Financial Review**
For the year ended 31 March 2025, St Mary’s Under 5’s reported:
- **Total income:** £129,522
- **Total expenditure:** £107,831.30
- **Surplus for the year:** £21,690.70
Income was primarily from council funding, fees, grants/donations, and fundraising. Expenditure consisted mainly of wages, PAYE/NIC, rent, and operational costs.
The year-end bank and cash balances totalled **£117,946** , up from £96,255 in 2024, strengthening the charity’s financial position and ensuring continued sustainability.
## **Public Benefit Statement**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. St Mary’s Under 5’s provides an essential early-years service to local families at accessible rates, contributing to children’s development and supporting the wider community.
## **Signed on behalf of the Trustees**
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Chairperson: ____________________________ Date: _______________ 27/01/2026
Treasurer: _______________________________ Date: _______________ 27/01/2026
Secretary: _______________________________ Date: _______________ 27/01/2026
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## **ST MARY'S UNDER FIVES**
## **ANNUAL ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025**
## **ST MARY'S UNDER FIVES**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**RECEIPTS**
Council funding
Fees
Grants and donatons
Fundraising
Bank interest
Sundry income/deposits
TOTAL INCOME
**PAYMENTS**
Wages
PAYE and NIC
Rent
Pension
Toys and equipment
Fundraising
Snacks
Training
Statonery, postage and telephone
Insurance
Professional fees
IT Expenses
Bank charges
Building and maintenance work
Other expenses
TOTAL PAYMENTS
**Surplus/(Defcit) for the year**|**2025**
**2024**
121,314
107,395
5,287
10,599
1,840
1,000
358
1,551
223
589
500
1,600
129,522
122,734
80,874
97,099
7,309
11,480
6,575
5,700
2,391
2,649
3,819
5,452
0
407
531
2,225
1,395
981
961
797
765
1,381
4,098
681
635
34
55
285
667
72
1,776
107,831
133,263
21,691
(10,529)|**2024**
107,395
10,599
1,000
1,551
589
1,600|**2024**|
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## **ST MARY'S UNDER FIVES**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025**
|**Bank balances:**
Lloyds Bank
Pety cash
60 day Notce account
**Represented by:**
Capital brought forward
Surplus/(defcit) from income||
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **ST MARY’S UNDER FIVES - Charity No. 900445**
## **ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (the Trust) for the year ended 31[st] March 2025, which are set out on pages 3 to 4.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
The report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
T A Limond , ATT(Fellow)
Dated 10 December 2025
21 Manton Hollow Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 1RR
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