Sticky Fish Pre-School

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Trustees' Report	1—2
Independent Examiner's Report	3
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)	4
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)	5
Balance Sheet	6
Notes to the Financial Statements	7—11

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Objectives and Activities

Aims and Objectives

The advancement of education of children primarily under the statutory school age in accordance with Christian principles at an establishment known as Sticky Fish Pre-School operating from Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol.

Public Benefit

The Charity's main activity is the provision of education of children primarily under the statutory school age in accordance with Christian principles and operates from Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees

Ms B Bennett (appointed 29/09/2024)

Mrs J Keenan

Mrs R Wyatt (resigned 02/09/2025)

Ms J Wylie (appointed 14/10/2025)

Mrs D Bailey (resigned 05/12/2025)

Mrs E Tomlinson (resigned 10/04/2025)

Mr W Tattersall (resigned 07/10/2024)

Charity Number

1128798

Company Number

06631653

Independent Examiner

Mr A R Dicker FCA Chartered Accountant

Tony Dicker Ltd

29 Courtenay Road
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1JU

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Trustees' Report (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

Small Company Rules

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:

Ms J Wylie

Trustee

10/08/2026

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sticky Fish Pre-School

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sticky Fish Pre-School

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the charity trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Mr A R Dicker FCA Chartered Accountant

10/07/2026

29 Courtenay Road
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1JU

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

				2025	2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£	£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies	3	156,833	-	156,833	139,767
Investments	4	269	-	269	350

		157,102	-	157,102	140,117

EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds	6	(144,617 )	-	(144,617 )	(127,883 )
Charitable activities:	6

NET INCOME		12,485	-	12,485	12,234


NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		12,485	-	12,485	12,234
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward		106,901	3,512	110,413	98,179

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	14	119,386	3,512	122,898	110,413

The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

				2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies	3	139,767	-	139,767
Investments	4	350	-	350

		140,117	-	140,117

EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds	6	(127,883 )	-	(127,883 )
Charitable activities:	6

NET INCOME		12,234	-	12,234


NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		12,234	-	12,234
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward		94,667	3,512	98,179

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	14	106,901	3,512	110,413

The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet

As At 31 August 2025

Balance Sheet

				2025	2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets	11	6,782	-	6,782	10,674

		6,782	-	6,782	10,674
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand		144,747	3,512	148,259	100,626

		144,747	3,512	148,259	100,626
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year	12	(32,143 )	-	(32,143 )	(887 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)		112,604	3,512	116,116	99,739

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES		119,386	3,512	122,898	110,413

NET ASSETS		119,386	3,512	122,898	110,413

FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted Funds				3,512	3,512
Unrestricted Funds				119,386	106,901

TOTAL FUNDS	14			122,898	110,413

For the year ending 31 August 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

On behalf of the board

Ms J Wylie

Trustee

10/08/2026

The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements

1. General Information

Sticky Fish Pre-School is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in , registered number 06631653 and registered charity number 1128798 . The registered office is .

2. Accounting Policies

2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.

The charitable company is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

2.2. Incoming Resources

Incoming resources arise in the main from fees and LEA Grants receivable together with donations.

2.3. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Plant & Machinery	£3,292 pa until fully written off
Computer Equipment	£600 pa until fully written off

2.4. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.

3. Income from Donations and Legacies

	2025	2024
	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	£	£
Donations and gifts	33,724	18,940
Grants	123,109	120,827

	156,833	139,767

4. Investment Income

	2025	2024
	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	£	£
Bank interest receivable	269	350

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

5. Net Income/(Expenditure)

The net income is stated after charging/(crediting):

	2025	2024
	£	£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets - owned	3,892	3,892

6. Analysis of Expenditure

			2025
	Activities undertaken directly	Support costs (see note 7 )	Total
	£	£	£
Raising funds	108,590	36,027	144,617

			2024
	Activities undertaken directly	Support costs (see note 7 )	Total
	£	£	£
Raising funds	89,477	38,406	127,883

7. Support Costs

	2025
	Raising funds
	£
Employee costs	10,497
Premises expenses	11,701
General administration	9,937
Depreciation	3,892

	36,027

	2024
	Raising funds
	£
Employee costs	14,420
Premises expenses	10,238
General administration	9,856
Depreciation	3,892

	38,406

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

8. Independent Examiner's Remuneration

	2025	2024
	£	£
Independent examination of the financial statements	840	800

9. Staff Costs

Staff costs were as follows:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Wages and salaries	118,900	103,897
Other pension costs	187	-

	119,087	103,897

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.

10. Average Number of Employees

Average number of employees during the year was: 9 (2024: 8)

11. Tangible Assets

	Plant & Machinery	Computer Equipment	Total
	£	£	£
Cost
As at 1 September 2024	46,375	6,812	53,187

As at 31 August 2025	46,375	6,812	53,187

Depreciation
As at 1 September 2024	37,319	5,194	42,513
Provided during the period	3,292	600	3,892

As at 31 August 2025	40,611	5,794	46,405

Net Book Value
As at 31 August 2025	5,764	1,018	6,782

As at 1 September 2024	9,056	1,618	10,674

12. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Other creditors	31,333	-
Taxation and social security	-	107
Accruals and deferred income	810	780

	32,143	887

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

13. Pension Commitments

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in an independently administered fund.

During the year the charge to the statement of financial activities in respect of defined contribution schemes was £187 (2024: £0).

At the balance sheet date contributions of £NIL were due to the fund and are included in creditors.

14. Movement in Funds

	As at 1 September 2024	Income	Expenditure	As at 31 August 2025
	£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund	106,901	157,102	(144,617 )	119,386
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund	3,512	-	-	3,512


Total funds	110,413	157,102	(144,617 )	122,898

	As at 1 September 2023	Income	Expenditure	As at 31 August 2024
	£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund	94,667	140,117	(127,883 )	106,901
Restricted funds
Restricted Fund	3,512	-	-	3,512


Total funds	98,179	140,117	(127,883 )	110,413

15. Transactions with Trustees

The following trustees have been paid remuneration or have received other benefits from the charity or related entity:

Name of trustee	Legal authority	Remuneration	Pension Contributions	2025 Total
		£	£	£
Mrs E Tomlinson	Governing document provision	10,310	187	10,497

None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the previous year.

Other than the above no other Trustee received any remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity

During the year there were no expenses reimbursed to the trustees or paid directly to third parties .

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

	2025	2024
	£	£

16. Related Party Disclosures

17. Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.

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