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## CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
# Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 21" August 2022 To 21* August 2023
Charity name: Trull Saplings Pre-school
## Charity registration number: 1018748
## Objectives and Activities
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|the|of the purposen of ||Para|1.1|The objective of the Charity|is|to advance|
|charlty as set out In its|the education of children|below compulsory|
|Foverning|document|achool|age.|
|Summary of the main|c|* Providing a safe and satisfying group|
|activities in|relation to those|play,|In which|perents have a right to take|
|purposes for the public|part,|
|benefit,|in particular,|the|* Encouraging other charitable|activities|
|Bervicesactivities,identifiedprojects orin the|children,through which parents may help the|
|accounts,|* Furthering the alms of the Pre-school|
|Leaming|Alliance|
|The charity aims|to provide|a safe, secure|
|and stimulating|environment,|offering|a|
|range|of fun and|educating|activities|within|
|Statement|a happy|atmosphere|
|whether|confirming|;|The Trustees confirm that they have|
|had|the trustees have|complied with section|17(5) of the Charities|
|regard to the guidance|Act 2011|to have due regard to the benefit|
|Issued by the Charity|guidance published by the Charity|
|benefit|
|Commission on public|Commission|
|Addltional|Information (optional)|
|You may|choose to Include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Polley on social Investment|||o*'*|
|in|cludingvestment program related|
|vC|o|lunteersntribution made by|
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## Achievements and Performance
|Achievements and Performance|Achievements and Performance|
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SOR reterence
Duringtheyear thepreschooladvancedite
objectives inthe followingways:
« We have set upa forestachool provision||
|Summary ofthemaln
achtevements ofthe charity,
identifying thedifferencethe
charity’sworkhasmade to
the clreumstances of ite
beneficlariasand anywider
benefits to societyas a
whole,|thatgives children opportunily toexplore
and develop nature connection,
+ Wehavefostered stronger linksbetween
parents’families and settingthrough
fundralsing andcommunityeventsthat
havebeenfacilitated through pre-school.
« Wehave received sirong positive
feedbackfromparentsand carersabout
theexperience children recelve on settings
+ Invested In stafftraining,|
||«We have continued to maintain strong|
||Inks with Trult Primary school, and Trull Al!|
||SaintsChurch.|
## Additional Information (optional) You may choose to Include further statements where relevant about:
|Achlevements against||
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|objectives set||
|Performance offundraising||
|activities against objectives||
|set||
|Investment performance|Para 1.44|
|against objectives||
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## Financial Review
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|Review of the charity's|The year ending 20 Auguet 2022 was a|
|financial|position at the end|much bigger improvement post the COVID-|
|of the period|19 pandemic, and the fact that we have|
|8e6n a|sleady Increase In capacity.|
|This year,|funding|totalling £88,308 (2022|-|
|£56,888) was|received from|Somerset|
|County Counci|In respect of the preschool!|
|services|provided|fo the community,|
|Fundralsing|this year was really very well|
|done as we saw a significant total amount|
|raised £2,870|(2022- £1,549).|Therefore,|
|Fees from|parents,|other fundraising|
|activities|and a small|amount|of interest|
|contribuled additional Income of £33,218,|
|Total Income|to for the year was £121,526|
|(2022 - £99,768).|
|The larges! expense|in the year was the|
|Wages|of the|preschool|staff,|the quality of|
|whom|fs|critical|to the|realisation|of the|
|charity's objectives.|
|The|total cost to the charity was £98,838|
|(2022 - £83,012) which|represents over|
|85% of the charily's|total expenditure|in the|
|year.|
|As a|result of the above the pre-school|has|
|returned a surplus of £6,803 (2022 ~ £177)|
|In the year which has|increased the|
|reserves held by the charity|to £32,269|
|(2022|- £28,466),|
|Statement explaining|the|Pare|4.22|Trull Saplings Praschool holds reserves|In|
|"|polloy for holding|reserves|order to cover tha cost of § months’ rent|
|||stating why they are held|and rates plus enough to cover the|
|redundancy costs of the current staff,|
|should the preschool need to stop trading|
|for any reason, Money|ts also held|to pay|
|:|for any large unforeseen|
|repalrs/replacement|of equipment.|
|Amount|of|eserves|held|[Pie|e365|
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|Detaile|of fund matertally in|||P|
|reserves|||
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|Explanation of any|;|Regulatory Changes: The landscape of|
|ore|aunties about the|early childhood education regulations|
|Cone|continuing a8 @ golng|by|OFSTED shifted slightly in 2023,|
|Compliance|with new requirements|
|especially|staff:|children|ratios ag well|
|as level of required training could|
|necessitate adjustments|In|our|
|practices and|budget.|
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|Rising|Operational|Costs: With|new|
|announcement|of Increase|In|minimum|
|wage, maintaining and|Indeed|hiring|
|qualified|staff|is a|real|concern.|
|Additionally,|maintaining|facilities|
|procuring|educational|materials|
|become costller each|year,|
|Balancing|quality care with|affordability|
|is|an ongoing struggle|as|this|means|
|we have to|pour|In|even more|resources|
|Into|making sure|at|all times|In the year|
|we|have|a|minimum|of 30|children with|
|us|to|keep|our|heads|above|the|water.|
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|Additional|information|(optional)|
|You|may|choose|to Include|further statements where relevant|about:|
|sources|of funds|(inoluding|
|any|fundraising)|
|seme|
|objectives|including|any|
|social|invastment policy|
|adopted|
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## Structure, Governance and Management
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|Typeofgoverningdocument| F
(trustdeed, royalcharter)
How
Isthecharity
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constituted?||°|TrullSaplings Praschoolisgovernedbyits
constitutiondated8 October 1981 andas
amendedon 13October 2011 and27June
2018,
Unincorporated charitable association.|
|(8.9 unincorporated||||
|association, ClO||||
|Trusteeselectionmethods
Inoludingdetalisofany
constitutional provisions e.g.
elaction topost ornameof
anypersonorbodyentitied
toappointoneormore
trustees||Para Te||TheBoardofTrusteesmustconsistof
Chalrperson,TreasurerandSecretary
togetherwith not lessthan2andnotmore
than9otherelectedmembers,withupfoa
further3 co-optedmembers. Co-opted
memberscan bebroughtinatanypoint
duringtheacademicyeartoensure
continuityofgovernance. Not lessthan
60%oftheTrustees shallbeFamily
Members (I.e, Individualswhoareaparent
orguardianofa child attending anygroup
run by the Preschool, Members ofthe
Preschool canputihemealves forward for
election totheCommitteeattheAnnual
Genera!Meeting. Committeemambersare
elected foraperiod ofoneyearandmust
retire atthenext,AnnualGenera}Meeting
butcanstand forre-election unleas they
havealreadyservedontheCommittee in|
||||anycapacity fortenconsecutive years,|
|Additional information(optional)
You may choosetoInclude furtherstatementswhere|||whererelevant about:|
|Policlesandprocedures
adopted
fortheinduction
and training oftrustees|Para1.51|||
|The charity's organisational
structureandanywider
networkwith which the
charlty
works|Para1.61|||
|Relationshipwith anyrelated
parties||||
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## Reference and Administrative dotails
-Othernamethecharityuses | SSS Charity’s principal address Trull Church Community Centre Church Road Trult Taunton TA3 7JZ aS
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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|rmemne|omens|[otnennrairicerer|| aitrustee|(If|ary|
|1|LefResigned|11th Ootober 2022|||
|2|Rhys|Davies|Appolntedelected|21|October11th Oct 2023 2022/re-|
|3 |Anna Temblett|Resignedileft|11th October 2022 po|
|4|Georges McCartney|| Treasurer|Appointed|11|October|
|2022/Reslgnedieft|20th|October|
|2023|
|6|| Kim Gapper|LeftReeigned 11th October 2022|||
|g||Comfort Smitheon|||Secretary|20" October 2021 ~|
|Resigned/ieft18"|December 2022|
|7|Resignedileft|41th October 2022|||
|8 | Barbara Victor|Resignedieft|11th October 2022||sd|
|9 | Kriaten Davies|Resigned/ett 11th October 2022|||
|40|Rebecca Isom|appointedNewly|-|| 2022,AppointedTook TrustSecr|e|tarye 11"role October|
|Seoretary/|January 2023 —|Resigned|role|
|Trustee|11 October 2023.|
|44||Dave Saunders|Trustee/New|||Appointed|11|October|
|secretary|2022/Appointed|11|October 2023|
|12|||Dominic Paterson|Appointed|11|October 2022|Po|
|13|Appointed|11|October 2022,|||
|14|Appointed 11|October 2022,|||
|15|Charlotte|Butler|Trustee|Appointed|11|October 2022/|
|Resignedi/left|rola|11% October|
|2023,|
|16|Appointed 01 November 2023|||
|17 | Jenny Shepherd|Appointed Of November 2023.|[|si|
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objacts of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how thie falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assate from the charity's own assets .
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Information) Typaof Name Address adviser —<—— Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional Information)
ReasonExemptionsfor non-disclosure from disclosureof key personnel details
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## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Full name(s)|Q ays OAvieS
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Trul!l Saplings Preschool Accounts for the year ended 20 August 2023
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2022/23 2021/22
£ £
INCOME
Fees 30,480 40,769
Funding 68,308 56,988
Fundraising 2,870 1,649
Trips * e
Milk : .
Other 20 446
Grents . *
Deposit Account interest 48 4
TOTAL INCOME 124,626 99,758
EXPENDITURE
Salaries 98,838 83,012
Payroll Costs 901 603
Admin 202 211
Steff Training . 764
Rent & Utilties 9,043 10,808
Insurance - 616
Equipment & Consumables 1,769 2,340
Refreshments 82 .
Present & Partlas 149 101
Subscriptions 1,026 314
Trips . .
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Fundralaing . 263
Grants : .
Other 2,734 859
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 116,723 98,579
SURPLUS ‘ 8803 177
Surplus brought forward at 21/08/22 28,486
Add surptus for the year 6,803
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PRESCHOOL
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Trull Saplings Preschool (the Charity) for the year ended 20" August 2023, which are set out on page 11.
## Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act').
| report In respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2014 Act.
## Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination. | 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:
(1) accounting records were not kept In respect of the Charlty ae required by section 130 of the Act: or (2) the accounts do not accord with those records.
| 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.
## Date: 20™ Tune 2024
Alexandra Shore FCA CTA DChA AC Mole LLP Chartered Accountants Stafford House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA1 2PX
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