Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From (Period start date): 01/04/2024 To: (Period end date) 31/03/2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
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|Charity name|Hillside Pre-School|
|Charity registration number|1019979|
|Charity address|Hillside Pre-School|
|c/o Air Balloon Hill Primary School|
|Hillside Road|
|St George|
|Bristol|
|BS5 7PB|
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Names of the Trustees who manage the charity
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|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for|Name of person|
|whole year|/body entitled|
|to appoint trustee (if|
|any)|
|Bev Llewellin|Chair|Until 12|[th]|June 2024|
|(resigned)|
|Chris Llewellin|Treasurer|Until 12|[th]|June 2024|
|(resigned)|
|Sally King|Secretary|Until 12|[th]|June 2024|
|(resigned)|
|Sally King|Chair|From 12|[th]|June 2024|
|(appointed)|
|Dave King|Treasurer|From 12|[th]|June 2024|
|(appointed)|
|Fran Vigliucci -|Secretary|From 12|[th]|June 2024|
|Bamford|(appointed)|
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
We are members of the Early Years Learning Alliance and BAND (Bristol and Neighbourhood Daycare) and receive guidance from them on legislation and policy changes. We also receive visits from the LEA teaching advisory service and are Ofsted registered.
| Type of governing document | Consttuton adopted 20thOctober 1992 |
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| How the charity is consttuted | Unincorporated associaton |
| Trustee selecton methods | Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meetng held in June |
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
We aim to support families with young children aged 3 to 5 years old in our local area by offering affordable paid and funded Early Years Education places.
Our sole activity is to advance the education of the children who attend Hillside Pre-School by provision of preschool play, education facilities and activities and through encouragement and support of parents.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
This year we have undertaken a number of projects to predominately improve the outside learning environment. These have included:
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A summer working party to tidy the outside area by removing overgrown planting borders and laying new bark areas.
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The tarmac play area needed to be replaced due to age and degradation. The area was resurfaced with new wet pour style tarmac and a colourful design, which enabled a soft, engaging surface for the children to play on. The low fencing alongside the tarmac area was also replaced to enhance the area as a whole.
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The area by the outdoor shed, which was previously a muddy area – particularly in winter, has been revamped into a new enclosed garden space where the children can learn to grow vegetables, plants and enjoy a wormery.
The internal office space was also revamped to make better use of space and provide a more suitable working environment, and space for parent meetings as required.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Our main source of income is Bristol City Council funding, based on the number of eligible children who attend. Parents utilise the Early Years education funding schemes or pay privately. Our annual income from childcare was £120,715, which is a slight increase over the previous year.
Although the charity made a loss this year of £5,239, this was due to essential work which had to be undertaken to replace the old tarmac play area. Despite this, the charity operates on a sound financial basis with a ‘cash at bank’ balance of £84,666.
The trustees aim to hold a minimum of £45,000 in ‘reserves’ which are held to meet unforeseen expenditure, to cover sudden reductions in fee income (due to changing childcare requirements) and to cover costs (such as redundancy) if the pre-school was required to close permanently.
FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS
| FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS | |
|---|---|
| Descripton of the assets held in this capacity | None |
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregaton of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
In planning our objectives and activities for the year, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘Public Benefit: running a charity (PB2)’
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
We will continue to maintain and develop both the outdoor and inside space for the benefit and enjoyment of the children.
DECLARATIONS
The trustees declare they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Name | Sally King |
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| Positon | Chair |
| Date | 25thNovember 2025 |
Hillside Pre-School – Charity number 1019979 Annual Accounts for the period 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025
| Summary of income and expenses | Total |
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| Income: | £ |
| Funded childcare sessions | 111,602.47 |
| Paid childcare sessions | 9,113.00 |
| Uniform | 188.00 |
| Fundraising | 210.70 |
| Other income | 359.11 |
| Total Income | 121,473.28 |
| Expenditure: | £ |
| Site Costs/Maintenance | 3,174.37 |
| Ofce expenses | 1,199.53 |
| Utlites | 3,301.10 |
| Wages(includingemployer oncosts) | 103,946.22 |
| Services | 2,325.29 |
| Subscriptons | 385.38 |
| Training | 185.40 |
| Uniform | 102.62 |
| Actvity / general expenses | 2,393.53 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,540.18 |
| Site / PlayImprovement works | 8,159.43 |
| Total Expenses | 126,713.05 |
| Defcit for the year | (-5,239.77) |
| Current assets: | £ |
| Cash at bank at 31 March 2025 | 84,666.52 |
| Cash on hand at 31 March 2025 | 52.10 |
| Total Assets | 84,718.62 |
| Current liabilites: | £ |
| Outstandingliabilites at 31 March 2025 | 0 |
| Total liabilites | 0 |
| Financed by: | £ |
| Accumulated funds at 31 March 2024 (Cash at bank and on hand) |
89,958.39 |
| Less defcit for 2024-2025 | (-5,239.77) |
| Total | 84,718.62 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended 71rf /QAA£ h ?0 ?)' Charity no (if any) 1019979 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (Ot1*F10Sed below") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs ststement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please d ete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: 31¥f Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: IA DloRr IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018