## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From. 01/09/2023 To. 30/08/2025** ## **Charity name: Sudbrooke Pre-school Group** ## **Charity registration number: 1020018** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Sudbrooke Pre-School is a registered
preschool providing early years education to
children from two years to school age, in line
with Ofsted requirements. We offer a safe
and friendly play and learning environment
for children from Sudbrooke and the
surrounding villages.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Pre-School management committee
have referred to the Charity Commission's
guidance on public benefit in the
development and education of children.
At Sudbrooke Pre School we aim for all
children to experience a stimulating,
enjoyable and rewarding time with us. We
work to the requirements of the Early Years
Foundation Stage through an educational
programme of experiences and activities
which consider the age, individual needs,
interests and stage of development of each
child in our care.
Practitioners working with the youngest
children will focus on the three prime areas
1. Personal, social and emotional
development.
2. Communication and language.
3. Physical development.
With the basis for successful learning in four
specific areas.
1. Literacy
2. Mathematics
3. Understanding the world
4. Expressive arts and design.
The three prime areas reflect the key skills
and capabilities all children need to develop
and learn effectively. It is expected that the
balance will shift towards a more equal focus| |||on all areas of learning as the children grown
in confidence and ability within the three
prime areas.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees are aware of and up to date with
current guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Sudbrooke Pre-school has for many years
provided early years education to the
residents of Sudbrooke and the surrounding
villages. We fundraise to purchase
educational resources for the children, to
give them the best start to their education.
We also include the local community in our
fundraising events.
We work closely with the community, and we
are the main feeder for Ellison Boulters, the
school most of our children go on to attend.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We aim to hold fundraising events four times
a year. We have not managed this in this
financial year, but the committee will be
planning fundraising events for the next
academic year.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|After COVID-19, which restricted our
fundraising opportunities, we are now getting
back to normal and have had some
successful fundraising events this year.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Money from our fundraisers and grants
received is invested in educational resources
and experiences for the children.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|This financial year leaves us in profit which
is an improvement on the same period in the
previous year.
We have savings which can be used in case
of emergencies or for larger purchases of
equipment and resources.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Savings are held for emergency use. (Covid
being a good example of a time when they
were needed)| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As above| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No uncertainties at this time.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Fees, Government funding, grants and
Community fundraising events.
The main source of income is through Early
Years Funding.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|No risks facing the charity at present.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Description of charity’s**
**trusts:**||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The charity is run by an elected
management committee, consisting of
parents, carers, or members of the
community who volunteer their time and
services to the group.
Committee members are elected at our
Annual General Meeting held in July each
year. This is also when retiring members
leave the committee.
If we have a resignation between AGMs or
the committee believes further members are
required, we invite expressions of interest,
which will then be discussed and voted for at
the next committee meeting.
Parents wishing to join the committee
between AGMs may approach the Chair,
Manager or any committee member to
express their interest.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works.|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Sudbrooke Pre-school| |---|---| |Other names the charity
uses|| |Registered charity number|1020018| |Charity’s principal address|Sudbrooke Pre-school,
Sudbrooke Village Hall
Scothern Lane
Sudbrooke
LN2 2QT| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for the**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Louise Baker|Chair|November 2022-present|| ||Vicki Timings-
Thompson|Treasurer||| ||Olwen Carol
Edwards|Secretary||| ||Laura Hutchinson|Pre-school Manager||| ||KellyTyrell|DeputyManager||| ||Bev Bell|General Member||| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |Laura Hutchinson- Pre-school Manager.
Kelly Tyrell- Deputy Manager.||| **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|L. C Baker|L.S. Hutchinson| |---|---|---| ||Louise Catherine Baker|Laura Susan Hutchinson| ||
Chair|Pre-school Manager| ||**09/07/2024**|| ||**09/07/2024**|| |||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS||||||| |||||||||| |||For the Year ended 31st Augu|||s
2024|||| |||||||||| |||**SUDBROOKE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP**||||||| |||||||||| |||CLIENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||We approve these fnancial accounts for theyear ended 31st August 2024,at||||||| |||and confrm that we have made available all relevant records and informaton||||||| |||theirpreparaton||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||V.Timings-Thompson|||(Treasurer)|||| |||On behalf of Sudbrooke Pre-School Group||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||Louise Baker|||(Chairman/Secretary)|||| |||On behalf of Sudbrooke Pre-School Group||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||Date|24th of June 2025|||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| Page 2 Page 2 |||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS||||||| |||||||||| |||For the Year ended 31st Augu|||s
2024|||| |||||||||| |||**SUDBROOKE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP**||||||| |||||||||| |||CLIENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||We approve these fnancial accounts for theyear ended 31st August 2024,at||||||| |||and confrm that we have made available all relevant records and informaton||||||| |||theirpreparaton||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||V.Timings-Thompson|||(Treasurer)|||| |||On behalf of Sudbrooke Pre-School Group||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||Louise Baker|||(Chairman/Secretary)|||| |||On behalf of Sudbrooke Pre-School Group||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||Date|24th of June 2025|||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| Page 2 Page 2