**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 09 2021 31 08 2022
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Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Little Berries Pre-school
**Other names charity is known by** Previously Isaac Watts Pre-School
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1020417
**Charity's principal address** Seagarth Lane
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Southampton
Hampshire
Postcode SO16 6RL
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Catherine Dixon Chairperson
2 Shawn Turner Treasurer
3 Emma Ridley Secretary
4 Mary Elia
5 Paula Morgan
6 Emma Ridley
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Preschool Learning Alliance Model Pre-school Constitution 2011 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association consisting of 5 Members How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting held in November (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
|You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.|Trustees have access to all policies and procedures. These are reviewed
annually or when new policies arise. All Trustees have DBS checks and
are members of the update service.
Little Berries Pre-School is a member of the early years alliance which
provides helpful advice in the running of the pre-school.
Risk assessments are carried out daily in the pre-school. A risk
assessment form from the EYA insurance scheme is also completed each
year.|
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
Holistically educating and caring for children aged 2-4 years old, which values all children and parents, regardless of race, gender, disability, or culture. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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- Learning through play.
- Regular visits from local agencies offer support to the children’s learning.
- Organised School trips and Fundraising events to support the preschool.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
We apply for grants on the recommendations of outside agencies. Parents also have direct involvement with the pre-school and local businesses will often donate raffle prizes to support our fund-raising efforts.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Fundraising has been a struggle this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a committee we have managed to raise some money through our various fund-raising events. These have included:
- Raffles
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- Clothes collections
- Craft Days
- Scavenger hunt
- Photograph commission
We raised in total £1275.20 this year.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Reserve’s policy active.
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
We receive government funding for children aged 2yrs old upwards and grants from the local government to support specific children’s additional needs.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Catherine Dixon **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chairperson **etc) Date** 14/06/2023
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## **Little Berries Pre-School**
## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st August 2022**
## _**31st August 2022 31st August 2021**_
|**_Income_**
Direct Fees
Council Funding
Fund-Raising Income
Cooking Donations
School Dinners
Holiday Club & School trips
Election Income
Sundry Income
Interest Received
**_Expenses_**
Wages
Recruitment
St. Johns
DBS Checks
Pension
Rent of premises
other premises costs
Office
Consumables
Music lessons
Ofsted costs
PLA Membership and Insurance
School dinners
snacks
playroom consumables
Pet Consumables
Staff uniforms
Accounts & Legal fees
repairs and renewals
Training
School Trips
Interpretor
Sundry
Holiday Club
Bank Charges
Surplus income over expenditure|56,485
57,483
302,285
232,285
1,275
474
3
92
2,034
903
2,294
1,550
250
250
282
168
101
19
365,009
293,224
254,912
207,791
200
303
324
1,512
390
195
9,929
7,456
2,835
4,564
1,613
1,217
9,624
3,893
148
815
1,320
70
140
1,543
1,503
2,034
1,656
3,103
2,431
7,003
4,816
1,604
555
2,243
507
2,363
1,736
495
3,033
392
121
1,223
1,383
122
6
1,071
252
179
304,691
245937
**60,319**
**47287**|
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## **Little Berries Pre-School**
## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st August 2022**
|Bank Account 10630500
Saver Bank Account 60987859
Community account 33036707
Cash
Less Creditors
Unrestricted Income Funds b/f
Incoming resources|**_31st August 2022_**
**_31st August 2021_**
£
£
370,229
311,471
59,028
56,619
5,508
6,362
52
46
434,817
374,498
1,014
1,014
433,803
373,484
373,484
326,247
60,319
47,237
433,803
373,484|
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## **Little Berries Pre-School**
## **Independent Examiners Report on the unaudited accounts to the Trustees of Little Berries Pre-School Charity Number 1020417**
I report on the accounts of the Little Berries Pre-School for the year ended 31[st] August 2022
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charities trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts: you consider that the audit requirements of section 43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under sec 43 (7) b of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiners report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanation from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
In connection with my examination no matters have come to my attention
- 1 which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements a to keep accounting records in accordance with sec 41 of the Act; and
- b to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
- 2 to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Bowman Accountancy Services Ltd 76 Bellemoor Road Southampton Hampshire SO15 7QU Date: 14[th] June 2023