
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1.09.22             Period start date   To 31.08.23 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Hyde Heath Pre-School** 

**Charity registration number: 1020591** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To provide and enhance the development<br>and education of children under statutory<br>school age in a safe, secure and<br>stimulating environment which ensures<br>equality of opportunity for all children and<br>their families.<br>To encourage the professional<br>development and education of those<br>providing the childcare and recreation, and<br>maintaining links with the community|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The main activities of the charity are to<br>provide and enhance the development and<br>education of children under statutory school<br>age in a safe, secure and stimulating<br>environment which ensures equality of<br>opportunity for all children and families.<br>Furthermore the charity encourages the<br>professional development and education of<br>those providing the childcareby providing<br>training opportunities for staff as part of a<br>continual professional development<br>programme and improvement plan.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees are made aware of their roles<br>and responsibilities once they have been<br>elected on to the committee, this includes<br>ensuring trustees who have been involved<br>for a longer period of time are kept up to<br>date with any changes to guidance. The<br>chair ensures all trustees are provided with<br>the necessary policies to ensure<br>awareness of their responsibilities<br>regarding public benefit. Information<br>regarding the importance of Public Benefit<br>has been disseminated at Committee<br>meetings and any areas of uncertainty<br>discussed. All trustees are aware of how<br>the charities benefits the public.|





## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|This has been another year where the<br>preschool has continued to grow and<br>flourish, with record numbers of children in<br>attendance and a waiting list for 2 year old<br>places.<br>We have also been able to build-on our<br>fundraising efforts this year, including<br>supporting the return of the Old Time Music<br>Hall event (a much-loved village event!),<br>the Christmas performance, Sports Day,<br>the village fete and our end of years<br>Leaver’s picnic to celebrate those children<br>moving on to Infant School.<br>2022-2023 also saw the return of our Pub<br>Quiz event- a hugely popular night which<br>provided fun for the wider community whilst<br>raising valuable funds for the preschool.<br>We also ran our annual Easter Egg trail for<br>the village community and raised a record-<br>breaking total from this.<br>**Staff and Professional Development**<br><br>Staff training has remained up to<br>date, including paediatric first aid<br>training, SenCO level 3 and<br>NPQLM. Other training<br>opportunities included food hygiene<br>training, maths training and<br>safeguarding training<br><br>Committee members all undertook<br>Prevent training.|





 We said farewell to 2 members of staff and welcomed a new member to the team. 

**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Funding income from Bucks County<br>Council was higher this year than last year<br>due to an increase in fee contribution per<br>child plus an increase in the number of<br>children attending the pre-school.<br> Overall, the Pre-School recorded losses<br>of£2104<br>.These loses are less than<br>previous years. The introduction of a<br>consumables charge have helped to<br>mitigate the increasing costs.<br> Accounts are healthy and the Pre School<br>should benefit from fundraising activities<br>recommencing this academic year. The<br>number of children on roll is also rising<br>which will increase the income from fees<br>and donations.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s policy is to maintain the<br>equivalent of 3 months operating reserves<br>– approximately £24,000. Cash balances<br>have remained above this amount|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£39,567|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **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 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|By way of Association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Annual Election by members|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Hyde Heath Pre-School|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1020591|
|Charity’s principal address|Hyde Heath Pre School,<br>Weedon Hill,<br>Hyde Heath,<br>Bucks.<br>HP6 5RW|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>21|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||DaisyPierce|Chair|Whole Year||
||Susan Nicolson|Co-Treasurer|Whole Year||
||Caroline Hall|Co-Treasurer|January2023- Present||
||Terri Abramian|Secretary|Whole Year||
||Gabriella Clarke||Whole Year||
||Tom Pierce||Whole Year||
||Sanam Bi-Shabab||Whole Year||
||Rachel Rolfe||Whole Year||
||Sarah Skilbeck||Whole Year||
||Aaron Clarke||Whole Year||
||Beth Hopkins||Whole Year||
||Beth Mason||Whole Year||
||Jen Holland||Whole Year||
||Ana Maria Zapata||Whole Year||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

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 

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)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **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** 

CHall **Signature(s)** DPierce Caroline Hall **Full name(s)** Daisy Pierce **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 23.05.2024 



H de Heaih Pre School
Income & Ex
enditure account
Ise
tembeT 2022 31 Au
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Sep22-Au823
Income
Fee Incorr￿- County
Fee inc0￿- Private
Fundraiyn8 & Other income
62277
22,124
89,658
enditure
Wa8￿ + on-costs
Payroll
Insurance
Rwt
Tdephone & Intemet
Resources
Uniforrn5
St311 0?￿d0pment
Sundry
76.745
839
848
7521
I￿20
2313
121
1306
91,762
Current Year Net 8alanc•
12,1041
H de Heath Pre School
Statement of financial
osition
Asat31Au
U5t 2023
Note
Cufrent assets
Cash at bank
46.544
Curreni liabilities
Deferred incorne
AccnJed Eyenditure
5.977
6,977
Current l*$$ Curieni liabilitits
39.567
ReseTves
39.567
Income & Expenditure balance
Re5erve& brought forward
12,1041
41.671
Notes io Statement of financial
I Cash includes £12.019 transferred from Virgin account Inow closLYll.
2. Deferrèj income- Autumn paymwt rec8ved from Buckscounty Countil.
3. Accrued expenditure- Salary on-c05ts due for Au8U5t 2023.
osiiion

|**Independent examiner's report**<br>**on the accounts**<br>**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report**<br>**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>Charity Name<br>Hyde Heath Pre School<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>31 August 2023<br>**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**<br>1020591<br>**Set out on pages**<br>Page 2 below<br>(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)<br>I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above<br>charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023.|**Independent examiner's report**<br>**on the accounts**<br>**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report**<br>**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>Charity Name<br>Hyde Heath Pre School<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>31 August 2023<br>**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**<br>1020591<br>**Set out on pages**<br>Page 2 below<br>(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)<br>I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above<br>charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023.|**Independent examiner's report**<br>**on the accounts**|**Independent examiner's report**<br>**on the accounts**|**Independent examiner's report**<br>**on the accounts**||
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||Charity Name<br>Hyde Heath Pre School|||||
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||31 August 2023||**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**|1020591||
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||Page 2 below<br>(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||||
||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above<br>charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023.|||||



**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 

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. 

|**Signed:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body**<br>**(if any):**<br>**Address:**||**Date:**|22 May 2024|
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||Peter Brophy|||
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||Director of Finance|||
||67 Basin Approach|||
||London|||
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||**Sep22-Aug23**<br>**£**<br>**Income**<br>Fee income - County<br>62,277<br>Fee income - Private<br>22,124<br>Fundraising & Other income<br>5,256<br>**89,658**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Wages + on-costs<br>76,745<br>Payroll<br>839<br>Insurance<br>848<br>Rent<br>7,521<br>Telephone & Internet<br>1,020<br>Resources<br>2,313<br>Uniforms<br>121<br>Staf Development<br>1,306<br>Sundry<br>1,050<br>**91,762**<br>**Current Year Net Balance**<br>**(2,104)**<br>**Hyde Heath Pre School**<br>**Income & Expenditure account**<br>**1 September 2022- 31 August 2023**|**Sep22-Aug23**<br>**£**<br>**Income**<br>Fee income - County<br>62,277<br>Fee income - Private<br>22,124<br>Fundraising & Other income<br>5,256<br>**89,658**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Wages + on-costs<br>76,745<br>Payroll<br>839<br>Insurance<br>848<br>Rent<br>7,521<br>Telephone & Internet<br>1,020<br>Resources<br>2,313<br>Uniforms<br>121<br>Staf Development<br>1,306<br>Sundry<br>1,050<br>**91,762**<br>**Current Year Net Balance**<br>**(2,104)**<br>**Hyde Heath Pre School**<br>**Income & Expenditure account**<br>**1 September 2022- 31 August 2023**|
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|**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank<br>**Current liabilities**<br>Deferred income<br>Accrued Expenditure|||
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|**Current Assets less**||**Current liabilities**|
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|**Reserves**|||



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