## ## |||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe purposes
the charity as set out in its
governing
document|of|Para 1.17|The aims ofthe Pre-School are to enhance
the development
and education
ofchildren,
primarily
under statutory
school age, by
encouraging
parents to understand
and| ||||provide for the needs oftheir children,
through
community
groups and by—
1) Offering preproperate
play, education
and care facilities, family learning
and
extended
hours groups, together with
the right ofparents to take responsibility
for and to become involved
in the| ||||activities ofsuch groups,
ensuring
that
such groups offer opportunities
for all
children,
whatever
their race, culture,
religion, means or ability
2) Encouraging
the study ofthe needs of
such children
and their families and| ||||promoting
interest
in and recognition
of
such needs
in the local areas| ||||3) Instigating
and adhering
to and| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or
services identified
in the||Para 1.17and
1.19|furthering
the aims and objectives ofthe
Pre-School Leamin
Alliance
We are open for6.15hours a day during
term-time,
mainly for children
between 2-5.
Parents are able to choose the amount of
hours they want to use with 3being the
minimum
in any one day.| |accounts.|||| ||||We take children
mainly
from Botesdaie
and Rickinghall
but also the surrounding
area| ||||There are a wide range ofactivities
on
offer, including
an excellent outdoor play
area with a wood and a log cabin, the
children spend long periods oftime outside.
This ailows them to explore their| ||||environment,
develop muscle strength
and
coordination,
and gain self-confidence.| ||||A healthy snack is provided
each day (this| |---|---|---|---| ||||may be impacted
by COVID). Children
and| ||||staff sit together and have packed lunches| ||||provide from home together. This provides| ||||a good opportunity
for different discussions| ||||and for safety having a watchful eye on the| ||||children to hei
revent chokin
.| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity||Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public benefit.| |Commission|on public||| |benefit|||| |Additional
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about:|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference||| |Policy on||grant making||Para 1.38||| |Policy on|social investment|||Para 1.38||| |including|program
related|||||| |investment||||||| |Contnbution
volunteers||made by||Para 1.38|A major contribution
is made by volunteers,
mainly the parents ofchildren
at the
playgroup.
The committee
is staffed
entirely
by volunteers,
some who have|| ||||||children
at the setting.
In addition,
many|| ||||||parents
help out with
activities.|organised
fundraising| |Other||||||| ## ||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
ofits
beneficiaries
and any wider|Para 1.20|This year the Pre-School remained
throughout
the year.
We retained
staff and recruited an Apprentice.
building
up our number ofchildren
continues to grow.|opened
all of
We are
which| |benefits to society as a|||| |whole.|||| |Achievements
against||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |objectives set||||| |Performance
offundraising||Fundraising|opportunities|have been limited| |activibes against objectives
set|Para 141|due to the longer terms
and wanting to focus on||impact ofCOVID
the children.| |investment
performance|Para 1.41|||| |against objectives||||| |Other||||| ## |Financi|al Review|al Review|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review|ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|At the end ofthe year, we made a profit of| |financial|position at the end||||621,778.81,however,
please note—| |ofthe period|||||1) Whilst this seems like a significant| ||||||increase on the profit we made last year| ||||||(f16,728.99), we had reserved
money| ||||||to undertake
repairs to the Pre-School| ||||||grounds.
We had hoped that this work| ||||||would be undertaken
in the summer| ||||||holidays,
but due to contractor| ||||||availability,
the work was undertaken
in| ||||||September 2022. The cost ofthis work| ||||||was Et3,860. Had this work been| ||||||completed
in August 2022 as hoped, the
profit would have been f7,918.81.| ||||||2) Whilst this seems like a significant| ||||||reduction
in profit from the year ending| ||||||August 2021, it is important
to| ||||||remember
that in the year ending| ||||||August 2020, we made a profit of| ||||||K5,309. However,
in the year ending| ||||||August 2021, we received a grant| ||||||income ofjust under P10,500, had we| ||||||not received this our profit would*ve
been approximately f6,000which is| ||||||comparable
to the profit made last year| ||||||and this year| ||||||3) This year we have also spent| ||||||approximately
247% more on| ||||||replacement
toys and due to the| ||||||increase
in the number ofchildren,
our| ||||||staffing costs have increased,
which has| ||||||increased our spend and reduced our| ||||||profit
4) On the 31"August 2021 the total money| ||||||in both bank accounts was| ||||||approximately
F140,000compared to
approximately
F102,000on 31"August| ||||||2021, can be accounted for by the that| ||||||we had not yet spent the 613,860we| ||||||had reserved forthe groundworks
and| ||||||due to the increased
number ofchildren| ||||||this year| |Statement||explaining|the|Para 1.22|We refer tothe Charity Commissions| |policy for holding reserves|||||Reserve Policy.| |stating|why|they are|held||We currently
have just over f40,000 in| ||||||reserves.
This money has been allocated| ||||||as reserves for staff redundancies
and for6| ||||||months
running
costs, in case the Pre-| ||||||School can no longer run.
Whilst this is| ||||||unlikely,
we want to be in a position where| ||||||staff will be able to receive a redundancy| ||||||a ment and an
costs can be covered.| |Amount of||reserves|held|Para 1.22|f40,524.69| |Reasons for holding|||zero|Para 1.22|NIA| |reserves|||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |deficit||||||||| |Explanation
ofany|||Para 1.23|N/A||||| |uncertainties
about the||||||||| |charity continuing
as a going
concern||||||||| |Additional
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choose to include||further statements||where relevant about||||| |||||The charity's|main sources offunding are|||| |The charity*s principal
sources offunds (including|||Para 1.47|government
funding
for children
over 3
years' old and sessional fees paid by
parents for children
under 3.||||| |any fundraising)||||||||| |||||Other sources offunding|||include|| |||||fundraising
from events|||such as|sponsored| |||||walks, coffee afternoons,|||etc. although|| |||||these have|limited this||ear due|to COVID.| |||||We have no|investments.|||| |Investment
policy and||||||||| |objectives including
any
social investment
policy|||Para 146|||||| |adopted||||||||| |A description
ofthe principal|||Para 1.46|||||| |risks facing the charity||||||||| |Other||||||||| ## |Description
ofcharity's||| |---|---|---| |trusts:||| |Type ofgoverning
document|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|Association| |constituted?||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Elected by the Committee| |including
details ofany||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.||| |election to post orname of||| |any person or body entitled||| |to appoint one or more||| |trustees||| |including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post orname of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post orname of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Additional
information
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choose to include further statements||where relevant about||| |||These are|given to new members|who are| |||requested|to read and sign within|2weeks| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction|Para 1.51|to confirm|their understanding.|| |and training oftrustees||||| |||||The charity is a member ofthe Pre-School|The charity is a member ofthe Pre-School|The charity is a member ofthe Pre-School| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |The charity's
structure
and||organisational
any wider|Para 1.51|Learning
Alliance and is governed
PSLA model constitution.||by the| |network
with||which the||||| |charity works||||||| |Relationship|with any||Para 1.51|||| |related parties||||||| |Other||||||| ## |Refere|nce an|d A|dminis|trative
details||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Gharit|name|||Botesdale & Rickin|hall Pre-School|| |Other name the chari|||uses|Botesdale &Rickin|hall Pla|rou| |Re istered charit||number||1022795||| |Charity's|principai|address||Botesdale Village Hall||| |||||The Street||| |||||Botesdale||| |||||Suffolk||| |||||IP22 1BZ||| ## |mes|ofthe charity tru|stees who manage|the charity|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot forwhole
ear|Name
toa|ofperson (orbody) entitled
int trustee
ifan|| ||Laura Hefferman|Chair||||| ||Claire Gielth|Treasurer||||| ||Matthew Green|Secretary||||| |5||||||| |6||||||| |7||||||| |8||||||| |8||||||| |10||||||| |11||||||| |12||||||| |13||||||| |14||||||| |15||||||| |16||||||| |17||||||| |18||||||| |19||||||| |20||||||| ## ## ## |Seotion|BStatement|of assets|and|liabilities|at|the end ofthe period| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||WRRI
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