Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 October 2023 Period start date To 30 September 2024 Period end date
Charity name: Victoria Pre School
Charity registration number: 1025492
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide pre school education to children from the age of 2 years |
| 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 |
Provision of a school building, trained teaching staff and adherence to all regulations governing the provision of pre school education. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
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| 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
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 | Continuation in provision of pre school education to keep the pre school running to the best of its ability within the current climate and the continuing changes to pre school education. It is a constant worry the pre school education will continue due to the minimum wage increases and the rise in National Insurance contributions. With costs continuing to rise the pre schools continue to struggle and this needs to be addressed to continue pre schools to run. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | As you can see by the accounts the pre school made a profit but only due to the fact of increasing our numbers that our setting can now take. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Very little reserves. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | No spare money to hold in reserves. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | With the continuing current climate and high costs am very concerned how long the pre school will continue to survive. |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) |
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| You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: | ||
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Principal source of funds is from local authority funding for each child this needs to be addressed by the government. |
| 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 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| 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 | Pre School Learning Alliance |
| 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 | Appointed at AGM |
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 |
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| 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 | Victoria Pre School |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1025492 |
| Charity’s principal address | Childrens Centre Ashburnham Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8LJ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Louise Brackstone | Chair | 1 October 2023/ 30 September 2024 |
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| Carol George | Treasurer | 1 October 2023/ 30 September 2024 |
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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
Signature(s) Full name(s) Carol George
Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc)
Date
04/06/2025
Vlctoria Pre-school enditure Account for the Year Ended 30th Se Income and Ex tember 2024 Incom8 Feesluniform EDYCP Grant Deposit Account Inlerest Ex enditure Wageslcleaning Courses Waveney Norse l Dell School Printing of T-shirts Microsoft Cover East Suffolk Licence Telephone Supplies for classroom Insurance CRB'S Xmas Party Photocopier Sundries Summer Trip Cover for Laptop Consumables Milk Ofsted Skip Accoutant Laptop 22928 115255 101117 25 3548 1172 223 20 969 3388 790 150 520 293 51 232 134 1843 45 85 260 50 269 138183 115184 Profit 22999 138183 138183 Balance Sheet as at 30th Se tember 2024 Current Account Deposit Account Petty Cash Fundraising Account 33855 10 25 5641 Profit & Loss Account blfwd 16532 Profit for year 22999 39531 39531 This is a true and accurate statement of accounts year ending 30th September. Signed Trustee:
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 Victoria Pre School On accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 Charity no (if any) 1025492 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 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance 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 altention ( ) 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 examiner's statement I have no concerns 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 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: JkS0 Relevant professional qualifiGation(s) or body (if any): Address: (u IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018