## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2020 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Squirrels Corner Pre-School** ## **Charity registration number: 10257858** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Squirrels Corner Pre-School aims to**
**provide high quality care and education**
**for children below statutory school age;**
**to work in partnership with parents to**
**help children to help children to learn**
**and develop; to add to the life and well**
**being of the local community and to**
**offer children and their parents a**
**service that promotes equality and**
**values diversity.**| |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|We aim to ensure that each child is in a safe
and stimulating environment. Every child is
given generous care and attention, has the
chance to join in with other children and adults
to live, play work and learn together. This helps
to take forward his/her learning and
development by being able to build on what
he/she already knows and can do. Every child
has a key person who makes sure each child
makes satisfactory progress, our setting sees
parents as parents in helping each child to
learn and develop and parents are able to hep
to shape the service it offers.
**Our programme supports children to develop**
**the knowledge, skills and understanding they**
**need:**
**Personal, social and emotional development:**
Making relationships; self-confidence and self-
awareness; and managing feelings and
behaviour.
**Physical development:**Moving and handling;
and Health and self-care.
**Communication and language:**Listening and
attention; understanding; and speaking.
**Literacy:**Reading and writing.
**Mathematics:**Numbers; and shape, space and
measure.| **Understanding the world:** People and communities; the world; and technology. **Expressive arts and design:** Exploring and using media and materials; and being imaginative. Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit ## **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** 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|Our achievements for the year is continuing to
be a locally run, small early years setting that
provides early years education to local children
in a safe and stimulating environment. We
continue to develop and improve on our
provision whilst ensuring high standards of
care and enrichment are provided to our local
community.
We also had our Ofsted Inspection in May 2018
and received the grading of GOOD with
feedback from the inspector.
In January 2020 we opened our new setting for
all staff and children. The Nest and main room
were busy and we were able to offer everyone
at setting a space.
Unfortunately, in March 2020 the Covid
pandemic caused us to close to all children
except key worker and vulnerable children.
We followed the government guidelines and
due to low numbers of children, the staff were
put on a 2-week rota to safeguard them from
the risk of infection. As funding was still in
place for the children we did not have to
furlough any staff.
In June as the Covid guidance changed we
were able to offer more children sessions,
these were limited to the children going to big
school in September 2020.
In September the Covid guidelines had
changed again and we were able to open fully
to all our children and staff were back working
their normal hours.
Uptake of children returning was good and it
was lovely to welcome the children and we
continued to follow Government guidance, risk
assessing, wearing masks, cleaning toys daily
and keeping parents out of main room (drop
off/pick up was at main door).
Unfortunately in November two members of
staff tested positive for Coronavirus this meant
we had to shut the setting for two weeks as all
staff had to isolate.
We returned to setting and managed to stay
open until end of term in December.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our reserves policy is to ensure we have
enough in our reserves account to allow for
redundancies and notices on the premises we
rent for the contracted period in the event of
immediate and unexpected closure.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |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|**Elected at Annual General Meeting**
**(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|| |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 Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jason McLean|Chairperson||| ||Jo Hammerton|Secretary||| ||TracyMcLean|Treasurer||| ||Genette Spooner|Committee Member||| ||Sammie Murphy|Committee Member|22/07/2019|| ||Laura Denman|Committee Member|23/05/2019|| ||Hannah Atkins|Committee Member|03/12/2019|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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)** Simone Lewis Tracy Cocking ## **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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** SwrTis C￿r Pre Sch<>ol t ¥•* Loss Account ended 31 December 2020 2020 2019 189.921 175,963 7.705 8,840 182.216 167,123 and other staff costs E 7es wwer and insurance costs -teTcre *x. stationery and other office costs . card and other finance charges rrm *al and olher professional fees 143,684 17.970 744 103 1,012 105 119.359 17,495 1,089 128 1,098 275 163,618 139,444 18.598 27,679 Squ•rr•ls Corner Pre School Inthp•n¢knt Examiners report on the unaudltèd accounts to Squwrtls Corner Pre School my examinats"on, no matter ha5 come to my attention to indicate that.. records have not been kept in accordance ￿tion 386 of the Companies Act . r¢ xc(Krfts do not accord suGh reGords.' . x£ounts are prepaied on an accruals basis, whether they fail lo comply with relevant £xxntrKJ requirements under sects.on 396 of the Companies Act 20CIS, or are not consistent tr¢ chaft￿$ SORP IFRS1021'. ' ary matlef vthich the examiner believes should be drawn to the attention of the reader to gain kYOW understanding of the accounts. Date.. Andrew O N￿h1)laS CIPFA. MAAT Pfcrfesswial Body: Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants ol Ac￿un￿l T•chnuft8 LK•nc4d Account•nt T D Gregory 237 Manor Fam Road Bitteme Park Southampton Hampshire S018 1NY