## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2021 Period start date To 31/12/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Squirrels Corner Squirrels Corner Preschool Charity registration number:10257858**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Squirrels Corner Pre-School aims to
purposes of the charity provide high quality care and
as set out in its education for children below statutory
governing document school age; to work in partnership
with parents 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 Para 1.17 and We aim to ensure that each child is in
1.19
activities in relation to a safe and stimulating environment.
those purposes for the Every child is given generous care
public benefit, in and attention, has the chance to join
particular, the activities, in with other children and adults to
projects or services live, play work and learn together.
identified in the This helps to take forward his/her
accounts. 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 selfawareness; 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.
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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
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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
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## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts 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
inspection
Our main achievement this year was
surviving the Coronavirus pandemic,
following and adapting to the
continuous changes to the
Government guidelines, staf testing,
staf getting vaccinated, all the time
supporting staf and ensuring the
children/parents were supported and
kept updated.||
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining Para 1.22 Our reserves Policy is to ensure we the policy for holding have enough in our reserves account reserves stating why to allow for redundancies and notices they are held on the premises we rent for the contracted period in the even of immediate and unexpected closure. Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially Para 1.24 in deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected at Annual General Meeting
methods including (AGM)
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Squirrels Corner Preschool
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 10257858
number
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Charity’s principal Townhill Park Community Centre
address Meggeson Avenue
Southampton
SO182FH
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Jason McLean Chairperson
2 Tracy McLean Treasurer
3 Jo Hammerton Secretary
Laura Grubb Committee
4
member
Jen Beazley Committee
5
member
Carol Hatter Committee
6
member
Pam Ali Committee
7
member
Charlotte Biles Committee
8
member
Emma Curnow Committee
9
member
Alice Upson Committee
10
member
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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20
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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
**Dates acted if not for**
**Trustee name**
whole
ear
## **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
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## **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) Full name(s)** Jason McLean **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 27/09/2022
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