**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **01 January 2024 31 December 2024** **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Southminster Pre-school Learning Alliance** **Other names charity is known by** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---| |1 Ms E Connor|Secretary||| |2 Mrs L Roughley|Treasurer||| |3 Miss A Lewis|||| |4 Mrs K Wager|||| |5 Mrs E Ward|||| |6 Mrs L Riches|Chair||| |7|||| |8|||| |9|||| |10|||| |11|||| |12|||| |13|||| |14|||| |15|||| |16|||| |17|||| |18|||| |19|||| |20
~~===~~|~~===~~|~~===~~|~~===~~| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**Accountant**|Scrutton Bland|820 the Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9YQ| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Preschool Learning Alliance Model Pre-school Constitution 2011 Type of governing document Trust Deed (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust – Constitution adopted May 1992 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees at annual general meeting Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The Preschool follows the requirements set out in the Statutory You **may choose** to include Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2017. additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of the children through a community group. March **2012** **TAR** 2 The Preschool is run from a communal hall rented from Southminster Parish Council and is open to preschool children from the local community. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** We have continued to supply all equipment and materials for the **achievements of the charity during the year** children; we have also worked with the children to spend some time in our garden getting them involved in bedding plants and vegetables which they have fully enjoyed. We have purchased some SEN play equipment. This year we have invested in the equipment for the children from sand, spades, toyrific waterfall for water play, role play equipment from Kitchen to tools and educational toys. In July we had our end of year party and at Christmas we had a panto visit preschool. We have continued with swimming which has been a big hit. March **2012** **TAR** 4 | 7 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Section E Financial review
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Brief The trustees have reviewed the reserves held by the charity and consider
statement of the that they are adequate to fund the obligations of the coming year
charity’s policy on reserves
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- e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - e Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## Section F ## Other optional information **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
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Date! 5410/2025
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| , TAR 5 March 2012. **SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE 1026143 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 To from** ||**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts**||**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|**For the period**|**01/01/2024**||**To**||**31/12/2024**||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| ||**to the nearest**
**£**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||| |ECC Funding
**98006.52**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**98006.52**
**75404.50**
Fees from Parents
**7349.22**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**7349.22**
**14342.73**
Donations
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
Fund Raising
**257.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**257.00**
**675.00**
Other
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**105612.74**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**105612.74**
**90422.23**
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**(see table).**
**Interest received**
**153.42**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**153.42**
**96.18**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**_Sub total_**
**153.42**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**153.42**
**96.18**
**_Total receipts_**
**105766.16**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**105766.16**
**90518.41**
~~—————~~|||||||||| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |Wages and Pension|**61284.73**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**61284.73**||**61343.55**| |Rent|**10020.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**10020.00**||**10076.00**| |Utilities|**1573.95**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**1573.95**||**1693.21**| |Insurance - PSLA|**738.72**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**738.72**||**705.26**| |Training|**526.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**526.00**||**446.20**| |Resources and Toys|**2721.65**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**2721.65**||**3129.91**| |Ofsted|**35.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**35.00**||**35.00**| |Swimmingand activities|**2222.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**2222.00**||**1736.00**| |Uniforms|**224.23**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**224.23**||**0.00**| |Catering|**699.18**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**699.18**||**699.19**| |Professional Fees|**582.20**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**582.20**||**949.00**| |Printing,Postage and Stationery|**482.06**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**482.06**||**619.70**| |Sundry|**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**| ||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**| ||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**| ||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**| ||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**| |**_Sub total_**|**81109.72**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**81109.72**||**81433.02**| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
Classroom Alterations
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
Outdoor PlayEquipment
Equipment and fittings
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**_Sub total_**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**_Total payments_**
**81109.72**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**81109.72**
**81433.02**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**24656.44**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**24656.44**
**9085.39**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**116000.01**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**116000.01**
**106914.62**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**140656.45**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**140656.45**
**116000.01**
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| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Southminster Pre-school Learning Alliance **On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **Charity no** 1026143 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** One and Two (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 December 2024.** - **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. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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 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._ |**Date:**|**Date:**30thOctober 2025
~~—_~~| |---|---| **Signed: Name:** Janice Dixon ~~Ps~~ **Relevant professional** ICAEW – membership number 7772786 **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 820 The Crescent Highwoods Colchester CO4 9YQ 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**