## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: Period start date 06/04/2024 To: Period end date 05/04/2025** **Charity name: Shrewsbury Opportunity Group** **Charity registration number: 1027151** **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To enhance the development and**
**education of children under statutory**
**school age.**| |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|**Early childhood education and care.**| |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|| |---|---|---| |||**N/A**| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |||**N/A**| |Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|| |including program related||| |investment||| |||**N/A**| |Contribution made by|Para 1.38|| |volunteers||| Other ## **Achievements and performance** |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|**The aims of the Pre-school are to**
**enhance the development and education**
**of children under statutory school age by**
**encouraging parents to understand and**
**provide for the needs of their children by:**
**(a) offering appropriate play, education**
**and care facilities and family learning,**
**together with the right of parents to take**
**responsibility for and to become involved**
**in the activities, ensuring that**
**opportunities are offered for all children**
**whatever their race, culture, religion,**
**means or ability; (b) encouraging the**
**study of the needs of such children and**
**their families and promoting public**
**interest in and recognition of such needs**
**in the local areas; (c) Instigating and**
**adhering to and furthering the aims and**
**objects of the Early Years Alliance.**| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Secure.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Sufficient reserves held for staff**
**redundancies and site clearance.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£35,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any 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:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**PLA Model Pre-School Constitution 2011**
**(from Feb 2012).**| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Association.**| |for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO||| |---|---|---| |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|**Election.**| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.51 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 Other ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|**Shrewsbury Opportunity Group**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**T/A Opportunity Pre-School**| |Registered charity number|**1027151**| |Charity’s principal address|**Primrose Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 7TP**| ## **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)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Chantal Worsdell|Chairperson||| ||Anne Wardrobe|Treasurer||| ||Maxine Smith|||| ||Juliette Freeman|||| ||Jessicah Kendrick|||| ||Sheena Powell|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |**N/A**|| ||| ||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**||| |Anne Whittaker – Pre-School Leader||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Anne Wardrobe ~~oo~~ **Position (for example** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** ~~es~~ **Date** 29/01/2026 ~~Pp~~ |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Shrewsbury Opportunity Group**|||**1027151**||| |06/04/2024
**Receipts and payments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
**For the period**
**from**||05/04/2025
**Receipts and payments accounts**
Period end date|||**CC16a**| **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts** School Fees **8,280 - - 8,280 10,470** LEA Funding **99,358 - - 99,358 89,854** Fundraising **-** Donations **350 - - 350 100** Interest **190 - - 190 138** Refund **141 - - 141 -** School Trips **310** Miscellaneous **427 - - 427 734** HMRC Grants **-** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **108,746 - - 108,746 101,606** ==S5S== _AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **- -** _**Total receipts**_ **108,746 - - 108,746 101,606** ——— ~~——~~ **A3 Payments** Salaries **96,716 - - 96,716 82,615** Educational Resources **1,211 - - 1,211 812** Snacks/Miscellaneous **1,254 - - 1,254 2,299** Insurance **2,648 - - 2,648 1,962** Utilities **5,461 - - 5,461 3,339** Building/Grounds/Fittings **524 - - 524 1,110** Admin/Legal **793 - - 793 1,067** Fundraising **-** School Trips **475 - - 475 500** Training **475 - - 475 494 -** _**Sub total**_ **[ 109,557 ] - - 109,557 94,198 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - - -** — ~~—~~ _**Total payments**_ **109,557 - - 109,557 94,198** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 811 - - - 811 7,408 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 93,975 - - 93,975 -** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **93,164 - - 93,164 7,408** CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 11/12/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|33,634|-|-| |51,491|-|-| |8,039|-|-| |Total cash funds|93,163|-|-| |Se5=| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|Agreement Error|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |=====| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|4 Bay demountable classroom unit|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |PCs x 2, Epson printer, Fax machine| |Furniture + specialist furniture|-|-| |Indoor/Outdoor play equipment/toys|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |a| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |Anne Wardrobe|22nd Dec 2025| |aL| |CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|2|11/12/2025| **----- End of picture text -----**
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