2024-08-31-accounts - South Street Pre-School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date

Charity name: SOUTH STREET PRE-SCHOOL

Charity registration number: 1027268

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	• We provide high quality care and education for children aged from 2 years to starting school age • We work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop • We add life and well-being to the local community • We offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and diversity • We are registered with Ofsted EY498347 • We update our staff training every year or as and when necessary • Our staff/volunteers/Committee members are all DBS checked • We have regular Bingo fundraising evenings throughout the year. These are heal in our town hall and are widely advertised throughout the town.
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
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18

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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

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	Staff training completed by all members of staff We had a full quota of children with a waiting list in operation

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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

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Unfortunately, we made a loss this year.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	In our reserves policy we have stated that they are for maternity leave, maintenance towards our building and grounds, redundancy payments
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£60,000
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Our principal sources of funds are from Early Years Entitlement from our Local Authority (Somerset County Council) for 15 (or 30 if parents are eligible) hours of funding towards 2, 3 and 4 year old eligible funding. Any extra hours are invoiced direct to parents. We use this funding for paying staff wages and replacing/improving our resources. This enables us to carry out the EYFS curriculum across all areas of children’s development. We use our fundraising for specific items such as new trikes, new outdoor climbing equipment, mud kitchen, ICT equipment such as tablets.
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:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Pre-school Learning Alliance Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
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 by Committee

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Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Induction of employees and volunteers’ policy Confidentiality policy Fire safety and emergency evacuation policy Health and safety general standards procedure Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents policy Risk assessments
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	South Street Pre-school
Other name the charity uses	Little Sunbeams Pre-school
Registered charity number	1027268

Charity’s principal address	Thornwell Way WINCANTON Somerset BA9 9EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
Charli-ann Bentley	Chairperson	Committee vote
Kayleigh Walter	Treasurer	Committee vote
Natalie Bridges	Secretary	Committee vote
Lisa Baker		Committee vote
Robert Winn		Committee vote
TracyVinnell		Committee vote

– 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

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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
Pre-school Administrat or	Tracey Bryant	22 Watling Street, YEOVIL, Somerset BA21 3UF

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Lisa Baker Full name(s) LISA BAKER Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 12/08/2025

South Street Pre-school

Profit and Loss to 31 August 2024

Income Fees Funding Sundries Trips Grants Fundraising Interest Expenses Wages Property & Insurance Resources Catering/Cleaning Equipment Stationary and Postage Telephone Fees & Subscriptions Training Bank Charges General Expenses Trips, Photo, gifts Fundraising Net Surplus	2023-2024 10851 116052 395 735 757 730 129520 113505 11311 3420 3375 148 318 769 218 1313 90 1679 1927 138073 -8553	2022-2023 11007 119515 1500 2038 192 134252 100508 13010 1797 4359 51 608 811 263 1021 101 1274 1760 131 125694 8558	2021-2022 17606 94134 250 384 1000 6
			113380
			101886 11686 1588 2907 373 505 1031 482 170 97 930 1395
			123050

			-9670

2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019	2017-2018
17294	9875	21208	11837
93516	124245	99514	113809
	113	31	200
200		518
	10000
35	400	970	1389
5	26	27	35
111050	144659	122268	127270
87813	105900	113288	114974
9090	8497	5842	5246
1841	1902	5336	5537
2859	3393	2315	2358
399	534	1617	615
423	249	552	891
778	847	532	614
346	391	572	812
1084	404	400	2145
80	110	82	163
1085	1080	2013	1949
1049	574	1402	665
106847	123881	133951	135969

4203	20778	-11683	-8699

2016-2017	2015-2016	2014-2015	2013-2014	2012-2013
21302	15338	10426	9312	9396.46
94420	81896	73425	56482.62	35918.34
3156	0	0	0	30
155	0	507	0	214.81
	5400	0	0	200
1253	380	127	667.25	414.8
23	13	7	2.34	2.14
120309	103027	84492	66464.21	46176.55
82144	67648	53761.00	44774.9	36112.23
8201	2099	1354.00	1174.15	1175.6
3964	2790	1553.00	1882.2	726.27
2695	1996	734.00	544.99	510.95
4266	6695	845.00	169	128.99
1001	967	739.00	815.39	456.75
563	818	553.00	524.56	512.83
1416	133	401.00	199.2	315.5
0	849	194.00	854	455
251	266	239.00	268.65	223.55
1335	4926	636.00	471.42	470.67
420	870	707.00	0	390
123	0	0.00	0	121.5
106379	90057	61716	51678.46	41599.84

13930	12970	22776	14785.75	4576.71

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