## **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** 

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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|•<br>We provide high quality care and<br>education for children aged from 2<br>years to starting school age<br>•<br>We work in partnership with parents<br>to help children to learn and develop<br>•<br>We add life and well-being to the<br>local community<br>•<br>We offer children and their parents a<br>service that promotes equality and<br>diversity<br>•<br>We are registered with Ofsted<br>EY498347<br>•<br>We update our staff training every<br>year or as and when necessary<br>•<br>Our staff/volunteers/Committee<br>members are all DBS checked<br>•<br>We have regular Bingo fundraising<br>evenings throughout the year. These<br>are heal in our town hall and are<br>widely advertised throughout the<br>town.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19||
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18||



**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||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Staff training completed by all members of<br>staff<br>We had a full quota of children with a<br>waiting list in operation|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||





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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Unfortunately, we made a loss this year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|In our reserves policy we have stated that<br>they are for maternity leave, maintenance<br>towards our building and grounds,<br>redundancy payments|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£60,000|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our principal sources of funds are from<br>Early Years Entitlement from our Local<br>Authority (Somerset County Council) for 15<br>(or 30 if parents are eligible) hours of<br>funding towards 2, 3 and 4 year old eligible<br>funding. Any extra hours are invoiced direct<br>to parents.<br>We use this funding for paying staff wages<br>and replacing/improving our resources.<br>This enables us to carry out the EYFS<br>curriculum across all areas of children’s<br>development.<br>We use our fundraising for specific items<br>such as new trikes, new outdoor climbing<br>equipment, mud kitchen, ICT equipment<br>such as tablets.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Pre-school Learning Alliance Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by Committee|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Induction of employees and volunteers’<br>policy<br>Confidentiality policy<br>Fire safety and emergency evacuation<br>policy<br>Health and safety general standards<br>procedure<br>Recording and reporting of accidents and<br>incidents policy<br>Risk assessments|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|South Street Pre-school|
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|Other name the charity uses|Little Sunbeams Pre-school|
|Registered charity number|1027268|





|Charity’s principal address|Thornwell Way<br>WINCANTON<br>Somerset<br>BA9 9EN|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||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|
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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 

**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)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|Pre-school<br>Administrat<br>or|Tracey Bryant|22 Watling Street, YEOVIL, Somerset BA21 3UF|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **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)** 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**<br>Fees<br>Funding<br>Sundries<br>Trips<br>Grants<br>Fundraising<br>Interest<br>**Expenses**<br>Wages<br>Property & Insurance<br>Resources<br>Catering/Cleaning<br>Equipment<br>Stationary and Postage<br>Telephone<br>Fees & Subscriptions<br>Training<br>Bank Charges<br>General Expenses<br>Trips, Photo, gifts<br>Fundraising<br>**Net Surplus**|**2023-2024**<br>10851<br>116052<br>395<br>735<br>757<br>730<br>129520<br>113505<br>11311<br>3420<br>3375<br>148<br>318<br>769<br>218<br>1313<br>90<br>1679<br>1927<br>138073<br>-8553|**2022-2023**<br>11007<br>119515<br>1500<br>2038<br>192<br>134252<br>100508<br>13010<br>1797<br>4359<br>51<br>608<br>811<br>263<br>1021<br>101<br>1274<br>1760<br>131<br>125694<br>8558|**2021-2022**<br>17606<br>94134<br>250<br>384<br>1000<br>6|
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||||101886<br>11686<br>1588<br>2907<br>373<br>505<br>1031<br>482<br>170<br>97<br>930<br>1395|
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|**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|
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|**13930**|**12970**|**22776**|**14785.75**|**4576.71**|





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