2021-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 31 Aug 2020 31 AUGUST 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1027807

EXPLORERS PRE SCHOOL

NONE

Charity's principal address C/O ST NICHOLAS C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL ASH WALK HENSTRIDGE Postcode BA8 0QD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	KELLY GROVES	CHAIR	FROM NOV 2019 -
	HANNAH SQUIRES	SECRETARY	FROM NOV 2020 – JUNE 2021
	ESME ROBINS	SECRETARY	FROM JUNE 2021 -
	BARRY HOWLETT	TREASURER (SALARIES)	FROM APRIL 2019 -
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year
	NONE

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
NONE

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

MRS. ANNA SWINBURN (SENIOR STAFF MEMBER)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

COMMITTEE How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

ELECTED BY PARENTS Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include 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

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.

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AND BY:

A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOUR GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RLEGION, MEANS OF ABILITY.

B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH Summary of the main CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC activities undertaken for the INTERET IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL public benefit in relation to AREAS. these objects (include within this section the statutory C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS declaration that trustees have AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE. 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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

FAMILIES CHOOSING TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PRE-SCHOOL AS OPPOSED TO ELESWHERE. THE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN TYPICALLY DROP IN THE AUTUMN TERM AFTER SCHOOL INTAKES AND RISE AGAIN AS THE ACEDEMIC YEAR PROGRESSES.

WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED INCREASING OPENING HOURS TO BE OPEN IN LINE WITH SCHOOL HOURS EVERY WEEK DAY IN TERM TIME.

OFSTED REPORT ON 17 MAY 2018 RATED GOOD - “THE STAFF’S WARM AND AFFECTIONATE MANNER SUPORTS CHILDREN’S PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING VERY EFFECTIVELY. CHILDREN MAKE GOOD PROGRESS

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

WITHIN THE CONSTITUTION IS A SECTION ENTITLED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS. IT STATES THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL ENSURE THAT THE PRE-SCHOOL COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHARITIES ACTS AS TO THE KEEPING OF FINANCIAL RECORDS. THE AUDITING OF ACCOUNTS AND THE PREPERATION AND TRANSMISSION TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) KELLY GROVES Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 28/06/2021

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Ex[plorers Pre School Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 01-Sep-20 To 31-Aug-21 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Last year Total funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Parents Fees Vouchers Grants Donations FundraBing Bank Interest 5,170 61,993 5,170 61,993 3,154 58,536 325 17 Fundraising (Lloyds) Pety Cash 1,662 1,662 3,393 12 68,825 65,437 Sub total (Gross income for AR) sse an Inves men sa es, (see table). 68,825 Sub total 68,825 68,825 65,437 A3Pa ments Fundraising Costs Salaries Rent & Rates Other prenmtses costs Catering costs Consumables & equipment Office Costs Meeting costs Traning cost Bad debts Other payments Bank charges Goods and Toys 390 53,835 $4,255 54,255 940 72 778 2,335 940 72 778 2,335 740 700 1,226 1,043 755 755 547 1,171 84 1,171 1,212 60 1,603 61,356 Sub total 60,390 60,390 A4 Asset and investment urch ses see table Sub total Total payments 60,390 60.390 61,356 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 8,435 8,435 4,081 19,583 28,018 19,583 28.018 4,081 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 26107r2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Categories B1 Cash funds As at31stAu ust 2021- CAF 24.555 As at 31st Au ust 2021- Llo ds As at 31st August 2021- Cash Total cash funds 3,456 28,011 accwrt(s)) Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Details Fund to which asset belon Details Cost (optional) Currènt value tlonal B3 Investment assets Fund to whlch asset belon Details Cost (optional) Current value tional B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to which lates Amount due onal When due tional Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of rov Signature Print Name CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 0810712022

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of E%PoolERS On accounts forthe year ended Charity no (if any) 027807 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3 1 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. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed 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: 2s 2ozL the ccounts of the above 20 Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: PALL f)P/AN Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ASSOCIATION OF ACLoiINJT IW(x TPC ILlpW5 Address: 11 fvFSSCK C(￿l￿r ￿EN￿rill￿￿e LEMPLF ctsrYLf* Qe)mFP£F- EA% IER October 2018

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 itsms that the examiner wishes to disclose. LItAT f RFLaLISIJ ( QFCokn QI &&ATtosJS IAKFN. IER October 2018