| ObjectivesandActiviti | es | |
|---|---|---|
| SORPreference | ||
| Summary ofthepurposesof | Para1.17 | The pre-schoolaimstoprovideasafeand |
| thecharity as set out in its governing document |
caringlearning environment, freefrom prejudiceanddiscrimination, for children |
|
| aged2to5yearsold.. | ||
| Summary of the main activitiesin relation to those |
Para1.17 and 1.19 |
Thepre-school provides supervised sessionsforpre-schoolchildren four daysa |
| purposes forthepublic | week,Mon-Thu. | |
| benefit, inparticular,the | ||
| activities, projectsor | There arealsoForest School sessions | |
| services identifiedinthe | whichrun onTuesdaymornings (younger) | |
| accounts. | and afternoons (older children). | |
| Thepre-school plans andprovides | ||
| activities andplayopportunities to develop | ||
| the children'semotional,physical, social, | ||
| and intellectualcapabilities,inlinewith the | ||
| Government's EYFS framework. | ||
| Appropriatefacilitiesand equipment are | ||
| provided to achieve this. | ||
| Statement confirming | Para1.18 | TheTrusteescontinuetohave regardto |
| whether the trustees have had regard totheguidance issuedbytheCharity |
theguidance issuedbytheCharity Commission onpublicbenefit, |
|
| Commission on public | ||
| benefit |
| TheCommitteeisresponsiblefor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para1.38 | fundraising onbehalfofthepre-school. This isdone in accordancewith thepolicy |
| ongrantmaking. | ||
| n/a | ||
| Para1.38 | ||
| Policy onsocialinvestment | ||
| including program related | ||
| investment |
| SORPreference | ||
|---|---|---|
| The pre-school continuestoprovidehigh | ||
| qualitycareand educationtoallthe | ||
| Summary ofthemain achievementsofthecharity, identifyingthedifference the |
Para1.20 | children attending.Wecontinuetooperate withmore teachers persessionthanthe governmentguidelinesrecommend, which |
| charity'sworkhas made to | enablesthe'pack away' pre-schooltorun | |
| the circumstancesofits beneficiaries and anywider benefitstosociety asa whole. |
smoothly butalso ensuresthereareplenty of staffon handtomeetthe children's needs. |
|
| Wecontinuetoprovideaveryspecial | ||
| woodlandandForest Schoolsetting which | ||
| weareusingincreasinglyandthedaily | ||
| accesstothe woodland settinghas been | ||
| enjoyedbythechildrenandoffersafacility | ||
| thatisparticularly attractivetoenquiring | ||
| parentsor guardians. |
| Achievementsagainst | Para1.41 | |
|---|---|---|
| objectives set | ||
| Afterasuccessfulprevious fundraising | ||
| Performance of fundraising | year, we set another ambitious targetfor the financialyear.Duetoa sell out |
|
| activities against objectives | Para1.41 | ChristmasWreathmaking event and raffle |
| set | whichwasan event opentothe general | |
| public (a movetoexpand our fundraising | ||
| target audience away fromjust theparents | ||
| and families ofthepre school) and an | ||
| Easter Eggstravaganza, also open to the | ||
| generalpublicandmany local families, we | ||
| succeededin raisingjustinexcessof | ||
| [3000whichwasa fantastic achievement |
| for asmallpre school setting not attached | ||
|---|---|---|
| to anylocal school. | ||
| N/A | ||
| Investment performance | Para1.41 | |
| against objectives | ||
| Other |
| inancialReview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity's | Para1.21 | The2A22/2023AcademicYearwasa |
| financialposition attheend oftheperiod |
positive upturnafternumerous challenging COVID-19affectedyears.Thenumberof |
|
| childrenonroll continuedtobelower than | ||
| pre-pandemic years, duetomanychildren | ||
| still favouringasinglesetting rather than | ||
| splitting theirtimebetweenapre school | ||
| andwrap-aroundnurserycare. | ||
| SupportfromOCCwasmaintained | ||
| throughout theyearwhilethepre-school | ||
| was open,fundraisingprojeqts and events | ||
| wereundertaken. | ||
| Our biggest costcentreremainsstaff | ||
| salaries. Asasmallersetting, we cannot | ||
| furtherreducestaffnumberswithout | ||
| compromisingonstaff:child ratioand child | ||
| safety.Asacharity, weensurethatall | ||
| needs ofthe childrenaremet,evenif this | ||
| meansprovidingL:1.ormuchsmallerratios | ||
| forSENchildrenover and abovethe | ||
| fundingavailablefromthe government.We | ||
| believethisapproachisessentialfor the | ||
| well-beingofthose childrenand all children | ||
| andstaffatthesetting. | ||
| We endthe financialyearwithaprofitof | ||
| f1,116.99whichhasbeen earmarkedfor | ||
| renovations ofaspacewehavebeen | ||
| offered whichwillenableustooperateon | ||
| anon-pack-awaybasis.Thisisf9,150 | ||
| aboveour statedreserves, leavingusina | ||
| muchmorestableposition afterprecarious | ||
| pandemic years.ltgivesussecurityincase | ||
| offutureenforcedclosureswhich we now | ||
| knowisarisk. | ||
| Statement explaining the | Para1.22 | The policy ofthepre-school continuesto |
| policyforholding reserves | betohave areserve,which would allowit | |
| stating why theyareheld | tooperateforuptosixmonthswithout | |
| income.Thiswouldensurethatfixed | ||
| overheadcostscouldbehonoured,staff | ||
| could bepaid,andstaffandchildren would | ||
| havesufficient timetomakeother | ||
| arrangements shouldthePre-Schoolneed | ||
| toclose. TheCommitteehasreviewedthis |
| policy and believeitnowpossibletoreduce | ||
|---|---|---|
| ourreserves slightly. | ||
| Amount ofreserves held | Para1.22 | f32,000 |
| Reasonsforholding zero | Para1.22 | N/A |
| reserves | ||
| Details offundmateriallyin | Para1.24 | |
| deficit | ||
| Explanation of any | Para1.23 | As apre school,we continuetobe affected |
| uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
byalargenumber ofschool leavers atthe endofeachacademic year. |
|
| Being apre schoolwithoutanyprimary | ||
| schoolaffiliationmeanswehavetoappeal | ||
| toparentsasanoutdoor-focused setting | ||
| withfantasticspace andstaffing. | ||
| Havingaltered ouropeningtimesand | ||
| addedsessions,wehavestartedtoseean | ||
| upturn innumbers andamore secure | ||
| futureasapre school.Wehave beenin | ||
| continueddiscussionswiththeTrustwho | ||
| runthevillage hallwe operatefromand | ||
| haveagreedtofurtherpositivechangesto | ||
| come early inthenextfinancial/academic | ||
| year. | ||
| Wecontinuetooperateonafinancially | ||
| conservativebasisandprioritise | ||
| fundraisingcampaignstoboost our | ||
| financial positionatthe start ofthenew | ||
| academicyearandtoexpandouroutdoor | ||
| offering. |
| oum choosetoinclude fur |
ther statemen | tswhererelevant about: |
|---|---|---|
| Government fundingforone2yearoldand | ||
| Thecharity'sprincipal sources offunds(including any fundraising) |
Para1.47 | all3-4year olds (includingtheincreased fundinghours viatheGov30hour programme whereapplicable),feeincome for2-3 year-olds andvoluntary |
| contributionsfrom theparentsform the | ||
| largestproportionofthepre-school | ||
| income.Ourfundraising activitieshave | ||
| increasedthisyearwithaverysuccessful | ||
| wreathmakingnight,Eastereventandtwo | ||
| raffles. |
| Structure,Governance | and Man | agement |
|---|---|---|
| Description of charity's | ||
| trusts: | ||
| Typeofgoverning document | Para1.25 | Constitution |
| Howisthecharity | Para 1.25 | UnincorporatedAssociation |
| constituted? | ||
| Trustee selection methods | Para 1.25 | Trustees arenominatedand seconded at |
| including details of any constitutional provisionse.g electiontopostornameof anypersonorbody entitled |
theAGM in September, in accordancewith thePre-School LearningAlliance Model Constitution(2011) (section5). |
|
| toappoint one or more | ||
| trustees |
| Trustees areprovidedwitha'new member | ||
|---|---|---|
| informationdocument'onjoiningthe | ||
| Policiesandprocedures adopted fortheinduction and training of trustees |
Para1.51 | Committeeforinductionpurposes. They arerequiredtoread andsign a:Aself nominationanddeclarationform for |
| electionasaTrusteeb:ATrustee codeof | ||
| conduct andc:Adeclaration ofselfinterest | ||
| form. | ||
| ACommittee whichmeets six-weekly | ||
| Thecharity's organisational structure and anywider network withwhichthe charity works |
Para1.51 | duringterm timetodiscussthebigger itemsoftherunningofthepre-schooland supportthemanagementinthe implementation of positive improvements |
| tothepre school.Thecommitteeis also | ||
| responsiblefororganising and leadingthe | ||
| variousfundraisingevents andhosting | ||
| families atregular eventssuchasthe | ||
| nativity,sports day,etc. | ||
| Thestaffare managedbyourPre-School | ||
| ManagerandsupportedbytheDeputy | ||
| Teaching Manager. TheForest Schoolis | ||
| lead by ourfullyqualifiedForest School | ||
| Leaderwithprevious management | ||
| responsibilities. | ||
| The pre-school continuestohavestrong | ||
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para1.51 | linkswithHarpsden Hall(JohnHodges' Trust)management. TheCommitteeand StaffcontinuetocarryoutregularHealth |
| andSafetyRiskassessmentstoensurethe |
| ReferenceandAdminis | trative details |
|---|---|
| Charity name | Harpsden PreSchoolPlaygroup |
| Other name thecharityuses | HarpsdenWoodlandPre School |
| Registeredcharitynumber | 7429269 |
| Charity'sprincipal address | Harpsden Village Hall, Harpsden,Henley-on.-Thames, |
| Oxfordshire,RG94HH |
| Trusteename | Office (ifany) | Datesacted ifnotfor whole vear |
Nameof person (orbody)entitled to appoint trustee(ifany) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Bruwer | Chair | 4thOctober2022- | ||
| 1 | present | |||
| 2 | RuthPiercy | Treasurer | ||
| 4 | SuzanneRundle | Secretary | 4thOctober2a22 - present |
|
| 5 | JemmaPhillimore | General | 4thOctober2022- onwards |
|
| 6 | StaceyNetiatis | General | ||
| 7 | Elizabeth Chambers |
General | SthDecember2022- present |
|
| 8 | Jacqueline Fitzgerald |
Chair (retired) | Retired4thOctober 2A22 | |
| I | AnnaMatoshko | Secretary (retired) | Retired4thOctober 2022 | |
| 10 | ||||
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| 20 |
| Signedonbehalf of the | charity's trustees | |
|---|---|---|
| Signature(s) | ||
| Fullname(s) | Lutn/rdcv | Dā¬$6a*,IEe>,x4. |
| Position(egSecretary, Chair,etc) |
TAlrLtttrLr | (Aa-iz |
| Date | 01t04!2024 |
| Description | Notes | Notes | 2022-23 | 202L-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fc | |||||
| RECEIPTS | |||||
| Feeincome | Parents andOCCfunding | 1 | 57,220.55 | 6L,457.66 | |
| Registration&admin | fees | 750.00 | 740.OO | ||
| 57,970.55 | 62,207.66 | ||||
| Fundraisingincome | e-commerce | 100.02 | 5.00 | ||
| Fundraising | 2 | 3,679.75 | 2,937.OA | ||
| 3,779.L7 | 2,942.OO | ||||
| Other income | 3 | 458.20 | 618.58 | ||
| 458.20 | 618.58 | ||||
| TOTAL INCOMERECEIVED | 62,207.92 | 65,768.24 | |||
| StaffCosts | Sa laries | 4 | 50,483.18 | 54,151.97 | |
| Payrolladministration | 588.00 | 576.00 | |||
| Training | 863.20 | 4L9.00 | |||
| 51,934.$E | 55,146"$7 | ||||
| Othercosts | Hallrental | 5,105.70 | 4,482.34 | ||
| lnsurances | 595.09 | 579.10 | |||
| Supplies | 839.21 | 539.29 | |||
| Advertising | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Fundraising | 703.17 | 483.48 | |||
| Phones | 104.58 | 532.46 | |||
| Sundries | 153.69 | 207.94 | |||
| All othercosts | 5 | L655.21 | 3,377.40 | ||
| s,l^s7.?3 | ].,fi7.S3 | ||||
| TOTATCOSTS EXPENDED | q1,09a$ | ffi34&g& | |||
| Surplus/Deficit | t,LL'.79 | 4L9.26 | |||
| Opening bankbalance | 40,094.73 | 39,6L5.47 | |||
| Closingbankbalance | 41,!5O.52 | 40,034.73 | |||
| Profit/loss forthe year | t,LL5.79 | 4L9.26 |
| Fundraisingincome | 2 | ||
| Nativity | 0.00 | 362.00 | |
| Quiznight | 0.00 | L,752.50 | |
| Waitrose | 0.00 | 500.00 | |
| Photobook | 18.00 | 180.00 | |
| Hillclimbingchallenge | 315.00 | t42.50 | |
| Wreathmaking andraffle | 1618.31 | 0.00 | |
| Eastereggstravaganza | 1351.84 | 0.00 | |
| Triathlon | 309.80 | 0.00 | |
| Bakesale/other | 66.20 | 0.00 | |
| ?679.L5 | 2937.@ | ||
| Other income | 3 | ||
| Bankinterest | 74.32 | 0.00 | |
| Donation | 2.00 | 0.00 | |
| OCCDisabilityAccessFunding | 0.00 | 400.00 | |
| OCCHouseholdsupport | 381.88 | 225.00 | |
| 458.20 | 618.58 | ||
| Staffcosts | 4 | ||
| Salaries:grosspay | 45,t34.7A | 48,360.76 | |
| Holidaypay:gross | 2,469.35 | 3,066.87 | |
| Employer'sNIC | 1,515,88 | 1,500.85 | |
| Pensioncontribution | L,262.25 | t,223.48 | |
| 50.483.18 | 54,L51..97 | ||
| Pension includesemployer monthly | feesoff325.80in2022-23. | ||
| All othercosts | 5 | ||
| Repairsandmaintenance | 0.00 | 150.00 | |
| Recruitmentcosts | 0.00 | 55.62 | |
| Entertainmentleaversparty | 460.00 | 95.00 | |
| Staff Christmas meal andparentgift | 0.00 | 350.00 | |
| Forest School expenses | 118.59 | 969.00 | |
| Bankcharges | 60.00 | 93.00 | |
| OFSTEDfee | 50.00 | 50.00 | |
| Website hosting | 186.20 | t82.24 | |
| Microsoft Office | 79.99 |
| 3lAugust'23 | 3lAugust'22 | |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangibleassets: | ||
| Equipment (toys,fixturesandfittings,computers) | f20,939.61 | 820,457.73 |
| Currentassets | ||
| Bankaccount-cashat bank | f41,150.52 | i.4o,0t4.73 |
| CREDITORS | ||
| Amountsfallingduewithinlyear | ||
| HMRCPAYE/NIC | f31.20 | ā¬91.20 |
| Pensions | f43.33 | f53.65 |
| f74.53 | f144.85 |