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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|Summary ofthepurposesof|Para1.17|The pre-schoolaimstoprovideasafeand|
|thecharity as set out in its<br>governing document||caringlearning environment, freefrom<br>prejudiceanddiscrimination, for children|
|||aged2to5yearsold..|
|Summary of the main<br>activitiesin relation to those|Para1.17 and<br>1.19|Thepre-school provides supervised<br>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<br>had regard totheguidance<br>issuedbytheCharity||theguidance issuedbytheCharity<br>Commission onpublicbenefit,|
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||



|||TheCommitteeisresponsiblefor|
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para1.38|fundraising onbehalfofthepre-school.<br>This isdone in accordancewith thepolicy|
|||ongrantmaking.|
|||n/a|
||Para1.38||
|Policy onsocialinvestment|||
|including program related|||
|investment|||





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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||The pre-school continuestoprovidehigh|
|||qualitycareand educationtoallthe|
|Summary ofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,<br>identifyingthedifference the|Para1.20|children attending.Wecontinuetooperate<br>withmore teachers persessionthanthe<br>governmentguidelinesrecommend, which|
|charity'sworkhas made to||enablesthe'pack away' pre-schooltorun|
|the circumstancesofits<br>beneficiaries and anywider<br>benefitstosociety asa<br>whole.||smoothly butalso ensuresthereareplenty<br>of staffon handtomeetthe children's<br>needs.|
|||Wecontinuetoprovideaveryspecial|
|||woodlandandForest Schoolsetting which|
|||weareusingincreasinglyandthedaily|
|||accesstothe woodland settinghas been|
|||enjoyedbythechildrenandoffersafacility|
|||thatisparticularly attractivetoenquiring|
|||parentsor guardians.|



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|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41||
|---|---|---|
|objectives set|||
|||Afterasuccessfulprevious fundraising|
|Performance of fundraising||year, we set another ambitious targetfor<br>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|||





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|inancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity's|Para1.21|The2A22/2023AcademicYearwasa|
|financialposition attheend<br>oftheperiod||positive upturnafternumerous challenging<br>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<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern||byalargenumber ofschool leavers atthe<br>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<br>choosetoinclude fur|ther statemen|tswhererelevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|||Government fundingforone2yearoldand|
|Thecharity'sprincipal<br>sources offunds(including<br>any fundraising)|Para1.47|all3-4year olds (includingtheincreased<br>fundinghours viatheGov30hour<br>programme whereapplicable),feeincome<br>for2-3 year-olds andvoluntary|
|||contributionsfrom theparentsform the|
|||largestproportionofthepre-school|
|||income.Ourfundraising activitieshave|
|||increasedthisyearwithaverysuccessful|
|||wreathmakingnight,Eastereventandtwo|
|||raffles.|





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|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<br>constitutional provisionse.g<br>electiontopostornameof<br>anypersonorbody entitled||theAGM in September, in accordancewith<br>thePre-School LearningAlliance Model<br>Constitution(2011) (section5).|
|toappoint one or more|||
|trustees|||



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|||Trustees areprovidedwitha'new member|
|---|---|---|
|||informationdocument'onjoiningthe|
|Policiesandprocedures<br>adopted fortheinduction<br>and training of trustees|Para1.51|Committeeforinductionpurposes. They<br>arerequiredtoread andsign a:Aself<br>nominationanddeclarationform for|
|||electionasaTrusteeb:ATrustee codeof|
|||conduct andc:Adeclaration ofselfinterest|
|||form.|
|||ACommittee whichmeets six-weekly|
|Thecharity's organisational<br>structure and anywider<br>network withwhichthe<br>charity works|Para1.51|duringterm timetodiscussthebigger<br>itemsoftherunningofthepre-schooland<br>supportthemanagementinthe<br>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<br>related parties|Para1.51|linkswithHarpsden Hall(JohnHodges'<br>Trust)management. TheCommitteeand<br>StaffcontinuetocarryoutregularHealth|
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|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<br>vear|Nameof person (orbody)entitled<br>to appoint trustee(ifany)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Deborah Bruwer|Chair|4thOctober2022-||
|1|||present||
|2|RuthPiercy|Treasurer|||
|4|SuzanneRundle|Secretary|4thOctober2a22 -<br>present||
|5|JemmaPhillimore|General|4thOctober2022-<br>onwards||
|6|StaceyNetiatis|General|||
|7|Elizabeth<br>Chambers|General|SthDecember2022-<br>present||
|8|Jacqueline<br>Fitzgerald|Chair (retired)|Retired4thOctober 2A22||
|I|AnnaMatoshko|Secretary (retired)|Retired4thOctober 2022||
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|Signature(s)|||
|Fullname(s)|Lutn/rdcv|D€$6a*,IEe>,x4.|
|Position(egSecretary,<br>Chair,etc)|TAlrLtttrLr|(Aa-iz|
|Date|01t04!2024||





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|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|





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|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|€91.20|
|Pensions|f43.33|f53.65|
||f74.53|f144.85|





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