## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day **Month Year** Day Month Year **From** 01 **09 2019 To** 31 08 2020 ## Section A Reference and administration details ## **Charity name** Charfield Pre School **Other names charity is known by** n/a **Registered charity number (if any)** 1029832 **Charity's principal address** Foundation Room, Charfield Primary School, Wotton Road, Charfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, South Gloucestershire **Postcode** GL12 8TG ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Darren Wills|Chairperson||| ||Peter Elliott|Treasurer||| ||ShelleySmith|Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee of Trustees How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing committee at AGM 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. **TAR** March **2012** 2 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by: (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take **Summary of the objects of the** responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, **charity set out in its** ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever **governing document** their race, culture, religion, means or ability; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas; (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. Further details of our policies can be found on our website _www._ _**charfieldpreschool** .org.uk/_ **TAR** March **2012** 3 Charfield Pre-School is an Ofsted registered non-profit making pre-school managed by a parent committee. Operating from the Foundation Room in the grounds of Charfield Primary School, we are open 5 days a week and can accommodate up to 20 children per session. The learning environment is based on individual learning through play. We are committed to meet the requirements of the EYFS - the standards set for learning, development and care for children up to 5 years of age by the Department for Education and Skills. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** All our staff are qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 2 standard and you will always experience a very warm and friendly atmosphere. Our Vision: *To provide an outstanding childcare facility for the surrounding community *To offer children and parents the opportunity to make relationships and feel valued *To meet the needs of the families *To strive to always look forward and maintain continuous improvement ## **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. **TAR** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and performance - **Summary of the main** • 2019-20 was a very difficult year due a change in leadership and - **achievements of the charity** the first Covid Lockdown. However due to Grant assistance and - **during the year** hard work by the team we managed to stay open. - • Income remains good as a result of an increased uptake and extended opening hours. At an operational level we managed to achieve a surplus. There are significant cost pressures due to meeting minimum wage requirements which are not met by corresponding increases in the Government Education Grant payments. - • From previous years funds the pre-school laid two large areas with artificiall turf to further enlighten the childrens experience. - • We had a very successful fundraising year raising additional income of £4,200, the majority of which was spent on new toys and equipment for the children. At th **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** There is a reserve fund in place of £12,000 maintained at the end of each financial year. This is kept in order to fund staff redundancies etc. should the facility have to fold. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** n/a ## **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)** Peter Elliott **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Treasurer **Date** 22nd June 2021 **TAR** March **2012** 6 i o t> r4 w • Acwulltsttts Certificate We have examind the Income and Expenditure Statement with the Books and Vouchers relating thereto. and certify same io k wrrect. 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