**Trustees' Annual Report for the period From** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 APRIL 2020 31 MARCH 2021 Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Bradwell Common Pre-School **Other names charity is known by** Previously Bradwell Common Playgroup **Registered charity number (if any)** 1031136 **Charity's principal address** 125 Bradwell Common Boulevard Bradwell Common Milton Keynes **Postcode MK13 8DY** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Michelle Scott|Chair||| ||Clare Kozanoglu|Treasurer||Michelle Scott| ||Nicola Burgess|Secretary|October 2019|| ||JennyCharles|||| ||Nicola Lilburn-Drew|||| ||Julie Morgan|Staff member||| ||Donna Bellhouse|||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **Section B Structure, governance and management** **TAR** **January 2022** 1 ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution How the charity is constituted Unincorporated charity (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Election at AGM from family and associate members - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include Bradwell Common Pre-School is registered with OFSTED (reg.no.141875) additional information, where and is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. relevant, about: The Pre-School has a safeguarding policy in place which includes carrying out DBS checks for new and existing members of staff, ●policies and procedures volunteers and trustees. The pre-school follows safer recruitment practices adopted for the induction and for all new staff and volunteers. Staff, volunteers and trustees are required training of trustees; to complete an annual declaration for disqualification by Association. ●the charity’s organisational All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remuneration structure and any wider or benefits. 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** We are a local pre-school providing a safe, secure, fun and stimulating environment for children aged 2 yrs to 4 yrs To enhance the development **Summary of the objects of the** and education of children under statutory school age by offering **charity set out in its governing** appropriate play, education and care facilities and adhering to the aims and **document** objectives of the EYFS. **TAR** **January 2022** 2 Offering fee paying and free (through government nursery funding) early years sessions Bradwell Common Pre-School is a friendly committee / parent-managed pre-school providing a varied, interesting and informative Early Learning Years Education and childcare for children between the age of two to four years from Bradwell Common catchment area. The Pre-School employs 5 part-time staff (Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor and 3 assistants) and has 2 x bank staff members to help cover **Summary of the main activities** sickness and holiday. **undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these** The setting is open 38 weeks a year (term time only) to provide a daily **objects (include within this** morning session (9.00am to 12.00am), dedicated to those children starting **section the statutory** Primary school in September with the purpose of preparing them for that **declaration that trustees have** transition. We also after afternoon sessions on Monday's, Tuesdays and **had regard to the guidance** Thursdays allowing more flexible childcare for parents and sessions **issued by the Charity** available for younger children. The preschool is also able to offer all day **Commission on public benefit)** spaces to help assist parents with their childcare arrangements. We welcome all children within the age range regardless of personal circumstance, gender, faith, cultural background and lingual ability. We can offer limited places to 2 year old children whom are in receipt of 2 year old funding. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have had to stop colunteers and work placement students coming to our setting temporarily. All policies are up to date and are reviewed annually You **may choose** to include Stakeholders make regular donations to setting for healthy snacks for the further statements, where children. relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** **January 2022** 3 |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|The Coronavirus pandemic has meant we have seen a very different
year to any other and it has had some positive but many negative
impacts.
Forced closure saw a slight reduction in anticipated income due to those
who pay for sessions not having access. However the LA still paid
anticipated funding in full throughout the year. This was used to pay
salaries (as staff were not eligible for furlough) and to purchase PPE and
more cleaning equipment.
While we did not have to pay rent during closure, when we were open
numbers were drastically reduced due to parents wanting to keep their
child at home.
We had to contract our own cleaner in for a short period of time to ensure
deep cleans were thorough.
Funding also had to be outsourced to other childcare provisions where it
had already been allocated to our preschool but the parent had to choose
only one childcare provision for their child due to announcements made
by the Department of Education.
When we were open,
the children learn about and celebrated cultural events through crafts,
singing and story-time.
We offer free play session and some key worker lead activities.
Supervisor has a level 4 and is continuing with her diploma.
All other staff including 1 bank staff member all have their level 3 CCLD.
Staff complete regular training contributing to their continuous
development programme.
All staff pensions have been set up and are running.
Wages have been taken in house to save money.
Preschool has signed up to accept 30 our funding although can only offer
upto 24 hours as setting is only open for 8 sessions. We also offer Time
for Twos funding.
A consultation is taking place to amend preschool opening hours in a bid
to stabilise finances as, this year aside, expenditure with rent and
salaries are more than income. As the government continue to increase
the living wage but not the nursery education funding, and rent and food
costs continue to rise, we will continuously be in deficit unless we can
make adaptations.|| |---|---|---| **Section E Financial review** **TAR** **January 2022** 4 Pre-school have a reserve policy in place which currently has a small **Brief statement of the** shortfall, due to the annual increase in rent and food prices which are **charity’s policy on reserves** unfortunately not followed with increased NEF. All monies go back into the running of the setting and to pay for new resources. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None **Further financial review details (Optional information)** - Income from NEF (funding) - You **may choose** to include Charged sessions - additional information, where Fundraising - 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)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
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**Date**|MScott|**_M L Scott_**| |---|---|---| |||| ||MICHELLE SCOTT|MICHELLE SCOTT| |||| ||CHAIR|SECRETARY| ||14/01/
2022|| |||| **TAR** **January 2022** 5 CHARITY NO: 1031336 BRADWELL COMMON PRESCHOOL ANNUAL AccoU￿r5 FOR YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2021 TAR January 2022 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF BRADWELL COMMON PR I report on the atcounts of the Charlty for the year ended 3111 March 2021. Respectlve respon51bMiiles ol trustrQS and examlner As the charities trustees you are responsible for the p￿paratIOn of the annual accounts,. you consider that the audit requirements of sertion 43121 of the Charities Att 1993 (the Act) does not apply- It is my responsibility to state on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 4317llbl of the Art, whether particular matters have come to my attention. HOOL Basis of examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The prcKedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequentty I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examinerfs Statement Based on my examination. no matter has come to my attention- l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements al to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Att and bl to prepare atcounts which accord with the accounting records and cl to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or 2. To which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Afreen Patel 30 Booker Avenue Bradwell Common Milton Keynes MK 21st January 2021 TAR January 2022 Charrty register￿ nurrthr 1031336 R8xpts end Payimts fortheyeerathl 3151 Marth W21 RE(xFrs Income 74249 71207 Total R￿1p1S 74249 71207 Wages inoljsiveof taxes and p￿s￿)￿S Rent Insurance Conwmab1￿ Refrethrrerts& EquipnMt Alnmnistration Trips &AclwrtES Christmas Party Training & Courses M￿nb￿ship. Of* Indqj￿d￿t ExarYunatM)n Professional F Outsourcsng of Serv Bad Debt Wrileoff 59730 66249 11665 473 3179 216 2982 232 1227 142 585 113 120 127 2077 120 Total Payri￿tS 71603 83486 Excessof PaYrT￿s0v￿ RWS -12279 Opening Balanr 45307 57586 Closing 8alances 47953 45307 srATEke￿0FAs£EfsA￿> LIABILmESASAT31sfMARC>I 2021 Dd)tors Balanceat Bank Balan￿on Dewsit Cash in Hand 4100 14916 28936 5205 4438 35544 120 47952 45307 TAR January 2022