2023-08-31-accounts - Rudgwick Pre-School

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	01	09	2022	To	31 08	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name RUDGWICK PRE-SCHOOL

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1033175

Charity's principal address THE SCOUT HUT, CHURCH STREET RUDGWICK, WEST SUSSEX

Postcode RH12 3HJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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 (ifany)
	William Baldwin	Chair
	Lesley Barnett	Vice Chair
	Lauren Kern	Secretary
	Kirsten Jackson	Treasurer
	Fabia Westwood
	Amanda Forehead
	Niky Napper
	Ruth Binns
	Emma Landsdale

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

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Elected by members annually

(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

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and Summary of the objects of the provide for the needs of their children through community groups. charity set out in its governing document

TAR

March 2012

To encourage parents/carers to become involved in the Pre-School at a level to which they are able to commit. We do this through the committee, fundraising and social events, newsletters, Tapestry and through allocated key workers and general communications.

To follow a full and comprehensive two-year plan covering all areas of the early year’s curriculum and meeting the wide range of children’s specific needs in all areas.

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)

To provide a happy, safe and secure environment where children learn through play, to become more independent and flourish as individuals. The children are provided with a range of activities appropriate for their age and stage of development.

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

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During this year the staff team has embraced Makaton singing to support many children with speech and language difficulties, all staff attended Makaton level 1, with three going on to do Makaton level 2. This is to become embedded into daily practice. Once again we were in receipt of the Co-op community grant to improve our outside resources. We introduced an open Facebook page to promote and advertise the Pre-school, this has added to the presence of the preschool is promoted to those in the local area.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We retain a financial reserve available that is sufficient for the worstcase scenario of winding up the Pre-School. This would cover redundancy costs.

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) LAURA THORNBER (nee Best) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 21/11/2024

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March 2012

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name RUDGWICK PRE-SCHOOL members of

On accounts for the year 31[st] AUGUST 2023 Charity no 1033175 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023 .

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.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention ~~(other than that disclosed 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.

Signed: Date: 20/08/2024 Name: PAUL FLOWERDAY Relevant professional FFA FIPA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 29 FOXHOLES, RUDGWICK, WEST SUSSEX, RH12 3DX

October 2018

IER

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 items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

N/A

October 2018

IER