## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/09/2022 To 31/08/2023** ## **Charity name: EAST FARLEIGH PRE-SCHOOL** ## **Charity registration number: 1033652** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND
EDUCATION LOCAL
CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY
SCHOOL AGE.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|WE PROVIDE SESSIONAL CARE FOR
LOCAL CHILDREN BETWEEN
THE AGES OF 2 AND 5 YEARS AND
PROMOTE LEARNING
THROUGH PLAY.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|THIS IS CONFIRMED.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FIRST CLASS
SERVICE, PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION TO OUR
CHILDREN, AND GETTING THEM READY
FOR THEIR PRIMARY EDUCATION.
CONTINUED IMPACT FROM COVID
THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, BUT
OBVIOUSL LESS THAT THE PREVIOUS
YEAR.
OUR STAFF AGAIN EXCELLED IN THEIR
COMMITMENT REGARDLESS OF THEIR
LOW PAY, AND THE WHOLE SECTOR
BEING UNDERFUNDED.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|FULL ACCOUNTS REVIEW
CONDUCTED.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|RESERVES REMAIN IN PLACE TO
COVER STAFF REDUNDANCIE
COSTS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.
OTHER RESERVES ARE
MINIMAL.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£17107| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|UNCERTAINTIES AROUND CONTINUED
INCREASES IN LIVING WAGE (WHICH
WE PASS ON TO ALL STAFF) WHILST
FUNDING INCREASES FROM CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT ARE LIMITED/MINIMAL.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|FUNDING FROM CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT.
FUNDRAISING FROM OUT LIMITED
FAMILIES (APPROXIMATELY 40).| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CONSTITUTION (PRE-SCHOOL
LEARNING ALLIANCE)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|ELECTED BY COMMITTEE| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|EAST FARLEIGH PRE-SCHOOL| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1033652| |Charity’s principal address|OLD SCHOOL HALL
LOWER ROAD
EAST FARLEIGH
KENT
ME15 0JL| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||STEVE
SHEARMAN|CHAIRMAN||| ||KARL CRISP|TREASURER||| ||SAM EXCELL|SECRETARY||| ||SARAH
SHEARMAN|||| ||KIRSTEN JONES|||| ||CHERYL TWINAM|||| ||JOANNA
BURGESS|||| ||KIMBERLEY
SHRUBSOLE|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NONE| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser **
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signed** **on behalf of the**|**charity’s trustees**|| |---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| ||STEVE SHEARMAN|| ||
CHAIRMAN|| ||06/02/2025|| ||06/02/2025|| **East Farleigh Pre-school Charity number : 1033652 Receipts and Payments accounts Year ended 31 August 2023** |**Receipts**
Fees and Vouchers
Milk Refund
Interest Received
Other
Fund Raising
Courses
Donations
Sweatshirt Sales
Music
Trips
Misc.
EYPP
SENIF
Consummables
Total
**Payments**
Wages
Hall Hire
Milk
PPA (Subs. & Ins.)
Petty Cash
Materials
T-shirts/sweatshirts
Fund Raising
Equipment
Administration
Ink
Gifts / Entertainment
Courses
Phone
Trips
Other
Music
Hall maintenance
EYPP
SENIF
Advertising
Total
**Net surplus / (deficit)**
Current Account as at 31 August
Outstanding Items
Business Deposit Account as at 31 August
Cash balance
Chq not cashed, written off in year
Cash Adjustment
PAYE paid in advance
Actual Balance
Surplus / (Loss) for the period
Bank Balance brought forward|**2022/23**
85,230.03
-
102.31
3,988.39
5,201.94
-
397.34
210.50
938.00
543.00
-
2,081.21
1,196.40
5,039.30| |---|---| ||104,928.42| ||80,289.83
14,064.00
2.60
1,584.07
-
1,804.37
170.09
966.71
4,021.20
1,694.86
850.86
570.97
711.70
85.00
370.00
285.69
650.00
-
1,250.64
-
-| ||109,372.59| ||| ||**(4,444.17)**| ||9.14
-
14,557.74
-
-| ||**14,566.88**| ||(4,444.17)
14,566.88| ||**10,122.71**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of EAST FARLEIGH PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the year ended 31-August 2023 Charity no (if any> 1033652 Set out on pages One & two nf *dAilion31 sheets, I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust.) for the year ended 31108 12019. As the Charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in arxordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Ad.). 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of Ihe Act. Responsibillties and basls of report Independent ￿he charity's gross income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [in5ert name of applicable listed bodyl]. Delete [ ] if not appliGable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me Gause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter onsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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. Date: 31101120Lr Signed: Name: Nigel Newman Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any): 2 18ioz2 IER Address: S ST Lios6 O¥rrofvJ N620 6PC¢ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn {see CC32, Independent examination of char ty accounts. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. 21ER