## ## ## ||||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary
the charity
governing||ofthe purposes of
as set out in its
document|||Para 1.17|The purpose
of Leigh Lollipops
Pre-School
Nursery
is to provide a happy
and
caring
learning
environment
for children aged from
2 to 5 years
old,
in which
every
child
is| |||||||supported
and
encouraged
through
their| |||||||learning
journey
to develop
to their
full| |||||||potential.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or
services identified
in the
accounts.|||||Para 1.17and
1.19|The aims ofthe pre-school as documented
in the constitution
document 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
appropriiate
play,
education
and
care facilities,
family
learning| |||||||and
extended
hours
groups,| |||||||together
with the right of parents to
take responsibility
for and to become| |||||||involved
in
the
activities
of such| |||||||groups,
ensuring
that
such
groups
offer
opportunities
for
all
children,| |||||||whatever
their race, culture,
religion,| |||||||means and 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 objectives of| |||||||the Pre-school Learning
Alliance.| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Leigh Lollipops Nursery has continued
to
provide not-for-profit
childcare to pre-school
children
in the local area. This means that
profits made from the charity's activities go
back into the Nursery to purchase
or
u date e ui ment.| |---|---|---| |issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|children
in the local area. This means that
profits made from the charity's activities g
back into the Nursery to purchase
or
u date e ui ment.| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Additional
information
(optional)
You ma
choose to include
further statements
SORP fafarallca|||||where relevant about:| ||||||Not applicable.| |Policy on||grant making||Para 1.38|| ||||||Not applicable.| |Policy on|social investment|||Para 1.38|| |including|program
related||||| |investment|||||| |Contribution
volunteers||made by||Para 1.38|Leigh Lollipops Nursery
is run by a volunteer
committee,
made
up
mostly
of parents/
carers.| ||||||The overall management
and control ofthe
Nursery
will rest with the individual
members
of the
Nursery's
management
committee
("the
committee").
As
well
as
being
responsible
for the
management
of the
Nursery
the Committee
members
are also
the charity trustees ofthe Nursery.| ||||||The Committee
is elected every year at the
AGM;
there
is a Chairperson,
Secretary,
Treasurer
and a maximum
of eight
other
elected members.| |Other|||||| ||||||Not applicable.| ## |||SORP rafaranca|| |---|---|---|---| ||||COVID-19 continued
to have an impact| ||||though
not to the same degree as the| |Summary|ofthe main|Para 1.20|previous year.| |achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
of its
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a|||It remains a challenging
environment
for
small independent
nurseries
in general, as
government
subsidies do not adequately
compensate
for the cost of providing
"free"
childcare.| |whole.|||As described last year, the nursery
has| ||||adapted the business
model to consolidate
care in to3days ofthe week and this has| ||||led to a return to a profitable
position again| ||||this year and a chance to build back the| ||||reserves.| |ouma
choo|se to include fur|ther statements|where rel|evant a|bout:|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Detailed|above.||||| |Achievements|against|Para 1.41||||||| |objectives set||||||||| ||||Net fundraising||was slightly|higher than||the| ||||previous|year|as COVID-19||continued|to| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives||Para 1.41|have
an
impact
on
the
ability
to
host/contdibute
to larger fund raising events.|||||| |set||||||||| ||||Not applicable|||||| |Investment|performance|Para 1.41||||||| |against objectives||||||||| ||||Not applicable.|||||| |Other||||||||| ## |Review ofthe chanty's|||Para 1.21||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |financial position at the end
ofthe
eriod|||||| |Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding
reserves
stating
why they are held||Pere 1.22||The reserves we hold are the profits ofthe
Nursery
from previous years. Due to the
fluctuating
nature ofchildren
numbers
and|| |||||occupancy rates from year to year, we
keep these reserves asa buffer to cover
unexpected
losses, we also use them to|| |||||cover our cost ofwind-up
should the|| |||||Nursery be forced to close.|| |Amount ofreserves held||Para 1.22||834,669|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves||Pare 1.22||Not applicable.|| |Details offund materially
deficit|in|Para 1.24||Not applicable.|| |Explanation
ofany
uncertainties
about the||Para 1.23||Not applicable.|| |charity continuing
as a going|||||| |concern|||||| |Additional
information
(optional)
You ma
choose to include further|||statements|where relevant about:|| |The charity's
principal||||Not applicable.|| |sources offunds (including|||||| |any fundraising)||r ara i.er|||| |Investment
policy and||||Not applicable.|| |objectives including
any
social investment
policy
adopted||Para|1.46||| |A description
ofthe principal
risks facing the charity||||The principal
risks facing the charity are as
follows:|| |||Para|146||| |||||1. child occupancy rates below a level
that can support our fixed costs
2.
government
funding
for childcare|| |||||being below the cost ofproviding
the care|| |||||3. loss ofa key member ofstaff
4.
withdrawal
ofthe contract to rent|| |||||our premises
from the Leigh Village
Hall|| |||||5. loss ofreputation
6. a downgrade
from Ofsted|| ## |Description ofcharity's||| |---|---|---| |trusts:||| |Type ofgoverning
document
,trust deed, ro al charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|Unincorporated
Association| |:e.g unincorporateo||| |association,
CIOl||| |Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The overall management
and control ofthe
Pre-school
will
rest
with
the
individual
members
of the Pre-school's
management
committee
("the Committee" ). As
well as
being
responsible
for the management
of
the Pre-school the Committee
members are
also the charity trustees ofthe Preschool.| |||The
minimum
number
of
Committee
members
shall be 6and the maximum
shall
be 12, together
with
up to a further 3 co-
opted
members.
The
Committee
shall
consist of:| |||(a) a Chair, a Treasurer
and a Secretary
("the Officers");and| |||(b) not less than 2 nor more than
g other
elected Members;
and| |||(c)ifthe Committee decides
it can co-opt up
to3further Members on to the Committee at
any time after the AGM.| |||Not less than 60 per cent ofthe Committee
members,
including
co-opted
members,
shall at the time ofelection or co-option be
Family
Members.
In the event that this 60
per cent figure cannot be achieved, the Pre-
school may elect Afmiate Members
to make
up the balance ofthe Committee
subject to
the Affiliate Members
being approved
by the
Pre-school Learning
Alliance.| |||Where
an
individual
is
elected
as
a
Committee
member
it is that individual
who
is
the
Committee
member
and
charity
trustee
and no other
individual
with whom
they share
Family
Membership
or Affiliate
Membership
shall be entitled tostand in their
place at Committee
meetings
or have any
other rights as a Committee
member.| |||Retiring Committee
members are eligible for
re-election
unless they have already served
on the Committee
in any capacity
for ten
consecutive
ears.| |matters
concerning
any
such
agreement
relating
to the provision
of their services to| |---| |the
Pre-school
is
considered
by
the
Committee.| |Not less than two weeks before the date of| |the next Annual
General Meeting ofthe Pre-
school
at
which
the
election
of elected| |Committee
members
will take place each
Member
shall
be sent a form
which
any
Member wishing
to stand as a candidate
for| |election
to the Committee
must
complete
and return to the Secretary to indicate their| |willingness
to act as a
member
of the| |Committee
ifelected.| |At
the
Annual
General
Meeting
the
prospective
new elected
members
of the| |Committee
will
be
those
candidates| |receiving
the highest
number
of votes from| |the
Members,
up to a
maximum
of 12
elected
Committee
members
in
total.| |Candidates
will
need
to
notify
their| |willingness
to stand on the Committee to the| |Secretary.| |At the tlist Committee
meeting
following the| |Annual
General
Meeting at which the newly
elected
members
of the
Committee
are| |elected
they
shall
choose
from
amongst
their number
the members
who
will act as| |Chair, Treasurer
and Secretary.| |The term ofoffice ofany Committee
member| |will automatically
cease:| |(a) if he or she
is not re-elected
or re-| |appointed
in accordance with the provisions
ofthis clause;| |(b)
if
they
are
disqualified
under
the| |Charities
Acts
from
acting
as a
charity
trustee;| |(c) if they are incapable whether
mentally
or
physically
of managing
his
or
her
own| |affairs;| |(d) if they resign (but only ifat least 5 other
elected
members
of the
Committee
will| |remain
in office);| |(e) if they are removed
from the Committee| |by a resolution
passed
by a majority
ofthe
members
ofthe Committee
on the grounds
that they have acted
in a way which
brings
or is
likel
to
brin
the
Pre-school
into| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)|| |---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include||further statements|where relevant about:| ||||Not applicable.| |Policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction||Para 1.51|| |and training oftrustees|||| ||||Not applicable.| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider||Para 1.51|| |network
with which the|||| |charity works|||| ||||Not applicable.| |Relationship
with any||Para 1.51|| |related parties|||| |Other|||Not applicable.| ## |Charit|name|||Lei
h Lolli o|s|Nurse| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|Not a
licable||| |Re istered cheri||number||1033808||| |Charity's|principal|address||Leigh Village|Hall,|| |||||Bunce Common||Road,| |||||Leigh,||| |||||Reigate, Surrey||| |||||RH2 8NP||| ## ## ## ## Sectioii A Receipt8 ai)d payineiits Endowrnont nd• Total fwidz LR•ty•ar Al ¥.74J 6ENIWtr 121 32 AR) 14.315 37N2S JJ.7 7t• 416 514 J14 142 T*x Sub totsi .7U ••tsb 5ubtotsl