## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] September 2021 **Period start date** To 31[st] August 2022 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Leigh Lollipops Nursery **Charity registration number:** 1033808 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing 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 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|The aims of the 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 appropriate 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.| 1 |||| |---|---|---| |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
update equipment.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Leigh Lollipops Nursery is run by a
volunteer committee, made up mostly of
parents/carers.
The overall management and control of the
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 of the 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.| 2 ## **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|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.
Additionally, inflation rose steadily
throughout the year causing upward
pressure on supply prices.
The war in Ukraine has also led to
increased fuel charges which could lead to
rental increases in the coming year. There
is also pressure on parents finances
meaning some are doing reduced sessions
or keeping their children at home until they
reach the age for free childcare.
The Nursery continues to offer care over a
3 day week. Providing experienced staff
and a varied array of activities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Detailed above.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Net fundraising was lower than the previous
years as lower children numbers meant
there were less people to fundraise and
fundraise from.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable.| |Other||Not applicable.| 3 ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The reserves we hold are the profits of the
Nursery from previous years. Due to the
fluctuating nature of children numbers and
occupancy rates from year to year, we
keep these reserves as a buffer to cover
unexpected losses, we also use them to
cover our cost of wind-up should the
Nursery be forced to close.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£28,543| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable.| |**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|Not applicable.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks facing the charity are as
follows:
1. Child occupancy rates below a level
that can support our fixed costs.
2. Government funding for childcare
remaining below the cost of
providing the care.
3. Loss of a key member of staff
4. Withdrawal of the contract to rent
our premises from the Leigh Village
Hall.
5. Loss of reputation.
6. A downgrade from Ofsted| 4 1. Is mitigated as much as possible by marketing and open mornings. 2. We cannot control except by the mix of funded and non-funded children. 3. Annual staff reviews are undertaken to mitigate this. 4. This is a small risk and links to the local community ensure this is kept under review 5. Strict safeguarding policies are in place and adhered too. 6. Adhering to the EYFS statutory framework, and the robust adherence to 5 means that 6 is also minimised. Other 5 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Association| |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|The overall management and control of the
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 of the Pre-school.
The
minimum
number
of
Committee
members shall be 5 and 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 9 other
elected Members; and
(c) if the Committee decides it can co-opt up
to 3 further Members on to the Committee at
any time after the AGM.
Not less than 60 per cent of the Committee
members, including co-opted members,
shall at the time of election or co-option be
Family Members. In the event that this 60
per cent figure cannot be achieved, the Pre-
school may elect Affiliate Members to make
up the balance of the 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 to stand 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 years.| 6 Co-opted members may join at any time on the invitation of the Committee but shall retire at the next Annual General Meeting. No co-opted member shall serve for more than six consecutive years. In the event of the death or resignation of an elected Committee member, the vacancy shall be filled until the next Annual General Meeting by a Family Member or an Affiliate Member appointed by the Committee. All Committee members will have one vote each at Committee meetings. In the event of a tie the Chair of the Committee has a second or casting vote. A quorum for Committee meetings is not less than half the Committee, including any two of the Officers. All Members shall be eligible to stand for election to the Committee, except ordinarily a Member who is a paid employee of the Pre-school. A Member who is a paid employee of the Pre-school may however be eligible for election to the Committee subject to the following conditions being satisfied: a) No Committee member may be paid for services provided to the Pre-school that form part of their duties as a Committee member and trustee of the Pre-school; b) Any services which are provided by a Member who is a paid employee to the Preschool must be the subject of a written agreement between the individual and the Pre-school on such terms as are considered by the Committee to be in the interests of the Pre-school and have been approved by a resolution of the Committee; c) The amount of the remuneration for such services are what is reasonable in the circumstances and do not exceed the amount that is customarily paid by the Preschool to other persons who are not Committee members for such services; and d) Not more than a minority of Committee members may at any time be the subject of such arrangements with the Pre-school and no such Committee members shall vote on or sit in any Committee meeting at which any 7 |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 of the 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 if elected.| |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 first 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 of office of any Committee member| |will automatically cease:| |(a) if he or she is not re-elected or re-| |appointed in accordance with the provisions| |of this 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 if at 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 of the| |members of the Committee on the grounds| |that they have acted in a way which brings| |or is likely to bring the Pre-school into| 8 disrepute or he/she has failed to abide by the rules of the Constitution. Before the Committee decides whether to remove the Committee member, the Committee will give him/her written notice of the misconduct or failure alleged to have occurred. The Committee member will have not less than 14 days in which to submit a written response to the notice. The Committee will have regard to this written response before making the final decision on whether or not to remove him/her from the 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|Not applicable.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Not applicable.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Not applicable.| |Other||Not applicable.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Leigh Lollipops Nursery| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Not applicable| |Registered charity number|1033808| |Charity’s principal address|Leigh Village Hall
Bunce Common Road
Leigh
Reigate
Surrey
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||AmyLowry|NurseryManager||| ||Adele Turner|Treasurer||| ||Eve Waddingham|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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|Not applicable|| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and|Not applicable|| 10 segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **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** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc) **
**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||Amy Lowry|Adele Turner| ||
Nursery Manager/Committee Member|Treasurer| ||23/01/23|| ||23/01/23|| 11 CHARITY COMM155ION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For Vri+xI To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrl¢t¢d fvnds Restrictbd Endowmont Total funds Lastyear itr*thJ*•itE bith• TrBarA•t£ toth• n8*rott£ toth•n•4mÈtf Al Recel Nurseryla93 VoluntarycontrfbtitA￿$ EYFÈTtllm aurrw ¢C SETr￿￿nd￿g fFOEn Surroycc ¢￿rtAI￿ Reciamed from ￿RM¢ L*&Féès morde CoMm￿s1on Fundv*ing I￿￿m￿ ChAMaLqe donat￿￿5 Hinng outof ChI￿￿n,5 Unrfomi Chddrnn'z rnilk cost reclaimed Intsre5t incoTr Job Reientitin S(*w HmRcT￿ Reb￿e Sund 140S1 21.813 4,020 35,74? 1.97 1.36S 2.19B t7 17 123 2B6 326 ARJ 44576 45.576 61315 ssetan n¥e5tment 45.576 4￿￿76 .315 staftW*9è$ 42,ZJ Jl,253 posts. ov• EYFE incom¢ h￿e￿n0 In arwillg Costs Staff TMniAg costs staryand ChlOtefVs uthrrn Prinlinq and sund qx 700 1.285 S97 1.095 i.oao 617 617 514 8nd1tt5UIW upp 1,162 1,162 2£9 1.968 Ghldrens Wk Statf. thldrenand Accountanc Eènk chsoe8 FU[￿J￿￿O¢￿￿¢$ 23 216 216 q82 93 BdBn(i 362 Sub trjtal 51.9D2 A4 Assotand imfestrnent Sub totsl 51,902 SI.￿2 48.877 C¢XX Rl *a)JJnts Iss) 16111r2tr22 Ngt of reCeIpt￿(payments) A5 Transfgrs between lunds A6 Cash fvnds last ygar gnd Cash funds this year end i¥, Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted nds trj n￿1¥8*£ Restrictèd nds trj nur•8tE Endowrnent funds to rtoarest£ Dgtaik 81 Ca8h fund$ G4Fonkn ￿tt¥j￿t 31 rotsl cash funds 2&543 un￿5￿1G18d fvnd$ Restrlcted funds endowmènt funds to nwdr••t£ D?￿ls FtsJnd•)￿l¢tt Cyrr•ntv•l e3 Inywjtmgnt assets FwvJtr**l*h cun¥￿V*1￿ Details B4 As¥vts rotalngd for the harSty's own use Fundbjwthkh Vlhnduo Detsils DatB of roval beh811of *1 th8 trustees Sb3nalu Print Narn8 CCXX R2 ax#yJts ISSI 112022 Report of Independent Examlner I have examined the above Income and Expenditure Account and conflrm that it is in accordance with the books, vouchers and information supplied and is corrett to the best of my knowledge. Sl8nature prtnt Name Date of Approval D.V.P Frost- Orchard Cottsge, Church Road, Leigh. Surrey CHARITY COMM155ION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For Vri+xI To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrl¢t¢d fvnds Restrictbd Endowmont Total funds Lastyear itr*thJ*•itE bith• TrBarA•t£ toth• n8*rott£ toth•n•4mÈtf Al Recel Nurseryla93 VoluntarycontrfbtitA￿$ EYFÈTtllm aurrw ¢C SETr￿￿nd￿g fFOEn Surroycc ¢￿rtAI￿ Reciamed from ￿RM¢ L*&Féès morde CoMm￿s1on Fundv*ing I￿￿m￿ ChAMaLqe donat￿￿5 Hinng outof ChI￿￿n,5 Unrfomi Chddrnn'z rnilk cost reclaimed Intsre5t incoTr Job Reientitin S(*w HmRcT￿ Reb￿e Sund 140S1 21.813 4,020 35,74? 1.97 1.36S 2.19B t7 17 123 2B6 326 ARJ 44576 45.576 61315 ssetan n¥e5tment 45.576 4￿￿76 .315 staftW*9è$ 42,ZJ Jl,253 posts. ov• EYFE incom¢ h￿e￿n0 In arwillg Costs Staff TMniAg costs staryand ChlOtefVs uthrrn Prinlinq and sund qx 700 1.285 S97 1.095 i.oao 617 617 514 8nd1tt5UIW upp 1,162 1,162 2£9 1.968 Ghldrens Wk Statf. thldrenand Accountanc Eènk chsoe8 FU[￿J￿￿O¢￿￿¢$ 23 216 216 q82 93 BdBn(i 362 Sub trjtal 51.9D2 A4 Assotand imfestrnent Sub totsl 51,902 SI.￿2 48.877 C¢XX Rl *a)JJnts Iss) 16111r2tr22 Ngt of reCeIpt￿(payments) A5 Transfgrs between lunds A6 Cash fvnds last ygar gnd Cash funds this year end i¥, Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted nds trj n￿1¥8*£ Restrictèd nds trj nur•8tE Endowrnent funds to rtoarest£ Dgtaik 81 Ca8h fund$ G4Fonkn ￿tt¥j￿t 31 rotsl cash funds 2&543 un￿5￿1G18d fvnd$ Restrlcted funds endowmènt funds to nwdr••t£ D?￿ls FtsJnd•)￿l¢tt Cyrr•ntv•l e3 Inywjtmgnt assets FwvJtr**l*h cun¥￿V*1￿ Details B4 As¥vts rotalngd for the harSty's own use Fundbjwthkh Vlhnduo Detsils DatB of roval beh811of *1 th8 trustees Sb3nalu Print Narn8 CCXX R2 ax#yJts ISSI 112022 Report of Independent Examlner I have examined the above Income and Expenditure Account and conflrm that it is in accordance with the books, vouchers and information supplied and is corrett to the best of my knowledge. Sl8nature prtnt Name Date of Approval D.V.P Frost- Orchard Cottsge, Church Road, Leigh. Surrey