2023-08-31-accounts

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Summary ofthe purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document					Para 1.17	The purpose of Leigh Lollipops Nursery isto 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 totheir full potential.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those			Para 1.17and 1.19	The aims of the Preschool as documented in the constitution document are to enhance
purposes		forthe public				the development and education of children
benefit, in particular, activities, projects or services identified in				the the		pdimarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children
accounts.						through community groups and by:
						a) offering appropriate play, education
						and care facilities, family learning
						and extended hours groups,
						together with the dight of parents to
						take responsibility for and tobecome
						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 ofsuch needs in the local
						areas
						c) instigating and adhering to and
						furthering the aims and objectives of
						the Preschool 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 preschool children in the local area. This means that profits made from the charity's activities go back into the Nursery to purchase or update e ui ment.

You ma	choose to	choose to	choose to	include	further statements	where relevant about:	where relevant about:	where relevant about:
					SORP reference
						Not applicable.
					Para 1.38
Policy on		grant making
						Not applicable.
					Para 1.38
Policy on		social investment
including		program		related
investment
Contribution			made	by	Para 1.38	Leigh Lollipops Nursery committee, made up carers.			is run by mostly		a of	volunteer parents/
volunteers
						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		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 reference
						It remains a challenging	environment for
						small independent nurseries in general, as
Summary of achievements			the main ofthe charity,		Para 1.20	government subsidies do not adequately compensate for the cost of providing "free" childcare whilst expanding the scheme.
identifying		the difference the
charity's work has made to the circumstances of its						Additionally, inflation throughout the year	rose causing	steadily upward
beneficiaries			and any wider			pressure on supply prices.
benefits	to	society asa
whole.						The cost of living crisis has meant		there is
						additional pressure on	parents'	finances
						meaning some are doing	reduced	sessions
						or keeping their children	at home	until they
						are the age for free	childcare	or the
						government's expansion	of the subsidised
						care begins.
						The Nursery continues to	offer care over a4
						day week. Providing experienced staff and a
						varied arra of activities.
Additional		information		(optional)
You ma	choose to include further statements					where relevant about:
						Detailed above.
Achievements			against		Para 1.41
objectives		set
						Net fundraising was lower	than the	previous
						years as lower children	numbers	meant
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set					Para 1.41	there were less people to fundraise and fundraise from and there was more apathy from parents in contributing time to these
						events.
						Not applicable.
Investment		performance			Para 1.41
against objectives
Other						Not applicable.

Review of	the charity's	the charity's	the charity's			Para 1.21
financial position		at the		end
ofthe eriod
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves						Para 1.22	The reserves we hold Nursery from previous					are the profits of years. Due to				the the
stating why they		are held					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	beforced	to		close.
Amount of	reserves held					Para 1.22	f20,423
Reasons for holding zero						Para 1.22	Not applicable.
reserves
Details of fund materially					in	ara	Not applicable.
deficit
Explanation	of any					Para 1.23	Not applicable.
uncertainties about the
charity continuing		as a going
concern
Additional	information			(optional)
You ma choose to include					further statements		where relevant about:
							Not applicable.
The charity's principal
sources offunds any fundraising)		(including				Para 1.47
							Not applicable.
investment	policy and
objectives including any social investment policy						Para 1.46
adopted
A description ofthe principal							The principal risks facing the charity are									as
risks facing the charity							follows:
						Para 1A6
							1.	child occupancy				rates below a level
								that can support				our fixed		costs
							2.	government		funding for childcare
								being below		the		cost of providing
								the care
							3. 4.	loss ofa key member of withdrawal ofthe contract					staff to rent
								our premises		from the Leigh Village
								Hall
							5.	loss of reputation
							6.	a downgrade		from Ofsted

Description	Description		of charity's	of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing				document	Para 125	Constitution
{trust deed.			ro al	charter
How is the			chadity		Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
constituted?
{e.g unincorporated
association,			CIO)
Trustee selection				methods	Para 1.25	The overall management and control ofthe
including	details of any					Preschool will rest with the individual
constitutional			provisions e.g.			members of the Preschool's management
election to any person		post or name of or body entitled				committee ("the Committee" ). As well as being responsible for the management cf
to appoint		one or more				the Preschool the Committee members are
trustees						also the charity trustees ofthe Preschool.
						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) ifthe Committee decides itcan 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 of election or co-option be
						Family Members. In the event that this 60
						per cent figure cannot be achieved, the
						Preschool may elect Affiliate Members to
						make up the balance of the Committee
						subject to the Affiliate Members being
						approved by the Preschool Learning
						Alliance.
						Where an individual is elected as a
						Committee member it is that individual who
						is the Committee member and charity trustee end 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 the have alread served

on the Committee in any capacity for ten
consecutive years.
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 ofthe death or resignation ofan
elected Committee member, the vacancy
shall be filled until the next Annual General
Meeting by a Family Member, or an AffiTiats
Member appointed by the Committee.
All Committee members will have one vote
each at Committee meetings. Inthe 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 ofthe Officers.
All Members shall be eligible to stand fcr
election to the Committee, except ordinarily
a Member who is a paid employee of the
Preschool. A Member who is a paid
employee ofthe Preschool may however be
eligible forelection tothe Committee subject
to the following conditions being satisfied:
a) No Committee member may be paid fcr
services provided tothe Preschool that fam
part oftheir duties asa Committee member
and trustee ofthe Preschool;
b) Any services which are provided by a
Member who is a paid employee to the
Preschool must be the subject ofa written
agreement between the individual and the
Preschool on such terms as are considered
by the Committeeto be in the interests ofthe
Preschool and have been approved by a
resolution ofthe Committee;
c)The amount ofthe remuneration forsuch
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 Preschool and
no such Committee members shall vote on

orsit in any Committee meeting at which any
matters concerning any such agreement
relating to the provision of their services to
the Preschool is considered by the
Committee.
Not less than two weeks before the date of
the next Annual General Meeting of the
Preschool 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 ofoffice ofany 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 5other
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 the have acted in a wa which brin s

You ma cho	ose to include fu	rther statement	s where relevant
			Not applicable.
Policies and	procedures
adopted for the 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	Pars 1.51
related parties
Other			Not applicable.

Chari	name			Lei h Lolli	s Nurse
Other name the charit			uses	Not a licable
Re istered chant		number		1033808
Charity's	principal	address		Leigh Village	Hall,
				Bunce Common Road,
				Leigh,
				Reigate, Surrey
				RH2 BNP

me	s ofthe charity tru	stees who manage th	stees who manage th	e charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)		Dates acted ifnot for whole ar	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled int trustee ifan
	Amy Lowry	Nursery	Manager
	Adele Turner	Treasurer
	Eve Waddingham	Trustee
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