2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025

Charity name: Triangle Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1033953

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The aims of the Pre-school 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 or 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 objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.
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	To further its aims the Pre-school has the following powers: (a) to provide accommodation and equipment; (b) to raise money to pay for the Pre- school’s activities; (c) to make such payments as shall be necessary; (d) to fix and collect the fees payable in respect of children attending groups run by the Pre-school; (e) subject to adherence with all applicable legislation, to control the admission of children to the groups run by the pre-school and if appropriate,

require parents or guardians to withdraw them; (f) as a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance to send an accredited representative to vote at local Branch and/or County meetings and to the national Annual General Meeting of the Pre-school Learning Alliance; (g) to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property of the Pre-school as security for any money borrowed subject to complying with the provisions of sections 38 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993 if it is proposed to mortgage land; (h) to hire or acquire assets of any kind; (i) to buy, lease or rent any land or buildings and to maintain and equip it for the use of the Pre-school; (j) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Pre-school’s property subject to complying with the provisions of sections 36 and 37 of the Charities Act 1993; (k) to set aside funds for special purposes or as reserves against future expenditure; (l) to maintain and pay for membership of the Pre-school Learning Alliance; (m) to insure the property and assets of the Pre-school against any foreseeable risk and to take out other insurance policies to protect the Pre-school as required; (n) to provide indemnity insurance to cover the liability of the Committee members which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise attach to them in respect of any negligence, default, breach of trust or breach of duty of which they may be guilty in relation to the Preschool provided that any such insurance shall not extend to any claim arising from any act or omission which the Committee members knew to be a breach of trust or breach of duty or which was committed by the Committee members in reckless disregard to whether it was a breach of trust or breach of duty or not provided also that any such insurance shall not extend to the costs of any unsuccessful defence to a criminal prosecution brought against the Committee members in their capacity as Committee members of the Pre-school; (o) to employ such paid and unpaid staff, agents and advisors as maybe required from time to time; (p) to do any other lawful things which

		are necessary or desirable to enable the Pre-school to achieve its aims.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	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 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) 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. (a) The Committee members in shall be elected for one year at the Annual General Meeting. Retiring Committee members are eligible for re-election unless they have already served on the Committee in any capacity for ten consecutive years. (b) Co-opted members in 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. (d) 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 Preschool 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 Pre-school 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 Pre-school 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 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 reappointed in accordance with the provisions of this clause 5; (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 Preschool into 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.

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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	Children are educated and in certain cases helped with learning English. Referrals are made to appropriate agencies (e.g. speech and language). The Preschool has wider community involvement with local schools, including visits to and from them which supports children in their transitions to school. Accessing grants to support families in attending schemes to support their children with additional needs. Local older people’s managed property residents invited to key events in pre- school calendar.

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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	A deficit of £2,650 was made for the year.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves held are enough to cover staff redundancy costs and three months running costs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£56,719
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	The Preschool is running at a deficit for the year.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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	The trustees have considered the principal risks facing the Pre-school. These include financial sustainability in light of fluctuating occupancy levels, the recruitment and retention of suitably qualified staff, and ongoing compliance with Ofsted and EYFS requirements. Trustees regularly review these risks and maintain appropriate reserves, policies and procedures to mitigate their impact.
Other

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	CIO
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	Trustees are elected at Committee meetings, having first received DBS clearance and completed an EY2 form. 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 Preschool. 5.2 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. 5.3 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. 5.4 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. 5.5 (a) The Committee members in 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) shall be elected for one year at the Annual General Meeting. Retiring Committee members are eligible for re- election unless they have already

served on the Committee in any capacity for ten consecutive years. (b) Co-opted members in 5.2(c) 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. (d) 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. 5.6 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. 5.7 A quorum for Committee meetings is not less than half the Committee, including any two of the Officers. 5.8 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 Pre-school 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 Pre-school 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 matters concerning any such agreement relating to the provision of their services to the Pre-school is considered by the Committee. 5.9 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. 5.10 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. 5.11 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. 5.12 The term of office of any Committee member will automatically cease: (a) if he or she is not re-elected or reappointed in accordance with the provisions of this clause 5; (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 Preschool into 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. 6.0 Proceedings of the Committee 6.1 The Committee shall hold at least 2 meetings each year unless the

Committee shall decide by simple majority to hold a further meeting or meetings. 6.2 Every issue considered at Committee meetings may be determined by a simple majority of the votes cast at the meeting. A written resolution signed by all members of the Committee is as valid as a resolution passed in a meeting. 6.3 A Committee member must absent himself or herself from any discussions of the Committee in which it is possible that a conflict of interest may arise between his or her duty to act solely in the interest of the Pre-school and any personal interest (including but not limited to any personal financial interest) which the Committee member may have in the matter under consideration and take no part in any vote on the matter.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Triangle Playgroup
Other name the charity uses	Triangle Preschool
Registered charity number	1033953

Charity’s principal address	Wesley Methodist Church Weeke, Winchester, SO22 6EG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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)
	HayleyJane Coello
	Rebecca Elaine Sacree
	Ruth Elizabeth Clements
	Hannah Larkum

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Hayley Jane Coello ~~ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 29/01/2026

Triangle Pre-School 110090 CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts 4/1/2024 To 3/31/2025 For the period from ~~a=~~
Section A Receipts and payments
Total funds Last year Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Hampshire CountyCouncil NEG 90,404 - - 90,404 81,518 Fees 3,152 - - 3,152 6,185 Fundraising 1,698 - - 1,698 1,272 Donations - - - - 124 Grants - - - - 500 BuildingSocietyInterest 1,081 - - 1,081 967 Other 218 - - 218 201 - - - 96,553 - - 96,553 90,767 Sub total(Gross income for AR) ~~_ooeae~~
- - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 96,553 - - 96,553 90,767 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——__————~~
A3 Payments Rent 12,002 - - 12,002 11,564 Toys/Books 216 - - 216 1,314 Consumables 612 - - 612 958 Equipment 530 - - 530 34 Staff Costs 82,365 - - 82,365 76,362 Administration 2,290 - - 2,290 3,048 Craft/Activities 668 - - 668 687 FundraisingCosts 53 - - 53 122 Household 467 - - 467 380 Sub total 99,203 - - 99,203 94,469 - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 99,203 - - 99,203 94,469 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~a= =====~~ ~~——————~~
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,650 - - - 2,650 - 3,702
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - -
Cash funds this year end - 2,650 - - - 2,650 - 3,702

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details Building Society Cash at Bank Cash in Hand Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 49,127 7,490 102 56,719 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature

Date of Print Name approval

	Client Name	Triangle Preschool		1E002
		Charity Number 306086
	Period cover in the audit:	Audit forthe period 01/04/2024-31/03/2025
	Subject Matter:	Independent examination of chairty accounts
	Accounting:	Recorded as receipts and payment accounts
a Direction 1: Check whetherthe charity is eligible to have an independent examination		Over £25,000 - under £250,000		£96,553
	Direction 2: Check forany conflict of interestthat prevents the examinerfrom — carrying out their independent examination	Confirmed no conflict of interest and no involvment in day to day administration ofTrianle Preschool. There is no risk of conflict that would reduce the independence and objectivity of the independent examiner		Confirmed
	Direction 3: Record your independent examination
	Verification of Receipts of material significance	Triangle Preschool is funded primarilythrough Hampshire county council and fees charged. Any risks in allocation offunds received as well as the amount received to be verified against records held		Confirmed
	Funding	Verified funding was received from Hampshire county council on numerous occasions throughout the year. Verified the total amount received as perthe bank statements and verified these receipts were correctly recorded . Verified summary of head count reconcilitation with Hampshire County Council		£90,404
	Fees	Verified fees receive itemised as per the bank statement, agreed to the monitor schedule of fees due for payment. Verified fees received per bank statement were correctly recorded on the monitor report		£3,152
		Noted a 6.37% increase in total income received from 2024		Confirmed
	Verification of payments	Staffwages are the majority ofthe expenses. Riskthat incorrect amounts are paid, rates per hour, hours worked and any additional earnings and bonuses to be verified, in line with HMRC. Nest auto enrollment to be confirmed to qualified earnings . Any other
	Staffwages	Worked back the calculations for wages paid with hourly rate and hours worked. Verified that all recorded hours worked were authorisedandrecordedcorrectlyinthemonthlypayroll		£82,365

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