## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From - 1[st] September 2023 To - 31st August 2024** ## **Charity name: Little Dragons Preschool** ## **Charity registration number: 1034043** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**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 of children primarily under
statutory school age by encouraging
parents to understand and provide for the
needs of their children.||| |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
Offer appropriate play, education and care
facilities, together with the right of parents
to take responsibility for and to become
involved in the activities, ensuring that our
pre-school offers opportunities for all
parents and children whatever their race,
culture, religion or means of ability.
Encourage the study of the needs of
children and their families and promote
public interest in and recognition of such
needs in local areas.||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees meet monthly with the staff to
ensure that the Pre-School continues to
maintain a high quality of education and
care for the benefit of the children in
attendance.
Trustees monitor the finances on a regular
basis and ensure that all funds raised are
used to benefit the children at the pre-
school by improving resources.
When making decisions about the level of
fees to charge parents for childcare at the
pre-school, the Trustees benchmark the
fees with other local pre-schools. This
ensures that the fees are affordable for as
wide a range of parents as possible.
In pursuing the purposes above, the
trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit and consider these to be of
benefit to all families in the local community
and surrounding area.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers meet on a regular basis to
support the aims and objectives of the pre-
school and organise fund raising events to
enhance the facilities available.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|During the FY 2023 - 2024 we continued
to build on the ‘outstanding’ status awarded
by Ofsted. We provided an outstanding
level of childcare and preschool education
to families in Ogbourne St. George and the
surrounding villages and towns.
Our financial position improved throughout
the year with increasing numbers of
children taking advantage of the excellent
facilities available.
The change in the management structure,
which occurred during the previous year,
continued to benefit the pre -school with
increased numbers and greater enthusiasm
from staff and parents alike.
We provided support to families going
through significant financial challenges.
We successfully raised funds for the
ongoing supply and improvement of
resources through fundraising events such
as autumn and easter parties, and a
summer fair to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the pre school.| We worked closely with the Village Hall Committee as their major user and tenant. We also have a close relationship with local primary schools and staff liaised with the school teachers to ensure a smooth transition for children from pre-school to school. ## **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Little Dragons Pre School had an income of
financial position at the end £64,101 and an expenditure of £64,550
of the period giving a deficit of £449 this financial year.
At the end of August we had £8,609 in our
cash account and petty cash. Taking into
consideration the additional £5,418 in the
savings account, and the expected income
and expenditure for the next academic year
the Committee considers that we are in a
stable condition for the next financial year.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 We have a savings account to ensure that
policy for holding reserves we are able to meet salary costs and other
stating why they are held commitments in the event of unexpected
circumstances. We also have a separate
account to cover potential redundancy
costs.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Savings : £5,418
Redundancy: £16,505
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 n/a
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 n/a
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 n/a
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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|| |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| |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|Elected by Committee| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Little Dragons Preschool
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1034043
Charity’s principal address High Street
Ogbourne St George
Marlborough
SN8 1SU
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Robert Tanner Chair
2 Caroline Iliffe Treasurer
3 Claire Cates Secretary
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## – 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 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)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| |Accountant|Trevor Hunt|Trevor Hunt Accountancy, Leigh, Cricklade, Wiltshire,
SN6 6RG| |||| |||| |||| |**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** R . Tanner **Signature(s)** C.Iliffe Robert B Tanner **Full name(s)** Caroline Iliffe **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 12.02.26 |**Section A Receipts and payments**
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_|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Fees & Government Grants
**58,556**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**58,556**|**58,556**||**67,785**|| |Fundraising & donations
**5,117**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**5,117**|**5,117**||**4,108**|| |Payments for specific items eg daytrips
**428**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**428**|**428**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**64,101**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**64,101**|**64,101**||**71,893**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
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**-**
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**-**
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**71,893**
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————~~——~~||||||||||||||||| |Personnel
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**5,988**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**5,988**|**5,988**||**5,109**|| |Services & Consumables
**2,303**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**2,303**|**2,303**||**2,319**|| |Other
**2,832**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**2,832**|**2,832**||**4,019**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**_Sub total_ 64,550**|||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||**64,550**|**64,550**||**76,384**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**- 4,491**
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**30,981**
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**30,981**
**35,472**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**30,532**
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**30,981**
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SSSS]||||||||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 13/02/2026 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
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**charity’s own use**
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**5,418**
**16,505**
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**Details**
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Toys
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Laptop
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C.Iliffe
Signature
R. Tanner|**30,532**
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Caroline Iliffe||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
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9.2.26
9.2.26| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 13/02/2026 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Little Dragons Pre-school Ogbourne **On accounts for the year** 31/08/2024 **Charity no** 1034043 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-7 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 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 the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ which gives me cause 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 form 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 considered 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._ **Signed:** N. McDonnell **Date:** 18.12.2025 **Name:** Nichola McDonnell **Relevant professional** N/A **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 35 The Thorns, Marlborough, SN8 1DY 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . Nothing to note. 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**