## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/09/2019 Period start date To 31/08/2020 Period end date Charity name: Beresford Pre-School** ## **Charity registration number: 1034070** ## **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 Early Years
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 Early Years Alliance
to send an accredited representative to
vote at local Branch and/or County meetings
and to the national Annual General Meeting| |||of the Early Years 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
Early Years 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
Pre-School 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|**Trustees have regard to the guidance on**
**public benefit as per the Pre-School**
**constitution**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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|| |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|**The Pre-School has continued to achieve**
**its main aim to provide education and**
**care for children aged two to four years**
**old, and to work in partnership with their**
**families.**| **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** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Per submitted accounts**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Pre-School holds reserves in case of**
**emergencies/redundancies and aims to**
**hold enough to cover expenditure for**
**three months**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£13988**| |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|**N/A**| ## **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:||The Pre-School is a body in membership of the
EarlyYears Alliance.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|The Pre-School has adopted the Early Years
Alliance model Pre-School constitution 2011.| |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|**Election to post**| ## **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 Para 1.51 charity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Beresford Pre-School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1034070| |Charity’s principal address|Scout Hut, Beresford Avenue
Rochester
Kent
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Alice Linnane|Chairperson||Beresford Pre-School| ||Gillian Davies|Secretary||Beresford Pre-School| ||Natalie Skiggs|Trustee||Beresford Pre-School| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year N/A** ## **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** **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)**
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**Date**|A.Linnane|G.Davies| |---|---|---| ||Alice Linnane|Gillian Davies| ||
Chair|Secretary| ||17/06/2021|| ||17/06/2021|| BERESFORD cof*lkUIM'ITY pRE￿ChOOL SLJM.M.ARY OF ACCOLINT8 1ST SEPTEMBER 2019- 31ST ALJCyLJ8T 2020 114COiv1E EXPEYDITbRE Fpes funded Fees parentslcarers SEN funding EYPP Uniform 76,388.20 10,924.60 914.18 1,460.89 377.50 Wages Renuratea Premises Catering coqt.q Corisurriables 81,771.58 4,970.25 429.71 797.17 1,057.78 riti Fundraising Donations Photo Interest Other 1,160.89 6,615.49 440.00 160.61 19.95 Equipment Training Admin Uniform PhotoJFro•%mes Inslmembership Other 3,100.14 1,293.43 1,910.79 370.25 190.25 612.11 793.69 TOTAL £98,46? 31 TOTP.L £97,2Q7.15 Surpliis for year B/Fwd previous year 1.105.16 27,848.80 Petty Cash Current aGGount Dpposit qccount 25.78 14,999.43 1.3,988.75 TOTP.L FUblDS £29,013.96 TOTP.L FUNDS £29,013.96 Other Income includes Other expenditure includes Water Bottles Refund 10.00 9.95 Dance Co Xmas gifts Xmas entertainer Watcr bottles Easter Leavers gifts .Shredding Parking. Keys Tubs Misc 225.72 131.82 85.00 79.79 48.00 55.90 60.00 11.20 6.00 9.00 81.26 Total £19.95 Total £793.69 JV-MJ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended u I1ov¥i i Y Y Y Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 IThe charity's gros ome exceeded £250,000 am qualified to examiner's statement undertake th@ amination by being a qu member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete ￿l￿n0 applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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: Date: Name: knJ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018