## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2021 Period start date To 31/08/2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Beresford Pre-School** ## **Charity registration number: 1034070** ## **Objectives and Activities** SORP reference Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 The aims of the Pre-School are to of the charity as set out in enhance the development and its governing document 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and To further its aims the Pre-School has
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activities in relation to the following powers:
those purposes for the (a) to provide accommodation and
public benefit, in equipment;
particular, the activities, (b) to raise money to pay for the
projects or services PreSchool’s activities;
identified in the accounts.
(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
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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 PreSchool to achieve its aims.
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Statement confirming Para 1.18 Trustees have regard to the
whether the trustees guidance on public benefit as per
have had regard to the the Pre-School constitution
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference ## Policy on grant making **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including Para 1.38
program related
investment
Committee members, help to run
Contribution made by the library at Beresford, run
volunteers Para 1.38 fundraising events, making and
serving refreshments, helping with
arts and crafts. They volunteer to
buy presents, prizes and
decorations throughout the year
for the children including
Christmas, Easter and at the end
of year. Committee members also
cover staff during session times
when extra help is needed for
example when staff are on
training.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
The Pre-School has continued to
Summary of the main achieve its main aim to provide
achievements of the education and care for children
charity, identifying the aged two to four years old, and to
difference the charity’s work in partnership with their
work has made to the Para 1.20 families.
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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## **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 Per submitted accounts
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Pre-School holds reserves in
policy for holding case of emergencies/redundancies
reserves stating why they and aims to hold enough to cover
are held expenditure for three months
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £13995.40
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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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
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Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Description of charity’s The Pre-School is a body in membership trusts: of the Early Years Alliance. Type of governing Para 1.25 The Pre-School has adopted the Early document (trust deed, Years Alliance model Pre-School royal charter) constitution 2011. How is the Para 1.25 **Unincorporated association** charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 **Election to post** 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 ## **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 Para 1.51 works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name Beresford Pre-School Other name the charity N/A uses **----- Start of picture text -----**
Registered charity 1034070
number
Charity’s principal Scout Hut, Beresford Avenue
address Rochester
Kent
ME1 2QX
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Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) whole year entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
Louise Fletcher Chairperson
Kirsty Linnane- Secretary Beresford Pre-School
Lusted
Elise Kempster Trustee started Nov 2021 Beresford Pre-School
Sue Moon Trustee started Nov 2021 Beresford Pre- School
Shelley King Trustee started Nov 2021 Beresford Pre- School
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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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
N/A
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## **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)** Nicole Gallop Beresford Pre school manager ## **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** S. Moon **Signature(s)** L. Fletcher Susan Moon **Full name(s)** Louise Fletcher **Position (eg** Chair Trustee **Secretary,** Chair, etc) Date 1910612023 BERESFORSD COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL SUMMARY OF ACCoUP￿s 1st SEPTEMBER2021 . 31ST AUGUST 2022 INCOME EXPENDITURE Fees funded Fees Parent￿Care[S EYPP SEN DAF Unifom7 Fundraising Photo Donations Interest 72,512.04 14.024.00 1,595.16 1.243.55 1.230.CK) 247. 1,335.07 627.1 2.802.94 83.951.65 6,614.30 368.58 823.99 1.469.16 1.189.82 1,355.40 1.847.60 251.85 732.56 72.73 2,062.38 RentlRates Premises Catering costs Consumables Equipment TrainirvJ Admin Unrfonn Inslmembership Photo TOTAL £96.570.40 TOTAL £100.740.02 Deficil f(x year BIFwd prevtous year {4,169.62} 28,567.67 Current Account Business Account 10,402.65 13,995.40 TOTAL FUNDS £24,398.05 TOTAL FUNDS £24,398.05 Other income Other expenditure includes Amazon credit Child￿n in need EID Halloween Xmas shop Xmas Easter Outing 52.38 Trip Gif Fun Day Pet AHOL Easter Asda top up Halkw4een Teacher to parents Xmas. Jubilee i.c.o. Banner Misc. Donations 396.50 199.16 142.81 160.00 79.12 200.00 20.69 360.00 220.49 30.17 40.00 65.69 42.75 105.00 70. 12.1)) 144. 211.00 419.LXI Total £948.38 Totsl £2.062.38 (if any): Address". Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018