2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2022 Period start date To 31/08/2023 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 PreSchool’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 PreSchool 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

SORP reference Policy on grant making

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	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Committee members, help to run the library at Beresford, run 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

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.

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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

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	19,065.95
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

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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
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 consttuton 2011.
How is the charity constituted?(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association

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

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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

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 ME1 2QX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Louise Fletcher	Chairperson
Sue Moon	Secretary		Beresford Pre-School
Tuesday Rush	Trustee		Beresford Pre-School
Champagne Cocks	Trustee		Beresford Pre- School
			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

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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

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) L. Fletcher S. Moon Louise Fletcher Susan Moon Chair Secretary	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) L. Fletcher S. Moon Louise Fletcher Susan Moon Chair Secretary	Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) L. Fletcher S. Moon Louise Fletcher Susan Moon Chair Secretary
	L. Fletcher	S. Moon
	Louise Fletcher	Susan Moon
	Chair	Secretary

Date 10/06/2024

BERESFORD C MAIUNITY PRE SCHOOL SUPAPAARY OF ACCOUNT 1•t SEPTEMBER 2022- 31" AUGUST 20 INCOME EXPENDITURE Fees funded Fees parentslcaref5 EYDP SEN Uniform Fundraising Photo Donations Inte￿$t Other 81.101.27 9,200.(K) 2.144.05 18,884.15 411.00 643.88 641. 4.624.96 70.55 1,960.44 89,722.76 6.565.90 486.29 851.87 1.381.60 2.293.83 1,339.20 1.392.63 663.40 754.11 55.80 2,906.20 Rentlfates Premises Catering Consumabtes Equipment Training Admin Unifonn Inslrnembership Photo Other TOTAL £119,681.30 TOTAL £108,413.59 Profft for year BIFwd previo 11.267.71 24.398.05 CurTent Acc(KJnl Deposit Account 16.599.81 19,065.95 TOTAL FUNDS £35.665.76 TOTAL FUNDS £35.665.76 Othèr Income Other expenditure itemised Amazon credit Children in need Workl bcx)k day Raintthv day Xmas shop Xmas Easter Trips Fun Day 49.70 Trip Grfis Bouw castle Easter Halloween Teacher to Parents Xmas Audit Fkmers 1.277.72 70.19 85.00 74.07 7.95 435.60 132.80 50.IXI 35.00 204.81 B8.90 338.72 105.44 41.04 27.Tr) 228.00 206.QO 157. 843.00 386.70 Amazon Prime Fun Raising Photo Fram6S Total £1.960.44 £2,906.20

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees ?EftsSTr (2x> PoE-_ On accounts for the year ended OB- Charity no (rfany) [03 L¥c>7C) Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trrf) for the year ended R8sponslbillli8s and basis of rnport As ts tharit￿5 truslee5, you are responsible for the preparation of the a￿ounts in accordan￿ with requi￿rnents of the Chartties Act 2011 (Ihew. I report in r8spec of my examinati￿ of th8 Trusfs accounts carriéd out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission urthr sedion 145(5)(b) of the A¢. Independent charivs examinerfs ststsment undertake the am qualified to ember of finsert name of mination by beiThJ a qual" bodyll. Delete [ ] rfn I have c(xnpleted rny examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in conneclion wilh the examination (other than that disdosed bell￿.) ￿th1¢h gives me cause to believe that in, any material the accounting records ￿ere not keo in accordance section 130 of the Charities Act" or the ac￿Unts did not a(xJ)rd ith the accountir¥J re(x)rds" or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements con￿ming the fomi and ￿ntent of a￿Unts set out in the Charities (Accounts and ReF￿rts) Regulations 2(K)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a InR and fairf view which is not a matter onsidered as part of an indeFWKknt examination. I have no con￿M$ and have come across no other matters in ￿nneCtIOn wlth the exaTnination to attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a woper urKYerstanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete Ihe ￿OrdS in Iho br3(8ts rfthey t*) not apply. Slgned." Relevant profosslonal qualitication(s) or body IER Oct 2018

(If any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to hb3hlight material matters of con￿rn {8ee CC32. Independent examination of ¢harrty accounts: direclions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018