## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 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 PreSchool 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 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 PreSchool to achieve its aims. Statement confirming whether Para 1.18 **Trustees have regard to the guidance on** the trustees have had regard **public benefit as per the Pre-School** to the guidance issued by the **constitution** Charity Commission on public benefit SORP reference Policy on grant making ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.38 ||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.**| ## **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**|**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**| ## **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 Para 1.25 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 ## **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 charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** ||| |---|---| |Charityname|Beresford Pre-School| |Other name the charityuses|N/A| |Registered charitynumber|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(if any) **| |---|---|---|---| |Tuesday Rush|Chairperson||| |Vacant|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 ## **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** |T rush|Post open| |---|---| |Tuesday Rush|Post open| |Chair|Secretary| **Signature(s)** **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 12/06/2024 **Date** BERESFORD COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL ST SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS I$T SEPTEMBER 2020_ 31 AUGUST 2021 INCOME EXPENDITURE Fees funded Fees parentslcarers EYPP Grant Uniform Fundraising Donations Photo Inlerest Other 73,986.66 10.567.09 1,065.94 191.70 373.00 1.310.16 1.626.80 573.00 1.39 408.37 Wages Renurates Premises Catering costs Consumables Equipment Training Admin Unifomi Inslmembership other 75,852.26 4,656.85 790.98 976.55 979.58 1,779.73 1,778.30 1,175.17 501.80 719.86 1,339.32 TOTAL £90,104.11 TOTAL £90,550.40 Deficil for year BIFwd previous year (446.291 29.013.96 Petty Cash Current account Business account 0.00 14,577.53 13,990.14 TOTAL FUNDS £28,567.67 TOTAL FUNDS £28.567.67 Other Income Other expendlture includes Refunds Book club Child. In need Xmas Paty 191.87 27.00 34.50 155.00 Teacher to Parenls Gifts Funday Flowers Easter i.c.o Audit Bouncy Castle. Frames Donations Misc. Photo 360.00 165.39 215.09 24.49 50.17 40.00 50.00 85.00 47.90 83.80 92.03 125.45 Total 408.37 Total 1,339.32 5A9. AIJTY (O •xaffllnof• reyt on th• accountg ".VpJi* fxa'Y,'In¢r 1034070 fth• Tnrfl lor R••pon•iw*th• Md A8 ttsi tru•kn6, >f•u b••l• ae )anb Cl￿rItieS I Iwl of my oy*n1nètw d th• Truoys a¢￿￿3 carried lx ••dkn 145 ol th• 2011 Ad wjln c8rryirvJ ¢Jul Try •ominaliM, I hw8 fC4lo￿j al the ￿p￿￿aL48 Dir8(kn by the CorTh ••clkn 146(SMbl AL*, conx to my allwth'ffi In ¢thn•(thn IM ex•miT￿Tr lolhw (Acciuih Ro￿￿) R•gul*Kr4 XX)8 othgr any Ih81 IM ?TrJ f* th *hid) i• not • mattw Add•. Iw• CC32. •x•thtth rf thanty acc(Atnts dire•w5 .