## **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 ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||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** |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 consttuton 2011.| |How is the charity
constituted?(e.g
unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**| **Election to post** 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 ## **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** |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(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Tuesday Rush|Chairperson||Bresford Preschool| |Tuesday Rush|Secretary||Beresford Pre-School| |Champagne Cocks|Trustee||Beresford Pre-School| |Michelle Howie|Trustee||Beresford Pre- School| |Shamima Hiah|Trustee||Beresford Pre- School| |Edit Laszlo|Trustee||Beresfor 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** |L. Fletcher|S. Moon| |---|---| |Louise Fletcher|Susan Moon| |Chair|Secretary| **Signature(s)** **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 10/06/2024 **Date** BERESFORD COMIUNITY PRE4CH OL SUAIAIARY OF ACCOU￿8 I￿sEPTEMBE F*5 funded F¢es pa￿ntEll￿re￿5 Grnnt Unifomi Fundralslt¥J 98.3Tr].36 7,512.80 534.08 325.00 752.70 556.00 2.038 25 198.22 Wages RenVr8te$ Premiqeg Calerirg ConsumabK¥ EquiDrnenl Training Admin Unrforni Inslmembership 97,976.73 6,775.90 57S.62 1,17420 1,144.30 1.105.81 1.145.09 2,180.58 219.60 1.114.29 108.74 1,816.72 OL￿at￿)n Other TOTAL £110,885.17 TOTAL £115,335.50 Der￿fer year BF%sYl prévhlU* 14,470.411 31.623.41 Current knwnt Dapowrt knount 7,889.28 19,463.72 TOTAL FUNDS 7.163.00 TOTAL FUNDS £27.1￿iK+ Olhw In¢om• Oth•r•xp•NlthJr• Ii#ml* Amazcffl credit Bcok Sal8 Trip Hdl¢x*Een Xrnas shop Xrno8 Paty t6.95 20.61 244.00 Trfp 351.57 32.49 100.LXI 119.JO 140.00 534.68 246.68 212.93 69.12 9.75 Entert￿ts[ Easlef Petahdks Testhèrtts Pamt Xmas FunD 228.LhJ 107.cil MIBC, T(rtal £848.88 Total £1.816.n CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs r8POrt on the accounts Section A Independent Examinev's Report R*portlo th• tru8t888 BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the y•ar ondod 2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1034070 Set out on pages l ￿pOrtt0 the trustees on my examination of the accounts of thp above charity I'the Trust'l forthe year ended Re¥ponsibilltl¢$ and ba818 of report AS the charitws trustees, you a￿ r88pon8ible for the preparation of the a¢¢ounl$ in accordance with the requirements of the Charities AGt 2011 I'the Ad'l. I report in respect of Tny examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my exarnination, I have followed all the ap￿ICable Direction5 given by the charity Commi55ion under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent tThÈ charity's gross in exceeded t25 andl èxaminer's $tst¢m¢nt undertake th& ex ation by being alrfied m applicable li bodyll 081818 not 8pPI￿ erof ert name of I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no material rnatters have come to my attention in connection with the examination lolher than th￿1 disdosed below'l which gives me cause lo believe that In, any m*8rial respect.. the accounting ￿COrdS were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Charrties Act., or the accounts (lid not accord with the a¢¢ounling records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Chariti88 (Aceounls and Report51 Regulations 2008 otherthan any requirement that the account8 give 8.true and fair, wew which Is not 8 matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no Gon¢ern$ and have come across no other mattars in conneLlion with the examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper under$tsnding of Ihe accounts lo be rea¢hed Please d@1818 the wortls in the bra¢kets rfth8y do nol Spply. Signod.. Dats.. Name..