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|Summary
the charity
governing||Ofthe purpOSeS
as set out in its
document|||Of|Pares.1r|The provision of play-based
education for
children
under statutory
school age in
Osmotherley
and surrounding
areas.|
||||||||We are an independent
pre-school which also|
||||||||has charitable
status and is run by parent|
||||||||volunteers
who carry out the aims and|
||||||||objectives of the pre-school.
All monies raised in whatever
manner
go back|
||||||||into to resourcing the group where al!monies|
||||||||are directly spent on the children.|
|Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or||||||Para 1.17 and
1.19|We aim to serve
every
child
within
the local
community
and
beyond.
We maintain
strong
links with all aspects ofthe community
including
the
local
primary
school.
We
believe
that
children
play
a
vital
role
within
our|
|services||identified|in|the|||communities.|
|accounts.||||||||
||||||||Here at pre-school
we believe
that
children|
||||||||learn best through
play, we therefore
have a|
||||||||great
deal
of free
flow
play
in
which
the
children are able to make independent
choices|
||||||||about activities that they are interested
in. We|
||||||||plan
for
children's
learning
through
their
interests,
assessing
their
well-being,|
||||||||involvement
and
schematic
play. We take
a|
||||||||holistic
approach
to both
development
and|
||||||||learning where all children are valued.|
||||||||We follow the
Early Years Foundation
Stage|
||||||||Guidance
and
provide
a
rich
variety
of|
||||||||resources
both indoor
and outdoor.
We also|
||||||||provide regular opportunities
for exploring the|
||||||||local
environment
for the
children,
a truly|
||||||||enriched
learning experiencing.
All our staff are|
||||||||well qualitied,
undertake
training
and
update|
||||||||knowleogein
ilne
with RfPd
Z/ld
l'lfll/|
||||||||government
requirements|
||||In November 2017,the Preschool was awarded|
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||||Outstanding
status
by Ofsted after inspection.|
||||Details ofthe report can befound on the Ofsted|
||||website.|
||||The pre-school
has had 24 plus children on the|
||||roll through the year.|
||||Trustees have had regard to the guidance on|
||||public benefit as issued by the Charity
Commission
when undertaking
the charities|
||||work during the year.|
|Statement
confirming
whether the trustees have||para 1.13|The trustees believe that elements ofthe
public benefit requirement
are satisfied. The|
|had regard
issued by|to the guidance
the Charity||direct benefits flowing from this purpose are
that children at this stage have a safe, healthy|
|Commission
on public|||and stimulating|
|benefit|||environment
in which they can learn through|
||||play and that each child will be helped to
develop their own unique set ofqualities and|
||||talents to their full potential. These benefits|
||||can be evidenced
by feedback from the|
||||Parents, by the detailed observations
and
assessments
carried out by staff and by the|
||||external inspections
from the Education|
||||Department
and Social Services. The purpose|
||||ofthe Pre-school
is beneficial and there is no|
||||harm. The beneficiaries ofthis purpose are the|
||||children who attend the Pre-school.|
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|||||||||We continue to provide three full day (8am to|
|||||||||5.30pm) sessions during both term time and as
holiday
club
provision.
There
are
then
two|
|Summary
of
achievements||the main
ofthe charity,|||||Para 1.20|additional
morning
sessions
offered
during
term time only.|
|identifying
the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances
of its
beneficiaries
and any wider||||||||This
provides
a realistic
option
for working
parents
and
has
contributed
greatly
to the
ongoing financial
stability of the pre-school.|
|benefits to|society as a||||||||
|whole.||||||||Staff wage rates were increased
in April 2020
and then again
in April 2021 to continue to be|
|||||||||comparable
with other local settings and also in|
|||||||||line with increases
in the NMW.|
|||||||||The
Committee
are
committed
to
ensuring|
|||||||||wages rates continue to rise annually.
This isto
both recognise the performance
ofthe current|
|||||||||staff and to enable
future
recruitment.
The|
|||||||||increases do have an impact on both operating|
|||||||||cash flow and the redundancy
provision
and|
|||||||||therefore
the
cash
reserves
need
to
be|
|||||||||increased. This is toensure we have sufficient
in|
|||||||||reserve to cover drops
in head count as well as|
|||||||||having
the funds
available
for building
repair|
|||||||||and maintenance
as it arises.|
|||||||||The Pre-school was closed for a period
through|
|||||||||2020
due
to
Covid-19.
We
committed
to|
|||||||||running
sessions
from
September
2020|
|||||||||onwards
as fully as possible,
even when there|
|||||||||were
fewer
children
than
the
break
even.|
|||||||||Running the sessions at a loss was necessary to|
|||||||||ensure
we
kept
the
preschool
running
as|
|||||||||parents slowly returned to using the provision.|
|||||||||This has resulted
in a loss in the year, however|
|||||||||we have built up reserves tocover this scenario.|
|Additional||information||||(optional)|||
|You ma|choose to include||||||further statements|where relevant about:|
|Achievements|||||against||Para 1.41||
|objectives||set|||||||
|Performance||||offundraising|||||
|activities
set|against o
trtecttves||||||1.41||
Investment performanc
against objectives
Para 1.41
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|inancial
Review|inancial
Review|inancial
Review||||
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|Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end
ofthe period||||Para 1.21|The pre-school
had an excess of payments
over
receipts off11,711this year. This follows
running
sessions on a normal
basis even when
numbers
were low. Cancelling sessions would|
||||||lead to further headcount
reductions.|
||||||This policy appears to be working and numbers|
||||||into the current year are increasing. We do|
||||||expect to have another deficit in 2021/22,|
||||||however we expect this to be around
half of|
||||||the 20/21 deficit.|
|Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||||Para 1.22|The pre-school
holds in reserve sufficient funds
tocover statutory
redundancy
payments.
This is
reviewed
periodically
to ensure
the
reserve
continues to increase
in line with wage rises.|
||||||In addition,
a capital
reserve
is held for any|
||||||future
building
costs.
(The
preschool
being|
||||||responsible
for all maintenance
of the building|
||||||under the terms ofthe lease with
NYCC). Ifwe|
||||||are unable to pay for repair works as they arise,|
||||||we would be forced to close the preschool. The|
||||||current areas which are likely to require
repair|
||||||or replacement
are the boiler and the chimney|
||||||stack.|
|Amount ofreserves|held|||Para 1.22|f28,000|
|Reasons for holding|zero|||Para 1.22|n/a|
|reserves||||||
|Details offund matedially|||in|Para 1.24|n/a|
|deficit||||||
|Explanation
ofany||||Para 1.23|n/a|
|uncertainties
about|the|||||
|charity continuing
as a going||||||
|concern||||||
|Additional
information
(optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements|||||where relevant about:|
||||||NYCC funded
hours, fees paid for unfunded|
|The charity's
principal
sources of funds (including||||Para 1.47|hours and small donations|
|any fundraising)||||||
|Investment
policy and
objectives including
any||||Para 1.46||
|social investment|policy|||||
|adopted||||||
||||||Increases
in the cost of living (NMW,|
|A description
ofthe principal
risks facin
the chari||||Para 1.46|Utilities etc) increasing
costs for preschool
while the rates
aid b
NYCC for funded|
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|tructure, Governance|and Mana|gement||
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|Description of charity's||||
|trusts:||||
|Type of governing
document||Constitution||
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|Trust||
|constituted?||||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Appointed|by members|
|including
details ofany||||
|constitutional
provisions e.g.||||
|election to post or name of||||
|any person or body entitled||||
|to appoint one or more||||
|trustees||||
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction|Para 1.51|
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|and training oftrustees||
|The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider|Para 1.51|
|network
with which the||
|charity works||
|Relationship
with any related|Para 1.51|
|parties||
|Other||
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|efere|nce and Administ|nce and Administ|rative
de|tails|
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|Charity|name||Osmotherley|Preschool|
|Other name||the charity uses|None||
|Registered||charity number|1035485||
|Chadty's|principal address||3School Lane,||
||||Osmotherley,||
||||Northallerton||
||||DL6386||
|mes|ofthe|charity tru|stees who manage the|stees who manage the|charity||||
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||Trustee|name|Office (ifany)||Dates acted ifnot for whole
eaf|Name
to a|ofperson (or body) entitled
int trustee
ifan||
||Anthea|Howlett|Chair||||||
||Lucy Sillars||Treasurer||||||
||Emily Tones||Committee|member|||||
||Heather|Rowe|Committee|member|||||
||Lucy Watts||Committee|member|||||
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|Pre School Fund|asat||||43,668.84|
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|Excessof|||||8,680.25|
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|Pre School Fund|as at|31.07.21||||
|Current Account|at|31.07.21|12,319.71|||
|less unpresented|cheques|||||
|Deposit~nt||||||
|Bank interest||||||
|Add unbacked
income||||||
|Dep(kit account|provlsloAs|||||
||||Roof fund|r5„006.60||
||||Boiler fund|P3,000.00||
||||Redundancy|F20„069.00||
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|Fees||
|---|---|
|ttYCC||
|Grants||
|Fundrsising||
|interest||
|Nhsceffsneous||
|This sun'~assess saon sera% isesusc||
|'ia the depast sccasnt||
||Paapnts|
|Staff Costs||
|Premises Costs||
|General Running Costs||
|Boofts snd ffhtfnriafs||
|Fundraising
Costs||
|Rtfsc ftrnns||
|(including transfe- toDeposit ft LP~tj
(DsflcityE'scene ofReceipts over Paymenfs||
|Other Reset
stt Pe|ments|
|From Deposit Account||
|Fram LPAccount||
|Ta Oepceit Account||
|ToLP Account||
|Fees|||
|---|---|---|
|Grants|||
|Fundratsing|||
|Sub total (Gross income||for|
|||rile|
|A2 Asset and investment
sales|||
|(see table)|||
|Aa Tsa|||
|Stait Casts|||
|Premises Costs|||
|General Running Costs|||
|Books and trtateriats|||
||Sub total||
|Net ofrecefptsffpaymenu/|||
|ASTraasfem between|funds||
|ASCash funds last year end|||
|Cas.h tbntts this year||ettd|
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|Pre School Fund|asat||||43,668.84|
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|Excessof|||||8,680.25|
||||||272.54|
|Pre School Fund|as at|31.07.21||||
|Current Account|at|31.07.21|12,319.71|||
|less unpresented|cheques|||||
|Deposit~nt||||||
|Bank interest||||||
|Add unbacked
income||||||
|Dep(kit account|provlsloAs|||||
||||Roof fund|r5„006.60||
||||Boiler fund|P3,000.00||
||||Redundancy|F20„069.00||
||||Total|||
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|Fees||
|---|---|
|ttYCC||
|Grants||
|Fundrsising||
|interest||
|Nhsceffsneous||
|This sun'~assess saon sera% isesusc||
|'ia the depast sccasnt||
||Paapnts|
|Staff Costs||
|Premises Costs||
|General Running Costs||
|Boofts snd ffhtfnriafs||
|Fundraising
Costs||
|Rtfsc ftrnns||
|(including transfe- toDeposit ft LP~tj
(DsflcityE'scene ofReceipts over Paymenfs||
|Other Reset
stt Pe|ments|
|From Deposit Account||
|Fram LPAccount||
|Ta Oepceit Account||
|ToLP Account||
|Fees||
|---|---|
|Grants||
|Fundratsing||
|Sub total (Gross income|for|
||rite|
|A2 Asset and investment
sales||
|(see tabie)||
|Stait Casts||
|Premises Costs||
|General Running Costs||
|Sett total||
|Net ofrecefptsffpaymen&J||
|ASTraasfem between funds||
|ASCash funds last year end||
|Cas.h tbntts this year|ettd|