Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/08/2021 To 01/08/2022
Charity name: First Steps Pre-School Princes Risborough
Charity registration number: 1035692
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide a preschool environment to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age |
| 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 |
Offer appropriate play education and care facilities |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference Provided Care for to up to 24 children in each term time day Summary of the main Para 1.20 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.
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We are holding enough in reserve and have managed to increase our reserves to reflect the increased number of employed staff and redundancy requirements |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | 3 months running costs including and required redundancy in the event of closure |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | 42,506.03 |
| 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 | Only concern we currently have is the amount of government funding and increasing rental costs |
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 |
Fees paid by parents and Government funding per child |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Increasing costs and limited ability to earn additional income |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Preschool learning alliance constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated association |
| Trustee selection methods 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 |
Para 1.25 | Selection made by annual vote at the AGM |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | First Steps Pre-School Princes Risborough |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charitynumber | 1035692 |
| Charity’s principal address | Scout and Guide Hut Longwick Road Princes Risborough |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Glasgow | ||||
| Caira Lowe | ||||
| Maxine Miller | ||||
| Emma William | ||||
| Katherine Dickson | ||||
| Alaine Obrien |
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
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)
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
Signature(s)
Caira Lowe Full name(s) Andrea Glasgow
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Vice Chair Chair, etc) Date 01/12/2022
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Independent èxaminer's r•port on the a¢Gounts Section A Indep¢ndont Exarniner's Report Report ttsthe trustees1 m•mber5 of First Step3 Pre-scho {PrinS Risboroughl On a¢¢ounts lor the year ended 3110712022 Charity no lif anyl 1035692 Set0 on pau•s I report to the tnJ8teÈs on my examination of the accounts oflhe above th4rity I'the Trusfi for the yÈar ended 3110712022. Rèsponsibilities and basis of report the chantytrustees of the Trust, you are responsible forthe preparation ofthe accounts in aoxrdan( wth Ihe rwuirements ol the Ch8rptEsAL# 2011 rth? ACYI. I report in respeL of Tny examination ofthè Tw$t's a(wunts carried ut Under Section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and In e2rrying otrt my xamination, I have followed the applit2ble Directions given by the harity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that m material matters have coTne to Tny attentson (other than that disdos8d b81ow'l In COnnectn N*ith the examination ld) gives me cause to believe that in. any matÈrial resp&tt ' a¢¢ounling records were not kept in a0rdanceth section 130 of the Act or . the a(£ounts do not accord wlh the accounting records Ind•p¥ndont gxamin•r's stat•mènt I have no (X>nMS and have rne across no oth8r m8tt&r8 in connection with the exaTninab"on towhich attention should be diawn in oiderto enable a proper understsnding ofthe accountsto be reached. ' Please d818to th@ wor¢ts in Iha br8ck8ts if Ih8y do not 8ppIy Signed= 2É)/11 Name.. Relevant piofessional qualifiGHtionlsl or body Irf any): Address- B eoY41J S¢¢tfjon 8 Dis¢losur8 Only completè if the examiner ne8d8 to highlight matters of concem Ise& CC32, Independent examsnalion of Charity a¢counts'. directions and guidanee for exarniner81. Give here brtfrf details ol any item5 that the ¥xamin8r wishes to dis¢los?. KJotd& . IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
2
IER
| 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Recei | ||
| pts | ||
| Fees | 19233.18 | 20720.28 |
| Buckinghamshire Council funding | 41809.14 | 90200.8 |
| Buckinghamshire Council grants | 11814.07 | 7500 |
| HMRC CJRS funding | 1296.87 | - |
| Voluntary Contributions | 580.15 | 822.73 |
| Heart Of Bucks Grant | - | 5000 |
| Early bird | ||
| sessions | - | - |
| Lunch Club | - | - |
| Donations | 400.7 | - |
| Fundraising | 463.6 | 1039.11 |
| Rafe | 432.6 | - |
| Sale of uniforms etc | 295 | 319 |
| HMRC Gift Aid | 50.07 | 0 |
| Bank & COIF interest | 5 | 5.26 |
| £76,380 | £125,607 | |
| Total Receipts | .38 | .18 |
| Payments | ||
| Wages, Tax & NI | 50997.11 | 92014.62 |
| Trainin | ||
| g | 565.6 | 1221.42 |
| Recruitment | ||
| costs | 2388 | - |
| Disclosure & Barring Service fees | 239 | 239 |
| Rent | 5568.49 | 6317.48 |
| Advertising | - | - |
| Telephone & Internet | 435.02 | 548.17 |
| Administrator | ||
| fees | 1229.53 | - |
| Payroll administration & | ||
| Bookkeeping | 500 | 761.2 |
| Insurance | 732.56 | |
| Websit | ||
| e | 78.36 | 59.76 |
| Equipment | 2631.59 | 6638.59 |
| Purchase of uniforms | 471.18 | 639.93 |
| Petty Cash | 1050 | 831.51 |
| Sundry expenditure | 367.4 | 997.72 |
| OFSTED fees | 100 | 50 |
| Fundraising cost | - | 231 |
| Total | £67,353 | £110,550 |
| Payments | .84 | .40 |
October 2018
3
IER
Surplu s
£15,056. 9026.54 78
First Steps Pre-School (Princes Risborough)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 July 2022
| Current Assets Bank current account Bank savings account COIF account Total Current Assets |
2021 £11,139. 57 £32,500. 78 £414.20 £44,054. 55 |
2022 £16,477.4 7 £42,506.0 3 0 |
|---|---|---|
| £58,983.5 0 |
October 2018
4
IER
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Independent èxaminer's r•port on the a¢Gounts Section A Indep¢ndont Exarniner's Report Report ttsthe trustees1 m•mber5 of First Step3 Pre-scho {PrinS Risboroughl On a¢¢ounts lor the year ended 3110712022 Charity no lif anyl 1035692 Set0 on pau•s I report to the tnJ8teÈs on my examination of the accounts oflhe above th4rity I'the Trusfi for the yÈar ended 3110712022. Rèsponsibilities and basis of report the chantytrustees of the Trust, you are responsible forthe preparation ofthe accounts in aoxrdan( wth Ihe rwuirements ol the Ch8rptEsAL# 2011 rth? ACYI. I report in respeL of Tny examination ofthè Tw$t's a(wunts carried ut Under Section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and In e2rrying otrt my xamination, I have followed the applit2ble Directions given by the harity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that m material matters have coTne to Tny attentson (other than that disdos8d b81ow'l In COnnectn N*ith the examination ld) gives me cause to believe that in. any matÈrial resp&tt ' a¢¢ounling records were not kept in a0rdanceth section 130 of the Act or . the a(£ounts do not accord wlh the accounting records Ind•p¥ndont gxamin•r's stat•mènt I have no (X>nMS and have rne across no oth8r m8tt&r8 in connection with the exaTninab"on towhich attention should be diawn in oiderto enable a proper understsnding ofthe accountsto be reached. ' Please d818to th@ wor¢ts in Iha br8ck8ts if Ih8y do not 8ppIy Signed= 2É)/11 Name.. Relevant piofessional qualifiGHtionlsl or body Irf any): Address- B eoY41J S¢¢tfjon 8 Dis¢losur8 Only completè if the examiner ne8d8 to highlight matters of concem Ise& CC32, Independent examsnalion of Charity a¢counts'. directions and guidanee for exarniner81. Give here brtfrf details ol any item5 that the ¥xamin8r wishes to dis¢los?. KJotd& . IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
2
IER
| 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Recei | ||
| pts | ||
| Fees | 19233.18 | 20720.28 |
| Buckinghamshire Council funding | 41809.14 | 90200.8 |
| Buckinghamshire Council grants | 11814.07 | 7500 |
| HMRC CJRS funding | 1296.87 | - |
| Voluntary Contributions | 580.15 | 822.73 |
| Heart Of Bucks Grant | - | 5000 |
| Early bird | ||
| sessions | - | - |
| Lunch Club | - | - |
| Donations | 400.7 | - |
| Fundraising | 463.6 | 1039.11 |
| Rafe | 432.6 | - |
| Sale of uniforms etc | 295 | 319 |
| HMRC Gift Aid | 50.07 | 0 |
| Bank & COIF interest | 5 | 5.26 |
| £76,380 | £125,607 | |
| Total Receipts | .38 | .18 |
| Payments | ||
| Wages, Tax & NI | 50997.11 | 92014.62 |
| Trainin | ||
| g | 565.6 | 1221.42 |
| Recruitment | ||
| costs | 2388 | - |
| Disclosure & Barring Service fees | 239 | 239 |
| Rent | 5568.49 | 6317.48 |
| Advertising | - | - |
| Telephone & Internet | 435.02 | 548.17 |
| Administrator | ||
| fees | 1229.53 | - |
| Payroll administration & | ||
| Bookkeeping | 500 | 761.2 |
| Insurance | 732.56 | |
| Websit | ||
| e | 78.36 | 59.76 |
| Equipment | 2631.59 | 6638.59 |
| Purchase of uniforms | 471.18 | 639.93 |
| Petty Cash | 1050 | 831.51 |
| Sundry expenditure | 367.4 | 997.72 |
| OFSTED fees | 100 | 50 |
| Fundraising cost | - | 231 |
| Total | £67,353 | £110,550 |
| Payments | .84 | .40 |
October 2018
3
IER
Surplu s
£15,056. 9026.54 78
First Steps Pre-School (Princes Risborough)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 July 2022
| Current Assets Bank current account Bank savings account COIF account Total Current Assets |
2021 £11,139. 57 £32,500. 78 £414.20 £44,054. 55 |
2022 £16,477.4 7 £42,506.0 3 0 |
|---|---|---|
| £58,983.5 0 |
October 2018
4
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