2024-05-31-accounts

THURTON PRE- SCHOOL PLAYGROUP INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 2024 2023 Income Donations Voucher Funding Fees Fundraising Grants 1721.97 1648.03 50615.79 40302.36 11341.06 10294.98 12040.25 4340.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 Uniform & Sportswear Bank Interest Other Income 30.00 52.03 5032.90 9.37 0.00 73833.15 63595.80 Expenses Wages & Pensions Rent. Fundraising Costs Equipment & Garden Costs Insurance Postage & Stationery Uniform & Sportswear Accounts, Wages & Bookkeeplng Fees Subscriptions & Licences Advertising & Website Milk Training Courses & Books Travelling Expenses Grant Expenditure Other Expenses 65483.62 3299.00 46265.81 2966.00 611.02 3978.51 1047.19 968.52 827.62 750.87 1040.77 147.48 900.00 91.80 816.10 335.91 127.45 25.20 316.51 131.07 2.49 103.40 135.00 1198.29 77395.00 1579.83 55754.46 Net Income For Year (3561.851 31613.81 28051.96 7841.34 Surplus 1st June Balance at 31 May 23772.47 31613.81 BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MAY 2024 Current Assets Bank Accounts Cash In Hand 28012.11 39.85 31573.96 39.85 28051.96 31316.81 Represented Bv General Fund Grants Fund 21644.22 6407.74 25206.07 6407.74 28051.96 31613.81 Capital & Reserves 28051.96 31613.81

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date To 01/06/2023 Period end date 31/05/2024

Charity name: Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school

Charity registration number: 1036204

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school offers care and education to children from two to under five years of age or 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	We employ highly qualified dedicated early years practitioners who offer purposeful play activities tailored to individual children’s needs and interests including SEND. This enables all children to reach their full potential regardless to their starting points.
~~accounts~~ Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public ~~benefit~~	Para 1.18	New committee members become the Charity Trustees and have an induction including Trustee Guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Staff, Committee Members, Parents and Friends of Pre-school volunteer their time to organise and run fundraising events throughout the year. Volunteers with enhanced DBS Checks support practitioners to offer two woodland sessions ~~a week~~

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	2023/2024 Pre-school has worked hard to enhance the outdoor area and move towards continuous outdoor learning. The woodland sessions have proved popular and numbers of children increased so the summer term was full on some days. A member of staff started a Level 3 Forest School Training Course which will enable her to provide enhanced sessions in the woodland when she is fully qualified in 2025.The committee has supported the group in their fundingraising efforts throughout the year helping to replace some equipment and buy new as well as fund the Forest School Training Course.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Pre-school’s objective this year was to fund a member of staff to do the Level 3 Forest School Training which will enable her to provide enhanced activities for all the children two sessions a week in the woodland. Also develop our purpose built garden to enable all children to experience continuous outdoor learning.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Fundraising events this year have included two Jumble Sales, An Auto Jumble and Classic Car Show with a Grand Draw and a Christmas Bazaar with a Grand Draw. Also smaller fundraisers like cake sales, book sales and children’s Christmas cards and craft make sales.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have maintained a good balance at the end of the financial year 31st May 2024
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We hold reserves in case of redundancy as we employ seven members of staff, four on a part time basis. Each year the National Living Wage increases and we aim to maintain a pay differential between the different levels of practitioners.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	We have £6,407.74 in the Redundancy Fund and £21,644.22 in the General Fund which is capital for running the setting.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Our principle sources of funds include Government Grant Funding for 3/4 year olds and eligible 2 year olds. Fees from all other children and our Community Fundraising.
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	The principle risks we face are a drop in the number of children attending which means a decrease of Government Grant Funding and fees income. Also not able to maintain a good level of fundraising which subsidises our income.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
~~t~~ ~~t~~ Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021 including Learning and Development Requirements and Welfare Requirements. Comprehensive set of Policies and Procedures adopted by the setting and reviewed annual by all adults in the setting.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Pre-school runs under the Pre-school Learning Alliance constitution 2011 (Early Years Alliance from 2019)
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	Para 1.25	Pre-school holds an Annual General Meeting to elect a Committee. Those committee members become the setting’s Trustees after obtaining the relevant DBS and EY2 checks.
~~trustees~~

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Policies and Procedures are in place for the induction of new Trustees.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Pre-school Committee employs seven members of staff 2023/24. The Playleader manages the day to day running of the setting, reporting to the management committee at their regular meetings.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1036204

	Charity’s principal address Thurton and Ashby St. Mary Village Hall Ashby Road Thurton Norwich NR14 6AX (Please note this is not a correspondence address)

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Janet Reynolds	Chairperson		~~(if any)~~ Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school
	Amy Whittam	Secretary		As above
	Julie Lincoln	Treasurer	Resigned at AGM 27/6/2024	As above
	Sandra Rennie	Ordinary Member	Treasurer from 27/6/2024	As above
	Michelle Stone	Ordinary ~~Mb~~		As above
		~~emer~~

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

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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)~~

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) Sandra Mary Rennie Position (eg Treasurer Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 14/1/2025