2023-03-31-accounts - Little Dolphins Pre-School

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2022 To 31 03 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Little Dolphins Preschool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1036836 Charity's principal address Godolphin Primary School Godolphin Cross Helston Postcode TR13 9RB

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 (ifany)
Laura Lloyd	Chair Person		Little Dolphins Preschool
Juliet Bridge	Treasurer		Little Dolphins Preschool
Taor McDougall	Secretary		Little Dolphins Preschool
Josie Hack			Little Dolphins Preschool
Roanna Courtis			Little Dolphins Preschool
Pheobe Trice			Little Dolphins Preschool
Joyce Hickney			Little Dolphins Preschool
Caroline Bracken			Little Dolphins Preschool
Liam Mainstone			Little Dolphins Preschool
Marcus Rowles			Little Dolphins Preschool
Tori Taylor			Little Dolphins Preschool
AmyBrocklehurst			Little Dolphins Preschool
Sam Mackintosh			Little Dolphins Preschool







Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

Committee

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Election

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children.

Offer play facilities and training, encourage the study of the needs of children and their families and instigate and adhere to the aims of the Pre-school alliance.

TAR

March 2012

Providing Pre-School places for children aged 2-4 in the local community.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Continued excellent provision of Pre-School education preparing children Summary of the main for their transition to primary school. achievements of the charity The Pre-School is currently thriving and is at full capacity. There is during the year currently a waiting list to join the preschool. Excellent support for children and their families for this stage of their development.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

A current account is used for day-to-day expenditure and a savings Brief statement of the account is kept for “reserve funds”. These funds can be utilised with charity’s policy on reserves agreement of all trustees and replaced as soon as possible. The “bottom line” of the savings account is reviewed regularly to cover redundancy should this become necessary.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Government funding of eligible children forms the main source of income. You may choose to include Remainder comes from fees from non-eligible children and from additional information, where fundraising. relevant about: Monies from fundraising are spent on improving equipment and • the charity’s principal Resources. sources of funds (including any fundraising);

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) J.L.Rowles Full name(s) Joelle Lisa Rowles Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 27.01.2024

TAR

March 2012

Financial report 2022/23

Profit /Loss 2022-2023 –after completed commission report.

PROFIT AND LOSS Little Dolphins Pre-School	PROFIT AND LOSS Little Dolphins Pre-School
1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022
INCOME FUNDING FEES INTEREST Other Fundraising Vouchers TOTAL WAGES RENT MEETING CONSUMABLES EQUIPMENT OFFICE COSTS OTHER Petty Cash TOTAL SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)	£ £ 61,883.70 £ 19,302.77 £ 72.90 £ 1,886.18 £ 363.75 £ 87.00 £ 83,596.30 £ 57,429.06 £ 1,310.00 £ 496.33 £ 538.76 £ 6,509.19 £ 2,322.91 £ 4,670.00 £ - £ 73,276.25 £ 10,320.05

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Little Dolphins Pre-school

On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages

31[st] March 2023 Charity no 1036836 (if any)

2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [named body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below *)

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Nicola Hooper

Date: 30/01/2024

IER

Name: NICOLA HOOPER

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

FMAAT

Address: 21 CHERRY TREE CLOSE EXETER DEVON EX4 5AT

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.(E.g. accounting records have not been kept in accordance with s132 of the Charities’ Act 2011 and those accounts do not comply with the requirements of the 2008 Regulations setting out the form and content of charity accounts; any material expenditure or action which appears not to be in accordance with the trusts of the charity; any failure to be provided with information and explanations by any past or present trustee, officer or employee; and any material consistency between the accounts and the trustees’ annual report.)

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

IER