## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 04 2023 **To** 31 03 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Little Dolphins Preschool
**Other names charity is known by**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|1 Joelle Rowles|Chair Person||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|2 Catherine Curtis|Treasurer||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|3 Taor McDougall|Secretary||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|4 Josie Hack|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|5 Roanna Courtis|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|6 Pheobe Trice|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|7 Joyce Hickney|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|8 Caroline Bracken|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|9 Hannah Angrove|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|10 Naomi James|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|11 Tori Taylor|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|12 AmyBrocklehurst|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
|13|||Little Dolphins Preschool|
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## **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**
1
## **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**
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee How the charity is constituted
- (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**
2
Providing Pre-School places for children aged 2-5 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**
3
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**
4
## **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 Resources.
- the charity’s principal 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** 06.11.2024
**TAR**
March **2012**
5
|PROFIT AND LOSS Little Dolphins Pre-School
1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024
**INCOME**
**£**
FUNDING
63,552.70
£
FEES
33,844.30
£
INTEREST
511.06
£
Other
3,178.19
£
Fundraising
772.20
£
Vouchers
-
£
**TOTAL**
**101,858.45**
**£**|||
|---|---|---|
|||Bank
Current
28,826.93
£
Savings
48,866.67
£
liabilities
-
£
**Total**
**77,693.60**
**£**
Accounts
65,501.71
£
surplus
12,161.89
£
Balance sheet|
|||**Total**
**77,663.60**
**£**
Diff
30.00
£|
|WAGES
72,444.27
£
RENT
1,289.00
£
Food/drink
597.60
£
CONSUMABLES
4,098.56
£
EQUIPMENT
1,664.70
£
OFFICE COSTS
1,102.93
£
OTHER
8,499.50
£
Petty Cash
-
£
**TOTAL**
**89,696.56**
**£**
**SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**
**12,161.89**
**£**|||
|PETTY CASH|||
|---|---|---|
|Cash in|£|1,909.25
|
|Cash out|£|1,295.00
|
|Balance|£|614.25
|
|(income from|Dinky Dolphins)||
|£1,438.25|||
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
> **Report to the trustees/** Little Dolphins Pre-school **members of**
**On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages**
31[st] March 2024 **Charity no** 1036836 **(if any)**
2
2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. 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** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** 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 *)
1. 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
2. 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:** 21/08/2024
**Name:** NICOLA HOOPER
**Relevant professional** FMAAT
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**IER**
**qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**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.)
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**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**IER**