Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2022 To
31/08/2023
Charity name: Olney Pre School
Charity registration number: 1039667
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Provision of pre-school for children aged 2 to 4 years. |
| 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 |
Pre-school |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in its decision-making. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 | The charity has continued to provide pre- school services to the local community, increasing the provision of dedicated facilities to 2-year olds, and is an active participant in the local community and events. Olney Pre School maintains an Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’, last inspected in 2019. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The income received by the charity is sustainable, and provides sufficient surplus to ensure future volatility, stress and uncertainty can be mitigated without hindering the services we provide to our community. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Surplus and reserves are held to cover ongoing variable operating costs, additional capex availability to maintain the required standards of consumables, equipment and facilities, and to provide a fund to cover redundancy. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £41,000 redundancy fund. c.£45,000 operating capital. |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | No funds materially in deficit. |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | We are confident in Olney Pre School’s ability to continue as a going concern based on the financials and strategy of the charity. This assessment is made with regard to an independent assessment of our accounts, and the treasurer’s analysis of financials on an ongoing basis. |
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 | Government funded nursery education vouchers and parental fees |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The principal risks facing the charity are: • Reduction in children enrolling for attendance. • Reduction in the government funding model for pre school education. Both risks would have the potential to harm the charity due to eroding our income against less controllable fixed costs. |
| 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 | The charity constitution, based on the model constitution of the Early Years Alliance is agreed and adopted annually at the charity annual general meeting. |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | |
| 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 | Trustees are nominated, seconded and elected at the annual general meeting. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Olney Pre School |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1039667 |
| Charity’s principal address | The Olney Centre, High Street, Olney. MK46 4EF |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Daynes | Chair | Fullyear | ||
| Megan Bolger | Secretary | From Oct 2022 | ||
| Kate Purton | Treasurer | Fullyear | ||
| Corporate trustees–names of | the directors at the date the report was approved | the directors at the date the report was approved |
|---|---|---|
| Director name | ||
| None | ||
| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity | ||
| Trustee name | **Dates acted if not for whole year ** | |
| None |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
None |
|---|---|
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
Not applicable |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
Not applicable |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser None
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Abigail Chippendale – Supervisor and Setting Manager Anne Ball - Administrator
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Not applicable
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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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|---|---|---|
| Richard William Lea | ||
Treasurer trustee |
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| 28 June 2023 | ||
| 28 June 2023 |
OLNEY PRESCHOOL BALJICE SHEET AS AT 31.AuB43 CurrAntAEsots Oepo5rtAGl 47.837.29 71.111 94 25,$09.3S 335 20 144,593 78 c71 A¢wt Caprtal bm ReduDdè)ty Fund TBtms Running Costs (8rabng Ca131 SEN biuughllor EYPP broutf(Thd FuK¥aslng Fund 41.000 00 47.750 00 44.96446 3.768 72 t43k £3 25k £1 Sk ¥IenY•90s ni eraleAPEns 2.81048 141.SN 16 Sutylu5 Icwprttty Costs) SuWus Ifuttha51ry1 Caprtal expendnur• ,774.90 3,585.19 144,SY3 78 SEN fundlno SEN tght10va[d SEN Income SEN expendtht 3.332.76 11253 SEN 3.220.23 EYPP EfPP oL¥hI lon¥¥d EfPP Iwe EYPP 0Xp1 £1.210.50 £1.745.51 -É2.381.76 EYPP bThc• £S74.2S OLNEY PRE4¢HOOL FVNOR•J8ING INCOME I4D EXPENOMJREACCOUNT ASAT 31Av INCOME Sponw•d pwukp rx•• Dick•n TshlrtGym 8•Ds 2 ichool Srthwl Photos Pcllke Race Cherry Fr Chri¥lmu rllffh) Labd MmIsSIOn T•towd Donaiion 76602 335.03 661.00 12&00 170.06 W98 171&99 LESS EXPEMDrruRE TJhirtlGym Bty PartyJnd ouUn9$ Eguipmvnt Irorn fudri#ing £ Toysfrorn lundr•lng 610.7Q 457.24 1.21&5• 1814.01 8IIRPLUS 100.0# FundrnthlnB knountBlf Sury>luslD¢ficiti Fundrn*lno knountu ISIOAO 31thd43 l71OJ•
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OLNEY PRESCHOOL LAeE SHEET AS AT 31.5 CurrAntABsqts OeposrtA¢¢¢uni 47,637.29 71.111 94 25,509 35 33S.20 144.5W3 78 Cash Flnanced by.'{01I09122) Caprtal brf R0dUnd Fund Tems Running Costs iabng C¥tal SEN bloughlf3rd EYPP brou1 l(¥wd Fund 41.000 00 47.750 00 44.g6446 3.768 72 1.210 50 2.810.48 £43k t3.25k ave iem)V4Ages Tollt g8naTal•xpro5 141,504.10 SutFAus Costs) SuiFlus lfvréiaslngl Caprtal @ydre 6,77490 1(A).09 3.585 19 144.593 78 gEN lundln SEN SEN SEN 3.332 76 112.53 SEN 3.220.23 EYPP EYPP lort¥&d EYPP ifvxe EYPP exp1 £1.210.9) £1.745.51 -£2.381.76 EYPP bTrc• £S74.2S IIEY PRE4CHOOL FVNDR•JSING INCOME NJID EXPENorruREACCOUNT ASAT 3IAvtr23 INCOME Sponsarnd panuk• Di¢kns TBhlrtGym Ba Boy 2 schth)I Scknool Photo Pan¢ako Race chrryFr Chrfstmas raff commis•lDn 76&02 338.03 661.00 IS11 1250 170.05 504.91 Dontion LESS EXPENDrruRE TshlrtslGyrn Bag Party•nd Dutinys E4L4pmAnt frorn fuffldrnlikng f TOlT0 lundraiing 529.55 610.70 457.24 1.21&5 I81&00 8URPLU¥ lOQ.O• Fundraklng coUntB{f SurpluslDoficitl FrnB kcount 1810.40 31thd45 l710J•
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th8 trustsesl m•mb6rs of Olney Pre School Charty On accounts for tho yoar ended 31 August 2023 Charlty no (if any} Set out on pages I r8port to th8 trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'lhe Trusl'l for ihe year ended 31 August 2023. Responslbllltlos and As the chadty truslees of the Trust, you are responsib for the prep8ration basls of report of the accounts in accord8nce wrth the requirements of the Charit185 Act 2011 {Ihe ACV'I. I reFK)rt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have folk)wed Ihe applicable DIon$ given by the Charty Commission under section 14515Xb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I Confi that no material matters have come to my attention In connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect- accounting records wore not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Aci or tho acwunts do not accord with the accounting records Independent oxaminerfs statement I have no concerns and have coma across no oth8r matters in connection with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in order to enab16 a proper understanding of the accounts to be r8ached. Signed: Date: 251612024 Nam0: Miss Fran¢e$ Louise Tock Relevant professlonal quallfication(s) or body (rf any): Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Addross: 26 Carey Way Olney MK46 4DR
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Indewdent examlnallon of charity accounts: directions and guidance for exarniner51. Give here brief dolails of any Items that the examiner wishes to dlseloso.
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Olney Pre School Charfty Fundroiskng In theyearto 31 Augwt 2022 2,023 2.022 Event5 held Sponsored pancake races Dlckens Tshirts/Gym Ba85 766 726 416 335 gross income purchases & Cost 661 530 413 513 131 152 125 170 loo 291 94 257 Cofflmission on school phc*tos Christmas raffle Tea Towe15 Labèl tommislons Donatlons 505 2,184 370 2,053 Less Party and outin8slFun Day Mobile School equiprnent puichased Tea Towels Toy5 from fundralsing T5hirtslGym Ba85 611 862 457 211 1,217 917 2,285 loo 2,782 2,682 63 2.719 2,782 Balance brou8htforward Balance carrledfon¥ard SEN ACCOUNT Income from DAF Deslgwted transfer frorn general ld5 5.531 5.531 5.095 436 Expenditure on addition81 staffing costs Net movement In year 113 113 EYPP ACCOUNT Income Expenditure on disadvantsged children Net Increase in funds held 1,746 2382 636 1,690 534
Okney Pre School Charity Balance sheet as at 31 Au8U5t 2023 2023 2022 Current assets Bank deposlt account Bank current account Bank Savln8s accourt Cagh held at year end 47,637 25,509 71,112 335 144.594 87.345 53,276 141.504 Financed by Desi ated Reserves & Provision5 Potentlal redundancy costs Potentlal contlnuing tosts SEN EYPP 38,750 44,750 3,656 962 88,118 38.750 44,750 3.769 1.598 88.867 General funds Fundrabin8 General 2,682 53,794 144594 2,782 49.856 141,504