## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2021 Period start date To 31/08/2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Openwoodgate Pre-school** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To offer play, care and
purposes of the charity educational facilities for children
as set out in its age 2-4 in line with the Early
governing document Years Alliance.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and To encourage the study of local
1.19
activities in relation to needs of such children and their
those purposes for the families by offering school term
public benefit, in pre-school sessions.
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 N/A
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **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 **Openwoodgate remains a popular local Pre-school with approximately 35-40 children on** Summary of the main **role.** Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the **We continue to offer hot lunches.** difference the charity’s **We offer extra-curricular** work has made to the **activities including, phonics** circumstances of its **sessions, Woodland sessions and** beneficiaries and any **Yoga and Mindfulness sessions.** wider benefits to society as a whole. **We started the year slow, having a limited number of children, we believe this was due to the aftermath of Covid-19 – many children finding it difficult to cope with the socialisation with other children and adults and having separation anxiety from parents and carers. However, the intake of children fluctuated after Christmas and we were full to capacity by the summer.** **This year we saw the resignation of our Early Years Manager, who had been with Preschool for the last 16 years, her children had grown up and flown the nest and she was ready to take on a different role outside of the EYFS sector. We appointed a new Manager, who has come in with fresh ideas and fresh eyes. Pay increases were issued in April 2022, to reflect the national living wage increase.** **We invested in training the second half of this year to ensure all staff were up to date.** **We introduced Sports Day, which was a huge hit with the children, parents, and carers. This is something we will continue going** **forward. We held a Summer Fayre and raised monies to go towards revamping our outdoor area with new equipment. We also received a grant from the Local Co-op to also go towards our outdoor area project.** **We made a total loss of £5060 this year, however £4496 of this was aged bad debt, which is made up of unpaid invoices that span over the period of 10 years. Therefore, our actual loss for the year of 21/22 was £584.00. We took the decision, along with our accountant to choose this year to write off our outstanding aged debt.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 We have money in our reserves
financial position at the account and £1930.00 in the
end of the period current account on 31/08/2022
Statement explaining Para 1.22 We have a reserve account which
the policy for holding contains redundancy and notice
reserves stating why period pay for all staff, if ever
they are held required.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £10,285
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds Para 1.47 (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Early Years Alliance Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Non profit group
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected by members
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
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Openwoodgate Pre-school
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1040737
number
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Charity’s principal St Marks Church Hall
address Over Lane
Openwoodgate Preschool
Belper
Derbyshire, DE56 0SD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Lucy Warren Chair
2 Layla Marshall Vice Chair
3 Kate Haighton Treasurer
4 Hannah Clarke Secretary
David Haighton Safeguarding
5
Officer
Laura Lo Bue Fundraising
6
Officer
7 Layla Marshall Vice Chair
8 Jessica Buxton
9 Sophie Parkins
Sandra
10
Beresford
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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 **N/A** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements **N/A** 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) Full name(s) Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** Treasurer **Date** 04/05/2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees Lnari5Y Name Openwoodgale Pre-school On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 Charity no {if any) 1040737 Set out on page$ Section A Receipts and Payments: Pg 1-2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust'l for the year ended 3110812022. Responsibllltles and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515){b} of the Act. Independent examinerfs statemènt I have Completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in conne¢lion with the examination