## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 09 2023 31 08 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Caythorpe Preschool
**Other names charity is known by**
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|Registered charity number (if any)|I|1041083|
|Charity's principal address|High Street|
|Caythorpe|
|Lincolnshire|
|Postcode|NG32 3DR|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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|1|Georgina Donald|Chair|
|2|Carol Tointon|Secretary|Feb 2025|
|3|James Crawford|Treasurer|
|4|Catherine Arden|
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**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at the AGM February 2023 Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
We employ an administrator to provide finance support with the day to day You **may choose** to include running of the setting from a financial perspective (paying the wages etc). additional information, where She is paid on an hourly basis. 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**
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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The main aim is to provide a safe and happy environment for pre-school children, where they can learn to mix with other children and develop communication skills.
We offer a chance to try new and varied activities five mornings and four afternoons a week during school term time.
The paid staff are employed to run the pre-school itself and work within national guidelines working towards the Early Years foundation Stage learning goals.
**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)**
Regular outings are organised to take the children out of the normal setting to the adjoining primary school and local areas of interest within the village.
The committee comprises volunteer parents/carers who also undertake a programme of fundraising throughout the year.
## **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.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Caythorpe Pre-school is a thriving village pre-school. Demand fluctuates with child numbers but the Pre-School provides a valuable service to the village and surrounding area.
We have successfully implemented the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Worker system which has benefited all our children. We have extended our age range down to 2yr olds.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- 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)** Georgina Donald **Full name(s)** Georgina Donald **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 18[th] April 2025
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## **Caythorpe Preschool**
## **Final Accounts 1st September 2023 to 31st August 24**
|**Description**|**Actual to Date**|
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|**_Income_**||
|EYE Funding|41,071|
|Fees|9,735|
|Snacks|-|
|Fund Raising|359|
|Sales|-|
|Donations|-|
|Grants|75|
|Other|55|
|**_Total Income_**|51,296|
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|**_Expenditure_**||
|Salaries|37,779|
|Premises Service Charge|2,718|
|Insurance|679|
|Administration|-|
|Activity& Materials Costs|958|
|Play& IT Equipment|96|
|Food|740|
|Telephone|365|
|Professional Fees(Payroll)|295|
|Training& Workshops|-|
|Annual Inspection|70|
|Stationery|78|
|Other|160|
|Grant Spending|-|
|**_Total Expenditure_**|43,939|
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|**_Surplus/ Deficit_**|7,357|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on
the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusleesl
members of
ear,1,, N3mk.
Caythorpe Preschool
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August
2024
Charity no
(if any)
1041083
Set out on pages
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity
("the Trusl") for the year ended 31108 12024.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
s the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe
I report in SpeCt of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have
followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145(5Mb) of the Act.
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (olboLth
which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
. the accounting recxjrds were not kept in accordance WFth section 130 ot
the Charities Act,. or
. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
. the accounts not comply wrth the applicable requirements conceming
the fonn and cK)ntent of a(Lounts set out in the Charities (Accounls and
Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any requirement that the
accounts give a 'true and fair. view which is not a rnatter considered as
part of an independent examir)ation.
I have no concems and have come across no other rnatte in connection
wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Sign
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualificatlon(sl or body lif
any)".
*ttK C&r_¥cri * lJkJ41fs
Addros5:
Section B
Dlsclosure
Only COMIete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of rA)ncem
(see CC32, Ind6pendenl examination of charity accounts.. directions and
U[dan for examiners).
Glve here brfef detalls of
any Items that the
oxarniner wlshes to
dlsclose.
IER
Oct 2018