## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 09 2024 **To** 31 08 2025 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1041083 Caythorpe Preschool **Charity's principal address** High Street Caythorpe Lincolnshire **Postcode** NG32 3DR ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Georgina Donald|Chair||| ||James Donald|Treasurer||| ||Catherine Arden|Former Chair||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** April **2017** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**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) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at the AGM February 2024 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. She is paid on an additional information, where hourly basis. We use a payroll provider for salary support. 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** **TAR** April **2017** 2 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 four 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. The 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** April **2017** 3 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. **TAR** April **2017** 4 ## **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)** **Full name(s)** Georgina Donald **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 4 June 2026 **TAR** April **2017** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of Caythorpe Preschool On accounts for the year endod 31 August 2025 Charity no (if any) 1041083 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 31108 12025. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordano with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). Responsibilities and ba31s of report I report in respect 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{5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in wnnection with the examination IDtheA IscFo￿￿) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordanoe with section 130 of the Charities Act-, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ttrue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con￿M$ and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ple S8 delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Date: Signed: Name: NELS Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Ski ikj O Address.. IUci6MoN4) IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rfthe examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 Ca thor e Preschool Final Accounts 1st September 2024 to 31st August 25 Description Income EYE Furlding Fees Snacks Fund Raising Sales Donations Grants Other Totol In¢ome Actual to Date 35,682 5,609 333 198 69 41,895 Expenditure Salaries Premises Service Charge Insurance Administration Activity & Materials Costs Play & IT Equipment Food Telephone Professional Fee5 IP8yrolll Training & WoTkshop5 Annual Inspertion Stationery Other Grant Spending Totui Expenditure 35,827 2,950 736 141 705 479 402 296 go 105 301 343 42,375 Surpltss/Deficit -480 Notes CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of Caythorpe Preschool On accounts for the year endod 31 August 2025 Charity no (if any) 1041083 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 31108 12025. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordano with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). Responsibilities and ba31s of report I report in respect 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{5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in wnnection with the examination IDtheA IscFo￿￿) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordanoe with section 130 of the Charities Act-, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ttrue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con￿M$ and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ple S8 delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Date: Signed: Name: NELS Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Ski ikj O Address.. IUci6MoN4) IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rfthe examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 Ca thor e Preschool Final Accounts 1st September 2024 to 31st August 25 Description Income EYE Furlding Fees Snacks Fund Raising Sales Donations Grants Other Totol In¢ome Actual to Date 35,682 5,609 333 198 69 41,895 Expenditure Salaries Premises Service Charge Insurance Administration Activity & Materials Costs Play & IT Equipment Food Telephone Professional Fee5 IP8yrolll Training & WoTkshop5 Annual Inspertion Stationery Other Grant Spending Totui Expenditure 35,827 2,950 736 141 705 479 402 296 go 105 301 343 42,375 Surpltss/Deficit -480 Notes