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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 18 September 2023 to 31%t August 2024 Charity name: Chacewater Playgroup — Stepping Stones (Chacewater) Charity registration number: 1043234
Objectives and Activities
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|Summary ofthe purposes of | Para 1.17||The aims ofthe Pre-school are to enhance|
|the charity as set out in its||the development and education ofchildren|
|governing document||primarily under statutory school age by|
|||encouraging parents to understand and|
|||provide for the needs oftheir children|
|Summary ofthemain
activities in relation to those|rare 1.17and|throughcommunity groups.
Theaims ofthePre-school aretoenhance
the development and education of children|
|purposes forthe public
benefit, in particular, the||primarily under statutory school age by
encouraging parents to understand and|
|activities, projects or||provide forthe needs oftheir children|
|services identified in the
accounts.||through community groups and by:|
|||a) offering appropriate play, education and|
|||care facilities, family learning and extended|
|||hour groups, togetherwith the right of|
|||parents to take responsibility for and to|
|||become involved for all children whatever|
|||their race, culture, religion, means and|
|||ability.|
|||b) encouraging the study ofthe needs of|
|||such children and their families and|
|||promoting public interest in and recognition|
|||of such needs in the local area.|
|||C) instigation and adhering to and furthering|
|||the aims and objects of the Pre-school|
|_||Learning Alliance.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|The Trustees have reviewed the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission with
regard to public benefit.|
|issued by the Charity|||
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include furtherstatements where relevant about: Policy on grant making =SORP reference
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Policy on social investment including program related Para 1.38 investment
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Contribution made by Para 1.38
volunteers
Other
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Achievements and Performance
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~ SORP reference
Summary of the main Preschool has provided a full service this
achievements of the charity, year. We have had a high intake of
identifying the difference the children and a good amount of government
charity’s work has made to . funding with more children able to claim 30
the circumstances; of ;its ara 1.20 hours and we have had successful
beneficiaries and any wider fundraising events such as our Christmas
benefits to society as a Fete and Sponsored bunny hop.
whole.
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| Achievements against | Para 1.41 |
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| objectives set | |
| Performance offundraising | |
| activities against objectives | |
| set | |
| Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance | |
| against objectives | Para 1.41 |
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Financial Review
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|Review|of the|charity's|Para|1.21|Continued|funding|by|the|local|authority|
|financial|position|at|the|end|throughout|the|year|ensured|the|Pre-school|
|of the|period|remained|viable.|
|Statement|explaining|the|Para|1.22|Reserves|held|at|a|level|to|enable|the|Pre-|
|policy|for|holding|reserves|school|to|be|a|responsible|employer|while|
|stating|why|they|are|held|at|the|same|time|ensuring|that|equipment|
|and|facilities|are|updated/refurbished|as|
|Amount|necessary.||__|
|Reasonsofforreservesholding|heldzero|ParaPara|1.221.22|£|15,000|a|
|reserves|
|Details|of fund|materially|in|||Para|1.24||||
|deficit|
|Explanation|of any|Para|1.23|
|uncertainties|about|the|
|charity|continuing|as|a|going|
|concern|
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|The|charity’s|principal|
|sources|of funds|(including|
|any|fundraising)|Pate|Lay|
|Investment|policy|and|
|objectives|including|any|
|social|investment|policy|Pane|te|
|adopted|
|A|description|of the|principal|
|risks|facing|the|charity|Para|1.46|
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Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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trusts:||||
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|Type ofgoverning document| Para 1.25||Pre-school Learning Alliance|model pre-|
|‘ust deed,
royal
charte:||school constitution.||
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association||
|constituted?||||
|Trustee selection methods|Para1.25—|Elected by parents atAGM|-|
|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||||
|Additional information (optional)||||
|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:||
|Policies and procedures||||
|adopted forthe induction|Pata1|||
|and training oftrustees||||
|The charity’s organisational||||
|structure and any wider||||
|network with which the|Para 1.51|||
|charity works||||
|Relationship with any related | Para 1.51||||
|parties||||
|Other||||
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Reference and Administrative details
Charity name Chacewater Playgroup Other name the charity uses _| Stepping Stones Pre-school Registered charity number 1043234 Charity’s principal address Parish Rooms Falmouth Road Chacewater TRURO TR48LP
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description ofthe assets | none | |
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| held in this capacity | ||
| Name and objects ofthe | ||
| charity on whose behalf the | ||
| assets are held and how this | ||
| falls within the custodian | ||
| charity’s objects | ||
| Details of arrangements for | - | |
| safe custody and | ||
| segregation ofsuch 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) Mrs Kirsty Chapman - manager
Exemptions from disclosure
r 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
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IMC ncemic | |||
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| Position | Fullname(s) | Sandra Pearce (eg Secretary, |
Trustee | i |
| Chair, etc) | ||||
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| Date | 30April2025 |
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Z| ]CHARITYFOR ENGLAND COMMISSION)AND WALES Stepping Stones Pre-school |
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period To mar
from 1st September 2023 31st August 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Laat year
funds funds funds
tothe nares to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A‘ Receipts
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MikfundngTSC [CSee] CSC at
JST iee 1,430
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Sub ee | ees
total (Gross income for 100,050 100,050 74,668
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Subee——=—
Total receipts 100,050 aes |a | 100,050 | 74,668
A3 Payments
a 73,282
Office [costs] ee| 1,145 1,425
Lease payments etc. a |
a
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a 446 |
Sub |ee Po
total ees] [|
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment :
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Sub total] ___—_7,694 | 7,694
Net of receipts/(payments) Jo ee |eee 6,448] | [6,929)]
AS Transfers between funds [|i S| SSCSC~—CSd'CYS(CSdCSCOCS
AG Cash funds last year end 2516) [| 18,587
Cash funds this year end 31964) [A 31,964 25,516
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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28/04/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ | es . Total cash funds aieea || (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) a : Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ _ Details Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value —_ asset belongs P (optional —= .; Detals Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value asset belongs P optional) Details. ; liabilityFund torelateswhich Amount(optional)due Whenoptionaldue - —= = Signedbehalf ofby allone the trusteesor two trustees on Signature; Print; Name approvalDate of | KUMCC pReweairmo Kirsty Marie Chapmen 30th April 2025
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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28/04/2025
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| cy)aay | FORCHARITYENGLANDCOMMISSION,AND WALES Independentreport on the examiner'saccounts
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Section A
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Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ ane
members of | Chacewater Playgroup — Stepping Stones (Chacewater)
On accounts for the year 31 st August 2024 Charity no | 1043234
ended (if any) any)
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Charity no | 1043234
(if any) any)
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Set out on pages | 2
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).
| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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¢ accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: ( IDWy Date: | 28” April 2025 i : Name: | Malcolm Heard
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Relevant professional | FAIA qualification(s) or body (if any):
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Address: | 33 Trevose Close
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St Agnes
TR5 OSN
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
IER
1
October 2018
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
IER
2
October 2018