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Charity name | Other names charity is known by

THE LENCHES PRE-SCHOOL

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Registered charity number {if any}

Charity's principal address |Church Lench Village Hali Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham

Postcode

WR11 4UE

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Type ‘Constitution adopted 6 March 1985 as amended on 14 September 2010
of governing document) 2 amended by scheme dated 01 March 2017.
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How the charity is constituted Assocation,
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Additional governance issues (Optional information}
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additional information, where relevant, about:

e 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;
e relationship with any related parties;
e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Section C Objectives and activities | The aims of the Pre-school are ta enhance the development and _ education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging | parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through Summary of the objects of the | community groups and by: (a) offering appropriate play, education and charity set out in its | care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with governing document _ the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in |_ theopportunitiesactivities offor suchall childrengroups,whateverensuring theirthat suchrace,groupsculture,offerreligion, means or ability; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and

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‘their families and promoting public intein r ecognitionest of such needs in
[local] [areas;] [and] [(c)] [instigating] [and] [adhering] [to][ and] [furthering] [the]
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| aims and objects of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. |
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| The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit. |
The Lenches Pre-School operates during term time only and is based in
| Church Lench Village Hall. ft offers appropriate play, education and |
| childcare facilities to families in the Lenches but it also attracts children
| and families from other villages and the towns of Evesham and Pershore.
| The setting is located in some of the most beautiful countryside in |
| Worcestershire and the children have access fo a secure outdoor play
Summary of the main | area.
activities undertaken forthe
public benefit in relation to | The Lenches Pre-schooi also offers Forest Schoo! which takes place in a
these objects (include within _ dedicated forest school setting in the Yates’ Community Orchard in
this section the statutory | Church Lench. The Orchard is just a short walk from the Pre-School and
declaration that trustees have | follows a public footpath.
had regard to the guidance |
issued by the Charity |
Commission on public |
benefit) |
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information}

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You may choose to include | further statements, where | relevant,e policy onabout: grantmaking; | e policy programme related | invesiment;
e contribution made by volunteers. | CO

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section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance GT Ua riaIs Sienmsty | Children: Pre-schoo! had 15 children on roll in September and 25 achievements . children in July. In July, 15 children left fo go to school, 12 of which joined during the yearof the charity | Church Lenéh FRaESchool : Operational hours: At the start of the year, Pre-School opened on a | Monday for Forest School only, and Tuesday to Friday during termtime. | Pre-school's Forest Leader departed in May so the setting could no longer promote Forest School. Monday became a day forthe setting’s | | ‘Nature Walk’ and Pre-School continued to access the community orchard and jocal play area. | | Worcestershire Education Awards ‘Early Years Setting of the Year’. | In February 2022, The Lenches Pre-school was nominated for and won WEA's ‘Early Years’ Setting of the Year’. This was testimony to the seiting’s staff who worked so hard. Nominations highlighied the friendly staff, forest school activities and how the staff were able to work with _ | each[fockdowns.] family to ensure they received the care they needed throughout the | | Fundraising: During the year, Pre-School held some very successful | _ fundraising events, including a Hallowe'en party and the Easter brunch. | Ofsted inspection: In June 2022, Pre-School was inspected and its previous “Outstanding” rating (2013) was downgraded to “Inadequate”. | This was particularly disappointing and impacted Pre-school’s ability to recruit prospective families for AY23. A new manager was appointed in September 2022 and the re-inspection in December 2022 led to a “Good” rating. | | | | | | |

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Section E Financial review
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|The Lenches Pre-school has historically targeted a reserve fund of £50k
Brief statement of the to cover potential costs including closure, securing operations (such as
charity’s policy on reserves recruitment fees), new equipment and professional fees (approved
23/4/2018}. There is no documentary evidence of this having changed.
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Details of any funds materially
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in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information}
You may choose to include | The Lenches Preschool reported a loss of £4.3k in AY22.
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relevant about:: | The: setting wasb not immune to generic ainflationary costraaggl pr e ssures but as
the charity'saeprincipal _ | isrates the withcaseno with comparablethe sector,increase faced materialin Nurseryincreases Educationin minimum Funding wagerates.
sources of funds {including —— Professional costs have materially increased as accounting and payroll
any fundraising); _ [services,] [previously][ provided] [by][ volunteers,] [are] [now] [provided] [by]
how expenditure has | professional third parties.
supported the key objectives |
of the charity;
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Section F Other optional information
| It was established at the AGM on 17 October 2023 that the Charity Annual Retum for AY21,22 and 23 had |
| not been completed. This Trustee Annual Report and Accounts have been prepared retrospectively by the |
current Committee using available documentation and are submitted for approval af an EGM to be held on |
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s}/ / fi ~ = Ontorn uA ‘
Full name(s) Millie Benbow Bie Pege |
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, ‘Charj= | Treasurer
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3.) CHARITY COMMISSION |The Lenches Pre-School te Fi FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Receipts and payments accounts CC16a alrfrom a To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment donate fonds fonts Total funds Last year fothenearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest£ At Receipts ee ) 55,330| income-Noteategoised «||| Fundraising[Donations=|| SSCC~CSSSSC~C~‘“‘a |[t—(i] i KCTSTTTT™C~—CdiLCESC#$TNY._—=ié‘é#GdYSSSC~CSSY |O~‘“‘~™CéS‘ Outings /Experiences | TSCEECPST TTC EE CS” [Grant 5 |] = interesta Oe| 4 [SundryIncome 8 ub total (Gross income for AR) 68,615 $8,615 71,719 see table). eee | Tota receipts [ea] [J] [|__| A3 Payments eS | | StaffirainingCC‘ CUTes |eT)TTTC™~—“C—~|CYCCCT ConsumablesNewequipmentPhone)| COZ PCC St 8]|)a2 sar| | Cd] STCdP Outings! Experiences ABO —(“‘“ S CTY «SYLdTC™~~‘“‘CSC#C@I’SCSOCOC‘C’!CTC#C#S2‘Y aa | |esLiens |5a(leis) |ate [2,382] | Fundraisinga 8(i |ee] Sub total|____72e0j{ -i{S*«| 44 Asset and investment D hase see table fF Cd | ee ee ee ee | Sub total|— | Total payments [72860] [——-] [—-] Net of[receipts/(payments)] _—wE; A6AStransfersbetweenfundsCash funds fast year end [| —-} ||essi Sees"54,847 ||| Cash funds this year end i

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

18/42/2023

Z| CHARITY COMMISSION; Independent examiner's | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts |

Section A Independent Examiner's Report

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Report to the trustees/ | Sha%ty Name ;
members of |THE LENCHES PRE-SCHOOL
On accounts for the year | 31“ AUGUST 2022
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Charity no | 1043885 |
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021.

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 20114 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.

Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: * accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounis 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:

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| Date: /5//2)2023
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Name: ; MICHELLE VINCENT
Relevant professional ACCA
qualification(s) or body

(if any): Li

Address: | FRUITIONACCOUNTANCY LLP 29 WOOD STREET, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 6JG

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).

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October 2018

wim CC any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

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OpenCharities

2022-08-31-accounts

Postcode

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Section C

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information}

3.) CHARITY COMMISSION |The Lenches Pre-School te Fi FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Z| CHARITY COMMISSION; Independent examiner's | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts |

Section A Independent Examiner's Report

Signed:

Section B Disclosure

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