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## Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ |
members of | THE LENCHES PRE-SCHOOL
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accounts for the year | 31° AUGUST 2023 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 31/08/2023.
- 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 20171 (‘the Act’).
i report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Aci 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 i 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 accounts do not accord with the accounting records
t have no concerns and have come across no other maiters 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: Wowie @ Date: | Vii l2evy | Name: | MICHELLE VINCENT | AceiPe Relevant professional | ACCA qualification(s) or body |
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Address:[LLP] |[FRUITION][ ACCOUNTANCY]
- | 29 WOOD STREET, | STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 6JG
## Section B
## Disclosure
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|i|pw,|CHARITY COMMISSION|The Lenches|Pre-Schoo}|1043885|||
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|Receipts|and|payments|accounts|CC16a|
|For the|period|1/09/2022|31/08/2923|
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Quary Trustees’ Annual Report for the period OMNES SiON Period start date Period end date a | ot 09 2022 31 08 2023 . From To Section A Reference and administration details
## Charity name
## THE LENCHES PRE-SCHOOL
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## Registered charity number (if any}
Charity's principal addressa Lench Village Hall | Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham a | Postcode wRIaUE
## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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2 SIMON NEWTON | TREASURER September 2022 to
December 2022
3 LEXI TREASURER December 2022 to
PAPANDREQUS August 2023
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Type of adviser Name Address
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Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Type : Constitution adopted6 March 1985 as [amended] on 14 September 2010
of governing document as amended by scheme dated 04 March 2017.
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- e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- e relationship with any related parties;
- » trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures ico manage them.
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## Section C
## Objectives and activities
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> | The aims of the Pre-schooi are to 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 | community groups and by: {a) offering appropriate play, education and | care facilities, family teaming and extended hours groups, together with Summary of the objects of the | the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in charity set out in its | the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer governing document _ opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means | ar ability; {6} encouraging the study of the needs of such children and | their families and promoting public interest in recognition of such needs in the local areas; and (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-School Leaming Alliance. 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. It offers appropriate play, education and childcare facilities to families in the Lenches and wider area, but also |[attracts][children][and][ families][from][ihe][towns][of][ Evesham][and][Pershore.] | The setting is located in some of the most beautiful countryside in Worcestershire and the children have access io a secure outdoor play Summary of the main area, activities undertaken forthe | public benefit inrelationto = these objects {include within | this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard tothe guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public | benefit}
## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information}
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Section D Achievements and performance
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_|Children: Pre-schoolhad7childrenon roll inSeptemberand17
children inJuly. InJuly,4children lefttogotoschool, 1 ofwhichjoined
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ChurchLench FirstSchool. Recruitmentofnewchildrenwasrestricted
atthe startoftheacademicyeargiven the seiting’s “Inadequate” rating.||
||||_|An “inadequate” setting isunable to take on anynew children otherthan||
||||_|children ithas taken enquiries from.||
|||||Operational hours: Pre-School opened Mondayto Friday in term time.||
||||||No dedicated ForestSchoolwasoffered on Mondays due to the fackof||
|||||qualified ForestSchool Leader.
Pre-School continued to offer ‘Nature||
||||||Walks’ and to accessthe communityorchard and local playarea.||
||||Ofsted rating “Good”: ThenewManager(appointedSeptember2022)
_— a qualified teacherand businessowner— oversawpre-school's re-
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activitiesandexperiences, indoorsand outdoors. Children are confident,||
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||Focus on GrantApplications:
in lightofthe cost-of-living crisis,the
Committee prioritisedgrantapplicationsoverfundraising initiatives,and|||
||||||Pre-schoolwas fortunate fo secure two significant charitable grants,
totalling£3,291.|||
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|||||Further collaboration with Church Lench FirstSchool: While Pre-||
|||||School and Church Lench FirstSchool havealways enjoyed strong links,||
||||||thiswasfurthered in April2023when the settingscooperatively||
||||||organised a Forest School atYates’ Community Orchard forthe||
|||||community. A large number of local families enjoyed this eventand it also||
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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 te 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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in deficit |
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include | The Lenches Preschool reported a loss of £18.5k in AY23.
sariapsaibaelrelevant about: i aiaian, wie | ThisSooo was due to the lowpai number of childrencage on roll: which led to; a
eee significant decrease in income and is directly attributed to the impact of
* the charity's principal _ | the setting’s Ofsted rating downgrade which prevented the recruitment of
sources of funds (including | pew children.
any fundraising);
* how expenditure has Pre-schoolis not immune to generic inflationary cost pressures but as is
supported the key objectives the case with the secior, it faced increasesin minimum wage rates with
of the charity; | NO comparable increase in Nursery Education Funding rates.
* investment; policy and | Recruitmentrecruitment agency, of new stafffurther provedincreasingchallengingcosts. and Pre-school engaged a
objectives including any
ethical investment policy | The Cormmittee is optimistic for an improved financial outlook in AY24.
adopted.
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Section F Other optional information It was established at the AGMon 17 October 2023 that the Charity Annual Return 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 at an EGM to be held on 25 March 2023.
## Pd Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
## Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature{s
Full name(s) Millie Benbow | biz Fergus
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,be Chair |‘Treasurer|
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