Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period
From: 1[st] August 2021 Period start date
To: 31[st] July 2022 Period end date
Charity name: Newcastle Children’s Centre
Charity registration number: 1044352
Company number:
Objectives and activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide a high level of pre-school education for the local community. To continually assess and improve our **service. ** |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
We provide a service for the wider community however; it is the smaller, more local community that we mainly serve. If we weren’t running as a charity, many local families would have to travel 8+ miles to other childcare providers. We assess our situation i.e. how many children we have on role every half term to make sure that we can remain viable, while still complying with our duty to have due regard to the commission’s **public benefit guidance. ** |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 |
| Policy on social investment | Para 1.38 |
| including program related | |
| investment |
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | We continue to be one of the most local childcare providers in the area with our reputation gaining us more children and parents returning with their second and third children. Parents are booking spaces before their children are even born to secure a space. We continue going from strength to strength, ever improving our practice. Parents have usually been recommended by current or past parents. |
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We have achieved everything we wanted to this year and continually add to our list of things we want to achieve to ever improve our practice. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Our fundraising has been fantastic this year, we have gained more money than we hoped. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial review
| Financial review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We have made a significant loss this year due to having to employ another member of staff and bills doubling and minimum **wages increasing. ** |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The reserves are held in our savings account. Despite making a loss, we haven’t touched our savings account. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | **£2487 ** |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | No uncertainties |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Fees from parents. Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
Structure, governance and management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc |
Para 1.25 | |
| How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO |
Para 1.25 | |
| Trustee selection methods 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 |
Para 1.25 | Elections made at AGMs |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Other
Reference and administrative details
Charity name Newcastle Children’s Centre Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1044352 Charity’s principal address Mill Lane, Newcastle, Shropshire, SY78QN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Hannah Morgan | Chair | |||
| CarlyHughes | Secretary | |||
| Sophie Jones | Treasurer | |||
| Joanne Larner | ||||
| KelseyGardener | ||||
| Charlotte Morris | ||||
| Tanya Francis | ||||
| BryonyWhittal | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the 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 of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information) |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
K Corfield Signature(s) HMorgan Kayleigh Corfield Full name(s) Hannah Morgan Position (for example Chair Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 30/5/23
NEWCASTLE CHILDRENS CENTRE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2022
| Income | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Fees from parents | 25955.06 | 11365.5 |
| Holiday Club Fees | 909 | 0 |
| Nursery Education Funding | 18029.71 | 27432.87 |
| Fundraising | 9336.7 | 455.6 |
| Donations | 0 | 1250 |
| Other incomes | 0 | 0 |
| Bank Interest | 0.43 | 0.06 |
| HMRC | 0 | 4028.28 |
| Total Income | 54230.9 | 44532.31 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Staff wages inc hol pay, NI etc | 43185.11 | 28404.86 |
| NI | 3477.54 | 1063.02 |
| NEST | 1475.13 | 915.29 |
| Bank Staff | 2091.29 | 800.17 |
| Course | 140 | 396 |
| Running Costs | ||
| Rent | 480 | 480 |
| Utilities | 2151.86 | 1324.9 |
| Insurance | 1111.5 | 1087.17 |
| Telephone & Internet | 1149.24 | 880.8 |
| All other costs | ||
| Supplies | 2988.5 | 2608.6 |
| Equipment | 5779.59 | 48.56 |
| Ofsted Registration Fee | 50 | 50 |
| Sundry ( Miscellaneous) | 205.56 | 273.87 |
| Bank | 73.52 | 0 |
| Other | 666.49 | 0 |
| Total expenditure | 65025.33 | 38333.24 |
| Net (deficit)/ surplus for the year | 10794.43 | 6199.07 |
This income and expenditure sheet has been prepared by Sophie Jones, treasurer of Newcastle Children’s Centre.
Signed: Sophie Jones Date: 30/5/23
This income and expenditure sheet has been approved from the records provided by Newcastle Children’s Centre.
Signed: K Davies Date: 30/5/23