## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 01/09/20 To Period end date 31/08/21** ## **Charity name: MICKLE TRAFFORD PRE SCHOOL** ## **Charity registration number: 1046551** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To deliver minimum OFSTED standards**
**or above and follow Early Years**
**Foundation Programme while enhancing**
**the development and education of**
**children under statutory school age.**| |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|| |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
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**Continue to enhance experience of**
**children and parent/carers through**
**continuing improved communication and**
**structured sharing of children’s EYFS**
**development**
**Continued to have a strong committee**
**who are well informed through regular**
**meetings and participation**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against|Para 1.41| |---|---| |objectives set|| |Performance of fundraising|| |activities against objectives|Para 1.41| |set|| |Investment performance|Para 1.41| |against objectives|| |Other|| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**20/21 has been a financially uncertain year**
**due to the impact of the Coronavirus. The**
**charity made a loss but had reserves to**
**cover this. The main impact due to the**
**pandemic has been felt this year and**
**continues to drain 21/22 as income has**
**suffered and demand for services below**
**usual expectations. **| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are maintained to cover**
**commitments**
**in**
**case**
**of**
**financial**
**failure.**
**Any other reserves are used to enhance**
**facilities – toys, equipment and building**
**maintenance in compliance with relevant**
**Governance.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£30,278**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Income has suffered and the Committee**
**will be reviewing financial viability in 21/22**
**dependent on performance.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Fees from parent and local government**
**free entitlement, fundraising and**
**adjoining room hire.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Costs/wages increasing faster than the**
**Government childcare funding rates**
**which places increasing pressure on**
**income. The Committee can introduce**
**additional charges should the need**
**arise however these are voluntary and**
**parents may opt not to pay. Falling**
**birth rate and changes in working**
**patterns affect the numbers of children**
**requiring Preschool style childcare.**
**Closure due to lack of income.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|**PLA 2011 Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**TRUST**| |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|**Appointed by voluntary Management**
**Committee**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**We are a member of the Early Years**
**Alliance and comply with their most**
**recent policies and procedures**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Reviewed by OFSTED periodically to**
**ensure required standards are**
**maintained**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|MICKLE TRAFFORD PRE SCHOOL| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|1046551| |Charity’s principal address|School Lane
Mickle Trafford
Chester
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Kate Linford|Chair|||||| |||Rob Kinder|Secretary||Resigned 14/10/20|||| |||Laura Oulton|Treasurer|||||| |||Thomas Oulton|Committee Member|||||| |||Jonathan Linford|Committee Member|||||| |||Lyndsey McCallion|Committee Member / Setting
Manager||Resigned from
Committee 19/4/22|||| |||Robynne Wadsworth|Committee Member||Resigned 14/10/20|||| |||Caitlin Phillips|Committee Member / Setting
Manager||Resigned 14/10/20|||| |||Alexis Draper|Committee Member||Appointed 12/10/21|||| |||Christine Siddons|Committee Member||Appointed 12/10/21|||| |||Katey Massey|Committee Member||Appointed 16/2/22|||| |||Lucy Allwood|Committee Member||Appointed 16/2/22|||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||~~Corporate trustees– na~~|~~mes of the directors at the date t~~||~~e report was appro~~||~~ved~~|| |||**Director name**||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| ~~– 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)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **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 trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of** **the charity’s trustees:** |**the charity’s trustees:**|||| |---|---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Kate Linford||| ||Kate Linford||| ||Chair||| ||||| ||20/05/2022||| MICKLE TIIAFFORD PRESCHOOL MICKLE TRAFFOAD CHESTER CH214F INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021 INCOME CWAC NEG GRANT USE OFCOMMUNITY ROOM FEES PAID BY PARENTS GRANTS MILK REFUND DONATIONS 53,191. 45.txi 9,373. 6,938.C(I 115.LX) INTEREST FUNDRAISING XMAS CARDS/DVOS/PHOTOS OTHER DONAMONS AND FUNDRAISING RECYCLED UNIFORMICLOTHES TOTAL INCOME 3.tKI 69.669.00 415.IX) 360.LXI 55.tX) 830.00 70,499.00 EXPENDrruRE RENT STAFF COSTS LICENCING & REGISTRATION5 MAINTENANCE &REPAIRS SERVICES &RUNNING cosrs PPEICLEANING MATERIALS EQUIPMENT& SErnNG PROVISIONS ACCOUNTANCY FEES INSURANCES PRINTING, POSTAGE &STA￿oNERy UNIFORM TOTAL EXPENDITURE i.O(K). 60.852.(K) 1.856.00 3,837.lJO 4.756.00 1.256.00 1.347.00 120.00 1,265.(MJ 489.00 2S.00 76,803.00 NEf SURPLUSIDEFICIT 6,304.00 BAL4NCE 8/FWD 75,Q3Q.OQ BALANCE C/FWD 68,726.00 BALANCE SHEET ASSEfs - CASH AT BANK CURRENT ACCOUNT FUNDRAISINGACCOUNT COMMUNryY ACCOUNT PEnY CASH 31.538. 5,546.JXI 2.554.LKI io.( 39,648. CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCUF 1.2(KI.￿ 38,448.00 RESERVES RESERVE ACCOUNT 30,278.00 68,726. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Roport Report to the trust•osl ' members of HI LKLr ItS)ffioeD fLE SCHOOL On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 31 08. 2021 Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the 8c(*iunts of the above charity llhe Trust") for ts year ended 31 /CK 125£ I Re5ponsibilitie¥ and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in a(thrdance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 llhe Act.). I raport in respect of my 8xamination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions gNen by th8 Charfty Commission under seclion 145151{bl of the Act. I hav6 completed my examination. I confm) that no material matters hav8 come to my attention {other than that disdosed below ') in connection ￿th the examinalion gives me Cause to beI￿ve that in, any material respect: accounting r￿rdS wer8 not k6Pt in ac(x)rdance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not a￿ord w7th the accounting re￿rdS Independent exarniner's slat8ment I have no concems and have com8 across no olher matters in connoction with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabla prop8r und8rstsnding of the accounts to be reathed. Pl8as8 dela lh8 words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Namo: Rèlevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (If any): Addrnss: (YrcAL*1L2-JotslL ILA(2% E CMLgTi2 IER October 2018