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2022-12-31-accounts

Little Willows Preschool Chair’s Report – 17[th] July 2023 Authored by Rachel A. Robinson – Chair

During my last Chair’s report to the AGM, I spoke about the challenges we had faced and overcome throughout 21/22, as the last effects of the Covid Pandemic were being felt and we said goodbye to our long-standing manager, Sarah. And whilst 22/23 has not been without its challenges, we have had a lot to celebrate.

This year, we have welcomed Devenne, Mel and Mary to Little Willows. All have settled in over the year and become valued members of the team. Going forwards into the next academic year, we will hopefully be welcoming our new Apprentice Practitioner to the team. Through this we hope to further cement our relationship with West Suffolk College and support more young people into Childcare.

Yet again we have been incredibly well supported by the Community. At Eastertime, we gratefully received funding from the Town Farm Trust which enabled us to refresh some of the furniture in the setting. This has allowed us to continue to develop our approach toward creating a positive learning environment for the Children. The Walsham Wild Wood steering group purchased an equipment trolley on our behalf in support of the Forest School. Abley managed by Joanne and the team, the Forest School aims to develop the children’s skills through nature and build an awareness and appreciation of the environment. The scheme is very well respected and thought of by the Wild Wood team.

Towards the end of term, we finally had our long-awaited Ofsted inspection. Whilst we are unable to share the outcome of the inspection more widely at this point, we are confident we will receive a positive report. The work that the whole team have put into preparing for the Ofsted inspection was second to none. Led by our manager Kylie, the Ofsted inspection went smoothly with all staff handling their individual meetings confidently and calmly. As the Chair of the Committee, the feedback I received from our Inspector made me incredibly proud, albeit not surprised! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff for the incredible commitment and dedication they give to Little Willows, our children and all the families. We hope you know just how much it is appreciated!

We are unfortunately saying goodbye to two of our long standing Committee members. Creena Hancock and Emily Masters have handled the treasury positions at Little Willows together for 5 and 7 years respectfully. Given the funding streams and processes we are obliged to follow, this is no mean feat! On behalf of all of the Committee and staff at Little Willows, we would like to say a huge Thank You for the time and dedication you have both given to the setting over the years.

After 2 years, I will also be stepping down as Chair of the Committee, and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their support throughout my tenure. I’d like to wish the incoming Committee Members luck and I look forward to watching the preschool develop ever further.

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2021

LITTLE WILLOWS PRE-SCHOOL

Charity registration number: 1050897

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2021.

Financial period

Financial period start date

01/01/2021

Financial period end date

31/12/2021

Income and spending

Income £

£100,229

Spending £

£77,728

Serious Incidents

For the period of this return, were there any serious incidents in your charity that have not been reported to the Charity Commission?

No

Fundraising - professional fundraiser

Did your charity raise funds from the public?

Yes

Did the charity work with any professional fundraisers?

No

Fundraising - commercial participator

Did your charity work with any commercial participators?

No

Government contracts

During the financial period for this annual return, d, id the charity receive income from contracts (other than grant agreements) with central government or local authorities? No

Government grants

During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from central government or local authorities?

Yes

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or local authorities? 1

What was the total value of these grants?

£72,237

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside the UK ?

No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity operate outside England and Wales?

No

Trading subsidiaries

Did the charity have any subsidiaries?

No

Trustee payments

Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other than refunds of legitimate trustee expenses?

No

Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity?

No

Employees' salaries

Did any of your charity's staff receive total employee benefits of £60,000 or more? Select No if your charity does not have any staff , or does not pay any staff.

No

For your highest paid member of staff only, what was the total value of their employee benefits?

(For example if your highest paid member of staff received £35,000 enter 35000). If you do not have any staff or did not pay any staff, enter 0 (zero)

£19,924

Volunteers

How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during the financial period?

0

Financial controls

Did your charity review its internal financial controls?

Yes

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠Trustee
Given names Emily
Family name Masters
Telephone 07761179186
number
Email emilymasters726@gmail.com
Date submitted 02/11/2022

It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.

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