## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From** 01 09 2021 **To** 31 08 2022 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Highampton Area Pre-School Group **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1054665 |**Charity's principal address**|
Highampton Village Hall Church Road Highampton|
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||A Letheren|Chair||| ||D Dimmock-Wright|Vice-Chair||| ||K Drew|Secretary||| ||H Canham|Treasurer||| ||C Burd|Committee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document EYA constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected at AGM - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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; Highampton pre-school is registered with OFSTED (106127) and is a member of the EYA The pre-school has a childcare protection policy in place which includes carrying out DBS checks for new and existing staff and committee members All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or benefits - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the **Summary of the objects of the** needs of their children by offering appropriate play, education and care **charity set out in its** facilities and adhering to the aims and objectives of the Pre-School **governing document** Learning Alliance **TAR** March **2012** 2 **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Highampton Pre-School is a small, friendly parent-managed pre-school providing a varied, interesting and informative Early Learning Years education and childcare for children between the age of two to five years from Highampton and the surrounding villages. The Pre-School employs 4 part-time staff during the school year to provide day care for three days a week (8.45am to 15.15pm) We welcome all children within the age range regardless of personal circumstance, gender, faith, cultural background and lingual ability. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** A significant contribution is made by the committee members (Trustees) who provide a management and fund raising service to the Pre-School. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** We started the Autumn term 2021 with lots of children. New toddler and parent group started The website is looking fantastic The children and staff enjoyed a cooked Christmas dinner, party games and presents. Our only fundraising for the year has been from online events and photo sales Lottery £534.70 Amazon £65.09 Photos £145 The children were able to enjoy an outing to Pennywell Farm at the end of term. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The pre-school maintains a minimum reserve of three months operating costs **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** A Letheren **Full name(s)** Angela Letheren **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc)** **Date** 14/09/2022 **TAR** March **2012** 5 HtGHA￿IPTON AREA PRE.SCHOOL GROUP RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDING 31ST AUGUST 2022 Current Previous Current Previou5 RECEIPTS Year £ Year£ PAYMENTS Year £ Year £ FEES Toddlers £525.50 13,342.54 8,839.25 REKf & HEATtNG 2.483.50 2,383.00 Early Years Grant Donation Fund raising Lottery £534.70 Aniazon £65.09 Pennywdl £262.60 Photos £40 25.483.44 500.00 802.39 1 44.671.86 10.00 850.86 WAGES EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS.. Ofsied £50.00 Lottery Licence £20.00 Xmas £165.36 Wovina £244.92 InitiaI £152.20 R Bu￿oW £252.00 Alarn) £513.60 DBS £104.68 Website £606.1)0 35,147.31 5.834.50 2.108.76 0 36,982.31 / 8,526.78 767.37 ,ItSCELLANEOUS: PAYE TRAINING CONSUMABLES INSURANCE ADMIN, PHONE CURRICULUM CONS 2.120.62 6.553.61 278.54 766.38 262.05 225.00 953.74 93.25 330.37 750.54 82.16 133.71 TOTAL RECEIPTS 40 128.37 54,379.47 TOTAL PA Y￿E￿s 55 780.27 51.003.23 Net surplusldeficit for the year £15,651.90 + or - surplusldefieit totsl brought forivard from Dreviou5 accounts period + £45,745.07 SURPLUSIDEFIcrr CARRIED FORWARD £30,093.17 Un-cleared paymeDt$ for the period endiug 31108122 +£0.00 BANK STATE]4qENT AS AT 31 AUGUST 20212 £30,1)93.17 io CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustse51 members of Highampton Area PrewSchcM)l Group On accounts for the year ended 318tAugust 2022 Charlty no (if any) 1054665 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the account5 of the above charity (Yhe Trust") for the year ended 3110812022 Responslbllttles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in acwrdance wrth the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151(b} of the Act. I have o)mpleted my examination. I confinn that no material matters have cowft to my attention (other than that disdosed belcw") in connection with the examinatii)n which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. aC￿Unting re(y)rds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not accord with the accounting reccrds Independent examinerfs statement I have no cOn￿mS and have coffE 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. . Plea88 delete the words in the brad(ets rf they do not apply. Slgnod: Dats: Name: J£ Relèvant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body {If any): Address: 20 IER October 2018