2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 01 09 2023 To 31 08 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Highampton Area Pre-School Group

Other names charity is known by

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 A Letheren	Chair
2 D Dimmock-Wright	Vice-Chair
3 K Drew	Secretary
4 H Canham	Treasurer
5 A Manners	Committee
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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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 Early Years governing document Alliance

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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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We started the Autumn term 2023 with lots of children. Toddler group flourishing The website is looking fantastic

The children and staff enjoyed a bring and share lunch and party games. They met Father Christmas at Madewell and received a present.

The children were able to enjoy an outing to the Big Sheep at the end of term.

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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 03/10/2024

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HtGIL4MPTON AREA PRE.SCHOOL GROUP RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS MAIN ACCOUNT ST YEAR ENDING 31 AUGUST 2024 Cun?nt Year£ 8,308.30 Evious Year£ 13360.80 Current YeAr £ 2,863.00 P￿viO Year£ 2,664.00 RECEIPTS FEES PAYMEDII RENT & HEAThG Toddlers £591 Years Donati)n Fw]d raising Lottery £436.50 Photos £15 54,006.42 39880.75 WAGES EQUIPMENT MISCFLLANEOUS: 40,385.48 273.96 419.28 39,369.62 541.01 831.37 451.50 819.17 Ofsted £50 IDttery licen¢¢ £20 Kn￿ £9) Jnitia1£184.18 Mileage £17.JO ICD £40 D&8 £18 SCELLANEDUS: 3056.70 PENSION PAYE IRAtNtNCi I st AAI CONSUMABLES INSURANCE WFBSllE CIJRRICULUM CONS PHONFJSTATION TOTAL PAYMENTS 496.32 1,797.51 52.50 371.73 983,28 685,99 606.85 393.20 49J29.10, 1,802.68 264.00 492.74 938.29 196.75 374.92 55,780.27 TOTAL RECEtPTS 62,766.22 57,117.42 et Surplusldeficit for the year + or- surylus/deficit total brought fonyanl frnm SURPLUSIDEFICIT CAIUUED FORWARD £13,437.12 - £39,391.89 . £52,829.01 . £0.00 UTrCIea￿d payments for the period ending 31108124 BANK STATEMENT AS AT 31st AUGUST 2024 £52,829.01 . 52829.01 ScxLtckThder u0*. C) Lloyds

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Highampton Area Pre-school Group On accounts for the year ended 31* August 2024 Charlty no (if any) 1054665 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {￿he Trust") for Ihe year ended 3110812024 Responslbilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of Ihe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (￿he Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attenlion (other than thai 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 the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brnckets rf they do not apply. Dats: 2212125 Independent examiner's statement Signéd: Namo: Relavant professional qualiflcation{5) or body (If any): IUAfrr Address: IER October 2018