## **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)**|
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|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**
**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 Early Years **governing document** 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 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.
**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** 03/10/2024
**TAR**
March **2012**
5
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
PviO
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
UTrCIead 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