Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Section A Reference and administration details
Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2023 31 August 2024
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Charity name Doddinghurst Community Pre-School
Other names charity is known by
| Registered charity number (if any) 1060260 Charity's principal address Doddinghurst Village Hall Church Lane Doddinghurst, Essex Postcode CM15 0NJ ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1060260 Charity's principal address Doddinghurst Village Hall Church Lane Doddinghurst, Essex Postcode CM15 0NJ ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1060260 Charity's principal address Doddinghurst Village Hall Church Lane Doddinghurst, Essex Postcode CM15 0NJ ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1060260 Charity's principal address Doddinghurst Village Hall Church Lane Doddinghurst, Essex Postcode CM15 0NJ ~~ee~~ |
Registered charity number (if any) 1060260 Charity's principal address Doddinghurst Village Hall Church Lane Doddinghurst, Essex Postcode CM15 0NJ ~~ee~~ |
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| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | |||||
| 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 | PhillipSell | Chairperson | Aug2023 to date | ||
| 2 | Charlotte Pether | Secretary | Feb 2023 to date | ||
| 3 | Kate Asling | Treasurer | July2016 – to date | ||
| 4 | Amanda Capps | Purchaser | July2020 – to date | ||
| 5 | KayParkinson | Committee member | Feb 2023 to date | ||
| 8 | Neil Jago | Committee member | Feb 2023 to date | ||
| 9 | Katie Pond | Committee member | Aug2023 to date | ||
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| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
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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
2011 PLSA Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trustee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are elected by existing trustees and are approved at the Annual Trustee selection methods General Meeting (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
Doddinghurst Community Pre-School (“The Pre-School”) is regulated by Ofsted and are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.
All trustee’s are DBS checked.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The aim of the Pre-School is to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by aiming to encourage parents to understand and provide the needs for their children through the community groups. By offering appropriate play facilities and training courses together with the right of the parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children regardless of race, culture religion and means.
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The Pre-School is there to encourage and study the needs of such children and their families and is there to adhere to furthering the aim of the Pre-School learning alliance.
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)
The Pre-School provides a safe environment for children to learn and play. It is open everyday during the week offering a variety of sessions to all children over the age of 2. The Pre-School not only provides a valuable introduction to structure and routine but allows the children freeflow play sessions, arts and crafts and cooking activities as well as basic ICT skills.
The Pre-School also offers a lunch club for children to stay and have their lunch socially and also now offers four all day sessions to help the children prepare for the longer school day.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Volunteers and Committee members are on hand to assist the staff with our key events throughout the year as well as helping out with general daily tasks.
The Committee consists of community volunteers as well as parents volunteering in their free time to assist the Pre-School management team in the running and administration of the Pre-School as well as organising fundraising events. The Committee has a wide and varied skills set which is being put to good use in all aspects of the Pre-School.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main In the academic year 2023/24 we have welcomed organisations and local achievements of the charity businesses providing the children with interactive learning opportunities. during the year This includes visits from Zoolabs, giving children the opportunity to see a variety of animals and reptiles up close, yoga sessions and bi-weekly phonics sessions with Robot Reg. The Autumn Term ended with a Christmas Party and special entertainment organised by the staff. During the summer months the key event is the Sports Day. A huge amount of work goes into the organisation from the staff and they always do a fantastic job to make it such a success. Every child gets the opportunity to race and is rewarded with a personalised certificate, medal and much needed ice lolly. This is also one of the last opportunities for parents and children to socialise together before our 4 year olds depart for “big” school.
We also take on the responsibility of ensuring the transition to full time education for our 4 year olds is as smooth as possible working closely with our local infant school, mirroring their practices and readying the children for that next step.
We hold a leavers picnic and invite the parents of those children graduating to take part where we share a book of the progress their children have made. This then becomes a souvenir of their time with us charting their achievements and also providing an opportunity for parents to socialise with staff for the final time.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the Reserve funds are held should the Pre-School ever need to close, so that charity’s policy on reserves we have enough funds to pay redundancies and any other liabilities. Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
The Pre-School’s main source of funds comes from grant and fee income, although fundraising is of key importance and every event we hold has an element of fundraising.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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As a charity we rely on fundraising for our equipment and supplies and
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any fundraising); this ensures we can continue to provide the children with interesting
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how expenditure has activities, including the latest technology, and to provide new and exciting toys and games which stimulate their imagination and enhance their
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supported the key objectives overall experience.
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of the charity;
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investment policy and We are firm believers that all children deserve equal treatment and objectives including any attention whatever background, age, or origin. The Pre-School is there to ethical investment policy help all children and to provide a safe, fun and caring environment for adopted. them to learn and play.
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) rs Full name(s) Phillip Sell Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 27 June 2025
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|Doddinghurst Community Pre-School|No (if any)|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
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|from|01-Sep-23|31-Aug-24|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Government Grants|81,598|-|-|81,598|109,372|
|Fees|30,063|-|-|30,063|35,132|
|Uniform Sales|223|-|-|223|455|
|Misc|63|-|-|63|208|
|Interest Received (deposit account)|740|-|-|740|453|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for AR)|[ 112,687 ]|-|-|112,687|145,620|
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|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|112,687|-|-|112,687|145,620|
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|A3 Payments|
|Wages|105,187|-|-|105,187|102,307|
|Tax / National Insurance|155|-|-|155|-|
|Pension|680|-|-|680|922|
|Administration / training|5,087|-|-|5,087|2,418|
|Rent|16,088|-|-|16,088|14,449|
|Misc|1,013|-|-|1,013|1,908|
|Consumables|2,535|-|-|2,535|3,279|
|Equipment / eq. hire|-|-|-|324|
|Uniform|319|319|1,414|
|Special activities|4,921|4,921|5,217|
|Telephone & IT costs|4,504|-|-|4,504|1,029|
|Sub total|[ 140,487 ]|-|-|140,487|133,266|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
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|————|Total payments|140,487|-|-|——|140,487|133,266|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|- 27,800|-|- - 27,800|12,354|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|101,035|- -|101,035|88,681|
|Cash funds this year end|SS]|73,235|-|- 73,235|5554|101,035|
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds|
|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|B1 Cash funds|Natwest Current Account|21,803|-|-|
|Natwest Deposit Account|51,409|-|-|
|Petty Cash|24|-|-|
|Total cash funds|73,235|-|-|
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|(agree balances with receipts and payments|
|account(s))|OK|OK|OK|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|funds|funds|funds|
|Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-|
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|Fund to which|Current value|
|Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)|
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|Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)|
|B4 Assets retained for the|2 x Laptop computer|Unrestricted|-|-|
|charity’s own use|Digital camera|Unrestricted|-|-|
|2 x Ipad's|Unrestricted|-|-|
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|Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)|
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|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf|Date of|
|of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval|
|Kate Asling|31/05/2025|
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts •+• Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Doddinghurst Community Preschool On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charity no (if any 1060260 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 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 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that 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 concerns 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 brackets if they do not apply. Independent examiner's statement Signed: Date., Z'I Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any).. Address: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018