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2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2022 31 08 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Worthington Pre-school Group

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1060873 Charity's principal address Main Street Worthington Ashby-de-la-Zouch Postcode LE65 1RQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year		 Name of person (or
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Ms E Fletcher Chair Whole Year
Mrs J Bryant Treasurer Whole Year
Mrs E Myres Whole Year
Mrs J Scott-Blore Secretary Whole Year
Mrs C Jones Whole Year

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

Trust

Appointed by committee members by election at AGM (two nominations Trustee selection methods required for each trustee)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Our charitable objects are to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

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Our philosophy is to create a friendly, family like atmosphere so that our children feel relaxed and able to freely express themselves.

As a registered charity run by a committee of local volunteers, including parents of children in pre-school, we understand the needs of our local community. We strive to provide high quality affordable care and education so that our children get the best possible start in their educational life.

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 trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on public benefit in deciding which activities the charity should undertake.

We know the cost of childcare can be prohibitive and that is why we keep our fees low and help parents to access free funding for their child where possible. This aids parents to be able to attend work safe in the knowledge that their child will receive the best possible play and learning experience within their local community.

We also provide a safe play and learning environment for children of preschool age to develop their social and communication skills that they may not have the benefit of accessing without our assistance.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We are Ofsted regulated and were rated as ‘Good’ in our last inspection in October 2018. You can read the full report on the Ofsted website.

Our aims and objectives are clear and focused on allowing every child in our care to achieve their potential. We aim to:

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Our staff are friendly, dedicated, enthusiastic and truly care about delivering the best quality of care for our children. They work with parents to tailor their child’s care to ensure that each child feels safe and able to play and learn. Our staff also organise fun activities for the children and parents such as the pre-school sports day and festive activities.

Our dedicated staff are assisted by a committee of volunteers who give up their time to assist with fund raising efforts, providing support and guidance and effectively governing the organisation.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements and Performance The preschool continues to be a well-loved childcare setting within the community, with a dedicated, loving and hard-working team. Our reputation remains strong within our area of operation and we have had only positive feedback this year. This year we provided care and education for 28 children. The focus this year has been on developing our educational activities. The children have produced amazing artwork for our displays through topics such as Winter. Those topics have been used to focus on child led and in the moment activities. The children have thrived throughout the year and we have received positive feedback from parents. New progress report templates have been developed and implemented and have been received well by parents and staff. This year we have developed our SEND offer as we experience an increase in the number of children requiring additional support. We have worked with Worthington School to provide specialist speech and language services for our children to help identify support needs and prepare them for their transition to primary school. The team have continued to develop the setting and to promote the good work of the Pre-school.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity completed the year with a reserve of £22,456 after investment in the facilities and the provision of services. The Charity adheres to a reserves policy that requires a minimum reserve equivalent to three months operating costs (current approximate required reserve is £18,500 for the current year). The current reserves will be invested with a proportion set aside for the development of the Charity’s facilities and to protect against periods of low revenue, especially in the Autumn term, where historically the pre-school receives reduced income. The trustees will determine the appropriate value of reserves to be retained based upon the Charity’s forward financial projections and risk analysis.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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) Full name(s) Ms Elizabeth Fletcher Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 16th April 2024

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Worthington Pre-school Group Worthington Pre-school Group Worthington Pre-school Group 1060873 1060873 1060873 CC16a
For the period
from		 01/09/2022
Period start date		 To 31/08/2023
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
54,597
15,403
547
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70,594
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70,594
62,098
2,606
1,267
1,502
1,735
2,060
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1,753
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27,529
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EarlyYears' Funding 54,597 34,006
Fees 15,403 18,848
Donations 547 85
Interest 47 3
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Sub total(Gross income for
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
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Total receipts
A3 Payments
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Staff Costs 62,098 53,854
Insurance & Affiliations 2,606 2,146
Snacks,Supplies & Equipment 1,267 958
Rent & Rates 1,502 1,302
Maintenance 1,735 684
Admin Costs 2,060 2,211
Enrichment Activities 222 -
Training - 65
Meals 2,423 2,167
Utilities 1,753 1,621
**Sub total ** 75,667 65,008
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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27,529 - - 27,529 42,538
22,456 - - 22,456 30,471

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
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Petty Cash
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Total cash funds
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ELIZABETH FLETCHER		 Endowment
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ELIZABETH FLETCHER 15thJan 2024

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to tho tru8t8esl membors of Worthington Pre-school Group On aecounts for the year and 31° August 2023 Charlty no (if any) 1(￿873 Sat out on pages Six and Seven I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 abov8 charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110812023. Ro8pon8lbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba818 of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my 8xamination, I hav8 followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attentTron (othér 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 Independent •xamln•¢$ statement I have no conc8ms and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the wonls in the br8ckets rf they do not apply. Slgned: OJ Nam•: CLAI E AN ASSOCI AT£ CkFth&rfRQD /yAfvAfr (xwrAMr C C1/44) Relevant profes$ion•l qualification(sl or body {If ony): Addro88: 30* GE (ON LEII ILO IER

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examinei needs to h￿hlIght matters of concefn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wish08 to disclose. IER