## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 16th April 2023 Period start date To 15th April 2024 Period end date Charity name: Noah's Ark Preschool**
## **Charity registration number: 1061741**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To enhance the development and education
of children from 2 years to statutory school
age by encouraging parents to understand
and provide for the needs of their children
through our community group.
To provide quality care and education for
those children in line with the EYFS statutory
guidance.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We offer appropriate play facilities and
training courses, together with the right of
parents/carers to become involved in the
activities of the group, giving opportunities
for all children, regardless of race, culture,
religion or means.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees are aware of and give regard to
the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making||
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|Policy on social investment||
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|investment||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Parent volunteers are invited to join us in
many aspects of preschool life, from joining
us for play sessions, special events,
fundraising, sharing skills etc.
Students on relevant training courses also
volunteer their services as part of their
training.|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We were proud to achieve an
OUTSTANDING judgement from OFSTED in
our inspection in June.
We continue to uphold the principles of the
Hampshire Healthy Early Years accreditation
which we achieved previously.
We are constantly striving to provide the
very best start for our children and their
families. We help parents who may be
struggling to access services by offering
support and encouragement. When our
children leave us for 'big' school as confident
young learners ready to take on the next big
challenge in their lives we feel we have
made a positive contribution to their future
prospects.
We have set up a 'share shed' where we
offer surplus food, spare clothes and a book
exchange to our preschool community.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The new elements to the curriculum and
constant review and evaluation of our
provision have proved successful with
children achieving the best outcomes.
We work with outside agencies to provide
support to children with special educational
needs and their families.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Tight financial controls have enabled us to
keep outgoings to a minimum and continue
to provide a stable financial foreseeable
future.
This has enabled us to plan for much
needed improvements to the preschool
environment both inside and out, the
replacement and purchase of new resources
and the ability to recruit a new member of
staff for September to further support
children'sindividual needs.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity aims to hold reserves equivalent
to three months of operating expenditure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£20,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principle source of funds for the charity
is received from Hampshire County Council
for two, three and four year funding.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Preschool Learning Alliance**
**Constitution 2011**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected by members**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Committee members are voted by the
attendees of the Annual General Meeting.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Noah's Ark Preschool|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1061741|
|Charity’s principal address|St Johns Church Hall
Forton Rd
Gosport
Hants
PO12 4TQ|
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||Nikieta Williams|Chairperson|22.8.23 onwards||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
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Noah’s Ark Preschool accounts Apr 23-April 24
|**Outgoings**|**April**|**May**|**June**|**July**|**August**|**September**|**October**|**November**|**December**|**January**|
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|**Wages**|3466.57|2993.50|3466.57|3577.72|2778.86|3653.93|3842.57|7376.57||7922.01|
|**HMRC**|397.03||397.32|794.26||397.23|397.03|397.23|397.03|448.94|
|**Resources**|136.51||1489.63|||157.71|137.99|481.91||175.21|
|**Ofsted**|50||||||||||
|**Dis grant**|||||||||||
|**Rent**|354.16||751.39|354.16|354.16|354.16|354.16|354.16|354.16||
|**SSE**|||426.55|||302.73||||341.91|
|**British Gas**|||||||||||
|**Fire pro**||||||44.40|||||
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|||Total
outgoings|61308.04||||||||
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|**Incomings**|||||||||||
|**Fees**|230|372.5|290|240|100|546|345|648|306|486|
|**Funding**|21973.14||342|630||26769.12|570|||28850.04|
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incomings|83885.80||||||||
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|**Outgoings**|**February**|**March**|
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|**Wages**|5237.45|3980.41|
|**HMRC**|448.94|453.13|
|**Resources**|985.53|2705.52|
|**Ofsted**|||
|**Dis grant**||250|
|**Rent**|354.16|354.16|
|**SSE**|||
|**British Gas**|10.57|72.40|
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|**Incomings**|||
|**Fees**|108|480|
|**Funding**||600|
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Rebecca Pugh
14 Strathmore Rd
Gosport
Hampshi
P012 IIR
19.11.24
To Whom It May Concern,
I hereby confirn] that I have checked and vedfied the figures dcLilled in Ihe end ofyear
accnunts for Noah's Ark Preschool Gosport . reered charity number 1061741
2023- 2024 and find them to be wholly accurafe.
Yours falthfully.
(p,0
Rebecca Pugh