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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Ark Preschool
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
Charity's principal address |Crowthorne Baptist Church
144 High Street Crowthorne, Berkshire Postcode RG45 7AT
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) Ce Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
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Type of governing document SOnBiIUSn
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Trustee selection methods Appointed
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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Section C
Objectives and activities
The object of the charity is to provide a Pre-School to facilitate educational, physical, social and spiritual development of children under Summary of the objects of the | Statutory school age by: , , “see charity set out in its a) offering appropriate educational and recreational facilities governing document b) actively promoting the virtues of the Christian faith affiliating to and furthering the aims of the Preschool Learning Alliance
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The Ark Preschool is a community pre-school run by a committee of volunteers under the umbrella of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. The pre-school is a registered charity and aims at providing schooling tailored to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We can accommodate up to 24 children per 3 hour session.
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)
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the aratn Continued to provid hool education to 17 child d between 2 achievements of the charity on nue (o) prow e pre-school education to 17 children aged between during the year ands years old. We were open for 38 weeks of the year, five mornings a week. Continued to provide training to all staff.
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The charity continues to support itself in non-profit making ways, fundraising to provide additional equipment for the preschool.
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Section E Financial review
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The reserves policy is retain sufficient funds to cover the operational
Brief statement of the costs of the preschool for a term. £18,000 is held in reserve.
charity’s policy on reserves
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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
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Full name(s) |Sarah Webb Justine Wells
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The ARK PreSchool
Summary Accounts for the Period 1st January to 31st December 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
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| Balance Brought Forward | 60,117.28 | 60,340.40 | ||||
| Held in | CurrentAccount | 1st Jan 2023 | 15,139.98 | 35,437.30 | ||
| DepositAccount | 1st Jan 2023 | 44,977.30 | 24,903.10 | |||
| Payments | Salaries | 42,199.17 | 45,014.05 | |||
| Income Tax/NI | 1,023.57 | 427.05 | ||||
| Running Expenses | 2,567.48 | 1,899.37 | ||||
| Petty Cash | 530.00 | 525.70 | ||||
| Bank charges | 66.84 | 68.90 | ||||
| Training | 30.00 | 230.00 | ||||
| Rent | 2,080.00 | 2,675.00 | ||||
| Uniforms | 263.24 | 95.46 | ||||
| Insurance/DBS | 484.94 | 355.73 | ||||
| Membership Fees/Subscriptions | 165.91 | 162.11 | ||||
| Equipment | 49.99 | 88.22 | ||||
| Donations spent | 0.00 | 263.99 | ||||
| Events | 0.00 | 201.99 | ||||
| Publications | 92.40 | 92.40 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 0.00 | 1,280.00 | ||||
| 49,553.54 | 53,379.97 | |||||
| Receipts | Grant Payments | 31,151.23 | 36,989.34 | |||
| Fees | 12,718.00 | 15,834.75 | ||||
| Nursery Milk | 64.64 | 69.91 | ||||
| Bank Interest (DepositAccount) | 695.61 | 74.20 | ||||
| Donations | 272.61 | 85.50 | ||||
| Events | 5.00 | 61.00 | ||||
| Uniform | 180.50 | 42.15 | ||||
| 45,087.59 | 53,156.85 | |||||
| Surplus / Loss | Surplus | ~4,465.95 | -223.12 | |||
| Balance Carried Forward | 55,651.33 | 60,117.28 | ||||
| Bank Balances | CurrentAccount | 31st Dec 2023 | 9,978.42 | |||
| DepositAccount | 31st Dec2023 | 45,672.91 | ||||
| Total | 55,651.33 | |||||
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- Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees | “y Ne — a | 7HE Aan[FRE-StMvvE] Onaccounts fortheendedyear| |PoDEcEmME?. | 7 RK F137—) |LO2Z3 | Charityno|(ifany)| “PO F35e%@s | Set out on pagesFE pages), | | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). | 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and | am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection , with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed:| SAN Berraeee ee ee | Date:i2/Z/202% i* a aa i|| Name: pocorn tee ee | (AM PvRROw Relevant professional 7 | qualification(s) or body | 1 Oct 2018
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