## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 31/03/2024 To 31/03/2025 Period end date**
**Charity name: Daisy Chain Pre-School**
## **Charity registration number: 1074013**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Our primary purpose is to support children**
**aged 2-4 years with their ‘Early Years**
**Education’ operating term time only with**
**morning sessions– 8:45am– 11:45am**|
|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|**The purpose of the charity are exclusively**
**charitable and the financial statements have**
**been prepared in accordance with the**
**requirements of the charities act 2011**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**In planning the objectives and activities of**
**the charity the trustees have received the**
**guidance provided by the charity**
**commission.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
||Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
|Other||
## **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|**Our setting is full and this indicates that**
**we provide a service to our local**
**community offering all children with**
**different needs the opportunity to**
**attend. **|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**A small deficit for the year but finances still**
**looking fairly stable**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**With the increase in numbers and slight**
**increase in funding the manager and**
**trustees will keep a close watch on finances**
**as increasing costs, wages and national**
**insurance increases**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|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|**We are aware of the cost of living for**
**families so we choose to fund raise once a**
**term**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The pre-school learning alliance**
**constitution document**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|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|**The committee elects the committee and**
**trustees**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**All new members are provided with a**
**committee welcome pack including**
**- The charities constitution**
**- The latest accounts**
**- Code of conduct**
**- Confidentiality agreement to be signed**|
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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||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Daisy Chain Pre-School|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1074013|
|Charity’s principal address|Daisy Chain Pre-School
St Christophers Hall, Renfrew Road
Ipswich, Suffolk
IP4 3HE|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||James Edgell|Chairperson||Pre-School Committee|
||Lia MacDonald|Treasurer||Pre-School Committee|
||TraceyLoweman|||Pre-School Committee|
||Selina West|||Pre-School Committee|
||AmySuchowij|||Pre-School Committee|
||Chontice Seddoh|||Pre-School Committee|
||Jackie Mayes|||Pre-School Committee|
||Kevin Mayes|||Pre-School Committee|
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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**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** LMACONALD
**Full name(s)** Lia MacDonald
**Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
11/12/2025
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## Daisy Chain Pre-School
## Income & Expenditure Account for the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
|RECEIPTS||PAYMENTS||
|---|---|---|---|
|Fees from parents|1945.55|Wages& PAYE|42054.34|
|||Rent|1520.00|
|SCC EYF Funding|49798.90|DBS fees|153.54|
|||Ofsted fee|50.00|
|||Toys & Equipment|2464.72|
|||Outdoor play equipment|3302.40|
|||Repairs|280.27|
|||Staff uniforms|300.00|
|||Stafftraining|548.24|
|||Subscriptions|141.00|
|||Food|403.36|
|||Postage & Stationery|171.01|
|||Phone|210.00|
|||Insurance|401.72|
|||Accountancy|155.00|
|||Sundry expenses|24.43|
||51744.45||52180.03|
|||Surplus/(deficit) for year|-435.58|
||51744.45||51744.45|
## SUMMARY
Bank, cash & creditor balance @ 1.4.24 27409.01 Surplus for the year -435.58 . Bank, cash and creditor balance @ 31.3.25 26973.43
| confirm that | have carried out an independent examination without carrying out an audit on the above account from the books, records and explanations supplied to me. In my opinion the account represents a true and fair view of the affairs of Daisy Chain Pre-School for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Giles Accounting Services 15 Hazel Drive Purdis Farm Ipswich IP3 8RF 8th September 2025
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## Daisy Chain Pre-School
## Income & Expenditure Account for the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
|RECEIPTS||PAYMENTS||
|---|---|---|---|
|Fees from parents|1945.55|Wages& PAYE|42054.34|
|||Rent|1520.00|
|SCC EYF Funding|49798.90|DBS fees|153.54|
|||Ofsted fee|50.00|
|||Toys & Equipment|2464.72|
|||Outdoor play equipment|3302.40|
|||Repairs|280.27|
|||Staff uniforms|300.00|
|||Stafftraining|548.24|
|||Subscriptions|141.00|
|||Food|403.36|
|||Postage & Stationery|171.01|
|||Phone|210.00|
|||Insurance|401.72|
|||Accountancy|155.00|
|||Sundry expenses|24.43|
||51744.45||52180.03|
|||Surplus/(deficit) for year|-435.58|
||51744.45||51744.45|
## SUMMARY
Bank, cash & creditor balance @ 1.4.24 27409.01 Surplus for the year -435.58 . Bank, cash and creditor balance @ 31.3.25 26973.43
| confirm that | have carried out an independent examination without carrying out an audit on the above account from the books, records and explanations supplied to me. In my opinion the account represents a true and fair view of the affairs of Daisy Chain Pre-School for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Giles Accounting Services 15 Hazel Drive Purdis Farm Ipswich IP3 8RF 8th September 2025