## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 September 2022 Period start date To 31 August 2023 Period end date** **Charity name: Noah’s Ark (Tolworth) Pre-school** ## **Charity registration number: 1077417** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aim of the pre-school is to enhance the
development and education of children,
primarily pre-school children aged 3-4 years
old, but also funded children aged between 2-3
years too, especially those who are local
authority funded. Furthermore, the aim of the
pre-school is to provide Early Years Education
to children of parents of the Parish and
beyond. We hope to work with all parents and
positively contribute to the community
through activities and fundraising.| |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 Charity helps run and maintain Noah's Ark
pre-school which is based on the grounds of
Our Lady Immaculate Church and Our Lady
Immaculate Primary school. It serves the
immediate Catholic Community, but also the
wider community in surrounding areas. The
Charity helps and supports the running of the
pre-school, primarily with 2 daily sessions for 3
hours each as well as all day for children who
are accessing 30 hours or are privately funded.
The majority of children at Noah’s Ark are
government funded. The pre-school is
governed by the statutory framework of the
Early Years Foundation stage and works under
the guidance of the Royal Borough of
Kingston’s AFC team. This ensures that all
children at the pre-school have the opportunity
to learn according to their individual needs and
to the best of their ability. The charity supports
the pre-school through many fundraising
activities, but also with overseeing the
Management of the pre-school and ensuring
that all stakeholders are involved in decisions
such as improvements, negotiations or policies.
The Charity supports other charities that they
have a connection with,for example the| |||Catholic Church and their projects. Through
these projects the children learned about the
other groups in the community and develop a
good communityspirit.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit and we can confirm:
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We are aware of the guidance
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We have taken it into account when
making a decision to which the
guidance is relevant
We have not decided to depart from the
guidance| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**Noah’s Ark’s aim is to support the**
**members of the nearby community by**
**offering childcare for 15 and 30 hours**
**respectively. Parents whose children**
**attend Our Lady Immaculate are able to**
**easily access childcare for their**
**younger offspring. We are also offering**
**childcare to non-Catholics and have**
**therefore created a welcoming pre-**
**school were children learn together**
**from all faiths and backgrounds. There**
**were a total of 37 children in attendance**
**accessing 15 or 30 hours during the**
**academic year of 2022 and 2023.**
**During this academic year it was**
**necessary to arrange for additional staff**
**to support children who presented with**
**a special educational need, making our**
**pre-school inclusive for all.**
**During the academic year (2022 and**
**2023), we invested in playground**
**maintenance as well as inside. We**
**bought additional resources for outside.**
**The pre-school also arranged activities**
**such as the ‘living eggs’, caterpillars**
**and various outside resources to give**
**all children appropriate learning**
**experiences.**
**Noah’s Ark organised activities for**
**children for which money was**
**fundraised and donated for Our Lady**
**Immaculate Church’s Lenten project in**
**22/23 as well.**
**Where financial difficulties of families**
**were known, support was offered and**
**no fees applied.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| **N/A** Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives **N/A** Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Noah’s Ark is in a financially stable
position.
In FY22-23, Noah’s Ark made a surplus of
£20K (having received £173K of income
and £153K of expenses).
Noah’s Ark has £231K cash in the bank at
year end.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As per the Noah's Ark pre-school
constitution section 3, paragraph (g), the
policy on reserves is to set aside funds for
special purposes or reserves against future
expenses. Given the nature of the charity
as a pre-school there are times when there
are less children than other years and the
intention of the reserves is to be able to
cover those shortfalls as well as maintain
the pre-school to a good educational
standard.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As at the 31stAugust 2023 Noah’s ark
reserves totalled £231K.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Noah's Ark pre-school primarily receives
funds from the Royal Borough of Kingston
for children aged 3 and over, but there are
also some funded 2 year old children as
well. Those who are not funded are
invoiced children. The pre-school offers
sessional care and an extra 35 minutes for
30 hour children.
In addition, the Committee organised a few
events to raise money for equipment for
children, general maintenance, crafts and
experiences| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| NIA Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is a ‘Committee run’ Pre-
School with Trustees| |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|Trustees are the elected officers of the
Committee| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|**Noah’s Ark(Tolworth) Pre-School**| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|**N/A**| |Registered charitynumber|**1077417**| |Charity’s principal address|**The Bungalow**
**401-403 Ewell Road**
**Tolworth**
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Joanna Oakley|Chair||Noah’s Ark Committee| ||Carole Mullett|Treasurer||Noah’s Ark Committee| ||Hena Lachman|||Noah’s Ark Committee| ||Ruth Antoniades|||Noah’s Ark Committee| ||Natalie Slark|||Noah’s Ark Committee| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets **N/A** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **N/A** 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**
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1077417| |---|---| |**ended**|**(if any)**| ||| |**Set out on pages**|1 and 2| ||(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above| ||charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31stAugust 2023.| |**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”).| 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 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 I 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._ I have completed my examination. I 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: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - 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. I 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._ **Date:** 24/05/2024 **Signed:** ] ~~3 oo~~ **Name:** Miriam Awad **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** Bachelor's degree in English accounting-Egypt **Relevant professional** Fully qualified AAT-UK **qualification(s) or body** Semi-qualified ACCA-UK **(if any):** Finance Officer **Address:** 20 Rowden Road, West Ewell, Epsom - KT199PN ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Oct 2018** 2 **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 3 **IER**