CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110912023 To 3110812024 Charity name: Cuckoo Meadow Pre-school Charity registration number: 1077815 Objectives and Activitie• P..ORP reference P,.ara 1..17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out.in its governing document , To enhance development and education of children under school age. Offering play, education and care facilities. Encouraging study of the needs of children and their families. Adhering to aims of Pre-school Learnin Alliance. Cuckoo Meadow offer high quality early years childcare to the local community. It has excellent links to the local primary school and collaborates frequently with the village community. It supports national charities e.g. Children in Need. Trustees have over-riding duty to act lawfully and in the best interests of the charity and its beneficiaries. They are responsible for the effective running of the chari to further its charitable aims. 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. ara1.17and Statement confirming I whether the trustees have had regard to the guidqnce issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit .ara 1.18 In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidan Additional information toptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP releran¢e Policy on grant makilg,; ara 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment P,ara 1.38 Par8 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference During the time period specified, Cuckoo Meado￿, Pre-school ran morning and afternoon supervised pre-school session for children aged 24years, reaching 28 childrefi for the 38 week school year. 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 Addltlonal infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relèvant about: Achievements against objectives set P8r8 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performan against objectives Para 1.41 Other Financial Revie Review of the charity';s; financial position at the end of the eriod Statement explaining':thè policy for holding resprves stating why they are held ara 1.21 See attached accounts To hold six months running costs which equates to £63,981.46 at the end of August 2024. This meets fluctuations in receipts or payments. It also covers unforeseen financial circumStan￿s. £63,981.46 nla Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the. charity continuing as a going concern P.0ra 1.22 P,8ra 1.22 ara 1.24 nla Para 1.23 nla Additional Infonnatio'n: (optional) I You ma choose to in¢lude furthor statements where relevant about.. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) i:1 I | ara 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment poli adopted P.ara 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity , 'tlar8 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management;: Description of charity's trusts.. Type of governing document ."Iis-, dLcd, r¢ dl rharter How is the charity constituted? le g unincorporated I'JSQ.ciatinn, CEO 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 Constitution Para 1.25 Trust Para 1.25 Not less,than two weeks before the date of the Next Annual G'eneral Meeting of the Pre-school at which the election of elected Committee members will take pla￿, each member., shall bè sent a form which any membeè wishing to stand as candidate for election.to the c Two B Yds EXpe￿nCeS & EducatK)n Ltd Jungo Jankn (Entertaner from Fnggle} 360 85 200 213 16 229 147 Chadren's Unrt0￿ & Book Bags Staff Unrform Staff Christmas Gifts - childrens & comittee leaveys 222 213 84 519 8. FUNDRAISING COSTS Bouncy Castle hlye for The Big Lunth Purchase of Raffle Trkets 11 My Ovm Wobl( (Teddy Bea￿} 357 48 90 138 357 . TRUSTEES, EXPENSES No expenses v￿re paid to any TNstees during the 5Ear. except to re￿U￿e them for purchases made on behaw of the charity. 10. TRUSTEES. INDEMNITY INSURANCE No charitable funds have been used to putthase knSUrnn￿ to y￿ermIfy the Tnjstees agalnst the nSequen￿S of any neglect or default on their part. 11. ACCOUNTING POUCIES uckoo Meadow P￿-s￿O01 15 a registeled tharfty and as 5uth E govemed by the Charitles Act 2011. s the charitys g￿sS inrx>ryt does not ex￿ed £250.000 kn any fmandal year and does not have 9￿s5 assets over £3.26 nillion, elect lo prepare a Tecepts and payn*nts account, and a Stalen￿nI of assets and Itabilit￿S instead of a staterrEnt of accounts nder sectK)n 132(11 An audit is not requyed due to the gross incowt and assets not belng exceeded, but an independent xamInat￿n is Ca￿led out as the tharfiVs incorr£ eX￿edS £25.000 pa. Thls Offe￿ sowe independent assurance that the charity's ney has been propety aca)unted for and accounting re1x7￿8 kept. Page 4 Cuckoo Meadow Pre-school Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st August 2024 Current account- Santander Bank statement at this date 3110812024 33,926.94 Less: outstanding cheques 0.00 Total 0.00 PlkJs'. outstanding deposits 0.00 Total 0.00 Reconciled bank balan 33,926.94 Deposit account- Santander Bank statement at this date 3110812024 63,981 .46 Less.. outstanding payrrEnts 0.00 Plus.. outstanding deposits 0.00 Reconciled bank balance 63,981.46 6 months running costs & redundancy packages Petty Cash Cash book balance 3110812024 582.71 TOTAL FUNDS HELD - as at 31 st August 2024 98,491.11 All funds held are unrestricted and available to be applied in furtherance of Cuckoo Meadow Pre-school's charitable obiectives at the discretion of the Trustees. S￿ned on behalf of the Twstees Moate Carta N htingale Treasurer Chair Page 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tr￿teeS Cuckoo Meadow Pte School On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charity no (if any) 1077815 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charrty (°the TNst°) for the year ended 3110812024. Responsibilities and basis of ￿pOrt As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in aCa)rdan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe 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 DireGtK>ns given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent 11 have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination 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 Con￿mIng the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tTue and fairf view whith is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no ccmcems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabk a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signe 0310612025 Name: Julie Masetsld Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (Sf any): The Association of Chartered certif￿ Accountants Address: Kingsey Cottage. Down Street. Dummer, Hampshire RG25 2AD IER Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of Goncern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None IER