## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date**
**Charity name: Parson Drove Pre-school**
## **Charity registration number: 1079441**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the charity are to enhance the
development and education of children primarily
under statutory school age by encouraging
parents to understand and provide for the
needs of their children through community
groups and by…
a) Offering appropriate play, education
and care facilities, family learning and
extended hours groups, together with
the right of parents to take responsibility
for and to become involved in the
activities of such groups, ensuring that
such groups offer opportunity for all
children whatever their race, culture,
religion, means or ability;
b) Encouraging the study of the needs of
such children and their families and
promoting public interest in and
recognition of such needs in the local
areas;
c) Instigating and adhering to and
furthering the aims and objects of the
Early Years Alliance.|
|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|Childcare.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Parson Drove Pre-school trustees have regard
for the guidance provided and used it to help
complete the necessary documents to fulfil our
returns.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making||Not relevant|
||Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not relevant|
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Not relevant|
|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|We held a Teddy Bear’s Picnic at the end of the
Summer Term.
We invited a company in to show the children
assorted creatures.
Children received consistent and good quality
childcare and education and a robust transition
to their chosen Primary School.
We received a ‘GOOD’ at Ofsted in 2024.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other||Not relevant|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We made a £9749 loss this academic year. This
was impacted by the rise in minimum wage and
2 cases of long-term absence of staff.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To have sufficient funds (reserves) in our bank
account(s) at the end of each term to cover
basic running costs for the beginning of the
next. (Minimum of three months, preferably six).
These funds will also cover any redundancies
and repairs to the internal structure of the
building.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£53731|
|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|**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|The majority of our funds come from
Government funding for 2,3 and 4 year-old
children.
Fundraising comes in the form of a Christmas
Fair.|
|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|Increasing rise in costs for staffing and
materials.|
|Other||All of our expenditure goes towards fulfilling our
key objectives, building upkeep/utilities with the
majority being spent on staffing.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|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|Affiliated with the Early Years Alliance
adopted annually at the AGM|
|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 other committee members and
approved by Ofsted.|
## **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|Policies and procedures adopted and adhered
to are Early Years Alliance and Safeguarding
model policies provided by Cambridgeshire
County Council.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The pre-school has a committee comprising of
a Chairperson, a Treasurer, a Secretary and
other members (Early Years Manager)|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Parson Drove Pre-school|
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|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1079441|
|Charity’s principal address|Main Road
Parson Drove
Wisbech
Cambs
PE13 4JA|
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||Karen Johnson|Chairperson||Ofsted|
||Laura Walsham|Secretary||Ofsted|
||Chloe Hillyard|Treasurer||Ofsted|
||Carol Grooms|Manager||Ofsted|
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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 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**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Carol Grooms Manager
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**n/a**
## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Laura Walsham|Chloe Hillyard|
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Secretary|Treasurer|
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## 3 : CHARITY COMMISSION independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts
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Report to the trustees/ ;
members of | Parson Drove Pre-School Committee
On accounts for the year _ | Charity no
ended | 31 August 2025 (if any) | 1079444
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| 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 trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement | come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Signed:
Name: | Gillian Ross
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Date: | 10 October 25
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Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: | 47 Garnsgate Road, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, PE12 9BT
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