CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Tru8tee8' Annual Report forthe period From Period start date To Period end date Charity name: Charity registration number: Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charrty as set out in ils goveming document P*a 1.17 To enhancè the developmenl and | education of children, primarily under ', statutory xhool age, by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the .' needs of their children through communty , groups and by.. a) Offenng appropnate play, educalion. care faalities and family leaming, together with the right of parents to take responsibilty for and to become invofved in the activfties of such groups, ensuring Folicy of inclusion is operated throughout. I b) Encouraging the study of the needs of I chiklfen and their families and promoting j public interest in and recognition of such needs in the Ictal area. | cl Providing out of School care to enable parents to work or study knowing their children are happy and cared for in a safe and 5timulats.ng environmenL We offer wraparound ￿re for pre-school , and primary aged chiklren. allowing parents Care￿ to return to work or undertake further Iraining to increase their .' chan￿$ of success on the Job rnarket. We provide a nutritious breakfast for children attending our breakfast dub and a .' healthy snack for those attending after sctNx)l and playgroup. ', Parents can PUrc*￿e hot rTTreals for lunch during lerm time from the school next door I We operate a holiday club during sch￿1 holidays for children aged 6 months lo 11years. This ena￿e$ working parents to Flan holiclays for the family, not just to c¥yrfw childcare during sch￿1 holidays. It provides conts'nuity for the children being able to remain in the satrE setting. Payment for places is on a booking basis each h(Siday. relieving some financial ressure5 on rents. Parents also know Summary of the main actNrties in relation to those purposes for the public benefft, in particular. the activities. projects or services identtfied in the Para 1.17 1.19 they have a secure place for children rf they I need to attend medical appointments or purs￿ Iheir own interests Our afterschool and holttlay club provides children with opportunrties for cooking. sport, Scien￿ and ICT among the usual games and craft activitses. We usually offer trips out to various locat attractKJns as part ol OLkr holiday dub. but due to lockdown restrictions this year this has not been possible. Our playgroup offers full day care as well as sessional care. We offer p￿vIsion foT earfy starts to help parents who are dropping off children al school, so they don't havè to wart. We offer lunch sessions also enables parents to fit in apFcintrnents in town which is a fair travelling distance from the villages. Our children mainly come frorn the t+hr) local villa9es of Martin and Timbertand, bul have several ￿me from villages further afield. The schcd we seNe is Mfs Mary Kings ICE) Primary school, but agatn, we also have children attend from other local schools, pa￿c￿lartY during hc4iday club. We play an a¢Aive ro￿ in the local communths of both villages when covid restrictions are not in place. INe also participate in NatK)nal and local chariiy caMpa￿nS such as childfen in need. Save the ChiFdren Chrtstmas Jumper Day and Sport relief. Our fee struclure is as low as possible. and i in certain circumstances we may be able lo offer help, or direct parents to sources of further help. We are registered Tr￿th the ktal authorty for free nursery Pl￿eS for 3 and 4 year okl8, including the extended 30 hours. We a￿ also registered for funding for 2 olds who meet the criteria for funding. We use the Pu￿1 premium in ways which support the eligible families in caring for their children, such as providing hot meals and paying for additional sessions rf necessary, as well as purchasing relevant resources lo help chiklren reach their full potent￿. Statemont confinning whether the Irustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charrty Commission on putAic benefft Para 1.18 Sn planniTrg our activitres for ￿ year we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guKlance on publ￿ benefit. These *5Vrties beneffl families of young chiljren aged between 11 months and 11 year5. regardless of personal background, ror rsonal circumstances Addltlonal infomiation (OP￿Onall You may choose to indude further slatements Where relevant about." SORP refere￿e Para 1.38 Polic on rant makin Policy on social investment including program related investment NIA NIA ' The commsttée and trUSt￿S are volunteers, , and daim no èxrenses or other ,' remuneration. They attend meetings, i O￿aniSe and parts"cipate in fundraisingwhen i COVKS restrictions allow. The activities are organised by staff and y￿unteerS and have maintsined and raised the profile of the PLaygroup and Kids Club. i The staff are very ded￿ted to the setlino, | and also put in many voluntary hours, maintaining the setting and equipment. i completing paFeThvork for which there 1$ no I time dunng the Wo￿ng day and generally I kee￿ng the playgroup and kids dub a ,' place the ¢hildren bve attanding. They are i ofien assisted by their partners and familres. Dunng April and May. when the setting was j ,' dosed. staff came in and deaned and sorted the building and all the resources to ' simplty the sanitis'ng process we knew would be necessa when we re-o .' We have had Iremendous support and .' understanding from parents during the lockdown, and managed to stay open for all but April and May when there was rK) .' demand for our services. Contribution made by volunteers 1J8 Other Achievements and Perfonnance It has teen a strange year with the covid 19 eydemic. but we have managed to emerge stronger and wiser as a resull, with I some of the measures we have adopted. suth as rerrM)te drop off, benefttting everyone, staff. chihyren and parents. The need to communicate electronically has also brought us into the 218t L*ntury, with meetings ¢)ver zoom and regular email Updates for parents improving our . Communica￿On$ with them, while also helping the environment and saving reams ' of paper ntr¥vs￿ers. It ha5 also . encouwed parents to contribute more to .' Iheir children's leaming joumey. especially Ihose who had exlended time at home leaming with parents. Staff were able to up with the thildren's stage of Summary ofthe rnain achievements of the chanty. identifying the dtfference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefrts to society as a whcle. Para 1.20 development which meant a seamletA re- .. joining of the setting. We o￿ned again from 1* June to Key Workers children, and the demand was high, with most sessions full to the new I safe capacty. Some staff remained on I fudowh due to their pen8onal ! vulnerability to the virus. ! P￿ lockdown we continued to promote ourseives in the local area by being involved in the communities we seNe. ,' Woodhall Spa. Timbertand and of course, l Martin .' We managed to maintsin our fees for th8 i year. mainly due to the increased numbers on the register and have managed to increase our reserved funds after being .' wamed it was not sufficiently high rf we '. were to cb5e and have lo pay redundanc*s. The relationship ¥*ith our feeder school has h&J to move on-line too. Some transrtM)n ' sessions for the children moving ¢)n to , school were held outside on the [￿k1, and soaal distanc&d, as the school had lo maintain Iheir own 'bubble'. We have maintained a highly motivated workforce during the pandemic, and . Man￿ed to ￿er for e￿h memberfs individual needs. All the staff took a(fvant￿e of their time off to complete on- line courses. including safeguarding upjates ensuring Continuous Professional Development and makn.ng sure they were well prepared for retum. We have mainlained a strong committee who support US ¥KI provide objective ice and obseNatK)ns to ensure ' contsnue to improve our setting. Additlonal Infomiation loptlonall You ma choose to indude further statements relevant a)out: Achh?vements aganst objectives set Performance of furKJraising activities against 04'ects'ves set Paa 1.41 Our fundraising has helped to provide a ' cover for our entrance area to ensure , parents have sornewhere to wail in indement weather. This is due to the fact that we have had to stop parents entering our smaH entrance hall as social distancing isim P*8 1.41 Investment performance ainst ob"ectives Other Pwa 1.41 Financial Review Review of the chaiitys finanaal position at the end of the period P•*121 Our financial position is stronger than in previous years, but we are coritinuing to monitor the situation and plan for future events. Increased budget forecasting by the comrnrttee has helped us to allevk21e some concèrns and help us to plan for the future. Our landk)rds. the Iccal aLrthority, continue to reduce the Maintenan￿ they will provide and aslhe trmjikling is ageing, we have to hold a budget for repairs and maintenan as the Thjorin and d￿ratiOn. We have had a small reserve for a number of years to help us over difficult times. We are trying to Ir￿eaSe this in line with financAal advKe. to ensure that should the ' worst happen we have to dose. I redundancy payments can be made. I EYE funding from the government i remains under pressure and is not increa￿n9 year on year in line with the minimum wage and this still a threat to future VIa￿'1ty. Statement expkgining the policy for holding reseNes stating why they are held Pawa 122 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reseNes Detsils of fund materially in deficrt Explanation of any uncertainties about the chanty c4Jntinuing as a going concem Pwa122 £20.000 NIA Para 1.22 P*a124 '. NIA Pora 123 Additional infomiation (optlonal) You ma choose to indude furthw stateff*nts *l)ere rdevant about.. Approximately haw of our inccffle is from the Earty Year5 Enliltlement for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year okls. As this was continued to be paid by the govemment during ckdown. this help8d maintain a good rinancial p￿ltion. We also only dosed for 2 months. before re-opening, so with the help of the furtough scheme we maintained our financial sition. NIA The chariws princ4pal sources d funds (induding any fundraising) Pw• 1.47 Investment Oicy and objectives including any social investment policy ado A description of the princip risks facing the Charity 1.46 PaTr 1.46 Underfunding of the EYE grant, which is not In￿easIng in line with inflat￿n and minimum v sion ￿Trt￿but￿ins. Other Structure. Governance and Management DeKription of charity's Irust3.' Type of goveming document Pwa125 How is the charity constituted? P¥a12S Unincorpor*d Trustee selection methods I P8r¥ 12S including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. ethtion lo post or name of gny person OT body entrtled to appoint one or more trustees Nominations from parents for Committee memters and electh>n by cornmitlee for officers Additional Inforniatlon {optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevanl about: PoliThes and proTrdures adooed for the indudion and trainin of trustees The charitls organisational structure and any wider n￿Ork with which the cha works Relationship with any related parties Other Pwa 1.51 P*• 1.51 1.51 Reference and Administrative details Cha name Other name the charitx usos Re istered chari Charity's principal address rimTin Pia NIA 1082CQO Linwood Road, Martin, Lirth. LN4 3RA & Kids Club Namos of the charlty trusts•s who manag0 tho charlty TNst•• namè Office l¥ anyTr Drt•s a¢t•d If not forT*hol• Name ol pers?n lor body) #ntilled Int tni8tO• Ifan Victoria Evans Chair Claire Godfrèy Lisa Crowe Treasurer From I" November 2018 Vice Chair Nicola South Secretsry 5e¢retary from I, January 2018 Angela Woollard Susan Milner Amy Walkey Heather Smith From 19" September 2019 From 21° November 2019 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the Dlr•ctor ￿rne rtwasa Name of twstees hohying title to property tra)nging to the charrty Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this ca Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charil 's ob'ects Details of arrangements for safe custc(ty and segreg*'on of such assets from the charity's own assets Addlllonal infornmtlon Iopuonal) Names and addresses of advlsèrs Iopttonal Inf0M￿l￿n> Type of Name Address advlser Nam• of chief executive or names of senior staff memb•rn (Optional Infom)atAon) Sarah cOu￿and. Manager Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non￿lsCIOsUre of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information Declarations The trustses declaro that they have approvad the trustees. report abovo. Signed on behalf of the charity's trust••s Signature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secrntary, Chair, etc) Ct¥ Date 61/121 ## |SectionA|||an|d|d|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrcstricted
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