**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From** Period start date Period end date 01 09 2024 31 08 2025 **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ ## **Charity name** WELLAND & DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL GROUP ~~ee~~ **Other names charity is known by** WELLAND PRE-SCHOOL ~~Ps~~ ## **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~Po~~ 1083591 **Charity's principal address** The Pavilion, Spitalfield, Marlbank Road, Welland, Malvern, Worcestershire **Postcode WR13 6NE** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** ~~ee es~~ 1 Jo Cousins Chair ~~ee ee~~ 2 Andrew Holding Treasurer ~~es~~ 3 Andrea Calvesbert Secretary ~~ee ee~~ 4 Lois Bolton ~~es~~ 5[Andy Lederer] ~~a ee ee ee~~ 6[Alison Martin] ~~a ee ee ee~~ 7[Chloe Morgan] ~~ee ee es ee~~ 8[Debbie Dyke] ~~ee ee ee ee~~ 9 Holly Hall 10 ~~es~~ 11 ~~ee rs~~ 12 ~~es~~ 13 ~~ee rs~~ 14 ~~es~~ 15 ~~ee rs~~ 16 ~~es~~ 17 ~~ee rs~~ 18 ~~es~~ 19 ~~ee rs~~ 20 March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive**|**or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** |You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:

policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;

the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;

relationship with any related
parties;

trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.|Trustees, who are also committee members, are appointed or reappointed
annually at the Annual General Meeting. There is a child Safeguarding
policy in place and Trustee appointment is conditional on a DBS check
and OFSTED approval. These checks are carried out and renewed in line
with statutory requirements.
Policies and Procedures are reviewed and adopted annually. A new
Employee Handbook has been produced.
A New Learning Alliance Constitution was approved by Trustees and
adopted at the AGM in November 2024
A strong and active working relationship with Welland Football Club, who
share the Pavilion and the Parish Council, who own it, continues.
We continue to have a working partnership with the local Primary School,
Village Library and Care Home.| |---|---| ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the**[The objectives of Welland Pre-school are: ] March **2012** **TAR** 2 |**charity set out in its governing**
**document**
**Summary of the main activities**
**undertaken for the public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects (include within this**
**section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit)**|To enhance the development and education of children
primarily under statutory school age by encouraging
parent/carers to understand and provide for the needs of
their child through community groups.
To offer appropriate play facilities and training courses,
together with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility
for and to become involved in the activities of such groups,
ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children
regardless of race, culture, religion or means.
Encourage 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.
Instigate and adhere to and further the aim of the Early
Years Alliance.| |---|---| ||Rural pre-school catering for children between 2 years and 5
years.
Pre-school opens Monday – Friday, during term time, from
8.30am – 3pm. Sessions can be variable to meet the needs
of the child and family, e.g. all day, morning or afternoon
sessions with the option of staying for lunch or attending
breakfast club
Section D Achievements and Performance demonstrate how
the Trustees and staff of Welland Pre-school ensure that the
activities undertaken at preschool are of public benefit in
providing a safe and secure learning environment for the
preschool children of Welland and the surrounding district.
The Trustees of Welland Pre-school have complied with
their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission
public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or
duties to which the guidance is relevant.| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 Welland Pre-school, as a Charity, relies on the ongoing support of its volunteers. Family members of the children who attend the Pre-school and friends and family of staff and Trustees, as well as the local general public all help to ensure our fundraising activities are successful. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Trustees** – The committee has remained stable throughout the year, with no **Summary of the main** changes to its membership. The committee has been actively seeking to recruit **achievements of the charity** a Treasurer; however, there has been no interest to date. Training completed **during the year** this year – Safer Recruitment, Early Years Policies and Procedures, Roles and responsibilities of an Early Years Committee. **Staffing –** Welland Pre-school has seen a major change in staffing this year when in February Lauren handed in her notice to work closer to home. After a very comprehensive recruitment process, Lynne was appointed in March this year. Georgia returned from Maternity leave in May this year and has taken on the SENCo role and completed the training. She is currently referring the many children to the different agencies for help. Sarah has continued to deliver a highly popular Forest School session each week at the Primary School. Jade has provided significant support to Lynne, and together they form a strong and effective team. Jade also holds responsibility for managing our social media communications. At the end of the summer, we commenced the process of recruiting an apprentice to support the increasing number of children. **Fundraising** - We have held a number of fundraising events this year, both within the setting and in the wider community. The Pedal and Push event was, March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance once again, highly popular. We were also pleased to host a stall at the Village Summer Event, which attracted significant interest. In addition, the Pre-school organised a Cake Sale, which successfully raised further essential funds. Pre-school has once again benefited from the generous support of Tom Wells. Together with a donation from Debbie, we were able to purchase a new rug for the room. We also need to thank Andy for the regular donations that Workday provided to us. **Advertising –** Our social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, continue to serve as highly effective advertising tools, with our regular posts receiving substantial engagement through shares and likes. We remain actively involved in the local community and participate in frequent visits to Welland Primary School, Welland Care Home, St James’ Church, the library, and The Orchard **The Pavilion** – There is nothing significant to report regarding The Pavilion this year; operations continue to run smoothly. Lynne and James have worked extremely hard on the outdoor area, transforming it into an engaging and enriching space where the children in our setting can play and thrive. |**Section E Financial review**|**Section E Financial review**| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**|| ||The financial statement has been prepared on a Receipts
and Payments basis as in previous years and as such take
no account of Income or Expenditure which may be due but
not received or paid as at 31st August 2025. It is important
to be aware that the Receipt and Payments Accounts for
the period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025 is
simply a summary of those amounts actually received and
paid in the period and takes no account of the income
which might be due but not received by 31st August 2025.
All funds are unrestricted. We do however aim to hold a
reserve in order to meet unforeseen expenditure and a 3
month contingency amount to enable the Preschool to
maintain continuity of service to the community. It is the aim
of the Trustees to maintain a £30,000.00 joint balance per
annum from our two bank accounts in order to achieve this
objective.| ||There are no funds in deficit.| March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); Our main source of income comes from Government funding. Funds are further enhanced by community fundraising which is made possible by Trustee, Staff and Community volunteers. Our numerous fundraising events are listed in Section D – Achievements and Performance. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** A R Holding **Full name(s)** Andrew Holding ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 8.12.2025 ~~>~~ March **2012** **TAR** 6 **WELLAND AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL GROUP 1083591 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 1st September 31st August **To** SS ~~=S——~~ **from** 2024 2025 ~~a~~ **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts** Childcare **81,746 - - 81,746 86,078** Fundraising **2,107 - - 2,107 525** Interest **1,148 - - 1,148 1,231** Petty Cash **-** Donations **644 - - 644 1,645** Misc income **567 - - 567 281 - - - - - - -** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **86,212 89,760** _AR)_ **[ 86,212 ]** =—===== **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **- -** _**Total receipts**_ **86,212 - - 86,212 89,760** == ~~=~~ **A3 Payments** Staff Costs **84,440 - - 84,440 79,386** Fundraising **-** IT/General Equipment **1,728 - - 1,728 1,275** Pavilion Costs (Rent and services) **5,176 - - 5,176 5,617** Professional/Insurance **4,856 - - 4,856 2,169** Petty Cash **-** Stationery/Post/Print/Adverts **391 - - 391 418** Childcare Costs **2,674 - - 2,674 1,304** Consumables **678 - - 678 1,817** _**Sub total**_ **99,943 - - 99,943 91,986** ===>=>=>= **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - -[ - ]** _**Total payments**_ **99,943 - - 99,943 91,986** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 13,731 - - - 13,731 - 2,226 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 66,137 - - 66,137 68,363** =S5 _**Cash funds this year end**_ **52,406 - - 52,406** ~~==~~ **66,137** 1 01/10/2025 01/10/2025 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Bank Accounts
**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**
Not Applicable
**Details**
Not Applicable
**Details**
**Details**
Office furniture and equipment
Children's Area furniture and equipment
Outdoor Play Area Equipment
Not Applicable
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**52,406**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**52,406**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
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**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
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**-**
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**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval| 01/10/2025 2 Fo! CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the (s¥4) FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts [secsona iepererttaminersRepo Report to the trustees a Welland & District Pre-school Group On accounts for the year |August 2025 Charity no | 1083591 ended (if any) Set out on pages | | | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025. 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’). - | 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 all 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 (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e 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. | 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signed: | As.Abbe | Date: | 27 l1(2G |
Name: Alexandra Abbott |
Relevant professional |AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting - Level 4
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address: 161 Upper Welland Road |
| Malvern, WR14 4LB |
1 Oct 2018
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