## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 September 2019 To 31 August 2020 date 12/01/22**
**Charity name: Little Birch Pre-School Address: Birch Avenue, Blandford St Mary, Dorset, DT11 9QD**
## **Charity registration number: 1083986**
**Aims and objectives:** To Provide term time only sessional early years education for children aged 2-4 years, complying with the early years foundation stage framework and meeting Ofsted regulatory requirements.
**Public benefit:** Advancing the education of children who attend in line with the EYFS framework and Ofsted requirements. The Trustees confirm the have complied with the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit.
**Financial Review:** Closing balance £16890.33. However this figure includes funding payments of £12,813.21 intending to cover next term **.**
## **The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)**
Grants £12,876.51
Parent Fees £11,851.55
DCC Funding £63,342.85 *
*includes payments intended for next academic year
**Reserves policy** : Hold equivalent to 3 months salary with all other income re-invested into the pre-schools resources. Reserve not met due to Covid implications.
## **No funds held as a custodian trustee.**
**Recruitment for trustees:** based on a quorum of committee members and service users ie parents and carers
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:**
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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year
Zoe Gibson Stacey Chair 16/01/2020- ongoing
Alex Fulton Secretary until 3/10/2019
Treasurer until 16/01/2020
Chair until 16/01/2020
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Rhea Miller Secretary 3/10/19 -ongoing
Treasurer 16/01/2020- ongoing
Doreen Gibson
Susan Flavell
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** Rhea Miller **Full name(s)** Rhea Lilla Joel Miller **Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 18/01/2022
Little Birch Pre-school
Statement of recei
ts and
ments for
eriod
Olse
tember 2019 to 31 Au
ust 2020
Recei
DCC
Fees
Grants
Pa
ments
Resources
Clothing
Stationary/postage/Photocopy
Gifts
Premises costs linc rent)
Equipment
Recruitment
Consumables
Wages & HMRC
Pension
Training
Food
Insurance
Telephone/Website
Unknown transactions
69,285.87
11,851.45
5,376.51
1,827.88
400.21
378.13
113.48
5,230.07
352.01
1,875.06
293.59
63,547.86
4,070.571
1,776.47
756.46
581.80
240.40
184.29
Total
86,513.83
Total
81,628.28
Balance Sheet
Opening Bank Balance
Receipts
12,004.78
86,513.83
98,518.61
Payments
Closing Bank Balance
81,628.28
16,890.33
98,518.61
I have examined the receipts and payments provided with the bank statements and I certify
that, in my belief, the receipts and payment5 Statements give a true and fair view of the
receipts and payments for the year ending 31 August 2020.
Signed
Name S Hard
Date 03
oi
2022
Little Birch Pre-school
Statement of recei
ts and
ments for
eriod
Olse
tember 2019 to 31 Au
ust 2020
Recei
DCC
Fees
Grants
Pa
ments
Resources
Clothing
Stationary/postage/Photocopy
Gifts
Premises costs linc rent)
Equipment
Recruitment
Consumables
Wages & HMRC
Pension
Training
Food
Insurance
Telephone/Website
Unknown transactions
69,285.87
11,851.45
5,376.51
1,827.88
400.21
378.13
113.48
5,230.07
352.01
1,875.06
293.59
63,547.86
4,070.571
1,776.47
756.46
581.80
240.40
184.29
Total
86,513.83
Total
81,628.28
Balance Sheet
Opening Bank Balance
Receipts
12,004.78
86,513.83
98,518.61
Payments
Closing Bank Balance
81,628.28
16,890.33
98,518.61
I have examined the receipts and payments provided with the bank statements and I certify
that, in my belief, the receipts and payment5 Statements give a true and fair view of the
receipts and payments for the year ending 31 August 2020.
Signed
Name S Hard
Date 03
oi
2022