**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 August 2019 31 July 2020 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Puddleducks Pre-School **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1090438 **Charity's principal address** c/o Gateford Park Children’s Centre Amherst Rise Raymoth Lane **Postcode S81 7LU** Puddleducks Pre-School ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Debbie Reading|Chairperson|May 2020|| ||Katie Hunt|Secretary|May 2020|| ||Katie Pemberton|Treasurer||| ||Sue Richardson|Nominated Person||| ||Nicky Hull||May 2020|| ||Mellisa Barratt||May 2020|| ||Philipp Jones||May 2020|| ||Richard Reading||May 2020|| ||Charlotte Hull||May 2020|| ||Gemma Hough|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**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** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Constitution Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by Committee - (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. A list of all the settings policies is available to all staff/parents/carers. Puddleducks policies are reviewed and updated regularly. Support is received from the local authority on a regular basis. Puddleducks has a good working relationships with local outside agencies, local authority and healthy families team. All the children are truly at the centre of everything the staff team do. Puddleducks are due an inspection following the move into new premises in September 2019. It was purely a change of premises with no change to the committee or staff team. The staff are constantly looking for ways to involve parents in their child’s learning journey. Parents opinions are respected, and their feedback is vital to improving the Pre-school. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** Puddleducks aims are to provide a safe and stimulating environment for child to learn and play. Staff work together to ensure a diverse range of activities are available to promote children’s play-based learning. **TAR** March **2012** 2 The setting welcomes all families and their children from the local community. Puddleducks offers funded sessions for eligible 2, 3, and 4 years. The setting also offers affordable childcare to all families until children are eligible to access their nursery funding. Families can also access the 30 hours entitlement where eligible. The staff team offer a wide range of challenging age appropriate activities for all the children. The Early Years Statutory Framework is followed therefore offering good quality learning and play. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** therefore offering good quality learning and play. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** Staff offer a warm welcome to the setting and act as good positive role **this section the statutory** models for the children. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** We ensure that our service is fully inclusive in meeting the needs of all **issued by the Charity** children. **Commission on public benefit)** All families have needs and values that arise from their social and All families have needs and values that arise from their social and economic, ethnic, and cultural or religious backgrounds. Puddleducks recognises that children and their families come from diverse backgrounds. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; Puddleducks committee is made up of volunteer parents/carers of the children who currently attend the pre-school. They volunteer their time for committee meetings and support the staff team with fundraising activities. - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The securing of new premises for the Pre-school at Gateford Children’s Centre during early 2019. This enabled the setting to continue providing a safe and happy play based learning environment to enhance the development and education of children aged 2-4 years old. The room that was secured is even bigger and brighter than the old premises and the outdoor area is fantastic. The staff team had lots of exciting ideas which they knew the children would love. The staff team remained the same and the setting took all of the equipment (both indoors and outdoors) to the new premises. Staff team are working in collaboration with the Children's Centre and will continue to provide early years education to the families of the local community. To support staff with their learning and skills by offering a training plan which is overseen by the Pre-school Manager. Encouraging staff to attend meetings and trainings held by the local authorities. During the summer, the setting normally holds an Open Day for new children and their families. However due to Covid restrictions in place the setting held an open morning for the new families. Families were given a pre-booked appointment enabling them to look round the setting, speak to staff and have a look at the range of activities and resources available to their children. The setting purchased new resources/equipment for the children to enjoy using pre-school funds. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The setting holds reserves at a level to cover any unforeseen **Brief statement of the** circumstance that may arise. **charity’s policy on reserves** Puddleducks are currently saving to develop the outside area to make it more accessible to children during the winter months. **Details of any funds materially** We try and keep reserves topped up on a yearly basis when funds **in deficit** permit. ## **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); The settings main source of income is: - Nursery funding from the local authority - Fees from non-funded sessions - • Fundraising - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** The setting has gone from strength to strength since moving to new premises in the summer holidays 2019. Puddleducks opened its doors in September 2019 at its new premises and welcomed families both old and new to the pre-school. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** S Richardson **Full name(s)** Sue Richardson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Pre-school Admin **etc)** Committee Member **Date** 25th May 2021 **TAR** March **2012** 5 Puddleducks Pre-school July 2020 Profit & Loss Account Year Ended July 2020 2020 Income 67.308.34 Less consumables 5433.31 Gross Profit 61,875.03 Expenses Salaries Premises Accs Office expenses Cleaning Other Subscriptions Fundraising Planning 57,795.73 1,936.54 774.60 1,209.01 857.53 1,228.88 1,151.60 113.92 65,067.81 3,192.78 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
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**(if any)**|1090438| ||||| ||1 to 2||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31stJuly 2019.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the 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 Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I 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: - 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 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. I 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. |**Signed:**
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||30thApril 2021| |---|---|---| |||| ||Michelle Howe|| |||| ||Association of Accounting Technicians Level 4
Institute of Financial Accountants – AFA
Federation of Tax Advisers - ATA|| |||| ||15 Scampton Road|| ||Worksop|| **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** Nottinghamshire S81 7RF ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**