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Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** TILEHOUSE STREET PRESCHOOL AND NURSERY **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1102492 ~~——~~ **Charity's principal address** Tilehouse Street Baptist Church Upper Tilehouse Street Hitchin **Postcode** SG5 2EE ~~——~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) year appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Paul Smyth Chair 2 Lara Freeman Secretary 3 Nitin Parsooth Treasurer 4 Claire Day 5 PhiL Earl 6 Lucy Grimwood 7 Kerry Hudson 8 Nichola Knight 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ~~—_—————~~ **TAR** 1 March **2012**
1 March **2012**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser 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**
|Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)|
Constitution|
|---|---|
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Trust|
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Elected by the membership|
## **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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The aims of the Pre-school 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 leaming 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 opportunities for all children whatever their
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**TAR**
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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
Pre-school Learning Alliance.
Provision of a safe, happy and stimulating environment for 2 ¼ to 5 year
olds where children are encouraged to develop to their full potential.
I hereby declare that I and the other trustees have had due regard to the
commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or
duties to which the guidance is relevant.
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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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
4 March **2012**
**TAR**
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Tilehouse Street Pre-School and Nursery have had another wonderful year, we have been able to celebrate our families as well as a new monarch. This has been a particularly cooperative year in which parents have shared information and cultural experiences from their heritage. We have been able to celebrate and learn about all of our wonderful families. All this in the year Tilehouse Street Pre-school and Nursery turned 55!
We have continued to be a force in the local community and our presence is stronger than ever. Our links with local playgroups and the wider community have shown to be consistent as we have not had to advertise externally to fill our rooms. The Nursery class is oversubscribed for the next academic year and this is testament to how well regarded the children are learning and achieving at the setting through word of mouth. We continue to build strong links with our feeder schools and have kept in touch with visits to previous cohorts. We introduced a parents coffee morning to help with school transitions to which the head of early years at our main feeder school attended. This proved really beneficial and we hope to continue this in the future.
We, as many other early years providers, have struggled with recruitment. At times this has impacted on the intake of children at the setting. I am happy to say that this has now been addressed and I hope that we will continue with our current very dedicated team for many years to come.
We continue to use the online Famly app for all our communication and progress tracking as this has proven to be the most effective and preferred form of communication with parents/carers.
Our families have been surveyed as good practice and the response was extremely positive. We had a 50% completed response, of which 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their children enjoyed the activities in the setting. 100% strongly agreed that they felt this is a safe place for their children. 100% agreed or strongly agreed that staff and Management are happy, helpful and approachable for all their needs.
We have continued good parental partnerships and enjoyed our end of year trip to Shuttleworth as well as end of year graduation and picnics with our families.
We will as always, continue to reflect on our children’s and families needs and strive to continue building our excellent local reputation.
## **Section E Financial review**
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**TAR**
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The preschool holds sufficient reserves to cover redundancy payments **Brief statement of the** consistent with staff T&Cs and expenditure equivalent to approximately **charity’s policy on reserves** half a term’s regular payments (including rent and other costs). **Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit**
## **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);
- 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**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) PAUL SMYTH**
**Full name(s)** Paul Smyth
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date 26 May 2024**
6 March **2012**
**TAR**
## Management Report
Tilehouse Street Pre-School For the period ended 31 December 2023
Prepared on 5 September 2023
For management use only
## **Table of Contents**
Financial Activities...........................................................................................................................................3 Balance Sheet .................................................................................................................................................5
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## **Financial Activities**
September 2022 - August 2023
|**Financial Activities**
September 2022 - August 2023||
|---|---|
||**Total**|
|INCOME||
|4000 Fees Received||
|4010 Attendance|31,618.00|
|4020 Nursery Grants|63,345.97|
|4022 EmergingNeeds|833.33|
|**Total 4020 Nursery Grants**|**64,179.30**|
|**Total 4000 Fees Received**|**95,797.30**|
|4100 Fund Raising Activities|38.00|
|4105 Sweatshirt, T-Shirt, Book bag|108.00|
|4115 Christmas bags|96.17|
|4118 Bag 2 School|44.00|
|4120 4120 Beangrow|631.00|
|**Total 4100 Fund Raising Activities**|**917.17**|
|4400 Other Receipts||
|4430 Bank Interest Received|374.27|
|4440 VoluntaryContributions|653.50|
|**Total 4400 Other Receipts**|**1,027.77**|
|4600 Miscellaneous Receipts|341.98|
|**Total Income**|**98,084.22**|
|TOTAL|**98,084.22**|
|EXPENDITURES||
|6000 Pre-School Running Costs||
|6001 Staff Hours Paid|90,797.17|
|6008 Training Courses & Expenses|671.72|
|6010 Rent|3,574.50|
|6015 Insurance|872.28|
|6020 Phone|1,100.17|
|6022 Stamps & Stationery|434.71|
|6025 Subscriptions & Fees|1,889.65|
|6032 Computer expenses|3,367.96|
|6040 Craft items|1,115.65|
|6050 Equipment|1,324.87|
|6060 Snacks|624.22|
|6065 Cleaning & First Aid|494.46|
|6075 Staff Sweatshirts & T-Shirts|85.92|
|6090 Bank Charges|55.00|
|**Total 6000 Pre-School Running Costs**|**106,408.28**|
|6026 DBS checks|76.83|
|6100 Fund Raising Costs||
|6105 Sweatshirt, T-Shirt, Book bag|471.55|
|**Total 6100 Fund Raising Costs**|**471.55**|
|6600 Miscellaneous Payments|1,872.69|
|6650 Staff Social|125.15|
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||**Total**|
|---|---|
|**Total 6600 Miscellaneous Payments**|**1,997.84**|
|6695 AccountancyFees|900.00|
|**Total Expenditures**|**109,854.50**|
|NET OPERATING INCOME|**-11,770.28**|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|**£ -11,770.28**|
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## **Balance Sheet**
As of August 31, 2023
|**Balance Sheet**
As of August 31, 2023||
|---|---|
||**Total**|
|FIXED ASSET||
|**Total Fixed Asset**||
|CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND||
|1010 Caf Cash a/c|4,367.11|
|1020 Caf Gold a/c|28,511.41|
|1050 PettyCash|315.86|
|**Total Cash at bank and in hand**|**33,194.38**|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|**33,194.38**|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|**33,194.38**|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|**33,194.38**|
|TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)|**£33,194.38**|
|CHARITY FUNDS||
|3000 Restricted Reserve|12,000.00|
|3201 General Reserve|32,964.66|
|Surplus/(Deficit)|-11,770.28|
|**Total Charity funds**|**£33,194.38**|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Tilehcluse Streel Presch(KA and Nursery
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August 2023
Charity no
(If any)
1102492
Set out on pages
I report to the Iruslees on my examination of Ihe acojunts of the above
charity (Ihe Tmst-l for the year endj 31108 12023.
Responsibilities and As Ihe chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for Ihe preparation
basls of report of the accounts in COrdanCe wilh the requirements of the Chaiities Act
2011 (Ihe Ad").
I report in resped of my examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examinats'on, I
have followed Ihe applicable Diredions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515){bl of the Act.
I have mpleted my examination. I confirm Ihat no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disdosed bel(M ") in connection with
the examination whith gives me cause to believe that in. any material
resped..
aCUntIng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do r)ot accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attents.on should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the WO in the brackets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
27. 0&. 2Lfr
Name:
Nick Taunt
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body
(if any):
ICAEW
Adds.
8 Wesffield Close
Hrtchin
SG5 2HF
IER
October 2018