**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date ~~a|~~ Day31 Month01 Year2023 Day31 Month01 Year2024 **From To 2** Section A Reference and administration details ~~a~~ **Charity name** The Village Pre-school (Gorse Covert) 1122485 ~~Lo~~ The Village Pre-school (Gorse Covert), Gorse Covert Road Gorse Covert, Birchwood Warrington **Postcode WA3 6TS** **Other names charity is known by** > **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~Lo~~ 1122485 **Charity's principal address** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |~~ee~~|~~es~~||| |---|---|---|---| |**Trustee name**
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~~ee~~||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |Rhian Keogh|| **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Mary Hughes, Pre-School Manager ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Memorandum and Articles of Association Type of governing document (e.g. trust deed, constitution) Company How the charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company) Elected by members at Annual General Meeting Trustee selection methods (e.g. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** All Trustees must have a current enhanced DBS and Ofsted EY2 Form. 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** **TAR** 2 The objectives 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 these children through **Summary of the objects of the** community groups. **charity set out in its governing document** Offer appropriate play, education and care facilities and training courses, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. Encourage the study of needs of such children and their families. Promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs. Instigating the adhering to and furthering the aims and objectives of the **Summary of the main activities** Pre-school Learning Alliance. **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)** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grant making; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** We have continued to provide high quality nursery education and care to the children of our local community. We have had many fundraising events over the year, for example a Christmas Concert very well attended by the local community. We held numerous sponsored events for the children throughout the year, also Raffles in February. We had an Easter bonnet parade and egg decorating competition, Christmas craft days, which parents enjoyed participating in. There were also Christmas parties where the children received gifts from Santa. We have an account with easyfundraising.org.uk which is a great way to raise money for charities just by shopping online. This has been a successful way of raising a little extra money. We also had an end of the year “graduation” ceremony for our older children and raised funds by selling usb’s of this. ## **Section E Financial review** **TAR** 5 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** We continue to hold sufficient reserves to cover three months’ running costs and staff redundancy payments as suggested by the Pre-School Learning Alliance. ## **Details of any funds materially 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)** Hannah Thomas **Full name(s)** Hannah Thomas **Position (e.g. Secretary,** Chairperson **Chair, etc) Date** 31/01/2024 **TAR** 6 ## **The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)** ## **For the Year Ended 31st August 2024** ## **Tangible Fixed assets** |**Tangible Fixed assets**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Buildings**||**IT Equip**|**Fix Fit & Equip**|**Total**| |**Cost**|||||| |At 1st Sept 2022||110603|1173|35534|147310| |Additons||0|0|0|0| |At 31st Aug 2||110603|1173|35534|147310| |**Depreciaton**|||||| |At 31st Aug 2022||67828|1173|35534|104535| |Charge this period||4779|0|0|4779| |At 31st Aug 2023||72607|1173|35534|109314| |**Net Book Value**|||||| |At 31st Aug 2023||**37996**|**0**|**0**|**37996**| ## **The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)** ## **For the Year Ended 31st August 2024** ## **Proft & (Loss) account** |**The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)**
**For the Year Ended 31st August 2024**
**Proft & (Loss) account**||| |---|---|---| ||**2024**|**2023**| |Turnover|136315|88196| |Admin Expenses|116856|88033| |Operatng Proft / (Loss)|19459|163| |Interest Receivable|1809|1024| ||21268|1187| |Interest payable|0|0| |**Surplus of (Defcit) on Ordinay Actvites before Taxaton**|21268|1187| |Tax on Surplus of Ordinary Actvites|0|0| |**Surplus or ( Defcit ) for the Financial Year afer Taxaton**|**21268**|**1187**| ## **The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) For the Year Ended 31st August 2024** |**Balance Sheet**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Fixed Assets**|**2024**||**2023**|| |Land & Buildings|37995||42775|| |Fixtures,Fitngs & Equipment|0||0|| |IT Equipment|0||0|| |||37995||42775| |**Current Assets**||||| |Debtors & Prepayments|0||722|| |Stock|0||0|| |Cash at Bank|141215||98197|| |Cash in Hand|0||0|| |||141215||98919| |Current Liabilites||||| |Creditors (DUE WITHIN 1 YE|16248|16248|0|0| |Net Current Assets||**162962**||**141694**| |Capital & Reserves||||| |Capital Invested||65763||65763| |Retained Surplus||75931||74744| |Proft & ( Loss ) Account Y/E 31_08_2024||21268||1187| |||**162962**||**141694**| |**The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert)**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**For the Year Ended 31st August 2024**||||| |**EXPENDITURE**|**2024**||**2023**|| |Payroll Costs|80779||65053|| |Contractor Finance & Support|900||600|| |Lease from WBC|6600||7150|| |||88279||72803| |Other Expenses||23798||10451| |Expenditure||112077||83254| |Depreciaton||4779||4779| |**Total Expenditure**||**116856**||**88033**| For the Year Ended 31st August 2024 As described on the balance sheet you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the period ended 31[st] August 2024 set out in the file (The Village Pre-School Accounts31/08/24) and you consider that the community investment company is exempt from a full audit. In accordance with your instructions, I have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and information and explanatory explanations supplied to me. ## Ade Perryman Ade Perryman 4291 Limited 35 Highbury Avenue Irlam Manchester M44 6BU Dated 20/04/2025