## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/09/2024 Period start date To Period end date 31/08/2025 Charity name: GARRAS OWLETS PRESCHOOL**
**Charity registration number: 1124305**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The charity's purpose is to promote the**
**development and wellbeing of children,**
**primarily those below statutory school**
**age, by supporting families and providing**
**accessible early years education and**
**care within the local community.This is**
**achieved by:**
**a) a) Providing high-quality play,**
**learning and childcare**
**opportunities that support**
**children's development and**
**prepare them for future education.**
**The preschool encourages**
**parental involvement in the setting**
**and its activities and promotes an**
**inclusive environment where all**
**children are welcomed and**
**supported regardless of their race,**
**culture, religion, financial**
**circumstances, disability or**
**individual needs.**
**b) b) Supporting children and their**
**families through community**
**engagement, family learning**
**opportunities and partnership**
**working, while raising awareness**
**of the needs of young children and**
**promoting their welfare within the**
**local area.**
**c) c) Adhering to and promoting the**
**principles and objectives of the**
**Preschool Learning Alliance,**
**ensuring best practice in early**
**years education and care.**|
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|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Garras Owlets Preschool was established**
**in response to falling numbers in the**
**school. The charity's principal activity is**
**the provision of high-quality early years**
**education and care for preschool-aged**
**children within the local community.**
**It is licensed by Ofsted to take up to 20**
**children from 2 years to statutory school**
**age.**|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Chairity**
**Commission on the public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The preschool benefited from the**
**significant contribution of volunteers**
**throughout the year. The committee,**
**whose members serve on a voluntary**
**basis, dedicated their time and expertise**
**to the governance, administration and**
**strategic oversight of the charity.**
**Their commitment ensures the effective**
**operation and continued development of**
**the preschool.**
**Volunteers also supported the charity**
**through participation in fundraising**
**activities held during the year. These**
**events helped to raise additional funds to**
**enhance resources and opportunities for**
**the children.**
**Parents and carers further contributed by**
**accompanying children on educational**
**trips and outings, enabling the preschool**
**to provide a wider range of learning**
**experiences in a safe and supportive**
**environment.**|
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Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**In 2024-2025 Owlets continued to offer**
**Morning sessions Monday-Friday but**
**from a new start time of 8.30 until 12, plus**
**Lunch clubs daily from 12-1pm. We have**
**introduced an afternoon session on a**
**Thursday in addition to our Monday,**
**Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday**
**sessions. These changes seem very**
**positive and are well supported.**
**Staff levels were maintained, training**
**needs have been met, with some staff**
**achieving much higher training standards**
**than required.**
**The pre-school continued to hold a close**
**co-operative relationship with Garras**
**Primary school ensuring a smooth**
**transition for pupils into reception class.**
**Other pupils also left well prepared for**
**other local schools.**
**Owlets continue to offer funded hours to**
**all ages and have been able to support**
**the newly introduced additional hours.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**There is a surplus at the end of the**
**period.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The management committee recognises**
**that attendance at Owlets is cyclinical. At**
**the end of each academic year a number**
**of funded pupils leave to enter primary**
**school and are replaced by younger**
**pupils. Younger pupils (2 and 3 years)**
**require a higher staff/pupil ratio of 4:1.**
**Children aged 3+ require a 8;1 ratio.**
**Numbers are always lower in September**
**(the start of the year) and build up as we**
**go through the year. Iti s necessary to**
**have a financial reserve to support the**
**low earning period.**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**There are reserves of £2500.**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Government Funding of preschool places**
**does not cover the costs of providing**
**them. Garras Owlets remains financially**
**viable due to;**
-
**Firm control over staff/pupil ratios**
**i.e; no over staffing**
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**Non – funded payments**
**supplementing some of the**
**shortfall.**
-
**Continuous fundraising**
**throughout the year.**
-
**The primary school providing the**
**premises and utilities free of**
**charge.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Volunteers elected by the management**
**committee.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Garras Owlets Preschool|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1124305|
|Charity’s principal address|C/O GARRAS CP SCHOOL
ST KEVERNE ROAD
MAWGAN
HELSTON
TR12 6AY|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||MRS H STOCK|CHAIR||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS A OLDS|VICE CHAIR||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS C SAVAGE|TREASURER||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS M
BAGSHAW|SECRETARY||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS S SMITH|VICE SECRETARY||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS H McNISH|FUNDRAISING||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS R NISBET|SAFEGUARDING||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS B HOSKEN|||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS S HODGE|||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS A STOCK|||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS J KETTLE|||THE COMMITTEE|
||MRS N WILLIAMS|||THE COMMITTEE|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
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