2023-12-31-accounts - St Anne's Pre-School (Chingford)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2022 To 31[st] December 2023

Charity name: St. Anne’s Pre-school

Charity registration number: 1135346

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The ethos of St Anne’s Preschool is to work with parents/carers of children under statutory school age to provide opportunities for their children to learn and develop through play activities in a safe and secure environment. We enhance the children’s development and education by encouraging parents whatever their gender, race, culture, religion, means or ability to voluntarily become involved in the activities and to understand and provide for the needs of their children by offering this via community groups and instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objectives of the Early Years Alliance.
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	We promote independence, education, health and wellbeing of children and encourage parental involvement in their education; redirection to other services to help and support families, and carers. A high priority is to help and support our staff to continue in their professional development (CPD) by attending relevant training courses, together with signposting parents/carers to free online or face to face courses to become actively involved in the running of the pre-school and/or to help them in other areas.. We provide term time daily sessions for the children for either 3, 5 or 6 hours each day Mondays to Fridays and ensure we monitor this to provide opportunities for all children whatever their gender; disability; ethnicity; culture; religion; or ability and recognise the needs of the local families. Activities that were held this year included the children celebrating“World Book Day”by

		dressing up as characters from a book. We celebrated the King’s Coronation Day. We supported children who were in receipt of extra funding to access services which they normally would not be able to i.e. a visit to Paradise Wildlife Park where we provided a coach for anyone who didn’t have their own transport and musical storytime and dance entertainers. We held an end of academic year picnic, with a bouncy castle for the children and parents/carers are invited back into the sessions, including one who becomes our Father Christmas and also helps with the maintenance of the outdoor areas.
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 read and acknowledged the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, and to our knowledge there has been no deviation from the recommendations. They meet regularly over the year and the committee is made up of elected trustees. Any new trustees would be given an up to date induction pack, which gives them a brief history of the Pre-school, Charity Structure, and Election Process, Trustee Overview and their roles and responsibilities. The pre-school’s policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and signed by the Chair of the Committee.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	If available, the pre-school would apply for any grants that would enhance the learning and development of the children. .
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers are crucial to the charity’s work and we always encourage parents/carers to volunteer in various ways as they provide additional support to the setting, staff and children. They can bring in new ideas, provide additional support and help to provide training for anyone wishing to take up childcare. During this year we had 2 volunteers.

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Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	Working in partnership with parents/carers, the pre-school continuously uses the information obtained to carefully plan activities and obtain resources to provide the children with stimulating learning experiences in line with their interests and building on these to enhance their development. The pre-school offers a variety of sessions which can be three, five or six hours long. This enables parents/carers to seek job opportunities around these hours helping them to become financially independent and develop their well being. The sessions are offered to children between the ages of 2 and 4 ½ years old. Some of these children are entitled to the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) and the preschool offers funded two year old places to children who are entitled to 2 year old funding. We have had a number of children with SEN and have provided the parents with support and advice to help their child reach their full potentials. We employed seven fully experienced, qualified and dedicated members of staff and a Learning Support Assistant to help with the children with SEN. Through various training opportunities we ensure that they are up to date with all statutory and regulatory legislation pertaining to the pre-school and to help the children in their development and care together with opportunities to online training courses. We operate from a church hall and we continue to have a good relationship with the church members, who remain extremely supportive of the work of the pre-school and are always willing to be accommodating and encouraging about our work with the local community. We were able to raise funds within this year

from fundraising activities including: Raffles, End of Term photos, Eco bags. All monies raised are spent on new toys/equipment for the children and for experiences like Reptile Ranch and Cheeky Chops Playtime to visit.

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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
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Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The pre-school receives funds via the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) which is given to the children who have turned three as well as entitled two year olds. The pre- school also receives fees from parents whose children are not entitled to the FEEE. The preschool is in a very good financial position and will be able to be sufficient in the coming year.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Funds held in the reserve account are to ensure that the pre-school is able to operate during any financial difficulty and to enable us to meet any financial obligations in the event of closure of the pre-school.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£85808.76
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in	Para 1.24	N/A

deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The pre-school has been operating for many years and is well established with a good reputation in the surrounding area. The waiting list for the next academic year is looking good. However, the trustees are always looking at ways to raise our profile in the community and possibly by using social media which seems to be the way forward.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	As previously stated the principal sources of funding are received from the Local Authority Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) for 2, 3 and 4 year olds, SEN grants and from fee paying families who are not entitled to FEEE. We normally hold a few fund raising events throughout the year including raffles, sponsored events etc. The amount of funds varies from year to year.
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	The principal risk for the charity would be a reduction in the number of children wanting to attend. Funded FEEE children are a regular source of income, however the fee paying children cannot usually afford to attend for 15/30 hours per week and we are only permitted to take 27 children in any one session. Also once again the increasing salary/pension costs have to be met usually by an increase in fees for fee paying families. During this financial climate fee paying families tend to wait until their child is funded before taking up a place.
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	PSLA Constitution (now EYA) adopted November 2011
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	The pre-school is an unincorporated association
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	Trustees are selected at the Annual General Meetings

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Copies of the Pre-school policies and procedures are given to any new trustees together with a brief history of the pre- school, charity structure, election process and trustee overview with roles and responsibilities etc.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Chair of Trustees, Committee Member, Manager/Pre-school Leader, Deputy Pre- school Leader, Pre-school Practitioners & Pre-school Assistants
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	St. Anne’s Pre-school
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1135346
Charity’s principal address	St. Anne’s Church Centre, 200A Larkshall Road, Chingford, London, E4 6NP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Yvonne Hunte	Chair
	Jo Kent	Secretary
	Natasha Swanson	Treasurer
	Lee Fisher
	Jessica Luck

– 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

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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

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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) Yvonne Hunte Full name(s) Yvonne Hunte Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc) Date 28th October 2024

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st. Anne's Pre-school Controls Year End 31 st December 2023 Cash Book enin Balan 7791 Banked 127621.70 Drawn 114045.20 Cheques not presented Closing Balance (Bank Statement Issued 7th January 20241 91492.51 Reserve Account Opening Balance Total Interest Accrued 84999.55 809.21 Closing Balance statement dated 22nd December 2022 85808.76 Pe Cash in hond 0.15 Cash drawn 0.00 0.00 Pelty Cash Vovchers 0.00 Cash in Hand {Float £io.001 0.15

SL Anne's Pre-school Year Endin 31st December 2023 EXPENDITURE Spring Summer Autumn Year Stsff Wages PAYEINIC Pensions Staff Trainin Total 17884.70 798.89 608.01 210_00 19501_60 38650.73 2973.05 1631.89 38_99 43294.66 29725.05 2586.56 1424.97 278.00 34014.58 86260.48 6358.50 3664.87 526.99 96810 84 LBWF 2Yr Cfv4bk L8WF Clwbk SENIF Hall Rent Telephone Subscriptions Insurance Stationery Equipment Printer Ink Materials Uniforrns-stsff & child9s Sothre Snack Sundries Garden Maintenace EOT Children's Gifts Outinglcoach Hire EnlertaineriBouncy Adverb"sin Totsl 0.00 15.00 2041.20 30.00 387.45 42.C(J 3402.00 0.00 299.00 0.00 162.32 1595.71 408.49 17.97 0.00 74.99 131.76 97.67 0.00 81.00 1n7.50 130.00 120.00 8677.86 0.00 0.00 2721.60 0.00 26.00 0.00 47.77 716.55 284.84 0.00 333.33 0.00 105.78 364.12 157.66 96.00 0.00 120.00 0.00 4973 65 387.45 57.00 8164.80 30.00 325.00 920.47 272.35 2350.62 751.01 147.26 333.33 290.99 282.08 489.84 157.66 107.50 1727.50 250.00 120.00 17164.86 920.47 62.26 38.36 57.68 129.29 0.00 216.00 28.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3582.85 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 23.084.45 £ $1972.52 £ 38,988.23 £ 114.045.20 SURPLUSIDEFICIT £ 9.739.86 £ 2.238.41 £ 1,598.23 £ 13.576.50 Slfj t)LCL',

st. Anne's Pre4chool Year Endln 31st December 2023 INCOME Sprlng Summer Autumn Year Fees Income Fees LBWF Funded 3&4 Year Olds LBWF Funded 2 Year Olds LBWF Balanang Pyml 314yr LBWF 8alanong Pymnt 2 yr LBWF SENIF LBWF EYPP Aut 2022 LBWF EYPP Sprg 2023 LÈWF EYPP Sum 2023 LBWF EYPP Autu 2023 LBWF EHCP LBWF DAF Total Fees 7718.50 16360.23 5220.00 8222.50 33933 28 3619.44 187.21 0.00 2538.00 0.00 208.80 461.28 0.00 3633.81 828.00 53632.32 13251.50 20966 91 1338.12 1100.31 o_oo 2010.00 0.00 0.00 115.32 712.80 0.00 881.00 40375.96 29192 50 71260.42 10177.56 1287.52 0.00 6291.00 252.00 208.80 576.60 712.80 4914.69 1709.00 126582.89 1743.00 252.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1280 88 0.00 32574_61 other Income Fund Raising D(Mabons T-ShirtslSweatshirtslChlldrensl Sundries Snack Total Other Income 83.70 0.00 70.00 0.00 96.00 249.70 262.11 20.00 7.00 207.50 82.00 578.61 0.00 0.00 133 00 0.00 77.50 210.50 345.81 20.00 210.00 207.50 255.50 1038.87 TOTAL INCOME £ 32.824.31 £ 54.210.93 £ 40,586.46 £ 127.621.70