Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024
Charity name: St. Anne’s Pre-school
Charity registration number: 1135346
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 childrencelebrating“WorldBook Day” |
| where they could dress up in any character in a book and bring the book in to read during the session. Easter/Spring Bonnet Concert/Parade. Children were asked to design a hat with their parents beforehand and then they were able to show them off to their parents/carers at a coffee morning. 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 Lea Valley Farm & Park. We invited “Living Things” into the setting and they brought a variety of different animals in for the children to see/hold. We held an end of academic year picnic, with a bouncy castle for the children and parents/carers are invited back into the sessions. We held a Christmas concert in the local church for parents/carers to come and watch and held an end of term Christmas party which included a party entertainer for the children and our resident volunteer who becomes our Father Christmas and also helps with the maintenance ofthe outdoorareas. |
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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 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. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| 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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| Other | ||
| 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, and End of Term photos. All monies raised are spent on new toys/equipment for the children and for experiences like Living Things and a Christmas Entertainer to visit. In July 2024 we were awarded a Tesco Stronger Starts grant which was to enhance our garden area to build a “growing area” for vegetables/fruits and encourage the children to help to plant these, watch and help them grow and finally be able to eat them for their snack. This project needed to be completed by July 2025.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
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. |
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| 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 reservesheld | Para 1.22 | £87099.58 |
| 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 | 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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where relevant about: |
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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. The introduction of 2year olds from working families being able to access 15hours free has made an impact as those children are accessing the whole 15hours whereas previously they may only have accessed 2 or 3 sessions due to the costs involved. Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter) |
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. |
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| 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 |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | St. Anne’s Pre-school |
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| 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
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Yvonne Hunte | Chair | |||
| Jo Kent | Secretary | |||
| Lee Fisher | Treasurer | |||
| Jessica McDonald | ||||
| Alex Dodd | ||||
| Madeline Edmunds | ||||
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
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 2025
st. Anne's Pre-school Controls Year Endin 31st December 2024 Cash Book enin Balance 91492.51 Banked 141742.25 Drawn 121887.26 Cheques not presented 0.00 Closing 8alance (Bank Statement Issued 7th January 20251 111347.50 Reserve Account Opening Balance Total Interest Accrued 85808.76 1290.82 Closing Balance statement dated 22nd December 2024 87099.58 Pe Cash in hand 0,15 ash drawn 0.00 0.00 Petty Cash Vouchers 0.00 Cash in Hand (Float £1 0.001 0.15 dcLIe '.
St. Anne's Pre-school Year Endin 31st December 2023 EXPENDITURE Spring Summer Autumn Year Staff Wages PAYEINIC Pensions Staff Trainin Total 19236.47 1109.18 834.45 190.00 21370.10 37709.67 2543.70 1872.49 14.40 42140.26 36236.97 3034.47 1935.08 220.00 41426.52 93183.11 6687.35 4642.02 424.40 104936.88 L8WF 3&4Yr Clwbak LBWF Clwbk SENIF H811 Rent Telephone Subscriptions Insurance Stationery Equipment Printer Ink Materials Uniforms-staff & ChildlBags Software Snack Sundries Garden Maintenace EOT Children's Gifts Outinglcoach Hire Entertainerl8ouncy Advertisin Total 0.00 0.00 2235.60 30.00 87.61 964.60 77.37 282.84 131.61 0.00 0.00 216,00 34.58 615.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4675.97 0.00 0.00 3726,00 0.00 363.37 0.00 142.34 587.26 302.79 19.95 527.70 74.99 203.88 287.99 0.00 0.00 461.97 520.80 0.00 7219.04 484.58 0.00 2980.80 0.00 71.09 0.00 84.73 541.65 93.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 120.27 18.90 50.00 75.00 0.00 415.00 120.00 5055.37 484.58 0.00 8942.40 30.00 522.07 964.60 304.44 1411.75 527.75 19.95 527.70 290.99 358.73 922.65 50.00 107.50 461.97 935.80 120.00 16982.88 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 26046.07 £ 49,359.30 £ 46 481.89 £ 121887.26 SURPLUSIDEFICIT £ 15,895.17 £ 6,137.93 -£ 2,178.11 £ 19,854.99
St. Anne's Pre-school Year Endln 31st December 2024 INCOME Sprlng Summer Autumn Year Fees Income Fees LBWF Funded 3&4 Year Olds LBWF Funded 2 Year Olds L8WF Balancing Pymt 314yr LBWF Balanclng Pymnt 2 yr LBWF SENIF L8WF EYPP Spring 2024 LBWF EYPP Summer 2024 LBWF EYPP 2Yr Aut 2024 LBWF EHCP LBWF SEN Notional 8udget LBRedbrid e EHCP Total Fees 4990.00 29698.03 1313.34 119.99 0.00 1590.00 524.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3452.39 41688.45 3557.00 40766.85 1542.06 838.80 37.44 2898.00 0.00 663.00 0.00 0.00 1575.00 2129.51 54007.66 4802.00 21032.04 15621.54 358.74 270.86 399.00 0.00 132.60 235.00 0.00 1260.00 0.00 44109.78 13349.00 91496.92 18476.94 1315.53 308.30 4887.00 524.70 795.60 235.00 0.00 2835.00 5581.90 139805.89 other Income Fund Raising Donations T-ShlrtslSweatshlrts{Chlldrens) Sundries Snack Total Other Income 209.79 0.00 13.00 0.00 30.00 252.79 1246.58 0.00 8.50 150.49 84.00 1489.57 15.00 0.00 22.00 0.00 157.00 194.00 1471.37 0.00 43.50 150.49 271.00 1936.36 TOTAL INCOME £ 41941.24 £ 65497.23 £ 44,303.78 £ 141742.26 JcLto
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of gT AKJoLg FRi-SCHoo On accounts for the year ended 3sT DétsrYi6EL aoa* Charlty no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended .3 I i l IoiLt Responsibllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ( in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Signed.. Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any).. Address: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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. IER October 2018
St. Anne's Pre-school Controls Year Endin 31st December 2024 Cash Book enin Balance 1492.51 Banked 141742,25 Drawn 121887.26 Cheques not presented 0.00 Closing Balance (Bank Statement Issued 7th January 20251 111347.50 Reserve Account Opening Balance Total Interest Accrued 85808.76 1290.82 Closing Balance statement dated 22nd December 2024 87099.58 Pett Cash Cash in hand 0,15 Cash drawn 0,00 Petty Cash Vouchers 0.00 Cash in Hand (Float £1 0.00) 0.15 r {,,[
St. Anne's Pre-school Year Endin 31st December 2023 EXPENDITURE Sprlng Summer Autumn Year Staff Wages PAYEINIC Pensions Staff Trainin Total 19236.47 1109.18 834.45 190.00 21370.10 37709.67 2543.70 1872.49 14.40 42140.26 36236.97 3034.47 1935.08 220.00 41426.52 93183.11 6687.35 4642.02 424.40 104936.88 LBWF 3&4Yr Clwbak LBWF Clwbk SENIF Hall Rent Telephone Subscriptions Insurance Stationery Equipment Printer Ink Materials Uniforms-staff & Child18ags Sofvare Snack Sundries Garden Maintenace EOT Children's Gifts Outinglcoach Hire EntertainerlBouncy Advertisin Total 0.00 0.00 2235.60 30.00 87.61 964.60 77.37 282.84 131.61 0.00 0.00 216.00 34,58 615.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4675.97 0.00 0.00 3726.00 0.00 363.37 0.00 142.34 587.26 302.79 19.95 527.70 74.99 203.88 287.99 0.00 0.00 461.97 520.80 0,00 7219.04 484.58 0.00 2980.80 0.00 71.09 0.00 84.73 541.65 93.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 120.27 18.90 50.00 75.00 0.00 415.00 120.00 5055.37 484.58 0.00 8942.40 30.00 522.07 964.60 304.44 1411.75 527.75 19.95 527.70 290.99 358.73 922.65 50.00 107.50 461.97 935.80 120.00 16982.88 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 26,046.07 £ 49,359.30 £ 46,481.89 £ 121,887.26 SURPLUSIDEFICIT £ 15,895.17 £ 6,137.93 -£ 2,178.11 £ 19,854.99 JcLIe"
st. Anne's Pre-school Year Endln 31st December 2024 INCOME Sprlng Summer Autumn Year Fees Income Fees LBWF Funded 3&4 Year Olds LBWF Funded 2 Year Olds L8WF Balancing Pymt 314yr LBWF Balancing Pymnt 2 yr LBWF SENIF L8WF EYPP Spring 2024 LBWF EYPP Summer 2024 LBWF EYPP 2Yr Aut 2024 LBWF EHCP LBWF SEN Notional Budget LBRedbrid e EHCP Tolal Fees 4990.00 29698.03 1313.34 119.99 0.00 1590.00 524.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3452.39 41688.45 3557.00 40766.85 1542.06 838.80 37.44 2898.00 0.00 883.00 0.00 0.00 1575.00 2129.51 54007.66 4802.00 21032.04 15621.54 356.74 270.86 399.00 0.00 132.60 235.00 0.00 1260.00 0.00 44109.78 13349.00 91496.92 18476.94 1315.53 308.30 4887.00 524.70 795.60 235.00 0.00 2835.00 5581.90 139805.89 Other Income Fund Raislng Donations T-ShlrtslSwealshlrts(Chlldrens) Sundries Snack Total Olher Income 209.79 0.00 13.00 0.00 30.00 252.79 1246.58 0.00 8.50 150.49 84.00 1489.57 15.00 0.00 22.00 0.00 157.00 194.00 1471.37 0.00 43.50 150.49 271.00 1936.36 TOTAL INCOME £ 41941.24 £ 55,497.23 £ 44303.78 £ 141742.25 7t[ I"