## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** |**From**|Period start date
1st
April|2023|**To**|Period end date
31st
March|2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** BODIAM PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** ~~—~~ 1136100 **Registered charity number (if any)** 1136100 **Charity's principal address** Parish Rooms Sandhurst Road Bodiam **Postcode TN32 5UJ** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---| |Linda Stevens|Chair||| |LyndseyWillard
~~—————~~|Trustee
~~—————~~|6.2.24-31.3.24
~~—————~~|~~—————~~| |Pippa Fishlock
~~—————~~|Secretary
~~—————~~|~~—————~~|~~—————~~| |Katie Hodgson-
Martin
~~—————~~|Treasurer
~~—————~~|~~—————~~|~~—————~~| |Katie Farmer
~~—————~~|Trustee
~~—————~~|~~—————~~|~~—————~~| |AmyHammond
~~a a~~|Trustee
~~a~~||| |John Barnett
~~a a~~|Trustee
~~a~~||| |Linda Stevens
~~a a~~|Trustee
~~a~~||| |Mel Porter|Co-ordinator||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| **Dates acted if not for whole year** **Name** ~~__~~ March **2012** **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) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Association consisting of an elected committee of parents and trustees] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Trustees are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. ] ## **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** March **2012** **TAR** 2 To provide a safe and nurturing educational environment for pre-school children aged 2 to 5 years. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The Pre-school provides high quality childcare for families in a safe environment enabling parents or guardians to pursue employment and/or undertake care obligations in the knowledge their children are acquiring excellent social skills and a pre-school education essential to their development. **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)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 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 March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** During 2023/24 the fully staffed pre-school was able to continue to attract **achievements of the charity** more families and to provide a good quality of support and education to **during the year** our pupils. Improved levels of financial monitoring and reporting provided greater levels of confidence in current and longer-term projections and the associated decisions made during the year. With the on-going support of its charity landlord the Pre-school was able to maintain and increase its financial reserves and provide a more certain near-term future for the school. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 5 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The pre-school holds a liquidation reserve with sufficient funds to cover one term’s salaries and running costs and/or costs associated with a permanent closure of the school and charity. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||John Barnett|Linda Stevens| ||Trustee|Chair| ||16.10.24|| March **2012** **TAR** 6 Report to the trustees of BODIAM PRE-SCHOOL Charity no. 1136100 On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 set out on pages 2 and 3 Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the Trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts Sn accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) I report in respert 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 all the applicable diretttons given to me by the Charity commission under section 145(5}Ib) of the Act. Independent Examiner's Statement 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 Charitie5 Act or The accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 8 April 2025 KAREN MARR Independent Examiner Woodland Enterprise Centre Hastings Road Flimwell East Sussex TN5 7PR CHARITY COMMISSION roR ENGIAND AND WALES Bodlam Pr•-5¢hool 1138100 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•rlod from Partod start dale 01104r2023 P8rtod ènd date 3110312024 Sectlon A Receipts and payments Unrestrlct•d funds R•¥trlct•d funds Endowm•nt lunds Tolal funds L•Jt yethr to th• D•ar•BI io th• n￿r￿￿ É lolh• n•ar••¢ E to ¢h• n•ar••t £ A1 R•¢•1 ts 17.31• 46.621 730 20.6•8 43.723 310 Incmi 17,31• 46.121 720 Grant• Fundrnlol R•lund• Inb 409 Sub tot•1 (Grt)ss incom• lor AR) 11.989 A2 Ass•t and Inv••tm•nt $41e#. {see t•bl•l. Sub total rot•l r•c•lpts 85.989 A3Pa m•nls si•ll R•munernlkW) HR CLW* Cl••B A¢iMt*• IN61nn¢• OITK• ond Aom Pr•ml•e• C¢vbt• Fundrwilw Coit• Prlor Y￿r Al￿]rn•nI• Unifcrni• 40.120 J,927 2.484 176 3.129 2.•J2 17 J1 29J 1.OJ$ 2.7•8 731 2.300 2.741 1.638 2.700 731 2.360 2.741 2T8 62.170 270 Sub tot•1 62.170 158.6B1 A4 Assèt and Inv¢stm•nt purchas•$, Ise• table) Sub total 82,170 82,176 58,581 Net of rncelpts/{paym8nts) AS Transf•rs between funds A6 C45h funds 14st year •nd Cash funds thls ye•r end 3,591 3.591 7,408 20,342 30,330 20,739 CCXX R1 account• ISSI 08103r2025 Sectlon B Statement of assets and Ilabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrgstrictod funds lo ne•r•¥l £ Restricted funds Endowmont lunds Detalls B1 Cash funds Unre¥trkled 9.988 Re8trfded 8J42 Torrn Cost FuTrJ 12.000 Total cash funds 9,988 20,342 a¢￿￿nI(sI) Unrestrictèd funds Restricted funds Endovmiènt funds Details to nearestÉ to nÈaresl £ to ne•re8t £ Fundto whl¢h ass•t beknn Cost Iwlonall Curr•nt value lonal Details B3 Investment assets to whl¢h 4ss¢l belon Current value lonal Details LaptWPrkntw Cosl loptlonall B4 Assets retsined for the charity's own use 760 400 Fund to whfich Ill￿101 ￿lateS Details Amount due tlonal When dut O Ilonal 85 Liabilities Slgned by oTrè of￿0 trustees on behaw ol 811 the trusteeg SvJnalure Print Name Date of roval John Barnett Linda stevens 16110r2024 1611012024 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0610312025 Report to the trustees of BODIAM PRE-SCHOOL Charity no. 1136100 On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 set out on pages 2 and 3 Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the Trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts Sn accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) I report in respert 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 all the applicable diretttons given to me by the Charity commission under section 145(5}Ib) of the Act. Independent Examiner's Statement 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 Charitie5 Act or The accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 8 April 2025 KAREN MARR Independent Examiner Woodland Enterprise Centre Hastings Road Flimwell East Sussex TN5 7PR CHARITY COMMISSION roR ENGIAND AND WALES Bodlam Pr•-5¢hool 1138100 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•rlod from Partod start dale 01104r2023 P8rtod ènd date 3110312024 Sectlon A Receipts and payments Unrestrlct•d funds R•¥trlct•d funds Endowm•nt lunds Tolal funds L•Jt yethr to th• D•ar•BI io th• n￿r￿￿ É lolh• n•ar••¢ E to ¢h• n•ar••t £ A1 R•¢•1 ts 17.31• 46.621 730 20.6•8 43.723 310 Incmi 17,31• 46.121 720 Grant• Fundrnlol R•lund• Inb 409 Sub tot•1 (Grt)ss incom• lor AR) 11.989 A2 Ass•t and Inv••tm•nt $41e#. {see t•bl•l. Sub total rot•l r•c•lpts 85.989 A3Pa m•nls si•ll R•munernlkW) HR CLW* Cl••B A¢iMt*• IN61nn¢• OITK• ond Aom Pr•ml•e• C¢vbt• Fundrwilw Coit• Prlor Y￿r Al￿]rn•nI• Unifcrni• 40.120 J,927 2.484 176 3.129 2.•J2 17 J1 29J 1.OJ$ 2.7•8 731 2.300 2.741 1.638 2.700 731 2.360 2.741 2T8 62.170 270 Sub tot•1 62.170 158.6B1 A4 Assèt and Inv¢stm•nt purchas•$, Ise• table) Sub total 82,170 82,176 58,581 Net of rncelpts/{paym8nts) AS Transf•rs between funds A6 C45h funds 14st year •nd Cash funds thls ye•r end 3,591 3.591 7,408 20,342 30,330 20,739 CCXX R1 account• ISSI 08103r2025 Sectlon B Statement of assets and Ilabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrgstrictod funds lo ne•r•¥l £ Restricted funds Endowmont lunds Detalls B1 Cash funds Unre¥trkled 9.988 Re8trfded 8J42 Torrn Cost FuTrJ 12.000 Total cash funds 9,988 20,342 a¢￿￿nI(sI) Unrestrictèd funds Restricted funds Endovmiènt funds Details to nearestÉ to nÈaresl £ to ne•re8t £ Fundto whl¢h ass•t beknn Cost Iwlonall Curr•nt value lonal Details B3 Investment assets to whl¢h 4ss¢l belon Current value lonal Details LaptWPrkntw Cosl loptlonall B4 Assets retsined for the charity's own use 760 400 Fund to whfich Ill￿101 ￿lateS Details Amount due tlonal When dut O Ilonal 85 Liabilities Slgned by oTrè of￿0 trustees on behaw ol 811 the trusteeg SvJnalure Print Name Date of roval John Barnett Linda stevens 16110r2024 1611012024 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0610312025