## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1st April 2022 **To** 31st March 2023 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Kingfisher Pre-School (Kingsand) **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1145939 **Charity's principal address** Mount Edgcumbe Youth Club (MEYC) Jackman's Meadow Kingsand Near Torpoint **Postcode PL10 1FF CORNWALL** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Natalie Perry|Chair||Trustees| ||Carrie Fourniss|Secretary|Oct 2022 topresent|Trustees| ||Nadja Halliday|Treasurer||Trustees| ||Charlotte Mattholie|Member||Trustees| ||Claire Davey|Nominated Person||Trustees| ||Alex Watson|Secretary|Dec 2020 to Oct 2022|Trustees| ||Gemma Gibson|Member||Trustees| ||Anna Whitton|Member|July2022 topresent|Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| ||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| ||N/A|||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ||**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Type**|**of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|| |**N/A**||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |**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 – Pre-School Learning Alliance Model Pre-school constitution
2011 adopted 26.01.12|| ||How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)||Non-incorporated|| ||Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)||Pre-School management committee members are also charity trustees
(section 5.1 of the constitution), and are appointed or reappointed annually
at the AGM in accordance with ourgoverningdocument.|| |**Additional governance issues (Optional information)**||||| |You**may choose**to include
additional information, where|||Member of Pre-school Learning Alliance|| |relevant, about:|||An up to date version of our Policies and Procedures are kept in the office|| ||policies and procedures||and new trustee induction includes reading and signing each one.|| ||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 The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by providing a **Summary of the objects of the** high quality, stimulating and nurturing environment. **charity set out in its governing document** The advancement of education of children For children from 2 years old to statutory school age and their families from the local area. Available to all children regardless of race, culture, religion, means or ability. Provision of care and educational facilities. Opportunities to learn and develop through play and creativity. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public** Staff and committee actively involved in fundraising and raising the profile **benefit in relation to these** of the pre-school in the local area. **objects (include within this section the statutory** Encouragement of the active involvement of parents in preschool setting **declaration that trustees have** through regular fundraisers, and parent rota for volunteering, helping to **had regard to the guidance** promote the aims and needs of the pre-school. **issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Ongoing membership and reliance on the guidance provided by The PreSchool Learning Alliance through telephone support, some committee member training, as well as policy & procedure and health & safety guidelines. Trustees received no remuneration or benefits from the charity, and 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 Working closely with a local European Educational and training charity, the pre-school welcomes a small number of European volunteers on work placements from a few weeks to a year, providing the children with the opportunity to experience other languages, cultures and traditions first hand. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Organising events that bring the community together, promoting both parents and children’s socialisation and the enhancement of communication, personal, emotional, and social development (in particular post Covid 19). - policy on grant making; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## **Activities** We continued to run our Nature Club which provided opportunities for children to develop holistically in the outdoors and welcomed use of the local woods and beach. In the Summer Term, we welcomed children and families for the annual Leaver’s Picnic. This time we ran it at Mount Edgcumbe Park, which was very successful. We ran a lovely trip to the Theatre Royal to watch the production of Pinocchio. We held events for our children and the public such as a Valentines Disco, Easter Eggstravoganza and Halloween Trail. This encouraged expression of interests for new starters. ## **Pupil numbers** - Summer Term: 27 children. 23 of which were funded. - • Autumn Term: 24 children, 15 of which were funded. • Spring Term: 27 children, 17 of which were funded. **Kingfisher’s Staff Staff Training under taken this year includes -** Safeguarding, prevent, FGM, CSE & CCE training First Aid Food Hygiene New EYFS and curriculum planning Maths and writing Speech, language and communication One member finished her degree in early childhood education. ## **New Staff:** We welcomed three new members of staff from the local community and two new members of bank staff. Additionally, we welcomed back a local university student who is continuing her PHD project with the children. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Our Staff Team** The Kingifsher staff team is made up of highly skilled and experienced members. They have continued to provide children of the community with outstanding care, even throughout times of financial uncertainty for the charity. The children continue to receive an enriching, broad and balanced curriculum. We reviewed pay levels at the end of March 2022, in line with NMW increases, sadly our funding levels didn’t increase at the same level so we were unable to offer any additional pay increases to our team. ## **Fundraising** This year saw a fantastic fundraising effort by the committee, these included - Bag to school collection £132 Easter raffle – £195.00 May Day stall - £235.50 Quiz and Curry night – £502.00 Summer fundraiser – £102.50 Halloween trail - £263.00 Race Night - £1557.60 Christmas Raffle - £314.76 Valentines Disco - £114.90 Donations from the Spar, The Garrison, 2[nd] Hand Sundays and Amazon Also an anonymous donation - £500.00 Total= £3,916.76 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The Pre-school only has 1 current account. The aim of the Pre-school is to keep three months of salary payments and running costs in the Current Account at all times. Unfortunately, due to the discrepancies in increases in National Minimum wage, minimal funded children and costs increases this hasn’t been achieved. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** Nil ## **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; The Pre School is primarily funded by the Early Years funding from Cornwall County Council. This is topped up by some children being funded direct from their parents. This funding is used to pay the direct costs (wages, utilities, snacks, etc.) of the Pre School. Fundraising activities are used to pay for the purchase of fixed assets, toys and books. It may also be used to subsidise social events, such as trips to the theatre. - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** March **2012** **TAR** 5 **Accounts** Income £78,502 Expenses £90,434 Closing balance £3,108 ## **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)** Natalie Perry Nadja Halliday **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** Treasurer **Date** 14th June 2023 March **2012** **TAR** 6 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 1st 31st March 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Totsl funds funds funds Last year Al Receipts Cash Subxript Coinwdl CC Grdrit Fundpi$irvJ Evwts Ir￿A)[n Sundry Ir Restncted Inrxjme Gr￿ts Grants Athwbes Incon Rinyfenced F￿r*$r￿j 18.507 51795 18,507 15,237 53.225 T.529 150 748 In￿nE Rinllfe￿ Grant Exwthre trAnSf￿ cash bank Sub totsl(Gmss income for AR) 78,502 8D,945 A2 Assèt and Investment sales. (see table}. Sub total 78.502 78.502 A3Pa •nts Wages and Salaryco Pa￿0&[ ¢05t5 Pen5KJn Srwks InSUra￿e 70.494 70.494 65.106 1.159 1210 970 630 35 673 617 Equipment Hdl R￿la 3,049 415 3.088 2.288 Offi￿ Cosis Training ¢￿aning1 Narpy CWrvJ Inlemet & Phone Pnnti 520 520 16 12 206 2,951 18 3,373 747 Mainten8rte DBS & Update Service HMRC FUndraI￿r¥￿ Events Experthre Tiansfer bemw and C*h Mix. Exper 1951 18 3.373 747 82 OS8 390 319 75.374 Sub total 90A34 A4 Asset and investment urchases, see tsble Sub total 7&374 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 TTan5fers between funds 11.932 11,932 5.571 A6GQaA)Fl¥gethrt¥88[° 15.040 15.040 1108 3.108 5,571 CCXX R2 acctyjnts ISS) Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to ne8Yest£ Restricted fun(ts Endowment fund$ to ￿TE$l£ Categories Details B1 Cash funds 1424 Total cash fun