## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 January 2022 31 December 2022 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** St Pauls Preschool **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1146027 **Charity's principal address** Invicta Hall Strandfield Close, Plumstead London **Postcode SE18 1LA** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Janet Peel|Chair||| ||StaceyTrueman|Secretary||| ||Natalie Cassidy|Treasurer||| ||Patricia Miller|Trustee||| ||Maria Commane|Trustee||| ||CraigWright|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 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)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**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** Pre school Learning Alliance model pre – school Constitution adopted at Type of governing document AGM committee meeting February 2012 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees were appointed or re-elected at the annual AGM held on 15[th] Trustee selection methods November 2021 (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** |All policies and procedures in place for Trustees and reviewed yearly.
DBS checks for all staff/ trustees/ committee members done in January
2022.
Member of the Early years Alliance.
Work with local children’s centres to deliver the Together for Two
programme to families with 2 year olds in need of support.
Work with Local authority and HMRC to deliver the 30 free childcare
scheme
Work with SALT, EYIT Social services & Health visitors to ensure that
children with additional needs get access to the services they need.
Parents were supported to attend TAC meetings, engaging with support
Services
Have a SLA with Greenwich Children’s services for delivering free early
learning places for two, three and four year olds
All trustees give their time voluntary and receive no remuneration or othe
benefits|r| |---|---| All trustees give their time voluntary and receive no remuneration or other benefits ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging **Summary of the objects of the** parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through **charity set out in its** community groups and by: **governing document** (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take March **2012** **TAR** 2 responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas; (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Trustees planned the activities and service development mindful of the public benefit requirement. Worked with the local authority and Children’s Centres to expand on our provision for 2 year olds, providing support to families. **Summary of the main** Work with Local authority and HMRC to deliver the 30 free childcare **activities undertaken for the** scheme **public benefit in relation to** Training has enabled Early identification of any additional needs and Sign **these objects (include within** posting to services **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** Ideas for play activities at home **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** Role modelling behaviour management **Commission on public benefit)** Keep parents/ carers updated on what they can access through the Greenwich Local Offer service ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Volunteers support the preschool for all outings, helping the preschool maintain the 1:2 ratio . Volunteers support the preschool by helping during promoting activities. You **may choose** to include Parents / carers are requested to donate toys / cleaning products / further statements, where snacks to the preschool. relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance Covid still has an impact on our number of children attending this year, as **Summary of the main** some families still feel it is safer to keep their children at home **achievements of the charity during the year** We held our AGM for our committee members to hear all about what we have done, what we are doing and what we plan to do. We welcomed any feedback and suggestions – all of which are minuted. We involved parents by holding induction meetings to explain how we deliver the curriculum to the children We provide parents with parental feedback questionnaires which they are urged to complete and if they would prefer they are told they can do this anonymously. The preschool attended the annual Teddys Bear picnic The pre-school had visits from our local community which include our community dentist, speech and language therapists (ICAN) The preschool has ensured that all the tracking, 2-year progress checks and supervisions for this year have all been completed on time. This ensures that staff feel supported and encourages them to further their knowledge and keep up to date with guidelines by attending relevant training The preschool has formed a partnership with the local children’s centres to ensure that all families in need are provided with the services and support they need The preschool had a successful growing project that involves both children and staff We maintained the building and where necessary replaced some of the outside fencing, We have a local gardener who maintains grass and weeds on a termly basis ## **Section E Financial review** The Pre-school aims to maintain 2 months running costs in reserves to **Brief statement of the** allow for fluctuations in the numbers of children attending the pre-school. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 4 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. The preschools main source of income continues to come from the governments free 15 and 30 hours per child a week schemes, administered through Greenwich Local authority. We had to invest in new fencing as weather damaged the previous fencing Our cleaning bill this year was significantly less than in 2021 as we didn’t need any specialised Deep Cleans of the building. In a bid to increase the number of children we produced marketing material and distributed this around the local area We received Pupil premium funding and a deprivation grant from the Local Authority to support the development of the children in our preschool this was used to purchase additional equipment. ## **Section F Other optional information** Future plans Get fencing redecorated with alphabet and numbers for children to see when they are playing outside We do a daily risk assessment to check toys / equipment are still safe and replace any broken items. We plan to attend the Teddy Bears picnic and the Make Merry festival in 2023 to provide children and families with a fun day out and also to promote our preschool. We will continue to offer flexible hours to parents in a bid to increase our numbers ## **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)** Janet Peel **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 24/10/2023 March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **- St Pauls Pre school** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022** **2022** ## **INCOME** **£** ## **£** Headcount 75,897.00 Local Authority Grant 486.00 Fees 0.00 **Total Income** **76,383.00** ## **EXPENDITURE** |**EXPENDITURE**|| |---|---| |Food and Children’s Welfare|5,273.63| |Children’s art and craft, toys equipment|8,070.51| |Marketing / Advertising|750.00| |Staf Salaries
|57,879.34| |Rent
|3,014.55| |Insurance
|523.51| |Cleaning
|270.85| |Telephone|76.83| |Printing / Stationery/Ink|362.73| |Repairs & Renewals
|8,741.89| |Afliation fees / Subscriptions|106.34| |OFSTED & DBS updates|263.60| |Training|355.00| |Accountant Fees|350.00| |Ofce equipment depreciation|760.30| **Total Expenditure 86,799.08** **-** **Excess expenditure over income 10,416.08** **-** Page 2 of 2 Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualificatlonlsl or body lif any): AT DAQC. L£Lf L3 It AC I S Fl33 13rqNJ- Address: LL L 2ue Lk file:IIIC:/UserslmarialDownloads12023-10-29 190911.jpg 3111012023