## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 

Day Month Year Day Month Year **From 01 04 2024 To 31 03 2025** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Newstead Road Pre-School 

**Other names charity is known by** 

Newstead Road Play Group 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1153436 **Charity's principal address** Compton House 6 Birch Grove Lee, London **Postcode SE12 0SU** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 David Hand Chair 2 David Sapsford 8 Terry Cox ~~—————~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ~~——S~~ **Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ~~—~~ **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Pat McGowan, Eve Ratcliff 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

**Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution adopted 16 August 2013 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ~~FP~~ 

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How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

Elected by members 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

The pre-school is a member of the Early Years Alliance (previously named Pre-School Learning Alliance). Details of the managing trustees are recorded with Ofsted. 

- 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** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

The development and education of children and young people, in particular by: promoting their care and safety; promoting their education and promoting parental involvement; promoting their health and wellbeing; providing services to support them and their families and carers; providing services to individuals holding membership of the Charitable Incorporated Organisatiion. 

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The main activity undertaken for the public benefit is the advancement of education for children aged 2 to 5. 

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation has been formed to take on the existing Newstead Road Pre-School Charitable Association, registered charity number 1047690. The new charity structure will address past difficulties in recruiting trustees by limiting their personal liability and improving continuity by allowing staff representation among the trustees. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** During the period covered by this report, no aspect of the pre-school's **public benefit in relation to** operations had been transferred to this new CIO. This CIO does however **these objects (include within** hold the pre-school's lease. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** Full transfer of the operations depends on re-registration with Ofsted, who **had regard to the guidance** will not allow our existing registration to be updated with a new charity **issued by the Charity** number. Instead, we have to register as a new childcare provider, losing **Commission on public** historic inspection reports. **benefit)** 

The trustees of Newstead Road Pre-School have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

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**Section E                    Financial review** ~~ee~~ 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

In due course, this organisation will take over the reserves policy of charity 1047690. 

**Details of any funds materially** Not applicable - this charity currently holds no funds and has no income or **in deficit** expenses. 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

Please note - this charity currently holds no funds and has no income or expenses. 

- 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. 

## ~~ee~~ **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** ~~a~~ 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 


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