## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/09/2022 Period start date To 31/08/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Marlow Bottom Preschool CIO**
## **Charity registration number: 1155265**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The CIO works for the public benefit
having
as
its
objects
the
development
and
education
of
children
and
young
people
in
particular by:
(1)
promoting their care and safety;
(2)
promoting their education and
promoting parental involvement;
(3)
promoting their health and
wellbeing;
(4)
providing services to support them
and their families and carers;
(5)
providing services to individuals
holding membership of the CIO; and
(6)
furthering the aims of the Pre-school
Learning 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|The preschool has promoted the care and
safety of the 44 children who attended. All
staff members are expected to complete
and keep up to date safeguarding and
Paediatric first aid training. The preschool
has promoted their education by assessing
all the children in the prime (U3) and
specific areas of learning and their starting
points noted. We monitor closely any
developmental areas of concern and
provide directed teaching to support each
child to improve on these areas and
continue to thrive. The preschool has
promoted the children’s health and well-
being by providing healthy snacks. The
preschool has encouraged parental|
|||involvement through an open-door policy,
key person system, website, weekly emails,
open days, written reports. In addition, the
management committee is made up of
parents.|
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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 regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit. See clauses 5, 6 and 7 of
the constitution.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|According to the Ofsted report February
2023: The manager and staff provide a
curriculum that follows children's interests
and focuses on the development of the
skills they will need for future learning. Staff
use their observations and knowledge of
the children to provide activities and
opportunities to enhance children's
learning.
Staff have high expectations for children's
behaviour, and children generally behave
well. Children have good attitudes to
learning, and the staff plan focused
activities that develop a variety of skills at
one time and develop and extend children's
language skills and understanding of the
world. Staff support children's use of
mathematical language and understanding
of numbers well, and the children learn to
recognise numbers and count confidently.
Parents are highly valued as partners and
speak very positively about the provision.
They warmly describe how happy their
children are to attend the preschool and
talk about the 'phenomenal' progress their
children have made.
A significant strength of the pre-school is
the quality of the relationships between
staff and children. Children settle quickly
due to the very caring and welcoming
nature of the staff, as well as the well-
established routines.|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The preschool currently ended the year
with a surplus of £1,147 created by higher
revenue incomes but affected by higher
payroll costs due to increases in NMW and
including a discretionary employee bonus.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Preschool Learning Alliance
recommends holding 3 months running
costs in reserve – approximately £32,000.
We prefer to have about 6 months.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£105,762. The viability of preschools in the
local area has proved to be extremely
difficult with several closing down. With this
backdrop, the committee have been more
conservative with the level of operating
costs to reserves ratio.|
|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|n/a|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|58% of income comes from
Buckinghamshire County Council.|
|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||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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 elected to post by family and
affiliate members of the CIO at the AGM.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**Marlow Bottom Preschool CIO**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1155265|
|Charity’s principal address|The Village Hall, Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3NA|
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||Sonia Johal|Treasurer|||
||HayleyHorn|Secretary|||
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## – 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)**
Tina Horler
## **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)** B. Jansing **Full name(s)** Bethan Jansing **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 30th June 2024
## Management Report
Marlow Bottom Pre-school Charitable Incorporated Organisation For the period ended 31 August 2023
Prepared on 30 June 2024
For management use only
## **Table of Contents**
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## **Profit and Loss**
September 2022 - August 2023
|**Profit and Loss**
September 2022 - August 2023||
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||**Total**|
|INCOME||
|Donations for Provisions|2,818.00|
|Fees - Bucks CC|72,780.76|
|Fees - Parent Under 3|35,613.50|
|Fees - Parents Over 3|7,973.88|
|Fundraising Income|4,688.00|
|Other Income|1,824.00|
|**Total Income**|**125,698.14**|
|GROSS PROFIT|**125,698.14**|
|EXPENSES||
|Accountancy|261.00|
|Advertising/Promotional|203.04|
|Bank Charges|42.50|
|Children's Events|1,956.33|
|Cleaning|893.04|
|Computer Costs|230.98|
|Equipment|46.29|
|Fundraising Expenses|623.63|
|Insurances|825.55|
|Learning Resources|2,195.01|
|Office/General Administrative Expenses|2,324.79|
|Payroll Expenditures|106,043.70|
|Pension|1,403.64|
|Rent|6,670.00|
|Supplies Refreshments|870.43|
|Training|716.00|
|**Total Expenses**|**125,305.93**|
|NET OPERATING INCOME|**392.21**|
|OTHER INCOME||
|Interest earned|755.65|
|**Total Other Income**|**755.65**|
|NET OTHER INCOME|**755.65**|
|NET INCOME|**£1,147.86**|
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## **Balance Sheet**
As of August 31, 2023
|**Balance Sheet**
As of August 31, 2023||
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||**Total**|
|FIXED ASSET||
|**Total Fixed Asset**||
|CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND||
|Business Bank Account|-45.58|
|Petty cash|53.49|
|Santander Business Account|47,483.04|
|Savings United Bank|58,983.79|
|Savings Virgin|10,284.23|
|**Total Cash at bank and in hand**|**116,758.97**|
|DEBTORS||
|Debtors|198.39|
|**Total Debtors**|**198.39**|
|CURRENT ASSETS||
|Payment in advance|2,178.75|
|**Total Current Assets**|**2,178.75**|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|**119,136.11**|
|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR||
|**Trade Creditors**||
|Creditors|2,284.78|
|**Total Trade Creditors**|**2,284.78**|
|**Current Liabilities**||
|Accruals and Deferred Income|9,155.77|
|Client Trust Accounts - Liabilities|1,482.75|
|Tax and National Insurance|450.71|
|**Total Current Liabilities**|**11,089.23**|
|**Total Creditors: amounts falling due within oneyear**|**13,374.01**|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|**105,762.10**|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|**105,762.10**|
|TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)|**£105,762.10**|
|CAPITAL AND RESERVES||
|Retained Earnings|104,614.24|
|Profit for theyear|1,147.86|
|**Total Capital and Reserves**|**£105,762.10**|
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