Long Bennington Pre-school
Ae8iStered Charity No.. J1573(
St Jame<s Willage Hall. Main Road
Long Bennin8ton.
NEWARK. Notts
NG23 SDJ
Telephone.. 07816 537242
Emall.. lon8bennin8tonpresth￿l@8oollemlll.ctsm
Ch*. Sarn
tottr* Crynmrttrt.. Jane E¥•rn5
Trustees, Annual Report for the period:
From..
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Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name
Re istered Charity Number
Charity's Address
Lon8 Bennington Pre-school
11573(Kl
St Jarnes, Hall
Main Road
Long 8ennln8ton
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5DJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee Name
Samantha Dell
Julie Knapton Butler
Gemma Atkin50n
Hannah Johnson
Angela Foreman
Katie Winn
Office (If any)
Chalr
Dates arted
2911112021
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Treasurer
Secretary
Kathryn Taylor
Jame5 Cunningharn
Lyndsay Teft
Rebecca Sadler
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Structure, Governance and Management
Type of governing document
Trustee selection methods
Constitution adopted 2610312014
Trustees are appointed. or reappointed annually at the Annual
General Meeting held in Ortober.

Addttional governance
inforMat￿n
The Earty Years Foundation Stage curriculum is followed and
the Pre-sc1￿1 can be insperted by Otsted at any time.
Long Bennington Pre-school is a member of the Early Years
Alliance and Early Years and Childcare Support servite for
Lincolnshire which provide support and advice on all aspects of
running the pr￿ChoOl as well as best practice in the setting.
All trustees their time voluntarily and recelved no
rernuneration or other benefits.
Objectives and Public Benefit
Publlc Benefft
Long Bennington Pr&School is a charitsble trust whith Seeks to benefit the public through the
pursuit of Its stated objective, name￿ to provide quality. affordable childcare for pre-school aged
children (from age 2 to statutory school age) from the local community. We provide a safe and
supportive environment lor the children as well as working closely with their parents or carers.
Long Bennington Pre-school wa5 stsrted in 1998 and is rnanaged by a committee of parents.
although day-to-day runnin8 of the Pre-school Is In the hands of qualified. experienced stsff.
Our fees are set at a level to ensure the financial viability of the School, excellent provision of
hildcare whilst bein8 consistent with the necessity for the fees to be affordable to all.
Our Pre-school welcomes children from all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity or8ani5ation
and are committed to a workin8 environment that is free from any form of discrimlnation on the
grounds of colour, race, ethnicity, religion. sem, sexual orientstion or disability.
At Long Bennington Pre-school we aim to Provide a safe. carin& fun and stimulatlng envlronmenr for
children to play, soclalise and learn. We aim to provide a carefully selected balance of activities to
ensure the overall development of the child. Each child will be treated as an individual wlthin the
group and will be encouraged to develop their knowledge ènd skills at a pace appropriate to them, In
order to produce happy, confident children. well-prepared for school.
We have developed strong link5 With the local schools as we understand the importance of our role
in the progression of our thildren from the early years setting in providing SOIr￿l-Up provision of
childcare.
Achievements and Performance- Chair's Report
Following last year's AGM I w&s ple&sed to See a numkr of new members join the
committee including staff member& meaning we had a lot of new skill sets join the team.
With this in mind, we formed a sU￿mmIttee for the fundraising and assigned lead roles
to the leadership and managemenL Those roles being H&S. Safeguarding and
Advertisin&Nedi&
Following a H&S i]L8￿Ction, a requ￿ has been put in to the VHMC for a meeting to
upgrade the toilet area in the pre sch￿1 Th￿rn.
Looking at our website, Julie has u￿lated the p)licies and made any necessary
amendments, new photographs have be¢n taken- although these still need to added.
Due. to the low numbers there have I￿1 rnany discussions on how to increase uptske
including extending the opening hours of the pre-￿h0o1 to enable working parents to IL8¢
the facilities. Discussions are still ongoing to try and find th¢ best YA)lution for all
concerned.
As Julie has already mentioned they had their Ofsted Ins￿l0n earlier in the year in May
and I would 'U￿ like to tske this o
rtuni
to con
and thank Julie and the rest of

the staff for all their hard work and dedication- the inS￿tOr could obviously s¢¢ how
hard you all work.
Fundraising has again been very successful over the p￿ year, we are ¢xtsrmely fortutkate
to have supportive famllies - p&st and pr¢senL as well &8 the wider community and
businesses.
Events held have included the Halloween disco. a very successful event with numbers (and
profits) increasing each year which has meani this is now a tickel only event to allow us to
keep in line with H&S. Th¢ Easter Egg hunt. again very p)pular and well supported by the
Community. We didn't hold the Christsnas Fair but instead held a Christmas Hamper raffle.
This rnised over £3(K). The committee and stsff h¢lped Santa deliver presents to the
children around the village and Foslon. b(M)sting our funds by £400.
I would like to finish by again thanking all the staff for their c4)nlinued hard worl Jan¢
Evans for dealing with th¢ fjnances and giving her suP￿rt to the Treasur¢r, and the rest of
the ￿mmIttee for their supporL ide&s and all the work involved in organising the ¢vents.
Pre-school Artivities- Manager's Report
Time flies and it is unbelievable thai another AGM is tsking place.
It is oft¢n difficult lo think back over the year as we live in the moment so much and
much of what has come before is something of a blur! We finished th¢ 2022 school year
with 17 PTe-Rec¢plion children heading off to 4 differenl schools and communication
between settings has been valuable. All early years teachers from the schools visit¢d Pre-
school to chat with the children's key workers as well &s see the children playing with their
peers. We had additional visits to Long Benninglon Academy as well &s atlendin8 a Garden
Party. The majority ofthe children seemed confident aboul starting school and fe¢dback
from Mrs Jon¢s was that the children were getting along wisitively with their school starts
and now the children are too big to speak to us if we see them!!!
Since Seplember our numbers hav¢ droprtd considernbly with very f¢w Pre-receplion
children allending Pre-school. This is unprecedenled! Spcaking with other local settings.
this seems to be represenlative of what is happening in the area but doe5 leave us in an
unusual position of having more intro children at Pre-sch(K)l than Pre-reception. We are in
the process of utxjating our marketing resources which we will gel Out into the local area as
soon &s possible.
As you are aware, we had ow Ofsted inspxtion in Jun¢ this year. 6 years after the previous
one. The rq)ort was published at the end of July. This is the extract rcgarding our next
steps..
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider
should:
• refine the implementation of the curriculum, to focus sharply on
children's next steps in learning
extend the partnerships with parents further to help all parents
understand how to support their child's individual learning at home
We are currently suggesting xtivities that parents can cw out at hom¢ that compliments
what we have been doing with the children in the setting. Th¢se are Frf)Sted on Ta￿Stry &$
well as a co
on the Parenl's notice boatd. Ke
workers have also sat down with ¢ach of

their families to talk through how the children are getting on and wh* next steps we can b¢
working on. As a setting. we feel these meetings have been more Pnmluctive in working in
partnership with parents than prcvious idw.
We are currently working on planning our curriculum: drawing up lon& medium- and
short-terni plans that can then ￿ used on a 2 year rolling progrdmme. All our themes are
bosed on IM)oks and relevant activities then linked io the books creating a holistic
curriculum: incorp)rating activiiies from the 7 areas of learning taken from the Early Years
Foundation Sts8e cutriculum. We have been canying out adult- led focused activities as
well &s activities based around 'LEttets and Sounds,, early maths. music and movemenL
finger gym (to strengthen flne motor skills ready for early writing) and yog&
We are now part of a 'Peer Project. where we are mentored by a selling that has achieved
outstsnding on their ofsted r¢pirt. Th¢y come io Pre-￿h0o1 to see how it works and then
draws up an action plan so we can improve wbat we do at Pre-school and the￿ hopefully,
we too can get an outstanding grading at our next inspection! (Another 6 years! ! !)
We are making more use of Tapesty by using the 'memo' feature to inforn] parents of
upcoming events such as the weekly walks to the Nature R¢serve. We post aclivities on
Tap¢stsy and havc also started v￿lting our accident fonns on th¢ plarforni t4X) although this
h&8 had a few hiccups along the way bul will be s(x)n ironed out!
In regards to trainin8. we are currently scaling back training to the statutory requirements
or particular need unlil we ar¢ financially in a better place. Stsff meetings have also been
paused but opwrtunities io share informalion and pa￿ on observations are in place so all
members of staff are providing consistency.
Going forward into 2023. w¢ will be focusing on our curriculum. aiding marketing to help
increase numbers and finding ways to furthu engage our families.
Lastly. I would like to thank.
The Committee for their input and unselfish volunteer worL
Jane for her help and sUp￿rt
And the staff for all their hard work. They do have to put up with the changes I make to the
planning and a bit 'suck it and see approach as well as tny naggin81 Wc are all very
adaptable and if something doesn'l work, tske another look and see how we can improve
so we are fortunate to have stsff that can do this and will supp)rt n¢w Id￿ and changes.
Flnancial Review- Treasurer's Report
A copy of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 July 2022 has been circulated
for information.
There has been a Profit for the year of £9415.65, leavin8 a year end cash balance of
£67290.61
The number of chtldren attending the setting has once again been sll8htly better than last
year. Total fees were £73.8k for year ended July 2022, bein8 a slightly higher than the
previous year. Thi5 increase was relating to funded children, the number of intro
childrenlnon-funded being lower than the previous year.
stsffin8 hours were reviewed at the start of the year and a salary review was undertaken
in year. Hourty rates were increased by 7% WEF 1st June 2022 for all staff. The overall staff
costs at the end of the year were £51k. being a £Sk increase from last year as staff hours
were in(￿ased to accommodate a higher number of children attending.

A summary/breakdown the fundraising activitie5 has also been provided for information.
Fundraising activities continue to be a vitsl source of income. In the year, we have raised
£2896. In addition to the committee fundraising activities, a £316 donation was received
from Long Bennington Rotary from surplus Jubilee fundraising activities and a donation of
£568 from the Rotary Club Santa Slei8h. The fundraising payments included £2269.25 to
cover the purchase the outside kitchen and play area. This was referred to in last year's
Treasurer's Report.
Further to a decision made last year, £25k has been transferred to a deposit account for
contin8ency purposes.
A cashflow forecast has been prepared for the next year with a predirted loss due to
si8nificant reduction in the number of children attending. Monthly reviews are to be
undertaken to ensure the Committee are fully conversant with the position.
The financial records have been to be passed to the independent examiner for inspection
and verified. A report to the Trustees has been provided. The annual return to the
Charities Commission can be submitted subject to Trustee approval.
Future Plans
To create a 5ub-committee- a fundraising committee and then a Sub committee to focus
on the re8ulation and legi51ations of ChildCa￿ Provislons.
Declardt5on
The trustees declare they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees-
Signature
Full name
Position
Date

## Long Bennington Pre School Registered Charity 1157300 

For Year ended 31st July 2022 

|**Receipts**<br>Fees<br>EYE Funding<br>Interest<br>Other<br>Clothes<br>Fundraising<br>Grant<br>Paye/Pension<br>**Payments**<br>Wages<br>Consumables<br>Admin<br>Fundraising<br>Rent<br>Equipment<br>Sundries<br>PAYE<br>Insurance<br>Training<br>Balance Receipts over Payments<br>Plus Balance Bfwd<br>Plus unpresented chq<br>less Unbanked cash<br>Cash on hand<br>Current Account<br>Deposit Account<br>Paypal Account<br>Difference|**YE 31 July 2021**<br>23864.83<br>45226.34<br>850.10<br>163.50<br>2,731.83<br>72836.60<br>46272.91<br>599.71<br>924.11<br>262.88<br>3653.33<br>2,266.42<br>926.40<br>3451.47<br>768.49<br>283.00<br>59408.72<br>13427.88<br>44447.08<br>57874.96<br>0<br>0<br>57874.96<br>552.14<br>57322.82<br>57874.96<br>0.00|**YE 31 July 2022**<br>15708.00<br>58085.17<br>2.30<br>945.28<br>120.41<br>2896.19<br>500.00<br>162.29|
|---|---|---|
|||78419.64|
|||50,957.23<br>711.23<br>1,051.13<br>3,056.46<br>4,694.75<br>2,986.76<br>1,131.00<br>3,444.38<br>855.15<br>115.90|
|||69,003.99|
|||9415.65<br>57874.96|
|||67290.61|
|||0<br>0|
|||67290.61|
|||199.25<br>42089.06<br>25002.30|
|||67290.61|
|||0.00|



Notes: 

Receipts other includes support grants totalling £825.28. 

Payments sundries includes support grant £720 paid to families, the difference being an admin fee included to cover costs of distribution. 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examlnerfs
report on the accounts
Sectlon A
In(hpondont Examlnerfs Report
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mombers of
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ended
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I report to the trust88s on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity Ilh8 Trusf) fcrf year ermled 31 0? ￿23
Rosponslbllltl•• and As the ch￿ty truste8s of the Tru8L you are reSponsIb￿ fortho weparaUon
ba$18 of roport of the accounts in ￿¢￿eWIth thè reqUYwn￿ts of th8 Charllkn Act
2011 fth8 Acr).
I r8POrt in re¥ttt of my exaMw￿tIc￿ of the Trust's accounts Garried out
under SectiC￿ 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carylng oJt my examination, I
hav8 folkxie(I the appI￿at18 Directions given by the Charity Commisslon
under s8Ctkm 1495)(bl of the Act.
I have COmp￿ted my examinatlon. I confim thal no materlal matters have
come to my attentlon
) in conn8Ction wilh
th8 exornlnatkn vhmch ghes me ¢8usè lo tdlgve that In, any matodal
respect:
accounting rec￿1$ wero not kept in accordance with Section 130 of
the Act c
the acccxjnts do rK)t the acccwiUng record•
Indgpendent
8xamlnerfs statomont
I have no Concerns and have ccKne across Tr) other matters In conneclon
with the examination to vthich attenlb)n 5th￿Id be drawn in order to gnable
proper understarKlirwJ of the accounts to be reached.
' P188se delot8 the W￿￿& In the Ixackets Kthey do not apply.
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Se¢tion B
Disclosure
Only cOM￿ete rf th8 examiner needs to highlighl matters of concern (see CC32,
IrKletw¥Jent examinatK)n of charity accounts: directv)ns aThJ guidanc8 for
examners).
IER
October 2018