Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.04.2022 Period start date To 31.03.2023 Period end date
Charity name: The Solihull Childrens Special Needs Association
Charity registration number: 1164284
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To fundraise for and make grants to Green Lane Playgroup (now known as Green Lane Nursery following its transfer to Reynalds Cross School in September 2018). |
| 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 |
To provide additional funds for the building, its fabric and equipment, and to the children attending the Nursery, together with their families, over and above those funded by the School through the local Council. |
| 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 kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public beneft when undertaking the Charity’s activities throughout the year. |
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | The Trustees have met with the Headteacher of the School to discuss ways in which the Charity’s funds can be used to enhance the facilities and services provided by the Nursery and funded by the School through the localCouncil. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | During this year, the Charity funded a safety surface for the outdoor play and learning area which has been an on-going project funded by the Charity from its resources. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The only volunteers now involved in the Charity are the Trustees themselves who distribute funds held by the Charity. The Charity holds sufcient funds to pay for or |
contribute to any requests made the Headteacher. It is therefore not necessary to arrange fund raising events as has happened in the past since the entire service is now provided and funded by the LEA. Other
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | The Charity was able to enhance the experience of the pre-school children with additional needs who attend the Nursery. This provision was in the form of an all-weather safety surface for the outdoor play and learning area reducing the potential for accidents by covering the ground with a dedicated outdoor safety surface so that it is accessible by all children most, if not all, of whom cannot walk easily or are in wheelchairs. It also enabled the outdoor play area to be used throughout the year. No other requests for funds were received from the school. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other | The Nursery was completely upgraded during 2020, following its transfer tolocalauthority control. The |
Charity will continue to provide further funds to enhance the building and its facilities as requested by the Headteacher and her staff
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Full details of the Charity’s fnancial position are given in its annual accounts from which it can be seen that there was a reduction in the available funds this year. This was because the Charity no longer needs to actively fund-raise following the transfer of the Nursery to local authority control which now funds its entire operation. It is envisaged that the Charity will now ‘run-down’ its funds, making grants to the Nursery over subsequent years. The Charity is in a sound fnancial position and has more than sufcient funds to allocate to the Nursey in the form of grants. The Charity no longer has fnancial commitments which have to befunded eachyear. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Reserves are held for future provision, most of which will be allocated in subsequent years following completion of the upgrading scheme and the end of Covid-19 restrictions. The use of these reserves will continue to be discussed with the Headteacher |
| Amount of reservesheld | Para 1.22 | £160,735 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Sources of funds have included donations, usually through regular standing orders. The Trustees continue to contact any remaining regular donors to encourage them to stop their standing orders as new funds are no longer required. Similarly, fund raising activities previously undertaken by groups and individuals are no longer held. The Nursery no longer requires signifcant sums following its transfer to the local Council and Reynalds Cross School and the Charity feels it has sufcient resources to cover requests for any additional funds. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
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| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The Charity no longer employs any staf and has no responsibility for the activities undertaken at the Nursery and there are no plans for any fundraising events to be held in the future. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trustdeed,royalcharter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed approved by the Charity Commission |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | The Charity is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) with foundation status, run solely by its Trustees and without a voting membership |
| 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 | There were no new Trustees during this period. Any new Trustees would be known to the existing Trustees, interviewed by them and nominated and approved by all the Trustees |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Each of the Trustees has a role within the Charity which uses their skills and experience. If any new Trustee were to be appointed, they would receive informal training to ensure that they are familiar with charity law and the Charity’s constitution and its aims Any new Trustee would be checked by the DBS, as are all existing Trustees as andwhen required |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The Charity has a Chair, Secretary, Minute Secretary and Treasurer. Full Minutes of all meetings are kept. The Charity works only with the Headteacher and Governors of Reynalds Cross School and any ofcer of the local council if deemed necessary |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | As above |
| Other | N.A. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Solihull Childrens Special Needs Association (SCSNA) |
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| Other name the charity uses | - |
| Registered charity number | 1164284 |
| Charity’s principal address | Arden Wych |
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| Vicarage Hill | |
| Tanworth-in-Arden | |
| Solihull B94 5EA | |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mrs Jo Brown | Chair | |||
| Mrs Dawne Clayton-Wright |
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| Mrs Alison Elkin | ||||
| Mrs Helen Ellis | Treasurer | |||
| Mrs Beryl Glanfeld |
Secretary | Up to 03.03.23 | NA | |
| Mr David Glanfeld |
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| Mrs Jan Mason | Minute Secretary | |||
– 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)
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
Mrs Helen Ellis Signature(s) Mrs Jo Brown Mrs Helen Ellis Full name(s) Mrs Joanne Brown Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 27.01.24
| Charity Name The Solihull Childrens Special Needs Association |
Charity Name The Solihull Childrens Special Needs Association |
Charity Name The Solihull Childrens Special Needs Association |
No (if any) | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 01.04.22 |
To | Period end date 31.03.23 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts Subscriptions & Donations 1,035 Gift-aided donations - Sundryincome - interest 132 Fund-raisingevents - Miscellaneous - - - 1,167 - - Sub total - Total receipts 1,167 A3 Payments Donations to Green Lane 7,859 Miscellaneous 100 - - - - - - Sub total 7,959 - - Sub total - Total payments 7,959 Net of receipts/(payments) - 6,792 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 167,527 Cash funds this year end 160,735 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 1,035 - 132 - - - - - 1,167 - - - 1,167 7,859 - 100 - - - - - - 7,959 - - - 7,959 - 6,792 - 167,527 160,735 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| - | 1,035 | 295 | |||
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| - | 132 | 93 | |||
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| - | - | 3,000 | |||
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| - | 1,167 | 3,388 | |||
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| - | 1,167 | 3,388 | |||
| - | 7,859 | 3,878 | |||
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| - | 7,959 | 3,978 | |||
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| - | 7,959 | 3,978 | |||
| - | - | - 6,792 | - 590 | ||
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| - | - | 167,527 | 168,116 | ||
| - | - | 160,735 | 160,735 |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Barclays Bank Nationwide Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 129,645 - 31,090 - - - 160,735 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Joanne Brown Helen Ellis Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Date of approval |
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| Joanne Brown | 27.01.24 | ||
| Helen Ellis | 27.01.24 |