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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Julie Gates||Wholeyear|| ||Katharine Stanley||Whole Year|| ||Elizabeth Rye||Wholeyear|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |Julie Gates|| |Katharine Stanley|| |Elizabeth Rye|| **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Mrs Julie Gates – Trustee , Katharine Stanley Trustee/Manager **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Pre school Learning Alliance Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: The Pre School continues to work closely with the Primary School on whose land it is situated, most children transfer to the primary school when they leave us at aged 4. - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - Risks identified: As in past years the risks continue to be Rising costs - adopted for the induction and and insufficient funding from local authorities . Strategies from the - training of trustees; government prove a challenge, in particular funding for all 2 year olds! - • the charity’s organisational structure and any wider This includes all aspects of pre school from energy costs to food and network with which the charity consumables. Some areas of the building and storage facilities need works; regular maintenance due to the age of the building. Fundraising continues to prove to be very difficult. - relationship with any related parties; Lack of Funding from local authority remains an ongoing issue. - trustees’ consideration of Trustees and staff are working closely together to ensure that procedures major risks and the system are in place in line with government guidelines as well as local authority and procedures to manage guidelines. them. Numbers predicted for the academic year are falling slightly on past years... ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To enhance the development, education and well being of young children **Summary of the objects of the** aged 2-4 years. **charity set out in its governing document** **TAR** March **2012** 2 Morning and afternoon sessions provided and are currently Full Lunch club available each day Mon-Friday Breakfast club is only planned subject to demand. Liaising with health professionals, education specialists and social services and any other outside agency in order to support the children and their families. Special education needs is at a higher level than in past years. Constant liaising with primary school to ensure smooth transition for all children. **Summary of the main** children. **activities undertaken for the** Liase with other local primary school’s when required to, to ensure **public benefit in relation to** smooth transition for all children. **these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 3 You **may choose** to include Volunteers play an important role in the running of the charity. further statements, where Trustees carry out planned meetings to ensure involvement is welcomed relevant, about: from all families/parents • policy on grantmaking; Meetings are held annually to ensure information is shared and parents are fully involved in the running of the pre school. - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Work placed students from local colleges and work experience students help within the setting. Fundraising is led by parents, staff and volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and erformance p **Summary of the main** Continuous assessment of the provision is ongoing to improve outcomes **achievements of the charity** for the children. **during the year** The number of children remains high and the pre- school is very nearly at full capacity. Forest school is full and continues to be very popular among local families. Forest school remains in place for ALL children, the younger children, (2-year-olds) can access Forest school in a designated session. this is panned in accordance with staffing level and weather conditions 2 Staff members leading the Forest school are qualified in forest school Practice. We have undergone new management recruiting a new Deputy Manager due to staff member retiring. We promoted from within the team. September 2023. We have recruited 2 new members of staff September 2023, both have relevant experience. One is level 3 qualified and the other willing to train. As one member of staff began Maternity leave March 2024 One member of staff now almost completed her Level 3 NVQ May 2024. With our newest member of staff to begin training within the next year. ALL staff are trained in Paediatric first aid. Training continues to be a priority to ensure all staff are up to date with relevant statutory training. All staff have updated training on Prevent, Basic safeguarding and Food hygiene. Wages continues to be the largest cost as the national minimum wage increases. The pre school has undergone extensive electrical repairs this year, which caused a small closure In December 2023. Fundraising has taken place as well as seeking support from local authorities to help to cover the cost of the work needed to be carried out. The repairs are now complete. Financially the pre school continues to struggle with the costs of our extensive repairs alongside the cost of consumables as well as rising minimum wage levels. The funding received from the local authority remains low with no increase imminent. We continue to operate below our break-even costs. Maintenance is required urgently to the building with areas being identified for repair imminently. We are in search of a new trustee to join the pre school and hope that will happen soon. **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** Excess funds are kept in a tracker savings account for repairs to the **charity’s policy on reserves** build/land and development. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal Government Nursery Funding- free entitlement for 2 year olds and 3-4 sources of funds (including year old as well as cash fees from parents any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; The largest expense is salaries to retain well qualified staff. We also have to consider the rise in Minimum wage. - investment policy and Ongoing repairs to the building may affect future accounts objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** J gates **Full name(s)** Julie Gates **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Trustee **TAR** March **2012** 6 Dale 1910212025 TAR Mar¢h 2012 CHARITY COMM155ION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Charlty Namo No Illanyl 1166060 StG Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthg Fxriod Pwic4J slart date T• PerioJ eTrJ date 7fiP24 Section A Receipts and payments athFe 0937 30 700 119.Ot47 A2Assot and In¥•stmnts (s•olAble To¢alro¢dpts 138166 119.007 A3 Payments IIA061 1752 121 Consun￿tIeS 762 Tr￿n Sub to 13209 A4 Ass•t and Invosknonl urchases. {see lablel 131097 13ZOqSk. 6361 13109 114948 310 2.a¢1 A6 Cash funds l•slyeaT end 63101 1036 2.081 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio 81 Cash fvnd5 C￿M￿nIty a¢K•unt Savlngs A¢¢ount Salarles Account 24196 funds •W•4¢¢ Gwrnrt VAI B4 Ass•ts w•tshwd for th• 8horIty￿ ovm Wl• d￿(￿•￿11 B5 U•bllW•s Slgned by ono ortwo lrtMta•4 OTr bohawot tho Inmie Prfnt Name O•t• of approv•1 Slgnalure JLilie GoFeS CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Raport to the trus￿ ' mombors •f WAoT14A T>aiS 7DL. On a¢¢ounts for thè year •ndod Charity rK+ (If any) 7 2ox I IlèloO>O Sot out on pay• I repcxt to the trust88s C￿ my examInatk￿ of the acLoimts of the atThe chalty {Ihe T￿￿} for the year Respon8lbllltlo8 and A6 the th8rity trustees of the TrusL Y¢￿ are resp)nslble for the preparallon basls of roport of th8 8(wurts in ac(xxdanc8 the requirements of the Chwhi88 Act 2011 fthe Acr). I reFKYt In re8peL* ￿ my oxaminatlon of th8 Trust's acc%￿nts carrled oul under s8¢lion 145 of the 2011 Act and in ￿rryIng out my examination. I have folky**d the apr￿￿bla D1reclk￿ gNen by the CharTty Comm1881on under section 1445Xb) of the Ar I have (x)mpleled my exarn1nat1(￿. I confkn) that no material matters have come to my attentlon (olher Ihan that disclosed below.) in wnnection v￿th the examlnalkjn whlch glves me cau88 to belleve th* kn. any materlal 8¢cwnting recAJrds not kept In ac(xYdance wlth 8e¢tion 130 of the Act or Ind•p•ndent oxamlngrf8 Statement I have rK) concems and have u)me a(xoss no Other matters In connectlon wlth the examinatlon to whlch attanlbn should be drawn In order to enable a prow understanding of the accounts to be rea(*8d. s In the br8d(ets rfthoy do not 8ppty. Slgn•d: Namg: Relevant pro1￿lOnal q￿lIficatIOn(s) or body (If any): IbJC* o A. Addr￿8. 38 Ckos 06rtG ST£A , b . i IJG IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the 8xamlner needs to hlghllght matt8rs of concern (see CC32. Independent examinatlon of Charity accounts: dlr8¢tlons and guidance for examiners). Glvo hern brf•f d•talls of any It•m8 that the oxamlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018