| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | |
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| **From ** | Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 01 | 09 | 2024 | 31 | 08 | 2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Little Acorns Pre-School CIO
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1166185
Little Acorns Pre-School
Charity's principal address Community Room, c/o Stukeley Meadows Primary School, Wertheim Way Huntingdon, Cambs. Postcode PE29 6UH
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(if any) |
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| Nicola Benge | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Pre-School Learning Alliance Model CIO Constitution for Childcare How the charity is constituted Providers 2013 (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees (Officers and Committee Members) are elected at the Annual Trustee selection methods General Meeting
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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 aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by: (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the
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local areas;
(c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.
This charity has remained ‘dormant’ for the academic year 2024-2025 whilst we transfer from our unincorporated charity.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to 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)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and 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) Full name(s) Nicola Benge Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairperson etc)
Date 03/05/2026
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| Little | Acorns Pre-School CIO | Acorns Pre-School CIO | 1166185 | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For | the period from |
01/09/2024 | To | 31/08/2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Fees | - | - - - - - - - - - |
- | - | ||
| Fundraising | - | - | - | |||
| Grants | - | - | - | |||
| Bank Interest | - | - | - | |||
| Snack Money | - | - | - | |||
| Other | - | - | - | |||
| Donations | - | - | - | |||
| Hours charged | - | - | - | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- | - | - | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - - - |
- | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | - | - | ||||
| Rent & Insurance | - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
- | - | ||
| Legal,Professional & Admin Fees | - | - | - | |||
| FundraisingCosts | - | - | - | |||
| Governance Costs | - | - | - | |||
| Telephone,Postage & Stationery | - | - | - | |||
| Supplies,Equipment & Uniform | - | - | - | |||
| Housekeeping | - | - | - | |||
| Catering& Sundryexpenses | - | - | - | |||
| Website | - | - | - | |||
| Staff training,wages,tax & NI | - | - | - | |||
| Children's activities | - | - | - | |||
| Charitable donation | - | - | - | |||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - - - |
- | - | |||
| - | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - |
- | ||
| - | - | - - |
- | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Nicola Benge |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Nicola Benge | 03/05/2025 |
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