CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1st AprFI 2022
31 St March 2023
Period start date
Period end date
Charity name: Crowthome Village Preschool
Charity registration number:
1166499
Objectives and Activities
Summary of Ihe purposes of
the charity as set oul in ils
governing document
Para 1.17
The aim of the preschool is to support
the development and education of
children under statutory s¢hool a9e. To
support their families and ¢arers by
offering appropriate play opportunities
and care facilities to meet the ever
chan
in
needs of our communi
Care and education of preschool
children age from two to five years.
Supporting pargnts. carers and other
professionals working in partnership
with them and encouraging the
development of pa￿ntIng skill&
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to Ihose
purposes for the public
benefit, ill particular, the
activities. projects or
seN1￿5 identified in the
accounts.
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charty
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.17 3Th
P31a t.18
Yes
Additional information (optional)
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choose to include further statemerrts where re￿vant about:
WA
Pwa 1.38
Policy on grant making
NIA
P*a 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
We offer volunteering opportunities to
suitable adults who help in a variety of
roles such as helping with visits to the
local parks or reading ￿th the Children.
Paa 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers

WA
Other
Achievements and Performance
We have continued our WOTk to support
a number of vulnerable families
including those with additional needs
and others where we have worked
alongside other agencies such as the
Child Development Centre and Speech
and Language Therapists. This helps
children in our care to develop high self
esteem. self regulation and competence
as individuals in their early years. We
help older children to become school
ready and help foster a lifelong love of
learning. We support families from a
variety of cultural and ethnic
backgrounds including some for whom
English is an additional language.
Summary of the main
achievements of the chartty.
identifying Ihe differen￿ the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wtder
benefrts to society as a
whole.
Para 120
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choose to include further statements where relevant atM)th.'
We currently hold a "good" Ofsted
rating.
Achievements against
objectives set
Pwa 1.41
Fundraising remains fundamental to our
work. we have engaged in a number of
fundraising opportunities available to
the preschool through parents and the
local community and have attended
community events in order to raise the
rofile of the
reschool.
NIA
Perfonnance of fundraising
activilies againsl objectives
set
p￿1.47
Inveslment performan
against objectives
Par8 1_41
NIA
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
This year ￿ did not make a loss. This
has been achieved by reducing the
number of staff on duty but maintaining
our high staff to children ratio. We also
had more funded children and an
increase in fee
in
children.
It is our policy to hold £10k in our
account as a reserve against any
possible redundancies or other
unexpe¢ted commitments such as
tem
a¢¢ommodation.
£10k
WA
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why Ihey are held
Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for hokling zero
reserves
Delails of fund Material￿ wl
defictt
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
chanty continuing as a going
concem
Pdra 1.22
Para 1.22
Para Y24
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Par8 1.23
We do not expect any uncertainties and
have Èngaged wtth the local authority to
keep the charity sustainable.
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choose to include further statements vthere relevant about:
Parents. local fundraising, donations
from local organisations and
businesses. Commissions from
photographer, sponsored events. Cake
sale5, HMRC parent childcare schemes
and local authori
fundin
NIA
The charty's princi￿1
sources of funds (including
any fundraising}
P¥8 1.47
Investment polry and
objeclwes including any
social investment policy
adopled
Paa 1.46
Key risks would be any unforeseen
changes in childcare funding, suddon
increases in staff costs or a persistent
decline in the number of
childrenlfamilies accessing our
services. loss of the buildin
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming document
Para 125
Foundation
How is the charty
constituted?
i e.g unincorpofaled
..%8nr.iAttnn r.lni
Para 1.25
Unin¢oTporated association
Trustee selectK)n methc*Js
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
eleclion to post or name of
any person or body enlitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Election by constitutional vote at AGM
by members or emergency special
rneeting
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choose to include further statements where relevant about..
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Parn 1.51
NIA
The charty's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charty works
Para 151
NIA
Relalionship with any
relaled parties
P•a 1.51
NIA
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charit
name
Other name the char
ses
Istered char
number
Charity's principal address
cRO￿HORNE VILLAGE PRESCHOOL
NIA
1166499
PARISH HALL, 50 HEATH HILL ROAD SOUTH.
cRo￿HORNE, BERKSHIRE. RG45 7BN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted rf not for whol8
Tnsstee name
Office lif any}
Narne of peTSOn lor body) entiUet1
oint tru$tÈÈ
rfan
Sharon Ratcliffe
Chairperson
Treasurer
Gemma White
Ruth Gale
Secretsry
Commlttee
Emma Joy
Sarah Francis
Commtttee
Caroline Mccann
Commrtiee
Jenllrfer Lakei
Committee
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Co
rate ttustees- names of the directors at the date the re
rtwasa
roved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging lo the charity
T￿￿ts• name
Date5 aded rf notfor*Hhole

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacty
None
Name and objects of the
charty on whose beha￿ the
assets are held and how this
falls wrthin the custodian
charity's objects
None
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from Ihe charity's own
assets
None
Additional infonnation (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional Tnforniationl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disdosure of k
rsonnel details
Other o
tional infonnation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the truste￿. report above.
Signed on behalf of the cha
's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position leg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
S.A . LLJ7ttr
IAJHIT
Ti(ZCk5￿ec
Date

## **summary year 2022 -2023 summary year 2021 -2022 summary year 2020 -2021** 

## **summary year 2019 -2020** 

|**summary year 2022**|**-2023**<br>**summary year 2021**|**-2022**|
|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**|**Receipts**||
|fundraising|£1,585.00 fundraising|£672.69|
|fees|£10,302.00 fees|£6,717.84|
|milk|£0.00 milk||
|bracknell forest|£34,515.84 bracknell forest|£45,777.96|
|donations|donations|£63.00|
|other|£600.00 other|£140.24|
|extra ordinary items|extra ordinary items||
|**receipts total**|**£47,002.84 receipts total**|**£53,371.73**|
|**Expenditure**|**Expenditure**||
|milk & snacks|£251.41 milk & snacks|£443.83|
|Hygiene & cleaning|£162.30 Hygiene & cleaning|£154.30|
|sundries|£47.98 sundries|£502.70|
|office|£492.92 office|£1,416.93|
|play materials|£755.26 play materials|£751.38|
|fund raising|£10.00 fund raising||
|training|£106.00 training|£2,225.55|
|phone & internet|£123.60 phone & internet|£114.95|
|postage|postage||
|wages|£28,385.10 wages|£42,614.13|
|Ofsted & official|£673.48 Ofsted & official|£571.89|
|rent|£10,834.77 rent|£10,910.70|
|hmrc|£63.26 hmrc|£750.84|



|**Receipts**||**Receipts**||
|---|---|---|---|
|fundraising|£2,215.88|fundraising|£1,150.55|
|fees|£4,144.19|fees|£12,577.00|
|milk|£42.30|milk|£146.91|
|bracknell forest|£61,815.12|bracknell forest|£49,784.55|
|donations|£354.00|donations|£110.00|
|other|£514.00|other|£0.00|
|extra ordinary items||extra ordinary items||
|**receipts total**|**£69,085.49**|**receipts total**|**£63,769.01**|
|**Expenditure**||**Expenditure**||
|milk & snacks|£502.16|milk & snacks|£615.14|
|Hygiene & cleaning|£1,140.35|Hygiene & cleaning|£124.79|
|sundries|£652.99|sundries|£362.77|
|office|£328.85|office|£420.62|
|play materials|£2,915.84|play materials|£503.72|
|fund raising|£976.41|fund raising|£310.00|
|training|£6,158.82|training|£830.57|
|phone & internet|£65.00|phone & internet|£80.00|
|postage|£5.94|postage|£17.08|
|wages|£48,144.65|wages|£45,349.02|
|Ofsted & official|£695.27|Ofsted & official|£376.96|
|rent|£8,645.76|rent|£10,901.90|
|hmrc|£1,863.83|hmrc|£2,099.50|



unpaid chq & charges unpaid chq & charges 

unpaid chq & charges 

## unpaid chq & charges 

|payment totals|payment totals||
|---|---|---|
|income|£47,002.84 income|£53,371.73|
|expenditure|£41,906.08 expenditure|£60,457.20|
|excess income over expenditure|£5,096.76 excess income over expenditure|-£7,085.47|



|payment totals||**Payment Totals**|**£61,992.07**|
|---|---|---|---|
|income|£69,085.49|**Income**|£63,769.01|
|expenditure|£72,095.87|**expenditure**|£61,992.07|
|excess income over expenditu|-£3,010.38|**excess income over ex**|**£1,776.94**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
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members of
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ended
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basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Acr).
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respect:
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October 2018

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October 2018