2024-08-31-accounts - Burwood Preschool

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
01	Sept	2023		31 Aug	2024

From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Burwood Preschool

Other names charity is known by

None

Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any)1166835 Charity's principal addressSt Peters Institute Faulkner’s Road Hersham Postcode KT12 5JB ~~———~~	Registered charity number (if any)1166835 Charity's principal addressSt Peters Institute Faulkner’s Road Hersham Postcode KT12 5JB ~~———~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1	KirstyHammatt	Chairman
2	Clare Warne	Secretary
3	Esther Booth	Treasurer
4	Jennifer Parker
5	Kate Pavier	Vice Chair
6	Karen Bearman
7	Cathrine Vale		01/2/2024
8	Victoria Greig		11/12/2023
9	Kgale Glynn
10
11
12
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Samantha Hope- Preschool Manager

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (ICO) How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

As a committee we actively recruit new members when there is a vacancy. Trustee selection methods Current trustees vote in and appoint new trustees’ members. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

There shall be no more than 10 trustees at one time, 1 of which must be You may choose to include parents of the Preschool (If all 10 trustees are in place with only one additional information, where parent trustee elected, if another parent would like to join the committee. relevant, about: Where appropriate trustees will be asked to stand down to allow parent  policies and procedures trustees the opportunity to join). 3 is the minimum number of trustees that adopted for the induction and can sit at one time. All trustees must be over 16 and must pass an training of trustees; enhanced DBS checked and Ofsted suitable persons check. Once voted onto the board they receive an induction and a handbook of what is  the charity’s organisational expected of them. structure and any wider network with which the charity We aim for all trustees to look after a specific area for the Preschool. works;

relationship with any related parties;
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 objective of Burwood Preschool is to provide education and care for children aged 2-5 years old. We also offer After School care from 3.00pm to 6.00pm for children up to the age of 8.

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Burwood Preschool run a preschool in the centre of Hersham village and provides appropriate care, play and educational facilities for any child regardless of race, culture, religion, means or ability aged 2-5 years old. The preschool is a key provider of Free Early Education for two-year olds (FEET) which is in short supply in Elmbridge. We also accept FEE funding and 30 hours is offered to all who is entitled.

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)

The preschool has continued to grow the offering of both after school care and breakfast club (early drop off) to support the local primary school. This has been further extended to support Preschool children and has continued to hold a waiting list.

We also offer holiday club provision during half terms, Easter and two weeks during the summer months.

The preschool supports around 52 children per year many of whom are disadvantaged or have special educational needs. We continue to receive a high level of children from the travelling community and other minority groups within the local community.

The preschool is a non-profit charity and any money not used for day-today business needs is re-invested back into the preschool for better equipment, means for all children and staff training and development.

When recruiting trustees to act on behalf of the Preschool all trustees when voted in by existing trustees are assessed to check they are eligible to stand as trustees, will have the best interests of the preschool at all times and must complete a full enhanced DBS check as well as be a suitable person checked by Ofsted. This year we have a full board of committee members.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We have been working hard to fundraise this year to continue to replace any older toys.

After school club and breakfast club continue to operate at full capacity, which enables parents to access this level of care in the community. Holiday Clubs have now become fully established and our reputation for this has grown over the last year. We continue to take great focus on Forest School activities within these sessions to support children without outdoor space and increase learnings of the outside world.

Our employment staffing costs have increased again this year due to additional staffing and qualified staff for the after school provision as well as supporting the pledge to pay the real living wage.

In August 2024 we took on the lease for a second building to open a Forest School to provide additional provision to the community. The plan is to open the second setting in January 22025.

Burwood Preschool have continued to support a significant number of children with additional needs and from minority backgrounds.

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Section E Financial review

The charity holds a reserve of £5000. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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) Kirsty Hammatt Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc)

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Date 29.06.2025 TAR March 2012

Burwood Preschool - Account Summary Period: 1Sep 2023- 31 Aug 2024

108112.05	108112.05	108112.05
126345.79
195231.49
3796.93 325374.21		3796.93
0.00 245789.85
46676.17 4093.76 7812.04 25188.42 2413.12 331973.36	46676.17
	4093.76 7812.04 25188.42	4093.76
		7812.04
		2413.12
0.00 101512.90
0.00

Prepared by Irina Louis FCCA Date: 24th June 2025

Burwood Preschool - Account Summary Period: 1Sep 2023- 31 Aug 2024

108112.05	108112.05	108112.05
126345.79
195231.49
3796.93 325374.21		3796.93
0.00 245789.85
46676.17 4093.76 7812.04 25188.42 2413.12 331973.36	46676.17
	4093.76 7812.04 25188.42	4093.76
		7812.04
		2413.12
0.00 101512.90
0.00

Prepared by Irina Louis FCCA Date: 24th June 2025