## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024** ## **Charity name: Skylarks Community Preschool** ## **Charity registration number: 1169303** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Charity’s aim is to advance the
development and education of children
from the age of 2 to 5 years by:

Offering appropriate play, education
and care facilities, allowing for
parental involvement.

Offering opportunities for all children
whatever their race, culture, religion,
means and ability| |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|Providing a safe, rich, rewarding, play
based environment.
Recruitment, training and development of
qualified staff who look after children aged
2 to 5 years including preparation for their
transition to primary school.
Trustees support all staff members to carry
out their roles and with any decision
making for the benefit of the preschool.
We are an equal opportunity employer
supporting families within the village.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance
issues by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social investment|| |including program related|| |investment|| |||| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Parent and Trustee fundraising work in this
area helps to promote community cohesion
and publicity for the preschool. Assisted in
the development of the pre-school by
providing funds for new equipment to
benefit the children.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 preschool is staffed by experienced
and well-qualified staff. We operate with
good ratios of staff to children. All staff
focus on individual child development
within the EYFS framework.
We offer a safe, fun and stimulating
environment in which children learn
through play. We ensure all children have
the opportunity to develop off of their
learning goals.
Since the start in 2021 we have contnued to
support the village with pre school places and
have good communicaton and interacton with
the local schools and village residents, with the
expansion of the village demand for places has
grown and we have adapted to accommodate
more children.
We stll provide a multtude of actvites on a
daily basis and include weekly visits from dance
and exercise groups which the children enjoy
and also planned visits from the fre and police
service.
We re-designed our outside area to include a
built in mud kitchen area and water play and
give more storage for new bikes and scooters
for the children, music unit and mark making
areas.
The sof play area and sensory area has
benefted all children but especially those
children with SEND.
We welcomed 3 new staf and developed 2
staf to become Level 2/3 trained.| **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold reserves for contingency planning,
in particular for
wages/redundancy/minimum wages
increases and utility costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£25,000**| |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|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**| |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|**Nominated by AGM**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Skylarks Community Preschool| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1169303| |Charity’s principal address|Broadbridge Heath Village Centre
Wickhurst Lane
Broadbridge Heath
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 3LY| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kathleen Thomson|Chair||| ||Ian Thomson|Treasurer||| ||Rhiannon Wood|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** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Kathleen Thomson ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 09/02/2024 ~~fF~~ Skylarks Community Preschool Accounts I" September 2023 to 31" August 2024 Charity Number 1169303 Starting Balance: £62,551.70 Total Income: £256,669.36 WSCC Fees: £198.313.89 Parents Fees: £ 58,151.41 Fundraising: 204.06 Total Expenditure: £255.179.76 Activities: £ 2407.26 Arts and Crafts: £ 2932.12 Cleaning Products: 615.10 Paper Towels: 520.35 Plastic Cups 125.53 Nappies/Wipesrrissues 583.36 Snacks/Fruit £ 3447.21 Coffee/Tea 571.55 Stationery £ 1150.00 Toys £ 5255.31 New Equipment £ 12123.26 Unifom] £ 1036.35 Annual Subscriptions £ 1901.89 Phone/Printer 1956.24 WageslHMRC £ 166598.64 HMRC: £ 20817.60 Rent: £ 15600.00 Books: 446.00 Maintenance: 1815.79 Entertainment/Days Out". £ 5817.96 Gloves . 145.23 Pension: £ 5105.08 Training: 330.62 First Aid: 147.55 Funding Returned 906.46 Sage Payroll 561.60 SENCO 368.72 Staff 1337.89 Fundraising 219.09 Tapestry 336.00 End Balance: £ 64,041JO Signed as a true and accurate statement of account. Signed . Print Name . Position Date . CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Il613&2. Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31 0 ¥ Z4y. Responsibilities and As the charity Irustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (Othe*￿ ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statsment I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Dats: Signed: 2S Name: 5fp￿tr] Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address.. 111 &¥JJrfe4 sAio oTrI IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highligm matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018