Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2019 Period start date To 31/08/2021 Period end date
Charity name: Sunshine Children’s Centre
Charity registration number: 1177008
Objectives and Activities
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Summary of the Para Sunshine Children’s Centre is run as a
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purposes of the charity charity in order to enhance the
as set out in its development and education of children
governing document
primarily under statutory school age by
encouraging parents to understand and
provide for the needs of their children
through community groups by:
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and a) Offering appropriate play,
activities in relation to 1.19 education and care facilities, family
those purposes for the learning and extended hours groups,
public benefit, in
together with the right of parents to take
particular, the activities,
responsibility for and to become involved
projects or services
in the activities of such groups, ensuring
identified in the
accounts. 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 local
areas;
c) Instigating and adhering to and
furthering the aims and objectives of the
Pre-school Learning Alliance.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 As Trustees, we are confident that we
whether the trustees have complied with the duty in section 4
have had regard to the of the Charities Act 2006 to have due
guidance issued by the regard to public benefit guidance
Charity Commission on
published by the Commission.
public benefit
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Achievements and Performance
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Sunshine currently has 201 children on roll
and employs 27 staff.
Summary of the main The past year has had many challenges due
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achievements of the 1.20 to the pandemic. Without a doubt, this has
charity, identifying the been the hardest year in my 21 years at
difference the charity’s Sunshine. We have literally had to rewrite
work has made to the everything we do every week and then
circumstances of its change it again. The staff have been
beneficiaries and any amazing, we had have lots of tears but they
wider benefits to society have kept going. I am very proud to
as a whole. announce that we remained open throughout
to key workers and vulnerable children. We
put into place procedures to ensure that the
nursery was as safe as can be –
keep children and staff in tight bubbles
we created smaller pods within rooms
which enabled us to keep groups
separate
adjusted our opening hours to give
staff time to sanitise toys and
equipment every night
reduced the numbers of children we
can take to help keep our rooms open
brought into place extra cleaning
throughout the day – regular wiping of
high contact areas, cleaning garden
between use of different groups
created separate rest areas for staff to
ensure they weren’t mixing with other
staff not in their bubble
held zoom staff meetings
Staff
We have looked after our staff
financially as best as we could. During
the first lockdown, when furlough
wasn’t flexible we paid the staff that
were working their full wage, even if
they were only doing two days a week
We have completed regular welfare
checks on staff and our door has
always been open
We messaged staff over weekends to
check on them
We kept in contact with furloughed
staff via the phone
But we have lost staff this last year. Moses,
Gilly, Abi and Beki all left to work in schools.
Recruitment has been considerably harder,
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no one really wants to move settings if they don’t qualify for furlough. But we have managed. We have unprecedented amounts of staff sickness and now we find that a member of staff has to shield. We are still in tight bubbles and this still makes staffing and covering shifts very hard. Karly, Debbie and myself have done our best to remain as separate as possible, but it is practically impossible for us not to have even one minute close contact at some stage and we know that if one of us tests positive then we the rest of us are having to isolate. We have a new member of staff starting in April and are interviewing for an apprentice too. Our parents have been very supportive throughout and apart from a couple of parents have been very grateful for how we have kept open. The children that have been coming have been very resilient and just got on with it. They have had to adapt to being dropped off at a door to a person wearing a mask, but as I say they have been brilliant. During the first lockdown, we created a small SEN pod and this we found really helped the children with additional needs to get the support they needed. During lockdown we managed to decorate and replace the flooring in the baby room last August. At Christmas, we managed to decorate both preschool rooms and change the flooring in the Dragonfly Room. We have had little support from LCC. Staff have felt very let down that nurseries attached to schools were able to access lateral flow tests and the private and voluntary sector weren’t eligible for them. There has been a feeling of bottom of the pile and lowest of the low. I have sent many emails complaining about this. We have had to buy own PPE and pay for all cleaning materials. We are not yet as to when we will open up to our full hours of 8.00am – 6.00pm. We are currently open 8.00am – 4.30pm due to having to sanitise toys and equipment every night. Breakfast club: Not really sure when or whether this will open again. At the moment, still can’t as don’t have time to clean a room after use and before next use and don’t have staff available. We have always made a loss on this and I think we need to consider if it is viable and needed. After School Club: Back to normal We had an Ofsted inspection on 6th July and received a “Good” outcome. We were
pleased with the report but from the feedback received on the day from the inspector were expecting some areas of Outstanding.
Financial Review
Review of the charity’s Para financial position at the 1.21 end of the period Statement explaining the Para The Trustees have implemented and are 1.22 policy for holding working towards a policy that will require the reserves stating why they holding of three months running costs in are held reserves in line with current advisory requirements. Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para N/A 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially Para N/A in deficit 1.24 Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern
Structure, Governance and Management
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Description SORP
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trusts:
Type of Para 1.25 Constitution
governing
document
How is the Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
charity
constituted?
Trustee Para 1.25 9. Charity Trustees
selection (1) Functions and duties of charity trustees
methods The charity trustees shall manage the affairs of the CIO
including and may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the
details of CIO. It is the duty of each charity trustee:
any (a) to exercise his or her powers and to perform his or
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constitution her functions in his or her capacity as a trustee of the
al provisions CIO in the way he or she decides in good faith would be
e.g. election most likely to further the purposes of the CIO; and
to post or (b) To exercise, in the performance of those functions,
name of any such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances
person or having regard in particular to:
body (i) Any special knowledge or experience that he or she
entitled to has or holds himself or herself out as having; and,
appoint one (ii) If he or she acts as a charity trustee of the CIO in the
or more course of a business or profession, to any special
trustees knowledge or experience that it is reasonable to expect
of a person acting in the course of that kind of business
or profession.
(2) Eligibility for trusteeship
(a) Every charity trustee must be a natural person.
(b) No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee
of the CIO:
- if he or she is under the age of 16 years; or
- If he or she would automatically cease to hold office
under the provisions of clause [12(1)(e)].
(c) No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether
on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she
has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the
charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the
office of charity trustee.
(d) At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18
years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least
18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a
meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity
trustee.
(3) Number of charity trustees
(a) There should be:
Not less than 3 nor more than 7 appointed trustees.
(b) There must be at least [three] charity trustees. If the
number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee
or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity
trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.
(4) First charity trustees:
The first charity trustees are as follows, and are
appointed for the following terms –
Marie Jackson – Chairperson [For 3 years]
Emily Bennison – Secretary [For 2years]
Kelly Stevenson – Treasurer [For 1 year]
Debbie Willoughby – Trustee [For 1 year]
10. Appointment of charity trustees
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee
must be appointed for a term of 1 year by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity
trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the
skills, knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.
(3) In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.
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Reference and Administrative details
Charity name Sunshine Children’s Centre Other name the charity uses Registered charity 11177008 number Charity’s principal High Street address Burgh Le Marsh Skegness Lincs PE24 5JS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any) 1 Marie Jackson Chair 2 Kelly Stevenson Treasurer 3 Emily Bennison Secretary Debbie 4 Willoughby
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) Marie Jackson Kelly Stevenson Position (eg Chair Treasurer Secretary, Chair, etc)
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