2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.09.2022 Period start date to 31.08.2023 Period end date

Charity name: Little Oaks Pre-school

Charity registration number: 1182119

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Currently operating as 1032642 Once fully incorporated we will endeavorto enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age in a parent-involving community-based group (age 2 to 5)
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	Currently operating as 1032642 Once fully incorporated we will endeavorto provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment where the children can develop through talking, observing, planning, questioning, experimenting, testing, repeating, reflecting and responding to adults and to each other. To work within a framework which ensures equality of opportunity for all children and families
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Currently operating as1032642 Once fully incorporated we will endeavor Trustees follow guidance issues by both Charity Commission and Ofsted

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38

Other

Achievements and Performance

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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	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	Currently operating as1032642

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Currently operating as1032642
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Currently operating as1032642
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Currently operating as1032642
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Currently operating as1032642
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Currently operating as1032642 but once transferred over we will receive Government funded 2-, 3- & 4- year-old places, SEN funding and fees from parents, as well as running smallfundraising events.
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
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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

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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 Para 1.51 charity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or
Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to
year
appoint trustee (if any)
1 Peter Smyth Chair
2 Sanket Phadke Treasurer
3 Elizabeth Melton Secretary
Hannah Kate
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Atkinson
5 Jenna Hodges
6 Susan Homes
7 Francesca Pastore From 14/11/2021
8 Shreena Patel From 14/11/2021
9 John Wheeler
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– 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
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

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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)
Debbie Albrighton – Business & Finance Manager
Kirsty Johnson – Manager

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Accountants AJR & Co Ltd The Barn 11a Queen Catherine Road Steeple Claydon Buckinghamshire MK18 2PZ

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Peter Smyth
	Trustee
	16.09.2023
	16.09.2023