2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/21024 Period end date

Charity name: Condover PreSchool CIO

Charity registration number: 1183330

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide affordable childcare to local families for children aged 2 to school age.
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	Childcare
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had good regard for the public benefit of the charity.

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 Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 continued provision of childcare to assist working families and to prepare children for school. Fundraising events to encourage good social interaction.

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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	There were anticipated losses in this financial year due to difficulties acquiring staff with the correct qualifications which meant that there were exaggerated staff costs in order to hire supply staff to cover the shortfall.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	To conform with lease requirements and futureproofing staff employment capability.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£20,000
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)

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Fees for childcare services provided. Fundraising resumed successfully this year.
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	Operation in a volunteer capacity is getting more and more difficult in this field. Engaging staff with the correct qualifications is becoming harder. There seems to be a lack of tenacity in staff, meaning there can be a high turnover often at high cost.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution (Early Years Alliance template)
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	Committee led selection of volunteers to the roles

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Condover Preschool CIO
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1183330
Charity’s principal address	Condover Pre-School Condover Shrewsbury SY5 7AA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	David Owen	Chair
	Sarah Lean- Williams	Treasurer
	Carla Shinton	Secretary
	Alex Shinton
	Davina Hamilton
	Rebecca Hayes
	Jennifer Rutherford
	Kathryn Price

– 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Sarah Lean-Williams
	Sarah Lean-Williams
	Treasurer
	27/06/2025
	27/06/2025

ChAftITY IOMMISSION Condover Pre4chool CIO 1183330 Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For thè period from 1-SeTr23 To 31-Aug-24 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds. Last ywr unrestrictsd lotho n•u•Bt£ to th• n•ar•stE A1 Recel ts Fèes 63,6JT 426 0.722 an Sub tolal(Gross incom8 forAR} 64&74 62,726 2 A%set and Invostm$nt $8105,1so8 tablo). Totslrecelpts 64,274 62.72fj A3Pa ments e3,247 767 51721 325 1.452 885 Milk advrtis￿y.tr￿k$. $ an4 •oulpM¢rrt 2.837 2.837 1.54Q 1.495 969 74509 2.291 1.009 pr0￿mY￿aInI￿n8r¢¥ 9nd rpgifS lrnpr4vertbk VAT 329 59.112 Sub lot•1 A4 A¥¥et and inv•¥tm•nt NONE urGha625 Totalpe n7ents 74,509 59,112 Net of receiptsl A6 Ca$h fund8188t year end Cash funds thls pa ments 10.235 50.743 40.508 3.614 ear end Section B Statement of assets and liabilitie5 at the end of th Unrastrf¢t•d funds lo n•ar•st£ C8tègorfo$ Detslls 81 Ca8h lunds SanL7nd￿Curr8￿l accounl Total Cash funds 40.508 ltyrqebBIant*sw￿h ff￿1￿&3nd Llnr8strl¢tod fund5 to n••r•st£ B2 Oth•1 mon¢lary a$$¢ts NQNE ¢tyst l•pfjor￿1> B3 Investment assets NONE cosi1¢p¥o￿l) B4 Assets retslned forthe ¢harity'5 ¢)wn DEMOVNTAbLE PORTAKABIN •mDunt du• B5 Llabiliti•s NONE klATERL4L Signed by one crblo trustees on b8h2lfof 811 thè trustees Sign¥lur8 Pnnl Name Da18 of rov¥l CCXX R1 attounts ISSI 17

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Se¢tlon A Independenl Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Condouer Pre-school CIO On accounts for the year ended 31st August 2024 Charity no (if any) 1183330 Set out on pages The pages annexed I report lo Ihe Injslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31 St August 2024. Responsibilities and As the ¢hanty trustees of the Twst. you 8re responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in ac￿rdanCe wlh the requirements of the Charities Aci 2011 flhe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's 8CCOLJnts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicalle Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have Come to rlly attention in connection with the exanination thich gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect". accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wth the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matter5 in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in Order lo enable proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Date: Name: Peter Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any}= MA. Msc Addrey￿. Walbrook Coppice. Condouer. Shrewsbury Section B Disclosu NONE IER 2018 October