
## **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||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide affordable childcare to local**<br>**families for children aged 2 to school**<br>**age.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Childcare**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had good regard for**<br>**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<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The continued provision of childcare to**<br>**assist working families and to prepare**<br>**children for school.**<br>**Fundraising events to encourage good**<br>**social interaction.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**There were anticipated losses in this**<br>**financial year due to difficulties**<br>**acquiring staff with the correct**<br>**qualifications which meant that there**<br>**were exaggerated staff costs in order to**<br>**hire supply staff to cover the shortfall.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To conform with lease requirements and**<br>**futureproofing staff employment**<br>**capability.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£20,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Fees for childcare services provided.**<br>**Fundraising resumed successfully this**<br>**year.**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Operation in a volunteer capacity is**<br>**getting more and more difficult in this**<br>**field.  Engaging staff with the correct**<br>**qualifications is becoming harder.**<br>**There seems to be a lack of tenacity in**<br>**staff, meaning there can be a high**<br>**turnover often at high cost.**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution (Early Years Alliance**<br>**template)**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Committee led selection of volunteers to**<br>**the roles**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>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<br>Condover<br>Shrewsbury<br>SY5 7AA|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||David Owen|Chair|||
||Sarah Lean-<br>Williams|Treasurer|||
||Carla Shinton|Secretary|||
||Alex Shinton||||
||Davina Hamilton||||
||Rebecca Hayes||||
||Jennifer Rutherford||||
||Kathryn Price||||
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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 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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|Sarah Lean-Williams||
|---|---|---|
||Sarah Lean-Williams||
||<br>Treasurer||
||27/06/2025||
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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
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Sub tolal(Gross incom8 forAR}
64&74
62,726
2 A%set and Invostm$nt $8105,1so8 tablo).
Totslrecelpts
64,274
62.72fj
A3Pa
ments
e3,247
767
51721
325
1.452
885
Milk
adv*rtis￿y.tr￿k$.
$ an4 •oulpM¢rrt
2.837
2.837
1.54Q
1.495
969
74509
2.291
1.009
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lrnpr4vertbk VAT
329
59.112
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A4 A¥¥et and inv•¥tm•nt
NONE
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74,509
59,112
Net of receiptsl
A6 Ca$h fund8188t year end
Cash funds thls
pa
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10.235
50.743
40.508
3.614
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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