Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 05 2022 05 04 2023 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Chatterbox Pre-School
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1188734
Charity's principal address
Trenchard Lines
Upavon Pewsey, Wiltshire Postcode SN9 6BE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Elizabeth Bawcutt | |||||
| Selina Taylor | |||||
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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)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[CIO] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Appointed]
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school age. Encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.
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Activities
50 weeks of educating. Between 12 - 16 children from 2 years old, from 10 - 15 families of which the majority are military families.
The trustees have read the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
We had 14 children at Chatterbox We were open 8-6 and had 4 staff. Chatterbox is still providing spaces for military children and children outside the camp. We had OFSTED in May 2023 which we achieved a Good. We planted vegetables in our raised beds. We planted poppy seeds around the memorial garden on camp for Help for heroes, also sunflowers. Kier the local builder donated bird boxes, so we watched them put them in our woods up a tree. We have donations of snack from kind parents. Magical music sessions every other Wednesday BLAST (Boosting language) groups for the older children going onto primary school. Reception teachers from 3 local primary schools visited the children moving onto “big School” Staff training was continued with online courses. |
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the A reserve is in place to be called on if and when needed. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
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 |
Selina Taylor | |
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| Selina Taylor | ||
| Treasurer | ||
| 27/04/2024 |
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Charity Name No (if any) CHATTERBOX PRE-SCHOOL 1188734
Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 5/1/2022 4/30/2023
CC16a
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts WILTSHIRE COUNCIL - FUNDING 31,474 SCHOOL FEES 5,029 MISC CREDITS 601 - - - - - 37,104 - - Sub total - Total receipts 37,104 A3 Payments WAGES 37,813 TAX & NI 7,685 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 462 OFSTED 35 TRAINING - EQUIPMENT 3,110 INSURANCE 537 PENSION 2,157 - Sub total 51,799 - - Sub total - Total payments 51,799 Net of receipts/(payments) - 14,695 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 14,695 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 31,474 5,029 601 - - - - - 37,104 - - - 37,104 37,813 7,685 462 35 - 3,110 537 2,157 - 51,799 - - - 51,799 - 14,695 - - - 14,695 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| - | 31,474 | 26,437 | ||
| - | 5,029 | 32,149 | ||
| - | 601 | 982 | ||
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| - | 37,104 | 59,568 | ||
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| - | 37,104 | 59,568 | ||
| - | 37,813 | 55,027 | ||
| - | 7,685 | 12,079 | ||
| - | 462 | 827 | ||
| - | 35 | 35 | ||
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| - | 3,110 | 27,012 | ||
| - | 537 | 537 | ||
| - | 2,157 | 2,747 | ||
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| - | 51,799 | 98,397 | ||
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| - | 51,799 | 98,397 | ||
| - | - | - 14,695 | - 38,829 | |
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| - | - | - 14,695 | - 38,829 |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature SELINA TAYLOR Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name SELINA TAYLOR Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| SELINA TAYLOR | SELINA TAYLOR | 4/27/2024 | |