## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date** **Charity name: Rainbow Pre-school Nursery** ## **Charity registration number: 1189426** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Rainbow Pre-school provides care and
education for children below the
statutory school age in accordance
with the requirements of the Early
Years Foundation Stage documents
(Dept. for Education)| |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|Running a Pre-school

provide high quality care and
education

conform to requirements of
EYFS and Ofsted

work in partnership with
parents to help children learn
and develop

add to the life and well-being of
the local community

ofer families a service that
promotes equality and values
diversity
ofer advice and information
regarding support for children and
families (e.g. contacts and leafets
from Children’s Centre; Family
Information Service; local child
minders and schools; Cheshire East
Council and Dept. for Education
website)| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees have read the Charity
Commission guidance and agree to
adhere to it’s requirements| ## **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|
ran 340 pre-school sessions of
3 hours, plus early drop-of
provision for working parents.
Reached 32 children (30
families)

provided information for
families in the community
about Early Years education
and children’s learning and
development, and transition to
primary school

maintained and strengthened
links with local primary schools
and the children’s centre and
other settings, to facilitate
children’s transition to school| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our policy is to set aside money
where possible into a separate
deposit account in the charity’s name.
Rainbow trustees have decided that
an amount of up to 1 years running
costs would be an appropriate
maximum (approx. £100k). Reserves
are needed for the continued running
of the pre-school in the event of a
drop in income, and also for capital
expenditure projects to enhance the
provision for the children.| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|£64954| |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|| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trustdeed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25|Foundation constitution| |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|Trustees are elected by being voted
in and approved by the current body
of trustees. Any person may apply to
become a trustee of the CIO| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Rainbow Pre-school (Handforth)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Rainbow Pre-school Nursery| |Registered charity number|1189426| |Charity’s principal address|The Youth Centre, Old Rd, Handforth, Cheshire SK9 3AZ| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jasmine Maguire|Treasurer||| ||KirstyGuilford|Chair||| ||TracyBratt|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 n/a 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 ## **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** TM Bratt **Signature(s)** J Maguire Tracy Bratt **Full name(s)** Jasmine Maguire **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Member trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 05.10.2025 ## **Rainbow Pre-school Nursery** ## **Income and Expenditure Account for y/e 31st Aug 2025** |**INCOME**
|**2024**|**2025**| |---|---|---| |Fees|2787.00|7920.75| |FEEE payments|141883.72|129564.32| |Bank interest|1316.48|1258.49| |Fundraising|288.57|357.98| |Misc/refunds|783.75|79.40| |**Total Income**|**147059.52**|**139180.94**| |**EXPENDITURE**|**2024**|**2025**| |Wages inc.pensions|106995.65|108231.27| |Wages –NI/PAYE, payslips|13760.86|12202.62| |Milk/fruit|1497.51|1165.17| |Materials & Equipment|2931.62|2801.23| |Petty cash|400.00|500.00| |Rent|12948.00|12792.00| |Miscellaneous|1584.91|1409.38| |Stationery|853.56|493.98| |Training|490.60|255.00| |Uniforms|0|0| |Insurance|1245.17|2852.21| |**Total Expenditure**|**142707.88**|**142702.86**| |**Net Income**|**4531.64**|**-3521.92**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A ' ' Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rainbow Pre-school (Handforth) On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) 31st August 2025 1189426 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparaiioi, basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connectioh Wlth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 12.10.2025 Name: Barbara Tasker-Lynch Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Barbank, School Road, Hemingbrough, N Yorks. Y08 6QS IER October 2018