## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1 September 2024 **To** 31 August 2025 **Charity name:** Edale Stepping Stones Nursery and Childcare Centre (subsequently referred to as ESS) **Charity Address:** The Old Winery, Grindsbrook Booth, Edale, S33 7ZA **Charity registration number:** 1190027 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes were to advance the
education and development of children aged
1-11 for the public benefit by the provision of
nursery pre-school, day-care facilities and
out of school provision as set out in the
Constitution.
The principal purpose in establishing ESS
was to provide a much needed safe and high
quality childcare and early learning
opportunity for young children in Edale and
the surrounding area who would benefit from
these opportunities. To fulfil its purpose,
ESS has to be both affordable and
accessible.
The activities of the Trustees are guided by
a series of governance documents covering
such areas as meetings, decision making,
trustee appointment, conflict of interest etc.| |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|The nursery provision closed to children on
28thJuly 2023 and to the two remaining staff
on 8thSeptember 2023. Therefore there has
been no charity activity during this reporting
year.
The main work of the trustees during this
period was moving to close the charity taking
account of our legal responsibilities and
duties. Stakeholders were kept informed.
There was a delay in doing this work
because in October 2024, due to a
significant personal/ family issue with a
trustee, it was decided to postpone further| 1 |||meetings until all 3 trustees could attend.
This meant the next trustee meeting was
June 2025. From then we managed to get
the financial reports completed and
scrutinised.| |---|---|---| |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 due regard for all
guidance from the Charity Commission with
regard to all our work to date and will
continue to have regard for the guidance as
we continue our work.| 2 ## **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|Not applicable as the provision was closed| 3 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**FINANCIAL REPORT**
**The period closed with a bank balance of**
**£560.16 ( Aug 2024 £917.16)**
**The money spent was on professional legal**
**support.**
**The remaining balance will be transferred to**
**the Valley Federaton of Hope and Edale**
**primary schools to be used on recepton**
**children as agreed by all trustees.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| 4 **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|"Foundation " Model Constitution dated
19/06/2020.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO) whose only voting
members are the Trustees.
The management of ESS is overseen by a
Board of Trustees made up of six volunteers
as detailed later.| |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|There is no formal recruitment policy,
prospective trustees being identified based
on their areas of expertise.
The trustees follow relevant governance
policies covering such areas as role of
trustees, conflict of interest, safeguarding,
correct use of funds, terms of reference for
meetings and decision making, contracts of
staff employment etc. The policies are
reviewed as required.
Each trustee has a set term of office and any
new trustee is provided with the necessary
policy documents following a period as an
observer.
Specific roles include Chair, Vice Chair,
Treasurer, Secretary.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Edale Stepping Stones Nursery and Childcare Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/a| |Registered charity number|1190027| |Charity’s principal address|The Old Winery, Grindsbrook Booth, Edale, S33 7ZA| ||| 5 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Anita Critchlow|Chair of Trustees||| ||Sam Keating|Vice Chair of Trustees
Treasurer||| ||CathySpingys|Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/a Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 6 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **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**|_Anita Critchlow_|_Sam Keating_| |---|---|---| |||| ||Anita Critchlow|Samuel Michael Keating| |||| ||Chair of Trustees|Vice Chair of Trustees| ||22/06/2026|| ||22/06/2026|| 7