2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 09 2023 31 08 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Stanion Pre School Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1193769 Charity's principal address Cardigan Road Stanion Kettering Postcode NN14 1BY

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 (ifany)
	Alison Haggarty	Treasurer
	Emma-Jayne Sharman	Chair
	WendyFitzsimons
	Amber Jarosz
	Samantha Walsh
	Balbinder Sidhu

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Emma-Jayne Sharman

Emma-Jayne Sharman

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting Type of governing document members are its charity trustees (eg. trust deed, constitution) Pre School Learning Alliance How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are appointed or re-appointed at the AGM held in Septemberm if Trustee selection methods necessary (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

There is a child protection policy and various protective policies in place. DBS checks are carried out prior to commencement of employment or trusteeship. These checks are carried out in line with statutory requirements.

Stanion Pre School is a member of the Pre School Learning Alliance. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school ages by encouraging and offering appropriate, play, education and care facilities. Summary of the objects of the Pre school offers places for children between the ages of 2.5 and 4. charity set out in its Offering 10 sessions per week in the morning Monday to Friday 9am to governing document 12pm and the afternoon Monday to Friday 12.45 to 3.15pm, school term time only. We also offer a lunch club session between 12pm and 12.45pm fess payable.

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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)

The aims of the pre school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by offering appropriate play, education and care facilities. Family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means of abilities. Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas. Instigating and adhering to the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage and furthering the aims and objects of the Early Years Alliance. We focus our activities lead by the children. We put strong emphasis on learning through play and ensure all staff are trained to the fullest.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Fundraising for the setting is carried out by volunteers comprising of parents and family members. Any surplus funds are placed in a fundraising account and used to purchase equipment, improve the setting as and when needed.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity OCTOBER during the year Our annual Halloween Party for all the children, family and friends of the pre school and surrounding areas. Involving the whole community. EASTER Our annual Easter Egg Hunt providing fun and refreshments for all the community. SUMMER/CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Very popular raffles with excellent prizes donated to us from local companies. FUNDRAISING Throughout the year we hold several events for the children to enjoy and also to raise valuable and much needed funds for the setting eg. Sponsored activities, cake sales OUTINGS We regularly take the children on outings throughout the year. Either visiting the local theatre to see age appropriate plays (The Gruffalos child), we have an annual summer day trip to local farm parks, which the children really enjoy. In the past a local farm came to the preschool for the day with a selection of animals – Goats, Donkey, Dog, Guinea pigs, tortoise, hedgehogs, chickens – the children and staff really enjoyed the day learning about the animals and feeding and brushing them. We did several activities with the children leading up to the visit and afterwards using animals and the habitats to promote learning. This year we organised a Teddy Bears Picnic, this was held in the primary school grounds, which was exciting for the children to explore new areas. There were several activities and games organised, including a teddy bear hunt and egg and spoon race. We arranged several activities with the children using their favourite teddy bears in story time and imaginative play. REGULAR INTERACTION WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL We are situated next door to the primary school and regularly open our gates in order that the pre school children and the children from reception can play together. This gets the younger children ready for their transition to ‘big school’. Most of the pupils at the pre school move onto the local primary school and this gets them used to a new environment. All sides feel this is really beneficial to them. OFSTED In July 2023 we had our Ofsted visit, and we were really really pleased with the GOOD outcome which is a credit to the staff and trustees of the pre school.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

We hold a reserve to cover the Pre School as a contingency to meet any unforeseen events. The amount would cover rent, wages and outgoings for three months. Any excess funds are put back into the preschool setting.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Our main source of funds is provided from the County Council 3 times a year. This covers staff wages, rent and general running costs. We also receive fees from parents whose children are below 3 years of age (not eligible for free place) or attend pre school in excess of 15/30 hours per week (eligible free period).

From September 2023 we are open unfortunately we are not at full capacity but hopefully we are expecting a lot of new starters.

From September 2022 our fees were increased in line with the cost-ofliving price rises and the energy bill rises. Our prices will be looked at by the trustees on an annual basis and will be adjusted if the running of the pre-school is at risk.

During this year we have not been at capacity and we have had fewer children attending with the same amount of staff. Unfortunately this has culminated in the pre school making a substantial loss financially. Going forward we had 2 members of staff leave/retire in the summer and we replaced one with a new apprentice. This will help with our outgoings for the coming year. We do not have many children registered for September, we have decided to concentrate on advertising the setting and hopefully getting a website up and running. We are contacting the school to renegotiate our rent and utilities and will be applying for grants from local and national companies to help with repairs and maintenance.

Section F Other optional information

We offer funding options of 15 hours or 30 hours to our children (whichever they are eligible for)

We ask that new starters are enrolled for at least 2 session per week over 2 days as this helps the children with the settling in period and making new friends at the setting.

We completed our change to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on the 1[st] September 2021

We have had a change of management in March 2023. Our deputy manager has stepped up to the managers position and another member of staff has stepped up to deputy manager. At this time we do not need to employ any more staff to stay within the ratios, but this will be monitored regularly.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s)A Haggarty Full name(s)Alison Haggarty Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Trustee Date 13/10/2024	A Haggarty	A Haggarty
		Treasurer		Trustee
		13/10/2024

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STANION PRE - SCHOOL

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDING 31 AUGUST 2024

Income Fees and registration Funding and grants Fundraising Refund Other Income Bank Interest Total Expenditure Purcahses and equipment Utilities Rent Repairs/Maintenance Wages Telephone Insurance Staff Training Sundry Exepenses Refreshments and milk PAYE Pension Contributions Registrations/Admin Charges Refunds/Late Charges NET PROFIT / (LOSS)	2024 £ 13,641 65,547 337 79,525 510 80,035 3,525 3,121 2,050 1,156 64,500 405 820 2,842 743 8,028 2,824 1,197 138 91,349 11,314 -	2023 £ 15,131 96,834 38 1,401
		113,404 204 113,608
		6,573 2,078 2,050 1,749 78,121 356 783 870 487 1,668 7,873
		2,032 433
		105,073
		8,535

STANION PRE - SCHOOL

BALANCE SHEET 31ST AUGUST 2024

CURRENT ASSETS Bank Account Fundraisining Account NET ASSETS FINANCED BY CAPITAL ACCOUNT Brought forward Add Net Profit Less Net Loss	2024 £ 35,534 40,718 76,252 76,252 87,566 87,566 -11314 76,252	2023 £ 47,357 40,209
		87,566 87,566
		79,031 8,535
		87,566
		87,566

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