## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025** **Charity name: Abington Annexe Community Childcare Charity registration number: 1198508** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Taken from the Abington Annexe Community
Childcare Mission Statement:
This statement outlines the services that
children, parents/carers and the community
can expect from Abington Annexe Community
Childcare (AACC), and the values that inform
our work.
Aims:
To provide a safe, happy and stimulating
environment where children can, through
play:
● Develop their independence
● Develop their self esteem
● Mix with other children and adults
● Gain positive attitudes to all children
● Have fun
These aims are achieved by:
● Providing a happy, safe, warm and
stimulating environment for all children to
play, learn and develop freely
● Helping children to develop responsibility
for themselves and their actions and to
become competent, confident,
independent and cooperative individuals
● Encouraging children to have a positive
attitude and respect for both themselves
and other people
● Promoting a positive relationship with
parents/carers and work with them to
provide high quality play and care for their
children
_●_Offering inclusive services that are| accessible to all children in the community ● Undergoing regular monitoring and evaluation of services to ensure the setting continues to meet the needs of children and parents/carers AACC staff and committee trustees are committed to meeting the children, parents and carers by: ● Listening and responding to their views and concerns ● Keeping them informed of the programme of activities, as well as policies and procedures (including opening times, fees and charges) ● Sharing and discussing the individual child’s achievements experiences, progress and friendships, along with any difficulties that may arise AACC is committed to: ● Offering a wide range of play and activities that respond to children’s needs ● Providing access to a variety of facilities and equipment under safe and supervised conditions ● Ensuring the staff are experienced, well trained and properly supported ● Offering a service that meets the conditions of the Children’s Act 1989 and all other relevant childcare legislation (where applicable) ● Providing an environment where no child is bullied or suffers discrimination of any form Rights of the Child: **For every child Health, Education, Equality, Protection** https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text |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|Providing Early Years childcare from 2-5
years in line with the Early Years Foundation
Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted as well as
wrap-around care during and out of term
time. An essential, high quality childcare for
members of the local, rural community and
beyond.
Early year education in line with the Early
Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted.
Providing spaces for families entitled to| |---|---|---| government funding and childcare schemes. Providing access to education for SEND children. Providing spaces for children eligible for Pupil Premium in Early Years and in coordination with the local primary school Allows access to children eligible for the receipt of Holiday, Activities and Food programme. Providing spaces for Funded Two’s children. Inclusive community support from birth (Baby and Toddler group), babies and families inclusive. Providing for children to learn through play with the Early Years Foundation Stage. Accessible and flexible childcare. Accessible and flexible childcare responsive to the needs of children and parents / carers from the ages of 2 to 11 years. |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 regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| |---|---|---| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers ## **Achievements and Performance** Prior to the formation of the CIO, Abington Preschool was recognised as providing a Good provision by Ofsted in January 2020 and Abington Community Out of School Club received a Met grading in November 2022. |||Number of children registered -
34 Preschool children
136 OOSC & Holiday Club
(Summer term 2025)| |---|---|---| |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.||We accept Early Years Pupil Premium,
government Funded 2’s and government
Extended 30 hours funding, alongside the
government Universal 15 hours funding for 3-4
year olds. We will also accept the 2 year old
funding for working families.
Reaching out into the community with the
Primary School, local shop and cafe, visits from
local educational enrichment opportunities and
external sports / dance providers.
AACC is an ethical and inclusive employer with
the highest regard to the safeguarding of
children and child protection.
Committed to provide additional support for a
tailored provision for any child who wishes to
have the same opportunities and experiences
as their peers| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|Start balance £105767.00 1st April 2024
End balance £107600.00 31st March
2025
Net movement £1834.00| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating|Para 1.22|Taken from our Financial Reserves Policy.
_Statement:_| |why they are held||“AACC is a non-profit charity that provides a
Pre-school, After school and Holiday Club
provision.
We do however reserve the right to keep some
of our finances in reserve for possible
eventualities.
We review our reserves policy annually and
amend it as necessary.”| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As of November 2025:
Redundancy pay £16892.87
3 month running costs £69832.00
Total expenses £93203.38
Current total in bank
£100031.59
Available assets £6828.21| |Reasons for holding 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|The concerns from last year regarding
the increase in the minimum wage were
founded. There has been an increase in
the funding rate but not comparable.
Following minimum wage increases are
expected for April 2026.
This charity has been formed from Abington
Preschool and Abington Community Out of
School Club to create a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (CIO) to provide
restrictions on the liability for the trustees.This
process has now been completed and the
setting will be trading under the new name of
Abington Annexe Community Childcare as of
13th September 2023.
All balances from the two previous settings
have been transferred to the newly formed
CIO as of 13th September 2023.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal sources|Para 1.47|Government Early Years funding and| |---|---|---| |of funds (including any||private fees.| |fundraising)||| Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Early Years Alliance Constitution 2011| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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|The committee:
The overall management and control of AACC
will rest with the individual members of the
AACC management committee (“the
Committee”). As well as being responsible for
the management of AACC, the committee
members are also the charity trustees of
AACC.
(1) There must be at least three charity
trustees. If the number falls below this
minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees
may act only to call a meeting of the charity
trustees, or to appoint a new charity trustee.
(2) The maximum number of charity trustees is
12. The charity trustees may not appoint any
charity trustee if, as a result, the number of
charity trustees would exceed the maximum.
(1) The charity trustees are appointed at the
AGM of the charity to serve for two successive
years and shall retire from office with effect
from the conclusion of the second AGM
following their appointment.
(2) At every AGM of the members of the CIO,
one third (or the number nearest to one third)
of the elected charity trustees shall retire from| office. (3) The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any charity trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day, those to retire shall (unless otherwise agreed amongst themselves) be determined by lot. (4)The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the AGM; any vacancies not filled at the AGM may be filled as provided in sub-clause (5) of this clause. (5) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in sub-clause 12(3) (Number of charity trustees) would not as a result be exceeded. A person so appointed, shall serve for two successive years and shall retire in accordance with sub-clauses (2) and (3) of this clause. (6) Where an individual is appointed as a charity trustee, it is that individual who is the charity trustee. No other individual with whom they share membership shall be entitled to stand in their place at meetings of the charity trustees or have any other rights as a charity trustee. (7) To encourage parental involvement, at least two thirds of the charity trustees shall normally at the time of election be family members. In the event that this figure cannot be achieved however, the CIO may elect affiliate members to make up the balance of the charity trustees. (1) A charity trustee ceases to hold office if he or she: (a) retires by notifying the CIO in writing (but only if enough charity trustees will remain in office when the notice of resignation takes effect to satisfy clause 12(3) (Number of trustees)); (b) is absent without permission of the charity trustees from all their meetings held within a period of six months and the charity trustees resolve that his or her office be vacated; (c) dies; (d) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs; (e) is removed by the charity trustees or the members of the CIO in accordance with subclauses (2) and (3) of this clause; or (f) is disqualified from acting as a charity trustee by virtue of sections 178 and 179 of the Charities Act 2011 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision). (2) A charity trustee shall be removed from office if a resolution to remove that trustee is proposed at a meeting of the charity trustees or a general meeting of the members called for that purpose and properly convened in accordance with clause 19 (Meetings and proceedings of the charity trustees) or clause 11 (General meetings of the members), and the resolution is passed by a two-thirds majority of votes cast at the meeting. (3) Before the charity trustees or the members of the CIO take any decision to remove someone as a charity trustee of the CIO they must: (a) inform the individual of the reasons why it is proposed to remove him or her as a charity trustee, specifying the circumstances alleged to justify removal from office; (b) give the individual at least 14 clear days notice in which to make written representations to the charity trustees or the members as to why he or she should not be removed as a charity trustee; (c) at a duly constituted meeting of the charity trustees or general meeting of the members, consider whether or not the individual should be removed as a charity trustee; (d) consider at that meeting any representations which the charity trustee makes as to why he or she should not be removed; and (e) allow the charity trustee, or the charity trustee’s representative, to make those representations in person at that meeting, if the charity trustee so chooses. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Policy statement
“At AACC we provide an induction for all staff,
volunteers and managers in order to fully brief
them about the setting, the families we serve,
our policies and procedures, curriculum and
daily practice.”
Procedure
We have a written induction plan for all new
staff, which includes the following:
● Introduction to all staff and volunteers,
including management and committee
members.
● Familiarising with our health and safety
policy, code of conduct and code of
practice, fire procedures and the details
of the building.
● Ensuring our policies and procedures
have been read and are carried out.
● Introduction to parents, especially
parents of allocated key children where
appropriate
● ● Familiarising them with our
confidentiality policy and confidential
information where applicable in
relation to any key children.
● Details of the tasks and daily routines
to be completed.
The manager inducts new staff and volunteers.
The chairperson of the committee inducts new
managers.
During the induction period, the individual must
demonstrate understanding of and compliance
with policies, procedures, tasks and routines.
Successful completion of the induction forms
part of the probationary period.”| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|● Preschool Learning Alliance
● Ofsted
● Charities Commission
● Trustees
● Admin
● Preschool Manager
● Finance Manager
● Senior staff
● Junior staff
● Volunteers
● Great Abington Primary School
Governors (Landlords)| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|Early Years Alliance - membership - whose
constitution we follow and guidelines for
policies and procedures, Human| Resources and legal advice. Ofsted - compliance to mandatory inspection Childcare agreement from Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire County Council - Bronze Early Years PVI member for advice and training Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children and Adults Board - used for all safeguarding issues, we follow the advice and mandatory guidelines set out by this party. Local Children’s Centre - advice and referrals. Childcare Choices – government website. ## Other Restricted Funds ||**Pupil**
**Premium**|**Deprivation Allowance**| |---|---|---| |**Balance b/f**|£2618.54|£0.00| |**Income**|£2392.92|£0.00| |**Total**|£5011.46|£0.00| |**Expenditure**|£2712.82|£0.00| |**Balance c/d**|£2298.64|£0.00| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Abington Annexe Community Childcare| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1198508| |Charity’s principal address|Abington Annexe
68 High Street
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AE| |---|---| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any)[Dates acted if not for whole year ] Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** |**appoint trustee (if any)**|| |---|---| ||| |Katherine Russell|Chairperson 14/11/2024 - onwards| |Louise Woolcott|Trustee 15/10/2021 - onwards| |Kirsty Badcock|Trustee 17/11/2022 - onwards| |Alice Kirk|Trustee 15/04/2021 - onwards| |Sarah Jarvis-Dott|Trustee 14/11/2024 - onwards| |Gabriella Hope|Trustee 14/11/2024 - onwards| |Susan Wallace|Trustee 14/11/2024 -onwards| ||| ## **Dispensation received from Charity Commission in conjunction with Early Years Alliance to run with three trustees.** 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**| |---|---|---| |**advisor**||| **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** **Katherine Russell Chair** ## **26 January 2026** Abington Annexè Communlty Childcaie Profit And Los8 Account FoDthe year ended 31 March 2025 2025 Baby & Toddler Cleaning recharg8 Donolion$ EYF Fees Fundraising HAF Interest receivable Other operkling In¢om8 Wage8 and salaries recharge 4440 278/ 2570 78,8090 115,270 2,093 116¢ 747rf 20/ 279 198.312 198,312 Expenses Accountancy lees Activities l Toys Advertlsing and PR. B8nk charge3 Bank charges- Rapyd Bank Charges- Stripe Bank Chargas- Sum Up Cleaning Consumables Courier service8 DBS l Update Service Employers Nl Enleilaining Equipment expensed Equipmenl hire Food Fundr8i8in Gifts Holiday Club 1562) 12,0421 11271 11791 1131 1311 111,0151 18521 {1421 51 In 110) 1433} 11,171) 13,903> 1932} 120) 1741 11.7321 181 {4,3261 16271 17241 {2,6711 111,6341 1456) 114,973} 12,5001 13261 11,0251 1321 14781 1135.0931 {1.3951 Insuranc Interest- bank Legal & Professional Licences Outside providers Pensions Rent Repalrs and maintenance Service charges Sollware Staff training & welf8re Slalir)nery and printing Subscriptions Wages & Sa18ri88 recharge W8ge8 8nd salaries Wrile oflsldiscounts {196,4761 Net profit 1.834 Page l of Ablnglon Annexe Community Childcara Balance Sheet As al 31 March 2025 2025 Customers Bank 5.379 14,277 75,826 35 13,836 103.973 Lloyds Current 0262 Lloyd8 Dep08118262 Petty cash PS Current alc 9305 109,352 Suppliers Abington Preschool Abington Stores- GAPS Abington Stores- PS Avensur6 ESPO Hope MID Solutions (prlnter) Te8¢0 z.Badcock Loan 482 {941 {311 16281 11461 58 12881 1821 1.806 1.076 Cr8dilors Cruals PAYE & NI PS PensSons INESD GAPS Pension5 INEST} PS Restricted- Pupil Premiurn 15621 94 {851 25 12,2991 12.828} Ntsl as8els 107,800 Profit and loss account Brought fotward Net profit 105.767 1,834 107.eoo Total funds 107,800 Page£of (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts R&port to the Irusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended 31 6L ￿15 Charity no lif any) Set oul on pages I report to the IrustÈes on my examinalSon of the charity I'the Tru81'1 for th8 year ended S'i JD5 As the charity's tru81ees, you ar8 responsible for the pr8parallon of Ihe accounts in accordance with the reqLJiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act"). ccoun18 of the above 2ozs. Responslbillties and basis of report l fftporl in respect of my examination of the Trust'$ accounts Garried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examlnation. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Ch?rily Commission under section 14515llbl of th& Act. Independent examiner's 8￿￿Nd l am qualifled lo statemont undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linseTI name of pplicable listed bodyll. DElaI41￿LoPPl￿è￿. A I have completed my examlnallon. I confirm that no material mallers have come to my allenllon in connection wlth the examination {other than that disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that in, any materi81 respeGI'. the accounting wcords were not kept in accordance wllh section 130 of the Charilios Act,, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicablè requirements concernlng the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in tho Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulallons 2008 other Ihan any requlremenl that the accoun￿ givg a 'lrue and fair, view which Ss not a matter considered as parl ol an independent examination. I have no Goncerns and have come across no other mallers in connectlon with the examination lo which allenlion should bo drawn in this repDrt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please del&le th6 words in th8 b￿CketS if they do nol apply. Slgned.. Date: Nam¢.' El Relevant professlonal qualificationlsl or body Ilf any): IER Oct 2018 Address: NJA, Only Lomplole il Ihe examiner needs lo highlignl malcrial mallors of concorn Isee CC32, Independent examlnalion of charlly account8: dir8cllons 2nd guidance for examiners). Give here brief datails of any Itams that thè examlner wlshe$ to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018