Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.09.2023 Period start date - To 31.08.2024 Period end date
Charity name: Bodmin Pre School
Charity registration number: 272984
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Bodmin Preschool will continue to offer a high-quality childcare and 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 |
Bodmin Preschool will offer childcare to all families including parents that work and parents that will need to take any training. Bodmin Preschool will also support students at all levels to achieve childcare qualifications. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Confirmed |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
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| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on grant making | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment | |
| including program related | |
| investment | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by | |
| volunteers | |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 | During this period we have 2 longtime serving members of staff leave, with one retiring and one being promoted outside the preschool. We have welcomed 3 new staff members who have settled in very well. We have a new Deputy Manager promoted from within, and a new Senco/Supervisor. Both are doing well. We now have newly allocated roles of a Designated Safeguarding Officer, Designated Safeguarding Lead and Designated Safeguarding Deputy Lead. In May 2025 we were inspected by OFSTED and achieved the well deserved ‘Good’ rating, with very good feedback on all areas from the OFSTED inspector. We are aware that some other Preschools have since been assessed and only achieved ‘Improvement required’ or ‘inadequate’ outcomes with some leading to closures. Bodmin Preschool continues to provide quality childcare for 40 children at present aged between two and school age. Children benefit from either 2- or 3-year- old funding of 15 hours per week. We have 8 children claiming 30 hours funding. We are now also in receipt of the 9 month to 2 year funding for working parents (15hours), which changes in September 2025 to 30 hours. We also have a new focus on claiming funding for children with additional needs e.g. DAF Withi the 2024-2025 period we have purchased new wooden play equipment outside for the children to enjoy. We have also purchased a new up to date CCTV system, and have requested potential funding from Bodmin Town Council to support the CCTV installation. We are also due to have new flooring installed in the main reception in August 2025. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Acceptable. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We intend to have two terms of reserves in the bank if we have any redundancies. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Zero |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Funding rates low within the UK. |
| 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 |
Additional information (optional)
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution Preschool Learning Alliance |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Preschool Learning Alliance |
| 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 | Elected by Committee |
Additional information (optional)
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Bodmin Preschool |
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| Other name the charity uses | Mary Kendall |
| Registered charity number | 272984 |
| Charity’s principal address | Mary Kendall House Priory Road Priory Park Bodmin Cornwall, PL31 2AE |
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(if any) |
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| Graeme Rawlings | Chairperson | |||
| Nicola Bennett | Nominated Person | |||
| Chris Bennett | Committee | |||
| Hamish Sampatlall | Committee | |||
– 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 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
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of | Name | Address |
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| adviser |
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
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
N Bennett | G Rawlings |
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| Nicola Bennett | Graeme Rawlings | |
Nominated Person & Preschool Manager |
Chairperson & Parent. |
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| 22nd June 2025. | ||
| 22nd June 2025. |
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Bodmin Pre-School 272984
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/09/2023 To 31/08/2024
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Local AuthoritFeesOther income y funding 134 9 1,,,958 587 989 - - - - - - 134 9 1,,,958 587 989 66 3 3,,,706 391 139
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ot Sub total (Gross income for AR) 146,534 - - 146,534 73,236
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
SS Total receipts 146,534 - - S55 146,534 73,236
A3 Payments
Staff costs 86,790 - - 86,790 63,397
Staff development 684 - - 684 491
Resources 7,983 - - 7,983 3,409
Rent 6,000 - - 6,000 6,000
Insurance 958 - - 958 903
Utilities 2,806 - - 2,806 2,766
Repairs & maintenance 1,272 - - 1,272 538
Cleaning 900 - - 900 860
Telephone 843 - - 843 579
Catering 1,503 - - 1,503 941
Sundry 4,769 - - 4,769 1,145
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=o Sub total [ 114,508 ] - - 114,508 81,029
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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S Total payments S 114,508 SSS - - 114,508 81,029
Net of receipts/(payments) 32,026 - - 32,026 - 7,793
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 346 - - 346 8,139
Cash funds this year end 32,372 - - 32,372 346
—§_ Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Bank balance @ 31.08.2024 32,370 - -
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) Agreement Error OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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Fund to which Amount due When due
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B5 Liabilities -
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approvalDate of
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
22/06/2025
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of |
Charity Name Bodmin Pre School |
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| On accounts for the year | 31/08/2024 | Charity no | 272984 | |
| ended | (if any) | |||
| Set out on pages | ||||
| (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2024 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
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examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: | Christopher Bennett | Date: | 22/06/2025 |
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| Name: | Christopher Bennett | ||
| Relevant professional | AAT | ||
| qualification(s) or body | |||
| (if any): | |||
| Address: | 43 Foster Drive | ||
| Bodmin |
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the N/A examiner wishes to disclose .
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