TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Legal and admlnlstratlve Inforn Charfty Number 274031 Rnanclal Year I" April 2023 to 31" March 2024 Trustees at 31 March 2024 Carol Beckford Ichalr) Joanne Springer-shaw (Vice-chairl Catherlne f15dall (Secretary) Paula Barrett (Treasurerl Louise Shaw Andrea Ohara {Fundraiserl The trustees are reappointed annuallv. Legal Status Unin¢orporated Charity Governln8 The Devon Close Pre School Is governed by a Constltution. Objertives To provide a preschool for Children in the locallty of Devon Close. Tottenham London by way of afft)rdable chlldcare. page 1
DEVON CLOSE PRE.S(IIOOL TRLISTEES REpoKf FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Correspondence Address Devon Close Pre-school Devon Close London N17 9HR lfidependent Examiner Sara Graff & Co Chartered Accountants 28 Minchenden Crescent London N14 7EL The Truee Report The Commlttee has pleasu Sn presenting thelr report, tO8ether with financial statements for the year ended 3151 March 2024. As a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. the Pre-school follows Its publlcation guldellnes. The prlnclpal actlvlty of the trust is the provbsion of Pre-school Pre-school activitles. Devon Close Pre-school rewstered in 1998 and is located in the south of the b)rough. We are situated in very low-lncome area and is listed as a high deprlvation nei8hbourhood. The preschool 15 managed by a voluntary parent committee and we are also a lStered charity. We Supply affordable chlldcare to families that are In low-lncome Jobs. on benefits or tralnlng to better themselves either at college or within an apprenticeship. We offer vital, affordable childcare to a wide range of families within our communlty. We provide funded places for both universal 15 hours and the extended 30 hours for working parents. We also offer funded places on the Haringey 2-year-old funded scheme. We can provide sesslons for children that a not funded where parents can pay for a session providing them with respite time. We recently signed a new l(kyear lease with Haringey council arNI are looking forward to continuing to support local famllies. We have a large outside area giving children a new safe environment to expk)re and develop In whlle attending the setting. We are immensely proud of this area as 81% of our attending children and families do rH)t have access to an outside area at home. page 2
We work closety with the local food bank and Felix projert to ensure all our families have ac5$ to healthy food. We have 6 fully qualified childcare staff to care for the children at our settin8 and support personal development of all our staff. Our staff re1ve training in supporting mental health and SEND need for early identification in communication and lan8uage. We are govemed by Of5ted and have GOOD rating from our last inspettlon. All staff have paediatric first aid. safeeuarding and health and safety training. All staff have unique and trained skills. as well as experience that makes our setting an amazing place for children to learn and develop and families to feel safe and confident to leave, their childcare in our care. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE At Devon Close preschool we will continue to ensure a safe. supportlve environment for all families for children to develop and learn new skills. As a pSChool team we a detern)ined to continue to develop our skllls in mentsl health and well-belng for everyone involved. iluding staff, committee and settln8 Users. Organlsatlon and Management The charlty Is managed by a Management Committee which would nornially meet regularly, to ensure that the Pre-school complles wlth Its aims and is propeth managed. The Committee Members are nomially elerted at the Annual General Meetin8 and are able to stand for rfrelection for an unllmlted period. Trustee Responslbllltles The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial ststements each year in accordance wlth the current regulations. The trustees a ponSIble for keepin8 proper accounting records, whlch dlsclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the year. They are also responsible for safeguardin8 the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detertion of fraud and other Irregularrties. Flnan¢lal Revlew The accounts have been ppared on a receipts and payments basls in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Therefore. the surplus shown on the Income and Expenditure Attount of £25.847 does not take account of any liabilities that may be owed by the Pre-school or amounts due to the Pre-school at the period end. The surplu5 is in in line with the expectations of the Trustees. The Pre-school continues to be run on a not for profft basls. with any surplus to be ploughed back to pay for running costs and resources. Slgn ehalf of
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