2021-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Willow Bank Preschool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 293012 Charity's principal address Duffield Road Woodley Berkshire Postcode RG5 4RW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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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)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

PLA Pre School Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Parent Association How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Elected at AGM by Preschool parents Trustee selection methods

• (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;

• 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

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To provide early years education to children from 2 1/2 to 5 years to an excellent standard.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Children from all backgrounds are able to access care across 5 days a week with access to lunch club on site, if desired. The environment created is safe, stimulating and caring, promoting learning through play.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

See attached AGM minutes (October 2021).

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves are held against unforeseen circumstances requiring the winding down of the charity and any associated costs or future replacement of the facilities.

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.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Katie Lark Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 27.06.22

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Willow Bank Pre School On accounts ft>r the year ended 31 August 2021 Charity no {if any) 293012 Sat out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilitlès and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's aGcounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all thè applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5}{b} of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below '} which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts sel 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. Please del8te the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Dale: 2410612022 Signed: Name: Gisela Sharpe FCCA Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any): Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Address: 16 Lincoln Gardens IER Oct 2018

Twyford Reading RG10 9HU Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charrty accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018

WI1Iowknk￿trSchth)I Rw5tertdCharltyNo. 293011 Re¢pSptsènd P4wnQntspK￿j￿ts￿O1J09I20.aII￿2I 202fy21 201￿20 Ss￿￿Fees-F￿nded SE55l¢n Fees-AddiThorFal Lunthuub 142.856 149,747 3.350 656 Fiuivsnèth Mwey 260 8QO 921 SalarwSub>idlt5haKrthth lthre¥t R£(e￿ed 43 39 157,S97 112.964 Iru269 820 983 CabinCon5umablis 624 1.170 13.9S4 163 WaerRatP5 .,e/P Electric Grovnd Repaiis& N•thance Reg15tratrDnslSubxript￿nS 5*etyrin5Pq(tionilD95 TÈkphorbEl8ioadbond/SMS Wfbsit¢lAdverti51llQStsftwarè PrinknWpostsEe/ph¢tocOp￿ 8ankChifg 4.£89 37D 1583 1.5 6,865 135 1(8 4.176 781 779 778 471 215 532 I.3B2 896 155.037 120.2(6 N8tRttdptsllPY￿elltsl 763 h fvndsl•sty•aiend 27,392 151570 C•shhJndSthb￿are￿d 111,178 155.333 is4 70 IlndÈpendtrttÉ¥gmin n&ture.' DatÈ". Date".

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Willow Bank Pre School On accounts ft>r the year ended 31 August 2021 Charity no {if any) 293012 Sat out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilitlès and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's aGcounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all thè applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5}{b} of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below '} which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts sel 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. Please del8te the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Dale: 2410612022 Signed: Name: Gisela Sharpe FCCA Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any): Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Address: 16 Lincoln Gardens IER Oct 2018

Twyford Reading RG10 9HU Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charrty accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018