
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date 01 

Period end date Sept 2020 31 August 2021 

**From** 

**To** 

## 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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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>1 Katie Lark Chair Person October 2021<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **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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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
S*s￿￿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
Wa*erRatP5
.,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
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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