Trustees. Annual Report for the period COMMISSI Period start date Period and date ug VL 021 ' 2022 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Willow Bank Preschool Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 293012 Charlty's principal address Duffield Road Woodley Berkshire Postcode Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity TrusteÈ nome Office Ilf any) Dates actsd if not for whole ear Chair Name of ptrr50n lor body) entitled oint trustee ifan Matthew Williamson October 2022 Ho Ka Barnes Alice Williamson Treasurer October 2022 October 2022 Secretary 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 Names of the trusteos for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates aGted If not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior slaff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charlty's trusts PLA Pre School Constitution Type of governing document How the charity is constiluted ,ompa Parent Association Trustee selection methods Elected at AGM by Preschool parents leo Additional governan¢e issues (Optional Information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees," Ihe 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 Ob"ectives and activities To provide early years education to children from 2 112 10 5 years lo an excellent standard. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document March 2012 Children from all backgrounds are able to a¢￿$$ care across 5 days a week with access to lunch club on site, if desired. The environment created is safe, stimulating and caring, promotirvj leaming through play. Summary of the main activities undertaken for th8 public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section tho statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit} Additional detalls of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related inveslment", contribution mad8 by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance See attached AGM minutes (October 2022). Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Reserves are held against unforeseen circUmstan￿S requiring the winding down of the charity and any associated costs or future replacement of the facilities. Dgtails of any funds materlally in deficlt Further financial review detalls (Optional infomiallon You may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant about- the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising}', how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the oharity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Thé trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature{s Full name{s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair, etc Date TAR March 2012 Willow Bank Pre-school Annual General Meetin9 Minutes Tuesday 18th October 2022 At Willow Bank Pre-school, 8pm l. Welcome The Manager of the Pre-school. Ketaki, welcomed all those in attendance, and off ered apolo9ies on behalf of staff members Helen and Bianca who were unable to attend. 2. Mana ers Annual U date Ketaki spoke about 'in the moment planning.. This has been implemented so the staff can ensure that the child's interests are taken into consideration, and the focus is on what they enjoy rather than Constraining them to learn something they're not interested in. Ketaki also spoke about the Famly app which is interactive, a great way to keep parents and carers updated, and the message feature makes it easy for parents c(nd carers to get in touch. Ketaki advised all in attendance that all pre-school staff undergo termly supervision, and all staf f are pediatric f irst aid trained. Al I staf f will soon be doing autism awareness training. Ketaki advised that the children enjoy learnin9 outdoors, and Emma is currently working on an outdoor learning qualif ication. Ketaki thanked all staff. and all the committee members who were standing down - Katie Lank, Sophie Bungey, Emma Starling, Elaine Propert-Lewis. Carissa Trice. and Charlotte Shone. 3. Committee Annual U dofe Chairperson. Katie Lank, spoke about the role of the committee within the pre- school includin9 meeting every 6 weeks, advisin9 on staff pay, policies and procedures, and f undraisin9. She talked about how the committee and staf f all worked together fhrough ever changing Covid rules to keep everyone saf e. She spoke about the dif ferent fundraisin9 events that had been held, and thanked all staf f and committee members for their hard work. 4. End of Year Accounts Treasurer, Eloine Propert-Lewis, rook the attendees through the pre-school accounts and reported that despite Covid and the impact that had on f undraising etc, the accounts are all looking very healthy. Going forward, a new bank account should be opened soon. There is new software which the accountant is usin9 and has made the process easier and quicker. Elaine will work with the new treasurer to ensure the transition goes smoothly. 5. Ketaki's De arture Katie announced to all those in attendance that Ketaki will be leaving her Position as manager of the pre-school at the end of term in December. The staf f and committee had been told before the meeting. Everyone in attendance expressed their sadness at the news, as Ketaki is so fantastic at her job, but oll wished her the very best of luck for her f uture endeavors. 6. New Committee Election For the f irst time in many years. every single member of the committee was steppin9 down. None in the committee had children attending pre-school, and it's imperative that at least 60 10 of committee members have children attendin9 pre- school. The new Willow 8ank Pre-school Committee are as follows - Chair - Matthew Williamson Treasurer - Idy Cheun9 Secretary - Alice Williamson Designated Safety Lead - Becky Wells Committee members - Luke Kinder and Vicky Hall. Al I new roles were proposed by Katie Lank and all seconded by Elaine Propert- Lewis. 7. The ddtÈ of the next committee meeti Will be decided by the new committee in the next week. CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Willow Bank Pre School On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 Charity no (if any) 293012 Sot out on pages Iremember io inGliJd& Ihe ps9e niimhors af additional S￿￿1$! I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above chartty (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31 August 2022 . As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). Responsibililles and basls of report I report in respect of my examination of the Tru$t'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. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wFth the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charrties Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements concerning the form and conlent 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 concems and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the aGcounts to be reached. Please delete tho words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: O,gL Date: 2310612023 Name: Gisela Sharpe FCCA Relevant professional qualrfication{sl or body (If any): Association of Chartered Certrfied Accountants Address: 16 Lincoln Gardens IER O¢t 2018 Twyford Reading RG10 9HU 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). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. 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