## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] September 2020 **To** 31[st] August 2021 **Charity name:** Beenham Pre-school **Charity registration number:** 294376 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To enhance the development and
education of children primarily under
statutory school age by encouraging
parents to understand and provide for the
needs of their children through community
groups and by: (a) offering appropriate
play, education and care facilities, family
learning and extended hours groups,
together with the right of parents to take
responsibility for and to become involved in
the activities of such groups, ensuring that
such groups offer opportunities for all
children whatever their race, culture,
religion, means or ability; (b) encouraging
the study of the needs of such children and
their families and promoting public interest
in and recognition of such needs in the
local areas; (c) instigating and adhering to
and furthering the aims and objects of the
Pre-school Learning Alliance| |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|The charity runs a pre-school within a small
village in a semi-rural location for children
from the age of 2 years to statutory school
age. The children have access to a range
of daily activities, indoors and outdoors.
There are structured activities within the
day as well as opportunities for the children
to select their own activities from the range
on offer. The preschool aims to provide
quality, individualised childcare meeting the
standards set by Ofsted and within
statutory guidelines for the Early Years
Foundation Stage. The pre-school has
close links with the village primary school
as well as taking part in co-operative
fundraising events with other charities
within the community. The charity works
hard to ensure that young families feel part
of the pre-school and to strengthen bonds
with the wider community. Family members
and other members of the community are| |||welcome to volunteer within the pre-school
(subject to relevant safeguards being put in
place) and throughout the year various
events take place which they are invited to
attend.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees are able to refer to the Charity
Commission Guidance document “The
essential trustee: what you need to know,
what you need to do”| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference 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|| |---|---|---| |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|The trustees of the charity were pleased to
have another strong year in terms of
numbers on the roll.
Covid-19 affected most of the community
events during the first half of the year
however the pre-school was excited to take
part in the Beenham scarecrow competition
with the theme being key workers.
The pre-school children were invited to
enter a photo or draw or paint a picture for
the 2022 Beenham
calendar competition.
The pre-school were excited to enter and
delighted to win first prize in the age 0-6
category of Beenham in Bloom. It was a
wonderful effort and everyone got really
involved.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |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|Financially the charity had another strong
year.
The amount of fee-paying children
increased in the setting and so had a very
large positive impact on the income.
Staff costs naturally increased with more
children in the setting and having a full year
of additional cleaning costs due to Covid-
19.| |---|---|---| |||Costs (other than staff costs) were
generally lower than we would have
expected due to having to postpose play
sessions such as Pop Up Play due to
Covid-19.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has considered the need to
maintain a reserve fund to provide
contingency against fluctuations in income
as a result of naturally occurring peaks and
troughs in the number of children attending
the setting and also to cover redundancies /
payment in lieu of notice in the event that
the preschool closed. .| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£37129| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |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:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution adopted on the 18thMay 1983
and by order given by the Charity
Commission on 1stMay 2018 the charity
was authorised to adopt the Pre-School
Learning Alliance Model Pre-School
Constitution 2011| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Charity| |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|Trustees are elected to post at the Annual
General Meeting by members of the charity
or are co-opted by existing trustees at
committee meetings of the charity| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |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|Beenham Pre-School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|294376| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||CarlyMadders|Committee member||| ||KirstyClarke|Committee member|to 8thNovember 2021|| ||Matilda Jones|Committee member|From 3rdJune 2020|| ||Sarah Weston|Committee member|From 24thNovember
2020 to 8thNovember
2021|| ||Freddie Watson
Stubbs|Committee member|From 24thNovember
2020|| ||Emily Watson
Stubbs|Chair|From 24thNovember
2020|| ||Sarah Harris|Treasurer|From 24thNovember
2020|| ||Beth Tayton|Secretary|From 24thNovember
2020|| ||Jessica Baer|Committee member|From 8thNovember 2021|| ||AmyThorne|Committee member|From 24thJanuary2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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**| |---|---|---| |**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**||| |---|---|---| ||Sarah Harris|Em Watson-Stubbs| ||
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