## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 04 2021 31 03 2022 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Kirkburton Pre-School **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 519330 **Charity's principal address** Sports Hall, Hallas Road Kirkburton Huddersfield **Postcode HD8 0QQ** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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1 Sarah Stead Chair
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Stuart Kitson
Mike Nicholas
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**TAR** Jan 2022 1 ## **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 Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected at AGM of parents of the Pre-School - (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. Committee members are voted onto the committee annually and are registered with OFSTED who undertake DBS and EY2 checks. The committee is led by the Chairperson who is assisted by the Treasurer, Secretary and co-opted members. The committee in tum assists the leader and staff in the running of the setting. Outgoing committee members are asked to complete a 'handover' to their replacements, where a primary role has been held. The administrator undertakes accounting/bookkeeping activities, administration and NEF Funding and works alongside the leader in insuring the daily running of the preschool. The committee is responsible for legal compliance issues and usually meets every 4-6 weeks for a formal meeting. These meeting have now gone back to being face to face. The committee overseas recruitment, spending, administration and quality related issues, drawing on the knowledge and expertise of the staff. Management of risk and safeguarding issues are communicated and considered in all decisions made ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **TAR** 2 Jan 2022 ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To provide pre-school education for children aged between 2 years and 5 years by offering appropriate play and learning facilities. **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)** We offer a full and varied curriculum to help pre-school children progress towards the goals for children's leaming set out in the governments Early Learning Goals. We provide a good balance of experiences and activities to cover the six areas of learning: personal, social and economic development; communication, language and literacy; mathematical development; knowledge and understanding of the world; physical development and creative development. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** 3 Jan 2022 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 **TAR** Jan 2022 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** As our role is to prepare children for school and formal education several of our children have now successfully moved on to school. **TAR** Jan 2022 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Our aim is to ensure we keep 3 months of “on going costs” in reserve. **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); Our main source of funding our pre-school fees – either paid directly by parents our from the government’s Nursery Education Grant overseen by our local authority. We hold several fundraising initiatives each year to supplement these funds and also apply for grants where applicable for larger items. - 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)** Helen Simpson **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** **TAR** 6 Jan 2022 llllmi tmmll tmllNll , L] Mll MO laOO,O Tll Iiimttm'tttm'ffl'fjllll Ill I 1111 111111 11111 111111111 1111 ,,m Itm Ittmll, 111111 11111 111111111 11111 1111 111111 11111 ccowq)&wo f)w J fo J C >oE£Jc> CU o- f*) kn Q)D o)G££o cffjuj C c O o) 41 cr U tJwQ)2kn O c£_