## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Day**|**Month**|**Year**||**Day**|**Month**|**Year**| |**From **|**01 **|**01 **|**2021**|**TO**|**31 **|**12**|**2021**| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Little Gems Pre-School, Luton **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 802447 **Charity's principal address** Little Gems Pre-School, Luton C/O Wigmore Primary School Twyford Drive, Luton **Postcode** LU2 9TB **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||CAROL BOWLER|CHAIR||COMMITTEE| ||SAMANTHA
DEVANE|TREASURER||COMMITTEE| ||JENNIFER ROLLS|SECRETARY||COMMITTEE| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |JULIE BRIARS(CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE)|| |ERIKA HURST(CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE)|| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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EXAMINER|NEIL GRIFFITHS|LIGHTHOUSE ACCOUNTANCY LTD, THE OLD PUMP
HOUSE, 44A NORTH ROAD, GREAT ABINGTON,
CAMBRIDGE, CB21 6AS.| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** CAROL BOWLER – CHAIR, GEMMA BOWKETT – MANAGER, AMANDA CARNELL - ADMINISTRATOR **TAR** March **2012** 1 **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** CONSTITUTION Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WITH THREE TRUSTEES AND GENERAL How the charity is constituted COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 2 CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES. (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED AT AGM. Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: LITTLE GEMS PRE-SCHOOL WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE FOR TRUSTEE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING. - 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** To advance the education of children below school age by: **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** - a) Providing a safe, friendly environment for children to enjoy and progress. - b) Encouraging other charitable activities through which parents may help the children. - c) Furthering the aims of the pre-school. **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 run additional groups within pre-school. These can include phonics sessions, musical and PE sessions as well as groups tailored for children’s specific needs, such as English as a second language. Little Gems Pre-School is dedicated to healthy eating and we have our own kitchen co-ordinator who plans healthy snacks with the children to help promote independence. All staff speak to the children about healthy choices and this is encouraged throughout the setting. We hope that this, in time, will reduce the obesity level in our children and the general community. **TAR** March **2012** 2 **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 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 **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Little Gems Pre-School have continued to provide a safe and nurturing environment for young children in the community. Our education statistics, provided and commended by the local council, are above average for our location. We are extremely proud of this. Our SENDCO team work hard to bring on the development of special needs children and also those children that are performing slightly lower than their age appropriate level. We have nurture groups to help improve skills in all areas identified as needing support. We have had a difficult financial year due to COVID-19 and have had to spend large sums on additional cleaning items and procedures to keep our staff and the children safe and healthy. Although this has been a worrying time, financially, we hope we will recover well when things return to normal. Our donations and fundraising have been hugely reduced this year due to COVID-19 and we have had to cancel our main fundraising event of the year, our Halloween party, which always raised large amounts for the pre-school. We also had to cancel our sports day, leavers party and Christmas concerts, which was exceptionally sad for the children, parents and staff. Although things are different, and more challenging, we feel we are still providing an amazing service to the public and learning new ways to overcome COVID related issues. ## **Section E Financial review** We have a contingency account which covers three months running **Brief statement of the** costs and redundancy pay. This account stands at £70,000 as of **charity’s policy on reserves** 31/12/2020. Once things return to normal and we are not so restricted, due to COVID, we hope to be able to increase this contingency with a view to replacing our portacabin building as they only have an estimated lifespan of 5-10 years, as ours is a refurb. A new one will cost in excess of £100,000. **Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit** **TAR** March **2012** 3 **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); The majority of the money we receive comes from the local authority for funded children. We also get funds from additional sessions, fundraising activities (Christmas and Halloween parties) and donations in cash or via our Amazon wish list. - 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** Lighthouse Accountancy independently examine our accounts and the Early Years Alliance process our payroll. This means that we have a stable routine in place so that a new committee do not have to worry about this side of our charity. This keeps things simple for everyone. ## **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)** CAROL BOWLER SAMANTHA DEVANE **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** CHAIR TREASURER **Date** **TAR** March **2012** 4 Little Gems Pre-school Financial Activities January- December 2021 TOTAL Income eank Intergst Commissk)n OiscountslR81unds Given Oonalions and18gao8S Funding Fundraising School Mea15 ServicelFee Incom8 Unitofm Totsl Incom8 7.12 184.63 100.00 83.35 180.421.12 76.00 757.50 18.225.65 998.50 C4),853.87 C05t of Sal8S Cost ol sal85 385.50 Totsi ol So1$8 TOTAL £%Q,488.37 Expondilures Accountancy Activies A¢JvertisinclPromotional Agency Staff Bank ¢harg88 Bookkèèping Childran's Craft Childran's Play EquSpm8nt Childian's Toys CoMp￿@r Costs OBS Checks Orink 44.91 372.00 108.00 84.60 422.00 3￿.81 181.55 3,033.61 14.98 425.40 188.55 -14.891.94 171.09 38.03 Em￿0yerS Nl Family SuppDrt First Aid Supplies 768.83 Furnitura Expèndrturè Gonoral Exwns Gifts Gross Pay Hyglene Supplies Insurances Internet, W&b & Email Cosls Kitchen Equiprnenl Offic81Gen8ral Adrninistratwe ExFendrtur8S Payroll S8rvices Pension Contribution5 Phone Cost5 Postage Costs Printing Costs 1,$00.20 318.10 138.678.95 2,817.04 1,454.50 .31 158.71 -114.20 825.00 2,048.55 1.065.31 22.69 8.61 Basts FThlay. 1 Awl 2022 11.'54am GMf*01'.(X) 1r TOTAL Professional Fees and SeNi¢es Flelund Rent or L8as8 of Buildings R8pair, maint8nanc8, S8rvicing and se¢urity Software u￿at&S and Subscriptions StafF M8als & Ent8rtainTn8nt Stsff Training Travel. 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