## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Accounts**
**Year ended 31st March 2024**
**Charity Number 1000764**
## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
|Contents|Page|
|---|---|
|Trustees and Professional Advisors|1|
|Trustee's Report|2-3|
|Accountants Report|4|
|Profit and Loss Account|5|
|Balance Sheet|6|
|Notes to the Accounts|7|
## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
**Trustees** Lisa Hillier Michelle Tucker Tilly Laker Kelly Verrall Victoria Dorman Alex Raynos Anthony Sanchez Registered Office Country Mice Nursery Rear of St Peters School Station Road Cowfold West Sussex RH13 8DA Accountants David Howard I Park Road Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames KT1 4AS
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## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Accounts Year Ended 31st March 2024**
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the accounts of the charity for the year to the 31st March 2023, This report also represents the Trustees' report which is required to be provided by the Charities Act 2011.
## **Structure,Governace and Management.**
The charity is registered for charitable purposes with the Charity Commission. Charity registration No 1000764 and is governed by its Trust Deed dated 11th February 1989.
## **The Trustees**
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows:
Michelle Tucker Lisa Hillier Tilly Laker Alex Raynos Kelly Verrall Anthony Sanchez Victoria Dorman
Trustees are appointed according to the Trust Deed and Rules.
All the trustees give their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the year.
## **Organisation and Structure**
Due to the limited nature of the charities activities, decisions are made by the trustees as needed when they meet.
## **Principal aims and activities.**
The principal aims of the charity during the year was to provide affordable childcare in a rural community and to enhance and foster the development and education of children under school age in a setting that encourages parental involvement through :
Providing safe and satisfying group play, in which parents have the right to take part. Encouraging other charitable activities through which parents may help children. Furthering the aim of the Pre-School Playgroup Association.
Each year the trustees review these activities to ensure they continue to reflect the aims of the charity.
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## **Review of activities and future developments.**
The charity derives most of its income from rents receivable from fees and funded places. During the year income was £136,362 as against £134,563 in 2023.
The principal area of expenditure was wages. During the year the expense was £87,741 as against £81,782 in 2023.
At the end of the year the charity had cash resources of £119,531.
The trustees aim is to maximise the income of the trust to enable them to provide the level of service currently in place and where possible increase the service.
## **Risk Management**
The trustees ensure that they meet their obligation to manage the risks relating to the aims and objectives of the charity. There have been no significant risks identified during the year, however each year the trustees review our activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims.
## **Reserves Policy**
The trustees' policy is to maintain a level of reserves, which will provide a stable base for its continuing activities while at the same time ensuring excessive funds are not accumulated. Reserves at the end of the year were £121,679.
The trustees aim is to maximise the income of the trust to enable them to provide the level of service currently in place and where possible increase the service.
For and Behalf of the Trustees
Signed for and behalf of the charity's trustees
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## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Accountants' Report**
**For the year ended 31st March 2024**
The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144 the Charities Act 2011(The Charities Act)
You acknowledge your responsibilities in respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
In accordance with your instructions we have prepared accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account , the Balance Sheet and related notes, from the records supplied to us and on the basis of information and explanations given to us.
We have not carried out an audit or any other review and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.
David Howard Chartered Accountants 1 Park Road Hampton Wick Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT1 4AS
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## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Profit and Loss Account**
## **For the year ended 31st March 2024**
|**Income**
Fees
Funded Places
Toddler Group
**Other Income**
Fundraising Initiatives
Interest
Grants/Donations
Misc
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Wages, Pensions and NI
Staff Welfare/Recruitment
Property Renewals and Maintenance
Subscriptions and Memberships
Rent and Rates
Telephone and Internet
Light ,Heat and Power
Insurance
Cleaning
Direct Costs
Advertising
Printing ,Post and Stationery
Bad Debts
Fund Raising Costs
Study and Training Costs
Misc Expenses
Depreciation
Accountancy
Bank Charges
Legal and Professional Fees
Net Profit For the year
Reserves brought forward
Balance carried forward|**2024**
50,165
86,197
136,362
2,734
675
1,357
288
5,054
141,416
87,741
1,151
2,542
914
1,507
800
1,199
1,501
838
5,511
1,133
623
-
2,461
-
1,346
1,062
2,400
3
1,499
114,231
27,185
94,494
121,679|**2023**
57,289
77,274
134,563
3,729
117
1,390
197
5,433
139,996
81,782
3,019
5,376
433
2,122
622
1,207
1,452
1,791
8,348
493
683
-
2,028
653
1,818
1,433
2,000
3
1,026
116,289
23,707
70,787
94,494|
|---|---|---|
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## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2024**
|Notes
Playground/ Equipment
1
Debtors
Bank Accounts
Current a/c
Fundraising a/c
Contingency a/c
P.Cash
Creditors
Accruals
2
Other Creditors
Paye/Ni/Pesion
Payroll
Net Assets
Unrestricted Funds
3|**2024**
3,267
1,689
52417
1885
65228
1
119,531
1150
1166
492
0
2,808
**121,679**
**121,679**
-|**2023**
4,298
2,901
29791
785
62153
1
92,730
575
4017
843
5,435
**94,494**
**94,494**
-|
|---|---|---|
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## **Country Mice Cowfold Pre-School Playgroup**
## **Notes to Accounts**
|1|**Fixed Assets**||**Playground -**|**Equipment**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||At Cost
B/Fwd|01/04/2023||23,696|
||Additions|31/03/2024||31|
|||||23,727|
||Depn
B/Fwd||19,398||
||Depn: Charge for the year||1,062|20,460|
||Net Value|31/03/2023||**3,267**|
|2|**Creditors and Accruals**||||
||Accruals|||1,150|
||Accounts Payable|||1,166|
||Paye/Ni|||492|
|||||**2,808**|
|3|**Unrestricted Funds**||||
||Balance B/Fwd|01/04/2022||**94,494**|
||Profit for the year|||**27,185**|
||Balance C/Fwd|31/03/2023||**121,679**|
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