**NORTHWAY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYSCHOOL - Celebrating 50 years**  **1973 2023** ~~od~~ Virginia road Northway Tewkesbury Glos GL20 8PT Telephone: 01684 276040 Reg. Charity No: **1003986** Ofsted Reg. No: **101573** Website: www.northwayplaygroup.co.uk E mail: northwaypreschoolplaygroup@googlemail.com 28 November 2024 ## **Allison Booth Chair’s Report, Northway Preschool Playgroup: Academic Year 23/24** Welcome to our Annual General Meeting. It is such a privilege to be part of our Playgroup community, particularly as we mark our 50[th] anniversary year. In preparation for the AGM, I thought about just how many hundreds of children and parents that have been helped and supported across those 50 years and it is both staggering and truly awesome. I can’t even attempt to work out how many staff and trustees there have been, but without us all there wouldn’t be a Playgroup – ladies take a moment to be proud of yourselves for all those children past, present and future you help shape, positively influence and prepare for future schooling and wider society. I am pleased to say that the children had a party to mark the anniversary and that money from our fundraising activities this year was used to purchase much needed new bikes. On behalf of the trustees, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff for an amazing year. We know that, each year, you all have overcome the inevitable and often very different challenges that early year’s provision throws at you and that, once again, you have successfully delivered high-quality services that are valued by the community we serve. I continue to be deeply impressed by the results you achieve through your professionalism, enthusiasm and commitment to making the Playgroup a supportive, nurturing and fun environment. Whilst the on-going success of Playgroup is due to a whole team effort, without Joyce’s effective leadership, drive and determination the playgroup would not be in such a strong position. As always, she is skilfully supported by Dawn and Leslie and, as a team, they plan the delivery of our services and a creative and appealing curriculum to meet the EYFS requirement. They also ensure that they provide additional and tailored support, as required to meet the needs of the children (and their parents) throughout the entire year, including preparing the relevant documentation to support those children in the next stages of their education. As part of our role to ensure the effectiveness of the Playgroup, the Trustees receive a report from the session managers on the theme of each term and we regularly review anonymised data to ensure progress in line with our expectations. I am delighted to report that overall, the children continue to make good progress but where necessary, the staff can explain where progress is not as expected and detail what interventions are in place to support those children. This academic year has seen the introduction of the 15 hours for working parents and has gone some way to ensuring that both rooms have been busy across the year. In addition, Kidz club continues to thrive and is pretty much full all of the time, including during the school holidays where we attract children from other settings within Tewkesbury. Feedback from the children and parents continue to be excellent and demonstrates that it is a much-valued service. With this endorsement, Joyce successfully applied for a grant for the provision of additional wrap around care which will benefit our families. Joyce continues to champion the needs of our SEND children and this year following a letter from the Director of Education she wrote to challenge their lack of funding for SEND, citing that it was in effect discriminating against these children and at odds with their drive for inclusivity. Whilst this unfortunately didn’t result in any additional funding, it spurred her on to look creatively how we could provide the opportunity for learning. As a result, the planning for the little cubs group in September started. Her dedication to providing the support to all of our children and parents is truly inspiring, thank you Joyce, I know you will never give up fighting for what you believe is right. There have been big changes this year within our schools, with Carrant Brook joining the GLA in May and then Northway Infants joining in September. As always, Joyce puts the needs of the community as the overriding priority and has been working to develop a good working relationship with the leadership of the GLA. It is obvious that they are keen to work with us and all indications suggest this will be a very collaborative partnership. Technology is an essential part of our daily lives and the vast majority of business rely on it to support the delivery of their services. Therefore, when we had technical issues at the end of the summer term it was particularly alarming for Joyce as she was preparing for the new academic year. We would like to say a massive thank you to Dawn and her partner Selwyn, who went way above and beyond to sort out the issue. We deeply appreciate all your time and effort and are immensely grateful for your support. Finally, I would like to thank my fellow trustees for giving their time and their continued support to the Playgroup. Without you, we would not be able to continue to run as a charity and be able to continually reinvest in the services we provide to, and are needed by, our community. I look forward to another great year for Playgroup. ## Allison Financial report Academic year 2023/2024 ## Presented to the AGM of Northway pre-school playgroup and kidz club ## Charity number 1003986 Charity Trustees for fnancial year 2023/2024 Chairperson – Mrs Allison Booth Treasurer Mrs Sam Morgan Secretary - Mrs Carly Cooke Ms Juliet Sherwood Mrs Kirsty Pritchard Mrs Joanne Chew ………………………………………………………………. Details of fees Pre school £4.50 Nursery £4.50 Springboard £4.50 Kidz club £4.50 We are a registered charity with the Charities commission for England and Wales. It is a requirement of all charities with an income over £10k per annum that their accounts are subjected to an independent audit once a year. The appointed examiner for this financial period was Mr Gary Crump and company and his signed examination statement is enclosed with this report. The report is copied to the Charity commission and Gloucestershire PATA. ……………………………………………………………… ## General overview of the year We set a deficit budget at the beginning of the year in the knowledge that the Government would be delivering 2 year old funding for working parents. Our forecast is based on actual numbers at the beginning of the year but we know these numbers will rise throughout the year. This is monitored very closely and at the midway point we gauge an updated forecast which this year reduced the deficit significantly. This deficit was further impacted by additional children after Easter and a payment from yet another underspend in Early years by GCC. By the end of the year we had made a profit of £17,246.00 which was amazing. This is our first profit in 3 years. On the basis of the above information I am happy to submit this report to the AGM Official position…………………………………………………………………… Signature…………………………………………………………………………….. CHARITY COMMISSION Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts Seclion A Independenl Examiner's Report Report to the tIUStees/members of Chanty Name NoQ7+W On accounts fo( the year ended EJThllEFJ Charity no (if any) Sel oui on pages IrÈmeD*er WkncbJdE ihtpage rAmbe15 of addltimal thtÈts} Respectlve responslbilities ol irustees and examiner The chaiity'S trustees are responsible for the piepaiation ol the accounls. The charity's tIUStees CDnsidef that an audit is not requi(ed foi this yeai undei section 144 of the Charitie5 Acl 2011 (the Charilies Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to- examine the accounts undei seclion 145 of the Charilies Act. to follow the procedures laid down in Ihe general Diweclions given by the Charity Commission (under seclion 145(5)(b) of the Chaiilies Acl), and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of iftdependenl examlnei's statement My examinatlon was cariied oul in arcordance with general Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examinallon includes a revlew of the accounting iecords kept by the chaiity a comp31i50n ol the accounts piesenled with those fecoFd5. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures In the accounts, and seeking explanation5 from the trustees concerning any such matte15. The procedures undeitaken do not provide all the evidence that would be wequlred in an audit, consequently no opinion is given 05 to whethei the accounts piesent a 'liue ond laii, view and the (epoil is limited lo those malters set oul In the stalement below. Independent examiner'5 51atement In connection wlth my examlnallon, no mattel has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below").. (l) which gives me ieasonable cause to believe thal In. any materlal (espect. the iequiremenls: to keep aicounting records in occordance with 5eition 130 of the chaiilies Act: to piepare accounts which aicoid wilh the accounting recoid5 and comply with ihe aicounting iequirements of the charilies Act have not been met- 01 (2) to which, in my opinion, altention should be drawn in older lo enable a propel undeistanding ol the accovnt5 to be reached. Pleose delete the words in the brt7ckets il they do not opply. Signed Dale - 11 -lffJ2* Name CA4JrnP Relevant professional qualiflcation(s) or body (if any) Fcc Holbe Nortonbuiy House Addiess TewkrJ Glos f?L20 5BB Tel: 01 mail." leecg ¥"olbertondnden.r.o.uk IER Maiih 2012 Section B Disc105ure Only complete If the examine( needs to highlight material pwoblems Give heie brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose IER March 2012 TO BE RETAINED BY THE SErriNG Charity name: NoQThtsJ Receipts and payments a¢¢ounts for the period Period start date.... Charily number: Period end date.. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS . Current year RECEIPTS Nursery Education Funding (Free for 3&4) Nursery Education Furiding (New for 2) Children's fees Milk refund Grants (specity) ....... Grant............... Grant . Fundraising Donations Interest Other receipts Sub total Income from the sale of equipment ,'TOTAL RÉCEIPTS 2031 53 51 8qq 33978D iOq86 Prnvlous year Current year PAYMENTS Employment costs (gross pay + employer's NIC) 216 g Training costs 44 Premises (rent. heat etc) Subscriptions Insurance Administration Refreshments Consumables (paint, paper etc) Fundraising costs Other Sub total Purchases of of equipment and other assets TOTAL PAYMENTS £21 IS.1 b38 So 25¢qq3 - ISi830 (BI￿￿ 2400SS - .14ET OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS (A4*) -IS21S 41}2￿ Cash funds" incl. deposit alc last year end (D)1>711 Ib Cash funds. incl. deposit alc thls year end (C+D> IGIOO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 'Note: cash funds include reservelcontigencyldeposit accounts. Current value Cash funds {agr8e with ihe balance of the receipts and payments alc) (E) IW2SO Debtors (money owed to the charity on the period end date) (F) pii Value of buildings and equipment (current or depreciated value) (G) Ni Liabilities (loans and any other money owed on the period end date) (H) C4<￿ Net assets {E-F+G-H) 171So - bigne(l on behall ol tne trustees Icommittee): Signed... ..Name............ Date........ .Role...