Charity Number 1019909
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered Charity)
Report of the trustees & financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered charity: 1019909)
Contents of the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023
Charity Information Page 2 Report of the trustees Page 3 Statement of financial activities Page 4 Balance Sheet Page 5
Charity Information for the year ended 31 May 2023
Registered charity name:
Presteigne Little Peoples Playgroup
Trustees : the trustees who served during the year are as follows:
Ann Wake Adam Crowe Kimberly Coles Ashleigh Wright Lynsey Randell Jo Wozencraft Rebecca Goddard Deana Fletcher Sarah Kuegler Charlotte Kehoe Georgina Pugh Antony Mottershead
Charity Number:
1019909
Principal Office:
c/o Presteigne Primary School Slough Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2NH
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered charity: 1019909)
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The trustees of the Charity present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended
31 May 2023
The Charity is governed by its constitution which was adopted on 3 June 1980 and amended on 20 June 1983 and 13 July 1992. It registered with the Charity Commission on 15 April 1993.
The Charity’s objects are to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activity of the Charity is provision and maintenance of a full day care centre and all associated activities.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The results for the year are set out on page 4 & 5. The trustees consider that the balance on the Accumulated Fund, a loss on 31 May 2023 of £ 55,434 on the activities of the charity to that date is disappointing and the present level of funding needs to be increased to support the planned activities of the Charity. The loss is attributed increased staff costs along with general inflation plus planned investment in new resources. To this end a review of costs and revenues has taken place with planned savings and income increases put in place for the future year.
TRUSTEES The trustees who served during the year are named on page two.
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PRESTEIGNE LITTLE PEOPLE'S STATEMENT OF FINACIAL PLAYGROUP ACTIVITIES
(registered charity number 1019909)
For the Year Ended 31 MAY 2023
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| Income: | £ | £ | ||
| Nursery Education Funding PCC ceredigion/govchildcare funding Fees cash fees One to One Funding Mums & Tots no longer charging Grants received Apprentice employer incentive scheme Staff Training grants Mums & Tots grants Fund raising donations Spar & Farmers Arms misc income Bank Interest received Total Income |
35,768.83 67,832.50 134,942.36 432.00 0.00 0.00 |
238,975.69 31,406.05 417.41 |
28,078.00 73,978.00 106,065.00 1,331.00 987.00 49.00 |
210,487.00 20,144.00 8.00 |
| 23,312.36 3,000.00 1,187.92 1,602.49 1,707.21 200.00 396.07 |
16,095.00 3,000.00 678.00 0.00 238.00 50.00 82.00 |
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| 270,799.15 | 230,639.00 | |||
| Expenditure: | £ | £ | ||
| wages NIPAYE Pension Treasurer/Chair Honoraria Contribution to school costs Stay & Play rent room hire Insurance phones & wifi IT equipment Postage/stationery/admin Garden projects Consumables/equipment/cleaning Food & provisions School meals Subscriptions lottery license DBS checks PCC Travel expenses Staff training Recruitment Bank Charges Waste removal Furniture & equipment Outside equipment Play resources Play consumables Staff gifts ICO Misc St Andrewsgraduation |
194,006.99 25,464.31 8,373.75 17,600.00 10,730.10 219.69 728.44 1,613.48 819.49 1,298.99 23,461.97 6,012.52 7,116.36 4,210.11 616.59 20.00 448.00 21.60 1,970.40 1,330.34 60.00 1,230.24 11,852.69 528.50 2,436.39 3,516.48 460.99 35.00 50.00 |
131,709.00 11,425.00 3,477.00 18,275.00 10,002.00 896.00 992.00 1,372.00 3,294.00 1,120.00 11,035.00 7,175.00 3,147.00 392.00 95.00 0.00 464.00 38.00 204.00 911.00 0.00 197.00 3,658.00 700.00 360.00 |
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| Total Expenditure | 326,233.42 | 210,938.00 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. The accounts have been prepared on the cash basis.
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (registered charity number 1019909)
Balance Sheet As at 31 May 2023
| Current assets Bank Current Account Fundraising Account Contingency Account Cash Account Total assets Capital and reserves Accumulated unreserved fund brought forward Surplus for the year Total Accumulated Fund Carried Forward |
2023 2022 £ £ 23,495.23 21369 196.27 17083 67,544.38 108218 50 50 |
|---|---|
| 91,286 146720 |
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| 146720 130756 £91,286 15964 -55,434 146720 |
The trustees have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for maintaining accounting records and preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with standard accounting policies and are for the sole use of the trustees.
These financial statements are approved and authorised for issue by the management committee and its trustees, signed on its behalf by:
…Ann Wake……………………………………………………….
Ann Wake Chairperson
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Chairs Report Playgroup AGM 25[th] March 2024
For year June 1[st] , 2022, to May 31[st] 2023.
The year to end May 2023 was one of great change for us starting with a Joint Inspection of CIW and ESTYN in June. i met with the new Head teacher aiming to develop closer working relationships and particularly our approach to the new curriculum for Wales being implemented from September 22.
Major work started on developing our new growing garden with tree house, slide, mud kitchen and outdoor classroom space. A great resource for our forest school. Our thanks to Rory Bennett and Jake Kirmes-Daley for their excellent work. We were given a £50 donation by the Community Café.
We celebrated our oldest learners’ graduation with a celebration at St Andrews Church with thanks to Rev Steve Hollinghurst. Sports day was a great activity rounding off the term. We advertised repeatedly for a manager with no applicants. Rebecca Morris did a great job of holding the fort in difficult times as we responded to the joint inspection report, developing and action plan supported by Powys Foundation Learning team. Abbie Lewis came along as acting deputy alongside Jo Griffiths. The staff all worked hard to improve our environment and resources, especially Welsh and numeracy ones. We recruited another two apprentices, a new post of Stay and Play lead was created along with a cleaner and a kitchen assistant posts.
The stay and play sessions were revived with a grant which made it possible to not charge for entry. The numbers of children attending nursery have increased dramatically after the last year post covid as more families returned to full time work. Waiting lists stretched further. Autumn term saw the new curriculum started with new ways of planning for the children’s initial assessments and development and the new Learning Journals. All staff worked hard on learning new skills with an abundance of training courses. We recruited volunteer Welsh speakers to help staff reading and singing with the children. All staff attended an inhouse Welsh course which we had secured grant funding to put on.
We looked at how to improve our communications with parents, introducing the new Class Dojo app as well as much more use of social media. We used the newly purchased I pads and laptops to assist with this. More parents’ evenings were introduced.
October, we had a follow up Joint inspection visit. We were told they were very pleased with our progress. Rebecca Morris was appointed as manager carrying on the good work she had implemented. Recruitment started for a room leader. Half term saw a lively Spooky Halloween lunch run by our committee. Fun was had by all.
We were able to establish monthly health visitor visits which helped with ongoing discussion of any child development concerns emerging for our little people. Staff undertook the Wellcomm training to improve knowledge of using this speech and language tool kit.
Chair and manager submitted a number of grant applications successfully both for staff training, resources as well as capital grants to improve the fabric of the rooms.
December included a fun Christmas party for the children, they then performed a great Christmas play. Committee ran a Quiz night fundraiser, Thanks to the Farmers Arms for hosting as well as a £100 donation. Our thanks also to Spar also donated £145 to Stay & Play.
The new year brought further change as both manager and acting deputy told us they needed to leave in March. We had a further Joint inspection visit where we were told that we had met all targets for improvement.
More recruitment following advice from CIW to widen the net and look for business training rather than childcare gave us a successful new manager Michaela Soporova who started in March. We also welcomed a new apprentice. April saw the national minimum wage rise dramatically causing us a large rise in staffing costs with no increase from funders. We were forced to increase our charges for the first time in several years.
April saw the committee having a learning session helped by Powys childcare business support.
May saw the entire staff team learning how to use the new TYFU system for sharing information with other professionals around children with ALN or other issues.
All in all, a very busy and action-packed year with a tremendous amount of extra hard work from all the staff and committee. This year required a lot of expenditure causing a deficit budget; however, we have wonderful resources and well-trained motivated staff delivering quality education and childcare for our little people.
Next steps include developing a new website, and other tools promoting communications.
The further embedding our understanding of the new curriculum.
An emphasis on fundraising to help swell our coffers once more.
The change of constitution to become a CIO thus protecting committee members.
Looking at companies who can help us now with an ever-growing budget and staff team to manage. Help such as payroll services, bookkeeping and HR functions. The laws surrounding our business are changing all the time and as a volunteer committee we must understand our limitations.
Many thanks Ann Wake
Charity Number 1019909
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered Charity)
Report of the trustees & financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered charity: 1019909)
Contents of the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023
Charity Information Page 2 Report of the trustees Page 3 Statement of financial activities Page 4 Balance Sheet Page 5
Charity Information for the year ended 31 May 2023
Registered charity name:
Presteigne Little Peoples Playgroup
Trustees : the trustees who served during the year are as follows:
Ann Wake Adam Crowe Kimberly Coles Ashleigh Wright Lynsey Randell Jo Wozencraft Rebecca Goddard Deana Fletcher Sarah Kuegler Charlotte Kehoe Georgina Pugh Antony Mottershead
Charity Number:
1019909
Principal Office:
c/o Presteigne Primary School Slough Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2NH
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (Registered charity: 1019909)
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The trustees of the Charity present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended
31 May 2023
The Charity is governed by its constitution which was adopted on 3 June 1980 and amended on 20 June 1983 and 13 July 1992. It registered with the Charity Commission on 15 April 1993.
The Charity’s objects are to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activity of the Charity is provision and maintenance of a full day care centre and all associated activities.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The results for the year are set out on page 4 & 5. The trustees consider that the balance on the Accumulated Fund, a loss on 31 May 2023 of £ 55,434 on the activities of the charity to that date is disappointing and the present level of funding needs to be increased to support the planned activities of the Charity. The loss is attributed increased staff costs along with general inflation plus planned investment in new resources. To this end a review of costs and revenues has taken place with planned savings and income increases put in place for the future year.
TRUSTEES The trustees who served during the year are named on page two.
.
PRESTEIGNE LITTLE PEOPLE'S STATEMENT OF FINACIAL PLAYGROUP ACTIVITIES
(registered charity number 1019909)
For the Year Ended 31 MAY 2023
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| Income: | £ | £ | ||
| Nursery Education Funding PCC ceredigion/govchildcare funding Fees cash fees One to One Funding Mums & Tots no longer charging Grants received Apprentice employer incentive scheme Staff Training grants Mums & Tots grants Fund raising donations Spar & Farmers Arms misc income Bank Interest received Total Income |
35,768.83 67,832.50 134,942.36 432.00 0.00 0.00 |
238,975.69 31,406.05 417.41 |
28,078.00 73,978.00 106,065.00 1,331.00 987.00 49.00 |
210,487.00 20,144.00 8.00 |
| 23,312.36 3,000.00 1,187.92 1,602.49 1,707.21 200.00 396.07 |
16,095.00 3,000.00 678.00 0.00 238.00 50.00 82.00 |
|||
| 270,799.15 | 230,639.00 | |||
| Expenditure: | £ | £ | ||
| wages NIPAYE Pension Treasurer/Chair Honoraria Contribution to school costs Stay & Play rent room hire Insurance phones & wifi IT equipment Postage/stationery/admin Garden projects Consumables/equipment/cleaning Food & provisions School meals Subscriptions lottery license DBS checks PCC Travel expenses Staff training Recruitment Bank Charges Waste removal Furniture & equipment Outside equipment Play resources Play consumables Staff gifts ICO Misc St Andrewsgraduation |
194,006.99 25,464.31 8,373.75 17,600.00 10,730.10 219.69 728.44 1,613.48 819.49 1,298.99 23,461.97 6,012.52 7,116.36 4,210.11 616.59 20.00 448.00 21.60 1,970.40 1,330.34 60.00 1,230.24 11,852.69 528.50 2,436.39 3,516.48 460.99 35.00 50.00 |
131,709.00 11,425.00 3,477.00 18,275.00 10,002.00 896.00 992.00 1,372.00 3,294.00 1,120.00 11,035.00 7,175.00 3,147.00 392.00 95.00 0.00 464.00 38.00 204.00 911.00 0.00 197.00 3,658.00 700.00 360.00 |
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| Total Expenditure | 326,233.42 | 210,938.00 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. The accounts have been prepared on the cash basis.
Presteigne Little People’s Playgroup (registered charity number 1019909)
Balance Sheet As at 31 May 2023
| Current assets Bank Current Account Fundraising Account Contingency Account Cash Account Total assets Capital and reserves Accumulated unreserved fund brought forward Surplus for the year Total Accumulated Fund Carried Forward |
2023 2022 £ £ 23,495.23 21369 196.27 17083 67,544.38 108218 50 50 |
|---|---|
| 91,286 146720 |
|
| 146720 130756 £91,286 15964 -55,434 146720 |
The trustees have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for maintaining accounting records and preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with standard accounting policies and are for the sole use of the trustees.
These financial statements are approved and authorised for issue by the management committee and its trustees, signed on its behalf by:
…Ann Wake……………………………………………………….
Ann Wake Chairperson
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