Registered Chaiity Nuniber.. 1020205 CRO PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year erKled 31 AUGUST 2023 Phoenix Accountsncy and Business Consutsncy Limited
CRO PRE-S(11(J)L arity No: 1020205 Contents to the Flnancial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2023 Page Trustees Annual Report Independent Examiners, Report Recelpts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities 10 Notes to the Financial Statements 11
CRO PRE-sa400L ChaTIty l*): 1020205 Report of the Board of Trustees For the year ended 31 August 2023 The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the thaiity for the year ended 31 August 2023. Referen and Admlnistrative Detsils of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers Name of cha Croft Psc1Kl ha istra 1020205 Princi erdti Addrs. The Sc(xrt and Gulde FK2 providen Row Marf(et WhtOn East Yortshi Y043 3FE Trustees.. Names of Trustees who servd during the year and sIe ttE year were as follows: Luclnda Todd (was Heminbrough) Stephen O'Neill Gemma Charlton Margaret Underwood airperson Treasurer committ Member From October 2020 In ndent Examiner Reb Tiiffitt MA4T Prdctice AccountanL of: Phoenix Accounlarry and Business Consultancy Limited mOrtS Cottage Morws Yard Walkergate Eeverfey East yOshIre HU17 9BY
CRO PRE.SCHOOL Charfty No: 1020205 Report of the Board of Trustees For the year ended 31 August 2023 Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 lfjtvJs Hill Avenue ngs Hill West MalliThJ Kent ME19 4JQ Stntcture, Governan and Managllt vemi Croft Pre-school is a registered charity, number 1020205 arKI Is ttErefore regulated by the Charity Commission. The tharity is an unincorpM)rated association govemed by a constitutson adopted on 23 January 1992 and amended on 29 lknber 1997 aml 31 January 2012. Croft Pre-school reglstered as a charity on 26 Aprll 1993. The Trustees fonn the Executive Committee of the charity. The members of the Executive committ are elected at the Annual General M]ng by the members of the Charlty. All membe are clrculated with invitations to nominate Trustees in advan of the AGM. The Constitution ststes that the minimum number of rneMtrrs shall be S and the maximum shall be 12 tEing the Honorary offirS plus up to 9 memlErs elected at the annual general meeting who shall hold Offi from the concluslon of that meetitTJ. The Executive Committee may in addition appolnt rot more than 3 cfropted members but 9) that no-one may be appointed as a co-opted member if, as a resuK more than one third of the members of the Executive Committee would be Co-opted members. Eath aptM)intment of a ctropted member shall be made at a spedal meeting of the Executive Committee. The Constitution allows for pald employees who are affiliate members to be nominated to the Committee in rtain circumStans.
CRO PRE.SCHOOL Charlty No: 1020205 Report of the Board of Tntstees For the year ended 31 August 2023 Trustee Induction inin New Trustees undergo Induttion trdining. The induction inclLhJes a dixussion ab)ut the role and responsibilities of Trustees, the activities, aims and objectives of the charty, the strutture of the organlsatlon, board of Trustees, generdl pr(XedU of the organisation. New Trustees a introduced to memtrs of staff and other Trustees, arKJ are provlded with the Charfty Commissions 'Roles and Responsilxlities of Trustees,, trE Conststution, the buslness plan, the latest stabjtory financial statements, Annual ReFo¢ arKJ finanaal reports provide(I to the board of Trustees. Any additional tralning requirej by the new Trustees will be identified during induction, and may be requested at any point by new and axisting Trustees, where it is considered uful to their role as Trustee. anlsaljonal Structure: The board of Trustees manages the Charity. arKI airns to consider only strateglc deCIsnS at its meetings. Trustees are awa that any conflict of Interest is dedared and minuted. The board holds meetings quartly. The major risks to whith the charity is ex, as identified by the Trustees, have IRen revlewed and systems have been established to mitigate those rfsks. All systems and prccedures are reviewed regularly to ensure they meet charity law and the charivs own aims and objectives. Objectiv&s and Activlties The objects of the charity as the Chaiivs goveming d(MJJrnent are: l) to enhance the development arKI education of children under ststutory school age by encouraging parents to understarmj and provlde for the needs of their children through community groups. 2) To provide a safe, secure and stimulatirKJ erwtronment. 3) To work within a frameworK that ensures equalty of opportunty for all children and familles.
CROFf PRE-SC>IOOL (harity No: 1020205 Report of the Board of Trustees For the year ended 31 August 2023 of activiknes un en for the n relation to these We offer children: A speclally tailored currlculum leadirKJ to approv& leamlng outcomes. Individual Ca and attention made px)ssible by a high ratto of adults to children. The opFM)rtunity to have fun and delebp fidShIpS. The support of a perx)nal key person. Opportunities for parents and families to be directly involved In the a(tivities of the pre-sclKK)I and thelr own children's pwress. The TNstees have tsken regard of and adhered to, guidan of the Charity Commlsslon on publlc benefft during idenljfication and implew£ntaJon of the alx)ve actsviues. Achievements and PerfornMnce les 2022-2 During the 202212023 we undertook the following: Ran suFErvised pre-schcK)I sessions upto end of December 2022 for childm aged 2 to 5 years Plans for Future perio(&s We had an Ofthd inspection on 18th May 2022, which was rated Inadequate, we are aimlng to Improve thls by the next Inspectlon on 20th cktober 2022. We then failed that inspection as we couldnt get the changes completed on time, so our fundiNJ was cut, so we was not able to run the charity so had to close our doors in Dember 2022. We are in the process of closing down the charity and should be completed by the half of 2024.
CRO PRE.(X (knrity No: 1020205 Report of the Board of Trustees For the year ended 31 August 2023 Trustses Responsibilities The CharEtles Act requires the Tru to prepare financial st3tements tr each flnanclal year. In accordance with the Charity Commission Guidare the Trustees have elected to prepare the accounts on the ReIpts and Paymerts basis. This is an acceFtsble foffl for all non-company charities wlth an income below £250,000. The Tmstees are responsible for keeping prow accountiThJ records whith disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements compFy with the Charities Art 2011. The Trust are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charfty aThJ hen tskirKJ reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud and other Irregularities. Statement of disclosure of inforniatlon to Independent Examiner We, the Trustees of the charity who hdd ofFe at the date of approval of these financial statements, each conflnn s) frdr as w are awa, that: ts there is no relevant infomiation of which ttE chaiivs Inc*ndent Examlner ts unaware; and we have13ken all the steps that we ought to have tsken as Trustees in order to make ourselves aware of any relo4ant inf0mtIon and to establish that the charivs irKfependent examlnerfs are awa of that information. By order of the Board Luclnda Todd Chairy)erson Date:
CROFf PRE.SCHWL Charity No: 1020205 I report on the accounts of Croft -School year et¥Jed 31 ALWJUSt 2023 whkh are set (Kjt ¢)n pages 9 to 12. Respethe responslbllities of Trustees and examiner The charlvs Trustees are resp)nslble for the weparation of the acC(nts. The tharftvs Trust£es consider that an audit is not required for this year (ur sedion 144(2) of the Charilies Act 2011 {the 2011 Att)) and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to. examine the accounts (urKler seLtion 145 of the 2011 Att); to follow the procedures laid down in the GrdI DIrtts giva) ty the Chaiity Commlssioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Att). and to state whether partiojlar matters have cDme to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carrled out in accordan Mih the Generdl DirectTons grven by the Charity Commissioners. An examlnation indudes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with th(tse reLords. It aL iludeS consideration of any unusual ilyns or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trus1$ ConmIng any such matters. The procedures uThJertaken do not provide all the eviden that would be required in an audi¢ and consequentty I do not exp an audit opinion on the view glven by the accounts. Independent examlnerfs statemeijt In connection wth my examinatlon, no matter h&8 come to my attenti¢)n: (l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any materlal * the requirements to k&p accounting records in accorilance with sth 130 of the 2011 A¢. and to prepare accounts which accord with trE accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not bn rnet. (2) In my oplnlon, in connection wlth the Indepnt Examlnatton of the accounts attentlon should be dt7wn to the fdlowing: Durfng the year, the number of Trust fell below the minimum number required by the CharfLVs Conskntution but the Charty was still quorate in relation to deasion making. Rebecca Triffitt MAAT Prath Accountsnt Phoenix Accountancy and Business Consultsncy Limited Morlevs Cottage, Morleys Yard Walkergate Beverley HU17 9BY Date. 111*95
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ststement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31 August 2023 Notes 2023 2022 Monetsry Assets Current Account- CAF Cash Savings Account - CAF Gold Petty Cash Total Monetsry Assets Comprising: Unre5tr1cted Funds Restricted Funds 2,731 39 2,280 23,164 238 2,770 25,682 Non Monetary Assets and Liabilities Fixed Assets for the Charity's use (at cost) Furnlture Equipment Toys 3,638 7,933 Debtors Sundry Deb Creditors Trade credito - Accounts Fee Accounts SOftdre HMRC Pension Other (3,362) (1,332) (133) (3,362) (1,465) These financial ststements were approved by the committee on q2 - its behalf by: and signed on Lucinda ToJd, Chairperson stephen 0ellI, Treasurer The notes on pages 11 to 12 form part of the* financial statement& io
CRO PRE-SCHOOL aiity No: 1020205 Notss to the Accounts For the year ended 31 August 2023 Notes Basis of Preparntlon These accounts have been prepared on a receipts arKI payments (R&P) basis in Ilne with charlty commission guidance for a charity of this slze. Fees (Including Toddlers) Totsl 2023 Totsi 2022 ERYC Funding Urxler 3's Fees Toddlers 20,012 4,129 49,662 7,766 936 Staffing Costs Total 2023 Total 2022 Wages and salaries (inc e'ers NI & Pension) Payroll Charges Compensation - R&Jundancy 52,729 167 Accountancy Fees Total 2023 Total 2022 AnnL1 Accounts and Independent Examinatlon (ERVAS) Quickbooks Subscription (ERVAS) li
CROFf PRE.sa400L Charity No: 1020205 Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 August 2023 Restrlcted Funds No resttfj funding during 22-23 financlal year. Taxation The association is a rL¥Jistered chaiity, regists71ion number 1020205. All the associations, income is applied to its tharitable objectives and the associatim is therefo exempt under currert legIatIon from most of taxation. Trustee Remuneration No remuneration was paid to Trustees during the year out of trR funds of the charfty. There was no reimbursement of knel expenses to Tr(L$t dung the year. (2022: £0 to O Trustee). Travel is pald at a rate of £0.40 mlle to Tn&ees and stsff. 12