**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From To** 8th April 2021 7[th] April 2022 ## Section AReference and ad ~~ministration details~~ **Charity** Orrishmere Play Group **name** First Steps Orrishmere Pre-School **Other names charity is known by** 1020249 **Registered charity number (if ) Charity's principal** Scout Headquarters **dd** Warwick Close Cheadle Hulme **Postcode SK8 5NN** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**TAR** 1 March **20 2** ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** 2 March **20 2** **information) Type of adviser** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional** **Name** **Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section BStructure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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 CObjectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The aims of the pre-school 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 and by: (a)offering appropriate play, education and care facilities together with the rights of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved with the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, religion, culture, means or ability. - (b)encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas - (c)instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. **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)** ## **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 DAchievements and erformance p Ran 38 weeks of 6.50 hours each reaching a total circa 30 **Summary of the main** children. **achievements of the charity during the year** Continued to offer full service during second COVID lock down There was also half hour early drop off from 8.30 each day. ## **Section EFinancial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The trustees have agreed that reserves of one terms running expenses ,(approx. £30,000) should be retained in case of unexpected falls in income, £20,000 reserved for potential costs of replacement floor following the 2019 flood, £10,000 flood risk contingency to replace equipment/disruption if we have another future flood, £10,000 staff sickness/cover reserve,£5k Energy Crisis reserve giving a total reserve balance of £75,000 **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **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); - 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** **Section GDeclaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** Mark Finnigan **Full name(s)** Chairperson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Dat 111112022 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesj member5 of First Steps (Jrishmere Pre•School On accounts forthe year ended April 2022 Charity no (rf any) Set out on pages 4and5 Respective The charity's trustees are restK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 lthe Chartiies Act) and that an irKiependent examination is needed. It is my resp¢Jnsibilrty to- examine the ￿C0[￿ts under seclion 145 of the Chartlies Act, to foll￿ the procedures laKI dtykn￿ in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (uThJer section 145(5J{b) of the Charttses Act, and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Basis of IrKIew￿ My examinats.on was carried out in acCOrdar￿ wth general Directions given examinerfs st*ay￿r￿ by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the acc￿nting records kept by the charty aTrJ a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes c(nsideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts. arKI seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any SLth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provwje all the evidence that V￿uld be required in an audtt, and consequently rK) opinion is given as to vthether Ihe accounts presettt a 'true and fairf view and the rep)rt is limited to Ihose matters set out in the statement below. lndepwW￿ In connection wtth my examination. rK) matter has come to my attentton examinerfs sta*￿e￿ (c*her than that disclosed below "} 1. ￿lch gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan￿ *ith s&tK)n 130 of the Charities Act.. and to prepare accounts 7*•tiich accord with the accounttng records and comply the accounting requirgnents of the Charities Act have not been met" or 2. to vthich, in my opinion: attention should be dra￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Flease ￿lete the w0￿S in the brackets if they th not appty. Nam&" I lan Roger N￿rtOn Relevant professional1 R*d Chartered Accountant qualrfication{sl or body (rf any): | Cheshire Sk7 1E Section B Disclosure nly C(￿plete rf the examiner needs to hohlight material problems. First Ste Orrishmere Pre-school Charit No: Recei ts&P ents f(K the Year Endin ril 2022 Recei Fees YE 2022 36.769.50 YE 2021 22,623.23 53.839.58 Grant Fees Grant Fees ISENI Early Drop Off 3,65L&) 97.cil 76,559.81 Total Fees 121,439.15 Apprenti￿ Incarne Photograph Commission Trip Income Sundry Income Donationsl Grant Apps lob Retention SI*•￿ ICOVIDI Interest 3Q {6,123.011 10.012.21 3LQ3 {6.026.55 11.027.30 115.41160 87.587.11 Pa ments Salaries Training Rent Development & Equipment offi￿ &Admin & lkntniry Exps Subscriptions & Insura) Activittes &Snxk5 li￿ Petty Cashl 5urnmer Trip Christma5 P Building Donati( Committee Exps 183,772.67) {54.((Jl 13,435.44 I8.(￿2.79} 11,899.751 I73.￿.74) 131&201 11115.131 IL64&121 1679.70) IL133.081 (K) {3.113.411 {35.( Tthl P￿ments (loL￿.0 179,839.9 Surplu5llDefiatl f(YYe 1435*59 7.747.14 Note exdude fd Iu5for Include- Grant Fees exdth term 2021 advan￿ from Stoc*DOrt Council (received In 3y21 relates to 2V221 I1,￿.20 .965.28 Remove- Grant Fees Ind￿leS gjmmer term 2022 adVall￿ fmm Stockport Couno (paid in 2V22 relates to 221231 Remove Parents Fees paid in ad¥an￿ forSumrnerTemi I add back/Remove repayTnent of Job Retention Sd)eme [rep￿d 2V221 17.982.(K) 11,869.20 1,616.01 3.cn 6.123.01 3.64194 4.1(h120 UndeAyin8SUpl￿I fc*year Flrst Ste Chari No: s Orrishmere Pre-school Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 7 A ri12022 Assets - E Books ValL -omputer NBV B￿￿ Equpmerrt NBV Bfvrtl Depreaate compLtsr @ 25¥. Depreaaknon Equp at20% RV ui ment 2022 2021 32.33 100.34 43.11 125.43 10.78 25.09 132.68 20.07 104.52 Assets Cf¥%Yl Current Assets Debt￿S Barks & Cash Ba￿ DepositAccoLrt Bath CLTrert Account Petty Cash at First Steps 103,848.75 1.000.IJ) 14.74 89,421.21 1,000.00 83.69 Total Cash & Bar*s 104,863.49 90,504.90 CurrBnt Liabilities - C￿dItorS Rert Tr)t paid Grani Fees Stcckport (See Stockport Rolr¥J Portal street) HMRC Job Retention Volwtsry R8paymert Less Parerts Fees paid in adwar￿e for sLTh[￿ Tefm 1 I7.￿.[￿) IL869.20 686.28 3.981.88 Reconcle Movement on Banks & Cash to Recei &Ex nditurn Cash & Bf￿j sEW￿(DeficIt) Cash& ,504.￿) 14,358.59 104.863.49 82.757.76 7,747.14 90,504.90 Cor*rol T¢)kt Cash aTra Bar Diff 104,863.49 SYJ.504.90 0.00 Cash in Hard t￿1 Top Up d￿r¥j sear {type Trans to PC) Total speTrJ kia Petty Cash in sear Eypected Cash in HaTrJ 83.69 600.CM) 668.95 14.74 154.47 300.00 370.78 83.69 Acbjal Cash in Har¥J at Year E￿1 Differer￿e 14.74 83.69 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesj member5 of First Steps (Jrishmere Pre•School On accounts forthe year ended April 2022 Charity no (rf any) Set out on pages 4and5 Respective The charity's trustees are restK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 lthe Chartiies Act) and that an irKiependent examination is needed. It is my resp¢Jnsibilrty to- examine the ￿C0[￿ts under seclion 145 of the Chartlies Act, to foll￿ the procedures laKI dtykn￿ in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (uThJer section 145(5J{b) of the Charttses Act, and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Basis of IrKIew￿ My examinats.on was carried out in acCOrdar￿ wth general Directions given examinerfs st*ay￿r￿ by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the acc￿nting records kept by the charty aTrJ a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes c(nsideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts. arKI seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any SLth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provwje all the evidence that V￿uld be required in an audtt, and consequently rK) opinion is given as to vthether Ihe accounts presettt a 'true and fairf view and the rep)rt is limited to Ihose matters set out in the statement below. lndepwW￿ In connection wtth my examination. rK) matter has come to my attentton examinerfs sta*￿e￿ (c*her than that disclosed below "} 1. ￿lch gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan￿ *ith s&tK)n 130 of the Charities Act.. and to prepare accounts 7*•tiich accord with the accounttng records and comply the accounting requirgnents of the Charities Act have not been met" or 2. to vthich, in my opinion: attention should be dra￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Flease ￿lete the w0￿S in the brackets if they th not appty. Nam&" I lan Roger N￿rtOn Relevant professional1 R*d Chartered Accountant qualrfication{sl or body (rf any): | Cheshire Sk7 1E Section B Disclosure nly C(￿plete rf the examiner needs to hohlight material problems. First Ste Orrishmere Pre-school Charit No: Recei ts&P ents f(K the Year Endin ril 2022 Recei Fees YE 2022 36.769.50 YE 2021 22,623.23 53.839.58 Grant Fees Grant Fees ISENI Early Drop Off 3,65L&) 97.cil 76,559.81 Total Fees 121,439.15 Apprenti￿ Incarne Photograph Commission Trip Income Sundry Income Donationsl Grant Apps lob Retention SI*•￿ ICOVIDI Interest 3Q {6,123.011 10.012.21 3LQ3 {6.026.55 11.027.30 115.41160 87.587.11 Pa ments Salaries Training Rent Development & Equipment offi￿ &Admin & lkntniry Exps Subscriptions & Insura) Activittes &Snxk5 li￿ Petty Cashl 5urnmer Trip Christma5 P Building Donati( Committee Exps 183,772.67) {54.((Jl 13,435.44 I8.(￿2.79} 11,899.751 I73.￿.74) 131&201 11115.131 IL64&121 1679.70) IL133.081 (K) {3.113.411 {35.( Tthl P￿ments (loL￿.0 179,839.9 Surplu5llDefiatl f(YYe 1435*59 7.747.14 Note exdude fd Iu5for Include- Grant Fees exdth term 2021 advan￿ from Stoc*DOrt Council (received In 3y21 relates to 2V221 I1,￿.20 .965.28 Remove- Grant Fees Ind￿leS gjmmer term 2022 adVall￿ fmm Stockport Couno (paid in 2V22 relates to 221231 Remove Parents Fees paid in ad¥an￿ forSumrnerTemi I add back/Remove repayTnent of Job Retention Sd)eme [rep￿d 2V221 17.982.(K) 11,869.20 1,616.01 3.cn 6.123.01 3.64194 4.1(h120 UndeAyin8SUpl￿I fc*year Flrst Ste Chari No: s Orrishmere Pre-school Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 7 A ri12022 Assets - E Books ValL -omputer NBV B￿￿ Equpmerrt NBV Bfvrtl Depreaate compLtsr @ 25¥. Depreaaknon Equp at20% RV ui ment 2022 2021 32.33 100.34 43.11 125.43 10.78 25.09 132.68 20.07 104.52 Assets Cf¥%Yl Current Assets Debt￿S Barks & Cash Ba￿ DepositAccoLrt Bath CLTrert Account Petty Cash at First Steps 103,848.75 1.000.IJ) 14.74 89,421.21 1,000.00 83.69 Total Cash & Bar*s 104,863.49 90,504.90 CurrBnt Liabilities - C￿dItorS Rert Tr)t paid Grani Fees Stcckport (See Stockport Rolr¥J Portal street) HMRC Job Retention Volwtsry R8paymert Less Parerts Fees paid in adwar￿e for sLTh[￿ Tefm 1 I7.￿.[￿) IL869.20 686.28 3.981.88 Reconcle Movement on Banks & Cash to Recei &Ex nditurn Cash & Bf￿j sEW￿(DeficIt) Cash& ,504.￿) 14,358.59 104.863.49 82.757.76 7,747.14 90,504.90 Cor*rol T¢)kt Cash aTra Bar Diff 104,863.49 SYJ.504.90 0.00 Cash in Hard t￿1 Top Up d￿r¥j sear {type Trans to PC) Total speTrJ kia Petty Cash in sear Eypected Cash in HaTrJ 83.69 600.CM) 668.95 14.74 154.47 300.00 370.78 83.69 Acbjal Cash in Har¥J at Year E￿1 Differer￿e 14.74 83.69