## Report AGM 20[th] March 2024 

1. The National Minimum Wage is set to rise from April 2024 by £1.02 per hour. This is a considerable amount to shoulder. I would ask to move this discussion to the key committee members after the main content of the AGM is finished and all business there within concluded. I have the new funding formula worked out as best I can to my ability, as always figures can slightly vary due to the nature of the childcare sector, however, the figures will be very close to being correct. 

2. We are fully booked until September 2025, bar a couple of afternoon slots, we are leaving these closed as Alana and I will be working alone on Friday from April 2024. We usually work alone on Thursdays. 

3. Alana and I will be looking to advertise from the beginning of September 2024 for a new member of staff to join us on a Wednesday and Thursday with a view to a January 2025 start. That is on the proviso that Berny Knight retires at the beginning of December 2024. 

4. We know this will not be any easy task as we are looking for a level 3 with at least 2/3 years current experience in the new Development Matters Framework. Many nurseries are struggling to recruit fully trained qualified staff, many are leaving the sector due to the level of responsibility, training required to perform the job, coupled with low wages. We may have to consider a level 2 team member. 

5. Gill will be continuing to work as lunch time cover until the beginning of January 2025, whereupon we believe Gill may retire. Gill currently works lunches only and this has been a better fit for preschool. 

6. We would like to purchase a SMART TV from the EYPP money we receive for MW and to have it professional fitted onto the wall. We would look at selling the large tablet, as with all tablets they soon start to struggle with keeping up with today’s technological requirements. The screen is staring to deteriorate due to it being cold and damp in the store room. 

7. We have recently experienced a bit of rising damp and mould so we are keeping an eye on it 

8. The Fire Door needs replacing and the windows need mantainance work. This should be completed within three weeks at a cost of £1,950. 

9. When we break up for the Summer Holidays, I would like to look at the cost of having the carpets professionally cleaned and a deep clean. We can use a domestic carpet cleaner; however, they do not really touch the level of wear, tear and grime our carpet endures. 

10. It has been four years since we last decorated preschool, we may need to look at the woodwork being painted again within 12 months. Everything else is holding up for now. 

11. We would like to perhaps consider one of the toilets being replaced for a child’s level unit, some of the children can be quite heavy to lift onto the toilet. 

12. Fundraising team met recently and plans underway to raise a few pounds through different events. 

13. First Aid training will be renewed at the beginning of September 2024 

14. I decided not to have a nappy disposal company as previously discussed because it would have cost around £450 a year. However, with the increased number of children not being toilet trained as quickly as expected, the number of nappies I am taking home is way beyond expectations this year I have looked at another setting and they charge parents for this service now. Their web page states “Please note that for nappy-wearing children, their invoice will include a mandatory charge of £15/half-term to cover the cost of nappy disposal (in line with Government regulations), and to reflect increased demands on staff time”. I will ask the advice of Cheshire East FEEE Team to ask if this is okay to charge for this and propose we charge a minimum of £10 per half term. 

15. I would like the committee to consider raising the fees from September 2024 to come in line with the amount received per hour from Cheshire East (effective from April 2024). Therefore, we would be looking at 2-year-old children’s fees being set at £7.00 and increase of £1.00 (£7.11) and 3 y-o + being set at £5.50, an increase of £0.50p (£5.02). However, the majority of the children will be all funded hours. 



|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31.08.2023**|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31.08.2023**|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31.08.2023**|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31.08.2023**|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31.08.2023**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Sept 22 - August 23**||2023||2022||2021|
|FEES||6,620||7,598||7,654|
|VOUCHERS||0||0||0|
|GRANT||62,370||56,922||48,038|
|FUNDRAISING||1,345||1,973||5,496|
|INTEREST ON DEPOSIT ACCOUNT||0||0||0|
|SNACK MONEY||160||169||161|
|MILK REFUND||0||136||149|
|OTHER (Furlough)||0||23||8,270|
|Totals||70,495||66,822||69,767|
||||||||
|**EXPENDITURE**|||||||
|WAGES||46,509||43,231||45,247|
|TRAINING||30||370||680|
|PREMISES||7,156||4,265||4,261|
|FENCE - GRANT FUNDED||0||0||0|
|PHOTOS||0||0||0|
|MILK||33||163||149|
|REFRESHMENTS||920||510||589|
|INSURANCE||3,006||1,015||1,944|
|TELEPHONE||1,076||1,000||970|
|ADMIN / ACCOUNTANTS||862||4,931||3,940|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER||0||0||0|
|STATIONERY / COPYING||296||71||337|
|TOYS||1,550||741||3,171|
|GIFTS||0||0||0|
|OTHER||198||253|||
|MISC. & FUNDRAISING||36||354||457|
|Totals||61,672||56,904||61,746|
||||||||
|DEPRECIATION||0||0||1,385|
|OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS||8,823||9,917||6,636|
||||||||
|**SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP**|**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31.08.2023**||||||
|||2023||2022||2021|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||||||
|WENDY HOUSE COST||0||0||27,699|
|LESS DEPRECIATION||0||0||-27,699|
|||||0||0|
|**ASSETS**|||||||
|CASH IN HAND||0||0||0|
|PETTY CASH ADVANCE||0|||||
|BANK CURRENT ACCOUNT||0||0||0|
|DEPOSIT ACCOUNT NO NOTICE||45,065||50,434||42,196|
|HIGH INTEREST ACCOUNT||0||0||0|
|TOTAL ASSETS||45,065||50,434||42,197|
||||||||
|**RESERVES**|||||||
|GENERAL RESERVE AT START OF YEAR||50,434||36,547||29,911|
|GRANTS FOR PLAYGROUND - restricted fund|||||||
|OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS||8,823||9,917||6,636|
|**RESERVES AT END OF YEAR**||59,257||46,464||36,547|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
On accounts for the year
ended
SANDBACH HEATH (ST JOHN'S) PLAYGROUP
2023
Charity no
(if any)
Section A page 1, Section B Pag& 2, Accounts Page 3 ,-*
1021342
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (°the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and R8ports) Regulations 2008 other than any r8quiroment
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
nsidered as part of an independent examination.
I have no con￿rnS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if thay do not apply.
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SANDBACH HEATH ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP- INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO
31.08.2023
Sept 22- August 23
FEES
2023
2022
2021
6.620
7,598
VOUCHERS
GRANT
7,654
62,370
56.922
FUNDRAISING
INTEREST ON DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT
48.038
1.345
1,973
5,496
SWCK MONEY
MILK REFUND
160
169
161
136
OTrIER IFurloughl
Totals
149
23
8,270
69,787
70.495
68.822
EXPENtsITURE
WAGES
46.509
43,231
370
TRAINING
45,247
PREMISES
FENCE_ GRANT FUNDED
PHOTOS
7,156
4.265
4,261
MILK
163
REFRESHMENTS
149
920
510
589
INSURANCE
3,006
1.076
1.015
1,000
4,931
TELEPHONE
1,944
970
ADMIN I ACCOUNTANTS
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
STATIONERY I GOPYING
TOYS
862
3,940
296
71
337
1,550
741
GIFTS
3.171
OTHER
198
253
MISC. & FUNDRAISING
TolaL8
354
457
61,$72
58.904
61.746
DEPRECWTION
OPERATING PROFITILOSS
1,385
6,636
8,823
9,917
SANDBACH HEATH STJOHN'S BALANCE SHEET AS AT
PLAYGROUP
3t.08.2023
2023
2022
FIXED ASSETS
WENDY HOUSE cosr
LESS tIEPRECIATION
2021
27.699
-27,699
ASSETS
CASH IN HAND
PErrY CASH ADVANCE
BANK CURRENT ACCOUNT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT NO
NOTICE
45,￿5
50.434
HIGH INTEREsfACCOUNT
TOTAL ASSETS
42,196
45,LN15
50.434
42.197

RESERVES
GENERAL RESERVE AT START
OF YE4R
GRANTS FOR PLAYGROUND.
restricted fund
OPERATING PROFITILOSS
RE8ERVES AT END OF YEAR
SO,434
36.547
29,911
8.823
9.917
6,836
59,257
46,464
36.547