Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/03/2020 To
28/02/2021
Charity name: Pant Pandas Childcare Centre
Charity registration number: 1022072
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The aims of the pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objectives of the pre-school learning alliance. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
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| SORP reference | ||
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | We typically do not make grant applications and have made non during the reporting period |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | As a charity, all of our funding and income goes back into the setting, we do not have a “Social Investment” program. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | We do not have any volunteers at the setting |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | This year was a challenging year with COVID and materially impacted the settings operations. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We continue to achieve our objectives set out: Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We do not conduct fund raising |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | We do not hold any investments |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | £4,891.90 at end of reporting period |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Our aim is to hold approximately £8,000 in reserves, however we put all funds back into the setting. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Parent fees, and free place funding |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | We do not hold any investments |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | We have an ongoing Fraud investigation of which we cannot name the individual on the advice of our HR Service applicable to this year. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Election/collective |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Trustees are advised to go to the Charty Commission website and read up on procedures |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Trustees and Staff |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | None |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Pant Pandas Childcare Centre |
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| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1022072 |
| Charity’s principal address | Bryn Offa, Rockwell Lane, Pant, SY10 9QR |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mr Simon Robert Borthwick |
Chairperson | |||
| Mrs Ceri Borthwick | Treasurer | |||
| Mrs Emma Evans | Member | |||
| Jenny Leanne Price |
Setting Manager | Removed- 1stJanuary 2021 |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Simon Robert Borthwick | ||
Chair |
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| 02/02/2025 | ||
| 02/02/2025 |
Pant Pandas
01/03/2020 to 28/02/2021
Summary
Income
| Item | Description | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | Feburay | Total |
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| Childcare fees paid by parents who either do not qualify for | ||||||||||||||
| Child Fees | vouchers/freeplacement,and topupfees | £7,459.15 | £666.80 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £4,424.71 | £4,130.45 | £4,965.65 | £4,624.20 | £4,491.71 | £2,246.15 | £33,008.82 |
| Shropshire Council funding for children from Shropshire | ||||||||||||||
| Shropshire Council Child Funding | Authoritywhoqualifyfor freeplacement/sessions | £4,802.70 | £23,289.25 | £0.00 | £7,505.15 | £0.00 | £17,319.90 | £1,950.00 | £0.00 | £3,313.05 | £14,922.00 | £1,522.50 | £10,504.80 | £85,129.35 |
| Welsh funding for children from Powy Authority who qualify for | ||||||||||||||
| Welsh Council Child Funding | freeplacement/sessions | £1,620.00 | £1,714.50 | £1,417.50 | £1,890.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £720.00 | £450.00 | £1,125.00 | £450.00 | £1,372.50 | £10,759.50 |
| Child Worlplace Vouchers | Childcare feespaid by parents in workplace voucher schemes | £709.08 | £150.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £495.00 | £236.00 | £1,376.75 | £608.00 | £143.25 | £787.89 | £4,505.97 |
| Other income | Refunds into bank account | £0.00 | £9.00 | £0.00 | £21.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £29.35 | £35.00 | £120.11 | £30.89 | £411.00 | £0.00 | £656.35 |
| Covid Funding (JRS) | Fundingfrom Government for Job Retention Scheme | £0.00 | £0.00 | £3,943.80 | £4,558.43 | £4,393.63 | £4,685.71 | £6,518.04 | £1,896.30 | £1,669.15 | £0.00 | £2,351.00 | £2,326.34 | £32,342.40 |
| £166,402.39 |
| Item | Description | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | Feburay | Total |
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| Child Fees | Childcare fees paid by parents who either do not qualify for vouchers/freeplacement,and topupfees |
£7,459.15 | £666.80 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £4,424.71 | £4,130.45 | £4,965.65 | £4,624.20 | £4,491.71 | £2,246.15 | £33,008.82 |
| Shropshire Council Child Funding | Shropshire Council funding for children from Shropshire Authoritywhoqualifyfor freeplacement/sessions |
£4,802.70 | £23,289.25 | £0.00 | £7,505.15 | £0.00 | £17,319.90 | £1,950.00 | £0.00 | £3,313.05 | £14,922.00 | £1,522.50 | £10,504.80 | £85,129.35 |
| Welsh Council Child Funding | Welsh funding for children from Powy Authority who qualify for freeplacement/sessions |
£1,620.00 | £1,714.50 | £1,417.50 | £1,890.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £720.00 | £450.00 | £1,125.00 | £450.00 | £1,372.50 | £10,759.50 |
| Child Worlplace Vouchers | Childcare feespaid by parents in workplace voucher schemes | £709.08 | £150.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £495.00 | £236.00 | £1,376.75 | £608.00 | £143.25 | £787.89 | £4,505.97 |
| Other income | Refunds into bank account | £0.00 | £9.00 | £0.00 | £21.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £29.35 | £35.00 | £120.11 | £30.89 | £411.00 | £0.00 | £656.35 |
| Covid Funding (JRS) | Fundingfrom Government for Job Retention Scheme | £0.00 | £0.00 | £3,943.80 | £4,558.43 | £4,393.63 | £4,685.71 | £6,518.04 | £1,896.30 | £1,669.15 | £0.00 | £2,351.00 | £2,326.34 | £32,342.40 |
| £166,402.39 | ||||||||||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Description | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January | Feburay | Total |
| Food for Setting- Snacks and Lunches | Food which includes breakfast club food, daytime snacks, afternoon snacks and after school club food. |
£983.77 | £1,631.44 | £1,310.06 | £1,642.14 | £715.43 | £1,013.38 | £1,009.20 | £1,052.57 | £1,385.74 | £1,074.14 | £729.83 | £324.49 | £12,872.19 |
| Equipment and Toys for Setting | Equipment and supplies includingtoys,furniture etc | £488.87 | £615.20 | £1,050.49 | £2,771.99 | £818.69 | £2,379.41 | £1,409.59 | £1,431.74 | £1,883.51 | £3,050.92 | £739.57 | £0.00 | £16,639.98 |
| Dinners from School | School dinners from adjacent school | £697.14 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,303.54 | £492.54 | £0.00 | £973.65 | £0.00 | £436.16 | £0.00 | £865.74 | £0.00 | £4,768.77 |
| Supplies for Setting | supplies includingsupplies,furniture etc | £4.99 | £48.93 | £350.18 | £346.02 | £435.84 | £410.13 | £318.47 | £40.96 | £38.44 | £2,123.28 | £1,087.43 | £950.28 | £6,154.95 |
| Services for Setting | Services including learning subscriptions, plumbing, electrical etc |
£775.80 | £175.00 | £950.56 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £452.00 | £1,229.15 | £848.16 | £202.80 | £163.68 | £273.38 | £0.00 | £5,070.53 |
| Staff Wages | Staff Costs | £8,058.69 | £8,569.83 | £8,408.80 | £9,290.85 | £9,304.93 | £8,986.24 | £10,562.20 | £8,965.27 | £9,586.97 | £7,995.17 | £8,987.07 | £8,534.96 | £107,250.98 |
| Vet | Vet bills for Pet | £0.00 | £220.12 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £205.15 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £425.27 |
| Payroll | Payroll Services | £0.00 | £133.56 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £104.76 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £140.76 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £379.08 |
| Insurance | Insurance for setting | £0.00 | £0.00 | £148.93 | £148.97 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £148.93 | £1,489.34 |
| Utilities | Utilities such as water and electric | £0.00 | £0.00 | £425.02 | £59.99 | £0.00 | £442.16 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £443.68 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £442.92 | £1,813.77 |
| Staff Costs | Staff Costs | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £90.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £90.00 |
| Staff Training | Trainingfor staff | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £450.00 | £175.00 | £102.15 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £150.00 | £877.15 |
| UNIFORMS | Uniformpurchase for staff | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £195.00 | £184.40 | £455.08 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £834.48 |
| Staff Vetting | Staff vetting- DBS | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £256.00 | £64.00 | £64.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £384.00 |
| Rent | Rent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £650.00 | £0.00 | £650.00 |
| HR Services | HR services | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,800.00 | £1,800.00 |
| PettyCash | Pettycash | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
| £161,510.49 | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance: £11,095.77 Closing Balance: £15,987.67 |
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| Opening Balance: | £11,095.77 | |||||||||||||
| Closing Balance: | £15,987.67 |