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2023-03-31-accounts

Tommy Thumbs Pre-School Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31[st] March 2023 Charity number 1022430

Tommy Thumbs pre school Annual Accounts Year ended 31 March 2023

Contents

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Trustees’ Report

Reference and Administration details

Charity name Tommy Thumbs Pre-School (Not known by any other name) Charity Number 1022430

Principal Address Cledford Primary School George VI Avenue Middlewich CW10 0DD

Names of Trustees who manage the Charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Date of
appointment/resignation
if not for fullyear		 Name of body entitled to
appoint trustee
Julie Cooper Chair Appointed January 2017 Trustees or members
Rebecca Bugg Secretary Appointed January 2021 Trustees or members
Amanda Taylor-Hall Treasurer Appointed March 2019 Trustees or members

Advisors

Bankers National Westminster Bank The Bullring Northwich Cheshire. CW9 5BN

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity’s governing document is the Pre-School Learning Alliance Model PreSchool Constitution 2011. This was adopted by Tommy Thumbs in April 2009, reviewed in April 2016 and most recently in January 2019. The Charity is constituted by Trust Deed. Trustees are selected by election from the current membership or appointed by the current trustees.

Objectives and Activities

The objective of the Pre-school is to provide a safe, happy and nurturing environment for all pre-school children and their families, free from discrimination and prejudice. Children of school age are supported within our wraparound care provision before and after school and throughout the school holidays.

Public Benefit Accounting

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. As a charity, the parents of our children have the assurance that all our income must be applied for the benefit of the children attending our setting.

Achievements and Performance

Tommy Thumbs continues to operate from two rooms and can accommodate up to 60 children at any one time across the setting. In the Nursery room (3-4yrs) we offer 3hrs per morning session and 3hrs per afternoon session including a lunch session, five days a week, for 38 weeks per annum. In total 10 sessions per week are run. In the Little Learners room (2-3yrs) we offer a 3hr morning session including a lunch session and a 3hr afternoon session, currently five days a week, for 38 weeks per annum. In total 10 sessions per week are run. To support our families further we now operate a flexible start and finish time of 8.30am & 3.30pm

As at 31 March 2023, the total number of children on the register was 36 in the Nursery room and 38 in the Toddler room.

We continue to offer the Universal Funding offer for all three & four year olds of 15 hours per week, the extended the 30 hours per week funding for eligible 3 and 4 year olds and the two year old funding for eligible children.

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Financial review

Policy on reserves

Reserves at 31 March 2023 were £90,400 . The trustees have worked hard this year to increase the level of reserve. Examples of costs, which would require paying in this situation would be rent and staff redundancies. In addition, reserves are held to cover fluctuations in receipts and payments during the financial year. It should also be noted that there are no restricted or endowment funds held.

Annual surplus

The annual deficit for the year to 31 March 2023 for the Pre-School was £5,119.

Current year financial results

This year, Tommy Thumbs has invested a significant sum in the enhancement of the environment, including decorating several rooms, adding new security locks to external gates & beginning to develop our outdoor garden areas.

Fundraising during the year to 31 March 2023 was lower than previous year (£57 net). We held back on some of our own fundraising to support other local & national charities, for example we held a Bunny Hop to support our local Hospice & enjoyed National Jumper Day for Save The Children.

Future years

Tommy Thumbs at Cledford is now coming to the end of its eleventh year of operation on the site of Cledford Primary School. Jointly, we are formulating a ten year aspiration to enhance the provision and performance of both our Pre-School and Fun Club operations.

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Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Julie Cooper Date Chair Amanda Taylor-Hall Date Treasurer

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Pre-School

I report on the accounts of the Pre-School for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 9 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

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Independent Examiners statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

Name:

Signed:

Relevant professional qualification or body:

Address:

Date:

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Receipts and Payments Account for General Funds

Receipts
Fees from parents
Fees from voucher agency
Total fees
Fundraising_(see note 1)_
Donations
Uniforms
Other receipts
Support Funding
Bank Interest to Reserve Account
Total Receipts		 Current year
to 31 March
2023
£
82,126
203,714
285,840
545
0
347
922
0
396
288,050		 Prior year to 31
March 2022
£
63,188
192,362
255,550
955
250
71
6,542
0
9
263,377

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Receipts and Payments Account for General Funds

Payments
Fundraising costs_(see note 1)_
Catering
Premises
Building work and maintenance
Other
Consumables
Equipment
Meeting Costs
Administration/ office
Payroll
Total payments
Net (deficit)/surplus for the year		 Current year
to 31 March
2018
£
488
6,365
15,000
1,633
2,150
3,133
1,928
7
11,660
250,805
293,169
(5,119)		 Prior year to
31 March
2022
£
540
4,969
15,000
180
317
2,415
1,807
0
17,271
222,897
265,396
(2,019)

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Cash Funds
Credit Card payment in advance
Current Bank account
Reserve Bank account
Petty cash balance
Total cash funds
(As per receipts and payments account on prior page)
Other monetary assets
Outstanding fees from parents
Liabilities
Invoices not yet paid
Outstanding rent		 At 31 March
2023
£
0
95,802
90,400
100
186,302
0
0
0
0		 At 31 March
2022
£
0
101,316
90,004
100
191,320
0
0
0
0

Signed as approved on behalf of the trustees

Julie Cooper Date Chair

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Notes to the accounts

1
Fundraising receipts and payments
Receipts
Unrestricted fundraising
Restricted fundraising income
Total receipts
Payments
Unrestricted Fundraising Activities
Total payments
Net fundraising surplus for the year		 Current year
to 31 March
2023
£
545
0
545
488
488
57		 Previous year
to 31 March
2022
£
955
0
955
540
540
415

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