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2020-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date
1 Sept 2019 31 August 2020
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Boscastle Pre-School Playgroup

Other names charity is known by Boscastle Playschool Registered charity number (if any) 1023541 HMRC Charity Number ZD00288

Charity's principal address Boscastle Playschool , Top School, Fore Street Boscastle Postcode PL35 0AU

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Steve Coom Chair
Lara Tucker Committee
Miss Oxenbury School Liaison
Hannah Richardson Treasurer
Lyn Lockyear Committee
Bethan Allen Committee
Lisa Hinkenbottom Secretary
Meg Edwards Committee
Tracey Patrick Committee
Becky Walker Committee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

PPA Playgroup Constitution 1991

Association How the charity is constituted

Elected by Committee Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Our policies and procedures are available at reception and on our website and we encourage our parents and carers to read them.

We have clear risk assessments for every situation that are upheld without fail, ensuring risk is managed and minimalised without inhibiting opportunities for the children.

Section C Objectives and activities

To provide high standards of care to 32 children aged 0-5 giving 3-5 year olds the funded entitlement (and some 2 year old entitlement where applicable) required by Ofsted.

Summary of the objects of the As a village pre-school our vision is to provide the warm, safe and caring charity set out in its atmosphere that young children need so that they can fully benefit from governing document the exploration of themselves and the world around them.

Our aim is to provide a warm, welcoming, safe, educational and fun - environment that promotes learning, self confidence, empathy and

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awareness for all our children, whilst supporting them and their families during their time with us and beyond with their transition to school.

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)

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As a small charity we are very dependent on the goodwill of parents and interested members of our community.

Many work with us on a regular basis offering ideas, expertise, and contributions of equipment, time and fundraising.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The Year 2000 gave the world a new challenge – COVID19 arrived! achievements of the charity during the year The Playschool was obviously closed as prescribed by Government guidelines, staff were furloughed as appropriate, and Cornwall Council assisted in the running of the Playschool with a grant. No Staff were made redundant and thanks to specific individuals the play school was kept viable even during lockdown. We continue to provide full day care, sessional care, breakfast club, afterschool club and holiday club, and opening for fifty weeks of the year (excluding bank holidays). Being one of only a few settings to provide full day care and holiday care has meant we have been close to capacity throughout the year. Competition has increased but we are still close to our complement throughout the year. Added to our animal collections with Hens (male and female), the eggs leading to a whole raft of opportunities for learning. The life cycle of the animals has been part of the learning experience and with a hen dying as well as Guinea pigs being added provides excellent opportunities to extend the children’s experiences of the world. The flat play area in the valley (by our stream) has a play house and has continued to increase role playing Tapestry (EYFS software) has continued to improve our analysis and data collection to ensure the children achieve as much as they can in relation to their staring points, whilst still maintaining our personal approach of knowing our children.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves are held for anticipated emergency repairs also for long term improvements.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Boscastle Play School (Boscastle Preschool Play School as it was when we started) was first established in 1969 and has run continuously since. With thanks to family services and Boscastle CP school we were able to design our own setting using the old site of the church hall and moved in during October 2010. Our facilities are second to none as the setting was designed purposely for our children to learn through free flow play.

The outside area has several different levels, the lowest is a well-established wooded area in the Jordan Valley with a small stream, where our children have supervised access and have wonderful adventures learning about nature, animals and the seasons. On the next level we have a productive garden (created in conjunction with the Eden Project) with raised beds which have recently been refurbished (Feb 2017) for the children to plant, grow and ultimately eat their own produce. Directly outside our building is an enclosed area with purpose-built play houses, sandpit and various ride-ons. Also, we have 4 guinea pigs and 2 chickens which the children help to care for.

Inside we have a large open plan area for the children to play, learn and create. We also like to get out and about in the local community and if the weather doesn’t permit we go down to the community centre on a Wednesday morning to do some sports and exercise whilst the playschool itself is used for our baby and toddler group.

We are in a quiet residential area in very close proximity to the primary school, which we have strong links with. Our School Liaison is the reception Class Teacher. We utilise the school canteen which provide school dinners for our children who would like one and encourage them to make their own choices from the menu.

Our opening hours are 8am to 5.30pm; (breakfast club is available everyday) we are open 50 weeks of the year and only close for bank holidays and Christmas. We try to be flexible around child care needs and so provide full day care, sessions and just the odd few hours. We can provide for 20 children at any one time and we currently have 21 children on our register ranging from 2 to almost 5 years old. We offer 2,3 & 4 year old funding for those eligible and extended hours (30 hours) funding as part of the current initiative.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Steve Coom Full name(s) Steven Coom Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 28th June 2021

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Bank Reconciliation for Boscastle Play School BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE Financial Year Ending: 3110812020 OPENING BALANCES FOR YEAR Opening Balance £ 31,194.99 Opening Balance.. Page." £ 19,943.91 Receipts Paid In £ 89.822.12 DepositAccount Opening Statement Page." ￿ Balance.. Payments Paid Out £ 75,360.30 £11.251.08 Closlng Balance £ 45.656.81 Prevh>us Year Cheques outstanthng at Year End Cheque No: Amount Prwnted Enter Details rfapplicable BANK RECONCILIATION CurrentAccount Statement Page." Closing 21 £ 34,C60.43 Unpresented Credits Unpresented Debits Unpresented Previous Year Closing Balance £ 34.060.43 Deposit A¢count Statement Page.. ￿]Balance." £ 11,596.38 Closing Funds £ 45.656.81 Unreconciled Amount: Opening Balance £ 31,194.99 Agrees to Summary Sheet Opening Balances Agree? Closin Balances A ree? Agrees to Summary by Fund Sheet Opening Balances Agree? Closing Balances Agree? YES YES YES YES Petty Cash Balances Agrees to Summary by Month Sheet Opening Balances Agree? Closin Balances Agree? Opening Balance as Summary Closin Balance as Summary YES YES

Summary of Receipts & Payments Boscastle Play School For period to: 31/08/2020 Receipts Bank Pety Cash Total Donations Grants £ 17,610.09 £ 17,610.09 Bank Interest Fees £ 23,917.73 £ 47.280.18 £ 23,917.73 £ 47.280.18 Fundin Refunds Transfers $74.70 574.70 pè eash 439.42 439A2 bank lo £ 89.822.12 £ 89.822.12 Payments Bank Petty Cash Total Salaries £ 66.912_11 £ 66,912.11 2￿00 Staff Trainin & other Costs 284.00 Renl 400.00 400.00 Insurance 662.18 662.18 Admin & Stationery Costs Publiu & hAaTketin 662.55 66155 85.75 85.75 utiir(ies 1,n3.34 1.773.34 Volunteer Costs Generdl Su 586.57 Subscriptions Professional Fees 625.63 625.63 468.00 Pension 1,720.50 1.720.$0 Transfers 114.70 114.70 Maintainen 625.55 625.55 Refvnd Bank Char es Pe Cash 439.42 439.42 £ 74.920.88 439.42 £ 75,360.30 Current Surplus (Deficit Funds Brought Forward Funds Carried Forward £ 14,901.24 £ 31,194.99 £ 46,096.23 439A2 £ 14461.82 £ 31.194.99 £ 45.656.81 100.00

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