Chair’s Report – November 1[st] 2022
As chair of the committee, please let me place on record my thanks to everyone who has contributed to another successful year for Exminster Pre-School.
- Our children, parents and carers
- The Pink Ladies
- Our administrative staff
- Our committee, who continue to play their part on a voluntary basis
- The wider community who have engaged with the pre-school in any way
It has been a pleasure to see our staff able to continue to ‘return to normal’ after working through the COVID pandemic. Of course, that has not always meant it has been easy, as we have all navigated how best to handle unexpected occurrences, including storms, the passing of the Monarch, and many other things besides. Thanks to you all, for your professionalism, and for continuing to offer your best to our children.
This has been a busy year for the pre-school. In order to offer an update to members, I will mention some of the projects and achievements of the year:
- Discussion and planning of the charity’s possible conversion to ‘Charitable Incorporated Organisation’ Status, which is also known as CIO.
- An inaugural provision of a summer school. Thanks to staff who attended this. Thanks also to the Deepway Community Trust for their negotiation of a different hourly rate, in our hiring of the hall, which made this viable.
- The ever-popular ‘Santa Tour’ was bigger and better than ever, alongside other successful fundraising activity through the year
Unfortunately, we have still not been supported in our vision to provide 0-2 provision to the village, which necessitates new premises. We continue to view this as a critical next step for the village. We will continue to consider alternatives, and what might be possible, as we continue to try and best serve our community with the provision families might expect, and certainly deserve.
Commitments elsewhere mean that I will be ending my two-year service to the committee. So I would also like to say how privileged I have felt to offer what I could to the pre-school. The appointment of trustees is essential to the running of our pre-school. The committee is a welcoming group, with a culture of encouragement and support for anyone who wishes to contribute to the success of this crucial first step of education for local children. The charity relies on support from its members, which includes all of us who have children at the pre-school. Hopefully, we can count on the support of some of you here present this evening, to join the committee and offer your own insight and experience. The time commitment is small, but the impact is mighty.
## **Exminster Pre-school**
## **Year End Accounts**
|**Year Ending**
Santander current account
Barclays deposit account
Cambridge & Counties account
**Receipts**
Fees and subscriptions
Early Years' Grant
Fundraising
Grants and Donations
Interest
Other
**Payments**
Staff Wages
Tax/NI/Pension
Rent
Materials and consumables
Equipment
Insurance and registrations
Administration
Snacks
Cost of fundraising
Staff uniform and costs
Training
Educational visits and visitors
Other
Play equipment purchased
Office costs/stationery/postage
Telephone
Books
Computer & Software
Cleaning
Subscriptions
Refreshments
Cost of Sales - Goods
Misc
Surplus (Receipts-Payments)
Represented by account balances at
Santander current account
Barclays deposit account
Cambridge and Counties account|**31-Mar-21 31 March 2022**
**£**
**£**
89122
77268
35379
35395
87215
88718
**211715**
**201381**
29449
39019
142571
148528
406
1837
0
1666
1520
1071
4957
1471
**178904**
**193592**
150185
166499
9028
10013
19242
21617
2764
2847
1844
1260
317
648
1329
169
309
806
319
832
4004
245
1026
311
3034
388
353
58
422
748
359
13
1903
36
**189238**
**213689**
**-10334**
**-20097**
**201381**
**177956**
77268
52772
35395
35398
88718
89786
**201381**
**177956**|
|---|---|
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
## Exminster Pre-school
**On accounts for the year Charity no ended**[31/03/2022] **(if any)**[1024111 ] **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 **31/03/2022**
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 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.
- **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
- **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- 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
I have no concerns 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 they do not apply._
**Date:** 31/10/2022
**Signed: Name:** Helen Hibbins **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 54 Milbury Farm Meadow, Exminster, EX6 8FG
**Oct**
> 1 **2018**
**IER**
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**Oct**
> 2 **2018**
**IER**