REGISTERF.D CHARITY NUMBER 1025503 I¥IAIDF.N ERLEGH PRE-SCHOOL FIINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 cs Camscanner
MAIDEN F.RI.F.C.11 PIIF.-SCIIOOL mcnibfr of ihe Pre-$chn4bl LcArninp Alllance IleRiSt¢rc41 Chthrlh. Nv: I n25$03 orsted IltRi$lrAtinn Nn: 14116C>5 The Silverdthle Cenlre IIMiilen F.rlegh Cmmpus Off .Sili'erdAle Iload Tr.4rle)' Readiiig ljcrkshire IIG6 711S FINANCIAL STATEMETrrrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 coiYrEpirs PAGE Truslees. annual report Endependcnt cxaminer's reFK)rt Receipts and payments account Balance sheet Notes to the accounts cs Camscanner
Page I l¢llDF.IY Tr.RI.F.C.11 PRFrliCII(I()L TRll%'fF.F.S' Illy NIIAI. RF.I'()R'r FOR TIIE I'EAR F.NDF.D JI AII(:II%T 2021 The Iru51ees of Nl2iden Lrlcgh plch[WI prcs¢nl Ilieir niinual r¢port and unauditcd accounts for the year endcd 31 ilugiist ?O?O cind ci)nlirni iliat ihey ciTrniply ivith Ihc r¢quircrncnis of ihc Ch8ritie5 Act 2011, th¢ trust dced and (he Charit1¢5 SORP !005. fanagcmcnl Commillce Charil). Tru51tcJ 2021k2021 Trustee name tkli1h Edii"ards Sadiu Durrnni Nqaria Thurston Nqcrr%'n kaiani John Ili¢kleM'hii¢ UITI¢c Dulc N 15 November 2021 23 fvlarch 2022 17 Nlarch 2022 15 Novcmber 2021 16Junc2015 Dale resi ned Lurrcnl Seiri'(ar%' TrL'asurer Pai'roll lia50n 'anicd Scnior Otriccr for Safc uardin Fundraiscr FundTaiscr Fundraiser Chair (resi Chair IT¢S1 Sccrei Iresi Sccrcl rcsi Treasurer Iresi Pa Toll liason 11 Liaison De111h Edii'ards Teiiana Paniot Shil krishnamra Claire Smith Hemant khanna Louise 11,'orkin8n AshokNetti Dai'id S edding Rachel Carter Anil Madineni 15 Jul ?019 15 Noi'emb¢i ?021 8 Octokr 20?0 20 N'oi'emlKr 2018 8 Ociobcr 7020 23Se iember 2019 8 October 2020 I Se tember 2017 8 October ?020 15Jul 2019 15 November 2021 15 November 2021 8 October 10?0 15 bofvember ?0? I 8 October 10?0 23 ,Klarch ?0?? 17 larch )0?? 15 November ?0? I 8 October ?O?O cd) Strnetsrfy Goiernanfe and1¥1gn*gement Maiden Erlegh Pre-school is a rnember of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. Ihe largest provider of pre- school education in the County. We are a small community group managed by parents through a committe¢, M'hi¢h is elected annuallv at an Annual General Meeting held in Ociober. Appoinled irusiees ar¢ nominated bv outgoing committee members. All trustee5 giv¢ th¢ir lime freely and rcceive no remun¢raiion or benefiis. We are governed by a ¢onsiitution adorned on 14 February 2011 and updated in Jul)T ?014. The committce manages the administrdtion ofthe Pre.5chool and employs ihe staff. Da). to day running of the Pre-school is overseen by the nJaDag¢r Claire Ilartlell ii'ho is ac¢ountabl¢ io the $te¢s. Staff are responsibl¢ for the children in their care and for ihe planning and prL'paTation orth¢ educaiional programme and daily alliviti¢& in compliance with Th¥ Early Year5 Foundation Siage (EYFS). We are registered with Ofst¢d and are inspected opproximal¢ly every 3 years by them. No prior noiice is given of in$CtIOnS bul parents may k a5kcd for their comments durinbi lh¢ ins¢[lon and ivill be able to read a cop), of the In5peciion Rert. W¢ l&si had a visit from Ofstcd in January ?015 and rec¢iv¢d an oveTall Good rnting. The Pre-school is a registered ¢harity and confornis to the wuiremenis orth¢ Charity Commission. We are a non-profit tnaking group and airn io PTovidc Pre-school education at a pri¢¢ affordable io the local comrnunity. We are an equal opportunity organisation and are committed to a working environm¢nl that is free from any form of discriminaiion on the grounds of colour, rnce. ethnicity, religio sel sexual 0r1enL]0A or cs Camscanner
Pgge 2 disability. Ive will rnake r¢asonfjblc 8djuslmcnl5 to rncct ihe nceds of or pupils who are or become disabled. Our Pre-school is ¢ommiltcd lo snfcgiiarding and promoting ihe ilelfarc of our pupils and expwts all statT and volunt¢¢rs io share ihis commiinicni. I'hc Pre-scho(Jl has a cliildc#re proteciion w)li¢y which in¢ludes canying oul DIJS chccks for m¢mber5 of staff. The Prc-school rents thc rooms in ii'hich il faLililales LrIY Years cdueation and childcare frnm Earley Toiim Council. Aim$ and Objcftii-t5 Maiden Erlegh Pre-4ch(y)I's key objeclivc is lo provide fi1 class Carly years education to children under slatutOT%' school age in the surrounding area. The oroup's currtculum provides all children M'iih continuity ond progression in pre-Khool Icaming through S¢ru¢rnred pla!. actii'ities. game8 creativity and e¥plor3tion in order lo enhanc¢ each ¢hild's learning in the follo.in£ areas= personal social and emotional development. communication languag¢ and literacy skills, m8themarical dei'elopmeni, knoivledge and understanding of ihe world, physical and cr¢aiive developm¢nt. Ive aim- to proN'ide learning expertences through a variety of play opportunities- to dJ*elop l81 skills su¢h as tsking turns, sharin& playing together, reskxct for other people and propert). and a s¢nse of right and Myon to en¢ourage ¢hildr¢n io communicate with oiher ¢hildren and adults beyond the home, to dev¢lop enIng skills and be able to ¢xpr¢ss themselves verbally. to encourdge childr¢n to be happy, independent and confident as pan of a group. to have a sensc of self worth and pride in th¢irown abiliti¢s' to encourdgc childr¢n to cnjoy books and stories. Songs and rhymes" to prol'ide mark making oppornmities" to cncourag¢ childrcn io develop number skills, counting. shapes and sizes. to ¢n¢out2ge children to resCt re&%onable authority and take instructions- io en¢ourage children to havc a lively and cnquiring mind. io encourage Children to have an interest An, and understanding of. the 'Orld around them. both natural and man made. to develop a child's skills in handling tools and materials, e.g. mark makin& cutting oui; to help children l¢arn physical control and coordination. to ease the trdnsilion of young children from home to school: lo develop and inspire ¢hildren'5 crcalivity. through exploration of media and maierials. music. dance and imaginative play. We adhere to ihe aims and objectives of ihe Pre-schiMJI l.¢arninb AllianL¢ and support thLir aini io enhance the development and education of children under slatulory sch(K)l a&ve b), encouragin¥ parL'nts lo und¢rstand and provide for the need5 of their children ihrouujh comThunil)' wup5. In setting our objeciives and Plning our aciivilies our ¢ommiiiee have gii'en careful ¢onsiderdtion to the guidan¢¢ issued by ihe Chariiy Commissioo on public benefil principles. Trustees. objectives are based on public need in ihe area of childcare and educaiion. 'The public benefit of thcse aciii'ities is in the access to affordable. local ¢hildcarc proi'ision. The committee also proi'idcs byr¢at¢r involvement for paren(s. Chiir Persons Report 2021 Despite COVID Pandemic we hav¢ remained open lo all children throughout the last academic year and have continued lo work with outside agencie& lo eUre our mosi vulnerable children are supported. cs Camscanner
Page 3 Numbers have Temained hi8h ihmiighoui lh¢ pasi s'ear and il'e still see lthrgc numbcrs of applicants lo o W8iling list. Last Christmas li'e held A partl. At the end of icrni And plAn In dn so this lemi. Spriiig terni ii'c cclebrated Chine<c Neil. l'ear nnd the children lixik pirt in A niini-l:a%itr I gg liiinl. 'fiiroiibilioul ihe year ive have celebnicd rnftn!, fcsli%'.Il% r¢lci'iinl lil Ilic lii.cs of chil(Iren in attendance iqnd leanil aknut new culiures and religion8. Due to coi'id pandemic ii'c had less rnnis1nb. I l¢mylli has fflalch funded through his ¢omp8ny. New joincrs can check fi)r thc similli r schLnie in Iheir c()11lPli 11l-lorgani5ali(Trn where they work. The committce ii'ork"¢d on appll'ing for b7ranl for niuch nccdcd mainlenAnce work in the gorden. but we have not able io obtain funds for it. Te had numerous iiem5 pUhSed b), commillee oi'er thc past year e.g. w(KMlen planiers for ihc garden. laptop for %ettin8 dc. Te had Amazon ii-ish IisL Eas). Fundrdising eic. 5Ct up H'hich werc vital for fundraising. 'c. sthff members Kal'leigh have already joincd and Lyndsey joining us in thc ncxt coupl¢ of w¢ck5. Trer'S Report 2021 Thank i'ou to the staff and committee who hav¢ Worked tirelessly throughout the past ycar to cnsurc the Preschool ¢an continue io remaiTJ open and reduce the risk of iran5mission of Covid-19 b¢tw¢cn the stuff, children and farnili¢s h0 attend the setting. Rtsponse to ibe Coiid-19 pandemic The committce has provided Personal Protcctive Equipments (PPE) to sts(r and bought additional equipmeni to reduce the risk of transmissron of the Covid-19 virus at the s¢ttinu. PPE aDd cleaning materials costing £457 {2019 £438) was purchased during the year. The Preschwl hired an additional staff memb¢r io support ihe children coming back from a lon¥ gap in child¢are due io lockdomry) and to assisl with the additional cleaning and hjgiene requirements of operaiing in a Covid-19 world. 2021 Fillancial R¢sults The Preschool made a1055 of (£17.113) for the year cnded 31 Augusi ?O?l. this i%'as adi'¢rse from ihe prior year'5 profit of £91 5. The staff rrceived anoiher annual wage increasc from Noi'¢mber ?O?O, as ii"e Ii)ok to giv¢ the team equitable pay thai ¢xc¢eds the naiional livinbT }i'ag¢. The Prc5chool was closed for part of 2020 und hence last year's rent ,S loii"¢r, %lihich accoun15 for a quarter of ihe y¢ar•on-year movem¢ni. Changing leYe15 ofgovernmeDI lundi*g Due to th¢ Pandemic. and following governrnent guid4n¢e, the presch1 Iiad to reduce th¢ numEer of children who could atl¢nd the settin& so wc w¢re not op¢n io accept ihe sanie high nuinb¢rs of children. Therefore, Ihe number of fully funded children alt¢TJding the pr¢s¢hool reduced and so did the government funding to support the new headcount numbers from the Spring Icrni. Full year Grant income was £87218 (2020 was £96,979). cs Camscanner
PAge 4 We had been grantcd addiiional funds in Aumn 2020 ns ih¢ funded child grants were paid al pre-Covid- 19 levels. Fet pA>'inK -0 !-tAr olds As thc pr¢s¢h(l lia5 shiit fi)r ihc lockdoi¥n8 in 2020, coiild not hring in th¢ younger children lo start their carl!, It2rs ji)um¢i'. 1h¢ri)rC i)ur 2 !'e1r old giri)up 5 undersubscribed in 2020. Wc wcre able l() oITcr Inore plttLes i() Ihc ciMcrgiing 2 liar old8 in 2n21 lind so thc fec incomc Pciid by unfundcd parents charg¢ ii'cnt up to £15.573 (20?0 i%as £7.2081 FundraisiD% loM'er ihxn i(11-#s for 201YllO The fundrdising actii'ilic5 that hai'¢ lak¢n placc this }-car includcd Ihc Flalloween hunt, Chri5trnas pany, raftl¢ and Zoom Santa call& Easler cr¢ttiii'c coiiipelilions and graduation photographs which in total have raised oi'er £l.000. ii'hich is an impros'cnient on ilie tolal for 2020 of £700. We are very grateful to our Chair Hemani khanna as h¢ il'as able lo s¢£ur¢ additional mol¢h funding of £490 through Vertex, the compan!, he ii'orks for. Areas to monilor and ini'esting in ihe future As Coi'id-19 Euidance from governmeni been updated. pr¢schcM)I has had to adapl and enhance our EX)licies and risk assessments accoTdingly. Ive believe ike policies thai have been agreed and implani¢d will protect the h¢alth and Mell]ng of the children, staff and purent5. We must remain vigilant for potential cases ol Covid-19 and tske thc nccessary steps to minimise the ortm'ard trdnsmission of the virus. The key areas Th'hich w¢ will conunue lo investm¢nt in are th¢ E¢S and training of staff. as our dedicated team are the key resource of the preschLW)l. we need to make sure we are meeting their expectaiions and giving them the ability lo provid¢ a be-InclasS preschool provision. Declarntio The tnjstees declare that they hav¢ approved th¢ In¢¢5. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's tru5t¢¢s: Del)4h [dar - Chairperson /4.6.22 ..2022 cs Camscanner
Page 5 INDF.PF.NI)Tr:Nl' Tr:XIlllllNF.R'S IIF.POIIT TO TIIE TRUSTF.F.S OF II IAIDF.N F.IILECII I)Rb.-SCIIOOL report on the ac¢ounis of ihc Tru%1 for Ihe )rar ended 31 August 2021 which ar¢ sci out on pages 7 10 9. Re5PCCtii't rponsibIlItIeS oftn15tCC5 and clamlner Th¢ ¢haril)' 5 trustees are r¢wnsible for ihc prcpardlion of ihe accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not requir¢d for this l'ear und¢r scction 144(2) of ihe Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an indcpendenl eumination is n¢¢dcd. It is my responsibility lo.. examine the a¢counls (under section 145 of the 2011 A¢l)' follom. Ihe procedures laid doii'n in ihe General Directiorts Eiven by the Charity Cornmi5sioners (under section 145{5)(b) of the 2011 A¢t)' and stste M"hether particular matters have come lo my attention. Basis of iDdependent examiner's sIAttmeDt My examination wa5 carried Ollt in accordan¢¢ with the General Directions given by the Charity Comrnission. An examination includes a wiew of the a¢¢ounting records kept by the charity and a omparison of the accounts psented with those rerds. It also includes ¢onsiderdtion of anv unusual iieTn5 or disclosures in the accounts. and 5¢cking explanations from you as trnstees ¢on¢¢ming anv such matters. The procedures undertak¢n do not provid¢ all the evidence that would required in an audiu and consequenily no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a *tu¢ and fair view" and the report is limited to those maners sei out in the terneD1 below. IDdependent examiner's statement In connection wlth my examinatio no maitrr ha5 come to my attention: which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material res¢1 ihe requirem¢nts lo kttp aoUntIng ordS in accordance wilh section130 of the ?01 I ACL and to prepare ac¢ouniS which accord iviih ihe accouniing rwords and to comply '1(h the aw)unling requirements of ih¢ 2011 Act have not been m¢l' or 2. 10 which, in my opinion. attention should drawn in order to enabl¢ a proper undersranding of the accounts to k reached. Innovalion House Molly Millars C105e Wokingham Berkshire RG412RX Pardeep K kar KEAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Certified Accouniants I S Tv,.ry.k...........2022 cs Camscanner
Pugt 6 1ltllDF.NI F,Rl.F.C.11 IIIIF.-SC.111)()I. IiTr:CTr.IPTS AYI l) l),KI',IITr:NTS ACC()Iirfr Tr"OH TIIE I'FJltR F4Y¢ l)F.I) JI AU(:IIST 21121 Tolwl 21)21 Total 2020 Unrtilrlclc Restric11 Receipts Fees and oran( tkinations and swnsotship Fundrai%ing a¢tii'ilics Phoiooraphs Bank inierebl Other Income 104,01 l.Y8 108.96 631.00 890.99 2.34 40.00 104.011.98 108.96 631.00 890.99 2.34 40.00 104.587.34 154.00 23.00 77.76 10.00 Total receipts 105,685.27 105.685.27 105.394.73 Stsff costs Reni Insurance qaterials and ¢quipmcnt Administraiion Fundraising activities Photogrdphs PPE Staff trdining ebsiie and publieiry Administration Equipmcnt 103.013.54 13.619.17 508.93 2.033.38 1.862.67 215.50 404.49 456.97 109.20 28.00 546.07 103.013.54 13.619.17 508.93 2.033.38 1.86?.67 215.50 404.49 456.97 90.4?3.?4 9 ?01.60 508.93 I.7.91 95i.67 17.00 4j8.78 i?1.00 63.99 987.?8 98.00 546.07 Total pa)rynents 122.797.92 1?? 797.9? 104.479.90 Net receiptsl{expenditure) -£17,112.65 -£17,11? 65 £914.8J cs Camscanner
Page 7 )IAIDEW4 F.RI.F.C.11 VRF.-.SCllnOL IIALAIYCE SIIEET AT JI AUC.UST 21121 2021 2020 Currenl A55ets Pa)ToII account Bank ¢urrrnl O¢Lovni Bank dcposit account Pett). cash .294.89 41,961.98 23,549.89 774.78 2,981.87 67,036.27 23.655.46 1,554.90 74.581.54 95,228.50 Current wets Amounts recoi'erable Current li9bilities Prepaid incom¢ Crediiors 28,775.68 432.00 32J33.99 408.00 £29207.68 (29207.68) £32.741.99 (29.043.24) Net assets £45J73.86 £6?.486.51 Repre5cntcd by:_ Unrestricted fid$. Accumulated funds brought fonvard Exces{der1¢1I) of re¢eipts over payments 62.307.88 61,393.05 (17.112.65) 914.83 45,195 ?3 R¢5trict¢d funds Accumulated funds brought fon¥ard (Deficii) of receipts over payments 178.63 178.63 178.63 178.63 Toial funds £45,373.86 £6?.486.51 The financial statements wer¢ approved by th¢ trustee5 on their trthalf by: ?0?2 and are signed on Maria Thur510rt- Tr&%urer cs Camscanner
Page8 IAIDEIY ERI.F.C.II PRF.SCIIOOL NOTF.&4 TO TIIE ACCOUNTS FOR TIIF. YF.AR ENI)F.D 31 AUf.UST 2021 ACCOUIITINC. POLICIES Basis ofaccounting Th¢ a¢¢ounts hai'¢ b¢cn prcpawd undcr lh¢ liislorical c05l convcnlion on a going concern ba515 and in a¢¢ordan¢e ilIh the Financial Reporiing Standards as applicable to charities. Fixed assels Purch&ses of tos's and similar item5 are written off as expenditure as they are ¢onsidered to have a short M'orking life. The premises are Ollp1¢d undcr a short tenancy agr¢¢ment and any costs for building improvements are written off as expenditure as thcy are incurrcd. TRUSTEES, REMUNERATtON No remunerdtion was paid out of charity funds io the tnjslees or persons wnnected io them in this financial year. EMPLOYEE Nu1BERs The averag¢ number of persons employed by the sch(x)I during the year amounted to 7 (20?0:8). TAXATION The charity is excmpt from on its charitable activitie5. cs Camscanner