2020-12-31-accounts - Southminster Pre-School Learning Alliance

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date January 2020

Period end date

December 2020

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Southminster Pre-school Learning Alliance Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1026143 Charity's principal address 1 Ely Close

Southminster Essex Postcode CM0 7AQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Mrs K Fisk
2 Mrs L Roughley Treasurer
3 Miss K Norton Secretary
4 Miss L Baker
5 Mr S Tilby
6 Mrs S Taylor
7 Mrs L Riches Chair
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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
Accountant	Tile &Co	Warden House, 37 Manor Road, Colchester , Essex, C03 3LX



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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Preschool Learning Alliance Model Pre-school Constitution 2011 Type of governing document Trust Deed (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust – Constitution adopted May 1992 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees at annual general meeting Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The Preschool follows the requirements set out in the Statutory You may choose to include Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2017. additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of the children through a community group.

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The Preschool is run from accommodation rented from Southminster Church of England Primary School and is open to preschool children from the local community.

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)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Activities were severely restricted once Covid-19 lockdown came into achievements of the charity force. The Pre-School maintained the usual service during 2020 within during the year the Coronavirus regulations.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The trustees have reviewed the reserves held by the charity and consider that they are adequate to fund the obligations of the coming year

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Miss K Norton Signature(s) Mrs L Riches Full name(s) Mrs L Riches Miss K Norton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chair ] Secretary Date 29/10/2021

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SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING 1026143
ALLIANCE
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
01-Jan-20 To 31-Dec-20
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
ECC Funding 61,512.21 - - 61,512.21 73,697.26
Fees from Parents 4,980.50 - - 4,980.50 12,209.94
HMRC Job Retensiion Scheme 4,705.29 - - 4,705.29 -
Other 7.90 - - 7.90 6.00
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 71,205.90 85,913.20
AR) [ 71,205.90 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Interest received - - - 20.09
- - - -
Sub total - - - - 20.09
Total receipts 71,205.90 - - 71,205.90 85,933.29
A3 Payments
Wages and Pension 42,665.41 - - 42,665.41 56,848.21
Rent 7,050.00 - - 7,050.00 7,062.50
Insurance - PSLA 671.18 - - 671.18 662.96
Training 69 00. - - 69 00. 315 00.
Resources and Toys 539.92 - - 539.92 383.70
Parties and Gifts - - - - 12.00
Cleaning and Repairs 388.31 - - 388.31 922.98
DBS checks - - - - -
Uniforms - - - - 184.70
Catering 281.90 - - 281.90 675.41
Professional Fees 85.00 - - 85.00 1,326.05
Printing, Postage and Stationery 399.94 - - 399.94 638.51
Adverts - - - - 90.00
Donations - - - - 37.50
Sub total [ 52,150.66 ] - - 52,150.66 69,159.52
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Classroom Alterations - - - - -
Outdoor Play Equipment - - - - -
Equipment and fittings - - - - 477.07
Sub total
- - - - 477.07
Total payments [ 52,150.66 ] - - 52,150.66 69,636.59
Net of receipts/(payments) 19,055.24 - - 19,055.24 - 69,636.59
A5 Transfers between funds
- - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 29,605.02 - - 29,605.02 13,308.32
Cash funds this year end
48,660.26 - - 48,660.26 - 56,328.27
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	*Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Barclays Bank Current Account Barclays Bank Savings Account Cash in Hand Details Details Details SMP HMRC credit Details Details Mrs Louise Roughley Signature Mrs Lucy Riches Creditors Classroom, play and office equipment	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 38,425.89 - 10,091.58 - 142.79 - 48,660.26 - OK OK Unrestricted f d Restricted f d to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,708 - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which Cost (optional) - unrestricted 24,326 - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) unrestricted 4,732 - - - - Print Name Mrs Lucy Riches Mrs Louise Roughley	Endowment funds to nearest £

			OK
			Endowment f d to nearest £ - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 29/10/2021 29/10/2021

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Southminster Pre-school Learning Alliance On accounts for the year 31 December 2020 Charity no 1026143 ended (if any) Set out on pages One and Two (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2020 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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.

Signed: Julian Wyncoll Date: 29 October 2021 Name: Julian Wyncoll Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Warden House 37 Manor Road Colchester CO3 3LX

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .

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