2021-12-31-accounts - Southminster Pre-School Learning Alliance

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 January 2021 31 December 2021

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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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Mrs K Fisk
Mrs L Roughley	Treasurer
Miss K Norton	Secretary
Miss L Baker
Mr S Tilby
Mrs S Taylor
Mrs L Riches	Chair













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 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 achievements of the charity during the year

From May 2020, the preschool opened on a restricted admissions policy and altered hours, providing a service of 15 hrs per week for those due to start school in Sept 2021. Staff adhered to all covid restrictions set.

To celebrate the end of term the preschool arranged a social distanced visit from J & C party Pets.

From Sept 2021-Dec the preschool was open offering childcare following the relevant Covid rules, restrictions and guidance.

The preschools forest school sessions fun by Southminster Primary school also resumed in the Autumn term

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

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

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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

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, Chair Secretary etc) Date 29/10/2021

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SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING 1026143
ALLIANCE
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
01-Jan-21 To 31-Dec-21
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 66,426.00 - - 66,426.00 61,512.21
Fees from Parents 13,530.29 - - 13,530.29 4,980.50
HMRC Job Retensiion Scheme 814.48 - - 814.48 4,705.29
Other 73.50 - - 73.50 7.90
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 80,844.27 71,205.90
AR) [ 80,844.27 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Interest received 1.00 - - 1.00 -
- - - - -
Sub total 1.00 - - 1.00 -
Total receipts 80,845.27 - - 80,845.27 71,205.90
A3 Payments
Wages and Pension 53,286.19 - - 53,286.19 42,665.41
Rent 14,060.00 - - 14,060.00 7,050.00
Insurance - PSLA 672.43 - - 672.43 671.18
Training 425.00 - - 425.00 69.00
Resources and Toys 1,297.49 - - 1,297.49 539.92
Cleaning and Repairs - - - - 388.31
Ofsted 50.00 - - 50.00 -
Uniforms 1,004.40 - - 1,004.40 -
Catering 345.56 - - 345.56 281.90
Professional Fees 623.37 - - 623.37 85.00
Printing, Postage and Stationery 602.17 - - 602.17 399.94
Donations 10.00 - - 10.00 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 72,376.61 ] - - 72,376.61 52,150.66
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Classroom Alterations - - - - -
Outdoor Play Equipment - - - - -
Equipment and fittings - - - - -
Sub total
- - - - -
Total payments [ 72,376.61 ] - - 72,376.61 52,150.66
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,468.66 - - 8,468.66 19,055.24
A5 Transfers between funds
- - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 48,660.26 - - 48,660.26 29,605.02
Cash funds this year end
57,128.92 - - 57,128.92 48,660.26
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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 B3 Investment assets B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	SMP HMRC credit Details Details Barclays Bank Current Account Barclays Bank Savings Account Cash in Hand Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Classroom, play and office equipment Creditors Details Mrs Louise Roughley Signature Mrs Lucy Riches	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 46,469.55 - 10,092.58 - 566.79 - 57,128.92 - OK OK Unrestricted f d Restricted f d to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which Cost (optional) - unrestricted 24,326 - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) unrestricted 5,040 - - - - 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 31/10/2022 31/10/2022

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 2021 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 31/12/2021 .

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: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Julian Wyncoll Date:	31 October 2022


	Julian Wyncoll

	ICAEW

	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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