## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
**01 Sept 2022**
31
August 2023
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
**TIPTREE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP**
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1026184**
**Charity's principal address** 14 Ransom Road Tiptree Essex **Postcode CO5 0TL**
## **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 Janice South President
2 Phyliss Woodiwiss Vice –President
3 Jade Oakes
4 Annabelle Wood Secretary
5 Darryl Ridpath Chairperson
6 Andrea Buffey
7 Dan Hiskey
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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**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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**
Trust deed. Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution) The charity’s constitution was adopted on 28 September 1977, amended How the charity is constituted on 14 October 1988 and 25 March 2008. The constitution was readopted (eg. trust, association, company) on 14 March 2013. Appointed by trustees at Annual General Meeting. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include 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**
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups by:
a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning **Summary of the objects of the** and extended hours groups, together with the **charity set out in its** rights of parents to take responsibility for and become involved in the **governing document** activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children, whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and
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**TAR**
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recognition of such needs in the local areas (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aim of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Also to help the children interact with grown ups and their peers, learn to share equipment, adults and space, listen to stories and to use a pencil and paints and crayons. Be able to do simple crafts, use scissors, and learn their colours, some letters and numbers
## **Charitable activities**
Tiptree Pre School Playgroup is a registered charity pre school run by an elected committee of volunteers. With three settings in different parts of the Village. All are independent from the Primary Schools, registered with and inspected by OFSTED and affiliated to the Pre School Learning Alliance. Established in 1962 it now provides places for up to 150 children between 2 and 5 years old and employs on average 29 staff. The **Summary of the main** Milldene Preschool has been located within the grounds of Milldene **activities undertaken for the** School since 1992. Originally in a class room then in a second **public benefit in relation to** hand demountable which was erected in 2002. It was fast getting **these objects (include within** close to its sell by date and had seen better days so after 4 years **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** of ploughing through various levels of red tape and a lot of serious fund raising with help from the Parish, Colchester and Essex **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** County Councils to name a few, we were able to clear the site and **Commission on public** have an Integral Building erected in its place during the Summer **benefit)** Holidays and refitted ready for the New Term to start on the 1[st] September 2014. Unfortunately due to falling numbers the URC site closed in December 2019.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grant making;
- 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**
Last year was tougher than expected and we are hoping for improvement during 2024.
March **2012**
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Brief statement of the**
We maintain a contingency fund in a separate savings account of at least £25,000.
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**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**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
**Date**|Mrs J South
Mrs P Woodiwiss|
|---|---|
||Mrs J South
Mrs P Woodiwiss|
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President
Vice President
04/03/2024|
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Tiptree Pre School Playgroup 1026184
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
01/09/2022 To 31/08/2023
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
NEP Funding 156,140 - - 156,140 180,353
Fees 37,604 - - 37,604 30,926
Fundraising Events 3,930 - - 3,930 5,757
Sale of T-Shirts 258 - - 258 686
Miscellaneous Income 564 - - 564 727
Grants and Donations - - - - 2,035
Gift aid - - - - 82
Deposit account interest 85 - - 85 5
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 198,581 ] - - 198,581 220,571
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 198,581 - - 198,581 220,571
A3 Payments
Discos & Funding - - - - 332
T Shirts & School bags 747 - - 747 1,110
Wages including pension 164,195 - - 164,195 174,088
Rent and Rates 16,226 - - 16,226 10,899
Toys & Crafty Materials 11,071 - - 11,071 14,835
Christmas Toys & Panto 695 - - 695 -
Utilities - milldene 1,318 - - 1,318 621
Groceries & milk 2,010 - - 2,010 1,998
Courses 1,177 - - 1,177 2,684
Bank charges - - - - 2
Professional Fees 287 - - 287 415
Donation 30 - - 30 35
Ofsted registration 113 - - 113 100
Insurance 1,898 - - 1,898 1,726
Printing, Postage, Stationery 732 - - 732 881
Telephone 1,489 - - 1,489 1,267
Repairs & Maintenance 1,302 - - 1,302 3,004
Computer Costs 2,432 - - 2,432 1,834
Sundry Expenses 957 - - 957 2,959
Hire of Printing System 1,645 - - 1,645 2,179
Independent Examiners Costs - - - - 750
Hire of hall 60 - - 60 120
Sub total [ 208,384 ] - - 208,384 221,839
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Shorthold - - - - -
Plant & Machinery 676 - - 676 675
Sub total [ 676 ] - - 676 675
Total payments 209,060 - - 209,060 222,514
Net of receipts/(payments) - 10,479 - - - 10,479 - 1,943
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 100,217 - - 100,217 102,160
Cash funds this year end 89,738 - - 89,738 100,217.45
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
Short Leasehold
**Details**
Plant and Machinery
Current Stock
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Barclays Current Account
Barclays Saver Account
NS&I Account
Short Leasehold
**Mrs P Woodiwiss**
Signature
**Mrs J South**
Trade Creditors
Wages
PAYE and NEST|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**41,462**
**-**
**3,042**
**-**
**45,233**
**-**
**89,738**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**unrestricted**
**105,502**
**restricted**
**19,797**
**unrestricted**
**6,603**
**unrestricted**
**380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**unrestricted**
**2,870**
**unrestricted**
**13,234**
**unrestricted**
**3,387**
**-**
Print Name
**Mrs J South**
**Mrs P Woodiwiss**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
**04/03/2024**
**04/03/2024**|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** TIPTREE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP **members of On accounts for the year** 31 AUGUST 2023 **Charity no** 1026184 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT PAGES 1 and 2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 AUGUST 2022.
- **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 examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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.
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|Julian Wyncoll
**Date:**|04 March 2024|
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||Julian Wyncoll||
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||Tile & Co., Warden House, 37 Manor Road, Colchester, Essex 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).
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**