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2024-08-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1026434

Rolvenden Pre-School Unaudited Financial Statements

31 August 2024

DAVID PAYNE

Chartered accountants Sportsman Farm St Michaels Tenterden Kent TN30 6SY

Rolvenden Pre-School

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Chartered accountant's report to rolvenden pre-school on the
unaudited financial information 3
Statement of financial activities 4
Statement of financial position 5
Statement of cash flows 6
Notes to the financial statements 7
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 14
Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities 15

Rolvenden Pre-School

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 August 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Rolvenden Pre-School Charity registration number 1026434 Principal office Rolvenden Pre-School Rolvenden Village Hall Rolvenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4ND

The trustees

Accountants

Lauren Fagg (Chairperson) Izzy McEwan (Treasurer) Hannah Larkin Thomas Robson (Secretary) Kirsty Goodsell Dougal MacDonald David Payne Chartered accountants Sportsman Farm St Michaels Tenterden Kent TN30 6SY

Structure, governance and management

Rolvenden Pre-school was registered as a charity in 1987 and now has a team of four term-time staff who provide infant education as well as collaboratively perform the administrative needs of the school. In turn, the charity as a whole is controlled by the board of Trustees, the details of whom are listed above, who hold regular reviews throughout the year) David Payne Accountants were appointed in 2016 to assist us with our accounts production, reporting compliance and payroll obligations. In turn this provides relief for the core members of staff to remain fully focused the children, the school and associated fundraising activities.

Objectives and activities

Our aim is to provide high quality care and education for children approaching statutory school age through a combined approach which focuses on play, academics and social development. Our vision is based on the unshakeable premise that each child must be treated as an equal and as an individual. We work in accordance with Ofsted guidelines within the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. (More information can be found at www.rolvendenpreschool.yolasite.com)

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

Achievements and performance

We began the year with 17 children on roll, with 1 leaving and 4 joining us throughout the year, giving us 20 on roll by the end of the year. Of these, 10 moved up to primary school in July 2023, leaving 10 continuing with us for the next year.

We enjoyed dance sessions weekly during the autumn term, an animal encounter in July and the purchase of dental hygiene resources to make use of grant money from the Ashford Early Years Collaboration. We took part in the Rolvenden Christmas Fayre, raising £60. We joined the Primary School Reception class nativity play and their summer end of term play, having spent several weeks visiting the class and allowing the children to feel really comfortable with the transition to Primary School. We invested in a new entrance door, part funded by the Village Hall, to improve security and allow more light and ventilation into the room. In September 2023 we hired a new apprentice (Aga), after Katie successfully completed her level 3 training. This allowed us to gradually increase the number of children attending, however, we did have to employ additional cover staff while waiting for Aga to receive her DBS check and first aid training. In July 2024 we were inspected by Ofsted and graded Good in all areas. This was a great achievement for the staff team.

We have begun to struggle financially, with minimum wage increasing significantly, government funding rates remaining low and more children eligible for extended government entitlements. Our hourly fees remained static this year and fundraising was almost non-existent. The current committee are winding down in the hopes of merging our charity with Home Farm Nursery under the Tenterden Schools Trust. This has caused some difficulties while we remain in a kind of limbo as the merger process has taken longer than expected.

Financial review

In less recent years the school has managed to generate a healthy funds surplus. That had created something of a buffer to sudden cost fluctations, but last year's surplus was already down to a trickle. This year, although overall income increased by £10,000, a corresponding increase of £14,000 to wages and £6,000 to repairs and general running costs has made the impact to the bottom line inevitably poor. Reserves have decreased by 25% in a single year. Under previous economic conditions that could be be seen as a one-off, but evermore increases to the wages bill suggest it may not be.

The trustees' annual report was approved on .............................. and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Helen Harris Authorised Signatory

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Chartered Accountant's Report to Rolvenden Pre-School on the Unaudited Financial Information of Rolvenden Pre-School

Year ended 31 August 2024

In accordance with the engagement letter dated 20 June 2016, we have prepared for your approval the financial information of Rolvenden Pre-School for the year ended 31 August 2024, which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes from the charity's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at www.icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance.

This report is made solely to the board of trustees of Rolvenden Pre-School, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 20 June 2016. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Rolvenden Pre-School and state those matters that we have agreed to state to you, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release TECH08/16AAF as detailed at www.icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Rolvenden Pre-School and its board of trustees, as a body, for our work or for this report.

You have approved the financial information for the year and have acknowledged your responsibility for it, for the appropriateness of the financial reporting framework adopted and for providing all informations and explanations necessary for its compilation.

We have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial information.

DAVID PAYNE Chartered accountants

Sportsman Farm St Michaels Tenterden Kent TN30 6SY

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Charitable activities 4 59,427 59,427 49,773
Investment income 5 196 196 93
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Total income 59,623 59,623 49,866
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 69,010 69,010 49,105
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total expenditure 69,010 69,010 49,105
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (9,387) (9,387) 761
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 42,090 42,090 41,329
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total funds carried forward 32,703
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
32,703
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
42,090
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 10 78 39
Cash at bank and in hand 33,131 42,291
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
33,209 42,330
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 11 506 240
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net current assets 32,703 42,090
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total assets less current liabilities 32,703 42,090
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 32,703 42,090
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 32,703 42,090
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total charity funds 13 32,703 42,090
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Helen Harris Authorised Signatory

The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 August 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income (9,387) 761
Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income (196) (93)
Accrued expenses 24
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors (39) (39)
Trade and other creditors 242 (477)
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
Cash generated from operations (9,356) 152
Interest received 196 93
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
Net cash (used in)/from operating activities (9,160) 245
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (9,160) 245
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 42,291 42,046
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 33,131
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
42,291
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Rolvenden Pre-School, Rolvenden Village Hall, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4ND.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The charity is not of a nature to make estimations. It is primarily operated on a normal cash income and expenditure basis, with adjustments for assets and liabilities due at the year end, with accruals for expenses which are billed in a future period but relevant to the year being reported.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the directors for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from non-investment property
in furtherance of the charity's objects 13,828 13,828 17,736 17,736
Payments from governments or public
authorities in the normal course of
trading 45,599 45,599 32,037 32,037
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59,427
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
59,427
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
49,773
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
49,773
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

5. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 196 196 93 93
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Operations of the school 69,010 69,010 49,105 49,105
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly 2024 2023
£ £ £
Operations of the school 69,010 69,010 49,105
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
8. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 48,702 34,924
Employer contributions to pension plans 648 399
Other employee benefits 130 16
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
49,480 35,339
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

The average head count of employees during the year was 4 (2023: 4). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2024 2023
No. No.
Number of staff 4 4
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

9. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration was received by any of the trustees.

10. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 78
Other debtors 39
ৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
78 39
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 264 240
Social security and other taxes 242
ৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
506 240
৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶

12. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £648 (2023: £399).

13. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 September 31 August 20
2023 Income Expenditure 24
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 42,090 59,623 (69,010) 32,703
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
At At
1 September 31 August 20
2022 Income Expenditure 23
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds 41,329 49,866 (49,105) 42,090
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Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Current assets 33,208 33,208
Creditors less than 1 year (505) (505)
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Net assets 32,703 32,703
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Current assets 42,330 42,330
Creditors less than 1 year (240) (240)
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net assets 42,090 42,090
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

14. Analysis of net assets between funds

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2024

15. Analysis of changes in net debt

At
At 1 Sep 2023 Cash flows 31 Aug 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 42,291 (9,160) 33,131
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

16. Related parties

No transactions with related parties which require declaration were undertaken.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Management Information

Year ended 31 August 2024

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2024

Year ended 31 August 2024
2024 2023
£ £
Income and endowments
Charitable activities
Income from non-investment property in furtherance of the charity's
objects 13,828 17,736
Payments from governments or public authorities in the normal course of
trading 45,599 32,037
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
59,427 49,773
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Investment income
Bank interest receivable 196 93
ৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄ
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total income 59,623 49,866
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Wages and salaries 48,702 34,924
Pension costs 648 399
Other post-retirement benefits 130 16
Rent 7,500 7,517
Repairs and maintenance 7,634 1,617
Insurance 887 652
Motor vehicle expenses 594 920
Other motor/travel costs 85 85
Legal and professional fees 1,114 1,030
Other office costs 1,003 1,538
Amortisation 713 407
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
69,010 49,105
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Total expenditure 69,010 49,105
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Net (expenditure)/income (9,387)
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
761
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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Rolvenden Pre-School

Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Expenditure on charitable activities
Operations of the school
Activities undertaken directly
Staff wages 48,702 34,924
Staff pension contributions 648 399
Staff training and uniform 130 16
Rent 7,500 7,517
Repairs, replacements and maintenance 7,634 1,617
Insurance 887 652
Enrichment Project 594 920
Offsted and ICO fees 85 85
Accountancy fees 1,114 1,030
Office/Staff administration costs 1,003 1,538
Office/Staff sundry costs 713 407
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
69,010 49,105
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ
Expenditure on charitable activities 69,010
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
49,105
৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶

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