## **– Trustees Report Year End August 2023** 

## **10th October 2023** 

Fairways Pre School-Playgroup provides funded early education for two-, three- and fouryear-old children.  Hours exceeding those funded are available at an additional cost to Parents.   The setting opens on a full-time basis during Term time. 

The Playgroup also facilitates the needs for a small number of SEN children. 

The Playgroup is delighted to announce that an Ofsted Inspection undertaken on the 18[th of] May 2023, rated the setting as ‘Outstanding’. 

## **The Playgroup is a charity which has been registered since 1978 and managed by** 

## **Commitee members as at year end 31st August 2023** 

Caroline Wickenden (Chairperson) Katie Moriarty (Treasurer) Kelly Houlder-Greenway Lesa Phillp Kimberly Vano Terri Wingrove Vicky Barrett Rebecca Louise Hannah Malkin-Wood 

The Playgroup had a successful year, achieving a small surplus of £2,986. 

The Committee awarded staff a 7.5% pay increase, in line with inflation.  This was effective from January 2023.   It should be noted that pay increases over the last couple of years have been influenced by the Governments increases to the minimum wage. 

The  setting  introduced  a  card  machine,  giving  parents  a  welcome  and  long  overdue additional method of payment. 

The Playgroup has healthy reserves in place. 

## **Fees** 

Paying Fees remained static at £18.00 per session. 

## **Reserves** 

Reserves at year end totalled £113,731. 

## **Bank Accounts – year end balances.** 

|Deposit Account|£40,405|
|---|---|
|Business Account|£71,119|
|Fundraising|£ 1,797|
|Cash held|£    410|





## **Fundraising** 

This year’s fundraising activities included Christmas cards and coasters, a Christmas Fayre, Happy School Bag clothes recycling, a treasure hunt and summer ice cream sales. The year’s fundraising has, however, been notably challenging in a context of financial hardship and price inflation alongside the limited availability of members to be involved in planning events. 

Nevertheless, the Committee raised a respectable £2,101, helping to enhance the resources within the preschool; particularly the outdoor area with a new Literacy Shed, and outside Music Frame. In addition, the bark around the swing area was replenished. Other purchases included a Lunchbox Trolly, Dressing up Trolly and a baby seat. 

The  Committee  updated  the  Playgroups  Facebook  ‘Virtual  Market’  page  to  a  ‘Local Community’ page to help promote and support local businesses, whilst still being a valuable marketing tool for fundraising. 



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138210.85
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