Njillage H4//A) Southwater Village Hall Pre-school Report & Accounts For The Year Ended 31 August 2023 Millcr Robinstsn Ltd Accountants & Business C'onsultant5
Southwater Vlllage HAII Pre SLhool INDEX Yeor Ended 31 August 2023 Page Index Gei)eL-al ii)foi'ination Repoi"t of tlie Trustees Stalen)enl of Financial A¢tivilies St2t¢mcnt of Assets and Liabilities Accounting Policies Nute5 to thc Accounts Report of the liidepend¢nt Examincr
Southwater Village Hall Pre Seliool GENERAL INFORMATION Year Ended 31 August 2023 TTUStees Hannah Schol¢field {Chair) Jack Jennings (Secretary) Caioliiic Carter (Treasurer) Genuna Tidy (nominat¢d pcrson) Phil Stenning (cominstlee person) Liz Aydeinir (Comniittee pcrson) Mark Scholefield (committee person) Address Church Lane Soiithwater Horsham West Siissex RH13 9BT Charity Number 1027293 Bankers National Westininster Bank plc 47 Carfax Horsham West Subsex RH12 IYZ Independent examiner 'MRC Accountan¢y Ltd 2 Kings Court Haiivood Rtsad Horsham West Siissex RH13 SUR
Southwater villge Hall Pre Scljool REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Year Ended 31 August 2023 The trustces subniit their T¢port aiid accoiinls for the year ended 31 Aiigusl 2023. CoiJ5tltutioll Th¢ cliai'ity is governed by its constitution which follows the fOrnt r¢ronNn¢nd¢d by the Early Years Alliance. Oblects Th¢ charity is established lo enhance the d¢velopinenl and education of children iittd¢r statutory School ag¢ by encouraging PaTtnts to understand and provide for the needs of their Childrell through community groups. Orgaijisation Souiliwattr Villag¢ l-lall Pre-school was established in 1974 with the purpose of providing pre-school cdiication lo Ihosc below (he satuioiy srhool age. The Pre-school is run on a day 10 day ba8is by a Inanager who is supporied by ten btoff. With the support of the trustees they arc committed to a nded programme of continuing professional development and work very hard lo auhieve this. In ¢iddition the manager and trusices regularly r¢view poliri¢s to ¢llSUT¢ that the charity is working in line with current good practi¢e and changing legislation. Tlie ttLisl¢es. includiiig thc otficers, arc clecicd 01 appointed on 4nnual basi8. The trustecs mct periodically iii Ihe yeai und¢r T¢Vl¢W. Between Jneeiings. thc officcrs of th6 Gh4Tily ronduGt ils affairs and Teporl Ih¢ir actio1 at tlie next Inceting of the Irusiees. TriEStees The names of the PTesent trusltes Icominittee members) are siate41 on pag¢ 2 and are parellls of childrell atleiidiiig pi'e-school. All trusteesltomtnitte¢ member5 havt to coillplete DBS checks before their election Can bc confirined. Rcscrve5 policy In liiic with Ilie reconiniendatioD£ of the Charity conission. the Pre-sGhool ha5 a r¢s¢rve eqiiivalellt to ppruxiniattly four illoiiili's expeiises. Public betiefit Th¢ IrLlStt¢5 confinn they have rcferred 10 the Charity ComTlli5sion's guidancc on public benefit wh¢rt reviewing tlikn charily'g Aims, obj¢rtiv¢s and services and consider how thr rurr¢iil and any proposed 5¢TViC¢5 and facilit¢8 will contribute to them. Review of the year DuTing the last 12 months, the pre-school hd5 ¢njoy¢d alloiher active year a8 d¢stTibed in the chair persons r¢port,
Southwater Village Ilall Pre Scliool REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON Year Ended 31 Augllst 2023 Wow, whBI a year il hns been. If yoii had #skcd Tne 12 month5 Hgo if I thought I would b¢ sianding in front of you today. I genuinely woiild have said nol Wlien l &ttendcd lh¢ AOM lysl year with iny11115baiid MArk, I was not exp¢¢ting tli¢ faiily dire situalion of that we were PiTsented wiih. Bui und¢r a f4ir bit of duress and with a desire to k¢¢p th¢ pre s¢hDoI Dp¢n and lh¢ SlalT¢mploycd, I took the role of Chairyerson. I WRS joiii¢d by what have liirned out to be an outst8ttdiDB Coininille¢ and l am so proud of us all. The first few ion1hS w¢re ro¢ky ld l initially thought Jny role would be lo help th¢ pre school transition ihrough ¥ ¢lo$tng dow pro¢¢gh. W¢ had Iv d¢al with thE resignnlion of& long st8nding mArJag¢r, a lack of ihildren, poor repulatioTr, numerous slDffing 15sueb and ongoing finniicial diff1lItieS. Thin8s ¢eriaTnly looked bl¢akbul the real tumingpoint vms EJtyn8. W¢ quickly idenufled hcr 85 thc pcrfc¢t C8ndid4ic 10 tak¢ Dll Ihc Managcrrole saw Emma as an opportunity to nioyE foTwaid5 and tuin the pic school around. Since lier proinotion we have not ltsok¢d bark. Etntna ha5 been Iruly aniazing and lier love and passion for Iljis setting and tlie cliildreii is tsuly iiigpirational. we're stsre you will agree. Quite quickly tame th¢ pitsTDolioll of Hannah to Depiily. l ihink she may also hAv¢ f¢lt under som¢ duress bui il was v¢ryqui¢kly ppareni liow InRliy faiiiastie ideas sh¢ h&s and what in innovator she is. She has been and ¢onlinues to b¢ A hug¢ $uppon io Imma d shar¢s Ei)ma's passion hnd motivatioii lo inake the pie-school the besi li ¢an br. Thcr¢ is no denying that we ar¢ in a much better pla¢0 Ihan w¢ wet6 12 months a¥D, but therE have been sotnE tough times and Tnany. chllllenges. Being pail of th¢ coininilt¢¢ has ¢ertainly ¢ome with a lot mole responsibility Ihnn I hAd originally realised but il has also been hugely r¢wHrdin¥. This ¢ommiii¢e ha5 overcome some hu¥e hurdles and our vision movin8 forward is to brin8 the pr¢ gchool Inio the 21st ccnkniry and creale a staff led sysl¢m, so that Emma and Hannah have flexibility and autoTroiny. The conunittee will conliiiue support but focus on fundraising opportuniliys and Taising ttK)ney for of Hannah's idea51 Thi, ¥vnwiilt¥¢ i¥ ¢v¥[ ¢volving team. We haveput 11) R loi of groiind work tbis past year and hope Ihai inoving forward being paTI ofthe commiii¢o will bi. fun. ¢TavIn and Thn opponunilyto give bllck io th¢ communiiy. Th¢ goal is io suppori Ih¢ staff i¢am and make tho pr¢-sehool th¢ 4bsoliiie besi it ¢Jii be. We really hope ihai ioniglii we will w¢l¢om¢ n¢w pareiits with nei¥ id¢as to th4p¢ th¢ fviu ol'the pir s¢hoE)l and mak¢ this S¢llin¥ ihe be5151art for our children.
Sollthwater Village Hall Pre School REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Year Ended 31 August 2023 To Liz, Phil, Caroline, Gemn]a. Mark and Jack, The tireless committee who havc thc pre-school's back. E proniiycd you a poem, and so he we are, As we mai'k one year's sei'vice, haven't w¢ come so far? What a year we have had, who thought we would be, Thriving at the AGM in November .23. We've laiighed, we've cried, we've nearly waLked out, But with us at the hclm the future was ncver in doubt. A new group of Children, Famly app and a shelter, We're up with the times and this year's been a belter. From the beginning of tlie year this committee were after, For tliis old village hall to be ringing with laughter. Bake sales, raffles and the local dog show, Fiindraising is our next target to help Ihc school grow. I hope you will join us full of ideas, To raise more money than we have done in years. The head ol a ¢ommillee that really does care. It has been an absolute privilegc to chair. If this was Champagne, a tO<lSt I would cheer, To Southwatei. Villkige*re-School, and an incredible next year. Signed by.. VkrtLC g.u,Qfr-ia Hannah Seholefield Chairperson 28th November 2023 4 cont.
STATEMKIYT OF FINANCIAL ACnVITIES Year Eiidtd 31 Aiigu5t 2023 3110812023 31m8lZOZ2 lts¢omliig rcsourees IncOlg resoNrc¢s fronigtrttrAted funOJ'. {*Tr VoltAry1c0¢ Don4tlOD5 Grniits Y¢Ge1bI Cfjvid gr)% Appr¢nii¢es]iip iWiTd 37 94 1,305 750 2,549 37 Incon frDm fund tai31rt5 ¢Y¢llts aiid actiyiiey 73 884 Bank deposiL intcicsl 79 3,454 Fees- Frce ¢ntitl¢nient FK5- Noii fUle4j 67,415 21,099 271 277 89.ts62 104,291 31537 752 370 137,950 Unifonnsales Re5vufLeS eip¢iJded [4XP1£s offund Th111¥ cvciit5 and 3rDli¢S 104.777 36 7.953 694 1,144 2.238 Stoff training thlfare 344 7,953 LD52 1158 1,914 EquipiK¥Tr¢ Con5UiilAble Outtsoorarea dthiaiion Milk BDtsks ioi I,osg 16 915 5.359 668 150 929 51 3,925 M¢inbcr&hip5 and sub8trlPtions 209 1,703 95 214 SuiidYyeXp¢nl DBS Cleaning Depteciatio 506 130.552 Totul r0¢5 ¢xpendtd 13Q,552 Ner Incon)ing resourec 122,510 Tothl fwidscAftied foiward 83.050 TheawoumtlttB licieS paBe7 tsoics on pn8e 8 fortn part of these8ccfjunts.
SouthTrY#ter Vill#ge Hull Pre Siliool STATEMENT OF ASSEI'S AND LIABILITIES Year Ended 31 August 2023 Note 3110812023 3110812022 Fixed a5$et5 Tangible assets 2,304 765 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 507 117,545. 118,052 789 141,650 142,439 Creditors: MOUnt8 falling due witliin one year 37,306 18,853 Net Current 4Ssets 80,746 123,586 Total a5SCts Icss liabilities 83,050 124,351 Represenled by.. UDrestrieted funds 83,050 124,351 The financial st8tcm¢nts on pages 5 to 8 were approved by the trust¢¢s on and were &igned oil belialf of tlie Trust¢es by: Helen Pearman Chalr Person Caroline Carter Treasurer The accounting policies on page 7 and notes on page 8 fonn part of d)ese account
Southwfjter Vlllnge H#ll Pre School ACCOUNTING POLICIES Year Elided 31 August 2023 Th¢ fii)aJicial statements have b¢en pieparcd in accordance with Accountlllg and Reporting by Charitie5'. Statement of Recomin¢nd¢d Practice applicable to cliarities preparing their acGouiit5 in accordallce with the Fiiiancial Rcporling Standard ai)plicable iii the UK and Republic of Ircland IFRS 102} leffeclive l January 20151- (Charities SORP IFRS 1021). the FiJian¢ial R¢portin8 Stat]dard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 102) Basis of accountlng The financial statements hove been prepared und¢r the historical cost conv¢ntion. Fund5 The ¢hJrity account5 for iiicoinitig and outgoing resources as unrestricted fui)ds pi'ovided tlie use of tlie funds lias Thot been specified by the donor. Unresiricltd funds are funds wliich ar¢ availuble for use at the dis¢retion of the trustees i furtherance of tli¢ general objectives of tlie charjly and whicli havc llot been d¢$Ilated for other PUTP05e5. Tangible fixed assets Depreciation is provided on all t&ngible fixed assets at rates cal¢iilated to write off the ¢ost, less estimated residual value of eabh aSSEt over it5 expectcd uscful lifc OD th¢ written down value basi$, as follow5.. Play equipment 180/0 per annuin Office equipment 18% per aniiujn Incoming resources Income other tlian voliintaiy donations is Iticliid¢d In the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to th¢ iiicoine aiid th¢ amount cai) be quantified with rcasoiiable ¢i¢curacy. Voliinlary doiiations are irColIStd on receipt. Resources exyended All cxpcnditure is accounted for on an accTual basis and &a5 been classified under headillgs that aggregate all costs related to tlic category. Where ¢05t5 catiiiot be directly attributed to parliciilar heading5 they have bc¢n allo¢aied to aciivities on a basis consistent witli tlie use of tl)e resourc¢5. Fundraising co$1$ are those costs incurred in seeking voluntary contributions.
Southwater Village Vlall Pre School NOTES TO THE FINANCIALACCOUNTS Ytor EndEd 31 Agll$t 2Q23 Pl4y eqvipmeiit Office equip]nent Tajjglble osstl$ Total Cost Al S Sepl¢mb¢r 2021 Additions Ai 31 August 2022 10.697 J,ioo 13,797 10.697 3,100 13,797 Depreciatioii Al I S¢pl¢iiib¢r 2021 Charge for the year AI 31 Au8llSt 2022 10,426 50 10,476 2,438 120 2,558 12,864 170 13,034 Plet book value Ai 31 Augiisi 2022 221 542 763 Ai 31 August 2021 271 662 933 Debtor& 311081Z022 31108120ZI Piypaymenls and accryed incoinc 788 507 3110812022 3110812021 Credltors.. llmovnt$ dye iylthlh year Payroll lax¢s A¢¢ru¢d ¢xp¢rtse Deferred income 2.778 740 16,075 18,853 21,919 22,659 Trustee$ rcTrJunrratlon and exi)enscs None of th¢ trusiees CtIVed any remun¢raiions OT expenses duriiig Ilie year undei review or in lh¢ pr¢vEous year.
Soulhivnl¢r Village Ilall Pi'e Sehool INDKPLNDEN1' EXAMINER'S REPORI. Year EDded 31 Aug$1 2023 liidtptudcnt EAoruincr'5 Roport to tIL¢ Trustees olSoutbw&ter Village Hall FY¢-$¢hool I report to ihe Itustees on ihE arcounls of th¥ chAriiy for the year ¢nded 31 Aygust 2022 which are sei OUL on pages 5 to 8. RespoLliVQ respijnsiibililit5 of trustces alld ¢X&DJlner The rhariW5 Irust¢es are responsible lor th¢ prep8raiion of the arcounls. The charity'b tru51e¢s con5ideT that an audit is not reqiiired for Ibis year imd¢r $e¢tioii 144121 of11)e Charities Act 2011 Iihe 2011 Acll and Ibat an iDdependelll examination is n¢¢d¢d. exainine the ac¢¢uttis Mnd¢r section 145 ofthe 2011 A¢i', follow Ili¢ procdures laid dowij iii the General Di¥¢CtI1¥ given by Ib¢ Charthty commission uThter section 14515llbl of the 2011 Aci,. and stale wh¢ihttparti¢ular matkr5 have com¢ to my aiieniion. Basi5 Df Independeijt QXAmlntr's $Èttt¢ment My exaihinatitstt was earricJ oiil 4croidaiicE with General Directions giv8D by theCh#rity Commission. An MInatIon Iiieludes 8 review oftlie aLeuuiiling recTrrd5 kept by the charity and R coinpArison of Ihraw)un15 presented with Ih05e records. It also includes COn¥id¥Yulipn olany unu51ial items or disclosu in th¢ J¢cDun15 and Ecrkin¥7 ¢xplanalion5 from yoll as Irustets concerning any buih inatlers. The piocedur¢s undertak¢n do noi provide all th¢ cvsdence that would be rrquircd In an audit. aiid coseqiienily no opittion is given 45 10 wh¢iher the accounls present a 'lrue &rLd fair vi¢w" and the report Iiidcpendenl cxamiiicr's stJtotueDt In connccliuii wilh tny exalllliiurion, 110 mati¢r hAS ¢omE to my attention.. which give5 me rOnable ¢ause to b¢li¢v¢ that. in any mRleri&l rwect, the requii¢m¢nl5.' lo keep aceoutttittg r¢wrds in Hccordllnce with section 130 of the Art,. and to prepare 4¢10unls which accord witl lh¢ a¢¢ounlin8 [ords, and comply with the i¢counliii8 rwuirernents of il1¢ 2011 Art have not been met.. or lo which, iii tny opinion, aiientiOD should be drawn in order loenabl¢a prop¢F und¢Thlandin¥ of the AmAndll Mlll MRC Accounlaiicy Ltd 2 Kig5 Court H..Irivovd Romd Hur5hum Wosi Sussex RH13 SUR Dato 21.11.23