
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  01/09/2022            Period start date   To 31/08/2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name:  New Longton Under 5s Nursery** 

## **Charity registration number:   1027322** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**New Longton Under 5s Nursery is a day**<br>**care facility for children aged from 6**<br>**months to 5 years. **|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identifiedinthe accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We provide daily activities in line with the**<br>**guidance of the EYFS and under the**<br>**guidelines of OfSTED. This year we have**<br>**been able to accommodate more children**<br>**and provide good quality care at**<br>**affordable prices.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Our Trustees are familiar with the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Provididng affordable nursery care to our**<br>**community has been our greatest**<br>**achievement this year.**<br>**We have promoted our care throughout**<br>**the community and made it affordable to**<br>**everyone.**<br>**We have continued our community work,**<br>**by providing trips to the Library, local**<br>**school, local park.**<br>**We have also expanded the children’s**<br>**experience by providing forest school**<br>**and have employed a games instructor.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**After another good financial year. Which**<br>**will help provide funds for further**<br>**community links. **|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**New Longton Under 5s has a reserve**<br>**account and policy to ensure in adverse**<br>**events that redundancies are provided**<br>**for employees.**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£20,000. **|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Application, Interview, Selection**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|New Longton Under 5’s Nursery|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1027322|
|Charity’s principal address|The Vllage Hall, Boundary Close, New Longton<br>Preston<br>PR4 4BD|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Mrs Marion Hartley|Chair|||
||Mr William Bell|Treasurer|||
||Mrs Laura Burrows|Secretary|||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** M Hartley **Full name(s)** Marian Hartley **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 02/04/2024 



NEW LONGTON UNDER FIVES 

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2022-23 

## INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 

|**INCOME**<br>Playgroup Fees<br>Interest<br>Milk re-imbursement<br>Photography<br>Vouchers<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>Bank charges<br>Bookkeeping<br>Employee Costs<br>Equipment<br>Heat & Light<br>Insurance<br>Maintenance and repairs<br>Milk<br>PAYE/NIC<br>Pension Fund<br>Recruitment<br>Refreshments<br>Rent - Portacabin<br>Rent - Village Hall<br>Resources & Consumables<br>Sports Coaching<br>Staff Training<br>Stationery and Postage<br>Story telling sessions<br>Subscriptions<br>Sundry<br>Telephone & Wifi<br>Trips and Parties<br>Uniform<br>Waste Disposal<br>Website<br>**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE**<br>**BALANCE SHEET**<br>Accumulated Funds brought forward<br>Excess of Income over Expenditure<br>Accrual correction<br>Represented by:<br>Natwest Current Bank Account<br>Natwest Business Reserve Account<br>Under Fives Petty Cash Float<br>Bank Loan<br>Santander Current Account<br>Accounting accrual|**2022-23**<br>**2021-22**<br>165,107.79<br>154,188.18<br>93.56<br>3.31<br>556.55<br>320.60<br>96.92<br>-<br>132,484.39<br>130,054.78|
|---|---|
||298,339.21<br>284,566.87|
||342.51<br>193.65<br>747.00<br>610.00<br>163,428.60<br>135,241.49<br>775.34<br>-<br>2,910.00<br>1,920.00<br>467.33<br>454.09<br>690.88<br>642.41<br>495.75<br>469.70<br>30,655.96<br>26,666.26<br>7,645.78<br>6,661.87<br>1,742.52<br>-<br>4,337.80<br>3,923.02<br>30,924.00<br>30,925.14<br>9,170.00<br>8,400.00<br>5,306.62<br>5,416.44<br>328.00<br>320.00<br>647.00<br>500.25<br>371.09<br>1,029.37<br>160.00<br>-<br>352.50<br>345.00<br>621.67<br>235.95<br>896.04<br>899.24<br>258.40<br>357.50<br>491.56<br>-<br>455.40<br>124.20<br>2,744.90<br>100.80|
||266,966.65<br>225,436.38|
||**31,372.56**<br>**59,130.49**|
||75,390.47<br>9,184.26<br>31,372.56<br>59,130.49<br>7,075.72|
||106,763.03<br>75,390.47|
||37,254.25<br>30,314.56<br>10,456.87<br>10,363.31<br>1,930.14<br>1,317.32<br>10,475.49<br>-<br>14,812.99<br>-<br>72,076.27<br>51,109.56<br>4,479.01<br>-<br>2,901.29<br>-|
||106,763.03<br>75,390.47|



I have prepared, without carrying out an audit, the above Income & Expenditure Account from the books, financial records, information and explanations supplied. 

H C Ovenden BSc MICB PM.Dip CB.Cert HCO Bookkeeping 4 Royalty Gardens New Longton Preston PR4 4JW 

12/03/2024 



NEW LONGTON UNDER FIVES 

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2022-23 

## INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 

|**INCOME**<br>Playgroup Fees<br>Interest<br>Milk re-imbursement<br>Photography<br>Vouchers<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>Bank charges<br>Bookkeeping<br>Employee Costs<br>Equipment<br>Heat & Light<br>Insurance<br>Maintenance and repairs<br>Milk<br>PAYE/NIC<br>Pension Fund<br>Recruitment<br>Refreshments<br>Rent - Portacabin<br>Rent - Village Hall<br>Resources & Consumables<br>Sports Coaching<br>Staff Training<br>Stationery and Postage<br>Story telling sessions<br>Subscriptions<br>Sundry<br>Telephone & Wifi<br>Trips and Parties<br>Uniform<br>Waste Disposal<br>Website<br>**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE**<br>**BALANCE SHEET**<br>Accumulated Funds brought forward<br>Excess of Income over Expenditure<br>Accrual correction<br>Represented by:<br>Natwest Current Bank Account<br>Natwest Business Reserve Account<br>Under Fives Petty Cash Float<br>Bank Loan<br>Santander Current Account<br>Accounting accrual|**2022-23**<br>**2021-22**<br>165,107.79<br>154,188.18<br>93.56<br>3.31<br>556.55<br>320.60<br>96.92<br>-<br>132,484.39<br>130,054.78|
|---|---|
||298,339.21<br>284,566.87|
||342.51<br>193.65<br>747.00<br>610.00<br>163,428.60<br>135,241.49<br>775.34<br>-<br>2,910.00<br>1,920.00<br>467.33<br>454.09<br>690.88<br>642.41<br>495.75<br>469.70<br>30,655.96<br>26,666.26<br>7,645.78<br>6,661.87<br>1,742.52<br>-<br>4,337.80<br>3,923.02<br>30,924.00<br>30,925.14<br>9,170.00<br>8,400.00<br>5,306.62<br>5,416.44<br>328.00<br>320.00<br>647.00<br>500.25<br>371.09<br>1,029.37<br>160.00<br>-<br>352.50<br>345.00<br>621.67<br>235.95<br>896.04<br>899.24<br>258.40<br>357.50<br>491.56<br>-<br>455.40<br>124.20<br>2,744.90<br>100.80|
||266,966.65<br>225,436.38|
||**31,372.56**<br>**59,130.49**|
||75,390.47<br>9,184.26<br>31,372.56<br>59,130.49<br>7,075.72|
||106,763.03<br>75,390.47|
||37,254.25<br>30,314.56<br>10,456.87<br>10,363.31<br>1,930.14<br>1,317.32<br>10,475.49<br>-<br>14,812.99<br>-<br>72,076.27<br>51,109.56<br>4,479.01<br>-<br>2,901.29<br>-|
||106,763.03<br>75,390.47|



I have prepared, without carrying out an audit, the above Income & Expenditure Account from the books, financial records, information and explanations supplied. 

H C Ovenden BSc MICB PM.Dip CB.Cert HCO Bookkeeping 4 Royalty Gardens New Longton Preston PR4 4JW 

12/03/2024 

