2023-08-31-accounts

Names and	Names and	Names and	Names and	addresses	ofadvisers (Optional Information)	ofadvisers (Optional Information)
e	ofadviser				Name	Address
Bank					Cooperative 16St Stephens Street, Bdistol
Accountant					Bourne and Bargery The Byers, Manor Farm, Chilcompton.		Somerset
Name	of	chief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optional Information)
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Description				ofthe charity's trusts
Type of				governing	document	preschool Learning Alliance constitutiorl 2ct 1 adopted october 2ct4.
How		the		charity is constituted		Association
	Trustee selection				methods	Parents end family members ere invited to the Annual General Meeting in the Autumn. management committee is appointed or reappointed st this meetirlg. Trustees ere the committee members.				A
Additional			governance		ptional information) issues (0
						The preschool is run by s voluntary parent fed commilte. committee members are elected by nomination st the Annual General Meeting and have roles and responsibilities ss setout					QFonnsuetk	Sullets snd Numbering
						in the Charity Commission guidance. Ag new members are OSSchecked and approved Ofsted.				by
						There iss hsndaver period for each new ofrcer (Chair, Treasurer it Secretary) and suitable training is available from SANES Council ifrequired.
						We have regular contact viith Satb end Northeast Somerset Council's		Early Years Team.
						Noah's Ark Preschool isa member ofthe Preschool Learning Alliance.
						We have strong links with the Early Years Teachers st Paulton Infant		School and regularly
						visit them to ensure a smooth iransition for ag our children.
						We hold termly committee meetings to discuss the overag running of	the		preschool and
						future fundreising plans.
						We complete a daay risk assessmsnt on the building snd grounds snd a assessment ofel equipment Any visits or outings are also assessed in			yearly line with the
						preschool pogcies.
Summary		of		the objects ofthe		We aim to enhance the development end education of children under sge by encouraging families to understand and provkle for the needs		statutory school of their children
charity	set		out in Its			through community groups.
governing		document
TAR									March 2012

	Independent	Independent	Independent	In connection with my examination, no	In connection with my examination, no	material matters	have come to my	have come to my
	examiner'a	statement		attention (other than that disclosed below *)which gives me cause to believe
				that in,	any material respect.
				o	the accounting records were not	kept in accordance		with section 130
					ofthe Charities Act; or
				~	the accounts did not accord with	the accounting	records; or
				e	the accounts did not comply with	the applicable	requirements
					concerning the form and content	ofaccounts set out		in the Charities
					(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other		than	any requirement
					that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which Is			not a matter
					considered as part ofan independent examination.
				I have no concerns and have come		across no other	matters in connection
				with	the examination to which attention should be drawn			In this report	in
				order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts				to be reached.
				*Please delete the wards in ihe brackets ifthey do noi			app/y.
			Signed:
			Name:	( ft	IE. S(-ty)lc.~WtqtyF
	Relevant	professional
	qualification(s)		or body
			(ifany):
			Address:	Bourne	and Barcm
				~Chtlcom ton Radstock BA34HP
			Only	complete ifthe exaniner needs to highlight		material matters	ofconcern (see CC32,
			Independent		examinafion of charity accounts. directions and guidance			fcr examiners).
										Deleted: Give here h ief details ol' any dame th tths
										esaminsr rsishes to disclose.	t
IER						May	2018