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Stantonfields Pre-School Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024
Stantonfields Pre-school Annual Report and
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Accounts 2022-2023
Registered Charity Number: 141805
Ofsted Registration Number: 2509759
Welcome from our Manager and Chair of Committee
We would like to say a big thank you for the support that we have received from the parents of the children attending Pre-school.
We hope you find this report informative, if you have any questions or feedback relating to this report please speak to Angela or a committee member.
Angela Parsons and Yasmin Tyerman Pre-school Manager Chair of Committee.
Who we are and what we do.
Our Pre-school began as a small playgroup based in a rented house in Stantonbury – more than 35 years ago. We have been based at Great Linford Primary School since January 2019, before this we were based at another local school. We enjoy strong links with the school and work closely with the Foundation classes to ensure a smooth transition for your child when the time comes for them to move on to full-time school.
We have always been a Community Pre-school, which means we are managed by a voluntary committee ideally comprised mostly of parents of children attending the Pre-school but also parents whose children have previously attended Pre-school and previous staff members. As a charity, our dedicated and experienced staff care about the welfare and early education of our local children and providing a safe caring and stimulating environment for them to learn through play.
As parents you will be aware that we have been very lucky to have such fantastic facilities and we will be continuing this year to improve our outdoor area with lots of equipment for the children to play with, on, learn from and enjoy.
Pre-school Aims.
Our key aims are:
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To provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age.
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Work in partnership with parents to help children learn and develop.
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Add to the life and the well-being of the local community.
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Offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values diversity.
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Chair and Managers Report
Unfortunately, in February 2024 the school we rent from gave us notice that they require their classroom back. The committee looked in the local area to find suitable premises but were unsuccessful. That along with the gradual decline in our numbers of children over the past few years and increasing costs has meant the committee made the unfortunate and sad decision to close.
This was discussed and voted on at our AGM on 29/04/2024
We spent the remainder of our time at Great Linford continuing to provide the best care and education for the children and help support their transitions into new settings. We were able to sell our equipment to a local preschool and provide redundancy to all staff members.
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved with Pre-school; to the staff team for their continued dedication over this difficult year and the amount of work that has been completed to ensure that Pre-school continues to run safely, to the committee for volunteering their time, enthusiasm, and commitment in managing the Pre-school and to our Pre-school families who have been so understanding and supportive during this time, as always.
Although we are sad that our time has come to a close we wish all our staff and the families we support the best of luck in their futures.
Thank you.
Yasmin Tyerman
Committee Members 2023-2024
Yasmin Tyerman - Chair Amanda Selby - treasurer Felicia Adoma Angela Parsons Pre-school Manager
Treasurers Report.
Below, you will find the financial summary of the Pre-school’s income and expenditure from 1[st] September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024. With the preschool closing and settling its debts, our accounts look very different this year to account for this.
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The Pre-school started the school year with a comfortable bank balance of £32341.44 We ended the school year with an expenditure of £130768.11 an income of £107527.08 and a bank balance of £9100.41. We closed our Reserve Fund Account which held £43445.74. The Reserve Account was used to fund staff redundancy and closure costs.
We were pleased that after the last of our income was received and settling any remaining debts, we were left with the balance of £9100.41. We are contacting the Early years alliance to distribute these funds to other charity's as per our Constitution.
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|1st September 2023 to date|31.08.2024|
|Bank Balance at start of this period|£32,341.44|
|Expenditure|
|Equipment|£2,737.38|
|Snack|£0|
|Rent|£15,659.84|
|Phone|£ 42.00|
|Training|£ 154.00|
|MKPA + Data Protection|£ 70.00|
|Auditor|£ 233.00|
|Ofsted|£ 35.00|
|£ 1,985.65|
|Administration|
|PSLA & Insurance|£194.83|
|Pensions|£3,218.14|
|Tax/N.I|£15,375.48|
|Wages and redundancy|£ 91,061.24|
|Other|£ 0|
|Errors|£ 0|
|Total|£130,768.11|
|Income|
|EDO cash|£ 380|
|EDO BACs|£818.27|
|Fees Cash|£780.40|
|Fees Bacs|£ 3,123.06|
|NEG funding|£ 53,635.52|
|Fundraising|£49.28|
|errors|£0|
|other|£48,740.55|
|Total|£107,527.08|
|Bank Balance at the end of this|£9,100.41|
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|Reserve account|£0|
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| 1st September 2023 to date | 15.04.24 | |
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| Bank Balance at start of this period | £ | 32,341.44 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Equipment | £ | 2,737.38 |
| Rent | £ | 15,659.84 |
| Phone | £ | 42.00 |
| Training | £ | 154.80 |
| MKPA + Data Protection | £ | 70.00 |
| Auditor | £ | 233.75 |
| Ofsted | £ | 35.00 |
| Administration | £ | 1,985.65 |
| PSLA & Insurance | £ | 194.83 |
| Pensions | £ | 3,218.14 |
| Tax/N.I | £ | 15,375.48 |
| Wages | £ | 91,061.24 |
| Total | £ | 130,768.11 |
| Income | ||
| EDO cash | £ | 380.00 |
| EDO BACs | £ | 818.27 |
| Fees Cash | £ | 780.40 |
| Fees Bacs | £ | 3,123.06 |
| NEG funding | £ | 53,635.52 |
| Fundraising | £ | 49.28 |
| Other | £ | 48,740.55 |
| Total | £ | 107,527.08 |
| Bank Balance at the end of this period | £ | 9,100.41 |
| Reserve funding | 0 |
Registered Certified Accountants and Business Advisors
FAO: All parties that have a financial or other interest in the below named entity.
02 February 2026
Re: Stantonfields Play Group (Charity Number 1028014)
(Accounts Certification)
I/we have been presented with and duly requested to review and comment on the unaudited financial statements shown in this report for the period 01[st] September 2023 to 31[st] August 2024.
Our checks typically include (but are not limited to)
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Requesting supporting evidence where payments have been made to supplier/contractor payments.
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Explanations of any expenses that have come in at a cost over the prescribed budget.
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A reconciliation of the relevant bank account to ensure that opening balances and closing balances at start and end of the period respectively reflect the real bank accounts balances as per the bank statements.
I/we certify that I/we have analysed the general substance in which the accounts for the relevant period ending shown have been presented and are satisfied that they represent a true reflection of the entity’s financial standing.
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Brilliant Accountants Ltd Stantonflelds Play Group Fund Account Period Covering Oist September 2023- 31st August 2024 Dr Cr Balance CIFwd from 3110812023 {Santsnder) Balance CIFwd from 3110812023 {Vigin ReseNe)' 32,341.44 43,765.44 Uncleared Income atyearend 0.00 Uncleared payments atyearend 0.00 Opening Bank Balances 76,106.88 Total Income recelved In the perlod Total Interest recelved in the period Total Expendlture In the perlod 107,527.08 0.00 130,768.11 Uncleared Income atthls yearend 0.00 Uncleared payments at this year end 0.00 Closing bank balance as at 3L10812024 {Santander} 9100.41 Ourlngthè>ar.theWrySn AeseNeAeeountwa$ clo8•dv4ith Ihèthrtstandlnibaiance olQ44.035.$6hlwtransferredtothe Santanderaccountand re¢orled as In¢ome.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts ••• Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Stantonfields Play Group Account On accounts for the year ended 3110812024 Charity no (rf any) 1028014 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (he Trust.) for the year ended 31108124 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not 8ppIy. Signed: Date: 0310212026 Name: Andrew Makin Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): ICPA Address: Brilliant Accountants Ltd, Suite 29, Milton Keynes Business Centre, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6GD IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: d1ctionS and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018