## **Bradworthy Pre School Trustees Annual Report**
## **period 01/08/2022 to 31/08/2023**
## **The Charity Name**
Bradworthy Play Group Known as Bradworthy Pre School
## **Registered Charity number**
1028935
## **Charity Principal Address**
Bradworthy Pre School, Mill Road, Bradworthy, Holsworthy, Devon, EX227RT
## **Name of the Trustees who manage the Charity**
Kirsty Andrew - Chair Lyndsay Slocombe - Secretary Amanda Vanstone - Treasurer Rachel Lebe - Committee Member Louise Dack - Committee Member
## **Structure Governance and Management**
**Type of Governing Document** – PLA Constitution
**How the Charity is Constituted** –Parent Committee
Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the annual General Meeting held in October/ November There is a child protection policy in place, criminal record bureau checks are carried out for all new committee and staff members. For existing members these checks are renewed in line with statutory requirements.
Bradworthy Pre School is insured with Zurich and is a member of the Pre School-Learning Alliance. The Pre School is situated in the grounds of Bradworthy Primary Academy. The building is owned by the Academy and Service charges are paid by the Pre School to the Academy. The Pre School is self governed and financed however has strong links with the academy in order to ensure that transition of children from Pre School to School works well.
All Committee members give their time on a voluntary basis.
## **Objectives and Activities**
To provide a Pre School setting in the local community. The setting is open for 2- to 4-year-olds. The Pre School has been registered with Ofsted since December 1992 and is on the Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
The Pre School is funded by Devon County Council early years entitlement allowing each child 15 hours of free childcare the term after they are three. The setting is also funded by 2gether funding which is available to eligible 2-year-olds for 15 hours the term after they are two. Any additional hours taken up by parents are chargeable at the agreed hourly rate. Billing for unfunded hours is now completed on a monthly basis and this has ensured good cash flow for the preschool and has also ensured that large unpaid amounts have not built up. There is currently £268 in in late fees.
## **Achievement and Performance**
The setting had an Ofsted inspection in July 2021, unfortunately there were areas which required improvement and certain areas which were inadequate. Together with Devon County Council Early Years advisors the setting put together a post Ofsted action plan involving extra training for the staff. Sufficient improvements were made and in January 2022, it was reassessed to be a good standard. Registered Children attending the setting over the year, per term were as follows. Autumn 22 Spring 24 Summer 29
Numbers are down on the previous year, and attendance hours are lower, we have put it down to lower birth numbers in previous years and the fact that we don’t offer wrap around hours that are probably more suitable to working parents, of which most are.
## Fundraising
This year the committee have not undertaken any fundraising activities due to a struggle to recruit parent committee members.
Easy fundraising has earned a small amount of funding totalling £61 for very little effort, at no cost to the Preschool.
## **Financial Review**
We hold total cash at the bank of £46,632. These funds are held in order to meet unforeseen expenditure that may occur. Within this figure there is an amount set aside to cover redundancy pay in the event of the setting needing to close. There also needs to be sufficient funds available to ensure the cash flow of the preschool as funding is only received three times a year and wages, service charges and other financial commitments must be settled on a monthly basis.
The Pre School is showing a loss this year of £5,105. This deficit while significant loss it is a great improvement from the previous year of $10,700. As with the previous year while not so severe there has been a shortfall in attendance numbers and staff wages have continued to increase in line with the National Minimum Wage. There have been no fundraising activities and figures are expected to continue this trend if future action is not taken.
We have been fortunate to have the Pre School accounts audited for a number of years by the same accountant, who has this year given notice. A new accountant has been attained and the 2022/23 accounts have been completed and provided to the committee later than the AGM in February 2024.
## Donations / Grants
Because of the low numbers for the committee it wasn’t possible to secure any grants, although a small donation/ Grant from Amazon Smile of £5 was received.
## **Future Plans**
Whilst continuing to provide a valued service to the local community it is recognised attendance figures need to be increased or staff hours reviewed. The Committee plan to continue working closely with the staff to ensure the setting complies with all necessary legislation and meets the required standards for Ofsted, the Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Signed on behalf of charity Trustee.
Amanda Vanstone – Treasurer
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Statement of Income and Expenditure**
|**Income**
Funding
Fees
Donations & Grants
Uniform
Interest
Milk refund
Fundraising
Other Income
**Less Expenditure**
Staff Wages
Service Charges
Insurance
Class Materials & Resources
Equipment
Maintenance & Improvements
Fundraising
Christmas Gifts & Trips
Snacks
Stationery
Training Course Fees & Travel Expenses
Mobile telephone
Subscriptions & DBS Checks
Sundries
Nappy Unit rental
**Deficit / Surplus in year**|**Note**
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8||**2022-2023**
£
41,283
10,159
5
55
236
288
61
189
52,276
49,738
2,750
904
1,100
-
-
-
394
1,096
130
-
674
341
254
-
57,381||**2021-2022**
£
51,409
6,957
205
70
24
237
112
144|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||59,158|
||||||58,667
2,750
822
2,016
138
503
-
1,203
1,149
885
31
721
380
176
417|
||||||69,858|
|||||||
||||**-5105**||**-10700**|
Page 1
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Summary of Funds**
|Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Balance at Bank - Current
Balance at Bank - Savings
Balance at Bank - Redundancy
Debtors & Prepayments
Cash In Hand
Less Current Liabilities
Creditors
Net Assets
Funds Brought Forward
Deficit / Surplus in year|**Note**
9||**2022-2023**
**£**
Nil
1,322
30,643
15,989
650
50
48,654
133
**48,521**
53,626
5,105
**48,521**||**2021-2022**
**£**
Nil
218
41,558
9,638
2,162
50|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||53,626|
||||||-|
|||||||
||||||**53,626**|
|||-||-|64,326
10,700
|
||||||**53,626**|
Page 2
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Notes to Accounts**
|Note 1 Grants & Donations
Amazon - Smile Donation
Note 2 Fundraising
Income
Easy Fundraising
61
61
Note 3 Other Income
SW Hygiene - Credit unused Nappy Rental
Note 4 Class Materials
Halloween Resources
Class Resources & Materials
Noodle Now Online Learning Training Provider
Online Learning Journal & Renewals
Tennis Coaching Sessions & Resources
Note 5 Christmas Gifts & Trips
Christmas Presents
Christmas Party Magical Tots
Bradworthy Hall Hire for Christmas Party
Note 6 Postage & Stationery
Printer Ink
Office Stationery and Files
Postage & Stamps||5
5
Expenses
-
-
-
189
189
58
611
120
134
177
1,100
314
50
30
394
22
89
19
130|Profit/Loss|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||61|
||||61|
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
Page 3
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Notes to Accounts**
|Note 7 Subscriptions and DBS checks
Website & Domain Annual Renewal
Child Care Annual fee
Data Protection & Internet Protection
Early Years Membership
Note 8 Sundries
Auditing of Accounts
Staff Uniform
Note 9 Debtors & Prepayments
Website & Domain Annual Renewal
Adjustment Funding
Fees
Milk Refund|147
50
35
109|
|---|---|
||341|
||80
174|
||254|
||158
208
268
16|
||650|
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Bradw.
orthy
School
Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Statement of Income and Expenditure**
|**Income**
Funding
Fees
Donations & Grants
Uniform
Interest
Milk refund
Fundraising
Other Income
**Less Expenditure**
Staff Wages
Service Charges
Insurance
Class Materials & Resources
Equipment
Maintenance & Improvements
Fundraising
Christmas Gifts & Trips
Snacks
Stationery
Training Course Fees & Travel Expenses
Mobile telephone
Subscriptions & DBS Checks
Sundries
Nappy Unit rental
**Deficit / Surplus in year**|**Note**
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8||**2022-2023**
£
41,283
10,159
5
55
236
288
61
189
52,276
49,738
2,750
904
1,100
-
-
-
394
1,096
130
-
674
341
254
-
57,381||**2021-2022**
£
51,409
6,957
205
70
24
237
112
144|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||59,158|
||||||58,667
2,750
822
2,016
138
503
-
1,203
1,149
885
31
721
380
176
417|
||||||69,858|
|||||||
||||**-5105**||**-10700**|
Page 1
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Summary of Funds**
|Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Balance at Bank - Current
Balance at Bank - Savings
Balance at Bank - Redundancy
Debtors & Prepayments
Cash In Hand
Less Current Liabilities
Creditors
Net Assets
Funds Brought Forward
Deficit / Surplus in year|**Note**
9||**2022-2023**
**£**
Nil
1,322
30,643
15,989
650
50
48,654
133
**48,521**
53,626
5,105
**48,521**||**2021-2022**
**£**
Nil
218
41,558
9,638
2,162
50|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||53,626|
||||||-|
|||||||
||||||**53,626**|
|||-||-|64,326
10,700
|
||||||**53,626**|
Page 2
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Notes to Accounts**
|Note 1 Grants & Donations
Amazon - Smile Donation
Note 2 Fundraising
Income
Easy Fundraising
61
61
Note 3 Other Income
SW Hygiene - Credit unused Nappy Rental
Note 4 Class Materials
Halloween Resources
Class Resources & Materials
Noodle Now Online Learning Training Provider
Online Learning Journal & Renewals
Tennis Coaching Sessions & Resources
Note 5 Christmas Gifts & Trips
Christmas Presents
Christmas Party Magical Tots
Bradworthy Hall Hire for Christmas Party
Note 6 Postage & Stationery
Printer Ink
Office Stationery and Files
Postage & Stamps||5
5
Expenses
-
-
-
189
189
58
611
120
134
177
1,100
314
50
30
394
22
89
19
130|Profit/Loss|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
||||61|
||||61|
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
Page 3
## **Bradworthy Pre School Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Notes to Accounts**
|Note 7 Subscriptions and DBS checks
Website & Domain Annual Renewal
Child Care Annual fee
Data Protection & Internet Protection
Early Years Membership
Note 8 Sundries
Auditing of Accounts
Staff Uniform
Note 9 Debtors & Prepayments
Website & Domain Annual Renewal
Adjustment Funding
Fees
Milk Refund|147
50
35
109|
|---|---|
||341|
||80
174|
||254|
||158
208
268
16|
||650|
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Bradw.
orthy
School
Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023