**Report to the trustees / members of** Woolton Hill Pre-School **On accounts for the year ended** 31 August 2023 **Charity No.** 1029646
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance wit **h general Direc** tions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accountin **g records kept** by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also incl **udes considera** tion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
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Date
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Name
Address Company No.
Paul Croombs FCA For and on behalf of Croombs C.A. Limited Ilex House, The Green, Upper Clatford, Hants, SP11 7PS 05682518
## Section B
## Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
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|Incoming Resources
Pupil premium
2YO
HCC Early Years Grant
Fees
Other income
Bank interest
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended
Payroll
Rent and premises
Toys & Equipment
Consumables & sundries
Outside classes
Professional fees
Insurance
Bad debt written Off
Pupil premium expense
Other expenses
Total Expenditure
Surplus/(deficit) income over expenditure
Excluding donation
**Balance Sheet**
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Fixed Assets
Debtors
Bank Account - Current
Bank Account - Deposit
Other debtors
Cash balances
Prepayments
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Welfare Fund
Accruals
Pupil Premium
Funds of the Charity||**������ ����**
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692
7,654
45,133
19,834
216
406
73,935
63,529
10,172
-
2,299
250
5,097
904
-
-
1,266
83,517
(9,582)
(9,582)
-
694
15,230
49,401
249
3
-
-
(544)
(2,900)
62,133
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798
3,399
65,487
20,065
598|
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||||63,035
10,710
-
2,794
1,160
5,456
687
83
-
1,808|
||||85,734|
|||||
||||4,614|
||||4,614|
||||-
-
22,043
48,994
-
63
1,170
(11)
(444)
(100)|
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Signed
Date
Name
Address Company No.
Paul Croombs FCA
For and on behalf of Croombs C.A. Limited Ilex House, The Green, Upper Clatford, Hants, SP11 7PS 05682518
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1029646
## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
FOR
WOOLTON HILL PRE-SCHOOL
WOOLTON HILL PRE-SCHOOL
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
WOOLTON HILL PRE-SCHOOL
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023**
31 August 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practise (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2005.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity Number:** 1029646
## **Principal Address:**
Church Hall Woolton Hill Newbury Berkshire RG20 9XF
## **Trustees:**
Isabel Moss Secretary - appointed 8/10/15; resigned 16/10/17 Chair – appointed 16/10/17 Garry Larcombe Treasurer – appointed 16/10/17 Hanna Whitbourn General – appointed 15/10/18; resigned 18/10/21 Secretary – appointed 18/10/21 Claire Maestri General – appointed 18/10/21; resigned 17/10/22
## **Independent Examiner**
Croombs C.A. Ltd, Ilex House, The Green, Upper Clatford,
Hants,
SP11 7PS
## WOOLTON HILL PRE-SCHOOL
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is controlled by constitution.
## **Organisational Structure**
The trustees form the management team, with the day to day operations led by the pre-school manager.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Woolton Hill Pre-School is primarily for children 2 to 4 years in Woolton Hill, and also offers a breakfast club for children up to 8 years old. The pre-school offers a friendly and warm environment encouraging children to learn through play using the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer flexible term-time hours and are located in the Church Hall, which provides a safe, spacious environment in the centre of the village, adjacent to the village infant school, St Thomas'.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
operate from became unusable and we had to vacate to temporary premises. The local junior school kindly let us take over one of their portacabins and we settled into the new, temporary setting. We strived to keep things as ‘normal’ as possible for the children in spite of the relocation, and we ran our annual programme of activities such as the Christmas nativity, an Easter egg hunt and summer Sports Day. Staff remained committed to making pre-school a happy and engaging environment for the children. It was not an easy time and with the temporary setting being smaller than the church hall, we could not offer places to all of the families that would have liked them. We look forward to being able to return to our original premises as soon as possible, but this is in the hands of the Church Hall committee, their insurers and the builders instructed to remedy the flooring issues.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
consider the following level of reserves to be prudent for the organisation at the current time:
One term’s running costs £25 – 30,000 Winding up costs (redundancy etc) £10 - £15,000 Total reserves required £35 – 45,000
To ensure the reserves are maintained a separate deposit account has been set up. Should the level of reserves rise above the amount indicated within this policy, the additional money and
offers to the parents and children.
## **ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE**
Isabel Moss
Date: 30th June 2024