**WEST LOOE PLAYGROUP AND NURSERY TRUSTEES** 

## **REPORT** 

## **YEAR ENDING 31st AUGUST 2022** 

West Looe Playgroup is constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 12 May 1993 and is a registered charity, number 1029866.  The address of the charity is The Old School Canteen, Downs Road, West Looe, Cornwall PL13 2AR. The object of the charity is to provide a nursery facility in West Looe and surrounding areas for children aged 4 months to 5 years. 

The Nursery has remained open, welcoming all children into the setting, offering all yearround care to working parents and we care for babies and children up to 5 years, 5 days a week from 8am-6pm, excluding Bank holidays and 2 weeks at Christmas.  We have continued to receive funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds and 30 hour funding for eligible working parents during this time. The nursery has been very successful, with 4 new staff members brought in to assist with the influx of new children into the nursery. 

Due to post Covid, it has been hard to fundraise, but the staff made Christmas crafts with the children, which we had made into Christmas gifts for parents to purchase, which raised £131.56, and the Christmas raffle and cake sale raised £326. We have been well supported by West Looe Town Trust, who generously donated £3686.42 which enabled us to install a new kitchen, allowing staff to make a healthy snack and prepare bottles in a clean and safe environment. 

The chairman would like to thank all staff and committee for all the help and support throughout this year, staff have been flexible with the hours that they work and have coped well with the changes made to the setting which has enabled us to be a viable all-year-round nursery offering quality childcare to the Looe area. We would also like to thank the parents, carers and local community for their help and support throughout the year. 

Cash reserves on 31 August 2022 were £61,122.83 (current account £44,634.26 and savings account £16,488.57) August 2021 was £43,841.43. Approximately two months reserve/contingency is held in reserve (currently £16,488.57 is held in a deposit account). 

The main income of the charity is now split between funding from Cornwall Council and from fee paying parents who pay to use the nursery all year round. . 

The Trustees confirm that they have identified the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have systems to mitigate any risks. They have also complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commissions Public Benefit Guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. 

There were no Trustees expenses paid in the year. 

## Katherine Badrick 

## Chairman 

For and on behalf of the Trustees. 



## **AGM held on 11[th] August 2022, Old Committee members resigned, and new members nominated and voted in.** 

Katherine Badrick - Chair 

Elizabeth Bird – Secretary 

Emma Margetts – Treasurer 

Claire Dewe 

Jenny Leggott 

Anita May 

Emer McNally 

Alison Barton