## **Trustee’s Annual Report** 

For the period 

From 01/09/2019 to 31/08/2020 

# **Red Barn Community Pre-school** 

Registered Charity no. 1030875 

## **Trustees** 

Lorna Newnham – Chairperson 

Danielle Ablett–Treasurer 

Helen Bryant - Secretary 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The charity is governed by a constitution. It is a committee made up of representatives from the local community and parents. The trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting. It is run under Pre School Learning Alliance guidelines and is Ofsted inspected. 

## **Objectives and activities.** 

With the support and co-operation of parents, we aim to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for the children, where they can: 

Play, learn and enjoy themselves. 

Develop independence, communication skills and the ability to concentrate. 

Learn to co-operate with adults and other children. 

Take pleasure in new experiences. 

Build self-confidence. 

Offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values diversity. 



**Achievements and Performance.** 

The pre-school continues to be a popular choice for the local parents. 

Ofsted October 2019 graded the setting as good overall. 

“Children are very happy, settled and confident in this highly nurturing 

pre-school.” Ofsted 2019. 

## **Financial Review.** 

The trustees recommend that the pre-school always has in the bank reserves to cover one term’s expenditure. 

## **Declaration.** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charities trustees. 



## **RED BARN PRE-SCHOOL RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2020** 

|**INCOME**<br>Funding<br>Fees<br>JRS<br>Other in|**EXPENDITURE**<br>£134,875<br>Salaries<br>£8,993<br>Resources<br>£2,575<br>Rent<br>£1,000<br>Electricity<br>Maintenance<br>**£147,443**<br>Admin<br>Cleaning<br>Telephone<br>Other Out<br>Water<br>Equipment<br>Welfare|£104,589<br>£8,256<br>£9,315<br>£4,053<br>£3,498<br>£2,483<br>£75<br>£842<br>£0<br>£1,463<br>£75<br>£369|
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## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES** 

The charity shows a £12,425 surplus for the financial year due to additional local government funding received in the period and one off grant income received from the Job Retention Scheme as a reuslt of the national lockdown measures. There were also overhead savings from staff salaries, building maintenance and resource replacements. 

These accounts have been prepared from bank statements and paperwork provided to me by Red Barn Pre-School. 

Wendy McElroy 31st October 2020 




## DDF Accountancy & Financial Services **34 Bedhampton Hill Havant Hampshire PO9 3JW 07779 003079 ddubrayfox@gmail.com** 

Redbarn Community Pre-School Manager - Mrs T Harrison Linden Lea Portchester Fareham Hampshire PO16 8HJ 

8[th] May 2021 

Dear Mrs Harrison, 

Please hereby find confirmation that the accounts for the year 19/20 have been audited and comply with current HMRC Charity Commission legislation. 

As always I would seriously recommend using a basic accounting software package. 

This would save hours of time and money, I would be happy to discuss this further with you and your Chairman, I am happy to come up and demonstrate how it works. 

Should you require any other information please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Assuring your best attention at all times, 

## Diana Dubray-Fox 

## **Diana Dubray-Fox  ACA MIAB DSB Accountancy**