Acorn Under Fives (Birstall) Reg charity No 103095 

Highcliffe Primary School Community Centre, Greengate Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3DL 

Telephone: 07842006199 

www.acornunderfives.co.uk 

Minutes of the AGM Meeting held on 09.11.2021 

Meeting start 7.30pm at Becky’s/ via Zoom 

Present: Jackie, Debbie, Tanya, Christine, Becky, Emma, Sarah, Rupal 

Apologies: 

Beccy Kay, Hina 

Minutes of the previous meeting 

Minutes from previous AGM were circulated prior to the meeting, reviewed and signed. Approved by Jackie, 2nd by Christine 09.11.2021 

Matters Arising 

Garden is about complete. Slide being hold off (a lot of money) other options being looked into. 

Flooring in hall is now complete. 

Positive side of covid- some things have stayed ie. Cleaning. 

1 tonne of soil has been delivered to school carpark for raised beds- do we have volunteers to help move? Please comment on the Committee Whars App if you can. 

Believe we are due an Ofsted inspection at any point. 

Gift Aid- Becky to have a look into it- on to do list 

Ofsted registration paid up to next Nov 2022. 

Chairpersons Report 

Thank you to Robert who has made wooden barriers for the garden/outside area. 



Thank you to Graham for building raised beds and maintaining garden. 

Emma Bryan is now on the Staff board (temp for 2 terms) - due to qualify 2022. Helping with one to one. 

Thank you to all the Staff especially over the past 18 months for all that has been done. 

Treasurers Report 

Annual Accounts to be circulated once obtained from Accountant. 

Ofsted registration paid up to next Nov 2022 

RR -£695 last payment 1st Sept. Becky to ring her. 

Other 2 outstanding debts are both cleared. 

Toddlers Leaders Report 

Toddler Group- Christine started but unable to take on fully. Approx. 12 parents. 

Jackie keeps going in to engage with parents. 

Laura is currently running the group. 

Pre-School Manager’s report 

Big thanks to all the staff and Emma Bryan for all that has been done over the past year. 

Big Thank to Christine and Terry for DIY and all their help. 

Thanks to committee members for support. 

Garden is still in working progress. Sand pit filled and canopy erected. Garden turfed, raised bed, fruit trees. New outdoor equipment in place including reading chair. 

37/8 Children in attendance. 2 with significant special needs. 

Mrs Hammond wants to meet for a chat-8th Nov at 3.30 

New curriculum now in place- less paperwork. More emphasis on speech and language communication, stronger relationship with parents 



Events that have been run- Parties, Café (Brunchies) and Park, Fire Station Trip 

FB promotion video is now online 

Pandemic has been difficult, affected all staff in different ways. All staff had 2 vaccinations and due booster. Doing lateral flow tests twice weekly. 

Baby Group Report 

No longer running 

Training 

Elklan- program to sport S&L communication. Jackie training for her to deliver to staff. More cosy areas, visual timetables, story sacks 

Food Hygiene training- Natasha’s Law 

Student Placements 

Events/Fundraising 

Christmas Performances- working out logistics. May have to video a performance as we did last year. 

Christmas Party- donations has been given from Disney Store so no need to buy gifts 

Could consider stay and play sessions 

Committee members 

Thanks to all the committee members for their help this year. 

Voting 

Chair- Christine McGreal- Jackie 1st, Tania 2nd 

Treasurer- Becky Tacey- Christine 1st, Tania 2nd 

Secretary- Emma Page- Becky 1st, Jackie 2nd 

Committee Members: 

Sarah, Rupal, Becky Kay, Hina 

Next Meeting 



25th January 2022- at Acorn 7.30pm

## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021** 

|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||
|||**2021**||**2020**|
||£|£|£|£|
|**INCOME**|||||
|JRS Grants||**15340**||0|
|Other Grants||**71129**||93523|
|Fees||**12370**||30623|
|Fundraising||**1865**||1934|
|Donations||**6600**||1500|
|Interest Received|||**23**|93|
|||---------------||---------------|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**107327**||127673|
|Salaries|**55148**||71552||
|Employer Pension contributions|**4766**||5448||
|Rent|**6850**||9380||
|Landscaping|**1084**||5965||
|Pathway, Fencing & Gates||**0**|4925||
|Storage Facility||**0**|2155||
|Equipment|**3611**||6263||
|Consumables|**2292**||3644||
|Insurance||**47**||0|
|Telephone||**5**||10|
|Equipment Rentals||**223**||223|
|Repairs & Renewals||**332**||0|
|Cleaning||**0**||87|
|Website Maintenance||**390**||240|
|Subscriptions||**152**||220|
|Health & Safety||**43**||290|
|Accountancy|**3250**||3125||
|Printing, Postage & Stationery||**179**||152|
|Travel & Subsistence||**0**||101|
|DBS Checks||**87**||300|
||---------------||---------------||
|**TOTAL EXPENSES**||**78459**||114080|
|||-------------||-------------|





**28868** 

13593 

**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE** 

--------------- 

--------------- 

## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL BALANCE SHEET as at 31st MARCH 2021** 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

||**2021**|**2020**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||
|Debtor - Vat Refund|**478**|1551|
|Community Bank Account|**102126**|72207|
|Business Premium Bank Account|**50262**|50240|
|---------------||---------------|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|**152866**|**123998**|
|---------------||---------------|
|Represented by :-|||
|**ACCUMULATED FUND**|||
|Opening Balance|**123998 **|110405|
|Excess of Income over Expenditur|**28868 **|13593|
|---------------||--------------|
||**152866 **|**123998**|
|--------------||--------------|



## **ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT** 

In accordance with instructions received, I have prepared, without carrying out an audit, the attached Accounts from the accounting records, and from information and explanations supplied. 

A F TOMLINSON 

Accountant 

6 November 2021 



## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LE4 3DL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021** 

Anthony F Tomlinson 



Accountant 10 Melba Way Birstall Leicester LE4 4GT 



## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021** 

|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**|**ACORN UNDER 5's**<br>**HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL**<br>**GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL**<br>**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**<br>**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||
|||**2021**||**2020**|
||£|£|£|£|
|**INCOME**|||||
|JRS Grants||**15340**||0|
|Other Grants||**71129**||93523|
|Fees||**12370**||30623|
|Fundraising||**1865**||1934|
|Donations||**6600**||1500|
|Interest Received|||**23**|93|
|||---------------||---------------|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**107327**||127673|
|Salaries|**55148**||71552||
|Employer Pension contributions|**4766**||5448||
|Rent|**6850**||9380||
|Landscaping|**1084**||5965||
|Pathway, Fencing & Gates||**0**|4925||
|Storage Facility||**0**|2155||
|Equipment|**3611**||6263||
|Consumables|**2292**||3644||
|Insurance||**47**||0|
|Telephone||**5**||10|
|Equipment Rentals||**223**||223|
|Repairs & Renewals||**332**||0|
|Cleaning||**0**||87|
|Website Maintenance||**390**||240|
|Subscriptions||**152**||220|
|Health & Safety||**43**||290|
|Accountancy|**3250**||3125||
|Printing, Postage & Stationery||**179**||152|
|Travel & Subsistence||**0**||101|
|DBS Checks||**87**||300|
||---------------||---------------||
|**TOTAL EXPENSES**||**78459**||114080|
|||-------------||-------------|





**28868** 

13593 

**EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE** 

--------------- 

--------------- 

## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL BALANCE SHEET as at 31st MARCH 2021** 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

||**2021**|**2020**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||
|Debtor - Vat Refund|**478**|1551|
|Community Bank Account|**102126**|72207|
|Business Premium Bank Account|**50262**|50240|
|---------------||---------------|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|**152866**|**123998**|
|---------------||---------------|
|Represented by :-|||
|**ACCUMULATED FUND**|||
|Opening Balance|**123998 **|110405|
|Excess of Income over Expenditur|**28868 **|13593|
|---------------||--------------|
||**152866 **|**123998**|
|--------------||--------------|



## **ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT** 

In accordance with instructions received, I have prepared, without carrying out an audit, the attached Accounts from the accounting records, and from information and explanations supplied. 

A F TOMLINSON 

Accountant 

6 November 2021 



## **ACORN UNDER 5's HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LE4 3DL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021** 

Anthony F Tomlinson 



Accountant 10 Melba Way Birstall Leicester LE4 4GT 

