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2021-07-31-accounts

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Members of the Board and professional advisers
Trustees Annual Report Insert
Independent Examination
Receipts and Payments Account
Notes to the financial statements

Registered Charity Name StAndrews Methodist Church Pre School Playgroup
Charity Number 1033572
Registered Office StAndrews Methodist Church
Trent Road
Oldham
OL2 7QU
Trustees Rev Dr A Burdon
Miss LFrier
Mrs LBowker
Mrs LLomas
Mrs LPerry (resigned September 2020)
Mrs EWilliams
Accountants Community Accounting Lancashire C.I.C.
Foxfields
9Norley Close
Chadderton
Oldham
Lancashire
OL1 2RA
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
ME194JQ
To enhance the development
and education
of children
primarily
under
statutory
school age in a caring environment
with a Christian
ethos by:
Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document
ofthe a) offering appropriate
play, educational
and care facilities for all children
regardless
ofrace, culture,
religion,
means or ability
b) supporting
all children to develop their potential
while following the Early
Years curriculum
in order to attain nationally
approved
learning
goals and
so progress to the national
curriculum
at the age offive years.
The trustees
have regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public benefit, and discuss this at our trustees
meetings
where we plan and make decisions for the carrying
out of our activities to
which the guidance
is relevant. The public benefit is at the heart ofSt.
Andrew's
Pre-school's
object —to provide excellent early years education
and development
for local children
between
two and five years.
Our main activities are driven
by the early learning areas —namely
Communication
and Language
Development,
Physical development,
Personal, Social and Emotional
development,
Literacy, Mathematics,
Understanding
ofthe World and Expression
in Art and Design.
Summary
activities
ofthe main
undertaken
for the Children
may attend
on three days a week (Mon,Wed, Fri). Each day
consists ofa morning
and an afternoon
session. Admissions
are accepted
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
from the age of30months.
The modes of learning
include one-to-one,
pair work, group activities,
role-
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have play, outdoor play, IT.
Observation
and assessment
are key components
ofthe Pre-school
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)
Practitioners'
role. The Tapestry tablet-based
system for assessment
and
recording
ofchildren's
progress
is now in place. A keyworker
system
is in
place. There is very close liaison with local authority
early years advisers
and especially
with special or additional
needs co-ordinators
if appropriate
for specific children.
Transition
reports are prepared
for those children
moving
on to reception classes in schools.
Parents are kept informed
via social media plafforms as well as through
face to face contact and printed
matter. Parents are invited to elect a
representative
to join the Pre-school Committee
on an annual
basis.
The trustees
meet regularly
at the start ofeach term and more often
if
necessary.
An AGM is held each autumn
to which
all parents are invited.
Two trustees are elected by this meeting as community
representatives.
This is one way in which the trustees can maintain
their regard for the
public benefit purpose
which underlies
all that Pre-school undertakes.

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Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
The charity continued
to provide a high quality of care, education
and
development
opportunity
for up to40 children
between
the ages oftwo
and five. Covid initially
had an impact on our numbers
but we have
managed
to recover from this and we are almost running
at capacity
currently.
The charity was also initially
impacted
by Covid 19as the pre school had.
to close at the end ofMarch 2020 but we have continued
to stay open
since this date with only isolating
on one occasion. Moving forward the
preschool
is able to re open with rigorous cleaning
programmes
and
activities to limit the spread ofthe virus such as no visitors or parents
the preschool
and more use ofthe outside space. . Staff training is-
into
ongoing
and all staff are qualified
at NVQ Level 3or above. The pre
school also follows
all government
guidelines
and we have a strict set
of
policies and procedures
in place relating to covid-19.
The Tapestry,
a tablet-based
system for recording
and assessment
is
now
well embedded
into the Pre-school practice.

Total Funds Total Funds
2021 2020
RECEIPTS
Grants:
Funding (2&3 year olds) 52,331 54,423
SEN 300 950
Session Fees 10,909 7,914
Lunch Fees 396 891
NMRU Milk 245 360
Donations 37 34
Raffle &Parties 397
Leavers Collections 65 130
Photograph
Commission
12
Uniform
Interest Received 41
Other Income 973 1276
TOTAL RECEIPTS 65/56 66,428
PAYMENTS
Salaries Costs 55,569 62,658
Temporary
StaffCover
3,239 30
Recruitment
Costs
59
Payroll Costs 1,079 869
Professional
Fees
Training &Courses 380 1,366
Pre School Supplies &Nursery E
quipment
1,528 5,850
Office &Computer Equipment 369
Computer
Repairs
100
Food, Fruit &Snacks 74 347
Milk 262 360
Uniform &Clothing 191 102
Photographs 8
Broadband 542 514
Website 216
Publications
&Sofbvare
216
Printer Lease 394 394
Copier Systems 165 288
Rent Contribution 4,230 3,555
Building Work &Maintenance
Waste &Rubbish Removal
136
244
207
317
Garden Work &,Maintenance 175
Cleaning Costs
Leaving Gifts &Flowers
116
235
273
362
Entertainment
&Christmas Expe
nses 220
Trips &Travel Costs
DBSChecks
104 44
169
Subscriptions
&Donations
769 671
Bank Charges
Other Expenditure
82
180
64
1 276
TOTAL PAYMENTS 69,578 81,020
Net Receipts/(Payments) (4/22) (14,592)

RECEIPTS AND PAY
YEAR ENDED
MENTS ACCOUNT
31JULY2021
Total Funds Total Funds
2021 2020
Cash Funds brought forward at 1August 2020 56,752 71,344
Cash Funds as at 31 July 2021
REPRESENTED BY:
BANK 52,425 56,747
CASH 5 5
2+439 2~5?