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Charity Registration Number: 1033572

ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements

For The Year Ended 31 July 2023

	Page
Members ofthe Board and Professional Advisers	2
Trustees Annual Report	Insert
Independent Examination	3
Receipts and Payments Accounts	4
NotestotheFinancialStatements	5

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ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS

Registered Charity Name	St Andrews Methodist Church Pre School Playgroup
CharityNumber	1033572
Registered Office	St Andrews Methodist Church
	Trent Road
	Oldham
	OL2 7QU
Trustees	Mrs Linda Bowker
	Miss Victoria Oxley
	Lesley Perry
	Mr Richard Frederick Toms
	Mrs Patricia Ann Toms
Accountants	Community Accounting Lancashire C.1.C.
	Foxfields
	9 Norley Close
	Chadderton
	Oldham
	Lancashire
	OL1 2RA
Bankers	CAF Bank
	25 Kings Hill Avenue
	Kings Hill
	ME194JQ

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section A

Reference and administration details

Charity nam St. Andrew’s Methodist Church Pre-school Playgroup | Other names chartly_Is known b |[ St.St. Andrew’s Andrew’s Pre-School Pre-school Playgroup Shaw — a | Registered charity charity number (if any)/1033572 any)/1033572 Charity's principal address t. Andrew's Methodist Church— ) 7 _ rent Road, Shaw - Idham Postcode L27QU |

Registered charity charity number (if any)/1033572 any)/1033572

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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1 | Mrs Linda Bowker [Chair | St. Andrew's Church Council
2 Miss Victoria Oxley | Pre-school Manager | From December 2021 St. Andrew’s Pre-school
Committee
3 | Mr Richard Toms Po From February 2022 St. Andrew's Church Council
4 Mrs Patricia Toms | Community From February 2022 St. Andrew's Pre-school
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Names of the trustees for the charity, If any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type ofadviser Name _ __ Address _ SE ere a
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing sonmanf nei
How the charity is constituted '“USt|
Trustee ; ‘Some trusteesare appointed by St. Andrew's Methodist Church Council and
selection methods. ome elected by the Pre-school AGM. The Manager is appointed by the
‘Pre-school Committee. .
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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You may choose to include | The charity is managed by the Pre-school Committee which reports to the
a : : Church Council of St. Andrew's Methodist Church. The Pre-school
additional information, where C ; aa di : f staff. fi i ai
ralavant abe ommittee is involve in the appointment of staff, formulation of policies and
, ‘financial administration. The Charity operates under the umbrella of the
policies and procedures Methodist Church and adheres to its Living Wage policy and its Safer
adopted for the induction and | Recruitment guidelines.
training of trustees; |
e the charity's organisational | |
structure and any wider | |
network with which the charity | |
works; |
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e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities
To enhance the development and education of children primarily under
statutory school age in a caring environment with a Christian ethos by:
Summary of the objects of the a) offering appropriate play, educational and care facilities for all children
charity set out in its regardless of race, culture, religion, means or ability
governing document 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 of five 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 of St.
| 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 of the World and Expression in Art and Design.
| Children may attend on three days a week (Mon,Wed, Fri). Each day
Summary ot te main | consists of a morning and an afternoon session. Admissions are accepted
activities undertaken forthe _ | from the age of 30 months.
public benefit in relation to The modes of learning include one-to-one, pair work, group activities, role-
these objects (include within _ play, outdoor play, IT.
acne Prarie Fave Observation and assessment are key components of the Pre-school
had regard to the guidance | Practitioners’ role. The Tapestry tablet-based system for assessment and
issued by the Charity recording of children’s progress is now in place. A keyworker system isin |
Commission on public | place. There is very close liaison with local authority early years advisers |
benefit) _ 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 Tapestry Learning Platform 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 each term and more often if necessary. An
AGM is held each autumn to which all parents are invited. Up to two
trustees are appointed 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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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

| With the exceptionsof the Pre-school Manager, all the trustees are You may choose to include volunteers and this has been the case since the charity began in 1968. | further statements. where Since that time these voluntary trustees have made an outstanding iwank abou contribution to the Pre-school's enduring success. e policy on grantmaking; e investment;policy programme related | e contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance sumcatebias~s. atit Thedevelopment charity continuedopportunitytopr f o rvide up to a high 30 children quality ofbetwe car e ,n educ the a gestion of and 30 duriang the year y months and five years. The pre-school adheres to the early years y foundation stage statutory framework, is Ofsted registered and a member of the Early Years Alliance. The number of children with special educational needs and disabilities was higher than in previous years, with more than 10% of children supported one to one in the setting and successfully transitioned into Primary education for September 2023 with full Educational Health Care Plans in place. Staffing and Committee Management have been stable throughout the year. However, owing to a falling regional birthrate, numbers of children registering to attend the pre-school from September 2023 have fallen in relation to previous years. This required the implementation of a managing change process leading to staff redundancies at the end of the financial year. Staff training continues to be ongoing and all staff have fulland relevant | qualifications at NVQ Level 3 or above. | The Tapestry - a tablet-based system for recording and assessment is | now well embedded into the Pre-school practice. | | | Section E Financial review Brief statement of the || Theour charityfree reserves has a policy(unrestrictedto holdfunds).a minimum of 3months running costs in charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N in deficit ila

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You The main expenditures are staff wages (the Pre-school is a Living Wage_
may choose include employer), a contribution to St. Andrew's Methodist Church towards the
additional information, where scat
relevant about:. building overheads and upkeep, and the costs of replacing outworn |
e , ; resources and acquiring new resources. This; expenditure is key to |
the charity's principal — | enabling the charity to fulfil its objectives.
sources of funds (including
any fundraising), The principal source of funds are the Early Years grant for 3 year olds and
how expenditure has qualifying 2 year olds, with lesser contributions of fees from non grant- |
supported the key objectives aided service users. |
of the charity;
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e investment policy and |
objectives including any
ethical investment policy |
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Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ trustees’ report above. above.
on behalf of the of the the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) olinda =S. C3 rdkeS |
Full name(s)Linda Bowker |
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,Chair of Committee i oe |
etc) _ _ | __
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Section F

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Section G
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ trustees’ report above. above.

Signed on behalf of the of the the charity’s trustees

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ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023 set out on pages 4 to 6.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The charity’s trustees consider an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the 2011 Act, and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility as independent examiner to:

~ examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act ~ follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and

~ to state whether particular matters have come to my attention

Basis of Independent Examiners Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the Directions given by the Charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiners Statement

I have completed my examination for the year ended 31 July 2023.

I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

~ accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act or

~ the accounts do not accord with the accounting records to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

13" November 2023

Miss Jacqueline Bird F.M.A.A.T.

Community Accounting Lancashire C.1.C. Foxfields 9 Norley Close Chadderton Oldham OL1 2RA

ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023

	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
	2023	2023	2023	2022
RECEIPTS	£	£	£	£
Grants:
Funding (2& 3 year olds)	57,202	-	57,202	52,492
SEN Funding	22,024	-	22,024	8,130
Session Fees	6,110	-	6,110	10,837
HMRC (Maternity Pay Reimbursement)	4,596	-	4,596	-
NMRU Milk	127	-	127	221
Fundraising& Donations	375	-	375	126
Leavers Collections	-	-	-	50
Photograph Commission	-	-	-	-
Uniform	21	-	21
Interest Received	81	-	81	4
Other Income	-	-	-	70
TOTAL RECEIPTS	90,536	-	90,536	71,930
PAYMENTS
Salaries Costs	74,096	-	74,096	64,468
Temporary StaffCover	-	-	-	162
Recruitment Costs	-	-	-	210
Payroll Costs	1,540	-	1,540	1,594
Training& Courses	500	-	500	525
Pre-School& Nursery Supplies	791	-	791	816
Nursery Equipment	33	-	33	-
Office and Computer Supplies& Equipment	456	-	456	34
Computer Repairs	-	-	-	95
Food, Fruit& Snacks	21	-	21	57
Milk	227	-	227	268
Uniform & Clothing	-	-	-	122
Photographs	-	-	-	-
Broadband& Telephone	633	-	633	533
Website, Publications & Software	137	-	137	147
Printer Lease	540	-	540	840
CopierCosts	480	-	480	726
Rent& Overheads Contribution	6,405	-	6,405	4,500
Premises (Gardens, Repairs& Maintenance)	503	-	503	466
Waste & Rubbish Removal	287	-	287	261
Cleaning Costs	45	-	45	82
Leaving Gifts& Flowers	-	-	-	133
DBS Checks	50	-	50	254
Subscriptions	368	-	368	459
Fundraising& Donations	-	-	-	50
Bank Charges	60	-	60	98
Other Expenditure	77	-	77	-
TOTALPAYMENTS	87,249	-	87,249	76,900
NetReceipts/(Payments)	3,287	-	3,287	(4,970)

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