Charity Registration Number: 1033572 # ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2023 ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ## CONTENTS ||Page| |---|---| |Members ofthe Board and Professional Advisers|2| |Trustees Annual Report|Insert| |Independent Examination|3| |Receipts and Payments Accounts|4| |NotestotheFinancialStatements|5| —— 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| ~ **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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
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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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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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TAR 3 March 2012 ## 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) TAR 4 March 2012 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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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 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 TAR 5 March 2012 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)| -4- ## ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ## RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT ## YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 ||Total Funds|Total Funds| |---|---|---| ||2023|2022| ||£|£| |Cash Funds brought forward at 1 August 2022|47,460|52,430| |Cash Funds as at31 July2023|50,747|47,460| |REPRESENTED BY:||| |BANK|50,725|47,441| |CASH|22|19| ||50,747|47,460| The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on the P| lo| dne g oes and signed on their Signed: XaAntha D> Doves Name: LimdSA Ss. bOvsKE R Trustee _? ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 ## 1. Receipts and payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due. -6-