2020-08-31-accounts - Leigh Lollipops Nursery

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						SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes of				Para 1.17	The purpose of Leigh Lollipops Pre-School
the charity			as set	out	in its		Nursery	is to provide a happy and caring
governing			document				learning	environment for children aged from
							2 to 5	years old, in which every child is
							supported and encouraged through their
							learning	journey to develop to their full
							potential.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.18	The aims ofthe prs-school ss documented in the consetution document are to enhance
purposes		forthe public					the development and education of children
benefit,	in		particular,		the		primarily	under statutory school age by
activities,		projects		or			encouraging parents to understand snd
services		identified		in	the		provide	for the needs of their children
accounts.							through	community groups and by:
							a)	offering appropriate play, education
								and care facilities, family learning
								snd extended hours groups,
								together with the right of parents to
								take responsibility for end to become
								involved in the activities of such
								groups, ensuring that such groups
								offer opportunities for all children,
								whatever their race, culture, religion,
								means and ability;
							b)	encouraging the study of the needs
								of such children and their families
								and promoting public interest in snd
								recognition ofsuch needs in the local
								areas
							c)	instigating and adhering to and
								furthering the aims and objectives of
								the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Statement	confirming	Leigh Lollipops Nursery has continued to	Leigh Lollipops Nursery has continued to
whether the trustees have		provide not-for-profit childcare	to pre-school
had regard	to the guidance	children in the local area. This	means that
issued by	the Charity	profits made from the charity's	activities go
Commission on public		back into the Nursery to purchase or
benefit		update equipment. During this	academic
		ear we urchased some

				SORP reference
					Not applicable.
				Para 1.38
Policy on	grant making
					Not applicable.
				Panl 1.38
Policy on	social investment
including	program		related
investment
					Leigh Lollipops Nursery				is run by		avolunteer
				Para 1.38	committee, made		up		mostly		of parents/
Contribution		made	by		carers.
volunteers
					The overall management					and control			ofthe
					Nursery will rest	with the			individual			members
					of the Nursery's		management					committee
					("the committee"		).	As		well		as	being
					responsible for	the		management					of the
					Nursery the Committee					members		are also
					the charity trustees		of	the		Nursery.
					The Committee	is	elected every				year		at the
					AGM; there is	a	Chairperson,					Secretary,
					Treasurer and	a	maximum of				eight		other
					elected members.
Other					Not applicable.

							SORP reference
								This year was a challenging one for the
								Nursery with lower occupancy rates than
Summary of achievements			the main ofthe charity,				Para 120	the previous year. The impact ofCOVID-19 also meant the nursery was unable to open
identifying		the		difference		the		during the Summer term.
charity's	work			has	made	to
the circumstances					of its			It remains a challenging environment for
beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.								small independent nurseries in general, as government subsidies do not adequately compensate for the cost of providing "free"
								childcare.
								We have adapted our business model to
								consolidate our care into 3days of the
								week now and expect to move to a
								profitable position again next year and to
								build back the reserves.
Additional		information				(optional)
You ma	choose to				include further statements			where relevant about:
								Detailed above.
Achievements				against			Para 1.41
objectives		set
								Net fundraising was down on the previous
								year. This was due to a combination	of
Performance offundraising activities against objectives set							Para 141	having fewer children and soour fundraising efforts were targeting the same pool of parents, which is harder. Also, COVID-19
								meant that we could not run the Summer
								fundraisers which usually bring in a large
								ro rtion ofour total fundraisin rofits.
								Not applicable.
Investment			performance				Para 1.41
against	objectives
								Not applicable.
Other

Review	of	the chaitty's	the chaitty's	the chaitty's	the chaitty's			Pars 1.21
financial	position at				the	end
ofthe	eriod
Statement		explaining			the			Para 1.22	The reserves we hold are the profits ofthe
policy for holding reserves									Nursery	from previous years.			Due to the
stating	why		they are		held				fluctuating		nature ofchildren		numbers	and
									occupancy		rates from year to year, we
									keep these		reserves	as a buffer to cover
									unexpected		losses,	we also use them to
									cover our cost ofwind-up should the
									Nursery	be	forced toclose.
Amount	of	reserves			held			Para 1.22	224,120
Reasons for holding					zero			Psl8 1.22	Not applicable.
reserves
Details	offund materially						in	Para 1.24	Not applicable.
deficit
Explanation			ofany					Psl8 1.23	Not applicable.
uncertainties			about the
charity	continuing			as a going
concern
Additional		information				(optional)
You ma	choose to			include			further statements		where relevant about:
									Not applicable.
The charity's			principal
sources	of	funds (including
any fundraising)								Pars 1.47
									Not applicable.
Investment			policy	and
objectives including any social investment policy								Pars 1.46
adopted
A description			ofthe		principal				The principal 1'isks facing the				charity are as
risks facing			the charity						follows:
								Para 1.46
									1.	child occupancy rates			below a level
										that	can support our fixed costs
									2.	government		funding for childcare
										being below		the cost ofproviding
										the	care
									3.	loss	ofa key	member	ofstaff
									4.	withdrawal ofthe contract to rent
										our	premises	from the	Leigh Village
										Hall
									5.	loss	of reputation
									e.	a downgrade		from Ofsted

Description
tnists:
Type ofgoverning document (trust deed, ro ai charter) How isthe chadity	Para 1.25	Constitution Unincorporated Association
constitutedy
ie.a unmcorporatea
association. CIOI Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The overall management and control ofthe Pre-school will rest with the individual members of the Pre-school's management committee ("the Committee" ). As well as being responsible for the management of the Pre-school the Committee members are also the charity trustees ofthe Preschool.
		The minimum number of Committee
		members shall be 5and the maximum shall
		be 12, together with up to a further 3 co-
		opted members. The Committee shall
		consist of:
		(a) a Chair, a Treasurer and a Secretary
		("the Officers"); and
		(b) not less than 2 nor more than 9 other
		elected Members; and
		(c) ifthe Committee decides itcan co-opt up to3further Members on tothe Committee at
		any time alter the AGM.
		blot less than 60 per cent ofthe Committee
		members, including co-opted members, shall at the time ofelection or co-option be
		Family Members. In the event that this 60 per cent figure cannot be achieved, the Pre- school mey elect Affiliate Members to maKe up the balance ofthe Committee subject to the Affiliate Members being approved by the
		Pre-school Learning Alliance.
		Where an individual is elected as a
		Committee member it is that individual who
		is the Committee member and chary
		trustee and no other individual with whom
		they share Family Membership or Affiliate Membership shall be entitled to stand in their place at Committaa meetings or have any other rights asa Committee member.
		Retiring Committee members are eligible for re-election unless they have already served
		on the Committee in any capacity for ten
		consecutive ears

Co-opted members may join at any time on
the invitation of the Committee but shall
retire at the next Annual General Meeting.
No co-opted member shall serve for more
than sixconsecutive years.
In the event ofthe death or resignation ofan
elected Committee member, the vacancy
shall be filled until the next Annual General
Meeting by a Family Member or an Affiliate
Member appointed by the Committee.
All Committee members will have one vote
each at Committee meetings. In the event of
a tie the Chair of the Committee has a
second or casting vote.
A quorum for Committee meetings is not
less than half the Committee, including any
two ofthe Officers.
All Members shall be eligible to stand for
election to the Committee, except ordinarily
a Member who is a paid employee of the
Pre-school. A Member who is a paid
employee of the Pre-school may however
be eligible for election to the Committee
subject to the following conditions being
satisfied:
a) No Committee member may be paid for
services provided to the Pre-school that
form part of their duties as a Committee
member and trustee ofthe Pre-school;
b) Any services which are provided by a
Member who isa paid employee to the Pre-
school must be the subject of a written
agreement between the individual and the
Pre-school on such terms as are considered
by the Committee to be in the interests ofthe
Pre-school and have been approved by a
resolution ofthe Committee;

matters concerning any such agreement
relating to the provision of their services to
the Pre-school is considered by the
Committee.
Not less than two weeks before the date of
the next Annual General Meeting ofthe Pre-
school at which the election of elected
Committee members will take place each
Member shall be sent a form which any
Member wishing to stand as a candidate for
election to the Committee must complete
and return to the Secretary to indicate their
willingness to act as a member of the
Committee ifelected.
At the Annual General Meeting the
prospective new elected members of the
Committee will be those candidates
receiving the highest number ofvotes from
the Members, up to a maximum of 12
elected Committee members in total.
Candidates will need to notify their
willingness to stand on the Committee tothe
Secretary.
At the first Committee meeting following the
Annual General Meeting at which the newly
elected members of the Committee are
elected they shall choose from amongst
their number the members who will act as
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
The term ofoffice ofany Committee member
will automatically cease:
(a) if he or she is not re-elected or re-
appointed in accordance with the provisions
ofthis clause;
(b) if they are disqualified under the
Charwes Acts from acting as a charity
trustee;
(c) ifthey are incapable whether mentally or
physically of managing his or her own
affairs;
(d) ifthey resign (but only ifat least 6 other
elected members of the Committee will
remain in office);
(e) if they are removed from the Committee by a resolution passed by a majodity ofthe
members ofthe Committee on the grounds
that they have acted in a way which brings
or is likel to brin the Pre-school into

	Trustee name	Ordce lifany)	Ordce lifany)
	Amylowry	Nursery	Manager
	Adele Turner	Treasurer
	Erica Charlton	Chairperson
	Eve Waddingham	Trustee
	Lucy Jarrett	Company	Secretary
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Adver5sin				1	12	1088	1015
Trslnin							f470		72%
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S ndin Fundraisin	snses								33%
Accountsna Fees
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Forest school						55	81		100%
Fundrslsinp expenses						118	100		0%
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