Batley Road Pre-School
Report for 20/21
Finances
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Income £76104.50 Expenditure £70970.72
Fees £10325 Salaries/Pensions £59283.13
Funding £65540.50 Rent/Rates £0.00
Fundraising/Donatio
£50.00 Premises Costs £1449.50
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Catering/Consumabl
Other £189.00 £329.54
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Equipment £864.29
Office costs £2026.86
HMRC £6213.53
Other £804.07
Total £76104.50 Total £70970.72
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Profit of - £ 5133.78
Trustees Report for 2020 – 2021
This year has been a continuation from last year regarding the uncertainty around COVID and the pandemic. The impact of the pandemic continued to leave us uncertain about whether we could survive and continue to provide childcare to the community. However, the local authority continued to fund children even though we had to close for short periods of time throughout the academic year in response to government guidance. We opened back up in the September after being in lockdown in 2020 but then had a couple of periods where we had to shut down due to localised lockdowns. However, our children numbers were low due to the impact of covid and when we first opened staff levels were also low due to resignations and personal issues. This was a very stressful time for all staff, children and parents.
Staff continued to work putting new measures in place ready for children throughout the year. The previous changes put in place in response to Covid
continued such as, robust cleaning procedures, removal of soft furnishings etc. Our setting became clinical, an environment different to what our children knew and continues to be a clinical environment with minimum soft furnishings and equipment.
A member of staff returned to work for a short time but needed to be with her family due to a bereavement. Staff suffered their own personal loses and came together to discuss the future of the setting which was reviewed regularly throughout the year with regards to being able to continue.
We decided that we needed to remain open for the children of the community and continue to do so but review our financial position regularly.
Due to Covid again we made a small profit of around £5000 because we continued to receive funding however running costs were lower due to occasional lock downs.
Batley Road Pre-School Annual Charity Commission Return 3 What does the future hold?
Batley Road Pre-School
We hope that the funding will increase, and we will be sustainable for future children and their families. We continue to evaluate the setting and putting new procedures in place for the safety of our children and their families.
This has been a testing year we hope it will continue to improve and increase children numbers gradually back to how it was pre-Covid
Independent Examiners Report for the Accounts of Batley Rd PreSchool 20182019
Respective responsibilities of the trustees and the examiner
The Charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (The Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts (under section 43(3) (a) of the Act)
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Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charities Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or 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 of the accounts
Independent Examiners Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has to my attention: - Gives me reasonable cause to believe that any material respects the requirements
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met
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To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.