## Whimple Preschool Playgroup
## Financial Activities
September 2022 - August 2023
||TOTAL|
|---|---|
|Income||
|Donations|521.00|
|EYP|45,099.55|
|Fees|9,575.10|
|Fund Raising|2,817.97|
|Other|2,729.85|
|Sales of Product Income|237.23|
|**Total Income**|**£60,980.70**|
|TOTAL|**£60,980.70**|
|Expenditures||
|Administration|1,930.01|
|Fundraising Expenses|196.54|
|Hall Hire - Preschool|4,807.50|
|HMRC|5,069.53|
|Legal|176.77|
|Materials/Consumables|2,363.10|
|Quiz & Curry Expenditure|184.50|
|Repair and maintenance|142.25|
|Training|164.30|
|Trip Expenditure|115.00|
|Wages|43,035.13|
|Pension Contributions|2,562.35|
|**Total Wages**|**45,597.48**|
|**Total Expenditures**|**£60,746.98**|
|NET OPERATING INCOME|**£233.72**|
|Other Income||
|Interest|348.42|
|**Total Other Income**|**£348.42**|
|NET OTHER INCOME|**£348.42**|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|**£582.14**|
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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/SEP/2022 To 31/AUG/2023**
**Charity name:** Whimple Preschool and Toddler Group
**Charity registration number: 1035316**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
itsgoverningdocument|Para 1.17|To enhance the development and
education of children primarily under
statutoryschool age.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The pre-school is a body in membership of
the Pre-school Learning Alliance
Aims and Objectives
1. To offer high quality care of young
children.
2. To enhance the development and
education of children under statutory
school age in a parent involving
community-basedgroup.
3. To learn through a carefully planned play
programme.
4. To provide a safe secure and stimulating
environment.
5. To work within a framework which
ensures equality of opportunity for
all children and families.
6. To provide continuity from the pre-
school to school settings with joint
initiatives.
7. Offer good staff ratios, especially those
attending for extended hours.
These are communicated to all parents and
staff and reviewed at least
annually, normally at the AGM.
We Offer Your Child A specially tailored
curriculum covering the Early
Learning Goals leading to:
1. Foundation Stage 1.
2. Individual care and attention made
possible bya high ratio of adults to|
|||children.
3. Fun and friendship with children and
other adults.
4. The support of a personal keyworker.
5. Opportunities for you and your family to
be directly involved in the
activities of the group and in your own
child's progress.
In the 2 terms before starting primary
school the children have a chance
for a shared learning experience with the
school and reception class.
Local support from the village community
and local groups within a
familiar setting.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|I confirm that the trustees have had ‘due
regard’ to the Charity Commission’s
guidance at all relevant times|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|A big thanks must go to Jo Sibley and her
amazing team for expertly providing a safe
and nurturing educational environment for
our children over the past0 year.
From a personal point of view my youngest
daughter started in reception this year, and
had been so well prepared for school by the
team at the preschool.
Outgoing this year is a significant number of
committee members now that our children
are
moving
onto
Whimple
Primary.
Outgoing are myself (as Chair), Mark Hastie
(Treasurer), Stefanie Garwood, Dawn Ross
(Secretary), Murray Ross,
Sophie Lawson (who has joined as staff) &
Scott Lee-I would like to pass on my thanks
to all for their hard work and dedication over
the years.
Over the past year, we have now introduced
a formalised staff pay scale based on both
experience and qualifications to reward and
retain talent, the aim is this will then rise as
a percentage in line with national living
wage increases annually.
There is a new “Finance officer” role which
we hope will take the majority of
administration away from the treasurer, so
although there needs to be a named person
as treasurer as part of the charity commission
rules, the role going forward should be far
less onerous. Andrea Bristow has accepted
this role along side her other administrative
roles. Numbers of children currently
attending, and on the upcoming entry is
currently as maximum capacity, which is
great news from a financial stability point of
view.
We have put in place a policy this year to
ensure local families get priority places,
prior opening registration to those further
afield. Fundraising has done well this year
with our most successful Quiz & Curry
evening ever. The prize/promise auction
raised a significant amount of money, as
well as fund raising events at the village day,
12thMan festival.
A big thanks to Donna and Marc Slater
(Thirsty Farmer) who provided expert
cooking services for the curry and for|
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Hook2Sisters Ltd for their donation of the chicken. I finally would like to finish by saying thank you to all the committee members for their hard work, and it has been a privilege to be chairperson over the last three years and I hopefully leave it in a strong position. I wish the committee, Jo& the pre-school staff, and to all the parents, the best of luck going forwards!
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
Para 1.41
fundraising activities
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|End the year with profit of £233.72
Stable position financially|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserve held for statutory redundancy
pay for staff in the event of preschool
closure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£56,022.49|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23||
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|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|**Elected at AGM**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s
organisational structure
and any wider network
with which the charity
works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Whimple Preschool and Toddler Group|
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|Other name the charity
uses||
|Registered charity number|**1035316**|
|Charity’s principal address|Whimple Victory Hall,
School Hill
Whimple
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||James Garwood
(Outgoing)|Chair|||
||Hayley Seldon
(Incoming)|Chair|||
||Victoria Day|Vice-Chair|||
||Sophie Lawson
(Resigned –
Joined Staff)|Safeguarding|||
||Sarah
MacDonald
(Incoming)|Safeguarding|||
||Mark Hastie
(Outgoing)|Treasurer|||
||Cheryl Barton
(Incoming)|Treasurer|||
||Dawn Ross
(Outgoing)|Secretary|||
||Danielle Ives
(Incoming)|Secretary|||
||Scott Lee
(Outgoing)||||
||Helen Bradbury
(Outgoing)||||
||Ben Kielty|IT Support|||
||Lucinda Kielty|Fundraising|||
||Simon Williams||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
## **Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** James Garwood **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairperson **Chair, etc) Date** 11th October 2023
(HARITY (OMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Whimple Preschool and Toddler Group
On accounts for the year
ended
31st August 2023
Charlty no
(if any)
1035316
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3110812023.
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.).
Responsibilities and
basis of report
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's ststement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
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Name:
ELÈTrYNJo£ K4Am è TT
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Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
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