Centre pre-school Colchester
Financial statements
for the year to 31 st July 2022
Charity Number
1035531

Centre pre-school Colchester
Financial statements
for the year to 31 st July 2022
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Company Information
Trustees. Report
Statement of financial activities
Balance Sheet
Notes
The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts
Accountants Report

Centre pre-school Colchester
Trust information
for the year to 31 st July 2022
Charity registration number
1035531
Trustees
Lizanne Shiret
Marie Wetton-smith
Sue Lissimore
Registered office
329 Straight Rd
Colchester C039EF
Bankers
Nat West.
25 High St
Colchester C011 DG
Solicitors
Birkett Long
42 Crouch St,
Colchester C03 3HH
Independent Examiner
N8il Loxley Accountancy Services
39 Shakespeare rd
Colchester C03 9DW

Centre pre-school Colchester
Trustees report
for the year to 31 st July 2022
Centre pre-school Colchester is a charitable trust reglslered in 1994 and governed by 8 constllution which
was amended in 2002, 2006 and 2009. The charity seeks to enhance the development and education of
children through the provision of quality pre-school education for 2- 5 year olds in the Colchesler area.
Th& organlsation of th8 work of the charlty Is in the hands of the trustees, an 8leclod group, the majority
of whom have children attending the pre-school. The group r8crull new members by making their work
and involvement known to the parties connected with the pre-school and inviting interest. New truslees
are voted onto the group by Ihe existing trustees.
During the year under review th& charity has malntalned its services as a pre-school provider
Financial Position
The accounts on pages 5 and 6 sel out the transactions for the year. The trustees 8re satisfied with the
overall position. The Iruslees are confident that the long term viability of the charity is not in questlon. bul
have established the designated fund which is the amount calculated as a liability in staff redundancy
payments in the ev8nt of the charlty belng wound up.
Reserves policy
The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks lo th8
organisalion and consider that the unreslricled funds held by the charity should be between 2 and 12
months expenditure.
Future plans
The trustees plan to continue and grow the activi1195 of the pre-school in forthcoming years.

Centre pre-school Colchester
Statement of financial activities
for the year to 31 st July 2022
Design Reslricled
ated
fund
fund
Unrestricted
funds
Total
unrestricted &
totsl
Incoming resourc8S
from charitable activities
2021
Fees r8c6ived families {11
Essex County Council grant
23,68S
74
23,685
20.988
74,394
98,079
98,079
117,375
From generated funds
Fund raising acthiities
Interest
151
151
644
uniform
215
215
182
Donatior)s l other
1.279
Total incoming resources
Charll#blè expenses
Staff salarles & Nl costs (2,4)
Staff development
Rent
84,044
84,044
92,789
697
697
700
15,484
15,484
850
14,414
Refreshments & consumables
850
886
Toys & equipmenl
Craft & stationery
Uniforms
684
157
841
115
302
302
299
533
533
Insurance
510
510
503
Post slat & Tel
422
422
728
Ml8cellaneous
222
222
151
Cleaning
Photographs
Total charitabl8 exp8nses
Admin expen8es- Accountancy
Total resouices 8xpended
316
1,326
1.642
2,552
129
108
1,000
104,676
105,676
686
113.245
1010
Surplus for year
Retained profil brought fO￿ard
Retained profit carried lo￿ard
.6,629
34,197
,629
4,184
47,195
17.182
51,379

Centre pre-school Colchester
Statement of assets and liabilities
as at 31st July 2022
Note
2021
Current assets
Bank deposit accounts
Bank current account
25.130
25,121
26,247
19,367
Cash in hand
Total current assets
Designaled funds
Restricted funds
17,182
17,182
Unrèslrictgd funds
Total funds
On behalf of the Iruslees

Centre pre-school Colchester
Notes to the accounts
for the year to 31st July 2022
1. Accounting policies
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards. There were no
material departuies from those standards.
al Basis of preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared und8r hlstorical cost accountlng rules. The effect of events
relating to the year which occurred before the dale of approval of the financial statements by the Iruslee8.
have been included in the slalements to the Èxtent required lo show a true and fair viow of the slate of
affairs al the year end and of the results for the peliod ended on that date.
b) Fund aGcounting
Unrestricted funds are avallable for use al the discretion of the Iruslees in furtherance of the general
objedives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to reslrlclions on their exp8nditur8 imposgd by
the donor or through the terms of an appeal. The restricted funds are as follows
Blf O Income & expenditure O
clf O
Th8 designatèd fund is an amount Sat aslde for the possibility of redundancy payments becoming due lo
staff in the event of the centre closlng.
c} Incomlng resources
Income is inclL¢ded al the date the charity is entitled to that income.
dl Resources expendable
Expenses is recognised on an actual basis as a liability is pald
el Capital equlpmenl
The costs of minor additions or those less than £3000 are not capilalised bul fixed assets are staled at
cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreeialion is pfovided at r8les calculated lo write off the cost of the
asset over its expecled useful life, in 811 cases eslimaled at 4 y8ars.
2. Staff tosls and numbers
There were 9 employees during the year. No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000. The
cost of the highest paid employee was £21325
3. Creditors..
Amounts falling due within one year- £0, previous year.. £0
4. Trustee remuneration & related party transactions
No trustee recoived any remuneration during the year. Apart from the benefit of the pre4chool provision
offered lo the public, no Iruslee had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by
the charity during the year.
5. Taxation..
As a charity Centre PT8-school is exempt from laxalion on income and gains to the extent that these are
applied lo the charitable objects. No lax ¢harges have arisen in the charity
6. Analysis of nel assets between funds
Restricted funds Unrestrlcled funds
total
Net current assets
44750 44750
7. The restricted fund was 1000 received from CBC for equipment and cleanlng

Independent Examiner's report
lo the Trustees of
Centre pre-school Colchesler
I report on Ihe accounts of the trust for the year ended 31st July, set out on pages 5 and 6.
Respective responslbililies of trustees and examiner
As the cl7arily's Iruslees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.. you consider that the
audit requirement of section 144121 of the charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act) does not apply. It Is my
responsibility to examine the accoltnts under section 145 of the 2011 Act, follow the procedures laid down
in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145 {5) Ib) of the Act, and
stale whether particular matters have come lo my allenlion.
Basis of indepondonl examiner's ￿port
My examination was carrisd out in accordance with the General Dlre¢llons given by the Charity
Commiss¢oners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charily and a
comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such
mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provid8 all the evidence that would be requlred in an audit,
and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the VI￿ given by th8 accounts.
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection wllh my examination, no maller ha8 come to my atlentlon..
which gives mg reasonable cause to bg1i8ve that in any malarial respect the requirements
to keep accounllng records in accordance with section 130 of the act., and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to compty with the
accounting requirements of the act
have not been met,. or
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lo which. in my opinion, atlenlton should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts lo be reached
Neil Loxley
May 2023