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2020-08-31-accounts

Dicker House Pre-School Registered charity number 1036414

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020

Dicker House Pre-School

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020

The management committee present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2020.

Constitution and terms of reference

This unincorporated charity was established by a scheme approved and sealed by the Charity Commissioners on 26 January 1994.

The charity's registration number is 1036414

Committee of management

The committee who held office during the year were as follows:

Chair Paula Wooden
Secretary Beverley Thring
Treasurer Caroline Triggs
Committee member Jo Triggs
Committee member Abigail Langridge

Structure, governance and management

The charity is governed by a constitution which was re-adopted at an AGM on 24 May 2010 and the charity is constituted by trust. Trustees are appointed and reappointed annually at the AGM.

The charity has several policies which govern in operation, these policies cover admissions, discipline, child protection, equal opportunities, child placements and staff training and development. The policies are reviewed regularly both by the staff and management committee to ensure they are both appropriate and adequate.

Criminal Records Bureau checks are carried out prior to commencement of employment or trusteeship.

The charity is a member of the Early Years alliance, a national body which helps parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children. The PSLA, together with other academic bodies, assists us with staff training and also in a advisory capacity.

All members of the management committee give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration, they all make a significant contribution to the successful running of the charity, in particular by regularly attending management meetings to ensure the charity is operated appropriately and any issues are quickly and adequately resolved. Trustees are entitled to a 10% discount on session fees for their own children.

Objectives and activities

The Dicker House Pre-School was established to provide pre-school learning .The objectives of the charity during the year were as follows:

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Dicker House Pre-School Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020

Public benefit

The charity provides benefit to the public by offering placements to both state funded and non funded children, and also to children from all backgrounds and abilities.

Achievements and performance

The charity has continued on from previous years to provide an enjoyable and safe environment whilst ensuring the development of the children also remains at the highest possible standard. In response to the popularity of the charity and thus the level of its children, staff levels and cost have also increased but are covered by the level of income.

The management committee strongly believe that success of the charity is as a result of the hard work and dedication of the charity staff and the management committee itself.

Financial review

Total income for 2019/20 was £86,982 compared to £105,223 in 2019/20. We ended the year with a surplus of £653 compared to £3,510 surplus last year. The smaller surplus was due to a deduction in fees income due to the reduction in demand casued by the COVID-19 pandemic. We ended the year with monies held at the bank of £116,276 compared to £118,045 last year. The end result was that reserves have increased to £111,302 from £110,649 last year, comfortably covering the charity's objective of three months' salary.

The charity's main source of income comes from fees, both from the West Sussex County Council for children eligible for funding under the Early Years Foundation Stage free entitlement scheme and from parents of younger children.

Income from fundraising activities is used primarily to improve the environment and resources available to the children at the pre-school, any surplus is used to increase the contingency fund.

Signed on behalf of the committee

…………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………. (Chair) (Date)

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Dicker House Pre-School

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Dicker House pre-School for the year ended 31 August 2020

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended (date) which are set out on pages 4 to 7.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act;

or

  1. the accounts do not accord with those records[; or

  2. the accounts do 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.

…………………………………………………………………………..

Daniel Pettitt FCCA Keymer Haslam & Co Chartered Accountants 4/6 Church Road Burgess Hill West Sussex, RH15 9AE

………………………………… (Date)

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Dicker House Pre-School

Revenue account

For the year ended 31 August 2020

Note
Income
Fees
Registration fees
Other income
Fundraising
3
Donations
Clothing
Other income
Bank interest
TOTAL REVENUE
DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
Nursery toys & consumable
Food & Drink
Advertising
Fundraising
3
Insurance
Subscriptions
General supplies
Salaries
NI
R&R
Printing, Postage & Stationery
Computer expenses
Other
Legal & Professional
Accountancy
Rent
Training
Clothing
Depreciation
SURPLUS/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR		 £
£
£
£
82,993
101,407
570
205
83,563
101,612
2,107
950
959
1,068
330
421
22
1,168
1
4
3,419
3,611
86,982
105,223
2,246
1,025
622
952
96
400
301
-
648
642
437
802
2,386
3,938
60,268
68,583
2,948
2,948
30
73
135
552
320
2,043
508
890
3,458
2,910
676
648
10,560
12,880
172
1,534
396
730
122
163
86,329
101,713
653
3,510
£
2020
2019
2,107
959
330
22
1
2,246
622
96
301
648
437
2,386
60,268
2,948
30
135
320
508
3,458
676
10,560
172
396
122

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Dicker House Pre-School

Statement of assets and liabilities Year ended 31 August 2020

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Canopy
1
CURRENT ASSETS
Bank account
Fundraising account
Petty cash
GROSS ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals
NET ASSETS
GENERAL FUND
Brought forward
Surplus for the year		 £
£
£
£
366
488
111,917
114,055
4,333
3,990
26
21
116,276
118,066
116,642
118,554
4,662
7,255
-
-
678
650
5,340
7,905
111,302
£
110,649
£
110,649
107,139
653
3,510
111,302
£
110,649
£
2020
2019		 £
£
£
£
366
488
111,917
114,055
4,333
3,990
26
21
116,276
118,066
116,642
118,554
4,662
7,255
-
-
678
650
5,340
7,905
111,302
£
110,649
£
110,649
107,139
653
3,510
111,302
£
110,649
£
2020
2019
4,662
-
678
118,554
7,905
110,649
£
107,139
3,510
110,649
£

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Dicker House Pre-School Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 August 2020

Note

All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reports gross in the SOFA. Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

1.3 Resources expended

2 Canopy
25% on a reducing balance
Fixed Assets
Canopy
Cost at
01/09/2019
6,507
Additions
-
Disposals
-
Cost at
31/08/2020
6,507
25% RB
Depn at
01/09/2019
6,019
Charge
122
Disposals
-
Depn at
31/08/2020
6,141
NBV at
31/08/2020
366
NBV at
31/08/2019
488		 Canopy
25% on a reducing balance
Fixed Assets
Canopy
Cost at
01/09/2019
6,507
Additions
-
Disposals
-
Cost at
31/08/2020
6,507
25% RB
Depn at
01/09/2019
6,019
Charge
122
Disposals
-
Depn at
31/08/2020
6,141
NBV at
31/08/2020
366
NBV at
31/08/2019
488
6,507
25% RB
6,019
122
-
6,141
366
488

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Dicker House Pre-School Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 August 2020

Note
3
4
5
6		 Fundraising activities
Income
Expenditure
Scavenger Hunt
Photos
Quiz Night
Phil the bag
Nearly new sale
Donation scheme
Easy find
44.00
Jolly jars
176.00
Other
1,887.00
301.00
2,107.00
301.00
Fees for examination of the accounts
Independent examiner's fee
Staff costs
Gross salaries
Employer's national insurance costs
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals		 Income
Expenditure
44.00
176.00
1,887.00
301.00		 2020
Net
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
44.00
176.00
1,586.00
1,806.00
2020
676.00
2020
60,268.00
2,948.00
63,216.00
2020
4,662.00
0.00
678.00
5,340.00		 2019
Net
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
244.00
0.00
0.00
503.00
203.00
2,107.00
301.00		 950.00
2019
648.00
2019
68,583.00
2,948.00
71,531.00
2019
7,255.00
0.00
650.00
7,905.00

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