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2021-08-31-accounts

Dicker House Pre-School Registered charity number 1036414

Report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021

Dicker House Pre-School

Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2021

The management committee present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2021.

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 2021

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 2020/21 was £96,175 compared to £86,982 in 2019/20. We ended the year with a surplus of £2,849 compared to £653 surplus last year. The surplus was due to a increase in fees income and also the capitalisation of th new shed. We ended the year with monies held at the bank of £116,549 compared to £116,276 last year. The end result was that reserves have increased to £114,151 from £111,302 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 2021

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 2021

Note
Income
Fees
Registration fees
Other income
Fundraising
3
Donations
Grants
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
Bank Charges
Depreciation
SURPLUS/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR		 £
£
£
£
91,720
82,993
540
570
92,260
83,563
2,069
2,107
179
959
1,091
-
338
330
238
22
-
1
3,915
3,419
96,175
86,982
910
2,246
108
622
120
96
-
301
610
648
1,319
437
1,803
2,386
61,483
60,268
2,948
2,948
1,191
30
70
135
673
320
556
508
3,213
3,458
648
676
15,505
10,560
556
172
541
396
90
-
982
122
93,326
86,329
2,849
653
£
2021
2020
2,069
179
1,091
338
238
-
910
108
120
-
610
1,319
1,803
61,483
2,948
1,191
70
673
556
3,213
648
15,505
556
541
90
982

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Dicker House Pre-School

Statement of assets and liabilities Year ended 31 August 2021

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		 £
£
£
£
2,942
366
114,241
111,917
2,206
4,333
102
26
116,549
116,276
119,491
116,642
4,662
4,662
-
-
678
678
5,340
5,340
114,151
£
111,302
£
111,302
110,649
2,849
653
114,151
£
111,302
£
2021
2020		 £
£
£
£
2,942
366
114,241
111,917
2,206
4,333
102
26
116,549
116,276
119,491
116,642
4,662
4,662
-
-
678
678
5,340
5,340
114,151
£
111,302
£
111,302
110,649
2,849
653
114,151
£
111,302
£
2021
2020
4,662
-
678
116,642
5,340
111,302
£
110,649
653
111,302
£

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Dicker House Pre-School Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 August 2021

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.

2 Canopy
25% on a reducing balance
Fixed Assets
Canopy
Shed
Cost at
01/09/2020
6,507
-
Additions
-
3,558
Disposals
-
-
Cost at
31/08/2021
6,507
3,558
25% RB
25% RB
Depn at
01/09/2020
6,141
-
Charge
92
890
Disposals
-
-
Depn at
31/08/2021
6,233
890
NBV at
31/08/2021
274
2,668
NBV at
31/08/2020
366
-		 Total
6,507
3,558
-
10,065
25% RB
6,141
982
-
7,123
2,942
366

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Dicker House Pre-School Notes to the accounts Year ended 31 August 2021

Note
3
4
5
6		 Fundraising activities
Income
Expenditure
Scavenger Hunt
Photos
Quiz Night
Phil the bag
Nearly new sale
Donation scheme
Easy find
Jolly jars
Other
2,069.00
2,069.00
0.00
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
2,069.00		 2021
Net
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,069.00
2,069.00
2021
648.00
2021
61,483.00
2,948.00
64,431.00
2021
4,662.00
0.00
678.00
5,340.00		 2020
Net
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
44.00
176.00
1,586.00
2,069.00
0.00		 1,806.00
2020
648.00
2020
60,268.00
2,948.00
63,216.00
2020
4,662.00
0.00
678.00
5,340.00

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