Charfty NIm)￿r 1036670
and Pa
31
2022
21
Incom•
Funding
FundiavJing
Grants & Oonatkns
Bank Interest
other Income
27236
63269
553
734
74982
1101
70
875
857
92658
Exp•ndltur•
Rent
Salartos
staff Cost8 and Traints
Fundraisl'ng Expense•
Renewal Expenses
Insurance PPA Memtwshl￿sub￿￿
Toys and Equipment
Telephone and TreaBur•r EX￿n8•S
Admln18trnti
Advertising
Accountancy
Breakla8t SupplYaB
Pgty eash erro
6675
69478
764
1293
958
1556
11118
314
1355
110
720
1293
12126
110
758
1477
(84)
97092
Surplu￿(D￿I) for th8 Y
11800
144381

NORTH hlUSKHAM PLAYGROUP
Charlty Number 1036670
l•nc• Sh
at31
2021
C4•h at Bank
Oeposil Account
Current Aco)unt
Cash in Hand
35501
2￿7
110
35495
14073
Nel Assets
61248
R•pM•ntsd By."
Aowmulated Fund
Balance as at 1 Sgptembor
Surplusl{Dgficil) for the Year
4W8
11600
54084
Bal•nce at 31 Augu81
81248
CATHERINE PRICE TTe8surer

PIORTH MUSKHAII PLAYGROUP
CHARrrY NUM8ER 1036670
INDEPENDENT EXAIUNER% REpoKf TO ThE TRu¥fEES
We report on the &counts ofthe North Muskham PlaygfDUP tsthe year￿ded 31 AugL￿t 2022
comprising the Recapts and Payments A£count and Balance Sheet
The Receipts and Paymènts kuunt does not irKlude 8nk>Jnts due at the Balgnce Sheet date. In
particular salanes paid in Septemter relating to Augu8t are not rolYect8d In the ￿)unts. This 18
consistent wlh the previou6 yearf8 Ko￿nts.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBLITE8 OF TrU8TEES AND EXAMINER
The chanty'5 tru8tees we responsible fc¢ the preparatKJn of the w)xurrts. Th8 cha￿ty,$ tru81898
COn￿d9[ Ihal 8n audrt not requirthJ this yw undor 43(2) of the Choriti"e8 Attl
It is my reSpon￿bIl￿ b..
Examing the ac¢ounts undèr wcllon 43 of Ihe 1993 Ad
To follow tho prr£edures laid down in the General DireLton8 glvwj by the Charity Comm1861on
(under 8ecbon 43171 af the 1993 and
To slate whether partuL¥ ft*rs have rm trj attenl
A818 OF WDEPENDENT EXAlmlER'8 REPORT
Our oxwnlnation wa8 cathed out in xgThl8nc• with the G8ner41 g￿en by the Charity
Commlss#)n. An exarr4n8tion Includ08 a rv41tr* of the Kc4Jntiry telxrds kept by th8 charlty a
omparison of the *xounts wth those re￿rds. It indudes ¢)Jnsthr8tson of any unusual Items or
d18closure8 in the acwnts and seaking explanths from th8 trusiE•J ry)nceming any •(Kh mattsr
The piocedures undertaken do not PmVKle all the ev￿￿nCe that woukl be required in an aL￿rt and
conB8quenty no opinéon is glven as to whether the 4co)unts present a true and lairf view anii the
rnportls Ilmw to thow matter8 •8t out in th• Stat￿n￿rt
INDEPENDENT EXAIIINER* 8TATEMENT
In the ol axwnh8kn, rK* maltar trA8 to our attenllin..
11 whlch g*ve8 ts8 reasonth caus• to believe that In any mfitefial the tru8ts8¥ h￿0 not mel
the requlr&Trnts to ensure that
PTOFer &xountfnB rfford8 are kept In accordance 6tdK)n 41 ofthe 1993 Art and
• accounts are wepareil whkh 4ree with th• &XQunti￿ rwd8 and ojmpty with the &(￿ntIng
requirements ofth8 1993 Art. or
2) tt) which, in our ¢p￿￿n. attenkn shoukl ￿ dra¥m in ottjgr lo enabb a propor understsnding of tho
aC￿unts iD te reached.
K J Eaton & Co {pL(￿ntants) Ltd
Edwinstowe House
Centre for Business Ex¢dIe￿e
Ety￿.n81owe
Notbngharnshire
NG219PR
25 Octot*r 2022

Trurtee Re
Aims and Pur
North Muskham playgroup aims to provide affDrdable child(are to serve the local ccffimunity.
Opening Tuesday to Friday sthool term time. within the hours of 8am to 4pm. Taking place at the
local village hall, renting a room and the kitchen facllltles. This attaches to their own gated outdoor
play area, with Secure access to North Muskham Community playing field and park. The children
attending playgroup art betsveen the a¥es of a8e 24, a mixture of fee-pwying children and those
receivi￿ government funding. Af the start of SepteM￿r 2021. we had 30 children attending the
s•ttin8. This year {2022-231. we have commenod with a totsl of 23 children.
Structure
m•nce and
ment
Playgroup Is re8ulated by Ofsted and ujrrently ratèd as GOOD. Playgroup is m•na8ed daily at
ground level by thè playgroup mawer Helen Walters. who holds level 3 childcare NVQ and SENCO
qualifications. Deputy manager All¢ia Hewerdine is level 3 trained. One other staff member is NVQ
level 2 childcare trained. Then we have I member of staff who has just finished her level 2 childcare
NVQ awaltin8 to be signed off, funded via playgroup. We occaslonally have bank staff who are
Iralned or untrained, wlth full D8S che¢k5. Staffing ratios and mlnimum qualificatlons are always in
line with the slatut￿Y Framework for the Early Years Foundation st4e guidelines. Staff have regular
access to training which 15 encouraged and 5UPPOrted. The playyoup is governèd by a committee.
The committee is made up of prospective. retrO5￿1¥e or current parents with thildren who will or
have previously accessed the thildcare settin8. The committee consists of parents with a passion to
Continue the local provisions of quality and affordable ¢hildc•re in their community. The committee
cvrrently has 8 trustees. who all require DBS checks via Ofsted. We meèt once during every scht>)I
term and also hold an annual AGM. to addres$ 8eneral runnirg of the play8r¢>up. We have a ¢halr
and treasurer wlth key roles. The trtasurer is assisted by C￿r accountant for payroll and HMRC
activities. We comply with thè charity commission guidance in how we run our ¢ommiitee and make
decisions. Meetlngs are heFd as required for any other issue&
We have had a very busy year 2021-2022 with the highest voFume of children ever attendlng the
setting. Thi5 has meant we have needed to recruit extra supply stsff to work regular to support the
child ratios. It had a negligible differeYtQ to last year in terms of staffing expenditures. 2021>21
playgroup was a150 well attendd and needed similar ttaffing. All staff have had a wage increment to
support thè minimum wage inryease. We started the year with £14.072.92 in the account.
We appear to have made a profft of £ll.E4KI. However. some of this 15 due to being paid £69%.91
early in August 2022, for the following financial year. Giving a real profit of £4.603.09. We had a

healthy £25,636.82 in our current account at the end of the year. Extra-curricular activities contlnue
to be providèd at no extra cost to thildren, suth as forest and caterpillar musio We have
repleftished toys and equipmentthis year. We also used our posrtrve financia situation to invest intts
our Forest sth0￿, purchasing a shed for equipment storage. Our biggest expendlture imioices this
year have been with c<yJnty supplie5. ordering equipment for the children. We have boarded out a
storage cupboard allowing for better Storage of toys. Theré has been no other significant
expenditure. We have benefited from a Bovernment initiative last year to 8ive us a grant of £15(0
wlth one of our new employees hired as ￿ apprentice working through their level 2 thildcare.
Receivlng £750 in June 2021 and received the second instalment February 2022. Rent has increased
by £10 per week. this is shown in the accounts as • marginal difference.
There has been a discrepancy with the ￿tty cash this year. Some money whith had been spent was
not accounted for. this gave us an error of bein8 £84 in credit in the final petty ¢tt5h balaTh￿, It is
difficult to work out how this happened. Slnce this error, we have had a meeting with key ccthmittee
and play8roup employees. We completed tO8ether the tharity comm15slon financlal controls seFf-
assessment, then wrote a ￿port on the èrror and provided recommendations and new financial
policies. We will use a new system of d￿menting petty cash fty vigorous bookkeeping. Petty cash
usa8e ha5 deueased over the last few years. Last year we provided an extra bank card to Deputy
Manager AlSda, often In charge of buylng items. Thi5 has eftsured the purthase of iterns to be used
primarily using a bank card
Reserves Poll
Playgroup needs to run wlth some reserves* yè•r to year child numbers can and reserves
ensure our ability to provide a Servi￿ with variable income. We have had two consecutlve Incredlblv
successful years. However wè do not fore¢a5t the same uptake thls year, with less children attendln8
thè setting. Wa4es wlll go up again this April 2023 with minimum wage increases. Previous years we
have mana8ed to cope well wlth less thildren ottending tht settin& as wages were signlflcantly
lower for a variety of reasons.. the biggest impact bein8 lower wages in line wlth Government,
particularly In some staff duè to their age ond unqualffied status. In 2019, wa8es totalled £53.671, in
2022 the total was £69,978. Wages are projected to ￿ £65.217 this financial year. thls Includes
preViou￿V agreed reducti￿ of sl•ff hours due to a tempryary contr* and less supply staff. Our
projerted income looks to be £72,858. Compared to 2021-22 whith was £106,259. A1055 of E12,(x)O
is projerted. We have this amount to buffer us in our current account for this financlal year. If it
continues into the following financial year the savings ￿CoUnt has a balan￿ of £35,501. This Is re-
assuring when looking ahead. In order to not only keep playgroup open but look after the
employee's financial stsbility. There remains the o￿ned nursery In very close proximity to
Pr&school. so far this has not been any S￿nifiCant competition. However. we cannot disregard the
impact it could in futurè have upon u5. The adia¢ent primary School. North Muskham Primary, often
offers Fl spaces. This has been confirmèd for 2023. It often impacts our funded numbers during the
afternoons. and as a result income. We have re-35surance with our savings we can continue to offer
5tsff hours rf our numbers do flurtuate. Netessary for the stsbility of Playgroup. We will tontinue
this yearto scrupulously look at finar￿$ and react at¢ordingly.