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Playgroup Address:
St Gabriel’s Church Hall
18 East Street,
Billingshurst
RH14 9QH
Phone during opening hours: 07512650699
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Website: www.stgabrielsplaygroup.co.uk
Correspondence Address: St Gabriel’s Playgroup PO Box 357 Billingshurst RH14 4AL E Mail: stgabrielsplaygroup@gmail.com Registered Charity No. 1036707
Trustees Report
– Playgroup Objectives for September 2021 July 2022
To provide quality sessional day-care for children aged between 2 and 5 years old.
Trustees for the year 2021 – 2022
Chairperson – Ian Lusted Treasurer – Donna French Secretary – Sara Nicholl General - Tracy Evans General - George Nicholl
There were no resignations from the committee of trustees during the year 2021 – 2022.
Publicity for the year
We re joined the Billingshurst Show carnival in June after a Covid break.
Visitors
We had no visitors from the local community, due to Covid. During the brief time when restrictions were lifted, the salesman from Nexus came with resources for the children to try, Purely Sports came on a Wednesday and Thursday each week and all registered children were invited.
Academic Year
We worked hard, all staff and committee to maintain our good standards. Flexible hours for coming and going into our pre-school, which goes down very well with parents, have built on our numbers, and we now have 34 children on our books, with 22 going to school in September. We have helped parents who work and are eligible for 30 hours free childcare. We concentrated on promoting good behaviour and communication. Our outside area has been used every day, making the most of our fantastic surroundings.
All children were supported at home too, they were sent home with learning packs and activities, some of our children borrowed resources from our playgroup to play with at home if they needed them.
We had special activities to help with school readiness and transition in the summer term, where all children had a chance to join in with these. All children achieved their outcomes, parents were very pleased with their children’s progress. Our commitment is to make sure that all children in our care move onto school fully happy.
Committee
Our governing body have been fully committed this year, trying to carry on with virtual meetings or phone meetings. I thank our Committee for the fantastic job they have done, and their enthusiasm held no bounds. Gifts, and donations have helped us buy new resources during this financial and safeguarding difficulty during Covid 19 rules still applying, and help the playgroup keep child friendly.
Practitioners
I would like to thank my team, for their continued commitment and support. It has again, been a very difficult year with the extra commitment to keeping safe during the Covid 19 rules.
Parents / Carers
We normally welcome parents to visit us at any time, and help, read a story or help with the computer. We hope next year will be better, when we are told we need to live with Covid 19. We have had outings with Parents / Carers, Nativity, Christmas Party Week, and managed to still socially distant meet up in the summer holidays. We produce regular newsletters and encourage Parents / Carers to contribute to the planning, hold regular correspondence with Parents / Carers, and promote access to the learning journals.
We have had WSCC managers meetings all year, online, and we are maintaining our quality improvement plan throughout this year.
Ian Lusted, Chairperson, St. Gabriel’s Playgroup.
Playgroup Address: St Gabriel’s Church Hall 18 East Street, Billingshurst RH14 9QH
Correspondence Address: St Gabriel’s Playgroup PO Box 357 Billingshurst RH14 4AL E Mail: stgabrielsplaygroup@gmail.com Registered Charity No. 1036707
Phone during opening hours: 07512650699
Website: www.stgabrielsplaygroup.co.uk Ofsted No. 113717
Receipts and payments accounts for the period ending 31[st] July 2022
Receipts and payments from playgroup activities
| Receipts | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|
| Free Entitlement Fees | 104852.85 | 73837.26 |
| Private Fees | 11098.45 | 9286.25 |
| Fundraising | 8044.90 | 193.80 |
| Sundry | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 123996.20 | 83317.31 | |
| Payments | ||
| Wages/Pension | 78599.55 | 78001.65 |
| Child resources | 3654.97 | 6578.91 |
| Mobile Phone/Internet | 410.00 | |
| Insurance | 456.64 | 520.67 |
| Fundraising | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rent | 8985.20 | 12425.00 |
| Stationary | ||
| Milk and Fruit | 408.36 | 460.46 |
| Ofsted | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Advertising | ||
| Training | 600.00 | 450.00 |
| Sundry | 367.20 | 136.80 |
| 93121.92 | 99033.49 | |
| Balance Sheet as at 31st July 2022 | ||
| Current Assets | to 31st July 2021 | to 31st July 2022 |
| Cash at Bank | 89124.59 | 72718.98 |
| Exit Account | 140.58 | 140.58 |
| Cash in Hand | 43.45 | 732.88 |
| Net Current Assets | 89308.62 | 73592.44 |
| Represented by Reserve | ||
| Receipts and payments | 30874.28 | 15716.18- |
| Surplus from prior year | 58434.34 | 89308.62 |
| Reserves Carried Forward 89308.62 | 73592.44 |
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of St. Gabrlel's Playgroup, Blllingshurst. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of St. Gabriel'5 Playgroup for the year ended 31 July 2022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the playgroup you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlth the requlrements of the Charities Act 20111'the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the playgroup's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451511bl of the Act. Independent examinerfs 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.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the playgroup as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Name: b.l.4ViS Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies lif any).. Address: Date: