2024-08-31-accounts - Addingham Pre School Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month 01 09 2023 To 31 08

Day Month Year 31 08 2024

Reference and administration details

Charity name Addingham Pre-School Playgroup

Other names charity is known by

	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	1040515 C/o Addingham Primary School Bolton Road Addingham Postcode LS29 0NR ~~ee~~	1040515 C/o Addingham Primary School Bolton Road Addingham Postcode LS29 0NR ~~ee~~	1040515 C/o Addingham Primary School Bolton Road Addingham Postcode LS29 0NR ~~ee~~	1040515 C/o Addingham Primary School Bolton Road Addingham Postcode LS29 0NR ~~ee~~
	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1	BethanyHarrison	Chair
2	Sarah Wade	Secretary
3	Julia Llewellyn	Treasurer
4	Rosemary Brightman	Staff Representative
5	Alix Barlow
6	BethanyGrange
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	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name				Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of advisor Name Address
Accountants Shepherd Partnership Carleton Business Park, Skipton
Limited
BD23 2DE
Banks Santander Bootle
Barclays Bank Leicester
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Pre School Learning Alliance Constitution dated 11 July 2006 Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted Trust consisting of up to 12 trustees.

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Trustees are appointed or reappointed at the Annual General Meeting.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.
Relationship with any related parties.
Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Objectives and activities

To operate a pre-school for the benefit of children in the area of Addingham, West Yorkshire. It is associated with the ‘Pre-School Summary of the objects of the Playgroups Association’. charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory Summary of the main school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide needs activities in relation to these through community groups. objects

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include To offer appropriate play, education, and care facilities, together with the further statements, where rights of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in relevant, about: activities of community groups regardless of race and culture.

Policy on grantmaking
To encourage the study of needs of such children and their families and
 Policy programme related promote interest in and recognise such needs in the local areas. investment

To instigate and adhere to furthering the aim of the early Years Alliance.

Contribution made by Volunteers

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main We have had a very successful year. The increase in hours taken up by achievements of the charity children because of our opening hours being increased in the year has during the year made a very positive impact on us, resulting in more revenue, and putting us in a great financial position financially. We will continue to offer these extended hours, giving parents much needed flexibility to their childcare needs and placing pre-school in a much better financial position going forward. We continue to be a happy, popular, and well supported pre-school, where children learn through play with the support of highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced staff.

Financial review

Brief statement of the We hold cash at bank and in hand of £81,917 all of which is unrestricted charity’s policy on reserves funds. These funds are held to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur, for example, fall of numbers of children, long term staff sickness and any unforeseen improvements to the premises. We aim to hold at least £5,000 and no more than £85,000 in reserves at the end of the financial year. Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising).
How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.
Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Bethany Harrison

Position (eg secretary, chair, Chair etc)

Date 25 September 2024

Addingham Pre School Playgroup Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 August 2024

Receipts Trading Fees and grants Donations Fundraising Receipts Note 2 Miscellaneous receipts Interest Total receipts for year Payments Direct charitable expenditure Equipment purchases Wages Staff pension scheme Rent Insurances and subscriptions Repairs and maintenance Printing postage and stationery Accountancy Legal and professional fees Marketing AGM expenses Telephone Hygiene products Food Web-site and computer costs Lottery, music and bar licences Inspection and registration fees Educational visits End of form party Gardening Courses and training expenses Fundraising Expenditure Note 2 Total payments for year Net Income/(Expenditure) Unrestricted Funds at last year end Unrestricted Funds at this year end	174,072.19 958.00 94.83 7,533.75 85,864.93 2,402.31 12,820.32 1,266.41 2,506.48 678.21 480.00 35.00 126.00 36.00 307.87 272.78 563.20 612.63 150.82 50.73 208.80 306.17 0.00 534.40	2024 175,030.19 3,628.02 94.83 178,753.04 116,756.81 1,560.88 118,317.69 60,435.35 21,482.09 81,917.44	64,267.25 770.00 66.38 941.82 48,516.17 1,181.01 15,062.00 1,329.79 0.00 234.83 360.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 322.80 0.00 0.00 585.53 138.39 40.00 0.00 0.00 53.87 279.20	2023 65,037.25 7,203.44 66.38 72,307.07 69,080.41 1,271.80 70,352.21 1,954.86 19,527.23 21,482.09

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/ members of	Report to the trustees/ Addingham Pre-School Playgroup ~~a~~	Report to the trustees/ Addingham Pre-School Playgroup ~~a~~	Report to the trustees/ Addingham Pre-School Playgroup ~~a~~
On accounts for the year ended	On accounts for the year ended31 August 2024 Charity no (if any) 1040515 ~~	~~ ~~ee~~
Set out on pages	8 and 9 ~~pO~~
Respective	Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of	responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner	under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
	independent examination is needed.
	It is my responsibility to
	 examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
	 to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
	Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and		Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
	 to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent	Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given	My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given
examiner’s statement	by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the
	accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
	presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
	items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
	trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
	provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
	consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true
	and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
	statement below.
Independent	Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement	1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,		1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
	the requirements:
	 to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the
	Charities Act; and
	 to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
	comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not
	been met; or
	2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
	proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):	Date: 7 November 2024 Adam John Dutton Relevant professional qualification(s) or body FCCA ~~Oo~~ ~~OOa~~
Address:	Shepherd Partnership Limited
	Carleton Business Park
	Skipton
	BD23 2DE

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