
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  1[st] September 2020          Period start date   To Period end date 31[st] August 2021** 

## **Charity name: Warwick Community Association** 

## **Charity registration number:1041878** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To support education of the local**<br>**families**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Early years education – the charity runs**<br>**a playschool for children from 0-5**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm that trustees have had**<br>**regard to the guidance on public benefit**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The playschool provides early years care for<br>children aged nine months to five and as a part<br>of that offers support to their families.<br>The playschool has staff trained to support the<br>deprived area that we are situated in. Our chair<br>is a trained counsellor and safeguarding lead<br>in schools in the area, this brings this vital work<br>to the forefront of our agenda.<br>Our trustees spend time regularly within the<br>playschool, supporting practitioners and<br>families.  They monitor the work of the<br>playschool to ensure that it meets the<br>objectives of the charity as a whole.<br>This year enabled us to bounce back from<br>Coronavirus.  We have spent an increasing<br>amount of time supporting families to rebuild<br>lives after the pandemic and supporting a lot of<br>families with mental health.  The children have<br>also needed a higher level of support.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**In 2020-2021, we found it a lot tougher**<br>**financially with the increase in costs as**<br>**well as families having less money and**<br>**using less sessions.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold reserves in a separate account.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**We are rebuilding our reserves after**<br>**using them to get through Corona**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Funding from local authority for early**<br>**years provision**<br>**Fees**<br>**Fundraising**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Our current risks are the rises in living**<br>**costs as well as the increase in wages**<br>**and pension costs.  Funding from the**<br>**local authority has not matched the**<br>**increase in costs.**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Voluntary**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Warwick Community Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|Warwick Community Playschool|
|Registered charity number|1041878|
|Charity’s principal address|Dulley Avenue<br>Wellingborough<br>Northants<br>NN8 2PS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Nicola Thomson|Chair|||
||Robert Pickering|Trustee|||
||Joanna Ludlam|Secretary|||
||Julie Morgan|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Joanna Ludlam **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 20/06/2022 



## **Warwick Community Playschool** 

## **1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021** 

||**Income**|**£**|**Expenditure**|**£**|
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|Balance Brought Forward<br>Cash Brought Forward||16,360.05<br>£596.51<br>£16,956.56|||
|Early Years Grants<br>Deprivation Grant<br>Pupil Premium<br>Session Fees<br>Snack<br>Childrens Equipment<br>Parties/Activities/Trips<br>Wages<br>Other Equipment<br>Staff Travel<br>Staff Training<br>Uniforms<br>DBS Fees<br>Energy<br>Telephone<br>Cleaning & Maintenance Consumables<br>Registration/Membership<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>Fundraising<br>Miscellaneous<br>Petty Cash<br>Auditor<br>Reserves<br>Security<br>Online Reg<br>Pension<br>Xerox<br>High Needs Funding<br>**Income Total**||£251,817.19<br>Early Years Grants<br>£0.00<br>Deprivation Grant<br>£0.00<br>Pupil Premuim<br>£33,301.60<br>Session Fees<br>£2,398.03<br>Snack<br>£4.60<br>Childrens Equipment<br>£0.00<br>Parties/Activities/Trips<br>£51,453.48<br>Wages<br>£0.00<br>Other Equipment<br>£0.00<br>Staff Travel<br>£500.00<br>Staff Training<br>£0.00<br>Uniforms<br>£0.00<br>DBS fees<br>£0.00<br>Energy<br>£0.00<br>Telephone<br>£13.99<br>Cleaning & Maintenance Consumables<br>£0.00<br>Registration/Membership<br>£0.00<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>£1,007.54<br>Fundraising<br>£11,000.00<br>Miscellaneous<br>£0.00<br>Petty Cash<br>£0.00<br>Auditor<br>£0.00<br>Reserves<br>£0.00<br>Security<br>£6.12<br>Online Reg<br>£9,004.17<br>Pension<br>£0.00<br>Xerox<br>£4,437.92<br>High Needs Funding<br> <br>**£364,944.64**<br>**Expenditure Total**||£0.00<br>£4,560.00<br>£0.00<br>£500.00<br>£3,994.63<br>£22,967.98<br>£555.76<br>£262,638.27<br>£759.87<br>£0.00<br>£2,075.49<br>£0.00<br>£539.00<br>£2,881.70<br>£579.64<br>£9,109.90<br>£5,678.46<br>£3,603.24<br>£520.50<br>£301.04<br>£780.00<br>£2,871.60<br>£0.00<br>£2,066.37<br>£3,269.63<br>£22,964.63<br>£1,659.34<br>£11,783.84<br>**£366,660.89**|
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|**Total Income inc brought forward=**||**£381,901.20**<br>**Total Expenditure**||**£366,660.89**|
|**Petty cash**<br>**Cash in bank**<br>difference inc- total<br>£0.00<br>Total<br>I verify the figures for the year ended 31 August 2021<br>as being true and fair<br>PAUL MARKS, FCCA||||£2,039.56<br>13,200.75|
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## **Warwick Community Playschool** 

## **1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021** 

||**Income**|**£**|**Expenditure**|**£**|
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|Balance Brought Forward<br>Cash Brought Forward||16,360.05<br>£596.51<br>£16,956.56|||
|Early Years Grants<br>Deprivation Grant<br>Pupil Premium<br>Session Fees<br>Snack<br>Childrens Equipment<br>Parties/Activities/Trips<br>Wages<br>Other Equipment<br>Staff Travel<br>Staff Training<br>Uniforms<br>DBS Fees<br>Energy<br>Telephone<br>Cleaning & Maintenance Consumables<br>Registration/Membership<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>Fundraising<br>Miscellaneous<br>Petty Cash<br>Auditor<br>Reserves<br>Security<br>Online Reg<br>Pension<br>Xerox<br>High Needs Funding<br>**Income Total**||£251,817.19<br>Early Years Grants<br>£0.00<br>Deprivation Grant<br>£0.00<br>Pupil Premuim<br>£33,301.60<br>Session Fees<br>£2,398.03<br>Snack<br>£4.60<br>Childrens Equipment<br>£0.00<br>Parties/Activities/Trips<br>£51,453.48<br>Wages<br>£0.00<br>Other Equipment<br>£0.00<br>Staff Travel<br>£500.00<br>Staff Training<br>£0.00<br>Uniforms<br>£0.00<br>DBS fees<br>£0.00<br>Energy<br>£0.00<br>Telephone<br>£13.99<br>Cleaning & Maintenance Consumables<br>£0.00<br>Registration/Membership<br>£0.00<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>£1,007.54<br>Fundraising<br>£11,000.00<br>Miscellaneous<br>£0.00<br>Petty Cash<br>£0.00<br>Auditor<br>£0.00<br>Reserves<br>£0.00<br>Security<br>£6.12<br>Online Reg<br>£9,004.17<br>Pension<br>£0.00<br>Xerox<br>£4,437.92<br>High Needs Funding<br> <br>**£364,944.64**<br>**Expenditure Total**||£0.00<br>£4,560.00<br>£0.00<br>£500.00<br>£3,994.63<br>£22,967.98<br>£555.76<br>£262,638.27<br>£759.87<br>£0.00<br>£2,075.49<br>£0.00<br>£539.00<br>£2,881.70<br>£579.64<br>£9,109.90<br>£5,678.46<br>£3,603.24<br>£520.50<br>£301.04<br>£780.00<br>£2,871.60<br>£0.00<br>£2,066.37<br>£3,269.63<br>£22,964.63<br>£1,659.34<br>£11,783.84<br>**£366,660.89**|
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|**Total Income inc brought forward=**||**£381,901.20**<br>**Total Expenditure**||**£366,660.89**|
|**Petty cash**<br>**Cash in bank**<br>difference inc- total<br>£0.00<br>Total<br>I verify the figures for the year ended 31 August 2021<br>as being true and fair<br>PAUL MARKS, FCCA||||£2,039.56<br>13,200.75|
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