CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to Iru8teesl membets of kLf3oo£AJ LJoK)a￿sL)fyS PrtÉ- ScHcf) On acGounts for the yoar onded 31181￿11 Charlty no (If anyl Set out on pago8 ag I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf,) for the year ended 3 1 OE 1021. Rasponslbililies and As the Charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsib￿ for the preparauon basls of roport of the accounts in ac￿rdanCe with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'lhe Act"}. I report in respecl of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followad the applicabl8 Directions given by the Charty CommissK)n under section 145(5)(b) of the AGt. I have completed my examinatKJn. I confirm that no malerlal matters have com&lo myattention (other than that disclosed belo￿J[LcOn￿eG{i0n with th8 examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respe¢L' accounting records were not kopt in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the ac¢ounts do not accord with the accounllng records Indep•ndont examinerf-88tat8ment I have no concems and hav8 come across no other matters in connectk)n wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enab18 a proper understanding of the a¢¢.ounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the br8ckets if they do not apply. Signed: [ Date- 2021 Relevant professlonal qualiflcatlon{s) or body {rf any): LJ3OL)L*) COF e PLI &400L Addr•ss: 14 1 C4 H &re￿, >COLoJ IER October 2018 **To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 09 2020 31 08 2021 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1044232 **Charity's principal address** 22 Manor Close Welbourn Lincoln **Postcode LN5 0NA** Welbourn Wonderbugs Pre-School ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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Francis|Chairman|02/10/17 to Oct 2020||| ||Emma Berridge|Treasurer|Oct 2018 to Oct 2020||| ||BryonyLedger|Secretary|Oct 2018 to Oct 2020||| ||LindsayGration||Oct 2018 to Oct 2020||| ||Katherine
Davidson||02/10/17 to Oct 2020||| ||Kathryn Barker|Chairman|Oct 2020 to Date||| ||Sandra Whiting|Secretary|Oct 2020 to Date||| ||Milena Barczak|Treasurer|Oct 2020 to Date||| ||Marian Pigera||Oct 2020 to Jan 2021||| ||James Smith||Oct 2020 to Date||| ||EmilyBarker||Jan 2021 to Date||| ||Becci Duke||May2021 to Date||| ||Matt Duke||May2021 to Date||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Names of the**
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**trustees)**||||| ||||||| **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Th Preschool has adopted the Pre-School Alliance Constitution and is run Type of governing document in accordance with this. (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are elected by the membership at the AGM. The committee has Trustee selection methods the power to co-opt up to three further committee members during the (eg. appointed by, elected by) year. All trustees must seek re-election at each AGM. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **TAR** March **2012** 2 The aims of the Preschool are to enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school age, by encouraging parents to understand and provide the needs of their children through community groups by: **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** (A) Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability; (B) Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promotion public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas; (C) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-School Learning Alliance Welbourn Wonderbugs Pre-School aims to: • Provide high quality care and education for children primarily below statutory school age; • Work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop; • Add to the life and well-being of its local community; and • Offer children and their parents a service which promotes equality and values diversity. We aim to ensure that each child: • Is in a safe and stimulating environment • Is given generous care and attention, enabled by our high ration of qualified staff to children and as well as volunteer parent helpers; • Has the chance to join with other children and adults to live, play, work, learn and have fun together; • Is encouraged to take forward his/her learning and development be being helped to build on what he/she already knows and can do; • Has a personal key person who makes sure each child makes satisfying progress and who offers support to the family as a whole; • Is in a setting which sees parents as partners in helping your child to learn and develop; and • Is in a setting in which parents help to shape the service it offers. The pre-School offers 3 hours sessions per week for a maximum of 16 children per session. There are 5 morning sessions from 9am – 12 noon and 5 afternoon sessions from 12 noon until 3pm. Children attending both morning and afternoon sessions will attend from 9am – 3pm. Additionally, a further 15 minutes is offered for these children from 3pm – 3.15pm in order to coincide with the end of the primary school day. The sessions are open to children of age 2-5. Funded places are available for 2 and 3 and 4 year olds. Funding for 2-year olds is subject to eligibility. The Preschool offers 30 hours funded places to 3 and 4 year olds whose parents are eligible. A learning journal is maintained for each child by their key person and parents are encouraged to contribute to this too. Sessions are organised so that the children choose from, and work at, a **TAR** March **2012** 3 range of activities and in doing so, build up their ability to select and work through a task to completion. The children are also helped and encouraged to take part in adult-led small and large group activities which introduce them to new experiences and help them to gain new skills, as well as encouraging them to learn to work with others. Outdoor activities contribute to children’s health, their physical development and their understanding of the world around them. The children have the opportunity, and are encouraged to take part in outdoor, child-chosen and adult-led activities, as well as those provided in the indoor playroom. The trustees consider that these activities provide a public benefit to children below statutory school age in the village and surrounding area by offering them a safe environment in which they can learn and develop. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** N/A You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and performance Fundraising – Halloween Boxes, Christmas Chocolates, Christmas Craft **Summary of the main** Bags, Wreath Making, Easter Boxes, Coop Community Champions, **achievements of the charity** Raffles. Online fundraising through Amazon Smile and Easyfundraising. **during the year** **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The charity holds significant reserves for a charity of its size. These have **Brief statement of the** been built up over several years and are held for the following reasons. **charity’s policy on reserves** Firstly, the trustees recognise that the number of children attending the setting can fluctuate and therefore some money is held in reserve to ensure the continued running of the group should there be a period of low numbers. Finally, it is necessary to hold amounts in reserve to provide for redundancy costs should the Pre-School no longer be able to continue. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The overall income for the year was £2147.99. This brings the reserves You **may choose** to include at year end to £19101.57. additional information, where relevant about: - Income for the year was £31849.48, a decrease of £137.97 on the prior - • the charity’s principal year. Fee income, including vouchers and funded places, increased by sources of funds (including £3725.55 this year. Donations made in the current year were £100. any fundraising); - how expenditure has Expenditure decreased by £8658.57 on the prior year to £29701.49, this was mainly due to the decrease in cost of wages compared to the - supported the key objectives previous year, when cost of wages was higher because of maternity pay. - of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G 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)** **TAR** March **2012** 6 **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** **TAR** March **2012** 7 ## **Welbourn Wonderbugs PreSchool** Receipts and Payments Accounts For the year ended 31 August 2021 |2021
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Receipts
Vouchers
Fees
8506.70
NEF
21267.72
Fundraising
2080.41
Donations
100.00
Other receipts
-163.60
Interest from deposit account
58.25
Total Receipts
31849.48
Payments
Wages and salaries (inc. pensions)
-24197.82
Consumables
0.00
Rent, utilities etc
-3038.36
Catering
0.00
Equipment
-492.57
Advertising
0.00
Courses
-90.00
Other payments
-1882.74
Total Payments
-29701.49
Net of Receipts/(Payments)
2147.99
Cash funds last year end
16887.56
Cash funds this year end
19101.57
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As at 31 August 2020
2021.00
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Cash Funds
Deposit Account
16000.00
Current Account
3101.57
PayPal
0.00
Liabilities
Wages due
-2829.69
Welbourn shop
0.00
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2019
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£
Notes
92.75
1144.00
4781.15
5466.50
26266.51
29061.40
729.72
1479.47
A
0.00
350.00
B
0.00
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90.49
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-2526.46
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0.00
0.00
-193.87
-258.90
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0.00
0.00
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-20.00
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-33699.90
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3530.46
23260.17
19729.71
16887.56
23260.17
2020
2019
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£
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20265.84
1986.36
2859.94
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23260.17
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