2024-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 August 2023 To 31 July 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Newcastle Children’s Centre

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1044352 ~~I~~ Charity's principal address Mill Road

Mill Road Newcastle on Clun Craven Arms Postcode SY7 8QN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
1 Hannah Morgan	Chair	to 6/11/2024
2 Charlotte Morris	Secretary
3 Jack Hanson	Joint Treasurer	to 6/11/2024
4 Josh Davies	Joint Treasurer	to 6/11/2024
5 Rachel Wheeler
6 PipOwen	Chair	6/11/2024 topresent
7 Emma Whately	Treasurer	6/11/2024 to 31/10/2025
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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

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Body in membership How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustee selection methods

• (eg. trust, association, company)

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

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

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups

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The objectives are achieved through:

• 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 the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;

• encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;

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)

• instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

I wish to start by expressing my thanks to the staff team we have at Summary of the main nursery, with numbers at the setting being so strong we rely on our achievements of the charity wonderful staff who do a magnificent job in looking after the children to during the year the highest of standards which showed in the recent Ofsted report. From September they changed the staff to child ratios for 2-year-olds to 1:5 meaning hours were reduced for staff, this was trialled until half term. Harrie Price joined the team covering Mondays, she has a degree in early childhood studies and has been part of the team before so know the ropes. Over the Christmas period, the children joined Newcastle primary school for their Christmas performance. All the children were invited to the Christmas party, meeting Santa and playing games. From parents’ donations, we made 2 Christmas hampers which we sold raffle tickets for. From April, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds were able to access 15 hours funded childcare a week. We were looking low on numbers for September so advertised on Facebook and put posters up in the local area. This year we have introduced a new potty-training policy which was agreed by the committee. Seven of the committee members have completed the new safeguarding policy, this needs to be done for all new committee members. Unfortunately, due to bad weather the Green man festival had to be cancelled, which is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. The committee decided to hold a bingo night at Newcastle village hall to raise money. June 2024 NCC had their Ofsted inspection gaining outstanding in all areas, which is amazing and well deserved, you should all be very proud of yourselves! Our aim is to have a thriving nursery but Financial challenges have been coming at as from all sides, rising living wage costs, running costs and maintaining competitive fees for parents is a fine balance, which we continue to deal with throughout the year. Numbers at the nursery have remained steady throughout the year and are looking good for the up coming year. With a committed committee and excellent staff, we are working to continue to offer an ‘outstanding’ level of care, attention to detail and dedication need to operate such a great nursery.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The charity has a reserve account specifically for unexpected expenses, income uncertainty and planned expenditure that is not in the normal day to day of the charity.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

The main source of funds for the year were from fees paid by parents directly and the money received from local government for funded childcare. This was further enhanced by committee led fundraising events that were well supported by parents and the wider community. No funds were restricted and were all within the charity’s primary objectives. Salaries for staff allowed the charity to provide the excellent early years childcare that it is renowned for and ensured the right people were employed and retained. Other key expenditure included healthy snacks and making sure toys and equipment were replaced for both safety and also to enhance and develop the children's learning and skills.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

On the financial report for the year ended 31 July 2024, the comparatives have been updated to account for the movement on the savings account that were not previously included, specifically bank interest received and transfers between the current and savings account. Additionally, the prior year has been amended to account for a receipt and payment that were missing from the report for year ended 31 July 2023. The trustees approving the financial report were not all in post for the year ended 31 July 2023.

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) E Whately Full name(s) Emma Whately Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 16/10/25

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Independent Examiner's Report

Report to the Trustees of the Newcastle Children’s Centre

on the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 set out on pages

7 - 10

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Children Centre for the year ended 31 July 2024.

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Emphasis of Matter – Restatement of Comparative Figures

I draw attention to Section F of the Trustees Annual Report which explains that the comparative figures for the year ended 31 July 2024 have been restated to include transactions and balances from a bank account that was omitted in the prior year. The corresponding opening and closing balances have been amended accordingly.

My report is not modified in respect of this matter.

A Idris

A Idris FICB Bookkeeping, Accounting and Consultancy Services (T/A BAnC Services) Workspace House, Maxwell Road Peterborough. PE2 7JE

Date: 20 October 2025

Charity Name No (if any) Newcastle Children's Centre 1044352 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1-Aug-23 31-Jul-24 ~~ee a~~ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Fees from parents 36,570 - - 36,570 39,549 Holiday Club Fees 841 - - 841 1,110 Nursery Education Funding 23,391 - 23,391 11,487 Fundraising 585 - - 585 3,132 Donations 100 Other Income 2,651 Bank Interest 52 - - 52 17 - - - - - Sub total (Gross income for 61,439 58,046 AR) [ 61,439 ] A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts 61,439 - - 61,439 58,046 ~~——————— ==Ls~~ A3 Payments Staff Wages 48,703 - 48,703 38,239 ~~a~~

NI	626		-		-		626		1,880
NEST	1,463		-		-		1,463		1,327
Bank Staff	83		-		-		83		448
Courses	874		-		-		874		228
Rent	655		-		-		655		800
Utilities	2,243		-		-		2,243		3,569
Insurance	1,200		-		-		1,200		1,144
Telephone & Internet	1,171						1,171		1,138
Supplies	4,106						4,106		4,688
Ofsted Registration	50						50		50
Sundry	-						-		74
Bank charges	63						63		500
Other costs	666						666
Payroll costs	120						120		-
	-		-		-		-		-
**Sub total **	62,023		-		-		62,023		54,086

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)			- - - -	- - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - 62,023 - 584	- - - 62,023 - 584
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**Sub total **	-								-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
									54,086
	- 584		-		-		- 584		3,960
	-		-		-		-		-
	10,174		-		-		10,174		6,214
	9,590		-		-		9,590		10,174

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

Details Cash at year end Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Details Cash at year end Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
		9,590				-
						-
		-		-		-
		9,590		-		-
						OK
						Endowment funds to nearest £
				-		-
				-		-
		-		-		-
		-		-		-
		-		-		-
		-		-		-
Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
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Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

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B5 Liabilities

Details

Fund to which liability relates	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
		-
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		-
		-
		-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature E Whately	Print Name Emma Whately	Date of approval
	Emma Whately	17/10/2025