Independent report to the trustees of Cobharn Cornmunity pr￿5¢hO01
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Cobham Community Pre-
School for the year ended 31" August 2021.
Responslbllltles and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 20111'the Act,).
I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under settion 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 145151{b) of the ACL
Independent examlnerf$ statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my
attention in connertlon with the examination, givlng me cause to believe that in any
material respect.
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
under5t3ndlng of the accounts to be reached.
5i8ned..
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Name.. Christina Harbour-smith
Quallflcation: ACA IICEWI
Adclress: Burlei8h, Sole Street Road, Cobham Kent
Date.. 22 September 2021

Cobham Community Preschool
Annual report
It has been another good year at Cobham Community Pre-school. We finished the year with
43 children on roll and said goodbye to 25 children who left to join primary school.
Sadly, we said goodbye to our Manager, Alison Scott, who left us in July. Ali50n has been a
dominant force In maintaining our excellent reputation locally and will be sorely missed.
Kerry Sheppard has a8reed to step up on a temporary basis while we seek 3 permanent
replacement and Alison has kindly agreed to aid transition durin8 this proces5. A huge
thanks are extended to both.
Financially it has been another strange year. We finished the year with a surplus of £2.4k,
which given we budgeted for a deficit we were pleased with, Several factors have asslsted in
this..
We were able to stsy open during the second COVID lockdown. Although not all
chlldren attended, we retained government funding. We also received 'top-up'
fundlng to reflett lower numbers attending In Autumn 2020 due to COVID.
Fundraising was hi8her than expetted. Although we didn't run any events, we
benefited from a local fundraiser followin8 our shed being stolen as well as some
Individual fundralsers by families. Thls has contrlbuted, along with insurance
proceeds, to a new shed and the new fence surrounding the garden.
The next few years could be Interesting financially. Government funding for early years
education continues to remain almost statlc. However, our costs do not. We review staff
salaries annually to ensure staff are fairly rewarded in line wlth the market. Insurance costs,
consumables etc. all continue to increase. We are fortunate that we retain a strong reserves
posltion, whlch wlll no doubt see us through the next few years however it is likely to be a
hallenging time for Early Year5 providers as a whole with government fundin8 continuin8 to
be below par for the sector.
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COBHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
Current
Account
Deposit
Account
Cash
Balance brought forward from 31108120
3,728.92
350.1)0
33,564.71
Income
Fees - Parents
Fees- KCC
Grant5
Fundraising
Other
Transfer
Interest
18,993.00
60,324.06
3,228.78
1,392.00
-3,000.00
3,000.00
3.91
36.568.62
84,666.76
350.00
Expenditure
Wa8es
Rent
Cleaning and Maintenance
Consumables
Equipment
Attivity Materlals
Admlnistratlon
Fundraising
Trainin8
Insurance
Memberships and Subscriptions
Uniform Allowance
Workshops
Other
60,755.27
7,362.03
1,622.95
581.50
7,664.14
195.76
916.13
28.95
556.00
823.27
439.89
0.00
240.00
334.88
81,520.77
0.00
0.00
Balance as at 31108121
3,145.99
350.00
36,568.62
Current
Cash
Deposit
Balance at 31108121
3,145.99
350.00
36,568.62
40,064.61
Bolance ot 31/08/20
37,643.63

COBHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL
RECEiwfs AND PAYMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
2020121
2019120
Recelpts
Fees
Fundraising
Grants
Other
Bank Interest
79,317.06
3,228.78
0.00
1,392.00
3.91
83,941.75
87,356.83
2,226.20
0.00
500.00
162.50
90,245.53
Payments
Wages
Rent
Cleaning and Maintenance
Consumables
Equipment
Activity Materlals
Administration
Fundraisin8
Training
Insurance
Memberships and Subscrlptlons
Uniform Allowance
Workshops
Other
60,755.27
7,362.03
1,622.95
581.50
7,664.14
195.76
916.13
28.95
556.00
823.27
439.89
0.00
240.00
334.88
81,520.77
62,300.29
8,259.00
828.59
734.03
1,470.56
289.38
803.51
6.40
1,216.31
932.45
320.95
132.00
711.60
301.27
78,306.34
2,420.98
11,939.19
Cash and Bank at 31 August 2020
Surplus
37,643.63
2,420.98
40,064.61