This year has been a strange one for me. Helen’s retirement at the end of the summer term left the committee with the formidable task of finding someone who we felt could fill her quite impressive shoes. Although this was a task I wasn’t looking forward to, we were thrilled to be able to offer the position to our very own Alex. She has a real passion for our pre-school and I am so excited to see where she will lead the pre-school in this new chapter of it’s history.
Whilst fundraising is still a vital part of what we do as a committee, we have tried to be mindful of our fundraising efforts again this year as the whole country still struggles financially. A particular highlight for me was the charity pub quiz hosted by the Midland Inn, which raised over £200 for the pre-school and was a really fun evening – even though we proved that we’re definitely not natural quizzers.
This year also marks my final year as committee chairperson. I joined the committee when my daughter started at the pre-school in September 2017. I never intended to become chair, only wanting to help out a bit to fill my time as a stay-at-home mum. But when no one else at the first meeting wanted to be chair, I put myself forward. I stayed on when my son started pre-school in 2018 and even when he left in 2021. This role became much more to me that I could have imagined and although I’m sad to be leaving, the time feels right to pass the reigns onto a new parent to make the role their own.
So, on behalf of the whole committee, I’d like to thank Alex and her team for all their hard work this year and to wish Helen the very best for her retirement. And from me, I’d like to thank you for the past 7 years – I’ll miss you all.
Kirsten Brookes
Elworth Pre-School Group Receipts and Payments accounts - Year 01/08/23 - 31/07/24
|Secton A Receipt and payments||
|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**
Fees
Vouchers
Fundraising & donatons
Bank interest
Other
**_Sub total (Gross invome for AR)_**
**A2 Asset and Investments Sales (see table)**
**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**
Employee costs
Premises costs
Catering
Consumables
Equipment
Ofce costs
Training
Trips (taken from 'Other')
Other
**_Sub total_**
**A4 Asset and Investment purchases (see table)**
**_Sub total_**
**_Total payments_**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**Cash funds this year end - (A) & (B) from Cash Book**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Endowment funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
28,158
28,158
12,734
115,006
115,006
102,176
1,278
1,278
2,039
-
-
474
474
398|
||**144,916**
**144,916**
**117,347**|
|||
||**144,916**
**144,916**
**117,347**|
||99,505
99,505
87,874
14,339
14,339
12,254
512
512
464
1,113
1,113
974
3,692
3,692
3,263
3,298
3,298
2,030
507
507
1,378
0
0
380
1,255
1,255
1,714|
||**124,221**
**0**
**124,221**
**110,331**|
|||
||**-**
**-**
**-**|
|||
||**124,221**
**0**
**124,221**
**110,331**|
||**20,695**
**20,695**
**7,016**
**55,405**
**55,405**
**48,389**|
||**76,100**
**0**
**76,100**
**55,405**|
|||
|Secton B Statement of assets and liabilites at the end of the period||
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash Funds**
**Bank Balance**
**Building Society Balance**
**Cash Balance**
**_Total cash funds_**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Endowment funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**76,096**
-
**4**
**76,100**
**0**
**-**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name
Elworth Pre-school Group
On accounts for the year
ended
July 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1048433
Set out on pages
(remember lo include tho page numbers of additional sheelsl
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110712024.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
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 Trust'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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') 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 fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue 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.
Pleas8 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
2110212025
Name:
David Taylor
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
FCA- ICAEW
Address:
16 Morgan Road, Moston, Sandbach, Cheshire
CW113EQ
IER
Oct 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidan for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018