## **ELM ROAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP**
## **COMMITTEE MEETING – 21 JANUARY 2025**
Present: Jill Weal Jo Cook Janine Brickles Hayley White
Apologies: Katie Burge-Jones Katie Saatchi
## **MATTERS ARISING:**
Discussed that we have no need to replace Nash at present. Still in Ratio.
Isobel Parker now officially no longer on the committee.
## **FINANCE:**
Fundraiser for Christmas went well (party and hot chocolate/sing-a-long morning raised £100. Used to purchase new gazebo cover and new trampoline. Jill & Jo to have small pay increase in line with the national minimum wage increase in April 2025.
Wages per hour as follows:
Jill £15 ph
Jo £12.50 ph
Janine £12.21 ph
Hayley £12.21 ph
## **A.O.B**
Date of next meeting: June 2025
## **ELM ROAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP**
## **COMMITTEE MEETING – 21 JUNE 2025**
Present:
Jill Weal Jo Cook Janine Brickles Hayley White
Apologies: Katie Burge-Jones Katie Saatchi
## **MATTERS ARISING:**
- Katie Saatchi officially becoming ‘registered personÕ for OFSTED purposes and a new DBS and paperwork has been sent off and waiting for it to come back.
- Numbers still ok for staff ratios (4 members of staff).
- Janine has now completed her Level 3 in Childcare and waiting for her certificate to come.
- ALL STAFF completed Paediatric First Aid (3 Years), Safeguarding (2 Years) and Food Handling (3 Years).
- Safer Recruitment required – Jill & Jo attended a course.
- Changes to the EYFS noted and implemented ready for September 2025.
- Not taking part in Gatley Festival 2025 – cost too much once staff overtime has been paid.
## **FINANCE:**
Foxland Financial now doing the PAYROLL – wages calculations/Tax/Pension and charging £100 a month.
## **A.O.B**
Date of next meeting: January 2026
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On accounts for the year | 31/08/2025 Charity no | 1048502
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Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
* examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true
and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
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