Charity No. 1048513
Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-school Group
Annual Report
| Charity | Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-School Group |
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| Correspondence | c/o Matthew Hardware |
| 34 Hempitts Road | |
| Walton, | |
| Somerset, | |
| BA16 9QS | |
| Telephone | 07896051633/01458841173 |
| Governing Document | PLA Constitution 2011 (adopted October 2020) |
| Objectives | TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF |
| CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER THE STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE | |
| Area of Benefit | Providing education for a rural location and surrounding area |
| Area of Operation | Charity operates in locations in England and Wales |
| SOMERSET – MENDIP – WALTON | |
| Registration History | 08 August 1995 Registered |
Classification
What Education/Training Who Children/Young People
Committee/Trustees Matthew Hardware (Chairperson) Naomi Johnson (Vice Chair) Lian Hardware (Secretary) Claire Wilkie (Treasurer) Katie Anderson Tracy Bishop Rachel Ashman Laura Child Verity Dykes
The Chairperson of the Walton under Fives Toddler and Pre-School Group presents the following report on behalf of the committee.
Structure Governance and Management
We adopt the Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution 2011. (Updated at our AGM in October 2020)
The Pre-school is committee/trustee led. The Trustee appointments are reviewed annually at the AGM. Committee members/trustees are past and present parents of children who attend the Pre-school.
The committee appoint a Pre-School Manager, Deputy Manager and 3 early years’ practitioners who staff the day to day running of the pre-school. All our staff our qualified to NVQ3 level apart from one who is NVQ2 trained. One of our committee members, who possess a NVQ3 is down as bank staff to help us in emergencies and with staff sickness. Additional parent volunteers can be asked to help; all staff, students and volunteers are DBS checked.
Training for the committee/trustee members is provided by Somerset County Council and other outside agencies e.g. Fire Service and British Red Cross. We are inspected by Ofsted every four years and meet the code of practice as set out by the Council. Our most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2017, so we are due an inspection. In our previous inspection we received a ‘Good’ rating, getting an ‘Outstanding’ in Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare, which we are extremely pleased with. We are working hard to maintain this standard and build upon it.
The Pre-School is situated in Walton Village Hall; this helps to keep us at the centre of the community. We extend our thanks to the Walton Village Hall Trust for their continued support of the Pre-School. Risk assessments of the building and activities fall in line with our Ofsted requirements.
Financial Report
See attached sheet
With the past year being difficult with various COVID-19 restrictions there has been a limited amount of fundraising opportunities as a lot of things that would normally be done could not. The only fundraising done this year was a couple of small fundraisers done in house, such as choosing a name of a cuddly toy or a guess then number of sweets in a jar.
Objectives and activities
As previously stated
Achievements and performance
This year we have tried to extend opening hours by opening ½ hour earlier twice a week, which has been quite successful. So, in the coming academic year we aim to do so all week. The Pre-School has been running at close to full capacity this year and we have a waiting list of new families waiting to Join this September. We take 2 year-olds, which offers parents the choice of starting their child at pre-school earlier, if they wish. Our sessions cover the lunchtime period on all 5 days, which allows more flexibility for working parents. We also offer all day (9-3) to parents on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and this has grown in popularity since we introduced it a couple of years ago.
We anticipate continued success with the Pre-School remaining popular in the local area and the staff and committee strive to provide a wide range of learning materials and experiences.
The Pre-School has great links with the local community and the neighbouring Primary School, with most of this year’s leavers moving on to Walton Primary School.
WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS PROFIT & LOSS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
| INCOME Local Authority Funding Pre-School Fees/Lunches Raffle & fundraising Income Grants/Donations Other Bank Interest EXPENSES Salaries Consumables Training & Travel Food & Drink Sweatshirts/T Shirts/ Bags Hygiene Postage Stationery & Printing Ink Advertising Telephone Misc Items funded by grant Fundraising Expenses Offsted Registration Fee Membership/Website Fees Rent Maintenance Insurance Book-keeping Fixtures & fittings NET PROFIT/(LOSS) |
2020/21 101 £ £ 37573 43303 11914 6538 159 916 470 10811 20 0 3 11 50,139 61,579 43483 38974 144 261 779 504 90 127 0 120 0 20 0 103 47 137 10 353 6 470 0 0 50 50 387 210 4777 3136 17 22 693 608 751 380 201 234 52298 44,846 (2,159) 16,733 |
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WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2021
| Note Fixed assets 1* Current assets Debtors Bank: current account Bank: bonus account Current liabilities Creditors and accruals Net Assets P&L Account Reserve B/Fwd as at 1 Sept 2019 (Loss)/Profit for year NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 1 FIXED ASSETS** Cost at 1 Sept 20 Additions Depreciation at 1 Sept 20 Charge for period Net Book Value as at 31 Aug 21 |
31-Aug-21 £ 1123 129 11335 12600 0 25,187 27,346 (2,159) 25,187 6,563 - 6,563 5,239 201 5,440 1,123 |
31-Aug-20 £ 1,324 - 13,425 12,597 - |
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| 27,346 | ||
| 10,613 16,733 |
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| 27,346 | ||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name WALTON PRE-SCHOOL GROUP members of On accounts for the year 31 AUGUST 2021 ended Set out on pages
On accounts for the year Charity no 31 AUGUST 2021 1048513 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 31 08 2021. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 11/11/2021 Name: RYAN MUNDY FIAB FMAAT
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Section B Disclosure
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