## **Charity No. 1048513**
## **Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-school Group**
## **Annual Report 2022-2023**
|**Charity**|Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-School Group|
|---|---|
|**Correspondence**|c/o Ben O’Sullivan|
||Asney Cottage|
||Asney Road|
||Walton|
||Somerset|
||BA16 9RL|
|**Telephone**|07880033062|
|**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**|Ben O’Sullivan (Chairperson)|
||Elizabeth Perry (Secretary)|
||Chloe Wellington (Treasurer)|
||Tracy Bishop|
||Rachel Ashman|
||Lucy Russell|
||Vicky CLifford-Jones|
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.
In August 2023, the Committee decided to restructure the Pre-School staffing following the resignation of Cassie Needle, the Pre-School Manager. The Committee believed the restructure was in the best interest of the Pre-School from both operational and financial perspectives.
From the existing staff, the Committee assigned 4 roles to manage the Pre-School on a dayto-day basis:
- 2 Joint Supervisors (each with an additional responsibility, one for Safeguarding and one for SENCO)
- 2 Early Years Practitioners
All our staff are qualified to NVQ3 level apart from one who is NVQ2 trained.
In the event of emergencies or staff sickness, where the current staff are unable to cover, we use bank staff and parent volunteers. All staff 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 and meet the code of practice as set out by the Council.
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**
The Pre-School made a profit of £7,641 up to August 31[st] , 2023.
Please see the attached report for full details.
## **Objectives and activities**
To enhance the development and education of children primarily under the statutory school age
## **Achievements and performance**
In March 2023, OFSTED conducted an inspection of the Pre-School, the first since July 2017 when it received a ‘Good’ rating. On behalf of the Committee and all the staff, I am thrilled to announce that the Pre-School was awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating.
This achievement reflects the exceptional dedication and hard work of all our key stakeholders especially the staff. We are immensely proud of this outcome and grateful for
the continued support and commitment from everyone involved in running and supporting the Pre-School.
The outcome of the OFSTED report gave everyone involved a renewed sense of optimism and validated all the hard work that goes into running the Pre-School. It also enhanced the Pre-School's reputation, setting it up for continued success next year.
## **WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS PROFIT & LOSS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023**
|**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 & Accountancy
Fixtures & fittings
**NET PROFIT/(LOSS)**|**2022/23**
**2021/22**
**£**
**£**
54407
36707
11618
13835
2374
1920
648
1500
20
0
53
2
69,120
53,964
50054
44915
1750
231
855
481
339
0
135
0
109
0
4
0
146
54
177
0
0
0
47
95
0
480
479
117
50
50
432
265
4804
4945
318
0
862
796
775
726
143
168
61479
53323
7,641
641|
|---|---|
## **WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
***1**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Bank: current account
Bank: bonus account
Petty Cash
**Current liabilities**
Creditors and accruals
**Net Assets**
**P&L Account Reserve**
B/Fwd as at 1 Sept 2022
(Loss)/Profit for year
**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
**1**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Cost at 1 Sept 22
Additions
Depreciation at 1 Sept 22
Charge for period
Net Book Value as at 31 Aug 23|**31-Aug-23**
**£**
812
492
19306
12655
205
0
33,469
25,828
7,641
33,469
6,563
-
6,563
5,608
143
5,751
812|**31-Aug-22**
**£**
955
550
12316
12602
202
-796|
|---|---|---|
|||25,828|
|||25,187
641|
|||25,828|
||||
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name WALTON PRE-SCHOOL GROUP
**On accounts for the year** 31 AUGUST 2023 **ended**
**Charity no** 1048513 **(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 2023 .
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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 **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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:** 01/04/2024 **Name:** RYAN MUNDY FIAB FMAAT **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body** ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS **(if any): Address:** 1 VESTRY COURT, VESTRY ROAD STREET, SOMERSET BA16 0HY
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**