## **Report 2022/23**
During this period our long-standing Treasurer, David Clough, sadly passed away. This was a very sad time for us all at Ducklings and the wider Sarratt community, and he is very much missed.
The team at Ducklings continued to be led by Deborah Ingram as Manager, supported by Jenny Roberts as her Deputy. Heather Culmer as Administrator and Lead Practitioner, Emily Brand as SEN and Lead Practitioner, Gill Ward as Nursery Practitioner, Caroline Bram as Nursery Practitioner, Melissa Kiff as Nursery Practitioner, Ashley Fensome as Nursery Assistant. Sarah Waters continued to be on a sabbatical. We also found that we needed extra staff to fulfil the children to staff ratio and therefore Helen Woodland started working for Ducklings on an ad hoc basis.
During the year the number of children on our roll increased until the summer term when we were full. A large number of children took up the 30 hours funding, meaning that with the addition of two year-olds in the afternoon, these sessions became very busy.
The new uniform became compulsory this year, along with a book bag for artwork etc. and a drawstring bag for keeping a change of clothes and plimsols in.
We continued with our termly themes, during the Autumn term we learnt about ourselves and where we live and we were able to visit our local community garden and café, we also found out about all the people who help us from the fire service, to our doctors and nurses, and our home corner was a very successful hospital.
In the Spring term we went travelling by air, rail and bicycle, followed by learning about the many types of creatures living in our world with us, in the air, the sea and on land. Finally, in the Summer term we enjoyed the outside with lots of sports, gardening, picnics and much more.
This year we shared our Sports Day with Sarratt School’s Reception Class, this proved a success for both classes, giving the children the opportunity to experience being part of the school. We continue to forge links with the school, and regularly use the school hall for PE and ballet. We have also been invited to join in with activities hosted by the school.
This year we were able to invite parents along to watch the children in their Nativity, the children rose to the occasion and put on a magnificent performance. We also celebrated Christmas with a party with Mr Marvel and Father Christmas.
Ducklings celebrated the King’s Coronation with a tea party, and lots of themed activities, and gave each child a gift to remember it by.
As a charity, Ducklings does not aim to make a profit, but reinvests any profit into the running the nursery and funding it’s activities. Unfortunately, this year a loss was of £21,802 was made, this was mainly due to insurance and accounting costs along with the government funding in relation to increased staff costs to ensure the child/adult ratio is maintained. However, our cash assets are now £85,980.
## **Sandra McConnell-Tait, Chair of Ducklings Management Committee**
15[th] April 2024
**Registered Charity number** 1048712
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
**Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 August 2023**
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
## **Schedule to the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 August 2023**
|**Receipts and Payments Account**
Fundraising publicity
Payments for generating funds
**Charitable payments**
**_Charitable activities_**
Costs of goods and services
Costs of classroom activities
Jubilee expenses
Display boards
Garden boxes
Equipment
Staff costs
Rent payable
Training costs
Children's milk & groceries|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Prior period
Total Funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
£
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
191|
|---|---|
||-
-
-
191|
||1,618
-
1,618
1,833
664
-
664
1,327
-
-
-
655
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
265
-
265
92
98,222
-
98,222
94,271
8,001
-
8,001
5,334
464
-
464
637
1,070
-
1,070
1,116|
||110,304
-
110,304
105,265|
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
## **Schedule to the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 August 2023**
|**Receipts and Payments Account**
**_Support costs_**
Computers
Insurance
Telephone & fax
Postage
Stationery & printing
Subscriptions & licences
Maintenance
Advertising & PR
Website support
Sundry expenses
Microwave, pushchair
**_Management and administration_**
Independent Examiner's fee
Other accountancy fees
Registration fees (OFSTED,DBS)|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Prior period
Total Funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
£
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
379
2,026
-
2,026
775
1,388
-
1,388
1,281
-
-
-
7
1,261
-
1,261
1,859
222
-
222
293
489
-
489
890
-
-
-
20
-
-
-
-
160
-
160
497
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||5,546
-
5,546
6,001|
||1,019
-
1,019
-
2,307
-
2,307
576
270
-
270
236|
||3,596
-
3,596
812|
|||
||119,446
-
119,446
112,269|
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
## **Schedule to the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 August 2023**
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Prior period|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|Funds|Total Funds|
||2023|2023|2023|2022|
||£|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Receipts and Payments Account**|||||
|**Donations, legacies etc**|||||
|Donations|700|-|700|-|
||700|-|700|-|
|**Operating activities to further the charity's objectives**|||||
|Local Authority Grants|74,504|-|74,504|90,267|
|Sarratt Parish Council Grant|-|-|-|-|
|Charities Trust Grant|-|-|-|-|
||74,504|-|74,504|90,267|
|**Operating activities to generate funds**|||||
|Fund raising events|-|-|-|446|
|Fees charged|21,152|-|21,152|22,237|
|Luncheon club receipts|-|-|-|84|
|Sale of goods|-|-|-|109|
||21,152|-|21,152|22,876|
|**Investment income**|||||
|Deposit interest|1,288|-|1,288|132|
|**Other income**|||||
|Milk refunds|-|-|-|-|
||1,288|-|1,288|132|
|**Gross income**|||||
|Other receipts (not counting as Gross Income)|-|-|-|-|
|Overpayments recovered|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Receipts**|97,644|-|97,644|113,275|
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 August 2023**
|**Cash Assets**
Lloyds TSB Bank current account
COIF Charity Fund
Petty Cash
**Total Cash Funds**
**Other Monetary Assets**
Debtors PAYE overpaid
**Total**
**Liabilities**
Independent Review
Payroll, PAYE & NI
Rent
**Total**|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Prior period
Total Funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
£
**£**
**£**
**£**
44,325
1,146
45,471
68,458
40,593
-
40,593
39,305
84
-
-
84
-
19|
|---|---|
||84,834
1,146
85,980
107,782|
||-
-
-
-|
||-
-
-
-|
||384
-
384
1,019
366
-
366
1,255
2,667
-
2,667
2,667|
||3,417
-
3,417
4,941|
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Sandra McConnell Chair
## **SARRATT DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 August 2023**
|**Receipts and Payments Account**
Donations, legacies and similar income
Operating activities to further charity's objectives
Operating activities to generate funds
Investment income
Other receipts
**Gross Income**
Other receipts (not counting as gross income)
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Payments for generating funds
**Charitable expenditure**
Charitable activities
Support costs
Management and adminstration of the charity
**Total Payments**
**Net Receipts/(Payments)**
**Cash funds brought forward**
**Cash funds carried forward**|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
Funds
Prior period
Total Funds
2023
2023
2023
2022
£
**£**
**£**
**£**
700
-
700
-
74,504
-
74,504
90,267
21,152
-
21,152
22,876
1,288
-
1,288
132
-|
|---|---|
||97,644
-
97,644
113,275
-
-
-
-|
||97,644
-
97,644
113,275|
||-
-
-
191
110,304
-
110,304
105,265
5,546
-
5,546
6,001
3,596
-
3,596
812|
||119,446
-
119,446
112,269|
||21,802
-
-
21,802
-
1,006
106,636
1,146
107,782
106,776|
||84,834
1,146
85,980
107,782|
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of** Sarratt Ducklings Pre-School **On accounts for the year** 31.08.2023 **Charity no** 1048712 **ended Set out on pages** 6 - 8 (
**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The **responsibilities of** charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section **trustees and examiner** 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,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by **examiner’s statement** 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 statement below. **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: **examiner's statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**
|**Date:**||
|---|---|---|
|||20.03.2024|
||||
||Justin Smith-Milne||
||||
||FCCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants||
||||
||23 Church Street,||
||Rickmansworth||
||WD3 1DE||
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## **Section B Disclosure**
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