– Mobberley Preschool and Playgroup Trustees report (financial period ending 31[st] July 2021)
Charity name: Mobberley Preschool Playgroup
Number: 1054730
Address: Victory hall, Town lane, Mobberley, Cheshire, Wa16 7JQ
Trustee names: Leanne Pickup (chair)
Gemma Birchall (treasurer) Rachael Davies (secretary) Support: Donna Higgins (setting manager) Helen Scott – Martin (deputy setting manager) Ray Brocklehurst (administrator) Joanne Daniels (committee member)
Objectives and achievements:
The primary purpose of the preschool is to provide education, learning and development to children aged from two to five years old and prepare them to begin their school journey in reception. We are open four days a week and offer half day sessions from 9am – 12pm or 1pm, or full day sessions from 9am – 3pm, closing for school holidays. We were previously closed on a Wednesday due to lack of demand in previous years. However due to an increase in demand over the last two years we have reopened on a Wednesday and are now open for five days and able to off families the full 30 hours of funding, if eligible.
We offer families a community-based setting, to provide children with all the tools and support they need to develop effectively and appropriately for their age and development. The preschool works closely with the wider community and encourages parents and families to be in involved with activities and their children’s’ education as much as possible. We pride ourselves on offering a small, personal and familiar setting where all staff no every child and parents are included and encouraged to offer information in their child’s interests and needs to help us to plan activities.
Achievements so far this year include raising money and building our new nature garden and all its equipment, adding two staff members to the team, obtaining more sensory equipment for children with specific needs. Money raised has also enabled staff to attend extra training courses (outside of the necessary ones) to improve their knowledge and skills in educating the children, especially focussing on implementing activities and equipment for SEN children. The preschool also continues its weekly sports session ran by Little Superstars, Yoga bugs class and regular visits from people within the community, such as the local Vicar, police officer and fire fighter.
Financial summary and Fundraising.
While we receive money from Government funding for some children, as well as others being privately funded, the preschool also works hard to hold charity events to improve the income of the setting and help the staff to continue to excel in the care and education that they provide.
Due to the pandemic, our fundraising efforts have been very different to previous years. In saying that, they have still been very successful. In October we sent home a treasure hunt for families to do over the half term, the children receiving money for every item found to be donated to the preschool; as well as a Halloween party and costume competition where parents donated towards the preschool for their child to take part, in return the children received treats and prizes donated to the preschool. In December one of the mums of the preschool offered to make a Christmas cake and treat box to order, we also made other treats including reindeer food etc to order, all money received was donated to the preschool and proved very popular. We were also very fortunate to be in a tier that allowed a nativity with reduced audience, we held a socially distanced raffle and offered cakes and drinks, all received well and raised valuable funds. In February we sent home a pebble making kit made by a committee member, families paid for their kits, to be donated to the preschool and completed them at home, it also meant we received some of the pebbles back to put into the nature garden. Easter was another opportunity for one of our mums to bake ger treats boxes to be sold and an Easter party for the children.
We hope to be able to hold a sports day and summer leavers party in July where there would be ample opportunity to raise more vital funds.
Structure and Management.
Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting. The Trustees of the charity are currently all parents of current children. At the AGM, trustees’ resignation and a vote for new appointments are made, as well as reviewing the year’s performance against financial budgets.
All new Trustees must obtain a current and relevant DBS and be Ofsted approved, following that they will be provided with a full handover and training by the previous trustee holding the same title.
In addition, trustees are encouraged to read Charity Commission and other newsletters and to attend courses designed to keep them up to date of their responsibilities.
The trustees meet regularly thought-out the year, (minimum five meetings plus an AGM) during these meetings all charitable matters are discussed including the raising of funds, approving charitable events, income structure and financial issues, performance of the preschool and its staff, and any other issues raised.
This year there have been 6 meetings, prior to the AGM which will be held in July. There are no resignations this year so the Committee structure will remain.
Plans for future periods.
We are planning to continue adding to our outdoor spaces, there is a plan for a new canopy shelter, some more planting, a new bug hotel and more. We would like to have more visits from and to places or people within the community once covid restrictions allow. Staff have a plan for specific training courses to develop their skills and knowledge in a wide variety of areas.
MOBBERLEY PRE-SCHOOL BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST JULY 2020 Ca itsl Account Fixed Assets Balance as at 31.7.19 Plus: Surplus of Income over Expenditure 38349 ToyslEquipment LCD TV Digital Camera Shed Play Area Fencing Folding Table 27.2.19 1394 75 154 220 527 133 Less: Depreciation 394 Current Assets: Cash at Bank: Current Account Cash in Hand 39545 10 39555 Debtors/Prepayments 63 Creditors/Accruals (269) 39743 39743
MOBBERLEY PRE-SCHOOL INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JULY 2020 2019 Income 2020 2590 12712 1375 46445 250 12 Donations Fees Fund Raising Pre-school Funding Grant - Parish Council Interest gss 8045 3209 38917 250 63384 51376 Cost of Sales 260 295 Creative Stock Purchases 408 127 555 535 62829 50841 Less Ex enses 240 175 374 180 6000 369 196 322 33867 244 1094 261 222 60 Accountancy Depreciation Insurance Outings Rent Stationery, Postage & Advertising Subscriptions Legal & Professional Wages & Salaries Employer's Pension Sundry Telephone Repairs & Maintenance Bank Charges 240 133 374 Ji 9700 168 202 374 36442 423 1058 236 37 60 43604 49447 19225 Net Surplus of Income over Expenditure 1394 I have examined the books, vouchers and records of M'obberley Pre School for the year ended 31st July 2020 TCS MANAGEMENT 18th August, 2020