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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP Other names charity is known by THE WENDY HOUSE Registered charity number (if any) 1056708 Charity's principal address River Valley Centre, 6, White Horse Drive, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes Postcode MK4 2AS

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
WendyCross
BeverleyPorritt
Nicola Morton Chair
Hannah
Klewpatinond		 Treasurer
Michelle Price Until 28/01/2020
KellyFlesher
AmyLannon
Billie Aldridge Until 16/07/2020
KerryShephard
Sarah Clarke From 28/01/2020
LyndsayAli From 17/03/2020
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution (Pre-School Learning Alliance 2011)

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Trust reapproved on 28/01/2020 How the charity is constituted

Elected by members at AGM and/or co-opted by invitation of the Trustee selection methods committee

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children by:

Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activity of the group, ensuring that opportunities are offered to all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability.

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We are able to offer children play, education and care in accordance with Ofsted's Early Years Foundation Stage education and welfare requirements. Primarily this is through renting an appropriate space to provide these requirements and the employment of trained, qualified and experienced staff.

We admit children from families within the local community and the wider area within Milton Keynes from varied family backgrounds.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

2019/2020 was another good year for The Wendy House despite the start of the pandemic restrictions last March. At the beginning of the Autumn term, we had a well-supported fundraising effort for McMillan, selling cakes and raising £316. Let’s hope we can do this again this Autumn All Early Years settings prepared for a new Ofsted Inspection Framework including us. The changes will hopefully mean that they will look at how we know the children and their outcomes rather than relying more on paperwork. In normal circumstances we would be expecting an inspection this year. Because of COVID-19 everything has been delayed and it’s now possible that our inspection could be up to 2023.

In early March the playgroup ran an Open afternoon and evening for the parents. This was very well attended with 63% attendance. Unfortunately, we will not be able to do this again this month, but may have something in the Summer Term.

As we all know COVID-19 became serious in March of last year and the playgroup had no choice but to close on its doors after the 20[th] March 2019. We were fortunate that we continued to receive our Government funding through to the end of the Summer term, which enabled us to continue to pay the staff team normally. Our lost income from fees allowed two members of staff to be furloughed, with the remainder doing work from home e.g., Facebook ideas and videos, preparation work. Planning and risk assessments took place during May to begin the process of reopening on the 4[th] June on a part time basis. This was available just to the older children due to start school in September 2020.

Standard fees for a 3-hour session increased to £13 in September 2020 to keep up with increases in the National Living Wage. The playgroup a not-for-profit charity we have and always will endeavour to keep our fees as low as possible.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Our policy aims to hold to build and maintain a reserve a total of three months income. This is to cover for contingencies including, the temporary shortfall in the Autumn term, redundancy, SSP, increases in National Living Wage, pensions, COVID-19.

Details of any funds materially

in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Fees and Nursery Grant income both down. To be expected when we were not open to new admissions from March and had no fee income during 5 months of the year. One child had additional funding shown the Misc. amount. The rent amount is lower as we were closed for about 8 weeks. Other costs are lower as we were closed and then has fewer children over the remaining Summer weeks.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Wendy Cross Full name(s) Wendy Cross Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Committee member etc)

Wendy Cross

Date 15th March 2021

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EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP T/AS THE WENDY HOUSE

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[st] AUGUST 2020

INCOME RECEIPTS
2020
Fund Raising
£24.10
Milk Grant
£316.58
Fees
£19637.00
Nursery Grant
£135491.66
Bank Interest
£22.61
Miscellaneous
£9409.32
Job Retention Scheme
£3817.18
TOTAL RECEIPTS:
£168718.45
LESS EXPENDITURE:
Rent
£4819.50
Milk
£323.75
Equipment
£1937.51
Stationary
£399.22
Miscellaneous
£4797.13
Wages (net)
£133762.68
NI & Tax
£13168.96
Pensions
£3805.86
Beverages
£1201.64
Expenses & Training
£785.20
Consumables
£2009.97
TOTAL PAYMENTS:
£167011.42
NET SURPLUS/(LOSS):
£1707.03
Opening Cash Balance
£62635.16
Closing Cash Balance
£64342.19
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Assets
Petty Cash Float
£902.69
Current Account Bank Balance
£48261.10
Reserve Account
£14878.40
2ndReserve Account
£300.00
TOTAL ASSETS:
£64342.19
TOTAL LIABILITIES
£0.00
Accounts examined by
John Manners		 2019
£492.15
£23430.00
£145414.75
£27.72
£2154.50
£171519.12
£6852.00
£477.81
£3596.12
£841.44
£6120.61
£129154.24
£11247.55
£2644.92
£1586.35
£837.85
£3214.55
£166573.44
£4945.68
£57689.48
£62635.16
£420.57
£47058.80
£14855.79
£300.00
£62635.16
£0.00
Date 29/12/2020		 2019
£492.15
£23430.00
£145414.75
£27.72
£2154.50
£171519.12
£6852.00
£477.81
£3596.12
£841.44
£6120.61
£129154.24
£11247.55
£2644.92
£1586.35
£837.85
£3214.55
£166573.44
£4945.68
£57689.48
£62635.16
£420.57
£47058.80
£14855.79
£300.00
£62635.16
£0.00
Date 29/12/2020
Date

Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts

Receipts and Payments Accounts

Report to the trustees/members of EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP T/AS THE WENDY HOUSE

Registered charity number 1056708

st On accounts for the year ended 31 AUGUST 2020

Set out on pages

AS FOLLOWS

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of

the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s My examination was carried out in accordance with the general

Statement Directions given 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 statement below.

Independent examiner’s In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my Statement attention (other than that disclosed below*): (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

Signed_J A MANNERS____Date_29/12/2020____

Name_J A MANNERS_______

Relevant professional qualification or body (if any)__ACIB_______

Address_1 Walton Road, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8AE_______