||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| |||01|09|2019||31|08|2020| ## 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** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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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** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **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**
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**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 - (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at AGM and/or co-opted by invitation of the Trustee selection methods committee - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **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. **TAR** March **2012** 2 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: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 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. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **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: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 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. - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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 **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **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: - examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 43(7) (b) of the 1993 Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **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 - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993Act 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. - Please delete the words in brackets if they do not apply. 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________________