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2021-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2020 31 08 2021 From To

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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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
WendyCross
Nicola Morton Chair Until 28/06/21
Hannah
Klewpatinond		 Treasurer
KellyFlesher Until 28/06/21
AmyLannon
KerryShephard Until 01/11/2021
Sarah Clarke Chair
LyndsayAli
Aliz Szasz From 28/06/2021

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)

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)

Trust reapproved on 09/03/2022 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

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:

Summary of the objects of the Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning, charity set out in its together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become governing document 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)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year		 Sarah Clarke became committee chairperson on the 28thJune 2021 when
the previous chairperson, Nicola stepped down. We would like to thank
Nicola for her service to the group through some very difficult times.
The 2020/21 year was a challenging year. Covid restrictions had to be
observed throughout the year, and Government guidelines and advice
and help from other organisations such as the local council and the Early
Years Alliance were used to help us with the procedures that we used.
The children settled well into these at the start of the academic year, and
the parents were wonderfully cooperative with the changes that had to
be made because of Covid.
During the Covid restrictions and lockdowns the playgroup stayed open
to all the children, apart from two weeks in January of 2021, where Covid
cases meant we had to close for a period of time. Otherwise we
remained open and available, although some parents chose to keep their
children at home for a number of weeks during that first half of the
Spring Term. This was despite having 4 members of staff unable to work
for between 6 to 12 weeks.
During the spring term because of the reduced number of staff available
we employed another member of staff. Parents would know her as
Sophie Blue. We would have needed another member of staff in the
summer term anyway as someone else went on Maternity leave in May.
Sultana completed her Early Years Teaching degree during the year
supported by Rebecca. We were pleased to be able to do this this
knowing that she would be leaving at the end of the academic year to
get married and move to another part of the country. Unfortunately Kath
our experienced auxiliary also needed to leave at the end of the year at
short notice.
The playgroup was almost full with limited sessions by November of
2020. We did release more sessions in the Summer term as we could use
our outside space more and to ease demand for sessions.
Finally the summer term saw the group making preparation for the new
Early Years Foundation Stage which came into force in September 2021.
The staff now have a different approach to making observational records
of the children and this means less paperwork and more time spent with
the children. The children will each have a learning journey/scrapbook
when they leave

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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. Adjustment made for year 21/22 to include using 20/21 surplus for anticipated deficit for the end of August 2022 year.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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 2022

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EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP T/AS THE WENDY HOUSE

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[st] AUGUST 2021

INCOME RECEIPTS
2021
Fund Raising
£14.42
Milk Grant
£344.60
Fees
£13745.30
Nursery Grant
£153517.51
Bank Interest
£1.48
Miscellaneous
£8872.50
CJRS & SSP
£977.67
TOTAL RECEIPTS:
£177473.48
LESS EXPENDITURE:
Rent
£6557.50
Milk
£353.28
Equipment
£2052.77
Stationary
£684.24
Miscellaneous
£5966.27
Wages (net)
£132378.37
NI & Tax
£7154.58
Pensions
£3476.80
Beverages
£1313.98
Expenses & Training
£416.60
Consumables
£3666.68
TOTAL PAYMENTS:
£164021.07
NET SURPLUS/(LOSS):
£13452.41
Opening Cash Balance
£64342.19
Closing Cash Balance
£77794.60
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Assets
Petty Cash Float
£1389.02
Current Account Bank Balance
£61225.70
Reserve Account
£14879.88
2ndReserve Account
£300.00
TOTAL ASSETS:
£77794.60
TOTAL LIABILITIES
£0.00
Accounts examined by
John Manners		 2020
£24.10
£316.58
£19637.00
£135491.66
£22.61
£9409.32
£3817.18
£168718.45
£4819.50
£323.75
£1937.51
£399.22
£4797.13
£133762.68
£13168.96
£3805.86
£1201.64
£785.20
£2009.97
£167011.42
£1707.03
£62635.16
£64342.19
£902.69
£48261.10
£14878.40
£300.00
£64342.19
£0.00
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 2021 Set out on pages AS FOLLOWS

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

Respective responsibilities of The charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of trustees and examiner 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 - 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.

Signed_J A MANNERS____Date_08/01/2022__ Name_J A MANNERS_____

Relevant professional qualification or body (if any)__ACIB_______

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