RICKMANSWORTH NURSERY SCHOOL
REPORT OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
TRUSTEES DURING THE YEAR
The Trustees serving the Charity during the year are listed below.
Shelley Udall Anne Haynes - Chair
ACCOUNTS
The Committee are pleased to present the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021. The Charity has an deficit of income over expenditure, in the sum of £ 518.00.
STATUS
Rickmansworth Nursery School is a private non-profit making charitable trust, registered charity number 1059207. The nursery is governed by constitution documents.
MANAGEMENT
The Committee is a voluntary body. A new Committee is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting. Members of the Nursery staff are non-voting members of the Committee. A minimum of two parents are required to join.
OBJECTIVES
To advance the education of children below compulsory school age by providing part time day care facilities for children in Rickmansworth and the surrounding area.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Develop the prime areas of learning through play and education.
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Personal, social and emotional.
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Communication and language.
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Physical development.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
This academic year has seen covid affect the nursery as with the rest of the country. In the summer of 2020 it partially closed, opening later for the older children on a morning’s only basis. This has affected the ability to fundraise. However staff determination to run as normally as possible when safe prevailed.
RESERVES POLICY
The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be representative of at least £25,000 at the end of the financial year.
INCOME
Income for the year arose from various sources, including fees, Government funding, interest on cash deposits and fund-raising. The Committee wishes to express gratitude to the many parents and friends who have supported fund-raising efforts during the year.
RICKMANSWORTH NURSERY SCHOOL
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| Income Fees Government Funding Fundraising, Donations and Sundry Income Interest Received Expenditure Staff Costs Rent, Permits and Insurance Educational and Nutritional Supplies Sundry Expenses Training/registration Depreciation Fundraising expenses Excess/(Deficit) of Income over Expenditure for Year Balance Brought Forward Excess/(Deficit) for the Year Balance Carried Forward |
7,180 86,006 |
YEAR ENDED 31 March 2021 £ 93,186 494 176 93,856 84,664 5,972 2,727 440 571 94,374 518 - 50,077 518 - 49,559 - |
18,740 73,827 |
ENDED 31 March 2020 £ 92,567 3,945 194 YEAR |
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| 96,706 | ||||
| 84,331 2,206 3,568 1,170 811 721 |
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| 92,807 | ||||
| 3,899 | ||||
| 46,178 3,899 |
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| 50,077 | ||||
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Rickmansworth Nursery School members of
On accounts for the year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 Charity no 1059207 ended (if any)
Set out on pages N/A – Covering letter to Trustees only
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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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
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement 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.
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Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below *) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 16/12/21 Name: Sara McAulay Relevant professional AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualification(s) or body (if any):
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IER
March 2012
Address: 17 Canterbury Way Croxley Green Hertfordshire, WD3 3SS Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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IER
March 2012
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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IER
March 2012