Re8lstered Charity Number: 1062292 Invlcta Park Pre-school Playgroup Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024 Invirta Park Pre-sthool Playgroup Index for the ended 31st March 2024 Page No. Legal and Administrative Information Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiners Report Recelpts and Payments Notes to the Financ5al Statements Invkta Park Pre-school Playgroup Legal and Adminlstrative Infomiation for the year ended 3tst March 2024 Charlty Name: Invicts Park Pre-school Playgroup Tradlng Name: Invicts Park Playgroup Charlty Commlsslon Reglstered Number 1062292 Charftvs Prfnclpal Address: Invlcta Park Barracks Maidstone Kent ME14 2NA Trustees: Andy Llttle Peter Manners Saroj Thapa Santa Gurung Sabrina Sutton Rachel Ro8ers Katle Noble Falth Pun Independent Examlner Rachael Woosey North Devon Accounts 4 Cross Tree Centre Caen Street Braunton North Devon EX33 IAA Invlcta Park Prtrsthool PIJy8roup Trustees, Annual Report for the r ended 3tst Marth 2024 The trustees 5ubmlt thelr report together wlth the finandal statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024 Strurture ernan¢e and Mana ment The trustees durln8 the perlod under review were: Andy Llttle Peter Manners Saroj Thapa Santa Gurun8 Sabrlna Sutton Rachel Rogers Katle Noble Falth Pun Descrlptlon of Charlvs Governln8 document: Pre-school Learnlng AllIan￿ mrxlel Pre-school Constltutlon 2011, adopted 17 Ortober 2013 Recrultment and appolntment of trustees: The Committee members, who are also the charlty trustees of the Pre-school are elected by the members of the Pre-school durln8 the Annual General Meetln8. The mlnlmum number of Commlttee members Is flve and the maxlmum numberls twelve. and Actlvftl Oblertlves of the charfty: To enhance the development and educatlon of chlldren prlmarlly under statutory school a8e by encoura8ln8 parents to understand and provide for the needs of thelr chlldren through comrnunltygroups Maln actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benefit: The provlslon of playgroup facllltles for chlldren In the a8e range two to flve years for servlce based personnel based at Invlcta Park. The provlslon of opportunltles for employment and tralnln8 of servlce dependants and wlder ommunlty workln8 for the play8roup. When plannln8 attlvltles for the year, the trustees have complled wlth the duty In Sectlon 4 of the Charltles Art 2011 to have due re8ard to guldance publlshed by the Charlty Cornmtsslon. Indudln8 publlc benefit guldance. Flnanclal Revlew General: The full financlal results are set out on pages four to five. Reserves Pollcy: The aim of our pollcy is to hold suffiaent reserves to sustaln the charlty should our Income fall below expected levels. Our intentlon would be to contlnue functioning if at all posslble, but In the event of dosure we would need sufficlent funds to cover staff redundancies. aratlon and Sl ID The trustees dedare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed of behalf of the charity trustees Name: Date of Approval Invlcta Park Pre-sthool Playgroup lftdependert Examinerfs Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2024 I report on the accounts for the period ended 31st March 2024 set out on pages four to slx whlch have been prepared under the receipts and payments basls. Res ctlve res nslbllltles of the trustees and examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charlty's trustees consider that an audit Is not ￿QuIred for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examlnation Is needed. It is my responsibillty to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act to follow the procedures lald down In the General Directions 8lven by the Charlty Commission under sectlon 14515)(b) of the 2011 Art and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention Basls of the Independent examlnerfs report My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance with the General D5￿ctIOnS given by the Charlty Commisslon. An examlnatlon includes a revlew of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and In the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be requlred In an audit and, consequentty, no oplnlon Is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and falrf vlew and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examlner's statement In connection with my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention whlch gfves me reasonable cause to believe that, Sn any materlal respect, the requlrements: to keep accounting records in accordance with sertion 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records and to comply wlth the accounting requlrements of the 2011 Charities Act have not been met. Invicta Park Pre-school Playgroup Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2024 Independent examlnerfs statern￿- contlnued No other matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination to which. In my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Rachael Woosey North Devon Accounts 4 Cross Tree Centre Caen Street Braunton Devon EX33 IAA Invlcta Park Pre-khool Playgroup Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 3tst March 2024 2024 Total Funds 2023 Total Funds Notes Unrestrfcted Funds Recelpts Actlvltles for 8eneratlng fvnds Fees / grants from charitable activities 116,858 116,858 114,602 Total Incomlng resources 116.858 116.858 114,602 Payments Charltable actlvltles 117,905 117,905 119,786 Totsi resources expended 117.905 117.905 119.786 Excess of recelpts over payments -1,047 -1,047 -s184 Bank accounts and cash brought forward 4,263 4,263 9,447 Bank accounts and cash carrfed forward 3.216 3.216 4,263 Invlcta Park Pre-school Playgroup Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024 l. Charitable Activities Costs 2024 Totsl 2023 Total Wages Training and DBS checks Food, Milk & Sundries Toys. Books. Arts and Crafts Posta8e, Printing and Stationery Repairs and Renewals Accountancy and Payroll Adverts Insuran Refunds Bank charges Telephone 103502 473 1029 7022 2209 889 1619 105683 572 1587 4628 3901 1111 1455 291 301 177 63 60 271 117905 119786 2. Unrestrirted Funds 8alance as at l April 2023 Balance as at31 March 2024 Incomlng Resources Resources Expended General Funds 4.263 116,858 117,905 3,216 Total Unrestricted Funds 10.325 116,858 117,905 3,216