2020-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1 Sep 2019 Period start date To: 31 Aug 2020 Period end date

Charity name: MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL

Charity registration number: 1062690

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Provide early years education for children aged 2 years to school age.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Early years education
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees keep themselves up to date with all Charity Commission guidelines.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Enhanced the education and social skills of children aged 2 years to school age from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The profits made for this financial year will be ploughed back into the setting.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We maintain reserves in order to pay redundancies should the setting close, to ensure funds are available to maintain the up keep of the building and pay staff until termly funding is received.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£30,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No increase in government funding for our pupils despite increasing outgoings for staff wages.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Early Years Alliance constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Follow the Early Years Alliance constitution
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Nominated or volunteered at an AGM, voted on by members.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Mulberry Pre-School
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1062690
Charity’s principal address	Mulberry Pre-School Mulberry Road Marchwood Southampton SO40 4WB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Samantha Haskell	Chairperson
	WendyPrecious	Secretary
	Elizabeth Gauntlett	Treasurer
	Gemma Dewdney
	Loren Cashmore

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

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)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Wendy Precious
	Secretary
	16 June 2021
	16 June 2021

FINANCIAL REPORT (Mulberry Pre-School) SEPTEMBER 2019 - AUGUST 2020

INCOME

INCOME
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (wages)	£3,706.92
Disability Access Funding HCC	£1,230.00
Donations	£21.37
Early Years Pupil Premium HCC	£279.84
Fees	£11,785.82
Fundraising	£1,573.65
Funding HCC - 2 year old	£8,927.94
Funding HCC - 3/4 year old	£90,764.26
Funding HCC - 3/4 year old - advance 2020.2021	£7,043.20
IDAIC funding HCC	£134.60
Nursery Milk refund	£129.40
Uniform Sales	£189.00
other	£210.00
TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME	£125,996.00

EXPENDITURE

Art Consumables

TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME EXPENDITURE	£125,996.00
Art Consumables	£139.24
Childrens' parties (Xmas and graduation)/Presents	£118.85
Disability Access Funding HCC	£1,230.90
Early Years Pupil Premium HCC	£279.84
Fundraising expenditure	£45.00
Fundraising purchases	£1,573.65
IDAIC funding	£134.60
Insurance	£913.80
kitchen & toilet consumables	£622.75
Lease	£3,500.00
Milk expenditure	£130.45
Office equipment	£134.98
Ofsted registration	£50.00
PAT testing	£123.12
Pensions	£355.80
PLA (Early Years Alliance ) Membership	£108.00
Postage	£3.16
PPE Covid-19	£74.66
Pre-school equipment	£322.84
Printer (office) consumables	£243.57
Property/equipment maintenance	£2,871.33
SAGE payroll	£381.60
Snacks	£201.70
Stationery	£52.51
Tapestry	£129.60
Tax & NI (HMRC)	£4,174.00

Teaching aids & resources	£370.23
Telephone (including internet)	£804.61
Travel Claims	£13.50
Training/course fees	£956.60
Uniform expenditure	£357.37
Utilities - electric	£580.37
Utilities - gas	£799.12
Wages	£105,089.86
Other	£1,219.68
TOTAL EXPENDITURE	£128,107.29
Excess of expenditure over income (loss)	-£2,111.29
plus funding advance	-£7,043.20
Actual excess of expenditure over income (loss)	-£9,154.49

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seetlon A Independent Examlnevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the year ended ST 31 AUGUST 2020 Charity no lif any) 1062690 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 3110812020 Responssbilities and basis of report As Ihe charity's Iruslees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my exarninalion, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I examiner's Itstement ap￿4￿. Delele M if nol applicable. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respecl. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and conlenl of accounls sel out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿rnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which atlenlion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: r TuLQ aoai Name: rtks sofrJl￿ P￿rrI LL)6LLS Relevant Professional qualification(sl or body IMAAT Icx>W goq IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: fi4 eÉ p114tMPsH I LÉ eo16 7&H Section 8 Disclosure Only complete il the exaw,Iner needs to highlight material mallers of con￿rn {see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the exarniner wishes lo disclose. IER Oct 2018