CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Rep(xt Report to the trusteesl members of Wix and Wrabness Preschool On accounts for the year ended 2023-2024 Charity no (if any) 1067140 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended Responsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for Ihe preparation basis of report of the accounts in ac¢ordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (he Acf.). 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 rny examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which grrfes me cause to believe that in, any material spect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do rY)t ord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters irb connection with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in order to enable a oper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply Signed- Date: Name= Vicky Juniper Relevant professional qualrfication{s) or body (if any): AAT Address: 24 Osea Way Chelmsford, Essex CM16JT IER October 2018
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October 2018
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| 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 £ £ £ Income ECC Funding 117241 90862 59520 57516 Fees 27790 24941 20917 4490 Job Retention Scheme 2020 0 0 4648 18653 Uniform 0 0 0 Donations 14 961 0 Misc 356 2117 3644 443 0 |
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| Total Income 145401 118881 88728 **81102 ** |
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| Expenditure Staff Wages 88086 70199 64367 61503 Pension 3881 3006 2906 2248 PAYE 8001 5681 4434 3599 Rent 5200 4400 0 0 Rates 2899 686 110 0 Insurance 2500 2600 2305 2211 Phone/Internet 1196 1126 969 764 Subscriptions 291 278 75 46 Utilitys(Electric&Water) 2591 4220 3046 1402 Advertising 125 109 75 526 Equipment 2660 1819 2619 2880 Resources 1052 683 964 939 Stationary 314 133 140 134 Courses(Staff) 630 540 462 536 Food 1268 1859 960 478 Cleaning 653 872 550 261 Premises 5284 620 27 802 Postage 0 10 0 36 Printer 0 0 0 0 Misc 12315 5793 6128 3743 School Dinners 4293 1520 0 0 |
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| Total Expenditure 142912 106154 90136 82109 |
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| Income Less Expenditure 2489 12727 -1408 **-1007 ** |
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Total Income Total Expenditure Income Less Expenditure
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Total Funds as at 31[st] March 2024
Fund-raising Account £170.03 Current Account £ 22206.65 Deposit Account £ 8135.13 Cash In Hand £0
I have received the financial information for Wix and Wrabness PreSchool for year 2023/2024
I certify this is a fair and true representation of the financial affairs for Charity Number 1067140 Wix and Wrabness Pre-School
Vicky Juniper Honorary Reporting Accountant
Wix & Wrabness Pre-School annual report 2023/2024
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1, Chair Report
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2, Treasurers Report
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3, Managers Report
- Chair Report 2023 2024
Hello and welcome, another brilliant year has passed at preschool, and I can’t thank the staff enough for the amount of time and effort they put into supporting and making the families and children at Wix and Wrabness preschool feel valued with a supportive and inclusive practice.
Carleen, Abby and all the staff have provided and enriching learning environment that has led to the increase in children attending preschool that has helped with the running costs of preschool. Hopefully with new families comes new opportunities and we have some plans for the new year to further improve the facilities at the preschool.
The lease has still been an ongoing saga with Essex County Council however we look like we may be nearing the end of this in the next few months, and we will finally have a 25-year lease with break clauses if we have any need to change anything, that can hopefully be a welcome relief to the e=ongoing process we have been dealing with.
All Policies have been updated and signed off to the current date.
In the following year I hope we can make the changes to the outside area to support the amazing work that the staff have been carrying out inside and have some of the amenities fixed such as one of the boilers in the second classroom to help support the staff and children.
I would just like to say a massive thank you to Carleen, Abby and all the staff for all their amazing work over the last year without them the preschool wouldn’t be where it is today and all the hard work that they put in to deliver the best support to the children and families that are part of Wix and Wrabness preschool.
We can always be supported with any fundraising that the families or local village fundraisers and hopefully we will have more opportunity to do this in the new year, but I know the staff are very stretch with time to be able to organise these.
If anyone has any further questions please ask them now or send me en email at
Krista.burney@hotmail.co.uk.
Thank you
Manager’s report 2023/24
2023/24 was a busy time with a high number of children attending preschool and a long waiting list for new starters. We changed the way that we did settling in sessions so that it wasn’t as disruptive to the working day and also changed how the new children started preschool. The new system worked really well and we have continued this.
Our lovely apprentice passed her course with flying colours and is now a qualified Level 2 practitioner.
We welcomed another new member of staff to the preschool and she has fitted in beautifully and is adapting really well to working with preschool aged children.
A high number of children left us in Summer all ready to start Reception class in September and all staff worked closely with their teachers to ensure a smooth transition.
Our families continue to support us by generously donating new toys and resources through our Amazon wishlist.
We are constantly assessing our preschool both inside and out and are in the early stages of making the outside more nature friendly. The children are loving all of our bird visitors who wait to be fed each morning and afternoon. Wild flowers have brought plenty of bees and butterflies to the preschool garden which the children enjoy seeing. We were very lucky to receive donations from the local parish council and a local business to help buy items to enhance the outside area even more. We spend a lot of time out there through all weather so this was a particular priority for us this year.
A chunk of our money was spent on repairs to the roof, a slightly painful but necessary expense.
With the future of settings like ours under threat due to outside factors I am very proud that so far we are weathering the storm and believe that our flexibility, eagerness to work closely with parents and an enthusiastic workforce with a wealth of ideas contributes greatly to our reputation among families in the local area.
Treasurers report 2023/4
The whole financial year has held its own with a profit of over £2489 in the 12 month period which to be expected. During this period we have been paying the staged payment requests from County for rent on a previous nonrental position this is staged over the next few years.
The rent impact will resonate throughout the charity and will drive session prices higher along with the energy rises which are out of control currently.
We are in the process of negotiating the lease as well this will have a financial impact of around £6000 in 2024
Thankfully we had a high uptake during the year and took on another member of staff to cater for the amount of children.
66% of the charities income goes directly to wages the remainder ensures we keep at the pinnacle of what we do and remain an outstanding rated setting.
We are bracing ourselves for on going maintenance to the site and old demountable classrooms.
We are almost at capacity for staffing levels so any more increases we will need to re evaluate the head count.
The management team and all the staff make this setting what it is and without even one of those key people this would just be a mediocre pre school.
Clive Wiggins
Treasurer