## **Trustees Annual Report** # **BURDETT ESTATE PLAYGROUP Charity Number 1075458 51 Bow Common Lane, London E3 4AU** **CHAIRS, MANAGERS & STAFF REPORT April 2020 to March 2021** ## **Charity Trustees** **Rufus Clarke – Chairperson Kim Arrowsmith – Secretary Beverly Webb – Trustee Leora Semple-Morris** **Burdett Playgroup is a community playgroup providing early education for children under 5 years old, which originally started in the 1960’s and was originally run by Save the Children Fund. This was handed over to local community to run in 1998 and was for a number of years was part of a community centre. In 1999 the playgroup became an independent charity and took responsibility for itself. This has worked well over the years and we have had consistent staff and trustees to steer the way. In 2015 we moved to our current premises. It required considerable updating and modernisation which we have been done. Whilst we struggled with our numbers when we first moved to this location people had got used to us being here and our numbers had really gone up. Unfortunately, last year’s lockdown was very difficult for everyone and it has taken some time to rebuild our numbers since restrictions for early years and schools was relaxed. We are now getting back to higher numbers thankfully. The year ahead looks like being a difficult one with the COVID 19 still affecting us all.** **We continue to make the best use of our setting, especially our outside area and Forest School. Much of our days are spent outside exploring and learning. It continues to be a great success in all weathers.** **Despite the difficult year, our accounts are healthy. This is in part due to the funding from government being paid during the lockdown.** **One of our staff have moved on this year. We have tried to recruit a new member of staff, without success so far, but this seems to be the problem everywhere in childcare. As the numbers of children attending have been lower and with the remaining staff our ratios have still been good. We think that the way forward is to take on an apprentice, which we are looking into. All the rest of our staff have been here for a number of years, and we hope this will continue.** **We continue to enjoy seeing our children develop their skills in the setting, we have had lots of great ideas in the playgroup steered by the children and through observations by the staff. We have been honoured to watch the new children to the setting grow into young people and develop new skills and the older children prepare for their next new experience in life, starting school.** **We celebrated lots of festivals and celebrations along with notable awareness raising days, such as World Book Day, Sports Relief /Children in Need. We are proud of the diverse community we serve. Many of our families live locally but we also welcome families from around the borough.** **Training and developing the expertise of our staff remains a high priority for the playgroup. All staff attend individual training to further develop their work with children. All staff have attended update training in all areas, although much of this is now held virtually.** **The committee are very proud of the achievements of our staff and would like to thank them for the dedication and commitment that they have shown throughout the last year.** **The Committee and Staff would like to thank everybody who has been involved in the smooth running of the Playgroup, especially: -** **Volunteers Students LBTH Integrated Early Years Service Poplar HARCA** R. Clarke Chairperson URDE TATEMENT OF COUN ST RCH 20 Registered charity No. 1075458 dent Exami C Zielinski AIPFM 125 Spital Aberdee AB24 3HX BURDETT ESTATE PLAYGROUP TRUSTEES AND ADVIS FOR THE YEAR EN ED AR H 2021 Chairperson.. Mr Rufus Clarke Secretary: Ms Kirn Arrowsmith Trusiees.. Ms Beverley Webb Ms Leora Semple-morris Independent Examiner.. C Zielinski AIPFM Bankers: HSBC Bank PLC 465 Bethnal Green Road Beihiial Green Loiidon E2 9QW Registered Address: Burdett Playgroup 51 Bow Common Lane London E3 4AU TATEMENT FRESPONS MMITTEE As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of flnancial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the charity's incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements. you are required to.. Select suitable accountiiig policies aiid theii apply them consisfrntly. Make judgements and estlmates that are reasorkable and prudent. State whetlier applicable accouiitiiig standards aiid staleineiils of i'ecomll)ended practice have been lollowed, subject to any material deparcures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. Prepare tlie financial statements on the going concern basis. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charlty. You are also responslble for safeguarding the assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and oiher irregularlties. Approved by the Committee on: Chair: INDEPE ENTE IIqINER' EP ORT AR ENDF,D 3 ' MAR H 2021 I report on the accounts of the charity for the Ye￿ ended 31" March 2021, which are Set out on pages 3 to 5. Iliti￿ of tèu And er The charitys (wstees considÈr than an audit is not requii'ed for this year-under section 144(2) of the CharitigsAct 2011 (theAct)- and thai independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiliiy LO., Examine the accounts (under sethior) 145 of the Act). To follow the procedures laid down the Gener31 Direcuons given by the ChaLity CommissEon- under section 145(5)(b) of theAct, as amended- and To stale whether pardcular matters havo com@ to tny attentlon. My eAOIUllla(iUII Wd.Y ('rtLI'ivII (Iiil iii d('('(ii(k(Iii'v wÉili Ilie GeiieLal DILecdDns given by the Charity Commission. All exaTDination includes a review of the accoutLtkTrg recDrds kept by the chjrity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It gtso Includes consideratioii of any unusual Iterns or disclosures In the accounts and seeking explanatLons from you ag tn]steès concernlng any such maneTS. Tlie procedure5 undertaken do not provlde &U the evldpnce that would be requlred In dn audit alld, consequently, I do not express an audlt op5nion on the account5. In the course of tny examinatior4 no matter has cotne 10 my at￿ntIOn. Wmch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that any materiaL respect, the t￿Ste25 have not met the requlrements to ensure that.. - Proper aecounting records are kept (In accordance with 5ecuon 130 of the 2011 Act). and - Accciiints are prephred which agree with the accounting records comply ￿(h the accounting requirernents of the Act. or To which, in my Ovillion, a¢te&ition should be drawn In order to enable a prnper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. C Zielinskt AIPFM 125 Spital Aberdeen AB39 3NL May 2021 URD ESTATF PJ.,AYGROUP RECEIPI"S AIN'D PAYMENTS A 2021 (£) 2020 (£) Opening balance (note 3) l42,.500 1.14,44 dd: Recei ts London Borough Tower Hamleis,. NEG 3-4 years NEG2 SEN funding Dis('.re.tiiin¢iry gr¢ini Parent contrihiitiDns (fpes) Bank interest 57,135 49,530 45,575 66,891 1,857 io,ono ,S.BO 33 123 TOTAL RECEIPTS Wages and National Insurance Utilities Rent Eqliipment Materials and stationery Teleplione Cleaning Milk arjd food Jn5lli'ance Trips, outings and parties Independent examiner's fee (note 6) Reglstration fees and membership Refuse collection Repairs Training DBS 85,200 1,572 3,300 853 7,281 88,111 1,910 828 4,872 1,369 422 1,516 651 1,506 445 170 59 7.540 330 1,552 651 403 620 173 68 542 26 TOTAL PAYMENTS Closing balances (note 3) 142 DET TATE NOTES TO THEAcCOU￿Ts l. Acc iintin Policies The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention, using the receipts and paymenrs basis to comply with the Charities Act smaller charity regulations. 2. Fixed Asse Equiprnent purchases have been charged to the Recelpts and Payments account in the year of acquisition. A register of equipment is maintained and an estimated value shown in the statement of Assets and Liabilities based on last year plus additioiis,. less 25% depreciatlon. Thls amount is set aside in reserves, as it has already been expended. 2021 (£) 2020 (£) Cash at bank- business no notice Cash at bank- communiry account Cash in hand 60,7JfO 96,384 23 60,717 81,740 Eqiiipment fund (new) Redundancy Slckness cover Tr3inSng 6,000 51,000 32,000 6,000 6,000 51,000 32,000 6.000 The Committee have sei aside monies for redundancy in the event of closure, as well as cover for 5icknoss. Tho unrestrictcd funds roprosont 26 weeks ntnning CDSts, necessary to ensui'e the group has adequate cash flt)w throughout the year. URDE TATEMENT OF COUN ST RCH 20 Registered charity No. 1075458 dent Exami C Zielinski AIPFM 125 Spital Aberdee AB24 3HX BURDETT ESTATE PLAYGROUP TRUSTEES AND ADVIS FOR THE YEAR EN ED AR H 2021 Chairperson.. Mr Rufus Clarke Secretary: Ms Kirn Arrowsmith Trusiees.. Ms Beverley Webb Ms Leora Semple-morris Independent Examiner.. C Zielinski AIPFM Bankers: HSBC Bank PLC 465 Bethnal Green Road Beihiial Green Loiidon E2 9QW Registered Address: Burdett Playgroup 51 Bow Common Lane London E3 4AU TATEMENT FRESPONS MMITTEE As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of flnancial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the charity's incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements. you are required to.. Select suitable accountiiig policies aiid theii apply them consisfrntly. Make judgements and estlmates that are reasorkable and prudent. State whetlier applicable accouiitiiig standards aiid staleineiils of i'ecomll)ended practice have been lollowed, subject to any material deparcures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. Prepare tlie financial statements on the going concern basis. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charlty. You are also responslble for safeguarding the assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and oiher irregularlties. Approved by the Committee on: Chair: INDEPE ENTE IIqINER' EP ORT AR ENDF,D 3 ' MAR H 2021 I report on the accounts of the charity for the Ye￿ ended 31" March 2021, which are Set out on pages 3 to 5. Iliti￿ of tèu And er The charitys (wstees considÈr than an audit is not requii'ed for this year-under section 144(2) of the CharitigsAct 2011 (theAct)- and thai independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiliiy LO., Examine the accounts (under sethior) 145 of the Act). To follow the procedures laid down the Gener31 Direcuons given by the ChaLity CommissEon- under section 145(5)(b) of theAct, as amended- and To stale whether pardcular matters havo com@ to tny attentlon. My eAOIUllla(iUII Wd.Y ('rtLI'ivII (Iiil iii d('('(ii(k(Iii'v wÉili Ilie GeiieLal DILecdDns given by the Charity Commission. All exaTDination includes a review of the accoutLtkTrg recDrds kept by the chjrity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It gtso Includes consideratioii of any unusual Iterns or disclosures In the accounts and seeking explanatLons from you ag tn]steès concernlng any such maneTS. Tlie procedure5 undertaken do not provlde &U the evldpnce that would be requlred In dn audit alld, consequently, I do not express an audlt op5nion on the account5. In the course of tny examinatior4 no matter has cotne 10 my at￿ntIOn. Wmch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that any materiaL respect, the t￿Ste25 have not met the requlrements to ensure that.. - Proper aecounting records are kept (In accordance with 5ecuon 130 of the 2011 Act). and - Accciiints are prephred which agree with the accounting records comply ￿(h the accounting requirernents of the Act. or To which, in my Ovillion, a¢te&ition should be drawn In order to enable a prnper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. C Zielinskt AIPFM 125 Spital Aberdeen AB39 3NL May 2021 URD ESTATF PJ.,AYGROUP RECEIPI"S AIN'D PAYMENTS A 2021 (£) 2020 (£) Opening balance (note 3) l42,.500 1.14,44 dd: Recei ts London Borough Tower Hamleis,. NEG 3-4 years NEG2 SEN funding Dis('.re.tiiin¢iry gr¢ini Parent contrihiitiDns (fpes) Bank interest 57,135 49,530 45,575 66,891 1,857 io,ono ,S.BO 33 123 TOTAL RECEIPTS Wages and National Insurance Utilities Rent Eqliipment Materials and stationery Teleplione Cleaning Milk arjd food Jn5lli'ance Trips, outings and parties Independent examiner's fee (note 6) Reglstration fees and membership Refuse collection Repairs Training DBS 85,200 1,572 3,300 853 7,281 88,111 1,910 828 4,872 1,369 422 1,516 651 1,506 445 170 59 7.540 330 1,552 651 403 620 173 68 542 26 TOTAL PAYMENTS Closing balances (note 3) 142 DET TATE NOTES TO THEAcCOU￿Ts l. Acc iintin Policies The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention, using the receipts and paymenrs basis to comply with the Charities Act smaller charity regulations. 2. Fixed Asse Equiprnent purchases have been charged to the Recelpts and Payments account in the year of acquisition. A register of equipment is maintained and an estimated value shown in the statement of Assets and Liabilities based on last year plus additioiis,. less 25% depreciatlon. Thls amount is set aside in reserves, as it has already been expended. 2021 (£) 2020 (£) Cash at bank- business no notice Cash at bank- communiry account Cash in hand 60,7JfO 96,384 23 60,717 81,740 Eqiiipment fund (new) Redundancy Slckness cover Tr3inSng 6,000 51,000 32,000 6,000 6,000 51,000 32,000 6.000 The Committee have sei aside monies for redundancy in the event of closure, as well as cover for 5icknoss. Tho unrestrictcd funds roprosont 26 weeks ntnning CDSts, necessary to ensui'e the group has adequate cash flt)w throughout the year.