2023-08-31-accounts - Little Acorns (Oaklands)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Little Acorns (Oaklands)

Other names charity is known by Little Acorns (Oaklands)

Registered charity number (if any) 1076561

Charity's principal address 40 Weeds Wood Road Chatham Kent Postcode ME5 0QS

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity| |Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled| |Trustee name|Office (if any)| |year|to|appoint|trustee|(if any)| |Shay Gooch|Chair|Appointed 31|[st]|March| |1| |2023| |Lauren Vidler|Trustee|Appointed 31|[st]|March| |2| |2023| |Annalise Wells|Trustee|Appointed 31|[st]|March| |3| |2023| |Ruby James|Trustee|Appointed 31|[st]|March| |4| |2023| |Annie Moore|Trustee|Appointed 31|[st]|March| |5| |2023|

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

~~—~~ Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~===~~

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

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In planning the activities for the year and setting objectives, the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular the supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education and fee charging.

The key objectives for the year were the encouragement of the children to become more independent through free choice play and also building upon their interaction with other children and adults.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The children have had a varied education programme for the year. encouraging them to be more independent during their playtime. We have nurtured their skills with cooking, preparing food and social awareness of cultural differences and festivals.

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Section E Financial review

It is the policy of the charity to utilise a majority of the incoming resources Brief statement of the in the short term for the furtherance of the charity’s objectives. The charity’s policy on reserves reserves that are retained are held to ensure that any unforeseen expenses or costs increased can be covered. Details of any funds materially None in deficit ~~ee~~

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Shay Gooch S M Gooch (Jun 6, 2024, 11:44am) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date

06 Jun 2024

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Issuer

Issuer The Accounts Lady Document generated Wed, 5th Jun 2024 8:54:30 UTC Document fingerprint 65eb8909fb87fc584239e154fc4669e3

Parties involved with this document

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Audit history log

Date Action Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:44:21 UTC S M Gooch viewed the envelope (104.28.86.52) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:44:21 UTC This envelope has been signed by all parties (104.28.86.52) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:44:21 UTC S M Gooch signed the envelope (104.28.86.52) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:43:04 UTC S M Gooch viewed the envelope (104.28.86.52) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:42:58 UTC S M Gooch opened the document email. (104.28.40.142) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:39:53 UTC Document emailed to shaygooochie@gmail.com (13.40.119.45) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:39:53 UTC Leanne has changed the party S M Gooch's email to shaygooochie@gmail.com (92.19.97.19) Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:39:53 UTC Sent the envelope to S M Gooch (shaygooochie@gmail.com) for signing (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 23:24:17 UTC S M Gooch opened the document email. (104.28.40.147) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:01:16 UTC Leanne viewed the envelope (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:01:15 UTC Document emailed to shaymg1990@gmail.com (18.175.53.61) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:01:15 UTC Sent the envelope to S M Gooch (shaymg1990@gmail.com) for signing (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:01:15 UTC Leanne signed the envelope (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:00:41 UTC Leanne viewed the envelope (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:00:26 UTC Leanne opened the document email. (92.19.97.19) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:00:14 UTC Document emailed to Leanne@theaccountslady.com (13.40.33.20) Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:00:14 UTC Sent the envelope to Leanne (Leanne@theaccountslady.com) for signing (92.19.97.19)

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LITTLE ACORNS (OAKLANDS) No (if any) 1076561 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/09/2022 31/08/2023 ~~Sr~~ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Fees 7,100 - - 7,100 10,398 2 Y/O 22,526 - - 22,526 22,873 Miscellaneous 50 - - 50 - Fundraising 192 - - 192 - Bank interest 11 11 0 CJRS - Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 29,879 ] - - 29,879 33,271 == === = A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts 29,879 - - 29,879 33,271 ———— ~~— —~~ A3 Payments Salaries 24,051 - - 24,051 30,173 Sundry costs 4,950 - - 4,950 5,021 Equipment 418 - - 418 184 Maintenance 78 - - 78 17 Management & Admin - Training 200 - - 200 39 Bank Charges 128 128 117 Miscellaneous 696 - - 696 909 Sub total [ 30,521 ] - - 30,521 36,460 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - ——— Total payments 30,521 - — - ~~—~~ 30,521 ~~—~~ 36,460 Net of receipts/(payments) - 642 - - - 642 - 3,189 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 2,927 - - 2,927 6,116 Cash funds this year end ====> 2,285 - - 2,285 2,927

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|Current Account|1,274|-|-| |Deposit Account|1,012|-|-| |-|-| |Total cash funds|2,285|-|-| |—====| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|OK|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |—===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |ee| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |mee| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |Signature|Print Name| |behalf of all the trustees|approval| |06 Jun 2024| |Shay Gooch| |—| |S M Gooch (Jun 6, 2024, 11:44am)| |2|23/05/2024|

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

23/05/2024

Issuer

Issuer The Accounts Lady Document generated Wed, 5th Jun 2024 8:54:30 UTC Document fingerprint 22d312d6cca0f8892d17b330df1134f2

Parties involved with this document

Document processed Wed, 5th Jun 2024 9:01:15 UTC Thu, 6th Jun 2024 11:44:21 UTC

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Audit history log

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Little Acorns (Oaklands)

On accounts for the year 31[st] August 2023 ended

Charity no 1076561 (if any)

Set out on pages

1 and 2

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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: L R Gurr Date: 05 Jun 2024 ~~ee |~~ Leanne (Jun 5, 2024, 9:01am) Name: Mrs L R Gurr, The Accounts Lady ~~Ps~~ Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 7 Southbourne Grove Chatham Kent, ME5 8HX

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Section B Disclosure ~~ee~~

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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