## **Trustee’s Annual Report 2021**
Charity Name: Brereton Pre-school & Playgroup Address: School Lane, Brereton, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1RN Email Address: breretonpreschool@gmail.com Contact Number: 01477534304
Charity Registration Number:
Date of Report: 10/12/2021
The key purpose our charity is to provide affordable, quality early year’s education to all within the local community. Our committee is currently made up of our Chair: Natalie Cottrell, Vice Chair: Laura Coles, Secretary: Lizzie Bailey and Treasurer: Louise Woolorton. We recruit our trustees from our cohort of parents as necessary each July as part of our AGM. Our welcome evening each September provides an opportunity for our committee to introduce themselves and how the committee works to parents, follow up emails are sent out to parents inviting them to attend committee meetings throughout the year. Regular updates are sent out via email to give information about our committee, how it works and where appropriate, what roles are available for the following September. Our aim is to provide support to our Pre-school manager Sharon Edwards. Committee meetings are held each half term. It is the Pre-school Manager’s role to undertake the day to day running of the Pre-school, deliver the EYFS based curriculum, manage safeguarding and carry out appraisals with staff every two years. The Manager’s appraisal is carried out by the Chair. Appraisals took place in September 2020 and it was agreed by the committee that all staff would receive a pay increase in line with the percentage increase to the National Minimum wage. This pay increase took place in November 2020 and was back dated to the start of the financial year.
Our previous academic year September 2020 – July 2021 was again challenging, as we navigated the covid restrictions and its impact on our setting. This has made our usual methods of fund raising especially difficult. We have been unable to rearrange our previously organised Fashion Show, this has now been rescheduled for the end of March 2022. We all look forward to a more normal year and the return of more fund-raising events, which also serve as a vital platform for parents getting to know one another, whilst supporting the Preschool.
Thankfully we were able to hold our welcome evening in September 2021, which provided parents with an opportunity to meet all the Pre-school staff, as well as our committee members. A talk was given by Sharon Edwards explaining the Pre-school day, expectations of staff, children and parents, safeguarding and important dates for the year ahead. Natalie Cottrell also gave a talk about the committee, its role in supporting Pre-school and how parents can get involved. Feedback from parents was extremely positive.
From previous fundraising the committee were able to purchase a partition screen, and the covers for the outdoor learning area. This has been used as an additional teaching space, allowing better quality preparation for the rising 4’s while allowing the younger children to
progress and develop appropriately. With the proceeds from a Christmas raffle December 2020 and Easter Raffle 2021 new outdoor equipment has been purchased to support the healthy development of balance and coordination. The equipment is long lasting, safe for all ages attending our setting and is also more in keeping with the look our preschool.
All the children have settled well this academic year. Demand for Pre-school places is increasing year on year. We currently have an additional 9 booked standard sessions per week, compared with 2019. We also have 79 booked wrap-around care sessions each week, our highest number since 2018, when we had 56 wrap-around care sessions. This has created an opportunity for an additional staff member to join us. There are also several children on our waiting list. Recently we have been joined by two child refugees, as requested by Cheshire East Council. Being part of our setting has enabled the children to engage with their similar aged peers gaining them vital social, communication and language skills.
Both Sharon Edwards – Manager and all her staff team have managed the continued restrictions and government guidelines relating to Covid-19 with excellent professionalism. Higher standards of hygiene have continued and will remain vitally important in providing a safe space for all children attending the setting. Focus on consistent routine is helping support children who have had a fragmented start to their early year’s education. It is helping all children to re-adjust to some normality, particularly for those who started school in September and those preparing to start school in September 2022.
Natalie Cottrell
Committee Chair Brereton Preschool & Playgroup
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
Brereton Playgroup|
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**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1079328|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2021** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- 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 concerning the form and content of accounts set 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention 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: Name:** Michael Lee **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Date:** 7 August 2021
**Oct 2018**
1
**IER**
**Address:**
2 Glendale Drive Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 0HD
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**Oct 2018**
2
**IER**
**No 1079328**
**Brereton Playgroup**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2020 31/03/2021
## **CC16a**
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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 101,064 - - 101,064 118,555
Donations 824 - - 824 -
Other income 254 - - 254 422
Job retention scheme grant 6,213 - - 6,213 -
Training grant 1,000 - - 1,000 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
109,355 - - 109,355 118,977
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 109,355 - - 109,355 118,977
A3 Payments
Employment costs 69,772 - - 69,772 68,069
Building costs 9,885 - - 9,885 4,360
Equipment 9,643 - - 9,643 -
Food and drink 1,402 - - 1,402 1,702
Fundraising expenses 375 - - 375 -
Outings - - - - 325
Miscellaneous expenses 7,594 - - 7,594 14,245
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 98,671 ] - - 98,671 88,701
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 98,671 - - 98,671 88,701
Net of receipts/(payments) 10,684 - - 10,684 30,276
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 86,263 - - 86,263 55,987
Cash funds this year end 96,947 - - 96,947 86,263
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**Oct 2018**
3
**IER**
## **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 45,585 - -
Deposit account 51,307 - -
Cash 55 - -
Total cash funds 96,947 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Debtors 10,435 - -
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||**Details**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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||Debtors||**10,435**||**-**||**-**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**||||||||
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||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
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Signature||**Fund to which**
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**Oct 2018**
4
**IER**
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
Brereton Playgroup|
|---|---|
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||31 March 2021
**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1079328|
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||3 and 4|
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2021** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- 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 concerning the form and content of accounts set 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention 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: Name:** Michael Lee **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Date:** 7 August 2021
**Oct 2018**
1
**IER**
**Address:**
2 Glendale Drive Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 0HD
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**Oct 2018**
2
**IER**
**No 1079328**
**Brereton Playgroup**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2020 31/03/2021
## **CC16a**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
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 101,064 - - 101,064 118,555
Donations 824 - - 824 -
Other income 254 - - 254 422
Job retention scheme grant 6,213 - - 6,213 -
Training grant 1,000 - - 1,000 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
109,355 - - 109,355 118,977
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 109,355 - - 109,355 118,977
A3 Payments
Employment costs 69,772 - - 69,772 68,069
Building costs 9,885 - - 9,885 4,360
Equipment 9,643 - - 9,643 -
Food and drink 1,402 - - 1,402 1,702
Fundraising expenses 375 - - 375 -
Outings - - - - 325
Miscellaneous expenses 7,594 - - 7,594 14,245
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 98,671 ] - - 98,671 88,701
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 98,671 - - 98,671 88,701
Net of receipts/(payments) 10,684 - - 10,684 30,276
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 86,263 - - 86,263 55,987
Cash funds this year end 96,947 - - 96,947 86,263
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**Oct 2018**
3
**IER**
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Current account 45,585 - -
Deposit account 51,307 - -
Cash 55 - -
Total cash funds 96,947 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Debtors 10,435 - -
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||**Details**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Debtors||**10,435**||**-**||**-**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**||||||||
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**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
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**Oct 2018**
4
**IER**