2025-08-31-accounts - Holwell Nursery School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.09.2024 Period start date To

31.08.25 Period end date

Charity name: Holwell Nursery School

Charity registration number:1081086

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide care and education to children under 5.
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	To provide care and education to children under 5.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38
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	Holwell has provided care and education for over 50 families in the local community in the past year.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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	31.08.2025
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are to be held to ensure continued service to the local community.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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	Constitution 2000
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25
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	Elected

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

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Holwell Nursery School

Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1081086 Charity’s principal address Crouch Lane, Holwell, Dorset DT9 5LP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Judith Lane	Chair	Until May2025
CharleyDavies	Chair	From May2025
ChelseyGowen	Trustee
Josie Stokes	Treasurer
Joanna Clitheroe	Trustee
BeckyClarke	Trustee
Sarah Salisbury	Secretary
Olivia Simson	Trustee

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

Additional information (optional)

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) CHARLEY DAVIES Position (eg Secretary, CHAIR OF Chair, etc) TRUSTEES Date 11/02/2026

Holwell Nursery School

Annual accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025

	Charity No (if any) 1081086 Period start date 01.09.2024 To Period end date 31.08.2025 Holwell Nursery School Annual accounts for the period	Charity No (if any) 1081086 Period start date 01.09.2024 To Period end date 31.08.2025 Holwell Nursery School Annual accounts for the period
Section A	Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity Guidance Notes Incoming resources (Note 3) Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies S01 Charitable activities S02 Other trading activities S03 Investments S04 Separate material item of income S05 Other S06 S07 Resources expended (Note 6) Expenditure on: Raising funds S08 Charitable activities S09 Separate material item of expense S10 Other S11 S12 S13 Net gains/(losses) on investments S14 S15 Extraordinary items S16 S17 S18 Other gains/(losses) S19 S20 *Reconciliation of funds:* S21 S22 *Total* *Net movement in funds* Total funds brought forward *Total funds carried forward* *Total* Net income/(expenditure) before investment gains/(losses) Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds Other recognised gains/(losses): Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 200 - - 200 - 279,235 - - 279,235 259,603 - - - - - 749 - 749 883 - - - - - - - - - -
		280,184 - - 280,184 260,486
		- - - - - 280,982 - - 280,982 272,185 - - - - - 561 - - 561 659
		281,543 - - 281,543 272,844

		(1,359) - - (1,359) (12,358)
		- - - - -
		(1,359) - - (1,359) (12,358)
		- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
		(1,359) - - (1,359) (12,358)
		19,563 - - 19,563 31,921
		18,204 - - 18,204 19,563

Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01 - 3,182 - -	Restricted income funds £ F02 - - - -	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04 - - - 3,182 - - - -	Total last year £ F05
			- 3,743 - -
3,182	-	- 3,182	3,743
- 3,907 47,745	- - - -	- - - 3,907 - - - 47,745
			- 5,717 - 47,295
51,652	-	- 51,652	53,012
			37,192
36,630	-	- 36,630

15,022	-	- 15,022	15,820

18,204	-	- 18,204	19,563
			- -
- -	- -	- - - -

18,204	-	- 18,204	19,563
- 18,204	-	- - - 18,204 -
			- - 31,921
18,204	-	- 18,204	31,921
Signature		Print Name	Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
• and with*  preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
• and with  the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) • and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by  FRS 102.
-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption doubtful; An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern; Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.	*Not Applicable* *Not Applicable* *Not Applicable*

1.3 Change of accounting policy

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The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { }.
Yes 
-Tick as appropriate
No
Please disclose:
Not Applicable
(i) the nature of the change in accounting policy;
Not Applicable
(ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy
provides more reliable and more relevant information;
and
(iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected Not Applicable
in the current period, each prior period presented and
the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to
periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.
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1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

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No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).
Yes 
-Tick as appropriate
No
Please disclose:
Not Applicable
(i) the nature of any changes;
Not Applicable
(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or
assets and liabilities for the current period; and
(iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or Not Applicable
more future periods.
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1.5 Material prior year errors

Yes No No material prior *Please disclose* *(i) the nature of* *(ii) for each pri* *amount of the c* *affected; and* *(iii) the amount* *earliest prior pe*	year erro	r have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).
		* -Tick as appropriate
	: *the prior* *or period* *orrection* *of the co* *riod pres*	*period error;* *Not Applicable* *presented in the accounts, the* *for each account line item* *Not Applicable* *rrection at the beginning of the* *ented in the accounts.* *Not Applicable*

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

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Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Prior year
Analysis £ £
Donations Donations and gifts 200 - - 200 42
and legacies: Gift Aid - - - - -
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities 6,833 - - 6,833 -
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
- - - -
Donated goods, facilities and services - - - - -
Other - - - -
Total 7,033 - - 7,033 42
Charitable Nursery Fees
activities: 134,546 - - 134,546 138,848
Early years voucher funding 137,538 - - 137,538 120,339
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 272,084 - - 272,084 259,187
Other trading
activities: Fundraising 318 - - 318 374
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 318 - - 318 374
Income from Interest income 749 - - 749 883
investments: Dividend income - - - - -
Rental and leasing income - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 749 - - 749 883
Separate - - - -
material item - - - - -
of income: - - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Other: Conversion of endowment funds into income
- - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
property rights - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
TOTAL INCOME 280,184 - - 280,184 260,486
Other information:
All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: N/A
(please provide description and amounts)
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
N/A
reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
N/A
prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.
Within the income items above the following items are
material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior N/A
year amounts)
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

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This year Last year
Restricted
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Unrestricted income Endowment
Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds
Expenditure on raising funds: £ £
Incurred seeking donations - - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking legacies
- - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants
- - - - -
Operating membership schemes and
social lotteries
- - - - -
Staging fundraising events
- - - - -
Fudraising agents
- - - - -
Operating charity shops
- - - - -
Operating a trading company
undertaking non-charitable trading
activity - - - - -
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and
publicity - - - - - - - -
Start up costs incurred in generating
new source of future income
- - - - - - - -
Database development costs - - - - - - - -
Other trading activities - - - - -
Investment management costs: - - - - -
Portfolio management costs - - - - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment advice
- - - - - - - -
Investment administration costs
- - - - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing costs
- - - - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs and
maintenance charges - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds - - - - - - - -
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Payroll costs 235,010 - - 235,010 229,984 - - 229,984
Other operating costs 45,972 - - 45,972 42,201 - - 42,201
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on charitable
activities 280,982 - - 280,982 272,185 - - 272,185
Separate material item of expense
- - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -
Other
Depreciation 561 - - 561 659 - - 659
Total other expenditure 561 - - 561 659 - - 659
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 281,543 - - 281,543 272,844 - - 272,844
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

11.1 Staff Costs

This year: Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) Other employee benefits Total staff costs	This year Last year £ £ 220,645 215,319 10,093 10,420 4,272 4,245 - -
	235,010 229,984

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Last year:

None

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party

None

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000

True

£100,000 to £109,999 Band £60,000 to £69,999 £70,000 to £79,999 £80,000 to £89,999 £90,000 to £99,999 Please provide the total amount paid to key management personnel (includes trustees and senior management) for their services to the charity. For specific amounts paid to trustees, see Note 28.	This year Last year - - - - - - - - - - This year Last year £ £ 36,109 35,288 Number of employees

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11.2 Average head count in the year The parts of the charity in which the employees work	Fundraising Charitable Activities Governance Other Total	This year Last year Number Number - - 11 14 - - - -
		11 14

11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

This year Last year This year Last year Please state the legal authority or reason for making the payment Please explain the nature of the payment Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any waiver of a right to an asset)	This year Last year £ £ - -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 12 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

12.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.

Please explain the basis for allocating the liability and expense of defined contribution pension scheme between activities and between restricted and unrestricted funds. Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense	This year £ 4,272	Last year £ 4,245

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

14.1 Cost or valuation
		Freehold land buildings £	&		Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
At the beginning of the year			-		-	-	7,168	7,168
Additions			-		-	-			-
Revaluations				-	-	-	-			-
Disposals			-		-	-	-		-
Transfers *			-		-	-	-		-
At end of the year			-		-	-	7,168	7,168
14.2 Depreciation and impairments
	**Basis	SL over term lease	of		SL or RB	SL or RB	RB	SL or RB
	** Rate						15%

At beginning of the year			-		-	-	3,425	3,425
Disposals			-		-	-	-		-
Depreciation			-		-	-	561		561
Impairment				-	-	-	-			-
Transfers*			-		-	-	-		-
At end of the year			-		-	-	3,986	3,986
14.3 Net book value
Net book value at the beginning of the	year		-		-	-	3,743	3,743
Net book value at the end of the year			-		-	-	3,182	3,182

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

19.1 Analysis of debtors

Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors

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This year Last year
£ £
- -
3,907 5,717
- -
3,907 5,717
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Total

Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)

Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total	This year Last year £ £ - - - - - - - -
	- -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Payments received on account for contracts or performance-related grants Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors

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Amounts falling due within Amounts falling due after
one year more than one year
This year Last year This year Last year
£ £ £ £
- - - -
- - - -
5,961 6,463 - -
- - - -
30,669 30,729 - -
- - - -
- - - -
Total 36,630 37,192 - -
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20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

*Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.* *Movement in deferred income account* Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period	DCC advanced early years funding payments in respect of the future Autumn term income. This year	This year Last year £ £ 30,729 15,234 30,669 30,729 (30,729) (15,234) DCC advanced early years funding payments in respect of the future Autumn term income. Last year
		30,669 30,729

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand Other Total Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits Cash at bank and on hand	This year Last year £ £ - - 31,349 12,494 16,396 34,801 - -
	47,745 47,295

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 25 Fair value of assets and liabilities

This year Last year 25.1 Please provide details of the charity's exposure to credit risk (the risk of incurring a loss due to a debtor not paying what is owed) , liquidity risk (the risk of not being able to meet short term financial demands) and market risk (the risk that no significant risk no significant risk the value of an investment will fall due to changes in the market) arising from financial instruments to which the charity is exposed at the end of the reporting period and explain how the charity manages those risks. 25.2 Please give details of the amount of change in the fair value of basic financial instruments (debtors, creditors, investments (see section 11, n/a n/a FRS 102 SORP)) measured at fair value through the SoFA that is attributable to changes in credit risk.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 26 Events after the end of the reporting period

Please complete this note events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the

Please provide details of the nature of the event Provide an estimate of the financial effect of the event or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made	n/a n/a This year Last year n/a n/a

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg order, governing document)	Remuneration Pension contribution Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia Other TOTAL £ £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amounts paid or benefit value

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg order, governing document) *Please give details of why remuneration or other* *employment benefits were paid.* *Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee,* *provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.*	Remuneration Pension contribution Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia Other TOTAL £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amounts paid or benefit value

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• trustees rtOLkv'£LL Al*tkS LRY SCHOOL On accounts for the yoar ended Charity no (if any) fOg1086 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abov8 charity I'lhe Trust") for the year ended Responsibilitie5 and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts earried out nder section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commission under section 145(51{b} of the Act. Independent tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo examinerfs statoment undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delete I l if not applicable. I have completed my examlnalion. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed b8law'l which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the a¢counts did not accord with the accounting records- or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements conearning th8 form and content of accounls set out In tha Charilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf 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. Pl8 d8lete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date.. Name: Relevant protesslonal qualiflcatlon{s> or body IER Oct 2018

(if any}: Address: MANCHESTEFI HOUSE HI DORSEf DT10 2LL Section B Disclosure Only cornplele if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts= directlons and guidan lor 8xaminers). Glva here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disGlose. IER Oct 2018