Saint Mary’s Nursery School Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2023 Charity No: 1091191
Saint Mary’s Nursery School
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
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| Report ofthe Trustees | 1to3 |
| Report ofthe Independent Examiner | 4 |
| Receipts and payments Accounts | 5 |
| StatementofAssetsandLiabilities | 6 |
Saint Mary’s Nursery School
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered charity name
St Mary’s Nursery School
Registered Charity number 1091191
Principal address Queens Road Crowborough East Sussex TN6 2LB
Trustees Mrs K Shilling (Chair) Mrs K Bowles — Resigned 12 September 2023 Mr C Ford — Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs L Mcintyre — Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs | Wojcieszak — Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs L Kelly — Appointed 12 October 2023 Mrs C Lacy-Hulbert — Appointed 12 October 2023 Mrs S Pollard - Appointed 5 October 2022 - Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs D Allbrook - Appointed 5 October 2022 - Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs L Jeffrey Appointed 5 October 2022 - Resigned 12 September 2023 Mrs C Brown - Appointed 12 October 2023 Mrs A Dann (Secretary) — Appointed 12 September 2023 Mrs R Piper (Treasurer) — Appointed 12 September 2023 Mrs K Attwood — Appointed 12 September 2023
Independent Examiner Mr LW Woodhams FCCA TN6 Ltd Pine Grove Enterprise Centre Pine Grove Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1DH
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Saint Mary’s Nursery School
Report of the Trustees (continued) for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
Structure, Governance and management
The charity’s constitution was adopted on the 2 July 2001 with subsequent amendments on the 19 October 2001 and 21 February 2002. The charity is constituted as a trust with trustees selected by election.
Objectives and activities
The objective of the charity it to advance the education of children below statutory school age through the provision of a Nursery School, 2 years old to school age. These objects are achieved by the creating an educational and stimulating curriculum for the stage age appropriate under the guidance of OFSTED. The additional Fundraising activities which are supported and assisted by the parents whose children attend the nursery are undertaken.
Achievements and performance
Committee members who wished to stand down did so and were replaced by newly elected members of incoming children to the setting. Those parents whose children remained at the nursery and wished to do so were re-nominated for the committee.
We offer 38 weeks of 10 sessions per week inclusive of lunch, which enables the children to attend both morning and afternoon sessions.
We started September 2022 with 23 children on our books. This was a great starting number giving us confidence in our financial stability from September for the year ahead. By January 2023, we had 33 children on roll at the Nursery. We finished the year with 38 children on our books, slightly less than last year but still a great number. Of this number, 17 left to go to school.
The Nursery School continues to be assisted by guidance of the Pre - School Learning Alliance and the East Sussex Early Years Team. The Local Authority Early Years Improvement Team to assist us has assisted us with support for our committee as well as guiding us towards our Ofsted inspection which is expected to be in the last half of 2023/early 2024. As ever their support has been invaluable in improving the nursery for our children as well as providing much needed support for staff and the committee.
The Committee with the assistance of our parents raised over £1700.00 this year which will be used towards purchasing new toys for the setting as well as beginning a fund for some other improvements within the nursery itself.
All staff have continued in keeping their training up to date and the Nursery has renewed its subscriptions to the relevant training portals to be able to do this. We also use the Local Authority specific training to ensure we meet our statutory obligations for safeguarding etc. All staff have supporting numeracy training, paediatric first aid training and have Child Protection training.
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Saint Mary’s Nursery School
Report of the Trustees (continued) for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
Financial review
The trustees maintain a minimum of £5,000 in the bank at all time for monthly salaries and billings. St Mary’s Nursery School receives funds from the Nursery Education Grant; special needs grant and additional session fees from parents.
Fundraising continues to improve the environment of the nursery providing new resources for the children such as educational toys and books as well as making improvements to the outdoors area.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the above report.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.
€& seme IEMs Full Name: Kate Shilling (Chair)
Date:: Se Ne rd yNE
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Saint Mary’s Nursery School Report of the Independent Examiner for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st August 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of The Charities Act 2011 (the Act). The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
| report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 135 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity
Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination. | 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:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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e 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.
| have no concerns and have come across no 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.
LW Woodhams FCCA TN6 Ltd Pine Grove Enterprise Centre Pine Grove Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1DH
Date:
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Saint Mary's Nursery School
Receipts and Payments Accounts
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|2022-23|Unrestricted|2021-22|Unrestricted|
|funds|£|funds|£|
|Receipts|
|Fees|39,258|42,301|
|Grants|55,400|53,337|
|94,658|95,638|
|Donations|-|35|
|Fundraising|1,747|1,408|
|1,747|1,443|
|Total|receipts|96,406|97,081|
|Payments|
|Salaries|and|pension|81,007|66,985|
|Accountancy|1,212|1,038|
|Administrative|expenses|2,714|1,980|
|Advertising|311|129|
|COS|6,298|10,484|
|Legal|85|154|
|Utilities|3,441|2,071|
|Staff training|689|881|
|Insurance|865|840|
|Telephone|1,734|1,559|
|Rent|4,500|4,500|
|Total|payments|102,856|90,621|
|Net|of receipts/(Payments)|-|6,450|6,460|
|Cash|fund|last year|end|43,605|37,145|
|Cash|funds this year end|37,155|43,605|
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Saint Mary's Nursery School
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the year end
| 2022-23 Unrestricted | 2021-22 Unrestricted | |
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| funds £ | funds £ | |
| Fixed Assets | ||
| Computer | 13,788 | 42,223 |
| Furniture | 1,355 | 1,355 |
| 15,143 | 13,578 | |
| Cash funds | ||
| Bank current account | 37,155 | 43,604 |
| Total cashfunds | 37,155 | 43,604 |
| TotalAssets | 52,298 | 57,182 |
The above receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the trustees on and signed on their behalf by:
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Signature —Z-> Print Name Title
LUC KOR Kate Shilling
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