2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] September 2021 To 31[st] August 2022 Charity name: Noah’s Ark Nursery School Charity registration number: 1098007

Objectives and Activities

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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To deliver the Early Years Foundation
purposes of the charity Stage, providing a framework for
as set out in its learning, development, and care for
governing document children from two to four plus years
old.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The Nursery’s role is to provide
1.19
activities in relation to nursery education to children from the
those purposes for the age of two. It is run for the benefit of
public benefit, in
all members of the public and subject
particular, the activities,
to registered capacity (40 on premises
projects or services
identified in the at any given time), it is inclusive, that
accounts. is, as far as the facilities and expertise
allows it, takes all children.
The focus of the academic year was
to maintain excellence by:

Ensuring staff are well trained
and that they know about child
development and understand
the Foundation Stage
Curriculum.
 Planning for each child’s
progress building on their
existing interests, abilities and
knowledge.
 Improving our links with local
schools, families and the
appropriate local authority
organisations and agencies.
 Maintaining our facilities to a
high standard.
 Providing a social hub for both
children and their parents or
guardians.
 Covid19 Pandemic- To ensure
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the safety and wellbeing of our
children and families, Covid19
Policies and procedures remain
in place.
 Supporting and focusing on
children’s emotional health and
well-being.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Noah’s Ark Nursery is a committee
whether the trustees run, constitution-based charity
have had regard to the registered with the Charity
guidance issued by the Commission. The Trustees have the
Charity Commission on responsibility for running the charity,
public benefit for its assets, finances and the
employment of any staff and
volunteers and to ensure compliance
against the Charities Act 2011.
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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Achievements and Performance

SORP reference The Business The number of children has remained static. Summary of the main Our Provision This year we have Para 1.20 achievements of the started to resume some normality

	charity, identifying the diference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its benefciaries and any wider benefts to society as a whole.			following the pandemic. This year we have continued to welcome outside specialists including Butterfy Yoga and Music and Movement sessions. The local police visited, along with their car which the children found fascinating. The Nursery has also welcomed a visit from a local nurse and vet, providing experiences for the children to learn about their roles. Our nursery children enjoyed growing their own fruit and vegetables, which they shared for snack and also to provide food for the new Nursery’s rabbits. We have been looking at the life cycle of frogs and observing the changes from frog spawn to frog. To end the year the children experienced a fun session at Braeside Education Centre, taking part in outdoor activities. As practitioners we ensure all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage are covered. With the Nursery’s ethos of, Engage, Explore, Enjoy. Our Staf As in previous years our staf turnover has remained low. We continue to have two qualifed teachers. Training remains a priority with all staf having undergone some additional extracurricular training as well as core or mandatory skills in the year. With highlights being Makaton, Scrapstore/Play pod and Ican training. Our Premises This year the nursery replaced the garden shed with a multipurpose structure to provide safe storage for the outdoor equipment and an outdoor learning environment for the children with the addition of a sheltered area. Our Equipment Unserviceable equipment has been replaced as a matter of course. To encourage more use of the outside learning environment, funds were used to purchase resources to be used in the new outdoor shelter. Our Parents and Carers We have found our families to be very supportive throughout this year. We have welcomed parents onto our

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committee, and they have been
influential in fundraising for the
setting, carrying out events such as
plant sale and Summer Ball. Families
were welcomed to celebrate the
Jubilee with a Nursery picnic, enjoying
tea and cake whilst carrying out
Jubilee related activities. We continue
to use online emails and Facebook
communication, this has proved
particularly popular with our families.
We have been using ‘survey monkey’
to gain feedback from our families,
we have used this in our planning at
the setting.
The Community The trustees would
like to thank members of our
community who have visited the
setting providing informative and
entertaining talks and advice given to
the children. We would also like to
thank various individuals and
commercial organisations whose
donations of consumables and raffle
prizes for nursery fundraising, they
have been greatly appreciated.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The nursery closed the year with
financial position at the total cash funds of £71,790
end of the period resulting in a surplus of £28,394
Statement explaining Para 1.22 The committee have decided that
the policy for holding the charity needs to hold
reserves stating why reserves to cover emergency
they are held situations such as urgent
property repairs and
redundancies.
Surplus money is now being
ringfenced due to the council’s
notification that Nursery building
is to be replaced within the next
10 years.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £21,000 Property repairs and
redundancies
£20,000 New building
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 Nil
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Our source of funds this year has
been from Local Entitlement
The charity’s principal Grant Funding £85,323 and Fees
sources of funds Para 1.47 from our non-funded children
(including any £41,474 Further amounts were
fundraising) received through fundraising
£5,188 and £8,000 refunded from
HSBC due to fraud attack in Aug
2020.
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management

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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution adopted 2008
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Association consisting of 40 plus
constituted? members
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected by member annually
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
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Current policies are in place and
updated annually. DBS checks are
Policies and procedures carried out on staff and
adopted for the Para 1.51 committee members prior to
induction and training of employment or commencement of
trustees trusteeship. Committee meetings
have resumed to face-to-face.
Noah’s Ark Nursery is a member
of the Early Years Alliance.
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
All trustees and other committee
members give their time
Relationship with any Para 1.51 voluntarily and receive no
related parties remuneration or other benefits.
Other
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Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Noah’s Ark Nursery School
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1098007
number
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	Charity’s principal address	Downlands Road, Devizes Wiltshire SN10 5EF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Carrie Dolan Chairperson
2 Nick Paget Vice Chairperson
3 Zoe Stevenson Treasurer
4 Helen Pougher Secretary
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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

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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

H.Pougher Signature(s) Z.Stevenson Helen Pougher Full name(s) Zoe Stevenson Position (eg Treasurer Secretary Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 23/02/2023

Charity Name No (if any) Noah' Ark Nursery School 1098007

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date from 1-Sep-21

Period end date To 31-Aug-22

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
LOCAL AUTHORITY GRANTS 85,323 - - 85,323
NON GRANT FUNDED CHILD FEES 41,474 - - 41,474
FUNDRAISING 5,188 - - 5,188
OTHER 10,664 - - 10,664
INTEREST/CREDITS ON BANK A/CS 7 - - 7
GRANTS - - - -
- - -
- - - -
142,656 - - 142,656
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 142,656 - - 142,656
A3 Payments
STAFF SALARIES 79,580 - - 79,580
TAX & NAT. INSURANCE 199 - - 199
ACTIVITIES & MATERIALS 14,190 - - 14,190
PREMISES 10,612 - - 10,612
ADMINISTRATION 1,117 - - 1,117
BANK CHARGES 75 - - 75
PENSION 2,627 - - 2,627
BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTS 824 - - 824
TRAINING 1,037 - - 1,037
UNIFORM 1,126 - - 1,126
OTHER 2,217 - - 2,217
- - -
Sub total [ 113,604 ] - - 113,604
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Intel PC 658 - - 658
- - - -
Sub total [ 658 ] - - 658
Total payments 114,262 - - 114,262
Net of receipts/(payments) 28,394 - - 28,394
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 43,396 - - 43,396
Cash funds this year end 71,790 - - 71,790
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Community a/c Business a/c Cash book Expenses a/c	Total cash funds	to nearest £ 50,452 21,198 140 71,790		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details IT depreciating @25% Canopy, fxtures & ftting depreciating @10% pa Playground structures depreciating @10% pa		Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

ZOE STEVENSON

HELEN POUGHER

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

78,408 24,677 2,965 5,101 2 11,915 - - 123,068

123,068

86,507 4,568 11,355 28,554 2,365 78 2,168 1,527 1,611 423 640 - 139,796

139,796 - 16,728 - 60,124 43,396

Endowment funds

to nearest £ - - - -

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) 19,701 2,002 631 - -

Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - -

When due (optional)

Date of approval

10/3/2022

101312022

(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trust••sl member6 of Chanty ￿e Noah's Ark Nursery Schod On accounts for tho yoar 3141 August 2022 Charlty no (If any) 1098007 Sot out on pago8 (roM￿nbU lo iJKlud• the page ot add￿0￿4 sh88isl I report to the trustees on my examinats'on of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusfi for the year ended 3110812022. Ré8pon•lblllt1•8 and ba•18 of r•port As th8 charity's trustees, you are responsib58 for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charftl8s Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts e4rried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arying out my examinatlon. I have followed all the applicable Directlons given by the Charity Commission urmler sectlon 14q5Xb) of the Act. Independent •xamln•fs ststement I have cnmpleted my examlnation. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connectK)n with the examination (other than Ihat disclosed below ') whlch gives me cause to believa that in, any material respect the accountlng records were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of Ihe Charities Act: or the accounts did not accord wlth the a¢¢ountirYJ records: or the accounts did not comply wlth the applicable requlrements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and R8POrtsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and fairf view which is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have ￿me a￿sS no other matters In connection with the examination to whlch attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the ac(x)unts to be reeched. Slgnod: 0710212023 Namo: Ellie Killington Relevant profossional quallflcation{8) or body (If any): ICAEW IER Oct 2018

Addr•ss: 7-7c Snuff Street Devizes Wiltshire. SN10 1DU Section B Disclosure Only ￿mPlete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. IrKJependent examlnation of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hero brfef dotails of any Itoms that the oxamlnor wlshes to dlsclo80. IER Oct 2018