## **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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
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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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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 ## **Other optional information** **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**|


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IT depreciating @25%
Canopy, fxtures & ftting depreciating
@10% pa
Playground structures depreciating @10%
pa||**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
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**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
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**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
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**(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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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