2023-07-31-accounts

Trustees				James Kirkby
				Shirley Speakman
				Sharon Watts
				Julia Bolton
Treasurer				James Kirkby
Chair				Shirley Speakman
Charity	number			1100785
Company		number		04737220
Principal		address		Veronica Street
				Blackburn Road
				Darwen
				Lancashire
				BB3OAA
Registered			offic	Veronica Street
				Blackburn Road
				Darwen
				Lancashire
				BB3OAA
Independent			examiner	David Wood Wilson BAFCA
				Hindle Jepson	&Jennings	Ltd
				10 Borough Road
				Darwen
				Lancashire
				BB31PL
Bankers				Lloyds Bank pic
				Church Street
				Blackburn
				Lancashire
				BB21JQ

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Trustees' report			1-2
Independent examiner's		report
Statement offinancial	activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial	statements		6-14

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			funds	funds		funds	funds
			2023	2023	2023	2022	2022	2022
~gttt; Charitable activities Notes			E 123,390	E	E 123,390	E 136,236	E	E 136,236
Other trading
activities			1,157		1,157	2,363		2,363
Total income			124,547		124,547	138,599		138,599
Exult(I)tu)3Lgtt;
Charitable activities			132,318	6,496	138,814	141,088	6,496	147,584
Net expenditure		for the
year/
Net movement	in funds		(7,771)	(6,496)	(14,267)	(2,489)	(6,496)	(8,985)
Fund balances	at	1 August
2022			55,660	38,869	94,529	58,149	45,365	103,514
Fund balances	at 31 July
2023			47,889	32,373	80,262	55,660	38,869	94,529

		Charitable	Charitable
		activities	activities
		2023	2022
		6	f
Preschoolfees		122,816	135,630
Other sundry	income	574	606
		123,390	136,236

Unrestricted	Unrestricted
funds	funds
general	general
2023	2022
	6
1,157	2,363

		Cost of	Cost of
		Generating	Generating
		Funds	Funds
		2023	2022
		f:	6
Staff costs		107,439	115,651
Depreciation and impairment		8,779	8,533
Other costs		169	671
Food and consumables		449	747
Toys, art and activity	materials	2,921	2,755
Cleaning and waste	disposal	1,601	1,435
Repairs and maintenance		2,647	812
Pdnting, postage and stationery		578	794
Advertising			317
Telephone and internet charges		1,079	879
Leasing ofoffice equipment		689	749
General expenses		1,114	806
Rent payable		2,000	2,000
Rates and water		1,842	1,235
Computer expenses		1,204	1,349
Light and heat		2,594	3,355
		135,105	142,088
Share ofgovernance	costs (see note 6)	3,709	5,496
		138,814	147,584
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds - general		132,318	141,088
Restricted funds		6,496	6,496
		138,814	147,584
For the year ended	31 July 2022
Unrestricted funds - general		141,088
Restricted funds		6,496
		147,584

Support	costs
		Support	Governance	2023	2022
		costs	costs
		f	f
Accountancy			1,393	1,393	1,393
Insurance			2,040	2,040	1,799
Bank charges			103	103	112
Subscriptions			173	173	316
Courses	and staff training				1,876
			3,709	3,709	5,496
Analysed	between
Charitable	activities		3,709	3,709	5,496

The average	monthly number ofemployees during th	e year was:
		2023	2022
		Number	Number
Employment	costs	2023f	2022 f
Wages and salaries		103,072	111,273
Other pension	costs	4,367	4,378
		107,439	115,651

10	Tangible fixed assets	Tangible fixed assets
			Leasehold	rqxturee	and	Computers	Total
			land and		play	and offic
			buildings	equipment		equipment
			6		6	8
	Cost
	At 1 August 2022		199,951	59,804		11,788	271,543
	Additions			1,100			1,100
	At31 July2023		199,951	60,904		11,788	272,643
	Depreciation and impairment
	At 1 August 2022		147,507	59,780		11,552	218,839
	Depreciation charged	in the year	7,997		550	232	8,779
	At 31 July 2023		155,504	60,330		11,784	227,618
	Carrying amount
	At 31 July 2023		44,447		574	4	45,025
	At 31 July 2022		52,444		24	236	52,704
11	Debtors
						2023	2022
	Amounts falling due	within one year:				6	8
	Prepayments and accrued income					1,827	2,565
12	Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
						2023	2022
						6	6
	Other taxation and social security					244	26
	Trade creditors					46
	Accruals and deferred	income				1,404	1,511
						1,694	1,537

			Balance at	Resources	Balance at	Resources	Balance at
		1	August 2021	expended	1 August 2022	expended	31July 2023
					8	6	6
Restricted	fund		45,365	(6,496)	38,869	(6,496)	32,373

14	Analysis of	net assets	between funds
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
			funds	funds		funds	funds
			2023	2023	2023	2022	2022	2022
			8	f	8	8	8	8
	Fund balances at 31
	July 2023 are
	represented	by:
	Tangible assets		12,652	32,373	45,025	13,835	38,869	52,704
	Current assets/(liabilities)		35,237		35,237	41,825		41,825
			47,889	32,373	80,262	55,660	38,869	94,529

	2023	2022
	2	E
Within one year	2,000	2,000
Between two and five years	7,500	8,000
In over five years		1,500
	9,500	11,500