CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 01 January 2023 Period start date To 31 December 2023 Period ond date
Charlty namo: Gissing Chlldren's Centre - a community pre-school
Charlty reglstratlon number. 1106120
Objectlves and Actlvltles
Summary of the purpose8 of
the tharity as Set out in it$
ooveming d0￿ment
Parn117
To enhance the development and educatKJn
of chikI￿n pnmarily under statutory school
age by encouraging parents lo un¢Jerst8nd
and prowde for the needs of their Child￿n
through comrwnity groups and by'_
lal Offering appropriate play. educalion
and care facilities. family leaming
and extended hcwrs groups, logelher
wilh the nghl of parents to lake
$pon$ibility for. and lo become
involved in. the &livities of such
groups. ensuring that these groups
offer opportunities for all chfldren
whatever their race. culture. religion,
means or ability.
Ib) Encouraging the s￿dY ol the needs
of such childfen and their famil￿S
and prcrfnoting public interest in and
Ognit￿n ol such needs In the Icul
(¢} In$ts'gab"ng and adhering lo and
furthering Iho objects of the Earty
Years Aliance.
To provide a h￿h-qualIty, a￿eSSible and
inclusive comrnunity pre-school facility
during lenn lime for local children aged Irom
yeafs lo four years of age or the age
they start primary school. To provide
additional pre-school sessions during
summer hoEtdays in August each year. To
operate flexible hours. lo meet the childca
needs of families and lo meet the learning
and develo
ment needs of their Childreii.
Summary ofthe main
activities ID relation lo those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular. the
activities, proiecls or services
idenlified Fn the acc￿nts.
P•r•1f7w
1 19
Statement conflming
whether the twstees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
CoMmi￿10n on public
benefit
Para 1 18
Tfllstees have had regard lo this gu￿aTr¢e.
Additional infomiation {optional}

You m.ay thoose to include further statements where relevant ab(yJtr:
P•r• 1 38
This tharity does nol award grants.
Policy M grant making
P¥•138
NIA
Poll¢y on scdal investrnent
Including pr(Ydf8m related
Investment
The ¢ontfibubon made by volunteers lo the
charity continues lo be $ubstanlial eg
ongoing wort( and govemance of the
man&Jernenl committee both on a day-t
day basis and in organising and running
major fundraising events h¥0 or three tsmes
a year eg an annual Easter event. an annual
Autumn event and some input lo fundraising
¢wportunilies in the summer and al
Chnslmas. usually the village or ¢huT¢h
fayre. In addition. volunteers supply
maintenance wortt free and oblain many and
varied resources for the group. free of
char
P•rn138
Contribution made by
volunteers
Oih8r
NIA
Achlevements and Perforniance
Upskllllng of staff mèmbers to improve
the quality and level of servlce we
provide
One of our pre-school leaders embarf¢ed on
degree in Eaty Years Ihrwgh Pen Green.
One of our pre-school assistants compbted
a SENCO Ispeual educatsonal needs co-
ordinatorl Level 2 qualthcalion through
Norfolk County Cour￿11.
Summary of the maln
athievements of the tharlty,
denlifying the drfference the
charity's work has made to
the or¢um$lan¢es of ils
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits lo society as
whole.
P•M 1.20
Obtaining of fundlng to provlde a s•ml-
permanent outdoor sheltèr
This en2ty￿S ouldoor leaming all year round
and is designed lo improve the resilience
and ￿11-being of the children attending Ihe
pre-school.
We signed up for national initiatives to
improve the quality and Support we
provide
We signed up for the'Earty Talk Boost,
Pfogramme offered by the Department for
Education and delivered b S eeth and

LangLFage UK. NB this programe wll now
be delivered in 202412025 and wll support 3
and 4 year olds who may show some delay
V￿th their speech and language.
We Signed up for the Bookstart Pilot 2023
Via The Bc4)klrusl and Norfolk County
Council lo eTr￿Urage parents lo read with
their children and enjoy stories- lo improve
children's wellbeing their speeth and
4nguage. This includes the provision of
books to faMil￿s. to share w7th their
children.
Addltlonal Infomiatlon loptlonal
Youm
thoose to ￿Clude further statements where relevant about:
Achi8vem8nts against
objectives Sel
Perfomiance of fvndr8iSiNJ
acdvilie$ against objectives
P4r• 1 41
Investment perfomiarte
against obiectives
P*r* i 41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the chafty's
financial positson at the end
of the period
Siatement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Por• 121
See Financial Statements from Newman &
Co, Accountants.
P•r• 122
To hoki and seek lo mainlain, reseNe fvnds
in the evenl of unforeseen closure lo rDver
redundancy payments lo staff and lo cover
reiil and runnin
costs for u
to six months
Ditto
NIA
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertaintses about the
d)arity continuing as a going
concem
Pw• 1.22
PrA1T2
Pwa 1.24
See Financial Statements from Newman &
Co. Accountants.
Ditto
P•r• 1.23
Addttlonal Infomiatlon loptionall
You m8 thoose lo indude further ststeff*nls where relevant about..
Ls￿101)
¥) f,,cm paying lamilies
iunlunoea children).
2 year earty years funding from
Norfolk C(MJnty Counal..
3 & 4 year univefsal and extended
early years funding from Norfolk
County Cwneil..
SENDIF discretionary indusion
funding. as appropriale. from Norfolk
County Council..
Proceeds from fundraising events
and 8clivitses',
Donatsons..
Grants and award8.
The tharity'$ prlnopal
Sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
P1r4 1.47
Inve$lment policy and
objectives induding any
social investment policy
adopted
NIA
rn148
Any substant￿1 and long-lerm
reduction in demand for pr&school
places..
If the local aulhotity decreased or
withdrew earty years funding.
A description of the prinupal
risks facing the charity
Pw¥146
Other

Structure, Govemance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of goveming dccument
Para 125
ConstitLJtson with fomial approved by the
Eart Years Alliance
Association
How is the charity
conslituted?
Para 1 25
Trustee $ele¢tion methods
induding detail$ of any
constitutional provi$iM$ e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
lo appoint one or more
truslees
Pxa125
Elected by Members
Addltlonal Inforniatlon {optionall
Youm
thoose to indude further state￿nIS where relevant about..
IiilotTnation an guidance
provided by the Charity ccrfnmlssiL￿ on their
website.
Polides and procedures
adopted for the induclicwi and
training of tNStees
P•r• 1 $1
OccasiC￿al training a¢¢essed via Norfolk
County Council Earfy Years Trainbng for
Eart Years Commillees.
The charity's organisatsonal
structure and any ￿der
nelAY0￿ with vthich the
charity wottts
P•r• 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
P•rn1S1
Other
Reference and Admlnlstratlve detalls
Chari
name
Othef name the chari
uses
Re
islered ¢hari
number
ChariVs principal address
Gissin
Children s Cenire _ a communi
Gissin
Children s Cent
1105120
The Old School
Lower Street
Gissing
Diss
Norfolk IP22 5UJ
re-school

Names of th• ¢harity trusteès who rnanagg the charity
Trust¢e name
i)Iit¢e lrfany)
Dates athed rf not lor who
Name of person lor body) entitl¢d
loa
ini trustee
Ilan
Alison Cullum
Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
Felicity Brovm
Victoria Jorda
Laura Adam
Linda Nash
Claiie Julie Tyler
Chrisiopher Tyler
r rom 15." r.,lafch 2023
Froin 21
1..18fch 2023
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
orate trustees- naff￿3 of the direclors al the date the re
Dlr•¢tsr n•m•
rtwasa
roved
Name of trustee$ holding title to propety belongino to tho chanty
Trust•• nam•
Da¢•s *¢t•d rf not forwhol•

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Oescription of the assets
hdd in this capacity
Name and objects of Ihe
tharity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
fa115 within the custodian
Charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe (￿StodY and
Segregation of such assets
from the charity's cl￿n assets
Addltlonal Infomiatlon {optlonal
Names and addresses ol advls•rs Ioptlonal Inforniatlon
Typo of
Nam•
Addms
•dvlser
Nam• of chl•f oX•CUtlv• or namm of senlor slaff mernbern Ioptlonal Informatlon
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for nort41isclosure of k
rsonnel details
Other optional inforniation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on ￿hall of the charity's trustees
Signaturels)
Full nam￿8) CQ bicro£i IL
Position (eg Secretary,
Chalr, etcl
Ct4AI(I
Date
l (a cjckokn

FOR PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Retsred ¢hwfjty llumber 1105120
Nevm4# & Co.
Cb*rtered Account
4b Church Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

INDEX
PAGE
Re￿rt of the Trustees
4&5
6&7

THE
Hll
N*m¢:
The Gissing Cbildrcn's Centre Playgroup and Prc-scknl
Rrylstradon Nllmb¢r:
1105120
Tru8teeglCommltttt of MaDagenRntr. A Cullum
V Jordan
L Nash
F Brovrn
L Adam
C J Tyler
(Ap￿]nted 15 Ma￿h 2023)
C Tylcr
(App)inted 27 March 2023)
P Coombcs (Appointsl l Fcbnwy 2024)
Colle¢torlChAlrperson:
A Cullum
F Brow
Tr¢gsur¢r:
V Jordan
The Old Sthool
Lower Strect
GissiD8
Norfolk
22 SUJ
B*nken:
HSBC
I MouDt Street
Norfolk
IP22 3QD
Independent ExamlD¢r:
4b ChU￿b Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

THE CHILDREN
CEThE
REPORT OF THE TR
The ch￿lty reference and athninistrntive d&8i]s inchmting of the Tn￿te¢S also forn) the Conttnitr of
Management are set out on page l.
STATEMENf OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
The Tnjstees are respoL%ible for preparing the Tntstee's Amiu81 Rewt and the financial Stateme￿ in accordaI￿e with
applicable law and United Kingdom ArA)untin8 Siandarts (United Kingdom G¢ncr8llyA• A¢c(Mmting Pwtice).
The law applicable to cTrAarities in England & Wales requir￿ the Conm￿ttee of MaDa8em¢Dt to prepare accounts f
each fiDaDcial year which give a and fair view of the state of affaiTS of th¢ Charity and of the incoming resources
and application of resour￿ of the Charity for that wi(rfL ID preE￿ing these the Committee are rquired to:
Select suitable accounting ￿lICI¢S then apply them CO]L81St￿y.
Observe the methods and principles in the Cbaritie8 SORP 2015 (FRS102):
make judgements aDd ¢￿]MateS that are re&soDable and prudent:
state whether applicable ac• standar(L8 have been followe4 subje£t lo any n)ater1￿ dep8rth8 disclo￿1
ond explained in the accounts:
prepare the a¢coullts on the 8oin8 concern basis wlless it is inaprriate to presume that the Cbrity will
continue in opctation.
The Trustccs are resp)nsit4e for kccpin8 proper ￿cOuntIng records that disclose with re&sonabl¢ a￿￿¥cY at any tim¢
the fin8n¢ial position of the charity a￿1 ¢Dable thern to ensure that the accounts c(ffnply with the Chariti￿ Act 2011. the
Chariti¢s (Accounts and Rq)orts) Reg￿latiOnS 2￿8 and the trust d¢e4L They are also r¢sw￿lbIc for safeguarding th¢
assets of the chwity and hence for tsking re&4oDknle stqjs for the prevention and (ktection of fraud and other
PRllYC￿AL OBJEcT￿Es
The principal obiedives of the Clwity arc ￿ ￿VanCe the cthK*ion of children iKlow c(ryulsory scbool age within a
five mil¢ Tadius of Gissin8.
The results for th¢ year and financial position of th¢ cljarity arc as shown in tbe aDnexed financial stat¢m¢nts.
RESERVES POLICY
Thc fund% in the bank ￿¢0￿￿1 ￿alO¢d to ensure that the Cthildren's c￿tre has the fimds to meet Six mODths nornthl
expenditur¢ for the charity in the CVCDt of trylu¢ed levels of fi￿th￿ (f aDy Oth￿ unfor￿ell circumth¢es.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
In all decision making the Conunittee hav¢ th￿ regard to the guidance published by th¢ Charity Comriwon in
r¢lation to public bcncfit.
The charity is governed by its eonstitirtion document &lopted on 28 October 2(M)2 and subsequaitty amen¢￿ on 9
D¢¢ernb￿ 2013 and I￿ Febnwy 2016.
The committe¢ is n)ade up of volunteers who give up theirtin￿ to take on roles and the Icader of the centre. The
Day.t(Hlay management is dclcgat¢d to L N&8lL
ZqM OCEol
This report was approved by the Cou)mittceofManageinenton.................................
.2024
(Si￿Cd)....
A Cullum. CollectorICh￿l￿Oll
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THE CHILDRENS CEI¥TRE
EPENDELYT EXAMINER'S RE
YE
ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2
Independent exAnthi¢r'$ rel￿ to the truthes of Thè Chlldrem Ceutre
RT
I report to the charity tnL8tees on my WMI￿tion of ts aLYounts of the thaTity for th¢ year ended 31° December 2023
which are set out on pa8es 4 to 7.
Responslbllldes and basts of report
As the charity's truste￿ you are responsiTJle for the tyryarntion of the accowits in ￿ with the rquirements of
the Charities Act 2011 {th¢ 2011 Act).
report in reSp￿t of my exami￿110￿ of the charlty's xcounts carried Lwt under section 145 of the Act and in carrying
out my examination I have followed all of the 4ylithl¢ Dir￿tionS give￿ by the C]wity Commi&8ion under ￿tion
145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examlner's stalememl
I have ¢ompletcd my exami￿tio￿ I confirm that no mataial matters have come to my attention in ¢onnertion with the
examination giving me caw¢ to believe that in Jy tnaterial 8spe¢t:
. accounting ￿COrdS were not in res￿ of the charity as requir￿1 by se¢(ion 130 of the ACL or
2. the accounts do not accord with those re£ords; or
3. the accounts do not conwly with the applicable T4uirnnellts Co￿lti8 the forni and content of accounts Set
out in the Clwities {Accounts and Rep)rts) Regulatio￿ 2(K18 other than any requirement that tbe accounts givc
T have no concerns and bavc c(Knc across no oth¢r matters in connection with th¢ exarninati(￿ to which attention should
Si8nd.
N8me: Leslie FtA
4b Church Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

THE
DRENS CENTRE
2023
Totsl
2022
Total
COME
23501
3.124
23.501
3,124
24,652
2.901
52
IIX1,112
3,040
924
Fund-raising
Interest Received
Nursery Vouchers
Donation
127206
4.010
377
175
127206
4,010
Sulldry Incon
175
£1
EXPENDITURE
Dlrect CbarltalAe
Expendlture
Wages
Pension
Professional Fees
122.083
122.083
114,153
2.366
803
387
8.033
7,196
1.334
299
177
240
183
1536
918
2,470
616
747
2.767
1,210
1224
438
9J26
5.497
1,195
1224
438
9.326
5.497
1,195
79
762
154
214
3,665
280
lJ53
Rent
consU￿leS
Photocopying & Stationery
IT and int¢rnet
Telephone
Adverts
Equipment Purcbases
Sulldries
Training
M¢mbcrship
Clothing & Unif(
LighL Heat & Water
Waste
762
154
214
1.571
lJ53
314
3.970
1,176
314
3,970
1,176

THE CRTLDREN
E SHEET
EAR ENDED 31 DE
2023
2022
NET INCOME FOR YEAR
3261
(13.754)
FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
27.717
41.471
FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
28.689
1289
24549
3.168
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 21)23
Represented by
HSBC- Aco)unt I
HSBC- Account 2
HSBC- Account 3
7.340
32.141
59
2,839
31,042
12
C&8h
Debtors and Pryayments
76
2.675
(11,313)
76
2.557
(8,809)
Approved by the Con)mittee on 2q& CCkkn2024
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THE CHILDRENS
NO
TO THE FINAN
ATEME
YEAR EIWED
IDE
EMBER 20
Aeeounthig Pollcles
Charlty InfOrn￿(lo￿
Gissing Cbildffn's Centre is a co￿￿tI￿On adCry￿ on 28 October 2(￿ as amended on 9 December 2013
amended on 10 Febn]2ry 2016.
l.l Ae¢ounthi8 ¢oAv¢*don
The fmawial statements bavc be¢n w¢pJred in accordance with tbe charitys constitution. the Charities Act
2011 and"Accounting and R¢￿till8 by Ctwities: Ststement of Recom￿ P￿tice applicable to chatities
prep8ring their accounts in acCOTd￿ with the Financial Re￿rtIng Standard applic8bl¢ in the UK and
Rq)ublic of Ireland (FRS 102)- (as amend¢d for xwuntin8 periods con)menciDg from l January 2010. The
clwity is a Public Benefit Eotity as defin￿ by FRS 102.
The ¢h8rity ha% tsken advantsge of the provisio￿ inthe SORP for Char￿eS applying FRS 102 Update Bulldin
I not to prepate a Statement of C&sh Flows.
The financi￿ ststements have departed from the c￿￿ltieS (A¢COw￿ and Rem) Regulations 2008 only to
the extent requird to provide a true and falr view. This depa￿ h&8 involved following the Statement of
Recornmended Practice for cFoTities apptying FRS 102 rath¢r IIL4n the version of the Statement of
R¢comnL¢nded Practice which is r¢ferred to iti the Regulations but which has sitice been WIthdrn￿.
The statements prepared in &¢r11￿ which is the fuDCtional of the ¢lwity. Mondary
policies athpted are set out below.
IJ Golng toneern
has ad¢quatc resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the b￿Ste¢S
IA Charltsble funds
Unrestricted fimd8 are available for usc at the discretion of the trustees in further8￿e of their ¢hatitsble
obje¢tives unless the fun(ts have been dcsignated for (rt1￿ puryxw.
Restricted fimds subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be usc41 The purFK>ses and
uses of th¢ ttstric*d fiwds are s¢t out in the notrs to the fmallcial statements.
Income is reCognis￿ when the clwity is le8ally entitled to it after any F*rforn]ance conditions have been me(
the amcrtmts can be me8sur¢d reliably, and it is PToiwble that income will ￿ Teceived.
Cash donations are recogni5￿ on r¢ceipL Otherdonations are rc¢ogDised c￿<* the charity has been notified of
the donatio￿ unless wfoTmanc¢ conditions requiTe defen￿ of the amounL
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THE
DRENS CEIYnlE
Ill&L
YEAR EN
1.6 C*$h aod equfvaknts
Cash and cash equivalents i￿lUde cash ID hand dep%its held ￿ call with bank4 other short.terni liquid
investments with ￿l￿n81 maturities of three months or Iw and bank overdrnts. Bank ovttdrafts arc sho￿1
within ih)rmwings in aurent liabilitic&
Basic fllwicial Fkni¢h inchth dd>10￿ aThl c&8b Ind bgnk bAla￿eS, arc initially D*asured at
intercst methcNIuDl¢ss the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction ismeasured
at the ptesent value of the future receipts discouoted at a market ratc of interest. Financial 8&8ets classified
rcceivable within on¢ y¢ar are all￿1
Basic financial liabilitie8, including cr¢dit(n and bank loans arc iDitiaity r¢co8nised at transaction price
unless the arrdngement constitutes a financing transactio￿ wher¢ the debt instrument is MeaSu￿d at the
present value of the future paYrt￿ts discounted al a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classTrfied as
payable witbin one yw are not amorti
TTad¢ Creditors are obligations to pay for goods or Services that havc bccn acqui]ryJ in the orthnary course of
op¢rations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as liabilities if pa￿t is due within one
year or less. If nol. they are prcseDtd as non-current li8bilitie5. Trade creditors are recognised iDitially at
Trllstru remuneratlo
Pa￿ellts of £23.683 (2022- £23.569) were to trustees under the tern￿ of employment contrart which
Stsff Costs
The aver88e monthly nurni￿r of cmployces during the year w&% 12 (2022- 13).
No employees reL%ived emohuneDts in ex¢e85 of £&).(KKI.
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FOR PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Retsred ¢hwfjty llumber 1105120
Nevm4# & Co.
Cb*rtered Account
4b Church Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

INDEX
PAGE
Re￿rt of the Trustees
4&5
6&7

THE
Hll
N*m¢:
The Gissing Cbildrcn's Centre Playgroup and Prc-scknl
Rrylstradon Nllmb¢r:
1105120
Tru8teeglCommltttt of MaDagenRntr. A Cullum
V Jordan
L Nash
F Brovrn
L Adam
C J Tyler
(Ap￿]nted 15 Ma￿h 2023)
C Tylcr
(App)inted 27 March 2023)
P Coombcs (Appointsl l Fcbnwy 2024)
Colle¢torlChAlrperson:
A Cullum
F Brow
Tr¢gsur¢r:
V Jordan
The Old Sthool
Lower Strect
GissiD8
Norfolk
22 SUJ
B*nken:
HSBC
I MouDt Street
Norfolk
IP22 3QD
Independent ExamlD¢r:
4b ChU￿b Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

THE CHILDREN
CEThE
REPORT OF THE TR
The ch￿lty reference and athninistrntive d&8i]s inchmting of the Tn￿te¢S also forn) the Conttnitr of
Management are set out on page l.
STATEMENf OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
The Tnjstees are respoL%ible for preparing the Tntstee's Amiu81 Rewt and the financial Stateme￿ in accordaI￿e with
applicable law and United Kingdom ArA)untin8 Siandarts (United Kingdom G¢ncr8llyA• A¢c(Mmting Pwtice).
The law applicable to cTrAarities in England & Wales requir￿ the Conm￿ttee of MaDa8em¢Dt to prepare accounts f
each fiDaDcial year which give a and fair view of the state of affaiTS of th¢ Charity and of the incoming resources
and application of resour￿ of the Charity for that wi(rfL ID preE￿ing these the Committee are rquired to:
Select suitable accounting ￿lICI¢S then apply them CO]L81St￿y.
Observe the methods and principles in the Cbaritie8 SORP 2015 (FRS102):
make judgements aDd ¢￿]MateS that are re&soDable and prudent:
state whether applicable ac• standar(L8 have been followe4 subje£t lo any n)ater1￿ dep8rth8 disclo￿1
ond explained in the accounts:
prepare the a¢coullts on the 8oin8 concern basis wlless it is inaprriate to presume that the Cbrity will
continue in opctation.
The Trustccs are resp)nsit4e for kccpin8 proper ￿cOuntIng records that disclose with re&sonabl¢ a￿￿¥cY at any tim¢
the fin8n¢ial position of the charity a￿1 ¢Dable thern to ensure that the accounts c(ffnply with the Chariti￿ Act 2011. the
Chariti¢s (Accounts and Rq)orts) Reg￿latiOnS 2￿8 and the trust d¢e4L They are also r¢sw￿lbIc for safeguarding th¢
assets of the chwity and hence for tsking re&4oDknle stqjs for the prevention and (ktection of fraud and other
PRllYC￿AL OBJEcT￿Es
The principal obiedives of the Clwity arc ￿ ￿VanCe the cthK*ion of children iKlow c(ryulsory scbool age within a
five mil¢ Tadius of Gissin8.
The results for th¢ year and financial position of th¢ cljarity arc as shown in tbe aDnexed financial stat¢m¢nts.
RESERVES POLICY
Thc fund% in the bank ￿¢0￿￿1 ￿alO¢d to ensure that the Cthildren's c￿tre has the fimds to meet Six mODths nornthl
expenditur¢ for the charity in the CVCDt of trylu¢ed levels of fi￿th￿ (f aDy Oth￿ unfor￿ell circumth¢es.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
In all decision making the Conunittee hav¢ th￿ regard to the guidance published by th¢ Charity Comriwon in
r¢lation to public bcncfit.
The charity is governed by its eonstitirtion document &lopted on 28 October 2(M)2 and subsequaitty amen¢￿ on 9
D¢¢ernb￿ 2013 and I￿ Febnwy 2016.
The committe¢ is n)ade up of volunteers who give up theirtin￿ to take on roles and the Icader of the centre. The
Day.t(Hlay management is dclcgat¢d to L N&8lL
ZqM OCEol
This report was approved by the Cou)mittceofManageinenton.................................
.2024
(Si￿Cd)....
A Cullum. CollectorICh￿l￿Oll
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THE CHILDRENS CEI¥TRE
EPENDELYT EXAMINER'S RE
YE
ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2
Independent exAnthi¢r'$ rel￿ to the truthes of Thè Chlldrem Ceutre
RT
I report to the charity tnL8tees on my WMI￿tion of ts aLYounts of the thaTity for th¢ year ended 31° December 2023
which are set out on pa8es 4 to 7.
Responslbllldes and basts of report
As the charity's truste￿ you are responsiTJle for the tyryarntion of the accowits in ￿ with the rquirements of
the Charities Act 2011 {th¢ 2011 Act).
report in reSp￿t of my exami￿110￿ of the charlty's xcounts carried Lwt under section 145 of the Act and in carrying
out my examination I have followed all of the 4ylithl¢ Dir￿tionS give￿ by the C]wity Commi&8ion under ￿tion
145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examlner's stalememl
I have ¢ompletcd my exami￿tio￿ I confirm that no mataial matters have come to my attention in ¢onnertion with the
examination giving me caw¢ to believe that in Jy tnaterial 8spe¢t:
. accounting ￿COrdS were not in res￿ of the charity as requir￿1 by se¢(ion 130 of the ACL or
2. the accounts do not accord with those re£ords; or
3. the accounts do not conwly with the applicable T4uirnnellts Co￿lti8 the forni and content of accounts Set
out in the Clwities {Accounts and Rep)rts) Regulatio￿ 2(K18 other than any requirement that tbe accounts givc
T have no concerns and bavc c(Knc across no oth¢r matters in connection with th¢ exarninati(￿ to which attention should
Si8nd.
N8me: Leslie FtA
4b Church Street
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

THE
DRENS CENTRE
2023
Totsl
2022
Total
COME
23501
3.124
23.501
3,124
24,652
2.901
52
IIX1,112
3,040
924
Fund-raising
Interest Received
Nursery Vouchers
Donation
127206
4.010
377
175
127206
4,010
Sulldry Incon
175
£1
EXPENDITURE
Dlrect CbarltalAe
Expendlture
Wages
Pension
Professional Fees
122.083
122.083
114,153
2.366
803
387
8.033
7,196
1.334
299
177
240
183
1536
918
2,470
616
747
2.767
1,210
1224
438
9J26
5.497
1,195
1224
438
9.326
5.497
1,195
79
762
154
214
3,665
280
lJ53
Rent
consU￿leS
Photocopying & Stationery
IT and int¢rnet
Telephone
Adverts
Equipment Purcbases
Sulldries
Training
M¢mbcrship
Clothing & Unif(
LighL Heat & Water
Waste
762
154
214
1.571
lJ53
314
3.970
1,176
314
3,970
1,176

THE CRTLDREN
E SHEET
EAR ENDED 31 DE
2023
2022
NET INCOME FOR YEAR
3261
(13.754)
FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
27.717
41.471
FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
28.689
1289
24549
3.168
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 21)23
Represented by
HSBC- Aco)unt I
HSBC- Account 2
HSBC- Account 3
7.340
32.141
59
2,839
31,042
12
C&8h
Debtors and Pryayments
76
2.675
(11,313)
76
2.557
(8,809)
Approved by the Con)mittee on 2q& CCkkn2024
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THE CHILDRENS
NO
TO THE FINAN
ATEME
YEAR EIWED
IDE
EMBER 20
Aeeounthig Pollcles
Charlty InfOrn￿(lo￿
Gissing Cbildffn's Centre is a co￿￿tI￿On adCry￿ on 28 October 2(￿ as amended on 9 December 2013
amended on 10 Febn]2ry 2016.
l.l Ae¢ounthi8 ¢oAv¢*don
The fmawial statements bavc be¢n w¢pJred in accordance with tbe charitys constitution. the Charities Act
2011 and"Accounting and R¢￿till8 by Ctwities: Ststement of Recom￿ P￿tice applicable to chatities
prep8ring their accounts in acCOTd￿ with the Financial Re￿rtIng Standard applic8bl¢ in the UK and
Rq)ublic of Ireland (FRS 102)- (as amend¢d for xwuntin8 periods con)menciDg from l January 2010. The
clwity is a Public Benefit Eotity as defin￿ by FRS 102.
The ¢h8rity ha% tsken advantsge of the provisio￿ inthe SORP for Char￿eS applying FRS 102 Update Bulldin
I not to prepate a Statement of C&sh Flows.
The financi￿ ststements have departed from the c￿￿ltieS (A¢COw￿ and Rem) Regulations 2008 only to
the extent requird to provide a true and falr view. This depa￿ h&8 involved following the Statement of
Recornmended Practice for cFoTities apptying FRS 102 rath¢r IIL4n the version of the Statement of
R¢comnL¢nded Practice which is r¢ferred to iti the Regulations but which has sitice been WIthdrn￿.
The statements prepared in &¢r11￿ which is the fuDCtional of the ¢lwity. Mondary
policies athpted are set out below.
IJ Golng toneern
has ad¢quatc resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the b￿Ste¢S
IA Charltsble funds
Unrestricted fimd8 are available for usc at the discretion of the trustees in further8￿e of their ¢hatitsble
obje¢tives unless the fun(ts have been dcsignated for (rt1￿ puryxw.
Restricted fimds subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be usc41 The purFK>ses and
uses of th¢ ttstric*d fiwds are s¢t out in the notrs to the fmallcial statements.
Income is reCognis￿ when the clwity is le8ally entitled to it after any F*rforn]ance conditions have been me(
the amcrtmts can be me8sur¢d reliably, and it is PToiwble that income will ￿ Teceived.
Cash donations are recogni5￿ on r¢ceipL Otherdonations are rc¢ogDised c￿<* the charity has been notified of
the donatio￿ unless wfoTmanc¢ conditions requiTe defen￿ of the amounL
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THE
DRENS CEIYnlE
Ill&L
YEAR EN
1.6 C*$h aod equfvaknts
Cash and cash equivalents i￿lUde cash ID hand dep%its held ￿ call with bank4 other short.terni liquid
investments with ￿l￿n81 maturities of three months or Iw and bank overdrnts. Bank ovttdrafts arc sho￿1
within ih)rmwings in aurent liabilitic&
Basic fllwicial Fkni¢h inchth dd>10￿ aThl c&8b Ind bgnk bAla￿eS, arc initially D*asured at
intercst methcNIuDl¢ss the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction ismeasured
at the ptesent value of the future receipts discouoted at a market ratc of interest. Financial 8&8ets classified
rcceivable within on¢ y¢ar are all￿1
Basic financial liabilitie8, including cr¢dit(n and bank loans arc iDitiaity r¢co8nised at transaction price
unless the arrdngement constitutes a financing transactio￿ wher¢ the debt instrument is MeaSu￿d at the
present value of the future paYrt￿ts discounted al a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classTrfied as
payable witbin one yw are not amorti
TTad¢ Creditors are obligations to pay for goods or Services that havc bccn acqui]ryJ in the orthnary course of
op¢rations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as liabilities if pa￿t is due within one
year or less. If nol. they are prcseDtd as non-current li8bilitie5. Trade creditors are recognised iDitially at
Trllstru remuneratlo
Pa￿ellts of £23.683 (2022- £23.569) were to trustees under the tern￿ of employment contrart which
Stsff Costs
The aver88e monthly nurni￿r of cmployces during the year w&% 12 (2022- 13).
No employees reL%ived emohuneDts in ex¢e85 of £&).(KKI.
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