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Responsibilities and basis of report . _ a

As the charity's trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the ; company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the , preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 > _ (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, | have followed the a Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. : Independent . examiner's statement | have completed my examination. |.confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ) which gives me cause to believe that: . , * accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or * the accounts do not accord with such records; or * the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under oe section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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; or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities - + SORP (FRS102). no, | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection os 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.

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Trustees’ Annual Report (including Directors" report) an For the year ended 31st December 2020 © . The Trustees,who are also Directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2020

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. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Ss, Registered Company Number 5107925 Registered Charity Number 1105994 . Registered Office Freeman Orchard Gaveston Road Harwell. , ; Didcot : OX11.0HP Trustees oo - Alison Buckley : Lorraine Moore Jane Moreton ; . : Stuart Weal ‘ , VickyKayleighChadfieldO'Brien(appointed 16th November 2020) Seema Singh (appointed 16th November 2020) Louise Wilkins (appointed 16th November 2020) Kathryn Wells (appointed 30th November 2020) Angus Murray (appointed 16th November 2020) Laura Norton (resigned 16th November 2020) Laura Lewis (resigned 16th November 2020) Company Secretary Jade Rouse

STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

Governing Document

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The charity s controlled by its governing document, its memorandurn and articles of association, dated 21 April 2004, and constitutes a limited. company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. , .

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The overall management and control of the Pre-school shall vest in the individual members of its management committee (‘the Committee’) who are the company directors and charity directors-of the Preschool. These members— are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance. with the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Little Plppins Pre-school.

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e . Little Pippins Pre-school : et ; Trustees’ Annual Report (including Directors’ report) : . For the year ended 31st December 2020 : OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives . , oo mas od Little Pippins has been established to enhance and develop the education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents and carers to understand and provide for the needs of their children through ; : community* offeringgroupsappropriteby: play education, care facilities and training courses, together with the right of ° - encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs, | oo : - investigating and adhering to and furthering the aim of the Early Years Alliance : The area that benefits from the above is Harwell Village. AimsTo give children the opportunity to: , , an - leam through play in a safe, happy, secure and stimulating environment, ne -- developleam to mixskills andandenjoyknowledge the conpanyat theirof own otherpace, childrengrowandin selfadults, confidence by participating; in a wide range of adult initiated and child initiated activities - gain independence by being apart from thelr parents/carers fora tie and to meet adults from outside the family oe , To provide parents with the opportunity to: _ - access high quality childcare and play provision. : ; Activities : Little Pippins Pre-school has continued to provide affordable, sustainable and accessible high quality : , childcare for families within the village community.in a safe and supportive environment which includes the preschool and a breakfast club. ; Little Pippins is an inclusive provision and in order for all families to access the provision, we fund a ‘Help a Village Child' fund to provide subsidised places for some children. Our Pre-school closed for a short period at the start of the first coronavirus pandemc lockdown and then reopened at reduced capacity before fully reopening in September 2020. The Breakfast Club remained closed for the rest of the year. — _ . Achievements ° _ An ongoing fundraising strategy provides resources to update the quality of equipment for the children, training the staff and maintaining the physical enviromment of the setting. Whilst opportunities for fundraising were restriced this year,we have used restricted funds raised in previous years to provide additional the outdoor leaming opportunites for the children. Unspent funds raised are being held in a restricted fund. ‘Public Benefit — a The Trustees have considered the public benefit provided by Little Pippins Pre-School having regards to the ; : Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. > ; FINANCIAL REVIEW 4 Restrictions placed on the, Pre-school. and Breakfast club. in response to the pandemic has resulted in reduced fee income in this year. However, overall there was only a small decrease in. the bank balances by | the end of the year. . ._ ThestatementsTrusteeshavefullybeen expectpreparedthe pre-schoolon this basis.to continue to operate as a going, concer and theafinancial The principal sources of funds are the Early Education Funding grant from Oxfordshire County Council and ‘ fees charged for unfunded children and sessions attended in excess of the funding. Reserves Policy ‘ __ Eittle Pippins holds a fund in the event of staff redundancy payments. We also maintain a contingency fund ‘ ; ~~ equivalent to 3 months essenitial running costs. , a The Trustees declara that they have approved the Trustees’ report (including the directors repart) above. : Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees/directors: : OSB hey Alison Buckley, Treasurer

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Charity No 1105994 Company No 5107925

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ChatityNo: 1105994 Company No: 5107925

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; Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2020
- Unrestricted Restricted Total this Total last
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Debtors: 7 (age Td)
>> Cash at bank and in hand 8 36,033 2,078 |’. 38,141" 41,602
Total current assets eoove se spear cod
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Amounts falling due within one year 9 Lisa}Pep Tat
Net current assets/(liabilities) o flees6.027, [ons 2078 80,0081. 47384 |
Total net assets or liabilities «Te e6ee7[ |2o7e]. 30.008. |
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RestrictedUrirestrictedincome funds funds 10 36,027| | = 2,078- | [36,927] | _34.8706,481 |.
Total funds 88.027) 2078} .39,005. 41,384.
: The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with
respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. “
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Thesethe small accounts companieshaveregime been preparedand in accordancein accordance with FRS102with the provisionsSORP. applicable to small. companies subject to Date of approval by the Management Committee: 25th January 2021

Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the trustees/directors:

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7 . ‘ Donations and gifts 2,790 uth 6 646.1
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Expenditurecharitable activities: on AdministrationPremisesF 4249]7,171 ||.8.904]Caenisa60751 bag ee __7,4226.142
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Salaries and wages 128,524 131,007
Social security costs 1,780
Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan) 1,399 1,338
Other employee benefits (including training) 2,373 | 3,268
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No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |;|Little|Pippins|Pre-school|Charity No|1105994| |;|Company|No|5107925| |Sos|Profit and Loss Summary for year ended 31|December 2020| |:|2020|2019| |£|£|£|£| |Income received| |Donations|2,790|1,558| |.|Gift|Aid|448|0| |-|FeesFundraising|;|‘|17,069372|36,670393| |Restricted|Funds|4,443|6,576| |Grants|136,932|122,710| |Other|0|538| |Investment|income|17|21| ||Total|Income|Recelved|162,071|168,466| |Expenses| |'.|Admin|Costs|Bank|chgs|153|169| |Cleaning|and|Hygiene|0|119| |Computer equipment|379|470| |Office|equipment/fumiture|153|876| |Postage|38|25| |;|Professional|Fees|(EYA/OPP)|1,307|4,279| |Govemance|76|360| |Stationery|456|1,221| |Subscriptions|558|399| |Telephone/intemet|926|1,069| |Website|130|106| |Other|73|48| |4,249|6,142| |Fundraising|Fundraising|costs|309|486| |Premises|Insurance/Registration|1,367|1,189,| |;|Maintenance|and|cleaning|2,450|2,671| |.|Outdoor leaming|area|8,904|0| |Rent|1,440|1,440| |Utilities|1,915|2,121| |‘|16,075|7,422| |Activities|Breakfast|Club|203|618| |Pre-school|Resources|9,096|6,606| |Equipment|and|fumiture|166|5,836|>| |Forest|School|134|943| |:|,|Hygiene|and|First|Aid|1,598|1,327| |:|Other|484|570| |°|11,681|15,900| |Employees|Salaries|128,524|131,007| |-|Employers|NI|-193|1,780| |Employers|Pension|1,399|1,338| |Training|;|1,311|2,038| |Other|1,062|1,230| |7|Pi|132,102|137,393| |7|Total|Expenses|164,417|167,343| |'|Net Surplus|for the|year|*2,346|1,123| |:| ||Retained|profit|brought forward|41351|;|40.227| |Accumulated|Surplus|carried forward|=|39,005.|41,351|

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