Company Registration Number - 07024413
The Charity Registration Number - 1134204
Collingham Gardens Nursery
Report and Accounts
31 August 2022
Collingham Gardens Nursery
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
Contents
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| Charity information | 1 | |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 | |
| Statement of directors' responsibilities | 10 | |
| Funds Statements:- | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 13 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities - Prior Year statement | 14 | |
| Movements in funds | 15 | |
| Income and Expenditure account | 16 | |
| Balance sheet | 17 | |
| Notes to the accounts | 19 |
Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name
The legal and operating name of the charity is:- Collingham Gardens Nursery.
The charity's area of operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England and Wales with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1134204.
The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
By operation of law all trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation.
The principal operating address of the charity is:-
Henrietta Mews Kings Cross, London, WC1N 1PH
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
The Trustees and Company Secretary in office on the date the report was approved were:-
Jan Jakob Spriesterbach (appointed 31 May 2023)
Leoncio Wilder Espinoza De La Cruz (appointed 31 May 2023)
Alexandrea Helene Leavey (appointed 31 May 2023)
Donald Bell (appointed 1 December 2022)
Rajesh Paul Singh Thind (appointed 1 December 2022)
Katharina Kleinfelder - Company Secretary (appointed 1 December 2022)
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period, and, if applicable, their dates of appointment or resignation during the year were:-.
Name Appointed Resigned/Retired Brandi Amiss-Towler (Secretary) 26 November 2021 01 December 2022 Roberta Jenkins (Secretary) 09 March 2020 26 November 2021 Matko Bosnjak 26 November 2020 26 November 2021 Christina Brown 26 November 2020 26 November 2021 Marianna Segato 22 February 2021 26 November 2021 Laura Murdoch 08 June 2021 26 November 2021 Jan Jakob Spriesterbach 26 November 2021 15 March 2023 Sarah Beydoun 26 November 2021 01 December 2022 Marek Artur Szymanski 26 November 2021 01 December 2022
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
The organisation’s purposes and aims as set out in its Memorandum of Association are to enhance the development and education of children. The prime focus is on outdoor learning and parent participation with the aim to help parents understand and provide for the needs of their children through outdoor learning, play and involvement in community activities. These aims are consistent with the purposes for which the organisation was established by Save the Children in the 1960s. Since the 1980s the organisation has been parent-led.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year.
The charity began to emerge from the Covid restrictions of the previous year, remaining fully functional and open throughout the year, enabling the support and education of the nursery children and their families. The community was able to hold a successful Summer Fete, bringing the community together for a much appreciated gathering after a long period of relative isolation.
The unique outdoor space at the nursery benefitted from further attention and development, in large part thanks to the expertise of the Nursery Manager in the areas of Outdoors Learning and Forest School pedagogy. This allowed children, staff and visiting parents to continue to enjoy the garden and benefit from access to such a beautiful natural space in the heart of urban London.
Throughout weekends in spring and summer the garden club was held on a regular basis. This enabled current and Alumni families to reconnect.
The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit.
The organisation’s activities are focused on the development and education of children at Collingham Gardens Nursery, in particular focus on outdoor learning and child led activities.
Central to our ethos is the adoption of a flexible, child-centred approach to support all the different learning styles in an outdoor environment where children can play and interact instinctively with the natural elements and resources. The stimuli and resources in the nursery setting encourage variety, cooperation, invention, originality and analysis of experience. In this context children are not set up to fail or non-achieve, it allows them to self-regulate themselves, to develop skills over time, weaving in what was discovered previously and to grow in understanding and experience. This makes the environment inclusive as everything becomes achievable; children approach activities on their own terms and at their own pace.
The model particularly highlights the role of ‘affordances’ and ‘effectivities’ in this mutual interaction. This link between how children interpret natural resources and how they employ their understanding and experience in manipulating it for their own purposes supports the theory of loose parts as a stimulus for imaginative play, exploration, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Central to our pedagogical approach is that the early years educator and child are co-constructors of their experiences and learning. Our educators encourage and support spontaneous play activities that are directed by children alongside adult led activities. It is this balance of freely chosen play and ‘teaching’ through adult intervention or structured activities that provides an enabling environment where children feel empowered in expressing themselves. This freedom of expression provides children with a ‘voice’ enabling the educators to understand and support that child’s journey of discovery and understanding.
The children benefit from biodiverse garden space populated by a range of flora and fauna coexisting together including insects, bugs, native birds and local resident foxes.
There is a strong focus on biodiversity, conservation and improving the natural environment. The nursery is integral in:
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Offering affordable day-care for children in Camden, regardless of race, culture, religion, or means;
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Forming partnerships with parents and carers, facilitating their involvement in the nursery’s administration and activities;
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Providing day-care places and support for children with disabilities;
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Forging links with the local community via projects and an alumni network of families;
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Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year.
The nursery continued to benefit from the dedication, commitment and expertise of its management and staff. A continued focus on developing the team has seen further members of staff undertake Forest School training and work towards additional qualifications.
The nursery has continued to offer out of cohort support for parents and children wishing to delay starting primary school with considerable success. Children who have remained with the nursery an additional year have continued to be enthusiastic and engaged members of the nursery community, benefiting their own development and contributing to the collective well-being of the nursery and its stakeholders. Gardening days have continued to be popular and well-attended events, and the summer fair was a very successful event, bringing together children, parents, staff and alumni for a wonderful day of food, music and togetherness. After the limitations, frustrations and anxieties of the Covid lockdowns of 2020 and early 2021, this return to sociability has been appreciated by the community.
Fundraising activities during the year.
The nursery benefited from the funds raised at the Summer Fair, as well as from making the outdoor space available for families to use for children’s birthday parties. Thanks to one parent’s workplace matchfunding scheme, all funds raised from these events were doubled, providing a useful boost to fundraising activities. The Community Infrastructure Levy Grant previously awarded by Camden Council Condition Improvement Fund has allowed building and renovation work to proceed, with new and much improved kitchen and bathroom facilities being installed in the nursery during 2021/22. This work continued on as the year ended and is due for completion in spring / summer 2023. On successful completion of the project, the nursery intends to apply for further such funding in order to continue to maintain and improve the nursery buildings and grounds. In addition to the work completed inside the main nursery building, parent fundraising has allowed for a new treehouse to be built in the garden, which the children have greatly enjoyed playing in.
The difference the charity's performance during the year has made to the beneficiaries of the charity.
The nursery has a strong focus on outdoor learning and has worked hard to ensure the garden area is a challenging and rich learning environment for the children. The setting offers benefits not only to the children who attend the nursery but to their siblings during gardening days and community events. There is a big emphasis on parent led initiatives which helps promote family activities outside of nursery operating hours. In addition to opening the nursery to a broader age group, the charity has increased the provision of hours to provide greater flexibility to parents and children who are not school ready.
Both parents and staff benefit from a bio diverse environment that supports community cohesion through environmental rejuvenation activities.
Internally, the management team focussed on improving the work arrangements for staff and in the process offered fairer contracts and provided accredited training.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
Membership of the charity is open to individuals or organisations who apply and who are approved by the directors of the company. An application may only be refused where the directors consider it reasonably not to be in the charity’s best interests.
An Annual General Meeting is held during each autumn term and all parents are encouraged to attend.
The directors are appointed by ordinary resolution of the members at a general meeting (usually the Annual General Meeting) for a period of one year but may then seek re-election. In addition, the directors may appoint persons willing to act as a directors. Such appointees must retire at the next Annual General Meeting but may offer themselves for re-election. Sixty per cent of the directors must be current parents or guardians of children who are at the nursery at the time of the election; the number of directors shall not be less than three and not more than nine.
The directors are supported and informed by an advisory Management Committee comprising parents, guardians and members. The Management Committee holds meetings, usually at monthly intervals, at which the ongoing operation and finances of the nursery are considered.
Bankers Lloyds Bank PLC, Gray's Inn Road, London Accountants HaesCooper, Unit A, Farriers Courtyard, Spelmonden Road, Goudhurst. TN17 1HE
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 August 2022
The financial position of the charity at 31 August 2022 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
| Restricted Revenue Funds Total Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity Net income |
2022 £ 94,060 105,702 88,620 194,322 |
2021 £ 34,731 96,203 4,059 100,262 |
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 August 2022 .
An analysis of the movements in the financial position of the charity during the year to 31 August 2022 and the position at the year then ended is as follows:-
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Community Infrastructure Levy monies grant Benevity Causes donation Minor funds Total restricted funds Total funds |
As at 31 August 2021 Net income in year Other movements in funds during the year As at 31 August 2022 £ £ £ £ 96,203 9,499 - 105,702 70,800 (2,335) 68,465 2,473 16,491 (395) 18,569 1,586 1,586 |
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| 4,059 87,291 (2,730) 88,620 100,262 96,790 (2,730) 194,322 |
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted income funds at 1 September 2021 increased during the year by £9,499 and at 31 August 2022 amounted to £105,702 (31 August 2021 £96,203). This compared with an increase in the previous year of £32,258 and the reduction of £22,759 between 2021 and 2022 was mainly due to a net increase of around 10% in the aggregate cost of own employee and agency staff.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds received during 2021/22 totalled £87,291 comprising a grant of £70,800 from the London Borough of Camden from Community Infrastructure Levy monies and £16,491 from a Benevity Causes donation. The Borough of Camden grant was made to refurbish the kitchen and bathroom areas. Expenditure incurred until 31 August 2022 totalled £41,157 with the balance £29,643 to be spent in 2022/23 and this will complete the project. Funds are held in the charity’s bank accounts until disbursed. The current year’s Benevity Causes donation was aggregated with £2,491 received in 2020/21 and used to build a tree-house in the garden. This was completed in the late summer of 2022 and the fund was fully disbursed.
Since the donors of both funds intended that the assets on which they were spent should continue to be used by the charity the funds remain restricted. Other movements during the year equate to the annual depreciation charge on the respective assets.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Reserves
Reserves at 31 August 2022 comprised the charity’s unrestricted income funds of £105,702 (31 August 2021 £ 96,203); these comprised cash £133,377 and debtors £15,632 less creditors £43,307.
It has been the charity’s aim to hold reserves equivalent to at least three month’s operating costs. This was thought necessary to provide resilience against static grant receipts and the difficulty of being able to quickly re-align fee charges to match often rapid and sharply rising costs. The income the nursery can earn is also constrained by the number of children it can accommodate, the need to comply with statutory staffing levels and the level of unavoidable fixed overheads.
While reserves at 31 August 2022 comfortably exceeded the target level of some £77,000, subsequent, savage increases in energy costs, staffing pressures (requiring increased agency support) and changes in demand for service provision have all borne heavily on these reserves. As a precaution, the Trustees have increased their regular monitoring of the charity’s resources.
Going Concern
The charitable activities of the company are entirely dependent upon the continuation of grant aid, voluntary donations and fee income. Adoption of the going concern basis of accounting is dependent upon the expectation of the continuation of future cash flows from these uncertain funding streams.
The trustees have therefore prepared and reviewed forecasts for periods to 31 August 2024. Based on these forecasts, and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the trustees are satisfied that at the time of approving these financial statements it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in their preparation.
Other than the matters identified above the trustees are not aware of any other material uncertainties which might affect the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Plans For the Future
Summary of plans for the future and the trustees' perspective of the future direction of the charity.
The management of the nursery is focused on improving its infrastructure and on extending the emphasis on outdoor learning and child-led activities. Plans are also being considered for a forest school for older children, subject to measures protecting the site from excessive footfall.
We are implementing a yearly calendar that will allow more community involvement and use of the space out of nursery operating hours. The organisation will continue to expand community activities such as gardening days and seasonal celebrations. In order to secure a financially sustainable future we will review the fee structure to align this with other community nurseries in the area. The charity will also execute essential improvement work on the building and in the garden during the holidays and closure periods.
We will endeavour to secure funding to improve the boundary of the site with a new fence for safety and will start looking at funding avenues for an outdoor classroom as well as for provisions and learning tools for older children during the weekends.
The trustees are also looking at corporate social responsibility partnerships to ensure the early years education is supported by expertise and investment required for a sustainable long term future.
Any surplus is reinvested back into the nursery and the trustees are unpaid members who utilise their expertise to minimise risk, fundraise and help generate wider community involvement.
Details of The Independent Examiner
Emma Barty
Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
Unit A, Farriers Courtyard Spelmonden Farm, Spelmonden Road Goudhurst Kent TN17 1HE
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Statement of Directors’ and Trustees’ Responsibilities
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019.
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Company Registration Number - 07024413
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2022
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 13 to 31.
The financial statements of the charitable company have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)' and Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 20 June 2023.
For and on behalf of the board of trustees
Donald Bell Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF COLLINGHAM GARDENS NURSERY
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 August 2022, which are set out on pages 11 to 30.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
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and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Charities SORP FRS 102 have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
E L Barty
Emma Barty FCA CTA HaesCooper & Associates Ltd Unit A, Farriers Courtyard Spelmonden Farm, Spelmonden Road Goudhurst Kent TN17 1HE
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2022
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 August 2022, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
| Income from: Donations and grants A1 Charitable activities A2 Other trading activities A3 Investments A4 Total income A Expenditure on: Charitable activities B2 Total expenditure B Net income for the year Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward SORP Ref |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 113,066 204,381 - 14 317,461 307,962 307,962 9,499 96,203 105,702 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 87,291 - - - 87,291 2,730 2,730 84,561 4,059 88,620 |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 200,357 204,381 - 14 404,752 310,692 310,692 94,060 100,262 194,322 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 144,573 171,122 3,298 6 318,999 284,268 284,268 34,731 65,531 100,262 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2022
Collingham Gardens Nursery - Analysis of prior year total funds, as required by paragraph 4.2 of the SORP
| Income from: Donations and grants A1 Charitable activities A2 Other trading activities A3 Investments A4 Total income A Expenditure on: Raising funds B1 Charitable activities B2 Total expenditure B Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Net movement in funds SORP Ref |
Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2021 £ 138,784 171,122 3,298 6 313,210 - 280,952 280,952 32,258 63,945 96,203 |
Prior Year Restricted Funds 2021 £ 5,789 - - - 5,789 - 3,316 3,316 2,473 1,586 4,059 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 144,573 171,122 3,298 6 318,999 - 284,268 284,268 34,731 65,531 100,262 |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
The notes attached on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2022
Movements in revenue funds for the year ended 31 August 2022
Revenue accumulated funds
| Accumulated funds brought forward Closing revenue funds Summary of funds Revenue accumulated funds Recognised gains and losses before transfers |
Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 96,203 9,499 105,702 Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 105,702 |
Restricted Funds 2022 £ 4,059 84,561 88,620 Restricted Funds 2022 £ 88,620 |
Total Funds 2022 £ 100,262 94,060 194,322 Total Funds 2022 £ 194,322 |
Last year Total Funds 2021 £ 65,531 34,731 100,262 Last Year Total Funds 2021 £ 100,262 |
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The notes attached on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2022
Collingham Gardens Nursery
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 August 2022 as required by the Companies Act 2006
| Income Income from operations Other small donations Investment income and interest Interest receivable Gross income in the year Gross income in the year including exceptional items Expenditure Charitable expenditure, excluding depreciation Depreciation Governance costs Interest payable Total expenditure in the year Retained surplus for the financial year |
2022 £ 404,217 521 14 404,752 404,752 306,033 2,730 1,920 9 310,692 94,060 |
2021 £ 318,993 - 6 318,999 318,999 281,462 1,006 1,800 - 284,268 34,731 |
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All activities derive from continuing operations
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022
| SORP | ||||||
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| Notes | Ref | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Fixed assets | A | |||||
| Tangible assets | 10 | A2 | 57,392 | - | ||
| Current assets | B | |||||
| Debtors | 12 | B2 | 16,771 | 17,184 | ||
| Cash at bank | B4 | 163,466 | 114,395 | |||
| Total current assets | 180,237 | 131,579 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | ||||||
| one year | 14 | C1 | (43,307) | (31,317) | ||
| Net current assets | 136,930 | 100,262 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity | 194,322 | 100,262 | ||||
| The total net assets of the charity are | funded by the funds | of the charity, as follows:- | ||||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| Restricted Revenue Funds | 20 | D2 | 88,620 | 4,059 | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | 88,620 | 4,059 | ||||
| Unrestricted Revenue Funds | 20 | D3 | 105,702 | 96,203 | ||
| Designated Funds | 105,702 | 96,203 | ||||
| Total charity funds | 194,322 | 100,262 |
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Collingham Gardens Nursery - Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022
The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA.
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 12.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
For and on behalf of the board of trustees
Donald Bell
Trustee
Approved by the board of trustees on 20 June 2023
The notes attached on pages 19 to 31 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The charity is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. In the event that the charity is dissolved while a person is a member, or within twelve months after he or she ceases to be a member, then he or she is liable to contribute a sum not exceeding £10 to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the charity.
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of Collingham Gardens Nursery, rounded to the nearest £1.
Going Concern
The charitable activities of the company are entirely dependent upon the continuation of grant aid, voluntary donations and fee income. Adoption of the going concern basis of accounting is dependent upon the expectation of the continuation of future cash flows from these uncertain funding streams.
The trustees have therefore prepared and reviewed forecasts for periods to 31 August 2024.
Based on these forecasts, and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the trustees are satisfied that at the time of approving these financial statements it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in their preparation.
Other than the matters identified above the trustees are not aware of any other material uncertainties which might affect the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Policies relating to categories of income and income recognition.
Accounting for deferred income and income received in advance
Where terms and conditions relating to income have not been met or uncertainty exists as to whether the charity can meet any terms or conditions otherwise within its control, income is not recognised but is deferred as a liability until it is probable that the terms or conditions imposed can be met.
Any grant that is subject to performance-related conditions received in advance of delivering the goods and services required by that condition, or is subject to unmet conditions wholly outside the control of the recipient charity, is accounted for as a liability and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income. Deferred income is released to income in the reporting period in which the performance-related or other conditions that limit recognition are met.
When income from a grant or donation has not been recognised due to the conditions applying to the gift not being wholly within the control of the recipient charity, it is disclosed as a contingent asset if receipt of the grant or donation is probable once those conditions are met.
Where time related conditions are imposed or implied by a funder, then the income is apportioned to the time periods concerned,and, where applicable, is accounted for as a liability and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income. When grants are received in advance of the expenditure on the activity funded by them, but there are no specific time related conditions, then the income is not deferred.
Any condition that allows for the recovery by the donor of any unexpended part of a grant does not prevent recognition of the income concerned, but a liability to any repayment is recognised when repayment becomes probable.
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Collingham Gardens Nursery
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
Donated services and facilities
Donated services and facilities (not including the use of property) are included in the accounts on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity.
All donated services and facilities are recognised as donation income when received,(provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably) and recognised as an expense with an equivalent value.
Policies relating to expenditure on goods and services provided to the charity.
Recognition of liabilities and expenditure
A liability, and the related expenditure, is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, and when it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and when the amount of the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated.
Policies relating to assets, liabilities and provisions and other matters.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at their original cost value. Cost value includes all costs expended in bringing the asset into its intended working condition.
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets to their anticipated residual value over their estimated useful lives.
| Leasehold improvements | 16.67% | straight line |
|---|---|---|
| IT equipment | 33% | straight line |
| Non IT equipment | 25% | straight line |
During the year the Trustees reviewed the expected lives of the company’s assets. They concluded that the lives of leasehold improvements should be extended from five years to six years and those of non-IT equipment should be increased from three years to four years.
Debtors
Debtors are measured at their recoverable amounts at the balance sheet date.
Creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classed as current liabilities if they are due within one year or less. Trade creditors are recognised at transaction price.
Cash at bank
Bank balances, whether in credit or overdrawn, are shown at the amounts properly reconciled to the bank statements.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
There are no designated funds, which are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or as implied by law. When the charity receives a donation the use of which is restricted to the acquisition of a fixed asset and where the donor intends that the asset should continue to be used by the charity that fund will remain a restricted fund. Depreciation on the asset will be charged against that fund.
There are no endowment funds.
2 Liability to taxation
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
4 Significance of financial instruments to the charity's position
There are no significant implications of financial instruments to the charity's position.
5 Net surplus before tax in the financial year
| The net surplus before tax in the financial year is stated after charging:- Depreciation of fixed assets Pension costs |
2022 £ 2,730 4,439 |
2021 £ 1,006 3,288 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
| 6 Interest payable Bank interest payable 7 Staff costs and emoluments Salary costs Gross Salaries Employer's National Insurance Employer's operating costs of defined contribution pension schemes Total salaries, wages and related costs Termination payment Average number of staff The average number of staff employed in the year was |
2022 £ 9 2022 £ 217,950 12,123 4,439 234,512 2022 £ 12,500 12,500 2022 10 |
2021 £ - 2021 £ 195,739 13,434 3,288 212,461 2021 £ - - 2021 10 |
|---|---|---|
No employees received emoluments (excluding pension costs) in excess of £60,000 per annum.
The charity considers its key management personnel comprise the trustees and the nursery manager. The total employment benefits including employer’s National Insurance and pension contributions of key management personnel for the year to 31 August 2022 were £40,064 (2021 £39,184).
8 Defined benefit pension scheme
The charity does not operate a defined benefit pension scheme.
9 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them
Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them have received any remuneration or any benefits from the charity or any related entity, either in the current or prior year.
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10 Tangible fixed assets
| Current Year Cost At 1 September 2021 Additions At 31 August 2022 Depreciation At 1 September 2021 Charge for the year At 31 August 2022 Net book value At 31 August 2022 At 31 August 2021 Prior Year Cost At 1 September 2020 Additions 31 August 2021 Depreciation At 1 September 2020 Charge for the year 31 August 2021 Net book value At 31 August 2021 At 31 August 2020 |
Leasehold Improvements £ 113,140 40,509 153,649 113,140 2,335 115,475 38,174 - Leasehold Improvements £ 113,140 - 113,140 113,140 - 113,140 - - |
Non IT Equipment £ 30,442 19,613 50,055 30,442 395 30,837 19,218 - Non IT Equipment £ 30,442 - 30,442 29,969 473 30,442 - 473 |
IT Equipment £ 4,842 - 4,842 4,842 - 4,842 - - IT Equipment £ 4,842 - 4,842 4,309 533 4,842 - 533 |
Total £ 148,424 60,122 208,546 148,424 2,730 151,154 57,392 - Total £ 148,424 - 148,424 147,418 1,006 148,424 - 1,006 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
11 Investment pooling schemes and arrangements
There are no investment pooling schemes opertating within the charity.
12 Debtors
| Trade debtors Other debtors 13 Debtors due after one year Loan 14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Accruals Deposits received and deferred income PAYE and pension contributions payable |
2022 £ 11,250 4,293 15,543 2022 £ 1,228 1,228 2022 £ 1,847 3,225 32,904 5,331 43,307 |
2021 £ 12,870 4,314 17,184 2021 £ - - 2021 £ 10,445 1,800 14,296 4,776 31,317 |
|---|---|---|
15 Loans to trustees included in debtors
There are no loans to trustees included in debtors.
16 Guarantees made by the charity on behalf of trustees
There are no guarantees made by the charity on behalf of trustees.
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
17 Income and Expenditure account summary
| Income and Expenditure account summary At 1 September 2021 Surplus after tax for the year At 31 August 2022 |
2022 £ 100,262 94,060 194,322 |
2021 £ 65,531 34,731 100,262 |
|---|---|---|
18 No related party transactions
There were no transactions with related parties in the year.
19 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities
| At 31 August 2022 Tangible Fixed Assets Current Assets Current Liabilities At 31 August 2021 Current Assets Current Liabilities |
Unrestricted funds £ - 149,009 (43,307) 105,702 Unrestricted funds £ 127,520 (31,317) 96,203 |
Designated funds £ - - - Designated funds £ - - - |
Restricted funds £ 57,392 31,228 - 88,620 Restricted funds £ 4,059 - 4,059 |
Total Funds £ 57,392 180,237 (43,307) 194,322 Total Funds £ 131,579 (31,317) 100,262 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
20 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 19 , analysed by individual funds
| Funds brought | Movement in | Transfers | Funds carried | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| forward from 2021 | funds in 2022 | between funds in | forward to 2023 | |
| 2022 | ||||
| See Note 21 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds:- | ||||
| Unrestricted Revenue Funds | 96,203 | 9,499 | - | 105,702 |
| Total unrestricted funds | 96,203 | 9,499 | - | 105,702 |
| Restricted funds:- | ||||
| Minor restricted fund balances | 1,586 | - | - | 1,586 |
| Benevity Causes Donations | 2,473 | 16,096 | - | 18,569 |
| CIL Grant | - | 68,465 | - | 68,465 |
| Total restricted funds | 4,059 | 84,561 | - | 88,620 |
| Total charity funds | 100,262 | 94,060 | - | 194,322 |
| Purpose of restricted funds | ||||
| Benevity Causes Donations | Construction of a garden play house. | |||
| CIL Grant | Grant from London Borough of Camden Community refurbishment of kitchen and toilet areas. |
Infrastructure Levies Monies for the |
21 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 20
| Unrestricted funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds Restricted funds:- Benevity Causes Donations CIL Grant |
Income 2022 £ 317,461 16,491 70,800 404,752 |
Expenditure 2022 £ (307,962) (395) (2,335) (310,692) |
Other Gains & Losses 2022 £ - - - - |
Movement in funds 2022 £ 9,499 16,096 68,465 94,060 |
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
22 The purposes for which the funds as detailed in note 20 are held by the charity are:-
Unrestricted funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds The funds are held to meet the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and, subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.
Restricted funds:- Restricted Revenue Funds These funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal or as implied by law.
23 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2022 as required by the SORP 2015
24 Donations and Grants
| Donations and Grants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations and gifts from individuals Total Donations and Grants A1 Covid - 19 business grant and JRS Government grants Grants received Total Covid - 19 business grant and JRS Total donations and gifts from individuals Other small donations Benevity donations Grant income Total Grants received |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - 521 521 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 112,545 112,545 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ - - |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 16,491 - 16,491 Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ 70,800 70,800 Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 16,491 521 17,012 Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 183,345 183,345 Current year Total Funds 2022 £ - - |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 2,473 - 2,473 Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 138,784 138,784 Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 3,316 3,316 144,573 |
| 113,066 | 87,291 | 200,357 |
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2022 as required by the SORP 2015
25 Income from charitable activities - Trading Activities
| Current year Income from charitable trading Total Income from charitable activities A2 Current year Total income from charitable trading Total from charitable activities A2 Income from other, non charitable, trading activities Total from other activities A3 Investment income Interest income Total investment income A4 Total Income from charitable trading A2 Nursery fees Nursery hire Insurance claim |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 204,241 140 204,381 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 204,381 204,381 - - |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 204,241 140 204,381 Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 204,381 204,381 - - |
Prior Year Total funds 2021 £ 171,122 - 171,122 Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 171,122 171,122 3,298 3,298 Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 6 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 14 14 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 14 14 |
26 Total Income from charitable activities A2
27 Income from other, non charitable, trading activities
28 Investment income
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2022 as required by the SORP 2015
29 Expenditure on charitable activities - Direct spending
| Current Year Total Direct spending B2a Pension costs Employers' NI - Charitable activities Gross wages and salaries Food and catering Toys, equipment and resources Agency staff |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 217,950 12,123 4,439 9,157 7,703 1,663 253,035 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - - - - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 217,950 12,123 4,439 9,157 7,703 1,663 253,035 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 195,739 13,434 3,288 12,222 6,207 2,664 233,554 |
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30 Support costs for charitable activities
| Current Year Employee costs not included in direct costs Premises Expenses Administrative overheads Professional fees Financial costs Total support costs - Current Year B2b Cleaning and waste disposal Accountancy fees Recruitment fees Other staff costs Stationery, postage and office supplies General maintenance Rates Electricity Property and public liability insurance Travel and subsistence - staff Other premises costs Subscriptions Computer and internet costs Telephone Equipment rental Other legal and professional fees Payroll fees Bank charges Termination payment Security alarm rental and maintenance Depreciation Bank interest payable HR and related services Sundry expenses Staff training |
Current year Current year Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 2022 £ £ 805 - 122 - 787 - 12,500 - 1,392 - 4,351 - 11,024 - 1,439 - 1,248 - 2,129 - 2,230 - 863 - 548 - 276 - 1,398 - 2,438 - 456 - 1,851 - 597 - 237 - 5,298 - 891 - 118 - - 2,730 9 - 53,007 2,730 |
Current year Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds 2022 2021 £ £ 805 3,126 122 967 787 1,471 12,500 - 1,392 53 4,351 5,040 11,024 13,777 1,439 409 1,248 16 2,129 2,614 2,230 3,608 863 865 548 436 276 1,286 1,398 1,764 2,438 1,909 456 385 1,851 1,915 597 769 237 3,979 5,298 3,058 891 371 118 90 2,730 1,006 9 - 55,737 48,914 |
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Detailed analysis of income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2022 as required by the SORP 2015
| 31 Other Expenditure - Governance costs Current Year Reporting Accountant fees Total Governance costs B2c All the expenditure in the prior year was unrestricted. 32 Total Charitable expenditure Current Year Total Direct spending B2a Total Support costs B2b Total Governance costs B2c Total charitable expenditure B2 |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 1,920 1,920 Current year Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 253,035 53,007 1,920 307,962 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - - Current year Restricted Funds 2022 £ - 2,730 - 2,730 |
Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 1,920 1,920 Current year Total Funds 2022 £ 253,035 55,737 1,920 310,692 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 1,800 1,800 Prior Year Total Funds 2021 £ 233,554 48,914 1,800 284,268 |
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