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2024-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07114831 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1135043

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2024

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

Page Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1 Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4 Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) 6 Statement of financial position 7 Statement of cash flows 8 Notes to the financial statements 9

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and administrative details Registered charity name Mildmay Community Nursery Limited Charity registration number 1135043

Company registration number 07114831 Principal office and registered 19-23 Mildmay Park office Islington London N14NA The trustees E T Mccreadie (resigned 10 February 2024) E Dickson A Thompson (resigned 10 February 2024) J Stansfield (resigned 10 February 2024) A D Stansfield (resigned 10 February 2024) S Rosenkranz (appointed 23 Apr 2023) T Velleman (appointed 20 Oct 2023)

Independent examiner Noor Choudhary FCA

Structure, governance and management

Legal Status

Mildmay Community Nursery Ltd is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It was formed in January 2010. The organisation abides by its constitution and by its company Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Committee

The Directors/Trustees committee is made up of a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The day to day running of the Nursery is carried out by the Manager Ms D Bryne on behalf of the committee. Committee members are elected at the nursery's AGM and given a brief induction at their first meeting. They are also required to complete a DBS check and EY2 form from Ofsted.

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities

Principle Activity

The principal activity of the charity is to provide care and education for children aged between six months and five years, for 48 weeks of the year (Monday to Friday).

Governing Document

The Nursery's objectives are to enhance the education and development of children under the age of five by providing good quality play, care and education facilities to stimulate and promote positive learning. To provide a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment that encourages children to develop a sense of community, regardless of their race, sex, culture, religion or ability. To provide an environment where parents are actively involved in their child's learning and group activities. The Nursery actively promotes and builds strong links to the wider community.

Public Benefit

Public benefits provided by the charity:

  1. Helping to advance the development and education of children, including those with special educational needs.

  2. Enabling working parents to return to work or study

  3. Proving job opportunities for members of the community.

The trustees confirm having regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

Achievements and performance

Achievements

We have continued to operate at full occupancy and provide high quality care and learning to children in the borough. Our Ofsted inspection took place in April 2023 and we achieved an 'Outstanding' grade.

Financial review

Reserves

The financial results for the year have been in line with our expectations. We have managed to operate successfully and maintain a strong financial stature. We have sustained healthy occupancy levels and continue to operate at full capacity.

The purpose of the reserve account is to support the Nursery's contingency plan if anything happens to the Nursery. This amount includes children's deposits of one month's fees and would also cover the running costs (including staff salaries) for four months.

Principle Source of Funds

The Nursery continues to receive its principal source of funding from children's fees. The Nursery also receives regular additional funding grants from Islington council (to subsidise fees, pay for staff training etc).

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Plans for future periods

To maintain healthy reserve account and continue with the development of the nursery.

Trustees Responsibilities Statement

The charity trustees (who are also the directors) are responsible for preparing the trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting standards and applicable law). Under company law the charity trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The charity trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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 directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 16 December 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

E Dickson Trustee

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Year ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Mildmay Community Nursery Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements 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 under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

' Since your charity s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of ICAEW which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Mildmay Community Nursery Limited (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection 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.

Noor Choudhary FCA Independent Examiner CapShire UK LLP 86-90 Paul Street London, EC2A 4NE

16 December 2024

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2024

20242023 20242023
Unrestricted
fundsTotal fundsTotalfunds
Note£ ££
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5151,758 151,758108,765
Other trading activities 6408,658 408,658413,376
Investmentincome 72,702 2,702
764
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Totalincome 563,118 563,118522,905
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 8 512,076 512,076 481,980
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Total expenditure 512,076 512,076 481,980
Netincomeand net movement infunds 51,042 51,042 40,925
Reconciliation of funds
Totalfunds brought forward 267,227 267,227 226,302
Total funds carried forward 318,269 318,269 267,227

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 9 to 17 form part of these financial

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Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2024

31 March 2024
Fixed assets
Note
Tangible fixed assets13
Current assets
Debtors14
Cash atbankand in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
Funds of the charity
Unrestrictedfunds
Total charity funds 17
2024
£

729
327,109
327,838
49,233

£
39,664




278,605
318,269
318,269
318,269
318,269
2023
£
41,235
1,705
277,879
279,584
53,592
225,992
267,227
267,227
267,227
267,227

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 29 February 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 29 February 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 16 December 2024 and are signed on behalf of the board by:

E Dickson Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 17 form part of these financial

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Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 March 2024

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Other interest receivable and similar income
Accrued (income)/expenses
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other creditors
Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Net cash from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year







The notes on pages 9 to 17 form part of these financial

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Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 19-23 Mildmay Park, Islington, London, N1 4NA.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling (rounded to the nearest pound), which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment 25% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash• generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Limited by guarantee

Mildmay Community Nursery Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of it being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

5. Donations and legacies

.
Donations and legacies
UnrestrictedTotal Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Grants
Grants receivable-borough council 147,392 147,392 107,410 107,410
Other donations and legacies
Donations 4,366 4,366 1,355 1,355
----------- --------- -------- --------
151,758 151,758 108,765 108,765

6. Other trading activities

6. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Fundraisingevents 1,482 1,482 1,515 1,515
Otheractivities for generating funds-
Nursery 407,176 407,176 411,861 411,861
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408,658 408,658 413,376 413,376
7. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bankinterestreceivable 2,702 2,702 764 764

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

8. Costs of other trading activities

UnrestrictedTotal Funds UnrestrictedTotal Funds Unrestricted TotalFunds Unrestricted TotalFunds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Nursery-purchases 52,164 52,164 51,621 51,621
Nursery - wages andsalaries 360,427 360,427 344,781 344,781
Nursery-employer's NIC 27,581 27,581 27,567 27,567
Nursery-pension costs 7,696 7,696 7,507 7,507
Nursery–Office Expenses 5,160 5,160 - -
Nursery-rates & water 1,115 1,115 870 870
Nursery-light & heat 2,911 2,911 5,539 5,539
Nursery-repairs &maintenance 8,714 8,714 3,424 3,424
Nursery-Accommodations & Meals 1,184 1,184 552 552
Nursery–cleaning & Kitchen Expenses 8,049 8,049 5,029 5,029
Nursery-Travel costs 1,381 1,381 237 237
Nursery–Legal & Professional 929 929 - -
Nursery-Accountancyfee 4,820 4,820 4,820 4,820
Nursery-telephone 914 914 703 703
Nursery-depreciation 13,221 13,221 13,218 13,218
Nursery-stafftraining 5,741 5,741 5,889 5,889
Nursery-printing,postageand
stationery 1,914 1,914 3,883 3,883
Nursery-computerandsoftware 1,956 1,956 1,460 1,460
Nursery-staff welfare 4,637 4,637 2,910 2,910
Nursery-recruitment expenses - - 196 196
Nursery-sundryexpenses 721 721 205 205
Nursery-bankcharges 243 243 584 584
Nursery–subscriptions 178 178 827 827
Nursery – Charity Donation 212 212 - -
Nursery-Disclosure and Baring 208 208 156 156
512,076 512,076 481,980 481,980
9. Net income
Net incomeis stated aftercharging:
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangiblefixed assets 13,221 13,218
10. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Feespayabletotheindependentexaminerfor:
Independentexaminationofthe financialstatements 1,500 1,500
Otherfinancialservices 3,320 3,320
4,820 4,820

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

11. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

2024 2023
£ £
Wagesandsalaries 360,428 337,911
Socialsecurity costs 27,581 25,173
Employer contributions topensionplans 7,696 7,044
395,705 370,128
The average numberof full-time equivalentemployees duringtheyearisanalysed as follows:
2024 2023
No. No.
Numberof staff 14 14

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

No trustee expenses have been incurred.

13. Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Equipment Total
£ £
Cost
At1April 2023 94,134 94,134
Additions 11,650 11,650
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At 31 March 2024 105,784 105,784
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Chargefor the year
52,899
13,221
52,899
13,221
------------ -------------
At 31 March 2024 66,120 66,120
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024 39,664 39,664
At 31 March 2023 41,235 41,235

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Debtors
Trade debtors
Other debtors
20242023
££
229 1,705
500
729
-
1,705

14. Debtors

15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Accrualsand deferred income
Socialsecurityand othertaxes
Other creditors
2024
£
6,263
8,020
34,950
49,233
2023
£
6,266
13,942
33,384
53,592

16. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £7,696 (2023: £7,507).

17. Analysis of charitable funds Unrestricted funds

AtAt
1April2023IncomeExpenditure31 March 2024
£££ £
Generalfunds 267,227 563,118 (512,076) 318,269
At At
1April 2022 Income Expenditure31March 2023
£ £££
General funds 226,302 522,905 (481,980) 267,227

Mildmay Community Nursery Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

(continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

18. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 39,664 39,664
Current assets 327,838 327,838
Creditors lessthan 1year (49,233) (49,233)
Net assets 318,269 318,269
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangiblefixed assets 41,235 41,235
Currentassets 279,584 279,584
Creditorslessthan 1 year (53,592) (53,592)
Net assets 267,227 267,227
19. Analysis of changes in net debt
At
At1Apr 2023Cash flows 31 Mar 2024
£ £ £
Cash atbankand in hand 277,879 49,230 327,109

20. Operating lease commitments

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

2024 2023 £ £ Not later than 1 year 1,668 1,272 Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 0 2,544 1,668 3,816

21. Related parties

There were no related party transactions during the reporting period.

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