## **Chair’s & Treasurer’s Report – AGM 30/03/23** 

## **– School Year 1st September 2021 31st August 2022** 

Firstly, thank you all for attending Strathmore Pre-School’s AGM. This is a brief summary of the key points from the past year at the Pre-School. 

## **OFSTED** 

Our last Ofsted inspection was in October 2018, when the Pre-School was delighted to achieve an Outstanding rating. 

The Committee and myself are hugely proud of all the work that Diane and the team put in with the children and the setting to achieve and continue to maintain this level. 

## **Staffing News** 

Nicola Haggar (Practitioner) left us on 8th October 2021 after returning for a short period of time after the summer break. 

Natalie Green (Senco and Family Support Worker) left us at the end of April 2022. 

Aimee Gee joined us as a Practitioner on 1st November 2021 and moved on from the role at the end of the Autumn term. 

Teri Mayhew joined us as a Practitioner at the start of the Spring term and moved on from the role at the end of May 2022. 

This left the following staff for the remainder of the academic year: 

- Diane Grazette – Pre-School Leader 

- Leonie Nicholson – Deputy Leader 

- Megan Reader – Practitioner and Wraparound Leader 

- Julie Hook – Administrator 

## **Committee News** 

Registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in England & Wales. Registered Office: Strathmore Pre-School. Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XR Registered No: 7274228     Registered Charity No: 1137736 



Chris Jones stepped down as Chair of the Committee and Rachel Compton from the Committee. 

Following Committee agreement, I took on the role as Chair and Katherine Martinez moved into the role of Treasurer. 

Other Committee members remained in their roles: 

- Shelly Leitch – Safeguarding Officer 

- Esther Horton – Secretary 

- Tim Craig – Committee member 

## **Finance** 

The combined cash balances of the Pre-School accounts at the end of the academic year were £31,516, which is largely in line with the last two years. 

## **Income:** 

Our income was £73,834, a slight increase of £1363 over 2021. The income make up was different this year, with fee income considerably higher and funding lower than in 2021. 

## **Expenditure:** 

Expenditure was £73.567 this year, a slight increase of £1883 over the previous year. 

Overall, we ended the year showing a small profit of £267 in this year’s audited accounts. 

## **Wraparound Learning** 

There were no lunchtime wraparound children this year as this was run as an add on to nursery sessions. We continued to have afternoon sessions from 12:45 – 15:00. 

## **Caterpillars** 

The decision was taken not to carry on with the Caterpillars toddler group this year and we have begun to look at rehoming some of the items that we used for this. 

## **Lenovo PC and Interactive Whiteboard** 

Following the decision not to purchase an outside canopy for the school we used a portion of the funds that had been earmarked for this to invest in the IT for the school and purchased a Lenovo PC and Interactive Whiteboard in the Summer term. 

## **Summary** 

Registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in England & Wales. Registered Office: Strathmore Pre-School. Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XR Registered No: 7274228     Registered Charity No: 1137736 



In general, it has been a good year for the Pre-School, and my thanks go to all the staff for their hard work and dedication – particularly to Diane for her inspired leadership and commitment, and to Julie for her generous and continued support in helping me to settle in this new role and for all the support she gives the Committee and colleagues. My thanks as well to Chris Jones for his tenure as Chair through a very challenging time for the Pre-School, and to my fellow Committee members for giving their time and enthusiasm to keep the Pre-School running. 

With the children of current Committee members moving on to Nursery and Reception in the 2023-24 school year, we will need to look to expand membership to those parents of children who will be remaining at the Pre-School. 

Finances continue to be in good shape given funding and our investment in the Pre-School with the new IT. However with the cost of living crisis we will need to keep a close eye on both income and expenditure to ensure that we continue to maintain this. 

With thanks and best wishes, 

Michelle Moore Chair 

Registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in England & Wales. Registered Office: Strathmore Pre-School. Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XR Registered No: 7274228     Registered Charity No: 1137736 



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|||2022|2021|
|---|---|---|---|
||g||g|
|!NCOME||||
|Fee income||38,452|27,399|
|Fundraising income||210|261|
|Fee Grant Funding||33,149|44,527|
|Caterpillars|||121|
|Donation||1,513|0|
|Other||510|163|
|Total lncome||73,834|72,471|
|EXPENDITURE||||
|Wages||48,373|49,439|
|Admin Staff||4,066|3,929|
|Pension||1,492|1,338|
|Rentoffacilities||6,824|6,294|
|Equipment andmabrials||2,616|2,623|
|lnsurancesandsubscriptions||872|866|
|Bank charges||66|92|
|Photocopying||672|567|
|Phone||394||
|Printing,shtioneryand postage||585|1,593|
|Training||370|576|
|Accountancy charges& ProfFees||360|360|
|Refunds||158|168|
|Payroll||729|731|
|Other|||496|
|HMRC||3,472|2,009|
|Legal &Professional||748|704|
|Write offs||||
|Sundry Expenses||1,790||
|TotalExpenditure||73.567|71,684|
|ProfiU(loss)||267|787|
|Balbroughtforward||31,249|30,568|
||||-106|
|SURPLUS CARRIEDFORWARD||31,516|31,249|





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## 

## 

||2022|202L|
|---|---|---|
|FIXEDASSETS|3,793|399|
|Depreciation|(10s)|(3ee)|
|CURRENTASSETS|||
|CASH FUNDS|||
|Bank|25,28L|29,666|
|BankReserve|0|77|
|BankReserve|1,547|1,506|
|TOTALCASHFUNDS|31,515|3L,249|
|CURRENTLIABILITIES|||
|ACCRUALS|0|0|
|CREDITORS|||
|Creditors|0|0|
|NETLIABILITIES|0|3L,249|
|NET CURRENTASSETS|3L,5L6|3L,249|
|Representedby|||
|P&LReservesOB||31355|
|PYReservesAdj||-1_05|
|Profit/Loss|31,516|3L,249|






## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name STRATHMORE PRE SCHOOL **members of** 

**On accounts for the year** 31[ST] AUGUST 2022 **Charity no** 1137736 **ended (if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 /08 / 2022** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable  Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

[ ~~The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]].~~ ~~_Delete_ [ ]~~ ~~_if not applicable._~~ 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 

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. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Signed: Date:** 17/01/2023 **Name:** SHAUN O’REILLY MAAT **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

1 

**October 2018** 

**IER** 



**Address:** 66 BEDFORD ROAD, SG5 2UD 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

## **Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

2 

**October 2018** 

**IER**