2020-08-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 Sep 2019 To 31 Aug 2020

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Ardleigh Pre-School

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1139129 Charity's principal address c/o 146 Colchester Road Lawford Essex Postcode CO11 2BP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Carla Bland	Chairman
	Kathryn Adams	Treasurer
	Elizabeth Dor	Secretary
	JennyScofield	Vice-Chair
	Karen Booth
	KeelyGrothier	Fundraising
	KellySutton
	Karen Booth
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Elizabeth Nash – Pre-School Manager

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Memorandum & Articles of Association

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Incorporated Company How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected by pre-school members

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Memorandum & Articles of Association adopted in-line with Pre-School Learning Alliance.

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

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• offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;

• encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

• instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the EYFS

• Ensure policies & risk assessments are relevant and up to date.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

• Worked with Parish Council to ensure pre-school could still Summary of the main operate under Covid restrictions. achievements of the charity during the year •

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Ardleigh Pre-School holds a separate reserve account which aims to hold monies to cover redundancies and 3 months running costs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Main source of income from government funded children, followed by fee paying children.

Fundraising is important and we aim to raise between £2k-£3k per year through Summer Fete, Xmas Fair and commission from selling show programmes at the local agricultural show. This hasn’t been possible during the Covid restrictions so limited fundraising has been achieved.

• All profits are fed back into the pre-school to benefit the children; this could include investment in staff, premises, training and equipment.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Jenny Scofield Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice-Chair etc)

Date 6th July 2021

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ARDLEIGH PRE-SCHOOL Registered ￿'urnber 07327724 Miero-entity Balance Sheet as at 31 Ikugu$t 2020 Notes 2020 2019 Fixed Assets 806 170 Current Assets 29,919 18,938 (5,891) (3,699) 24,028 15.239 24.834 15,409 24.834 15,409 24.834 15,409 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net current &8sets (liabilities) Total assets less cu￿ent liabilities Total net assets (liabilities) Reserves For the year ending 31 August ?020 the company M'as entitled to exemption under section 477 of the CompaDie5 Act 2(K16 relating to small companies. The members have Thot required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibiliiies fo: complying with the reqiiircments of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and tie preparation of accounts. The accounts Ilave been prepared in accordance with the micrD-entily provisions and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regAme. Approved by the Board on I l June 2021 And signed on their behalf by: J Scofield, Director

ARDLEIGH PRE￿cHOoL Registered Number 07327724 Notes to the MKero-entity Accounts for the period ended 31 August 2020 mployees 2020 io 2019 io Average number of employees during the period

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERYS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARDLEIGH PRE- SCHOUL I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 August 2020, which are set out on pages Ito3. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The truslees (who are also the directors of the companv for the purposes of company law) are respollsible for the p￿paratiOn of the accounts. T"he trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act ?01 l (the ?01 l Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity's gross income does noi exceed £250.000 and I arn an independent person who is reasonably believed by tlie charity trustees to have the requisite ability and pr￿tical experience to carry out a competent exa]nination of the accoLmts. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subjeci to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination. il is my rerynsibility. to: Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act; To follow the procedures laid down in tbe general Directlons given b), Ihe Charity Commission under Section 145{5)(b) of the 2011 Act. and To siale whether particular matters hal'e come to my attenlion. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directors given b}, the Charity CommissiorL An cxamination include.% a Ftvieiv of the accounting records kepi by the Charity and a comparison ot the accounts present¢d ￿lIb those records. Il a150 includes ¢ov]sideration of any unusual items or disclosur¢s in the accounts, and seeking explanations froni you &8 trustees concerning any siich rnatlers. The Procedures und¢rtak'¢n do not pro￿]de all Ibe eTridence that would be required in an udit and consequentl), no opinion is gii."en as to ￿'hether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and Ihe report is limited to those Matte￿ set out in the statement below. Independent eiaminer's $tatemeDt In connection with my examination, no rnatter h&s come to niy attention:

{1) which gil'es me reasonable cawe to believe that in any maierial respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting recorcis, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Cornpanies Act 2006 and with the methods and principals of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met. or (li) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drai￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name: Malcolm Barclay Adthess: The Old Forge, East StreeL Colchester, EsseK COI 2TP Date: