XX ¥YY Outstatng ?nii Buttons Bows Pre-school istered ¢hori Thjmber ll45 TrUSTEES ANNUAL R PORT AUGUST 2023 Charity Name Buttons arKI Bows Pre-school Address c/0 Sawtry Infants School Middlef ield Road Sawtry Huntingdon PE29 SSH Charity Number 1145956 Trustees Mrs Julie Howells Mrs Rachel Twine Mrs Joanne Chapm¢2n Mrs Ruth Fox Mrs Vicky Parkes Governtmce The pre-school adopts the Pre-school Learnir9 Alliance Constitution and follows the rules and regulations prescribed by the PLA. Trustees (we appointed or rewpointed at the Annual General Meeting in September. All trusfees with the exceptions of Mrs Julie Howells and Mrs Ruth Fox, are volunteers and receive no remuneration or other benef its. Mrs Julie Howells is also the Matwer of the setting ld receives an appropriate salary.
Fin(Mce The main sources of income are a grtmt f rom Cambridgeshire County Council for the service provision of childcare and fees f rom parents usir¥J the facility. AGM TrEASURERS NOTES TO SUPPORT REPORT 2023 ft has been a very successful year for our pre-school ¢md we continue to work and plan with healthy bank balances. Although I haven't been into the settiThJ very much I remain in close contact with the management team ond am aware that the accounts audit was again good and the accounts are in excellent shape. and double checked by both the maM9er and deputy in the setting. Annually we submit our accounts to the charities commission. Full details of our annual accounts are available for you to see. AGM MANAG ksk PORT 2023 It IS great to see you all face to face and via zoom to support our wonderf ul pre-school. this evening we are live ¢]nd multitaskingl As we have celebrated our SIXTH anniversary in this wonderful bui Idin9. we often ref lect on where we have come f rom and how we have evolved. SO that you can shape an underst¢mding of our journey I thought I would give you a little insight into the background of Buttons and Bows. Buttons and Bows. a charity. has come a long way in recent years. Established in 1993 it was originally located in the Old School Holl, a shared community building and was a pack away settin9 (resources ond equipment set up each morning and packed away each afternoon). This was not a barrier to myself <md my staff who worked tireless to receive our f irst OUSTANDING OFSTED rating in 2010, we have since received a f urther three OUTSTANDIN6 ratings. the most recent being in February of 2020. just bef ore the country went into lockd04¥n. And what a couple of years it has beenl Our whole lives disrupted and our children's routines (md normality turned upside down. I am very proud that we. as a settiThJ continued to open. Throughout the process. which included dai esin idance and le islation. and this hasn't
changed! I ensured that we followed government guidance fully, adopting policies and creatiNJ in depth risk tsessments. COVID-19 has bought many challenges, not just to our personol lives but to our vlorking lives and continues to do so. But with such a supportive team we are thriving and some good has come out of the pandemic for us in the setting. We initially split the setting in half. running Out of the two play rooms, naming them Buttons room and Bows room and this has enhanced our pmctice a great deal. We continue to work this way. the children are thrivipvj. and the staff are delighted with the new way of working, SO this is now our new normal. Currently we have 47 children on our re9iSter, made up of 25 boys and 22 girls. We have I child with additional needs. who we have been successful in securing a Educotion health Care Plan for. We have 3 children with English as an additional language. We have 15 children due to start in January. There is a great deal of interest in 2 year old spaces, and we have hod to limit these due to the adult/child ratio and our policy commitment to offer spaces in accordance with D.O.B. (Eldest prioritise). We fundraise locally to provide new resources ld equipment for our children. and with 47 children on our register. soon to be increasing to 62. we strive to provide purpjsef ul and challenging learning experiences, which require updating and replenishing resources. We are looking for creative ideas to f undraise Virtlly, and at our f irst committee meetiTh3, which will be within a month f rom today. we will discuss this at more len9th. Havin9 said that our 'live' Christmas raff le last yeor was a he success, and we will do this again this year. In March. we resumed out stay and ploy Saturday mornin9 session which was (x huge success. and this is a morning that we will repeat as often as we ctm. In June we joined the Sawtry carnival. and won best dressed Consultations will take place duriNJ November. face to face. or if more convenient via telephone at drop off or collection and we have started to talk to parent's to arrange this. This Christmas we are holding 'room' arties. as with the amount of children and ents/carers it would be
impossible to f it everyone into one playroom. Save the dates and invites f or chi Idren and parents will be sent after half term. In May all, over a weekend period. all staff attended and completed their 12 hour paediatric f irst aid. This them enabled us to complete a focussed project 'Millies mark. ond we were awarded the certificate for excellence in children's f irst aid and well being in August. This year we have seen changes to the staff ing team with our deputy Marger Linda and arther longstandin9 member of staff Nk]tasha move on to pastures new. The very best of luck to them b)th. We appointed Catherine Coxed9e os deputy, rmd she has embrnced her role, and is doing a very good job indeedl We also appointed Terri-Ann who demonstmtes great knowledge and motivation in her role as practitioner. I want to thank my staff... For all of us pulling together. supporting each other and trusting me to make the right decisions and choices, whilst keeping us all safe. We have an incredible team who are all very supportive. determined and motivated which makes us the success which we are today. It's such a wonderful pre-school with a fontasti¢ staff ing team, lovely parents. brilliont children ond I am very proud to mana9e this setting. Thtmk you for supporting me in the many chaNJes implemented as we grow,. And all of you...Your continued support is invaluable in driving our pre- school forward...Thank you... Resi tions: Elizabeth Webb Committ¢¢ Stand doMdElection o 2023 committee Who Norr,inated 8 2nd Jo Cha ulie Howells Rachel Twine Role Chair Person DSO Desi nated Sa Off icer Treasurer Vic Parkes Jo Cha m(yi Julie Howells Secreta Rachel Twine Julie Howells Vic Parkes
Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Julie Howells Jo Cha Ruth Fox Ruth Fox ocha Rachel Twine Katie P Rachel Twine ocha Emi Wri ocha Julie Howells Clare Mo neux ulie Howells Ruth Fox Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Rachel twine Jo Cha mi S eddin Emma Richards Ruth Fox Julie Howells Zach Booth Jo Cha man ulie Howells
CHARI COMMISSION FOR EN6LAND AND WAIE5 BUTTflSW4D BOWS PLAYSROUP 114 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Section A Receipts and payments Unr88trSctsd funds Rèstrscted Endobvment funds Total fuTrds r 4 tr+lhv r•y¥#£ knth•il•K•Jtt io•)• T•s1£ tttrnoarot£ A1 Rocel 16.rn 155.342 2,794 15.924 Carnbs CG Gwt Fundrai Unrform r1 Mig¢eUanetyJ5 inCt] Interest leF¥ S2 72 1.204 Sub tolal( ARJ 176,613 171.326 A2 Assetand Investment sal Ise• tabl•l- Sub totsi 1T6.643 17 171,326 nts & Irtsntves rDI ar Pensv Inland Re¥enue RunTr4 lut15 Unif( F fefurwts Relreshments IJO.424 130,424 T.548 8.923 6.197 119.993 1.813 1Q,993 7.977 23 l.OJf 772 230 4.902 1.670 Fundra Matsriab 8 Trainin and DBS Ir& sth¥r8 619 10.036 etrt 1,61 .501 330 Ballk L*a 167211 IOT.Z11 101,643 Assot and Inve8lm8nt urthasos. s•• tabl• Com er Subts 167211 187311 163,616 Plet 0fr8ce1p(P0YI1?ts} AS Transfors betwwn fund5 Cash ffund$ last Jwr •nd Y.710 130. 140, 130.905 140.337 123,195 13•,5 CCXX R1 ¢Lnts ISSI
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted ReslriGted funds Endowment lund8 ID nBarvst£ Categorfes Detalls Bl C•$h funds MATWEST BU&NESS IrANDER BUSINESS 792 34913 7{416 WH 172 140.337 130.9D5 Re5trfGte nds Endowment fund8 nds Details FurnltrThkh Cum)ntV41 onAI B3 Invostsn•nt ass•ts Detsils 84 Ass8ts rotslnod forth• Charitys own u Fundtothkh Details BS Llablliths Prfnt Nam Date of roval ot81 thtrtru¥i8BS CCXX R2 ISSI (W1012023
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLMD AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report lo the trustees BUThONS AND BOWS PL4YGROUP On accounts for the year ended 31ST AUGUST2023 Chartty no {if any) 1145956 Sat out on pages I reF#Nt to the trustees my examination of the aoUnts of Ihe above tharity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responslbllltlos and basis of rport As the charivs tnJSt. you are nsIble for the pparatiOn of the accounts in aM)rdan with the wuirements of the Charities Act 2011 {Tr Acr). I reFth 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 th8 aptAuble Directions given by the Chartty Commission under SeCn 14515Xb) of the Act. Independent he chariws gross incre exceeded £250.000 8nd l am qualffied to examinerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of linsert name of applicable listed bcA4yll. Delete I l rfnot applicable. I have completed my examination. l o)nfim that no materi21 matters have come to my attention in nneCknon with the examination (other than that disclosed below"} which gives me use to believe that in, any material respect: 1he auntIj Ere not kept in a(rda wth section 130 of the Cha[stS Act. or the accounts did not accord WTth accounting tEcords; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements c¢eM1ng the fom) and content of account5 set ¢)ut in the Charities (Accounts and ReFKJts) RegUtiOnS 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and frdirf view lCh is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinati. I have no concErns and have come across no other matters in nnectIOn th the examinakn.on to which attentson should b8 drawn in this report in order to enable a FKoper understandiThJ of the accounts to be aChed. . Please delete Ihe words in the bckets rfthey do notappty. Signed: 0511012023 Nam•: LISA WATSON Relevanl profOloal quallflcationls) or body IAB. AAT IER Oct 2018
{ff any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to hNJhlight fflaterial matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examinalion of chanty accounts: directh)ns and guidan for examiners). Give here brlef details of any iterns that the examiner wishes to disdose. IER Oct 2018