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Buttons Bows Pre-school
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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
l￿d 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 t￿sessments.
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 l￿d 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 Virt￿lly, 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
h￿e 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
Mar￿ger Linda and ar￿ther 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
BUTTf*lSW4D BOWS PLAYSROUP
114
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
Unr88trSctsd
funds
Rèstrscted
Endobvment
funds
Total fu*Trds
r* 4 tr+lhv r•y¥#£ knth•il•K•Jtt io•)• ￿T•s1£ tt*tr*noarot£
A1 Rocel
16.rn
155.342
2,794
15.924
Carnbs CG Gwt
Fundrai*
Unrform r￿1
Mig¢eUanetyJ5 inCt]￿
Interest le￿F¥
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
lut1￿￿5
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 ￿¢L￿nts 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
Furnltr*T*hkh
Cum)ntV41
onAI
B3 Invostsn•nt ass•ts
Detsils
84 Ass8ts rotslnod forth•
Charitys own u
Fundto*thkh
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 a￿oUnts of Ihe above
tharity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended
Responslbllltlos and
basis of r*port
As the charivs tnJSt￿. you are ￿￿nsIble for the p￿paratiOn 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 SeC￿n 14515Xb) of the Act.
Independent ￿he chariws gross incr￿e 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 a￿untI￿j *Ere not kept in a(￿rda￿ wth section 130
of the Cha[st￿S 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) RegU￿tiOnS 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 b￿ckets rfthey do notappty.
Signed:
0511012023
Nam•:
LISA WATSON
Relevanl profO￿lo￿al
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