## Puddleducks Nursery & Pre School 

## Chair’s annual report for: 

## Financial year September 2020-August 2021. 

Numbers for the start of term 2021/22 were low (45% occupancy) due to the ongoing pandemic, public concern and Government restrictions at the time. 

Staff agreed to reduce their working pattern to four days per week to help with the ongoing financial strain. We took advantage of the Government furlough scheme until the demise, in order to survive. 

We continued to battle with the effects of Coronavirus Covid-19 and entered Lockdown 2 for the period January 2021 – May 2021. This time around, we had many more children attend during lockdown, many of which were funded or vulnerable children. 

To protect staffing (our most valuable asset) all non-essential spending was tightly controlled. 

Staff training and development took place for mandatory requirements only. These were: 

First aid renewals = 6 staff 

SEN development = 1 staff 

DBS update checks = 3 staff 

We received PPE payments over the year amounting to £6k 

As a named charity, the Co-op community fund donated £3,785 

Repairs and maintenance of the building amounted to £4k 

In May, we recruited two apprentices to back-fill staffing gaps caused by the pandemic and in anticipation of a member of staff leaving at the end of the academic year. 

Nineteen children moved up to primary school in the summer 2021. Through lots of hard work most were developmentally on target for this transition. 

We said farewell to one member of staff, who relocated to Belgium. 

This was another tough year and it is with thanks and gratitude to the hard work, effort and dedication of the staffing team. 



I report on the ir¢oynts ofthe dwty, number 1147559, trthe yw ended 31" A• 2021 whkh are atiad*d.
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The charws irustees (who xe also the llirert￿ of the company for the P￿P￿ of c(thpaw law)are fesponsible
for the wepar*ll￿ of the accounts The trustees Consk￿ that ￿ audft Is not requked for thls year under sectlon
14412) of the aw11￿ P£t 2011lthe 2011*1) and that w lThkpendent Examin*ion is needed.
Havin8 Satisfied MY￿11 that the awrity ts not sublert to aKlit Wbdor t¢xhpany law and is elipblt for indepèndent
examlnatkjn it is my resp¢*￿Ibi￿ty to examlne the a¢c•Jnts as rew*ed under seth 145 2011 ALt and to state
whether particular mattefs have come to my attenllon.
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examlnatlon Indudes a re¥lew ofthe a¢¢wnth¥ ret¢*ts kem ty the and a ¢(Thprfs¢n ￿the accounts
evidence that w(wkl be requlred In ￿ audlL and umseyth1410 not expre55 an audit opinim m the vlv* Glven by
the accountk
INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWS sfATEMENT
2(X)6 other than ￿ r¢qulrement that the aLx•unts Klve a true and f* ¥lew vA*h Is na¢ ¥ of
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MRS DIAPIA J HUGHES. FCCA
CHARLTON BAKER LTD. 7.7c Snuff Strrt tlevlze5. VAtshwe. SNIO IIXI

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I report on the ir¢oynts ofthe dwty, number 1147559, trthe yw ended 31" A• 2021 whkh are atiad*d.
4r.
The charws irustees (who xe also the llirert￿ of the company for the P￿P￿ of c(thpaw law)are fesponsible
for the wepar*ll￿ of the accounts The trustees Consk￿ that ￿ audft Is not requked for thls year under sectlon
14412) of the aw11￿ P£t 2011lthe 2011*1) and that w lThkpendent Examin*ion is needed.
Havin8 Satisfied MY￿11 that the awrity ts not sublert to aKlit Wbdor t¢xhpany law and is elipblt for indepèndent
examlnatkjn it is my resp¢*￿Ibi￿ty to examlne the a¢c•Jnts as rew*ed under seth 145 2011 ALt and to state
whether particular mattefs have come to my attenllon.
BASIS OF114DEPENt*NT EXAMII4ÉRS sfATEMENr
examlnatlon Indudes a re¥lew ofthe a¢¢wnth¥ ret¢*ts kem ty the and a ¢(Thprfs¢n ￿the accounts
evidence that w(wkl be requlred In ￿ audlL and umseyth1410 not expre55 an audit opinim m the vlv* Glven by
the accountk
INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWS sfATEMENT
2(X)6 other than ￿ r¢qulrement that the aLx•unts Klve a true and f* ¥lew vA*h Is na¢ ¥ of
c￿ls•deAti1jn as part ol an indepththnt examlnallon; •x
MRS DIAPIA J HUGHES. FCCA
CHARLTON BAKER LTD. 7.7c Snuff Strrt tlevlze5. VAtshwe. SNIO IIXI

Puddleducks end ofyear accrAmts for period v9/2￿3v8M
of school
U47m
E6S2.
E94287.45
lunth
Iyrf￿d
EF
atk4
£1ss
Interest
£4.98
f23L76155
aY7J79
QL153.7J
E479&61
E9Z17
£467JXJ
EL641.n
tlJ47J4
i1th￿.P•￿s
Uith- wAl¢i•
É677.91
É170.
E4.14L103
t6.261.21
É21&th)
ffl0.14
£141.20
É61?J7
£717.10
ÈPi.È2
£7A
387m
Eth>i
£59m
115.LVkn.$61
ossy
ULOZ
im
£&￿51
nA3