2023-04-06-accounts - Goudhurst Village Pre-School

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From (start date) 0 1 0 4 2 2 to (end date) 3 1 0 3 2 3

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Goudhurst Village Pre-School N/A 1 1 5 2 4 0 4 2 Clay Cottages, Clayhill Goudhurst, Kent

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity’s principal address

Postcode[T N 1 7 1 B E ]

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee Name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1. Jayne Russell			Member of CIO
2. Alistair Collins			Member of CIO
3. Araminta Meade			Member of CIO
4. Hannah Neal			Member of CIO
5. Amelia Harrington			Member of CIO

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A	N/A

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Section A

Reference and administration details (continued)

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address
None
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg trust deed, constitution	Constitution(foundation model)
How the charity is constituted (eg trust, association, company)	CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Trustee selection methods (eg appointed by, elected by)	Appointed byChair
Additional governance issues (optional information
Youmay chooseto include additional
information, where relevant, about:	Goudhurst Village Pre-School is a member of the Pre-School
•policies and procedures adopted for the	Alliance. It is a licensee of the Goudhurst Parochial Church
induction and training of trustees;	Council for its premises.
•the charity’s organisational structure and any	It is registered with Ofsted and received an Outstanding Ofsted
wider network with which the charity works;	rating in 2023. All policies adhere to statutory requirement with
•relationship with any related parties;	particular regard for safeguarding.
•trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.	Kent County Council advised risk assessment policies and procedures are in place, including Trustee Code of Conduct and Code of Confidentiality. Charities Commission literature and guidelines are read and adhered to. All members of staff, including Trustees are DBS checked.

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Section C

Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document	The CIO was set up to advance the education of children attending and support families in their first steps into education
	and ultimately their transition to primary school. To provide a
	safe and secure setting for children to flourish.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section	All Trustees of the CIO have regard to the guidelines issued by the Charities Commission in providing educational facilities at
the statutory declaration that trustees have	the Pre-School.
had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (optional information)
Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about:	The Pre-School welcome any child and their family, they are
•policy on grantmaking;	non-selective, providing childcare for any child 2-5 years of age that requires it. To provide concessions when needed and to
•policy programme related investment;	help with funding requirements. The staff, the trustees and
•contribution made by volunteers.	families of those attending will commit extra hours to further the
	children’s experience and provide extra activities and in
	fundraising for the Pre-School.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the
charity during the year

Over the past year the pre-school has continued to expand and grow,
which given the past few years of pandemic disruption is an
incredible achievement when many other settings are closing their
doors. By March we had 48 children on role that enjoy the many and
varied activities each week.
We are incredibly fortunate to have a fantastic team of staff who
continue to amaze us with their enthusiasm and commitment to giving
the children the best possible pre-school experience on a daily basis.
We have also welcomed a number of new Trustees this year.
We are very lucky to be able to rent the beautiful setting of the
Church Rooms and to have such a wonderful outdoor space at our
disposal. We are grateful for all our parents, providing their support
with fundraising events and help in setting. We continue to invest in
resources and equipment, whilst being mindful of financial
sustainability for the future. We do our very best to keep in good
financial shape. In 2020-21 we recorded a loss of £7,860, and last
year (2021-22) a profit of £6,131, which shows recovery from the
covid-19 pandemic where we were forced to dip into reserves. We
are working hard as a team and the outlook into the future is looking
healthy.
The preschool received an Outstanding Ofsted rating in 2023 and it is
somewhere families want to send their children.

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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves We have a reserve policy to over redundancy, operational
costs in case of long term sickness, unexpected costs, troughs
in cash income or unforeseen emergencies should the need
arise.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (optional information)
You may choose to include additional
information, where relevant, about: The pre-schools main funding comes from pupil fees and
• the charity’s principal sources of funds through events such as the Bunny Bounce, Village Fete and
(including any fundraising); Christmas Raffle. With planned and prudent spending and
increasing popularity in the setting we continue to enjoy
• how expenditure has supported the key
financial stability.
objectives of the charity;
• investment policy and objectives including
any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
None
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) Jayne Russell
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee
Date 2 3 0 1 2 4
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Church Rooms, Back Lane, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 1AN www.goudhurstvillagepreschool.co.uk www.facebook.com/GoudhurstVillagePreSchool Registered Charity Number 1152404 Ofsted: EY468008

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Profit and Loss Report for GOUDHURST VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL
For Period:01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023
TURNOVER
Parent Fees & KCC Funding 136,845.90
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Furlough grant
-
Deposits
Donations -
Contra fees -
Interest 77.31
Refunds -
Total:
Total income for 2022-2023 136,923.21
LESS EXPENSES:
Staff Pay - 112,811.84112,811.84
Pension - 2,133.172,133.17
Rent - 7,800.007,800.00
Party Entertainer - 150.00150.00
Website & software - 50.3450.34
Stationery / arts and crafts / equipment - 2,057.912,057.91
Training Costs - 311.24311.24
Insurance/Membership Fees - 1,085.571,085.57
Telephone and Mobile Charges - 847.08847.08
French Classes (Frenchies) - 627.00627.00
Gifts (Children and staff) - 664.03664.03
Uniform /clothing - 100.80100.80
Advertising - 54.0054.00
Fundraising expenses - 70.0070.00
Consumables (fruit/snacks/tea/coffee) - 806.83806.83
Payroll - 48.0048.00
Forest Fun Area - 203.40203.40
DBS's - 129.99129.99
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Contra / returned chqs / Amazon Digital
Total expenses for 2022-2023: - 129,951.20
Profit/LossBefore Tax for the year 2022-2023: 6,972.01
Account reconciliation and current bank balances
Opening balance 1st April 2022 Closing balance 31st March 2023
Current Account 15,467.32 Current Account 13,362.02
Deposit account 9,036.73 Deposit Account 18,114.04
Total income for the year 136,923.21
Total expenses for the year - 129,951.20
Reconciliation check 31,476.06 31,476.06
Reconciliation check (Should be zero) - 0.00
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of GOUDHURST VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the year Charity no 31/03/2023 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 of 1

Charity no 1152404 (if any) (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 DD / MM / YYYY 31/03/2023 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement 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:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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: 26/01/2024 Name: Scott Moen Relevant professional ACA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Orchard Corner, Freight Lane Cranbrook TN17 3PF

October 2018

IER

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 brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER