REGisfERED CHARtrY NUkTrER: 1152421 REPORT OF THE TrUSTEES AND UNAUDtfED FINANCIAL STATEME1￿ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020 FOR ST CATHERINES WDEPENDENT NURSERY Rfm Preston Ltd 120-124 Towngate Leyland LancashiFe PR25 2LQ ST CATHERINES INDEPENDE1￿ NURSERY CONTENTS OF ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020 P¥ge Report of the Trusto•s 1 to 2 Independent Examlnefs Report Balance Sheet 6 to 10 11 ST CATHERINES INDEPENDEKf NURSERY REPOfrf OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2020 The trustees present their rewrt wtth the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Ststement of Recommended Practice ISORP) "Accounting and Retmxbng by Charities" in preparirvJ the annual reFQrt and financial statements of the chanty. The financial st￿e￿￿nts have been prewed in ￿Ydance witr* the arxwnting Fk)lioes set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's goveming dccumenc the CharÈties 2011 and A¢coLtnting and Reporting by Charitss.statery￿t of ReCom￿nded aPp￿ab￿ to charitss preparing their accounts in a¢cordance with the Financial Re￿Ing Standard app1¥￿b￿ in the UK and Reputs1￿ of Ireland published in October 2019. OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmES Objectives and aims To provide high qualty care and faciliits for edu¢aticrfwl develOW￿ and recreati￿ to children under statutory Schcol age. To enhance armd d￿eloP the chiklren n our care ty pwents io undetstand and FKovKle for the educational and developnEnt needs of thew children. To provide affcKdable care and wjuration ts the chddren in our cx)mmunity. Ensuring the use of up to date eaty years b8St lo enhance the children's development arKI experien￿. Enabling that the local o)mmunty have access to suptsb wrap an)und thildcare f&Nities. Publlc ben•llt We have referred to the 9uidance contained in the Charity Coffmission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and obiecbves and in ￿nnIng our future acbvities. In partrular, the trustees consider how planned acbvii*s will cnntribute to the aims and obiectNes they have set. The main activities urthrtaken to furtrw the (*wWs putp¢)ses for the pubft ￿￿efft are ouuined below. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitsble actlvities Provision of exceptminal, sustainatAe and thildcare forthe conynunty. Close liaison with scJ)ool for chbkjren t(MTards staknw educat￿. Maintenano of current ￿tst￿Ing O(sted slalus. Continual upjating of resources u$8J by children. FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial posilion The accounts show net inco￿￿ of £5.394 {2019 £9.590). This resuli was anticipated due to the continuing satisfactory chikl numbers throughout tr* 2019r20 aCadern￿ year. The resu115 for the acajemic year of 2020121 are anticipated to be similar to those ￿)￿ed in the 2019r20 ￿adem￿ year. Reserves policy To maintain a healthy reserve trolar￿ to aid tMrds the futs&re sustainabilty of the nuTrery, particularty in those years where child number5 rr• be loaT. Page 1 ST CATHERINES INDEPENDENT NURSERY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND IIANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is ￿ntrOlled by its govemirg dcKUrr￿L a deed of trust ￿nSti￿rteS an unin¢orporated charity. R¢¢rultment and appointsmrt of nowtrustees There shall be at least trustees and any trustees a￿ to be appointed by a resolution of the trustees at a special meeting. In selecting persons to t* apwinted as trustees, the trustees shall take into account the benefits of appointing a person who is able ty virtue of his or her personal or professional qualffications to n*ke a contrbution to the PUfSUit of the oW*s or the fflana￿ ofts Charity. REFERENCE AND ADhlNISTRATIVE DEfAILS Registsred Chaiity nurnbor 1152421 Prfncipal address Moss Lane Leyland Lancashire PR25 4SJ Trustees Mrs L Madd Mrs J Chester Mrs B Pear50n Mfs T Austs'n (appointad 12112r2019) Indepgndent Examlner Rfm Preslon Ltd Chartered Accountsnts 120-124 Towngate Leyland Lancashire PR25 2LQ Approved by order of the board oftrustees on 27 May 2021 and svJned on ils behalf by: Mrs L Maddock- Trustee Page 2 INDEPENDEKf EXAIAINERE REPORT TO THE TrUSTEES OF ST CATHERINES INDEPENDE￿ NURSERY Indopendent examlnefs report to the truBte8s of St Catherlne* Indewdent Nutsery I report to the charity trustee5 on my examination of the %(￿nts of St Calhen'ne's Independent Nursery (the TTUSt} for the year ended 31 August 2020. Responslblllttes and b•ts of veport As the charty trustees of the Tfust you aEE re4)¢wvble the weparth of the accounts in accordance wth the require1r￿ts of the Chariltes Art 2011 {Ihe Acr). I report in resFed of my examinatr)n of the Twsfs ￿OUnts carrigy out under ￿tIOn 145 of the Act and in ¢arrying out my examination I have folkythed al appltth DIrect￿n$ gr¥en by the Charity CommiSs￿n under section 145{51{b} of the Act. Independent examinets statem I have compWJ ry examination. I confirm that no n*ia [￿tter5 have to my attention in connection with the examinatson giving me cause to believe that in any rntsial res￿* accounting records were not kept in resFect of Ihe Trust as rg]uired by 130 ofthe Art. or the a￿Unts do not aco)rd with those [￿ds. or the accounts do not comply with the appik?ble requirenwts conceming the form and content of a¢xounts set out in CharitEs