## **Ewyas Harold Preschool**
## **Chair Annual Report Sept 23-Aug 24**
Preschool ended the 23/24 school year with a profit of £18, 451.86 and £30, 583.07 in the bank accounts. The committee remains the same for the moment with Ally Evans as Secretary, Gill Brown as Treasurer and Cheryl Hall as Chair.
With improved finances, there was opportunity for some spending on resources. This included some purchases of toys and equipment, including planters, outdoor toys, gardening tools, outdoor storage and toy pushchairs and prams. The total spent on these resources for 23-24 was £550.48
Numbers for preschool for July 2024 were 24. This comprises of 14 3-4 year olds and 10 2 year olds. The hourly rate is £5.50 for 2 year olds and £5.50 for 3 years old.
Fundraising has been limited due to lack of involvement from parents and time for staff to plan anything.
Staff have undergone various training:
Sue: Maths
All staff completed their safeguarding training.
The financial year 23-24 has been a brighter year for Preschool with healthier numbers and so healthier income, though has not been without its challenges. We employed an extra member of staff as of March 2024, who works 2 days per week. As always the staff have been flexible and accommodating to ensure the smooth running of the preschool.
Huge thanks to the staff for their support and hard work, it never goes unnoticed or unappreciated.
With thanks, as always to the Committee who work hard behind the scenes.
Cheryl Hall
Chair
## **EWYAS HAROLD PRE-SCHOOL**
## **TREASURER’S REPORT 2023 - 2024**
The decision to take on 2 year olds after the Easter break, to ensure adequate numbers for September, increased our NEF funding considerably. That, and careful budgeting of expenses, gave us a profit of £18,451.86. This allowed us to continue the following academic year, knowing that we were likely to make a loss due to anticipated low numbers.
However, this also put the staff under a great deal of stress, juggling with the two distinct age groups having different requirements. Pre-School will need to
consider allocating funds to improve the outdoor area to address this issue as soon as financially possible.
Regular cash flow forecasts remain critical with the ebb and flow of child numbers, shrinking funding and increasing demands placed on settings from the Government.
Gillian Brown
Treasurer
## **EWYAS HAROLD PRE-SCHOOL GROUP**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
|**Receipts**
Fees
Early Years Grants
Early Years Inclusion Grants
Rurality Grants
After School Club
Tots Group
Donations
Fund Raising Income Raffle
General
Scavenger Hunt
Mothers Day Flowers
Sweat Shirts
Savings Accounts Interest
**Payments**
Wages
Pensions
Toys, Games and Equipment
Breakfast and Craft Club
Rent
Insurance
Repairs and Maintenance
Fund Raising Costs
Mothers Day Flowers
Bingo Nights
Fashion Show
Advertising
Excursions
Bouncy Castle
Refreshments
Craft Expenses and Cleaning
Postage, Stationery and Computer Costs
Accountants Fees
Uniforms
Sweatshirts
Subscriptions and Registration Fees
Training
Administration
Incidental Expenses
**Surplus (Deficit) for the Year**
**Bank and Cash Balance at beginning of Year**
**Petty Cash**
**Bank Balance at end of Year**
**Savings Accounts Balance at end of Year**||**Restricted**
**General**
**6,769.70**
**67,149.42**
**-**
**1,482.00**
**3,015.00**
**-**
**775.45**
**318.00**
**90.80**
**120.00**
**57.50**
**30.00**
**82.82**
**-**
**79,890.69**
**54,536.98**
**945.92**
**550.48**
**-**
**-**
**736.40**
**90.00**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25.00**
**-**
**94.76**
**637.33**
**880.17**
**807.03**
**546.00**
**-**
**-**
**262.88**
**364.88**
**900.00**
**61.00**
**-**
**61,438.83**
**-**
**18,451.86**
**12,131.21**
**30,583.07**
**25.64**
**20,474.61**
**10,082.82**
**30,583.07**
**2024**||Restricted
General
11,286.82
37,886.38
1,707.00
2,088.00
-
-
54.51
93.00
-
147.50
-
9.76
2023|Restricted
General
11,286.82
37,886.38
1,707.00
2,088.00
-
-
54.51
93.00
-
147.50
-
9.76
2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||**-**||-|53,272.97|
||||||52,384.47
773.43
83.97
-
4,285.13
743.45
14.19
49.42
-
-
282.74
-
80.52
573.40
1,044.95
568.76
546.00
28.68
107.25
239.32
626.13
-
358.08|
|||**-**||-|62,789.89|
|||**-**
**25.64**
**20,474.61**
**10,082.82**||-
43.16
12,088.05
-|(9,516.92)
21,648.13|
||||||12,131.21|
||||||12,131.21|
We have prepared the above Receipts and Payments Account from the books, vouchers and information made available to us and certify that it is accordance therewith. We have not carried out an audit.
1 St. Mary's Street Ross-on-Wye
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**Thorne & Co.** 20th February 2025
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Ewyas Harold Pre-School
**On accounts for the year** 31 August 2024 **ended**
**Charity no** 1153965 **(if any)**
**Set out on pages**
(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 31/ 08 / 2024.
- **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 examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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.
**Signed:** _Edward Richards_ **Date:** 20 February 2025 ~~Po [~~ **Name:** Edward Charles Richards ~~CT~~ **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Address:** Thorne & Co., Chartered Certified Accountants, 1 St. Mary’s Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 5HT
- **Section B Disclosure** ~~ee~~
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**