Chairs Report
Last year felt like things had finally returned to normal and Puffin was once again able to focus on what Puffin does best; looking after children, often some of the most vulnerable children in our city:
Last year we supported 28 families at the Nursery
We supported 3 children with send (special educational needs and disabilities) 10 children with EAL (English as an additional language) 13 children with 2 year funding
7 out of 14 of our 3 and 4 year old children received EYPP (Early years Pupil Premium) 9 of our 3 to 4 year old Children were deemed to be living in areas of high deprivation We provided food parcels to 19 families and free breakfast and afternoon snacks to all children attending.
We kept our fees equal to the lowest rate in the City to make extra sessions more accessible to parents and kept our cooked meals at below school meal costs to help more families afford a hot meal at lunch time.
8 of our children benefitted from 5 weekly sessions of music therapy to help support their confidence, listening and focusing skills, provided by the Belltree Music foundation.
We were able to continue to offer a weekly Soft play session for our children, curtesy of The Tarner Children’s Centre and a weekly dance sessions thanks to our partnership with South East Dance. This is a great opportunity for the children to experience a new environment and have somewhere to burn off some energy and play with different activities, and is very much enjoyed by the children.
We were able to benefit from attending dance sessions in the new dance studio on Circus street back in April, long before it’s official opening in July. This is an excellent opportunity for the children to experience a movement class that may otherwise be inaccessible to them - and they clearly love their time there.
We took families and children to see an amazing dance production aimed for under fives which followed the dancers through a journey of their feelings and emotions. This was a lovely opportunity for the parent a and carers to see the children enjoy the Dance studio space and attend an event together.
And we hired a double decker bus to take all our families on an end of year trip to Washbrooks family farm. This was hugely successful and was a brilliant way to end the year together. As always, all the staff who attended were brilliant with the families and made everyone feel very welcome and supported.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank Tracy and all the staff at Puffin for their continued hard work to make sure Puffin is a happy and safe place for the children to learn, thrive and have fun.
Amy Walker Chair
08/12/2022
Puffin Community Nursery CIO Accounts from I" September 2021 to 31° August 2022 Regiered charity: 1158143 Charity Corresent. Ms Trncy Fernlry.J(xxs 57 Slinfold Close Brighlon BN2 OYS Re8our¢e C¢ntre 6 Tilbury Pla¢¢ BriRhton BN2 OGY 18 November 2022 Siyd by one two tdlllf of the Tro#
Pllffin Community Nursery CIO CharityR¢8i#Wi Thwnbtt Il58143 ReceSpt> #nd PAyments Atrount for tb¢ period September 21121 to 31st Aueust 2022 2021 2•U RtJ¢rirted Unrutricted 2022 T•t•l 2•2J 2•2J 2•21 Receipt$ Jncnmimg resouree5lor cht7rhablelleliiryl Brigh(on omd Httve City co(11 EYFE fiJndiDg for 2 yrolds EYFE fijrtding for 3 and 4 JT olds Pupil Pr¢mium PresenslAddiiional Support Disability Access Fund Staff iraininy Covid ContsiD OutbTcak Managem1 Fund Early Years DeVel4pml Piw•m Mjscellaneo Oiher Family f¢¢5 Family f¢¢5 for hot n419 Donaiiony ojrdgrao South Eist DAn¢¢ Other Oih¢r Incom¢ Intsrt$t 24.986 47JOS 24.986 47.808 1.765 5.694 27,589 59.465 27.589 59.465 .765 5.094 3.931 61S 3,938 615 2310 210 2JlO 210 750 1.5 750 1.500 691 691 9.lQ9 3 J71 9,109 5.371 3,326 1.897 3,326 1.897 77 48 48 65 65 Tot81 R¢¢elpti 14.239 88,526 102,766 1,553 99,197 Payments ErpeNdiire on ch4Trknble dclivliies Aff Costi Hot meals Ipnjenl, furniiur¢ book¥ Artiviljes con%umknles Tr4inin8 and ¥upcrv151on Reni and rwm hi Rewtsirntion, $ub$crip¢ions ind Tel¢phon¢, brondnd w¢bortt Admin and office ¢ost$ BwkketPin8 oiher 5.695 77.553 3,276 350 351 361 J.l59 894 83.247 5,276 495 3.gJ8 85.975 1.314 Jio 1,559 741 3.159 67,913 1,314 732 1.589 776 5.159 145 1.329 222 30 JJ 361 3.159 891 778 l.OJ2 590 70 778 1.032 22 2.2¥ 557 70 Total Payments 9,435 87.804 97.239 4.225 94.129 99.054 Nct lpt5 (paynxnEsI forthc prri Funds at Isl S¢ptcml 2021 722 129.757 5.527 133.507 328 3.422 143 133J64 3,750 129,942 Blan¢e of funds It 31st Au811St 2012 &554 130,479 139.034 3.75• 129,757 133,Se7 44ditlolls may +/. £1 d¥¢ io roJthdin¥ hF2of3
Puffin Community Nursery CIO (Jwity RegimDrn nutDlv 1158143 Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st August 2022 MoTh¢t&ry Asyet$ CAF Cash account CAF Gold llccount Casb in hand 44.011 95.021 139.034 NoThvMone¢•ry Asseti The ¢haTity h¥$ rto non.monelary a58ets Ll*bllldei none Rutrl¢trd funth held It 31st August 2022 Pupil Premium Disability Access Fund South East Dance 1,420 1.438 5.696 8.554 P4EJof3
Independent Examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trustees of Puffin Community Nursery CIO Registered Charity number 1158143 St I September 2021 to 31" August 2022 The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis. Respertive respon5ibilitie5 Of tru5tee5 and independent examiner As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures specified in the General Direction5 of the Charity Commissioners lunder section 14515llbl of the Act) and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examinerfs Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is give as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters laid out in the statement below. Independent Examinerfs Report In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 111 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement5 lal to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act.. and Ibl to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met- or 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Kate Chapman Resource Centre 6 Tilbury Place Brighton BN2 OGY Date.. 31" May 2023