## **THE WINDMILL NURSERY DARTFORD**
## **CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION NUMBER 1159401**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2024**
Charity Name & Address: The Windmill Nursery Dartford c/o The Brent County Primary School London Road Stone DA2 6BA
Website: https://thewindmillnursery.com/ Trustees: Keith McGregor Karen McGregor Helen Stowell
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Windmill Nursery Dartford**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year to 31[st] August 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 4.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) 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 laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met
Signed…………………………………….…………………. Date……………………………………………….
Ruth McGregor FCCA, 31 Rectory Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1HL
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|**Windmill Nursery Accounts**|||
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|**1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024**|||
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|**Income & Expenditure Account**||**31/08/2024**|
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|**Income**|||
|KCCVouchers||142,883.82|
|Other vouchers and childcare payments||-|
|Feesfromparents||6,865.01|
|Incomefrom Fundraising||-|
|Incomefrom Training Course||-|
|Bank InterestReceived||-|
|Miscellaneous||-|
|**Total Income**||**149,748.83**|
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|**Expenditure**|||
|StaffSalaries (including tax,national insurance and pensions)||124,379.59|
|Rent paid toKCC||11,632.88|
|Supplies||7,384.25|
|Utilities and telephone||6,566.59|
|Pre-School LearningAlliance||729.29|
|Staff Welfare||1,235.83|
|Training||-|
|Trip to GodstoneFarm||1,007.50|
|Insurance||-|
|WindowCleaning||90.00|
|Ofsted||35.00|
|DBS Checks||46.10|
|**Total Expenditure**||**153,107.03**|
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|**Income less expenditure**||**3,358.20**
**-**|
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|**Balance Sheet**||**31/08/2024**||**01/09/2024**|
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|Current Account||31,485.96||34,844.16|
|Deposit Account||0.04||0.04|
|Petty Cash||0.00
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|**Windmill Nursery Assets**||**31,486.00**||**34,844.20**|
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|**Increase/(decrease) in assets**||**3,358.20**
**-**|||
## **Notes**
The Trustees have responsibility for setting a budget and monitoring expenditure during the year, in order the Nursery gets best value from the funds allocated from the government and nursery fees collated. This is to ensure that the children obtain maximum benefit from the limited resources available.
The Trustees are very grateful to the parents, staff and friends who continue to give financial support and help maintain the nursery to its high standard.
The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at year end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.
Signed…………………………………….………………….
Date……………………………………………….
Keith McGregor - Trustee
Signed…………………………………….…………………. Karen McGregor - Trustee
Date……………………………………………….
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## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
01 Sep 2023
31 Aug 2024
**From To** Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** The Windmill Nursery Dartford **Other names charity is known by** The Windmill Nursery **Registered charity number (if any)** 1159401 **Charity's principal address** c/o The Brent CP School London Road Stone **Postcode** DA2 6BA ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Keith McGregor 2 Karen McGregor 3 Helen Stowell 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~==~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Susan Melvin – Nursery Supervisor
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
> [ Constitution ]
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
> [ Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) ]
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)[ Appointed by the existing trustees ]
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The objects of the CIO are: (1) To advance the education of children below the school entry age within the local community and to provide a safe and stimulating **Summary of the objects of the** environment for children of pre-school age. **charity set out in its** (2) To provide a safe a stimulating learning environment, where children **governing document** are able to learn through their play and in which each parent/carer has the right to take an active role in. (3) To actively promote fundraising in which all parents/guardians have the opportunity to become involved.
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The children benefit by receiving an education which greatly helps with them adapting to meeting and interacting with other children and preparing them for primary education. Among the children taught at the nursery are some children (currently 6) with special educational needs, with 2 having specialist one to one support from the Specialist Teaching Service. The total number of children currently registered and attending the nursery is 52. Typically these children will attend either morning or afternoon sessions.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The nursery provides a secure working environment for staff and security for parents/carers in knowing all monies are for the purpose of their children attending the setting.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
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## **Section E Financial review**
We do not have a policy on reserves
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
Not applicable
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **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)** KEITH McGREGOR KAREN McGREGOR **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[ TRUSTEE ] CHAIR **Date** 26/05/2025
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