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2023-08-31-accounts

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The objects ofthe CIO are the advancement
ofthe		 The objects ofthe CIO are the advancement
ofthe		 Christian
faith as an		 Christian
faith as an		 Christian
faith as an
independent
expression
ofthe mission of Ridgeway		 Methodist Church
{charity number 1128711)for the public benefit:
Summary
ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its
governing
document		 3.1 in advancing
the secular and spiritual
education
of children
from the
of0 up to and including
11years; and
3.2 in the interests
ofsocial welfare
providing
or assisting
in the provision
facilities for recreation
ofchildren
from the ages of0 up to and including		 ages
of
11
years who have need ofsuch facilities by reason oftheir youth, infirmity or
disability,
financial
hardship
or social circumstances		 with the object of
improving
their conditions
of life.
The main activities of Ridgeway Methodist
Children's		 Care Centre are the
provision
of Ofsted registered
preschool for ages		 2 —4 and provision of
parent and toddler sessions for ages 0-3.
We confirm the trustees
have had regard to the Charity Commission's
guidance
on public benefit.
Summary ofthe 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)

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Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year		 The year September 2022- August 2023 saw a return to normal
activity
post-covid.
The Preschool has resumed
Forest School, going for walks
in the
community
and the children
have loved and engaged
with this.
Support continues
to be provided
to families who are in need.
Engaging
with the church to provide food hampers
at Christmas
and the Food Rave
where church members
have encouraged
families
by providing
help to
cook on a budget.
The Toddler groups are continuing
to thrive and provide a feed in of new
children
for Preschool.
An on-going
and increasing
challenge
for the Preschool
is caring for
those children
who have Special Needs. During 2022-23 there have been
2 children
with severe and profound
complex needs.
Accessing the
funding
required
has been a constant
battle.
Forthose children
with low
level needs the early years inclusion
funding
no longer provides
sufficient
1-1 support for the hours they are there.
There has been a high
proportion
of low level needs
in this age group whose early development
has been hindered
by Covid lock downs and restrictions,
Although
this
has been acknowledged
nationally
funding
has decreased
rather than
risen to meet the need.
This Preschool has an excellent reputation
for Special Needs Care but
now has to limit the number
of such children
it can help due to the lack of
funding
and to make sure mainstream
children are not adversely
affected. One complex needs child who should be going to school
in
September
is staying
until January
and special arrangements
have been
made with the local authority
to provide funding
and the necessary care
for this child.
The Preschool staff continued
to work together as a dedicated team with
the needs ofthe children
placed at the centre of all they do. Although
the
work at times is stressful the staff support each other and have the
addition
ofa group of dedicated
volunteers.
The Trustees and Management
ofthe Centre met formally 3times during
the Academic Year 2022-23
In Preschool
all activities for children
follow the EYFSframework
and as
part ofthis pupils have been exploring a wide range of planning
themes
such as Chinese
New Year, Harvest,
Easter, and outdoor activities
including
Forest School. Sports Day took place in summer 2023 and
educational
visits to the library have resumed.
The Christmas
Nativity
in
2022 took place both on a Sunday
morning
for the wider church audience
and during the week for parents. This was the first time since Covid that a
wider audience was able to attend and that the Nativity
could be
performed
in Church.
Christmas
parties with Father Christmas
and the
Summer
'Graduation
Ceremony'
also took place as normal.
During the year 3 fundraising
coffee mornings
took place as weII as a
sponsored
'Treasure
Hunt' for the children
to do during
holiday times.

Details Unrestricted
funds
Restncted
funds		 Endowment
funcls		 Endowment
funcls
81Cash funds Gash in hand to nearest
K
to nearest F		 to nearest K
230
Balance CFB
2T,523
Balance Bank Natwest
6T,06T
Total cash funds 94,820
(agree balances
with receipts and payments
acccunt{s))		 {':
L *"
Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
82 Other monetary assets Details funcls
to nearest S
funds
to nearest E		 funds
to nearest		 F
83Investment assets Detai(s Fund to which
asset belon s
Cost (opttonal)		 Current value
optional
84Assets retained for the Details Fund to which
asset belon s
Cost (optional)		 Current value
(o
ional
charity's own use
85 Liabilities Details Fund to which
liabili
relates
Amount due
(o tional		 When due
(o tional)
Notes * 1 Non funded
income - includes f153due for 2021/22 received 2022/23.
f67.75was outstanding
but this is expected to be recovered.		 At year end
Notes * 2 Funded income includes 26142 advance
funding
for Autumn 23 and F10500for
SENCO support of additional
staff members
in 23/24 and 82489 for support
in 22/23.
Wages includes 86415for 22/23 senco support. (82730Senco for 22/23 was rec'd
in
Notes "3 21/22)
Profit is only shown due to f16642 ofSenco 23/24 and Autumn
term 23 funding
being
received
in advance.
Adjusting
for this produces a loss off1267which is equivalent
of
Senco funding
summer
term 23 which was not covered as expected.
However
redundancy
provision
needs to be increased
by f3367transferred
from reserves which
Notes*48 5 are now E53360. Redundanc
rovision increased tof24818.
Signed by one or lwo trustees
behalf of all the trustees		 on All
rantswereexpendedb
31/8/22.
No new
rants have beenreceivedin2022/23
Date of
Print Name
Signature
a ciroval

I CHARITY (OMMISSION liiil¢ipond•nt •xamln•rfJ r•port on tha I •r.CfJliiits Ofi •eeounls lor th• yÈ•r •ndod 3141 Augusl 2023 Ch•rity no .' 11828fj2 111 •ny} ,. Sèt ¢)Ui On PW 1 1&2 I report lo the Iruslees on my examination ol the #ccwnts abo¥• thanly {Ihe Trusl'l Iof y&ar onded 3110812023 Respon$ibililiè% 4nd As the Ifustees. you are resron8lt4e for the prFefatif)n ol th account5 ￿ 4ccordance w41h the iequwement5 of th• Charrtos Act 2011 nhe Act'i I report in IBspecl of my examinalion of Trust's acttjunts ￿Me￿ r under sethon 145 of the 2011 Act and in car￿.￿g out my examFrrilOft I have foll0v￿ all the applicable DITections gtven by the Chaty C¢rnmiSSrfm undw section 1451511bl of the AGt. Independent xaminevs ststemenT I have ￿mplete[¢ my examination. I confirn that no material matters h&p )me lo my attention in conn¢ction with the examinatron (other than disdosed below ') which gives me cause lo b81ieve fhat in. any rnrnl respect.. the ?ccounting recoids were nat kept in a¢Gortlance ith 130 of the ChaTities Act.. OT the accounts did not accord w5th th6 accounting worts," or the ac¢ounts did not compty wlh the a￿leabl6 requirernents nceming the fom and content of accounts sot wt In the Charilies (Accounts Reports) Regu¢ations 2008 other than any Tequirfrment that the accounts give a 1rue and fail vthich ts not ¥ mattet constdered as part of an Inder￿dent examination I have no COn￿M$ and have Come across no oth8r matt￿3 in connect Ih the exan7inotyon lo which att¢ntion shoutd t drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper und8rstandtng of the a¢¢ounts to b8 rea¢hod. . Plgase d6lule the in lh& brn¢k•ts rfthey It nol appty. Dat•: ts10112oZ Slgn•d: Nam•'. ShQAH Rèlevant prolessl¢n•J qu•lifi¢atson(¥) or body (If •ny): ASSoLthTi¢u ofr Q￿F.*£￿ IER O¢t 2018

Details Unrestricted
funds
Restncted
funds		 Endowment
funcls		 Endowment
funcls
81Cash funds Gash in hand to nearest
K
to nearest F		 to nearest K
230
Balance CFB
2T,523
Balance Bank Natwest
6T,06T
Total cash funds 94,820
(agree balances
with receipts and payments
acccunt{s))		 {':
L *"
Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
82 Other monetary assets Details funcls
to nearest S
funds
to nearest E		 funds
to nearest		 F
83Investment assets Detai(s Fund to which
asset belon s
Cost (opttonal)		 Current value
optional
84Assets retained for the Details Fund to which
asset belon s
Cost (optional)		 Current value
(o
ional
charity's own use
85 Liabilities Details Fund to which
liabili
relates
Amount due
(o tional		 When due
(o tional)
Notes * 1 Non funded
income - includes f153due for 2021/22 received 2022/23.
f67.75was outstanding
but this is expected to be recovered.		 At year end
Notes * 2 Funded income includes 26142 advance
funding
for Autumn 23 and F10500for
SENCO support of additional
staff members
in 23/24 and 82489 for support
in 22/23.
Wages includes 86415for 22/23 senco support. (82730Senco for 22/23 was rec'd
in
Notes "3 21/22)
Profit is only shown due to f16642 ofSenco 23/24 and Autumn
term 23 funding
being
received
in advance.
Adjusting
for this produces a loss off1267which is equivalent
of
Senco funding
summer
term 23 which was not covered as expected.
However
redundancy
provision
needs to be increased
by f3367transferred
from reserves which
Notes*48 5 are now E53360. Redundanc
rovision increased tof24818.
Signed by one or lwo trustees
behalf of all the trustees		 on All
rantswereexpendedb
31/8/22.
No new
rants have beenreceivedin2022/23
Date of
Print Name
Signature
a ciroval

I CHARITY (OMMISSION liiil¢ipond•nt •xamln•rfJ r•port on tha I •r.CfJliiits Ofi •eeounls lor th• yÈ•r •ndod 3141 Augusl 2023 Ch•rity no .' 11828fj2 111 •ny} ,. Sèt ¢)Ui On PW 1 1&2 I report lo the Iruslees on my examination ol the #ccwnts abo¥• thanly {Ihe Trusl'l Iof y&ar onded 3110812023 Respon$ibililiè% 4nd As the Ifustees. you are resron8lt4e for the prFefatif)n ol th account5 ￿ 4ccordance w41h the iequwement5 of th• Charrtos Act 2011 nhe Act'i I report in IBspecl of my examinalion of Trust's acttjunts ￿Me￿ r under sethon 145 of the 2011 Act and in car￿.￿g out my examFrrilOft I have foll0v￿ all the applicable DITections gtven by the Chaty C¢rnmiSSrfm undw section 1451511bl of the AGt. Independent xaminevs ststemenT I have ￿mplete[¢ my examination. I confirn that no material matters h&p )me lo my attention in conn¢ction with the examinatron (other than disdosed below ') which gives me cause lo b81ieve fhat in. any rnrnl respect.. the ?ccounting recoids were nat kept in a¢Gortlance ith 130 of the ChaTities Act.. OT the accounts did not accord w5th th6 accounting worts," or the ac¢ounts did not compty wlh the a￿leabl6 requirernents nceming the fom and content of accounts sot wt In the Charilies (Accounts Reports) Regu¢ations 2008 other than any Tequirfrment that the accounts give a 1rue and fail vthich ts not ¥ mattet constdered as part of an Inder￿dent examination I have no COn￿M$ and have Come across no oth8r matt￿3 in connect Ih the exan7inotyon lo which att¢ntion shoutd t drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper und8rstandtng of the a¢¢ounts to b8 rea¢hod. . Plgase d6lule the in lh& brn¢k•ts rfthey It nol appty. Dat•: ts10112oZ Slgn•d: Nam•'. ShQAH Rèlevant prolessl¢n•J qu•lifi¢atson(¥) or body (If •ny): ASSoLthTi¢u ofr Q￿F.*£￿ IER O¢t 2018