Charity number: 1167355
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
**UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
**Prepared By:** Lindrick Accountancy Services Ltd 205 Outgang Lane Dinnington Sheffield S25 3QY
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **TRUSTEES**
Mrs R Bell Ms E Bye Miss R Gyte Ms J Thompson Mrs A Watson
## **REGISTERED OFFICE**
Anston Pre-School Parish Hall 15a Ryton Road Anston Sheffield S25 4DL
## **CHARITY NUMBER**
1167355 (England and Wales)
## **ACCOUNTANTS**
Lindrick Accountancy Services Ltd 205 Outgang Lane Dinnington Sheffield S25 3QY
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Report of the Trustees|3 to 4
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|Independent Examiner's Statement|5
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|Statement of Financial Activities|6
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|Balance Sheet|7
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|Notes to the Accounts|8|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|
9
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## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31/08/2020
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objectives of the charity are to provide affordable and high-quality child care to the parents of Anston and the surrounding areas. This is achieved by; enhancing the development of children primarily under statutory school age, by; encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups, and by; offering appropriate play, education, care facilities and training courses, together with the rights of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability; to encourage the study of the needs of such children and their families and promote public interest in and recognition of such needs; to instigate and adhere to and to further the aims and objectives of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.
It is the trustee's opinion that this objective is in line with the Charity Commissions Public Benefit Requirement.
During the year Anston Stones Early Years has had a total of 28 children on the register, and has had 11 of those children transferred to their respective primary schools and 2 to other settings. 1 moved out of the area. The remaining 14 children moved into the FS1 age group of Pre-School or remained in the younger group. Anston Stones Early Years’ main achievements during the year were to continue to develop the range of resources on offer for the children, in particular for the increase in numbers of children attending the setting with additional needs (SEN). A variety of sensory toys and resources have been purchased. Money has also been prioritised for staff training to improve expertise and to pay for extra staffing during sessions to cover the 1 to 1 ratio children. This will continue over the coming year as the setting sees more children on roll with high levels of support needed.
Covid-19 has affected the setting just as much as the rest of the country. The setting had to close for a period of this academic year due to the building not being ours. The Parish Hall is a multi-use building and in the early weeks of Covid-19 before acceptable Covid-safe measures were put in place, the manager could not guarantee the safety of the children, their families or staff. Many families made a conscious decision not to send their children due to fears and staff at various times were having to isolate which all put added pressure on the ability to provide a quality and effective service. The Preschool accessed the government JRS furlough money to support staff wages and the Parish Hall waivered our lease payments. This meant that all the staff were able to have job security and the manager and deputy manager supported the families at home providing home learning packs, online activities and even providing one family with ICT equipment for their child in receipt of funding so they could support him at home.
This academic year, from September 2020, Covid-19 has continued to have an impact on the setting. We have had to close for a period of time again, however the government JRS scheme has again given the staff their job security in this uncertain time. We have not lost any staff due to Coronavirus through illness, resignation nor redundancy which is a great success and the trustees have secured funding for a new staff member to gain a Level 3 qualification with a view to being employed with us in the future whilst being Bank staff for the duration and more funding for a current Level 2 staff member to gain her Level 3. All our staff members live in the local community and not only are we committed to improving our educational services for our local children but we are committed to securing quality staff members from our locality something of which the preschool is very proud.
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The organisation is unincorporated in England and Wales and is registered with the Charities Commission. The charity number is 1167355. The committee adopted the model constitution of the Pre-School Learning Alliance at the AGM dated 26th November 2018.
The committee members shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 September 2019 to the 31 August 2020.
Miss R Gyte Mrs Julia Thompson Mrs Andrea Watson Romney Bell (Secretary) Emma Bye
## **FUNDS AND RESERVES**
Anston Stones Early Years reserve policy is to hold sufficient funds to enable it to function for three months; and/or to pay any redundancy payments due should the setting have to close. The trustees estimate the cost of operating for three months and paying redundancy payments would be £17,000. Due to the timing of the payment of the Nursery Education Grant, it is necessary, as a matter of course, to have the finances to pay at least three months' salary without any income.
This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on ………………………….
R Gyte Trustee
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31/08/2020.
## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity's gross income exceeded £10,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ICAEW .
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to an audit under charity law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS 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 you as 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 EXAMINERS STATEMENT**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have not been met; or
(2) in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Date:
Lindrick Accountancy Services Ltd
205 Outgang Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 3QY
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the year ended 31/08/2020**
|
**Income**
Income from generated funds
Income from charitable activities
**Total Income and endowments**
**Other Income**
Grant income received
**Total Other Income**
**Expenses**
Costs of generating funds
Expenditure on Charitable activities
**Total Expenses**
**Net gains on investments**
**Net Income**
**Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed**
**assests**
**Net movement in funds:**
**Net income for the year**
**Net funds carried forward**|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
58,322
**58,322**
3,598
3,598
54,623
**54,623**
**7,297**
**7,297**
**7,297**
|2019
Total
£
48,541|
|---|---|---|
|||48,541|
|||652|
|||652|
|||56,499|
|||56,499|
|||(7,306)
(7,306)|
|||(7,306)|
This statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31/08/2020**
|
**Notes**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**
**Unrestricted funds**
**1**
**Approved by the board of trustees on ……………..**
**and signed on their behalf by**|32,511
32,511
1,100
|**2020**
**£**
31,411
31,411
31,411|25,214
25,214
1,100
|2019
£
24,114|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||24,114|
|||||24,114|
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............................. R Gyte Trustee
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31/08/2020**
## **1. RESERVES**
|**At 1September 2019**
**Surplus**
**At 31 August 2020**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**24,114**
**7,297**|
|---|---|
||**31,411**|
## **ANSTON STONES EARLY YEARS**
## **Incoming Resources for the year ended 31/08/2020**
|
**Incoming resources**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
RMBC Funding
Fees
Fundraising
Grant Income
**Total Income**
**Expenses**
Advertising and sales promotion
28Insurance
Rent
Uniform
General wages
Pension contributions
Training
Accountancy fees
Equipment
Telephone and office stationery
Subscriptions
DBS
Sundry expenses
**NET (DEFICIT)**|**2020**
**52,260**
**5,719**
**343**
|**2020**
**52,260**
**5,719**
**343**
|
**£**
**58,322**
**3,598**|
41,070
6,912
559
|2019
£
48,541
652|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**61,920**||49,193|
||||**235**
**-**
**3,695**
**461**
**44,178**
**656**
**362**
**720**
**3,148**
**698**
**162**
**48**
**260**||
285
618
6,231
-
43,588
476
659
720
2,686
583
156
60
437
56,499
(7,306)|
||||**54,623**
**7,297**|||