_Charity number: 1174608_
This year, 2021, has been another challenging yet positive for Ranwell playgroup.
We are still trying to recruit new members of staff even if it is just in the mornings as this session tends to be the busiest. However, we have had some interest from people who have previously worked or volunteered at the playgroup before or who have heard about Ranwell in the community.
We have also continued to support our staff with offering training even though it has been difficult throughout the pandemic. Ranwell recognise that’s its important to have highly qualified and experienced staff, so we have tried to encourage and support our staff who are trying to complete their further education learning throughout this difficult time.
Usually in September our numbers are usually quiet however this year our morning sessions are full. We often have spaces is the afternoon however we do have quite a high number of children who require one to one support, and often families who need support so we are trying to provide the required attention for these children and families as best we can.
We still have children on the waiting list and are hoping to take them on as soon as the spaces become available. We are always encouraging parent and careers to put their names on to our waiting list when they enquire.
This can only enhance our chances of keeping Ranwell open and by taking on more children we are able to apply for funding
which will help us pay for and reroute new staff for the future. This will add to our finances which are healthy at the moment however during 2022 we expect higher costs with a significant rise in our utility bills and out goings.
During 2021 even more playgroups and nurseries in Tower Hamlets unfortunately closed so were we offered more equipment. The Ranwell team were very proactive in registering interest to take the equipment. The manger and her team organised this project in their own time and were delighted with what they received. This has saved us money and the children have benefited greatly.
In 2021 we said would like to focus on the garden. The staff were very proactive in making this happen. With constant communication with the council, we have had the fencing replaced. The staff painted and remodelled the children’s main outdoor play area.
We are working with a new company who take excellent care of the garden and are very proactive in helping us when we are thing of new projects and storage in the garden.
Ranwell continue to work on our garden storage project however it continues to be a challenge when finding things in stock and ordering more storage. We are also looking into having the kitchen replaced as its long overdue but with a rise in cases in Tower Hamlets it has proved challenging but hopefully we will have this completed in 2022.
Yours sincerely
F Kitchener
Chair of Ranwell playgroup
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
# **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
Charity number: 1174608
## **Independent Examiner:**
C Zielinski AIPFM East Lodge Drum Aberdeenshire Drumoak AB31 5AN
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
Trustees: Faye Kitchener (Chair) Mary Leahy (Secretary) Marissa Connelly Independent Examiner: C Zielinski AIPFM Bankers: Natwest Bank PO Box 282 216 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QB Registered address: 1 McCullum Road Bow London E3 5HZ
## **STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the charity's incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, you are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. You are also responsible for safeguarding the assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Committee on: _______________________________________________
Chair: ____________________________________________________________________
**1**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF RANWELL PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2021, which are set out on pages 3 to 5.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners**
The charity's trustees consider than an audit is not required for this year -under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)- and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act);
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission - under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, as amended- and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's 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 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, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- Proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act); and - Accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
C Zielinski AIPFM East Lodge Drum Drumoak Aberdeenshire AB31 5AN
November 2021
**2**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
|**Opening balances 1**
**st**
**April**
**(note 4)**
**Add: Receipts**
London Borough Tower Hamlets (note 3)
•
2,3,4 year NEG
Snack contributions
Fundraising
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**Less: Payments**
Wages and NI (note 3)
Cover
Recruitment
Light and heat
Rent, rates and water
Refuse collection
Telephone
Equipment and materials
Parties and outings
Television
Insurance and membership
Refreshments
Repairs and maintenance
Postage and stationery
Independent examination
Cleaning materials
Training
Ofsted
Disclosure and barring
Payroll charges
Miscellaneous
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**Closing balances 31**
**st**
**March**
**(note 4)**|**2021 (£)**
**101,562**
121,916
-
-
**121,916**
54,294
3,448
680
2,310
315
29
553
1,936
62
158
258
78
890
96
690
258
368
35
105
1,200
35
**67,798**
**155,680**|**2020(£)**
**87,972**
73,182
1,109
41
**74,332**
45,395
5,939
-
3,679
1,813
75
368
1,153
63
156
258
284
228
52
790
138
175
35
106
-
35
**60,742**
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|
**3**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **AT 31st MARCH 2021**
|MONETARY ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by EYNTH
**TOTAL CASH**
OTHER ASSETS
The charity owns numerous items of play
equipment (estimated value - note 2)
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**Less: LIABILITIES**
Independent examination
Other creditors
**TOTAL LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
Funded by:
Equipment fund (note 2)
Designated fund (note 5)
Unrestricted fund (note 6)|**2021 (£)**
153,745
1,935
**155,680**
2,100
**157,780**
690
281
**971**
**156,809**
2,100
73,000
81,709
**156,809**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2,500
**104,062**|||
||||690
4,183
**4,873**
**99,189**|690
4,183
**4,873**|
||||2,500
51,000
45,689
**99,189**||
Approved by Committee: ________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________
**4**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
## 1. Accounting Policies The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention, using the receipts and payments basis to comply with the Charities Act smaller charity regulations.
## 2. Fixed Assets
Equipment purchases have been charged to the Receipts and Payments account in the year of acquisition. A register of equipment is maintained and an estimated value shown in the statement of Assets and Liabilities. An equivalent amount is shown in the equipment fund as this money has been spent.
## 3. Grant/Wages
- A grant from London Borough of Tower Hamlets is paid directly to Early Years Network Tower Hamlets, who administer playgroup salaries. The EYNTH records have been independently audited and I have accepted assurances as to the accuracy of the salaries and grant statement provided to me.
## 4. Cash Balances
|5.|Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by EYNTH
Designated Funds
Sickness and cover
Redundancy
Equipment (new)
Outside area
New flooring|**2021 (£)**
153,745
1,935
**155,680**
25,000
30,000
5,000
7,000
6,000
**73,000**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||20,000
20,000
5,000
6,000
-
**51,000**|
6. Reserves Policy
The Management Committee have set aside monies to cover sickness as well as redundancy. The unrestricted fund represents running costs and is needed to ensure adequate cash flow is available.
**5**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
# **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
Charity number: 1174608
## **Independent Examiner:**
C Zielinski AIPFM East Lodge Drum Aberdeenshire Drumoak AB31 5AN
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
Trustees: Faye Kitchener (Chair) Mary Leahy (Secretary) Marissa Connelly Independent Examiner: C Zielinski AIPFM Bankers: Natwest Bank PO Box 282 216 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QB Registered address: 1 McCullum Road Bow London E3 5HZ
## **STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the charity's incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, you are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. You are also responsible for safeguarding the assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Committee on: _______________________________________________
Chair: ____________________________________________________________________
**1**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF RANWELL PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2021, which are set out on pages 3 to 5.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners**
The charity's trustees consider than an audit is not required for this year -under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)- and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act);
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission - under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, as amended- and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's 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 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, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- Proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act); and - Accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
C Zielinski AIPFM East Lodge Drum Drumoak Aberdeenshire AB31 5AN
November 2021
**2**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
|**Opening balances 1**
**st**
**April**
**(note 4)**
**Add: Receipts**
London Borough Tower Hamlets (note 3)
•
2,3,4 year NEG
Snack contributions
Fundraising
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**Less: Payments**
Wages and NI (note 3)
Cover
Recruitment
Light and heat
Rent, rates and water
Refuse collection
Telephone
Equipment and materials
Parties and outings
Television
Insurance and membership
Refreshments
Repairs and maintenance
Postage and stationery
Independent examination
Cleaning materials
Training
Ofsted
Disclosure and barring
Payroll charges
Miscellaneous
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**Closing balances 31**
**st**
**March**
**(note 4)**|**2021 (£)**
**101,562**
121,916
-
-
**121,916**
54,294
3,448
680
2,310
315
29
553
1,936
62
158
258
78
890
96
690
258
368
35
105
1,200
35
**67,798**
**155,680**|**2020(£)**
**87,972**
73,182
1,109
41
**74,332**
45,395
5,939
-
3,679
1,813
75
368
1,153
63
156
258
284
228
52
790
138
175
35
106
-
35
**60,742**
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|
**3**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **AT 31st MARCH 2021**
|MONETARY ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by EYNTH
**TOTAL CASH**
OTHER ASSETS
The charity owns numerous items of play
equipment (estimated value - note 2)
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**Less: LIABILITIES**
Independent examination
Other creditors
**TOTAL LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
Funded by:
Equipment fund (note 2)
Designated fund (note 5)
Unrestricted fund (note 6)|**2021 (£)**
153,745
1,935
**155,680**
2,100
**157,780**
690
281
**971**
**156,809**
2,100
73,000
81,709
**156,809**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2,500
**104,062**|||
||||690
4,183
**4,873**
**99,189**|690
4,183
**4,873**|
||||2,500
51,000
45,689
**99,189**||
Approved by Committee: ________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________
**4**
## **RANWELL PLAYGROUP**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021**
## 1. Accounting Policies The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention, using the receipts and payments basis to comply with the Charities Act smaller charity regulations.
## 2. Fixed Assets
Equipment purchases have been charged to the Receipts and Payments account in the year of acquisition. A register of equipment is maintained and an estimated value shown in the statement of Assets and Liabilities. An equivalent amount is shown in the equipment fund as this money has been spent.
## 3. Grant/Wages
- A grant from London Borough of Tower Hamlets is paid directly to Early Years Network Tower Hamlets, who administer playgroup salaries. The EYNTH records have been independently audited and I have accepted assurances as to the accuracy of the salaries and grant statement provided to me.
## 4. Cash Balances
|5.|Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by EYNTH
Designated Funds
Sickness and cover
Redundancy
Equipment (new)
Outside area
New flooring|**2021 (£)**
153,745
1,935
**155,680**
25,000
30,000
5,000
7,000
6,000
**73,000**|**2020 (£)**
102,127
(565)
**101,562**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||20,000
20,000
5,000
6,000
-
**51,000**|
6. Reserves Policy
The Management Committee have set aside monies to cover sickness as well as redundancy. The unrestricted fund represents running costs and is needed to ensure adequate cash flow is available.
**5**