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t|2020||31|July|2021|| Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** BUSY OTTERS PRESCHOOL - **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)**[1177677] **Charity's principal address** LONGDOGS LANE OTTERY ST MARY **Postcode EX11 1HY** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not Trustee name Office (if any) for whole year** **Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** - 1 Matthew Gunbie CHAIRMAN - COTREASURER - 2[JULIANNE ] ANDERSON - 3[ALISSA BENNETT ] SECRETARY CRONK - 4 EMILY DOMMETT Committee - 5 Rachel Gigg Committee - 6 Daisy Hutchison Committee - 7 Jeffi Grant Co Treasurer - 8 Beth Sewell Committee - 9 Sophie Brown Committee ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** CONSTITUTION Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods ELECTION AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (eg. appointed by, elected March **2012** **TAR** 1 by) TAR March 2012 ## **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. - MEMBER OF PRESCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE – MODEL CIO CONSTITUTION 2013 ADOPTED. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups. ## **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)** It does this by: (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, together with the right 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; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas; (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: More information about the Charity can be found at www.busyotters.co.uk - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance The Charity has generated £112673.00 receipts, and made payments of £121231, resulting in a net loss of £8558.00. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## **Section E Financial review** The Charity currently holds the following reserves: Operational **Brief statement of the** Reserve £27677.00 and Redundancy Reserve £10701 (plus any **charity’s policy on reserves** other reserves) These are reviewed by the trustees for sufficiency at least once a term. **Details of any funds** None. **materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** The Charity’s principal income is derived from Government You **may choose** to include funding of early years education and supplemented by private additional information, fees. where relevant about:  the charity’s principal sources of funds The Charity was inspected by Ofsted on 17 June 2021, and were (including any pleased to receive an good report from Ofsted which can be fundraising); found at https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY560108.  how expenditure has On 8 March 2018, the Trustees agreed to convert the supported the key organisation’s structure from an unincorporated organisation objectives of the charity; Busy Otters Preschool Playgroup (Registered Charity number:  investment policy and 1023260) to this charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), to March **2012** **TAR** 4 objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. help make its future more sustainable and limit trustees’ personal liability. Accordingly, the Preschool Learning Alliance – Model CIO Constitution 2013 was adopted for this new Charity for the setting, being Busy Otters Preschool. ## **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)** Matthew Alan Tom Gunbie **Position (eg** CHAIR **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 30 09 2021 March **2012** **TAR** 5 BUSY OTTERS PRESCHOOL Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• p•riod To 31107r2021 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•strlcied Roatrictsd Endowm?nt lund¥ funds lund• lth•nwEqt£ ••¥••¢e tothi n•••*i£ t•th• wr••tÉ 10 th• nw•AtÈ Total lunds La&t yèar A1 R•c•l Feqs. Parert4 1NI84 Fynd 3,471 JN75 1.317 tel￿1 Fwved Sub lotal 111VJ 111873 126.024 A2 AM•t•nd In¥Mtm•nt •al••. Tot•1 r•e•lpts 112,173 1Z A3 P•ym•nts Wages 103. COniu￿DI￿I 6.J12 R•t)l & Ra Ingurwc• 975 •7S 9¢¢*.￿￿1n9. P￿. gabLWy & Oth ¢•2 1012 StarrTr¥AnllVJ 421 Sm•ll EwpThent ElvxtrKty 12 12 SI￿ to 121231 121,231 119,877 A4 Auet and Inv••tm•nl purch•￿￿, ète. 121,231 121.231 119,8n 14et Ofre￿P￿{VYffl•rttsj . A5 T1￿#1*Y* b•tween fund• A6 Ca•h funda last yur end &55 8.037 6.14 e8,751 66,751 61,80 58,194 60.7S1 CCXX R1 ISSI 1710&?021 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrostrlcted Ro8triet•d fuThl• Endowmgnt funds to n•*¥o4t£ Categories Detai B1 C•8h fil￿15 NXcL*REP￿AcC(x 1$.79B BANK DEpogfACCOUNT I7￿7 BANK RESERVEACCOUPIT 10.701 NK FIA4DRA19NGACCOUNT BANK S4VfyWACCOUPn Total cash funds 194 furtds lundB fund• to M•r••¢£ D•t• -"Z&•4 F￿d lo *thlch Curr•N v•lv FundtOTA*kh ••••t b• ¢yff•ni¥*lu• O•tal OTHER DEBTORS B4 A¥s•ts retain•d for th• harity's Own u B5 Llabiliti ZOa• Sffjned by ty* ty ts*o tru81e￿ behallulall th8trLL8tee5 Dats of roval &gnatu Print Narre CCXX R2 I￿rts ISSI 1710V2021 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BUSY orfERS PRESCHOOL On accounts for the year ènded 31ST JULY 2021 Charity no (if any) 1177677 Sel out on pages 2&3 Respoctive The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under re8pon8lbilities of section 43(2} of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act). as amended by s.28 of the trustoes and ¢xaminer Chanties Act 2006) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibilty to.. examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act, as amended), to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under secb'on 43(7}(b) of the Ad, as amended), and lo state whether particular matters have come to my attents'on. Ba•ls of Ind•p•ndent My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by examIne￿$ Statement the Chartty Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by Ihe charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or di8cIo8ure8 in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audil, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the arxounts. Indopendent In the Course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than oxamlnerf8 statement that disGlosed below ") 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any materfal respect, the trustees have not met the requirements lo ensure that.. proper accounting r￿OrdS are kept (in aC￿rdan￿ with section 41 of the Act),. and accounts are prepared which ￿re8 with the acc¢)unting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act: or 2. to vthich. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. . Please delete the ￿OrdS in the b￿CketS rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dat•: 16th August 2021 Name: MA RICE J. OLLOY Relevant professlonal qualification(sl or body (If any): F.C.C.A., B.COMM. 17. SILVER STREET, OThERY ST. MARY, DEVON EX11 1 DB. Addres5: IER April 2007 .clion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to high1￿ht material problems. Givo haro brief detalls of any items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER April 2007