Cuckfield Preschool Playgroup
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 1178733
Village Hall, London Lane, Cuckfield, West Sussex, RH17 5BD Trustees’ Annual Report 1/9/2022 to 31/8/2023
Objective and activities
Our objective is the development and education of children and young people, by promoting their care, safety, education, health and wellbeing, promoting parental involvement, and providing services to support them, their families, and carers. We are a charity operated preschool who aim to provide children with a stimulating, happy, caring and safe environment to help them develop their full potential in all areas through playing and learning together. We deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
Public Benefit
As a charitable preschool our values are openness and inclusion for all offering 27 hours funded attendance without restriction in this period. We offer a high-quality early years’ education regardless of additional or specialist needs from the age of two and a half years upwards. We also take children from the age of two where specific qualification criteria are met.
Achievements and Performance this year
This year we’ve provided a full academic year of high quality, carefully planned and well-resourced play-based learning. The children have benefited from themed sessions each week, small group work, and a free flow indoors and outdoors. Our children have continued to benefit from a staff team with great experience. The children get lots of adult interaction and benefit from an excellent staff:child ratio. We have taken part in the life of the village, raising funds for preschool which are spent on resources for the children. We have benefited from an excellent range of social and fund-raising activities organised by our valued staff and parent committee members.
Financial Review
Financial Position at the end of the period.
The CIO was in a stable financial position at the end of the period. The result was a surplus on an income of £123k and an expenditure of £106k, balancing out last year’s small deficit.
Reserves Policy
The trustees have decided upon a reserves policy which recognises the risks we may face and the amounts that are considered necessary are available.
Structure Governance and Management
The charity’s governing document is a Pre-school Learning Alliance Model CIO Constitution for Childcare Providers 2013, dated 6 June 2018 and registered with the Charity Commission on 11 June 2018.
The affairs of the CIO are managed by the trustees.
Trustees who manage the charity: Name of Trustee Office Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Moss, Sarah Anne Chair 21/08/2018, 24/10/2019, 23/05/2022 - - Lynch, Jane 19/11/2018, 23/05/2022 Crouch, Mary 17/03/2019, 23/05/2022 -
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature ……………………….………… Full name Sarah Anne Moss Position Chair of Trustees Date 21 June 2024
Cuckfield Preschool Playgroup 1178733
Accounts for the period from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
| INCOME Funding Fees Other income: Fundraising Net Donations Commissions Interest on savings account Total income EXPENDITURE Wages Hall hire & Insurance Equipment/resources Expendables Advertising Misc. Training Total expenditure Net surplus (deficit) for year |
2022 £ 70211 17986 88197 5333 2252 7585 95782 86936 10369 1332 1748 230 1069 1052 102736 -6954 |
2023 £ 71,738 44,346 |
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| 116,084 | ||
| 4,409 2,834 142 |
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| 7,385 | ||
| 123,468 | ||
| 83,492 14,880 2,492 3,084 1,532 268 |
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| 105,748 | ||
| 17720 |
Wages include pay, PAYE, pension and uniform Expendables includes snacks
Misc. includes telephone, Ofsted subs and Microsoft
Notes: Funding on 19/07/22 and Hall Grant on 22/08/22 paid in advance but relate to this year Notes: Fees of £156 received on 01/09/22 that relate to previous year Notes: Funding received on 19/07/23 relates to next academic year Notes: Gift Aid received on 25/10/22 relates to donations received in last academic year
BALANCE SHEETS
| BALANCE | SHEET | |||
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| ACCOUNTS | Total | |||
| OPENING BALANCE | £ | 50,209.11 |
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| SURPLUS | £ | 17,720.40 |
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| CLOSING BALANCE | £ | 67,929.51 |
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| BANK | ||||
| LLOYDS CURRENT | £ | 42,655.45 |
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| LLOYDS SAVINGS | £ | 25,274.06 |
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| £ | - |
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| £ | 67,929.51 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Cuckfield Pre-school | Cuckfield Pre-school | Cuckfield Pre-school |
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| 31stAugust 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
1178733 | |
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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:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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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
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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 In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than statement that disclosed below *)
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: 10/01/2024 Signed: Nicola Hooper Name: NICOLA HOOPER Relevant professional FMAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 21 CHERRY TREE CLOSE EXETER, DEVON EX4 5AT
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