12 JAN 2034 CHARrrY NUMBER - 1182859 Report of the Trustees and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023 for Woodpeckers PreKhool CIO
Wood ckers Preschool CIO Trusiees, Annual Re 12 months ended 31 Jul 2023 Charity Number 1182859 Registered Address: Quaker Lan4 Cranbrool4 Kent, TN17 2HF. The trustees have ple&8ure in presenting their rq)ort and the unaudited finanagl statements of the charity for the twelve months ¢nded 31 July 2023. THE TRUSTEES The truste¢s are Hazel Leah. Laura Cheesman-Haynes and En]ma Flint who were all appointed on 8th.A_nril 2019 when the charity was r¢gistered. Chelsea Groome was elected a tnLStee on 18 January 2023. Alex Wi150n, Hazel Droadley and IK>uise Ilatcher resismed as trustces on 181b January 2023. The pre-school is adtninistered by an elected committee of parents. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Woodpetkers pre-school is a playgtoup for children from the age of two to five years. The playgroup opened in May 1998 and is r¢gistered with OFSTED for a maximum of 25 children a wsion. Th¢ play0UP is governed by a constitution dated 26 September 2018. The committet undertakes the day-to-day a(Iministration and managemellt of the clwity. New trustees are provided with a copy of th¢ lalest acwunts. a copy of the constitution and a copy of the Pre-school Learning Alliance's Trustees, welc0C Guide. OKIECTIVES The aims of the chaTity are to enhance the development and education of children aged two to five years by offering appropriate play, education and car facilities. encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families aDd promoting public interest in, and r¢cognition of. such lleeds in the local area. ORGANISATION Th¢ clwity is headed up by tbe Board of Trustees and a voluntary managejnent committee who undertake th¢ day-to-day manag¢ment. The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that th¢ clwity has appropriate systems of controls. financial or oth¢rwise. They are also restM)nsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable stcps for the prevention and detection of fraud and otheT irregularities and to provide TOnable &SSUTance that". the charity is operating efficiently and effecliv¢ly ils assets are safeguardeA1 against unauthorised disposal or use proper redS are maintained and financial infonllation within the charity or for publicalion is reliable. and the chaTity complies with reIevaot laws and regulations. The systems of internal controls are designed to provide r¢&sonabl4 but not absolute. assurance against material misstatement or loss. REVIEWS OF DEVELOPMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS The pr¢-school is based in a pUrysely-¢onVertCd single storey building. The biulding consists of two large rooms. all office. a kitchen. toilets and baby changmg facilities and cloakrooms. Outside th¢r¢ is a covered area. a secure garden with grass, a sandpit and a stone pit. There is also a hard surface play area. The pre-school is op¢n from 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday offeritig both morning and afternoon sessions with a lunch club 12-Ipm.
Wood eckers Presehool CIO Trustees, AnnuAI Re ort contd. 12 months ended 31 Jul 2023 STAFF Woodpeckers hths seven members of staff. The supervisor has a Level ? NVQ in Childcare learning and developm¢nt. On¢ other member of staff completed a foundation degree in Early Years Studies. All staff continue their professional development with relevant training courses. FUNDRAISING WoodkerS held various fundraising ev¢nts tbroughout the past y&gr. With ohanges to employment legislation regarding holiday pay, pensions etc., we anticipate fijrther increases in our wage bills going forward and fundraising will become even more vital to our future. PROPERTY Regular maintenance has been carried out. OFSTED We were l&st inspected by OFSTED in June 2022 and were judged 'Goa.. The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in decidiog what activities the clwity should undertake. FTNANCE Full detwls of the results are shown in the financial statements. The Trustees are satisfied with the financial status of the charity and confirni that the ch&ity can meet its liabilities as they fail due. The land and buildingi from which the pre-h0o1 op¢Tates are leased frotn Kent County Cuuncil. Th¢se are for a period of ten years from l April 2019. The annual rent for the building is £5.5 for the first year. £6,000 for the second year. and £6,500 thereafter. RESERVESfftESOURCES POLICY It is the policy of ihe charity to aintain unrestricted funds, which are free reseTves of the chaTity. These sums have been carefully built up over the tw¢nty years since the pre-school kgon and provides sufficient nds over and above day-to4lay management and administration costs to respond to any major expenditure required du¢ to unforeseen circumstances on the building or in the case of staff redundancies. Th¢r¢ is a real possibility of relocation becoming necessary at the end of the cuent lease peTiOd. Jf reserves are significantly above the target level. the Committee will eannark them as designat funds. Designated funds are part of the unrestricted funds which trnste¢s have earniarked for a particular project or use. witbout restrictiT]g or MmIttlg the fidS legally. The desigllation may be cancelled by the trustees if they later decide that the clwity should not proceed or continue with the use or project for which the funds w¢r¢ designated.
Wood ckers Preschool CIO Trustees, Annual Re ort contd. 12 months ended 31 Jul 2023 The Committee have approved that the designated funds for Woodpeck¢rs preschool CIO should be for the future purchase of a Propety that tbe preschool operate out of. This would off¢r the preschool much greater financial stability in the tutu. RISK MANAGEMENr The Trustees have examined the operational risks. which the charity factt. and are satisfied that the systems currently in place ar¢ sufficient to ¢nable su¢h risks to be minimised. Signed on b¢half of the Trustces Approved by the Trnslees on .... 18.12.23
Independent Exarnlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Woodpeckers Preschool CIO I report to the charlty trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2023, whlch are set out on pages one to flve. Responsibilltles and basis of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordan with the requlrements of the Charities Att 2011) (the Att). I report In respett of my examlnation of the charity's accounts carried out under under sectlon 145 of the Act and In carrying out my examinatlon I have followed all the appllcable Dlrections gIV by the Charlty Commlsslon under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent axaminerfs statement I have completed my examination; I conflmi that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon in connection with the examlnatlon givlng me cause to belleve that In any material respect: Accountlng records were not kept In respett of the charlty as required by sectlon 130 of the Act; or The accounts do not accord wlth those records. I have no COnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examlnation to which attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understsndlng of the accounts to e reached. ¥4 A. Page CTA, ACA Date.. 12.Jarn.2D.24......... Gibbons, Mannlngton & Phipps LLP Chartered Accountants 82 High Street Tenterden Kent TN30 6JG
Woodpeekers pr•sehool CIO Charlty number: 1182859 Ae¢ounts tor the rIOd •nded 31•t July 2023 R•c•lpts and Paymènts Account YHr •nd•d 31 JY 2023 Yearend•d 31 July 2022 Incom? reIPtI Ftres From Pgrents Frum vouthgr agoncy 39,574 102.191 33.538 100.594 Fundrais#ig a¢tsMties Donation8 Bgnk int¢rest Granl Olher 1,082 482 23 2.929 S22 16 143,957 138 686 Exp•ndrluve Prolessional fees Equ¥)ment {Aic. toys) FundrAin0 rtssources Propety maintanance 111•n$ small ittims Wago$ Insur8nc& Premises {r•nt and ubIrt$) Clothing Art $upplie8 Food and drnk Admin eyponsès D8ity deanirrfJ and first aid Training B&nk tharges 15,604) 11001 1760) 12,445) 15171 1111,oe41 11,8501 110,929) 1624) 1779} 11,5221 15.1841 {9601 11,8231 (149) (4,874) 1440) 1107) 15.703) IS82} 198,5911 11,1661 {11,2191 11221 1836) 11,2671 (3.1891 1987) 11.5521 (921 144.332 N•1 r•c•lpts tor ygar Cash and bank bahn at start rf p•riod (374) 114707 114333 8,179 108 528 114,707 Ca•h and bAnk balanc•• at end: Current a¢¢oLrrrt GMP Client aeeount Reswve account 50,817 2.153 61.383 It4333 52.407 1,420 60.880 174707 Payment$ of£8871£823- 2022) MrB rnyde dumg the year to staff and InJsts•s in reimlyjrsement for c(sUmabl08 purtha8ed on b•hdf of ihe presehtsd. This is du• to Some con$wnables be9 wrthased yrsonal Credrt cards. Othèr incom• in1(5 £O1£353_ 20221 from tho Govemmenl Staff furtough sehen* Ojring th• Covid pand•mic.