IZOZ AON 6 I CHARITY NUMBER- 1182859 Report of the Tru5te¢s and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.
Wood eckers Preschool CIO Trustees, Annual Re ort Year ended 31 Jul 2024 Charlty Number 1182859 Registered Address: Quker LAn4 Cr•DbrooK KenL TN17 2HF. The tnLStees have plcasure in presenting their w>ort and the unauthted financial ststements of the chlty ftir the twelve months ended 31 July 2024. THE TRUSTEES The tntslees are Hazel Leah. taura CheesMan-Ha and Emma Flint who were all Op]nted on 8 April 2019 when the cbarity was registere The p-sChoOL is admitered by an ele¢ted committee of parents. STRucfuR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT W(XMlpeckeTS pre-school is a playgroup for children from the age of two to five years. The playgroup opened in May 1998 and is registered with OFSTED for a maximum of 25 children a session. Th¢ playgroup is governcd by a constitution dated 26 Scpt¢mber 2018. The committee undertakes the day.to4lay adMIOn and maDagemeDt of the cbarity. New t[dee$ pmvided with a copy of the latest accounty a copy of thc ¢otistitirtion alld a copy of the Pze-scbool Irning Alliance's Ttees. Welcome Guidc. The aims of the chaTity aie to enhan¢¢ th¢ development and education of children aged two to five y¢aTs by offering appTopfAate play. educatiory attd car faciliti¢s. ¢llvging the SdY of th¢ needs of such ¢bildrt and their families and promoting public iDle5t I 8Dd Te£4)gnilioti 0£ su¢b needs ill the lo area ORGANISATION The ¢haTity is beaded up by the Board of Tnte¢S and a voluntary management committee who undertake the day-tr1&Y mauagemenL Th¢ Tn have ov¢Tall responsibility for enSUTitig that the ¢lwity h&$ appmpriate systems of control4 finallcial or otherwise. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity aud b¢D¢e for taknng reasonable steps for the prev¢Dtion and detection of fraud and other 1CEu1a[1tieS and to provide reasonable &$sUr thaL" the clwity is opetIllg effi¢iently and effedively its a&sets are safeguarded against unauthoTised disposal or use proper r¢¢ords are maintsined and fllwicial iDfornRtion within the chrxty or for publication is reliable: and the charity complies with rclmnt laws and regulations. Th¢ systems of internal controls are designed to provide Teasonabl4 but not absolute. assuT3nce agaiTLsI material misstst¢ment or10&8. Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.
Wood eekers Prcschool CIO Trustees, Annual Re ort conld. Year ended 31 Jul 2024 REVIEWS OF DEVELOPMENTS AcfiviTIES AND ACHIEVEMENrs The pre-school is based in a tMwIy-conv¢rtcd 5inglc slorey building. The building consists oftwo large room& aD offic4 a kii¢heN toilets and baby changing facilities and cloaknK)ms. Outside thcrc is a covered are4 a s¢cute garden with gRs& a Sandpit and a stone piL There is also a bard play ar¢& The pre-sehool is open from 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday offering both morning and afternooo sl0nS with a lunch session 12-IpoL STAFF Wok¢1$ has seven n)etDbers of slaff. The supervisor I a Level 3 NVQ in Childcare learning and development. OD¢ othcr membu of staff complded a foundation d¢ in Early Ye3 Sti1¢ All staff eoDlinue their profassional development with TelevaDI training courses. FUNDRAlStNG wdpeCke[S held variows fixndrriwg events thwu8hout the past year. With cbang¢s tr) employment legislation TegaTding holiday pay. Ftnsio]LS etc.. we anticipale fitrth¢r iDcreasts in our Wage bills going PROPERTY OFSTED We were last InspectbY OFSTED in 2022 aDdwue Judgl.GrA*I'. The tru51ees bave paid due Tegard to the Chty Commiwon guidance on ythlic benefit in deciditkg what aciiviti¢S th¢ ¢hariry should undertake. FINANCE Full details of th¢ T¢suIts aTe showm in the finan¢ial statements. The TTusiees air Satisfi with the financial status of th¢ ¢lwity and confirn that the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall du¢. The land and buildillg from vthich the pte-sth(K)l opeiale5 lessed Kent Cow Council. These are for a FKriod of t¢n years from l April 2019. The ¥nnual r¢ni for th¢ building is £5500 for lh¢ first y¢ar. £6.(MMb for the seo)nd year. and £6.5 thereafter. li is the policy of the clwity io maintyin unTestrided funds. whicb frE¢ reserves of the clwity. These sums bave beeo careIlY built up ovcr the twenty years SiDC¢ the pre-sch(Ktrl bcgan #nd provides sufficient over and alM)ve daY4(Y m8Dagement and adMItratIon costs lo respond to any D)ajor expenditure ro4UiTed due to unfoTrse¢n circumthce5 on the building or io the of staff r¥Jundancies. There is a real possibility of relttltt becoming ai the end of the curr¢nt lease p¢rio(L If reseTV¢S are signifJ¢antly aFThe th¢ target lev¢l. the Comnllitee will carmatk them as designatoj fimds. D&8igDated are part of th¢ unrtstricted funth which trusttts have eartnatkeA for a particular project or Se. without T¢stricting or commilting the funds Icg411y. The desIallOn may be cancelled by the InLslees if they laler decide the clwity should not Proceed or continue with the $¢ or project for which the fvnds were designated. Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.
Wood eeken Presehool CIO Trustees. Annual Re ort contd. Year ended 31 Jul 2024 The Committee have 4)pmved thai the des1]1ed funds for Woctyker5 preschool CIO should be foT th¢ futUTe PUTchas¢ of a PTOF*rty that the preschool operaie out of. This would oifer the preschool rnueh greater fuJ#ticial stability sn the futurt. RISK MANAGEMEKr The TnL8tees have examined the otmtional risks, which the cljatity face& ¥nd ar¢ 58ti$fied tIl the systems ¢urrntly in place are 5uffi¢i¢nt to enable Sh risks minimi5 Signed on bebalf of the Tntste&% Approved by the Tn on Xl. Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.
Ye•refid¢d 31 Juty 2024 Y•ar ended 31 July 2023 Parnnts 26.$30 139.995 39.574 I2.191 1550 1,922 Bank interest Other 783 172,677 143.957 962) {306) {565) {8.168} IS27 {12Z7951 11.8481 111.8171 16801 ff441 12.0581 (2227} I12) 17451 (4821 {5.6Lhll I1) (760) (2.445) 15171 {111,0841 11,850} (10.929) 1624) 1779) {1.5221 15.1841 19601 {1.823) (149) Equiprnent Insts) FundraisirwJ resowr Fcoj and drw Admin ¢ypenses Daityc*anmg fwstaid 157.124 144,332 Not fKglpls lory•ar 15.553 114.333 129.886 374 114,707 114.333 66.423 1.187 18 50,817 2,153 GMP ClleAt 61363 114,333 129.886 Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.
Ind¢p•nd•rt Examlnerfs R•port to th• TNstaes of Woodpeckers Preschool CXO l report to the tharity trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. which are set out on pages five to seven. ResponslbllltSu ¥Tbd basls of report As the chartty's trustees you are responslble for the prepardtion of the aCCnts in accordan wlth the requlrements of the Charftles Art 2011 {the Art). I report In respert of my examlnatlon of the thariWs accounts carrled out under sertlon 145 of the Art and in carrying out my examinatoon I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commlssion under sectt.on 145{5)(bl of the Act. Indep•nd•nt •xamln•rfs ststement I have completed my examinatlon. I nfim7 that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the amInatiOn 9iving me CaLe to believe that in any material Accountin9 records were not kept in respert of the charity as rèquired by sectlon 130 ofthe Att: or The actnts do not accord vnth those records: or The accounts do not comply wtth the applicable requirements concernlng the form nd content of attcmjnts set out In the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true aThJ falr view whlch Ss not a matter considere(l as part of an Independent examinafion. I have no o)ncemsand have ccrfneacross no other matters in conne¢tion with the examination to whith attention should be drawn In this report in on1er to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. Ablgail Page AACA Gibbons. Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered Atttyjntsnts 82 High street Tenterden Kent TN30 6JG 20.11.Z Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,.