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CHARITY NUMBER- 1182859
Report of the Tru5te¢s and
Accounts for the year ended
31 July 2024
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Wood eckers Preschool CIO
Trustees, Annual Re
ort
Year ended 31 Jul 2024
Charlty Number 1182859
Registered Address: Qu*ker LAn4 Cr•DbrooK KenL TN17 2HF.
The tnLStees have plcasure in presenting their w>ort and the unauthted financial ststements of the ch￿lty
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 admi￿tered 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 adMI￿On 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 I￿rning Alliance's T￿￿tees. 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. ¢ll￿v￿ging the S￿dY of th¢ needs of such ¢bildrt
and their families and promoting public iDle￿5t I￿ 8Dd Te£4)gnilioti 0£ su¢b needs ill the lo￿ area
ORGANISATION
The ¢haTity is beaded up by the Board of Tn￿te¢S and a voluntary management committee who undertake
the day-tr￿1&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 1￿CEu1a[1tieS and to provide reasonable &$sUr￿ thaL"
the clwity is ope￿tIllg effi¢iently and effedively
its a&sets are safeguarded against unauthoTised disposal or use
proper r¢¢ords are maintsined and fllwicial iDfornRtion within the ch*rxty or for publication is
reliable: and
the charity complies with rclmnt laws and regulations.
Th¢ systems of internal controls are designed to provide Teasonabl4 but not absolute. assuT3nce agaiTLsI
material misstst¢ment or10&8.
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Wood eekers Prcschool CIO
Trustees, Annual Re
ort
conld.
Year ended 31 Jul 2024
REVIEWS OF DEVELOPMENTS AcfiviTIES AND ACHIEVEMENrs
The pre-school is based in a tMwIy-conv¢rtcd 5inglc slorey building. The building consists oftwo large
room& aD offic4 a kii¢heN toilets and baby changing facilities and cloaknK)ms. Outside thcrc is a covered
are4 a s¢cute garden with gRs& a Sandpit and a stone piL There is also a bard play ar¢&
The pre-sehool is open from 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday offering both morning and afternooo
s￿l0nS with a lunch session 12-IpoL
STAFF
Wo￿k¢1$ 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 Ye￿3 Sti￿1¢￿ All staff
eoDlinue their profassional development with TelevaDI training courses.
FUNDRAlStNG
w￿dpeCke[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 Inspect￿bY OFSTED in 2022 aDdwue Judg￿l.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 care￿IlY built up ovcr the twenty years SiDC¢ the pre-sch(Ktrl bcgan #nd provides sufficient
over and alM)ve daY4(￿Y m8Dagement and adMI￿tratIon 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 rel￿ttl￿tt 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 desI￿allOn may be cancelled by the
InLslees if they laler decide the clwity should not Proceed or continue with the ￿$¢ or project for which
the fvnds were designated.
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Wood eeken Presehool CIO
Trustees. Annual Re
ort
contd.
Year ended 31 Jul 2024
The Committee have 4)pmved thai the des1￿]￿1ed funds for Woctyker5 preschool CIO should be foT th¢
futUTe PUTchas¢ of a PTOF*rty that the preschool operaie out of. This would oifer the preschool rnueh
greater fuJ#ticial stability sn the futurt.
RISK MANAGEMEKr
The TnL8tees have examined the otmtional risks, which the cljatity face& ¥nd ar¢ 58ti$fied tI￿l the
systems ¢urrntly in place are 5uffi¢i¢nt to enable S￿h risks minimi5
Signed on bebalf of the Tntste&%
Approved by the Tn￿ on Xl.
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Ye•refid¢d
31 Juty 2024
Y•ar ended
31 July 2023
Parnnts
26.$30
139.995
39.574
I￿2.191
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
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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 aCC￿nts 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 CaL￿e 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 act￿￿nts 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
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