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2022-07-31-accounts

Centre pre-school (Colchester> CIO Financial statements for the year to 31 st July 2022 Charity Number 1185820

Centre pre-school (Colchester) CIO Financial statements for the year to 31 st July 2022 CONTE Company Information Trustees, Report Statement of financial activities Balance Sheet Notes The following pages do not form part of the stalutory accounts Accountants Report

Centre pre-school (Colchester) CIO Trust information for the year to 31st July 2022 Charity registration number 1185820 Truslees Lizanne Shiret Marie Wetton-smith Sue Lissimore Registered office 329 Straight Rd Colchester C039EF Bankers Nat West, 25 High St Colchester C011 DG Solicitors Birkett Long 42 Crouch St, Colchester C03 3HH Independent Examiner Neil Loxley Accountancy Services 39 Shakespeare rd Colchester C03 9DW

Centre pre-school (Colchester) CIO Trustees report for the year to 31 st July 2022 Centre p￿-sChOol Colchesler is a charitable trust registered in 2019 and govemed by a conslilulion which. The charity seeks lo enhance the development and education of children through the provision of quality pre-school education for 2- 5 year olds in the Colchesler area. The organisation of the work of the charity 15 in the hands of the trLEslees, an elected group, the majority of whom have chlldren attending the pre-school. The group recruit new m8mb8rs by making their work and involv&ment known lo the parties connected with the pre-school and inviting interest. New trustees are voted onto the group by th8 existing Iruslee8. The Charity did not operate during the period ullder review t Financial Position The accounls on pageg 5 and 6 set out the transactions for the year. The Iruslees aTe satisfied with the overall position. The Iruslees arè confident that the long lem) viability of the charity is not in question. Reserves policy The Iruslepg have examined the charity's requirements for res8rves in the light of the main risks to the organisalion and consider that the unrest￿Cted funds held by tho charity should be belween 2 and 12 months expenditure. Future plans The Iruslees plan to eontlnue and grow Ihe activities of the pre-school in forthcoming years.

Centre pre-school {Colchester) CIO Statement of financial activities for the year to 31st July 2022 Reslrlcl deslgnat6d 'd fund funds Unrestricted funds Totsl Incomlng resources from charltable aclivilios Fees received - familias {1) Essex County Council grant From generated funds Fund raising activities Interest unlform Donations l other Total incomlng resources Charitable expenses Staff salaries & Nl costs 12,41 Staff development Rent Refreshments & consumables Local trips parties elc Toys & equipment Craft & stslionery Uniforms Insurance Post stat & Tel Miscellaneous Cleaning Photographs Total charitable expensas Admin expenses- Accountancy Total resources expended Surplus for year Retained profil brought foward R8tained profil carried fotward

Centre pre-school (Colchester) CIO Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31st July 2022 Note Cuirenl assets Bank dèposit accounts Bank current account Cash in hand Total current assets Designated funds Unrestricted funds Total fund5 On behalf of the Iruslees

Centre pre-school (Colchester) CIO Notes to the accounts for the year to 31st July 2022 1. Accounting policies The accounts have begn prgpared in accordance with applicable accounting standards. There were no material departures from those standards. 81 Basis of preparation of financial statements. The financial slalements have been prepared Under historical cogt accounting rules. The effect of events relating to the year which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the Irusleeg, have been includ&d in the statements to the exlenl requir8d lo show a true and fair view of the slate of affairs al the year end and of the results for the period ended on that dale. bl Fund accounting Unreslrlcled funds are available for use at the discretion of the Iruslees in furtherance of the general objectives of Ihg charity. Restricted funds ar8 sublèctgd to Teslriclions on their expendilure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. The restricted funds are as follows Blf O Income & expenditure O clf O The designated fund is an amount set aside for the possibility of redundancy payments becoming due lo staff in the event of the centre closing. c) Incoming resources Income is included at the dale the charity is entitled to that income. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts. dl Resources expendable Expenses is rgcognised on an actual basls as a liability is paid el Capital equipment The costs of minor additions or those less than £3000 are not capitalised bul fixed asse15 are staled at cost less accumulated depreciation. D6pr6ciallon is provlded al rates calculated lo write off the cost of the asset over ils expected useful life, in all cases èstimated at 4 years. 2. Staff costs and numbers There were 9 employees during the year. No employe& received emoluments of moi8 than £60,000 3. Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one year- £0, previous year: £0 4. Trustee remuneration & related party transactions No trustee received any remuneration during the year. Apart from the benefit of the pre-school provision offered lo the public, no trustee had any personal interest in any contr8Ct or transaction entered into by the charity during thg year. 5. Taxation-. As a charity Centre pre-school is exempt from taxation on income and gains to the 8xlenl that these are applied lo the charitable objects. No lax charges have arisen In the charity 6. Analysis of nel assets between funds Reslricled funds Unrestricted funds total Net current assets

Independent Examlnerfs report lo the Trustees of Centre pre-school IColchesl8rl CIO I report on the accounts of the IrLtst for the year ended 31st July, sel out on pages 5 and 6. Re8P8Ctive responsibllltles of trustèes and examin6r As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢counls- you consider that the audit requirement of section 1d4{21 of the charities Act 2011 {Ihe Act) dogs not apply. It is my respongibility Its examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act, follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commlssioners under section 145 (51 (bl of the Act, and slate whether particular mallers have come to my attention. Basis of indep9ndenl examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance wllh the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examln8lion includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requlred in an audit, and Consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the aceounts. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my 8xaminalion, no matter has come lo my 2118nllon= whlch gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting rècords in accordance with sectlon 130 of the act,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and lo Comp￿ with the accounting requirements of the act have not been met., or 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Neil Loxley April 2023