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
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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
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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