CHUF Chairs Report 2021
In October 2020 I was elected chair following the decision to convert CHUF to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Taking over this role during a global pandemic has proved challenging but I am immensely proud of the way Anne, the staff and the Trustees have worked to ensure that CHUF remains a secure environment, that the children’s welfare and learning is at the heart of what we do, and that CHUF remains a profitable and viable business. My fellow Trustees and I all have direct experience of CHUF, as either a parent or an employee, and I am confident that we shall collectively move this business forward out of this pandemic.
Due to the pandemic, CHUF has been unable to undertake our usual fundraising activities such as the summer party and Christmas raffle. Thanks to the CHUF staff, we were still able to go ahead with the Bunny Hop at Easter which raised an impressive £909.32 Fundraising remains an important part of CHUF due to its charitable status. Moving forward, next academic year we are required to set up a parent fundraising group and will be looking for volunteers to help run the usual CHUF activities that parents, and children enjoy so much. Further details will appear in next terms newsletter.
Despite the financial pressures that the pandemic has caused, CHUF has continued to run its day-to-day operations with little impact. This is thanks to the excellent reserves that Anne and previous committees have built up over the years. We have also been fortunate to have been the recipient of various local and national grants. It is our aim to continue to manage the finances in this manner to ensure that whatever the future may throw at us, we are ready to respond.
Next academic year the Trustees will be seeking to become more involved with both settings. Key initiatives discussed are a staff wellbeing survey, increasing attendance and improving facilities.
The Trustees and I would like to extend our thanks to Anne and the staff for all their hard work during what has been an incredibly challenging time. We wish them a great summer break and look forward to welcoming everyone back in September.
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SUMMERS Chartered Certified Accountants Buslness Advisors Tax Consultsnts 42A Upper High Street Thame Oxfordshire OX9 2DW Phone 01844 279340 Fax 01844 216092 roger@rfsummers.co.uk Chearsley and Haddenham Under Fives Inde endent Examiners Re ort to the trustees for an Inde Accounts for ear ended 31st Au ust 2021. endent Examination of the Independent ExanJiner'$ Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material aspect: l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Chearsley and Haddenham Under Fiv¢s as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forni and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that th¢ accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have com¢ across no other matters in connection with the ¢xamination to which attention should b¢ drawn in this r¢port in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Based on our work and examination of your Accounts for the year ended 3181 August 2021, nothing has come to our attention to retute the trustees, confirmation that the Accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs as at 31, August 2021 and of its profit for the year then ended. R F Reviewed and Examined by R F Summers, FCCA on 15th Jun¢ 2022 Rogulatsd lora rango of inv8Stm8nt busln8s$ a¢ttvitie5 and In the conduct of accountlng and ¢¢>nsvltan¢y work ljy the A8soclatlon of Chart¢ Certified Accountant8 RFSummers BS¢ FCCA FCMA FIMC FCMC