CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesldirectorsl members of Little Oaks Hurst Green Pr&School On accounts for the year ended 31" August 2023 Charity no.: 1200708 Company no.. Set out on pages I report to the chanty trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31108 12023. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charrty's trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law). you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan vMth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ( 2006 Act.). Having satisfied mysew that the accourrts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Acr). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5}{b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statsment I have completed my examination. l Gonfim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that: . accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.. or - the accounts do not accord with such records; or the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination- or .the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). IER October 2018
I have no Goncems and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the woffjls in the braGkets rfthey do not apply. Signed.. Date: Name: YHLJ IIYE fJrt J Relevant professional qualifiGation(s) or body (if any): Addres3: S)rIy 4- ection B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of chaiity accounts: directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any item5 that the examinerwishes to disclose. IER October 2018
Little Oaks Hurst Green Prechool {1200708} Receipts & Payments Account for the year ended 31 st August 2023 Lilye Oaks CIO 12C(1708 2023 Lttlle Oaks LlThJer FNes Trust 1010589 1010589 2022 2021 Charity Number GenerdJ Fund Receipts Fees Surre CC Fundin Totsl Fees Interest receNed Fundr8isoig Income Refvnds Uniform Donations IBUS Total Receipts 24.746 I>.189 174935 25.194 117.769 141963 22,550 128,542 151.092 fees) 41 49 232 87 Bees Presch 2.974 178,798 143.129 151.375 Payments Salaries Rent PhotocopyJntyAdM1SIT8bOnIstat)ary Materials Outi¥Jgs and events Consufiancy Insuran Affilations and DBS checks Provisions Fee Refund Equipment Training Advertising Unrforni Total 114.542 19.127 1,852 9.262 376 1.700 101.745 14.658 2.103 94.248 10,200 1.322 5.736 140 2.674 738 122 1.617 4.019 821 182 829 292 3,305 1.659 373 6.493 3.641 713 144 97 122.602 154.338 139,879 Excess payments over rtteipts 24,460 3.250 Balance brought forwar Transfer from LÈttle Oaks Under Fr Balance carried fts3[d 81.750 52.978 1010589 81,7 statetnenl of Balan5 Current al Cash in hand Reservg 31c 1(V3,445 15 61.145 15 23.841 57.910 15 23.825 Balance tYle forward Creditor5 Surre CC Ove A¢tual LossVGain 109M60 81,780 16.030 3,250 28,T12 Date.. I1 20Ig- Hayley fiM- Ta5UTer John Èarrrford- lfidependent Ex¥mtnor
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Penod start date Period end date 20Z2 2020 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Little Oaks Hurst Green Pr&School Other names chartty Irrf, Ltttle Oaks Under FNes Registered charity num ts"__ Charity's Principal add.ar.. C nA)mmunty Centre OaA Ck). ., P":1 Yds Oak Road HU Surrey I Postcodg RH8 OBA Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity DatES acted rf rK' ear Trust8e naino Office1rf8nyl of person lor bo(tyl entitled oinitrustee rfan Melaiiie Kaisharis Chaiman September 2021- Current Anya Cross Secretsry Septemtw?l- Current Hayley Titt Leigh Biggadike Sarah Howgate Treasurer Sept 2015- Oct 2023- Cui. It Trustee Trust Oct 2023- Current 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any. (for example. any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR Marth 2012
Namès and addresses of advisers {Optional inf0mtion) e of adviser Name Address Managerial and Legal ,' Pre-school LeamirwJ 188 York Way. London N7 9AD ' Allian Insuran I HR Services Morton Mitchel Covea Insurance plc. Nornian Place, Reading RG18DA w•M.surreyeaTtyyearshr.co.uk Surrey Eaty Years HR Name of chlef executÉve or names of senior f4taY ,- . iembers {Optional inforniation) Sarah Howgate (Manager) Section B Structure, nance and mana ement Dgs¢ription of the charity's trusts '. Consttlution Type of goveming document,, How the charity is constituted. cio Trustee selection methods Elected by members at Annual General MeetL J Additional governance issues (Optional infonnation) rAI trustees gNe their time volunta& '¥ and iknEve a DBS check. .. Litde Oaks has regular committee meetings which are open to all .' parenWcarers. l Lithe Oaks partakes in OFSTED"s pre-sch1 inspection programme and complies with the Earty Years Foundation Stage. You may choose to include addttional intormation. where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees.. the charity's organisational structure and any wider nelwork with which the charity works., relationship wtth any lated parties.. trustees, Consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. In 202212023 L[tt Oaks has moved to a CIO. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The main objective of the tharity is to provide affordable childcare and pre-school education for children under five in the community. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR Marth 2012
The main activty of Ihe chartty is to provide affordable pre-school education fi)i ehikjren under five. The trustees confim thal they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The trustees also confirm that there have been no serious incidenls which shouhl have been brought to the attention of the Charity Commission. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have We aim to work with parents and carers, holding regular had regard to the guidance discussions regarding the curriculum and their chikfs individual leaming issued by the Charity needs and developmenL All the chitdren have free access to indoor and Commission on public OLrtdoor play. benefit) When ptanning activÉties at Little Oaks. the Irustees take into account the importapce of ansuring that the communty in whFch the pre-school is located benefits by the inclusion of as many children and parents as possible. Lfftle Oaks has strong links with all the k)cal sCh[S and other pre- schools in the area. particularty Hurst Green School and Limpsfiekl. ensuring smooth transttions for chihlren to their next steps. Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infomlation) Parents. caiers and stsff regulaty put on ndraising events to support the pr&sthool. This includes a very successful Christmas play, Sports Day and Springlsummer Fair. Small groups of children also visit the local cate home and sing songs and take part in craftlseasonal activities with ' the residents. You rnay choose to include further statement5, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment- contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year We are Current running at full capactty. The school implemenls all government recommendations for Preschool Leaming and staff have undertaken training in appropriate areas. We have 9 members of nursery staff an(J 1 admin staff. Children are encouraged to work independentty and each has their own Key worker and Learning Joumey. They are encouraged to play outside on a daity basis and WOTk was completed on the garden in September 2020. The children visit the Library on a weekly basis and are encouraged to share their book at home. On a Friday afternoon there is Forest Sch(x)l that all children are encouraged to participate in. The older children are taken out as a group to work in a slightly more j foThal environment in preparalion for the next stage on their school The children are taken out on educational visits and we have close ties ' with the local communty takn.ng part in community led evenls and organising fund raising of our own. We hold a very well received Christmas Play and Summer Sports Day and Fair. We encourage parental involvement wherever possibte in fund raising. soaal events. etc. TAR Marth 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reseryes To maintain a minimum unrestted reserves of approx. 45Yo of the expenses to ensure thal the actwrties of Little Oaks Under Fives will not be curtailed in the event of a temporary reduclion in income or any excepltonal increase in costs (rent review occurred in 22123 wrth stgntftcant rise in costs). Details of any funds materially in defi¢it Further financial review detsils (Optional information) Our main source of funding is through fee income from parents and funding from Surrey County Council for children who qualify ft)r FE (Free Entitlement) and FEET (Free Eaty Education for Two year olds) funding. Little Oaks accepts the 30hr fijnding as opening hours have been extended to 8.30am to 3pm. You may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant aboul". the charity's principal sources of fvnds {including any fundraising).. | The qualty of our staff is of utmost importance for maintaining a high how expenditure has I qualty prowsion of educatKJn to the young children attending Little Oaks. supported the key objectives i The majority of our fvnds are spent on staff wages and rent, we have 9 of the charty", members of staff on the payroll. investment policy and objeclives including any ethical investment polrcy adopted. Additional funds from fundraising and grants provide new equipment. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(sl Full namelsl Melanie Kaisharis Position leg Secretary. Chair. Chaimian etc) Hayley Ti Treasurer 0110612024 TAR March 2012