2024-04-05-accounts

Kingfishers Pre4chools (Registered charity, number 1203640) Financial Statements for tho perlod 2 December 2023 to 5 Aprll 2024 Cont•nts Trustees, annual report Independent examinerf8 reK Receipts & Payments Account Statement of Assets & LiabilitiO8 Notes to the Accounts

Kingfishers Pre4chI￿lS Tru8tses' Annual Report for the period 2 December 2023 to S Aprll 2024 Full nam• Klngfishgrs Prwwls R•gl#t•r•d charlty numb•r 1203640 Prln¢lp•l •ddr• ngslèy ￿ngfiSher5 Holt Lane Stoke on Trent ST10 2BA Trust••• Clare SaundeTS Jenna Harrison Keziah Plckfofd-Avery Wendy WhilGoGk Rachel Challinor Rebecca Cowen Gretchen Prlce Chartotte Murfln Chalrrrreagurer Treasurer Secretsry B•nk•r• National WestJnlnster Bank PLC Independent •xamlner Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Hanley Stoke on Tront ST150D Gov•rnanG• and man*gom•nt ¢harty18 operated Ur￿er its con$tltutw dated 19 JuryJ 2023. Th• method4 •doptsd for the r•¢rultm•nt and appolntment of n•w tru#tw• Trustees are appointed annualty by members of tho pre4chool. Alms and t)bJ•ctlvo• Thg aims ofth8 Prfrschool are to 8nhanrA8 Iho dgv¢lopment and education of ¢hlldren primarity under $latutOry 8choJl ag8 by encouraging parents to understand and provlde for the needs of thdr children through o)mmunty group8 by: Offering approprlate play. edUCa￿On and Care facilities. famlly reaming and extended hours groups. tTraetherwith the rlght of parents lo take re8pon$lbillty for and to become Involved in the advrties of such groups. ensuring that s¥Jch groups offgr Opportun￿e3 for all chlldrgn whatever thair raca, &Jllura. rnligion, means or abilty: Encouraging Ihe study of the needs of such children and th8lr famili8s and promoting public intor¢$t in and recognition of such in the local areas: In￿g8￿n9 and adherfng to the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundatton Stage.

Klngfishers Pre4chools Trustees, Annual Report (contlnued) for the period 2 December 2023 to 5 Aprll 2024 Summary of tho maln actIvIt￿ und•rtaken lor tho publlc bgngfft Kingsley Kingfishers and Kingfishers of Dilhome provKle high qualty, ffexlble car8 and 8ducation for children aged 18 months ~ 5 years old in parent involvlng ￿MmUnity4)aSed groups. Both s8thng8 Wofk alongside lo&il primary schools to provide flexible and affordable qualty care before and aftor school and during school holidays for ¢hildr¢n up to 11 year8 old. Publlc Bon•fit The tnjslees of the Chadty arn awar8 of th8 Charity Commission's guKlancg on pU￿1C benefft and have had regard lo it in thgir administration of the Charity. Summary ol th• maln achl•v•ments durlng th• This is our fifst year as a Charitable Incorporatsd Organisation ICIOI to secure the future of our pr&s¢hcL)l enabling us to welcome a wider range of twstees from our local community. Along with our fundra181ng efforts we have also secured some fvnd$ from the bcal councll to help Improve the OLrtdoor areas and r&place wom equipment. The charW* Poll￿ on ro8￿ Kingfishers aKvays have a reserved arrK>unt of money to en8ure we can continue lo provide our services to the local community evgn rf we have a sudden drop in cJJstomer numbers due to school intske. Thg totsl unrostricetd funds held at the sm April 2024 were £112,202. Signod on behalf of the chaW8 Irustees: Slgned Date z71,,/14

Independent examlnefs r•port to the trustses of Klngfishers Prg4chools 2 Decembor 2023 to 5 Aprll 2024 I report lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period 2 Dacemb8r 2023 to 5 Awil 2024 whith 8r6 88t out on pages 5 to 7. RMp•ctfv• ro¥pon8lblllllos of trust•o• •nd ?xamln•r A8 the chaty's tnjstees of The Klngfishers Pre-schools, you aro responslbie for the preparation of the accounts In a￿ordanCe wtth requlroments of tho Charltles Act 2011 (Ihe Act). l report In re8pect of my 8xamlnatlon of The lQnfvher5 Prfr&hooL8 accounts ca￿led out undèr soctton 145 of tha 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicaNe Dirgdk?ns given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145{5llbl of the Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•fs 8tst•m•nt I have completed my ex8minatlon. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in onnoGtion wrth tho examinath)n gfvlng me cau8e lo believe that in any material r88P8Ct.' 1. Accounllng records wgre not kept in respect of The lfjngfishers Pr&Schools as r•quirod by sectlon 130 of the Act; or 2. the a¢wunts do not accord w61h th08e records. or 3. the accounts to not (x)mpty wth thg accounting roquirements conceming th8 fomi and ontgnt of accounts set out In the Charities (Accounts and Rep)rtsl Regulati¢M8 2008 other than any requirement that the ormints gNe a Irue and falr view, whith is not a matter considered as part of an independent examlnatton. I have no cor￿emS and have ¢ome acr¢￿S no other matters In connection with the examinatlon to whlch attenUon shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper undeTrtanding of the accounts to be foached. Signed Daryl Denson ACMA VAST D•te 05 24

Klngfishors Pre4chool$ Receipts & Payments Account for the period 2 Docernber 2023 to 5 Aprll 2024 20•c.5W 2D￿.sA 2024 Unrestrlcted Funds Funds Nal• FuThls from ￿ganIsali0n Eaty Yeays FUr￿Ing Chiklren Fees Pbt FurKlraisirYJ Grants Pengc Tax&MI. T(rt•l rece1• 116,034 116.034 37,365 1,418 37,365 1.418 1,140 3,758 197.121 1,140 197.121 Wages 59,664 11.970 11,970 PensiorY6 k)t VaaLq Iday C￿b Fees Weekty S 971 102 1,130 971 102 1.130 k 11 Adrrin 1010 2.010 228 1.307 441 & Irwrance 1,307 441 FurKlraisiNJ Not r•caipts1(payn￿rt) Cash funds at stsrt of thi$ Calh fvnds at end of thls pwlod 1112tr2 11I202 112,202 112,202

Klngfishers Pr•4chools Statement of Assets and Llablllties at 5 April 2024 2DK.5Apr 2024 C••h kn#•ts Klngsley b8nk account Dllhome bank account Rg8oTv8 acGount Cash on hand 18.897 2.519 90,117 669 112.202 Th050 financlal $tstsmants arn accepted on bghow of the charity by: Signod z*

Kingfishors Pro4chools Notes to the Accounts for th• perfod 2 Decomber 2023 to S Aprjl 2024 1. R•¢olpts & paymonts accounts Receipts and payments accounts ar9 Statemonts that surnmarise t￿ mov6m8nt of cash into and out of the charity durfng the financial year. In this context 'ca8h' includes cash equlvalents. for example, bonk a￿Unts where cash can be readily wthdrawn to Pay for debts as thgy bocom8 due. For the purposes of underslanding a statsment of assats and Ilabilibes at th8 year-and has b8en included. 2. Tru•t•M' remunerntlon Tft￿ r8caNed no expenses. reMUnern￿On or b8neffts in thi$ ygar. 3. Fund• from pr•vlous organlutlon The £116,034 18 money transf8rrgd fr(Hn tho old charities account Into Ihe new charities account.