## **Chipping Norton Pre-School** ## **Trustees’ Report 2022** The Trustees’ of Chipping Norton Pre-School present their annual report and unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 ## **About Us** Chipping Norton Pre-School is a small friendly charity run Pre-School located within the grounds of Chipping Norton School. We have been established for over 30 years, providing a rich and varied environment supporting the children’s learning and development. We offer a bright spacious play area, quiet area, messy play area and a well-equipped outdoor area, playground and sensory garden. We offer sessions for 2-5 year olds from 8.30am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday, term time only, we ensure that we keep our session prices as low as possible to ensure that we can reach out to all families in the local community and surrounding areas including those on low income and also making them aware of the funding available to them. We work with the families to ensure children are settled and happy at Pre-School and are reaching their full potential and meeting with the EYFS guidelines, this is helped by matching up suitable key workers to each child who follow and record their progress accordingly, this together with detailed reports and information that are passed onto each child’s primary school teacher ensures a smooth and easy transition for both the child and the school/teachers when they start. We are OFSTED registered and maintain our Good rating awarded to us in March 2017. ## **Our Aims & Objectives** Our aims at Chipping Norton Pre-School are to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for the children and an environment which will promote positive self-esteem and confidence. Encourage independent learning through play **and to e** nsure that each child is equally valued and to prepare the children for their primary school, by embracing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). ## **Income** Our main source of income is from government funding, fee’s and fundraising/grants. ## **Fundraising** Fundraising events this year were an Easter raffle raising £281, a coffee morning and raffle which raised £505. We were also given a £2000 grant from Chipping Norton Town Council. ## **Expenditure** Our main expenditure is staff salaries and then energy, resources, consumables, maintenance and repairs. ## **Special Purchases & Improvements.** The garden continued to need improvements including new fencing, sheds and tree removal. ## **Future Projects** Signed for an on Behalf of the Trustees’ of Chipping Norton Pre-School Treasurer 9[th] October 2022 CHIPPING NORTON PRE-SCHOOL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 31 December 2022 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Funds Funds 31 December 2021 Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total Total Recelpts: Grants & Donations 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 82,641 251 334 82,641 251 334 63,704 63,704 Fees Sundry Fundraising 592 592 Bank Inte￿st 14 85,240 14 85,240 66,297 66,297 Payments: Salaries Telephone Electricity Repairs & Maintenance Food & Sundry Items Postage, Stationery & Advertising Materials & Toys .Sundry Expenses IRent & Rates Insurance and Membership IProfessional Fees IBank Charges Training 61,002 935 4,330 8,843 2,685 522 1,878 1,128 531 1,705 996 176 61,002 935 4,330, 8,843 2,685 522 1,878 1,128 531 1,705 996 176 760 85,491 55,124 927 4,484 1,540 1,352 562 946 403 311 902 1,099 55,124 927 4,484 1,352 562 946, 403. 311 902 1,099 180 67,839 180 67,839 Excess Payments over Receipts (251) (251) (1,542) (1,542) MOVEMENT OF FUNDS- YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Balances as at l January 2022: HSBC- Current Account Fundraising Account Savings Account 7,752 12,736 7,547 Cash Balances as at 31 December 2022: HSBC- Current Account Fundraising Account Savings Account 12,370 7,853 7,561 Cash EX￿55 of Payments over Receipts 251 28,035 28,035 We approve these accounts; Independent examinerfs report to the Trustees of Chlpplng Norton Pre-school I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon of the above charlty ('the Trust,) for the year ended 31 December 2022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts, in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). 11 report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mrs Tracy Norris FCCA Astral Accountancy Services Limited 2b Marston House Cromwell Business Park Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5SR Date: 10 October 2023