Treehouse AGM 23/06/22
Good Morning and firstly I want to thank you all for coming. As you know the AGM is a very important and legal meeting which enables Treehouse to continue trading and must be carried out yearly, so your presence is invaluable.
This year has been a strange one to say the least not only from the loss of Sarah, our previous manager but many other things have been thrown at us along the way. The ladies have been excellent coping with the changes and challenges along the way and I would like to extend my gratitude to them also.
We cannot have this years AGM without discussing Covid and the impact this has had on forever changing the outlook of Treehouse. Everyone here, parents and families included reacted so brilliantly to the daily changes enforced upon us by government and local council guidelines, I couldn’t be prouder of the team who, along with myself had to make it a daily routine of checking these changes every morning and evening to make sure everything was being followed to the letter. If anything; this time showed true solidarity in the team. Sadly due to Covid we endured cuts to the usual funding and grants that we are available to us. Suddenly more charities and companies were applying for this funding meaning more than ever the amounts we were able to try and apply for were dwindling. We are trying our hardest at current, however the bank balances are not looking healthy. Along with rising rent costs, utilities, wages and no rise in government funding to reflect this, Treehouse is finding it very difficult to stay afloat and be able to offer the same level of experience we hope to provide from our outstanding setting. Talking of staying afloat, one of the things thrown at us last term was the flooding. We did our best at keeping yourselves and authorities informed as to the situation and had to make some very quick decisions. The staff worked solidly coming in outside of hours and weekends to ensure the safety of everyone involved. I am pleased to say that only minimal damage considering the size of the flood, was sustained thanks to the quick thinking and work of those involved so Thankyou.
One of the main changes this year has been to the staffing. As mentioned we lost Sarah at Christmas after many years of service. She left the reins to Becky who came on board whilst completing her QTS training. The pressure of learning a new role and completing her training meant that her work/ life balance was off. Between Becky, Liz and I; we came up with the decision for Liz to take over temporarily as leader to take the pressure off. The plan is for Becky to take over once her QTS is complete. I think you will all join me in thanking Liz for her support and fantastic leadership.
One of the main concerns we currently have is the set up of the committee. As you may be aware we need to have a certain number of parental representation within the committee to legally run. This is however not currently being met which means we need an intake of committee members to fulfil our requirements. We have been lucky enough to have some parents step forward to dedicate some time to help bring Treehouse back to its former glory, however we are still on the lookout for a few more people to step forward and help with a fundraising part of the committee and get raising
some money for Treehouse and step up our presence within Winslow to increase numbers for September.
Looking forward to September, we are looking at reduced numbers of paid places within the setting. There may be a number of reasons for this; one being the full time opening of Rainbows nursery in the school. We are currently looking at ways to advertise us further, something we have never had to do too much of thanks to word of mouth through others and our amazing reputation.
For now our main focus is fundraising. If you have some time you are able to spare or even contacts who may be able to offer their assistance, please consider helping us out with the committee. We will only ask you to help whenever you are able and never expect any more.
I thankyou for your time this morning and hope you are able to help us out in the future if not right now!
TREEHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT INCOME EXPENDITURE Funding Fees Received 80,805 57,101 Salaries (in¢. Ftnsion costs) Payroll Costs Rent and Rates 129,488 718 Interest Received 8,611 683 Donations 390 Pupil Premium Books and Publications Fundraising Income Grants 504 105 7,110 Cleaning Materials Craft Materials and Toys Theme Activities and Srkcial Events Equipment Insuran$ 245 157 122 1,178 1,039 588 Telephone and Internet Stationery and Postages Catering Registration and Affiliation Fees Tee Shirtjsweatshirt Purchases 1,185 126 510 Health and Safety Costs Training Covid Equipment Accountancy Fees Miscellaneous Expenses 1,494 435 348 612 389 Excess of Expenditure over Income 2,127 148,038 148,038
TREEHOUSE PRE.SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 CA.P!TA.L ACCOUNT ital Fund as at 1 Se tember 2020 30,679 2,127 Less ExsS of Expenditure over Income for the year Ca ital Fund as at 31 Au ust 2021 28,552 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2021 ASSETS Bank Accounts Fundraising AJC Surplus AJ Redundancy Alc Treasurers AJC 333 1,657 15,373 30 Grants AJC Deprivation Al 11,542 28,937 Petty Cash 51 Stock on Hand 176 29,164 Less LIABILITIES Sundry Creditors 812 NET ASSETS PER CAPITAL ACCOUNT 28,552 The foregoing accounts have been prepared from therewith. ation pplied and re in a rdance 5 Aprll 2022 Winslow NA NORMAN &CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
NA. NORMAN & CO. CharteredAccountants 31 High Street, Win510w, Bu¢kingh#m, MK18 3HE Tel: {01296) 714939 mail: na.norman@vtrgInet VAT NO: 478 0339 26 NANISMC 5 April 2022 Mrs Z Birch 4 Beech Leys Steeple Claydon Bucks MK18 2RP Dearzena Please find enclosed three copies of the Treehouse Pre-school accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021. Wrth kin gards. Yo sincerel N A NORthAN En¢ Q,.