2023-08-31-accounts - Treehouse Pre-School

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Treehouse AGM 2024 Chair’s Report

Chair: Ruth Falcon

Good morning to you all and thank you for your time today.

As ever, it has been a busy year here at Treehouse, and as always, we are incredibly grateful for the endless effort from the Treehouse staff who make this pre-school the wonderful place that it is. They have been resilient and flexible to the changes they have faced and have demonstrated their great strength as they have continued to provide fantastic provision for the children. I would like to give an extra special thanks to Liz who has navigated the preschool through another challenging year, sacrificing much of her personal time to ensure that the preschool runs smoothly every day.

I would also like to thank the members of the committee for all the time that they have given up for meetings and fundraising. I’d like to thank Sarah Dudley (who will be stepping down this year) for all the years she has contributed to our committee – we are very grateful. We are also saying goodbye to Emma Tunaley and Sarah Falcon who will no longer be members of the committee, and we thank them for their help and support over the last 14 months.

Our committee relies on parents and members of the local community to volunteer to help to run the pre-school. Many may not be aware that Treehouse is a Charity that is operated through a parent-led committee. Increasingly, recruiting members to the committee is becoming challenging, and therefore, as a committee, we are considering other charitable structures that will make operating easier going forward.

Commitee actvites in the last year

Some of our highlights this year have been:

Attending the Winslow Show. We had great fun running the stall where children and adults enjoyed our game POT LUCK. It was so lovely to catch up with past and present families of Treehouse – it was a great reminder of the widespread positive impact Treehouse has had on the Winslow and surrounding community. The Committee would like to reiterate their gratitude to the staff that helped to man the stall for the day.
In October, Steve (Liz’s partner) and I ran the Swanbourne Endeavour to raise money for the pre-school – we had a blast and are looking to do the same again as soon as possible!
Our many bake sales and Christmas events (reindeer food and hot chocolate cones) have been very popular so thank you to all who baked, helped and donated to raise money for the preschool.
We have received a great deal of support from the Winslow Lions this year, for which we are extremely grateful. Their support has included donating, delivering and installing a new fridge for us, funding new cameras for the setting, and in the last 2 weeks they have approved a donation of over £600 to help us to buy a new printer and ink for the office. A special note of thanks for all their support this year.

Another important activity this year has been the committee’s recruitment of new staff, alongside Liz. We have welcomed several new members of staff this year, and it has been a pleasure to see them settle so well into the Treehouse family. They include (in no order): Sam Goss, Sarah Baxter, Jasmine Riddiford, Liz Gough, Jess Roberts and Kirstie King.

The committee successfully renewed the lease for the premises back in March this year. This has had a huge impact on our finances (which will be reflected in our financial statement at next year’s AGM).

As a result of continuing rises in the rate for our rent and Living Wage increases, we are working closely with Bucks County Council as they assist us with our financial sustainability.

Looking ahead, our focus as a committee now lies in significant fundraising though events, donations, and grants. Additionally, we will continue to rely on donations via our Amazon Wishlist and GoFundMe page, as well as the enormously helpful donations we receive from our Treehouse families from our donation tree in the foyer.

I now pass on the role of Chair to Kirstine and thank her for all her efforts in the last 6 weeks as she has prepared to take over. Kirstine comes to the Committee with a wealth of personal experience relating to Treehouse, which will be invaluable in supporting the aims of the Committee in the year to come. She has already made a huge impact on our fundraising efforts and has used her connections in the local community to gain the support of many local businesses.

And of course, thank you to all our families, particularly those of you here today as without you, we wouldn’t be able to open!

On a final note from me, I would like to, once again, thank all the staff for their dedication and hard work to make this the wonderful setting that it is.

N.A. NORMAN & CO. CharteredAccountanlS 31 Hlgh Street. WSnslow. Buckingham, MK18 3HE T¢1: (OA296} 714939 E.mg51: orman@YhoTr£0m VAT NO: 478 0339 26 NANISMC 30 April 2024 Mrs R Falcon 2 Fair Meadow Winslow Bucks MK18 3JD Dear Ruth Further to seeing you recently. please find enclosed three copies of the Treehouse Pre- School accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023. With ki ards. sincerely NANOR Enc

TREEHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT INCOME EXPENDrruRE Funding Fees Received 145.328 21,753 173 Salaries (inc. Fension costs) Resources- Staffing Payroll Costs Rent and Rates 158.133 1.730 1.121 9.675 Interest Received Donations 260 Fundraising Income Grants 2,061 Books and Publications 102 2,654 Cleaning Materials Craft Materials and Toys Theme Activities and Special Events Equipment Insurances 292 255 111 534 1,427 675 Telephone and Intemet Stationery and Postages Catering Registration and Affiliation Fees Tee Shirtjsweatshirt Purchases 1,373 47 803 53 Health and Safety C08t8 Training Accountancy Fees Fundraising Costs Miscellaneous Expenses Bank Charges 1.514 500 720 30 278 Excess of Exp8ndrture over Income 7,210 179,439 179,439

TREEHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 CAPITAL ACCOUNT ital Fund as at 1 Se tember 2022 24,571 7,210 Less Exc8ss of Expenditure over Income for the year ital Fund as at 31 Au ust 2023 17,361 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023 ASSETS Bank Accounts Fundraising AJC Surplus Alc Redundancy Alc Treasurers Wc 2,100 15 9,614 26,277 1.850 Resources AJC Deprivation AJC 1,571 41.427 Petty Cash 43 Stock on Hand 89 Debtors and Prepayments 879 42,438 Less LIABILITIES Sundry Creditors 25,077 NET ASSETS PER CAPITAL ACCOUNT 17,361 The foregoing accounts hav8 been prepared from info therewith. tion pplied and are in ccordance 30 April 2024 Winslow --A NORMAN & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS