2024-08-31-accounts

WOODLANDS PRE SCHOOL CENTRE

CHARITY ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Charity Number: 101452

WOODLANDS PRE SCHOOL CENTRE

CONTENTS

	Page
Charity information	1
Trustees' report	2
Independent examiner's report	3
Statement of receipts and payments	4
Statement of assets and liabilities	5
Detailed Receipts and payments	6

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INFORMATION

Charity Name	Woodland Pre School	Centre
Charity Number	101452
Trustees	Kylie Orr	(Chairperson)
	Niamh Wynne	(Treasurer)
	Donna Blee McShane	(Secretary)
	Julie Craig
	Melanie Robinson
	Kirsty Sayers
	Claire Neely
	Lesley Ann Holden
Bankers	Ulster Bank
	STRABANE
	29 Abercorn Square
	Co. Tyrone
	BT82 8AL
Independent Examiner	Arthur McFarland
	W S Sterritt & Co
	Chartered Certified Accountants
	Carton House
	15 Ebrington Terrace
	Londonderry
	BT47 6JS

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Trustees' Report

Last year we had 22 children all in funded places and our staff team was Stacey, Lindsay Ann, Eileen and Laura with Pearl in the office. There were no child protection issues.

Training

We continued to keep our training up to date throughout the year as part of staff development. Cluster training continued with our Early Years Specialist – Marina.

Visits to the setting

We worked along with the local health visitors who run a 3 year old programme and issue questionnaires to parents and offer appointments for parents to meet and discuss any issues.

We were also able to distribute free toothbrushes and toothpaste each term to all children courtesy of local dental clinic in Strabane Health Centre

Links with parents

Our Getting Ready to Lean programme continued with Big Bedtime Read, Education Works and Happy Healthy Kids. We held a workshop for parents and packs for each theme were sent home on a weekly basis.

We also held a Pumpkin Patch Day and a Christmas Event with Santa visiting on his tractor

Links with others

As a setting we continued to develop links with our local primary schools and Surestart. We had a good working relationship with Donemana Primary School as we used the assembly hall for physical activities and event such as our graduation.

Ms Sayers invited children for play dates and this provided them with an insight into the routines for Primary 1. Staff from St Michael’s also came to visit and the children who would be going there in September went to visit the P1

Outings

We visited Sperrin Fun Farm for our end of trip in June and a great day was had by all.

Graduation

Our final graduation was held in June 2024 and was a bittersweet event for all staff and committee who had worked so hard to keep the group open throughout the year.

Staffing

Staffing continued to be an issue throughout the year and the decision was taken in April to withdraw from the Pre School Programme for September 2024. This was a very difficult decision to take which followed several months of meetings with parents, local representatives and principals of both local primary schools. An application for a Statutory Nursery to serve the local area was submitted by the primary schools to the Education Authority and this procedure is ongoing at the time of writing. Our remaining staff – Stacey and Pearl were made redundant in

Fundraising

In closing I would like to thank my fellow committee members and parents for their support and fundraising. I must also pay tribute to the staff and committee for what was a very difficult year and it is very likely that Woodlands will be officially closing within the next 2 years.

Kylie Orr Chairperson

Date: 24 October 2025

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Woodlands Pre School Centre

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 which are set out on page 3 and 4.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under Section 65 of the Charities Act;

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 65 (9)(b) of the Charities Act;

state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement

I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and an examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.

My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanation from you as charity members concerning any such matters.

My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:

1. That the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act.

2. That the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.

3. The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act.

4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of matters 1-4 listed above and, in connection with the following Directions of the Charity Commission Northern Ireland; I have found no matters that require drawing your attention.

Arthur McFarland FCCA W. S. Sterritt & Co Chartered Certified Accountant Carton House 15 Ebrington Terrace Londonderry BT47 6JS

Date: 24 October 2025

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Statement of Receipts and Payments Year ended 31 August 2024

Receipts Voluntary Receipts Education Authority Donations Grants Fundraising Bank interest From Charitable Activities Membership fees Sale of Sweatshirts Milk refund Payments Cost of fundraising Cost of Charitable Activities Grants and Donations Governance Costs Administration costs Asset and investment purchase Purchase of Equipment Total Payments Net receipts/(payments) Transfers to/(from) funds Surplus/(deficit) for the year Reconciliation 31/08/2024 Cash at bank & in hand 31/08/2023 Surplus/(deficit) for the year Cash at bank & in hand 31/08/2024	Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2024 £ £ £ 47,300 0 47,300 406 0 406 0 2,029 2,029 2,914 0 2,914 189 0 189 2,060 0 2,060 207 0 207 181 0 181 53,257 2,029 55,286 0 0 0 48,427 1,586 50,013 368 0 368 240 0 240 1,584 500 2,084 18 878 896 50,637 2,964 53,601 2,620 (935) 1,685 (30) 30 0 2,590 (905) 1,685 9,636 905 9,541 2,590 (905) 1,685 12,226 0 11,226	Total 2023 £ 46,222 3,500 6,451 3,476 87 2,333 273 380
		62,722
		0 52,378 202 192 1,970 4,346
		59,087
		3,635
		0
		3,635
		5,906 3,635
		9,541

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Statement of assets and liabilities Year ended 31 August 2024

Funds Reconciliation Cash at bank & in hand 31/08/2023 Surplus/(deficit) for the year Cash at bank & in hand 31/08/2024 Bank & Cash Balances Bank Current Accounts Liabilities (Unrestricted Fund) Accountancy	Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2023 2022 £ £ £ £ 8,636 905 9,541 5,906 2,590 (905) 1,685 3,635 11,226 0 11,226 9,541 11,226 9,541 11,226 9,541 250 200 250 200
	11,226 0

Approved by the trustees on 24 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

______Kylie Orr

______Donna Blee McShane

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Detailed Receipts and payments for the year ended 31 August 2024

Woodlands Pre School Centre wishes to acknowledge the financial support given by Education Authority and Department of Education.

Receipts Education Authority Dept of Education - Extended Services Grant (restricted) Dept of Education - Getting ready to learn (restricted) Dept of Education - Engage III (restricted) Halifax Foundation (restricted) Fees received Fundraising Dennett Interchange Milk Refund Sale of Sweatshirts Donations Bank interest Payments Salaries & pension contributions Light and Heat New Equipment Resources Workshops Room hire Telephone/ Internet Postage/ Stationery Cleaning and PPE Milk and snacks Insurance Training costs Outings Gifts Maintenance Accountancy fees Valuation fees Access NI Sweatshirts/ Uniforms Donemana PS - cash for clobber share Bank Charges Storage Bouncy castle hire Net receipts/(payments) Transfers to/(from) funds Surplus/(deficit) for the year Represented by: Opening balance (Deficit)/Surplus for the year Closing Balance	Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2024 £ £ £ 47,300 0 47,300 0 1,584 1,584 0 445 445 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,060 0 2,060 2,914 0 2,914 0 0 0 181 0 181 207 0 207 406 0 406 189 0 189 53,257 2,029 55,286 43,536 0 43,536 588 405 993 18 878 896 572 0 572 0 0 0 0 0 0 888 0 888 93 0 93 353 0 353 1,530 0 1,530 367 500 867 10 1,020 1,030 390 0 390 86 0 86 880 0 880 240 0 240 240 0 240 86 0 86 58 0 58 368 0 368 150 0 150 184 161 345 0 0 0 50,637 2,964 53,601 2,620 (935) 1,685 (30) 30 0 2,590 (905) 1,685 8,636 905 9,541 2,590 (905) 1,685 11,226 0 11,226	Total 2023 £ 46,222 1,891 400 4,160 2,000 2,333 3,476 1,500 380 273 0 87
		62,722
		41,427 1,095 4,346 1,059 3,330 250 773 120 417 1,535 845 1,428 212 955 115 192 0 86 495 202 146 0 60
		59,087
		3,635
		0
		3,635
		5,906 3,635
		9,541