Gardenstown Playschool End of Year Accounts March 2024- February 2025 Charity Number: SC005909 Attached are the accounts for Gardenstown Playschool and we hope that as our independent examineryou will be able to sign these off. Gardenstown Playschool is a charity. committee run. Playschool made up of parents who are responsible for staffing and organisingthe business. We submit ouryearly accounts to our regulatory body OSCR. Aberdeenshire Council provides fundingfor those children in attendance that are eligible forthe government scheme offunded childcare to those aged 3 and over. Whilst this funding is invaluable to the Playschool we rely on otherforms of income such as our attending children under the age of 3 who payfees and also the fundraising that we partake in overthe course of the year. along with the very generous donations we receive from the local community. We have continued this yearto make improvements to the playschool's physical and academic learning environment. Following the inspection in October 2023 Playschool have been implementing changes highlighted in the report. In particular, the staff has been developing one of our rooms into a quieusensorylsleep area for the children to rest in. They have also been developingthe outdoor areas to make the new resources easierto access and improve the woodland area. In April, the staff continued with their Outdoor LearningTraining usingthe new resources purchased. The children have been enjoying cooking on the new campfire in the woodland area where they can enjoy playing amongst the trees. in the mud kitchen and in the bird-hide. The inspection report also recommended some changes to the interior. such as movingthe washing machine out of the kitchen area which was completed atthe start ofthe year. Duringthe summer months the children were able to make good use of our outdoor areas. The playschool prides itself on its connection with the local Primary School. This ensures a smooth transition from the nursery settingto the.big school". The children are regularly moving between the two settings and in May. the playschool took part in a joined Sports, Day.
The Playschool is situated just outside the coastalvillage of Gardenstown. This village has a huge communityspirit ofwhich the Playschooltries to emulate. As such. in June the playschool spent a day atthe beach learningabout the local sea life and taking part in a beach clean-up. At the end ofthe school yearthe 10 children leaving the playschoolfor Primary 1 were lucky to receive a new school jumper and a personalised homework packfrom the Gardenstown Village Action Committee IGVACI to help prepare them for Primary 1. The playschool is so gratefulto GVAC for this kind donation. Duringthe summer months we were lucky to have a week in the local pop-up community café near the harbour in Gardenstown. This is a week run byvolunteers with baked good donated by members of the playschool community. The playschool gets to keep all the profits from the weekwhere we raised almost 25,000. This was a huge boostto ouryear's fundraising and the proceeds wenttowards our staff wages, rent and playschool supplies. Before breaking up for the summer holidays the playschool "house corner.was transformed into a little café to mimic the pop up café. The children all getvery excited aboutthe harbour café in the summer. In August, we started our new academic year. Our Playschool role dropped drasticallywith the loss of the 10 new Primary 1 pupils. As the Playschool supports a small rural community this is a big number to replace and we didn't expect our numbers to return to normal until MarchlApril 2025 time. This presented some challenges. especiallyfinancial. but fortunatelywe have a great community who rallied to help support the pLayschool until our numbers were back up. At the start of the yearthe Playschool introduced a Home-link teddy bear called Broch. The teddy bear visits the children over the weekends to have fun with them and theirfamilies. He also has a weekend diarywhich can be filled in to let the Playschool knowwhat he has been up to. This has been a great addition as the children love hearing what he has been up to and learning more aboutthe home life oftheir peers. Beinga rural and coastal communitythe children's homelife is diverse. With some living on arable farms. pigfarms. sheep farms and fishermen homes. Each weekend diaryentry is new and excited to read about.
In Autumn, the children enjoyed learning about harvest and took part in a harvest collection to help support the local sheltered housing. The Playschool joined the local primary school on a trip to deliver the food parcels to the sheltered housing and sing some harvest songs to the residents. The Playschool was also able to use its community links to visit some local farms to learn more about the harvest process, and to see some new piglet arrivals!
In preparation for Bonfire night, the children were helped by donations from the community to build a “guy” for the top of the village bonfire. The Playschool then organised a few stalls with food, drinks and light up toys to be sold on the night. This was another great fundraiser and we are so grateful to the local community for such a good turn out and helping us raise almost £1,500.
In November, the Care Inspectorate carried out a full inspection and the playschool were delighted with their results.
How good is our care, play and learning? 4 - Good How good is our setting? 5 - Very Good How good is our leadership? 4 - Good How good is our staff team? 5 - Very Good
Into the new year, the Playschool focussed on a Scottish week where the children learnt about Robert Burns and some Doric poems. Some of the children tried on traditional Scottish dancing costumes and made sporrans to take home. Throughout the rest of the term the playschool pupil numbers started to pick up as predicted and it was lovely to see the playschool so busy again.
We have a Contingency Fund with the Bank of Scotland that contains all costs for closure fees, including staff redundancies, to cover outstanding bills and also to cancel our contract with Croner – our HR support team.
We have a further Bank of Scotland account that is used for paying fees into, our HR support – Croner receive their direct debit from this account, along with all costs associated with Fundraising/ Donations and Playschool necessities.
Our final account is with the Virgin bank and this is used for the payment of staff wages, including NT and Tax contribution (Inland Revenue – HMRC Cumbernauld) and NEST (Pension payments) Our direct debit for our phone/internet bill also is linked to this account. Any cash donations made direct to the playschool or from organised fundraisers are paid into the bank at the first available opportunity.
Gardenstown Playschool End of Year Summary Bank Balances
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Total | £76,995.40 | £79,532.25 | £61,952.43 | ||||
| Surplus/Defcit | +£2536.85 | -£17,579.82 | -£6,197.40 | ||||
| Closing Cash | £79,532.25 | £61,952.43 | £55,755.03 | ||||
| Bank and Cash | |||||||
| Treasurers Account | £13,782.24 | £10,634.98 | £23,093.66 | ||||
| Contingency Fund | £2360.00 | £19,457.59 | £19,681.26 | ||||
| Virgin(Wages) | £63,390.01 | £31,859.86 | £12,980.11 | ||||
| Petty Cash | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £79,532.25 | £61,952.43 | £55,755.03 |
Statements of Receipts and payments for year ending
28.02.2025
| 2025 Total | 2024 Total | |
|---|---|---|
| INCOME | ||
| Aberdeenshire Council Funding |
£74,729.47 | £80,921.21 |
| Fundraisers/Donations | £29,510.77 | £21,579.46 |
| Interest Income | £223.67 | £97.59 |
| Parent Fee Payment | £13,281.91 | £7,104.25 |
| Total Income | £117,745.82 | £109,702.51 |
| EXPENSES | ||
| Bank Service Charge | £40.20 | £34.00 |
| HMRC | £14,056.13 | £8,902.91 |
| Insurance | £870.28 | (included in subscriptions) |
| License and Permits | £120.69 | £78.11 |
| Outside Services | £385.00 | n/a |
| Payroll Expenses | £82,839.98 | £83,341.48 |
| Pension Costs | £6,164.72 | £6,786.47 |
| Playschool Expenses | £701.58 | £941.08 |
| Playschool Supplies | £4,185.27 | £6,206.64 |
| Professional Fees | £4,771.28 | £4842.56 |
| Rent | £8,342.16 | £13,740.23 |
| Subscriptions | £150.00 | £994.12 |
| Uniform | £340.00 | £362.05 |
| Utilities | £975.93 | £1052.68 |
| Total Expenses | £123,943.22 | £127,282.33 |
| Surplus/Defcit | -£6,197.40 | -£17,579.82 |
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