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2025-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 08 2024 To 31 07 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

COLWICH PLAYGROUP

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1012984

Charity's principal address C/O COLWICH COMMUNITY HALL, MAIN ROAD, COLWICH, STAFFORDSHIRE

Postcode ST17 0XD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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4		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
EMMA GREWAL CHAIRPERSON PARENTS & COMMITTEE
GARETH LEWIS TREASURER 30/07/08 TOq31/07/25 “ “
AARON
STEADMANS		 VICE-CHAIR “ “

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
n/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

n/a

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

PLA CONSTITUTION

(eg. trust deed, constitution) REGISTERED CHARITY How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

BY COMMITTEE AND PARENTS

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

n/a

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to take responsibility for and to be involved with the activities of the group. To offer opportunities for all children, whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability.

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To care for and educate pre-school children using the government EYFS statutory framework for early years to achieve the early learning goals. Community playgroup open to all children and their families, offering flexible and affordable childcare to the local community.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Colwich Playgroup is grateful for the continued support of its trustees in continuing its long term operation. With particular reference to Mr Lewis who is leaving due to his own retirement at the end of this reporting period after many years. We also thank parents and families (past and present) for their continued support with our fundraising efforts and for donating their time for the group.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The period from August 2024 to July 2025 progressed in line with expectations, with no significant H&S issues to report and Ofsted grading remains good.

We are grateful to the Colwich Community Hall Association, our landlords, for their continued support. As stewards of the community centre, they maintain the space for local user groups and uphold their mission of ‘run by the community, for the community.’ Their financial assistance, where possible, has been invaluable, and we sincerely thank them.

A heartfelt thank you also goes to parents for their ongoing support in our termly events—such as raffles, Christmas coasters, and other fundraising efforts. These contributions directly aid the reinvestment in resources and equipment for the preschool.

Our primary concern remains government funding rates. Whist these rates have seen a marginal increase this year, they continue to lag behind overall statutory living wage rises. Inflation also continued to increased over the year, compounding the challenge with rising insurance and other operational costs. As a result, government funding (our main source of income) is still failing to keep pace with rising costs, which remains a pressing issue impacting our financial performance in the reporting period.

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Section E Financial review The charity recognises the need for a cash surplus to meet its costs Brief statement of the during the traditionally quieter and loss making winter months. As at charity’s policy on reserves 31/07/2025 the Charity continues to hold sufficient funds within the Capital Account to operate including the Statutory Redundancy Reserve as per our policy. Details of any funds materially As mentioned above, Government funding rates continue lag statutory in deficit liming wage and tax increases. ~~—~~

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) GARETH LEWIS Position (eg Secretary, Chair, TREASURER etc) Date 31/07/2025

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Charity Name Charity Name No (if any) No (if any)
COLWICH PLAYGROUP 1012984
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
Period start date
Period end date
To
For the period
from
01/08/2024
31/07/2025
~~ee~~
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Restricted Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
FEES 51 839 51 839 - - - 51 839 53 888
DONATIONS, FUNDRAISING AND
GRANTS		 206 206 - - - 206 -
INTEREST AND BANK CHARGES 1 693 1 693 - - - 1 693 1 724
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 (Gross income for
AR)
53 738		 53 738 - - - 53 738 55 612
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts 53 738
-
-
53 738
55 612
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A3 Payments
WAGES AND HOLIDAY PAY 44 811 44 811 - - - 44 811 44 150
RENT 2 820 2 820 - - - 2 820 2 820
INSURANCE 1 288 1 288 - - - 1 288 861
TELEPHONE & INTERNET 696 696 - - - 696 634
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - - - - - - -
TRAINING - - - - - - 361
STATIONERY AND MATERIALS - - - - - - -
TOYS AND EQUIPMENT - - - - - - -
SUNDRY ITEMS 2 028 2 028 - - - 2 028 2 029
FOOD,DRINKS & HOUSEKEEPING 3 642 3 642 - - - 3 642 3 285
TAX AND NI 4 193 4 193 - - - 4 193 3 326
GIFTS - - - - -
FORWARD EXPENDITURE - - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 59 477 59 477 - - - 59 477 57 466
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total payments
59 477
-
-
59 477
57 466
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Net of receipts/(payments)
- 5 739
-
- - 5 739
- 1 854
A5 Transfers between funds
-
- -
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
50 900
- -
50 900
52 753
Cash funds this year end
45 160
-
- 45 160
50 899
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period the end of the period the end of the period the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
PETTY CASH
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Details
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
140
2 422
42 598
45 160
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
OK
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amount due
(optional)		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
REDUNDANCY ACCRUAL FROM CAPITAL
~~ACCOUNT~~
HOLIDAY PAY ACCRUAL AUGUST FROM CAPITAL
~~ACCOUNT~~
-
-
-
Date of
approval
GRL 01/09/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name COLWICH PLAYGROUP members of On accounts for the year 31/07/2025 Charity no 1012984 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I 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 connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

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Date: 3.9.2025
Signed:
Name: Mandy Brazier
Relevant professional Association of Accounting Technicians
qualification(s) or body BSC Professional Management
(if any):
Address: 4 Vardon Close
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Stafford ST16 3YW
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October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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October 2018

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