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## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 6" April 2024 Period start date To 5! April 2025 Period end date
## Charity name: Almondbury Playgroup | Charity registration number: 1015462
## Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of | Para 1.17 The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance
the charity as set out in its the development and education of children
| governing document primarily under statutory school age by
encouraging parents to understand and
provide for the needs of their children
through community groups and by:
(a) offering appropriate play, education and
care facilities, family learning and extended
hours groups, together with the right of
parents to take responsibility for and to
become involved in the activities of such
groups, ensuring that such groups offer
opportunities for all children whatever their
race, culture, religion, means or ability;
(b) encouraging the study of the needs of
such children and their families and
| promoting public interest in and recognition
of such needs in the local areas;
(c) instigating and adhering to and
furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-
school Learning Alliance.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and We offer term-time only sessional care
activities in relation to those me Monday to Friday and provide increased
| purposes for the public hours from 9am until 3pm three days per
| benefit, in particular, the week and Yam until 1pm on the remaining
activities, projects or two days, as a reaction to demand
services identified in the especially from working families. We
accounts. provide play, education and care for up to
20 children per session within the local
area. Children can access up to 26 hours
per week.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have regard to the Charity
whether the trustees have Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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## Achievements and Performance
a The development and education of children has been advanced in a caring environment. The children have been Summary: of the main F fi ara 1.20 monitored regularly and :progressed in achievements of the charity, the seven areas of learning and identifying the difference the development underpinned by the Early charity’s work has made to Years Statutory Framework and the the circumstances of its characteristics of effective learning and beneficiaries and any wider teaching through: playing and benefits to society as a exploring, active learning, creating and whole. thinking critically.
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
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|||Fundraising proceeds from 23/24 were|
|||used to enhance the outdoor facilities and|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives | Para1.41||play equipment to further the aims ofthe
charity.|
|set|||
|||Fundraising aim for24/25 was achieved|
|||and the proceeds will be used during 25/26|
|||to provide age-appropriate furniture to|
|||continue to further the aims of the charity.|
|Investment performance|Para 1.41||
|against objectives|||
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|Financial Review|||
|Review of the charity’s|Para 1.21|The Income and Expenditure Accounts|
|financial position at the end||submitted show the results for the year.|
|ofthe period||Income to carry forward at 5" April 2025 is|
|||£18,821.38 including a profit of £10,059.59.|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|Reserves in case of unexpected|
|policy for holding reserves||occurrences/events are carried forward|
|stating why
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|Explanation ofany|Para 1.23||
|uncertainties about the|||
|charity continuing as a going|||
|concern|||
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The charity’s principal sources of funds are: privately paid fees and funding from The charity’s principal Kirklees council which provided most of the sources of funds (including | P22 1.47 income for the year, along with a small any fundraising) amount of fundraising. Investment policy and objectives including any petal 1285 social investment policy adopted Sd
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## Structure, Governance and Management
|Description of charity's|||
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|trusts:|||
|Type of governing document||Constitution|
|How is the charity|Para 1.25||
|constituted?||Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|The committee Members are elected for a|
|including details ofany||One-yearterm at the AGM. A member of|
|constitutional provisions e.g.||the committee can be re-elected unless|
|election to post or name of||they have already served in any capacity|
|any person or body entitled||for ten consecutive years. If the committee|
|to appoint one ormore||decided it can co-opt up to three further|
|trustees||membersaftertheAGM.|
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|Policies and procedures
adoptedfor the induction|Para 1.51|
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|and training of trustees||
|The charity’s organisational||
|structure and any wider|Pata't2|
|network with which the||
|charity works||
|Relationship with any related| Para 1.51||
|parties||
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Reference and Administrative details
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||Almondbury|Playgroup|
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|Registered charity number|1015462||
|Charity’s principal address|The Cabin||
||All Hallows School||
||Longcroft||
||Almondbury||
||HD5 8XW||
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Jennifer Dobbins
Resigned 21/10/25|
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Elizabeth Barker
Nominated person re
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Danielle Ruddiman | Elected/Coopted
member|
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
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|Description|of|the|assets|
|held|in|this|capacity|
|Name|and|objects|of|the|
|charity|on whose|behalf|the|
|assets|are|held|and|how|this|
|falls|within|the|custodian|
|charity's|objects|
|Details|of arrangements|for|
|safe|custody|and|
|segregation|of|such|assets|
|from|the|charity’s|own|
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## Additional information (optional)
## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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|Type|of|Name|Address|
|adviser|
|Name|of chief executive|or names|of senior staff members|(Optional|information)|
|Rachel|Reynolds|-|Manager|
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## Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## Other optional information
## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Full name(s)| Lyzi Barker Se ear Carole Midgley Chair, etc)
## **Almondbury Playgroup Income & Expenditure Account for the period - 6th April 2024 5th April 2025**
|**Income**||||
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|Fees||£ 5,505.66||
|Nursery grant||£ 87,035.71||
|Childcare grant||£ 451.41||
|Fundraising||£ 2,983.73||
|Fundraising|£ 1,611.48|||
|Uniform|£ 42.00|||
|Obstacle course|£ 1,244.00|||
|Donaton|£ 86.25|||
|Other|£ 275.00|||
|**Total income**|||£ 96,251.51|
|**Expenditure**||||
|EYA fees||£ 154.00||
|HMRC||£ 3,735.58||
|Wages||£ 68,433.42||
|Refreshments||£ 341.06||
|Nest pensions||£ 2,349.44||
|Electricity||£ 2,336.37||
|O2||£ 410.60||
|Insurance||£ 1,150.37||
|Nonconsumables||£ 1,850.32||
|Disposal unit||£ 413.74||
|Rates||£ 92.21||
|Resources||£ 395.13||
|Paper/printng||£ 757.63||
|Cleaning||£ 299.02||
|Other||£ 3,473.03||
|**Total expenditure**|||£ 86,191.92|
|Opening balance at 6th April 2024||£8,761.79||
|Proft/Loss||£ 10,059.59||
Carry forward
£18,821.38
.............................C Midgley, Hon Treasurer Dated ….....................
## INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALMONDBURY PLAYGROUP
| report on the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31% March 2024
## Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of Almondbury Playgroup you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of you company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## Independent examiner’s statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that:
The accounts comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act
| believe the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination.
Name Angela LWng S. \. Calo address 18 RENOMICY) DAVE
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## Signature [QUE