## **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
**(Charity number: 1018548)**
**Trustees annual report & financial statements for the year ended**
**31st March 2025**
Charity accounts independent examination servces
## **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
**(Charity number: 1018548)**
|**Contents**||
|---|---|
|**Index**|**Page**|
|**Report of the trustees**|**1**|
|**Independent examiner's report**|**4**|
|**Receipts & payments accounts**|**5**|
|**Statement of assets and liabilities**|**6**|
|**Notes to the accounts**|**7**|
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
**From:** 1st April 2024 **To:** 31st March 2025 **Charity's full name** Elvington Under 5's **Registered Charity number** 1018548
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity set out in its governing document**
To provide a safe, stimulating environment in which children under 5 can play, learn and develop
## **Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts**
Pre-school for children aged two - five in dedicated premises with indoor and ourdoor space available during term time. Parent or carer and child sessions in Elvington Village Hall with appropriate activities and equiptment, aimed at those with children up to school age in the local area.
The trustees consider that they have complied with their duties to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has**
The charity has provided a term-time pre-school facility for the year 2024/25 and toddlers playgroup for under fives and their parents/carers two morings per week over term time. The charity also ran several fundraising events including Christmas and Halloween parties, table top sales, summer fayre, raffles, Bingo night and 100 club draw. These have raised funds for the preschool as well as benefitting the wider community.
## **Financial review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
The charity made a surplus of _£5,967.63_ . Compared to 2023/24 this was a big improvement. Income from funding increased by over £22,000 with income from fees dropping by £8,000. This is due to 2yr old funding starting in this financial year. Fundraising increased from £4705 to £7404 which has helped to purchase equiptment and toys for the children. The most profitable events were the Summer Fayre and Christmas and Halloween parties all of which are very popular in the village. The highest cost is wages, which have inceased again to £52,761 due to increases in the mimimum wage and changes to national insurance.
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## **Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held**
Reserves held to cover redundancy costs should the number of children attending preschool fall low enough to enforce closure.
## **Amount of reserves held**
Unrestricted reserves amounted to £23,305.89
## **Reasons for holding zero reserves**
N/A
## **Funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Structure, governance and management**
**Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document** Constitution **How the charity is constituted** Trust **Trustee selection methods** Appointed at the AGM
## **Reference and administration details**
**Charity's full name** Elvington under 5's **Other names the charity is known by Charity’s principal address** Dauby Lane Elvington York **Postcode** YO41 4HP
## **Names of the trustees who manage the charity**
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|---|---|---|---|
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|~~**Name of person (or body)**~~
**entitled to appoint trustee**
~~**(if any)**~~|
|Joe Freeman
Secretary
01/04-24 - 03/03/25
Paul McGouran
Secretary
03/03/25 - date
Sophie Moore
Chair
03/03/25 - date
Helen Stanier
Treasurer
whole year
Paul McGouran
Chair (previous)
01/04-24 - 03/03/25||||
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## **Declaration**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees**
## **Signature**
**Full Name** Daphne Helen Stanier **Position** Treasurer **Date**
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**Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
I report on the accounts of: **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup (the Charity)** for the year ended: **31 March 2025** which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- 2 the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## **Jeff Todd FCA**
**Date:**
Outsource independent examination services The Hiscox Building Peasholme Green York YO1 7PR
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## **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
(Charity number: 1018548)
|**Receipts &payments accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st March 2025**|**Receipts &payments accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st March 2025**|**Receipts &payments accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st March 2025**|**Receipts &payments accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st March 2025**|**Receipts &payments accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st March 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Payments**
Salaries & wage costs
Staff training & other costs
Utilities, telephone & internet
Refreshments & consumables
Insurance
Rent
Professional & payroll fees
Play materials & equipment
Postage, printing and stationery
Other costs
Cleaning, repairs & maintenance
Fundraising costs
Activities & outings
Publicity & advertising
Telephone. Internet & software
**Transfers between funds**
**Balance brought forward**
**Balance carried forward**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
**Total payments**
**Total receipts**
**Receipts**
Fees
NEG funding
Donations & fundraising
Bank interest
Snacks
Breakfast club|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
10,404
53,900
194
7,404
862
134
**72,898**
52,761
254
2,451
65
984
823
1,397
1,431
2,162
1,000
224
1,812
569
719
278
**66,930**
**5,968**
**-**
**17,338**
**23,306**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
10,404
53,900
194
7,404
862
134
**72,898**
52,761
254
2,451
65
984
823
1,397
1,431
2,162
1,000
224
1,812
569
719
278
**66,930**
**5,968**
**-**
**17,338**
**23,306**|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
18,112
31,369
-
4,705
337
119|
|||||**54,642**|
|||||49,188
407
481
85
785
477
2,423
1,630
1,828
-
242
1,614
612
567|
|||||**60,338**|
|||||**(5,696)**
**-**
**23,034**|
|||||**17,338**|
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## **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
(Charity number: 1018548)
|**Statement of assets and liabilities at:**||**31st March 2025**|**31st March 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
10,374
6,964|
||||**17,338**|
||||**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
340|
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## **Elvington Under Fives Playgroup**
(Charity number: 1018548)
**Notes to the accounts for the year ended: 31st March 2025**
## **1. Basis of accounts**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
||**Approval of accounts for theyear ended:**|**31st March 2025**|
|---|---|---|
||**Signed for and on behalf of the trustees**
**Print name**
The report and accounts were approved at a
meeting of the trustees held on:|**Date**
**Date**
**Position (e.g. Chair etc)**|
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