## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 09 2022 **To 31** 08 2023
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1021889
Gorefield Playgroup
Gorefield Pre-School
**Charity's principal address**
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|The Mobile Classroom||
|Gorefield Primary School, Gorefield||
|Wisbech, Cambridgeshire||
|**Postcode**|**PE13 4NB**|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Emma Lambe|Secretary||Committee|
||Hannah Curson|Chairperson||Committee|
||Tara Johnson|Treasurer|Resigned 13.02.23|Committee|
||Michael Shilton|Treasurer|Appointed 13.02.23|Committee|
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
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|Michael John Humphrey||
|LucyTurner||
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## **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)**|
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|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Bank**|HSBC|1 Cornhill, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. PE13 1NA|
|**Accountant**|Marshall Brooks
Associates Ltd|Stockmans House, Wilkins Road, Emneth,
Wisbech, Cambs. PE14 8DQ|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution adopted 30[th] November 2013 (PLA 2011 Model Constitution) Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting.
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age in a parent involving community group.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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To work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop.
To promote a safe, secure and stimulating environment.
To offer children and their parents a service that provides equality and diversity.
While planning activities for the year the trustees have given regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit where relevant at the trustee meetings.
**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)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
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## **Section E Financial review**
We hold cash at the bank of £126,086. Of this £48,621 is held as **Brief statement of the** restricted funds for the provisions of around seven months running costs **charity’s policy on reserves** and the long term maintenance plan for the building.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **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)**
E Lambe **Full name(s)** Michael Shilton **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer Secretary **etc) Date** 27th November 2023
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**Registered Charity Number 1021889**
## Gorefield Playgroup
## Receipts and Payments Accounts
For The Year Ended
31 August 2023
## **Gorefield Playgroup Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 August 2023**
|**Receipts**
Fees
Fundraising
Donations
Interest
**Payments**
Wages, salaries and other staff costs
Premises costs
Rent, rates, power and insurance costs
Repairs and renewals of property and equipment
Telephone, fax, stationery and other office costs
Bank, credit card and other finance charges
Accountancy, legal and other professional fees
Depreciation and loss/(profit) on sale
Other expenses
**Excess Of Receipts Over Payments**|**2023**
**£**
127,231
1,058
700
403
129,392
83,130
1,584
1,769
8,931
3,790
73
480
3,184
6,781
109,722
19,670|**2022**
**£**
116,921
833
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1,532
1,752
7,575
4,008
66
485
3,184
10,288|
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## **Gorefield Playgroup Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023**
|**Assets**
Equipment, machinery and vehicles
HSBC Current Account
HSBC Deposit Account
HSBC Mobile Account
**Liabilities**
Other liabilities and accruals
**Net Assets**
**Net assets represented by**
**Accumulated Funds:**
Balance at start of period
Excess of receipts over payments
**General Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**Designated Funds**|**2023**
**£**
29,781
77,465
45,167
3,454
126,086
13,279
13,279
142,588
122,918
19,670
142,588
93,967
3,454
45,167|**2022**
**£**
32,965
54,562
44,665
3,421|
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|||102,648|
|||12,695|
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16,036|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Gorefield Playgroup
**On accounts for the year** 31[st] August 2023 **ended**
**Charity no** 1021889 **(if any)**
**Set out on pages**
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
**Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
- My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
**Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *)
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed: Name:** Mr Dean Marshall
**Date:**
**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
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**March 2012**
**IER**
**Address:**
Stockmans House Wilkins Road, Emneth Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. PE14 8DQ
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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**March 2012**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**March 2012**
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