2025-08-31-accounts - Gorefield Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Gorefield Playgroup

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1021889

Gorefield Pre-School

Charity's principal address The Mobile Classroom Gorefield Primary School, Gorefield Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Postcode PE13 4NB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Michael Shilton	Chairperson	Committee
Kayleigh Bullen	Secretary	Committee
Marguerite Croyman	Treasurer	Committee

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

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Michael John Humphrey
LucyTurner
Michael Shilton

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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)
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

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) Trust How the charity is constituted (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)

Policies and procedures adopted and adhered to are Early Years Alliance You may choose to include and Safeguarding model policies provided by Cambridgeshire County additional information, where Council. 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

We have this year budgeted £5000 to purchase new outside play area which included monkey bars and balance beams to support the children in their coordination and balance skills. We purchased a wooden ice cream shop, shepherds hut and stage to build on their imagination and social skills. We purchased a wooden peek a boo tunnel for the children to crawl and hide in building on their gross motor skills and cooperative play. We purchased our stem engineering sets for the children to design and connect building on their problem solving skills and fine motor skills. Our group held its annual Halloween party evening which is open to all the younger children in our village.

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Section E Financial review

We hold cash at the bank of £121,773. Of this £50,471 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)

Marguerite Croyman Full name(s) Michael Shilton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairperson Treasurer etc) Date 23rd March 2026

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Registered Charity Number 1021889

Gorefield Playgroup

Receipts and Payments Accounts

For The Year Ended

31 August 2025

Gorefield Playgroup Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 August 2025

Receipts Fees Fundraising Donations Interest Other 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	2025 £ 120,148 524 650 918 3,505 125,745 90,506 4,372 2,172 6,813 6,876 72 750 3,602 15,173 130,336 (4,591)	2024 £ 124,299 1,381 600 931 1,048
		128,259
		82,815 4,089 1,969 14,926 3,763 72 480 3,184 12,928
		124,226

		4,033

Gorefield Playgroup Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025

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	2025 £ 27,178 71,302 46,886 3,585 148,951 6,921 6,921 142,030 146,621 (4,591) 142,030 91,559 3,585 46,886	2024 £ 26,597 77,757 46,032 3,521
		153,907
		7,286
		7,286

		146,621
		142,588 4,033
		146,621
		97,068
		3,521
		46,032

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 2025 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 *)

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
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: Date: 23[rd] March 2026 Name: Mr Dean Marshall

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

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

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