**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
**To**
Period start date Period end date 06 04 2024 05 04 2025
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Longford Pre-School Playgroup
**Other names charity is known by**
1023440 **Charity's principal address** 129 High Street Newport Shropshire **Postcode TF10 7BH** ~~—~~
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1023440
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
CONSTITUTION
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Company Limited by Guarantee How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Voted at AGM Trustee selection methods
(eg. trust, association, company)
- (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**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children
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**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
Offering age appropriate play, education and care facilities **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
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## **Section E Financial review**
We have at least 6 months reserves
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **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)** J JONES **Full name(s)** JUSTINE JONES **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** TREASURER **etc) Date** 19/06/2025
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Longford Playgroup
Accounts
5 April 2025
## **Longford Playgroup Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Approval statement|1|
|Accountants' report|2|
|Profit and loss account|3|
|Balance sheet|4|
|Notes to the accounts|5|
## **Longford Playgroup**
## **Approval statement**
I approve the accounts which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. I acknowledge my responsibility for the accounts, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework as set out in note 1, and for providing Kates Accountancy Services with all information and explanations necessary for their compilation.
Justine Jones
3 June 2025
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## **Longford Playgroup**
## **Accountants' report on the unaudited accounts to Longford Playgroup**
You have approved the accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited accounts from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
Kates Accountancy Services Chartered Accountants 5 Granville Close Newport Shropshire TF10 7TR
3 June 2025
2
## **Longford Playgroup Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 5 April 2025**
|**Sales**
Cost of sales
**Gross profit**
**Other business income**
**Expenses**
Wages, salaries and other staff costs
Rent, rates, power and insurance costs
Repairs and renewals of property and equipment
Telephone, fax, stationery and other office costs
Advertising and business entertainment costs
Accountancy, legal and other professional fees
Depreciation and loss/(profit) on sale
**Profit**|**2025**
**£**
96,881
678
96,203
341
45,309
9,162
1,299
1,187
110
845
3,918
61,830
34,714|**2024**
**£**
79,100
1,203
77,897
213
40,662
9,365
630
1,223
116
490
5,224
57,710
20,400|
|---|---|---|
3
## **Longford Playgroup Balance Sheet as at 5 April 2025**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Equipment, machinery and motor vehicles
3
**Current assets**
Bank balance
Building society balance
Cash in hand
Other current assets and prepayments
**Current liabilities**
Trade creditors
Other liabilities and accruals
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Capital account**
Balance at start of period
Net profit|70,973
40,595
80
471
112,119
237
3
240|**2025**
**£**
11,753
111,879
123,632
88,918
34,714
123,632|52,456
20,254
80
680
73,470
223
-
223|**2024**
**£**
15,671
73,247
88,918
68,518
20,400
88,918|
|---|---|---|---|---|
4
**Longford Playgroup Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025**
## **1 Accounting basis**
The accounts have been compiled on a basis that enables profits to be calculated in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and that provides sufficient and relevant information to enable the completion of a tax return.
## **2 Profit and loss account analysis**
|**Income**
Toy Fund
Donations
Vouchers
Fees
**Cost of sales**
Toys and Equipment
Milk, Food
**Other business income**
Interest receivable
**Wages, salaries and other staff costs**
Wages and salaries
Employer's NI
Staff training and welfare
**Rent, rates, power and insurance costs**
Rent
Utilities
Service charges
**Repairs and renewals of property and equipment**
Repairs and maintenance|**2025**
**£**
-
10,000
77,622
9,259
96,881
116
562
678
341
44,139
-
1,170
45,309
6,500
2,607
55
9,162
1,299|**2024**
**£**
300
2,540
70,321
5,939
79,100
580
623
1,203
213
38,637
1,250
775
40,662
6,500
2,804
61
9,365
630|
|---|---|---|
5
## **Longford Playgroup Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025**
|**Telephone, fax, stationery and other office costs**
Telephone and fax
Administration Costs
PLA membership, insurance
**Advertising and business entertainment costs**
Advertising and PR
**Accountancy, legal and other professional fees**
Accountants fees
Other legal and professional
Licence Fees
**Depreciation and loss/(profit) on sale**
Depreciation|359
185
643
1,187
110
200
579
66
845
3,918|404
205
614
1,223
116
200
230
60
490
5,224|
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6
## **Longford Playgroup Notes to the Accounts**
**for the year ended 5 April 2025**
## **3 Plant, machinery and motor vehicles**
|**Cost**
At 6 April 2024
At 5 April 2025
**Depreciation**
At 6 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 5 April 2025
**Net book value**
At 5 April 2025
At 5 April 2024|**Equipment**
**£**
9,205
9,205
6,667
635
7,302
1,903
2,538|**Furniture**
**£**
31,093
31,093
17,960
3,283
21,243
9,850
13,133|**Total**
**£**
40,298
40,298
24,627
3,918
28,545
11,753
15,671|
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## Longford Playgroup
## Accountants’ report on the unaudited accounts to Longford Playgroup
You have approved the accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited accounts from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
Kates Accountancy Services Chartered Accountants
5 Granville Close Newport Shropshire TF107TR
3 June 2025
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