## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023** ## **Charity name: Fowlmere Playgroup** ## **Charity registration number: 1024798** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The aims of the playgroup are 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 through community groups by offering
appropriate play, education and care facilities
and adhering to the aims and objectives of the
Pre-School Learning Alliance.| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Fowlmere Playgroup is a small, friendly, parent-
managed setting providing a happy, stimulating
and supportive environment for pre-school
children (two years and upwards) within the
framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage
Curriculum where each child can have the
opportunity to develop fully in every aspect of
their development. The playgroup serves
Fowlmere and the surrounding villages. The
Playgroup employs three part-time members of
staff during term time to provide sessions on
weekdays. The Friday session is for children
starting school in the following September to
prepare them for the transition. Fowlmere
Playgroup is open to all children within the age
range, regardless of colour, ethnicity, religion,
social background or disability.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In managing the playgroup, the trustees have
kept in mind the Charity Commission's
guidance on public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment||| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|A substantial contribution is made by the
trustees' management committee. In addition,
without the continual fundraising efforts of the
trustees the playgroup would not continue to
operate. The input of the Playgroup Leader and
staff outside their paid hours is also key.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Fowlmere Playgroup successfully ran
supervised sessions for children aged from two
years to school age, during school hours.
Our staff work tirelessly to look after the
children and give them the best possible
childcare and learning experience, so that they
feel safe, happy and nurtured, and thrive as
preschoolers.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The focus this year has been on steadying our
finances and beginning to recover from the
financial impact of Covid-19. We have also
been aiming to increase revenue in line with
rising costs due to rising inflation
We have been able to hold our biannual thrift
sales, which have given a real boost to our
fundraising efforts.
The URC, which we rent our premises from,
has kindly given some flexibility in the rates we
pay while we get back on our feet.
Our profit for the year was £8.04. This is a great
improvement on the previous year, especially
given that we were still recovering from the
impact of the pandemic and facing the
challenges of rising costs. The committee is
focused in the coming year on breaking even or
continuing to make a small surplus to maintain
the financial stability of the organisation.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The playgroup aims to maintain a reserve fund
to cover three months’ operational costs. This
will allow us to meet staff notice and
redundancy costs if required and to act as a
buffer to fluctuations in income due to
unexpected decreases in child numbers.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£11,253| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Pre-school Learning Alliance Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees elected by members at AGM| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Fowlmere Playgroup| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1024798| Charity’s principal address Fowlmere URC Chapel Hall Chapel Lane Fowlmere SG8 7SA ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kayleigh Holwell|Chair|From October 2022|Members of the charity| ||Kate Parker|Treasurer|From October 2022|Members of the charity| ||Lindsey Crow|Secretary|From October 2022|Members of the charity| ||Tina Jones||From October 2022|Members of the charity| ||Emma Shipman||From October 2022|Members of the charity| ||Rebecca Andrews||From October 2019|Members of the charity| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 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 assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Jasmine Redrup (Manager) ## **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Kayleigh Holwell Kate Parker
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer
Date
01/11/2023 01/11/2023
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of F￿￿ERE PLAYGROUP On accounts for the year ondod 31 MARCH 2022 Charity no (if any) 1024798 Set out on pages 1,2AND3 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty Itthe Trust.) for the year ended 3110312022. Responsibilities and basis of roport As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusl's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out rny examination. I have followed all the applicable DireclSons given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51(b} of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examiner's 8tat•ment corne to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the acGounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremènts conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come aGross 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. Signed: Date: 23 Name: ADRIAN WINTER Relevant professional qualificalionls) or body lif any): ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Address: THE SYCAMORES, 43 KNEESWORTH STREET ROYSTON HERTS SG8 SAB IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner nèeds to highlight material matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018 CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALES FOWLMERE PLAYGROUP 1024M Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the period 01104r2022 To 3110312023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrtcted funds to nvar•st R•5trlct•d lund$ Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar to the neare6tt tr•th• ne•r•8te toth• TrBareEt£ to tho nBwogt£ A1 Recel 18 FEES FUNDING CAMBS CC FUNDFIAISING SUNDRY INCOME- FURLOUGH 15.121 26,6D2 14,201 20.990 624 28,602 4338 SUNDRY INc0￿- HARDSHIP GFIANT DONATIONS Mk8CELLANEOUS Sub totsl(Gros5 income for AR) 2.000 665 48.728 41,726 43,285 A2 Asset and inve$bnent sales. 1889 tsblgl. Sub total Totsl recelpts 48.726 48,721 43.285 A3Pa rnents DIRECT VIAGES ADVERTISING & MARKETING AUDIT & ACCOUNTANCY FEES CLEANING & LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT GAME8. BOOKS &TQYS GENERAL EXPENSES GIFTS INSURANCE OUTINGSIPARTIES PENSIONS COSTS PRINTING & STATIONERY MISCELLANEOUS REFRESHMENTS RENT STAFF TRANING SU8SCRIPTIONS 33,983 281 1,247 12S 61 140 93 216 . 33.883 281 1.247 125 61 140 93 Z16 33.431 149 332 217 215 220 427 a44 427 282 131 63 .63 9,366 20> 327 36 50 96 293 341 76 4B,408 Jo 6,608 107 321 35 50 26 270 570 14 . 45￿4 327 36 50 26 293 341 76 OFSTED DBS XERO TELEPHONE & INTERNET TRAIIEL Sub totsl A4 Asset and Snvestsnent rchases. g0• tablo Sub total 48,408 45,034 Nèt of r•¢eipt¥/(paymentsJ A5 Trart6fers bEiwoen funds A6 Cash funds la8t year end Cash funrls this year end CCXX R1 accounts1S$1 318 318 1.749 10,935 1,263 10.935 11,253 12.684 10.935 1410812W23 |||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kayleigh Holwell||01/11/2023|| |||||| ||Kate Parker||01/11/2023|| ||||||