CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. annual report (Includlng Directors, report) for the period From: 1$1 September 2020 To: 311t August 2021 Charity name: Jack & Jill Playgroup Charity registration number: 1026771 Company number. Objectives and activities SOAP re Para 1.17 erenc Summary of the purpow of Ihe chanty as set out in its Jack & Jill Pkygroup is a Pre-sch1 that is a member of the Pre-schod Leaming Alliarre. Aims.. To enhance the development and education of chiklren under atyJtory srhool age. srcid arKI emoticrtol develowriart in an environment that is safe and to To encourage ease of tran&tion into sch1 Wh chddren reach tr appropriate age. To provKle an erNironment for children that is warm. safe and able to meet tsr ieamiThJ, and emotional devekyment. To monilor children's prcgress through their key worker and ONJYNJ For clm'ldren to eniw Itir time and feel 5eGure at Jack & Jill Pla TOU 11 Is Ihe resFX)nsililty of the trusxees arKI staff a&8(Kiated with Jack & Jill Playgroup to.. Summary of the main actiVe5 in rdalion to tho pur1X) for the puuic trMefrL in particular, the activitie5, proFcts or seNices identifth in the accounts. ara 1.17 a 1.19 a) Offer age.approwlate play, edLration care facilities for the be1[ of the registered children. b) IrN0e parents & carers in all areas of Iheir chi&Jren's lear, gxial or ernotion needs. c) Adhere to and alide ty the Pre- SclKd fearnirvJ alliance constitytson. d) Undertake and adhere to Ofed regulations and guidellnes. e) Ensure that actwitses and leaming cater for dl chddren whatever their
race, culture, reltgion, means c abKty. To proytde approprle d¢ciJnmodation arnl equlpment I the age aNJ atrility of the regstered children. g) To rase necessary funds to pay fc Pr&School tIvrtEes and necessary ongcing cos h) To enSe th stsff and truslees are safe people as apwoved by the DI1$Ure and Barring Servlce. (DBS) apwoved by OfsEed. To ensure that employed aff access up to date tranlng In acc(KdaKe wlth governmentst gutdelines. •nt confirming whellEr the iiu&ee5 have had regard to the gutdance iswed by the ClTrrty Commission on publ Imefit Pata IIB The IrL have hadLE regatd EO public benetrt guidance wherr excISing any powers Dr duties to whlch guidance Is. evant Additional information (optionall hC w]clude furttr *atements where rdevant alxjut.. SOPP ¥efeTenc Policy on grant making Policy on soctai investmenl. Including prcgram relat1 investment Paral.38 CoNrlEyJuon made ty vDlityeers PwalJ8 Other
A.chievemeni$ and performance Summary"of the main achievements of the charity., identifying the (knffere the charty's work has madF to the CWCLwnstances of it5 beneficiaries and w wider benefits to soGiety a5 a Para 120 Additional informion (optlonal) y.ou m ch(Th to include furt statemènig where tElevant aboui: Achievemenls against obiectives t Para LAI Performance of funttratsrng activibes anst obJeGtves Para IAL. Invesbment perfomance apnst obiectives P4RL41 Other
Financial review Revi of the charity's linancFaF position at ihe end of the perl(Kl PaM121 The years finances are an Improvemern on the prior year, with the loss being snaller. The T0Very from Ihe Covid pnd¢rnic1s ower Ihan expected but still we are headinu in the rirt dion. The NmtErs of regstered children are y to reach the level wior to the pandemic. as a r85uIt fe from wents isnl at tavel we expe¢t. Despite thi5, Fees & govemment funding make up 98QA ol incrmne. Imth the ory)ing Covid restrl¢tions, we were na to hold full capacty of chlldren. Therefe, in order to balance the books the staff agreed to 2CPh less whllsT these restricti5 were In place. Once these restricti] were eased we were able'to revert to the tts slandartj hours In the truste, vlew, the rewves should provide the chty wlrh adequate financFat stabilty and.the means.fDr itto meet lts Charitsti Objece$ for the foreseeable fLrtLKe. In line wlth the recommendation from the charity commlssbrn, we seek to hold 3 months operating costs as a reserve. Stalemenl vxplairdng the licy for okfjng reserves statlng why they are held Par8 1.22 The trustees review the number ol reserves that are requlred to enre are adequate to fuwllthe charws contlnulng obligatlons at thelr quarterty finance meedn Total bank re*rves reduced ty 39.4% to £19,948.18 due to Covid our cushion r8tlo at year erKI h85 reduced to 2.5 months operating costs {at£7,755.63) por monlh & from 3.5 months at the end of la# yeat. This Is now below the 3 months recornmendatton Irom the charity commission. However. it is understandable ckne to the mitigaling clrcumstances of Covid. We expectthKsto' recover On dl restrtctiorE e Itfted. Jack & JMI klaygroup do not hdd zero reserve& Jack & JHI playgroup does not have any funds materialty in debt. Amount of resENe5 hetd Par4 L.22 Ream for holdRig zer.o reseNes Detals of fund materi[Y in deficit Para 1.22 Para 124 ExrknaticKi of unrertatnttes about the charity continuing as a goirKJ C(cern Para 123 Jack & Jill plaYgrp (loes not have any uncertatnties. Additi(ffial Inf0rn7atloTr (optional) Youm choDse to IncIle furtber statements where relevant aboth: PaEa IA7
The chwty's Ptinsipal urGes ot funds (Wic11)g any tUttha5w) Iestment policy at)d ollecteS including social investment pdscy Para 1.48 A descr¥ition of the principal. rithsfacing'the charty Para IA6
Structure, governance and management DexrptK)n of crity'S trusts.. TY of govemity d(Kumenl.' eXame, Para 1.25 Pre-schocd Leaming Alliance Constitthion. How is ts charity PaFa 125 Trust True setection methc(Is ¢luding detaiLs of any constitutson provisions e.g. elethion to post C name of Pala 1.25 AM Trustees arKI Comffltttee memtws have been aF¥)ointed by election. tr) app)int one or more Additional IrrfOrn (optional) Youm chcM)se to include further statements where relevant atr. piCieS aTKI predureS adoked f(Y ts induction and nir¥J of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's wK%ati)n strwture and aFry wider elw(¥k wnh which the charity works Para 1.51 Para l.sl Othei
Reference and administrative detsils name Other narne the G R istered char number Charty's pl1PaI a(klress jack.&11 P 1026771 Belnjont Sports Pavilion, Belmont Cl BN Names ol the charitytrusiees manage the charlty Datss aGted rfnrtfor whol yror Ttee namE Officefrf ary) Name Otrson lor bLxtyI Ton Burstow Janet Eick Derek Lawrence Nlck Watson Fiona Coll Chalrperson Secretary Tre&Eurer Committee Committee Katle Colley Nicholas CoHey Commiltee Committee 14 15 17 18 19 20 Drate trustees- names of the directors at the Il*e the Diroctor n3me rtwas Name ol OUee$ hokllng title to prO[ty bekntyng to the chaty Trusthe Dats¥ ected IFnotfor wIle
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capqcity Name and oolects of the charty Im whose behalf the assets are held and hcMT this fails wirfin the custodian char Detals of [angementS for safe custody and segreg*ion of such a55ets from fhe char NIA NIA A(Jdilionai information (optioTbal) Names and addre55e5 of adviseFS (optional information) Type of Name A(Idress adviser Exemptions from disclosure Reason tor non-disclowre of ke [sOnr detai15 NIA Other o tional information
Declarations The company has tsken advantage of the small ¢ompanieg' oxgmptlon in preparing th Tho tntstees dodar•thatthèy have approved Ihe truste4s' report lincluding dlro¢lors' rRPOrt}.abo Signature(s) Full tMe(S) Samantha Viggers Poslilon (for &vamwe Charwx Secretary, Chair. etc) Adam John¥m O¢tther 2024
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CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Charity no (rfany) Set out on pages I raport to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al)ove charity (Ihe Twsf) for the year ended 61 08 10%. As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance vith the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihè Act.). Responslbiliti95 and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'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. Indépendent I have completed my eXamirtiOn. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statament come to my attention in COnnectn with the examination (other than that disdosed beknw") which gives m8 caus8 to believ8 that in. any material respect: the aCUnting records were r¥Jt kept in accLYdanGe with sedion 130 of the Charttie5 Ad" or the accounts did not accord wth the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Raports) R6gulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounls giv8 a 'tru8 and fair. viaw which is not a mattor consid8red as part of an indep&ndant examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection th the examinatn to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Plgase delet6 the words in th8 braGk8ts rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dats: Name: Rèlavant professional quallflcation{s} or body (if any): fkMAr Address: IER Oct 2018
(If any)" Address: Prlce Creen & Co Accountants n¢in Icinria es.s Ilill. Wcbl Sussc Tel.. 01444 237U47- Fax 01444 2543Q3 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to high1ht material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity atxounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hera brlef dotalls of any items that the examin•f wish88 to disc1030. IER Oct 2018