an CHARITY COMMISSION
Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report)for
for the period
From: 1** September 2024:
To: 31 August 2025
Charity name: Jack & Jill Playgroup
Charity registration number: 1026771
Company number:
Objectives and activities
| Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities |
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| PSR reference Summary ofthe purposesof |
Para1.17 Jack&JillPlaygroupisaPre-Schoolthatis the charityas-setoutin its amemberofthe Pre-SchoolLearning governingdocument Alliance. |
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| Aims: | |||||
| e | To-enhance thedevelopmentand | ||||
| educationofchildrenunder.statutory | |||||
| schoolage. | |||||
| @ | Topromote children’s:personal, socialand emotional.dévelopmentin an environmentthat is‘safe.and to. |
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| enhanceself-esteem andconfidence. | |||||
| e. | To encourage ease oftransition into school:when chitdren reach the |
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| appropriate age.. | |||||
| e | Toprovideanenvironment.for | ||||
| children that iswarm,safeand able | |||||
| to meet theirongoing learning, social | |||||
| and emotionaldevelopment. | |||||
| @ | Toamonitor children’sprogress | ||||
| through their key worker and Gngoing | |||||
| assessment. | |||||
| @ | Forchildrento enjoytheir'time and | ||||
| feelsecure at Jack & Jill Playgroup. |
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| Summaryofthe main Para1.17 activities inrelationtothose |
1-19 purposes. forthepublic benefit, in particular,the activities,projects. or.services identified inthe accounts. |
1.17and | It istheresponsibility of the-trustees and Staff.associatedwithJack.& Jill- Playgroupto: - a), Offerage-appropriate play,education and care facilitiesfor the:benefitof the registered children. |
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| b) | Involve parents& carers in all aréas | ||||
| oftheirchildren’s learning, social or | |||||
| . | emotionalneeds. |
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c) Adhere to and abide by the Pre-School learning. alliance constitution.
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d) Undertake and adhere to-Ofsted regulations and guidélines.
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e) Ensure that activities and learning cater forall children whatever their race, culture, religion, means-or ability..
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f} To provide appropriate accommodation and equipment for the-age and ability of the registered. children.
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g) To raise necessary fundsto pay for Pre-School activities and necessary
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h) Toongoingensurecosts.that staff andtrustees are safe people as: approved by the Disclosure and Barring Service
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i} (DBS) and approved by Ofsted. To ensure that employed staff access up to date training in accordance with governmental guidelines.
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whether the trustees have ‘benefit. guidance when exercising any _ had regard to the guidance ‘powers issued or duties to which the guidance is by the Charity ‘relevant.
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Commission :on public benefit
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Achievements and performance
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|The charity has|Improved the|lives of families|
|by|providing|affordable,|high-quality|early|
|Summary|.|years care and|education.|Its|work|has.|
|ofthe main|Para|1,20|helped children develop|essential|skills,|
|achievements. of the|charity,|“supported|those. with|additional|needs,|and|
|identifying|the difference|the|ensured:-all|children have|the|best possible|
|charity's work has made|to|Start|in|life.|
|the circumstances|ofits|
|benefitsbeneficiaries|and any wider|By..|enabling parents to|access|work,|training,|
|to society as|a|oreducation, the|charity|has reduced|
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|familybarriers ‘stability.‘to opportunityWider|benefits and strengthenedinclude.|
|promoting|social|inclusion,|reducing|
|inequalities,wellbeing and and economiccontributing growth.to|cammunity|
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|Achievements|against|||Para|1.41|
|objectivesset|
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|Investment|performance|Para|1.41|
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Financial review
|||Review ofthecharity’s
financialposition attheend
-ofthe period||Para-1:21|Theyear'sfinances show anincrease of
incomeby4.3% compared with lastyear
whileexpenditureincreasedby25.9%,
leaving thesurpiusdecreasedby 7.1%.||
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|||:||The main factor inthe increase ofincome
wasthe increase in Goverment funding&
feesfrom parents. Thesetting continues to
work on initiativesto attractnew childrenand
it'sgoodtosee this'has started to pay:
dividends.||
||Statementexplaining
the
policy forholding reserves
statingwhytheyare held||Para1.22|Ourlargestexpensewas staff salaries,
increasing
by12.3% mainlydueto the
increase
inthe National Living Wage.
Inthetrustees’view,thie reserves should
providethecharity withadequatefinancial
‘stabilityandthe means for ittomeet its
charitableobjectivesfortheforeseeable||
|||||future. In linewith therecommendation from
the charity commission, weseek to hold’3||
|||||monthsoperating costs.asa reserve.||
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Amountofreserves held||Para 1.22|The trusiees review the number ofreserves
that arerequired to:ensurethey are
adequate to fulfil the charity’s continuing
obligationsattheir quarterly finance
meetings.
Totalbankreserves decreased by7.1%from
45,399 to42,168.||
|||.||Resulting in ourcushion'ratio being4.1
months operating costs (at£10,203 per
month). This improvementkeepsusabove
the charity commission's recommendation of
3months.||
||Reasons forholdingzero
jfeserves
Detailsoffund materiallyin
deficit||Para|Para1.22
Para1.24|Jack&Jillplaygroupdonot holdzero
reserves.
‘| Jack& Jillplaygroupdoes not haveany
funds materially indebt.|.|
||Explanation ofany
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uncertainties
aboutthe
charity continuing as a going||Para1.23|Jack& Jill playgroupdoesnothave any
uncertainties.
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| The charity's principal | PeaAT | |
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| sources offunds (including | ||
| any fundraising) | ||
| Investment policyand | Para: 1.48 | |
| objectives including any | ||
| social investment policy | ||
| adopted | ||
| Adescription ofthe principal | °@"@ 1-46 risks facing the charity |
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| Structure, governance and management | ||
| Description of charity's | ||
| trusts: | ||
| Typeofgoverning document: | Para 1.25 forexample, |
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| How is the charity | Para 1.25 | Trust |
| constituted? | ||
| Trustee selection methods including details ofany constitutional provisions e.g. |
Para 1.25 | All Trusteesand Committee members have been appointed byelection. |
| election to post orname of | ||
| any person or body entitled | ||
| to appoint one or more | ||
| trustees |
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| Policies and procedures | Renee) |
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| adopted forthe induction and | |
| training of trustees | |
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The-charity’s organisational
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Reference and administrative details
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RegisteredCharity's charitynumber |1026771Ci“‘“‘CSOCO#™#”#”#”#;#~~~é«dse
principal address | Belmont Sports Pavilion,
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Namesof the charity trustees who. manage the charity.
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1 | Samantha name Viggers:. | ChairpersonOffice (if any) ———| . yearUntil March 2025 appointar trustee (if:
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Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
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¥.! CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees ce Jack & Jill Playgroup
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On accounts for the year | 31° August 2025
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Charity no | 1026771
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i report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended .
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- Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act”).
| 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have
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examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts givea ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across 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.
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Name: | Sharlotte Blythe
Relevant professional | MAAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualification(s) or body
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Address: Price Green & Co Accountants
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
IER
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