Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date 01 09 Period end date 31 08 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Sparrows Playgroup Other names charity is known by Registered charlty number (If any) 1026963 Charity's prfncipal address 17 Garden Farm West Mersea Colchester, Essex Postcode COS 8DU Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Dates acted If not for whole oar Trusts• nam• Offlc8 Ilf any) Narne of person lor body) ontitlod toa olnt tru$tse Ifan Keary Hill Rita Kemp Sophie Hosni Rachel Mansel- Chair Treasurer 0119123- 1611124 Vanda Hockley Heather King Nicola Stephenson Alice Barrett 0119123- 1611124 0119123- 1611124 119123 - 911124 119123- 911124 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, If any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Rita Kemp Keary Hill Sophie Hosni TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of adviserJ (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional infonnation Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts Type of governing document ',eg.
td£ Islilutio,, Constitution How the charity is constituted Trustee selection methods Addltlonal governance Issues (Optlonal Infonnatlon} 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 Ob'ectives and activities To promote an atmosphere in which Children under statutory school age can develop their learning and social skills. Encouraging the parents to become involved in the activities of the group. Ensuring the opportunities provided are for all children no matter their ra culture, religion, means or abilty. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
Children develop their learning through playing, painting, reading and craft activities. Children learn and develop social skills at snack and lunch times also at parties outings and sports day. 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 guldance issuèd by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit) Additlonal details of objectives and activitles {Optional Information) The playgroup had a stall during Mersea Lights Up in December. A raffle, guess the weight of the Christmas Cake and guess how many sweets in a jar. Parents donated raffle prizes, cakes and sweets. They also helped to run the stall. We were given a slot to collect car parking fees at the local car boot as original slot was rained off. Sparrows had a stall for 3 different dates at the Car Boot with donations of goods to sell and manned the stall. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Sparrows Playgroup started the new year on 11th September after all staff had undertaken First Aid Training. A staff member has started SEND training and several new children were welcomed. The children's first theme was All About Myself and they painted self- portraits. Many books were enjoyed by the children. During Harvest Festival the children notated items to the local food bank. In October the children who were starting school in September 2024 had a tour around the local primary school. Halloween and bonfire night were also covered. The weeks leading up to Christmas, the children made cards and gifts for the residents of a nearby pensioners housing complex. The children performed a Christmas concert and sang for the residents, they gave out the cards and gifts and the day was enjoyed by everyone. The children's Christmas party was held on the last Thursday session and all children were involved. Entertainment was provided by Timmy the Elf and then Father Christmas visited with a present for each child which Sparrows had provided so all children had a lovely time. Sparrows started back on Monday 8th January and later in the month member of staff started her maternity leave. A different craft was covered each week including the Chinese New Year and Valentines. Level 3 safeguarding training was completed. After the half term break the children made Mother's Day gifts. They covered favourite books and stories leading up to World Book Day and dressed up as their favourite characters on the day. Sparrows finished the term making crafts and taking part in Easter activities. Sparrows started the summer term taking on new members of staff to cover maternity leave. The theme to start the term was Knowledge and Understanding of the World. The children explore space through books, toys, crafts and music. They also learned about animals and sea creatures, and where in the world they can be found. n returning after half term Father's Day gifts were made. Sparrows had a morning at a Beach Hut loaned out from a member of staff. They collected shells to be used for crafts. Sports day was held at Mersea Island Primary School, all the children attended with their parents for the morning. Teachers from both Mersea Island and Langenhoe Primary schools visited to introduce themselves to the children who would be leaving Sparrows to start school in September. The children were joined by their parents at the local reseNoir an nature reserve. They took part in pond dipping and a mini beast hunt and had one of the Rangers share lots of infomiation of what can be found. They had a picnic to round off the visit. A leavers party was held on the last day of term, the children received a book and a party bag. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Sparrows purchased another i-pad from a previous years donation which enable the setting to start using Tapestry, which allows Sparrows to share photos and observations of children with their parents. Early Years food vouchers of £75 were claimed for eligible children from the ECC. These vouchers printed and distributed in time for the summer holidays. SENIF funding was applied for and received to support a child with SEN, enabling them to be actively involved in each session attended with the support of appropriate reSoUrS purchased to enable his continued learning and development. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Reserves to cover costs of staff redundancies and any other costs rf p5aygroup was to close for any other reason. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detsils of any funds materially In deficlt Further flnanclal revlew detalls (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 Slgnature(s) Full name{s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Date 20 3201 TAR March 2012
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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 SFRQR LAJS PLA On accounts for the year ended IILIG LLS 1 202 Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllltles and As th8 charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirem8nts of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act"). 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention ') in connection with th& examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal respect: accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the examination to which 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: Dats: 15 Name: J foftTrJ H u li1& Relevant professional quallficatlon(s) or body (If any): Address: 2 kshJ s s IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete it the examiner needs to highlight matters of conrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hore brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018