Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date ~~a|~~ 06 04 2024 05 04 2025 From To Section A Reference and administration details ~~a~~
Charity name Other names charity is known by
HILLVIEW UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP
Registered charity number (if any) 1027122 ~~PC~~ Charity's principal address HILLVIEW C P SCHOOL
BEECHWOOD AVENUE RUNCORN CHESHIRE Postcode WA7 3HB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) ~~ee es~~ 1[ANNE ] BREWSTER ~~a eeee~~ 2 ANN BRICK ~~es rn Gs~~ 3[WENDY NEWMAN ] ~~ee ee ee ee~~ 4[HAYLEY ] MCMULLIN ~~ee ee ee~~ 5 KERRY NEWMAN ~~es es Gn~~ 6 ~~es~~ 7 ~~es es Gn~~ 8 ~~es ee ts~~ 9 ~~ee Rs GR~~ 10 ~~es ee Gs~~ 11 ~~es I~~ 12 ~~es ee GO~~ 13 ~~es I~~ 14 ~~es ee GO~~ 15 ~~es I~~ 16 ~~es ee GO~~ 17 ~~es I~~ 18 ~~es ee GO~~ 19 ~~esnn~~ 20 ~~es reGs~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts CONSTITUTION Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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TO PROVIDE PRE SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR UNDER FIVES Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP 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)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance PROVIDE PRE SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR UNDER FIVES Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially NONE in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) MARIE TIERNEY Full name(s) MARIE TIERNEY Position (eg Secretary, Chair, ADVISOR etc) Date 1.2.2026
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| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT | INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT | ||
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| YEAR ENDED 5.4.2025 | |||
| Previous Year | INCOME | Current Year | |
| £ | £ | ||
| 14497.38 | Fees Received | 7661.1 | |
| 287.9 | Fundraising £ | 219.63 | |
| Donations | |||
| 18210.09 | Grants 2year olds | 27440.4 | |
| 63309.86 | Grants 3/4 Year Olds | 63982.46 | |
| (b) National Savings | |||
| 295.04 | Bank Interest | 593 | |
| Other Income Furlough | |||
| 1304.09 | Milk | 877.07 | |
| 40 | Trips | ||
| Grant | |||
| Other Special Needs | 1504.5 | ||
| 97944.36 | Total Income | 102278.16 | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||
| 3015 | Rent, Heating Cleaning | 2592.57 | |
| 75384.04 | Salaries & NI | 84572.38 | |
| 1351.54 | Milk | 74.4 | |
| 583.54 | Insurance | 725.52 | |
| New Equipment | 232.42 | ||
| 2476.95 | Expendibles | 2947.6 | |
| Special Events (a) Bus Trip | |||
| (b) Xmas Cards | |||
| Bank Charges | |||
| Other Expenditure First Aid | |||
| 85 | Data Protection Fee / Ofsted | 85 | |
| Eduzone | |||
| 350 | Trips | 375 | |
| HR Consultant | |||
| Other | 616.98 | ||
| 83246.07 | Total Expenditure | 92221.87 | |
| 14698.29 | SURPLUS / DEFICIT FOR THIS YEA | 10056.29 | |
| 18160.61 | B/Fwd | 32858.9 | |
| 32858.9 | C/Fwd | 42915.19 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name HILLVIEW UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP members of
On accounts for the year 5.4.2025 ended Set out on pages
Charity no 1027122 (if any)
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2024 0D / MM / YYYY .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements 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.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with 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: Marie Tierney Date: 31.01.2026 ~~PO [|~~ Name: MARIE TIERNEY ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional ILCA (DIP) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 49 CHATTERIS PARK RUNCORN WA7 1XE
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October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .
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