2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 Apr 2020 Period start date To 31[st] March 2021 Period end date

Charity name: Herrick Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1027218

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and through play, education and care.
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	Providing free nursery education places funded by the government scheme for 2 , 3 and 4 year olds. Providing a safe environment for play and learning for these children supported by their families and fully qualified staff.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have regard to the guidance around public benefit – all services provided are to meet the needs of local families with pre school age children. The setting is accessible and open to all.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We rely on the support of families and parents who volunteer to help out with activities, gardening and operating in the committee in a voluntary capacity.

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	This year the playgroup has helped families with preparing their children to moving up to school in the summer and a further 20 families continuing in playgroup after the summer. We offer regular morning sessions to the children and a lunch club to encourage social skills. We have employed 4 staff and continued to support them in further learning and training to meet the requirements of their role. We achieved a Good rating from Ofsted in our inspection and are pleased to have been able to support vulnerable families with children aged 2 to attend a secure and enriching environment to encourage their development.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have raised some funds and used reserves of previous years to make repairs and improvements to the access of our property and to restore our garden play area.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity receives the majority of its income from the government nursery education fund with a small number of families paying for sessions. The main expenditure is for staff and over the year there was a small surplus of £1369 of income overexpenditure.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	A reserve account is held to cover costs of redundancy or as an emergency fund. This has been reviewed this year with a view to increasing the amount and a revision of the reservespolicyis underway.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5200
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated
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	By election at AGM by members

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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	A member of the Pre School Learning Alliance who support us in policy making, day to day procedures and legal matters as appropriate.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Herrick Playgroup
Other name the charityuses
Registered charitynumber	1027218
Charity’s principal address	Lockerbie Avenue Leicester LE4 7NJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Anjana Patel	Chair	May2016 onwards
	Komal Savjani	Trustee	October 2017 onwards
	Rakhi Dattani	Trustee	October 2017 Onwards

– 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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Varsha Unadkat - Manager

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Herrick Play Group Statement of Financial Affairs For the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

Income Fees - LA Fundings Fees - Childcare Vouchers Fees - Paid Grant - furlough Fundraising Interest Total Expenditure Wages & PAYE Pension scheme Milk, food & Drinks Books & toys, consumables Telephone Electricity Charges Rent & Licenses Stationery & Postage Cleaning & Kitchen resources Repairs & Renewals Insurance & Membership Travel Training Laundry Accountants Fee Total Total of income over expenditure	2021 2020 £ £ 34,825 75,482 575 1,020 4,552 20,330 9,695 - - 15 3 11
	49,650 96,858
	41,532 53,376 701 1,169 58 120 1,872 658 467 516 658 1,832 1,442 1,891 84 1,318 111 193 1,991 8,695 76 1,745 4 112 54 42 9 20 1,820 384
	50,878 72,070
	1,227 - 24,788

Herrick Play Group

Balance Sheet	31/03/2021	31/03/2021	31/03/2020
		£	£
Current Assets
Current Account		69,549	70,725
Petty Cash		166	220
Reserve Account		5,235	5,232
No 2 Account		675	675
Net Assets		75,625	76,853
Charity Funds
Fund Brought Forward		76,853	52,065
Surplus for the year	-	1,227	24,788
Fund Carried Forward		75,625	76,853

76,853

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