## **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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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
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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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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 ## **Other optional information** ## **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 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E￿lAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on tho accounts SectiOlI A 117dependerit Examiner's Report m•mb•r• of HerriGk Piq Gi-o On accounts for tho y•ar •nd•d 81 rTrzcE&. Lozl Chartyno I IoLizI8 (11 any) 8•t out on pag I r•pDrt to the trustees on my axamlnatlon of the accounts of t￿ above arity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3,.1 03 10.24 As th8 charftsl8 tru8ts88p you are re8p0￿1b1O for the preperatlon of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charltles Act 2011 rth• Acr). Ro•ponslbllltl•• and bfj•i• of r•port I report In re8p8(* af rny axamlnatfon of tho Trugf8 accounts carrlod out under 8eCtlon 145 of the 2011 Act and In ¢arrydng out my examlnatlon, I have followed all the applicablo Dlrectrons glven by the fyrlty Cornm1881on under sedon 145(5Xb) of the Act. Ind•pandent trhe charW8 gr088 InGome eX￿eded £250,000 arKI l am quallned to •x•mln•f• stst•m•nt undertake the &Yamlnatlon by belng a quallfiod member of Iln8•rt name of appllc8ble listed Ix)dyll. Delete [ ] ff not applkable. I have completed my examinatlon. I corfflrni that no materlal matters have come to my attendon In connectlon wlth the examlnauon (other than that d18dos&J beluw.) whlth glvts me cau8e to bellev8 that In, 8ny material re8Pa¢t.' the accourrtlng fecord8 not kept In accordance Ylth 8eCIlc￿ 180 of tho Charit188 Actr. or tho accounts dld not ac￿rd wllh the accountlng recorr18; or tha ac(x)unt8 dld rKt comply the appllcable requiremerrt8 concemlng the fomi arKI content of accounts 8¢t out in the Charltle8 (Accounts and Report8) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the account8 glve a arKI fair ￿eW which 18 not a matter (x)n8idered as part of an Independont examlnation. I have rK> c: CELhNDI fv]E LOgE. L LFL Section B Disclosure Only ¢ompiele it tt)e examiner need8 to nighiyrrt material matter8 of ￿nCern (see CC32. Independent examlnafjon of ¢harfty accounts.. dlrections and Gwklance ft>r ￿MInalS). Glv• horn brf•l dotall• al any ltsm• that th• •xamln•r to dl•clo••. IER Oct 2018