**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** |||CHARITY
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o|**Period end date**||| ||||Day|Month
Year||Day|Month|Year| ||||**01**|**Augus**
**2022**||**31**|**July**|**2023**| |||||**t**||||| |**Section A**|||**Reference and administration details**|||||| ||||Charityname|PLAYMATES PRE-SCHOOL||||| ||Other names charit|Other names charityis known by||PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP||||| ||Registered charitynumber (if any)|||1028557||||| ||Charity’s principal address|||THE BUNGALOW,||||| |||||WINDMILL PRIMARY SCHOOL, WINDMILL LANE,||||| |||||RAUNDS, NORTHANTS.||||| |||||POSTCODE
~~Po~~|NN9 6LA|||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity.** |**Trustee name**|**Trustee name**|**Office**_(if_
_any)_|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person**_(or body)_
**entitled to appoint trustee**_(if_
_any)_| |---|---|---|---|---| |1
~~Pf;~~|Donna Randall
~~Pf;~~|Chairperso
n
~~PT~~|~~PT~~|Member of Playmates Pre-school| |2
~~Pf;~~|Gail Gilbert
~~Pf;~~|~~PT~~|~~PT~~|Member of Playmates Pre-school| |3|CarlaHarmsworth|||Memberof PlaymatesPre-school| |4
~~a ~~
~~es~~|Daniel Taylor
~~a~~|Treasurer
~~QO~~
~~es~~|~~QO~~
~~es~~|Member of Playmates Pre-school
~~QO~~| |5
~~es~~|CharleneTaylor|Secretary
~~es~~|~~es~~|Memberof PlaymatesPre-school| |6
~~es~~
~~a ~~|Swetlana Dewar
~~a~~|~~es~~
~~QO~~|~~es~~
~~QO~~|Member of Playmates Pre-school
~~QO~~| |7||||| |8
~~es~~||~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~PT~~| |9
~~es~~||~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~PT~~| |10
~~es~~||~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~PT~~| |11
~~[|~~||||~~PT~~| |12
~~[|~~|~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~PT~~| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |Name|Name|Dates acted if not for wholeyear| |---|---|---| |1||| |2||| |3||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |Type ofadvisor|Name|Address| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**| |Gail Gilbert – Pre-school Manager||| |Marrilynn Hazeldine– Pre-school Leader||| |Kellie Mayes – Pre-school DeputyLeader||| |**Section B**|**Structure, governance and management**|| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** |Type of governing|Constitution| |---|---| |document|| |_(eg trust deed,_|| |_constitution)._|| |How the charity is
constituted
_(eg trust, association,_
_company)._|Company| |---|---| |Trustee selection
methods
_(eg appointed by, elected_
_by)._|Election by members| ## **Additional governance issues (optional information)** |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.|We were inspected by Ofsted in July 2022 and were downgraded
from an outstanding to good rating. This was during a stafng illness
crisis and in peak holiday season, so we had less staf, still well
within ratio. .
This has had no efect on our income and families continue to
recommend us throughout the Community.| |---|---| |**Section C**|**Objectives and activities**| |**Summary of the**
**objects of the charity**
**set out in its governing**
**document**|The aim of Playmates is 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.
The objectives are;

ofering appropriate play facilities and training courses,
together with the right of parents to take responsibility for
and to become involved in the activities of such groups
ofering opportunities for all children, regardless of race,
culture, religion or means.

encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their
families and promoting publicinterest inandrecognitionof| ||such needs in the local areas instigating and adhering to and
furthering the aims of the Early Years Alliance| |---|---| |**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken**
**for the public beneft**
**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**
**beneft)**|Preparing our attending children for primary school. We support the
children to reach their full potential and with high levels of
confdence to ensure they know what to expect when starting school
and understand what to expect.| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (optional information)** |You may choose to
include further
statements, where
relevant, about:

Policy on grant-
making;

Policy programme
related
investment;

Contribution made
by volunteers.|| |---|---| |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |Summary of the main
achievement of the
charity during the year|The pandemic has produced further challenges with children’s
speech and language and emotional and social development being
compromised. Much efort and success has been made in flling in
these gaps through plans and proven strategies to expose the
children to the opportunities to support them.
The loss of higher needs funding had quite a fnancial detriment to
our Setting, together with the delay in the replacement scheme
being implemented, we found ourselves funding all the extra input
needed. Gladly, the SEND support agencies kept us updated and we
were able to claim funding at the earliest opportunity.
With the early years sector being so totally let down by the handling
of the pandemic and lack of consideration, many practitioners left
the profession. We had some trials fnding suitable candidates. Our
current team is strong and dedicated.
We struggled to accommodate the 9.6% living wage increase fairly
across our staf members. This was the second major hike in 2 years,
the funding for the children was not covering our wages bill prior to
this, now it was even less. As we had funds in reserve we managed
thiswithatoken raiseforeveryone (which isnotafairsystem, our| |You may choose to
include further
statements, where
relevant, about:

Policy on grant-
making;

Policy programme
related
investment;

Contribution made
by volunteers.|| |---|---| |**Section D**|**Achievements and performance**| |Summary of the main
achievement of the
charity during the year|The pandemic has produced further challenges with children’s
speech and language and emotional and social development being
compromised. Much efort and success has been made in flling in
these gaps through plans and proven strategies to expose the
children to the opportunities to support them.
The loss of higher needs funding had quite a fnancial detriment to
our Setting, together with the delay in the replacement scheme
being implemented, we found ourselves funding all the extra input
needed. Gladly, the SEND support agencies kept us updated and we
were able to claim funding at the earliest opportunity.
With the early years sector being so totally let down by the handling
of the pandemic and lack of consideration, many practitioners left
the profession. We had some trials fnding suitable candidates. Our
current team is strong and dedicated.
We struggled to accommodate the 9.6% living wage increase fairly
across our staf members. This was the second major hike in 2 years,
the funding for the children was not covering our wages bill prior to
this, now it was even less. As we had funds in reserve we managed
thiswithatoken raiseforeveryone (which isnotafairsystem, our| ||staf deserve to be paid their worth).| |---|---| |**Section E**|**Financial review**| |Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on
reserves|Our reserves are prioritised for covering redundancies and notice of
rent, if we have to close.
Any funds outside of this are used to improve the Setting for the
children by updating our provision with new resources, projects and
equipment.| |Details of any funds
materiallyindefcit|None| ||staf deserve to be paid their worth).| |---|---| |**Section E**|**Financial review**| |Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on
reserves|Our reserves are prioritised for covering redundancies and notice of
rent, if we have to close.
Any funds outside of this are used to improve the Setting for the
children by updating our provision with new resources, projects and
equipment.| |Details of any funds
materiallyindefcit|None| ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** |**Further fnancial review**|**details (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
policyadopted.|| |**Section F**|**Other optional information**| ||| |**Section G**|**Declaration**| **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**||4 fo
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4 fo| |---|---|---| |**Full name(s)**|Donna Marie Randall|Gail Frances Gilbert| |**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**|Chairperson|Committee Member| |**Date**|01/09/2023|01/09/2023| Raunds Pla￿nateS Group Year Ended 31 July 2023 ¥1.3S7. ndby ndmlslrq 9,420 17U 5145) 1549 70 a116A5 258C41 yi3*J TL¢illt*¢h ..￿U￿*11￿?0I2 •th.. F¥Nth• Si*WZ¥ I61U9 ￿9>7.20 6JSS.S1 4Jy.9J C*nkni LkW14 MNI¢ 9 DENTON 4•• TAVARA Accountants & Business Advisors 06 March 2024 The Treasurer Raunds Playmates Group The 8ungalow Windmill Road Raunds Northants NN9 6LA Dear Gail Please find enclosed the accounts for the playmates pre-school for the year ended 31 July 2023. If you have any queries. please do not hesitate to contact me. also if you require either some bound copies of the accounts or duplicates in the existing fom)aL please do not he5itste to contact me. Your books and papers are available for collection at your convenience. Our invoice is also enclosed foi your kind attention. Yours sincerel Maresa WatFord For and on behalf of Denton Tavara ￿mited 61 a High Street South Rushden Northants, NN10 ORA Tel.. 01933 311 198 Email.. enquiry dentontavara.co.uk Web.. dentontèvara.co.uk Denton Tavara is the trading name of Denton Tavara Ltd {Reg No. 8284742 Registered in England & Wales)