## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **01 09 2023 31 08 2024 To**
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Section A Reference and administration details
## **Charity name** Croft Playgroup
**Other names charity is known by**
> **Registered charity number (if any)** 1028686
**Charity's principal address** Marlborough Lane Swindon **Postcode SN3 1RA**
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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) Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at AGM Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The provision of quality pre-school education.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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**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)**
Croft Playgroup Is a charity-run playgroup and relies on family members to become charity trustees to help manage fundraising events.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
We have had yet another busy and fulfilling year at Croft Playgroup, not without its challenges as the year began with a flood inside the building which required major internal repairs and some ingenuity in rearranging our indoor space to enable us to continue providing childcare for the children. The final repairs were completed by February 2024.
As always, the children made great progress throughout the year and the older children were ready for school when they left us at the end of the summer term. We secured an Educational Health and Care Plan for two children with neurodiversity which ensured they would have the support they required when they transitioned to school.
We held a school readiness evening where we invited parents in to discuss what it means to be ‘ready for school’. We received positive feedback that parents found this useful and reassuring as they prepared to support their children starting school.
A member of our team took the decision to undertake an apprenticeship and another member of staff successfully completed their foundation degree.
Our team enjoyed training in the EASIE movement programme which supports children’s physical development through a programme of movements which support and strengthen the connection between brain and body.
We were thrilled to receive a grant from Nationwide Building Society which helped to fund story sack resources to loan to families to support and encouragement play, communication and language.
We held a family picnic in our garden so that families could join us for a play, picnic and to enjoy a magic show.
We were fortunate enough to book sessions for the children with the wonderful Dinky Ponies (two very patient miniature ponies who are happy to stand and be petted), and also with Zoolab (who bring exotic insects and creatures in to the setting for the children to see and touch).
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## **Section E Financial review**
Croft Playgroup has a reserves fund and policy.
## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Croft Playgroup’s principal source of funding is from Swindon Borough Council.
The playgroup relies heavily on fundraising and grants to enable us to purchase all the equipment and resources we need to support the childrens’ requirements.
- how expenditure has Any profit made is invested back into the playgroup to enhance the supported the key objectives children’s’ experience with us and to ensure the financial viability of the of the charity; setting.
- 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)** Mia O’Hara **Full name(s)** Jason Adams **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Treasurer **etc) Date** 11/06/2025
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Independent Examiner's
Report on the Accounts
Section A
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The charity's t(UStee5 are responsible loi the pieparation ol the accounts. The charity's
trustees consider that an audit 15 not required lor this year under section 144 01 the
Chaiities A(t 2011 Ithe (haiities A(tl and that an independent exaffliTration is needed.
exaffline the aciounts undef seition 145 01 the charities Act,
to follow the pioieduie516id down in the general Directions given by the Charity
(omfflission (under section 14515llbl ol the Charities Act). and
to state whether particulai tnatters have iome to ffly attention.
Ba515 01 independent examiner's
statement
My examination was cèriied out in accordance with general Oiieition5 given by the
Charity Commission. An exaFnination includes a review ol the accounting records
kept by the chaiity and a comparison ol Ihe accounts presented with those recofds.
It also includes consideration ol any unusu31 items or dlsclosures In ihe ac(ounis. ènd
seeking explanaiions from Ihe tlU51ee5 concerning any such tnatte15. The procedures
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
(onsequently no opinion 15 given as to whethei the accounts present a 'true and lair,
view and the iepoit is lirnited to those matters Sel out in the statement below.
Independenl examiner's statemeTrt
In connection with ffly examination, no mattel has come lo my attention (other than
that disclosed below,)..
lil which gives ffle reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the
requirements..
to keep accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the
to prepare accounts which accord with the èccounting re(oids and (offlply
with the accounting iequiiement5 01 the (haiitie5 Ait have not been meL. or
121 to which, In my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding ol the account5 to be reached.
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