## **Charity Commission**
## Charity Commission Annual Return 2024
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP**
Charity registration number: 1029766
**Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.**
**Financial period** ~~ee~~ **Financial period start date** 01/09/2023 Cn
**Financial period end date**
## 31/08/2024 Cn **Income and spending** ~~ee~~
**Income £** £126,640 Cn **Spending £** £126,418 ~~Ce~~
**Number of contracts from government** ~~ee~~
**How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?**
0
## **Number of grants from government**
**How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?**
0
## **Income breakdown**
## **Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)**
£95,747
## **Charitable activities**
£23,854
## **Other trading activities**
£3,413
## **Investments**
£678
## **Other**
£2,948
## **Corporate donations**
**What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a corporate donor during the financial period of this return?**
£0
## **Donations from individuals**
**What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from an individual during the financial period of this return?**
£200
## **Donations from related parties**
**What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a related party during the financial period of this return?**
£0
## **Recipients of grants**
**Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals**
£0
## **Other charities**
£0
## **Other organisations that are not charities**
£0
## **Trustee payments**
**Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?**
⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid
**Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?**
No
**Income from outside the UK**
**Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom**
**Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Spending outside England & Wales**
**Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?**
No
## **Trading subsidiaries**
## **Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?**
No
## **Charity contact details correct**
**Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?**
Yes
## **Charity headquarters details correct**
**Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?**
Yes
## **Charity contact address**
ST. THOMAS CHURCH
ENHAM LANE
CHARLTON ANDOVER SP10 4AN
## **Charity Headquarters address**
ST. THOMAS CHURCH ENHAM LANE CHARLTON ANDOVER SP10 4AN
## **Property**
**Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return?** No
## **Membership type**
**Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?**
no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure
## **Employment contract types**
## **People were permanently employed by your charity**
8
## **People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity**
0
## **Self-employed people were working for your charity**
0
## **Total overseas employees**
**How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom?**
0
## **Total employee payroll**
**What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return?**
£104,253
## **Employees' salaries**
**Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?**
No
**Governance policies**
**Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Safeguarding policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Financial reserves policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Complaints policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Serious incident reporting policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Internal risk management policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Trustee expenses policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Investing charity funds policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures**
Not applicable
## **Bullying and harassment policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Social media policy and procedures**
Yes
## **Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures**
Not applicable
**Serious Incidents**
**Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?**
There were no incidents to report
## **External risk and impact**
## **Donations,**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Other income - grants**
Negative
## **Other income - contracts**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Other income - investment**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Expenditure on charitable activities**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Expenditure on overheads**
Negative
## **Number of volunteers**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Number of employees**
Negative
## **Number of trustees**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Fundraising activities**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Capacity to deliver services**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
**Total service demand**
Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable
## **Volunteers**
**Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?**
0
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## **Declaration**
## **Your role at the charity (select one):**
⊠ Trustee Laura **Given names** Selwood **Family name** 07497086248 **Telephone number Email** laurs.selwood@gmail.com 29/04/2025 **Date submitted**
**It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.**
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
## **31ST AUGUST 2024**
**Charity Number: 1029766**
These accounts have been Prepared by:-
38 Bridge Street Andover SP10 1BW
T: (01264) 324103 E: info@oaktreebm.co.uk www.oaktreebm.co.uk
**CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st August 2024 which are set out on pages 2-4.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustee and Examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Comission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true nad fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not ben met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Miles MAAT 31/01/2025 Oaktree Accountants Ltd 38 Bridge St Andover Hampshire SP10 1BW
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## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
Activities relating to the work of the PLAYGROUP:
|**RECEIPTS**
**Notes**
Fees for Playgroup Sessions
Childcare Vouchers
Early Years Education Funding
Food Vouchers Funding
SEN
Fundraising and Clothing
Other income
**INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS**
Bank interest received
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Other Direct Costs
Staff Wages
Pension costs
Training
Rent for hall
Insurance and Registration fees
Consumables and milk
Administration
Fund Raising (inc clothing costs)
Equipment (incl staff clothnig)
Other (Parties, Coach trips, Xmas, leaving gifts)
Cleaning
General expenses
Travel and subsistence
Professional and Accountancy
Depreciation
Entertainment
TOTAL PAYMENTS
**EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS**|**2024**
**2023**
17499
25063
6355
4429
95747
83555
577
3413
4266
2948|
|---|---|
||125962
117890
678
428|
||678
428|
||**126640**
**118318**|
||386.57
402
104253
104149
1125
1063
1732
1002
5100
5100
1200
1280
3228
3527
1702
1109
1724
1645
2073
3118
1011
1453
956
1098
0
508
46
69
1445
1827
116
142
321
307|
||126418
127799|
||**222**
**-9481**|
2
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT**|**31ST AUGUST 2024**
**2024**
**2023**
529
£645|
|---|---|
|**FIXED ASSETS**
Fixture and fittings
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Bank Current Account
Bonus Saver
**TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Trade Ceditors
Deposits held
Pension
Other taxes
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**REPRESENTED BY FUNDS**
Funds at 1/09/2023
Excess of Receipts over Payments
Funds at 31/08/2024||
||**529**
**645**|
||34978
35155
47128
46450|
||**82106**
**81605**
0
73
2552
2582
266
0
493
493|
||3311
3148
**78795**
**78457**|
||**79324**
**79102**|
||**2024**
**2023**
79102
88583
222
-9481|
||**79324**
**79102**|
3
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The accounts have been prepared under the Receipts and Payments method of Accounting. Amounts are included as received by the charity or as cheques drawn or cash paid.
The receipts and payments account and the statement of assets and liabilities have been prepared following the guidance for accounting for smaller charities issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation has been provided on the reducing balance basis in order to write off the cost of depreciable fixed assets over their expected useful lives. The annual rates applied are:-
Office equipment 18% reducing balance
## **2. Fixed Assets**
|**Cost**
Cost 1/9/2023
Additions in year
Cost 31/8/2024
**Depreciation**
Bfwd 1/9/2023
Charge in year
Cfwd 31/8/2024
**Net Book Value**
**31/08/2024**
**31/08/2023**|**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
2328
0|
|---|---|
||2328|
||1683
116|
||1799|
||**£529**|
||**£645**|
4
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
## **31ST AUGUST 2024**
**Charity Number: 1029766**
These accounts have been Prepared by:-
38 Bridge Street Andover SP10 1BW
T: (01264) 324103 E: info@oaktreebm.co.uk www.oaktreebm.co.uk
**CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st August 2024 which are set out on pages 2-4.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustee and Examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Comission under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true nad fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not ben met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Miles MAAT 31/01/2025 Oaktree Accountants Ltd 38 Bridge St Andover Hampshire SP10 1BW
1
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
Activities relating to the work of the PLAYGROUP:
|**RECEIPTS**
**Notes**
Fees for Playgroup Sessions
Childcare Vouchers
Early Years Education Funding
Food Vouchers Funding
SEN
Fundraising and Clothing
Other income
**INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS**
Bank interest received
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Other Direct Costs
Staff Wages
Pension costs
Training
Rent for hall
Insurance and Registration fees
Consumables and milk
Administration
Fund Raising (inc clothing costs)
Equipment (incl staff clothnig)
Other (Parties, Coach trips, Xmas, leaving gifts)
Cleaning
General expenses
Travel and subsistence
Professional and Accountancy
Depreciation
Entertainment
TOTAL PAYMENTS
**EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS**|**2024**
**2023**
17499
25063
6355
4429
95747
83555
577
3413
4266
2948|
|---|---|
||125962
117890
678
428|
||678
428|
||**126640**
**118318**|
||386.57
402
104253
104149
1125
1063
1732
1002
5100
5100
1200
1280
3228
3527
1702
1109
1724
1645
2073
3118
1011
1453
956
1098
0
508
46
69
1445
1827
116
142
321
307|
||126418
127799|
||**222**
**-9481**|
2
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT**|**31ST AUGUST 2024**
**2024**
**2023**
529
£645|
|---|---|
|**FIXED ASSETS**
Fixture and fittings
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Bank Current Account
Bonus Saver
**TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Trade Ceditors
Deposits held
Pension
Other taxes
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**REPRESENTED BY FUNDS**
Funds at 1/09/2023
Excess of Receipts over Payments
Funds at 31/08/2024||
||**529**
**645**|
||34978
35155
47128
46450|
||**82106**
**81605**
0
73
2552
2582
266
0
493
493|
||3311
3148
**78795**
**78457**|
||**79324**
**79102**|
||**2024**
**2023**
79102
88583
222
-9481|
||**79324**
**79102**|
3
## **CHARLTON AND DISTRICT PLAYGROUP NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The accounts have been prepared under the Receipts and Payments method of Accounting. Amounts are included as received by the charity or as cheques drawn or cash paid.
The receipts and payments account and the statement of assets and liabilities have been prepared following the guidance for accounting for smaller charities issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation has been provided on the reducing balance basis in order to write off the cost of depreciable fixed assets over their expected useful lives. The annual rates applied are:-
Office equipment 18% reducing balance
## **2. Fixed Assets**
|**Cost**
Cost 1/9/2023
Additions in year
Cost 31/8/2024
**Depreciation**
Bfwd 1/9/2023
Charge in year
Cfwd 31/8/2024
**Net Book Value**
**31/08/2024**
**31/08/2023**|**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
2328
0|
|---|---|
||2328|
||1683
116|
||1799|
||**£529**|
||**£645**|
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