REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1032694 Re ort of the Trustees and dlt d Fln nclal Statement lor the Year Ended 31 March 2024 for Gr ssh r Club B*es Wgston LLP Chartered Accountants The Mllls Ganal Street Derby DEI 2RJ
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 Aprll 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date Charlty name: Grasshopper Club Charity registratlon number: 1032694 Objectives and Activities SORP ref8rence Paral.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its overnin document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes far the public b8nefit, in partlcular, the activtties, proje¢Ès or services identrfied in the accounts. Pre-school Playgroup Para1.17an 1.19 To enhan{ the development and education of children under statutory school age in an early years educational setting. We follow the EYFS and suppori children SEND needs a5 well as involving outside agencies. The accounts reflect income from Leicestershire County Council and privately paying parents as well as the 6xponditure used in the used in the running of the provision and ils actlvitl6s. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1,18 The trustees confirm that they have had regard to tha guidanc8 Issued on public benefit.
Achievements and Performance SORP reloren¢8 We havo used monies earned to provide a safg and secur& environment where children can thrive in their developm8nt. The children explore learnino both indoors and outdDC)rs aiid th8 provision has more recently developed forestry learning. We accept chlldren within the village and surrounding areas and every year Ihe charity sponsors a child to allow them access tc provlsion. Summary of the main achievernents of the charity, identifying tha difference the ¢harlty's woth has made to the circumstances of Its beneficiaries and any widor benetits to society as a whole. Para 1.29 The following are main areas of spending and improvements madè during the year: Children's Bathroom New outdoor garden kitchen New lodge outdoor classroom comploto with cary)6ts, lurniture and replenished new toys for inside and OLrtsidg Use Fènces lowered in tha woodland and all repainted Lookout tower extended and made safe New signage for advertising purposes Improved s¢¢urity by installing Ring doorbell, socurlty cameras, and pushlock handle for the fire escap8, and alarm fitted to the new lodge. The Trustees have at60 re-visited the Reserves Policy following a training and advise session with Leicestershire County Gouncll. Financlal Revlew Review of the charity's financial position at the @nd of the eriod Statement explainlng the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.21 We are in a very stable financial position going fonmard, 1.22 The provision have a reserve policy which gives them three months running oosts and a contingency tund. The settlng has been building the resepies fund over the last year lor majDr works required to updatg and enhancè the provision to current health and safety standards. The provision requires considerable investment at the moment to continue to updata and reiiovato the setting, An audit of the equipm&nt and play materials has identifiéd a number of items that will need replacing. The outdoor play area will also be im roved with the addition
of features to encourage the children to clirnb and ex lore in the arden area. Approximately £90,000 at year end March 2024 NIA Amount ol reserves held Para 1,22 Reasons for holding zero roseNes Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the chariiy continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.24 NIA Para 1.23 NIA Structure, Governance and Management Description of charlty's trugts= Type of governing document {kf(ISL deod, ro al ty1i411or How is the charity oonstituted? (e..iJ iJnillL-orDorrJi- attVts'OLiatiC?n. GIO* Trustee selection rn@thods inclu(ng details of any constitutional provisions e.g, election to post or namo of any person or body entltled to appoint one or more trust8gs Para'l.25 Governed by ConstÉtution. Far4 Y.25 Unincorporated. Para 1,25 Committee run, with trustees and committee elected by member vote Reference and Administrative detalls Charit name Other name the charit uses Re islered ¢haritLnumber Charity's principal address Grassho er Club 1032694 School House Mount Pleasant Castle DDnlngton Derby DE74 2LN
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlly Trustee name OfFice Ifan DatO8 acted if not for wholo Sara Bucknall Wendy Lynne Wilkinson Melanie Graham Emma Gray-Robins Chair Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trusteè name lJate3 aoled If not for whole ear Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Dèscrlptlon of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whos8 behalf Ihe assets are held and how this falls wllhln the custodlan charity's objects Details of arrangernents lor safe custody and 8egre9ation of such assets Irom the charity's own assets Declarations The truslees declare that they have approved the trustees, Ypport above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnatu M Graham Full name Melanie Jane Graham PDSitlon (eg Secretary> Chair, etc) Chair Date 2610312025
Inde endenl Examiner's R Grassho or r Club Independent examlner'5 report to the trustees of Grasshopp8r Club I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 Marth 2024. Responslbllltles and basls ol report As the charty's trusiees you are rosponsibb *or the prgparation of the accounts in accordance wtth Ihe requlrements of the Charities Act 2011 (Iho Act,). I report in rospect of my éxamination of the charity's accounls carriad out und&r section 145 01 the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appll¢able Dlreetions glven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(bl of the Acl. Independent examiner's statsment I havè completed my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have come to my attenfjon In connection with the examination giving mo Cause to believe that In any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect ol tho charity as requirad by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no cOnM$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the eXaMinat)n to which attentton should be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper understarKling of the accounts to bB reached. Sean Douglass FCA Bates Weston LLP Chartered Accountants The Mills Canal Street Derby DEI 2RJ Date:
(HARIIY COMMISSION FOR 114111ANU ANDWAIF5 Gr8$shopper Cliib lQ32694 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho perlod Irom 01t0412023 3110312Q24 Section A ReGeipts and payments UnrestriGted fund tL) thè nèartrl Re5triGted fuhd¥ Endowmont funds Total fundg Last ar to th8 nea188t£ to Ooarest £ ¢h& neDre$t £ A1 Rocel t$ 190,091 190 LIJ1 211.147 FndraISIn Tralrfn Deposll Qount InL&rtt¥l bundtios 1,75B 1,759 485 Sub totsl (Gm&s Irioaiyiv foi. AR) 191,860 21q,612 A2 Assot 4ntl inv¢stment sales, {sè& (iiblel. Sub tot41 azz 191,850 191,850 211,G12 A3P ment Renl & ral0$ Salarips 5,($110 1$ 3,320 526 4,81 3.25.7 1fjQ 242 1,24S 3,737 2,1S8 7,Q25 145,120 4t3,320 526 4,e10 ,1,257 loo 242 1,245 0,248 238 442 n8 3,49fj 4,e94 7Q7 2,927 13,07G 2Jf,193 ?1 t,R94 Uiiiii lats & wthstb dtsw)sal Ooierlng Aliil•tson & A&mlft Telepliorn8 & Compulr & l?rinting Sundriè£ 1158 45 9.S91 SO,0 ??.s,?¥y Logal S rcsfQGr1onal foco l£epaiF$ & n18inlen&n¢6 ,504 Sub total 22S,25Y A4 Asset and Invtslm¥nl r¢ha8es, (see table) Sub total z•zz ro*al payn7en15 225,257 225.2Jf7 211,894 Net ofreceipts/(paynients) A5 Transfers beiwèen tunds A6 C2tsli funds last year eiid Cash fuiids Uils yettr eild 33,407 33,407 282 138,$48 138,M8 fjDS,IA1 13£,830 138,548 CCXX R1 accnuntr, ISSI
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perlod Unresti'ltttad funds lo nearo8f £ R$trictod funds to near88tz Eiidowment tiind$ to ttèaT¢St £ tJil$ B1 Cash funds Currert Account 9,032 D8pts$lt AccouThl 95,509 Tofal ¢&sh funds ba14n¥tyswllh retslpts payMtsA 105,141 Vnrostricied fund$ R•gtflctod funds to noa¥est£ Endowm¢ht fund$ to ne#resl £ Fund to whl¢h 4set b¢ltsn Curr¥>nt vali1$ gelal Is Cost loptloE)II to whlch ss¢>t b¢lon Co$t loptlon311 CLErronl value tlontlJ_ B4 A8sets rètain¥d for tho charlty's own u%¥ Fund lo whlrh Amuunl duo When due Do.lai14 oth&1 $6curfty & other tJxos B5 Llabilits'os Vll¥est¥icted 2,456 Crpdll ca¥d Uni&slii¢ied 6T9 Olhtrr unfè2trlIed Signed by 01)e or two trugt&o8 betrolf of rill 1119 Ii'usle¢s EnatU Pllnl Name D¢lte ol Melanie Graham 2610312025 Safft Bucknall 510312025 CCXX R1 Jccou 1410.112025