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2024-08-31-accounts

Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1035055 1035055

WORTH WORTH PARK PARK PLAYGROUP PLAYGROUP

Report Report and and Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31 31 August August 2024 2024

WORTH WORTH PARK [PARK PLAYGROUP] PLAYGROUP

Trustee's Trustee's Annual Annual Report Report for for the the Year Year ended ended 31 31 August August 2024 2024

The The Trustees Trustees present present their their Report Report and and Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the the year year ended ended 31 31 August August2024. 2024. The The Accounts Accounts have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordancewith with the the Charity’s Charity's Constitution, Constitution, applicable applicable law law and and the the requirements requirements of of the the Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice “Accounting "Accounting and and Reporting Reporting by by Charities” Charities" issued issued in in March March 2005 2005 and and the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011. 2011.

Structure, Structure, Governance Governance and and Management Management

Structure, Governance and Management

Wort Wort Park Park Playgroup Playgroup was was governed by governed by its its constitution constitution adopted adopted on on 10 10 September September 2011. 2011. It registered registered with with the the Charity Charity Commission Commission on on 16 16 March March 1994. 1994.

Trustees Trustees are are appointed appointed at at the the Annual Annual General General Meeting Meeting held held in in September September by by way way of of a a vote vote of of

members. members.

Objectives Objectives and and Activities Activities

The The objectives objectives of of the the charity charity are are to to enhance enhance the the development development and and education education of of children children under under statutory statutory school school age age by by encouraging encouraging parents parents to to understand understand and and provide provide for for the the needs needs of of their their children children through through community community groups groups and and by by offering offering appropriate appropriate play, play, education education and and care care facilities; facilities;

encouraging encouraging the the study study needs needs of of such such children; children; and and instigating, instigating, adhering adhering to to and and furthering furthering the the aims aims

and and objects objects of of the the Pre-School Pre-School Learning Learning Alliance. Alliance.

Achievements Achievements and and Objectives Objectives

Worth Worth Park Park Playgroup Playgroup had had a a good good year, year, funding funding finally finally increased increased has has given given a a healthy healthy profit. profit. The The funding funding received received was was much much higher higher this this year year and and we we were were almost almost full full for for most most of of the the year, year, we we held held tight tight on on expenditure expenditure to to ensure ensure continuation continuation of of playgroup. playgroup. The The Charity Charity were were still still unable unable to to run run larger larger fund fund raising raising events events but but they they did did their their best best to to increase increase where where possible. possible. The The Pre-School Pre-School continues continues to to be be a a popular popular choice choice among among local local parents. parents.

Financial Financial Review Review

The The profit profit for for the the year year amounted amounted to to £7707 £7707 (2023: (2023: Surplus Surplus £181) £181)as as shown shown on on the the Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activity Activity on on page page 4. 4. All All the the assets assets of of the the charity charity are are used used to to carry carry out out its its objectives. objectives. The The reserves reserves carried carried forward forward represent represent the the unrestricted unrestricted reserves reserves of of the the charity charity arising arising from from past past operating operating results. results. In In the the Trustees Trustees opinion opinion the the reserves reserves held held by by the the Charity Charity are are sufficient sufficient to to meet meet its its needs. needs.

The The Trustees Trustees declare declare that that they they have have approved approved the the Trustees’ Trustees' Reportabove Report above

Signed Signed on on behalf behalf of of the the Charity’s Charity's Trustees Trustees on on 8th 8th June June 2025 2025

J Wilcox Wilcox - - Treasurer Treasurer

WORTH WORTH PARK PARK PLAYGROUP PLAYGROUP

Independent examiner's Independent examiner's report report on on the the accounts accounts on on the the accounts accounts for for the the year year ended ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 4 to 5 31 August 2024 set out on pages4 to §

Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities of of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the theAs the audit audit charity's requirement requirementtrusteesof of yousection section are responsible144 144 of of the theCharities Charities for the preparationAct Act 2011 2011 (the (the of theAct) Act) accounts;does does not not youapply. apply. considerIt It is is our our that responsibility responsibility to to state, state, on on the the basis basis of of procedures procedures specified specified in in the the General General Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commissioners Commissioners under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the Act, Act, whether whether particular particular matters matters have have come come to to our our attention. attention.

Basis Basis of of independent independent examiner’s examiner'sstatement statement

My My examination examination was was carried carried out out in in accordance accordance with with the the General General Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commissioners. Commissioners. An An examination examination includes includes a a review review of of the the accounting accounting records records kept kept by by the the charity charity and and a a comparison comparison of of the the accounts accounts presented presented with with those those records. records. It also also includes includes consideration consideration of of unusual unusual items items or disclosure or disclosure in in the the accounts, accounts, and and seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees concerning concerning any any such such matters. matters. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken do do not not provide provide all all the the evidence evidence that that would would be be required required in in an an audit, audit, and and consequently consequently we we do do not not express express an an audit audit opinion opinion on on the the view view given given by by the the accounts. accounts.

Independent Independent examiner's examiner'sstatement statement

Independent examiner'sstatement

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WORTH WORTH PARK PARK [PLAYGROUP] PLAYGROUP

Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activity Activity For For the year ended the year ended 31 31 August August 2024 2024

2024
2023
SE
ee 2024Saliae2029		 2024
2023
SE
ee 2024Saliae2029		 2024
2023
SE
ee 2024Saliae2029
Receipts
Receipts
Fees Received
Fees Received		 12,347.00
12,347.00		 11,638.75
11,638.75
Fund Raising
Fund Raising		 1,062.70
1,062.70		 906.15
906.15
Funding
Funding		 129,827.14
129,827.14		 92,058.68
92,058.68
Interest Income
Interest Income		 829.86
829.86		 191.73
191.73
Milk Scheme
Milk Scheme		 94.60
94.60		 173.10
173.10
Total
Income
Total Income		 144.161.30
144,161.30		 104,968.41
104,968.41
Expenditure
Expenditure
Advertising
& Marketing
Advertising & Marketing		 143.86
143.86		 226.64
226.64
Audit & Accountancyfees
Audit& Accountancy fees		 1,645.00
1,645.00		 1,560.00
1,560.00
Bank Fees
Bank Fees		 0.03
0.03		 0.00
0.00
Cleaning
Cleaning		 377.86
377.86		 399.49
399.49
Entertainment
& Outings
Entertainment& Outings		 0.00
0.00		 678.00
678.00
Equipment
Equipment		 9,757.74
9,757.74		 3,195.54
3,195.54
General
Expenses
General Expenses		 310.54
310.54		 187.92
187.92
Insurance
Insurance		 827.78
827.78		 693.41
693.41
IT Software
and Consumables
IT Software and Consumables		 245.78
245.78		 139.98
139.98
Printing & Stationery
Printing & Stationery		 335.86
335.86		 474.20
474.20
Refreshments
Refreshments		 188.13
188.13		 221.64
221.64
Rent
Rent		 9,005.00
9,005.00		 7,550.00
7,550.00
Salaries
Salaries		 111,708.82
111,708.82		 87,209.69
87,209.69
Staff Training
Staff Training		 467.10
467.10		 461.19
461.19
Subscriptions
Subscriptions		 85.00
85.00		 85.00
85.00
Telephone& Internet
Telephone& Internet		 781.45
781.45		 774.75
774.75
Uniforms
Uniforms		 573.94
573.94		 929.60
929.60
Total
Expenditure
Total Expenditure		 136,453.89
136,453.89		 104,787.05
104,787.05
Surplus/(Deficit)
Surplus/(Deficit)		 7,707.41
7,707.41		 181.36
181.36

WORTH WORTH PARK PARK PLAYGROUP PLAYGROUP

Balance Balance Sheet Sheet As As At At 31 31 August August 2024 2024

Year End
Year End		 Year End
YearEnd
August 2024
August2024		 August 2023
August2023
Balance B/fwd
Balance B/fwd		 33490.59
33490.59		 33309.23
33309.23
Surplus
(Deficit)
Balance C/fwd
Surplus (Deficit)
BalanceC/fwd		 7707.41
41198.00
7707.41
41198.00		 181.36
33490.59
181.36
33490.59
Represented By:
Petty
Cash
CurrentAccount
Represented By:
PettyCash
CurrentAccount		 299.60
102.86
299.60
102.86		 78.86
2443.58
78.86
2443.58
Deposit Account
DepositAccount		 91585.32
91585.32		 56455.46
56455.46
Loan & Prepayments
Accruals
Fees
In Advance
Loan&Prepayments
Accruals
Fees InAdvance		 50.00
(21625.88)
(29213.90)
41198.00
50.00
(21625.88)
(29213.90)
41198.00		 100.00
(5150.00)
(20437.31)
33490.59
100.00
(5 5
)
(20437.31)
33490.59

The The financial financial statements statements were were approved approved by by the Trustees the Trustees on on 8th 8th June June 2025 2025

J J Wilcox:Treasurer Wilcox: Treasurer