Stepping Stones Playgroup The Scout Hut Inmans Lane Sheet Petersfield Hants GU32 2AN Tel:01730 269610 Email: info@steppingstonessheet.co.uk Registered Charity 1035183 Website: www.steppingstonessheet.co.uk ## **Annual Report for year ending 31st August 2024** ## **Trustees report** The Trustees for Stepping Stones Playgroup present their report and the financial statements of the Playgroup for year ending 31st August 2024. Stepping Stones Playgroup is a registered charity governed by the constitution adopted on 1[st] March 2017. ## **Charitable Objectives** The objectives of the Trustees and staff of Stepping Stones Playgroup are to; - Provide high quality care and education for children below the statutory school age. - Working in partnership with parents to help children learn and develop. - Add to the life and well-being of the local community. - Offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values diversity. Every child deserves the best possible start in life and support to fulfil their potential. A child’s experience in early years has a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe, and happy childhood is important in its own right, and it provides a foundation for children to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up. When parents choose Stepping Stones, they want to know that we will keep their children safe and help them to thrive. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework that provides that assurance. Stepping Stones Playgroups objectives are achieved mainly by learning through play and establishing strong communicative links with parents. ## **Organisation** Stepping Stones Playgroup is committee led and administered by the following trustees; - Mr C Westmore, Mrs R Murphy, Mrs S Tregaske, Mrs E Kelly, Mrs K Griffiths. Stepping Stones Playgroup employs 10 members of staff, to who, day-by-day management is delegated in conjunction with the Trustees. The Trustees are appointed each year at the Annual General Meeting. Charity No: 1035183 ## STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 ## **STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** |**Cash Funds**
Bank Account
Deposit Account
**Total Cash Funds**
**Other Assets**
Fixed Assets
Fees Receivable
Other Debtors
**Total Other Assets**
**Liabilities**
Trade Creditors
PAYE
Wages
Accruals
Fees Repayable
Pension creditor
Bad Debt provision
**Total Liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**Represented by;**
Reserves B/Fwd - unrestricted
Excess / (deficit) for the year|**2023**
**£**
36,137
33,227
**69,364**
937
829
506
**2,272**
384
167
-
3,807
-
64
-
**4,422**
**67,214**
62,667
4,547
**67,214**|**2022**
**£**
28,486
33,058| |---|---|---| |||**61,544**| |||666
1,011
451| |||**2,128**| |||285
75
-
637
-
10
-| |||**1,007**| |||**62,665**| |||60,058
2,607| |||**62,665**| ## **STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP** ## **MANAGEMENT PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** |**INCOME**
Fees
Fundraising Events
Donations
Nursery Events
Photographer
**EXPENSES**
Wages & National Insurance
Employer's Pension Contributions
Training
Staff Welfare
Cost of fundraising Events
Huggs - Food Voucher Scheme
Rent & Hire of rooms
Repairs & Maintenance
Vegetable garden
Refreshments & Consumables
Outings & Parties
Insurance
Telephone & Internet
Printing, Postage & Stationery
Advertising & Promotion
Gifts
Crafts & toys
Accountancy
Legal
Depreciation
Bad Debt provision
NET
Bank Interest received
**NET of Receipts/(Payments)**|**£**
84,489.00
1,176.00
225.00
-
1,200.00
100.00
11,145.00
1,065.00
-
344.00
2,190.00
743.00
-
190.00
100.00
-
1,623.00
1,312.00
131.00
288.00
-|**£**
107,785.00
1,578.00
1,835.00
13.00
-
111,211.00
106,833.00
4,378.00
169.00
4,547.00|**2022**
**£**
93,549.00
1,410.00
25.00
-
-| |---|---|---|---| ||||94,984.00
(75,173.00)
(831.00)
(677.00)
-
(1,010.00)
-
(9,607.00)
(56.00)
-
(127.00)
(686.00)
(767.00)
(227.00)
(347.00)
-
-
(1,146.00)
(1,074.00)
(93.00)
(288.00)
(272.00)| ||||(92,381.00)| ||||2,603.00
4.00| ||||2,607.00| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to the trusteesl members of STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP On accounts for the year ended 31 AUGUST 2023 Charity no 1035183 Sat out on pag 1T02 I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢counts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31 August 2019. Ro8pon$lbllltle8 and ba818 of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}{b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm thal no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives m8 ¢au88 to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records *pre not kept in accordance W￿th section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts dKI not accord with the accounting records" or the accounts not comply with the applicable requirements ¢on¢eming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thal the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter onsidered as part of an irKlependent 8xamination. I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi$ report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: 18 Name: Maureen Anne Richardson Relevant professional qualiflcation(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (if ary): Address: Richardson Pasquet & Co Ltd Southgate Chambers, 37-39 Southgate Street Winchester S023 9EH Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matenal matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018