## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/09/2020 (Period start date) To 31/08/2021 (Period end date)**
## **Charity name: ROBERTTOWN LANE PLAYGROUP**
## **Charity registration number: 1036372**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Provision of quality pre-school
purposes of the charity facilities for children aged 2 to 5
as set out in its years.
governing document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Enhancing the development and
1.19
activities in relation to education of pre-school children by
those purposes for the offering appropriate play, education,
public benefit, in and care facilities.
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Charity trustees provided with link to
whether the trustees government web page regarding
have had regard to the Charitable Purposes and Public
guidance issued by the Benefit
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
Continued with the main activities of
the pre-school, providing quality
term-time child care in the local
Summary of the main community.
Para 1.20
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Another difficult financial year,
financial position at the rebuilding child numbers after the
end of the period impacts of Coronavirus. With the
support of £11,154 in Local
Government grants, Income exceeded
Expenditure by £7,799, allowing the
group to begin rebuilding Contingency
funds.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 Following Early Years Alliance
the policy for holding guidelines, the pre-school aims to
reserves stating why maintain a contingency to cover
they are held running costs for one full term plus
statutory holiday and redundancy
payments should pre-school need to
close.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £19,792
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 The efforts required to rebuild child
uncertainties about the numbers, and continually increasing
charity continuing as a costs make it every more challenging
going concern to maintain reserves and continue
operating.
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The charity’s principal source of funds
is income received from pre-school
The charity’s principal sessions including local council
sources of funds Para 1.47 funded places and parent paid places.
(including any The main fundraising activity is the
fundraising) annual May Day Gala, however this
has not taken place for the last 3
years due to Coronavirus.
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Early Years Alliance 2011
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Early Years Alliance (EYA) Membership
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Voted on at AGM
methods including
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name ROBERTTOWN LANE PLAYGROUP
Other name the charity ROBERTTOWN LANE PRESCHOOL
uses
Registered charity 1036372
number
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Charity’s principal The Scout Hut,
address Roberttown Lane,
Roberttown,
LIVERSEDGE,
West Yorkshire. WF15 7LY
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Gemma Ellis Chair From Oct2016 to
1
present
Dawn Calvert Treasurer From Apr2009 to
2
present
Janet Bolt Staff Rep/Advisor From Oct2010 to
3
present
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee**|**name**
**Dates**|**acted**|**if**|**not**|**for**|
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||**whole**|**year**||||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** D G Calvert
**Full name(s)** Dawn G Calvert (Mrs)
**Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 30/06/2020
## **ROBERTTOWN LANE PRE-SCHOOL SUMMARY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1 SEPTEMBER 2020 TO 31 AUGUST 2021 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1036372**
|**INCOME**
KIRKLEES MBC FUNDING OF PLACES
KIRKLEES 2YR BARRIER GRANT
INTEREST
MILK WELFARE PAYMENTS
FEES PAID NON-FUNDED CHILDREN & LUNCH CLUB
FUND RAISING EVENTS
OTHER INCOME
**TOTAL INCOME**
CASH IN HAND 31/08/2020
CASH IN BANK 31/08/2020
**EXPENDITURE**
WAGES
TAX/NI
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
RENT
INSURANCE
MILK
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT
DAY TO DAY EXPENDITURE
SOFTWARE COSTS (incl Subsciptions)
STATIONERY COSTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
COURSE COSTS
OUTDOOR PLAY
ACTIVITIES
FOOD
TELEPHONE & BROADBAND COSTS
Unallocated
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
CASH IN HAND (OPERATIONAL) 31/08/2021
CASH IN BANK (OPERATIONAL) 31/08/2021|**TOTAL**
27454.93
0.00
0.00
214.00
12346.58
1890.89
16138.01
**58044.41**
1990.72
10002.22|
|---|---|
||70,037.35|
||39401.39
0.00
3577.25
3160.00
744.79
318.96
563.13
583.56
646.16
26.48
13.20
-40.00
0.00
598.54
199.27
452.14
0.00
**50244.87**
1525.61
18266.87|
||70,037.35|
**TOTAL INCOME less TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**7799.54**
CHARITY COMMISSION
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Independent examinerfs report on the
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
m8mbèrs of
ROBERThOl4VN LqNE PRESCHOOL
On accounts for the year
ended
31AUG2021
Charity no11036372
(If any)
Set out on pages
I report to the twstees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the year endeA
Responslbllltles and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you a responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011
(llhe Ad.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{51(b) of the Ad.
Independent tThe charity's gross income exeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examlnerfs statament undertake the examinatson by being a qualified member of linsert name of
applicable listed bodyll Delate [ l rf not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination {other than thal
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with se¢tion 130
of the Charib'es Ad.. or
the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records,. or
the accounts dTrd not comply wrth the applitsble requirements
on¢erning the fomi and content of accounts set OLrt in the Charrties
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Yrue and fairf view which is not a matter
onsidefed as part of an independent examination.
I have no con¢ems and have come across no other matters in Connection
wrth the examination to which attèntion should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delele the words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
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IER
Oct 2018
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Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
{see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any Items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
Oct 2018