## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** ## **From: 01/09/2023 To: 31/08/2024** ## **Charity name: Sutton Bonington Preschool Playgroup** ## **Charity registration number: 1036486** ## **Company number: -** ## **Objectives and activities** |**Objectives and activities**|**Objectives and activities**|**Objectives and activities**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
To enhance the development and education of
children aged between two and the statutory
school age, and to encourage parents to
understand and provide for the needs of their
children.||| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
Offering appropriate play, education and care
facilities, ensuring that all activities offer
opportunities for all children whatever their
race, culture, religion, means or ability;
Encouraging the study of the needs of children
and their families and promoting public interest
in and recognition of such needs in the local
areas.||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|NA| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|NA| |||NA| Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers NA Other ## **Achievements and performance** |Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|Continuation of high level of service and
excellent reputation of the playgroup and the
Toddlers group, providing vital service and
support to local families, especially in the
context of recent closures of other local settings.
Prudent financial management by monitoring of
income streams and cost base. Payment of
national living wage to eligible staff.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: NA Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set NA Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set NA Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives NA Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As a minimum, the charity aims to financially
break-even when the levels of attendance are
low.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|When attendance is at the optimum levels the
charity looks to make a small increase to their
reserves as a contingency to cover any future
extraordinaryexpenditure.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£41,307| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: NA Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) NA Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted NA Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity NA Other ## **Structure, governance and management** Description of charity’s trusts: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of governing document: Para 1.25 Constitution
for example, trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc
How is the charity Para 1.25 Trust
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Election at Annual General Meeting.
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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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: NA Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees NA Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works NA Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties NA Other ## **Reference and administrative details** Charity name Sutton Bonington Pre School Playgroup Other name the charity uses NA Registered charity number 1036486 Charity’s principal address Bucks Lane, Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, LE12 5PB ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Trustee name Office (if any)
for whole year appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jen Berridge Chair
2 Amanda Waring Secretary
3 Lindsay Millward Treasurer
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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 whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|NA| ## **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 NA ## **Other optional information** NA ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Lindsay Millward **Position (for example** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** ~~a~~ **Date** 12/03/2025 ~~pO~~ ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Sutton Bonington Pre School Playgroup **On accounts for the year** August 31st 2024 **Charity no** 1036486 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying 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 that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 12/03/2024 **Signed:** ~~—~~ **Name:** Lindsay Millward ~~Pe~~ **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Towles Barn, Church Lane, Thrumpton Notts, NG11 0AW ## **Section B 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 disclose** . Summary Accounts ## **Sutton Bonington Pre School Playgroup Accounts** |**Income**
Fees
Lunch club
NCC Funding
Toddler Fees
Other
Total
**Expenditure**
Employment costs
Rent
Electricity
Water
Rates
Telephone
Insurance
Photocopying/stationery
Toddler Expenses
Training
Consumables
Others
Total
**Operating income/expenditure**
Fundraising/Grant Income
Fundraising/Grant Expenditure
Moved to Reserves
**NET**|**2023-2024**
**2022-2023**
**2021-2022**
**2020-2021**
**2019-2020**| |---|---| ||32,483
26,385
21642
12821
5,402
-
-
-
-
60,324
64,522
45247
31885
70,903
682
1,109
1326
-
820
1,557
4,809
2173
11208
1236| ||95,047
96,826
70391
55915
78,361
72,623
74,324
63723
60049
38781
5,904
5,664
5674
5192
4086
3,664
3,621
2674
5050
5314
757
720
645
988
734
524
771
466
383
332
674
558
479
294
174
723
690
671
661
661
220
441
229
154
2
409
1,092
310
-
495
2388
645
6,598
5,067
3401
2895
4005
3,388
876
745
1819
7097| ||95,794
93,824
79202
79952
61,831| ||**-747**
**3,002**
**-8813**
**-24036**
**16,456**
8,839
23,342
5211
4803
**4282**
12,499
2,875
162
412
**63**
3,000
10,500
**-7,408**
**12,969**
**-3762**
**-19645**
**20738**|