2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGIAND AND WAIES Recelpts and paymonts accounts CC16a For th• p￿1 To Section A Receipts and payments fund• T•tsl fundi LwyMr Al 41 41 41 224 1aJ 10$ Sub tot&l(Gmss Incom• lorAR) A2 Awl •nd Inv••tsM•n¢ Ml••, Tot41 242J7 179 1•5 117 317 13 3ub total 171 Sub to A8 Cash funds l••ty•ar •fid Cash funds Ihls 24135 211JS a2,13

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Trustees. Annual Report for the period hthll5l0 Period start date Period end date YJ24 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Abbeylown Playgroup othor names charfty18 known by Abbeytown Pre-school Reglgtered charlty nunkn (If any) 1036588 Charltys prlnclpal ad¢*￿8 Maln Street Abbeytown WIGTON P08tcod• CA7 4RU Names of the charfty tfUSto08 who manay tho charlty Dat•• •ctsd If not tar whol• ••r Trn8t•• n Offlc• (If any) Nam• of p•rson (or body) •ntlll•d olnt trust•• Il•n Amy Beverley Ashleigh Mclntyre Tanya Grlsdale Chalr Appolnted 281(W2023 Appointed 2810612023 Appointed 2810612023 Treasurer Secretsry 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namos of the trusteos for the charlty, 11 anyi (for •xampl•, any custodlan truste88) Nam• Dates acted If not for whole ear TAR Mw¢h 2012

Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Infomiatlon) of adviser Name Address Nwn• of chlef oxocutlve or nam•s of sonlor staff members Iopllonal InfOn￿atIon1 Section B Structure, governance and management Descrfptlon of the charfty's trusts Constitulion adopted 18 October 1993 Typ8 of govemlng document How the charlty Is constttuted Associalion Trnstee selection methods Voted and seconded at commlttee meetlng (AGM) Addlllonal governan￿188u•8 {Optlonal Inforniallon) You may choose to include additi(mal infomiation. whara relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and tralnlng of truslees; the charW8 organlsallonal slructure and any wlder nelwork wlth whlch the charlty None prevlously glven other than referring to Charlty Cornmisslon websile for guidance. None other than local communlty and vlllage 8chool8. • r•lationship wlth any rèlated partles; truslees, consideratlon of ma￿r rlsks and th8 system and procedur8S to manage them. Most committee rnembers have chlldren who attend the school however these transactions are all at arrns. length arKI fuu child rates. Cash regularly recelved as payment although parents are activety encouraged to pay via bank transfer. Over time more parents choosing lo pay via bank transfer, thus redudn the associated risk wlth cash Income. Section C Objectives and activities To enhance th8 d8velopmenl and eduGation of children under statutory school age by encouraglng parents to understand and provlde for the needs of thelr chlldren through community groups. Summary of the objects of the charity sot out in its gov•mlng document TAR March 2012

M In activftles undertaken The Charlty contlnues to provlde local Pr&School chlhyren with a var￿d and interesting s8leclion of educational and play activities. Fundlng has been provlded from Govemrnent grants, fees. fundraising initiatives and donations. ne The trustees have complied with their duties to have du8 regard to the guidance on public benefrt published by the Charity Commission in ex8niSiNJ their powers or duties. Summary of the maln actlvllles undertaken for the publlc bon•fit In relatlon to these objocts (Includo wfthln Ihl8 8ocllon th• statutory declaration that trustoos have had régard to the guldan Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc bonofit) Addllk•nal detallj of oblectlves and actfvltles (Opuonal Inforniatlon> You may ehooso to include further statements, where relevant. about: polty on grantrnaking: pollcy programme related investrnent; ntribution made by vdunteers. TAR March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance The charity has a net deficit of £1.447 In the year. This was due to a fall In numbers and raduction in onfroff grants. Summary of tho main achlevements of the charfty during tho y•ar The main source of Income continues to be thlld care grants recelved frLWn the government. TAR March 2012

Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on réswves The Chariws reserves are continually monitored by the truste8S to ensure they ar8 adequate for the Charity's needs. The Charity holds reserves to ensure future obligallons can be met when they fall due. regardless of future unknown income levels. Detalls of any funds materlalty In doficlt None. Further flnanclal Tovlew detalls (Opuonal Inforniatlon) Govamrnnt funding makes up the mai￿lty of Income and this is T￿lVed for all three year olds and some quallfying Iwo year olds. Funding is paid direclly into the Charity bank account. y￿ may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant about: the charfty's prindpal sources of funds (Induding any fundralsing); expenditure has supported the key obiectiV8S of the charlty; inV8Stm8nt policy arKI objectives Including any ethical investment pollcy adopted. Fundralslng events are also organlsed by the Irustees to Increase the fundraising Income. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The truslees doclar• that thoy have approved Ihe trusts•s' report abov•. Slgned on behalf ot the charfty'g trustees Slgnature(s) Q)e && Full name(•) Poslllon (eg Secretary, Chalr. et¢) E(4 fLLrc) Ir£oSLJfcf. Dal• 21.01 L)Il TAR March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectioii A Iiidepeiident Exaininer's Report Report to tho tnASteosl members of Abbeytown Playgroup On aGcounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charlty no (If any) 1036588 8•t oul on pag•s I report to the trustees on my examlnation of tho accounts of Ihe above charity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 31 March 2023. Re•ponslblllll•s and As the charity trustées of th8 Twst. you arè rnsponslble for the preparatlon ba818 of rnport of the accounts In aCcc￿daTrce with the requlrements of the Charitles Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I report in rospect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examinatlon, I have followed the appllcable Directions gNen by the Charity Commisslon under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no materlal matters have come to my attention in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect; accounting records were not kept In accordance with 8ection 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with th8 accountlng records Independent examlnefs statsment I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connecllon wlth the examination to whlch attention should be drawn In order to enable a -nding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: L Name: Date: 28-01-2025 Martin Borradalle Relevanl profosslonal qualific*lon(s) or l￿dY (If any): FCA Address: Dodd & Co Limited, FIFTEEN Rosehill. Montgomery Way, Rosehill Estate, CARLISLE. CA12RW Section B DisclosLire Onty complete rf the examlner needs to highllght matters of concem (see CC32, Independent oxamlnation of charlty accounts: direclions and guidanca for examiners). IER October 2018

Glve here brlof detslls of any items that the •xamlner wlsh•s to dl8cIo8•. IER October 2018