Treasurer Report Academic Year 1st Sept 2024 to 31st August 2025
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Excluding fundraising our income for this Academic year was £202,256.34 and the total expenditure was £197,903.82. Leaving us with a net operating income of £5,746.68.
Fundraising
Christmas Fair/Raffle £1,115.40 Donation £350.00 Additional Fundraising £2,768.74 Total £4,234.14
All fundraising funds are spent on new resources and activities that directly benefit the children at playgroup, with this in mind these funds would normally be excluded from my comparisons. However, due to increasing costs during this year, we spent half on new resources and half into operational costs.
To put these figures into perspective we need to compare them to our net operating income from the previous year which was £15,304.89. This shows that even though we made a profit it has reduced considerably. This is mainly due to the wage changes in line with the minimum wage increase in April 2025 and the accumulative costs of the previous wage increases.
After wages our second biggest expense is renting the hall, which the church increased in January of this year again. Total costs were £22,278.24 in comparison to the previous year of £19,145.60. Resulting in an increase of £3,132.64, again an increase not impacting the full year.
Even with these increases in expenses, the playgroup made a profit, however it is very clear that the expenses are rising more substantially than the Government funding that we receive. In the previous year the funding increased in the Spring term but during this Academic year it didn’t rise until the Summer term. 2 year funding for working parents was increased from £7.01 to £7.28 and 3 & 4 year olds has changed from £5.02 to £5.28
These funding increases were welcomed but still fall short to cover our ever increasing expenses. This is why we continue to add a consumable charge to parents to ensure that we remain a viable business in the future.
As much as our profits have reduced considerably in this year, we must remember that we are a charity run setting that must be a viable business but not profit making. The full accounts are available to review on request.
This concludes my report.
Jo Frape Treasurer Holy Trinity Playgroup
Statement of Activity
Holy Trinity Playgroup
September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025
| DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT | TOTAL |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Childcare Fees | 31,555.07 |
| Interest | 839.20 |
| LA Grant fee income | 168,490.07 |
| Other grants | 1,000.00 |
| Uniform sales | 372.00 |
| Total for Income | £202,256.34 |
| Cost of Sales | |
| Activities | 10.00 |
| Refreshment / snack | 569.64 |
| Total for Cost of Sales | £579.64 |
| Gross Profit | £201,676.70 |
| Expenses | |
| Accounts and bookkeeping | 1,197.50 |
| Advertising/Promotional | 1,329.60 |
| Charity donation | 167.10 |
| Cleaning / First aid | 483.18 |
| Committee/ management expenses | 39.96 |
| Computer Costs | 1,044.06 |
| Consumables and Resources | 1,547.58 |
| DBS fees | 350.60 |
| Dues and Subscriptions | 127.00 |
| Equipment - toys and books | 4,511.09 |
| Insurances | 1,144.56 |
| NEST pensions | 3,916.11 |
| PAYE / NI | 8,106.77 |
| Rent or Lease of Buildings | 22,278.24 |
| Repair and maintenance | 4,942.63 |
| Staff Gifts / Outings | 938.95 |
| Stationery / Post | 358.71 |
| Telephone / internet | 475.21 |
| Toiletries | -31.95 |
| Training / Courses | 1,010.97 |
| Travel and Accommodation | 4.05 |
| Trips and Outings | 220.00 |
| Uniform purchases | 1,495.68 |
| Wages | 142,246.22 |
| Total for Expenses | £197,903.82 |
| Net Operating Income | £3,772.88 |
| Other Income | |
| Christmas Fair / Raffle | 1,115.40 |
| Donation | 350.00 |
| Fundraising | 2,768.74 |
| Total for Other Income | £4,234.14 |
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Statement of Activity
Holy Trinity Playgroup
September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025
| DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT | TOTAL |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | |
| EYPP spend | 308.25 |
| FundraisingSpend | 1,952.09 |
| Total for Other Expenses | £2,260.34 |
| Net Other Income | £1,973.80 |
| Net Income | £5,746.68 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Namehol members of Holy Trinity Playgroup On accounts for the year August 2025 Charity no 1039542 ended (if any)
Set out on pages ~~Pt~~ (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 DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the 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 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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.
Signed: Anne Meadows Date: 10 October 2025 ~~[Po Po~~ Name: ~~LT~~ Anne Meadows Relevant professional Bookkeeping City and Guilds Level 1 and 2 qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 97 Park Lane, Castle Donington, Derby. DE74 2JG
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October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .
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October 2018
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