2025-02-28-accounts - The Berry Patch

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 1/3/24 To 28/2/25 Period end date

Charity name:St.Michaels Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1041030

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide childcare and education for children age 2,3 and 4 years old
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	Operating hours 9am- 3pm Monday to Friday term time only . Full day 9-3, Half days offered 9an-12 mid day afternoon session 12- 3pm
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees receive a full induction using publications from the charities commission

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	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

	SORP reference
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	We continue to offer childcare to families with children age 2, 3 and 4 years old. We also have experience in providing places for children with additional needs.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We remain able to operate covering all costs
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserve are held in the event of a financial emergency eg complete loss of of income we would be able to cever costs for 1 month
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£10000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The main income is local authority funding for children age 2, 3 and 4 . For those not eligible we charge fees
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Members of The Early Years Alliance – adopting the 2011 constitution
Trustee selection 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	Para 1.25	Potential trustees to put their interest forward to the chair . Existing trustees to discuss and vote – majority vote accepted , chair person has the casing vote if necessary

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	ST Michaels Playgroup
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1041030
Charity’s principal address	c/o Finedon Infant School Orchard Road Finedon NN9 5JG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Joyce Stanford	Chair
Stephanie Churn	Secretary	21stMay2024
Laura Hutchinson	Treasurer	16thApril 2024

– 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

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Accounta nt	Advalorem	2 Manor court , Old Wolverton Road, Wolverton , Milton Keynes MK12 5NN



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Manager Miss Rebecca S Stanford-Durdan

Manager Miss Rebecca S Stanford-Durdan

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Mrs Joyce Stanford	Mrs Stephanie Churn
	Chair
	13thDec 2025 13.12.25
	13thDec 2025

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |St Michael's Playgroup|No. 1041030| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|01/03/2024|28/02/2025| |To| |from| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |A1 Receipts| |Funding|160,177|-|-|160,177|157,042| |Fees|10,837|-|-|10,837|17,654| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |AR)|[ 171,014 ]|-|-|171,014|174,696| |SS|S| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|171,014|-|-|171,014|174,696| |———|——| |A3 Payments| |Staffing costs|138,915|-|-|138,915|148,764| |Resources & Equipment & room costs|16,851|-|-|16,851|19,609| |Insurance|1,532|-|-|1,532|902| |Sundries|3,594|-|-|3,594|3,795| |Waste disposal|345|-|-|345|666| |Telephone|130|-|-|130|110| |Travel|331|-|-|331|359| |Governance|5,351|-|-|5,351|3,256| |Entertainment|-|-|-|-|832| |Repairs & Maintenance|6,194|-|-|6,194|7,144| |Staff Training|1,786|-|-|1,786|1,299| |Bad Debts|-|-|-|-|498| |Adverts|50|-|-|50|641| |PPS|919|-|-|919|485| |Computer costs|648|-|-|648|274| |Staff Uniform|126|-|-|126|336| |Charitable Donations|50|-|-|50|150| |Interest Paid|551|-|-|551|83| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 177,373 ]|-|-|177,373|189,203| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases, (see table)| |Laptop|-|-|-|-|183| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|183| |———=|Total payments|177,373|-|-|——|177,373|189,386| |Net of receipts/(payments)|- 6,359|-|- - 6,359|- 14,690| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|26,099|- -|26,099|40,789| |Cash funds this year end|19,740|-|- 19,740|26,099| |===|>>>|

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

04/12/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* Bank account Petty cash Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 19,417 - 323 - - - 19,740 - Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - Print Name JOYCE STANFORD	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - Current value (optional) - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 04/12/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

04/12/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of St Michaels, Playgroup On accounts for the year ended 28 February 2025 Charity no (if any) 1041030 Set out on pages 1 & 2 of the receipts and payments fonn included. {remembe-, I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 2810212025. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acf,). 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Please de te the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 1111212025 Name: Zubair Arshad Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body (if any): ACA, FCCA Address: 2 Manor Farm Court Old Wolverton Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5NN IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (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. IER October 2018