## **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
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||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
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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| |===|>>>| **----- End of picture text -----**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 04/12/2025 1 |**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 £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
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Print Name
JOYCE STANFORD|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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04/12/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 04/12/2025 2 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