2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: Scallywags Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1043302

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 advance the education of children below compulsory school age.
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	The Charity is committed to providing high quality sessional care for preschool children. The pre-school is registered with Ofsted to provide care for children and implements the Early Years Foundation stage standards for early years education.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The 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
	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	The CIO have fully established themselves within the community, constantly trying to attract more children. They have successfully put structures in place to help the children learn through activities as well as work based learning and advertised as a fun, happy place to attend. They are receiving positive feedback from the parents and children. They are constantly striving to keep the children stimulated by a mixture of play and learning following the early years curriculum. Scallywags run a scheme 3 times per week where parents stay with their child for a special session of play and stay. During this period they have started to renovate the church area for this purpose.

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	The charity have struggled with numbers durimg the last couple of years but are now increasing the number of children attending and therefore suffered with cashflow resulting in borrowing from the redundancy fund to keep the nursery open. During this year things have improved and some money has started to replenish the redundancy fund.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity has calculated an accurate value as a contingency for redundancy payments and set this money aside.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£6,517.81 currently–(£16,635 required)
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
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:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution adopted December 1992
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Elected at AGM

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Scallywags Playgroup
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1043302
Charity’s principal address	Florence Street Methodist Church Florence Street Hednesford Cannock Staffordshire WS12 4BA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Chris Jones			Chairperson
	Rebecca Young			Trustee
	Rebecca Turvey			Trustee
	Rachel Sproston			Trustee
	TraceyStone			Trustee
	Claire Taylor			Trustee
	Alison Cattell			Trustee
	StaceyHipkins			Trustee
	Holli Morris			Trustee

– 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)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Mrs Michelle Howell, Manager

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 trustees

Signature (s)	C Jones	M Howell
Full Name (s)	Chris Jones	Michelle Howell
Position	Chairperson	Trustee
Date	31/10/2025	31/10/2025

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR SCALLYWAGS PLAYGROUP APRIL 2024 - MARCH 2025 Florence Street Church hall, Florence Street, Hednesford, Staffordshire WS12 4BA Charity Commission Number: 1043302

INCOME EXPENDITURE

BANK BALANCE AT 01/04/2024 £3,261.05 WAGES BANK BALANCE AT 31/03/2025 £8,290.87 PENSION SAVINGS BALANCE AT 31/03/2025 £6,517.81 BOOK KEEPING TOTAL BALANCE AT 31/03/2025 £14,808.68 PETTY CASH RENT NEG FUNDING / THINK2 £142,586.98 COUNCIL TAX FEES £5,519.00 COURSES SPONSOR MONEY/FUNDRAISING £306.00 FOOD / DRINK / SUPPLIES PLAY & STAY £2,485.00 CASUAL WORKER TRANSFER FROM OTHER ACCOUNT £2,910.63 IT PACKAGES DONATIONS £145.00 INSURANCE YEAR END PHOTOS £40.00 PHOTO DEVELOPING CONSUMABLE DONATIONS £756.00 BANK CHARGES WORLD BOOK DAY £62.00 CHRISTMAS FAYRE NATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT £1,700.00 EQUIPMENT T SHIRTS £603.00 CONSUMABLES REFUNDS £94.99 RECRUITMENT / ADVERTISING ORGANISED TRIP £164.00 MOBILE & TOP UPS BT PHONE CONTRACT TOTAL £157,372.60 REFUND MAINTENANCE / GARDENING PLUM LOGO - T SHIRTS HMRC NI & PAYE PEAC UK BIFFA/VEOLIA WASTE DISPOSAL CHILDRENS PARTIES / ACTIVITIES PC / LAPTOP SHARPE BUSINESS SOL OFSTED INSPECTION FEE / DBS WEB SITE MAINTENANCE REDUNDANCY FUND TOTAL LLOYDS ACCOUNT 07161616 SAVINGS ACCOUNT - REDUNDANCY FUND - BALANCE 31/03/25 LLOYDS ACCOUNT 59366760 SAVINGS ACCOUNT - BALANCE 31/03/25 TOTAL SCALLYWAGS INCOME FOR THE YEAR APRIL 2024 TO MARCH 2025 TOTAL SCALLYWAGS EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR APRIL 2024 TO MARCH 2025 TOTAL SCALLYWAGS PROFIT FOR THE YEAR APRIL 2024 TO MARCH 2025	WAGES PENSION BOOK KEEPING PETTY CASH RENT COUNCIL TAX COURSES FOOD / DRINK / SUPPLIES CASUAL WORKER IT PACKAGES INSURANCE PHOTO DEVELOPING BANK CHARGES CHRISTMAS FAYRE EQUIPMENT CONSUMABLES RECRUITMENT / ADVERTISING MOBILE & TOP UPS BT PHONE CONTRACT REFUND MAINTENANCE / GARDENING PLUM LOGO - T SHIRTS HMRC NI & PAYE PEAC UK BIFFA/VEOLIA WASTE DISPOSAL CHILDRENS PARTIES / ACTIVITIES PC / LAPTOP SHARPE BUSINESS SOL OFSTED INSPECTION FEE / DBS WEB SITE MAINTENANCE REDUNDANCY FUND	£95,747.68 £3,617.64 £2,598.75 £4,050.00 £11,245.50 £672.00 £656.00 £2,792.67 £80.00 £1,024.60 £1,233.37 £20.20 £102.50 £83.00 £5,022.84 £2,491.64 £209.44 £70.00 £1,112.67 £20.00 £5,866.16 £580.35 £5,533.93 £1,020.00 £285.39 £497.20 £429.24 £319.80 £236.50 £274.65 £4,449.06
	TOTAL	£152,342.78
		£6,466.25
		£51.56
		£157,372.60
		£152,342.78
		£5,029.82

This is a true and accurate statement of accounts as examined by me today.

Signed: Claire Jarvis

Dated: 31st October 2025

Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts

Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended	Scallywags Playgroup	Scallywags Playgroup
	31/03/2025	Charity no	1043302

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Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed Name Address	C Jarvis Date 31/10/2025 Claire Jarvis 32 Capercaillie Drive Heath Hayes Cannock WS11 7LJ