Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From May 2024 Period start date To Period end date
April 2025
Charity name: Outwood Preschool
Charity registration number: 1045194
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To enhance the development of children under statuary age. By encouraging parents to understand and provide for their children through the community groups. Offering appropriate play facilities and training courses instigating and adhering to and furthering the aim of the pre-school learning alliance. Members of the committee are all checked for suitabilityand have a current DBS |
| 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 |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
Additional information (optional)
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| SORP reference | |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | Provided educaton for children under statutory school age. In a safe and stmulatng environment. |
Additional information (optional)
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Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Estmates done before the start of each term as income varies due to new starters and children leaving. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The commitee agreed to hold in reserve enough money for 6 weeks running costs. This will ensure that children, parents and carers and staf do not sufer fnancially or through lack of facilites. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| 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)
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
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| 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: |
Constitution | |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| 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 |
Additional information (optional)
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| 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 | Outwood Preschool Playgroup |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1045194 |
| Charity’s principal address | Outwood Church insttute, Wakefeld, West yorkshire |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Pauline Bimgham | ||||
| April Brown | Chair | |||
| Jill Grenfell | Secretary | |||
| Wendi Lodge | ||||
| Suzanne Mulholland |
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– 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)
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) Suzanne Mulholland Full name(s) Suzanne Mulholland
Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)
Date
17[th] December 2025
Charity Name No (if any) Outwood Preschool Playgroup 1045194 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from May-24 Apr-25 ~~| |~~
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Endowment funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||||
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to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) |
48,007 | - | - | - | - | 48,007 | 48,819 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 48,007 - - 48,007 48,819 ~~—————~~ |
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| **Sub total ** | 51,485 | - | - | - | - | 51,485 | 56,566 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 51,485 - - 51,485 56,566 ~~—————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,478 - - - 3,478 - 7,747 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 19,582 - - 19,582 - Cash funds this year end 22,127 - - 22,127 - 7,747 ~~SSS45]~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
17/12/2025
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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 22,127 - OK OK 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 April Lodge Brown Wendi Lodge |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| April Lodge Brown | 17/12/2025 | ||
| Wendi Lodge |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
17/12/2025
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name
Outwood preschool playgroup
On accounts for the year ended
April 2025
Charity no (if any)
1045194
Set out on pages
1 and 2
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 04/ 2024 .
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Rebecca Clegg
Date:
17/12/2025
Name:
Rebecca Clegg
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
1
Oct 2018
IER
Address:
10 Noble Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .
2
Oct 2018
IER