## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 27 April 2021 **T From o** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Little Gems Playgroup **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1051480 ## **Charity's principal address** Scout Hall Clyde Road Brockworth **Postcode GL34JN** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any)** 1[Emma ] Woodman **Dates acted if not for whole year** **Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 March **2012** **TAR** 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 2 You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To provide childcare for children 2-5 years old **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 3 We have provided education for 2-5 Years old. We work in providing the local community with any childcare needs and aim to promote our setting within the wider setting. COVID has been an issue and we are proud that we have kept ourselves able to function and continue (when allowed). To provide childcare in such uncertain times. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** We have been able to collect 1 grant that has helped immensely with income losses from no children attending for a big part of 2020. We have had college support with volunteers who are completing level 3 qualifications and they have chosen our setting. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Functioning and continuing during an increasingly hard year. Using each other to talk and evaluate our continued success. Staying open when allowed to provide children; who are already dealing with lockdowns etc with childcare and being an available ear when parents need to talk. Gaining a government grant; but still being open despite receiving no income for many months in 2020. Gaining new starters; because the community understands how much we take care of and appreciate their continued support. Staying open even though we haven’t been able to fundraise like we normally would. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Emma Woodman **Full name(s)** Emma Woodman March **2012** **TAR** 6 **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 27/04/2021 March **2012** **TAR** 7 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl membern of L17TLÉ 4iN On accounts for the year ended 31 S-. Charlty no (rf any) Set out on page8 Respectlve The charity8 tru8tee8 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in responslbllltles of accordance with the Charities Act 2011 rthe Act"). trustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an indeperKlent examination is needed. trhe charity'8 gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [named body]]. Delete [ J if not 8pplicable. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examlnerfs statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seekAng explanations from the trustees conceming 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 Irue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. IER May 2018 Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below") which give8 me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: e accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 ofth or the accoun not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did n mply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and nt of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regula 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examin 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Signed: 2&, Ae,21L Name: Relevant professional alification(s) or body (if any): Address: II MAfKI)tsVI 11 c)54