2025-03-31-accounts - St Matthews Playgroup

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From April 2024 Period start date To March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: St Matthew’s Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1054908

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Our staff provide a safe and secure setting for children age 2-4 to learn and play through providing a variety of age suitable activities. This provision is accessible to children with a variety of needs and abilities and supported by staff that are qualified as set out by government guidelines
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	We provide learning and development through a varied range of physical, creative and communicative activities. We encourage healthy eating through our snacks and identify where some children need additional support and where this support is best needed.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have regard to the charity commissions guidance.

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	No policy is currently in place
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	None

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 are growing in popularity within our community and the wider community as a safe and secure setting for our children to learn and progress.

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	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We are just managing have sufficient cash to take us through in to the next financial year
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No policy
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
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:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	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	Government funding
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Future lower intake of children will impact the finances
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25
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	Trustees are all volunteers who are elected to join during annual AGM meetings

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Local training is offered to all trustees
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	St Matthew’s playgroup
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1054908
Charity’s principal address	St Matthew’s church Hall, Church Road, Stroud, Glos. GL5 4JE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Paula King	Chairperson
	Jade Gardiner	Secretary
	Amanda Catchpole	Treasurer
	Emma Boterill
	KellyLusty
	Melissa Voyce
	MaiseySelway
	Lisa Cowley

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

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 N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A 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) P.A.King

Full name(s) Paula Ann King

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

12/12/2025

End of Year Accounts April 2023-	End of Year Accounts April 2023-
St Matthew's playgroup		Total
Financial report
Income	Funding	###
	Fee's	###
	Transfer	###
	Trip	150.00
	Total Income	###
Expenditure
	Wages	###
	HMRC	###
	Rent	###
	PATA/Payroll	591.55
	Subscriptions	514.48
	OFSTED	220.00
	ICO	35.00
	Consumables	832.31
	Training	408.00
	Pension	###
	Insurance
	Uniform	95.97
	Trip
	DBS
	Transfer	###
	Total Expenditure	###
	Total Proft/Loss	###

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees St Matthew’s playgroup On accounts for the year 2024-2025 Charity no 1054908 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1,2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Signed: B.Barrett Date: 18/09/2024 Name: Benjamin Barrett Relevant professional Accountant qualification(s) or body

Oct 2018

IER

(if any):

Address:

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 .

Oct 2018

IER