**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 09 2023 31 08 2024 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP **Other names charity is known by** THE WENDY HOUSE **Registered charity number (if any)** 1056708 **Charity's principal address** River Valley Centre, 6, White Horse Drive, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes **Postcode MK4 2AS** ~~—~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1056708 **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Wendy Cross 2 Amy Lannon 3 Sarah Clarke Chair 4 Aliz Szasz 5 Natasha Wiggins Secretary Until 5/03/2024 6 Charlotte Ross Treasurer 7 Nicola Kirby 8 Samantha Ardley 9 Luke Gibbons 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ae~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **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** Constitution (Pre-School Learning Alliance 2011) Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust reapproved on 04/03/24 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at AGM and/or co-opted by invitation of the Trustee selection methods committee (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 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 enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children by: **Summary of the objects of the** Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning, **charity set out in its** together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become **governing document** involved in the activity of the group, ensuring that opportunities are offered to all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. March **2012** **TAR** 2 We are able to offer children play, education and care in accordance with Ofsted's Early Years Foundation Stage education and welfare requirements. Primarily this is through renting an appropriate space to provide these requirements and the employment of trained, qualified and experienced staff. We admit children from families within the local community and the wider area within Milton Keynes from varied family backgrounds. **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)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The playgroup reached capacity with almost all sessions taken by April 2024. However, it was a challenging year with a greater percentage of 2 years olds No staff changes however our Administrator reduced her hours with a view to retiring in the near future and new Administartor finished her training. Another member of staff finished her SENCO training in March 2024 and another finished her level 4 in summer term 2024 We had another successful trip to Rookery farm on the 2nd May 2024 was well attended with lots of unaccompanied children and our open evening/parent evening was very successful. The playgroups committee had been in a stage of slight unease during the last couple of years which has lead us to look into changing to a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) which we are looking at going ahead with. There is an increase in Nursery Grant due to the increase in the hourly rate we received from Milton Keynes Council. Wages costs has also increased. There was a large increase from April 2024 in National Living Wage and we needed more staff on some sessions because of the higher percentage of 2 year olds. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** Our policy aims to hold to build and maintain a reserve a total of three **Brief statement of the** working months income. This is to cover for contingencies including, the **charity’s policy on reserves** temporary shortfall in the Autumn term, redundancy, SSP, increases in National Living Wage, pensions. Policy also has to take account of the more than normal increases set by the recent Government and the unknown increases for Nursery Funding and reduction in the birth rate. **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** Charlotte Ross **Signature(s)** Charlotte Ross **Full name(s)** Charlotte Ross **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Committee member **etc) Date** 5th June 2025 March **2012** **TAR** 5 EMERSON VALLEYPLAYGROUPTIA THE WENDY HOUSE RECEIPTS& PAYMENTSACCOUNTFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST2024 2024 Income Fund raising MilkGrant Fees Nursery Grant Bank imerest Other Fundlng Funds surplus 150.76 24295 24A48.25 174,114.53 1,489.64 338.30 37,900.32 139.694. &99.91 5.639.10 Totsi 201,395.13 184011.68 Expendbture Rent Mllk Equlpment Stationery Other Wages Inetl NI&Tax Pensions Beverages Expenses &Tralning Consumables Bank charges Treats Gifts, etc Uniform Member5hlps Inc In5varnce Marketing Telephone 10.417.50 6.812.50 353.77 677.61 1.217.97 I,lJ42.07 1.42621 205.00 1588)8.17 9.698.19 5,017.36 1.571.69 243.20 1,265.01 149.10 700.00 921.78 148,049.66 7.915.40 4,380.43 1,482.84 1.814.20 2263.92 175.00 1,409.21 1.398.45 815.63 1.885.69 2.580.20 Totsl 6.051.00 1.321ts0 NETSURPLUSI{DEFICIT) 1690.18 Openingcash balance Closing cash balance 79.$46.65 97.131.50 76.856A7 79,546.65 STATEMENTOFASSEtSAND LIABILttlES Assets Petty CBsh ftoat Current account Reserve account 68752547 Reserve accgunt 81683855 Metro bank 1.365.21 34.576.96 51.175AI 13.92 io.000.00 1.338.05 37.811.34 50,286.75 TotalAssets 97,131.50 89A36. Total Llabllllles 9W9.49 NetAssets 890.78 79W.65 Accounts examined ty. C Twilks FCMA FCCA 191h November2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees Emerson Valley Playgroup TIA The Wendy House On accounts for the year ended 31st August 2024 Charity no (if any) 1056708 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 3110812024. Responsibilities and basis of report 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 carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent [1 have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statemant 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 conceming 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 fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems 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 rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (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. IDfr-iL IER Oct 2018