## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date** **Charity name: Duke of Gloucester Playgroup** ## **Charity registration number: 1060528** ## **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
education of children under school age. To
encourage parents to understand and
provide the needs of their children.| |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 childcare for all children, giving
them enriched adult supported activities;
for example – we encourage outdoor play
by having a free flow environment and by
taking children on regularly walks to
explore what’s around them. Through
outdoor play, children will develop self-
awareness, muscular strength and co-
ordination and control of their bodies
developing their gross motor skills. We
provide enriched learning opportunities
through a wide range of different craft and
messy play, helping develop their hand eye
co-ordination, imagination and develop fine
motor skills needed to help children
develop their hand grips. We provide a
wide range of stories for children to learn
how stories are structured, and role play
opportunities, helping children develop their
imagination, also helping them to share
and learn how to co-operate with each
other through their imaginary play. We help
children learn how to experiment with
shapes and space and how to problem
solve through construction toys.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees are told where to find the
Charity Commission guidelines that are
relevant to our setting. We keep copies on
the premises for them to access and guide
them to the Charity Commission website.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A| |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|Over this period, we have welcomed a new
manager to the setting. The old manager
has now taken on the position of business
manager.
The deputy manager has just completed
her Foundation degree in Early Years and
is starting a BA Hons Early Childhood
study in September. We have recruited a
Housekeeper part time and another Early
Years Practitioner.
All staff continue to do at least one training
course throughout the year, such as;
Paediatric First Aid course and Biting in
Early Years, Safeguarding.
Throughout the year we have welcomed
new children and increased our numbers
with civilian children.
Our opening times are 8am to 5.30pm were
we offer a breakfast club for early starters,
this being advantage for working parents.
We continue to use the local outside
community within the Barracks. We are
very privileged to have lots of wonderful
areas to use, for example a Trim trail,
Outdoor Arena that we use for sports and
playing ball games.
We have purchased some new flooring for
the classrooms due to having carpet
previously. The new flooring is much easier
to keep clean.| ## **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|Our main fundraising is from monthly
collection of clothes - C&G collections. The
clothes are cashed in for cash.| |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|In this financial period, we have continued
to add to our reserves to take into account
more staff now able to receive redundancy
if ever needed. Our biggest cost this year
was purchasing the new flooring for the
classrooms.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have a reserve policy/account for any
staff redundancies, which we have seven
members of staff who would receive a
redundancy payment. Funds are also for
any other unforeseen financial
circumstances that the setting may incur,
such as new washing machine, fridges, and
extra staffing for training hours.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£75,867.23| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |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: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Children’s 15/30hour government funding
for 2 and 3 year olds, plus extra fee
payments.| |---|---|---| |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|The main risk would be a large reduction in
the children attending the setting,
dramatically reducing our income.| Military could possibly request the building back, therefore if this was the case we would need to relocate. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |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 by AGM – trustee members.
New members are elected in by at least
two existing members.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|All new trustees are inducted into the
setting and directed to read relevant
policies.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Trustees, staff and volunteers.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Networking with other playgroups.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Duke of Gloucester Playgroup| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1060528| |Charity’s principal address|29 Regiment RLC,
Duke of Gloucester Playgroup,
South Cerney,
Cirencester,
GL7 5RD| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Adam Maxwell|Chairperson|February 2021 to July 2024|| ||James Wheatley|Treasure|February 2021 to present|| ||Sally Thomas|Ordinarymember|November 2017 to present|| ||Jade Bolton|Secretary|March 2024 to Present|| ||Philip Leon|Chairperson|March 24 to Present|| ||Nicolas Johnson|Vice-Chairperson|December 2022 to Present|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 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 N/A 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Carole Mercier|| |---|---|---| ||Mrs Carole Mercier|| ||
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**1,616**
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_AR)_**245,250**
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**246,866**|**193,583**
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**1,616**
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**193,877**|| |**A3 Payments**
Wages|**151,236**||**-**||**-**|||**151**|**151,236**|**148,721**|| |Staffpension contributions|**5,933**||**-**||**-**|||**5**|**5,933**|**6,638**|| |Office Equipment|**1,645**||**-**||**-**|||**1**|**1,645**|**1,145**|| |Playroom materials|**921**||**-**||**-**|||**921**|**921**|**868**|| |Membershipfees|**669**||**-**||**-**|||**669**|**669**|**1,386**|| |Refreshments|**1,521**||**-**||**-**|||**1**|**1,521**|**957**|| |Cleaningmaterials|**641**||**-**||**-**|||**641**|**641**|**504**|| |Staff training|**318**||**-**||**-**|||**318**|**318**|**529**|| |Insurance|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|**722**|| |Garden|**1,436**||**-**||**-**|||**1**|**1,436**|**1,096**|| |Uniform|**19**||**-**||**-**|||**19**|**19**|**108**|| |Advertising|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|**-**|**122**|| |Work mobiles|**190**||**-**||**-**|||**190**|**190**|**240**|| |Other Expenditure|**19,206**||**-**||**-**|||**19**|**19,206**|**12,099**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**183,736**||**-**||**-**|||**183,736**|**183,736**|**175,135**|| ||||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**1,616**
**- 63,130**
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**120,650**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
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**75,312**
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~~=====>~~|||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 11/06/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
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**charity’s own use**
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account(s))
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**Details**||**Unrestricted**
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approval| ||James Wheatley||James Wheatley||||03/06/2025| ||Carole Mercier||Carole Mercier||||03/06/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 11/06/2025 2 Independ nt examiner's report on the ccounts Section A Indeppndent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Duke of Gloucester Playgroup On accounts for th6 year ended 3110812024 Charity no {if any) 1060538 Set out on pages l(.. inGs1. Yo¥ge nuiYio#nJ of Èdol1￿u,.11￿l ght)￿ts} I report to the trustees on my exainination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trusy,) for the year ended 3,110812023. • trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the As th8 charity, , accounts in accordance witli th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("Ihe Act.). Responslbilities and basls of report. I report in respect of my exam ination of tlie 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 ['fhe uliarity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am quallfied to examlner's statement undei'take th8 examlnation by b6ing a qualified member of linsert name of applicAble listed body]]. Delett) [ ] if not applicable. .1 have completed my examinatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come f.o my"attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respeGt.'. tl%e aNounting re¢ord8 were not kept in accordance with 8eGtion 130 o'i the Charities ALrt,' or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or the accouiits did iiot cf)mply wilh the applicable requirements conc,ernii'ig the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities ¢A￿ounts 8nd Reports) Régulations 2008 oth8r than any requirement tl)at the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter coiisidcrBd as part of an inaependent examination. I have no coiibernb and have Lome across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper uiid8rstanding of the accounts to be reached. Pl8aofr. deletÉ& ' worcls in th6 brackets rf they do not apply. Date: 21 Name: Relevant professional qualrfication(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 29 ReJimsnt RL.C Duke of GIOU￿e