2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 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	Staff continue to develop their knowledge by doing courses in areas that benefit our setting and help with the growth of children in our care. All staff are up to date in their Paediatric First Aid training. The deputy has completed her degree in Early Childhood and will continue her studies over the next year to become an Early Years Teacher. We pride ourselves in our close relationship with the Military personal on the barracks our playgroup is based. The children enjoy interacting with personal as we go on walks around the barracks, use the outside all weather pitch and forest school. We have been lucky again to be able to welcome local service teams into playgroup, such as police, army, veterinarian, nurses and dentist. Children have been able to grow their knowledge of these important roles within our community.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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 Para 1.41 against objectives 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 continue to purchase resources that help provide children with learning opportunities.
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 six 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	£76009.49
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 and 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 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)
	Philip Leon	Chairperson	March 2024 to Present
	Nicolas Johnson	Vice-Chair	December 2022 to Present
	James Wheatley	Treasure	February 2021 to Present
	Jade Bolton	Secretary	March 2024 to Present
	Sally Thomas	Ordinary member	November 2017 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
	Mrs Rebecca Isles
	Finance Administer
	9thJune 2025
	9thJune 2025

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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trusteesl members of Duke of Gloucestw PlaygroLP On accounts forthe year 3110812025 Charity no {rf any) 1060538 Set out on pages I rewrt to the trustees ￿ my examination of the accounts ofthe above tharity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31ffj812023. Respon$ibllltl6s and basis of report As the charitys trustees, you are resp(￿Ible for the preparation of the accwnts in acconlarte ￿ the requir&nents of the Charities Act 2011 I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the awicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent ￿he charitys gross inc¢yne exceeded £250,¢YJ) and l am qualified to examinerfs statement undertake the examinalion by betrrfJ a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. D8lete [ ] rfnd ap￿Icable. I have compkted my examinatton. I confimi that no material matters have ome to my atten11￿ in Connectic￿ wtth the examination (other than that disdosed bel(w") whith gives me c￿Se to believe tha in. any material respect: the acc(MJnting record5 were not kept in accordance ￿ryth section 130 of the chariti.es ACL or the accounts did not acrJ)rd wryth the accounting records" or the aCC￿nts did rN)t comply wrth the applicable requirements corteming the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 ¢Xher than any requirement 1hat the accounts give a true and fairf view vthich is not a matter onsidered as part of an indeperKlent examinati￿. I have no c1￿cernS and have CLyne ￿OsS no other matters in connection th the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Fyeasg de e the Iwrds in the brdckets rfth8y (b not apply. Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualifi¢ation(s) or body IER Oct 2018

(rf any): Address: 29 Regiment RLC Duke of Gloucester Barrac*s Cirencester GL7 5RD Section B Disclosure Only ccxnplete if the examiner needs to hwJhlight material matters of conc8m (see CC32, IrKlependent examinats'on of charity accounts: <firections and guidance for examiners). Give here brfef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018