Trustees, Annual Report for the period Pericxj start dale Jur Period end dale 31 May 2021 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name BRAMBLE BEARS PLAYGROUP Other names charity is known by Registered charity number {if any) 1072656 Charity's principal address Ashwellthorpe Village Hall The Street, Ashwellthorpe Norfolk Postcode NR16 1AA Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates act•d If not for who ear Trustee name Office lif anyl Namè of ￿r￿on lor bodyl 8ntitlèd toa oint trustee if an James Milk Chair Kym Tuffnell Treasurer I￿a$ett 22 Oct 20201 Secretary Jessica Burrett Casey-Lee Ralph From 28 May 2018 to 22 October 2020 Rebecca Milk Alison Tumer From 22 October 2020 Treasurer lfrom 22 O¢t 20201 From 12 June 2020 10 12 13 14 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 ear TAR arch 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution adopted 1 September 1998 {as amended 17 April 20131 Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Association Trustee selection methods New Trustees are appointed by the Committee at the AGM except where resignations are made part way through the year and a replacement is needed. Additional governance issues Ioptional infomiation) 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 prO￿dureS lo manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statLrtory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children though community groups and by al providing safe and satisfying group play, in which parents have the right to take part and bl encourage other chantable activrties through which parents may help the children. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012 The Playgroup provided childcare facilrties for children aged 2-5 years in and around Ashwellthorpe Village and its surrounding areas during school terms time. The Playgroup offers funded places for 2 year olds and 3 & 4 year olds. The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the charity Commission on public benefit. 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 infonnation) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy Pfogramme related investment. contribution made by volunteers. TAR Klarth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year The Charity continued to operate from its premises in Ashwellthorpe, using the Village Hall This has been very Su￿ssIU1 during the current year. From the 1st September 2020. the new school year, Bramble Bears operated from the Village Hall on a sole 0￿upanCY basis. opening 5 days a week, from 9am- 3pm. This made it viable for more children locally and with that flexibility Ihe number of attendan￿S has gradually increased. The Trustee worked very hard in order to ensure this happened and that it was a successful start to the new year, and despite Ihe difficulties thal Covid-19 inflicted on Early Years Settings that has been regarded as a major success for the Charity. It was a very difficult year, especially for the children and thanks has lo be said to all the stafflcommittee member for their COn￿rted efforts in making it as easy as possible, especially for those children joining in September 2020. The Charity also re￿iVed the agreement from the Village Hall that they could extend the from Garden which tt did and this was a major success also. The Charty purchased more outside toys in order to help develop children's outside play. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review The Charity aims to maintain a reserve of cash funds for contingency purposes Brief statement of the charity's policy on rese￿eS Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial roview details (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraisingl.. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investmenl policy and objectives including any ethical investmenl 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 Signaturels Full namels) I Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date IF,Z.£?EL TAR Marth 2012 ## ## ## B•irs Pl•ygroup 107265fj Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For th• p•rlDd r6 2g20 3110SQ021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestri4t¢d lunds Re51ri¢ted lunds ndowmenl fvnds T•tal fvnds L45ty•4r tolhE MaThSt£ toth•n•4rdstE A1 R•oti Féès DonaDons FundrBLs 1624 1024 770 7711 ARI suoi J7,J Tot•lrec•lpts Wag Pon￿￿ CosL8 CkaNn ut*i*s JgM95 1,9Y) 1.9]0 460 262 265 590 Hal Hi SlatlEwsAs f.127 16? 253 Oukng5 IDsuianc• F4e5 124 490 538 350 43¢ 117T 11n 6C 771 451 204 258 C( u￿[¢￿$t5 J65 J65 Sub tolal 37,911 A4 A88•t and Inv•6lm•nt 519 Sub totsl 20 X245 54245 Net of rFc•lpts/{paym•nts) . AS Trnnsfors betherb funds AS ¢4sh funds last y•*r end Cash thls y•*r•nd 13,34 112 11JOO CCXX R1 W￿￿9(&$} 17AW2022 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UTrr•striat•d luhds R•8trfot•d lynd5 Endowment funds ton•ar•itE 81 C•sh funds Totsl¢&sh funds UnreBtri6ted fund6 tonearNt£ Res¢rf•ted nds Endtywmtht lunds Detsils F￿Trd towhkh cfy51loplw￿lj Currnntvalu• B3 Inv•skn•nt ass•ts Fund to Oetails Costlopfjona Curr•nt¥i*J• 84 Ass•ts r•taln8d for th• eharity's own use Fund ndu• Deta B6 Llabllltl•s Bn•d by on• ort*•trust••s o b•h*Wof *llth•fnNt••S Svjnalure Pmt Name Date DI Irrf CCXX R2 ISSI 17102QD22