Trustees. Annual Report for the period From Period start date To Period end date 31 2024 BRAMBLE BEARS PLAYGROUP Other names charlty Is known by Registered charity number (rf any) 1072656 Charty's principal address Ashwellthorpe Village Hall The street, Ashwellthorpe Norfolk Postcode NR16 IAA Names of the charity trustees vdx) manage the charty Dates acted tf not for *lK•le year To 25 April 2024 To 25" April 2024 To 25 April 2024 To 25 April 2024 From 26° April 2024 From 26 April 2024 From 26 April 2024 From 26th April 2024 From 26° April 2024 Frorn 26° April 2024 Office {il any) Chair Treasurer Name of person (or body) enlitled to appoint twstee (if any) l James Milk 2 Kym Tuffnell 3 Rebecca Milk 4 Elaine Thurlow 5 Christopher Lay 6 Rachael Bugg 7 Katherine Frost 8 Bianca Muller 9 Katie Moore 10 Martin Bugg Secretary Chair Treasurer 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Names of the trustees for the charty. if any. (for example. any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infornMtion} TAR March 2012
e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Description of the charity's trusts Constitthion adopted I September 1998 (as amended 17 April 2013) Type of governing document How the charity is constituted leg. Irusi, as ',nij Association Trustee selection methods ie!] (IfiDnintfirl Jl5', elL31'.Ii: .'1 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 (owional 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 netrNork with which the charity works,. relationship with any related parties; • trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and proCedUS to manage them. 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 though community groups and by a) providing safe and satisfying group play, in which parents have the right to take part and b) encourage other charitable activities through which parents may help the Childn. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its goveming docurnent TAR March 2012
The Playgroup provided childcare facilities for children aged 2-5 years in and around Ashwellthorpe Village and its surrounding areas during school terms time. The Playgroup offers funded places foi 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) Additlonal detalls of oblectlves 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. TAR March 2012
Summary of the main achievements of Ihe charity during the year The Charity continued to operate from its premises in Ashwellthorpe. using the old Village Hall. In November 2022 we had an OFSTED Inspection and were graded GOOD in all areas which the Trustees were very pleased with. The Trustees have worked very hard to ensure that the Charity has enough funds by fundraising. This made it viable for more children locally and with that flexibility the number of attendances has gradually increased. and we are seeing that year on year which is good. More advertising locally will help. The Charity has plans to improve facilities such as the kitchen, Outside play area and toilets wlth fundTaising funds. TAR Mah 2012
The Charity aims to maintain a resetve of cash funds for contingency purposes. Brief statement of the charty's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional infom)ation) You may choose to include additional infonnation, 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 The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s•- Full name(s) Ckl eis i i•fiief2 LAY Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Bramble Bears Playgroup On accounts for the year ended 3110512024 Charity no (if any) 1072656 Set out on pages 1to8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusv) for the year ended 3110512024. Responsibilities and As the charlty truslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba818 of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me ause to believe that in, any material resFeGt: Independent examlnerfs statsment accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act or the Unts do nol accord with the accounting records I have rK) concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the ex8mination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to b8 reached. Date: 2810212025 85gned: Name: Sam Jarrett Relevant professlonal quallfication(s) or body (rf any): CIPFA Qualified Address: 6, Mariners Lane, Norwich NR13AF IER October 2018
Brnrnb Bèarn Playgroup 1072656 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01LW2023 31A1512024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrithd funds Restricted Endowment funds Toial funds La•t y••r A1 Recel Fees 20371 1.634 41.789 236 178 71 1.63d Granls FundrthryJ Inter•st 10.01)O 1.596 178 mss incom AR) 088 88,818 84,088 •$ 40,832 42.547 1,949 661 164 1,934 410 154 1.934 1A36 374 2M2 210 227 314 266 031 118 & s1thry Ham Hire R•lmhmwd• 174 174 Outings In8ur•K• 3$ 519 1.197 Accountancy Consurnat4Jo Adverting TephOne Rewirs ComputerCoIt• Bank Ch4 619 1.197 447 333 261 261 Sub total 83.792 A4 Asset and Investment me Sub total 53.792 Not ofrncW(paym•nts) A5 Trdnsfgrs betsmen fundB A6 Cash funds last yoar eftd Cash funds this year end 11, 13.07S 24,874 19N30 CCXX R1 accou (SS) 13102r2025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted tunds to nMr•st£ Endowment funds Categorles Oetails 81 Cash funds In Total cash funds 24.874 Unlostrlcted funds Restrl¢ted funds ) nMrn•i£ Endowment fund8 to nMrn•t£ Details to noar•Bt£ B2 Other monetary assets Fundtowhlch Cuff•nt ¥alu• on• Details Colt loptIlI) Fund to ¢uff•ntv•lu• Dètsils E$• Co•tlopllon•l B4 A88et8 retalned for the ¢h•rlty'8 own use Unr•rpXwJ Fund towhkb Amount du• l)•n +i¥J• Details B5 Llabllttle8 31gned by on¢ or two tru¥t•M on behaw ol all the truste SKJnalure Print Name Date of rova Ckiois LA Y CCXX R2 a£4mts (SS) 13K12r2025