2025-03-31-accounts - The Southcourt And Walton Court Community Project

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The South Court and Walton Court Community Project

Charity Number: 1077901

Company Number: 2748161

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31ST MARCH 2025

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THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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Report of the Trustees	1 to 14
Independent Examiner's Report	15
Statement of Financial Activities	16
Balance Sheet	17
Notes to the Financial Statements	18to22
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities	23

Report of the trustees for the year ending 31 st March 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 st March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1077901 COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 2748161 COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT (Directors and Trustees)

The Council of Management are the directors of the charitable company {the charity) and its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees. The trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Miss G Chang {Chairman) Mr John Blackburn {Treasurer) Mrs K Braybrook {Fund-Raising Officer) Miss Sarah Walland {Company Secretary)

REGISTERED OFFICE 14 Northumberland Avenue Aylesbury Bucks HP21 ?HQ

BANKERS

Lloyds Bank pie Market Square Aylesbury Bucks HP20 1TD COIF Charities Deposit Fund 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DV Aldermore Bank 1 st Floor, Block B, Western House Lynch Wood Peterborough PE2 6FZ

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

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Southcourt & Walton Court Community Project is a company limited by guarantee, governed by its revised Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 16 July 2015. It is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Anyone over the age of 18 can become a member of the company. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £5.

Appointment of Council of Management ES The Project is governed by a Council of Management consisting of volunteers who have past and present experience in business, management, education, and social care. The Council meets regularly to review the activities and finances of the Project. Members of the Council of Management serve a·3-year term of office and are elected at the annual general meeting. The Council of Management also invites a representative from other organisations to participate in management meetings. These organisations are funding partners, advisory partners, or local charitable partners. Councilor Niknam Hussain has been appointed by Buckinghamshire Council to be their representative on our management committee.

—_———$ Organisation Structure

The Project employs a part-time Play Manager who is responsible for the preparation and day to-day running of the holiday playschemes. The Project also employs a part time Deputy Play Manager and several sessional paid staff. The Deputy, sessional paid staff and volunteers report to the Play Manager. The Play Manager reports to the Council of Management and attends the management meetings.

Regulation

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The holiday playschemes take place at Ashmead Combined School. Our setting is Ofsted registered and our playscheme setting was inspected in February 2023. We were graded as 'met' which is the highest level under Ofsted's inspection framework, at the time, for school holiday provision. Our Ofsted Unique Reference Number is 2620091. The inspection report can be found via the link https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50210520

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Objectives and Activities

Mission

The Project is committed to working with other local agencies and community organisations to support children living in the Southcourt, Walton Court and Mandeville estates, including children with disabilities or special needs. The Project aims to provide the best play services for these children that will improve their condition of life by promoting their physical, mental, and psychological well-being which should help prevent them from experiencing social exclusion and/or developing anti-social behaviour.

Values

The Project seeks to:

Promote respect and equal opportunity in its play provision
Promote equal opportunity in recruitment of staff, sessional workers, and volunteers
Provide a play environment that stimulates, challenges, and helps children increase their confidence and self esteem
Empower children by affirming their right to make choices, discover their own solution, play, and develop at their own pace and in their own way
Comply with current legislation relevant to children's rights, health and safety, and well being
Empower local people by creating opportunities for them to gain experience and skills in a work environment either as volunteers or paid workers

Service Description ——————

The Project provides holiday playschemes for children aged 4 - 11 years who primarily live in the Southcourt, Walton Court and Mandeville estates of Aylesbury. The Project does not have its own premises but operates playschemes from Ashmead Combined School.

a, Dates of the play schemes are:

February half term Monday - Friday Easter Holidays Monday - Friday May half term Monday - Friday Summer Holidays (first 4 weeks) Monday - Friday October half term Monday - Friday Excluding Bank Holidays where they fall within playscheme dates.

Operating hours are:

Standard Day: 09:30 - 15:30 Early Start: 08:30 - 15:30 Extended or Long Day: 08:30 - 17:30

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Achievements and Performance

Attendance

We continue to see an increase in the number of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Between April 2024 and March 2025, the number of SEND children ranged from 47 to 56. At Easter 2024, 47 SEND children were registered (18 of whom have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)). By February 2025 we had 56 SEND children (24 of whom have an EHCP).

The SEND children have a range of conditions including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down Syndrome, Developmental Language Disorder, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, visual impairment, seizures, delayed speech, Attachment Disorder, Global Development Delay, Sensory Processing Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder. Some of these children are awaiting an assessment with the Educational Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapist or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAM HS). We have at least two children each session who require one to one support or children benefiting from one to four supervision. All our activities are planned to allow children of all abilities to participate.

Our provision has limited places for SEND children. But due to the increasing need of local families and the good reputation and high quality of our provision, we have seen an increase in the number of SEND children on our register over the past 8 years (refer to Table 1 and Figure 1 ). Our participation in the government's Holiday Activities and Food Program (HAF) since the 2023 Summer playscheme has contributed to some of the increase in SEND numbers over the past few years.

Table 1. Number of SEND Children on our Register Since 2016

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This year we changed our attendance record keeping system to better reflect how families currently use our service. The holiday playscheme provision has expanded since our first playscheme 35 years ago. At that time, we offered only morning sessions. Then about 15 years ago we added lunchtime sessions. About 10 years ago we added the option of afternoon sessions. Then about 8 years ago we added the option of longer day sessions. Separate morning and afternoon sessions were still offered but over time, more and more children attended for the whole day. Our attendance records are now grouped into three categories: an Early Start Day, a Standard Day, and a Long Day. In Table 2 and Figure 2, children who attended under the HAF Program are recorded separately but do the Standard Day.

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HAF places were only available to us for the Easter and Summer playschemes. The number of places allocated to us by the HAF Program for the Summer playscheme was twice as much as for the Easter playscheme. For the Easter playscheme, HAF children made up 34% of our Standard Day cohort. For the Summer playscheme, HAF children made up 66% of our Standard Day cohort.

Figure 2 shows that the Summer playscheme had the highest take up of places. This is because it ran for 19 days. May had the lowest because it only ran for 4 days due to the May Day Bank Holiday. Across all playschemes, the Standard Day option {add together Standard Day plus HAF Program numbers) was the most popular option.

Figure 3. Chart of Average Number of Children per Day by Play Scheme

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Figure 3 shows that the Summer play scheme had the highest average attendance and May the lowest. The average number of children across all play schemes was 64. On many days, we were running at capacity (the maximum number of children permitted by our OFSTED registration is 70).

Cost per session

Due to increasing running costs, the Project's management committee decided to increase our prices this year. Compared to other local providers the playscheme still remains very good value for families.

Play Activities

This year has been busy with daily numbers of children at most playschemes ranging between 60 and 70. The Summer playscheme was so popular that dates were fully booked within a few hours of bookings being opened!

Since the Summer 2023 playscheme we have participated in the government's HAF (holiday - activity - food) scheme. We also participated this year and again it was a great success. The children who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Working with the local authority has meant extra administration work for the Play Manager and the Fund-raising Officer, but it was fulfilling to see the children enjoy themselves and to know that the parents are getting some respite time. Our success with children and parents shows that our services are of a high standard and needed

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within the area of Aylesbury we work in. We hope that the government carries on with the HAF scheme in the years to come.

The Easter playscheme theme was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We had a day trip to the Reaid Dahl Museum in town and after looking around the museum, the children all did a special craft session to help make grandpa's bed blanket. Each child designed a square and then it was all put together like a blanket. This was enjoyed by all the children. We also ran a First Aid course for the children. They all took part and received a certificate at the end. The children didn't stop talking about this all week and were so proud that they now know about first aid. Donations of chocolate Easter eggs allowed all the children that attended to receive an egg to take home to enjoy.

The May playscheme was 4 days long. The children enjoyed a circus workshop where they learned to spin plates, balance rings, and walk a tightrope. We also had a trip to Wendover Wood, where the older children did the Go Ape rope course, climbing up and moving along the high ropes. The younger children enjoyed the Gruffalo trail and then den making after their picnic lunch.

The Summer holidays were split into 3 themes over the 4 weeks.

Around the World in weeks 1 and 2 - The children ate lots of different foods from around world, from Swedish meatballs, Mexican tacos, and making French pastries for dessert. We had a visit from a steel band. The children were taught the history of steel drums and had a chance to learn to play them. This was followed by a big celebration of dancing and listening to the band play. The children were also able to join a breakdancing workshop. They had lots of fun learning the moves and then putting on a show for the staff. Lots of craft was created based on the 'around the world' theme - Indian elephants, Chinese lanterns, and Mexican day of the dead sun catchers.
Bugs week - A trip to Wendover Wood to look for bugs and den making was enjoyed by all the children. We made lots of bugs in our craft area, from tinfoil butterflies to sun catchers. Within this week the children also had a chance to join the skateboard and scooter workshop. The children were very keen to learn new skills, and all came away very excited.
Seaside week-A visit from an ice cream van went down a treat with the children. They all had a big ice cream. To see their little faces all lit up was enough to show how much they enjoyed it. The children really loved the crazy golf that was hired for the day. They all said it was one of the best days ever. Lots of crafts again from pottery fishes, marble art, and lots of sensory play. To round off the summer holidays and in keeping with the theme of the seaside, the children all enjoyed a fish and chips lunch provided by our local chip shop.

The October playscheme had an autumn theme with lots of craft - making monster gingerbread people, painting the different autumn vegetables, and leaf printing. The children asked if they could make apple donuts again like they did last year, so this was added to our list of activities along with making ghost fruit kebabs to take home. An autumn party was enjoyed by all the children, playing spooky party games, and having a dancing competition.

Dinosaurs were the theme for February half term. The children had the chance to make fossils, dinosaur cakes, and dinosaur f e t fruit kebabs. The children loved using the oil pastels to make dinosaur silhouette pictures. Lego was used to make dinosaurs along with a new construction kit which used children's drills to put the dinosaur parts together.

Sport played a big part this year. We managed to have mini sports days, archery competitions and morning exercises to get us all going. Game on Sport also attended every Friday during all the playschemes.

Our hot meals were a great success this year, with more children taking up the offer. The roast chicken dinner during the colder months is so popular that the children ask for it each holiday. We introduced new foods as well - Swedish meatballs were very popular, more salad and vegetables were eaten with the meals.

Cooking played a big. part this year with the children getting more involved in making food for lunch or dessert as well as taking the food home. The children loved making the desserts for the lunchtime meal. Although fruit salad is the favorite, this year they made French pastries, fruit kebabs and biscuits.

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Here are some photos of what the children got up to during the year.

Leaming to play the steel drums

At Wendover W d

Breakdance practice

A visit from the ice cream van

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Our 'Eat the Rainbow' display

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Busy preparing fruit and veg

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Who wants to play crazy golf?

Having fun at the skateboard workshop

Staff

We wish to express our thanks to our Play Manager, Emma Tegg, and Deputy Play Manager, Lisa Alvarez, and their team of play workers for the wonderful work they did in organizing and running the playschemes this year. Their dedication, preparation, creativity, and enthusiasm in working with the children is key to maintaining the high standard of our provision.

Fund Raising

We are reliant on grants to enable us to offer our high-quality affordable services. The Project has been fortunate to receive various grants to help provide lunches, activities, resources, and additional staff to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). William Harding continued support to help keep the fees affordable. Buckinghamshire Council provided HAF places during the Easter and Summer holidays. Rothschild has funded additional staff for 1 :1 support for children with SEND. The number of children with SEND that we support continues to increase. The National Lottery, Toy Trust and Skipton Building Society provided support for the lunches and healthy snacks. The Albert Hunt Charitable Trust provided a grant for additional activities. Tesco donated some chocolate Easter eggs for the children. Tesco Stronger Start scheme donated funds for sports equipment through their public token voting system. ESRI and John Lewis Community Matters made much appreciated donations too.

We are thankful for the continuous support of our funders, as without their help, the children would not have the opportunities they currently enjoy. We are always looking for new funding sources and submit applications throughout the year.

Marketing and Media

Our Facebook presence continues to be very effective in communicating with families who use our play schemes and attracting new families. Our Facebook page has had over 40,000 views and over 800 followers! You can find our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/goplayhc/

Also, you can visit our playscheme website at https://goplayholidayclub.wixsite.com/goplay

Council of Management

At our AGM in October 2024, we officially welcomed John Blackburn as a new trustee and

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Treasurer to replace Andrew Nobbs who faithfully served the Project as trustee and Treasurer since 2016. The Council of Management is made up of the trustees, and meets regularly with the Play Manager, Deputy Play Manager, Marketing Officer, and the Buckinghamshire Council representative.

We welcome any individuals or organisations who share our concern for the children of Southcourt and Walton Court to apply to join our management committee to support the provision of high-quality affordable play services.

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Financial Review

Although play scheme fees were increased, this was insufficient to offset the increase in total costs, particularly salaries. Salary costs are impacted by the number of staff required to look after the children and our wage rates which increase annually in line with the National Living Wage. In addition, there was a decrease in Grants and Donations received in 2024-25 compared to 2023-24. Our accountants have informed us that the financial out turn for 2024-25 was a deficit of £8,168. Our cash reserves at the end of the financial year were a positive balance of £51,741.

The Play Manager, Emma Tegg, and her team continue to organise and provide activities which are enjoyed by the children and meet the expectations of parents and carers. This resulted in an almost 100% orderbook for the 5 holiday club sessions we provided. We were able to offer these services, at an affordable cost, due to financial support provided by organisations and individuals and the work of Kirsten Braybrook, our Fundraising Manager, in submitting funding applications throughout the year. This support helps us to provide staff to supervise our activities, provide lunches for the children, provide outings, and pay for speakers and entertainers.

We are grateful to Ashmead School for the continued access to school facilities to enable us to run playschemes. The school gives us access to indoor facilities, a large outdoor play area and cooking facilities.

In summary, although we expect 2025-26 to present new economic challenges, with the continued support of all our stakeholders, we are confident that we can continue to support children and parent/carers in the coming year.

Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to the following organisations for their financial support during 202425:

Buckinghamshire Council

Toy Trust

Heart of Bucks/ESRI

Albert Hunt Trust

John Lewis

Skipton B.S. Foundation

Tesco

William Harding's Charity

Rothschild Foundation

We also thank individuals who have made generous donations to the Project.

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The Future

The Project has been operating in the Southcourt and Walton Court community for 35 years and has grown and adapted to change thanks to the dedication of past and present staff and management committee members. As a management and staff team, we continue to weather the challenges of funding, regulation, and legislation. The increased economic hardship our communities have been experiencing due to the continuing cost of living pressures, means that our playscheme provision is even more important in helping families with children access good services for them. As a management and staff team, we continue to focus on providing affordable high quality play services for children living in our target areas of Southcourt, Walton Court, and Mandeville estates.

Approved by order of the board of trustees signed on its behalf by:

G Chang - Trustee

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THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limlted by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

02748161 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1077901

Registered office

14 Northumberland Avenue Aylesbury HP217HQ

Trustees

K J Braybrook Retired G Chang Management Consultant AR Nobbs Retired (resigned 1.10.25) S Walland J Blackbum (appointed 1.4.24)

Company Secretary

S Walland

Independent Examiner

Ashdown Hurrey Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers 20 Havelock Road Hastings East Sussex TN341BP g/ / ID / 2s . . Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on ,ts behalf by:

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The South Court And Walton Court Community Project ('the Company') I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's sta ement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns 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.

S Rosling F C

Ashdown Hurrey Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers 20 Havelock Road Hastings East Sussex 1N341BP Date: ............................................ . 6·11. 'IPW'

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THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM	Notes	Unrestricted fund £	31.3.25 Total funds £	31.3.24 Total funds £
Donations and legacies	3	45,021	45,021	50,146
Charitable activities	5
Playschemes		56,326	56,326	45,335
Investment income	4	828	828	253
Total		102,175	102,175	95,734
EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities
Playschemes		99,332	99,332	68,658
General		11,011	11,011	8,181
Total		110,343	110,343	76,839
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)		(8,168)	(8,168)	18,895
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward		59,909	59,909	41,014
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		51,741	51,741	59,909

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THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMMUNITY PROJECT

BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025

BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025
				31.3.25	31.3.24
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		fund	fund	funds	funds
.	Notes	f	E	£	f
CURRENT ASSETS cash at bank		58,242		58,242	88,316
CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year	Amounts falling due within one year 11	(6,501)		(6,501)	(28,407)
NET CURRENT ASSETS		51,741		51,741	59,909
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES	TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES	51,741		51,741	59,909
NET ASSETS		51,741		51,741	59,909
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FUNDS	12
Unrestricted funds				51,741	59,909
TOTAL FUNDS				51,741	59,909
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

([b)] preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on . and were signed on its behalf by:

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THE SOUTH COURT AND WALTON COURT COMl"IUNITY PROJECT

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1, STATUTORY INFORMATION

The South Court And Walton Court Community Pro[j] ect is an incorporated chart[ty] , limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The chanty's registered number and registered office address can be found in the Report of the Trustees.

2. ACCOUNTING POUCIES

any, which ty under FRS 102, have been ng by Chartties: Statement of Recommended Practice a[p] plicable to chartties prepartn[g ] their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland[(] FRS 102)[(] effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reportin[g ] Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the chart[ty ] probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that ag[g] regate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The chartty is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

. Unrestrtcted funds can be used in accordance with the charttable ob[j] ectives at the discretion of the trust

Restrtcted funds can only be used for[p] articular restrtcted purposes within the ob[j] ects of the chartty. Restrtctions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Government grants

In accordance with s24 of FRS 102 these are treated using the accruals model and so are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the pertods in which the char y recognises the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate.

3. DONATIONS AND LEGAOES

DONATIONS AND LEGAOES
	31.3.25	31.3.24
	£	£
Donations Grants	• 7,818 37,203	2,420 47,726
	45,021	50,146
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Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
	31.3.25	31.3.24
	£	£
Other grants	37,203 ---	47,726 ---

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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4.	INVESTMENT INCOME
			31.3.25	31.3.24
			f	f
	Interest receivable		828	253
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S.	INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
			31.3.25	31.3.24
		Activity	f	f
	Income from play schemes	Playschemes	56,326	45,335
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6.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
	Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
			31.3.25	31.3.24
			f	f
	Other operating leases		645	630
7.	INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REMUNERATION
			31.03.25	31.03.24
			f	f
	Fees payable to the charity's independent examiners for the independent examination of the charity's financial statements		1,590	1,320
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8.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees'expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

9. STAFF COSTS

STAFF COSTS
	31.3.25	31.3.24
	f	f
Wages and salaries	88,730	63,306
	88,730	63,306
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The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
	31.3.25	31.3.24
Playschemes	12	9
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S	NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S	NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S
10.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted		Restricted		Total
		fund	fund		funds
		£		£	£
	INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
	Donations and legacies	50,146			50,146
	Charitable activities
	Playschemes	45,335			45,335
	Investment income	253			253
	Total	95,734			95,734
	EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities
	Playschemes	68,658			68,658
	General	8,181			8,181
	Total	76,839			76,839
					.---
	NET INCOME	18,895			18,895
	RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought foiward	41,014			41,014
	TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	59,909			59,909
		---	---		---
11.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
			31.3.25		31.3.24
			£	£	£
	Social security and other taxes				(6)
	Deferred income Accrued expenses		5,000 1,501		27,153 1,260
			6,501		28,407
					---

Deferred income relates to income received for activities taking place after the end of the accounting period as well as grant income received for charitable activities to be carried out in the next accounting period.

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
		Net
		movement	At
	At 1.4.24	in funds	31.3.25
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds General fund	59,909	(8,168)	51,741
TOTAL FUNDS	59,909	(8,168)	51,741
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12, MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

	Incoming	Resources	Movement
	resources	expended	in funds
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds General fund	102,175	(110,343)	(8,168)
TOTAL FUNDS	102,175	(110,343)	(8,168)

Comparatives for movement in funds

Comparatives for movement in funds
		Net
	At 1.4.23 £	movement in funds £	At 31.3.24 £
Unrestricted funds General fund	41,014	18,895	59,909
TOTAL FUNDS	41,014	18,895	59,909
	---	---	---

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

	Incoming	Resources	Movement
	resources	expended	in funds
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds General fund	95,734	(76,839)	18,895
TOTAL FUNDS	95,734	(76,839)	18,895
		---	---
A currentyear 12 months and prioryear 12 months combined position is as follows:	ear 12 months combined position is as follows:
		Net
		movement	At
	At 1.4.23	in funds	31.3.25
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds General fund	41,014	10,727	51,741
TOTAL FUNDS	41,014	10,727	51,741
	---	---	---

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

	Incoming resources	Resources expended	Movement in funds
	£	£ £	£ £
Unrestricted funds General fund	197,909	(187,182)	10,727
TOTAL FUNDS	197,909	(187,182)	10,727

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTlVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTlVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S
	31.3.25	31.3.24
	f	f
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies Donations Grants	7,818 37,203	2,420 47,726
	45,021	50,146
Invesbnent income Interest receivable	828	253
Charitable activities Inoome from play schemes	56,326	45,335
Total incoming resources	102,175	95,734
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities Playwork - Wages	88,730	63,306
Rent	645	630
Administration Playwork materials Special events	3,306 10,602 5,340	2,514 5,352 3,185
Training One-off oosts	130	90 442
	108,753	75,519
Support costs
Governance costs Independent examiners' remuneration	1,590	1,320
Total resources expended	110,343	76,839
Net (expenditure)/income	(8,168)	18,895

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