BETA Having problems on this page? Your fee
k will help us to improve it.
O You will be logged out after 30
minute5 of inactivity.
Messages Ilgrouplguesunotilicationsl Account Ilgrouplguesvmy-detailsl
Sign out Ilclportalllogouti
Charity Commission Annual Return 2023
ASHWELL PLAYGROUP {HERTFORDSHIREI
Charity registration number.. 1081830
Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of
Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.
Print
Cancel
This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2023.
PART A- Charity information
Financial period
Financial period start date
0110912022
Flnanclal perlod end date
3110812023
Income and $pendlng
Income £
£ 44,867
endin
£ 46,431
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central
90vernment or a local authority durin9 the financial period for this return?
Number of grants from government
How many grants dld your charfty recelve from central government or a local authorlty durlng the
riman¢ièl period for this relytm?
12
Value of grants from government
What was the total value of the grants vecelved from central government or a local authorlty
during the finan¢ial period tor this relurn7
£ 14,713
Income breakdown

Donations and le
£ 12,272
aci8S
excludin
Endowments Received
Charitable actlvltles
£ 29,854
Other tradin
£ 2.689
activities
Investrnents
£52
Other
Grantmaking
rant makln
the maln wa
our charf
carrle5 Out Its
oses?
No
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound Idts not enter deGimal points or Gommasl.
Individuals
other charities
Other or
anisation$ thal a￿ not ¢harities
Trustee payments
Excludlng out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the tru6tee6 pald durlng the Ilnanclal
peritsd for this return?
8. None of the trustees hav8 been p8id
Did any of Ihe trustees resign and take up employment wilh your charity in the financial period of
Ihi$ relyrn?
Income from outside the UK
Did your charlty recelve Income from outslde of the Unlled Klngdom In the flnanclal perlod of thls
return?
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Dld your charlty dellver charftable acllvltles outslde of the Unlted Klngdom In the flnanclal perlod
of this return?
Spending outside England & Wales
Did
No
ur chari
nd fund5 outside of the United Ki
dom in the financial
eriod of this return?

Total S
ndin
outside En
Iznd & Wa185
Trading subsidiaries
Does the ¢harll have an
tradln
$ubsldlarles?
Charity contact detsils correct
Is the contact addre66 displayed from the Register of Charities. correct?
Yes
Charity headquarters details correct
1$ thls the ￿￿¢ addres$ that you use as your ¢harftys admlnl¥tratlve headquarters?
Yes
Charity ¢onta¢t address
Address Line 1
Addres5 Lin8 2
West End
Add￿$$ Line 3
Ashwell
Address Line 4
BALDOCK
Addres5 Line 5
Postcode
SG7 5PJ
Coun
Charity Haadquartars address
A￿d￿sS Line 1
Addre$s Llne 2
West End
Addres5 Line 3
Ashwell
Address Line 4
BALDOCK
Addre$$ Llne 5
Postcode

SG7 5PJ
Coun
Property
Were any of your ¢harity's properties held by holdin9 or ¢u$t•dian Iru$tee$ On behalf of your
charlty lexcludlng the Offlclal Custodlanl durlng the flnanclal perlod for thls return?
Membership type
1$ the ¢hari
part of a wider
roup slru¢ture with a parent bod and subsidiai l￿di¢s?
no. the charity is not part of a wder group structure
Employment contract types
Peo
le were
ermanentl
em
edb
our chari
People were on fixed-terms contracts with your Charity
Selfryem
le were workin
for our chari
Total overseas employees
How man
of the
eople above work on behalf of
a)ur charlt
outslde of the Unlted Klngdom7
Total employee payroll
What wa5 the total amount Spent on employeo payroll during the financial p8riod relating to thi5
return?
£ 33,494
Employees, salarles
Did any of your charity'6 employee5 receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the
flnan¢lal perlod of thls annual return?
No
Governan¢e poll¢l¢s
Internal charit financial controls
Yes
and
rocodures
Safeguarding policy and prrtedures
Yes
Flnan¢lal reseNe$ poll¢y and pro¢edure$
Yes
Complaints policy and procadures

Yes
Serious incident r8
Yes
ortin
olic
and
rocedures
Internal risk management policy and proctdurt$
Yes
Trustee expense$ poll¢
Yes
and procedures
Truste8 conflicts of interest policy and procedur8S
Y8S
Investin
Yes
chari
funds poli¢ and procedures
C8mpai
ns and political 8Ctivit
Not appll¢able
polic
and procedures
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Y8S
So¢lal medla poll¢ and pro¢edure$
Yes
Engaging extsrnal speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Not applicable
Safeguarding
Has your charity provided services to children andlor adult5 at risk in the financial period of the
return?
Yes
a. All re
uired standard DBS checks have been obtained
Not applicable
b. All requlred enhanced DBS ¢he¢k$ have been obtalned
Yes
c. All re
uired onhanc8d with Barred List
Not appli¢able
DBS checks have been obtained
d. DBS checks are not required other than Basic DBS checks
Serious Incidents
Has your charlty reported all Serlous Incldents Ilncludlng any hlstorfcal Incldenls) that the charlty
became awmre of durin
the financial
eriod of this return?
There were no incidents to report
External risk and impact
Donatlons
Ptssilive
other incom8-
rants
UnknownlNo ChangelNotApplicable
Other In¢ome- ¢onlra¢ts

UDknownlNo ChangelNot Appllcable
other incomo- investment
Positive
Expenditure on ¢harilable a¢tlvilies
Negative
enditure on overheads
Neg81ive
Number of volunteers
Negative
Number of employees
UnknownlNo ChangelNotApplicable
Numher of trustee5
N8g8tiv8
Fundralslng actlvltles
Negative
aci
to deliver servic05
UnknownlNo Chang8lNotApplicable
Total $ervl¢¢ demand
UnknownlNo ChangelNot Applicable
Volunteers
Excluding trustees? provide an eslimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable
a¢tivitie$ on behalf of yoyr ¢harity in the Uniled Kinydom during the tinan¢ial period (trt this
return?
Privacy statement
Any information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordancg
with the rule on data prOt￿tion. We will not disclose your personal details to
anyone unconnected to the Charity Commission unless:
you have consented to Iheir release. or
wa arg legally obliged to disclose thom. or
we regard disclosure as either {a) necessary so that we can properly carry out our
statutory functions or (b) necessary in the public interest.
We may share and disclose information about you with relevant public authorltles.
regulatory bodles and a9encles, outslde the Charlty Commlsslon but only If:
we can lawfully do so. and
we docido that disclosurg is necessary for national sgcurity? crime dotoction
prevention, and law enforcement, or other issues in the public interest
Information we collect about you
We will use this information:
To enable us to carry out our statutory functions and duties.

Thls wlll Include the followlng acllons:
(a) update? consolidate? and improve the accuracy of our records9
(b) undortako crim• detOCtion and prevention and law onforcamont and assist the
third parties specified above to investigate or prevent crime and carry out law
enforcement.
(c) data analysis. testingy research, statistical and survey purposes
Information we receive from other sources.
Informatlon we recelve from other sources
We may combine this information with information you give to us and information
we collect about you.
We may use thls Informatlon and the comblned Informatlon for the purposes set out
above (depending on the types of information we receive).
We will ensure that any such disclosure and use is proportionate. considers your
right to respect for your private life" and is done fairly and lawfully in accordance
with the data protectbon principles of the Data Protection Act.
The Dala Protection Act 1998 regulates the use of 'personal data., whlch Is
essentially any information, however stored, about identifiable living individuals.
As a 'data controllerf under the Acl, the Charity Commlsslon must comply with it.
Any changes we may make to our privacy statement in the future will be set out in
the replacement version of this form.
Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy
Declaration
Thls annual return has not been submltted and no Declaratlon has been made

## **Ashwell Playgroup** 

## **1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023 Profit & Loss 2022-2023** 

||Sept 22|Sept 22|Oct 22|Nov 22|Dec 22|Jan 23|Feb 23|Mar 23|Apr 23|May 23|Jun 23|Jul 23|Aug 23|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**|||||||||||||||
|Sales<br>Invoice|£5,042.79||£6.00|£144.00|£22.76|£4,443.83|£1,590.30|£3,231.16|£5,259.40|£7,045.88|£890.14|£1,647.05|£530.53|**£29,853.84**|
|Sales<br>Other Income||£3.31|£0.00|£9,885.16|£2,296.54|£91.72|£0.00|£144.37|£436.50|£242.95|£25.75|£1,200.00|£0.00|**£14,326.30**|
|**Total Income**|**£5,046.10**||**£6.00**|**£10,029.16 **|**£2,319.30**|**£4,535.55**|**£1,590.30 **|**£3,375.53 **|**£5,695.90 **|**£7,288.83**|**£915.89**|**£2,847.05**|**£530.53 **|**£44,180.14**|
|**Less Expenses**|||||||||||||||
|Events costs<br>Event costs||£0.00|£0.00|£10.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£38.26|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£48.26**|
|Events costs<br>Events costs (general)||£0.00|£0.00|£334.50|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£11.43|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£345.93**|
|Advertising<br>Advertising (general)||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£120.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£68.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£188.00**|
|Education and Trai Education and Training (||£190.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£182.00|£13.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£385.00**|
|Materials & EquipmEquipment||£0.00|£30.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£129.00|£37.20|£0.00|£0.00|£45.14|£340.19|£0.00|**£581.53**|
|Materials & EquipmMaterials||£72.41|£20.40|£30.52|£6.42|£33.73|£93.04|£118.52|£6.10|£138.42|£0.00|£156.53|£0.00|**£676.09**|
|Materials & EquipmOuting/Christmas Party||£0.00|£10.00|£20.20|£38.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£93.98|£0.00|**£162.18**|
|Office Expenses & Office Supplies||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£9.99|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£9.99**|
|Office Expenses & Printing||£9.99|£9.99|£0.00|£9.99|£19.98|£0.00|£9.99|£9.99|£9.99|£9.99|£9.99|£0.00|**£99.90**|
|Office Expenses & Stationery||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£27.52|£0.00|£15.99|£0.00|£0.00|**£43.51**|
|Other Expenses<br>Business Insurance||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£446.83|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£446.83**|
|Other Expenses<br>Subscriptions/Dues/Mem||£5.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£55.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£60.00**|
|Professional ServicAccounting||£264.00|£159.50|£137.50|£0.00|£148.50|£198.00|£368.50|£293.75|£250.00|£0.00|£150.00|£400.00|**£2,369.75**|
|Professional ServicProfessional Services (ge||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£5.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|**£5.00**|
|Rent or Lease<br>Hall rent||£0.00|£602.37|£0.00|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£602.37|£626.89|**£6,048.22**|
|Snacks<br>Snacks (general)||£22.06|£0.00|£26.75|£0.00|£27.91|£37.88|£47.51|£15.47|£26.71|£42.72|£3.24|£0.00|**£250.25**|
|Staff Training<br>Staff Training (general)||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£60.00|**£60.00**|
|Supplies<br>Supplies (general)||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£1.19|£0.00|£133.90|£0.00|**£135.09**|
|Uncategorized ExpUncategorized Expenses||£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£20.25|**£20.25**|
|Utilities<br>Phone||£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£24.91|£28.49|£28.49|£28.49|£28.49|**£313.24**|
|Wages & staff cost Pension||£63.86|£43.82|£28.23|£25.15|£33.81|£16.80|£24.01|£38.06|£18.71|£14.49|£17.79|£15.80|**£340.53**|
|Wages & staff cost Wages|£2,344.25||£2,137.66|£2,717.43|£2,530.26|£2,840.37|£2,536.20|£2,797.15|£2,544.43|£3,250.99|£2,593.98|£2,772.46|£4,088.70|**£33,153.88**|
|**Total Expenses**|**£2,996.48**||**£3,038.65**|**£3,330.04 **|**£3,237.10**|**£3,856.58**|**£3,638.20 **|**£4,040.15 **|**£4,229.69 **|**£4,474.30**|**£3,353.17**|**£4,308.94**|**£5,240.13 **|**£45,743.43**|
|**Net Profit**|**£2,049.62**||**-£3,032.65**|**£6,699.12**|**-£917.80**|**£678.97 **|**-£2,047.90**|**-£664.62 **|**£1,466.21 **|**£2,814.53 **|**-£2,437.28 **|**-£1,461.89 **|**-£4,709.60**|**-£1,563.29**|



|**Cash in Hand**<br>Current account<br>HI Savings Account<br>Savings account<br>**Total Cash in Hand**|914.32<br>8526.37<br>60.97|
|---|---|
||**9501.66**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustgesl
mombers of
Ashwell Playgroup (Hertfordshire)
On accounts for the year
31 August 2023
Charlty no
(If any)
1081830
Set out on pag•8
I report to the trustees on my ex*ninats'on of the accounts of th8 above
charity (Ihe Trusn for the year ended 31108 12023.
Responsibili￿8$ and As the charity trustees of the Trus( you are responslble for the preparation
ba818 of report of the accounts in aC￿rdance wfth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe ￿).
l ￿port in respect of my examinatkin of the Trust's accounts carried out
under séction 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Art.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives m8
cause to believ8 that in, any material respect..
accounting records We￿ not kept in accordance with section 130 of
th8 Act or
the accounts do not a￿ord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drahvn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Independent
examin•r'8 8tatsment
Slgned:
26 June 2024
Name:
Emma Farquhar BFP FCA
Relevant profe88lonal
qualificatlonls) or body
(If any):
ICAEW member number 9251030
Address:
43 Med¢alfe Way. Melboum, Cambridgeshire
SG8 6HU
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Onty complete rf ts ex￿Iner needs to hwhlight matter5 of conwn (see CC32.
Independent examination of charity acC￿nts. directions and guhlance for
examiners).
Glve horn brlef detalls of
any Items that Ihe
•xaminer wlshM to
dl8cIose.
IER
October 2018