Meersbrook Park After School Club (Registered charty, Number 1094889) Flnancial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Contents Page Trustees, annual report Independent examinerfs report Receipts and payments account Statement of assets and liabilities Notes to the accounts Meersbrook Park After School Club Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 Trustees Samantha Jane Hawthorne Anna Wiggins Chair Principal Address The Pavilion Meersbrook Park Road Sheffield S8 9FP Bank Santander Bank Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB Independent Examiner Craig Williamson White Rose Accounting for Charities The Ghyll Threapland Aspatria CA7 2EL Governing Document The Charity is operated under the rules of its constituts.on dated 0210512001 and most recently amended 0310712002 Overall management of the charity is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the constitution. Day to day project activity is managed and carried out by paid staff M•ersbrook Park After School Club Trust•e$ Annual Report (continued) for the year end•d 31 March 2025 Aims and Objectives The Objectives ar8: 1. To provide the necessary facililies for the daily care. recreation and education of children during out of school hours. 2. To advance the education and training of the people providing such care. education and recreational facilities. Our working aims are to support and promote the successful development of good quality, locally based, affordable and accessible out of school provision that meets the play and care needs of the children in the local area. The membership is open to all parents or guardians whose children are on the attendance register of the Club and to other persons who are interested in furthering the work of the group. Reserves Policy As at 31 March 2025 the club held £9,198 in reserves. The outstanding loan issued by Santander Bank is in the region of £4.422 Trustees responsibilities for the financial ststements Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which show the state of affairs of the charity and of net income or expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistenty: make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. fl prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. state whether applicable accounting standards of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy al any time the financial posrtion of the charity and enable the Trustees to prepare financial statements. The Trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charty and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. This report was approved by the Trustees on 30-01-2026 and is signed on their behalf by= Trustee Samantha Jane Hawthorne Moarsbrook Park Aft•r 8¢hool Club Moerdbrook Park Aft•r 8¢knol Club I reFQrt on the accounts for the y•ar •nded 31 March 2025, ara set out on pages Sto7. RMpoctlve ro•pon•lbllllle• of tru8t••• and •xamlner The charfb/8 trustees are responsible for the prepar8tlon of the accounts. The charTVs trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 51 Is my responBibility to: Q examine Ihe accounts under 8eKtion 145 of the 2011 Ac( Q to follow the procedures laid down in the Diredions given by th8 Charity Commission under se(aion 145 {5)(b) of the 2011 Aci; and to state whether particular matters have come to my attenti¢￿. 8asls of inde￿ndant uamlnorfs report My examin￿1)n vras (arried in accord￿ Imth the ￿ra1 Directi(x)s ghien by the Charity Commi&8ion. An examinalkx indude8 a review of the aCC￿nting rwds kept by tho charty and 8 comp8rA(m ofthe accounts preS￿d Ifw records. It a180 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and 8eeklng explanations from you as trustees concerning any such Matt￿8. The pro(%dure undertaken do not provide all the evidence that be required in an audit and con8equenty no opinion18 given as to whether the accounts F*888nt a 1rue and fair vi* and the report io limlted to those mattw8 8et out in the 8tskment bekw. Independont •xamlnoV• •tatem•irt In connectlon ￿ my examination, no matter has cm to my attenti￿. (1) whid) gNes rn8 reasonable cause to belthe that in any materid res￿ the requlrements: to keep accountlng records In accordance ￿ sectk)n 130 of the 2011 Act; and to wepare accounts whith a(xth wlth accounling records and compty wsth the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met: or (2) to ￿lCh, in my opinion, attention shoukl be dravm In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reach•J. Slgned: Craig Williamson Whne Rose Accounting for Charit The Ghyll Thre8piand Aspatria CA7 2EL Meersbrook Park After School Club Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Notes Receipts Fees Grants Loan 108,170 92,095 Total receipts 108,170 92,095 Payments Wages and Nl Rent Publicity Insurance Refreshments and resources Accountancy and payroll Loan repayment IT software Total payments 79,088 8,068 216 450 5,444 660 3,574 981 84,462 3,000 216 3,031 704 3,659 98,481 95,517 Net receiptsl{payments) for the year 9,689 (3,422) Total funds brought fonvard 9,138 12,620 Total funds carried forward 18,827 9,198 ## **30 January 2026** ## Samantha Jane Hawthorne Anna Wiggins Meersbrook Park Aftor School Club Notes to th• accounts for the year •nded 31 March 2025 1 Receipts & payments account Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the charty during the financial year. In this context'cash. includes cash equivalents, for example. bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due. Because the level of income and expenditure is below £250,000. the charity has opted for the accounts to be prepared on a receipts and payments basis. This is in line with the Charity Commissions, guidelines for small charities and is seen as more appropriate for the projecl. 2 Staff costs 2025 2024 General Staff Sessional Staff 79,088 84,462 79,088 84,462 3 Trustees expenses and remuneration Trustees are not remunerated. No expenses were incurred by the trustees.