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2021-09-23-accounts

Names ofthe char ity trustees who man age the charity
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SIOBHAN CHAIRPERSON
MCGURK
LAURAGUNTER SECRETARY
FRANCESCA TREASURER
3 CIERESZKO-
LANE
SHANNON FUNDRAISER
PHILLIPS
BELINDA PLAYGROUP
COUGHLAN COMMITTEE
MEMBER
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T eofadviser
Name
Address
Safeguarding
leader
Ben Newman
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members
(Optional
information)
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type of governing
document
THE CONSTITUTION
OF PATA (PARENT 8 TODDLER ASSOCIATION),
AMENDED 2008
How the charity is constituted
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Trustee selection methods PARENTS PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD ATTHE AGM HELD IN THE
AUTUMN TERM EACH YEAR. THEYARE THEN APPOINTED AT THE
AGM FOLLOWING PARENTS VOTING BYNOMINATING AND
SECONDING
Additional
governance
issues (Optional information)
You may choose to indude
additional
information,
where
CHAIRPERSON, SECRETARY AND TREASURER APPOINTED WITH
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
relevant,
about:
MEETINGS HELD EVERY8WEEKS
~ policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and
INSURANCE POLICIES UPDATED ANNUALLY.
training
oftrustees;
RISKASSESMENTS DONE TERMLY
f the charity's organisational
structure
and any wider
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND AGREED
network with which the charity BYCOMMITTEE.
works;
f relationship
with any related
parties;
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
STAGE (2012)CURRICULUM
FOLLOWED.
~ trustees'
consideration
of
major risks and the system
and procedures
to manage
them.
TO PROVIDE EARLYYEARS EDUCATION AND CARE FOR
Summary ofthe objects ofthe CHILDREN AGED 2 /z —5YEARS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
charity set out in its
governing document
PLAYGROUP RUN BYCOMMITTEE OF ELECTED PARENTS
EMPLOY A BOOK-KEEPER
CLOSE RELATIONS WITH OFSTED, PATA, GLOUCHESTERSHIRE
COUNTY COUNCIL, EARLY YEARS TEAM AND STMARYS
CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL.
ALL TRUSTEESARE VOLUNTEERS AND COLLECTIVELY RUN THE
PLAYGROUP.
Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
forthe
FUNDRAISE TO REPLACE AND REPLENISH TOYSAND
public benefit in relation to EQUIPMENT.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees have
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN RESERVE FUND TO COVER FOR FUTURE
PROBLEMS.
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
, Commission
on public
benefit)
Additional
details of
objectives and activities
(Optional
information)
Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
THE ONGOING LOCKDOWNS FOR COVD 19HAS MEANT
PLAYGROUP WAS SHUT FOR PARTS OFTHE YEAR.WE
NORMALLY RUN PLAYGROUP SESSIONS FOR 2-3 YEAR OLDS AND
PRE-SCHOOL SESSIONS FOR$4YEAR OLDS.THESE PRE-
SCHOOL SESSIONSWERE FUNDED BYTHE FREEFOTHREE AND
FOUR" FUNDING FROM GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.
WEWERE STILLABLETO HOLD A REDUCED CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
EVENT. THE MONEY RAISED CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE
PURCHASE OF CONSUMABLES AND EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO
RUN PLAYGROUP EFFECTIVELY.
TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF CONTINUES TO BEA HIGH PRIORITY.

Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
DUE TOTHE SECOND &THIRD LOCKDOWN PLAYGROUP
NUMBERS WERE VERY LOW. PLAYGROUP REMAINED OPEN AND
ONCE PARENTS CONFIDENCE RETURNED THE NUMBERS VERY
SLOWLY INCREASED.
WE NORMALLY RUN PLAYGROUP SESSIONS FOR 2-3 YEAR OLDS
AND PRE-SCHOOL SESSIONS FOR 3-4 YEAR OLDS.THESE PRE-
SCHOOL SESSIONSWERE FUNDED BYTHE "FREE FOR THREE
AND FOUR
FUNDING FROM GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY
COUNCIL.
DUE TOTHE LOCKDOWN WEWERE ONLY ABLETO HOLD A
REDUCED CHRISTMAS RAFFLE EVENT. THE MONEY RAISED
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF CONSUMABLES AND
EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO RUN PLAYGROUP EFFECTIVELY.
TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF CONTINUES TO BEA HIGH PRIORITY.

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Respective responsibilities
oftrustees
and examiner
The charity's trmtees are responsible
for the preparatiori
of the accounts. The cbaiity's
trustees consider that an audit is not required tor this year under section 144ofthe
Charities Act 2011(tbe Charities Act) and that an independent
examination
is needed.
it is my responsibility
toc
examine the accounts under section 145of the Charities Act,
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to follow the pmcedures
laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission
funder section 145IS)fb) of ihe Chan!!es Actk and
to state whether
particular
matters have come to my attention.
Basis ofindependent examiner's
statement
My examination
was carried out in accordance with general
Directions
given by the
r'barity Commission
An examination
includes 1mvigw ofthe accounting
rl mrds
kept by the charity and a comparison
ofthe accounts presented
with those records.
it also includes consideration
of any unusual
items or disclosures
in the accounts, and
seeking explanations
from the trustees concerning
any such matters. The procedures
under taken do not provide
ali the evidence that would be required
m an
audit, and
consequentiy
no opmion
is given as to wnether
the accounts presem a 'true and tair
view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement in connection
with my examlnatiOn,
no matter bas come to my attention
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hich gives me reasonable
cause to believe that in, any material
respect, the
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(2) to which,
in my opinion, attenuon
should
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