## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 09 2023 **To** 31 08 2024 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

## WHITWORTH PLAYGROUP 

**Other names charity is known by** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|1 MAUREEN JONES CHAIR|1 MAUREEN JONES CHAIR|||
|ELIZABETH<br>HUGHES||||
|MADELINE DE SOUZA||||
|MICHAEL<br>WHITWORTH|SECRETARY|||
|8 KAREN RUANE|TREASURER|||
|9||||
|10||||
|11||||
|12||||
|13||||
|14||||
|15||||
|16||||
|17||||
|18||||
|19||||
|20<br>~~ae~~|~~ae~~|~~ae~~|~~ae~~|



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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**TAR** 

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**Type of adviser Name Address** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

CONSTITUTION 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

COMMITTEE How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

APPOINTED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustee selection methods 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional 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 network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

TO WORK WITH LOCAL FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

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WE ARE WORKING ON INCREASING OUR INTERACTION WITH THE PRIMARY SCHOLS OUR CHILDREN WILL BE MOVING ON TO AND SUPPORTING OUR PARENTS THROUGH THE TRANSITION PROCESS, I.E ENSURING THAT PARENTS MEET THE DEADLINES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS. 

**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)** 

THE TRUSTEES HAVE SUPPORTED THAT THE SETTING REMAIN UP TO DATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY CHANGES IN LEGISLATION TO ENSURE WE KEEP UP TO DATE WITH POLICY CHANGES AND THE LATEST SUPPORT AND FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL FAMILIES.  AS WE ARE OPERATING IN AN AREA OF DEPREVATION FINANCIAL BENEFITS WERE DEEMED TO BE ONE OF OUR MAJOR GOALS FOR THE YEAR. 

## **Additional details of objectives 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. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE **Summary of the main** HAD LIMITED SOCIAL CONTACT DUE TO THE LOCKDOWN THEY **achievements of the charity** WERE BORN IN. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE **during the year** UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUMITY AND OFFER SUPPORT. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

WE AIM TO HAVE SIX MONTHS RUNNING COSTS IN RESERVE. 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, 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** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

## **Signature(s)** 

MAUREEN JONES **Full name(s)** KAREN RUANE **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** TREASURER CHAIR **etc) Date** 1/5/2025 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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New Whitworth Playgroup Accounts 2010/2011 Profit And Loss Account For the year ended 31 August 2024 

|Income<br>Benevolent fund<br>cleaning materials reimbursment<br>Donation<br>Fees<br>Funding<br>Fundraising Income<br>grant<br>NEG Funding<br>Salarie Reimbursement<br>Snack reimbursement<br>training<br>Expenses<br>Admin Costs<br>equipment<br>Hall Rent<br>Housekeeping<br>Inland Revenue<br>Materials and Activities<br>Membership<br>Payroll charge<br>pensions<br>petty cash top up<br>Printing costs<br>safeguardng<br>Salaries<br>Snacks<br>staff costs<br>Telephone<br>training<br>Travel Expenses<br>Net profit/(loss)|200<br>-<br>1,615<br>7,170<br>9,421<br>456<br>-<br>56,923<br>17,680<br>9<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(3,438)<br>(287)<br>(2,658)<br>(270)<br>(105)<br>(190)<br>(1,419)<br>(200)<br>(534)<br>(5)<br>(67,100)<br>(845)<br>(11)<br>(220)<br>(273)<br>(12)|2024<br>2023<br>£<br>£<br>300<br>60<br>1,020<br>1,382<br>-<br>168<br>1,850<br>51,187<br>16,074<br>28<br>126<br>93,475<br>72,194<br>(34)<br>(849)<br>(3,384)<br>(100)<br>(2,239)<br>(639)<br>(1,286)<br>(175)<br>(1,241)<br>-<br>(103)<br>(57)<br>(61,223)<br>(1,125)<br>(38)<br>(194)<br>(662)<br>(8)<br>(77,566)<br>(73,357)<br>15,908<br>(1,162)|
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lTrdopendent examlnerfs rep¢Kt to the trustees of Whltworth Playvovp
I rewrt 10t￿ trustees on my examlnatbn of ihe accounts ofthe WhllWQrth P&w￿p for
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