**Trustees' Annual Report for the period From** Period start date **To** Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 09 2019 31 08 2020 **Charity name** Abbeydale Playgroup **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1107345 **Charity's principal address** Abbeydale Community Centre Glevum Way, Abbeydale Gloucester **Postcode GL4 4BL** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) year appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Rob Mayo Chair stepped down 04/08/20 2 Amy Mace Secretary 3 Lyndsey MeGerry Treasurer 4 Carrie Smith Fundraiser 5 Lynette Docksey Acting Chair From 04/08/20 6 Jolanta Hall 7 Gemma Jones 8 Laura Bath Stepped down 01/20 9 Vicky Thomas 10 Kerry Powell 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 1 March **2012** **TAR** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **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** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at the AGM 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** Enhances the development, care and education of children under the statutory school age. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 2 March **2012** **TAR** Provides appropriate play facilities and opportunities and appropriately qualified staff. Works with parents to enhance development, care and education of the children. Fundraises to update and develop Playgroup facilities and equipment. **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)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The charity is run by a committee of volunteers who oversee the running of the Playgroup, including the recruitment and retention of staff, budgeting and fundraising activities. Playgroup members volunteer to support fundraising initiatives and fulfill rota duties. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. 3 March **2012** **TAR** Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The year started successfully as always with a good intake of new children in September. In January the Playleader handed in her notice but we successfully recruited a new playleader who started in March 2020 Unfortunately, due to COVID -19 and the national lockdown we had to temporarily close until September 2020 4 March **2012** **TAR** **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** We hold reserves in order to fulfill redundancy obligations if the Playgroup were to close. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include The Playgroup receive funds from the Government Early Education additional information, where Funding and through fees from parents – this pays for the everyday relevant about: running costs of the Playgroup. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has The Playgroup receives money from fundraising events and initiatives – supported the key objectives this pays for the updating and development of facilities and equipment of the charity; and extra activities for the children. - 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)** Sarah Callaghan **Full name(s)** Amy Mace **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair Secretary **Date** 29.06.21 5 March **2012** **TAR** ## ## # ## ##