Company IEgislra¢ion IlUTnber.' 05687000
Chal'lty I'egisti'ation numbei.: 1117739
The Toy Library Limited
{A eoji)pany liinited by guarallteel
Anjiual Report and Finaiicial Siai¢iiienl8
for tlie Year Ended 31 Marcli 2023
Coiiiinuttity Accoiinling Plus
Units l & 2 NoKilI West
41 Talbot Su'eet
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Trustees, Report
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Independent F.XdJiiinei's RepoTt
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Stale1)I￿lt of fiiui)¢ial Aciivitte5
Balance Sheet
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Statemeiit of Casl) Flowg
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Tiwstees
Melkoi'k2 Stillcr-magnusdottir, Chair
Gi'ah&m Masters, Treasui'er
Steplianie Brannigan
Elissbeili Wiggins
Marie Wilkinsoij
Maititi Rinvoliicri
IVlanag¢ment Tea
Steve Parkinson, Setvice Director
Charity Re#istr%Èioii Number
117739
Coiiipoiiy Registi'atlon Nuinber
05687000
Registered Offlce
Ckn'is Fiiili CDttages
Squii'es Avciiue
Nottinghatn
NG6 8GG
Independent Ei xaminei.
John O'Bi'ien, employee oc
Commui)ity Accaulltitig Plus
Units l & 2 Noi'ili West
41 Talbot Sti-eet
Nottingliain
NGI .5GL
SolieÉtor5:
CounleJ'cultUTe Pailnership LLP
Uijit NH.204
El Business Siudios
7 Whilechap¢l Road
London
EI IDU
B*iikei's
HSBC
Notiiii£liani Cluniber Sli'eet
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The Irustees, wlio ai'c directors for the purposes of ¢ompany law, p￿s¢￿t tlie annual i'epoi'l togethei. with the
financial statements of the Ch￿'it#blc coJi)patty foi. tlie ye￿. ended 31 Mairli 2023.
'rrustee5 aiid officei's
The tL'UStces &nd officers setwing (lui"ing tlie year and since the year end wci'e as follows..
Truslee5'.
Mclkoi'ka Siiller-magnusdotiii., Cliair
Gral)ain MasteiE, Tr¢&surei'
Stepljartie Bi'annigan
Eli%abetJJ Wiggins (appointed 19 Septeniber 2023)
Ma27e Wilkinson
Martiii Rinvolucr
Michelle Batllemuch (i'esigned 14 Novembcj. 2a22}
JAi￿S1ava Jajecznyk {resigtLed 14 Navember 2022)
Struetui-e? governance managemeiit
N￿111rÉ ofgovetiiiiig dociiitrieiif
The chai'ity is a ¢oinpJi)y liinittd by guarantee alld registei'ed cliaTity. It is operated ulldei. the Tules of its
iiicmoranduni und articles of L2$so¢iation dated 25 Jatttiary 2006 and most recently ainei)ded on 26 March 2018.
It has Jio sliai'e Capital ai)d the liability of eacl) member in the eveLIt i)f Mrjnding-up is lin]ited to £1.
Récrwiiiii¢iil ftiid uJ)poiiilpiieii¢ ofij'iislees
Eatli liiistee is nominated and scconded befoi'c bcing electcd by nicmhcrs at tlie Annual G¢neiBI Meetiiig.
Trustees also ivelc()rn¢ contribut2ons fi'om individua15 willi a coniinitmctit lo tlit aims and visioÈJ of the Toy
Libl'aiy witboiit tsk11￿ on a foiM)*tl coijunilmcni as a Ti'uslee oi. Direclot.. These 'M￿la￿cinent Commillee
Ineinbei7" take part iii Boaid dEscu8sions but do not hdve volins riglils wli¢ii decisions I'e beiiig taken.
Typically serving 1-2 yeais as Coiiiniittee llle2n￿lE, rliis inodel gtvert of the I￿81 coniniunity an
opi)oi'tunity to lewii liow the OiEaE]iSalioiTr operates, ¢xpit.8s tlieir views as to ils developi)ienl as well as a period
dui.ing ￿,hic11 tliey gaiii confidence aiid Llt)detstanding of the role. Thi5 I￿5 proved veiy effective as a long lei'in
lid comprelicnsive EnduclEoll ￿1￿CeSs. lii addillon It is our policy to provide foKihal induction to rhe role of
Trll51ee diid i)rovide liaiJiEng followtng 411 asse%sinent of boili tlle needs ofindividuals aiid die Boaid as a wliole.
Newly appoii)led (ius(ees al-e irtvited lo spend tiiiit willi tlie Scivice Dii-ector and oihei. senioi- staff in ojdei. to
gain an understanding of tlie day to day work of Ihe organi8ation. TTElStees uiidei'go a skills audtL to idertlify
opi)ortunilicg dnd bFdP% ID tlie OiEanisalton.
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• The Toy Library Lijniied has a Roaid of up to ten Trustees ele¢ted froin out inemki%liip or ¢o-opled by the
Board where there are vacancies between Attrtual Gend21 K(eeting%. The Boaid eleeL8 & Cha￿lverson, Treasurer
#nd Se¢i'¢taiy froni tlie elected Tyllstccs. A fsnaiice and Audit Sllb-Gi'oup of ¢lie Iloard sets and scrntllJl5es
rinaheial pi'oceduiEs and mcets regiilarly to ovciEcc oiigoing fil￿nCeS aiid iei)or18 to Ilie full Board.
Tlie BoaTd 15 reSPDnsiblc foi. overSi￿t and Ihe stiategie diirclion of tlie chaiity. It einploys a S￿viCe Direcloi.
wlia is i'esponsiblc foi- opei'ational decisions, n)aiiagein¢nl of all staff and ensui'ing Ilie efficient and effective
running of tl)¢ cliat'*ty.
• T￿Stee$ ai"e providcd with ind￿CtiOn to the OiEatiisation appotntsiient ¢iaining when a need is idelltified.
Pay aiid remuii¢ration of staff are set in line with COL?lp￿8blC posiiions in siinilay fEelds Locally.
Use of ivlii*l£eTs
We recruit, ti?in and support Vol￿nIcerS to increase the deliveiy capa¢ity of oui. woi'kfoire whcre appropriat¢
and oixier to itnprove the voluntCClE own access to tldiiiing and employment.
Mfi}or i'isks uitrf iNanugeiiieiitoliliose iisks
The Boaixl of Tivstees has establislied a r￿sk I￿anagement policy for which they I￿ve overall re5ponsÈbility, with
operatiot￿L I'espongibilities delegalcd to senior statf. Tliey recogni5e tlie need to be alcit to risks biit 2r¢ not
verse to tRkirtg reasoiiablc risks as part of the deliveiy of seiwices, i)articularly play and othei activities
centred ai'ouiid children. Tlie Boai'd ¢xpecl all staff and volunteei's to considei. rÈsk& itkvolved I￿ any activity and
cany out iisk asses￿n￿lIS prioi. io delivery of s￿viceS &E)d activities.
A risk Tegister is niaintaÈned covering die following categories.. Gover*aiice a￿d MaiiageinElIt, Operational,
Finaiieial, Environmental, l.egal & Rcgulatoiy. Te¢hnolo8y, Hutnan ResouTces, Funding and Reputation. lliis
Tegisler is i'¢viewcd i'c8ulai'ly by ilie Finallcc Sub Groiip. New or einei'gii)s iisks air reported lo the Mdii*%enient
Coiiiniittee as pai'l of tl)e Service Dii"cctor's Report whicli piEsen¢ed a( evciy Boai'd meeting. In tlie ¢v¢nt of
an uiEent L"isk ai'ising, the Service Directoi" will take appropTsate action and repoil tu the Cliaii. as 5von as
possible.
Tlie pi'iiicipal risks facing the Toy LÉbi?ry relate to-.
a) iiiaint3ining oi'gJnisatioiMI gtlEiigtb following d period of rapid ￿OWth.
bl lluinlaitjing ils Position and reputation as a catalyst foi positkve change.
c) ertsurJii£ that t￿st¢eS, staff. aiid volunteers are equipped with 111¢ 6kill% aiid tools needed to be effective ill an
increasingly complex aiid cl)angeable enviroi)nient.
Objectives Aiid activities
Objecls uijd niNI.$
'The objects foi. wliich tlie Coinpat)y is formed sliall be to advance tlie ediication develop2neiil of childi'eii
by the i)roiisÈoti olcliildcare aiid i)l#y irlated seivices alld equspinent and educating i)ai'ents as to the impoi1aiice
of play."
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Olli. aims and objectives wcic dcveloped ill Irspoii$e to thc severe social and economi¢ disadvant&gc pi'esent in
the cominuiiity ol. Bulwell from which we ￿'¢W and cojitiniie (o botli servc and iri)rt%ent. 'I'he ai'ea is widely
reEai'dcd as on¢ of the inosl dis*dv£ltildged coin￿]UnitIeS in Noitingl)aJii. Tlie Irtdices of Depi'ivalion 2019 sliow
tl)al 10 of Ilie I I Super Output Areas (SOA'S) are in thc woist 10/0 iialioi)ally for Multiple Dcprivalioll, Income
depi"ivation, Edu¢alion and Skill deprivation {foi whicli Iwo SOA'$ are in Ilie woi%t 100 natiollally), and Iliconie
depi'ivation affecting thildren. Our f￿u$ DE) cliildrcll and faintlies ar08e becaiise we were toullded by paiEnis
wlio knew liow Iiard it is to bling up cliildrcn in cjiallenging circuinslatices and souglit to pJx)vide sui)POTt and
liclp, Bulivell COELtinues to be an area wliere cliildiEii find il a .8lrnggle to achieiTe cducationally Jnally begin
scliool already considerably behind dietr peei3 in t¢i'rt18 of Ilieir developiiiet]Eal oulcoiiies.
Our aciivtlies, listed below, concenlraie on f&Tllilies and tlieii. ehildren fiY)ni hii'il) 10 tlie age of 13 years. We
enga¥c witli childreti before they ￿gI17 school and Iliet> during, after gcli()ol and holiday peiiods. Throu¥li this
we scek to coinplement and siippoit the endeavour5 of local sehools witli whom w¢ woi'k in paitnership.
Piiblic bÉift¢Jl¢
Tlic Toy Libi'ai'y Liinited (previously named Bulwcll Coinniiinity Toy Library) lias been oper&ting foi. dhnost 40
yeal￿. It wag established by lotal i)eople wlio knew liow liard il can be lo raise cliildren ITI difficult
¢iY¢umstances. Tlie proj¢¢t Colllinues to di'aw on tht Exp¢rience and eneigy of local i)atrnls wlio %iippoit it by
voluiiteering as well as liclping to it as ¢ommitiee n]￿lbe1￿. Oui. work is available to all children and
ra￿1[￿eS in Iliis ai-ea.
Tlie trustecs coiJfInn iliat they liave cojnplied ivith tlie i'CqUlJEments of seclioll 17 of Ilie Cliai'iti¢s Act 2011 to
Iiave diie Tegai'd io rlte publi¢ bei)efit gvidan¢e pvblislied by tiic Cliarity Commission for Ehgland and Wales.
Objeciivés siJ'4t¢gies ftiid4clEl1ilies
Oui. purpose
We btlitve Iliat ev¢Jy cliild benefits froin beloiiging to a fatiiily and every family benefEls fi￿1￿ belonging 10
communiry. Oui. pujpose is to WOL'k aloiigside and 8upI)ort cliildren, f￿1)ilIeS and coinmuE]ities to develop, ￿0W
and tlirive logetliei. Iliiougli play.
StratogiÉ$
Out. aim is to inipi'ove the life ¢haiJ¢es and opporlunitieg available to chilthrn in Bulwell ajid in doiiig so
directly furtliei. oui. legal plli'pose;
Oiir long temTr aiiii 15 tI￿t tlie eliildien of Bulwell wtll no longei. be disadvantaged by low 2spÉrations and ]Joor
oppoi'lui)ilies to succeed iii Ilie fieldls oftheir cl)oice'
Oui. shortlrtjedzuin term sti?tegy is to cxtend our reach (o ettable nioi'e cliildren ind fainili¢s in Bulw¢ll to
benefii fi-oiM oui. services.
Our Slratcgic objectives are to..
Provide opporluiii¢E¢5 for cliildirll to learn aiid dcvelop throug]i play>
EncouJ2ge i)aitiits tind otlier 2dults 10 Hppi'eciate the bettefjls of play.
Delivej" seivices tlial are i)•%on and thild centsEd.
111￿1n0t¢ creativity 8tid i'aise aspiiatioii% in Bulwell.
• Biiii81?eople lagetliej. for Tnutual Icarlliiig and 8iipporl,.
Pjovide services 10 otlicr oJ'gaiii%aiioii.% Iliat enliaiice Ilieir work,.
Proniot¢ tlie bciiefiÉs ofoliiduor 2nd iiatural play,.
Siippoi'l the local coinmuiiily wiul I1￿C confidenLe and 8kills necded to ge( b¥Lk inlo woi'k fullowiiig ¢h¢ early
cair of ilieir cliildrtn.
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In piirsuing these objcctiv¢s we operate wEth the following waliies and PTactice5.'
COMMUNITY
INTEGRITY
Woi'king alo2igsidc people
V&luiiig the building of ielaiioiisliÈps
Never giving up on anyone
Deinonsti?ting tru5twoithiness
Beiiig open & a￿eSsible
BehaVI￿g W￿1￿ resi)ect al all t￿l￿e$
CONFIDENCEIEXPERTISE
ENTERPRISE
Pioiiee¥it)g new ways to succecd
EiilreprcneurÈal
HIBli aspiixtions
Beillg courageous
Actlvitles
Pre-school childi.
s￿￿1[ Steps B2g Chaiigcs. TIIIS is & significant citywid¢ plugi￿1￿1￿ funded by The Nation11 l Loltei'y Eollowillg
a coinpelilive pi'oce88 froin wliich iJRly five of the 152 applicaiiis were slicces.%￿I. Tliis aims to ITnpiDve ¢hild
Ikvelopnienl outcotncs {spetcli and coiiunuiiiL#tioii, social wid eimotinnal developmenl aiid niilrilion) foi.
cliildi'en in foul. wai'ds of11)e ¢iry by intensive, LsniveiEal sei'vices for fainilics with ¢liildren from coticeplion to
age foul.. We gaEned a contract to d¢livei' a Family MenloJ' ServEcc in Bulwell. This entatls iijteiisive lioine
V151ting support and operating tell ￿OlIp sessions pel week. This requiirs tlie eniploymetlt of 16 en)ployees
is the most finan¢iall) sigoificant service, howcvei Ilie S￿le of tl)is and its iinivetEal reacli allows lis tjie grealest
oppoa'tuiiity to fui1hei' our objectiYe8. Tliis coiitrAct was ir-tendeitd in 2020 uijoti whicli we were succebsful iii
gai￿lig the contract for a furth￿. period of five years from Septanber. We pi"eviously opei'aled tbis service as
parl of a eOiJ8Dltiuin covcring boib Bulwell and A8pley. For this second opportunity Il)ose wai'ds were
commissioned sepayately and we wei'e succe%5fi11 in gaiiiing it in oui. own name foi. the Bulwell ward. Our
Fainily MenloL'S have averaged 288 vÉsit$ per montli foi. the last yeai., working will) ovei. 3,000 babies.
ilecognititsn ofilie impact of tlic Family Mentor seyvice has irsulied in fuitlier fiindLTlgT oppoI"luiiity to d¢liver a
Ji)inimum of 2 yeai'.g tdlEetcd Faiiiily Mentoi. scrvice in otliey wards of ihe city. This work will be fut)ded by the
Health lllequalitie5 fund via oiir iiilegi'aled care board whi¢h will ix)11 out aeross tlie Lounty tn 2025126.
Gi'oup se$8ions for parents with pi"c-school ¢liilthen in parts of Bulwell not witknin the SSBC area. ThLS dlso
includes woodland groups. We Imve ￿TrOw 5ucc¢ssfully optiitd Room lo Play. 'fhis is a sliop iii Bulwell
l.[i￿ Siirel Ith¢ locatian of tlie iiiarkcl) *&nd &i'e offerliig free pre-gessioiis for local faiijilies. We liave beeli
Ir¢i)giJi$ed and appi'cciated loi" engaging with the ￿0st liard to irach faaiiilEe5 wiio caTh b¢ suspicious of slatutoiy
of public l)ealiii seivices.
A Mobilc Crèche Seivice. Tliis was a success￿] Iradii)g activity wliicb provided cj'èelies lo eThable paretils witli
youns cliildirn lo access iraininb
eonfcrcjitts and otlieT events 5ucli as weddings. Wliilst Lliis was very populai.
and gueLo%%ful, IvÈili iiicome gaincil f¥oin iliis activity blOlllL tuivai'd susiainiiiÈ OLII. chai-ilal)le sei-vice.% wliere
graiit inGuiiic118(t decieased, Ilic Covid i)aiidemit Ineant we liad lo cease deliveiy and we air in Ihc pi'occ55 of
rcbuil(ling Iliis. A staff Mem￿1. has now bccn i'￿110¢￿¢¢d to cooi'dii)a¢e tliis artd rebuild il as 4L Iradillg activity.
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e Childirn
Ollt of school provision. Oui. Next Steps pj'oject. funded by The. National LA)ttLYy J Reach￿￿8 ConllnLElllti¢s
ruiid. WOLlts willi ¢l)ildren aged 9-13 yea1¥ it) ordcr lo support Iliciii during a period of n)ultiple ti'ansilions, This
service was curtailed by 11)e Covid 19 paithe1￿c r¢stii¢tions but lias IEtui'Jied to previou.8 levels quickly due lo
tlie diildiEii being very keell to get O￿t and play together. 'fhe fllst gi￿llt fi'oiii the National Lottery ended in
Ai)Yil 2021 bill wa5 extended foj. thj'ee imoiitlis to allow for an app1￿CatiOn for a ¢ontinuatioii grant lo be made
and ¢oiisid¢i'ed. Tliis look placc and we were awarded a furiljei. tlii'ee year grant Iliat began in Seplejiiber 2021.
204 sessioms Iiave beeij delivei'ed iii ilie last year will) neai'ly 3,000 attendances.
Wc also operate coinmunily play sessions for scliool agcd cliildTen in a nLiiiiber of are&8 outside Bulwell acros$
Noitl) Nottingliani. Tliese have been fundtd by Ihe NCC Ai'ca Based (ii'jrtis prograinine. Jn Area l alone we
liavc delEiiered 264 sessions w£th approx 400 &(iendances. This has continiicd and Ilie nuinber of sessions
expanded in ircognition Uiat we al'e tlie only VCS i)iovider ofplay setvices.
We are now Ilje Jiiwn provi15￿. of lioliday hunger activities and al'e fiinded by Holiday Activities Fund to
deliver play ge8%joÈis Iliat iA¢lude a liealthy snack Èn 9 airas of (he ¢iry. In addition to the food provided in the
session aii(t in parlnusjiip willi oui. local siipei'ni&rket, we also give eacl? child a liealtliy recipe ¢ai'd and
ingredieiiis pack so tliey can cook tlieir fai?)ily & liultliy meal in llie cvening.
We gaiiied additional futtdiiig from Tlie National Lollery to Carry out targeted support work in thUtd(￿r venue8
ror yaung pei)ple exi)erieiicitig Ilie n)ost sevei'e dirri¢ulties in coping wEili tlje lockdown. ThEs utiliscd oui.
woodland wliioh offeiEd safest bill also t]ie most ¢liei?peutic environmeni. This initiative lias been
incoiporated into the second Next Steps grant fi'oin tlie National Lotteiy.
Woodlaiid activities. A mediuni sized woodland i)¢ai' our base pi'ovides ali ideal venue for forest school and
other types of play activiÈie% far cliildren of all ages. We utÈlise tliis for a wide range of provision, bolli foi. local
cljilditii and a v¢nue to offer seivices to schools attd ¢hild¢ai'e pi'ovide&%. Whilst this woi'k has been i'estt'ieted
due lo Ilie paiideinic, it also otyeird tlje best opportuiiities to offei. 8erviees wlier¢ resii'ictions liave allowed
due to being autdooys. I￿ addiiiort, we #Iso oi'ganised 8 number of 'tTea5ure tt?ils' aiid liglit shows througli the
voodlands ¥nd invited faiknilies lo visit independejiily willi ¢lieir eliildrcn.
bice coiiiiniiniiy evtnts. Dut to Ilic cost of livin8 CTIS15.Tlie Toy LIbrary lias coniiiiilted to offei'ing coiiimuni¢y
evenls over IlTrc majoi. scl)ool liolidays. We oflen do Iliis iii i)artnersliip wilh (he Local Autliojity, Bulwell Onc
Vision PartneiEliip, a local golf coui'se, coinniunity arts orgonTsations. and othei. wellbting and financial
resjlienee oi"ganisations ai)d agencic5 the city. Ivents tIIES yeai. have beell National Play Day eelebi'ations and
Buliyell Arts Fcstival. Fonlicoining events Halloweei) spcctacle and Clllislmas lights trail lEu￿ugh tl)e
woods.
Volunleeriiig and Ell)ploy&bility. We Jiow employ a Vi)lunteei' and Linployability Managei wlio I￿nS
¢inployment liub at tlie local joinl servicc ceiili'e, iiiiis Equippcd to Succeed .%e*%ithns, suppoi.15 tlic local Food
Bank by iEcruiling and 8uppol.iing volunteers, siipix)i-Iiiig voliintcci's ivlio are inieresitd iii woi'kiiig ivith ¢liildi'en
iii olli. out of scliool and pie 5cliaol fessioiis. We arc also pai'tnerlng witli Forest in tlie Coiniiiuiiity to roll out
Mulliply (mailis aiid ba￿lC iiuiiiciacy skills fo¥ anythiit agcd 19+1. Voliiiiteei. liours112ve built lip to average of
1501101115 a tnontli.
The activities listed alx)VC dij'ectly with our strategic obje¢tiv¢s and contribiile consistently to our
Cliayitable Obje¢ts, Tliis year they also refle¢t sigi)ificaiit i)ro2iiss againsl our sboitliiiedium teim sts'at¢gy in
tliat t)ur dtlivciy of thc Fainily M¢￿t01. Sei'vice foi. tlie Sinall Steps Big Chaiiges piYJgi?InJiit I￿$ exlLiided oiir
Ke#¢li. We ai"e now able lo offcr intcnsivc 8UI?Jx>I'I to 811 families willi childi'en aged 04 yeat3. We liave just been
warded fuitliej. fulldiiig fol. largeled woi'k ￿'￿tIl yeai. 6 & yeai. 7 pui)ils.
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In ol'der to measure and i1￿￿lt￿. our perfomiance lowaiY]s achievillg ow. objectiv&% we Carry oiit the following:
A¢livil
Record nuinber of gi￿llp sessions run ullder all CAtegories of seivice.
Record ft￿1)ber of iodividual ¢liildrett and adults attellding giDiip sessiolls.
Record tlie niinibEI' of Rltendances at ¥oup sessioiis.
Record activities deliwei'ed at group 5eSSIOIIS.
Recoid all lioine visits undertaktTh.
Wc Pik)dute iEgular case Studies to track tbc qualilalive challgcs that take place in tlie lives of the ehildren and
faLiiilies wittL whom we work.
We are developiiig R consistcllt process by whi¢li to Ineasui'e the so¢ial impaci that our activities lead to &nd to
denioi)sliate tlie diffeiEnce oui work is makin
Volunteers
We recTLtit, tyaiii aiid support voluntcei's lo in¢iEase tli¢ deliveiy Capacity of our woi'kforce wlwe aijpi'opi'iate
and in order to iniprove tlic volunteeTS own a¢ces$ 10 traittinB and eniploynient.
PIAMS foy futui'e pei'lods
Aiins aiidkey objeclffvésfopfNliiiYperiods
Our plans al'e suminai'ised below-
Having grown Eli size, Iracli and capacity recently we continue to work to consolidate our posits01) alld ensuye
tliat we Irinain eff¢ctiv¢ and ¢ffi¢ient in pi'oviding our services and aetlVftie5.
Mit Covid 19 pandeiiiic was dcvastaling enough. Followed by the ¢osi of living ci'isis, oiir families are
Struggling to pi'ovide tliose evciyday esstiitials. We plan lo continije io.%iippoit farnilies accessing our 5e5SIOII.
tliroiigli oui. parlnc1511ips. We provi<l¢ nappies, toys and books to parents and eiliei'gency food pai'cels to cliildi'en
acec55ii)g se8510llS wlieii we become aware that tliey aiL' Stiiiggltng at any pdi'lieLilai' lime. Oui. coinmunity in
Bulwell lias been severely affected by thc5e societal dil'ficiilties with ¢hildren and youttg people it) paiticiil81'
suffeiii)g by lack of a￿¢$$ to evcryday essential aiid also life's luxurie5, IT IE8ources aiid e5Selltial social
developn)ent.
Tlie T￿SteeS exaininc aiid assess tlie pi-ogress aiid growth Ji)ade Ic¢cntly witli i'¢gaTd to our Irlationsliip witli
tlie lo¢al Coinmunily aijd the ¢oncei)t of "opliiiili￿I size., Thi5 is based oil tl)eii' awaiEhtss of the benefits of
being bIiiall scale aT]d acces%iblE as set a2aillsi ilie benefits of opeialinR 28 a larRei' oi.2ani881ioTJ. Tlieir aiin is lo
sli'ike a balance in order to niaxiini5e our capacity and inii)a¢i wiilioui tlii'eatening our IElatioiisliip and trust with
local people.
We will coi)tiniie lo provide SeLtoi' leadei'sliip in the fields of play work and fainily scrvices. Parliciilai'ly in tlie
ligjit of curi-ent aiid expcctcd fui'dier reductions ill local autlioi'ity sejvsccs. Witli rcgai'd to pLqy seryic¢s, as Ilie
loc&1 auihoi'ity play sciviccs liave iiow ¢easEd we &TrlE I'ecogiiiscd as Ilie only oi-gaiiisalion wEth skills and abilily
to delivej. tl)is essential work.
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We plan to continue Rooni lo Play beyond Ilie tunding we liave been allocatcd.
We plan to pui'sue other funding sti'eamb to eontinuc our 'univers&l' F￿nilY mcrttoi. and oiit of s¢liool piDvisiot]
in 25126.
We pl￿1 to pursu¢ otli¢r funding streams Ilial enable us to Ecconnect with schools following our suwessful
funding to suppoi"l young people Slruggliiig to retui"n lo school aftei. lo¢k-doM41.
We plan to stirngihen ow" litths with Nottinghain Trent UniveiEity by re-establishii)g our transitio]ul work alld
siirnIMeJ' 5cI)001s as well as be ii)volved in Ilie Cizdle to Cai'eer pai'rne¥ship.
FiTEaiicl&l i'evlew
As was irpoi'lcd last year, tlie Small Sieps Big Chaoges (SSBC) Family MenioT COnti?ct whicli i'utis tlirollgli to
Mareli 2025, has slabilised uiir findnC&S suLh tliat at the yeai. elld oui. gene121 uiiresiYi¢ied ieseiwcs wcre
£104.546, tliis Hftei. a ti'ansfer of £5,116 to oli¥ reduiidancy Irscrve to Jeflect an increase iii salaries during tli¢
ycai.. The bdlance it] Ilie I'eserve at Ibe end of tkne ye21. was £32,927 iepA'eset)ting Ihc non- SSBC staff J'ediindancy
liability at MaiElI '23.
Also this yeai- there a new resli'icled ful￿ foi. ¥eduE)datJcy costs folloiving the COA)pleiion of the SSBC
pi'oject. Tlie li'aiisfei. of £55,000 to this fund is a stipulation of the funder, that £55,000 is to be lield in i'esttves
for possible i.edu￿dancieS of staff wliosc conti'acts will coint io an end wlien Ilic fuiiding stt'eaii) ceases. Tliis
will be cari'ied forward 10 2024125.
Polieji oil réserves
We aiin 10 build up reserves in order to be prepaj'ed foi. uiifoiEseen ciirumslan¢es. W¢ aiiii lo liold thtee niollths
runtiing costs in I'eseive5 Ivhich we feel 1% an appropriate level. At tlie yeai. end, Ilie re%ei'ves were approxii)iat¢ly
1.8 moiith5.
Ai tl)e end of Ilie fillaneial year, total rtet assels 01£360,228 (2022.. £258.3771 weir lield includin¥ & dest¥na(ed
redundancy res¢rv¢ Df £32,92712022,. £27,611) and a reci'iiilineiit reserve was no longer needed $0 Ehis was £Nil
at tlie end of 2022-2312022.. £2,588). A balance of £222,75512022.. £1 78,4081 is held iii Re6tricted Fulld5,
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StRtenieiJt of Re5poiisibilitie5
The Iruslees (Ivlio air al%0 tlie director5 of Tlic Toy Library Limitd for the PiiTP05C% of CnTnpany law) OT
responsible for pyepai'iiig tlie triisl¢es' IEPVrt and tlpe financial statements iii accordaiice with applicable law artd
UE]ited Kingdoin A￿oU11tillg Stgndards {United Kingdoin Gen¢rally Ac¢epted A¢¢oiirtting Pi2c(i¢el, ineludtng
FRS 102 "Tlie Fiiiajicial Repoitisig Sia[kd￿"d #pplicable iii thc UIC and Republic of Ireland" The repoi't ￿ld
ac¢ovnts hav¢ been PiEpaied iii accord￿)ce wEtli tile provisiotis tbe Compaiiies Act 2006 trlating lo ￿nall
oinpanie5.
Coinpaiiy law requiirs the tiwstces to pi'epare finaii¢ial siaieibcnts foi. eacli finaiicial year. Uiider company law
tlie trustees iiut appix>vc Il)L financial staleiiienls Linltss Iliey air satisfied Illal Iliey £ive a Iriie and fail. view
of tlit 5tatc of affairs of tli¢ ¢lia¥ilable ¢otnpatty attd of the incoining resources and application ot. i'esouiEo%,
iiieluditig its iiicoine and cxpenditLiJe, of Ilie chaiitable company foi. Iliat pei'iod. In preparing tliese finaiicial
statememts, the tn￿(¢¢8 al'e i'equiiyd to..
select suitable accounting policie5 and apply them consistently)
obbrL'VC th¢ iretliods and ptiii¢iple$ in tlie Charities SORP;
make jud8enienls and estiinatcs that are irasollable and priideiiÉ-
state wl)etlier Applicable uccouiitittg slai)dards, comi)rising FRS 102 have been followed, subj¢¢i io any
niaterial departures disclosed and explained in the finart¢ial siaiemenis.. and
prepare the fiiiancial stateilleiits on the going cortGein basis unles5 It is inappropiiate to pitSUffte that the
charitllblc coinpally will coiitinue iii business.
The tTUStee% are Fesponsible For keepiiig pi'opci. accounting records Llut can disclose willi i'easonable accui'acy at
aiiy tiine Ihc financial position ofthe ¢li&i'iiable coiJpany and enable tliein ¢0 ensure (liai il)e finan¢ial siatemenls
Loinply witli tlie Coinpanies 2006. Tliey aTe also ie5PQDSLble foi" safegFuarding the asset% of tlie cliaritable
collipany and hence foi. taking iEaSOllable steps for Ihe prevention and deieclion of fraud #nd oiher irreg￿l&i'llles.
The Iruslees air I"e5POn5ible foi. the maiiitettance and inlegi'ity of the corporate and finaiicial it)foimtlÉaii
included on the Cli￿.1t￿61c coi)Ipaiiy's ivcbsite. Le¥islation 8overtEillg tlie PiEpaiEtion ￿}d dis5eiEiiiJation of
riiiancial sratemenis may diffei. fi'oin legislat20n in oiliei'jurisdiclions.
Siiiall eoillpanies pi-ovision staleinent
Tiiib repoit lias beeii i)i'epared in aceoid&nce witli tlie sjnall coinpanEes i￿gi￿le undei. the Coinpanie8 Act 2006.
ie ani)ual repoi't was approved by ilie ti'ustees of tlic charity on 30 October 2023 and si¥ned on 11% behalf by..
Mel
i'ka Sttller-Magnu%dottii'
Truslee
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Independent Examinei's Repoi't to the trustees of Tlie Toy Llbi'ary Limited ('the
Company,)
Iiidependent exanllllel s report to tlie tr115tets of The Toy Libi'AI'y I,Iiiiited I'the Comp&iiy')
I report to tlie chai'ity trust¢es on my examination of the accounts of the coinpaiiy for tl)e year elided 31 March
2023.
RespollsÉbilitie5 And basis of i'eport
As the cliarity's Iriistees of tlie Coinpaiiy (aiid its directsiis foi. tlie puip05es of coinpany laivl you arc
regponsible foi. Ihe preparaitoii of die a¢¢ounts in &Lcord&iicc willi the r£qiiiiEtiien18 of tlie CoJi)p8nies Acl 2006
('tli¢ 2006 Act'l.
HavJtE2 satisfied n)ySLlf ihal Ilic deevunts of the Cvinpdny 3r¢ nol required to be audited l￿dcr Part 16 of the
21Kb6 Act aiid air eligible foi. iiidepeiideiit examiEMtion, l i'epoit In L'espcct of Iny cxaininalioii of youi. chai'ity's
account5 as carried out uiidei. section 145 of tlie Cliai'ities Act 201 I ('the 201 E Act,). In cariying out iiiy
ex￿1)Rn&t1011 I h8ve followed Ilie DiiECtions given by the Charity Comimission urtder seclioll 14515)(bl of the
2011 Act.
Independeiit Liamiiiei's statement
Since tlie CoiMpany'5 giD85 incoinE cxrceded £250,000 your exaininer Tniist bc a nieinbei. of 8 body listed in
sc¢liort 145 of tli¢ 2011 A¢t. l confiim that l an) qLialified to undeitake t￿¢ cxamination becaus¢ l ain a in•i)bei'
#lid Fcllow of the Associatioii of Charity JE]dependeiit Exaii)iners, whiclJ is ojie of tlie listcd badies.
I have coiiipleted niy examination. l eonfll'm that no niatters liave come lo my attentLOlI iii COt￿e¢t10ll witli the
exaiiiination giving Trie cause to believe thal in aE)y material respect..
accoullting recoi'd8 werc i)ot kcpt in respect of the Conipany &$ requii'ed by $eclion 386 of tl)c 2006 AGt,' or
2. the a¢coiin16 do not accord with those Jrcords- oi"
3. 11)e accounts do not cOl￿p[Y will) Ilie accoullting requEIEnienL8 of se¢lion 396 of Ihe 2006 A¢t oilier tliwi any
i'eqiiireijieni tliat Ilie accollttis give a 'ti'ue aiid faie view wliicli is nat a matl¢i- considered as pait of an
ittdependent exa1￿1t)aiioll,' oi.
4. tlie 2CCOUtits h2vL Ilot I￿en prepared aLcordance with the meihods and priiiciples of the Siatcmcnt of
Re¢0ml￿elld¢d PIM¢¢ice for accouiiting aiid I'epoi'liiig by chai'ities lapplicablc to cliarities pi'epariiig tlieir
accounts in accordance with the financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UIC at)(f Republic of Irelat)d
(FRS 102)].
I havc no concenis 3nd liave cotne across no otlier Inatters In COTineclion wEth tlic cxaininalion lo wliicli attention
shoiild be drawn in ihis repori ID ol'der ￿ enable a propel. uii(Ici%iandiiig of tlie accounts ta he iraclied.
Brieii Msc, FAIA, FCCA, FCIE, cinployce of Conin)unity Accounting Plus
Fellow of tl)e Associaiioi) occliarily IndepeJ)d¢iit Exaininers
Units l & 2 Nortl) West
41 Talbot Sti'ettt
Noltii)gliain
NGI 5GL
Date..
1011112023
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Statemeiit of Financial Activities foi. the Year Ended 31 Mai'ch 2023
(Including Income And Lxpenditui'e Account and Statemcnt of 'J'otal Ilecognis¢d Gains
and Losse$)
Tota
Z023
Total
2022
Uni'estricted
RestrÉcted
Note
lJi¢onie aiid Eiidoivineiits fi'otn:
DoiiatEon% and Icgacies
Cliaritahle activitte%
Investtttent inconie
44,80.5
29.134
44.805
869,118
104.571
732,924
839,984
Total Jn¢oine
73,941
839,984
913,925
837,495
Exi)enditui'e oil:
CIMI'itable activitics
118.743)
{793,331)
{812,074)
(717,026)
Total Expenditutt
18,7431
793,33
(812.0741
717,026)
Net incoine
Transfers between funds
55,198
2,306
46,653
2,3061
101,851
120,469
Net moveinellt ui fui)ds
57,504
44,34?
101,851
120,469
ReconelliAtioll ot'flliids
Total funds brought foiivar
79,9()9
178,408
258,377
137,908
Total funds ¢aiTied foLTrvard
18
137,473
222,755
360,228
258,377
All of ilie ¢haYily's acliviiies derive from ¢ontit)uing opei?lJoiis durittg the aEK>ve two pel'iods.
Tlie fiinds breukdown foT the pei'iod is sliown in noie 18.
The llotes on pagL% 15 to 25 foi'iii ali iiilegi'al parl of these finarteial slalcmcnl%.
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Statemeiit of Financlal Activities for the Year Ended 31 Mai'ch 2023
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Tot21 Recognised Gains
and Losses)
These aye the figurt$ foi. the prevlous aeeountln2 period and are included for conap%i'ative purposes
Urtresti'icted
RL5ti'icted
Total
fiiJLds
luijds
2022
Note
Incom¢ Ei ijdoivments fi'oin:
Donations aiid IcgaLies
Cliaritable a¢livities
104,571
26,769
104.571
732,924
706,155
Total incoJiJe
131,340
706,155
837,495
EYpettditui'È on..
Chai'itable aclivilies
62,9471
(654,079
717.026
Total ex￿nditUre
62,947)
(654,079)
(717,0261
Nct incotTrie
68,393
52,076
120,469
Net ￿￿¥eMet1t in fi]Jids
68,393
52,076
120,469
Reconelllatlon of fttmds
Total fEinds biought fonvaid
11,576
126,332
137,908
Total fi]nds cariied forwai.d
79,969
178,408
258,377
Tli¢ nol¢s on pagcs 15 10 25 furiii an inlcgral pllrl of Ihese financial siaieiiienis.
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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
2023
2022
rlot
rilxed Assets
Tangtble &sscts
15,023
1 5,907
Cui'rent &￿e(S
Debiois
Cash at bal￿ and in haid
10
16,224
358,E19
24,171
246,472
374,343
270,643
CrtdStors; Amouiit$ falling due within year
12
(29,138
28.173
Net cui'i'ent assets
345,205
242,470
Ntt %LSSQt5
360,228
258.377
Fuiid$ of the charlty:
Reslricléd Income fuiids
Restricted funds
18
222,755
178,408
Unresti'icted Itbeoine lunds
Uni'esti'icled fuiids
137,473
79,969
Total fuTid5
18
36n,228
258,377
or tlic fiimicial ycar ending 31 March 2023 tlie chaiity was entitled to exemptioii froni audit undei. s¢ct5011477
of die CoTrnpanies Act 2006 relating 10 5niall Coillp￿ikes.
DiiEcloJ's' i'csponsibilitlC5'.
The menibei"s have not i'equired ilic ¢￿￿'1tY to obtain an audit of ils accoiinis for tli¢ year in qiiestion in
accoixlaiice witli section 476., alld
The diiectors a¢ki)owledge their responsibilitiex foi. ¢ott)i)lying witli the reqiiiirments of tli¢ Act witli respe¢t
lo accout)ting records alld the PTepaTalicn of account5.
These fiiiiillcial statemeiils liave been PTepaiEd in i1e¢OI"d2tice wjtlj the special i)I￿Vi%10A8 rel£i1ing lo coinpanies
subject lo tlie sinall coJnpaThies regiine within Payt 15 of the Companits Act 2006.
Tl)e fJiian¢ial statements on pages I I to 25 wei'e approved by the trustees, and aiitlioriscd for issue on 30
(ktobei" 2Q23 and %igned ott their bdialf by..
Gia
as
tee
Tlie Jiotes on pftges 15 to 25 foiTh an iiitLgi&l pai-l (if tlicse finaLi¢ial slalemcnts.
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Statement of Casl) Flows foi. the YeAr Ended 31 Maft'eh 2023
2023
2022
Note
Cash flows froni (trpÈi'a¢ing activitiÈs
Nct cash in¢ome
101,851
120,469
Adju5tinenls to ea5h floivs fi'onj noii-casli itenTrs
Dcpi'ecialii)11
Investiment incol￿t
2,648
5,412
104,497
125.881
WorkiJLg eapitAI Ailjusttuwits
Decrtzsc In debtors
Inctcasel(deciERsel in creditors
10
12
7.947
965
19,505
41.619}
N¢t ¢8sli flows from op¢raillig a¢iÉviiies
113,409
103,767
Casli floivs fi'om investing gctivities
Intti'est rccetvable and simil81- income
PuL'chd5C of tangible fixed assets
(1,764)
12,298)
Net casli flows from invcsting a¢tiviti¢s
(1,762}
2,298}
Nct increasc in easli and casli equivalentg
111,647
101,469
Casli ai]d casli equivaleiils al E April
246,472
145,003
Casli and ¢asli equival¢nis at 31 mai.eli
358,119
246,472
Relojiellialion of net easli floiv to Inoyemeiit iiet funds
Incirase iTa cash
111,647
101,469
Nei ￿1}{[S at l Api'il 2022
246,472
145,003
Nci fullds at 31 Maiih 2023
358,119
246,472
All of tlie cash flows air derived froin contiiiuing operations dui'ing tlie above Iwo periixl
I'lie ￿01¢8 1)n pages 15 to 25 forjn an intcgial pait of these finan¢Éal si&i¢inenL%.
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Notes to tlie Flnaiiclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2023
l Accountiiig policies
Sumin&r}' of slgiilficAnt aecountlng yoll¢l¢s 9Md Ii¢y a¢eouMtliig estlmates
The pi'iiicipal accoLiiILing policies applied *n tlit prepai'atÈon of (l?csc financial s191einenis are set ou( below.
These policies Iiave been consistently applied to all the years pi'eserted, unless otliei'wise slated.
stateM￿lt of coillpliallee
The finarlcial st#tenients huve been ptepared 15) accoi'dance with Accountilig and Repojting by cl)￿.[tIeS..
Stalell)elll of liecomiiiended Pi'aclice lapplÈcable to chaiities pi'eparillg tlieii accounts in accoi'dance with Ibe
FinaiiLial Repoi'liiig Slandayd applicable in Ilje UK artd Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211 {issuvd in Ottobei. 20191
{Chai"ilics SORP IFRS 10211, tlic Finaiicial Reporting SiandaTd applicable iii Ilie UK aiid Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 and Lhe Companies Act 2006.
Basls of py'eparadon
Tlic Toy Libiaiy Liinitcd Incets tile dcfinitioti of a Pliblic benefit entity undey Flis 102. Assets and liabilities ai'e
Initially rtcognised at historical cost oi. tians&¢Lion valu¢ unless otliei'wise stated in the Irlevant a¢¢ounling
policy notes.
Going eoiicei.
The finaiicial stateinents liave been piHJared on a goiiig concein basis.
Tlie (rJste¢s assess wlietlier tlie use of going con¢ern is appi'opriale i.e. wlietliei. tliere are any Inai¢rial
un¢ertainties related to evenL8 or coftdiLltstis that in&y cast sigi)ifican( doubt oil tlie ability of ilie cliarily to
continue as a going eolicern. Thc ti"ustecs inakc this aS￿ssinG[Lt in respcct of a p￿.i￿d of year fiDt%i the d&te
of approval of the financial statejncnts.
In¢oinc aThd endoiYm¢ntS
Volunlaiy itt¢om¢ in¢luding donations, gifts, legaci¢s aiid ￿￿￿1$ Illat provide tore funding oj. are of a genei?I
T￿tU1￿ is Ircognised when the chwity has eiiliilement lo the inconie, il is pi-obable 1111£ I tlie incoine WKII be
received alld the ainount eaii be n)easui'ed with sufficient reliability.
D￿lIall￿11S. rtiidleg￿eIe.1
Dojlatloi￿ are recosniscd wlieii the cliarity has bc￿1 notificd i&1 writlll8 of both tlie ainouiit aiid seiileJllei)t date.
Rn tbe event that a don3lion is subject lo conditions tiial i'eqiiire & level of p￿￿Oi￿12￿Ce by Ilie chai'iry befoiE the
charity is entitled to Il)e lunds, Ilie income is deE¢KI'ed artd not i'ecogiiised uiilil eiihei. Iliose conditions air fully
iii¢t, or Ilie fulfilnient of those condit10115 15 wholly wiiliin the control of the ¢liariiy and il is piobable that these
conditions will be fulfilled in tlie iepoitiiig peiiod.
Grnnts al'e recogtiised whe]1 the charity liay eiltitl￿n¢nt to tlie tiinds aiid any conditions liiiked to tlie Si￿ls
have beeii inet. Wliere peifoi'ii)attee cOndit￿0￿S ￿'e attaclied to the grailt and al'e yet lo be li￿(, tl)e in¢oJne ES
Te¢ogni5ed as a liability included oil the balai)ce slieet &8 def¢KL'ed in¢onK lo be released.
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Notes to tlie Finaiicial Statemeiits foi. the Year Ended 31 Mai'ch 2023
Expenditure
All expenditur¢ is Yeeogrtised once tlicie is a legal OT constructive obligalion (o tlial cxi)cndiluTe, EE is i)i'iibable
settleinent Is requiird aiid the 21110Ullt cali be measui'ed IEliably. All costs al'e allocated to tlTre applicable
expenditure headii)g that aggregat¢ siinilar ¢osts to Ili&¢ categoTy. Wliere costs c￿￿0t be dii'ettly attribiited to
PaI1lCltlai' ljeadiiiEs they have been &llocated oil a basis consistcnt wttli th¢ iise of Jrsour¢es, witli ccntrlll s¢aff
Costs allocated on tlie basis of tiine spent, and depreciation chdi'ges dllocated on tlie portion of tlie asset's u%e.
Oiba. suppoit costs aiE allwated based on the siiread of sl&ff ¢osis.
Cliai'itablc expcndittii'e comprises those costs incunEd by t]i¢ charity in tli¢ delsvciy of its activilies &nd sd'vices
for its b¢ncfi¢iaiies. It incliides both costs that cali be allocated dii'ectly to su¢h activities and diose costs of art
ittdire¢l naruiE the¢essaiy to support Iheill.
TaxatLOII
Tlic el)arity is eoji%idered to pass the tests SÈI out in Pai'agiaph I Scliedule O of tlie Finance Aci 2010 and
thcrefoi'e il n)eels Ilie defjiiittoii of a cliarilable coini)any for UK corporation tax purpos&8. Ac£ordiiigly, Ilic
cliai'ity is poleiitially Lxon)pl fi-oiii laxalion in L-¢specl of inconie oi. capilal gains i'eLeived williin calegoiries
covered by ChapieT 3 Pai1 1 l of tlie Coi'poration Tax Act 2010 01. Sectioll 256 of tlie Taxation of Cliargealile
Gains Act 1992, 10 the extent thaL' sueli inconie OL. gains are applied exclusively to ¢harilable PEiTposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets eosling £500.00 oi. niore are initially recoi'ded at cost.
Depreclatloii and amortisation
Deplrciat￿On is provided on taiigible fixed assets so a$ (o wrÈte off the cost or valuatioji, less &ny esliniat
residual value, ov¢r tlictr expected u8efiAI econoniic life a& follows=
Asset ela$s
Depi'eclatioll niethod &iid Yate
33.30/0 Ort U sIYAi8lit line basi8
20.00/0 oil a slraighi li1)¢ ba51S
20.on/o 011 a Straight line basis
10.0% otl a straiglit line basis
Geiieral equipniejit
Moloi. vehicle5
Bllilding itnprovements
Trade debtors
TIRdc debtors arc aniount8 due fiDm custOmeJ￿ foi. merchaiidise sold or services peJfom)ed in tlie 0rdill￿y
course of business.
Tiade debloi% are J'eeogiiised iiiilially at Ilie ti-artsaction price. They are subsequcntly ineasured at ainorlis¢d cost
using tlic effective inteTest iT]¢iliod, less provision for ijnpairmeiit. A i)rovisioTi foi. tlic iinpaiiinenl of Iradc
debtors is e%lablished wlieii iliere is objeclive evideiice Ihal the cliarity will iiot be al)le to ¢olle¢i *ll aEnouiits due
aceoilinb 10 the oi'iuiinal Ici'nis of thc receivablcs.
Cxsh And c&sli equivaIeiht$
Cash and eash CqLiivalcnts coiiii)ri%e casli on haiid and call dcpa.%il8, and other 5hoi'l-lei'in IiÈghly liqiiid
Inve8tinei)ts tliat dre recTrdily converiible to & l(nown anioutti of ¢asli aijd 8re subject to uji in81￿lifiCalit ¥isk of
rhallge iii value.
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Ti'ade ci'edltoi.
TradL cyeditars ai"e Obligai￿On$ io pay foi. ¥oods or %erv¥ccs ¢lial Iiave been acquired in the ordinary course or
busiiiess from suppliets. Account5 payable al'e Classified as euii'enl liabilities if the Lliai'iLy does Trot Iiave an
uneottditiotial Tight. rfli ¢lie end of tlie irporting [)eriod. (o defer settletnent of Ilie crcditoi. for at least twelve
tnontlis aftei. tFLC iEporting date. If their is ali unconditlonal l.ight to defer 8ettl¢mcnt for at least twelvc t￿>i]t]iS
afta. tlie reporting date, they al'e Pl-eseiited 2)s iion-cuireiit liabilities.
Trade creditor5 are retognised initially at tlie ts'ansa¢tion pi'ice alld subsequently measured at omoilised cost
sing the effective interest it)ethod.
Fund structure
Unirsti'icled incomc fllnds aiE general funds ihat are available for ￿se al Ilie tTusle¢5' dis¢iriion in furtheraThce of
Ihc objectives of Ilie chaiity.
Designated fvnds are Ullyesti'icted fuiids set aside for specific pui'p05es al the discretiott of tlie tiwstees.
Reslrieted incoii)e funds al'e tliose gixnts foi. use in a parliculai. ai'ea oi. for specific purposes. tlie use of whicli is
I'C5tri¢ted to tliai aira oj. puryose.
Pensions Anil olhei. Iio$t rttli'eiiient nbligatiolls
The chai.ily opeiytes a dcfjlled conti'ibiition i)cnsion s¢heme for c￿p10ye¢s. Tlie assets of the schen)e al'e lield
separately from those of tlie ¢li&rity. Pensloii costs ¢liarges in the Statemeijt of Finaiicial Activities repi'esent the
contsibutions payable by ilie ¢harity during Il)e year.
2 Intome fyom dollations #nd legaeies
Uiirestt'icted
Total
2023
Total
2022
Geiiei'fil
Dot]&tions and lekTacies'
Donalions froni Individ￿1$
artts, Éncluding capital g￿ntS.,
Goveriitnent gtaiits
Granls fi'oiii conipanies
847
847
949
103.622
43,958
44,805
44,805
104,571
3 11)cnme fi'oii) tliaritfiljle activities
UiTrrestrlcted
fuiids
GeD¢r&l
Re5ti-icted
fun￿8
Totgl
2023
Total
2022
GTanls' & dondtions
Sale5 & fee5
839,984
839,984
29,134
706,155
26,769
29,134
29.134
839,984
869,118
732.924
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4 Imvestineiit liieoithe
Uiii'estytettd
ruiids
Genei'al
Total
2023
lttteresl receivable and siinilar inconie.,
llltcrest rec¢ivable on bal￿ deposits
5 Expeiiditui't on chai'itabIe actlirlties
Uiire5ti'icted fund$
Designated
General
Restricted
funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
Cleaiiing
Dcpi"cciation
Equipment, Yepails & renewals
Events & activities
Governaiice
H05Pitality & r¢firshmeiit5
lttsuraiice
Legal & piDfessional
Ovei'head Itcliai'gcs
Pa)QDII sei'vice
Premises maintenance
Piinlings publicity
i'oJnoliot]s
Publications, siibs¢i'iptLL)ll5 &
aifiliatioiis
RccixLilinent
1,072
2,()48
184
11,489
3,120
290
4,588
15,922
(119,960)
660
2,478
1,198
2,270
2,048
5.705
3527()
3,120
1,314
4,871
45,280
1,792
5,412
,4110
15,548
5,521
23,787
1,024
283
29,358
119,960
4,727
4,131
15.155
660
38,081
560
4,690
35,603
54
105
2,588
68
16,463
2,656
16,538
58
3.081
1,602
7,505
22,118
1,177
595,244
2,794
9,997
338
12,497
1,140
2,037
2,507
5,044
20.816
43,141
564,367
2,191
3,290
6,065
19
75
58
681
516
6,845
15,318
Staffclothing
Staff expen%es
Staff Irttiniiig
Slatioiieiy & otTice costs
'releplion¢, Iiosiage & int¢￿e1
Vollliiteei. eKI)eiises
Wages. Nl & pciision
VaiTr costs
2,400
1,086
660
6,800
I I,OC?3
530,262
795
7.0(H)
64,982
.999
2,997
GLat]ts repaid
79
79
2,588
16,155
793.331
812,074
717,026
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6 Net iiieonilngloutgoing i'esourees
Net inconiing r¢sour¢es for the year it]clLtdE'.
2023
2022
DEpr¢¢talioi) of fixed assets
2,648
5,412
7 Staff c05t$
The aggirgate payroll costs ivere as follows.,
2023
2022
Staff eosts during the yeai. Ivere:
Wages and salaries
Social secui'ity costs
Pension costs
Cumpensaiion pa￿)Jertts
539,085
30.199
25,960
508,385
27,664
24,656
3,662
595,244
564 367
Tlie inontl)ly average Iiumber of persons (including Senior Inatlugemenl teain) einployed by tlie chai'ity during
thc yta¥ was as follows..
2023
No
2022
No
Averag¢ nuinbcr of einployees
45
40
24 {2022_ 22) of thE above eiiiployees parliLipaied in the Defined Conti'ibEItTon Pensioii Scl)emes.
Conti'ibutiolls to the eiiiployee pettsion sclieiiie8 foi the year totalle(f £25.960 (2022- £24,656).
During the year. tlie elharity made irdundaney andloi. ter1￿1￿￿tiO￿ paytnents wliicli toialled £Nil (2022- £3,662)-
No eimployee received cmoluiheiiis of more Ilian £60.000 diEring tlie year.
The total employee bettefits of the key fllanageit)eiii personnel of the cliarity were £36,737 (2022- £52,447).
S Fees payAble to independent exfiinillei.
Duying Ilie peiiod, tlie fees pay3ble (excluding VATI lo tlie cl)arily's indepei)dent exaininci. Cojninunily
Accoi*tLting Plus ar¢ analysed as tollows..
2023
2022
Independeiit exaniination
1,575
1,500
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9 Tangible fixed asscts
LAnd oiid
b￿lIdIng$
General
equ1p1iie￿t
Motoi.
vehicles
IT
equlpiiient
IluSldlng
inipi'Dvements
Total
Cost
At l April 2022
Additions
10,000
14,933
3,995
21,144
2,298
1,764
52,37Q
1,764
At 3 1 Marcli 2023
10,000
14,933
3,995
21,144
4,002
54,134
Depreti&tioii
Al l Apiil 2022
Cliarge for the
yeay
14,933
1,599
19,701
230
36.463
799
1,443
406
2,648
At 31 March 2023
14.933
2,398
21,144
636
39,111
Net book value
Al 31 March 202.4
10,000
1,597
3.426
15,023
At 31 Mairli 2022
10,000
2.396
1,443
2,068
15,907
Included w2tliin the net book value ot. Idnd dnd buildimgs above is £10,000 (2022 . £10,000) ii) Irspect of
freehold land and biiildings ai)d £Nil (2022- £Nil) in irspcct of leastl)oldg.
10 Debtors
2023
2022
Ti'ade debtor5
Prepayinents
7,974
8,250
3,057
21,114
16.224
24,171
IJ Cash and cash equivalent5
2023
2022
Casli on liand
Casli ai baiik
170
357,949
128
246,344
24C),472
358,119
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12 Creditors.. amounts fallirig duc %vlthliJ oiie }'eg1'
2023
2022
Trade creditvrs
Otliei. taxation social security
oiliti. crtditors
Acctuals
13,219
7,029
I,S90
7,000
20,084
6,289
1,800
29.138
28,173
13 Cli%Ylty status
Tlie cliaTity is o coinpany liii)ited by guarantee dlld ¢onsequenily does not liaiie share capital. Eacli of tlie
trustees is liable ¢0 ¢ortlrtbule ainount nol exceeding £1 ti)wards tlie asset5 of Éli¢ ¢hariiy in the event of
l&quidalion.
J4 Pr¢iMIsc$
The Piwnises, which was oiigiiiJlly a City Council Coii]]nunity Cenlre. was PUTchased by thr Toy Libraiy in
2006 foL £IO.000, however, IlieiE exists a covenant which i'estricls tlie salt of 11)e propeity. If the pYop¢iry IS
sold, leased OT di%posed of. Ibe Toy Libixiy will pay (lie Ciry Couttcil 90D/D of Ilic open niarket valu& At PFesettt
rhe pi'opei'iy is insured for £200,000.
Tlie value of £10,000 is ii)¢luded on the balance sheet but noi depit¢iated.
15 Trustees reinuiieration and expenses
No ttvstees, noi. aiiy persons connected witli therl), have received any ilniuiieration fi'om the cllaiity durLn8 tli£
year.
No tri￿tte$ Iiave iEceived any reEIMbursed expeiises or aiiy oili¢r benefils froiii tlle chai'ity duri￿g die year.
16 Taxatloii
n)e cl)￿lty is a regi5teTed chaiity and is thurfor¢ ¢x¢Jnpl fi'oin taxation.
17 Related pai'ty traTlSa¢tions
Th¢i"e were no *e12(ed i)arty ti?nsaction$ iii the year.
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18 Funds
Balance at
31 MArc
2023
Balance At I
April 2U22
Resoiirees
exptiiiled
i'esoui'c¢$
Tixnsfers
Unrestfleted funds
Geiffteiwl
Core Costs
49,770
73,941
{16.155)
(3,010)
104,546
Defigiifilvd
Redulldancy Eieserve
Recruktn)ent Rescrve
27,611
2.588
5,316
32,927
2,588
30,199
(2,588
5,316
32,927
Total unresti'icted fullds
79.969
73,941
118,743
2.306
137,473
Restricted funds
B2J*er's Wood & Sycamore
Abotetutll Playdays
FoTest Families
Family MentoiE i)IDgi?IiiJne
Peoi)le in the lead
ABG
29M*y1961
N¢xt Steps (Big Lotte]y)
QMC Playdays
SSBC pi'ojccls redundancy
fund
Rooin to play ISSBCI
19,25(1
120,831)
(4,-500)
(8,556)
{439,222)
{40,36S)
{95,338)
4.500
8,556
73,779
496,020
4U,368
5,390
1128,7791
1,798
2,580
5,158
79,764
2,490
2,632
5,158
78,017
131,772
(133,5191
{2,490)
55,0(X)
71,473
55,IKM)
80,150
57.184
(48,507)
'rotal i'esti'icted flliids
178,408
839,984
793,331
2,306)
222,755
Tot#1 fllllds
258,377
913,925
{812,0741
360.228
Tlie Iransfti. fi'om tlie Fainily Meniors fund was a i'cquijijnent of tlie fundei. to Ictain £55,000 iii a 5epai.ale
rests'icled flind foi. Ike eiid oftlic SSBC PToject, wheii sla￿7￿￿ of this pi'ojeet will ¢onie to ali cnd., al80 £1,798 10
remain irt 11)is I'esii-icied fui)d as Illi5 8i*ount niay need In be Irliiined 10 tlic fiindei- and ilie Irinaining anioiilll
tIMn5f¢ri'￿I to thc SSBC Room lo Play piDjeet.
The transfcr fiDin Ilie SSBC Rooni to Play ftiiid to Élle uni'esli'icte<l eore costs fuiid retlecls (lie r¢l¢ase of ally
resti'ictions oi) tlie use of these t'unds, aiily ittaininu £6,371 IJ iEslricted fuiids as this aniount n)ay nccd to be
lEt￿n)ed 10 Ilie li1nd￿., Ihe amount ti"aiisferird ill fi'om Ilie Paniily Mcntoi. Pl￿gi.￿n)[tIe.of £73,779.
Tlie traiisfer li'om the um'ebti'icled coi"e cost fi￿d to the desigijaleil i'edundan¢y fviid was a deci%ion niade by the
board lo increase this to reflect incieasing staff nuinlxrs ajid salai'ies.
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Bglante &t I
April 2021
lijcomiiig
rcsourees
Resaui'ce5
exp¢nded
31 Mai'eli
2022
Th'aii$fer8
Uni-esti'icted funds
Geiieral
Core Cost5
3,824
131,340
{58,7621
(26,632)
49,770
Debigiinteh
Reduiidallcy Rest￿¢
Cotitingency fulld
RetTUitiiiertt Resej'vc
6,519
1,233
{3,662)
24,754
{1,213)
27,61
1523)
2,588
7,752
{4,1851
26,632
30,199
Total iillre5tricted [￿ndS
11,576
131,340
(62,9471
79.969
Restrleted
Wonder Woods
Bai'kei's Wood & Sycamore
Aboietun) Playdays
Capability Building
Forest Families
I.-amily Melltors progixinme
Playba¢k
Toy box
ABG
(4,146)
2,245
4,500
3,996
6,183
13,975
(2,0.371
114.639)
1,581
4,500
(3,9961
(1,3631
{434,7871
{605)
(2,070)
(71,698)
(2,242)
1120,642)
9,919
438,276
8,556
73,779
70,290
605
2,070
5,400
4,400
34,482
2,490
68,878
J,000
165,924
2,580
5,158
79,764
2,490
29M&yI961
Next Steps (Big Loltei'y)
QMC Playday
Total iesti'li'tcd [￿￿d$
126,332
706,155
(Ci54,079
178,408
Tthtal fullds
117,908
837,495
1717.026)
258.377
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The Specific Purposes foi. wlltch the thnds al'e to be applied as follows..
Tlie Next Steps fund received money froin Ilie National tA)tteiy Reacliing Cottllnuniti&s Fulld and enabled us
to provide opyoitunities foi. childi-et) aged 9-13 years irt Bulwell a5 they go Ihi'ougli a nuiiibei- ol. life Iraiisitions;
Tl)e faIiiily Mentoi'iiig fund r¢ctived money fl-oin tlie Notiingliain City CaiE Partnersliip will) wliicli it delivei's
a (ainily Inciiloiirtg seivice in Bulwell-,
* The rker's Wood fund J'eceived Inoney Lliis year fi'oin Noltingliainsliire Coiiijnunity Foundation and NCVS
roi. the pl￿vISio11 of woodlirtd play aiid discovery in naiui"e foi. cl1ildi￿ at weekeiids.
The l.ore8t FainElies fuiid r¢ccived funding froni Boots Chai'ilable Truqi and was to pi'ovidc frce weekend
fartiily wui?dliiiid ylay sessions, typical activitics would include natuii explo¥ation, den building and bush ciaft.
The Ai"boretLitn Playdsys fiind I'ee¢ivtd nioney fibm Nvttinglittin City Coiincil last yeai. to lun play activity
Tlie ABG funding 15 tlie AIEU Based GTaiit I'eceived to deliver play sessions lo ¢l)ildrai a21d fatnilics ii) tlie
Bulwell area.,
Tlie QMC Play sessions fundin2 froin re￿¢y¢le wjll be put towaiyls play pi'ojeets in the iiext fillan¢ial yeai"
Tlie 29 May 1961 Cllai'ity fimds a2'e also for play p¥ojects continuing in Ilie t]exl fjiiancial year.
Tlic SSBC pYoject5 redLindanGy fuiid is split fi'oiii tlic Family Mentors & R￿)1￿ to Play fuild￿ to ljold tlie
aiiiouiit of£55,000 in a redundancy rcscrvt. as specifitd by tlie fundcr, foi. tlle statreinployed in tIEese pi'ojecls,.
Tlie Toy Libr&ry look on tlie Pcoplc in Ilie Lead eontr2ci in July 2022 following a coinpclitivc ILndti'in¥
process, liowevei., following ismies around delivery it was mutually agreed between tlie furtdei" (SSt3CI and The
Toy LKbrai'y Iliat the projecl would be back in liouse by SSBC and funds were returned giving a nil
balanLe by Marcli 2023.
Tlic Rooim to Play pi'oject, received money fix>m Sn)all Steps Big Cbllllges which was used to tllnd 211
extension to tkne Fatiiily MeJilor SeNice by offering an a¢¢esbiblc diop in veiiue for families of 0-4years iii tlie
iiiiddle o(Bulwell ceiiuE.
Last year-
Tlic Toybox Fiind received inoney frain Nottinghain City Council as pait of ils Fai'ly Yea13 fuimliiig for frec
places foi. 2, 3 aiid 4 year olds in iiuiserie$ and scliools..
The Woiider W()ods fund received the filial paynient froni die Ails Council England to fLind activiti&
JnvolvinbT ai'ls Ill tlie woods:
Tlic Capability Building piDjecl rectived funding fi'oiii the Youtli EndowiF)enl Fund unfortunately Ihe balance
unspcnt on tliis ftind litd lo be ietiirrted to ilie furtder:
And the Playb*¢k Pl'oject i"cccivcd 14ei"itagc Lottery fiindiiig to woi'k wiiK peoi)le of all ages IE) capturÈn8 their
Ineinories and expeiiences of Cliildhood play iii¢luding oral histoi'ies, pholograplii¢ r¢¢ord5, a frec conununity
exhibition #nd Élle developme&it of a legacy arcliive foi. fi]tui'e generations.
19 An21ysis of tiet ass*ts betiveen funds
Uiii'estricted
2023
I'otal funds
Geiieiyl
Deslgii#ted
RestYLCted
Ttt]igiblc fixcd a&8et%
CuriEnl as.8ets
Cui'iEnt liabalities
15,023
15,023
374,343
29,138)
32,927
222,755
29,138
Tolal net assets
104,546
32,927
222,755
360,228
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Unresti'irted
2022
Total fund5
Gciieral
Deslgnated
Resti'i¢t¢d
Tangible fixed #sscts
Ciiii-ent assctS
Curi'ent liabiliti&%
15,907
62,036
128,1731
15,907
270,643
128,173
30,199
178,408
Total nel assels
49,770
30,199
178,408
258,377
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