South Lelcestershire Mobile Toy Library (Registered charity, number 1119837) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Page Contents Trustees. annual report Independent examiner's report Receipts & payments account ststement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts 9-10 capLUS COMMUNIJ Y ACCOUNTING
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31 March 2025 Full name South LeIstershire Mobile Toy Library Registered charity number 1119837 Principal address Office 3, Snapethorpe House, Rugby Road, Lutterworth, LE17 4HN Trustees Mr Chris Wood, Chair Ms Maria Lee, Secreiary Mr Rob Wakefield Mr Christopher Pillar. Treasurer Ms Kan Mcmahon Independent examiner Eva Sleven5, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units l & 2, North West, 41 Talbot Streel, Nottingham. NG15GL Governance and management The charity is operated under the njles of Its consiitution adopted 16 March 2007. A Trustee Recruitment procedure has been agreed and established. Trustee positions are advertised on the REACH platfonn and through contacts locally. Interested or targeted individuals begin by submitting a CV, and then an Informal discussion with the Chair and Co-ordinator is arranged where further information is given to the prospective trustee. Next is guest attendan at the next Board meeting, after which, should both the prospective trustee wish to continue with their application, and the full Board are happy to accept the prospective trustee, a conditional offer is made. pending satisfactory DBS check and two references. Objectlves and activltles The Charity's objects are to provide therapeutic educational and stimulating toys and equipment to relieve and educate children with special needs within South Leicestershire. We supply toys and equipment specifically to meet the needs of young children who are experiencing disadvantage. rural isolation or have a developmental delay or disability, in order to improve their access to appropriate quality toys and equipment and support their early yearfs development. The toys are delivered to both play settings and family homes throughout the Harborough District and Oadby and Wigston Borough on a monthly lending cycle, enabling us to cover the large area without the huge cost running fixed base libraries in each area. Families can receive help in choosing the right toys. activities or play equipment for their child from the Co-ordinator, and can book on-line, by email or by telephone.
South Lelcestershlre Moblle Toy Llbrary Publlc beneflt ststement The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefrt, 'Charities and Public Benefit,. Summary of the main activltles undertaken for the publlc benefit All our seplices for children and families are delivered free of charge to them and we have estsblished an outcomes framework to explain the benefits of our projects and services. We also maintain moniloring processes for recording outcomes, providing evidence of how we recognise when these benefits have been achieved. The outcomes that we measure are: 1) Children have rn0 opportunity to play and experience greater enjoyment in their play by having access to a wider range of appropriate toys and equipment. Children will experience greater enjoyment in their lives as borrowing our toys will give Ihem access to quality, appropriate play experiences at home with their parents, carers and siblings and in play settings with their peers. It will help to give the children equal access to play experiences that Ihey may not otherwise have, due to their need for certain types of toys that are often not available to them. 2) Children will experience greater progress towards their early years developmental milestones, by having access to a wider range of appropriate toys and equipment that encourage varied play experiences. Play is essential to cognitive, social and emotional development. It encourages children to be imaginative and creative. It teaches amongst many other things. sharing, negotiating skills, tum taking and patience, helping to develop language and communication skills. It also helps with the development of gross motor skills and helps to keep children fit and healthy. Without access to appropriate play children can fall behind in all these areas of their development. 3) Children experience improved social interactions and relationships with peers and family members by having access to a wide range of toys and games that can be enjoyed together. Summary of thè maln achlevements durlng the perlod In January this year we completed a first successful year of our new BBC Children in Need grant. This security in our funding has meant that we have been able to focus on recruiting new members this year, alongside reviewing the service and stsrting to make necessary improvements or changes to the service. This has included the recruitment of an Assistant to work alongside the Co-ordinator for 7 hours per week during tenn time. We successfully recruited Michelle East to the position in November. Since starting in the role Michelle has settled in well and has been a great asset to the team. Michelle is responsible for taking and preparing the orders, cleaning and maintaining the toys, contscting new membership referrals, and has undertaken a full stock take of the library.
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Llbrary Membership numbers have remained steady, with an average of 165 children benefitting each year, with members extending from Market Harborough to Broughton Astley and Oadby and Wigston, and extending as far as Thumby and Tilton on the Hill. We naturally lose members as chlldren grow up, go to school, and no longer need to borrow toys, but there continues to be a steady stream of new members joining throughout the year. Families can seif-refer through the website, and are referred to us through other organisations such as Home-start South Leicestershire, and the Early Year6 SEND Inclusion team. Thls year we have continued to lend toys to many of the local pre-schools in the area, as since the pandemic they have all seen a big increase in the number of children who are presenting with additional leaming needs, so access lo our resources has been hugely beneficial as the majority of the pre-schools are unable to afford to buy appropriate resources to aid the leaming and development of these children. We continue to invest in new toys when funding allows, consulting with users on a regular basis about the kind of toys that they would like us to buy, this year we have purchased a number of new sensory toys which have all been well received by our users. Financlal Revlew We end this year with a healthy bank balance, holding just over 6 months njnning costs in our reserves. We cx)ntinue lo have some stability in financial position, with a further 2 years of our BBC Children in Need grant left. This will provide stability in our funding, covering organisational running costs until January 2027. Over the past 12 months we have continued to see an increase in our overall costs. with particularly high increases in the cost of insurances, so additional funding will need to be found to cover the cost of new toys as no funding has been received to cover the cost of new toys in this financial year. We also now need to consider starting to make provision for a new van as the existing one ages. so we hope to designate some funds to this over the next 12 months. The charity's pollcy on reserves The charity has adopted a specific policy in relation to reserves. We run the organisation with the aim of retaining 6 months of reserves to meet unexpected costs such as van breakdown or the need for a replaMent, or loss of funding income. This is reviewed every 3 years. Additional Information We are grateful to our volunteers who help to maintain the toys and to the time donated by the Trustees to manage the governance of the charity and provide supervision to the Co-ordinator.
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library We are also grateful for the financial support that we have received this year from Louise Towers, an ex toy library member and her employer Rieke Packaging (the Trimas Foundation) who have raised over £2,000 for us, and Leire and Dunton Cub Scouts who raised £2,406 for the toy library through lots of different activities undertaken throughout the year - A Big Thank You to both!! Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees: Signed C Wood, Trustee Date
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of South Lelcestershlre Mobile Toy Library for the year ended 31 March 2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library (the charity> for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respecl: 1 . accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act- or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Eva Stevens BSC, PFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus Date 3111012025
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025 2024 2025 Total Funds Total Unrelcled Rerfcted Funds Funds Furids Note Recelpts Bank interest 17269 Grants & donatior 17269 Totsl receipts 412 2423 2835 412 33976 34388 31553 31553 Payments 72 Bank charges 241 Employee IK)me office alloware 1138 Equipment & repairs 672 hsurance 1466 Legal & professional fees 527 Marketi rvJ & website 283 PayToII services 58 Printiro & ststiorry 2604 Storage 69 Sundryexpertses 12 Telephone, intemet & postage 2050 Vehicle expenses 18590 Wages, Nl & pertsion 294 Travel expenses 28076 Totsl payments 71 1800 71 1800 1591 673 1703 123 259 141 2691 157 110 2074 21617 271 33281 1591 673 1703 123 259 141 2691 157 110 2074 21617 271 4635 28646 (10807) Net receiptsl(payments) 40986 Cash fvnds at stsrt of this period 30179 Cash funds at•nd ofthis period (1800) 22098 20298 2907 8081 10988 1107 30179 31286
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library Statement of assets and Ilabilities at 31 March 2025 2024 2025 Cash assets Bank accounts 30179 30179 31286 31286 Other monetary assets Debtors 1230 1230 3517 3517 Assets retained for the charity's own use 2 x laptops. purchased December 24, cost £1,109 Gerra1 equipmenL Liabilities Creditors 1008 (1008) 750 750 These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: Signed M Lee, Trustee Dated l D
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library Notes to the accounts for the year 8nded 31 March 2025 1. Recelpts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donations Unrestricted R•*lctsd Total BBC Children in Need Trimas FouThJation hdii+idual dork2tior 29547 2006 29547 2006 2423 33976 2423 2423 31553 3. Funds analysis Openlng Recelpts (Payments) balance Closlng balance Restricted funds BBC Children in Need (service d@llry} Toss Trimas (service delivery) 7154 927 29547 (26653) 10048 (396) 531 1597 409 31553 10988 28646 8081 Unrestrlcted funds General fuKI 22098 22098 2835 20298 4635 4635 2835 20298 4. Debtors HMRC Prepayment: Insurance Prepayment: Marketing & website Prepayment: Vehide expenses 2559 247 90 621 3517
South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library 5. Credltors Independent examination fee Payroll fees 552 198 750 6. Trust8•s' romuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 7. Related party transactions There were no related party transactions in this period. 8. Glossary of temis Credltors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity. bul not received in the accounting period. Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. Restrlcted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specFfic restrictions sel by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity. 10