Trustees, Annual
Report
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For the 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Parkview Community Playgroup
Registered charity number 1153914
Charitvs principal address
Hiltingbury Community Centre (The Hilt)
Hiltingbury Road
Chandler5Ford
Eastleigh
S053 5NP
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name and office
Sabrina Gardner- Chair
Scarlett Smyth-vice Chair
Patrick -Treasurer
Celtie Lincoln- Secretary
Jan 2023-Current
Jan 2023-Current
Sept 2023-current
Jan 2023-Current
Section B Structure. governance and management
Type of governing documentation Constitution (Charity Commission CIO September 2013)
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection method Responsibility for the selection of new Trustees rests with the
existing trustees. They must oversee the management of an
open and efficient process and always act in the best interests
of the charity.

The trustees are elected from the parents of the children attending the setting. Ideally those
elected have suitable experience for the role. If this is not possible the outgoing trustees will
ensure suitable training a nd supervision is given in the handover. All current trustees have
completed the courses on the free training website run through Pre School Alliance called Educare.
These include such courses as Safeguarding and the Role of the Trustees.
Sertion C Objertives and activltles
Summary of the objectives of the charity set out in the constitution:
The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily
under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their
children through community groups and by:
lal Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours
groups,
together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities
of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race,
culture, religion, means orability;
Ibl Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public
interest
in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;
Icl Instigation and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning
Alliance.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objectives
Provided a safe, secure, happy and stimulating environment for the preschool age children to learn
and develop through play.
This was within the EYFS framework with learning through games and play, covering the following
topics: communication and language, physical development, personal, social and emotional
development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, expressive arts and design.
Children of school age were prepared by visits to the local schools, picnics and topic subjects
included within the session.
Under Section 1715) of the Charities Act and the Charitie5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008,
the trustees are aware of the commission's public benefit guidance. At the annual planning meeting
the occupancy levels were increased and the hourly rate set at a level to ensure that the playgroup
was more accessible but still within staff to child ratiO5.
Section D Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Staff and committee work together closely to ensure all government Euidelines are adhered to.

The Playgroup is now operating at nearfull capacity and successfully runs 9am-3pm Monday to
Friday. The increase in afternoons have a positive response from parents and the extra hours are
being filled.
The Charity is considered to be financially stable.
Our main income is from fees which 15 SUPPOrted by fundraising events.
We have also introduced a voluntary daily fee to help with covering the cost of materials and
equipment that enhances the children's play and learning.
Many of our children started school in September and they left playgroup as happy, confident and
sociable children who are a credit to the dedicated team of staff and ethos of Parkview.
There have been no complaints or incidents that require a report to Ofsted.
Section E Financial Review
The majority of fee income comes from Hampshire County Council (£4.77) under the government
funding scheme for 3 and 4 year olds, with the remainder from parents who have to pay £6 across
the board for those that don't get funding. A fundraising event brought in a healthy amount of cash
to help cover the costs of materials to update and refresh our outdoor play area with new fencing
ancl planters to enrich the children's development.
Reserves are held to help the Setting operate effectively. Tru5tee5 keep the reserves policy and the
level of reserves held under review but Parkview aims to hold cash reserves equivalent to 3 months,
worth of operating costs. Trustees monitor the level of reserves monthly. In this way trustees will be
aware of the build-up of excess reserves or of reserves being unexpectedly or rapidly depleted.
Having Set the reserves level or range in which it is desirable to operate, trustees monitor the
reserves actually held to establish the reason for any significant difference with the target level set.
If reserves during the year are below target or exceed target, the trustees consider whether this is
due to a 5hort-term situation or a longer-temi issue. Action may then be needed to replenish or
spend reserves.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee5' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charivs trustees".
Full name: Sabrina Gardner
Position: Chair
Date.. a.(Ji. £olS
Signature:
Full name: Scarlett Smyth
Position: Vice Chair
Date:a2. ttl . aoat>
Signature:

**1153914 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 **To from** FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES ________________ ....1.... _______J **CHARITY COMMISSIONukview Community Playgroup** 

**Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds** to the nearest £ to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest £ to the nearest£ **A1 Receipts** Fees: from parents **22,218 22,218 11,606** Fees: from Hampshire County Council **92,241 92,241 71,904** Fundraising & donations **1,617 1,617 2,612** Other **189 189 39 -** - **-** - **-** - **-** - ====2 _Sub total (Gross income for AR)_ **116,266 116,266 86,160** [A2 **Asset ana investment sales,** = **(see table).** - - **-** _Sub total_ §§§§ **116,266** a _Total receipts (_ **116.266** I ( -li -ii J , **86.1601 A3 Payments** Staff costs **74,745 - 74,745 72,201** Rent **7,578 7,578 9,123** Food **111 111 221** Activities - materials **1,192 1,192**[=] **2,055** S= on[Sa.] **CCXX R1 accounts** (SS) 28/01/2025 



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Slalionery
Telephone and postage
Slalulory, prolesslonal & leoal fees
Insurance
Subscriplions
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Advertislng and promollons
Cleanlng
Sundry
2,207
29
114
463
796
1.110
144
2.207
29
114
463
796
1,110
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657
113
87
738
760
944
404
661
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103
102
64
102
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Sub total
A4 Asset and Investment
urchases
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Sub total
Total payments
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A6 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds thls year end
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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40,349
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9,750
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
•••
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Parkview Community Playgroup
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1153914
Set out on pages
(remember lo include the page numbers of additional shee
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no COn￿rnS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
K. Wilkinson
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
1st class Economics with Accounting BSC. (University of Bristol)
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) in 2003
Address:
16 Nottingham Road
Bristol
BS7 gDH
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018