Trustees Annual Report – for year ending 31.03.2025 Glaisdale Playgroup - Charity Number: 1159956
Glaisdale Primary School Glaisdale WHITBY North Yorkshire YO21 2PZ
Trustees
| Trustees | ||
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| Trustee name | Office held | Dates acted(if not for the whole year) |
| Demi Simpson | Chair person | |
| Margaret Berry | Secretary | |
| Louise Garbett | Treasurer | |
| Lucy Prowse | Child protection | |
| Helen Purtill | Ofsted nominated person | |
| Katie whitehead | Committee member | |
| Lynne Foster | Committee member | |
| Emily Thompson | Committee member | |
| Katherine Sedman |
Management
The Charitable Incorporated Organisation is an early year’s provider that operates from a classroom at Glaisdale Primary School.
The playgroup is managed by a committee of parents of children who attend the playgroup, plus members of the local community with skills and qualifications in relation to the role fulfilled, plus one affiliated member, our child protection officer.
Three permanent members of staff are employed. Day to day running of the early year’s provision is overseen by the playgroup manager, Helen Purtill. Parents of children using the playgroup are invited to participate in meetings about how the organisation is run and are encouraged to become trustees in what is very much a community-based organisation. Trustees are elected annually at the AGM.
The committee is responsible for; Employment of staff, Reviewing policies and practice, Finance management, Safeguarding children (Child protection), Health and safety and Fundraising.
All parents or guardians are welcome at meetings. We are a community based, non-profit making organisation registered with the Charity Commission.
We are a member of the Early-Years Learning Alliance and the North Yorkshire Early Years Partnership with the local authority, and we are also registered with OFSTED.
Objectives and Activities
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and plan activities which will help children to make good progress towards the early learning goals, where appropriate, and sometimes beyond. Through planning we encourage children to take part in activities that build on their interests, what they already know and their developing physical, emotional, social and intellectual abilities.
Through play, in a secure environment with adult support, we think children can:
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Explore, develop and represent experiences, which help them make sense of the world
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Practice and build up ideas, concepts and skills
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Learn how to control impulses and understand the need for rules
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Be alone, alongside others and co-operate with others
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Think creatively and imaginatively
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Communicate with others as they investigate and solve problems
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Express fears and anxieties in a safe environment
In line with the Early Learning Goals our curriculum is divided into
3 prime areas of learning:
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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Communication and Language
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Physical Development
And 4 specific areas:
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Mathematical
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Literacy
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Understanding of the World
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Expressive Arts and Design
Achievements and Performance
Glaisdale Playgroup has a high attendance rate with most available places for sessions taken, offering 8 sessions over 4 days. In addition, we also offer a baby and toddler group, breakfast club and lunch (either packed or provided by the school) enabling the playgroup to adapt to meet the needs of local parents.
Organisation staff members have attended various training courses throughout the year.
Financial Review
The organisations income is made up of government funded places for eligible children, session fees for non-government funded children and fundraising activities. The organisation does not have any debts and does not have a reserves policy.
Full details of the organisations finances are contained within the Annual Return, however in brief the total income was £79,852, expenditure was £62,314 resulting in a profit of £17,538.
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Income
Bank interest/charges (cash back) 141.43
Consumables 1,255.50
Dinners 4,159.10
Donations 77.25
Fundraising 1,546.43
NYCC - funded session fees 63,144.00
Session Fees 9,422.77
Total Income 79,746.48
Expenses
Accountancy fees (payroll) 372.00
Accountancy software 415.20
Charitable Donation 20.00
Childcare charge 1,400.18
Computer equipment 169.00
Dinners paid to school 3,877.85
Ee pension 1,172.89
Er Pension 827.11
Insurance 743.51
Learning/Play resources 2,795.90
Miscellaneous Expenditure 146.71
Nett pay 41,679.49
Office 190.47
Offsted requirements 43.59
Printing, Postage and Stationery 503.92
Rent 2,292.50
Snacks/Cleaning supplies/Consumables 1,771.11
Telephone & Broadband 201.66
Training 444.00
Uniform 53.84
Website hosting 58.79
Total Expenses 59,179.72
Net Operating Income 20,566.76
Other Income - Miscellaneous Income 105.30
Other Expenses - PAYE & NI Liability 3,134.73
Profit/(Loss) 17,537.33
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of Glaisdale Playgroup On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2025 Charity no 1159956 ended (if any) Set out on pages
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025.
- 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.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement 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:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns 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: 19/11/2025 ~~|~~ Name: Karen Horton ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional AATQB qualification(s) or body 30years audit experience within civil service, local authority and construction (if any): sector Address: 2 Ilminster Close Burbage Leicestershire, LE10 2AB
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October 2018
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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 .
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