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ACCOUNTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Registered Charity Number 1172322

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CONTENTS PAGE
Reference and Administrative Information 2
Trustees’ annual report 3 - 22
Independent Examiner’s report 23
Receipts and payments account 24
Statement of assets and Liabilities 25
Notes to the accounts 26

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Full Name: Children’s World
Registered Charity Number: 1172322
Address: 28 Northload Street
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 9LL
Trustees: Haggis Mcleod
Catherine Busby
Maggie Dear
Martin Casey
Elizabeth Carruthers
Resigning Trustees: Jill Barker resigned 14 May 25
Mark Aylward resigned 14 May 25
Chloe Turnball-Yeo resigned 14 May 25
Secretary Tara Bostock
Independent Examiner: Joanne Trowbridge MAAT
Bristol Community Accountants CIC
The Park,
Daventry Road,
Knowle
Bristol BS4 1DQ
Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Solicitors Bartlett, Gooding & Weelen
11 Chilkwell Street
Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 8DL

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

Children’s World is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission and governed according to its constitution, adopted 29 March 2017.

The charity was established to take forward the work of the unincorporated charity, Childrens World, charity number 282743.

Members and Trustees

The CIO’s (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Constitution provides for the appointment of Trustees in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.

The Trustees are responsible for the overall management of the Charity. The Directors and other staff carry out the day-to-day operations of the Charity.

The Trustees are appointed and elected by the Directors, Chair and other Trustees.

The trustees who served during the year are shown on page 2 of this report.

Appointment of Trustees

The Trustees are appointed and elected by the Director, Chair, and other Trustees.

The trustees are responsible for the overall management of the charity. The staff carry out the regular and day to day operations of the charity.

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation Constitution provides for the appointment of Trustees in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.

In accordance with the terms of the constitution, there must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees or appoint a new charity trustee. The maximum number of Charity trustees that may be appointed to the CIO is twelve.

Public benefit

In shaping the objectives for the year and planning activities, the trustees have considered the Charity commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

Objects of the Charity

The objects of the CIO are:

The principal objectives of the Charity are the advancement of education and the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupations for children and young persons throughout the

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world, of which such children and young persons have need by reason of their youth or social and economic circumstances and which will improve their conditions of life by promoting their physical and emotional well-being.

Activities undertaken for the public benefit and achievements during the year

Chair’s report

During 2024-2025 Children’s World presented:

Children’s World activities for the year have reached over 1,500 children and young people, within various settings, including community events and other local organisations for children and their families in Somerset.

The previous year presented significant hurdles to our service delivery, especially within schools. We unfortunately delivered only one school workshop, which necessitated a comprehensive review of our operations in this area. This review led to the very difficult decision to implement redundancy of the school-based employee’s role. Our investigations revealed that the rising cost of living and a reduction in government funding for schools have profoundly impacted our ability to deliver. Despite this, we are determined to find ways to rebuild and re-establish this vital component of our services in the future.

Our dedicated staff team continues to demonstrate remarkable adaptability. They are actively expanding on successful initiatives, such as our youth committee and community events, and have forged valuable partnerships with other organisations. These collaborations will directly enhance and support our current offerings.

Our staff team has been diligently reviewing all internal management systems while continuing to deliver vital services. They've worked tirelessly to address any legal vulnerabilities and are actively improving our marketing and community engagement, including our social media presence. We've also identified the need for a complete website overhaul. We'll be seeking specific funding to update and enhance these crucial areas.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the trustee colleagues and the entire Children's World staff for their tireless efforts and steadfast commitment.

THE YOUTH COMMITTEE

The Youth Committee is still going strong. This work has had a huge impact on the children and young people that are our regular youth committee members, and their community events and activities have also directly reached approx. 700 children and young people within the local area. PARENT CARER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT - TUNING INTO KIDS

Due to funding difficulties countywide, there has not been opportunity to deliver Tuning into Kids and Tuning into Teens courses and workshops within this financial year. However, new avenues for funding

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have been explored and we have been able to secure further funding to deliver this work throughout 25/26.

GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL

Based on our strategic planning from 2023/24, we were excited to introduce new systems and processes for the 2025 Festival. Our goal is to foster greater professionalism, transparency, and accountability. Alongside efforts to boost income, we're dedicated to helping all venues understand and thrive with these new approaches.

We look forward to building on this strong groundwork. A huge thank you to every volunteer who has generously given their time to both the festival and our other community projects.

Our Future Plans:

We're focusing on several key areas to strengthen our charity and expand our reach:

We plan to continue our growth and planned expansion. Should anyone be interested in joining us on our journey and feel they can positively contribute to the charity, then please do feel free to contact us about volunteering or joining us as a trustee.

So, as the report comes to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to give our thanks to our staff, trustees and volunteers for their admirable and valued dedication and energy. We wouldn’t be here without you.

Timeline of Events, workshops and activities across 2024/25

31[st] March - Egg Sumo fundraiser – Rifleman’s Arms

This year, Angela, Jay, Paddy, and Charlie attended to support the event. Angela delivered Easter Tattoos and Paddy and Charlie supported with tech.

The day was a success and The Rife’s raised £477 in total for the charity.

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April 3[rd] and 5[th] - 2 x Chocolate making workshops were delivered with Gilbert & Swayne – these were delivered for the Charity free of charge and so we were able to offer this as a free activity for 16 youngsters over the age of 8.

Easter Egg’stravaganza 10[th] April

This took place on Weds 10[th] April this year. Funded by Youth Committee collections at Glastonbury Carnival Estimated at £400 along with a fund of £600 from GTC.

Children’s World Easter Extravaganza 2024 was planned and delivered by Children’s World Youth Committee to provide free activities for families in Glastonbury and the surrounding areas over the Easter holidays. It also gave opportunities for the youth committee members to gain experience in event management and delivering live performance.

This year 102 children - 79 over 2 yrs and 23 under 2 yrs in total attended. The total cost of the event was £1005.11.

We received a total of £1179.44 from funding and from money raised during the event.

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The event was an amazing success, and we received lovely feedback from participants:

Hello

I wanted to write to say an enormous thank you for a wonderful afternoon today. We were warmly greeted at the gate and the door, given refreshments like I’ve never seen and without exception, the volunteers and facilitators were engaging and so kind to my son and my friend’s 2 boys. All of us felt so relaxed and happy. I was even inspired to write a “Dream Door” poem for my friend’s son’s door.

All the activities were so well pitched with the freedom for creativity and fun!

And it was a treat seeing the Children’s World youth committee perform with such confidence and passion and observe our boys enjoy and respond to their positive support for one another. I’m very much looking forward to seeing the green screen “Happy” video. My son said at dinner that he wants to learn the chords to this song on his ukelele (he strums his own chords, so this is an incredible next step!)

Thank you again for an uplifting day. You really embodied the aims of your charity, and we all felt “included”.

With very best wishes Louise and Eddie Turner

Last year we had a short fall of £151.92 of which the charity absorbed the cost. This year we wanted to make sure we did not have a short fall and with the money raised for our raffles etc and donations we are in credit by £174.29. We aim to put this towards another community project over the next year.

West Pennard School Workshop - 23[rd] April – West Pennard contacted CWorld as they recognised that their year 5 class could benefit from a workshop addressing relationships and teamwork. Paddy and Charlie arranged this and delivered a whole day workshop with parents joining the workshop at the end for a short presentation on what had been delivered and why.

Volunteering and Network event - 28[th] April – Angela attended the annual volunteering and network event at Glastonbury Town Hall, raising the charity profile and liaising with other local organisations and spending an hour volunteering in the café, to help.

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Beltane – May 1[st] – Angela was approached by Glastonbury Town Council with regards to their Lost Child Point at Beltane. They needed cover and so Angela was able to volunteer her time as she was able to complete Children’s World Work whilst covering the Lost Child point. There were no lost children, and the event was a great success, further bonding our community relationships.

Pilton Jumble Trail - 6[th] may – The wonderful villagers of Pilton held their annual fundraising event and raised the generous sum of £465 for our charity.

Collet Park Day – 8[th] June - We were invited to join Collet Park again this year. It is not a paid event but a great way to network with local communities and raise the profile of the charity. We delivered hula hooping games and activities in the arena and we held a raffle and teddy tombola that raised £128.86.

Glastonbury Festivals – 26[th] to 30[th] – Trading at Glastonbury Festival is a privilege and a key factor in the success of the Charity’s future stability. Each year, bar every 5 years when the festival is not held, a significant amount is raised to support the continuation of the charity.

Abbotts Way School – 4[th] July - Abbotts way contacted us and asked if Angela would provide a hula hoop workshop for their students. She delivered a 2-hr workshop to a group of children and young

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people with a range of abilities. The day was fun for all involved with many learning new skills and gaining confidence.

Keynsham Music Festival – 6[th] July

We attended Keynsham music festival to provide activities throughout the day, hula hooping, craft, parachute games etc, interactive story telling with Tor Theatre and Fitness fun with Mojo Moves. Grant of £1000.00 paid – all funds allocated and included costs of Paddy and Angela’s time.

Meare Village fundraising event – 13[th] July

Children’s World joined Meare at their fund-raising event, to support their work raising funds for a new village hall but also raising funds for our charity and giving our youth committee members the opportunity to perform to a public audience. We had a lovely time delivering games, art and craft and more and our members Marks’ band ‘Starlite’ performed along with Dante delivering vocals and dancing.

Somerset County Council ‘getting to know you day’ for Children Looked After - 26[th] July – Children’s World were asked to attend and provide activities – we provided green screen filming to the track ‘Happy’ and edited a film for them and provided bubbles, Hula hooping and other

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activities. The film was then edited and sent on to the team. Everyone in the film enjoyed it very much.

Walton family day Weds 31[st] July – – Foster Carers Southwest

We were asked to attend their family day and support with some activities, we provided Hula Hoop games, bubbles and parachute games. Despite the day being incredibly hot everyone had a lovely time.

Summer Extravaganza 2024 –3[rd] August

Despite the current funding climate being extremely challenging with the current cost of living crisis and funders priorities needing to change to reflect that, we were able to obtain enough funds to deliver a 1-day summer event for families. We are committed to overcoming these challenges with a view to bring our 2-day Family Festival back in 2025.

This one-day event was fantastic, the weather was glorious, and a fabulously fun time was had by everyone that attended.

Over 500 people attended, and all costs were covered with the GTC grant and ticket sales.

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Off the Streets – August 27[th] to 30[th]

A grant of £3157.00 was agreed by the Community Inclusion Team at Somerset County Council. We were able to deliver 13 various workshops for our local community from skateboarding to hula hooping, to birds of prey, drama and more. All workshops were attended by a total of 96 children and their families.

Zombie Walk – 31[st] October

The weather was great this year and everyone had a really great time.

Alongside other professional performers, our youth committee member Dante also performed, and was amazing. Dante performed a dance to the track ‘Bones’. Our other members all volunteered on the day covering various areas of responsibility from face painting area support to Road traffic management.

We raised £633.00 on the day and minus costs of £340.91 we had a profit of £292.09 to go towards another event or activity.

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Carnival Fundraising – 16[th] November

We had a fab time supporting Glastonbury Carnival with money collecting whilst raising money for the charity and we also created an inflatable Sunny Costume for the event.

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Glastonbury Frost Fair – 30[th] November

Glastonbury Town Council hired Children’s World to deliver performances and craft for this years Frosty Fair event. We then joined the town councillors, along with members of our youth committee, in the end of day Lamp Parade. A successful day was had by all.

Big Fam Christmas disco/day rave and interactive DJ experience – 16[th] December Glastonbury Town Council supported the event with a fund to deliver. It was a great success with many local families experiencing the joy of a daytime rave with their children. Children attending had the opportunity to get hands on and experience DJing for themselves. After loads of interest we aim to run this event again in April 2025 with an aim to take it to different venues with the aim to increase its reach.

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High Sheriff of Somerset Volunteer Networking Event – Cadbury Court – 7[th] February Angela attended this event with a view to network with other local organisations and link with potential funders/sponsors on the day. The day was very useful with contacts made for future collaboration. Deborah Meaden was in attendance, giving a talk and taking questions, around the current fundraising climate and specifically addressing the area of engaging volunteers.

February 2025 half term activities:

Evolve Music workshops - 18th February

Children’s World collaborated with Evolve music in delivering 2 x workshops. One for early years and their families and a sound lab for over 8’s. The sessions were very well attended and enjoyed by all with requests to run more sessions in the future.

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Toy and Emotion Coaching Family Workshops – 20[th] February

Children’s World were approached by ‘Kids in Mind’ offering several boxes of toys to be used for families in need. We snapped up the chance to help our local community and were able to pass them to children in need during this free half term activity day. Our theme of the day was emotional wellbeing which fitted very nicely with Kids in Mind’s values, family support and mental wellbeing.

The day entailed the delivery of Tuning into kids’ activities with a focus on developing emotional communication, an area that we feel very passionate about at Children’s World, along with support and signposting for families.

Many families benefitted from the event and loved the activities on offer, supporting themselves and their children to develop emotional language and understanding in a fun and engaging way, and our families were bowled over by the generosity shown to them on the day. Thank you to Morrisons Glastonbury and Tesco’s Wells for their donations of refreshments and snacks for the event.

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Tesco’s Wells Fundraising – 15[th] March

Following our recent success in securing an opportunity to receive funding from Tesco’s Stronger Starts we spent time instore, raising awareness of the Charity and gathering support for our votes. The more members of the public that voted for our charity, the greater a grant we could receive. This has also enabled us to make further valuable community connections and Morrisons continues to support us with donations.

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Youth Committee work undertaken between 1[st] April 2024 up to 1st April 2025

Children’s World Youth Committee is a neuro diverse, inclusive group supporting young people to achieve their goals using the Arts and Entertainment and supporting life skills through voluntary activities and training.

The committee meets every two weeks, has held a total of 22 meetings between April 2024 to April 2025, has volunteered at 9 community events including fundraising events and has held 1 x Team Building Bowling outing. Alongside this work our Youth Committee have also been directly involved in the planning and delivery of Local Radio shows and Representation to Glastonbury Town Council and our Easter Egg’stravaganza is funded through volunteering and planned and delivered (with support) by the Youth Committee.

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Administrative work undertaken by Youth Committee members:

Work undertaken by Youth Committee members on the Planning and delivery of our public events including our Easter Extravaganza and Summer Extravaganza:

Skills developed:

Analytical and appraisal skills – feedback of events and activities for future improvement and service delivery and Decision making within Board of Trustees.

Use of social media – sharing of events with the public and advertising of activities and achievements. Communication skills – face to face – telephone skills – use of email.

Interaction with the public offering guidance and advice at Easter Extravaganza and Summer Extravaganza.

Creative skills – Decor for Events, planning and rehearsals then delivery of performances. Technical skills: Set up and use of PA music systems for tech support for performers.

Health and Safety – Development of Risk Assessments.

Child Protection – Understanding signs and indicators and Charity Policy/procedure. Form completion skills – DBS’s and Feedback

Training:

10[th] December - First Aid Training

Volunteering and performances at the following events across 24/25:

Easter Extravaganza Collet Park Day Meare Village Hall Fundraising Event Summer Extravaganza Zombie Walk Fundraising Event Glastonbury Frost Fair Glastonbury & Chilkwell Carnival Event (charity collections) Big Fam Xmas DJ Event

Community opportunities:

Glastonbury, Wells and Street FM

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Our Youth Committee work with GWS Radio is going strong with Radio shows taking place on Friday 17[th] May and Friday 26[th] July. This work led to further interest for our youth committee member Mark who then took the time to create his own radio show ‘The Aftermath’, GWS were so impressed that they aired the first series across Nov and Dec, and this work continued to a second series being produced and aired.

The committee also met with GWS radio to prerecord a Christmas show, on 12[th] December. This was aired the week leading up to Christmas.

Our committee members then joined GWS Radio on their annual Marathon Day on March 29[th] and will continue to work closely with them across the next year.

Glastonbury Town Council representation – Our Youth Committee have been directly involved with the completion of Funding Bids for GTC and have started to attend their committee meetings, talking about our events and general representaion of the charity and their roles within the events. Further strengthening our community links and understanding of what the Youth Committee can achieve.

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Feedback sought from YC members on Children’s World activities for:

Easter Extravaganza Collet Park Day Meare Village Hall Fundraising Event Summer Extravaganza Zombie Walk Fundraising Event Glastonbury Frost Fair Glastonbury & Chilkwell Carnival Event (charity collections) Big Fam Xmas DJ Event Radio Shows Glastonbury Town Council Representation Bowling

Team building activities:

Annual Bowling trip – 5[th] January 2025

It has been a wonderful year with the Youth Committee going from strength to strength. We have many exciting projects in the pipeline for the coming year.

Children’s World AGM Treasurer’s Report 2024–2025

Financial Overview

The financial year 2024–2025 was stable, with no issues reported in the charity’s bookkeeping. Careful financial management by Angela and Hazel ensured that spending remained at a very low level throughout the year.

Children’s World’s core costs continue to be primarily funded by income from Children’s World Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary, alongside grants that support specific activities and events. Grant Funding & Activities

The charity secured 11 grants, which enabled the delivery of its regular annual activities—albeit on a reduced scale. Notably:

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Despite funding challenges, Children’s World successfully ran:

All grant funds were used appropriately and in line with their intended purposes. Looking Ahead: 2025–2026

Children’s World is exploring a number of exciting opportunities, such as a potential collaboration with Devito’s Circus, aimed at increasing the charity’s public profile and generating additional income. This partnership could offer exciting new opportunities for outreach and sustainability.

Reserves policy

The charity will aim to always operate with at least £42,616 in reserve, which represents 6 months running costs. Should the charity financial forecast indicate that the charity will drop below its’ upper reserve level then an emergency trustee meeting will be convened to review the fundraising strategy and put into place additional remedial fundraising measures to bring reserves back above £42,616. The charity will aim to have sustainable fundraising, bringing the levels above £42,616, within 3 months of the emergency trustee meeting.

The charity will aim to have a minimum reserve of £29,631. Should the charity financial forecast indicate that the charity will drop below its’ minimum reserve figure, the treasurer will call an emergency trustee meeting, within at least 7 days, to review potential funding and agree whether it is necessary to begin to wind the charity up.

Exceptions to this will be if finances dip below £42,616 but remain above £29,631 when a major fundraising event such as Glastonbury Festival, or other income is anticipated within 3 months, which will bring funds back up to the minimal operational costs. The trustees have now established the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have implemented systems to mitigate those risks.

Going concern

The trustees have reviewed the circumstances of the charity and consider that adequate resources continue to be available to fund the activities of the organisation for the foreseeable future. The trustees are therefore of the view that the charity is a going concern.

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Related parties

The Charity is connected with Children’s World Enterprises, Company number 03789213

The following directors of Children’s World Enterprises acted as Trustees of Children’s World during the year:

Haggis McLeod Martin Casey Maggie Dear

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity at any time and enable the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

7BCA3623936B4D3... 8/9/2025 ……………………………………………. Catherine Busby – Chairperson

Date……………………………………………………………………….

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Children’s World (‘the CIO’)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

…………………………………………………….

Joanne Trowbridge MAAT Bristol Community Accountants CIC The Park Daventry Road, Knowle Bristol BS4 1DQ

8/9/2025 Date ..............................................

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RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

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Receipts
Donations and fundraising
Grants
Workshops
Ticket Sales
Bank Interest
Misc
Total receipts
Payments
Salaries
Workshop Contractors
Events
Office Expenses
Insurance
Accountancy & Professional fees
Bank Charges & Transaction fees
Materials & Equipment
Travel, Accom & Subsistence
Training
Volunteer Costs
Publicity
Storage and Rehersal Space
Total payments
Surplus / (Deficit)
Transfer between funds
Funds brought forward
Total Funds Carried Forward		 Unrestricted
Fund
£
86,373
-
510
4,025
1,760
724
93,392
57,684
9,379
2,099
3,694
465
1,533
313
504
892
307
-
365
3,980
81,215
12,177
792
65,549
78,518		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
18,938
-
-
-
-
18,938
478
5,664
1,514
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
68
7,726
11,212
(792)
3,533
13,953		 TOTAL
2025
£
86,373
18,938
510
4,025
1,760
724		 Total
2024
£
76,956
6,096
1,148
3,074
1,312
2,337
112,330
58,162
15,043
3,613
3,694
465
1,533
315
504
892
307
-
365
4,048		 90,923
54,260
10,765
6,623
2,539
2,702
5,103
76
423
2,089
400
154
902
3,900
88,941
23,389
-
69,082		 89,936
987
-
68,095
92,471 69,082

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Docusign Envelope ID: 6B7E7B4D-4E60-4B28-BB0A-DE0DDB15A686

CHILDREN'S WORLD

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL Total
Fund Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Cash Funds:
Cash at Bank 78,225 13,953 92,178 68,014
PayPal - - - 655
Cash in Hand 293 - 293 413
78,518 13,953 92,471 69,082
Fund to which TOTAL Total
asset/liability relates asset/liability relates 2025 2024
£ £
Liabilities
Salaries Unrestricted - 3,459
HMRC - PAYE Unrestricted - 1,380
Pension Scheme Unrestricted 173 223
Independent Examination Unrestricted 984 894
1,157 5,956

The trustees declare they have approved the accounts above.

8/9/2025

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees on ….............................

Catherine Busby

………………………………….............. …………………………………..............

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Docusign Envelope ID: 6B7E7B4D-4E60-4B28-BB0A-DE0DDB15A686

CHILDREN'S WORLD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

Restricted funds may be provided to the charity for particular purposes and may only be spent for the purposes for which they were given. Any balance remaining outstanding on a restricted fund at the end of the year is carried forwad as a balance on the fund, unless permission has been given by the funder to remve the restriction on the balance outstanding. Restricted funds will arise from grants and donations given to the charity for specific reasons.

2 Trustee benefits, payments and expenses

Other than re-imbursement for items purchased on behalf of the charity, there were no payments, remuneration or expenses made to trustees during the period (2024: nil)

3 Related Party Transactions

The charity is connected with Children’s World Enterprises, Company number 03789213 as detailed in the Trustees Annual return.

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Docusign Envelope ID: 6B7E7B4D-4E60-4B28-BB0A-DE0DDB15A686

CHILDREN'S WORLD

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

3 Analysis of Charitable Funds

Restricted Funds
Somerset County Council
Glastonbury Town Council
Somerset Community Foundation
Local Giving
Asda
Elmhurst Trust
McDonalds
Strategic Solutions
Tesco
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Total Funds		 At
01-Apr
2024
£
1,162
1,107
251
500
513
-
-
-
-		 Incoming
resources
£
3,618
3,260
8,900
-
-
600
560
1,000
1,000
18,938
93,392
112,330		 Outgoing
resources
£
(3,477)
(3,889)
-
-
-
-
(360)
-
-
(7,726)
(81,215)
(88,941)		 Transfers
£
-
-
(251)
(28)
(513)
-
-
-
-		 At
31-Mar
2025
£
1,303
478
8,900
472
-
600
200
1,000
1,000
3,533 (792) 13,953
65,549 792 78,518
69,082 - 92,471

Purpose of restricted funds:

Somerset County Council Spring Holiday Film making workshop Glastonbury Town Council Easter Extravaganza and May Festive Special Somerset Community Foundation Do Try This at Home Project, Festive Special and Creative Community Project Local Giving Signing and captioning for Do Try This as home Project Asda Mural at Paddington Farm Elmhurst Trust Family Fest 2025 McDonalds February Half term 2025 Strategic Solutions Family Fest 2025 Tesco Family Fest 2025

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