## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 31 August 2020 Period start date 31 August 2021 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Croft Playgroup**
## **Charity registration number:1179719**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To provide high quality day carer
purposes of the charity in a deprived area.
as set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and To provide a safe and stimulating
1.19
activities in relation to environment for pre-school
those purposes for the children to develop and lean
public benefit, in through play.
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 In our work, we( the trustee’s)
whether the trustees have regard to the guidance
have had regard to the issued by the Charity Commission
guidance issued by the on public benefit
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
We have continued to maintain a
proactive and stable committee
of dedicated volunteers – we
Summary of the main have provided a full day care
Para 1.20
achievements of the service for parents who are
charity, identifying the working or would like to return to
difference the charity’s work as well as a provision for
work has made to the the Flying Start scheme.
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the financial year
financial position at the 31 [st] August 2021, we had a
end of the period balance of £31,131
Statement explaining Para 1.22
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £31,131
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 No funds of materially in deficit
in deficit currently
Explanation of any Para 1.23 There are no uncertainties
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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The charity’s principal sources of funds Para 1.47 (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 New Trustees maybe nominated
methods including and appointed by current
details of any trustees or put themselves
constitutional provisions forward.
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name The Croft Playgroup
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1179719
number
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Charity’s principal Aston Family Centre
address Larch Avenue
Higher Shotton
Flintshire
CH5 1NF
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Iain Shine Trustee Since resigned
Elizabeth Trustee Since Resigned
2
Davison
Steven Smailes Trustee
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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12
13
14
15
16
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** Kelly Cormack **Full name(s)** Kelly Anne Cormick
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 13/01/2022
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||||Recei|and payments accounts|||CCl6a|
||||Fortheperiod
from|41t4912020|To|31t08t2021||
|Section ARecei|and||a ments|||||
||||Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Totalfunds|Last year|
||||to thenearest€|to the nearestt|to the neareste|to the nearest€|to the nearest €|
|AlRecei||||||||
|County Council fundinE|||51,145|||51,145|50,968|
|Fees|||8,501|||8,501|9,803|
|HMRCJRS Grant|||4,733|||4,733|10,352|
|Earlyyearfunding|||||||460|
|Donations|||13|||13|200|
|Fundraisinq|||110|||110|42|
|Miscellaneous|||83|||83|37|
||AR)||64,585|||64,585|71,852|
|A2Assetand investment sales,||||||||
|(seetable).||||||||
|Totalreceipts|||64,5E5||I|
er,sss I|71,862|
|Staffsalaries&pension|||59,651|||59,651|56,266|
|Rent|||2,500|||2,500|2,640|
|Payroll bureau|||{,853|||1,853|1,582|
|Food and refreshments|||513|||513|600|
|Learningtoysand equipment|||,t48|||148|622|
|Telephone, post andstationery|||430|||430|602|
|lnsurance|||721|||721|597|
|Hygienecosts|||247|||207|225|
|lepairsand renewals|||101|||101|127|
|Arts andcrafts|||63|||63|297|
|Party 6ndfundraising costs|||69|||69|16|
|Professional tees
Registration andDBSfees|||600
35|||600
35|350
345|
|Training courses|||117|||117||
|Office equipment|||249|||249||
|iscellaneous|||68|||68|178|
|Sub|total|||||67||
||||Unrestricted|Unrestricted|Restrieted|Endowment|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||*et*$$s|funds
to nearestg||funds
tonearestf|funds
tonearestf|
||B1 Cashfunds|Bank current account||30,912|||
|||Cash account||219|||
|||Total cashfunds||31,131|||
|||(agree balances with receiptsandpayments|||||
|||account(s))|||||
||||Unrestricted||Restricted|Endowment|
||||funds||funds|funds|
||||tonearestf||to nearest€|tonearest€|
||82Other monetary assets||||||
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||||Fund to
asset|which|Cost (optional)|Current value|
||83lnvestment assets||||||
||||Fund towhich||Cost (optional)|Curr6nt value|
||84 Assetsretainedforthe|Tables, filing cabinet, computer desk|unrestricted||||
||charity's ownuae|Children's buggies, scooters, bicycles,|unrestricted||||
|||fricvcleselimhino frames|||||
|||Children's learning toys|unrestribted||||
|||Children's learning books|unrestricted||||
|||Office computer equipment|unrestricted||||
||||Fund towhich||Amount due|When due|
||85 Liabilities|PAYE|unrestricted||||
|||Rent|unrestricted||||
||Signedbyone ortwotrusteeson
behalfof allthe trustees|Signature||Print Name||Dateof|
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