## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/9/22 Period start date To 31/8/23 Period end date** ## **Charity name:The Croft Playgroup** ## **Charity registration number:1179719** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide high quality Daycare in the**
**local community.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To provide a safe and stimulating**
**environment for pre-school children to**
**learn and develop through play activities**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**In our work we (the trustees) have regard**
**to the guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit**| ## **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** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**We have provided a full daycare service**
**for parents who are both working or in**
**the process of looking for work. We**
**continue to provide this service which**
**allows parents to be funded through the**
**Childcare Offer Scheme as well as those**
**children funded through Flying Start. We**
**are also able to provide a service for**
**children that could have additional**
**learning needs.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At 31/8/23 Cash at bank and in hand of**
**£26,204**
**Was held on unrestricted funds**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to fund the objectives**
**and activities of the Charity**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£26,204**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**None**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No fund materially in deficit**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainties about the charity**
**continuing as a going concern**| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**New Trustees may be nominated and**
**appointed b y current trustees or able to**
**put themselves forward**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Croft Playgroup| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1179719| |Charity’s principal address|Aston Family Centre
Larch Avenue
Higher Shotton
Flintshire
CH5 1NF| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||KellyCormack|||| ||Steven Smailes|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets NONE 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 Cormack **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 8/7/24 ||**Charity Name**

**THE CROFT PLAYGROUP**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**THE CROFT PLAYGROUP**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**THE CROFT PLAYGROUP**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**THE CROFT PLAYGROUP**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**THE CROFT PLAYGROUP**
**1**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date
01/09/2022|**To**
||| |||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||| |**A1 Receipts**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Countycouncil funding|**52,125**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**52,125**
**1,900**
**7,834**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**53,601**
**165**
**11,117**
**58**
**21**
**79**
**-**
**-**| |Government funding|**1,900**|||||| |Fees|**7,834**|||||| |HMRC JRS Grant|**-**|||||| |Donations|**-**|||||| |Fundraising|**-**|||||| |Miscellaneous|**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**61,859**
||**-**|**-**|**61,859**|**65,041**| |||||||| ||||**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|**61,859**|**65,041**| |||||||| |
Staff salaries &pension|**55,567**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**55,567**
**4,720**
**2,206**
**733**
**14**
**110**
**735**
**100**
**174**
**217**
**114**
**226**
**508**
**250**
**179**
**60**
**82**
**-**|**57,208**
**3,920**
**2,093**
**570**
**69**
**88**
**755**
**123**
**37**
**-**
**119**
**301**
**260**
**144**
**-**
**-**
**145**
**-**| |Rent|**4,720**|||||| |Payroll bureau|**2,206**|||||| |Food & refreshments|**733**|||||| |Learningtoys & equipment|**14**|||||| |Telephone,post and stationery|**110**|||||| |Insurance|**735**|||||| |Hygiene costs|**100**|||||| |Repairs and renewals|**174**|||||| |Staff uniforms|**217**|||||| |Arts and crafts|**114**|||||| |Parties and fundraisingcosts|**226**|||||| |Professional fees|**508**|||||| |Registration and DBS fees|**250**|||||| |Trainingcourses|**179**|||||| |Office equipment|**60**|||||| |Miscellaneous|**82**|||||| |||||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_**|**65,995**||**-**|**-**|**65,995**|**65,832**| |||||||| ||||**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|**65,995**|**65,832**| |||||||| ||**-4,136**||**-**|**-**|**-4,136**|**-791**| ||**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**
**30,340**|**-**
**31,131**| ||**30,340**|||||| ||**26,204**||**-**|**-**|**26,204**|**30,340**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank current account
Cash account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Tables, filing cabinets, computer desk
Childrens learning toys
Childrens learning books
Office laptop, printer and mobile phone
**Details**
PAYE
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Childrens buggies, scooters, bicycles,
tricycles, climbing frame|**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**25,671**
**533**
**-**|**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| |||**26,204**|**-**||**-**| ||||||OK| ||||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||Date of
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