2024-08-31-accounts

(H Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Peric#J end date 31 08 ' 2W23 From Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name The Croft Playgroup Other names charlty Is knovm by Regl*tsred charlty numb•r (If any) 1179719 Charfty's prfnclpal address Aston Family Centre Larch Avenue, Higher Shotton Flintshire Postcodo CHS 1NF Names of th• charlty tru•te•8 who manage th• charlty Tru•t•• n•m• Offlc• Ilf wryl D•t•• •¢t•d If not forwhol• N•m• ol p•rwi lor body) ontitled Int tru•t Steven Smalles Stevèn Smalle8 Catherine Moffis Carla Gambino Steven Smalle8 04104r25 - to date 04104125-10 date 01109123- 04/0￿2025 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustses for tho charity. rf any, (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2012

Names and address￿ of advisers (Optional information of adviser Name Address Name of chlef executivo or names of senior staff n￿nbel$ (Opiional Inforniation) Section B Structure, Descrlptlon of th• charitys trusts Type of governing document Constitution overnance and management How the charity 18 (x>nstituled cio Tnjstee selection methods New trustees Can be nominated arK app￿ by current trustees or are able to put themselve5 forward. Addltional gov•rnance Is•u•s (Optlon41 InfomHtlon) You may cho￿0 to include additional information. where relevant, al)out'. policies and procedures adopted for the indudion and training of trustee8', the charrty's organisational structure and any wider network with which the (arty • relation8hip with any related parties. trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and prO￿dU￿ to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To provide hwh qualrty day￿re in the local communrty. Summary of the objects of tho charlty set out in its governing document TAR Marth 2012

To provide a safe and simulating enwronment for pwchool children to leam and develop thrwh ￿aY actsVit￿s. IN our work we (the trustees) have regard to the gutdance issued by the Charity Commissm on public benefrt. Summary of the maln activitiès undertaken for tho public benefit in relation to these objects {Include wfthln thls section th• ststutory doclaration that trustw have had regard to the guidanco Issuod by tho Charity Commlssion on public bonefit) Addllional dotalls of o14ethes and acllvltlos (Optlonal Inforn￿On) You may choou to indude further statements, where relevant. about: icy on grantmaknng; policy programme related investment; contribution made by volunteers. TAR Marth 2012

Section D Achievements and performance We have provided a ftjll daycare seNice for parents who are both working or in the process of lookn'ng for 8mployment. Summary of the maln achievements of the charity during the year We continue to provide this service whith allows parents to be funded through the childcare offer scheme as well as those children funded through flying start. Vve are also able to provide our servi¢xs for children that could have additional leaming needs. TAR Marth 2012

Section E Financial review Brief statemont of the charity's policy on reserves At 31 August 2024 cash at bank and in hand was £15,554. Funds are held to fund the objectives and activiti'es of the Charty. All funds are unrestricted. The Chanty aims to hold in reserve three months of expenditure. This has been achieved at 31 August 2024. Dotalh of any funds matsrlalty In deflcit No fund materially in deficat Further financlal details (Optional InfOrn￿On) You may ¢hoose to indude additional 1nf0miati￿, where relevant about: the chanty's FYin¢ipal sources of ful￿8 (including any fundraising): how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they havo approved tho tru8tee8' rtsport •bov•. Signed on behaff ol the charlty'3 trusteos Signature(s) fy(oYro' Catherine Morris Full namels) Poslllon (eg Se¢retary, Chair. Chair 18106r2025 TAR Marth 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ments accounts Forlho perlod CC16a To Section A Receipts and payments Unre8trfcted fund• Restrfcted fund• Endowment fvndB Totsl lund• L••t yur A1 Ro¢el t• CouTrty counal rece Govemrwi fundinq Feèj Donalonl 02.125 7,834 22 ARJ ••• tabl• . 518ff Rent Pa I burv8U Food & refreahments Learnin T¢knphon•. post & #t8b'on In#urnnc• H ￿n0 e¢•ts & t•nM S1911 unrforms Arts & cr8ft8 for¢hlklr•n Partigs & fundral81 lor thil¢Jren Profe88ion•l fee# R Istrauon & D6S feèl TrAinin course m•nl Sem25 3.710 1181 00.1587 4.720 721 621 169 YTJ 733 14 77J TJS loo 174 217 114 187 228 008 2SO 179 60 Mkc 214 Sub ¢ot•l 86,398 A4 As$•t and InvgBtm•nt Sub totsl 86.398 68A98 85,995 Net 01r•c•l￿fp4Yrn•ntsj AS fran$fèrs botweon Iw)d8 AO Cagh fund¥ la¥t yoar •nd Cash funds thls y••r •nd 10,650 10,660 4,138 15 15.654 26,204 CCXX R1 a¢￿UnIS ISS) 3010er2025

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to tho trusteesl members of The Croft PlaYgr￿p On atcounts for the year •nded 31 Au9USt 2024 Charlty no (rf any) 1179719 Sot out on pago8 Ir￿￿¢ the 999¢ nurr,b&rn 91 addrtion81 $b,eei&.' I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Ro8ponslbllltlos and AS the charity trustees of the Trust. you ar8 responsible for the p￿ParatIOn b•sls of report of the accounts in a¢￿dance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'8 accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying OLrt my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion under 8e(lion 145{5)(b} of the A I have CoM￿eted my examination. I confimi that no m*erial matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection wilh the examination whb¢h gNe8 me cause to b8lieve that in, any material accountiNJ records wern not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statement I have no concem8 arKI have come auoss no other matters in connectlon wrlh the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable proper urKlerstanding of the accounts to be reached. . Pleaao doleto thg ￿￿1rd& in th• br8ck8t$ rfth•y do not gpply. Slgn•d: 2010612025 Name: Alex Wyatt Relevant professlonal qualiflcation{s) or body Ilf any): ACCA Addr88s: Adlink House, 86 The Highway, Hawarden, CH5 3DJ IER Octob6r 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalli of any ttem8 that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018