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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
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3010er2025

funds
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all tho tru•ts••
Print Nam¢
Dato olapproval
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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