2025-08-31-accounts - The Croft Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2024 31 08 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Croft Playgroup Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1179719 Charity's principal address Aston Family Centre Larch Avenue, Higher Shotton Flintshire Postcode CH5 1NF

The Croft Playgroup

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Catherine Morris	04/04/25 – to date	Steven Smailes
Carla Gambino	04/04/25 – to date	Steven Smailes
Steven Smailes	01/09/23 – 04/04/2025

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

New trustees can be nominated and appointed by current trustees or are Trustee selection methods able to put themselves forward. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To provide high quality daycare in the local community.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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To provide a safe and simulating environment for pre-school children to learn and develop through play activities.

In our work we (the trustees) have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We have provided a full daycare service for parents who are both working or in the process of looking for employment. 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 our services for children that could have additional learning needs.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

At 31 August 2025 cash at bank and in hand was £16,597. Funds are held to fund the objectives and activities of the Charity. All funds are unrestricted.

The Charity aims to hold in reserve three months of expenditure. This has been achieved at 31 August 2025.

Details of any funds materially No fund materially in deficit in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (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 trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Catherine Morris Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 29/06/2026

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	The Croft Playgroup	The Croft Playgroup	The Croft Playgroup	1179719 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/09/2024	To	31/08/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 38,300 13,892 2,006 - - - - - 54,198 - - - 54,198 44,641 3,840 1,746 586 446 140 810 111 - 109 243 127 54 209 94 - 53,155 - - - 53,155 1,043 - 15,554 16,597	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 38,300 13,892 2,006 - - - - - 54,198 - - - 54,198 44,641 3,840 1,746 586 446 140 810 111 - - 109 243 127 54 209 - 94 - 53,155 - - - 53,155 1,043	Last year to the nearest £
Countycouncil receipts	38,300				45,899
Government funding	13,892				5,403
Fees	2,006				4,424
Donations	-				22
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	54,198				55,748

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					55,748

Staff salaries &pensions	44,641				56,825
Rent	3,840				3,760
Payroll bureau	1,746				2,181
Food & refreshments	586				729
Learningtoys & equipment	446				621
Telephone, post & stationary	140				159
Insurance	810				773
Hygiene costs	111				101
Repairs & renewals					348
Staff uniforms	-				-
Arts & crafts for children	109				111
Parties & fundraisingfor children	243				187
Professional fees	127				228
Registration & DBS fees	54				35
Trainingcourses	209				20
Office equipment					214
Misc	94				105
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**Sub total **	53,155				66,398

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					66,398

	1,043	-	-	1,043	- 10,650
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	15,554	-	-	15,554	26,204
	16,597	-	-	16,597	15,554

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature CMorris Childrens learning books Office laptop, printer, mobile phone PAYE Bank current account Cash in hand Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details Tables, filing cabinets, computer desks Childrens buggies, scooters, bicycles, ~~tricycles climbing frame~~ Childrens learning toys	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 16,597 - - - - - 16,597 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) unrestricted - - - - - Print Name Catherine Morris	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
	CMorris	Catherine Morris	29/06/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/06/2026

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Croft Playgroup On accounts for the year 8nded 31 August 2025 Charlty no (If ary) 1179719 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty Dhe Trust") for the year ended Responslblllues arKI As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance Iwth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in r8spe( of my examination of the Tru8f8 acUnts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable 're(S given by the Charity Commis8ion under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examinats'on. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection with the examinatlon vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any material Independent xaminerfs Statement accounts'ng records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the a¢cwnts do not axord with the ac¢J)unting records I have no Conce and have come across no other matters in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable oper understandiNJ of the accounts to be reached. . Hease delet8 the worfs in th8 brnLets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Dats: 30106r2026 Alex Wyatt Relevant profesglonal qualificatlonls) or body (If any): ACCA Addrem: Adlink House. 86 Tr Highway. Hawarden, CH5 3DJ IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {see CC32, Independent examination of tharity accounts.. direth'ons and guidan for èxaminers). Glve hère brief detsils of any Items that th• oxaminer wlshos to disclose. IER October 2018