2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/09/24 Period start date Period end date 31/08/25

Charity name: St. Asaph Community Playgroup

Charity registration number: 1183034

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Provision of a community playgroup
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	Provision of service to young children by helping them to learn through play and integration with others of their own age. Access to the service is available to young children of all abilities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees are taking steps to ensure that they have read the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.

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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	During the school year children have benefited a lot with their social and communication skills. Children have also benefited from outdoor activities. During this year children have benefited from activities set and offered by playgroup. The playgroup is run onsite of the local infant school and in addition to regular playgroup offers an additional service to pupils who have attended the school nursery class in the mornings. This has provided an important link in the community and has aided children in the transition from playgroup to school.

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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	The results for the year and the financial position at the year end were considered satisfactory by the trustees.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity does not have a written policy on reserves the charity does not have any access funds to invest.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Deposit account £15000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Temporary closure to pay wages for staff that work at the setting.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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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	Charitable incorporated organisation (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	Elected trustees

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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	ST ASAPH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1183034
Charity’s principal address	THE POD ST ASAPH VP SCHOOL UPPER DENBIGH RD ST ASAPH LL170rl

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	TraceyEdwards
	Hollylayton
	Karen Harrington
	Kira bee

– 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 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

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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

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Tracey Edwards Full name(s) Tracey Edwards

Position (eg Secretary, Manager Chair, etc)

Date

01/07/22

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