COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
(REGISTERED CHARITYNUMBER.. 1184505J
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024

COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
TRU5TEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Communlty Playlink 15 a reglstered charlty, number 1184505
Trustees
Richard Maunder
Dot Capes
David Harper
John McGibbon
Emma Barrett
Terrence Pugh
Lorralne Pu8h
(Chairperson)
{Secretaryl
Prlnclpal Offlce
Swaythllng Nei8hbourhood Centre
Hampton Park Wav
Swaythlin8
Southampton
S017 3AT
Independent Examlner
Knl8ht Goodhead Limlted
7 Bournemouth Road
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshlre
S053 3DA
Bankers
CAF Bank Limlted
25 Kin8s Hlll Avenue
Kin85 Hill, West Mallin8
Kent
ME19 4JQ

COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
The trustees submlt thelr report together with the financial statements of the charity for the
year ended 31 July 2024. The information on page I forms part of this report.
STRucfuRE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Charlty is a CIO (charitable incorporated organisationl. The trustees who have served
durin8 the period and since the period end are set out on page l. The trustees are elected at
The Annual General Meeting. All trustees have been made aware of the 8uidance available
on the Charity Commission website. None of thetrustees received any remuneratlon and any
reimbursed expenses are donated back to the charity.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charity's principal objectives are:
To advance the education of children and thelr carer5 by providing or assisting in the
provision of facilltles, actlvltle5 and group play in which parents, guardians and carers
can participate when appropriate.
To advance the education of parents, guardians and carers in the better care and
upbringing of children.
To promote the preservatlon and protectlon of the health and wellbeing of such
children, thelr carers and parents.
To meet these oblectlves the charlty has continued to operate toy Ilbrarle5 at variou5
locatlons in Southampton and also 8lve advice and support to affiliated toddler groups and
re8lStered child mindÈr5.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PRFORMANCE
The charity has been able to operate normally throughout the year and increased the nurnber
of service user5 over the prevlous year.
FUTURE PLANNING
The trustees continue to plan for the future to ensure the charity can continue wlth Its vital
work. The charity is settled at Swaythling Neighbourhood Centre as a permanent base.
The trustees report that the contract with Southampton City Council which expired on 31
December 2023 has been extended ijntll 31 March 2025.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
In reviewing its aims and objectives, and in planning future activities. the charity has
considered the Charity Commission Guldance on public benefit. The charlty considers that Its
prlncipal actlvities, as stated above, fulfil the requirements of charitable purpose and public
benefit as set out In the Charitles Act 2011.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The accounts for the year show a deficlt of £3,56912023 a Surplus of £5,923).
Our Grant Funding from Southampton City Council for the year was £27.62512023 £28,166).

The Trustees continue to make grant applications and to ra15e funds to ensure the Charlty can
continue at its present level.
RESERVES POLICY
Community Playlink will endeavour to maintain a reserve equating to three month's costs to
ensure that all commitments can be met. Currently 8eneral funds total £11,957 which
equates to just over three months total expenditure.
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements
in accordance with applicable law and Unlted Kingdom Accounting Standards (United
Klngdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practicel.
The law applicable to charltles requlres the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
flnancial period which give a true and fair vSew of the state of affairs of the charity and of the
Incomin8 resources and appllcatlon of resources of the charity for that period. In preparln8
these financial statements the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them conslstently,.
Observe the Methods and principles in the Charitie5 SORP;
Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to anv
material departures d15cIosed and explained In the financlal statements and prepare
the financlal statements on the 8oin8 concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in buslness.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accountln8 records that disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial p051tion of the charity and enable them to
ensure that the financial statement5 comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charitv
(Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 and the provlsions of the members association
constitution. They are also responsible for safe8uardln8 the a55ets of the charity and hence
for takln8 reasonable Steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the board of Trustee5
and si8ned on its behalf by..
Richard Maunder
Trustee
A•£<
Date..

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of Community Playlink for the year ended 31 July
2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 13.
RESPONSIBILITIES ANO BASIS OF REPORT
As the trustee5 of the charity vou are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report In respect of my examlnation of the Trustee's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under Section 1451511bl of the 2011 Act.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connectlon
with the examinatlon givin8 me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect:
11 accountlng records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by 5ectlon 130 of the Act; or
2} the accounts do not accord with those records,. or
31 the accounts do not comply wlth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts
set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 other than any reouSrement that the
accounts 8lve a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectlon with the examinatlon to whlch
attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
CJ GOODHEAD FCA
Knight Goodhead Limited
Chartered Accountants
7 Bournemouth Road
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire S053 3DA

COMMUNITY PLAYUNK
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Restrirted Unrestricted
funds
funds
Tolal
2024
Total
2023
Notes
INCOME
Donations and legacies
Investment income
32,913
236
37,913
236
50,363
151
TOTAL INCOME
5,000
33,149
38.149
50,514
EXPENDITURE
CharStable actlvlties
36,718
41,718
44,591
TOTAL EXPENDrruRE
5,000
36,718
41,718
44.591
14ET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS BEFORE TRANSFER5
13,5691
13,5691
5,923
TRANSFERS
NET MOVEMENT IN FUND5 AFfER TRANSFERS
13,5691
13,5691
5.923
FUNDS BALANCE AT I AUGUST 2023
21,522
21.522
15,599
FUND BALANCE AT 31 JULY 2024
17,953
17,953
21,522
The Statement of Flnancial Actlvltles Includes all gains and losses recognised In the year.
All Income and expendlture derives from continulng actlvities.

COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
BALANCE SHEEf AT 31 JULY 2024
2024
2023
Notes
FIXEO ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
6.485
10.378
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
3.583
9,899
3,333
9.658
13,482
12,991
CREDITORS.. amounts falling
due within one year
12,0141
11.847
12,0141
{1,8471
NET CURRENT ASSETS
11,468
11,144
NET ASSETS
17,953
21,522
FUNDS
Restrlcted funds
Unrestricted funds..
Designated funds
General fund
5,996
11.957
9,596
11,926
17,953
21,522
TOTAL FUNDS
17,953
21,522
Approved by the board oftru5tees on 2szS
and signed on its behalf by:
Ralph Crump
Treasurer
Richard Maunder
Trustee

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
al Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their account5 in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021- (Charities SORP IFRS
10211.
The charity meets the deflnltlon of the public benefit entity under FRS 102. A55ets and liabilities are Initlally
recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting pollcv
note.
The accounts have been prepared on the 80ing concern basis.
bl Income
All income is Included in the Statement of Flnanclal Activitie5 when the charity Is entitled to the income and the
amount can be quantified wlth reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular
categories of income.
Fundraisin8 income Is accounted for when earned.
Donations and legacies are received by way of grants, donations, and 8lfts, and is included in full in the
Statement of Flnancial Actlvltles when recelvable. Grants, when entitlement Is not conditional on the
delivery of a specific performance by the charlty, are reco8n15ed when the charlty becomes unconditionally
entltled to the 8rant.
cl Expenditure
Expenditure15 reco8nised on an accrual basls as a liability is incurred. It includes any VAT which cannot be fully
recovered, and is reported as part of the expendlture to which it relates..
Fundraisin8 Costs comprises those costs incurred by the charity in generatlng Incoming resources other than
from undertaking charitable actlvlties.
Charitable actlvities comprises those costs incurred by the charlty In the delivery of Its actlvities and servlces
for its beneficiaries.
dl Fixed assets
Assets are only capitallsed when purchase cost Is equal to or greater than £500.
The trustees have adopted the alternative accounting policy of includin8 toy stocks at valuation. In the opinion
of the trustees, market value 15 not an appropriate basls and therefore valuation must be an assessment of the
current value in use. In accordance with FRS 102 this should be the lower of replacement C05t and recoverable
amount. The nature of the use of the asset, i.e. to provide a future service to the beneflclarles of the charity,
makes an a55essment of the recoverable amount In economic terms difficult to quantlfy. In order to recognlse
the asset without overstatement at full replacement cost. the trustees have Included toy stocks at a round sum
amount, approximately equal to 70% of replacement cost of Stock taken on in August 2019. This is bein8
depreciated at 15% a year on a straight line basls and the value is held as a designated fund.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 (continued)
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
dl Flxed assets Icontinuedl
For other fixed assets, depreciation is provided so as to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their resldual
value. in equal annual instalments over the estimated useful lives of the assets at the following rates.,
Offlce equipment
33% straight Ilne
el Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are elther:
Unrestrlcted general funds
Funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable obJects at
the dlscretion of the trustees.
Funds which are set aside for specific purposes by the trustees to be
used in accordance with the charitable objects.
Funds that can only be used for partlcular restrlcted purposes wlthln
the objects of the charity. Restrlctions ar15e when speclfied by the
donor or when funds are raised for partlcular restricted purpose.
Deslgnated funds
Restrlcted funds
fl Baslc Flnancial Instrument5
The charity only enters into basic financlal Instrument transattions that result In the reco8nltlon of flnanclal
assets and Ilablllties like trade and other debtors. cash at bank and creditors. These basic flnancial instruments
are measured at transaction price. Flnanclal assets and Ilabllities classlfled as due wlthin one year are not
amort15ed.
LEGAL STATUS
The charlty is a CIO and registered wlth the Charity Commlsslon in England and Wales on 19 July 2019, It is the
successor to the unincorporated entity of the same name registered on 2 July 2003. The charity is a public
benefit entity.

COMMUNITY PLAYLINK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 (contlnued)
CHARITABLE AcfiviTIES EXPENDITURE
Restrlcted Unrestricted
fund$
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Staff c05t5 Isee note 41
Event5 & parties
Printlng, postage and stationery
Insurance
Telephone
Computer runnlng costs
Rent and rates
Accountancv
Maintenance oftoys & equlpment
Leaflets. banner & roller
Mlscellaneous expenses
Depreclation
5,000
20,398
845
535
1.684
17161
1.543
6,496
720
1,084
25,398
845
535
1,684
17161
1,543
6,496
720
1,084
27,237
149
1,874
1,173
1,143
6,253
864
1,239
316
328
4,015
44,591
236
3,893
36,718
236
3,893
41,718
Included wlthin accountancy Is £720 payable to the independent examlners for the annual independent
examlnation12023.' £8401.
STAFF COSTS
2024
2023
Wa8es and salarles
25.398
25,398
27,237
27,237
The average number of employees durlng thls year was 312023; 3}.
No employee recelved emolument5 of more than £60,000 durln8 this year.
No trustees received any remuneration during th15 year.
No trustee5 received amounts In respect of relmbursed expenses.
No members of key mana8ement personnel received any remuneratlon durlng this year.
The charity benefited from the servlces of a number of volunteers.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 (continued)
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Play
Offlce
equlpment
furniture
toys & storage & equipment
Total
COST OR VALUATION
At beglnning of year
Additions
23,996
2,634
26.630
At end ofyear
23,996
1,754
25,750
DEPRECIATION
At be8lnnlng of year
Charge for year
At end ofyear
14,400
3,600
10,800
1.852
293
16,252
3,893
12,213
1,413
NET BOOK VALUE
At end of year
At beginnln8 of year
5,996
9,596
489
6,485
10,378
782
DEBTORS
2024
2023
Prepayments
Other debtors
1,308
2,275
3.583
1,166
2,167
3,333
CREDITORS: amounts falling due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Accruals
Other credltors
1,757
257
2,014
1,728
119
1,847
io

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 (continued)
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At beginning
of year
At end
of year
Income
Expendlture
Transfers
Restrlctedfvnds
Garfield Westori Brant
5,000
5,000
(5,0001
15,0001
Oesl¢natedfvnd5
Toy fund
9,596
9,596
13,6001
{3,6001
5,996
5,996
Unrertrlrtedfvnds
11,926
33,149
133,1181
11,957
Totalfvnds
21,522
38,149
141,7181
17,953
The Garfleld Weston 8rant provlded funding to Increase staff hours and therefore provide increased services,
The desl8nated toy fund represents the net book value of play equlpment. toys and storase.
Compaiatlve fund rnovements for the year ended 31 July 2023
At be8lnnln8
ofyear
At end
of year
Income
Expendlture
Transfers
Restrlrtedfvnds
Garfleld Weston grant
Deslgnatedfvnds
Toy fund
13,196
13,196
13,6001
13,6001
9,596
9,596
Unrestrlrtedfvnds
2,403
50,514
140,991
11,926
Totalfvnds
15,599
50,514
144,5911
21,522
li

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 20241continued)
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Desl8nated
funds
Re5tr1cted Unrestrlcted
funds
funds
2024
Total
31 July 2024
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabSlltles
5.996
6,485
13,482
12,014
17,953
13,482
12,0141
11.957
5,996
Desl8nated
funds
Restrkted Unfestrlcted
funds
funds
2023
Totsl
31 July2023
Fixed a55et5
Current assets
Current liabilitles
9,596
782
12,991
11,8471
11,926
10,378
12.991
11,8471
21,522
9,596
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 (continued)
io
PRIOR YEAR STATEMENTOF FINANCIALAcfiviTIES
Restrlcted Unrestrirted
funds
funds
Total
2023
INCOME
Donations and legacies
Investment Income
50.363
151
50,363
151
TOTAL INCOME
50,514
50.514
EXPENDITURE
Charitable actlvltles
44,591
44,591
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
44,591
44,591
NEf MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS
5,923
5,923
FUNDS BALANCE AT I AUGUST 2022
15,599
IS,599
FUND BALANCE AT 31 JULY 2023
21,522
21,522
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