REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 269069
24
M&stersFull
Chanered Certified AcC￿MIlnts
38 Salisbury Ro*J
Worthin8
West S￿X
BNII IRD

WIL
OLDER P
Coni
the Fin*nciAI Stsi
P*ee
R¢
rt of the Trusteu
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Bal
net Shttt
Not
to tb¢ Fln*neiil Si*iemtnts
bled St•tem¢nt of ￿￿#￿¢1•1 Actfvlties

WILLIAM OLD
PLAYCROUP
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with the financial of the charity for the year end￿ 31st August 2024. The
rovisions of Accountiti8 Reportin8 by Ch8riiies'. Statement of Recommended Practice
their accounts in a¢¢ordance with the Fin￿lli Reporting Standard applicable in the
(FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
t[￿SteeS have adopted the
ftpplicable to charities p
UK and Republic of Irelan
0￿￿CTIVEs AND A
ObJ¢ctlves and alms
Th¢ objective of th¢ ch
education of children in th
VITIES
is io provid¢ • x&fe comfortsbk enViron￿t foT w play whll¢ I￿￿ting th¢
Angmerin8 distria who are underthe S￿￿tOry 5th￿] age.
S*nlfle*nt a¢tfvltl
The charity runs ihe Willi
in Angmerin& W¢si S
The chority provides 10
and are guid¢d by the Ear
session (exact nwnber de
Our aim L5 to provide a
8ens¢ of indetrtnd¢nc¢
thrive.
Oid¢r Playw ID 8 pwpose bjih buildin8 adj&eM ¢0 St Mor8arrf$ C of E School
ions a we£k ¢0 children liviti8 in the local We are rtgistered with OFSTED
Ye4rs Found￿10n Sthge We spK¢s for 4yoxim*ty SO children per
ds on th¢ ¢hildren's a8es).
. carin8 and saf¢ environmenL ￿ learning is fim. We promote a healthy life sty1¢. •
styon8 ethot1￿ w¢ll&iD& By knin8 th[￿ PLAY we h&ve four￿ that our childr¢D
Publlc btneflt
In 5hapin8 our objec¢iv¢s
out in Section 17(5) of th
considered how th¢ pl
Th¢ ehtiriiys activiiiej du
plamiin8 our a¢¢ivities for the year, the Trustee5 hav¢ given considerntion to the dy¢i¢5 set
Charities Affl 2011 to hAve due regard to public benefiL In pfyrticular. the Tnstr¢$ hav¢
A¢tiviii¢g will eontribu* w the ov¢rnll aims and objectives they ￿ve set.
8 the yw cons¢itut¢ • benefft to the lo¢•1 eomunity.
Volunt¢¢rB
The Charity 8 Partnt C
It is also supported by
cornm￿1ty th offer their
mmitt¢¢ whlch contnl>u*g to ow fundrnising efforts by orgMnisin8 ￿ event e•¢h terni.
mber of child-c*e sttthts frorn local collego a5 Wtll &$ other voluttteers from th¢ local
on an •dlKJ¢ iw1&
ACHIEVEMENT AND
Ch*rlt*ble a¢tlvltleJ
The playgroup h&$ been
w¢ have 8mwn from s
weeks of th¢ year {8en
ERVORMANCE
ing on i¢8 ¢xlsiin8 Site for o*r thity yem. OwÉti8 to our su¢eesi vowing demA
to strength. Our eurrnit re8isir¥ti¢)n is ftsr up io SO ehildttn per sttsion. We opernte 38
in line with Wem Suwx schools). Children attend wwhett betwvn 2 and 10 s¢59ion$
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Fln*n¢l81 ￿)s￿lI0n
The chariry made • profit
The majority of income c
West Suuex County Coun
Money is also received f
f £23,461 in the year. the £255,507. ￿ WSCC PTowding £237.416.
es from Child￿n.5 fee5. These fees are paid for either by the parents or for the lar8er paTL by
il as part of the Government's f￿£ e￿titleMent proBrw
our Ptreni Committ¢e'5 fiuthisin&
Reservtt pollty
The level of reserves li re
not invesied in fixed ￿se
It is f¢lt pnjdeni io mainta-
The total reseryes {not re
currently exce¢ds our trf>li
. should totsl the equivalent of the yearly running Costs of the playgroup.
free re5erY¢5 at this level &5 the ch￿lty relie5 h¢aYily on WSCC fimdin
led by fixed os%ts) ¥t 31st AW 2024 were £371,616. The trwtes are aware that this
FUTURE PLANS
The eharity recogni￿ th
the playgroup. The Trus
an ¢xtension. work ort whi
th¢ main chalknge fonvArd will b¢ th¢ iticrt4sin8nwnber of children wishing to atsend
and Manager of the Playgroup we therefore InCr￿1n8 the number of spaces available via

WJ
LIA
LDER
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STRUCTURE, C.OVERNAf4CE AND MANAGEMENT
GoverninE documenl
Th¢ Chartty is 8overned by its ¢onS1iWiion. which was fomwlly approvvAI ￿ the general me¢tÈng d&ted 7th May 1992. It
W&5 amended and forn)ally approved & the 8¢neral m¢ding d*d 26th July 21JM.
Trust¢es
Thc charity h&% four Trustees who are r¢S￿nSIble for the overall management of the playwp. In 2011, a Trustees
Consiitulion was WTillen and agreed.. it is b&sed on the Charity Commis5ion'$ 'Mod¢l Tn￿1 De¢d' and amended wh¢rc
appropriale. It fonnalises the Trustees roles and resp)nsibiliti¢s.
New trystces are eleetethpFK)inteil by the other T￿￿tr¢S.
M•nigtm£nt
The playgroup has a training subscri￿lon with W¢si Sussex Early childh￿)d Service And Tn￿tte$ tre eniitled to attend
course5 on a wide varietyof topics (i￿lUding Chitd rnion. 1nL5inu￿mwkd1th8). The playgroup also fimded separate
¢raining on Makaion for aaff.
Th¢ charity is not part of 8 wider network of charities however we do Tent our buildin&aand from the William Older
Schools Chariry. The khools Charity is an old vill￿e charity which administers a trusi fijnd on behalf of the
Childre￿Young people of Angmerin8 and has complemenwy aints to our OWryL. We have g(M)d relaiionships with the
barly Childhood S¢rvi¢e
W¢$i SusKx Counry Council.
The Tr￿¢¢¢5 coniinue io keep the piaygroup's acliviiies under review. panicularly with regard to the risks that may arise
from time to lime, arml io monitor the eff¢fflivene5s of the syswns of internal controls and other viable means. includin8
iTLsuran¢e cover wh¢re appropria*. by which thoge risks already ideniified by the TnJstee5 can best be mitigated.
REFF.RENCF. AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Re%lstered Ch*rlty numbtr
269069
Prlnclp•l #ddr¢
Arund¢l Road
Angmering
.ittlchampton
West Su55ex
BN164LP
Truitees
Mrs L Bowle5
M Robinson
L I.-ors￿h
C Crathern {ap￿)in￿d I1,1.24)
Independent EIAmlner
Maslcrsl.'ulleT
Chartered Certified Accou4tants
38 Salisbury Road
Worthing
Wc5t Sussex
BNII IRD
Approved by order ofthe iThrd of trustee5 on 27th November 2024 and signed on its behalf by..
Mrs L Bowles- Trustrc

ent Ex#miner's Re
William
der Pl
e Truxt
Indtpendetst eAxmlnerfi report to the lrnsttts of Wllli*m OIder Playgroup
I report to the Charity trustees on my examrnaiion of the ac¢ounts of William Older Play8roup (the Tnw) for the year
ended i Isi August 2024.
Respon5ibilitte5 #nd basis of Teport
As the charity In2Stees of the T￿￿1 you are Te5pMsibl¢ for the Fryarati￿ of the aceounts in attordance with the
requirements of the Charlti¢s Aci 2011 fthe Act.).
I re￿rt in resp¢ct of my ¢xamin*ion of th¢ T￿$ ¥counts cwried out Seetion 145 of the Aci and tn ¢oryin8 Ollt
my examination I have followed all appliuble Dtrection5 Biven by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of
th¢ Act.
Independent eiamibler's st*temeDt
Sinc¢ your charitys gross income exceeded £250,0￿ your examin¢r must bt 4 member of 4 lirted body. I can confinn
that l am qUAlified to undertak¢ the examin￿lOn because l am a member of th¢ Association of Chart¢red Certifi¢d
Accountgnt& which is one of the listcd bodies.
I have completed my CNamin&iion. I confm thai no material have em¢ to my attenlion in eonneciion with the
examination giving me cause 10 believe that in any rnateri￿ resrK¢i:
accounting records were kepi ITh respe¢t of the TrLut ￿ requirtd by Se¢iion 130 of the Act: or
the accounts do accord with thox records: or
the ￿COUnts do not romply with the applicable requirements COThcunin8 the fonn and cont¢nl of accounts 5¢t oui
in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thai the aceounts give a
true and fair view which is ttot a matter Considered &% part oran tndependeni examination.
I have no concerns And have ¢orne across no other rnatsers in Conneciion with the exkniinBlion w which ￿tentI0th should
be drawn in this re￿1 in order w enable a proper Und￿￿ing of the tt¢ounts ￿ be T¢achcd.
l M Walker FCCA
Master5Fuller
38 Salisbury Road
Worthin8
We81 Suss¢x
BNII IRD
27th November 2024
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WILLI
ER
AY
tem
l Actiwl
20
2024
Unrestrieted
fund
2023
Total
funds
N(rtes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Charit*ble •ellviti
wscc
S¢hool fees
Other incom¢
237.416
16249
942
162.008
18,030
1261
Investhient income
360
Tot*1
255.5117
181.659
F.XPF.NDITURE ON
Charitiblc i¢iivities
Running cost$
232.046
198,995
NF.T INCOME/(EXPF.NDITURE)
23.461
(17.336)
RECONCILIATlnN nF FUNDS
'I'otal funds broughi fonvard
404362
421.598
TOTAL FUNDSCARRIED FORWARD
427.723
404,262
The notes forni part 0(these financial Sta*m￿ts
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LIAM OLDER P
B*l*nce Sh t
JstA
2024
UnTe5tricted
fund
2023
Total
fund5
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible
56,107
43212
CURRENT ASSET.$
Debtors
C￿h ai bank and in h￿d
53.543
353.720
1,662
399.930
4(17,263
401.592
CRF.DITnRS
Amoun18 f¢illing due within year
{35th47)
{40.542)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
371,616
361.050
TOT AL A.SSF.TS LESS CURRF.NT
LIABILITIES
427.723
404.262
NET ASSETS
427.723
404,262
UnTC.%tri¢￿d funds
427.723
404.262
TOTAL FUNDS
427,723
404.262
The financi￿ sththments w¢re apwoved by the Bowd of Tnuteu and authorited for issue on 27th November 2024 and
W¢T¢ Signed on its beh&lf by..
L Forsyth. Tn
Th¢ no*s forn) part of these financial StateM￿ts
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WILLIAM OLDER PLAYCRO
tc5 to ihe Financial Statements
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
B#s1$ of prepgring the fiDAncial 5t•lements
The financial $¢ai¢met)ts of the charity. which is a public benefii eniity whd¢r FRS 102. have bcen prepared in
accordance wth the Charities SORP IFRS 102} 'Ac¢ounting and Reporting by Chariiies.. Sthiement of
Recommended Practice appli¢able io charities preparing their accounts in accordantt with the Financial
Reponing Sthndard appIl￿ble itt the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeaive l January 2019),.
FinanciRI Rewjrting Starth 102 The Financiol RHx)rtit)g Sthndard applicable in the IJK and Republi¢ of
Ireland, the Chariues Act 2011. The fimncial sthtement5 ￿ve been prepved under the histori￿1 cosi
convention.
All incom¢ is recognis¢d in the Ststrment of Fin￿¢1￿[ Aciivitits once the chtrity has entitlement to the funds, it
is prob8ble thai the income will be Teceived and the ￿n0￿￿t ean be rntAwred Teliably.
F.xpenditure
Liabilsiies are rttognised as exwditUT¢ ￿ %Jon ther¢ is a legal OT ¢on51nietive obligation committing the
¢harity 10 that expenditure. it is probable thai a transfer of economic benefits will bt required ￿ttleMe1)l and
the Amount of the Oblig￿101) ¢an be measured reliably. Expendilure is accounied for on at) attNals basis gnd h&
been classified under hcadin85 a88regat¢ 011 u>si rela￿1 th the ¢*e80ry. Ivhere cosL8 cannot be directly
attributed ty particular h¢￿In￿ th¢y hav¢ be¢n allout¢d to a￿1VIll￿ OD • b￿1$ eonsistent with the of
resourc¢s.
T4n%ihlt fixed Atsets
l)cpreciaiioTh is provided at th¢ following annuHI ratrs in order to wri* off ¢a¢h &4tet over its estimated usefvl
Fixthre4 fittIn￿ & w4UiPThW
25% on rea￿]n8 hlance
TaxAIIo
The chariry is ex¥npt frorn tax on its charitsble Arfivities.
Fund aceou))tlnA
Unrestricted funds CAn be u%d in Attordthee with tht Ch￿t￿l¢ objectiV¢5 at the discreti￿ of the trusteei.
Restricied funds can only be ￿￿ed for particular restriaed purposes within the obje¢ts of the ¢hJrity. R¢5trictions
ar15e when specifi¢d by th¢ donor or when fi￿d9 are rnised for pffiictslar restric*d purp)s¢s.
Hlre purehg5¢ And leAsing ¢ommilments
Rcntal% paid under operniing l¢ases arc charytd to the St8temert of Fin8n¢ial Activities on 4 strai8ht line basi$
over the period of the lease.
Penslon costs and other poJt-r¢llremene ben¢llts
lThe charity operate5 a defined conthbuihon pension Scheme. ContribulioTLS pa￿bIt to the charitys pension
scheme ar¢ Charged io the Sthtemcnt of Financial Activiiies in period io which they rela￿.
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WILLIAM
LDE
Financial Statements- tontin
or the Yur End
31st A
INVESTMENT INCOME
2024
2023
Deposit account int¢r¢st
360
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustee5' remun¢rnM or other benefits fv the ended 3 1st August 2024 nor for thc year
ended 315t August 2023.
Tru$tees' expense5
There were no ￿￿¢¢$, expe￿e$ ￿ld for the ended 31M August 2024 nor for the year ended
3 1st AUg￿￿t2023.
ST AFF COSTS
lkne avernge monthly number of •nploytts durin8 year was &$ follows:
2024
2023
Supervisor
Support staff
15
16
16
17
No employees re¢eived emolum¢nts in excess of£60.(￿.
TANGIBLE FIXED A&SETS
FIXts￿e5.
rittin85
& equipment
At 151 Scpt¢mber 2023
Addiiions
144.810
25,067
At 31st Au8USt 2024
169.883
DFPRF.CIATION
Ai I si September 2023
Charge for year
101.604
Al 31.41 Augu￿ 2024
113,776
NF,T BOOK VALUE
Ai 31%[ Augusi 2024
56.107
AI 3 August 2023
43.212
continued...

WILLIAM OLDER PLAYCROUP
to th Fin
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
l*epa)ryn¢nts
1,662
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
pa￿￿eThts on aetount
Trade Creditors
Taxaiion ond social securiry
Other ercditOTS
31.203
3J64
28.078
10,839
515
1,080
35,647
40,542
RELATED PARTY DISClnSURES
Ther¢ were no rela*d party tran￿10￿9 for erthd 3 IM Au8uA 2024.
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WIL
MOLD
PLAY
oup
tailed Si*
ent of Fi
rEDd
ncial A
$tAu
24
2024
2023
JNCOMF. AND F.NDOWMF.NTS
InveJ¢ment income
Depostt a¢¢ount in*rtst
360
Charitable actlvltitj
Sch(x)I fces
Other income
Fundraising
253.665
180.038
418
843
484
254.607
181.299
Totsl ineomini resoure
255.507
181.659
EXPF.NDITURE
Charitable *¢¢lvStl
Woge5
Pcn5jOn$
Reni
Rates
Insurance
l.ight & heal
OITk¢c expense5
Refuse
'rraining
Sundrie5
loys & a¢iivities ¢tc.
Consumables
Repairs, rcnewals & rnairtt¢nance
Ac¢ouniAncy
Markctin8
Deprttiffttion
153343
2.736
22.935
lJ26
1.620
3.574
1.162
133,749
2.165
22.960
1.244
1.344
1,249
3,761
1.796
4.016
7.516
1.7117
5.771
529
2.343
5.104
1.923
,572
2.659
1,056
14.004
1.205
12.172
232,046
198,99S
Total resources expended
232,046
198,995
¢t Intomel(exptnditure)
23,461
(17.336)
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