Charlton Toy Library
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1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
Registered Charity Number: 285099
Langhorne Creche, Langhorne House, Springfield Grove, Charlton SE7 7TL Telephone: 020 8319 0055 • Website: www.charltontoylibrary.co.uk Email: info@charltontoylibrary.org.uk
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
AIMS:
To promote the principle that play does matter for the developing child.
OBJECTIVES:
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To make play available and lend appropriate toys to extend the opportunity for shared play into the home.
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To provide play areas where children and adults can use a wide range of toys and creative activities.
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To offer an opportunity to socialise and exchange experiences.
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To offer a befriending and supportive service to parents and carers.
We aim to improve the current quality of life and future life chances of local children by providing a much-needed childcentred support service to families in our main premises at Charlton House and through our outreach service HomeStart and other child-centred groups as well as other hard-to-reach families referred by Health Visitors and other health professionals. We also offer a low-cost toy/book/games and child safety equipment loan scheme.
Many of the children we support through our Outreach Service live in families experiencing poverty and disadvantage, some have suffered domestic violence and many feel isolated. This has a huge negative impact on the children's well-being and development. Our intervention at an early formative stage in their development aims to break the cycle of deprivation by improving their literacy, numeracy, creative & social skills, thus improving their school careers and their future life chances and contributing to stronger, more cohesive communities.
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WHO WE ARE
Charlton Toy Library is a registered charity offering an inter-linked support service for the under 5s community in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We operate a toy, book and safety equipment loan scheme and a stay and play service in our main base along with a much-needed Outreach service to support disadvantaged families and children in desperate need.
Charlton Toy Library is a registered charity, governed by a constitution adopted 10th February 1982. It is run by members of a voluntary Management Committee (who are also the charity trustees), staff (a Toy Library Co-ordinator and an Outreach Worker) and volunteers, all helping to run play & borrowing sessions and giving help, support and advice to families.
All the money received from membership, loan fees and fundraising events is spent on toys and Toy Library running costs. We have an Equal Opportunities policy and aim to provide a good selection of multi-cultural and non-sexist toys and books along with impartial advice and support.
“CTL is a fantastic facility, congratulations on running such a great resource for children and parents."
“I love this place SO much! Coming now with my third child, so it feels like a second home. A favourite place for all my girls. Thank you so much for everything. I was so pleased once you opened again after lockdown. Also, LOVE the singing sessions. Thank you!”
“I can’t thank the Toy Library for everything you have given my daughter, she has everything she needs! I pray for all of you daily.”
“The Toy Library has become part of our weekly routine and I hope it stays that way. We are grateful for all the help we receive and love all the amazing toys!”
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CHAIR’S REPORT BY JOHN STEPHENS
Our running costs continued to rise during 2023-4. However, during this period trustees were successful in drawing in a number of new and repeat funding streams. These included £500 from Magic Little Grants, £2,500 from the Leathersellers, £10,000 from Awards for All and £20,000 from National Lottery Cost of Living fund. We are delighted also that BBC Children in Need have renewed the funding agreement for our Outreach programme (see below), which will bring in around £18,000 per year until 2026. We are also delighted to be part of a new partnership with other local charities MumsAid and The Bridge, on the Mighty Acorns Project (see below for more information) which will bring in £17,340 by December 2025. Despite all this fundraising success, securing funding to remain viable throughout 2024-25 still remains an absolute priority.
We were very pleased to be able earlier this year to utilise some of the above funds to redecorate the stay-and-play area at Charlton House, and to replace our ageing computers with new equipment, which is part of our ongoing plan to modernise our IT operation to become cloudbased.
Overall, in 2023-24 we supported 354 children within 240 families. Of these 26% of families accessed our services at no charge and around 16% paid a concessionary rate, 18% are lone parent families. Support for less-well-off families is particularly important given the current costof-living crisis and we will continue to prioritise this demographic. Around 28% of families are from the global majority. Another ongoing priority is to ensure that our membership is genuinely inclusive of the local community, and fully represents the rich ethnic and cultural diversity present in the Borough of Greenwich.
The Outreach service supports families who are experiencing disadvantage and who face barriers to attending CTL in person. During the last year, 124 children within 62 families received direct support via home visits. This support includes not just loan of toys, sensory equipment, books, safety equipment, clothes, shoes, cots, beds prams and buggies, but also a friendly and supportive visit from our Outreach worker Sharon Jay.
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CHAIR’S REPORT BY JOHN STEPHENS (cont.)
The new Mighty Acorns Project (MAP) enable us to extend outreach to a group of families in Greenwich Borough whose infant children have significant medical challenges, sometimes including profound disability and in a very few cases, life limiting conditions. Since January 2024 we have been supporting around 10 families on this project. This work is very challenging, and I would like again to express sincere thanks on behalf of all trustees and members to our Outreach worker Sharon Jay for all her hard work and resilience delivering the outreach and MAP projects, especially in the light of the tragic bereavement her family experienced in 2022.
During 2023-24 our face-to-face offer at Charlton House has continued to be highly popular. This offer comprises toy and equipment loans, and interactive stay-and-play sessions for CTL members taking place on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and once-a-month Saturday sessions. The Friday music sessions continue to be very popular, as do our Thursday sensory play sessions introduced last autumn.
This brings me to the vital role played by our volunteers, without whom our play activities simply could not take place. I would like to express sincere thanks on behalf of all CTL trustees to our volunteers for all you do. Our current group of volunteers include:
| June Shand | Tuesdays (singing session & stay-and-play) |
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| Julie Pepperrell | Thursdays (sensory session & stay-and-play) |
| Julie Cullen | Thursdays (sensory session & stay-and-play) |
| Susan Wainwright | Fridays (singing session) |
| Sophie Durcan | Fridays (stay-and-play) & Events |
| Emma Foord-Divers | Saturdays & Events |
John Stephens CTL Chair of Trustees
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CHAIR’S REPORT BY JOHN STEPHENS (cont.)
As well as the regular weekly offer CTL has organised or participated in a range of community events across the year (details of which can be found elsewhere in this report). These events are important for many reasons. They provide a way of promoting CTL activity to the wider community, they allow us to interact with similar local organisations and potential partners, and probably most important they are a way of raising much needed funds. We are always grateful when CTL members come and support us at local events.
All of the activity at Charlton House, all of the community events, and much of the administration related to running a charity is organised, managed and supervised by our indefatigable CTL Co-ordinator Vicky Thomas. On behalf of all the trustees I would like to say a massive thank you to Vicky for all her incredible work and for always being prepared to go the extra mile!!
Finally, I would like to thank the trustee group for all their hard work during a year which has again presented some difficult and unforeseen challenges. Sadly we are saying goodbye to Patricia Santone, who is leaving the trustee group after 10 years. Thank you so much for all your work and support Patricia, we are most grateful, and wish you the very best! We are also saying goodbye to Bridget Gourlay. Bridget recently travelled with her family to her home country New Zealand to give birth to her second child, and following a change in family circumstances there has decided to stay permamently. We wish her the very best and thank her for her work for CTL over the last year and a half.
Since March, we have recruited two new trustees, Sheetal Zundel and Emily Wallace. Both Sheetal and Emily have financial and communications sector backgrounds respectively, and I know they are going to be tremendous assets to the group!
Expanding the trustee group remains a priority, please get in touch with Vicky if you are interested!
Finally, on behalf of trustees, staff, and volunteers at CTL we wish all members a safe, enjoyable and relaxing summer and look forward to seeing you again in September!
John Stephens Chair of Trustees 1[st] July 2024
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CHAIR’S REPORT BY JOHN STEPHENS (cont.)
Membership Statistics 1[st] April 2023 - 31[st] March 2024
Families using our main services & outreach service combined: 240 families Total number of children helped: 354 children and 270 adults
Outreach families supported (free of charge): 62 families Outreach children helped: 124 children
Families supported free of charge: 62 families (26%) Families paying concessionary rate: 38 families (16%)
Families from global majority backgrounds: 67 families (28%) New families: 149 families
Lone parent families: 44 families Grandparent members: 20 Childminders: 2
Families in the SE7 area: 95 families Families in the SE18 area: 50 families
POST-AGM UPDATE
Two weeks after this report was presented at our AGM we were informed by Royal Greenwich Heritage Fund that, due to financial difficulties of their own, our premises were required for other purposes that would generate muchneeded income for them. We therefore had to find a new location. Charlton Triangle Homes very kindly offered us a new home which we moved to in the autumn.
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OUTREACH PROJECT REPORT by Sharon Jay
Our Outreach service is in its 11[th] year of funding from BBC Children in Need and we have successfully secured a grant to keep this muchneeded support for struggling local families going until September 2026. In 2023-24 I worked with 62 families and their 124 children. This accounts for 26% of our entire membership.
Referral for our services continue to come from many local organisations such as HomeStart, Family Engagement Support Workers from Children’s Centres, Health Visitors, Social Workers, The Pre-birth Assessment Team, Best Beginnings Midwives Team, MumsAid, Early Years Quaggy Development Trust, and others too. Some families hear about our services and refer themselves directly to us.
I continued to support families in their home. The children supported had many and varied struggles to deal with, such as family with low income, disabilities, families experiencing domestic abuse and families with no recourse to public funds of any kind. Our aim was to give these children some sense of a “normal” childhood… to just be kids… playing and having fun.
On my first visit to homes, I assessed what help was needed. I began by helping to improve the physical wellbeing of children by providing, completely free of charge, essential clothing, beds, prams, baby equipment, child home safety equipment and much more.
Once the safety and physical comfort of the children had improved, I then supplied the toys, books and games that families could not afford. These items kept the children constructively occupied. They learnt to play happily within the home, with their parents and with their siblings, improving behaviour and family dynamics. The books and play equipment stimulated their curiosity and improved their learning & development.
I worked with parents and carers, helping them to understand the importance of play in their children’s development. These measures together helped children develop and learn, making them better ready for school when the time comes.
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OUTREACH PROJECT REPORT by Sharon Jay
In January 2024, we started a new collaboration with The Bridge and MumsAid, supporting families with children with complex medical conditions or disabilities. The Might Acorns Plus Project has weekly group sessions at The Bridge and I provided the families with new sensory toys, baby safety equipment and any other support they needed either during the sessions or with home visits.
So that you can appreciate all the work carried out please consider the following achievements. The figures are slightly lower than usual, as I was off work on a short period of sick leave:
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160 visits to families in their own homes.
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95 support phone calls to families between visits providing much needed help and advice.
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124 children were supported between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024.
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352 toys/books and 161 items of child safety equipment were delivered to families.
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62 large bags of clothing for children and nappies were given out to Outreach families.
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35 Christmas presents were given to children and 20 families received a £50 supermarket voucher each to buy food over the festive season. 14 families received extra food vouchers during the year.
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We also helped families with whatever was needed to relieve some of the struggles and disadvantage in their lives such as housing problems and emotional and practical support.
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When needed we linked with other organisations to extend the range of help.
I am very pleased to see that some outreach families have visited our stayand-play sessions and enjoyed the singing and sensory activities. They have socialised with others families and reduced their sense of isolation. I hope to see more and more coming in to play in the near future.
Sharon Jay Outreach worker
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TOY LIBRARY CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT by Vicky Thomas
This has been a very busy and successful year again. I have enjoyed working with our lovely members, our wonderful team of dedicated volunteers, our Trustees and our amazing Outreach Worker Sharon.
From 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024, we organised several successful events:
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In April we took part at the Charlton House Easter Event in Charlton Park, offering children's crafts and nearly new toys for sale.
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In May we took part in a Community Day, organised by CABAHS in Charlton park and organised crafts and activities for the children.
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In June we had a stall in the community tent at the TOGETHER 23 festival in Charlton park.
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In July we organised a very successful fundraising concert with the local children's group C7 at the Pelton Arms pub in Greenwich.
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In October we had a stall at the Hornfair festival at Charlton House.
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In December we organised two Christmas parties for our members. Father Christmas visited the children, the families had photos taken with him and were each given a free book as a Christmas present.
Other work I have been focusing on this year:
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I continued to support our Outreach service by procuring toys, clothes and safety equipment for our vulnerable families via advertising in local groups. I helped our Outreach worker Sharon organise the Christmas Toy and Food voucher appeal and I am always truly humbled by the generosity of our community. I have helped cataloguing all the Outreach purchases and donations and got involved in the Might Acorns Project, our new collaboration with MumsAid and The Bridge.
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I have continued to help with fundraising, both by organising fundraising events and second-hand sales and by finding suitable grants that CTL can apply for.
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I updated our website and posted regularly on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.
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I managed the membership accounts and toy database and produced annual reports.
I would like to say a massive thank you to our wonderful volunteers Susan, Sophie, Julie P, Julie C, June and Emma, as well as our Trustees who always offer their help and support. I am really looking forward to welcoming our members in the next few months!
Vicky Thomas CTL Coordinator
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TREASURER’S REPORT BY Janine Khoshnevisan
We finished the financial year 2023-2024 with a net income for the year of £1,374, represented by £2,249 in restricted funding and -£874 in unrestricted funds.
Together with the cash funds brought forward our unrestricted cash reserves as at 31[st] March 2024 were just over £25,000 which is in line with our cash reserves policy. In view of the current cost of living crisis, we have kept our very-low membership and toy loan fees unchanged for the 6[th] year running. In light of future financial challenges these will be reviewed in 2024-2025. Our Outreach Service continues to be provided completely free of charge for disadvantaged local families experiencing a wide range of struggles.
The Toy Library is therefore reliant on outside funding and this year we were very grateful for the support we received. We are in our 11[th] year of funding from BBC Children in Need towards our Outreach Project. We also received a large grant from the National Lottery Community Fund Cost of Living Crisis Fund which allowed us to renew all our computer equipment, redecorate our play areas and purchase £2,113 worth of sensory toys for children experiencing complex medical needs on the Mighty Acorns Project. We also received a generous grant from Awards For All and other grants from the Leatherseller’s Foundation and Magic Little Grants. A huge thank you to all these grant making organisations without whose help we could not offer the range of services that we do. They enable us to support so many local families across our community.
Our continued thanks go to Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust for their helpin-kind through the peppercorn rent of our premises and to the Atlas Business Group who continue to provide our internet services for free during the year, as do Fire Action Ltd.
We have a good management committee who are working hard on building up our finances and on securing the long-term prospects of our services. We need more trustees though so please consider joining us.
The funds that we raise are never enough to run the entire Toy Library and for this reason we would also like to thank all those who help keep us going. Thank you to all our volunteers who help at sessions and events. Thank you to the local community for your continued support with both physical and financial donations. And thank you to all those organisations who help us too. Added together, your support and time helps to improve the lives of so many children and families across the borough. We could not do it without you.
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TREASURER’S REPORT BY JANINE KHOSHNEVISAN
These accounts have been successfully examined and accepted by our Independent Examiner, Caroline Sharp (FCA, DChA).
Janine Khoshnevisan
CTL Treasurer and Trustee
CHARLTON TOY LIBRARY INCOME RESERVES POLICY
Unrestricted funds are needed:
1) to provide funds which can be designated to specific projects to enable these projects to be undertaken at short notice and
- 2) to cover administration, fund-raising and support costs without which the charity could not function.
The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves should be sufficient:
a) to avoid the necessity of releasing fixed assets held for the charity’s use;
b) to cover 6 month’s administration, fund-raising and support costs (currently approximately £20,000)
c) to provide a pool equal to 10% of the average charitable expenditure over the preceding 2 years from which funds can be designated to specific projects (currently approximately £9,400).
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INCOME-EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 2023-2024
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ACHIEVEMENTS 2023-2024
We have:
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Obtained funding to continue offering our wide range of services: stay-and-play sessions, toy loaning, Outreach service
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Supported 124 children through our Outreach Service, working across the Royal Borough of Greenwich
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Provided 35 children with Christmas presents and 18 families with Christmas food vouchers through our Outreach Programme
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Provided 81 bags of essential clothing for children and nappies
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Continued our Child Safety Equipment Loan Scheme by lending famliles stairgates, cots, baby baths, highchairs, sterilizers, prams, baby bouncers and many more for 6-12 months at a time.
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Established and/or maintained strong links with organisations across the borough including HomeStart, the Midwife Team, Social workers, Family Engagement Support workers, Greenwich Children’s Disability Team, Health Visitors, Best Beginnings, Quaggy Development Trust, Mama2Mama and many more.
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Began a collaboration with MumsAid and the Bridge. The new project is called Mighty Acorns Plus and our Outreach worker supports families with children (0-2 yrs old) with medical and other special needs.
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ACHIEVEMENTS (continued) 2023-2024
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We updated our stock with a over £2,000 worth of sensory toys
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Updated our computers and printers
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Had the Reception and Play areas decorated
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Promoted awareness and membership of our service among target groups, including black and minority ethnic and low-income families, asylum seekers and families suffering domestic abuse.
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Held regular management committee meetings via Zoom.
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Publicised the Toy Library to local groups and around the borough. Maintained our website, Facebook and Twitter accounts and created a CTL account on Instagram to reach more families.
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Worked with and supported 6 volunteers throughout the year.
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Introduced a singing session on Tuesday mornings and a sensory session on Thursday mornings.
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Developed and ran a survey to evaluate our services.
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We applied and successfully received a number of grants:
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£500 from Magic Little Grants
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£2,500 from the Leathersellers
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£10,000 from Awards for All
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o£20,666 from National Lottery Cost of Living fund -
£18,000 per year for 3 years from BBC Children in Need for our Outreach programme
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Our plans for 2024-2025 are:
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Widen the support we offer to our Outreach families
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Reach more families in the Borough that would benefit from our Outreach services
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Re-establish support for women and children in Women’s Refuges
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Maintain and improve links with relevant organisations across the borough
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Continue to increase awareness and use of our services particularly amongst black and minority ethnic and disadvantaged families
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Continue to maintain our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages and our presence on relevant apps and website listings
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Increase the number of trustees on our Management Committee
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Hold regular committee meetings and AGM (online and/or in person)
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Continue to encourage good management committee representation
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Review regularly all Toy Library policies and procedures
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Secure more outside grants and funding to secure the long-term security of our services
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF & VOLUNTEERS as at 31[st] March 2024
The Management Committee
John Stephens, Chair Janine Khoshnevisan, Treasurer Jo Rollings, Committee Member Kate Hall, Committee Member Bridget Gourlay, Committee Member Patricia Santome, Committee Member Daniela Kaltenbach, Committee Member (until June 2023) Nahid Kausar, Committee Member (until August 2023)
Trustees and Officers are elected and appointed at the AGM by nomination method or co-opted by the Management Committee at a monthly meeting.
Staff
Sharon Jay, Outreach Worker Vicky Thomas, Toy Library Co-ordinator
Volunteers & Fundraisers
Susan Wainwright, Jack Wheeler, Sophie Durcan, Julie Pepperrell, Julie Cullen, June Shand, Emma Foord-Divers, John Stephens, Janine Khoshnevisan, Patricia SantomeCourtney, Nahid Kausar, Jo Rollings, Kate Hall, Bridge Gourlay.
And to everyone else who has helped on a more informal basis... thank you!
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FUNDRAISERS & SUPPORTERS 2023-2024
As always there are a huge number of people and organisations to thank for their support.
Thank you to all our funders and supporters:
BBC Children in Need
National Lottery Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund Awards For All The Leatherseller’s Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust Charlton House The Royal Borough of Greenwich Greenwich Supports Team Home-Start Greenwich The Co-operative The Woodward Charitable Trust Fire Action Ltd Headstart IT Atlas Business Group Greenwich Midwifery Team Greenwich Social Workers Mama2Mama Waitrose in Sidcup Tacagni Consultancy Four Keen Inns Greenwich Colin Foord-Divers and the C7 group
Thanks also to our Independent Examiner, Ms Caroline Sharp (FCA, DChA)
Finally, our thanks (and apologies!) to anyone else who has helped us this year and who we may have momentarily forgotten to mention!
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Signature
I declare, in my capacity as Chair of the Management Committee, that:
• the Management Committee has approved the report above; and
• have authorised me to sign it on their behalf.
Signature Full name John Stephens Position Position Chair Date Position 12[th] July 2024
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Charlton Toy Library
Receipts and payments
For the year ended 31 March 2024
| Receipts Donations Gift Aid Fundraising Special events/parties Bank interest BBC Children in Need Leathersellers Greenwich Supports Woodward Charitable Trust Magic Little Grants Membership fees Toy loan fees Safety equipment loans Session sales Total receipts Payments Advertising/promotional Child safety equipment Equipment Fundraising costs General running costs Insurance Management costs Staffing costs Outreach welfare Training Volunteer expenses Toys, books, videos etc Travel Workshops and crafts Total expenditure Reconciliation of funds Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward Net receipts for the year From charitable activities From donations Awards for All National Lottery CCLF |
£ 1,649 148 1,292 - 293 5,468 - - - - - - 2,329 1,208 98 1,096 13,581 380 - - 52 3,244 1,561 35 8,137 954 - 92 - - - 14,455 (874) 26,411 25,537 Unrestricted |
Restricted £ - - - - - 15,199 10,000 9,573 2,500 570 - 500 - - - - 38,342 547 1,195 302 - 11,168 - - 20,297 21 - 33 2,242 289 - 36,094 2,248 9,237 11,485 |
2024 Total Unrestricted £ £ 1,649 4,564 148 272 1,292 1,678 - 183 293 112 20,667 - 10,000 - 9,573 - 2,500 - 570 - - - 500 - 2,329 2,567 1,208 1,161 98 124 1,096 1,788 51,923 12,449 927 497 1,195 9 302 - 52 419 14,412 3,292 1,561 1,595 35 31 28,434 16,977 975 1,962 - 390 125 75 2,242 - 289 1 - 34 50,549 25,282 1,374 (12,833) 35,648 39,244 37,022 26,411 |
Restricted £ - - - - - - - 25,643 - 5,130 1,014 - - - - - 31,787 - 693 - - 1,489 - - 15,251 5,628 - - - 77 - 23,138 8,649 588 9,237 |
2023 Total £ 4,564 272 1,678 183 112 - - 25,643 - 5,130 1,014 - 2,567 1,161 124 1,788 44,236 497 702 - 419 4,781 1,595 31 32,228 7,590 390 75 - 78 34 48,420 (4,184) 39,832 35,648 |
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Charlton Toy Library
Statement of assets and liabilities
As at 31 March 2024
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2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Cash funds
Current account 5,354 11,485 16,839 1,520 9,237 10,757
Business reserve 20,083 - 20,083 24,791 - 24,791
Cash in hand 100 - 100 100 - 100
Total cash funds 25,537 11,485 37,022 26,411 9,237 35,648
Funds
Restricted funds
Awards for All 10,000 -
BBC Children in Need 968 8,694
Leathersellers 1,431 -
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Mighty Acorns (914)
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Greenwich Supports (471)
Woodward Charitable Trust - 1,014
Unrestricted funds
General funds 25,537 26,411
Total charity funds 37,022 35,648
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Approved by the trustees and signed on 17 January 2025 on their behalf by
Mrs Janine Khoshnevisan (Treasurer)
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Independent examiner's report
To the trustees of
Charlton Toy Library
Charity number: 285099
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Charlton Toy Library (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 1 and 2 .
Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity trustees of Charlton Toy Library you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination that give me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Caroline Sharp FCA, DChA
Date: 17 January 2025
LONDON SE7 8PF
Charlton Toy Library
Receipts and payments
For the year ended 31 March 2024
| Receipts Donations Gift Aid Fundraising Special events/parties Bank interest BBC Children in Need Leathersellers Greenwich Supports Woodward Charitable Trust Magic Little Grants Membership fees Toy loan fees Safety equipment loans Session sales Total receipts Payments Advertising/promotional Child safety equipment Equipment Fundraising costs General running costs Insurance Management costs Staffing costs Outreach welfare Training Volunteer expenses Toys, books, videos etc Travel Workshops and crafts Total expenditure Reconciliation of funds Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward Net receipts for the year From charitable activities From donations Awards for All National Lottery CCLF |
£ 1,649 148 1,292 - 293 5,468 - - - - - - 2,329 1,208 98 1,096 13,581 380 - - 52 3,244 1,561 35 8,137 954 - 92 - - - 14,455 (874) 26,411 25,537 Unrestricted |
Restricted £ - - - - - 15,199 10,000 9,573 2,500 570 - 500 - - - - 38,342 547 1,195 302 - 11,168 - - 20,297 21 - 33 2,242 289 - 36,094 2,248 9,237 11,485 |
2024 Total Unrestricted £ £ 1,649 4,564 148 272 1,292 1,678 - 183 293 112 20,667 - 10,000 - 9,573 - 2,500 - 570 - - - 500 - 2,329 2,567 1,208 1,161 98 124 1,096 1,788 51,923 12,449 927 497 1,195 9 302 - 52 419 14,412 3,292 1,561 1,595 35 31 28,434 16,977 975 1,962 - 390 125 75 2,242 - 289 1 - 34 50,549 25,282 1,374 (12,833) 35,648 39,244 37,022 26,411 |
Restricted £ - - - - - - - 25,643 - 5,130 1,014 - - - - - 31,787 - 693 - - 1,489 - - 15,251 5,628 - - - 77 - 23,138 8,649 588 9,237 |
2023 Total £ 4,564 272 1,678 183 112 - - 25,643 - 5,130 1,014 - 2,567 1,161 124 1,788 44,236 497 702 - 419 4,781 1,595 31 32,228 7,590 390 75 - 78 34 48,420 (4,184) 39,832 35,648 |
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Charlton Toy Library
Statement of assets and liabilities
As at 31 March 2024
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2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Cash funds
Current account 5,354 11,485 16,839 1,520 9,237 10,757
Business reserve 20,083 - 20,083 24,791 - 24,791
Cash in hand 100 - 100 100 - 100
Total cash funds 25,537 11,485 37,022 26,411 9,237 35,648
Funds
Restricted funds
Awards for All 10,000 -
BBC Children in Need 968 8,694
Leathersellers 1,431 -
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Mighty Acorns (914)
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Greenwich Supports (471)
Woodward Charitable Trust - 1,014
Unrestricted funds
General funds 25,537 26,411
Total charity funds 37,022 35,648
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Approved by the trustees and signed on 17 January 2025 on their behalf by
Mrs Janine Khoshnevisan (Treasurer)
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Independent examiner's report
To the trustees of
Charlton Toy Library
Charity number: 285099
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Charlton Toy Library (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 1 and 2 .
Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity trustees of Charlton Toy Library you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination that give me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Caroline Sharp FCA, DChA
Date: 17 January 2025
LONDON SE7 8PF