2021-03-31-accounts

Thurrock Play Network

Charity Number: 296428

Annual report 2021 and unaudited accounts for the year ending March 31[st] 2021

Charity Address:

The Pyramid Resource Centre and Scrapstore Heath Road

Grays RM16 4XH

Accountants:

Kim Hooper Chartered Accountant 132, Admirals Towers 8 Dowells Street Greenwich SE10 9GE

Contents

Page number Trustees' Annual Report 3 Statement of Financial Activities 6 Balance Sheet 6 Notes to the Accounts 7

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Annual report

Thurrock Play Network was set up as an unincorporated Charity in 2000.

It is managed by a Board of trustees and other management members.

Current trustees

Andrea Bull Dave Henderson Margaret Henderson Teresa O’Keeffe Maggie Pollock Peter Saunders Debbie Walker Roy Williams Sylvia Yates Additional committee members Sara Muldowney Aileen Burgess

Objectives and activities

Thurrock Play Network offers independent advice, support and resources for play and recreation in the community.

We support the local community of Thurrock and surrounding area to provide activities and play opportunities for our families, that are affordable and inclusive.

• We encourage creative activities, using scrap materials and reducing the amount that goes to landfill

• We support community events, providing activities that are free to all

• We welcome volunteers to celebrate, support and develop their existing skills or help develop new ones, building their confidence

• We run free activities for children and their families to enjoy

• We encourage local businesses to reduce the amount that they send to landfill and which can be reused in our scrapstore

• We support children in providing ideas and materials for their homework projects

• We provide our members, who might be individuals, voluntary or statutory groups with affordable scrap materials to encourage their creativity and reuse.

Following on a major refurbishment of our centre, we had to close a month after reopening due to the pandemic. Planned events had to be cancelled and our scrapstore closed. We were unable to plan far ahead as no sooner had we got back on track there were further lockdowns.

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Achievements and performance

Despite the pandemic, following government guidelines, we ensured that our centre met all guidelines to enable us to open on a restricted basis. Our membership has picked up slowly but has recently seen an increase as people gain confidence in going out again. Staff and volunteers have worked hard to ensure that our environment is safe and that we can get back to normal. There has been an increase in donations both from individuals and businesses, which has provided a much greater variety in what we have to offer. We have been able to run some activities for young children and recently ran a series of creative workshops for some of our members, which were well attended. In addition, we have attended some local community events, providing activities and allowing us to market our organisation.

With funding from the Essex Community Foundation, we were able to have a new website developed, which has made all the difference to us and has reached a much wider audience. We estimate that through our membership, we access over 8000 children in Thurrock, through school and group memberships and individuals.

We are grateful to local businesses and organisations who support us, including IKEA, Morrisons, Cory Riverside Trust and the Coop, as well as many others, who donate to and support our organisation.

Our thanks to all our volunteers without whose help we would struggle. W4e appreciate your time and commitment.

Planning ahead

• Our current core funding from Thurrock Council come to an end in April and we are waiting to see if we will have their continued support for another year.

• We need to research and look for other funding opportunities that will allow us to be sustainable

• Increasing our volunteer base and ensure that the right training and support is put in place.

• We are looking at other ways to generate income by increasing the number of workshops, hiring out space at an affordable rate to support local community activities

• Planning out events and workshops which encourage the local community to develop their skills and confidence

• Link with other organisations to maximise our potential

• Develop a clear marketing strategy widening our activities to more users

• Developing our scrap bags of affordable resources

• Most importantly get back on track with our plans from nearly 2 years ago, when we first went into lockdown of becoming an invaluable community resource.

Risk management

The trustees and management committee are very aware of the risks that we face as an organisation and that we need to put strategic business plans in place to ensure our future security.

All our policies have been recently updated to meet current legislation to protect staff, volunteers and users. Health and safety policy is paramount and is strictly implemented to ensure the safety of everyone. Policies and procedures are updated as necessary.

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Reserves policy

Our reserves policy requires that we have £60k put on one side, as unrestricted funds to allow us to maintain our operating costs for a 9 month period, including redundancy costs, in line with government statutory guidelines and contracts.

Financial review

Our accounts show a healthy increase from last year. The previous 3 years had shown a £7k shortfall for each year, which could not be sustained. Despite a fall in income from the usual sources, we were able to retain our core grant and with furlough support, local restrictions grants and no rates due for the year, we have strengthened our financial position, which will be of significant support should our core funding not be renewed.

Signed

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