Namos and *ldross08 of advis•rn (Optional infornmtion)
of advisw
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
2O2Z
2023
To
ection A
Reference and administration details
sunn￿ C(xnmunty P*group
NIA
Reg18t•red charfty number (If any
Charws prfncv addv•
Sunny8wJe Church. l¥y FkM*e th, Bthhamsted. Herts
Po•tco(h HP4 2PP
Namm of th• charlty trusta•8 manag• th• charlty
Oll*• Illany)
Nam• lor botyl •WU•d
Chantal Lawre
Emma Elsaesser
Claire AsfFNcO
1011(h2023- Current
1111r2020- current
115r2020- ujrrent
Kerry Campbell
2418r2020- ujrront
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11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
Names of th• trustees for th• charlty, If any, Ilor exampl•, any custodlan trust•as)
Datss acted If not for ear
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Nan￿ of chlef •xecutlv• or namos ol sonior staff mombgrn {Optional inf0m￿tIon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Dascrfp￿Ofi of th• tr￿tr
Type of goveming document
HCM the charity 18 constiluted
Trust
Truthe sekctK)n method8
Addltlonal gov•manc•18•uM (Opdonal Inforniatlon)
The charity is govemed ty the tnjstees v￿th reference to Ofsted, the Pre
School Leaming Alliance and senior staff. It was inspected in Oct 2018
and received a"good" rating.
The trustees revithv and apKYove pollcles and Pr￿edUrn8 and mggt
regubart4 to dwjss (yirKJ and ne*4 i58U88.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
adopted for the indLKth)n and
tralnlng of tru5te8s"
. the charity's opJanisatM)￿l
structure and any WKler
net￿￿rf( with which1he charlty
works.,
• retationshlp w6th related
pai1ie$,'
major risks and the systwn
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
The prOvts*￿ of good quality earty years aducatlon for chlldm in the
Summary of tho Ob]￿ts ofthg
charlty set out In its
govornlng documont
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The trustees have regwd to the guida￿ issues ty the charity
commission on publK benefft.
The main ￿tIVIt￿ are tr* educatk)nal supwt arKI care of chiklren in
eaty yeats, aJes 2
Summary of th• maln
activftles undertaken for the
public bonefft in relation to
thesè objects (include Mthin
this Section tho statutory
declaratlon that trustees hav•
had regard to th• guldanc•
luuod by the Charlty
Comml$$lon on pubk
benofft)
Addluonal d•tAIIA of obJ•cllvM and •ctlvlll•• (Opiional Infomth)
Sunnyskle playgroup volunteers {usualty pwentslguardian arKI from
the thal ar8a) with the support of the trustees to ¢)r9anise rtyular
fundraising &tivitie8.
The trustees make apwopriate want appluti￿9 to apply for fundlng for
proieds arnl equspment to b￿rrt the chddren thal are not
We have fjnks with Suniiyshje Clmwth who contrilxjte to our actNitios
You may thoose to inthde
further statements. vhwe
relevant, a￿Ul.
policy on grantmthing;
' p)Iy wogramme felated
investment:
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
EduCatm￿, SUPWt and ￿e of ch￿ren in earty years, providing a safe
and caring erwironmenl for them to eni(ry. devekp *MI prepare for entry
into school.
Increased invO￿nert in the D)mmunty through I￿kS with
SunnysKle Church, our allotm•rt and parent volunteers.
MaintalnirKJ links with local 8dKX)kn that (*ihJren will go on tr) attend to
Summary of the maln
achlevements of tho charlty
during th• y
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Section E
Financial review
The dHrty h(th a contingency fund. as reComn￿￿d by the PSL4, to
us8 for erner9e￿ and cO￿r the running costs for one t￿rn in case of
Brf￿ statameni of th•
charltys pollcy on feserves
Detslh of any funds materfalty
In d•ficlt
Further fiDonclal revlew detsils (Opoonal infOrn￿n)
Prinople source rl fund5 15 payrnert of fees for chldren attendiThJ the
playgfCWP. This 18 splrt I)8lween payment direct from guardians arKI earty
years funding.
The fees ar8 intend&l lo cover ba8iC Cost of 8alarl88. hall hlre. Insurance
You may choo*• to indude
addithjnal infornlat￿n, where
relevant about:
the chwty's principal
sources of fvnds (induding
any fundraising):
experKliturn ha8
supported the key otiiectives
of the charity;
Investment polw and
objeth'ves including
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Addltk￿al funds are ralsed through addlknl furKlralsing activities, to
SUFw1 further expenditure i.e. equipment. training and materials.
We also ath for varN)us grants thr(Wh￿rt the year to support indNidual
oieds have 8ui)Wl from kxal bu6ine88e8 in our fundrai8ino.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The tru8ts98 declare that th•y hav• approv￿ tho trust•O8' roport above.
Slgnod on b•h•if of th• charW• truste
8lgnaluM(s)
Full name(s}
Po•ltlon (og 8ocrgtary, Chair.
Tr￿ur
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examlnerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report kn th• tr￿1￿•
31W20ZJ
Charlty no
(If any)
14
charity {Ih8 Trusf) ￿ar 31r6r2023
ba81$ of r•port
a{￿OUn￿ In aLlxYd￿ wlth the requkements of th8 Charltks Ad 2011
rtr* A￿).
I rermxt h rw of my examinatK)n of Trugfs accourrts carrled o
under section 145 of the 2011 and in cafrylng out my examination. I
have fofKth*d al the apF4icable Direc1￿6 given by the Charlty Commlsslon
wmler sed1(￿ 145(5Xb) of the P4X
dopend•nt tTh• Inccrfne exceoded £250.000 ar#J l am quallfled to
oxamlnorfs •tstomont undertae the ex2minatK)n by b8knJ a quallfied mgmtw d tknsert nam8 of
ap￿atIO listed bc#tyD. [ ] a￿1¢&*.
I have comFknd my examination. I confwm that no materlal matters havé
come to my atten1K￿ in Ix)nn8ctK)n *lth the exarnlnatlon (other than that
disdosed belN'> ¥%tdch gt4*8 me cau80 to bouove that In. any mat8rf81
the Charitles kt; (
the acc￿nts dkl ￿nplY wlth the applicabl8 r8quirem8nt&
cc¥KemiThJ th8 ftxm and [x)nt￿rt of Kcounts 801 ￿t In tho Charttl88
(A￿￿nts and Rep￿$) Regulallons 2Crf)8 other than ￿Y wuirwrnnt
that the a(x%Awts glve a Irue and faw vi&w vknich is Th)t a matt
Ihe examlnalkn to attentlon sh￿11 be drawn in this repL¥t in
order to enabl8 8 (ryér U￿lerStand1rWJ d thg acc4)unts to be re&*ed.
81gnod:
27 Juno 2024
(walificalSorrfs) or body
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Of any):
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Section
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to h￿hlIght material matters of Con￿rn
guklarn% for examiners).
Glve h•r• brlef dotalls of
any Items that the
xamlner wlshos to
dlsdom.
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AV￿mn É5.02L85
Sprfn8 2023
£6All39
mnv3)ZJ £17￿￿9
Sth2023 £7Jn.48
Sumn*r2023 f13267.35
OtrwE4wdJiwe Autumn 2022 £2.32*96
Sprknt2023 £2J99.94
Sumrner2023 £3270.54