## **S traw berryT reeP laygroup** 

## **T rustees’ AnnualR eport** 

## **Fortheperiodended30thJune2022** 

T hetrusteespresenttheirreportandaccountsfortheyearended30thJune2022. 

## **P urposeofS traw berryT reeP laygroup** 

T opromoteplaybasedlearningenvironmentsforallchildrenunderstatutoryschoolagefrom the areaofS avalanditssurroundingenvironsinCountyDow n. 

## **S ummary** 

S traw berryT reeP laygroupisacommunitymanagedpre-schoolplaygroupandisregisteredto acceptamaximum of26childreneachsession,fivemorningsperw eekfrom 9.00am to12.00 noon. T heplaygroupismanagedbyacommittee. M embersoftheplaygroup(parentsorguardiansof childrenattendingS traw berryT reeP laygroup)electtrusteesoftheplaygroupannuallyatitsAGM by meansofapublicvote. 

T hevastmajorityofS traw berryT reeP laygroupsincomeisprovidedbytheS outhernEducationand L ibraryBoard(S EL B). Additionalfundingisprovidedbyw ayofregistrationfees,donationsand fundraisingevents. 

T heplaygroupisregisteredbyT heCharityCommission. InspectionsarecarriedoutyearlybyaS ocial W orkerfrom EarlyYears. T hereportisdisplayedontheP arent’sN oticeBoard. 

S traw berryT reeP laygrouphasbeeninspectedbyS ocialS ervicesandET I(EducationT raining Inspectorate). T hefullreportisavailabletoreadfrom S traw berryT reeP laygroup. 

_N otableeventsthattookplaceduringtheperiodreportedoninclude:_ 

_1. Easterraffle_ 

_2. T w oBonusBallraffles_ 

_3. S antaL etters_ 

_4. S ponsoredS portsday_ 

T hetrusteeshavepaiddueregardtoguidanceissuedbytheCharityCommissionindecidingw hat activitiesthecharityshouldundertake. 

T heobjectiveoftheplaygroupistopreparethechildrenforenteringintotheschoolenvironment. T heplaygrouphasacommonefforttoadvanceeducationandinparticulartheeducationofthe childrenbytheprovisionofsafeandsatisfyinggroupplay,topromotethepreservationofhealthof thebeneficiariesandtosupportthevaluesandprinciplesofthepre-schoolcurriculum. 



## **FinancialS ummary** 

26childrenattendedS traw berryT reeP laygroupduringtheperiodofthisreportandtheS EL B providedfundingtotalling£52,026andfundingreceivedfora1 to1 w orkersfrom S hortBreaksteam andalsofrom EducationAuthorityof£4,279. M oneyw asreceivedfrom EducationAuthorityfor additionalcostsinrelationtoCovidtotalling£4,368.Familiesofchildrenattendingtheplaygroupare askedtomakeavoluntaryfinancialcontributiontow ardssomeoftherunningcosts,andduringthe year,registrationfeesandw eeklydonationstotalling£6,474 w erereceivedgivingatotalof£67,147 ofincomedirectlyrelatedtothechildren.M oneyw asreceivedfrom HM R C forS S P of£270 and M aternitypayof£4,140. 

S traw berryT reeP laygroupw asaw ardedagrantfrom EarlyYearsforoutdoorequipmenttotalling £1,000.Grantsw erealsoreceivedfrom DepartmentforCommunitiesforunavoidablecostsin relationtoCovidof£4,035.W ealsoreceivedgrantsfrom Earlyyearsof£2,496throughouttheyear. W ealsoreceivedS ustainabilitygrantsfrom Earlyyearsof£1,338. 

W iththesegrantsthecommitteeinstallednew outdoorequipmentandmatting.O utdoorresources w erealsopurchasedasmajorityofplayw asoutside. 

Duringtheyearw ew eresuccessfulw ithourapplicationtotheP athw ayFundandw ew eregranted fundsof£18,246forperiod1[st] July2021 to31[st] M arch2022 and£3,649 forperiod1[st] April2022 to 30[th] June2022. 

## **T hefollow ingfundraisingeventsw ereorganisedduringtheyear:** 

|**Fundraiser**|**Amountraised**|
|---|---|
|EasterR affle-Variousprizes|£750|
|Bonusballdraw O ctober2021|£580|
|Bonusballdraw December2021|£570|
|S antalettersDecember2021|£188|
|Sponsoredsportsday|£150|
||£2,238|



## **T otalincomereceivedforthefinancialyearw as£100,910.** 

T hetotalrunningcostsforthefinancialyearw ere£92,172 w hichincludedstaffw ages,rent,heating, insurance,telephoneandinternet,premisescosts,generalplaygroupexpenses,uniformsand subscriptions. Costsw erecloselymanagedduringtheseperiodandespeciallyduringtheCovid-19 pandemic. 



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