MERRY-GO-ROUND UNDER 5'S

Charity Number: 1010031
Charity reporting is up to date (326 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enhance the development and education of children under school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £97,828
Total expenditure: £138,360

Total income includes £80,058 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 March 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Haydon Chair 14 January 2020
None on record
Gary Carey Trustee 13 February 2014
None on record
SHEILA ELY Trustee 13 February 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £125.56k £128.14k £114.19k £86.99k £97.83k
Total expenditure £111.49k £102.28k £95.31k £84.91k £138.36k
Income from government contracts N/A £110.43k £92.62k £73.00k N/A
Income from government grants £103.41k N/A N/A N/A £80.06k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 22 May 2025 326 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 22 May 2025 326 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 19 July 2023 19 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 02 October 2023 94 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 18 July 2023 383 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 02 October 2023 459 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 March 2022 271 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 02 October 2023 824 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 03 February 2021 218 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 06 April 2021 280 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH. MARCH 1991

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY (A)PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART. (B)ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN. (C)FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE MOBILE
HARTSFIELD SCHOOL GROUND
CLOTHALL ROAD
BALDOCK
SG7 6PB
Phone:
01462 896322
Email:
info@merrygoroundunder5s.co.uk
Website:

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