STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP

Charity Number: 1026316
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Pre-School ,Open term times only.Friendly staff. New extension. Great outside space. Work in partnership with William Barnes Primary School doing sessions there in the term prior to starting school. Accept Funding from age 2 years.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £142,381
Total expenditure: £126,076

People

2 Trustee(s)

3 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1993: 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ivanka Stefkova Kuspova Chair 12 March 2025
None on record
Emma Chatfield Trustee 21 November 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £123.25k £129.23k £118.62k £121.38k £142.38k
Total expenditure £114.15k £113.32k £132.66k £134.27k £126.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2024 05 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 05 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 30 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 12 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 14 July 2022 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 14 July 2022 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 26 February 2022 241 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 26 February 2022 241 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 18 MAY 1993

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
WILLIAM BARNES PRIMARY SCHOOL
BRIDGE STREET
STURMINSTER NEWTON
DT10 1BZ
Phone:
07778336928
Email:
steppingstones@williambarnes.dorset.sch.uk
Website:

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