CRESCENT PLAYGROUP

Charity Number: 1039644
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Playgroup for infants of nursery age.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 07 October 2023

Total income: £70,643
Total expenditure: £67,539

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • The Crescent Preschool (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Concetta Hewitt Trustee 28 March 2022
None on record
Sheena Briddon Trustee 28 March 2022
None on record
Petra McMillan Trustee 01 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 07/10/2019 07/10/2020 07/10/2021 07/10/2022 07/10/2023
Total gross income £52.77k £35.88k £35.88k £52.78k £70.64k
Total expenditure £44.35k £49.46k £49.46k £55.58k £67.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £35.42k 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 07 October 2023 07 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 October 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

07 August 2024 On Time
Annual return 07 October 2022 09 August 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 07 October 2022 09 August 2023 2 days late
Annual return 07 October 2021 21 August 2022 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 07 October 2021 21 August 2022 14 days late
Annual return 07 October 2020 08 August 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 07 October 2020 08 August 2021 1 days late
Annual return 07 October 2019 08 August 2020 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 07 October 2019 08 August 2020 1 days late
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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 23 MAY 1994 AS AMENDED 18 JANUARY 2007.

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
3 Oakridge
Bricket Wood
St. Albans
AL2 3PS
Phone:
07972590135
Email:
cresplay@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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