WOODCHESTER PLAYGROUP

Charity Number: 292714
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing an environment to learn through play for pre school children aged between 2 years 9 months and 4 years

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £99,723
Total expenditure: £86,045

Total income includes £75,334 from 15 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(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
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1985: 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rachel Jane Lee Chair 29 May 2019
None on record
Alex Wheeler Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Joanne Esteves Trustee 14 October 2024
None on record
William Humphries Trustee 03 October 2024
None on record
Joanne Hindle Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Thomas Boswell Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Megan Humphreys Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Bethan Samuel Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Steven Willams Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £63.87k £67.33k £92.33k £99.30k £99.72k
Total expenditure £63.73k £61.31k £70.59k £100.89k £86.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £54.86k £52.19k £77.68k £79.24k £75.33k

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 July 2024 21 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 21 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 22 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 22 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 On Time 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 17 APRIL 1985 AS AMENDED 9 NOVEMBER 2000 AND 10 JUNE 2008 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01 OCT 2020

Charitable objects

THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 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 AREA

Area of benefit

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

WOODCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
WOODCHESTER PLAYGROUP
CHURCH ROAD
NORTH WOODCHESTER
STROUD
GL5 5PD
Phone:
01453873004
Email:
woodchesterplaygroup@eygloucestershire.co.uk
Website:

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