BRAMBLE BEARS

Registered charity 1072656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHWELLTHORPE PLAYGROUP

PLAYGROUP FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 5 YEARS.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN ASHWELLTHORPE VILLAGE A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY, IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PARTB) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE ASHWELLTHORPE, NR NORWICH NORFOLK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total receipts of £78,551 against total payments of £69,308, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that the charity aims to maintain a reserve of cash funds for contingency purposes, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (26/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Anne Woodchair
• Bianca Rose Moller
• Claire Dougall
• Katherine Frost
• Katie Moore
• Rebekah Delf

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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