ALL SAINTS CHILDREN'S VENTURES LIMITED

Registered charity 1099040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALL SAINTS PLAYGROUP, HAPPY HOURS

The provision of childcare,education and training in the Borough of Sefton, Merseyside.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE GOOD QUALITY PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN THE BOROUGH OF SEFTON, MERSEYSIDE. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE CARE & EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN. (2) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE TRAINING OF PERSONS IN PROVIDING PLAY, CARE & EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN THE BOROUGH OF SEFTON, MERSEYSIDE.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF SEFTON, MERSEYSIDE

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 a net income of £128,874 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £305,807. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves exceeds the stated policy target of £90,000, which is equivalent to four months of essential staff and overhead costs. The trustees identified financial sustainability as the major risk but confirmed that resources are adequate to meet obligations.

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 4 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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Mary Pennington
• David Harold Bruford
• EDITH CAROLINE COLLINS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Joanne Paula Kershaw
• Kathleen Zimak
• Patricia Mary Howard
• Paul Jeffrey Collins · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Eleanor Poppy Thorpe · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Sefton

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