CCEW Charity Commission profile

FIRST STEPS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1167009 · organisation 5076949

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Double Default
Charity type
CIO
Registered
10 May 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2021 – 31 July 2022
Latest income
£137,545
Latest expenditure
£136,799
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
Yes
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: SMART BUSINESS RECOVERY LIMITED, THE OLD RECTORY, MAIN STREET, GLENFIELD, LEICESTER, LE3 8DG

Website recorded by the regulator: HTTPS://WWW.SMARTBUSINESSRECOVERY.CO.UK/SITE/MAIN-MENU/USEFUL-REFERENCE/GDPR-PRIVACY-NOTICE (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide care and Education for 2-4 year olds

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
9 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£137,545
Total Gross Expenditure
£136,799
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£123,635
Total Gross Expenditure
£128,281

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
9 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£137,545
Total Gross Expenditure
£136,799
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
107712
Income From Government Grants
£838
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
29 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£123,635
Total Gross Expenditure
£128,281
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
77473
Income From Government Grants
£13,924
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2020
Ar Due Date
31 May 2021
Ar Received Date
2 June 2021
Total Gross Income
£117,031
Total Gross Expenditure
£114,497
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£95,958
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR19
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2018
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2019
Ar Due Date
31 May 2020
Ar Received Date
5 June 2020
Total Gross Income
£96,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£126,030
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£58,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR18
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2017
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2018
Ar Due Date
31 May 2019
Ar Received Date
13 September 2019
Total Gross Income
£133,374
Total Gross Expenditure
£108,495
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£107,099
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leicestershire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FIRST STEPS PLAYGROUP
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-02-02T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
1020392
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1020392
Assoc Charity Name
FIRST STEPS PLAYGROUP
Charity Name
FIRST STEPS PLAYGROUP
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-09-30T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5093384
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1171495
Assoc Charity Name
BARLESTONE STARS CHILDREN'S CLUB
Charity Name
FIRST STEPS PLAYGROUP
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-05-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Association Registered 10 May 2016
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO;(6) FOLLOWING THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (OR EQUIVALENT) GUIDELINES; AND(7) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling