ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE WILFORD YOUTH AND CHILDREN SCHEME
(CHARITY NUMBER 1116733) FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1 APRIL 2024 AND 31 MARCH 2025
TRUSTEES
The trustees were in the last year, as follows:
Mrs A Mason (appointed by WYCS in 2016) Mr E Mason (founding trustee) Mrs A Massarella (appointed by WYCS in 2016) Mr S Massarella (founding trustee) Wendy Brown (appointed by WYCS in 2019)
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ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR
The primary focus over this last year continues to be providing services for our Before and After School Club (BASC) and rooms to Wilford Village Playgroup. The BASC has now run for over 15 years, serving local children from the South Wilford Endowed VA CE Primary School. This year is the first year that the BASC has made a loss. At a meeting of the committee this loss was recognised but it was decided that we should continue but look for possible cost savings.
Again, it has been a difficult year with the continuing cost of living crisis plus the continual increase in living wage affecting our payroll by around 12% over the last two years. The continued increase in utility prices is being monitored as to its effects on the ongoing work of the centre.
The number of children has reduced by approximately 25%. This is due to the school before and after school club increasing its numbers. This is the first year their activity has had a significant impact. The other factors is increase in food costs due to food inflation (approx. 30% increase), cost cutting is being looked at in this area.
Background Information
The BASC is a not-for-profit concern and employs six part time staff. We continue to use a part-time professional bookkeeper to complement our childcare staff, meaning that the BASC is now selfcontained and no longer needs to use volunteers to run; making it a more sustainable operation into the future.
The Centre, formerly known as the Old Victorian School Building, on Main Road in Wilford remains as the base for our activities. We rent the building (from the Carters Educational Foundation) and are responsible for its development and upkeep. As trustees we continue to make improvements as funds allow. The rent is now a commercial basis which is financially challenging but has been supplemented by grants to WYCS.
The half of The Centre we don’t use ourselves is still rented to the Wilford Village Playgroup. This playgroup has flourished during their term in the building and are able to offer more sessions to parents. They are another local organisation serving local children and we’re pleased we’ve been able to provide them with a permanent home.
WYCS continues to hold a modest cash reserve as a contingency against emergencies. Our financial statement for the twelve months between April 2024 and March 2025 was examined by Peter Brown and follows.
The treasurer and acting Chairman is Eddie Mason.
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Wilford Youth & Childrens Scheme Profit and Loss by Tag Group April 2024 - March 2025 TOTAL Income 2000 Income Breakfast Club 2001 Income After School Club 5.30pm 2002 Income After School Club 6pm 2003 Latè pick up charge 2004 Income After School Club 3.30pm4.30pm 2010 Income Grant Carters 2011 Income Playgroup Rental Total Incom8 24,281.40 39,617.82 5,865.20 50.00 12.00 15,000.00 8,555.98 £93.382.40 TOTAL £93.382.40 Expenditures 1031 Off icelclub Equipment 3000 Electricity 3002 Water 3010 Business Rales 3011 Rent to Carters 3020 Phone costs, internet & TV License 3030 Pest Control 248.70 5,499.25 1 ,971.48 1,844.30 18,000.00 1,265.24 389.36 5000 Food 5010 Toys & craft materials 5015 Staff gifts 5017 Staff Training 5020 Printing, Postage and Slationery 5021 Cleaning costs 5030 Repairs to building & equip 5035 Wasle Disposal 5040 Fire & safely equipment 5045 PAT Testing 5051 PL Insurance 5060 Softwar8 Subscription 5065 Ofsted annual fee 5066 GDPR annual renewal 5067 Subscriptions 5100 Pockit fees 7000 Gross wages 7010 Employers NICIS 7011 Employer Pension Payroll Expenses Total ExperKlllures NET OPERATING INCOME 6,463.90 1,954.93 350.00 24.00 74.42 726.34 153.99 448.81 116.04 94.80 1,131.44 393.48 35.00 90.00 71.92 30.44 58,624.13 0.00 615.21 0.00 £100,617.18 £ -7,Z34.78 £-7.t34.78 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITUREI Accrual Basis Monday. 26 January 2026 09:12 pm GMT+OO:00 111
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of vlf0rd Youih and Children's Scheme On accounts for the year ended 31103125 Charity no (rf any) 1116733 Set out on pages 1to3 r th" p8g_" Respective The chartty's trustees are respK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charty's trustees consKler that an audit is not required fof this year trustees and etsminer under sectKJn 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my respK)nsibilty to: examine the aLxounts urNJer se(Ix)n 43 of the 1993 Ac( to follow the predureS laTrd down in the general Directions given by the CharFty Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attenb"on. Basis of independent My examination was carrd out in ac(x)rdance with general Directions given examinerfs statement by the Charity CommissK)n. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees COnmIng any such matters. The prwedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinFon is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement bdow. Independent In connection wilh my examinatK)n. no matter has come to my attention. examinerfs statement 1. which grves me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements" to kp accounting records in accordan with slI0n 41 of the 1993 to prepare accounts which accord wtth the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met: or 2. to which. in my opinK)n. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the acccwnts to be wched. . Please delete the wollts in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2410112026 Name: Mr Peter Brown Relevant professional qualifJcation(s) or body (if any): ACIB FPC 1,2and 3 CeMAP 1" Class BA(Hons)
Address: 4 N£sYholm Drive Silverdale Nottingham Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to huhlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examrner wishes to disclose. The bank statements arKI reconcillatron records were entirely within keeping with the expected day to day financial operations of Wdford Youth and Chiklren's SdTreme (WYCS). 141,11