Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Day Month 01 Perfod end dats Month August Year 2023 From Year 2024 To 31 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name RIDGEWAY METHODIST CHILDREN'S CARE CENTRE Other names Charity is known by Registered charity number (If any) 1162802 Charity's principal address RIDGEWAY METHODIST CHURCH MUDGE WAY, PLYMPTON PLYMOUTH Postcode PL7 2PS Names of the charfty trustees who manage the charlty Trustèè name Office lif any) Datès acted If not for wholo ear CHAIRMAN MINISTER Name ot person lor body) entitled toa int trustee ifan PATRICIA STEAD ANDREW CHISLETh- MCDONALD JOHN BUTTLE PHYLLIS JONES FIRST TRUSTEE APPOINTED UNDER CONSTITUTION RESIGNED 3111212023 FIRST TRUSTEE RIDGEWAY METHODIST CHURCH RIDGEWAY METHODIST CHURCH CHARITY TRUSTEES KELLY WEB8 GRAHAM BLAKE- LOBB RONALD MEATHREL AMANDA ROPER RIDGEVVAY METHODIST CHURCH APPOINTED UNDER CONSTITUTION MINISTER APPOINTED 11912024 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Names of the trustees for the charity, If any, (for example, any custodian trustees) TAR March 2012 Nam8 Datss acted if not for whole ear Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation of adviser Name Address Name of chiof executive or names of senior staff memberyJ (Optional infomiatlon Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charlty's trusts CIO Constitution Type of governing document How the charity is constituted cio Trustee seledion methods Majority appointed by Ridgeway Methodist Church Members additional Trustees appointed by the Trustees of Ridgeway Methodist Children's Care Cent￿. Additional governance issues (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopt8d for Ihe induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties-, trustees, Consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities TAR March 2012 The objects of the CIO are the advancement of the Christian fatth as an independent expression of the mission of Ridgeway Methodist Church (charity number 1128711) for the public benefit.. 3.1 in advancing the secular and spiritual education of children from the ages of O up to and including 11 years-, and 3.2 in the interests of social welfare providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for recreation of children from the ages of O up to and including 11 years who have need of such facilities by reason of thèir youth, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circuMstan￿S wilh the object of rovin their conditions of life. The main aclivilies of Ridgeway Methodist Children's Care Centre are the provision of Ofsted registered pres¢hool for ages 2 - 4 and provision of parent and toddler sessions for ages 0-3. Summary of the objects oftho charity set out in its govèrning document We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Summary of the main actlvlties undertaken for thè public benofit in rglation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publlc beneflt) Additional details of objectives and activSties (Optional infomiallon) TAR March 2012 You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about= policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Section D Summary of the maln achievements of the charity during the year Achievements and performance The year September 2023-August 2024 has been one of both challenges and celebration. Providing for Special Needs has continued to be a challengè. A child with complex needs who should have gone to school in September 2023 stayed with us for 6 months due to lack of places in Special Schools. This was fully funded by Plymouth City Council othefwise we could not have done it. Staffing was arranged and a temporary contract extended to enable 2 to 1 support. In addilion to this 2 children in the current Preschool cohort also needed support for complex needs for which Early Years Inclusion funding was insufficient. On the positive side Ihe Preschool has fully resumed activities such as Forest School and library visits. The Nativity was performed in church on Sunday as well as for parents during the week. Child numbers grew as the year wenl on., the new 2 year old working parenl funding contributed to this after Easter. In 2024 we celebratèd 60 years of providing childcare from beginning as a church playgroup to becoming an Ofsted registered Preschool. A number of events and parties took Pla￿ to mark the event. The Toddler groups are continuing to thrive and provide a feed in of new children for Preschool. The Preschool staff continued to work together as a dedicated team wth the needs of the children placed at the ￿ntre of all they do. Although the work at times is stressful the staff support each other and have the addition of a group of dedicated volunteers. Staff are able to progress and new staff are supported through to their Level 3 qualrfication. Volunteers are supported to attain Level 2, moving ta become casual staff members and later permanent if and when a position becomes available. The Trustees and Management of the Centre mel formally 3 times during the Academic Year 2023-24. In addition a number of them are actively involved with volunteering as additional support for both Preschool and Toddler groups. In Preschool all activities for children follow the EYFS framework and as part ofthis pupils have been exploring a wde range of planning themes such as Chinese New Year, Harvest, Easter, and outdoor activities including Forest School, Sports Day and library visits. During the year 3 fundraising coffee mornings took place when ladies from the Church craft group also sell their crafts to help raise funds. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charlty's policy on reserves The charity will hold at least 6 month's reserves plus redundancy provisions. Details of any funds materially in deficlt Further financlal review details (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include The accounts submitted show a loss of £11038 however when adjusted additional informalion, where for accruals of funding received in August 2023 for the academic year relevant about.. 23124 there is in fact a surplus of £5604 making a break even status the charity's principal across the last tho financial years. There continues to be a shortfall in sources of funds {including SENCO funding. We have been given a generous donation of £4000 to any fundraising}', help meet some of these costs, which is now held in restricted fvnding for Ihis purpose. The charity has nol needed to increase redundancy how expenditure has provision to meet its current requirements due to staff changes. As supported the key objectives Govemment funding continues to decrease in real terms and costs. of the charty., especially wages. continue to rise financial challenges still lie ahead. investment policy and objectives including any elhical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they havo approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full namels PATRICIA STEAD RON MEATHREL Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chalr, etr) CHAIR TRUSTEE Dats 0310212025 TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND AND WALES Rldg&wAy Mgtho¢J6¥t Children's Car8 Centrg 1162802 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from 0110912022 To 3110812024 Unre$tricted funds Restricted funds Endowmont fund$ Totslfvnds Lastyear toth• noarnst ttst￿ naBr48tE tothg ngar8St£ tothè twr•st£ totho MarestE Al Reeoipts'1 Funded lfjcoffle"2 hjnded In¢