Trustees. Annual Report tor tlie perlod Period start dale D:2y 01 Period ond date Day J9nl Q9 From 2C23 To 08 2024 Section A Reference and administ'r tion details Charfty name St Mary's Pre School Playgroup Other names charlty Is known by Reglsterod charlty number (H any) 1172430 Charlty'8 prfnclpal address Wrexham Dislrict Scout Fleadquartws Stallon Approach Wrexham Postcode LL112AA Name8 of the Gharfty trustees who manage the charlty Date8 a¢lod11 nol lor wlMle 81eo namo Olfice (H any) Chair Treasurer Secretary Trustee Trustee Trustee Tru&ee Trustee Name ot per￿n (or body) entmod int trustse an Alana McHugh Charlotte Williams Catherine Keech Kathryn Valentlne Dianeke McHugh Lauren Willlams Ethan Sydenham El￿n Coales 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Name8 of the trugtees for the charlty, If any, (for example, ariy custodlan trusteeg) Datss acted11 not lor whole TAR March 2012 Names and addre8888 ol adv188r8 {OpUoMI Infornwuon) ot advlser Name Address Nanw of chlef axecutlv• or names 018enlor 8laff m8mbw8 (OptloThil Inlomiauon) Section B Structure, overnance an mana ement D88crlptlon ol tho charW8 trusts Constltutlon Type ol govemlng documem How Ihe charlty Is conthftuted Commlttee Trustee selectlon method8 All truslees are appolnled by the comrnfftee at the AGM Addltlonal govornanc•188ue8 (Optlonal InfornwtlM) You may choo88 to Include addilional Informaiion, where relevanl, about: pollcles and procedures adopted lor th8 Inducdon and training ol trustees; the charws organlsaiional slructure and any wider netsork wllh whlch the charlty works; • relatlonshlp wtth any related partles; trustees. conslderatlon of malor rlsks and the swem and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activiti The CIO'S obje￿IVeS are10 enhance the developmenl and education of pre4thool children in Wales, by encouraging parenls lo understand and provkle for thelr n￿d8 ttrough hlllh qualty pre-school provlslon and chlldcare Summary of th oblects of the Charlty set out In Its govemlng document TAR Ma￿h 2012 During the past year the pre-school r umbers steadily Ir￿reased Irom Septernber. During the sprlng of 2023 Ihe church hall we used was condernned and we were asked to move premlses. There was very Ilttle around that we could afford bul eventualty we wer8 ¢)ffered Wrexham and District scout hut, still based within the town. Throughout Ihe summer we pad(ed all the pre-school equipment and moved Into the Scoul Hut in August 2023. Wllh the move we Incurred a re-reglslrallon wllh th8 CIW. new DBSS'S for all Ihe staff and many days of pwjerwork. We started the temi with Just 1 chlld and rent of £175 per week. we steadily increased the numbers with mosl children being ol foreign nationallty. Thelr parents either wort(ing at the hospllal. in the prfson or the carlng professlon. We declded as a commlttee and Irurtees lo become a Flylng siart Settlng In Ihe hope that thls would Increase ihe children. All the paperwork was completed. and we were granted Ftying Slart status from February 2024. St Mary's offer wrap around care using the 30-hour childcare funding, where chlldren are collected from Sl Marfs nursery at 11.30 and broughl to St Mary's Pre-school until 3pm. We are predomlnantly an Engllsh-speaklng settlng where Welsh Is incorporaled In our everyday delivery of educallon and chlldcare. We also have chlldren attendlng who arg Pollsh, Portuguese, Malandain and African Caribbean. We have continued to support families to register Ihelr thlldren lor Early Educatlon. 31)-hour fundlng and nursery by supportlng Ihem to access the fomio onllne as many farnilies, where English Is thelr second language. this is vltal In a￿uring Iheir child can access the educalk)n they deserve. Summary of tho maln actlvltl98 undertaken for the publlc benefft In relatlon to these objects (Include wlthin thls 8erfion the ststutory declaratlon that trusteos have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charfty Commlsslon on publlc benellt) We have four members of staff. and an adminlstralor all have been at St Marfs for over 3 years working well as a tearn to support the children's leaming and development. St Mary's has recelved several grairts through the year. Small Capital grant of £2228 used for new storag@ cupboards, £200 frorn Flying Start for Ihe purchase of new hard books. for Ihe younger children, Earty Years Wales granl of £50010 support the build of a new Webb Page, £1000 from Flylng Start lo help wilh new resources, £2500 from Arts Coundl for Wales to deliver a project to suppo11 our outdoor area, £1120 RRRS grant 10 help support the dellvery ol Ihe Early Education. All grant fundlng has been evaluated and relumed to the funders. As an Earty Years setting, we plan activities each week arKI use next sleps to enhance and Improve the ,:hlldren's leamlng. Ensurlng Ihat Ihey lrnprove thelr seff-confldence and soclal skills. We enjoy trlps to local communlties Including the library, rnuseum. shops and Ihe park. We also fund raise throughout the year to Pfovlde a Christmas paty al a local Ind¢)or play arena. Wllh support from WFIS (Wrexharn Family Infomiatlon Service) Ea Educatlon team and Early Years Mlales, m8mbers of St Mary's slaff and cornmittee have had access to traliilng at￿Ul being a charlty organlsatlon and the Impllcatlons il has on each member. TAR March W12 Addftional dotsli 8 ol obiectlves and actmtles (Optiornl inlorniation) TAR Math 2012 We are ever meful for the mary h,)urs volunteers and trustees have spent keeping Ihe pre-xhool solverit which would usually include 2 or 3 lund raising events per year. We ar8 especlally thanldul to the treasurer who spends lime raIStr￿ invoiLX and ensurfng Ihal they are paid on time. Wrthout Ihe valuabl8 contri￿tion of the volunteers, we would not have been able to Mnprove Ihe sustainabilty of St Marfs. You may choose to indude fvrther slatement& where relevant. about: pollcy on grantrnaklng; policy programme related Inv8slment; conlribulion made by volunleers. FinancRIty we are more stdse than have been in the past 10 year& We have seen an increase Sn our funding following Ihe increase in the chlklren who attend bolh pfvatety. tlirough Flylng Start and the Earty Education. We have Ihree-month owallng funding In reserve should we need to make slaff redundanL TAR March X112 Section D Achievements and perfor St Mary's has increased the children who attend the setting by 95% over Ihe pasl 12 months. We have mary chlldren whose parents have come over to the UK to work in the local Wrexham Maelor Hospilal. Most of the children who attend Sl Mary's Ilve within walking dlslance of Ihe pre- school. This year we￿8 provided a full acadernic year of high quality. carefulty planned and well-resourced play-based learning. ance Summary ol the maln achlevemonts of the charlty durlng the year The children have beneflted frorn Ihemed s8sslons each week. small group worf(, and a lot more time oul.doors. We've been working in partnershlp with Arts Council for Wales to improve our outdoor area Our chlldren have contlnued to benefft Irom a staff team wilh greai experience. The children received lots ol adult interaction and benefft from an excellent staff to chlld ratlo. We offer collection of children frorn St Mary's nursery; all these children use thelr 30-hour childcare funding. thus supporting parents who work TAR Marth ¥J12 Section E Financial review As we have been continually reGeivirg grant funding during the past 12 months the committee has constantlii reviewed its reseNes policy ensuring there is funding available tc support any redundancies and running costs for three months Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially In deflclt NIA Further flnancial revlew detalls (Optlonal Informatlon) Our main source of income for this s'ear has been Irom fees paid by the parenls for their child to attend St Mary's Pr8 School, Early Education payments and 30-hour funding. We had 1 term of funding through Flying Start for one child. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of lunds (includlng any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity: investment policy and objethives including any ethical inveslment policy adopted. With Ihe continuation of 30 hours fri)e chlldcare, we have bean able to support farnilies with additional wrq) around care allowing parentslcarers to return lo work or attend training. Funding has allowed us to continue ernploylng a SUper￿lSOr working 24 hours per week, Iwo part time slaff members working 16 hours and one member of staff working 12 hours Fier week. We also employ an administrator who ensures thal the pre-school continues to run effeclively and within the boundaries of the re,Jistration requirements. Section F Other optional informa ion Fulure Plans: We continue to promote St Mary's as an education setting for :hlldren aged 22 months until school age. We will continue to d81iver elements of Ihe 30hr-childcare offei., Flying Start, Early Education and childcare with wraparound. We work closely with the Family Informatlon Service to ensurEi our staff can access support and training. Work in partnership wlth our new venue, ensure the children Eire comfortable and feel safe Section G Declaration The truste8s declare that they have approved the trustees, repoit above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Ccch Date 21 TAR March 2012 C14ARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ent:> accounts CC16a For tha perlod trom 3110eM24 Section A Receipts and payments Unr￿trIct¥d funds R¢slrl¢i8d lund5 Endom ment fundg Totsl lunds ioth• e toth• n••r•¥t£ lolh ry •r8•t£ to IPh•n•ir•rt£ io th• r*ir•%i£ A1 Recet ts Fees FurA%r WCBC Donalio 474 74 74 74 Sub total(Gross incom& lorAR) 04448 57,048 81141 A2 Asset fjnd Inve•tment 8010$. (see tsblol. Sub totsl 1200 61J41 Snac*s Co￿Uma￿e8 17 Fut¥lo$i 792 021 Staff tralnl toll aAI a(x*unla rs aTrY mairrteTh3nce PPS andc erloffte Irsurarte 8U S2 813 613 Sub total ,148 A4 Asyot and Investment purchaw tsbla Stth totsi Tofalpayments 87.143 Net olre¢olpts/(paNments) A5 TFanJfer8 b8twogn fund$ A6 Cash funds last yèar ond Cash lund$ th18 ye8rend {10.4191 954 9.495 30,552 20.103 30,552 21N7 24,498 30￿52 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the eriod Unro￿1¢t¢d Yi nds loThswB¥t £ Endo¥Yment lund$ to nO•Tr¥t£ C•tegofteJ lunds to1￿[•11£ B1 Ca8h lunds HSBC 103 Cash Easy FX Tot81 cash lundg 20.11x4 Unrlstrlcted Iiinds lunds Oetails to no•1•￿£ B2 other monotary assets tsils Detsils mduD Detalls attycrinL CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's repi)I't on the accounts Seciion A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of ST MARY'S PRE SCHOOL PLAYGRCILIP On accounts for the year ended 31 AUGUST 2024 Charity no (if any) 1172430 Set out on pages 1 to 2 and pages 1 to 7 of the Trusleec, ,4nnual Report I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the above charity ("Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31108 12024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, yoii (Ire responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the r¢'.quirements of the Charities Act 2011 1"the Act"). I report in respeci of my examination o tne Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direclionc (liven by the Charity Commission under section 14515llb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I cc,nlirm that no material matiers have come to my attention {other than thai dis-losed below '} in connection wilh the examinalion which gives me cause t() believe that in, any material respeci: accounting records were not ke[It in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wilh Itie accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come acro:>S no other matters in connection with the examination lo which atlention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts t) be reached. Please delete the words in the bracl(E,ti,' if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: BRUCE ROBERTS Relevanl professional qualification{s) or body (if any): FCA Address: 10 EDISON COURT ELLICE WAY, WREXHAM TECHNOLC)CiY PARK WREXHAhA LL13 7YT IER October 2018 Section B Dlsclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highliljtrl matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts- Gireclions and guidance lor examiners). Give here brief details of any iiems ihat the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018