## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 02 September 2022 Period start date To 01 September 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Bangor on Dee Childcare**
## **Charity registration number: 1177422**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The purpose of the charity is to advance the**
**education and development of pre school children.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Bangor on Dee Childcare aims to offer the children**
**a safe, secure and happy environment where their**
**individuality is respected and valued from a team**
**of qualified and dedicated staff. We promote all**
**areas of children's development through providing**
**good quality early years education and work**
**towards making children more independent in self**
**care in preparation for the transition to Nursery**
**and Reception classes. We seek to foster the**
**children's natural curiosity and a love of learning**
**through a range of stimulating activities and**
**experiences. It is our aim to provide care and**
**education of the highest quality that will enable all**
**of our children to become successful learners,**
**confident individuals, effective contributors and**
**community members. We also aim to provide**
**locally accessible, affordable pre school education**
**to the public living within our local rural**
**community and surrounding areas. We will remain**
**at the heart of the local community and maintain**
**excellent links with the local primary school where**
**we are situated. We also welcome the admission of**
**children with additional needs. We aim to make**
**working at Bangor on Dee Childcare enjoyable and**
**rewarding with fair opportunities for staff and**
**further training and promotion.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All trustees have had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity Commission on public**
**benefit.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We are not a grant making charity.**|
**N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Bangor on Dee Childcare is a thriving educational**
**setting providing quality provision for children**
**aged 2 - 4 years. Through the setting we offer**
**Funded Early Education for 10 hours and The**
**Childcare Offer for Wales. We deliver a child led**
**curriculum which enriches the development of the**
**‘whole child’.**
**We are based in the local school and our busy**
**setting has helped increase the intake number into**
**school. This has had a huge impact on school**
**numbers.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Children have smooth transitions into the school**
**setting.**
**Children are entering school with many life long**
**skills eg independence, resilience, ability to**
**problem solve and work together as a team.**
**Children’s speech and language skills are**
**developed, as are their early number, reading and**
**writing skills.**|
||Para1.41|**We have taken part in local community events**
**such as well as had raffles at Christmas. We have**
**took part in a Christmas fare raising money for the**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set||**charity. We held a coffee morning at the village hall**
**to raise funds for the setting.**|
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|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity is still in a sustainable position at this**
**point.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**As a charity we as the committee of Bangor on Dee**
**Childcare have reviewed the settings need for**
**reserves in line with guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission.**
**To ensure that our charity can operate during**
**periods of lower income (for example lower**
**occupancy levels or a source of funding not being**
**renewed)**
**To ensure money is reserved for unexpected**
**events, redundancies or any emergencies.**
**To provide an opportunity to reserve money for**
**future projects, for example a new building.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£4500**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/A**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Early Education Funding**
**Childcare Offer Funding**
**Parent fees**
**Fundraising**
**Grants**|
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**A principal risk that could face the charity is no**
**suitable place for the charity to continue to**
**operate.**
**High rent fees charged.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**A constitution document**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustee’s are voted and sworn in at our charities**
**AGM.**
**Appointment of Charity Trustees**
**(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every**
**trustee must be appointed [for a**
**term of [three] years] by a resolution passed at a**
**properly convened meeting**
**of the charity trustees.**
**(2) In selecting individuals for appointment as**
**charity trustees, the charity trustees**
**must have regard to the skills, knowledge and**
**experience needed for the**
**effective administration of the CIO**|
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|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**Conflict of interests policy which governors the**
**charity.**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Bangor on Dee Childcare|
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|Other name the charity uses|Bods Childcare|
|Registered charity number|1177422|
|Charity’s principal address|Bangor on Dee Childcare
Ysgol Sant Dunawd
Sandown Road
Bangor on Dee
LL13 0JA|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Nia Brophy|3 Years|||
||Cheryl Reeves|3 Years|||
||Emma Lee|3 Years|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Emma Lee
Full name(s) Nia Brophy
Position (eg Chair Secretary
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 21.03.2026
20.03.2026
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September 2[nd] 2023 – September 1[st] 2024
|Childcare offer -|8125||
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|Grants -|250||
|Sales services –|108321.75||
|4900 - Other income|1,777.00||
|10000 - Customer Refund|-922.4||
||Total Sales|£117,551.35|
|Direct Expenses|||
|0102 - Staff Wages|80263.74||
|5000 - Cost of Sales - Goods|16,849.43||
||Total Direct||
||Expenses|£97,113.17|
|Overheads|||
|0105 - Equipment purchases|1,558.85||
|0108 - Staff pension correct|3,764.02||
|7000 - Employee Wages and|||
|Salaries|7,960.53||
|7130 - Premises Insurance|244.61||
|7530 - Telephone|25||
|7610 - Accountancy Fees|1,259.66||
|7630 - Business Insurance|2,649.26||
|7900 - Bank Charges and Interest|16.8||
|8200 - General Expenses|3,099.26||
||Total Overheads|£20,577.99|
||NET PROFIT / LOSS|£117,691.16|
||-139.81||
Accounts prepared by J.Duffy
Account prepared by J.Duffy