CAILMEL PLAYGROUP CIO (formerly CARMEL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS) Fin8n¢ial Statements For the Year Ended 31st August 2024 Charity ryumber 1177864
CARMEL PLAYGROUP (fornierly CARIKEL PLAYGROUP AIYD TODDLERS) Index To The Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31st August 2024 Page Charity Infomiation Trust¢¢s' Report Independent Examin¢rJ R¢port Receipts and Payments Notes to the Finan¢ial Statements
CARMEL PLAYGROUP (formerly CARMEL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS) For the Year Ended 31st August 2024 CHARtTY LYFOILMATION TRUSTEES Carl P¢arc¢ (Chair) Natalie Mlhite (from Sept 23) Michaela Blythin (from Sept 23) Bethan Williams (from Nov 23) HanTth Choivdhury (from Jan 24) CHARITY NUMBLR 1177864 HSBC High Street Shotton coNrAcT INFORMATION Ysgol Bro Camiel CanrAel Road Carnid Holyw¢ll Flintshire Umted Kingdom
CARMKL PLAYGROLT (formerly CARMKL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS) Trustces. Report The Trnstee5 present their annual reportwith thc accounts of the cIwityfor the Year Elld 31st August 2024. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY The objects ofCARMEL PLAYGROUP Ihereinafter referred to as CPG) are.. TO ENEL4NCE ThE DEVELOPMEKf EDUCATION OF CHtLDREN tN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOLIiAGIliG PAREYtS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEtR NEEDS THROLGH HtGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVtsIoN. In plmning our aGtifrryties for the year we kqjt in miad the Charity CoEtJnllssion's guidatice on public benefit at our trustee meelings. The Charkty Aneets the Chatkty ComlS810.5 public benefit crÉtaia uud¢r bDth the advan¢emeDt (Trf education, th¢ advallcen)enÉ of citizen* or community development heInEs. GOVERNANCE AD I¥IAP4AGEMEr STRUCTURE The charity8 governing docutthent is its wnstiwtion and the olwity was registert with the Clwity Commission, a (Tharitable IncOtated Organigatioll (CIO) otl 9 April 2018. CIO- ASSOCIATION R¢gi$tered 09 Apr2018 The Board of Trngtees is rcsponyible for the strdtrgic direction aTrdp)Licy of the cbArity. The day to day nthnit of the cbatAty is deletrJted to paid siaff andvoluThteas. ACHIEVKMENTS Ah"D PERFORMANCE IN THE YEAR The Playgroup were active duriug the period having relocated to B purpose bulk section of tbe school. The tW5teos took the strats8iG decision to end the toddler 5&4ions and we wotked flexibly to impn)ve ow sustainabilAty by adjustiog th6 5cILeduled hours concentrate on the JnorniDg 5e5sions. Incoffje was sigllificaThcly up &J etts the wel6b governmel yupport for ¢bild£ places. However, unfornw8teiy, the building. although a falltsstie venue for th Childrell, inwrs $ilfiCAntIY bigher rent ithich h&8 on our net operating p05iiion. PLANS FOR FuRE PEIUODS We workwith the school and stsff to ensure our the e¢thwatiOll i8 provided 45 C05tefftttively as possible. FANCL$L REvw CPGS, policy on teseNes is to btrld sufficient resoutces to contilllle the Ch11able activitieg of the CPG 8bDuld income and fundraising activities falt sborL Any Surp1 fjjnds whidl are not likely to be needed to pay for actities ar¢ placed on deposit to eaTn int¢rcsL We also De¢d to Increase the8¢ UDrestri¢ted fillth8 order to meet any unforween expendith th&t May o¢cur, for ¢xample propety repairs. Approvedby the Trttee8 on June 2025 Signed on its beha]f
ldependent Examiner's report to the Trustety of Carmel PIIy8rnP I r¢rton the for Ihc Charity fortheye4T cndd 315tAuDL8t 21J24, whith are Bet outon p88es 5 to 6. Th¢ ¢harity's tnkSfr¢s arc f¢SWll5ihle for the of thc charity's tn]gtYs (x)nsidEr an audit is not Tcqtsired for this ytar undrr SeCtn 144 of thc Clwities Act 2011 (the a)8ri1iL¥ A¢t) that an indq)elld¢ It ixmy w¢sponsibiliiy to.. ex1 the accounts yrthrsertion 145 of the CbarÈti&8 A io follow th¢ proccdurts laid &)WD lrt the 8eneral DI¥>5 giytll by th¢ a)4rsty CL¥nmi55ion (under 5tiOn 145{5)0)l ot Ibe ChaTiiks Aci t05t¥ie &her p4rti¥ular mattff¥ tmve a)m¢ lo my tntio My ¢xamtDatioty was carri>l out in a)rd(¥ Directions given lry thc CTharily CL¥Mmil0. examinatiott IDdude8 a revlew of the &ciknunting rec4)rtts kepr by the ¢h3rily and a compwiwn of th¢ acCntS pr¢scnled with tIK>8e rtr(Yd5. It al) in¢ludes cons1deirt of any items or disclosures trt th¢ acwullls, Jryl 8e¢kin8 explgnations tn¢¢$ cOnrning arry 5LKh matters. Th¢ prDceduK% und¢rtaken dD tiotpmvid¢all th¢ evidmre that would bs rquirnl in an and wn5LWntly Thty lftH)n isgtvaj 08 ¢0 whEtkn¢r the nts pr¢senta 'tr 8nd fÈir' view and th¢ ryort is to those malls out ijk the styt¢meTrt below. In ectIon th my cxwnin8lioD, twmth¢rh&% come to m). a(knIM l. whith give8 m¢ rwon&ble bdl¢v¢ ilwt ÈD. any thc rcquire4nents: to k¢ep acL))untiDg rttords tn aCrdat)¢e section 130 of th Clwlii&% Ad" and to preparo CoUntr which a¢cord thc Tttttd5 atMI wmply wtth tk llting requiTcm¢Trts of th¢ Chariries A ve Jjot bEen met", or 2. to Wh1¢ in my opinio. al¢&i0 sknuld bB to thoble aproptr 4]th¢ai¥Jingof the accounts to b¢ Stsd: 3010102025 .St¢ven Paul K¢ll FCA SP K¢ll thvrter¢d A¢countatrfs Unit 7a LOD ParcWrBUn¢55 Park Ruthin D¢nbighshir¢ LL15 INJ
CARMEL PLAYGROUP Staternent of Financial Activities Carth1 pitygroup CIO (FarmrtycarI Play9roup and Toddkts Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth•perlod from Pgriodstart thte od <t8 311W2024 To 011ts91202 Section A Receipts and payments UnrOStriCtèd Funds Ihv n¢bre¥t Rostricted funds fund¥ TDtsI lunds io th• M4r•JlZ toth• noarMt£ Al Rac G Pupll GprtS CC Furés 30.92D 11.538 17,53B 058 GrdnLS nieresl Dwr $.OS9 11.TS0 4J Sub totallGross Incr)m8 fot AR) 66,6V eo.1 A2 and InvF8tmBnt Sub loial Totol r4cdpls 61.219 A3PA 153 75D $4878 4S,203 Mernbenhio£ 35 $6D &56D 369 TthPhDnÈ EquIryI L InSre£ UniltrfftÈ 29 105 IOOD a58 856 1373 2,175 AcrounWry BwnkthzTtBS 16Y Sub iotal 81288 8100 60.8OD A4 and Inve5tffl•rt urchJs95 eè tabk Sub tot 2,72U SD,BDD Nel olre¢elpt&l{payfflgnts) A5 TrJnsforS between tunds A$ Cash funds b51 yurend C88h fvnds this yeard 5.655 3,336 2.31 23.934 18,279 23,934 211721 23.$14 23.9 3.338 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr8strirted fund Restrthd lunds io Mar••l£ Éndow•rrt unds 81 Cash funds B¥nkCutt•nt*l IL139.6J 139.38 rot81 ¢esh fvnd$ 3,338
CARMEL PLAYGROUP (fornierly CARMF.I. PI.AYGROlJT AND TODDLERS) Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st August 2024 I ACCOUYTll¥G POLICIKS Basls of Aeeounthig Th6 FinallciaL Statejllents have beeo prepaThl ill CordanCe with tbe guidellnes of the Charity Cortlis5(M on a receipts a[ payments ba818. 2 FUNDS Aecounting unstrICtl fiJnd8 catt be used iti accotdallce with the clwitable objective8 at the discretion of the trustecs. Restricted funcL% can onlybe used for particular restrictrd purposes within the objects of the Charity. Restrictions arise wh¢n ecIfied by tbe dollor or th ttds are raised for particul restrict1 puSe. Unrestricted FllDdJ The TTUStees havc resolved thai th¢ financial reserves of the Charity should be reviewed on a regular b&sis and that adequ&t¢ provision is made for unforeseen expenses vthilst also being mitt tbat res¢rves Should not be held witbout valid re0Th. 3 TRUSTEES None of ibe trnstees {or any persons conoe¢t¢d TApith them) ]r¢eived any remuTreratioo or benefits from the charity during the year. 4 RELATED PARTY TIi4L%SACTIQNS There were no disclosable related party tr4nsa¢tions during the year. S KMPLOYEES The average monthly tmmber of enwloyees (b)ring the yearwa$: 2024 2D23 Number