BARKERS LANE WRAP AROUND CARE CLUB R'S I'TI. 9 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2025 CANOLFAN BRENDA PRICE CENTRE BARKERS LANE WREXHAM N WALES LL139UN CHARITY No. 1178177
Background The Constitution of the Barkers Lane Wrap Around Care Club was registered with the Charity Commission in May 2018 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It was formed to act as the operational body pulling together the charity Barkers Lane After School Club, Barkers Lane Nursery Plus and Barkers Lane Breakfast Club under one management committee and one Board of Trustees. A15 charitable aspects of the Club are overseen by the Board of Trustees. The Wrap Around Care Club provides high quality childcare and education between the hours of 7.45am lo 5.30pm 5 days of the school week term time and certain holiday weeks for the parents and carers of children between 2 ½ and 11 years of age. All children attending must be registered in advance with the Club to comply with our safeguarding requirements. Aims We aim to provide appropriate age related play, educational and care facilities, offering opportunities for all the children regardless of ability, religion, gender, culture or race. Through access to our indoor and outdoor play and learning opportunities, we offer the children in the community the ability to engage in heaSthy, recreational and educational activities. Activities offered to the children include but not limited to.. Art & craft Baking Role play Gardening Quieubook corner Sport activities Indoor games Public Benefit Following the guidance within the statement of recommended practice (SORP) from Ihe Charity Commission, we also report on the public benefit that the Club provides. We believe that the services we offer provide parents the opportunity to continue with their employment andlor training courses that they are engaged with, as we provide a peace of mind for them, knowing Ihat the children are in safe, caring hands. The children benefit from a less formal setting for these periods, taking advantage to relax from the busy school day and, through involvement with younger or older children outside of their usual peer group, enhance their individual social and moral skills. The staff who provide this care are also beneficiaries of the setting as they advance and improve their knowledge and life experiences through daily interaction with the children, parents and grandparents at the facility.
Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees consists of school staff, school governors and parents. Trustees serve for a maximum 4 year term and may be re-elected to the Board. The current trustees are.. Mrs P FitzHugh Mrs C Edwards Mrs E Richardson Mrs A Jarvis Mrs S Weston MrSJ Hill If you wish to join the Trustees or the management committee then please contact the Club manager Mrs Brand. Documents The Club abides by a Constitution that has been agreed by the Charity Commission. Policies have been drawn up and agreed by the management committee for the daily operational aspects of the Club. These policies are available for inspection on request to the Club manager. Safeguarding All staff have regular training on safeguarding and any concerns are reported to the management committee. No safeguarding concerns have been raised. The Club is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales who carry out unannounced inspections and have oversight for safeguardir)g. Finance Income is received primarily through parental charges for the service provision and occasionally from grants, fund raising evenls or donations. All money received is regularly banked and reconciled. Accounts are audited annually and reported to the management committee. The audit rtIfIcate is also reported to the Charity Commission. The management committee approves the auditor annually in advance. The Club aims to hold a maximum reserve of six months expenditure in an interest bearing account to cover wages and ongoing expenditures in the evenl of any reduction in service provision andlor income. All other profits are put into resources and building maintenance. No expenditure (wages, expenses or otherwise} is paid to Ihe management committee or Board of Trustee members for their service on the management committee or the Board of Trustees. Expenditure payment5 require authorisation and signatures from 2 of the 4 approved signatories.
Receipts £ Payments £ 186,783.75 Current accounts 25,470.67 31,351.98 Petty cash Receipts 1.86 1.86 192,665.06 218,137.59 218,137.59 Academic Year 202412025 Mrs Brand is the Centre Manager and reporting to her are individual managers for each setting.. Pre-school Nursery Plus After School Club (including Breakfast Club and Holiday Club) This has been another challenging year for Club with increasing operating costs. We have continued the working practices we previously pul in p5ace to ensure the safety and security of the children, parents and staff involved and updated risk assessments as new guidance came through. Parents were able to take advantage of the 30 hour funding scheme. Staff have attended various professional training courses eg Food Hygiene, Safeguarding etc as required for their roles and all staff are trained in first aid. Next steps Our ongoing maintenance regime continues and following a further successful granl application, towards the end of 2024 we secured funding to develop the outdoor play area, erect a large wooden gazebo to allow the children lo use the outdoors in inclement weather, purchase new large resources and create gardening areas. Work is also ongoing for maintenance of the ramps and handrails. We are now looking to secure funding to revamp the floor covering inside the Centre. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(sl Full name: Mrs Pauline FitzHugh Position: Chair Date: 2811112025
Form D SuMI{y Oll 'I'lLiNSACTIOIYS BARI(tR'S LANE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB I NURSLIIY PLUS Yeai. Ei nded 31st March 2025 IUI',CEIPT,S PAYTrIIEIN'I'S Balances BIF Payments 186,783.75 Nursery Plus 25,470.67 NuTsery Plu8 31,351.98 Petty Cash 1.86 Pety Cksh 1.86 Receipts 192,665.06 Balances CIF 218,137.59 218,137.59 -.QyRTIFIED: Chaii. Honoraty Treasui'er I have exnined the books, vouchers, and documents i'elaling to the BarkBr's Lane After School Club Accoiint and, in my view the account above gives a trLie and fair view of its ti'ansactions for ti)e year ended 31 sl M8]'ch 2025 and uf tlie balances in hand as of that date. Signed ..... Nanie of Independeiit Aiiditor Address Date . 'hiike"Orlffli?is'&'Parlner4" .T.h&Yew..Tree.Inrkn........... Hish Street, Gresloid 'WrexE,.,m, LL12'bPIP ' .Tel-.0+978.852598-........ Email.. inlo@mgDac¢ouiilanls.com MGP