E¥URSERY RHYfvIES PLAYGROUP ReElstered Charity 1180347 REPOR T AND FLVAWCL4L sfA TE.VENTS PERtOD ENDED.. 31 AUGUST2025 cor4TEF4TS: Page Légal URdAdmintstru(tve thfonthitlo TFyste&¥'AnmidlReport Independent ExamineT s Report Receipts ond PaymentsAcetpun( Statemenl ofA.vets 4ndLiabilui£
NURSERY REtYMES PLAYGROUP LEGAL AND ADMYYISTRA TJVEI%'FOKK4TION STATUS Tbe organisation (pr¢Triously alh urlSter playgro1) w&% forni&l alld grnllted Charitable ststus on 17th October 2018 (charity number 1180347). Tbe clwity is govern by its CODStitution wbich wL8 adopted on Q September 2018. The charity is a Charitable tncoryy)rdted Organisatio TRUSTEES The board mcmb¢rs s¢rving dwiThg the period aud sinee Ihe year end were as follows.. T Willtams- Chair VA Mor8an- TTe&5urer KA Lewton- Secretary (resigncd 25.1024) DG Richards L4 Bounds LC Arnold C Wilton Day to day Management LeatJn¢ JetLkins- Manager M¢lalliE Powney- Manager Tr¢halS Comnllmity Centre PerTott Str¢ct Treharri8 Mid GRRmorga CF46 SER INDEPENDENT EXAMINKR R I Knoyle ACA FCCA Bak¢r Knoyle Accountancy Limited Orbit Busitiess Centre lihydycar Bwiness Park MertbJT Tydfjl CF48 IDL BAEIKERS HSBC 50 Perrott Street Tr¢harris CF46 5BT
NURSERY RHYMES PLAYOROUP TRusfEES'AVNUAL REPOR T The tntr prest th¢ir atwual report togetber with the fiDatLcial statements of the charity for the year ended 3111 August 2025. Legal attd adJnintstratiYe ]nforntion setout on page I Etsrn part of this report. AILIIS AND ORTEcfIvES OF THE CHARITY os¢s and aitns The CbATity'S objects are specificaity to PTovide higb quality affordable ehildcare that enhan¢e5 the development, care Èmd education of pre school children in a safe attd stijwdatitig envAromn where they c l¢Èrn through pLay PArtrtership with parenvcam. Th¢ charity aKms to offer È child celltred eniqronmertt to meet the social, physical, intellectu, creative and ¢motional n¢¢ds of ¢ach child 2nd eneourage par¢llGrerS to understand alld Provide for the needs of their children. Th¢ Charity is fi]lly eornmittd to the acttve protnotion of equality attd inclusion and put chÉldren's rAgbts at the entr¢ of ¢v¢rything we do. HOW OUR ACTIVITIES DELIVER PLTBLIC BEhTFIT The Trustees ar¢ awar¢ that th¢ Charity has a r¢spoDsibility under th¢ Cbarities A¢t to demonstrate that it has ch&Titable aims that mc¢t th¢ public benefit rcquirctncnt and arc thcrcforc charitsble. The Tntss cotthrni that they have had rcgard to thc Charity Commission's guidancc on public benefLt alld comply with S17 Charities Act 2011 when consid¢ring, planning and implcrncntiThg thc activitiLS of tbc cbarity. As Trustees, we believe that the aims of our organisation are ¢haTitsble and for the public b¢nefiL ACHiEVEMEprrs A1 PERFORhlANCE The Charity is crw (Care Inspectorate Wales) Tegist¢rwL and the lates¢ ins10 report call b¢ $¢en on CIW website. The setting is registered to provide the Welsh Government's Ftying Sthrt initi&tive and the Chsld¢ar¢ Off¢r For Wales. The Welsh GOVernmet curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings is embedded in everyday actiTrities. The 8¢tting led L coullty wide trdiDing session focused on strengthening numeracy witbin early yeaTS provision. Thc setting ¢cl¢bFai¢d 25 y¢ars of operntiI this ycat. A fLwther Flying start expansion took pl this y¢ar so all chrldren in the COVDty 8rc now eligible for hnded FS childcare. Achlevements lllclude". High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Award Award for Recognition of contnbution to cbtldren with additional needs Award for Commithient to working with the loca] community. Gold Award for D=sigtL-a-Smile initiative Phase OTLe, two and thrw¢ of th¢ Healthy Su5tatnable PSchl Scheme Green award for the Amb¢rlGre¢Th Inclii$ion Scbemc Gold standard Heulthy snack award Award for transition processes and professional relationships Award for Strengihening Telationsbips and supporting par¢ntal ¢ngagcm¢nt Committnent to Continuous Profes5ionaI Deyelopmfflit of Staff Page 2
NURSERY RItYMES PLAYGROUP FD4ANCIAL REvfEW The charity has had a bctt¢r ycar this y¢ar with fwiding in¢rcasing from £133,179 in 2024 to £141,390 iti 2025. ExpenditLwe has ai80 fall¢n by £4,877 to £141,167 in 2025. The rnain sourvx of fiu18 being Fe¢s rec¢ived. Th¢ charity also r¢c¢iv¢d £4,402 from fundraising and donations. It is the aim of the charity to continually sour¢c ditiOnal fidIng. As a reIt of the better year. a srna]l surplus of £223 rnad¢ in the ye. It is the aim of the charity through ¢arefi]I business rnanagemeTht and budgeting by th¢ trllste¢s throughout the forthcoming year, to COtstin to b¢ able to mainlain, 8NI in th¢ futwe, to build up again, serV8 of the organisation. eserves Polic Upon reviewing the resCryL policy. the trustces dccided to maintsin a fiDancial rLXry£, approxirnats.ly equivalent to the nornial, PTedictabl¢ outgoing5 in thr¢c months. In 2025 that is approximat¢ly £35,290. The ¢harity currently has fr¢¢ res¢rv¢g slightly above this, being £36,108. Th¢ re8¢rw¢s poli¢y do¢s aIso however, haie a caveaL that if a pressing fanCIal n¢¢d aris¢s within th¢ ¢harity. and the charity has the ability to meet this out of the res¢rve, then this should be done, in a¢cordan¢¢ with the airns 8Dd obj¢ctiv¢s of the ¢h8rity. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGElfENT Governin d0ment Nursery Rhymes Playgroup is on incoOrated charity with the registered charity number 1180347. The charity is governed by their constitution and registered in England & Wales. anisation The method of appointment of trustees is set out in the COnstition dated 17th July 2018. There are currently seven tsuslees involv1 in the organisation. See page I for details. Recrniknient and A ointment of New Trus*e8 New Trnstees must be intèrviewed by the currettt BoArd of Ttees, attd if appointed informed of theiT legal obligAtions undtt ehArity law, the decision-makillg procth8 and business p14)n and recent financial perfOrnl¢e trf the charity. The elLarity aims to recruit people who eall offer a range of skills for example personttel, trainingi ftWdnC¢ etc. PLANS FOR FLYURE PERIODS We arc continually inVtigatIng potcntial ncw sources of incotnc. We 8re a]so continually tryiDg to identify any new services, ¢onsistent with the primary purposc of th¢ Chlty that may be ofbcnefit to th¢ public in the County Borough of merth Tydfil aTe& This report Ixen prepared in accordance with the Statcment of Rw)mmcnded Practice - Accowiting and Reporting by ChaTtties (issued in Jalluary 2015). Si8n¢d onbehalf of the board.. T Williams- Trustee D(tsed.. 28th May 2026 Page 3
IriDEPENDENT EXAMPIER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF YLRSERY RHylEs PLAYGROUP Independellt exaDJkner'& r¢port to the trustee4 of Nllrser) Rhymes Pl•ygrvup I repDrt io the clwity trnst¢u on rn> examinatson of tbe accounts of Nursery Rbymrs PIBygroup for the yw ended 31 Au8USt 2025. Responslbllities ond basis of report As the charity truste¢s you are rc9ponsible for the preparation of the accounts ill e0rdance with the requirem¢Tht8 of the Clwities Act 201 I {'th¢ Act). l T¢port in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under 8¢¢1ioll 145 of the Act and in cwrrying out my examination I have followed all &pplie8ble DireetioLs given by the Charity Conllnissioll under section 145(5Xb) of tbe Act. Independent examiD¢T'S Statemeut I have compleied my &mInatiOn. l ¢onfinll that no material matters have come to my attetttion in connection with th¢ inAtion giving me cause beli¢v¢ that 111 aDy material respect: accounting records w¢r¢ uotkept in respect of the ChityaS required by $¢rtion 130 of the Act" or the accounts do not Cord thos¢ records. I have no concerns have come across uo oth¢r matteES in contsectioll with the examination to wbich attention should be drAWtt in this report in order to eDabl¢ a pttjperunderstanding of the accounts to b¢ reacELed. R.1. KNOYLE ACA FCCA Bak¢r Knoyle Accountancy Limited Charter¢d Accountants Orbit Business Cetttre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 IDL Dat¢.. 281kn May 2026 Page 4
NURSERY RHYMES PLAYGROUP ChaTityNumb¢r. l 180347 Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st Augwt 2025 Unrestrlcted Restrkted Total8 2025 Tot8 2034 Receipt# Fees received Bank interes¢ received Cash For Kid8 GrnLt Cynyyd Rhan Grant MTCBC Cover for Trnining Grallt MTCBC Child Dev6lopTn¢nt Grant MTCBC Fos y Fran StDall Grant Fundraisvllg Donatiolls 133279 379 133,279 379 3,(X)O 126,422 521 150 1,204 400 305 4,177 330 330 4,352 50 4,352 50 Total Recelpts 138,060 141,390 133.179 Payments Wages Food & Resou¢8 Equipniejit Rent Adn]inistrdlion & Other costs IZ2280 3.191 201 9263 3.330 125,610 3,191 201 9,263 2,902 128234 3,987 567 8,056 5.21X> Total P#ymellts 137.837 3,330 141,167 146,044 Net of Re¢elpts 223 {12,865) TrAm$fers between funds CAsb funds brought forward Cash funds this perlod end 3i,885 36,108 35.885 36.108 48,750 35,885
NURSERY RHYMES PLAYGROUP Charity Number: 1180347 ststement of Assets and Liabilities for the y¢ar end¢d 318t August 2025 Totsls 2025 Totals 2024 Fllnds Funds CAyh Fllnd$ Casb at bank Cash in ljand 34.300 1.808 34300 1.808 34,938 947 Totttl Cash Funds 36,108 36,108 35,885 Other monetary assets Other debtors 2,552 Totsl mottetsry aisets 2,552 LIAbllhles Accnwls Other credttors 936 6,239 7,175 936 6,239 7,175 936 7,150 8,086 T Williams - Trustee & Ch4iT Dated: 28th M*y 2026 Pag¢ 6