E¥URSERY RHYfvIES PLAYGROUP
ReElstered Charity 1180347
REPOR T AND FLVAWCL4L sfA TE.VENTS
PERtOD ENDED.. 31 AUGUST2025
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Independent ExamineT s Report
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NURSERY REtYMES PLAYGROUP
LEGAL AND ADMYYISTRA TJVEI%'FOKK4TION
STATUS
Tbe organisation (pr¢Triously alh u￿r￿lSter￿ 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¢ha￿lS 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 tn￿tr￿ pres￿t th¢ir atwual report togetber with the fiDatLcial statements of the charity for the year ended
3111 August 2025. Legal attd adJnintstratiYe ]nforn￿tion 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¢ll￿G￿rerS 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 A￿￿1 PERFORhlANCE
The Charity is crw (Care Inspectorate Wales) Tegist¢rwL and the lates¢ ins￿10￿ report call b¢ $¢en on CIW
website.
The setting is registered to provide the Welsh Government's Ftying Sthrt initi&tive and the Chsld¢ar¢ Off¢r For
Wales.
The Welsh GOVernmet￿ curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings is embedded in everyday
actiTrities.
The 8¢tting led L coullty wide trdiDing session focused on strengthening numeracy witbin early yeaTS provision.
Thc setting ¢cl¢bFai¢d 25 y¢ars of operntiI￿ this ycat.
A fLwther Flying start expansion took pl￿ this y¢ar so all chrldren in the COVDty 8rc now eligible for hnded FS
childcare.
Achlevements lllclude".
High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Award
Award for Recognition of contnbution to cbtldren with additional needs
Award for Commithient to working with the loca] community.
Gold Award for D=sigtL-a-Smile initiative
Phase OTLe, two and thrw¢ of th¢ Healthy Su5tatnable P￿Sch￿l Scheme
Green award for the Amb¢rlGre¢Th Inclii$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
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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 fiu￿1￿8 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 fi￿dIng. As a re￿It 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, ￿serV￿8 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 f￿anCIal 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
d0￿ment
Nursery Rhymes Playgroup is on inco￿Orated 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 COnsti￿tion dated 17th July 2018.
There are currently seven tsuslees involv￿1 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 T￿￿tees, attd if appointed informed of theiT legal
obligAtions undtt ehArity law, the decision-makillg procth8 and business p14)n and recent financial perfOrn￿l¢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 inV￿tigatIng potcntial ncw sources of incotnc. We 8re a]so continually tryiDg to identify any
new services, ¢onsistent with the primary purposc of th¢ Ch￿lty 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
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IriDEPENDENT EXAMPIER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
YLRSERY RHy￿lEs 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 Ch￿ityaS required by $¢rtion 130 of the Act" or
the accounts do not ￿Cord thos¢ records.
I have no concerns have come across uo oth¢r matteES in contsectioll with the examination to wbich attention should
be drAWtt in this report in order to eDabl¢ a pttjperunderstanding of the accounts to b¢ reacELed.
R.1. KNOYLE
ACA FCCA
Bak¢r Knoyle Accountancy Limited
Charter¢d Accountants
Orbit Business Cetttre
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 IDL
Dat¢.. 281kn May 2026
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ChaTityNumb¢r. l 180347
Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 31st Augwt 2025
Unrestrlcted Restrkted
Total8
2025
Tot8
2034
Receipt#
Fees received
Bank interes¢ received
Cash For Kid8 GrnLt
Cynyyd Rhan Grant
MTCBC Cover for Trnining Grallt
MTCBC Child Dev6lopTn¢nt Grant
MTCBC Fos y Fran StDall Grant
Fundraisvllg
Donatiolls
133279
379
133,279
379
3,(X)O
126,422
521
150
1,204
400
305
4,177
330
330
4,352
50
4,352
50
Total Recelpts
138,060
141,390
133.179
Payments
Wages
Food & Resou￿¢8
Equipniejit
Rent
Adn]inistrdlion & Other costs
IZ2280
3.191
201
9263
3.330
125,610
3,191
201
9,263
2,902
128234
3,987
567
8,056
5.21X>
Total P#ymellts
137.837
3,330
141,167
146,044
Net of Re¢elpts
223
{12,865)
TrAm$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
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