
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  April 2024 Period start date To March 2025 Period end date** 

**Charity name: Victoria Gems, Jewels and Treasures** 

**Charity registration number: 1180854** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Victoria Gems, Jewels and Treasures is**<br>**made up of three groups providing**<br>**Wraparound and After School Care for**<br>**children who attend the infant**<br>**department of Victoria Community**<br>**Primary School. We also provide LEA**<br>**funded Early Education for 3-year-old**<br>**children in the term/s prior to them**<br>**starting their nursery provision.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Little Gems provides quality, affordable**<br>**childcare for our nursery children prior**<br>**to, or following on from their nursery**<br>**session at the school. Jewels provides**<br>**affordable flexible childcare for our**<br>**infant children after school up to**<br>**5.30pm. These groups enable our**<br>**working parents to continue to work in**<br>**the knowledge that their child is being**<br>**cared for in a safe and stimulating**<br>**environment.**<br>**Little Treasures is our funded Early**<br>**Education group enabling parents to**<br>**access Foundation Phase provision for**<br>**1 or 2 terms prior to their child starting**<br>**their nursery provision.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had due regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission. Our main purpose is to**<br>**provide wraparound care for children in**<br>**our care. We provide a service to a**<br>**section of society ie the working**<br>**parents and carers of our children and**<br>**this is our focus and why we exist. In all**<br>**that we do as trustees we will ensure**<br>**that our action and work will further the**|





**services that we provide for our parents and children.** 

## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Our setting has continued to provide**<br>**quality affordable childcare for working**<br>**parents since 2001.**<br>**We have been able to adapt to**<br>**increasing numbers of children wanting**<br>**to attend by opening for morning and**<br>**afternoon sessions and have provided**<br>**an Early Education group since 2011.**<br>**We have consistently high numbers of**<br>**children attending and have therefore**<br>**been able to employ additional staff who**<br>**have been able to further their own**<br>**professional development.**<br>**We support our local community**<br>**through visits to age-appropriate**<br>**recreational and educational facilities**<br>**and have received numerous visitors to**<br>**the setting to further develop the**<br>**children's knowledge and**<br>**understanding of the world around**<br>**them.**|





## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Below are the audited reports of both**<br>**groups from April 2024 to end March**<br>**2025. Our Little Treasures group**<br>**consists of Early Education children for**<br>**whom we receive funding from the local**<br>**authority. We have a Service Level**<br>**Agreement in place with the Local**<br>**authority to this effect which is normally**<br>**reviewed every two years.**<br>**For Gems and Jewels, we receive**<br>**income from fees charged to parents**<br>**and carers and also from the local**<br>**authority via the 30-hour Childcare**<br>**Offer. Parents of 3- and 4-year-old**<br>**children can access the offer to cover**<br>**childcare costs for the hours attended at**<br>**our Little Gems and Jewels groups.**<br>**Fees charged to parents not on the**<br>**scheme are also reviewed regularly to**<br>**ensure that they are in line with fees**<br>**paid by the Offer.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We aim to hold an amount of £26,000 in**<br>**our Reserves Policy, to cover**<br>**redundancies and/or other unforeseen**<br>**events that could cause the setting to**<br>**close or temporarily cease to operate.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£30,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||





Other

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected by Trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Victoria Gems, Jewels and Treasures|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1180854|
|Charity’s principal address|C/O<br>Victoria Primary Community School Poyser St<br>Wrexham<br>LL13 7RR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||ANDREA EVANS|CHAIR|FROM NOVEMBER<br>2018||
||CARA SPINKS|NONE|FROM NOVEMBER<br>2018||
||DEBORAH<br>ECCLES|HEADTEACHER|FROM NOVEMBER<br>2018||
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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** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||ANDREA EVANS||
||<br> <br>CHAIR||
||20/01/2026||
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**Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** Apr-24 Mar-25 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**146 117**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **146 117**<br>**133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**133 977**<br>**12 140**<br>**-**<br>**104 343**<br>**116 484**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**146 117**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**146 117**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**146 117**<br>**133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**133 977**<br>**12 140**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**146 117**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**146 117**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**146 117**<br>**133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**133 977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**133 977**<br>**12 140**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|**-**|||||**172 419**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**146 117**|||||**172 419**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**172 419**|
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|CHARITABLE COSTS|**133 977**|||||**155 828**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**133 977**|||||**155 828**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**155 828**|
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||**12 140**|**-**|**-**|**12 140**||**16 591**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**104 343**|**-**|**-**|**104 343**||**104 343**|
||**116 484**|**-**|**-**|**116 484**||**116 484**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

1 



## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>LLOYDS 1<br>LLOYDS 2<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**1 626**<br>**-**<br>**114 858**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**116 484**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>ANDREA SIAN EVANS|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||ANDREA SIAN EVANS|**20/01/2026**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

2 



SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS OF SCHOOL PRIVATE FUNDS
Period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
Victoria C P School- Little Treasures Account Ending 468
FORM D
Receipts
Payments
Balance Bro
ht Forward
Bank
Schools Accout)t
Payments
18,636.90
5,779.76
Recelpts
14,482.98
Balance Carried Forward
Bank
Schools Account
1,625.84
Total
20.262.74
20.262.74
Certified.............
Treasurer
Read Teacher.
have examlned the books and, voycher5 and other documents relating to ihe
VictDrSa CP School - LÈttle Treasures Account and In my view the above account glves a
true and fair view of the transactlons for the period 1st Aprll 2024 to 31st March 2025
and of the balances In hand at that date.
5Sgned
Auditor
Date
0810912025

SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS OF SCHOOL PRIVATE FUNDS
Period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
Victoria C P School- Gems and Jewels Account Ending xx560
FORM D
Receipts
Payments
Balance Brou
ht Forward
B3nk
Schools Account
98,564.44
Payments
11534LI.34
Recalpts
131,633.87
Balance Carrled Forward
ank
Schools Account
114,857.97
Total
230,198.31
230.198.31
Certified.....,.......
Tre2surer
Head Teacher.
I have examined the books and, Vouchers and other dotuments relatlng to the
Victoria CP School- Gems and jewels Account and in my wiew the above account glves a
true and fair vi&w of the transactions for the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
and of the balances in hand at that date.
Slgned
Auditor
Date
0810912025