## **Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup**
## **Chair’s Annual Report for the Year Ending 2024**
## **Introduction**
On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2024 Annual General Meeting. Thank you to those who have attended this evening, and to all who have supported Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup throughout the year.
## **Summary of the Year**
2024 has been a year of change, growth, and achievement for Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup. We successfully introduced:
- **Afternoon sessions** , expanding the availability of childcare and learning opportunities.
- A **breakfast club provision** , providing additional flexibility to local families.
These new services have been well received and reflect our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of our community.
## **Staff and Operational Achievements**
I would like to formally thank the staff for their flexibility and hard work in implementing the new provisions. Their dedication has ensured a smooth transition and maintained the high standards of care and education we strive for.
Although the financial year began with a deficit—largely due to investment in new equipment and necessary repairs to the building—these improvements have enhanced our setting for the long-term benefit of the children and staff.
## **Grant Project and Community Engagement**
Congratulations to the team for the successful delivery of our grant-funded project. This initiative has enabled children to engage with learning opportunities beyond the classroom, exploring their local environment and developing new skills.
The project has been recognised nationally, having been **nominated for an Early Years Wales Award** , which is a significant achievement and a testament to the hard work and creativity of our staff.
We are also looking forward to expanding outdoor learning as members of staff complete their **Forest School training** , which will further enrich the experiences we offer.
## **Staffing Update**
We are delighted to welcome **Jonothan and Caryl** back to the team. Their return brings valuable experience and continuity, strengthening our ability to deliver quality care and education.
## **Conclusion**
On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to thank:
- Our dedicated staff team
- Committee members and volunteers
- Parents and carers
- The wider community and funding partners
Your support enables Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup to continue providing vital early years education and bilingual childcare in our community.
We look forward to building on this year’s achievements in the coming year.
## **Declaration**
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance and is a true reflection of the activities and achievements of Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup for the year ending 2024.
|**Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup**|**Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup**||**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**1180959**|||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**|
|**For the period**
**from**|01.09.23
Period start date|**To**|31.08.2024
Period end date|||
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**20,051**
**59,026**
**1,233**
**1,718**
**542**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**67,848**
**5,712**
**3,243**
**5,888**
**1,985**
**1,293**
**392**
**2,169**
**9,179**
**97,709**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**97,709**
**- 15,139**
**-**
**-**
**- 15,139**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**20,051**
**59,026**
**1,233**
**1,718**
**-**
**542**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**67,848**
**5,712**
**3,243**
**5,888**
**1,985**
**1,293**
**392**
**2,169**
**9,179**
**97,709**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**97,709**
**- 15,139**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**20,051**
**59,026**
**1,233**
**1,718**
**-**
**542**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**82,570**
**67,848**
**5,712**
**3,243**
**5,888**
**1,985**
**1,293**
**392**
**2,169**
**9,179**
**97,709**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**97,709**
**- 15,139**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Fees|**20,051**|||||**-**|
|Funding|**59,026**|||||**-**|
|Grants|**1,233**|||||**-**|
|Fundraising|**1,718**|||||**-**|
|HMRC||||||**-**|
|Sundries|**542**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for_~~
_AR)_|
**82,570**|||||**-**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
||||||||
|
Wages & Staff Expenses|**67,848**|||||**-**|
|Rent|**5,712**|||||**-**|
|Admin|**3,243**|||||**-**|
|HMRC|**5,888**|||||**-**|
|Equipment|**1,985**|||||**-**|
|Pensions|**1,293**|||||**-**|
|Training|**392**|||||**-**|
|Sundries|**2,169**|||||**-**|
|Buildingrepairs|**9,179**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**97,709**|||||**-**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
||||||||
||**- 15,139**|**-**|**-**|
**- 15,139**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**- 15,139**|**-**|**-**|**- 15,139**||**-**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
14/07/2025
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
SV Owens
**Details**
**Details**
Bank account
Savings account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**9,477**
**-**
**25,379**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,856**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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Print Name
SARAH VANESSA OWENS|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
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||||Date of
approval|
||SV Owens|SARAH VANESSA OWENS|01.10.2020|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
14/07/2025
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Aberporth Bilingual Playgroup **On accounts for the year** 31.08.2024 **Charity no** 1180959 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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**Independent** [ **examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed:**[S Rapthel ] **Date:** 01.10.2024
**Name:** SINA RAPTHEL **Relevant professional** ACCA Diploma in Accounting & Business **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 12 Clos Y Fferm, Aberporth, Cardigan, Ceredigon SA43 2BH
1
**Oct 2018**
**IER**
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
Aberporth Playgroup has received income in excess of £25,000 and less than £250,000 so has undertaken an Independent audit I have undertaken a review of the prepared accounts which have been satisfactorily completed; receipts and payments records are supported by appropriate evidence.
The financial position of the charity is reviewed periodically by the management committee/trustees. The trustees have a good understanding of the charities overall financial circumstances and plan accordingly.
I have no recommendations
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**