## **Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw Year end to 31st March 2025** ## **2025** |**Income**
Grants
Fees
Fundraising
Other
**Expenses**
Wages
Equipment & Rescources
Electricity
Prof Fees
Accounts
Building
Other
Phone
Oil
Food
Bank Charges
Fire
DBS Ucheck
PHS
Internet
Opening Balance
P&L
Closing Balance|**£**
91,882.37
7,987.61
686.16
8.95
120.00
5,551.59
575.79
251.88
619.24
2,320.99
67.39
78.00
258.50
380.33
76.64|**£**
56,415.84
52,595.12
432.40
6,696.37| |---|---|---| |||**116,139.73**| ||**110,865.44**|| |||**5,274.29**| |||5,072.14
5,274.29| |||**10,346.43**| ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.4.24 Period start date To 31.03.25 Period end date** **Charity name: Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw** **Charity registration number: 1181157** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw’s aim is to**
**provide full day care and early years**
**education of a high standard through the**
**medium of the Welsh language to boys**
**and girls from 2 years old up to and**
**including school Nursery age.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw’s priority is**
**the happiness of every child. Care is**
**provided in a safe and encouraging**
**environment with a wide range of playing**
**opportunities that will allow each child to**
**develop to their full potential. The Cylch**
**is an Early Education provider and**
**adheres to the principles of the**
**Foundation Phase. The Cylch ensures**
**that each child gets the best start in all**
**aspects of their care and early education.**
**To ensure that quality is maintained the**
**Cylch is inspected by Estyn and CIW.**
**Children have the opportunity to:**
**●**
**Play and socialise with other**
**children.**
**●**
**Learn through play both inside**
**and outside.**
**●**
**Play with sand, water, play dough,**
**role play, jigsaws, toys, table top**
**games, bikes etc.**
**●**
**Listen to stories, sing and dance.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued bythe Charity|Para 1.18|**We can confirm that the trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit.**| Commission on public benefit ## **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** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Cylch has been successful in**
**providing every young child that attends**
**with an opportunity to benefit from early**
**years services and experiences through**
**the medium of Welsh.**
**Every child receives care, love and**
**respect, appropriate attention and**
**support in order to meet his individual**
**needs and benefits from every**
**opportunity to play. They are supported**
**to become full members of society and**
**stimulated to enable him to develop to his**
**full potential.**
**All children are treated as an equal,**
**irrespective of race, colour, religion,**
**nationality or social background. Play is**
**fundamental to the physical, emotional,**
**linguistic, social and intellectual**
**development of children and this has**
**been achieved throughout the year.**| **The Cylch Meithrin has successfully worked in partnership with parents/carers/guardians to promote these values.** |**Additional information (optional)**
You maychoose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You maychoose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You maychoose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity currently has £39,314.69 in**
**the bank. We have been advised to keep**
**3months wages in a savings account, in**
**case we are forced to close again (covid**
**19) . We are also in the process of**
**improving the outsideplay area.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**This is needed as a backup as the**
**number of children per school year can**
**vary and is needed to protect the jobs of**
**our employees, especially during these**
**uncertain times.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£18,000(3 month’s wages)**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The principal source of funds is the**
**Childcare Offer for Wales.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The principal risk would be the closure**
**due to the covid-19 pandemic,the**
**withdrawal of the childcare offer,**
**dwindling number of children attending.**| |Other||| |||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**A person volunteers or name is put**
**forward with another person supporting.**
**If there is more than one name put**
**forward then there would be a vote via a**
**show of hands.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**All trustees are required to read all of the**
**policies and procedures of the institution**
**and a form is signed each year to testify**
**this.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The charity is run by a committee of**
**volunteers which consists of two**
**Responsible Individuals, Chairperson,**
**Secretary, Vice-Secretary, Treasurer,**
**Vice-Treasurer and also has an employed**
**Leader, 3 Assistants and a few bank staff.**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| |||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Cylch Meithrin Bro Cernyw| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|None| |Registered charitynumber|1181157| |Charity’s principal address|Y Caban
Safle Ysgol Bro Cernyw
Llangernyw
Abergele
Conwy| LL22 8PP ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Vicky Clough|Responsible
Individual|| ||Gwawr Williams|Responsible
Individual|| ||Elen Williams|Chairperson|| ||Elena Davies|Secretary|| ||Heledd Owen
Griffiths|Vice-Secretary|| ||Esyllt Hughes|Treasurer|| ||||| ||||| 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**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **None** ## **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)** Beca Ellis **Full name(s)** Beca Ellis **Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 18/01/2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trusteesl members of Cylch Meithrin Bro Cemyw On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1181157 Set out on pages ReSpec￿Ve The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in responsibilities of accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act"). trustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to= examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5llb} of the Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the aGcounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and Gonsequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below .) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounls do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pleasqfyete the words in the brackets rflhey do not apply. Independent examirierfs statement Signed: Date: Name: lona Edwards Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any): ICAEW FCA CTA Address: lona Edwards Cyf 19 Denbigh Street, Llanrwst, LL26 OLL Only complete ifthe examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity acGounts.' directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose.