St David's Playgroup and Nursery Plus Summary year ended March 2024
## **Summary**
Opening Balance 38,461.66 Add Income 40,403.19 Less Expenditure 46,661.82 Closing Balance 32,203.03 **Agreed to Bank Statement**
Checked
|**Bank Reconciliation**|April 2023|May|June|July|Aug|Sept|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Opening Balance|38,461.66|37,618.90|37,442.13|37,838.43|36,775.60|36,264.63|
|Income|1,382.25|2,319.83|3,427.01|1,873.52|7,217.68|924.06|
|Expenditure|2,225.01|2,496.60|3,030.71|2,936.35|7,728.65|3,178.70|
|Closing Balance|37,618.90|37,442.13|37,838.43|36,775.60|36,264.63|34,009.99|
|Checked as per Statement|agree|agree|agree|agree|agree|agree|
Oct Nov Dec Jan 2024 Feb Mar
34,009.99 31,558.11 31,044.57 30,596.79 31,043.56 31,572.63 2,066.59 3,030.20 3,419.76 6,088.55 4,594.53 4,059.21 4,518.47 3,543.74 3,867.54 5,641.78 4,065.46 3,428.81 31,558.11 31,044.57 30,596.79 31,043.56 31,572.63 32,203.03 agree agree agree agree agree agree
|**Expenditure**|April 2023|May||June||July||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|HR Davis - Payroll|108.00|||||||
|Wages|1,730.54||2,305.09||2,594.27||2,690.98|
|HMRC|122.47||191.51||436.44||245.37|
|Skip hire|264.00|||||||
|Awning||||||||
|Cladding/Steel Fabrication||||||||
|Insurance||||||||
|Diddi Dance||||||||
|ICO||||||||
|Total|2,225.01||2,496.60||3,030.71||2,936.35|
|August|Sept||Oct|Nov|Dec|Jan 2024|Feb|Mar|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||192.00||120.00||120.00|240.00||
|1,545.71||2,986.70|3,019.47|3,073.74|2,955.54||2,825.46|2,919.94|
|40.40|||||||||
||||264.00||||||
|6,142.54||||||2,715.94|1,000.00||
||||1,200.00||912.00|2,805.84|||
|||||||||508.87|
|||||350.00|||||
||||35.00||||||
|7,728.65||3,178.70|4,518.47|3,543.74|3,867.54|5,641.78|4,065.46|3,428.81|
## Total
780.00 28,647.44 1,036.19 528.00 9,858.48 4,917.84 508.87 350.00 35.00 46,661.82
|Flintshire CC - childcare funding
123 Comms - parents
Parent direct
Welsh Gov - childfunding
National Savings - childcare vouchers
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Total|Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep|
|---|---|
||1115
1845.00
2050.00
1435.00
6742.54
267.25
294.83
1197.01
168.52
475.14
631.31
180.00
180.00
270.00
152.75
140.00|
||1382.25
2319.83
3427.01
1873.52
7217.68
924.06|
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Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total
299.70 532.80 771.30 4195.24 1849.10 1271.25 22106.93
865.89 1384.15 900.46 478.31 377.68 334.61 7375.16
251.00 463.25 525.50 425.00 567.75 548.35 3563.60
560.00 560.00 542.50 855.00 1710.00 1815.00 6182.50
90.00 90.00 180.00 135.00 90.00 90.00 675.00
500.00 500.00
2066.59 3030.2 3419.76 6088.55 4594.53 4059.21 40403.19
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## **St David's Playgroup and Nursery Plus**
**Statement of Financial Activities and Retained Funds Period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024**
|**£**
**£**
**Income**
Flintshire CC - childcare funding
22,106.93
123 Comms from parents
7,375.16
Direct payments from parents
3,563.60
Welsh Gov - childfunding
6,182.50
National Savings - childcare vouchers
675.00
Lloyds Bank Foundation
500.00
**Total**
**40403.19**|Deficit for the Year
Retained Funds represented by:
Funds brought forward
Deficit in year
Bank Current Account
as at 31 March 2024|
|---|---|
|**Expenditure**|||
|---|---|---|
|Payroll Fees|780.00||
|Wages|28,647.44||
|HMRC|1,036.19||
|Skip hire|528.00||
|Awning|9,858.48||
|Cladding/Steel Fabrication|4,917.84||
|Diddi Dance|350.00||
|ICO|35.00||
|Insurance|508.87||
|**Total**||**46,661.82**|
**Charity Number 1181590**
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£
-6,258.63
38,461.66
-6,258.63
32,203.03
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity NamSe **members of** St David’s Playgroup and Nursery Plus **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2024 **Charity no** 1181590 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 to 1 (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 **DD / MM / YYYY** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed: Date:** 15/2/25 **Name:** Susan Anne Ridings
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Relevant professional** ACMA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Holly Cottage Cilcain Road Gwernaffield Mold CH7 5DQ
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
2
**October 2018**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of** Nothing to note **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
3
**October 2018**
**IER**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date**
**Charity name: St David’s Playgroup and Nursery Plus**
## **Charity registration number: 1181590**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The object of the CIO is to enhance the**
**development and education of children**
**in Wales, for the public benefit, by**
**encouraging parents to understand and**
**care for their needs through high quality**
**childcare.**|
|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|**Pre-school education for children aged**
**2 years – 4 years.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All relevant decisions have been made**
**by trustees with regard to the public**
**benefit guides.**|
## **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|**St David’s Playgroup and Nursery Plus**
**continued to provide pre-school**
**education to local children between**
**April 2023 and March 2024.**
**As of September 2023 St David’s**
**Playgroup has offered Flying Start**
**which has given more parents the**
**opportunity to take up the childcare**
**provision.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|---|---|---|
|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 balance for the provision as at 31**
**March 2024 was £32203.03. This was a**
**decrease from the end of the previous**
**financial year of £6258.63**
**The total turnover was £40403.15 and**
**expenses were £46161.82.**
**The main reason for the decrease was**
**because we didn’t receive as many**
**grants as the previous year.**
**The one grant we did receive was from**
**Childcare Development and was for the**
**amount of £6000. It was used to**
**purchase awnings for the outside play**
**area.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The CIO hold reserves equivalent to 3-**
**months of operating costs. This is**
**sufficient to cover any outstanding**
**salary and redundancy payments to**
**staff as well as to pay any outstanding**
**running costs in the event that the**
**provision had to close.**
**Any grants paid to the provision for a**
**specific purpose are also held in reserve**
**until needed.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£8000.00**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|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 CIO has three main funding**
**sources:**
•
**Flying Start Funding from**
**Flintshire County Council**
•
**Early entitlement payments made**
**by Flintshire County Council.**
•
**30-hours free childcare payments**
**made by Flintshire County**
**Council**
•
**Payments received directly from**
**the families of the children**
**attending the provision.**
•
**Grant from Childcare**
**Development.**|
|---|---|---|
|||**None**|
|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|**There are no imminent risks facing the**
**charity. However, changes to either**
**early-entitlement, 30-hours free**
**childcare funding, Flying start funding**
**or a reduction in the number of children**
**attending the provision could pose a**
**risk in future.**
**These are both monitored closely by the**
**staff and trustees.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|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|**Two of the trustees were elected at the**
**EGM of members when the charity was**
**established.**
**Three trustees have since left. Two**
**replacements were elected by the**
**existing trustees and we still have one**
**position to fill. A letter will go out to**
**parents imminently to see if there is any**
**interest in becoming a trustee.**
**New trustees are elected at the AGM. If it**
**is not possible for a trustee vacancy to**
**be filled at the AGM, the existing**
**trustees can appoint new trustees.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|St David’s Playgroup and Nursery Plus|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1181590|
Charity’s principal address St David’s RC School, St David’s Lane, Mold, CH7 1LH
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Claire Morris|Chair||EGM of members|
||Emma Baker|Secretary||EGM of members|
||Rachel Fitzpatrick|Treasurer||EGM of members|
||Ruth John|Trustee||EGM of members|
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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 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**|**Name**|**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date**