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

**From Period start date 1[st] April 2024 To Period end date 31[st] March 2025** 

## **Charity name: Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog** 

## **Charity registration number: 1181609** 

## **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|The object of the CIO is to advance and<br>promote the education of mainly but not<br>exclusively pre-school children in<br>Clocaenog through the medium of the<br>Welsh language.|
|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|Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog provides<br>childcare/education through the medium of<br>Welsh, which is of a high standard, flexible<br>and affordable to parents and guardians.<br>We offer this care to children over the age<br>of two until they go to full time school, the<br>sessions aim to develop children's skills<br>and understanding through play.<br>We deliver care in safe and stimulating<br>environments, where children can benefit<br>from a variety of activities and play<br>experiences, which enables them to<br>develop and learn to their full potential. We<br>strive to meet each child's individual needs<br>and Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog is committed<br>to provide appropriate support which meets<br>the needs of every child. Our priority is<br>every child’s happiness.|
|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 read and had regard to<br>the guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit.|



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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|Para 1.20|The childcare service is provided during<br>school term time.<br>Monday to Friday 9.00 - 15.00<br>Our essential services have enabled<br>parents to return to work. Once children<br>have started school we have had many<br>families rely on Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog<br>to provide wrap-around care/ education.<br>We have expanded our service to offer a<br>consistent service Monday to Friday, to<br>children over the age of 2.<br>This allows for Welsh language immersion|





|beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.||from a younger age.<br>The children attend school in the morning<br>and then come directly to Cylch, they then<br>have the option of being collected by family<br>at 3 o’clock or continuing on to the after-<br>school club at Ysgol Carreg Emlyn until<br>5:15pm. Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog Charity<br>is of great benefit to our rural community<br>and provides a crucial service that<br>promotes the Welsh language whilst<br>supporting families and their children, so<br>that they receive a high standard of care<br>and education at an affordable price.||
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**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||
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## **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|The amount of fundraising we have been<br>able to do amounts to £1,357. We have a<br>healthy reserve going into the next financial<br>year of £11,192.20.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves will offer financial security going<br>into the next financial year to cover<br>overheads.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£11,192.20.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|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: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|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 of a Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation whose only voting members<br>are its charity members – foundation model<br>constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable incorporated organisation|
|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|(1) Every trustee must be appointed for a<br>term of two years by a resolution passed at<br>a properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees.<br>(2) In selecting individuals for appointment<br>as charity trustees, the charity trustees<br>must have regard to the skills, knowledge<br>and experience needed for the effective<br>administration of the CIO.|



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

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





Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other 



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1181609|
|Charity’s principal address|Ysgol Carreg Emlyn<br>Clocaenog<br>Ruthin<br>Denbighshire<br>LL15 2AY|
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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**|**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**body**<br>**)**<br>**entitl**<br>**ed to**<br>**appo**<br>**int**<br>**trust**<br>**ee (if**<br>**any)**|
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||TimothyMills|Chair|9/12/25||
||Sophia Taylor-Miller|Secretary|9/12/25||
||Manon Jones|Trustee|9/12/25||
||Francesca Jackson|Treasurer|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 



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

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

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

**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 

N/A 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

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


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Signature(s)<br>FfionGRyan<br>Francesca Jackson<br>Full name(s) Ffion Ryan<br>Position (eg Secretary, Chair  Treasurer<br>Chair, etc)<br>Date<br>20/01/2025<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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Charity Name No (if any)<br>Cylch Meithrin Clocaenog  1181609<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date To Period end date<br>from 1/4/2024 3/31/2025<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Endowment<br>Restricted funds Total funds Last year<br>funds funds<br> to the nearest      £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Rising threes funding  3,980 -   -   3,980 3,060<br>Childacre offer 10,857 -   -   10,857 13,358<br>Childcare fees 17,749 -   -   17,749 7,444<br>Fundraising  1,357 -   -   1,357 816<br>Grants  -   -   -   -   7,202<br>Other  298 -   -   298 2,652<br>Petty Cash  -   -   -   -   266<br>-   -   -<br>34,241 -   -   34,241 34,798<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales, (see<br>table).<br>- - - -   -<br>- - - -   -<br>Sub total  - - - -   -<br>Total receipts 34,241 - - 34,241 34,798<br>A3 Payments<br>Staff wages  31,447 -   -   31,447 27,769<br>PAYE HMRC 1,453 -   -   1,453 148<br>Pension contributions 879 -   -   879 563<br>Rent and electric  195 -   -   195 570<br>Childcare refunds 783 783<br>Fundraising/marketing  265 -   -   265 391<br>Equip, resources etc 1,284 -   -   1,284 9,118<br>Other bills 150 -   -   150<br>Petty cash  -   -   -   -   -<br>Sub total 36,456 -   -   36,456 38,559<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>- - -<br>- - -<br>Sub total - - -<br>Total payments 36,456 - - 36,456 38,559<br>Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,215 -   -   - 2,215 - 3,761<br>A5 Transfers between funds - -   -   -   -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end  - -   -   -   -<br>Cash funds this year end - 2,215 -   -   - 2,215 - 3,761<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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


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|B1 Cash funds|Bank|11,192|-|-|
|Petty cash|25|-|-|
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|Total cash funds|11,217|-|-|

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(agree balances with receipts and payments account<br>(s)) Agreement Error OK OK<br>Unrestricted  Restricted funds  Endowment<br>funds  funds<br>Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £<br>B2 Other monetary assets -   -   -<br>-   -   -<br>-   -   -<br>-   -   -<br>-   -   -<br>-   -   -<br>Fund to which asset  Current value<br>Cost (optional)<br>Details belongs (optional)<br>B3 Investment assets -   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>Fund to which asset  Current value<br>Cost (optional)<br>Details belongs (optional)<br>B4 Assets retained for the  -   -<br>charity’s own use -   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>-   -<br>Fund to which  Amount due  When due<br>Details liability relates (optional) (optional)<br>B5 Liabilities -<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of<br>all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval<br>Francesca Jackson Francesca Jackson 19/01/2025<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to the tNsteesl
rnember8 of
CYLCH MEITHRIN CLOCAENOG
On 4¢¢ounts for the year
ended
31 MARCH 2025
Charity no
{if any)
1181609
S•t out on page8
I ￿P)rt to the trustees ￿ my examination of the accoljnts of the above
charity I"Ihe Trust") for the year er*ded 3110312025
Responslbilitia• and
basS• of r8port
As th8 charity's trustees. you are responsible f¢X the preparatron of the
accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Chariti'es Act 2011
{"Ihe A¢t"I
I reFOrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under seCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination. I
have followed all the aP￿Icable Direct￿nS given by the Charity Commission
undef section 1451511bl of the Act.
Indepondent I have completed my examinabon. I confim that no matenal matters have
oxaminevs statemont come lo my attention In connects.on ￿th the Vth￿h gives me Cause lo believe
that in. any material respect..
the accounting records V*ere not kept in *corda￿e wlh section 130
of the Charrties A¢l.' or
the ac(y)unts did not accord w￿h the accounting r￿ords,. or
the accounts did not comply wlh the applicable requirements
conceming the fom arKI content of xcounls sel out In the Charities
IA¢counls and Rep￿ts) Regulation$ 2008 other than any requirement
that the ac¢ounls give a 'lrue and fair, wew which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examinatson.
I have no concem$ and have c(¥ne across no other matters in connecti¢)n
I￿1h the examination to which attent￿n should be drawn In this rewrt in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the aC￿UnIS to be reached.
Slgned:
Date:
2810112026
Name".
STEVEN PAUL KELL FCA
Relgvanl professlonal
qualthcatlonlsl or body
{if any):
FCA
Addre8s:
S P KELL LTD, UNIT 7A, LON PARCWR BUSINESS PARK. RUTHIN,
DENBIGHSHIRE. LL15 1NJ
IER
Oct 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete Il Ime exarrhinei neEds io highlight mat￿la1 mallers ol concern
(see CC32, Independent examinab.on of charty accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glve here brief details ol
any Items that the
examlner wi8he¥ to
dlsclose.
NIA
IER
Oct 2018