Golllwopsie Playgroup Trustees, Annual Report
Perlod stsrt date
Peflod end date
From
1° April 2022
To
31" March 2023
Reference and adrnlnistration detslls.
Charlty name:
Golllwopsie Playgroup
Re8lsteTrd tharlty number:
118?613
Charities principal address:
The Labour Hall
E¢thvard St
Grlffithstown
NP4 5HD
Names of the char
trustees who mana
the cha
Trustee name
Office
Dates acted if not
for whole year
Name of person lor body) entitled to
appolnt trustee lif any)
Pa￿￿t5 / carers who use the playgroup.
Parents I carers who use the playgroup.
Pa￿ntS / Ca￿rS who use the play8roup.
l Abbie Mruk
Chairperson
Treasurer
2 Jill Morgan
3 Danlelle O'Nelll
Secretarv
teon
tat
We have continued to run alongslde the old charity, Golliwopsie Play8roup110364951.
A new bank atcovnt has now beerb opened.
' We are waiting until this years accounts are approved and submitted to the Charlty Comm15s1on
before closing the old charity.
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overnance and man
ement:
Type of governlng documents
How the charity is constituted
Trustee selectlon methods
Constitution
Charitable Incorporated Or8anisation
Appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General
Meeting

The charlty's organisatlonal iGolllwopsle Playgroup Is run by elected Trustees. supported by the
Istructure and any wider Responsible Indtvidual, and two members of staff actinB a5 the
network with which the Persons In Charge on a daily ba515. In order to comply wlth the
charity work5
required adult to chlld ratlos the playgroup also ernploy5 two
lunchtlme superyisors
The Playgroup is a member of Ear￿ Years Wales IEYWI and Is
registered with and inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales ICIWI.
Relatlonship with any
related part￿$
iThe Trustees give their time freely with Tr) ￿ muneration or other
I benefits.
'The Trustees seek the vlews of members and staff re83rding the
quality of the servlce provided, this is done by means of an annual,
questionnaire.
Trustees. consideration of
malor rSsks and the system
and procedures to manage
them
There Is a child safeguardin8 policy in place.
Oisclosure and Barring Service checks are carried out prior to the
commencement of employment of relevant staff, wlth future checks
carried out in line wSth statutory requlrements.
s and artl¥ltl
The objert of the CIO is to enhance the development and education of children in Wales, for the
publlc benefit. by encouraglng parents to understand and provide for their need5 throu8h high
quality childcère provSsi0n.
We welcome all children between the ages of and flve years of a8e and their famllies.
regardless of personal background. faith. gender or personal circumstances.
In planning our fund raising actlvStles for the year we keep Sn mind the Charlty Commisslon's
8uidance on public benefit.
Iwe tarry out a programme of chlld orlentated activities which include indcK>r and outdoor play.
where opportunities are provided for young chSldren to engage with the outdoor environment
These activities benefit youn8 chIld￿n by developing their self<onfidence and soclèl s￿lIS, whilst
encouraging their practical and life skills.
We work in partnership wlth the parents/ carerslchildren to encourage learnlng through play and
reate an environment which cater5 for the children's individual needs and helps them to reach
their full potentlal.
.. Membership of the playgroup is open to parentslcarers of the chIld￿n attendin8.
The trustees oversee the overall running of the playgroup. whilst the day to day running of the
playgroup is carried out by the two Persons in Charge. who are themselves overseen ￿ the
Responslble Individual.

Ll
Maln achlevement
During the period cOVe￿d the settin8 provlded quallty chlldcare for over 40 children between the
'. ages of 2 and 5. This enabled the children's parents / carers to 80 to worL safe in the knowledge,
I that their children were free to enjoy spendln8 thelr tlme with friends in a safe, warm. stlmulating
i envlronment.
We were very lucky to recelve donations from a ILxal business.
Grants from the council to make improvements were successfully applied for.
Due to the cost of Ilving being high for our parentslcarer5. it was decided to Ilmli the number of
fund raising activities taking place.
Actlvltles
The chSldren took part in both free play and adult led acuvttles, spendlng a5 much tlme as pcb551blei
In the outdoor play a￿a.
The staff have worked hard to engage the child￿￿ in healthy eating actNitie5.
The children have also taken part in increased physical activities.
stsff and the children have enjoyed learnin8 about other cultures. Thls enhanced the thildren'5
understandlng of how children Itve in other countries.
With the help of 8rnnt5 we have been able to invest in outdoor play equipment and ￿plaCed wom |
out indoor stotsge units and toys.
Flnancl I
5tstement of the
charlty's policy on
re5erve5
Money is kept In reserye to cover stsff wages and rent at the beginnin8 of the
school year. Thls is when we105e a la￿e number of children who are starting,,
I school.
I revlv4¥ detalb:
lThe charity's
The maln sources of Incomè are fees pald by Pa￿nt1¢arers and the.
principal sources ,' Government 30 Hours scheme. Uptake of places has greatly improved slnte
of funds Ilncludln8 ' the Introduction of th55 scheme. This enables the group to run at a proflt and
any fundraising). . become more financially Secu￿ after several difficult years.
We a150 benefit from donatlons glven by our I￿al council and a local busines5.
We have been very lucky to receive an improvement grant to enable u5 to
update equipment and toys.
How expenditure Our maln expenses are stsff wages, insurance, refuse collertion and hall
has sUPPOrted the rental. These expenses are paid for by fees collected from the pa￿￿t1(are151
key objectives of
and the Government 30 Hours Scheme.
the charity.
' With the help of donations and councill government grants, we are able to
spend money on new equipment and toys which enhance the children's
experience and development at the Broup.

Declarntlon
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charty's trustees:
l Full namel5}
, Position
, Signaturelsl
Abbie Mruk
JS11 Morgan
Treasurer
Danielle O'Neill
chalrperson
Secretary

**Golliwopsie Playgroup** 

## **Reg. Charity No. 1182613 (CIO)** 

|||**Income & Expenditure For The Period**|**Income & Expenditure For The Period**|**Income & Expenditure For The Period**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**From 01/04/22 to 31/03/23**||||
|**Income**||||**Expenditure**||
|**Fees: **||||||
|Fees||13,790.95 *||Wages|13,204.43|
|Parent/carer||4,176.00||HMRC|1,044.71|
|**Sub-total**||**17,966.95**||Rent|1,600.00|
|||||Expenses|921.45|
|**Other:**||||**Total Expenditure     16,770.59**||
|Council Grants||14,822.22||*_Includes refund of overpayment by BGCC = 2,015.00_||
|Donations||452.37||||
|Fundraising||91.00||||
|**Sub-total**|**15,365.59**|||||
|**Total Income**|**33,332.54**|||**Profit for the year**|**16,561.95**|
|**Bank Check**||||||
|Opening Balance|0.00|||||
|+ Transfers|45,775.62|||||
|+ Income|33,332.54|||||
|- Expenditure|16,770.59|||||
|Closing Balance|62,337.57|||||



## **Please Note** 

Opening balance for the period of £0.00 is due to ongoing issues, with opening a new bank account, this was due to the pandemic backlog. 

We have had to bank using the old charity Golliwopsie Playgroup 1036495 which has remained open for this purpose. 

A new bank account is now open, and all remaining funds have been transferred to this charities account. This has taken time to achieve, as we needed all relevant people/organisations to change their payment details, before checking that the old account was not receiving any monies before it closed. 

When we have filed the final accounts and reports with the Charity Commission the old charity will be closed. 




## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Charity Name<br>Golliwopsie Playgroup|Charity Name<br>Golliwopsie Playgroup|Charity Name<br>Golliwopsie Playgroup|
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||31stMarch 2023|**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**|1182613|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2023. **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. 

**Independent** The charity’s gross income exceeded £25,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ACCA. 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) 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._ 

**Date:** 16[th] July 2023 

**Signed: Name:** Sophie Sheehy 

**Oct 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



## **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** 5 Avalon court, Tranch, Pontypool, Torfaen. NP46AH 

## **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** No disclosures to report. **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**Oct 2018** 

2 

**IER** 



IER
Oci 2018