## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date April 2023 to Period end date April 2024** **Charity name: Cylch Meithrin Cwmbran** **Charity registration number:** 1183485 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|A charity specialising in Welsh-medium
early years provision, aiming to give young
children in Wales the opportunity to benefit
from early years education and
experiences through the medium of the
Welsh language.| |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 Cwmbran is a Welsh-
medium (Cylch Meithrin) childcare provider
that serves the area of Torfaen in South
Wales. It is registered as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation and is a ‘not for
profit’ organisation. A voluntary
management committee employ three
members of staff during a week.
The setting is situated in the Power Station
in Cwmbran. Unfortunately, the Cylch had
to close due to COVID 19 and has now
reopened since September 2022 although
numbers continue to be a low. Hopefully
the numbers will increase in the near
future. The Cylch continued to provide
Breakfast Club for the children of Ysgol
Cymraeg Cwmbran. The setting is a
member of ‘Mudiad Meithrin,’ a national
organisation which provides insurance,
advice, support, and training.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**YES**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Committee and the Leader will discuss
and identifies relevant grants for the setting
before applying.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Committee is run voluntarily and have
had parents and other volunteers to offer
their time to support activities or
fundraising.| |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 setting is in the South Wales area
which provides an opportunity for all
children to flourish bilingually will not only
increase their chances of employment as
adults but will also provide an opportunity
to experience the culture and heritage of
Wales. The focus of its work is to improve
the life chances for the children in its care.
This including supporting and developing
the Welsh language skills of children from
Welsh speaking backgrounds and through
introducing the Welsh language to children
who come from non-Welsh speaking
backgrounds.
By introducing a new language during the
pre-school years this is the most effective
way for children to become bilingual, which
in the future will increase opportunities of
employment when they become adults.
We work closely with local authority
to ensure that staff complete training to
upskill and to provide high quality provision.
We plan our activities by assessing and
planning so that we meet the need for each
child. Each child is monitored to identify| any individual support is needed to meet the needs of the child. Referrals are made by us to the Local Authority to provide individual support for the target children. ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose 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** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**£12,342.85**| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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|Children’s fees for the services provided
either through Local authority/Welsh
Government Funding for Flying Start or
Childcare Offer or private fee-paying
parents.| |---|---|---| |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 number of children attending the Cylch
has increased over the reporting period but
costs in the form of wages primarily have
significantly increased. Income is
inconsistent with payments in respect of
Flying Start and the Childcare Offer not
being received in uniform amounts which
presents some cashflow issues.| |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|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees are recruited when required they
adopt the constitution| ## **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|
Regular meetings held with the trustees
and guidance given through Mudiad
Meithrin Officer| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Mudiad Meithrin membership| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cylch Meithrin Cwmbran| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1183485| |Charity’s principal address|Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran
Henllys Way
St Dials
Cwmbran
Torfaen| ## NP44 4HB |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Jeff Rees|RI|19thApril 2023|| |Lauren Prosser|Chairperson||| |Melanie
Saunders|Secretary||| |Emily Hackwood|Trustee|5thJune 2023|| |Emma Rogers|Trustee|5thJune 2023|| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## – 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)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **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** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Mel Saunders **Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 28/03/2026 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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||**April**|**May**|**June**|**July**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**INCOME**||||| |Grant funding|3388.71||1111.1|4697.5| |Parent fees|706.5|1884.5|2603|1741| |Other|0.01||300|| |**Total income**|4095.22|1884.5|4014.1|6438.5| |**EXPENDITURE**||||| |Staff costs|1825.42|1405.02|7326.6|3065.18| |Nest costs|84.55|29.8|88.76|93.89| |HMRC costs||327.83||| |CDs|||2277.3|160.76| |Torfaen CMC||||| |Mudiad Meithrin||||| |Dref Wen books||||| |Other||||| |**Total expenditure**|1909.97|1762.65|9692.66|3319.83| |Net surplus/(deficit)|2185.25|121.85|-5678.56|3118.67| |Bal b/fwd|11060.03|13245.28|13367.13|7688.57| |Bal c/fwd|13245.28|13367.13|7688.57|10807.24| |**August**|**September**|**October**|**November**|**December**|**January**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| ||2430|7219.8|2143.72|2826.38|1352.5| ||828|1983.5|568|1686.5|4311.25| ||||2416.74||| |0|3258|9203.3|5128.46|4512.88|5663.75| ||3080.03|7517.17|4165.2|3486.8|4437.65| |68.2|64.37|85.82|92.72|91.84|95.78| ||100.47|148.82|1839.75|138.48|178.92| ||2499|499|499|499|499| ||125||||| ||59.89||||| ||||||51.2| |68.2|5928.76|8250.81|6596.67|4216.12|5262.55| |-68.2|-2670.76|952.49|-1468.21|296.76|401.2| |10807.24|10739.04|8068.28|9020.77|7552.56|7849.32| |10739.04|8068.28|9020.77|7552.56|7849.32|8250.52| |**February**|**March**|**Total**| |---|---|---| |**£**|**£**|**£**| |10938.75|3010|39118.46| |1534.25|2636.75|20483.25| |||2716.75| |12473|5646.75|62318.46| |4186.54|4198.07|44693.68| |122.12|124.13|1041.98| |||327.83| |264.03|134.53|5243.06| |499|4499|9493| |||125| |||59.89| |||51.2| |5071.69|8955.73|61035.64| |7401.31|-3308.98|1282.82| |8250.52|15651.83|11060.03| |15651.83|12342.85|12342.85| ¢D U) ro o) ts) o_ O) WJ ¢L) o o) ** rx Lt) ( tx LO ro ￿ o (o Ln ¢D n ¢D i r ro Lts (f) OJ Lfi o LI) fn CL l CÉ tr Ill co co Ln Lrj o eo cy) o CD o ¢r) CQ ¢D o ( o) o) Ln O Lrj ￿. Ln Lf! (fj > o) Lt) O)