## **Cylch Meithrin Y Drenewydd Trustees Annual Report**
April 2022 – March 2023
and parents were able to come back into the seCng and beEer structure and rouFne was resumed.
We were lucky enough to receive a grant of £500 for our Ti a Fi seCng to purchase new resources aLer having to close due to Covid19. Ti a Fi is a vital feeder to our Cylch Meithrin and provides a throughput of children from newborns to 2 year olds. The grant was beneficial in geCng the seCng up to standard to welcome parents and children back.
In April, we received two grants from Powys County Council to assist the seCng with geCng back to its feet aLer several closures due to Covid19. These were received as two separate payments of £250.
We were awarded a Winter Wellbeing Grant from Powys County Council which we used to book a visit to Emma’s Donkeys. The children were able to pet the donkeys and ride on them. There was also an opportunity for them to do craL. Along with that visit, we arranged 5 sessions at Dewi’s Den soL play in the local Leisure Centre; this allowed for the children and staff to enjoy some Fme away from the seCng, with the opportunity to play with their friends.
Recruit, recover and raise standards grant was available and we were lucky enough to be awarded £1,696.32. ALer long closures through the Covid19 pandemic, many of the current toys and faciliFes were in need of upgrading so this money was used for new toys and resources to enhance the children’s learning and the seCngs appearance.
In November 2022, the seCng was granted £6,900 from an Early Years Development Grant. This provided four members of staff with ‘talk with me’ training. It also allowed extra sessions for 11 children who were not eligible for childcare funding but required it. We used the grant to allow 11 children 30 weeks of childcare.
We used the remainder of this grant for a provision of healthy snacks; fruit, vegetables and soups. It allowed the children to experiment with healthy foods; promoFng healthy eaFng.
## Christmas Party
We arranged for Animal Man to visit the seCng during the party; which was £300. He allowed the children to see and touch repFles whilst learning about them too. The funds were used from the money the seCng had fundraised.
Fundraising for the seCng was done via Clwb Cant which was set up in January 2022. Friends and families of the seCng could buy a Fcket which allowed them to enter 10 draws through the year, each draw had 3 winners. £440 was made from this.
woodworking benches and tools for the children to use. Enhancing motor skills. Specific wood for the children was also purchased. This was funded by the Recruit, recover and raise standards grant (£3,462.40). Included in this grant were dance sessions given by Jemma from Impelo. Jemma provides dancing and storytelling sessions for the children on a regular basis to develop children’s emoFonal skills.
We also purchased cookery utensils for the children in order for them to join in with ‘cooking together’ sessions. We have been unsuccessful in securing this booking so money is sFll available in the account from the grant, but the children enjoy using the utensils.
In March, we were awarded £8,495.82 for the Small Grants Scheme. From this grant, we purchased tables to allow the children to sit down for lunch. We also purchased more wooden furniture and toys for the 3+/childcare outdoor area. The area was Fdied up and redesigned to enhance the outdoor area for the children.
The year was very successful with numbers being at their maximum through most parts of the year. We also had a great number of children aEending breakfast club and aLer-cylch club.
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ CYLCH MEITHRIN Y DRENEWYDD members of On accounts for the year Charity no ended** 31 March 2023 **(if any)** 1184153 **Set out on pages** 2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 March 2023**
- **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 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._
**Date:** 31 October 2023 **Signed: Name:** Susan Davies **Relevant professional** MAAT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** PAVO, Unit 30 Ddole Road Industrial Estate Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6DF
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## **CYLCH MEITHRIN Y DRENEWYDD**
## **Charity Number 1184153**
## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
|Flying Start
3 year old funding
Childcare funding
Fees
Grants
Donations
Fundraising
Uniforms
Other
Bank interest
Covid Furlough
Covid Sick Pay
**Expenditure**
**Staff costs**
Premises costs
Nursery goods / trips
Children's refreshments
Staff training
Stationery
Payroll Admin
**Other**
Surplus/Deficit on year
Balance B/fwd
Balance C/fwd
**Represented by cash in hand and at bank 31st March 2023**
Cash in hand
**Bank Accounts**
Money Manager 51498460
Money Manager 01386948
Current Account 51386921
**Liabilities**
PAVO Independent Examination of Accounts
NEST March 2023|Salaries
ER's Pensions
Gifts
DBS checks
Staff uniforms
Other
Bank Charges
Insurance
IE Fee
**INCOME**|**2023**
47,935
46,823
54,777
22,579
21,659
227
1,124
360
1,042
121
-
-
**196,646**
119,026
1,425
3,168
11,752
1,745
720
277
540
359
377
410
2,069
91
160
250
**_142,370_**
54,276
58,491
**112,768**
0
13,017
17,069
82,682
**112,768**
200
292
**492**|**2022**
_39,168_
_35,480_
_40,048_
_22,604_
_9,054_
_297_
_1,026_
_388_
_635_
_2_
_324_
_406_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**_149,432_**
_105,692_
_1,374_
_5,304_
_9,364_
_1,519_
_96_
_385_
_1,490_
_270_
_262_
_620_
_1,342_
_36_
_35_|
||||**_127,788_**
_21,644_
_36,847_|
||||**_58,491_**|
||||_24_
_12,280_
_8,003_
_38,184_|
||||**_58,491_**|
|||||