REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1185643
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
FOR
BEECH TREE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

BEECH TREE CLLIB
REPORT OF ThE TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 TO 31AUGUST 2024
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Reg161ered charty number..
Prlnclpal addretss..
1185643
Beech Treo Club
Drury Primary School
Be￿h Road
Drury
Flln18hire
CH7 3EG
Trustees,.
CAroUne Peoco¢k
Slfflon Griffith6
Anne-Morl8 Llnd88y
Maryanne Evone
Ern Dorans
Tru8l•e8 ar8 appolnled 81 the Annual General Mèellng.
OVERPIAN
GEME
B8ech Tree Club18 an Incorpwaled charlt8bl8 0198nlsallon governed by th8 Wale8 Pr
school Provld8r8 Association Model ch51dca￿ Provider Constfiullon 2017.
Th• charyty18 rnangged by o M•n8gem8nl Commlllee, comprising Tru8lee8. P8rent
reP￿BentAtIv9s. The Club Manager 8nd BuT8ar a160 8ttond mo8ting8.
The ￿￿8geMent CommSttèè offic6rs we..
Chalrper60n'.
Mrs C8rollne Peacock
S8crelw'.
Mr¥ Cathy Mayer8-Jones
Tr••8urer:
Mr8 Leanne Mutton
Tho respon8ible per8on8 are Mrs C8roline Po8ccKk and Mrs Ern•sllne Dorans
The organisation regularty updates ils pollcles and procedure8 In Ilne with change3 In
guldance and practice, 18klng Into accounl changes needed in rélation to the CovkJ-19
pandemlc. Support and 8dvice is taken from Clybl8u Pl8nl Cymru, Early Yearn Wala$,
Femlty Infomiatlon Service Flint$hire and Care In8peGlorale Wales lo ensurg gt)od pradlce.
11 al80 ho8 a pollcy Invenlory showiig expiry dales.

Therg 8r8 7 member8 of stsff working for Betth Tree Club. A club manager and 8
plaworkers. A management committee. comprisèd of Iruslees and par•nt ￿p￿SentatIves,
ha$ re$ponslbility for the managemont of the Charity and staff. Day to day management of
th• ¢lub is the re8pon$lblllty of the Club Manager.
The club'5 Statement of Purp08• and visSon lor the future Is regularty r8viowed. A8 part of
thls, the Tru8teg8 and Ihv Club ManageT continue to m8na98 risk,
The aim8 01 the Baech Tree Club 1$ to provlde a safe and pthsant envlTonment for all
children, In the absence of their p8renl8 or guardl8ns,
Chiidren who need extra support in 8chool may not need oxtra support wllhln 8 play 8•tting.
Some children however may requlr• Specific Irealmenl. facilities oi ear• whllo in th• Club that
18 obove and beyond the usual provi$lon for mo81 chiklrgn.
The Club alms to provide 8 W81comlng and supportlve envlronmenl for all children. staff and
paren18. They w511 •ll be Ir8810(I with dlgnty 8nd respect. The Club 8UPPOrtB Inlegrallon and
Iha IM81ment of 811 Child￿n and aduhB 88 Indlvidu818. w￿rever thi8 IS PO881bb. Pte88• refer
lo our Equ81 Opportunllle& pollcy,
Be￿h Tree Club are committed lo •llmlnatlng unlawlul dlscdmlnallon and rgcognlse that
certaln groups and Indlvbdu818 In our Soclety are discrirnlnated ag8ln81 t4Cou$e of th•lr we,
colour, fj1hn￿ or n811onal origSn, gendor, phy61Gal. Sensory or mental di8abillty, math41 gtaluj,
oge. di8abillty, gènder, socLql cla85, rellgiou6 bellef, employment status, Accordingly, we ar•
8trongW commltted lo po$rtlve 8¢tlon lo removo dl8crlminelbn in 811 approwlale a8P￿t3 01
our work, e8pe¢Kalty In our work with children and thelr familtos. We alm lo treat everyone
equalty and wlth the same attention. ¢ourte$y and respect.
We 8r8 commltted lo compty In both lettpr 8nd splrtt with 8118nli-dlscrlminalSon legl¥lalion
and 0860¢18ted code8 of praGIIGe In force both now 8nd In the lulura.
Ju818b we are commltted to anli41i8crlminatory pracli¢e8 wSthin our organi$ation we are 8180
¢ommltl•d to promollng equalty and anli418crimlnatth In are85 In whlch we have Influ0n￿.
A8 a provlder of chlkdcare in Wales we are c¢)mmitt•d lo lollowing th? poll¢lo$ th81 the We18h
Government Implomenls. We demonslrale our rx)mmilmgnl in re$pon$e lo Ihe Anli-racist
Wal88 Actlon Plan through our day to doy work wlth chlldren In an 8ge apprDprl8le way.
Provldlng resource3, play 8nd108mlng opportunhl88 that include recngnlslng and celobrallng
811 Indivldual chlldr8n'8 uniquene$8. differ8nc88, 8nd uealing outhonlic 8nO gg&-8pproprfgle
opportunltie$ lo help ¢hlhJron undeT$land the communlty they live In. and the world beyond
Ihl8. We ad(knss Blereotyplng and knequalllles In Ihls area of poll¢y In the same way we da In
other 8r¢8s of our practice, In Ilne wlth our v8lu85. polkie¥ and vl$lon for our sotting.
We are aware of tho anll-dlbct1mlnalory good practlce noted In the NMS..
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The Club offer8 wraparound chtldcar¢, under the Welsh Govemment'J Chlldcare Offèr
scheme.
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Ple88e see the summary of the accounts for the Ihanciol perfomi8nc8 ofthe Charty.
Durlng the last year 85 children were registored wilh the Charlty, either u81ng the ￿tor& and
after School club or wraparound Care.
D8mand for Ihe seNleè remalns constsnt. H￿l￿¥&r, 81nc& th8 parmlemlc there havo bwTr
changes In working pr8¢tic¢s and w8 have Sean a gradual Increase In numb8rn uslng the
f8¢ilrty. We conllnue lo have one rellef playworker who can bo called upon 1081 mlnule. Th18
has meanl with contlnued lower Ih8n aversge numbers, nOpon• ha8 had lo lake 8 eut in
houfs wtth the backup ol Bhlfts being coveffjd, should Ih8ro be a need, if anyone Is unable lo
work.
Sallsfactlon from parents rem8ln8 exlremety posltive and feedbaek IJ #ought U81ng parenlal
que$lSonnalre8 and regular conver8811ons al colleCt￿tt lime,
All 8taff handllng loowj have undertaken Level 2 In Foorj Hygl•ne Iralnlno wllh refr88herg
where needed.
All 818ff, Including the Club Manager, hav¢ undortaken Chlld Prolecllon tralnlng Lovel 2 or
Level 3 where 8pproprlale lor Ihelr lob. Wllh the excepllon of one ￿lIe1 p18yworkèf, thè rest
ol our Blaff all po88es8 a Level 3 quallflcalion In Childcare or equivalent Bnd have completed
the TTanslllon lo Ploywork qual1flc￿￿n. The r8lKgf p18yworker worklng In Club, where ratb8
permtt. h88 no chlldc8re o￿lIfl¢all0n8 however, Ihls is in Ilne wlll) NMS Iald out by CIW a8 all
olhar slaff are fully qualified,
F￿0 staff hold Iha two day112 hour) P8edialr+c flr81 ald Iralnlng wSlh the nurnber o18taff
needing lo do this being I p8r 10 chlldren In the Settlng. W• ox¢èed th18 requliemenl.
The Charty purchasod new play r•60urce8 a8 requlred durlw the year. We have 8180
applied for a Small C8pltal Gr8nl from FCC which, If prove¥ 8UCCg58ful, will pro¥￿e Jome
rnuch improved p18y •qulpment for Ihe ¢hlldrnn. W• wore 8bl8 lo do Ihl¥ 8$ we now have
lorm81 Lease agreèment in place.
The chiklren contlnue to mako gr￿1 ol the wooden canopy lo the Bide ol tho Lodge
8llowlng Ih8m lo bè oul8lde regardless of Ihe elomenl8.
The Charity Bllll continues to foce chalbnges, a5 a re6ull of the pand8ml¢, both financlBI and
operalK>n81 however, the Trustees and managernenl commSttee. worked dlligenlty whh th
Club Manager, 868eh Tree Club $18ff and the He8dloech8r of Drury Prlmary School, lo
manage Ihe8e challenges.
Please See the Rec81pt8 and Payments ac¢ounl for the flnanei81 p8rform8nce of the Charity.
Reserves Poll
The Charlty 8pproved a ReBery88 Polry In Othr 2020. The Management Commrttoe
have agreed lo hold a re8erve8 fund lo cover s18ff redu[￿anCY c081s and 6 month$ njnning
951$. Any secured 9Tant fundSng for Specif￿ projects18 al80 accounted for In the RèsèN88.

The Charty's prlnclpel source of Inccffle13 frDrn the charge for ettlldcare place8. emhor pa￿j
for dlrectly from p8r8nls or through Ihe W818h Government's Chlldcare Off8r. Grants 8re
oblalned for 8w¢ifK projects and equlpment wh•re possiblfr.
Expvnditure for the Charity 1$ opprovod by Ihg Tru81ee8 and Managernenl Gommltteg In lin•
wlth thè CharSty's con81itullon. Beech Tree Club h88 In￿sted mon188 In T880urces,
equlpment and statutory r•qulrem6nl8, sL￿h as DBS checks and 81aff training lo operate tho
provislon In Ilne with govgmment standards.
ApprO￿d by t￿ ordor oflhe Tru8tee8 on Augu•1 2024 8lgned on Ihelr behalf ty:
Carolln• Poaeock ICholrper•Dn}

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
8EECH TREE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
repDrt to Ihe eharlty trusree5 on my examlnatlon cf Ihp Hccoun15 Of Beeth Tree Oefore
and Altei SchDoI Club for the perlod ended 31" Au8U5t 2024,
Responslbllltles and bag19 gf the r•port
As the charlty's trusteÈs DI Beech Tree 8efore and AfEer School Club you are responslble
lor the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrement5 91 the Charltles
Act 2011 Iihe Acll.
I reporl In respect ol my eMamlniE Ilon of the ¢harlty's accoiJn15 carrled Qui under 5ectlon
145 01 the Act and In c3rryln8 Out rny exarnlnallon I have lollowed all appllcable dlrectlons
Iven by the Chailty Comm155lpn under 5ectlDn 1451Sllbl 91 the Act,
Independent exarnlnerfs #Jt•ment
I h?ve compleied my examlnatlon. l ¢oiillrm that no materlal matters have come to my
tienrlon In connectlon wlih ihe exarnln&tlon 8ivln8 MLI couse 10 belleve that In any
materlol respect..
Accountln8 records were not kept In respect ol the chJrlty a$ requlfed bv
sectlon 130 ¢1 the Att,. or
The occounts do not ic¢ord wlth th¢se records,. or
The a¢count5 de ngt comply wllh tho appll¢able roqulremen15 cDn¢ernln8 Ihg
form and content of accounts set our In Ihe Charllles (Accounts & Reporlsl
Regulailon5 2008 ¢ther Ih8n any fequlremeni that ihe ac¢ountS 8lve è trua and
lalr vlew whlch15 noi a mbtter con51dered 1$ parl ol an Independent
examlnallon.
I have no concern5 and have comLI 4¢rgss no other mallers In cunne¢llon wlth Iht
exDmlnallon to wh
derstandlng of
h aiieniion should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper
ccounts to be reached,
Harvey- obson,'FCCA
Date,. 30 Jun? ZO25

BeECH TIIEE BEFOREANDAFfER SCHOQLCWB
CHARITY NUMBER 1185643
RECEIPTS AND PAYMÉKfs ACCOUNT
FOR THE PERIOO ENDED JIST AUGVST 1024
Unre5tiktid
Funds
Sirl¢t
Endowm-
ent funds
2024Total
fvnd5
2021 Total
RECEIPTS
Fees
chlldcaro offer FCC
Sundry income
68,008
32.533
628
68,008
32,533
628
51,571
23,998
311
SU8TOTAL
101 169
101 169
A￿ET$AND INVESTMENTS SALE5
TOTAL RECEIPTS
101 169
PAVME14TS
71,4149
2,702
5,320
346
iso
957
418
71,449
2.702
5,320
346
Iso
957
418
68,689
Reni
Service Chir8e
314
130
Phon
CleaThln8 & Sypplles
196
1,980
606
127
1045
648
174
551
L536
Equipment & Re5oiirce5
Transactlon ¢har8e5
Member5hlp515ubxNpilons
ovenis
counianey fees
Llcencesl 06S Cheeks
2,4Q3
2A03
1,922
1,137
1,556
Z88
187
1.953
1,922
J,137
1,556
288
287
1,953
Fvo
SUOTOTAL
ASSETSAND 114VESTMEfiT PlJRcH￿ES
TOTAL PAYMENTS
NETOF RECtIPTSAf4D PAYMEP4TS
io
80
TRANSFERS BmllEEt4 FIINDS
OPENING 8AL4NCE ASAT 1ST5EPTEMBIH 2023
40,927
40,9Z7
41,043
C45H FUN05A5 MT 515T AVGUST 2024

BEFORE AND AFfER SCHOOL CLUB
CHARITY NUMBER 1185643
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st AUGUST 2024
ur*HIrfGt•
2CI23
Fun05
CASH FUNOS
Bank Current Account
51,207
40,927
TOTAL CASH FUNOS
OTHÉA MONETAPY A55ETS
Ou15tandln8 lees
A83ETS RETAINED FOR CIIARITIES OWN Use
PuThdi lo whkh
2024
tost
2021
Ur1•b￿ri•0
3,000
3,000
2,CQO
3,OCfj
3.0
Toyi & Eoulpment
2024
2023
Independent Examh)atlon lee
600
Soclal serurliy ond other taxes
1,750
403
I,333