2025-03-31-accounts - Ffrindiau Y Fali

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01[st] April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Cylch Meithrin y Fali (Changed to Ffrindiau Y Fali March 2025) Charity registration number: 1186625

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The charity is an Early Years and Childcare facility. As of March 2025, the charity ofers full day care to children ages 2-12 years old, including Early Years childcare, afer school club and holiday clubs.
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	The aim of the Associaton is to advance the educaton of preschool children in the local community of Valley through the medium of the Welsh language. The Cylch follows the "Early Years Wales curriculum" which provides a rounded approach to educaton of young children indoors and outdoors. Additonally, as of March 2025, the charity ofers afer school and school holiday care for pupils of Valley community school. The provision is supported through grants from the local educaton authority and the setng is part of the 30 hours childcare scheme. As of January 2024, the provision also became part of the Flying Start scheme in which 2 - 3-year-olds receive 12.5 hours of free childcare in Wales.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Commitee ensures that all Trustees have read and understood the Charity's Policies and Procedures. Public beneft is taken it into account when making a decision. To which the guidance is relevant and there has been no decision to depart from theguidance.

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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

	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	Children aged between 2 – 4 years old from the local community attend the Cylch, with local 2–3-year-olds also benefiting from the free Flying Start Childcare. We provide a hands-on approach and opportunities for children to develop and enhance their motor skills, develop their learning and experience a sense of real life, authentic experiences with an outdoor area to explore the natural environment. The charity is a Welsh- speaking provision where the children are immersed within the Welsh language. We have 5 local people who are currently employed in the provision. We have moved into a cabin on the school grounds, built by the local authority to accommodate for the full day care of 2-12 year olds. We have received grants to equip the 2 large rooms, with new kitchen area, toilets, outside area and office. One room is designated and designed for the early years with invitations to learn, play and encouraging independence. With the other room designated to the after-school/holiday care for school children, with specific resources and activities.

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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	See accounts
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Consttuton
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Members of the Commitee are elected at the Annual General Meetng, or may stay in current post.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
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
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Ffrindiau Y Fali/Cylch Meithrin Y Fali
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1186625
Charity’s principal address	Ffrindiau Y Fali, Ysgol Gymuned Y Fali, Lon Spencer, Y Fali . LL65 3EU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Ceri Williams	Chairperson	January 2024 – Present	Commitee
Laura Roberts	Treasurer	January 2024 - Present	Commitee
Elen Williams	Secretary	February 2024 - Present	Commitee

– 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 None 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 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

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

C Williams L Roberts E Williams Signature(s) Laura Roberts Elen Williams Full name(s) Ceri Williams Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Secretary Chair, etc) Date 11/01/26

CYLCH MEITHRIN Y FALI RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025 Registered charity number 1186625 uJilliomsdenton Accountants and Tax Advisors Cyfrifwyr ac Ymgynghorwyr Treth ACCA Registered as auditors and fegulaled lor a range of investments business activities in the United Kingdom by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

CYLCH MEITHRIN Y FALI INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CYLCH MEITHRIN Y FALI. Fall. ort to the trusloes of C Ich Melthrfn nde ndènt 8xamIne9 re Charl number.. 1186625 l report to th• trusteès on my examination of the accounts of the a)Ve charity Ilhg TNst') for thè year endod 31 March 2025, as set OLbl on page 2. Res As the charity trustee$ of the Trust you are responsibl• for the preparation of th& accounts in accord8nce th th6 requirem8nl$ of the Chaffiies Ad 2011 I'the Act'l. onslbllltles and basls of re ort I report in respeci of my exornination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out under Boclion 145 01 the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have Idlowed the applicable DiTeCkn.or given by the Charity Commission under soction 14515llbl of the Act. Inde ndent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matèrial matters have Come to my attention in x)nnection with the examination which gives mé cause to b&119 that in. any m8teri81 respect.. accounting rewds wère not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 2. the accounts do acrd wth the 8ccounllng records I have no Concoms and have come Across no other malt8rs in conne¢iion wlh the tr¥aminalion to whh 8ttention should be drawn in Order to enablo a proper understsnding of the accounts lo b8 reachod. Owaln Ap EW•d FCCA Date= Williams Denton Cyf Chartered Certffied Accountants Glastyn Ffrjrdd Y Parc Parc Mènai Bangof Gwynèdd LL57 4FE illiomsdenton

Ich Melthrin Y Fall ReglsteTed tharity number 1186625 Recei For the 5andPa ments Actounts ar ended 31 March 2025 Total Total Restricted Restrlrted Funds Funds Fund5 Funds 31.03.25 31.03.24 Receipts Fees income Grants (excluding CJRSI Total Receipts 16,308 80.597 96,905 16,308 80,597 96,905 20,506 36,185 56.691 Payments Wages Pension Payroll Fees DBS checks Staff Training Rent Other Total Payments 42,716 420 482 175 22 1,500 2,853 48.168 61.654 842 662 148 43 2,250 18,961 84,560 61.654 662 148 43 2,250 18,961 84,560 Surplus I IDeficitl 12.344 12.344 8.523 ReseThes Brought Forward 29.405 29,405 20,882 ReseeS Carried Forward 41,749 41,749 29,405 Funds- 31 Marth 20Z5 Bank Account - Lloyds Petty Cash Balance 41,749 41,749 The financial statements were approved on Signed on behalf of Cylth Meithrin Y Fall bv- Ceri Williams, Trustee