## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.04.2024 Period start date To 31.03.2025 Period end date** **Charity name: Cylch Meithrin Ffairfach** **Charity registration number: 1194106** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO**
**ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF**
**PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN**
**THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF 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|**The Cylch fulfils it’s purpose of providing**
**care and education as it is open daily**
**Monday-Friday for 39 weeks of the years**
**in line with the school year.**
**The Cylch is in regular contract with the**
**local authority and assisted in delivering**
**the service with assistance from staff.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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|**The Cylch provides a warm, welcoming**
**setting for local children from the**
**community aged 2 and 3 years. The staff**
**are friendly and professional and provide**
**a high level of care.**
**The charity is a recipient of Flying Start**
**funding which helps families on a low**
**income.**| ## **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** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Cylch does not have a huge amount**
**in reserve and has had to use it’e reserve**
**over the las year but we are hoping that**
**the number of children attending will**
**increase resulting in a higher income.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Cylch holds minimal reserves and we**
**are looking to increase in order to create**
**a buffer.**| |
Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2,579.02**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |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|**Fluctuating numbers of children.**
**Changes in contract with local authority**
**to deliver care and education**| |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|**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|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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|| |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|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cylch Meithrin Ffairfach| |---|---| |
Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1194106| |Charity’s principal address|Y Caban
Ysgol Ffairfach
Bethlehem Roam
Ffairfach
Carmarthenshire SA19| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Nam**
**e of**
**pers**
**on**
**(or**
**bod**
**y)**
**entit**
**led**
**to**
**app**
**oint**
**trust**
**ee**
**(if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Catrin
Parish-Marks||| ||Catrin Duncan||| ||Meryl Roberts||| ||Catrin Lloyd Davies||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| 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|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**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** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Catrin Parish-Marks **Full name(s)** Catrin Parish-Marks **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 05.03.2026 ## **Cylch Meithrin Ffairfach** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025** |Fees
EYEF (CCC)
Childcare offer
Sustainability Grant
Flying Start
Arrears 23/24
Donations
Events
CCC Grant
Arrears 24/25
Fundraising
Bank Balance as at 1st April 2024
Add unpresented bankings B/F
Less unpresented payments B/F
Surplus / Defecit for the year
Bank Balance Summary
Treasurers Account
Petty Cash|£11,226.70
Wages & Pension
£2,867.00
Maintenance
£2,690.00
Rent
£5,258.16
Subscriptions
£3,158.40
New Resources
£436.20
Food & Drink / Groceries
£125.00
Milk
£90.00
Computer/Stationery
£5,738.16
Accountancy / Payroll fees
£6,694.35
Telephone
£180.00
Training
Insurance
New Equipment
Trips etc
£38,463.97
£7,599.81
Bank Balance as at 31st March 2024
£1,471.32
Add unpresented bankings C/F
£404.80
Less unpresented payments C/F
£1,447.04
£10,113.37
£2,510.25
£68.77
£2,579.02|£28,113.87
£166.54
£957.00
£35.00
£741.29
£450.00
£244.51
£57.77
£129.90
£10.00
£55.00
£150.00
£5,690.00
£216.05
£37,016.93
£2,579.02
£7,534.35
£10,113.37| |---|---|---| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of narity Name Cylch Meithrin Ffairfach On accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1194106 Set out on pages (rprDpmber In inc,IiJde thp nane ni 1￿bprS of additinn.al qhppt8! I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3113125. .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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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 Independent examiner's statement 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. Signed: Date: 31st January 2026 Name: Sian Jones ACA Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ICAEW Address: Penpal Llanarthe Carmarthen Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018