RegiSter¢d Charity no. 1194963
Little Rays Early Years Hub
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Please f ind details of our Trustees annual report April 2024- March 2025
Charity M2me'.
Little Rays Early YeArs Hub
Chority's address..
The Cabin.
Southdown School
Linderick Avenue,
Buckley
Flintshire
CH7 2NP
Names of chari
trustees
Diane Chisholm
Alison Patchen
Emma Evans
Claire Latham
Charlotte Luke
Activities a Achievements
Little Rays Ettrly Years H(tb off ers wraparound childcare for the nursery children of Southdown School. We are
re9iStered with CIW. We are open 9am -3pm Monday to Friday durin9 term time only.
We have been open since September 2019, we are registered f or 24 children. We of f er places for f unded and
non-f unded children.
Financial Review
In this f inancial year we reteived a 9ross income of £62,802.00 this was from funded places, f ees paid ttnd
9rants. Our out90in9s were £64.678.00 making a loss of £1,876.00.
Children numbers have continued to remain low compared to pre-pandemic levels. Minimum wage has increased
but the fundin9 we receive from the local 9overnment has not been increased.
Staff continue to have the relevant certif icate up to date.

Little Rays continues to focus on wellbein9 of both children ond staf f and we 9ather feedback from all sources
to ensure we continue to evaluote and improve our services.
ecloratlon
Signed on beholf of the charity trustees..
Signature:
Full name..
Alison Potchen
Position..
Trustee/mana9er
15th September 2025
Date:

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
1194963
ments accounts
Lllll* Pa ffs Earl Y•aro Hub
Recei
tsand
CC16a
Forthe p8rlod
from
1st April
2024
31st March
2025
To
Section A Receipts and Priyments
Unr•strfcted
funds
R￿trt¢l8d
fund¥
Endowment
funds
Total
funds
Last y•ar
A1 RK•l
RX IXk1¢8Te
FCC c￿￿¢8[e
1783
4).n3
12,454
42,318
176$
12,454
5.393
Gt¥nt
Tr)n81ion
Earty Yearn Wales Grani
Schod ￿8¢k G)ni.
Oth8r
1,000
1293
87
413
ub total(Gross In¢omg forAR)
A2 Asset and InvMlm•nt Sa
(see table).
Sub total
e2,802
59.306
WAges
41.361
1,7BI
1493
1120
P*cepls
$11
Transferto WC
a)￿[Se9
Fe
I￿v[a￿
150
150
378
222
378
F￿. Gmnl
prO￿rtY
Toys & Equipwrt
hw
1.75
1.701
12
4974
Sub total
.64678
$51
A4Aosot and Investment
8•• tsbl•
Sub total
64.678
64.551
N•lof r•celMs/(payments) .
A5 TrnN0f￿ botwfjen fundi
A6 Cajh furbds lttt y•ar•nd
Cash funds thls year end
1,876
1,876
5,246
474
4,220
7.598
7.59

Section B Statement of assets aiid liabilities at the end of the period
unrnStA￿•d
Rostrictod
fund•
funds
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fund$
to r*•r••t £
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D•tèils
to nMr••tt
B1 Cashfurnls
Bgnk thcoLthI
C4sh
Total ¢•sh fun
7,598
•ll
Unr•s¢rkt•d
fund$
R•strlct•d
funds
Endowm•nt
fund5
to n•oroEt £
Cwr•nt valu•
Details
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner s Report
Report to the tru$teesl
members of
Ltttle Rays Early Years Hub
On accounts for the yoar
ondod
31" March 2025
Charlty no
{rfany)
1194963
Set out on pages
1to2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {"the Trusf) for the year ended 31" March 2025.
ResF)onslbllitlos and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you ar8 responsible for the preparation
ba$1$ of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitr'es Act
2011 ('the Acr).
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 D1￿CtiOnS given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accA)rd with the accounting re￿rdS
Independent
examlnerfs statement
I have no concems a
with the examinatio
proper understsnd.
Please delete th
have come across no other matters in connection
which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
ofth
unts to be reached.
s in tho brackets if thay do not apply.
SSgned:
19.8.2025
Name:
Martin Morris
Relevant professlonal
quallficatlon{s) or body
(if any):
None
Address:
12 Brimstsge Avenue
Wi￿al
CH63 5QH
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {see CC32.
Independent examinats'on of Gharity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
No comments of concem to report.
Glve horo brlof detalls of
any Items that the
examlner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018