CHARtrY NUMBER: 1199749 PLASNEWYDD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Bevan Bu¢kland LLP Chartered Accounlanls and Statutory Auditors SWANSEA PLASNEWYDD Out OF SCHOOL CLUB CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PERIOD ENDED31AUGUST2024 PAGE Trustee's Annual Report Independent AudrtOTS' Report R&¢èipls and Payments Account Statement of Assets and ￿'abilitIeS PLASNEWYDD OUtOFSCHOOLCLUB TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 31AUGLIST2024 Main purpose Plasnewydd Out of School Club IPOOSCI has been in operab.on for over 25 years. In 2022. we be¢ame a Charitable Incorporated organisab.on ICIOI. POOSC'S purpose is lo provide high quality out-of-hours play acb"wb"es and childcare for children in the Plasnewydd area al prices th* pa￿nts Can afford. Our charrtable objectives are. To provth the necessary faalitses for the daily care, recreation and education of children out of sthool hours and to advar￿e the edLKats'on and training of the persons in the provision of such care. educatson and recreab.onal fa￿lI￿"e5. We want each child who attends our setling. which is based in a local primary sthool (Roath Parkl, to feel welcome, seen and heard. We facilitate a variety of accessible and I￿USive play opportunrties ¥there children can explore their natural curiosity, use their imagination and devel¢Jp friendships and trusted relationships in a safe space. Over the years our diverse and intergenerats'onal staff and trustees have brought and shared tt)eir diverse backgrounds, experiences and ski115 to support POOSC to conts'nue providing affordable quality childcare and play opportunibes in the Roath area of Cardiff for primary school aged children aged 4-11 years. The club Manager shares a copy of the Infonnalion Booklet parentslcarers. The Infomiab'on Booklet include5 copie5 01 our policies and procedures so that parents can read through and be fully infomed. In relation to Safeguarding, the dub Manager is the ffirst wnt of contact for Safeguarding concerns, and we have a Trustee as a named Safeguarding Officer. POOSC has not made any Safeguarding referrals. This report sets out OUT activth'es and achievements towards our purpose during the July 202> August 2024 period. PLASNEWYDD OLrr OF SCHOOL CLUB TRLJSTEE'SANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024 Activities and achievements In the academic year September 2023 to Juty 2024 (accounts coverthe period Sept 2023 to Aug 20241 we continued to provide after-school care and play opportunities for children from local primary schools and welcomed 19 new children to the setbng and 45 families in total over the cLsurse of the year. Both primary schoo15 have a high number of families from Global Majority Communitie5, and we ensure our provision is welcomin9 and accessible lo all". however. il should be noted that our ¢ap8uty 1$ limited and we have a warting list in operab.on for pla¢es Monday to Thursday. One new member of staff joined the staff team and undertook their Level 2 in Playwork. Another member of staff completed a Transition to Playwork Training. Both training courses were delivered free by Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Club and 3 ￿t of4 of OUT Staff team now hold a Playwork qualification Levtrl 2 or above. Additional training undertaken by the stsff team induded Paediatric First ￿￿. Food Hygiene Lev¥1 2, Meeting the Healthcar¢ Neods of Children and Young People in Cardrff and Cwo Hwb se$$ion$ on Anti-Racist practice. Our club was selected as an example of good practice in an Anti-Racist Toolkit developed to support good practice for Early Years, Childcare and Playb¥ork practitioners. One of our team continues to work as a Communty Mentor wth Welsh Govemment to support their work in making Wales an Anti-Racist Nation by 2030. The club Manager also attended the DARPL (Diversty and An￿RacAst Professional Leamingl National Leadership Conference in LlandlKlr￿ in June 2024. This was an important and excellent opporlunty for CPD, nefvnrking antj a￿881ft9 workshops from The Black Nurs&ry Manager and Jamil Carty Campbell have a wealth of live(1 experience of Early Years Childcare. The setting is fortunate to benefit from a diverse, skilled staff team. Our staff members speak Arabic, Romanian, Spanish and Italian. We also include the use of incidental Welsh in the setting. Amongst the families and children, a range of languages are spoken- induding Italian. Tigrinya, French, Uidu, Romanian, Spanish, Dulch, Nepali, MaThJarbn aThJ Greek. Our aim is to facilitate a range of Play opportUn￿eS that support children's wdl-being and development though indoor and outdoor play actr'vities. Children contribute to the activty planning and we facilitate a combination of planned actiV￿.eS and free play or child led actiwties. PLASNEWYDD OLrr OF SCHOOL CLUB TRLJSTEE'SANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024 We a150 include sessions that will enhance the children's experiences. In June last year the children took part in acb"vilies for Reftjgee Week where they designed postcards to welcome iefugees lo Cardiff. We also had an author come in to after-school dub to share his story ol lleeing his home country as a child with his family, seeking asylum in Cardiff and gaining their refugee status. Other activrtj'es from extemal providers induded a Yoga workshop for children, a visit from Animal Zone UK and a Circus not Skills Workshop. S3feguarding- we have not had to report any safeguarding incidents. hoy￿er the dub Manager was infomed of a Safeguardin9 concern in Juty 2024. this was documenle