## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 01/04/2024 To Period end date 31/03/2025**
## **Charity name:Cylch Meithrin Plas Coch**
**Charity registration number:1203158**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Provide a Welsh Language Play group|
|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 setng accepts children from the Wrexham
area from all language backgrounds. We operate
5 days per week, 09.00 - 15.15, during which we
teach the children about the Welsh culture and
introduce them to the Welsh language through
play, song and rhyme.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We are well regarded in the locality for the
quality of the language and educaton we
provide to all the children who atend,
reguardless of their home language or Aditonal
Learning needs|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The only volunteers are the Commitee ofcers|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|Most of the children who atend the setng go
on to study at the next door Welsh Language
Primary School, on whose grounds our cabin sits.
The Teachers and Parents of past parents
frequently comment on the amount of Welsh
the children are able to use by the tme they
leave us, in Song and general conversaton. They
also comment on how aware of basic
Mathematcal concepts they are, such as
More/Less; Big/Small etc. The Teachers also
comment on how the children are able to
identfy, and to a certain degree meet, their own
basic social and physical needs, as well as
concentrate on tasks and listen to stories.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We made a small operatng Proft which, as
usual, will be carried over to the next Financial
Year|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We do not hold Reserves, an old Current
Account at Barclays Bank is retained for the tme
being along with a linked savings account.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£6603.28|
|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||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Children's Fee's; Early Educaton (3+) Grants and
Fees; Flying Start Grants and Fees; £0 Hours
Childcare funding. There was no real Fundraising
efort this year as it is difcult to get most of the
parents to make contributons in part due to the
economic climate locally and natonwide.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Consttuton|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisaton|
|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|Trustee's are all Volunteers|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
No Training received, but Trustee's are
encouraged to avail themselves of advice from
Mudiad Meithrin|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|We operate under Mudiad Meithrin guidelines,
and have a contract with Wrexham LEA to
provide Early Educaton and Flying Start services
through the medium of Welsh. We also ofer 30
Hours funded Childcare to our Early Educaton
pupils. We have 3 Trustee's who oversee the
running and assist the Leader and her Assistant
when required.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|There are Link Teachers from both Mudiad Flying
Start and LEA, who advise and assist where
necessary to maintain the quality of the
Educaton provided. We follow the Croesi'r Bont
framework to maintain the standard of Welsh
Language and Culture provision we ofer.|
|Other||We are looking into forging stronger links to the
local businesses, Emergency Services and
University.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Cylch Meithrin Plas Coch|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1203158|
Charity’s principal address Y Caban, Ysgol Plas Coch, Stansty Road, Wrexham LL11 2BU
||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|
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||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitle**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|1|Jane Angharad
Edwards|Chair|||
|2|Sian Blackford|Secretary|||
|3|Linda Ann Lewis|Treasurer|||
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– 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 Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. half of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** L A Lewis **Full name(s)** Linda Ann Lewis **osition (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Treasurer **Date** 01/08/2025
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|||01April2024ta31march 2025|01April2024ta31march 2025|
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|RECEIPTS||(2025)|(2024\|
|MYMGrant|(SAS)|4900.00|5000.00|
|Donations||0.00|0.00|
|Early Years(3+) Fee||7884.02|14189.75|
|Ftying Start Grant(Floor)||3930.00|1200.00|
|OtherGrants||0.00|375.00|
|Children's Fee's||17475.50|5523.00|
|Flying Start Fee(LEA)||14715.62|901.87|
|30 Hours Fee(LEA)||8577.50|300.00|
|Sundries||114.00|17.66|
|IotalReceipts||s7757.44|275A7.28|
|PAYMENTS||||
|Wages||42013.65|22173.49|
|Premises||5139.00|1749.00|
|Equipment and Resouroes||1426.93|4628.77|
|MYM Rg.&lnsurance||150.00|125.00|
|NEST Pension||1495.08|675.07|
|Miscellaneous(PaytoMeithrin Mwy)||37.50|215.00|
|Sundries||518.43|482.55|
|Total Payments||50780.59|30048.88|
|Surplus (Deficit) for|year|701e.89|(2541.60)|
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