**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||**Period start date**|**Period start date**|**Period start date**||**Period end date**|**Period end date**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|**01**|**04**|**2024**|**To**|**31**|**03**|**2025**| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig a’r Fro **Other names charity is known by** > **Registered charity number (if any)** 1204263 |**Charity's principal address**|
Felingwm Community Centre|
Felingwm Community Centre| |---|---|---| ||Felingwm|| ||Carmarthen|| ||**Postcode**|**SA32 7PR**| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Judith Greenacre|Chair|Whole Period of Report|Cylch Nantgaredig Members
and Trustees| ||Esther Stephens|Registered person|Whole Period of Report|Cylch Nantgaredig Members
and Trustees| ||Sian Bennett|Treasurer|Whole Period of Report|Cylch Nantgaredig Members
and Trustees| ||Ffion James|Secretary|From May 2024|Cylch Nantgaredig Members
and Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address N/A** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **N/A** 1 **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution, Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Association of Members), How the charity is constituted Registered with Charity Commission on 8[th] August 2023 (eg. trust, association, company) Proposed by Members or Trustees, elected / approved by Annual General Trustee selection methods meeting of Members. Interim appointments made by Trustees if necessary - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig A’r Fro is a member of Mudiad Meithrin the National Association of Welsh Medium playgroups in Wales, Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig A’r Fro adopts their recommended policies and procedures. Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig is governed by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate in Wales (CIW) and we expect to be inspected by them every two years . In establishing this new CIO that follows on from the old Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig a’r Fro, the Trustees have managed specific challenges relating to: - review and adoption of Mudiad Meithrin policies - financial pressures, including establishing a new bank account for a second time, which has proven problematic but is now resolved - recruitment and retention of staff ## _]#_ ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The aim of the Cylch Meithrin is to offer early years care and education, to provide a sustainable social environment and to promote healthy eating to every child under school age through the medium of Welsh. Activities include: Learning activity, arts & crafts, gardening, outdoor play, story telling and singing. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig A’r Fro provides morning play group sessions five days a week, with a ‘Ti a Fi’ baby group one afternoon a week. Within the registration requirements set by Care Inspectorate Wales, the Cylch Meithrin is accessible for all children between 2 and 4 years in Nantgaredig and the surrounding area. The children, and their families, therefore, are the beneficiaries of this charity. The trustees have due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and understand the charity’s purposes as set out in its governing document. The trustees ensure that the charity has adequate future plans that ensures it continues to meet its objectives as set out above. 2 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include All Trustees are volunteers and this involves a considerable workload, further statements, where potentially affecting willingness to take on these roles. relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** The charity fulfilled its purpose and objectives to provide playgroup **achievements of the charity** services through the Medium of Welsh to children of 2 and 4 years in **during the year** Nantgaredig. We have achieved financial stability and increased the number of children attending. We have managed staff changes, including successful recruitment and induction of new staff. |**Section E Financial review**|**Section E Financial review**| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
**Further financial review details**
You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
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the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
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how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
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investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
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agreed a policy on reserves to meet unexpected future challenges
(equivalent to one term’s staff wages). We have also agreed to working
towards our fees covering a greater proportion of staff wages, rather than
relying on fundraising.| ||No funds are in deficit| ||**(Optional information)**| ||The Cylch’s main source of funding is child care fees. During 2024/ 25,
this was raised to £18 per session (3 hrs 55 minutes)
The Cylch continues to actively apply for grants – regular sources of
funding include Carmarthenshire County Council (sustainability and small
capital grants), Tescos and Brechfa Wind Farm community grant
streams.
Key expenditures are staff wages and hall rental. (From Summer 2024
we have also used grant funding to help fund children’s social events at
Christmas and a summer fun day. This enables a wider group of local
children to enjoy age appropriate community activities that also promote
the Welsh language)| 3 **Section F Other optional information** As well as becoming a CIO in August 2023 and dealing with all the changes that this has involved, all the Trustees changed at the same time. The new Trustees have been on a steep learning curve and we continue to learn more every day about how to run a successful Cylch charity. The heavy workload placed upon the (volunteer) Trustees during the period of this report has been stressful and has led to a reluctance for new volunteers to come forward. As a result, the Cylch was without a secretary for January to May 2024, leading to further stress on remaining Trustees We continue to work to try and address these issues and to make these roles more manageable and attractive to others, including splitting secretarial duties and increasing our financial support / accountancy services. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |||| |---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**||| |**Full name(s)**|Judith Greenacre|Sian Bennett| |**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**|Chair of Trustees|Treasurer| |||| |**Date**|22 January 2026|22 January 2026| 4 IrAINfAW AM) *ILE Cyl¢h M•ithrin Nantg•r•dlg a'r F 12042 RO￿lp￿ •nd p*ym•nts a¢¢ounts Faith 31JW41 CC168 To Section A Ro¢eipts ana F . A1 Rrt• Fdqs 21.￿) t13J• ¥.1 Gr4rfs Cw*ee 2.tr kU*dts T•l•l r•o•W8 AJ P•yw•rAs I￿j Swdr 211 67J v¥ Tot•1 pjyrnnls 4Q114 ¢*¥h fvndsthkn ywv •nd SoGtsoii £Tr Slal*ib)triil 014u¥v¥tb diiu ilaU111UWO ilt ill¥ ¢iid vi Li1¥ vei iuu 81 Cmh f¥n T•tal ••Bh OK OK ¢uw•rtV4 B3 Inv•stm•nt *ss•ts Fundto*thkh Ct B4 Assèts ret4ln¢d for th• #h•rity's own us• Amountdu• B6 Llabilitl•s s￿Tred by one or N¥0 ￿h8 olalllhe tNstees D8ie of approval signa￿re Pnnt Name CSTHGQ S i EoiThS Jk4?1Tr1 l il z Funds Movement Schedal,, Opgniry Balance in year year Trnnsler Bathnce Unr•styi¢tsd Fund5 13.721 13.n1 42191 4ZM81 40.¢14 15,998 15,9YB T•tsl Not•8 to th• accounts CIO Gwr4D1••s￿ S•our•d D•bts ThEtsknsteeX conflrm. in acwtd8Dce wfththè ChArfIth Inc4J￿rItad Owards&tionglGonArnlJ RwJuLybo 2012. that at the wrend th? CKJ dby h&¥e anYovts￿dty guaranteeslothtrdpartkg nwany dobts 6euJred on AssetsoftheCIO •l•t•(I p4wty tr•nswdtsn* Tbe[eV￿￿o no re￿18￿ pqrtytr3n￿dlonSd￿￿ thg yw.Aiwth#dKI purthaweqiuwmnl on behaKofthe •larty andwa$ ￿￿&Ur4ed aGcordiwTrJ. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• trust••sl membèrs af Cylch Meithrin Nantgaredig a'r Fro On a¢¢ounts for thè period 114124 to 3113125 Charity no lif any) 1204263 Responsibilities and basis of report I rèport to thè trustÈ8s on my èxamination of thé a¢¢ounts of thè abovg charity for the period lo As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 lllhe Act"). I report in respect of my examinalion ol the Trust's accDunts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinats'on, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission undèr section 14515llbl of thè Act. Th8 accounts havè baén prèparèd on a Reoeipts and Paytnents basis in accordance with section 133 of the act. Independent I confirm that I hav8 thè rèquisitè skills and Èxpérièncè to conduct th gxaminerfs ststgment Independent Examin8lion for this charity lo the stsndards required as sel out in Appendix 5 of CC32. Although retired from practi￿ as an accountant and as 8 member of a listed profession818CCOUnt8ncy body. I continue to conduct a number of examinations on a voluntary basis every year. l also confim that l am independent of the charity as set out in Direction 2 of CC32. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters hav8 come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me causè to bèliève that in, any material respèct". accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Datè: 2211126 Signèd= Nam•: Andy Moora Addr8ss: Blaenpentre. Swyddffynnon, Ystrad Meurig, SY25 6AW