Strabane & District Playclub Report of the trnstees for the year ended 31 March 2023 The trustces pt¢sent their report and the financial statemcnts for the Ye ended 31 March ?023. The trustees wl)o served duritig the year and up to th¢ date of this Teport are set out on page l. Strnctur4 governaDee and management G'overning document The Charity is controTled by its govetning document, a deed of trust and constitut¢s an UnincorpoRted charitv. Recruiittrent & appointme)u i)fneiv iru.siees lljere has been an averagc of 8 trUstl5 throughout the period. Anj new app)intments' are at the recommendation of the board, after coThwltation with the members. Indiictlon & training ofnew Iruy¢ee,s All new trustees are given, in the vi¢w of the boar¢ sufficicn( training and hail¢ ¢iiough knowledge ot thLir spccific field to understand the nature of the ¢harily and fully wmply with tht., ulRritie.% current views of its progression. Org(mi,gational .striicillre 'riiL n()ard of Trustees is rc%pi)nsible for the running of the organisation and guides the stratcgic direction ()f it. They ni&'t re&yularly on a fornwl basis to discuss the acliviiies of the organisation. They dclL'gati' thL day to day niallaLyL'ment of thc orgwiisation to thLir inanagL'r. Ri3kJVanag£pment The trustees hai'e a duty to identify and review the risks to which thc ctiarity is exposLd kwd to ensure appmpriate control,% arL An placL to provide a reasonablL assur8mcc <yinst fraud and Lrror. ObjectiVL4 and actwitA¢Y Obje¢'livi.s' and uxm.Y The Mairi objectii,cs of the Charity are to provide alTordable childcare Ic) th0sL' in thL, Si¢ilYane & the suound1ng arL"& Achievements and performtsmce ,Vi4Dibers ofC.'hildren 'rhere were 27 ¢hildrcn bcing looked after during die courb% of tho Ye.. Page 2
Strabane & District P12yclub Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 Financial reTriev' During the )'ear to 31 m£V.h 2023 w¢ had a deficit of £19,075 (2022: £4,009 deficit). We ended die year i¥ith L'ash reserves of £49,009. It has been oiir policy tu bringy th¥ c.harit.y to a Position wheTe il can continue linanciallv i-ithout exteiTral granL%. The aim is thal parL'nts' fees plus small Io¢al donatioii% plub th¢ donatcd labouT L)f trustce) and othcr local voluntiLrs Mqll Lovknr th¢ charity, running costs. Tlyankt"ully this has nom: been aL'hiei'ed as thc ¢Ytcrnal fundinLy h¢lS ccascd at prcscnt. :e hail ppared the aGGounts usingi the Receipts & Paymcnts b&%ib. C¥oill(F C4)ncern WL consider it re&8onable that the C.haritv can operate on a goAng concern bdsis and has sufficiLllt funds and an incomc stream to allow it to continue l.or the torcsecablc tiiture. Statement of trusttrs, responsibiliti&q The tnLqtccs arc rcspon5iblL for preparing the TTUStL.s Rep()rt and ihL SLItLmenl ()r teLLlPtS ¥thd paymcnts and statement of assets and liabilities iii ac¢ordan¢¢ with applicablc law and r¢tatIOnS. I'he law. applicabli to charitie% in Northern Ir¢land with Incomc of Icss than L?S0.OOU rL'quire8 the trustccs to prepare a statsment ot rL'¢CiPts and payments and a statement ot assets and liabilitiL's for cach financial }'ear. ThL trustees arc responsible for keepinrs accountinv records that are suificient to shoiv and explain Strabane & l)istrict Playclub's transaLtions and disclose reasonable accuracy at att}, iimc the asseib and liubiEitiLS of Strabaiic & Dislri¥t Pla}'club. 'I'h4' are also rcsponsibl¢ for saliguardingp the assets nt. Strabane & District PlayCb and hcnce for taking rLasonablc steps toi the prevention and deteclion of fraud and othcr IrrUlarItiC3. Un behalt'oftlic board on _23 JnUa2O24 by iegory Gill¢spie (C'hauycrsott) Tru&ee Page 3