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 trUstl￿5 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
su￿ound1ng arL"&
Achievements and performtsmce
,Vi4Dibers ofC.'hildren
'rhere were 27 ¢hildrcn bcing looked after during die courb% of tho Ye￿..
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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 p￿pared 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 PlayC￿b and hcnce for taking rLasonablc steps toi the prevention and
deteclion of fraud and othcr Irr￿UlarItiC3.
Un behalt'oftlic board on _23 J￿nUa￿2O24
by
iegory Gill¢spie (C'hauycrsott)
Tru&*ee
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