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Garvagh Community Pre-School Playgroup Charity No: 100488 140 Main Street, Garvagh, BT51 SPQ Trustees Report for the year ended 31 August 2025
The committee present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended August
- The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 8
and comply with the charity's constitution and applicable law.
Committee members
The members named below have served throughout the year. Appointment of members is governed by the
Constitution of the charity. The Committee is authorised to appoint new members to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing member.
Trustees - for the year under review
Sandra Scott, Julia Mullan, Sinead Faulkner, Erin Deasy, Carol Mullan, Leona Ferris, Roisin McGilligan,
Donna McKay, Ciara O'Kane
Constitution, Objects and Policies.
Garvagh Community Pre-School Playgroup is suject to the charity constitution.
The objects of the charity are to provide a high quality learning environment for children between the ages of 3 years and 5 years.
The policy of the Group continues to be to seek additional finance and support to maintain and promote
the values and principles of Early Years.
Financial Review
The committee consider the performance of the association to have been satisfactory.
Grants were received this year from the Education Authority to cover wages, with other smaller grants to cover
refreshments and equipment. Fundraising still depends largely on donations from the parents of the
children and various other groups.
With the relocation to our present premises which are central to the catchment area, our intention is to hold more community functions for fundraising.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the association to maintain funds at a level which equate to approximately 12 months expenditure.
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This provides funds to cover management, administration and support costs.
Risk management The trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which which the charity faces steps can be taken to lessen these risks. confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary
The trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which which the charity faces and
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Garvagh Community Pre-School Playgroup
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Trustee Report for the year ended 31 August 2025
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Management Committee responsibilities
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The Committee are required under the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to prepare financial statements for
each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its
financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the committee are required to:
(a) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; (b) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; (c) state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements: (d) prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the charity will continue in operation.
The committee are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
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with applicable laws and regulations, taking into account the Commission guidance on public benefit and on public benefit reporting. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets ofthe charity and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approval
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This report was approved by the committee:
Ciara O'Kane, Julia Mullan, Michaela Downs, Sinead Faulkner, Vonla Mathews, Carol Mullan, Natasha Mullan
Charlene Menzies, Kerry Glass
Signed on their behalf
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Ciara O'Kane
Chairperson
21 April 2026
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