The Trustees have pleasure In presentlng thdr report and the ¢nts of the charlty ftr the year ended 313uly 2023. Reler•nce and Admlnlstration Detall• The reference and admlnlstratlon detalls of the charlty are as shown on page 2, Obiertlves and Aflvlt ObJertlv•s Panda Cross Communty PlaygrDUP was establlshed to promote play based learnlng envlrorwnents for all chlldren under statut¢xy school age of the area served Ballygawley and Castlecaulfield electoral wards and Its 5urroundlng environs In County Tyrone (hereinafter called the "area of benefit? tI)ut dlstinttbon of age, gender. marital status, disability, sexual orientation, natlonallty, ethnlc Identity, pdltlcal Or rellglous cWnl¢. by assodatlrKJ the statutory authorltle5, comrnunlty and voluntary oryanlsatlons and the Inhabitsnts In a common effort to advance educatlon, and In particular; a) to advance the educatlon of the benendarles by the provlslon of safe and satlsfylng group playi wlth the right of parts/carers to take responslbillty for and to becorne Involved in the vItIeS of the 9fThJp and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficlwies; and b) to support the values and prfnclples of Earfy Years. A¢tlvltles The prfncipal actlvlty of the charity Is provldlng pre-school educatlon to chlldren aged 3 - 4 Years undw the Earty Year5 Currlculum In conjunthon wlth the Swthem Health and Sodal Care Trus¢ Department of Educatlon and Earty Years - the organlsatlon for Children and Young People. Publk 8•ft Statement The Trustees of Panda Cross Communlty Pkygroup confirm that they have Complled wlth their duty der sertlon 4(6) of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to have regard to the Charlty com$Sk)n for Northem Ireland's wldance on publlc beneflt and that the publlc benefft reqUIrnent has Informed the aclivltles of the charlty In the year ermjed 31 July 2023. Achlevem•fts and Performance The Trustees have establlshed the tharfty as a progres5fve onterprfrse that supports the development of a wide ran9e of pre-school children dlfferent communltles in the area. Financl•l Revl•w flnancl•l Performanc• The fIrnCIal performanco was In line wlth the Trustees expe(*ations. The tharfty remalns In a SOurMI finandal positlon at the year•end. The results for the year are set out In detall page 6. The charlty retumed net InConrig resources for the year of £14. CavanaghKelly, Chjrtered Accountants & Ststutory Authtors Page 3
Ji Structure. Governance and 14•n•gement Oryanlsatlon•l Structure ParKla Cross Communlty Haygroup Is a charlty admlnlstered and managed In accordance with Its constitutlon, by the members of the Managefftnt C¢)mmlttee, cmstbtuted by clause S of the constitutlon. The constitution was fomHlly adopted on 29 January 2014 by the members at the Annual General Meetlng. In Kcordance wlth the const1tutk, commlttee members MJY hokl office for a perlod of up to 3 year5 and shall retlre In rotatlan With the longest serving Me third to retire at each Annual GeTheral P4eetlng. If It Is not posslble to determlne that. then the thlrd to retlre shall be determlned by drawing lots. On ret1men[ rnembers wlll be ellgible for rtrrmlnatk arKI electson. Tt•••' Responsibllltles Statemert The tnjstees are responslble fty prepadng the Trnstees, Annujl Report and the accoLmts In •xcordance wlth applicable law. The trustees are responslble for keeping proper accounting records that dlsdose wlth Ms[able acajracy at any time the finandal posltlon of the charlty and enable them to ensure that the accounts c(xnply with the a)arftles Art (Ncxthem Ireland) 2008 and the Charitles (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northem Ireland) 2015. They a also responsllqe for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hen for taklr¥J reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other Irregularltles. Thls rept was approved by the Board of Trustees on 27 June 2024 and slgned on its behalf by: Mrs Allls Cullinan Keown CrIty R•glstratlon Numb•ri 101024