Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 May 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2025.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited
Charity registration number 102105
Company registration number NI046513 Principal office and registered Mantlin Road office Kesh Co Fermanagh BT93 1TU
The trustees
Mrs E Boxer Mrs T Kerr (Resigned 10 February 2025) Mrs K McDonagh Mr J Ellis Mrs L Simpson Mr J Coalter Company secretary Mrs Kyrenia McDonagh Independent examiner Gary Thompson 24 Main Street Kesh Co Fermanagh BT93 1TF
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
Glendurragh Childcare services Limited is a company limited by guarantee (Registration Number NI046513). The company is governed by its Memorandum of Articles of Association. The company is recognised as a charity by HMRC (ref XR67754).
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Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 31 May 2025
Structure, governance and management (continued)
Governance
Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited has a responsibility to conduct its business efficiently. The establishment of, and the strict adherence to sound financial management policies is an integral part of the organisation. The Board of directors and Management Committee are committed to establishing, maintaining and applying all necessary good practice to ensure that their duty of care to the management of finances of the organisation are fulfilled. The Board of directors are responsible for taking the strategic decisions of how the Charity will move forward and who also are responsible for appointments to the board.
It is essential that Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited control all operational risks as far as is possible. This includes the participation of all those involved directly or indirectly with the banking arrangements for the organisation. Along with the financial systems of the organisation, this policy aims to detail responsibilities, risk management, internal controls, and audit requirements associated with the use of online banking.
Objectives and activities
Principal activity
The objects of the Company shall be to enhance the development and education of young children by encouraging parents/guardians to understand and provided the needs of their children in North Fermanagh and its environs (the "area of benefit") by: a) offering appropriate play facilities, with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the Company, ensuring that the Company offers opportunities for all children regardless of religion, culture, race or means. b) Encouraging the study of the needs of such childen and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of the needs of such children and their families in the local area. c) Providing the necessary facilities for the daily care, recreation and education of children during out of school hours and school holidays. d) Providing training for parents, volunteers and carers of children in child development, parenting and other appropriate recreational and educational subjects.
The direct benefit which flows from Purpose:-
(a) is to provide appropriate play facilities and equal opportunities to all children who use our centre. To encourage parents and carers to become involved in activities held within the centre. Direct benefit to all children regardless of religion, culture, race or means so that they may have an opportunity to develop and enhance their education and social skills. To prepare the children for the transition to nursery school and then to primary school. The direct benefit which flow from Purpose (b) is to encourage development and education to both child/parent/carer within the North Fermanagh area. To actively promote awareness to children and parents/careers the importance of their child's needs during development to provide the best start in life and to encourage them to reach their full potential. The direct benefit which flow from Purpose (c) is to ensure that we have facilities to provide care to children who attend primary school, during term and non term time. Provide a facility for the care of children during school holidays. A place in which they can meet socially to build on relations with their fellow peers. To be actively involved in recreational and educational development. To build on their own of identity so that each child feels a sense of belonging and social inclusion within their own community. The direct benefit which flow from Purpose (d) is to provide training for parents, volunteers and carers of children. To encourage parents, volunteers and careers of children to attend such training to further understand the development needs of children and to raise awareness of meeting the child's social and emotional development. A private benefit to directors may arise from a programme of ongoing training in good governance etc. Through this training directors gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries
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Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continueg)
Year ended 31 May 2025 sei ee
Strategic report
The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.
Achievements and performance
The charity continued to operate throughout the year and meet the objectives that it was set up to achieve as listed above.
Financial review
Review of the Business The Company is non-profit making with net incoming resources of £53,491 for the year. The management continues to be engaged in ongoing efficiency savings and is aware of the sustainable use of resources.
Reserves Policy
The trustees of Glendurragh Childcare Services Limited have set a reserves policy which require that reserves be maintained at a level which ensures that the charity's core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficultly and to assist in the future strategic development of the organisation. The trustees have agreed that the Charity should endeavour to hold reserves at an amount not less than £70,000 in an effort to minimise the risks identified by the charity.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 23 September 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Mrs K McDonagh Trustee
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Mrs L Simpson
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