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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Totalfunds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Charitable activities 5 748 467,828 468,576 248,902
Othertrading activities 6 227,830 - 227,830 218,387
Investment income 7 1,989 - 1,989 1,926
Other income 8 405 - 405 -
Total income 230,972 467,828 698,800 469,215
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 9 109,366 467,828 577,194 537,288
Total expenditure 109,366 467,828 577,194 537,288
Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement in funds 121,606 - 121,606 (68,073)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 48,058 - 48,058 116,131
Totalfundscarriedforward 169,664 - 169,664 48,058

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025 Po a a

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Note|£|£| |Fixed|assets| |Tangible|fixed|assets|15|734|-| |Current|assets| |Debtors|16|154,013|25,156| |Cash|at|bank|and|in|hand|637,896|470,414| |791,909|495,570| |Creditors:|amounts|falling|due|within|one|year|18|622,979|447,512| |Net|current|assets|168,930|48,058| |Total|assets|less|current|liabilities|169,664|48,058| |Net|assets|169,664|48,058| |Funds|of the|charity| |Unrestricted|funds|169,664|48,058| |Total|charity funds|21|169,664|48,058|

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These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 17 December 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

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N ll (Treasurer) M Kinghan (Chairperson)
Truste, Trustee
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The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Year|ended|31|March|2025| |Bae|me|Ri|ce|Et|en|re| |2025|2024| |Note|£|£| |Cash|flows|from|operating|activities| |Net|income/(expenditure)|121,606|(68,073)| |Adjustments|for:| |Depreciation|of tangible|fixed|assets|245|1,164| |Other|interest|receivable|and|similar|income|(1,989)|(1,926)| |Interest|payable|and|similar|charges|4,300|4,170| |Accrued|expenses|9,823|352| |Changes|in:| |Trade|and|other|debtors|(128,857)|(11,442)| |Trade|and|other|creditors|103,807|(1,410)| |Cash|generated|from|operations|108,935|(77,165)| |Interest|paid|(4,300)|(4,170)| |Interest|received|1,989|1,926| |Net cash|from/(used|in)|operating|activities|106,624|(79,409)| |Cash|flows|from|investing|activities| |Purchase|of tangible|assets|(979)|-| |Net cash|used|in|investing|activities|(979)|-| |Net|increase/(decrease)|in|cash|and|cash|equivalents|105,645|(79,409)| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|beginning|of year|118,439|197,848| |Cash|and|cash|equivalents|at|end|of year|17|224,084|118,439|

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i The notes on pages 20 to 32 form part of these financial statements.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

  1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland and a registered charity in Northern Ireland. The address of the registered office is NICMA, Elizabeth House, 116-118 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1NY.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

  1. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

  1. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are appartioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures and fittings - 25% straight line

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025 eeaseee

  1. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

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For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

  1. Limited by guarantee

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

5, Charitable activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Pathway fund - 30,035 30,035
Department ofHealth
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
-
-
27,418
28,636
27,418
28,636
Surestart
Health and Social Care Board
-
-
7,702
106,737
7,702
106,737
Childcare Partnership - 28,500 28,500
Northern Childcare Partnership Early Years
Development Fund - 2,000 2,000
Mid&East Antrim Borough Council - 18,300 18,300
MidUlster
Individual Donors
-
-
13,917
6,000
13,917
6,000
CCP Makaton - - -
Newry Mourne & Down
Ards, North & Down
-
-
13,604
9,199
13,604
9,199
Belfast City Council
Derry& Strabane
Lisburn & Castlereagh
-
-
-
69,308
15,311
12,365
69,308
15,311
12,365
Causeway - 19,299 19,299
Fermanagh - 18,139 18,139
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Early Years
DOH -Approved Home Childcarers
-
748
-
11,358
-
30,000
11,358
748
30,000
748 467,828 468,576

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025 ialeemeea

5. Charitable activities (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
a £ g
Pathwayfund
Department of Health
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
-
-
-
28,036
27,418
27,086
28,036
27,418
27,086
Surestart
Health and Social Care Board
-
-
22,671
106,737
22,671
106,737
Childcare Partnership - 22,500 22,500
Northern Childcare Partnership EarlyYears
Development Fund
Mid&East Antrim Borough Council
MidUlster
Years -
=
-
4,000
5,500
5,445
4,000
5,500
5,445
Individual Donors - - =
CCP Makaton - 2,509 2,509
Newry Mourne & Down - - -
Ards, North & Down - - -
Belfast City Council - - -
Derry & Strabane = = -
Lisburn & Castlereagh - - -
Causeway - - -
Fermanagh - -
Antrim & Newtownabbey - - -
Early Years - - -
DOH - Approved Home Childcarers - -
248,902 248,902
Othertrading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Members’ subscriptions
Training and service income
Publications
Ticket Sales
197,994
12,178
14,786
2,872
197,994
12,178
14,786
2,872
181,866
11,720
24,801
-
181,866
11,720
24,801
-
227,830 227,830 218,387 218,387

6. Other trading activities

7. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Bank interest 1,989 1,989 1,926 1,926

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

8. Other income

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Total|Funds|Unrestricted|Total|Funds| |Funds|2025|Funds|2024| |£|£|£|£| |Other|income|405|405|-|-| |9.|Expenditure|on|charitable|activities|by|activity|type| |Activities| |undertaken|Total|funds|Total|fund| |directly|Support|costs|2025|2024| |£|£|£|£| |Membership,|training|&|support|for| |childminders|463,026|77,564|540,590|516,609| |Governance|costs|-|36,604|36,604|20,679| |463,026|114,168|577,194|537,288| |10.|Analysis|of support|costs| |Total|2025|Total|2024| |E|£|£| |Staff|costs|30,742|30,742|33,580| |Premises|30,910|30,910|51,248| |Communications|and|IT|8,736|8,736|7,774| |General|office|7,176|7,176|8,399| |Governance|costs|36,604|36,604|20,679| |114,168|114,168|121,680|

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |11.|Net|income/(expenditure)| |Net|income/(expenditure)|is|stated|after|charging/(crediting):| |2025|2024| |£|g| |Depreciation|of tangible|fixed|assets|245|1,164| |12.|Auditors|remuneration| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Fees|payable|for|the|audit|of the|financial|statements|6,128|5,836|

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

13. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits forthe reporting period are analysed as The total staff costs and employee benefits forthe reporting period are analysed as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 271,789 263,885
Social security costs 18,429 17,256
Employer contributions to pension plans 25,110 20,566
315,328 301,707

The average head count of employees during the year was 13 (2024: 13).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £93,247 (2024:£95,938).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the Charity in the year (2024: ENil). No trustee was reimbursed travel expenses in the year (2024:ENil).No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplies to the charity (2024:E£Nil).

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025 hanaee a

15. Tangible fixed assets

15. Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures and
fittings
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
18,919
979
At 31 March 2025 19,898
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge forthe year
18,919
245
At 31 March 2025 19,164
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
734
At 31 March 2024 -
16. Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 453,134 25,156
Prepayments and accrued income 879 -
154,013 25,156
17. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following: 2025 2024
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 637,896 470,414
Bank overdrafts (413,812) (351,975)
224,084 118,439
18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ g
Bank loans and overdrafts 413,812 351,975
Trade creditors 113,515 3,525
Accruals and deferred income 90,462 90,514
Other creditors 3,625 71
Credit Card 1,565 1,427
622,979 447,512

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025 an ge eeu ee ee

19. Deferred income
2025 2024
£ £
At 1 April 2024
Amount released to income
84,933
(84,933)
82,223
(82,223)
Amount deferred in year 75,058 84,933
At31March2025 75,058 84,933

20. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £25,110 (2024: £20,566).

21. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2024
£
Income
£
Expenditure
£
Transfers
£
5
£
General funds 41,058 230,972 (104,866) - 167,164
Designated Fund 7,000 - (4,500) 2,500
48,058 230,972 (109,366) - 169,664
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 4
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 109,131 220,313 (281,641) (6,745) 41,058
Designated Fund 7,000 - = - 7,000
116,131 220,313 (281,641) (6,745) 48,058

The purpose of the designated fund is for the future website re-design costs.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continueq)

Year ended 31 March 2025

21. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds
At At 31 March
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
SHSCT - 28,636 (28,636) - -
HSCB Funding
(including Training) - 106,737 (106,737) - -
Department ofHealth -_ 27,418 (27,418) - -
Pathway Fund - 30,035 (30,035) - -
Mid&East
Mid Ulster
-
-
18,300
13,917
(18,300)
(13,917)
-
-
-
-
Pre-Registration
GOLD
Shantallow
Conference Fund

-
-
-
28,500
3,417
4,284
2,000
(28,500)
(3,417)
(4,284)
(2,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Training Grant - a = = =
CCP Makaton - - - = -
Newry, Mourne & Down
Ards, North
& Down
-
-
13,604
9,198
(13,604)
(9,198)
-
-
-
-
Belfast City Council = 69,308 (69,308) = =
Derry& Strabane - 15,312 (15,312) -
Lisburn & Castlereagh - 12,365 (12,365) - -
Causeway - 19,300 (19,300) -
Fermanagh - 18,139 (18,139) - -
Antrim & Newtownabbey - 11,358 (11,358) = -
Individual Donors - 6,000 (6,000) -
DOH —Approved
Home Childcarers - 30,000 (30,000) - -
- 467 ,828 (467,828) - -
At At 31 March
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 2024
£ £ £ £ £
SHSCT - 27,086 (27,086) - -
HSCB Funding
(including Training) - 106,737 (106,737) - -
Department of Health - 27,418 (27,418) - -
Pathway Fund
Mid&East

-
28,036
5,500
(28,036)
(5,500)
-
-

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

21. Analysis ofcharitable funds (continued) Analysis ofcharitable funds (continued)
Mid Ulster - 5,445 (12,190) 6,745 =
Pre-Registration
GOLD
Shantallow
-
-
=
22,500
13,207
9,059
(22,500)
(13,207)
(9,059)

-
-
-
-
-
Conference Fund - 1,000 (1,000) - -
Training Grant - 405 (405) - -
CCP Makaton - 2,509 (2,509) - -
Newry, Mourne & Down - ~ - - -
Ards, North & Down - - - - -
Belfast City Council - - - -
Derry & Strabane - - - - -
Lisburn & Castlereagh - - - - -
Causeway = - = - -
Fermanagh - - - - -
Antrim & Newtownabbey - - - —- -
Individual Donors - - = = -
DOH ~— Approved
Home Childcarers - - - - -
- 248,902 (255,647) 6,745 -
22. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 134 734
Current assets 791,909 791,909
Creditors less than 1 year (622,979) (622,979)
Net assets 169,664 169,664
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangiblefixed assets _ -
Current assets 495,570 495,570
Creditors less than 1 year (447,512) (447,512)
Netassets 48,058 48,058

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

23. Taxation

The Company is a registered charity, and as such is entitled to tax exemptions on income and profits in furtherance of the charity's primary objectives.

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Northern Ireland Child Minding Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

24. Ethical standards

In common with many other businesses of our size and nature we use our auditors to prepare and submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

25. Analysis of changes in net debt

At
At 1 Apr 2024 Cash flows 31 Mar2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 470,414 167,482 637,896
Bank overdrafts (351,975) (61,837) (413,812)
118,439 105,645 224,084

26. Contingencies

A contingent liability exists to repay grants received should certain conditions not be fulfilled by the charity. In the opinion of the Trustees, the terms of the letters of offer have been, or will be, complied with and no liability is expected.

27. Related parties

There were no related party transactions incurred during the year (2024: ENil)

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