'Kool ki&z @KiLIow 7th TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT - APRIL 2024 Relates to the year: IStApril 2022 - 31st March 2023
INTRODUCTION.......... LEGALITIES............ Constitution and Purpose........... Trustee Appointments..... . MAIN ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT... Review of Public Benef it Outcomes 2016-2017............. Review of the Financial Position at the end of the Year ....... Reserves Policy..... Future Plans.............
INTRODuGfIoN This is the f irst Trustee Annual Report as required by the Charity Commission Nl. This relates to the financial year 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023. This document has been prepared based on guidance provided by the Charity Commission and trustees have had regard to the Commission's Public benefit requirement statutory guidance. Signed on behalf of the Trustees: Mrs Arlene Moon Chair
LEGALITIES Registered as a charity in the name of: KOOL KIDZ @ KILLOWEN SUMMER SCHEME Address: Kool Kidz @Killowen Killowen Primary School Shuttle Hill Coleraine Co. Londonderry 8T513BZ Phone Number: 02870342483 Email Address: kool kidz@icloud.com Recognised Charity Number: NIC102390 Tnistee Names Arlene Moon On 31st Janua Yes 2024 Served durin 2022/23 Yes Carol Spence Yes Yes Charmaine Mccook Yes Yes Ruth McKendry Yes Yes Gillian Cuddy Yes Yes
Constitution and Pur ose Kool Kidz is a charity governed by a constitution and code of conduct. Kool Kidz is established to promote play based learning environments for all children of the area served in Coleraine and its surrounding environs without distinction of age, 9ender. marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity. political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and in particular: a. to support Killowen Primary School and anyone residing in the Coleraine council area by providing educational facilities and activities through additional sessional care during the holiday periods. b. To support and work in partnership with parents staff and others associated with Kool Kidz, in inclusively caring f or and developing each child that attends Kool Kidz in a warm, f riendly and happy environment. Trustee A ointments Only individual members can become Trustees, it is not open to corporate members. Applicants complete an application f orm for membership of Kool Kidz @ Killowen and submit that for approval by the existing Trustees. Once this is approved, a member can put forward his or her name as a nominee to become a Trustee by election at an Annual General Meeting. or in exceptional circumstances. the Trustees may decide to co-opt a member as a Trustee.
MAIN AcrIvIriES TO FURTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT Kool Kidz is a summer scheme which provides sessional day care during the months of July and Au9USt. It was set up in July 2013 and since it started many children and parents in the local area have utilised and benefitted from the summer scheme. Strong links have been developed with parents and the local community to allow children to engage in purposeful. healthy activities that meet the children's individual needs and choices. Kool Kidz is a bodyassociated with the Early Years Organisation and the Early Years Team from HSCNI. The benef its f rom this purpose include the f ollo.wing outcomes: enhancement of children's abilities (physical, intellectual, social. creative, mental and moral capabilities) in both their social and educational lives, through leisure time activities. the links that are created between home, Kool Kidz and the local community. It is demonstrated by reducing worries and anxieties of parentsthrough supporting and workin9 in partnership with them, staff and others associated with Kool Kidz. givin9 children thebest possible chance in both their social and educational lives.Providingopportunities to engage in purposef ul, healthy activities that will meet the children's individualneeds and choices. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from parents, staff and others associated with Kool Kidz, through independent monitoring and evaluation of our services from parent questionnaires and staff meetings and by regular monitorin9 and evaluation of Kool Kidz by the leader and the sub-committee. In providing childcare f or 4-11 year olds there is the uncertain risk of emergencies arising however, risk assessments are carried out on a daily and weekly basis. This risk is rare and the benef its of Kool Kidz outweighs the harm. The benef iciaries of this purpose are the parents and the children who attend Killowen Primary School and also in the summer months those parents who have children aged 4-11 years old and who live in the Coleraine area and in the whole of Northern Ireland (Kool kidz is open to those who reside in the local council area in the summer). A private benef it to trustees may arise f rom Disclosure Checks as these may be transferable to other settings. These benef its are incidental and necessary to ensure the benef it is provided to our benef iciaries. A number of the charity trustees are parents from Kool Kidz which their children attend and hence gain benef it in the same way as all other benef iciaries. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benef it is provided to all benef iciaries.
A private benef it f lowing f rom this purpose may arise f rom members of staff and ongoing training in child protection, paediatric f irst aid etc. ,Through this training staff gain skills and experience which are transf erable to other settings. These benef its are incidental and necessary to ensure the benef it is provided to our benef iciaries. The charity trustees are mostly parents f rom Kool Kidz which their children attend and hence gain benef it in the same way as all other benef iciaries. This benef it is incidental and necessary to ensure the benef it is provided to all benef iciaries. Review of Public Benefit Outcomes 2022-2023 Kool Kidz has carried out a number of activities (outlined below) against which to describe the public benef its to its purposes: Kool Kidz were able to keep up their links with local businesses to provide a wide range of outdoor activities for the children to benef it f rom. This provided them with education and f un activities throughout the summer period. Kool Kidz made links with local coaches who were able to coach multi sports sessions with the children promoting healthy lifestyles and exercise in outside areas. Review of the Financial Position at the end of the Year FirntIal perf ormance in the year to March 31st 2023 has been consistent with the trustee's expectations. The charity has no assets and liabilities. Reserves Polic To sustain Kool Kidz and enable the or9anisation to achieve its aims and objectives. To maintain an amount of cash reserve (small surplus) to provide educational and f un resources and activities f or the benef iciaries who attend Kool Kidz. Future Plans To ensure that links within the community are adhered to and built upon. To ensure an element of Wellbeing activities are continued (since covid). To maintain similar enrolment numbers at Kool Kidz. To continue with and ensure that the new pension scheme is being adhered to for all members of staff.