Trustee Re ort Financial year.. 01 August 2024 - 31 July 2025 Name of the Charlty.. Benburb Community Playgroup Charitv Number.. NIC102462 Address: 3 Drumgosc Road, Benburb, Dungannon, County TyroT]c, BT71 7JT Main activitics to furthcr our oscs for thc ublic bcncfit Our public benefits are: l. The promotion of a play-based pre-school environment lo all children in the area, without, distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic ideniity, political or religious opinion. This is achiei'ed in partn ership with slarutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the users of the setting in a common ef-fort to provide advance education. 2. To be of benefit to the public the orglSatiOn needs to be accessible to the public to which wc aim to bencfit. As we are a CrO-COMmUnity OrglIsatIon with an open-door policy and an equal opp)rtuniliespolicy for committee members, staff, volunteers and children we are very accessible to the community. Our inclusion policy is adequate to guarantee that every child regardless of rel]On, gender, political opinion, ethnicity or ability or social or economic backOllnd has equal opportunities within our setting. 3. The advancement of education of the children. This is achieved by ensuring the provision of safe and satisfying group play, while upholding the rights of parentslcarers to be involved in the activities of the group and thcrefore thc cducatioii of their children. The advancemcnt of education can be demonstrated by our reports. We have been inspected by the Educational and training inspectorate ETI for Northem Ireland and received a very positive report, which is testament to the effective way in wliich we imeet our pury)ose. As we have also received an accredited by "Early Years" (The organisaiion for young children} an unibrella group for playgroups and childcare setting all over Ireland also proved that we meet the purpose very effectively and therefore are of go(xl public benefit. We work very hard as an organisation to ensure the quality of the pre-school education we provide is consistently of a high standard. 4. Supporting the Values and principles of Early Years. Ensuring staff aTeprofe&sionally trained to deliver the curriculum and ensur¢ the preservation of health of all the children. The PlayOUp is able to offer funded places through the GOernMent'S Preschool Education F.xpansion Programme. The playgroup has provided a safe learning environment for 26 children between the ages of 3 and 5 that will prepare them for Tnoving forward into primary school and key stage l. There is a one adult for every eight children ratio within the playgroup, there are currently 4 tull time staft, 2 part time and l one voluntary statf member to meet this obligation. All full-timc staffhavc a minimum level 3 childcarequalification. The group leadcr has QCF level 5 Diploma in Children's Care Learning and Devclopmcnt (Mand¥cment).
Main achievements of the year:. Excellent annual report following our Social Services inspection. Feedback from the inspector included.. 'Overall, this was a positive inspection, and the children presented as very settled and folloMTing the playgroup routines. Two requirements have been made in relation to this quality area" Feedback from parents as part of the inspection included- Describe the quality of care your child is receiving -'excellent. 'Maybe kept more up to date on daily activities and routines and what they are eating" "Child only been in attendance for one month. so far good. However, difficult to provide an in-depth opinion" How would you describe the relationship between your child and those caring for your child- 'excellent. '1 feel my child is being looked after by all the girls. He looks fonvard to going every day. L love seeiiig the photos of how he is gettiiig on" The Inspector was satisfied that staff demonstrated an understanding of child protection issues and safe caring practices. A statement to confirm that trustees have regard to the Commission's public benefit requirement statutory guidance. 'In setting our objectives and planning our activities for the year the truste¢s have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achiei'e the charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the bencficiaries., Revlew of the Charlty's flnancfial posltlon at the end of the year The accouT)ts for 2025 showed an income of £94,897 versus outgoings of £91,017. Namc of Trustccs on thc datc thc rcport was approvcd.. Chairperson- Brenda Dynes Treasurer- Alana Kerr Secretary- Ann Towes Cotnmittee Member- Paula Ward (Vice Chair) Hoiv the Charit! is constituted 2nd its governing document: Benburb Community Playgrow) has a constitution which is a governing and legal document which represents the rule book for the way in which our charity will operate. The constitution contains information about..
Our Vision Early years Values what wc arc sct up t(> achicvc (puo$cs) how wc go about achicving thcsc purposcs {powcrs) who is involved in the strateC oversight of our charity (membership) what happens if changes to the adminislrative provisions or purposes need lo be made (Alieralions) what happens if the charity wishes lo wind up {Dissolution} Ji also contains administrative provisions relating to.. governance of OUT charity internal arrangcmcnts for mcctings, voting and finance membership to our charity Summary description of the Purp05e5 of the charity: The Group is established to proinote play based learning environments for all childrenunder statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of the Bcnburb area and its surrounding Lnvirons in County Tyronc {hLrcinaftcr callLd thc 'arca of bLncfit") without distinction of agc, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or relIouS opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, cominunity and voluntary organisalions and the inhabitants in a common effort lo advance educatiOJL and in particular, to advance the education of th¢ ben¢ficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of parents/car¢rs to take involved in the activities of the group. and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries, in addition to supporting the values and principles of Early Years. The name of any persoffj or body oft. personsy permitted by the trusts of the eharity to appoint one or more new eharily trustees and a description of the method used to make sueh appointments. Trustees The Trustees shall meet not less than twice a term and shall consist ofnol less than five members of the Group and no inore than tivelve members, elected at an Annual General Meeting. a) Nominations from Fatnily Members of the Group for new trustees must preferably be in writing, and musibe in the handsofthe Honorary Secretary of the Group al least 2 days before Ihe Annual General Meeting hereinafter mentioned. b) If the number of nominations excee(Ls the number of vacancies, election Shall be by secret ballot of the members of the Group preseiit and voting at an Annual General Meeting. c) If the number ofnominations is less than thenumberofvacancies, turther oral nominations May with the approval of the Annual General Meeting be invit¢xI from memkrs present and voting at the said Annual General Mecting. d) Nominees must consent in person or in writing lo their nomination prior lo election. A Trustee shall hold office until the next AGM following hislher app)intinenl. Trusrees may hold office for a period of up to 3 years and shall retire in rotstion with the longest serving one third to retire at each ACJM.
Or, if it is not Possible to deterniine that, then the third to retire shall be determined by drawing lots. On retiremenL n]embers will be eligible for re-nomination and election. Trustees elected at an Annual General Meetiiig sha]1 have the poTher to Co-opt further n]embers to fill any casual vacancy arising on the Coinmittee, who shall be Family Members (Associate Meinbers) and who shall serwe until the conclusion of thL next following Annual General Meeting, PROVJDED that the nuinber of co-opted meinbers shall not exceed one-third of the total number of Trustees. Co- opted members shall have the right to vole. The Chairperson, Secrdary and Treasurer, who shall be the Honorary Officers of the Group, shall be full Family Members (Associate Meinbers} of the Group, and shall be elected aniiually by and from the members of the Committee at their first meeting following the Annual General Meeting. (The office of Chairperson shall not be held by any one person for more than three consecutive years.) Thc Committccltrustces shall consist of.. a) 3 Officers {Chair, Sccrctary and Trcasurcr)- and b) additionally not less than 2 nor more than nine elected members; and e) if tlie Committee so decides, not more than 3 n]embers co-opted by the committee,. d) and e) no husbandlwife, partner or close relative of a paid member of staff can be on the management commillee. no husbandlwife or partner of another committee member can be on the management committee. Any trustee who fails to attend (three} consecutive Committee meetings without reasonable excuse shall lose herthis place on the Committee. Include details of any funds held by the charity as a custodian trustee NIA siatUres.. Chair: Brcnda Dynes DAte.' 20-05-2026
Secretary.. Ann Towes Date.. 20_05-2026