Company Number:N1044957 Charity Number:NJC102577 Tiny Tots Community Playgroup (A company limited by guarantee) Directors, report and finvdncial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 Tiny Tots Community PIaygroup (A company limited by guarantee) Contents Page Infomation Directors Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the accounts 8-12 Tiny Tots Community Playgroup (A company limited by guarantee) Information Directors Anita Ferguson Rachael Ferguson Martina Jenkins Brian McLaughlin Noel O'Donnell Lisa Quinn Linda Sharkey Secretary Donna Gillen Company No: N1044957 Charity No: NIC102577 Registered office Cloomeen Drive Strathfoyle BT47 6UU Accountants McGroaty McCatTety & Company Ltd Accountants & Tax Consultants 2 Carlisle Terrace Derry BT48 6JX Bankers Bank of Ireland 27 Culmore Road Derry BT48 8JB Page I Tiny Tots Community Playgroup (A company limited by guarantee) Directors Report The directors present their report and the financial statements for the y¢ar ended 31 August 2024. Princlpal actlvlty Th¢ principal activity of the company during the year under review was the operation of a community playgroup in the Strathfoyle area of Derry. ObJe¢tlvcs and activities To enliance the development and education of children under statutory school age in areas of social and economic deprivation with a particular focus on the Strathfoyle, Maydown and Eglinton areas of Derry and tlieir environs. To encourage parents/guardians to understand an provide for the needs of their children by;" a) Offering appropriate play facilities for all children regardless of religion, culture, race or means, b) Encouraging parents/guardians to become involved in tlie activities of the groupg c) Encouraging the study of the needs of children and their families and promoting the recognition of these needs in the public interest. The group provide5 a safe and satisfying programm¢ of play to advance the educational, personal and social development ofthe children attending the group, including those with special needs. Directors and their interests The directors of the charity for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the directors. The dir¢otors serving during th¢ y¢ar and sinc¢ the year end were as follows: Anita Ferguson Rachael Ferguson Martina Jenkin5 Brian McLaughlin Noel O'Donnell Lisa Quinn Linda Sharkey Governing Documont The organisation is a company with charitable status. The company was established under Memorandum & Articles of Association which outlined the area of benefit and the objects of the charitable organisation. Risk Management The directors liave a risk management strategy which consists of establishing a system of identifying risks and mitigating such risks. Reserves Policy Tiny Tots Community Playgroup have a policy that unrestricted reserves to be maintained at a level to cover three months salary, operational costs and redundancy. Results & Performance The results and perforn]ance for the year of Tiny Tots Community Playgroup are summarised in the enclosed accounts. Financial review The financial perforniance is summarised in the enclosed accounts. Page 2 Tiny Tots Community Playgroup (A company limited by guarantee) Directors Report ,conlinued Directors R￿pOnsIbIlItIeS In Relation To The Financial Statements The directors of. Tiiiy Tols Community Playgroup t.or the purposes of company law are responsible for preparing tlie Director8" Anniial Report and the finanLial statemenls in accordance with appliLable law and United Kii18dom Ac¢ountlLig Standards (United Kingdom Generally Acccptcd Accounting Practice). Company law requires 11)e directors to prepare finwicial siatements for each financial year, that give a true and fair view ot. IhL state of the affaiis of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resource%, inLILI(ling the income and expenditure, of tlie charitable company for that period. In preparing these rinunL'iul stalemenl.s, the direLlors ftre required to: ,%clect suilublc aLLounling policies and iipply them consistently; observe lh¢ meihods and prinLiples in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102); make judgcmcnt.% und estimates that are reasonable and prudent: late wliether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disLlosed ¢lnd explAined in the financial statements; pi-epare ihe findnL'i£il statemeiii.s on the goin&r concern basis unless it 18 inappropriate io presume that the charity will contiiiue in busincss. The direLlorb urc responsible for mdintaining proper aceoiinting records which di.%close with reasonable dLcufilLy ul uny time the findnLiul positioii ot the Lhariry