Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup
Trustees. Annual Report
Year ended 31 August 2023
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 August 2023.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup
Charity registration number
103035
Principal office
Old Victoria School
Scallen Road
Irvinestown
Co Fermanagh
BT94 1HU
The trustees
Mrs E Hetherington
Mrs L Brown-McArdle
Mrs S Simpson
Mrs S Carleton
Mrs C Millar
Mrs C Hunter
Mrs C Maguire
Mrs G Mccafftey
Mrs N Mccarney
Mrs S Knox
Independent examiner
Gary Thompson
24 Main Street
Kesh
Co Fermanagh
BT93 1TF
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.

Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup
Trustees. Annual Report (Continued)
Year ended 31 August 2023
Structure, governance and management fcontlnued)
Governance
Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup 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 trustees 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 trustees are responsible ft)r taking the
strategic decisions of how the Charity will move forward and who also are responsible for
appointments of future trustees.
It is essential that Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup 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 detsil
responsibilities, risk management, internal controls, and audit requirements associated with the use of
online banking.
Objectives and activities
Principal activity
Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup is a pre-school setting. There is a fully trained and experienced
staff who plan a play based curriculum. This curriculum is planned in line with the Nl pre school
curriculum. The organisation has an extensive bank of policies pertaining to all areas within the pre
school curriculum, identifying all the areas of learning, health and safety and child protection to ensure
a cohesive approach to the children's learning. The children are taught through a play based
curriculum five days per week.
The benefit flowing from the purposes of Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup is that all children in the
community will have equal opportunities to learn and develop their personal capabilities and thinking
skills to achieve their potential with the Northern Ireland Pre-school curriculum. The children have a
safe and secure environment in which they can develop, which benefits their well being as a whole.
This will benefit the community as a whole as the children in the Pre-school setting will begin their
school career on a positive footing towards becoming good citizens within the community. The
children's performance will be monitored, observed and recorded by fully trained staff, who are in turn
inspected regularly by inspection authorities.
Achievements and performance
The charity continued to operate successfully throughout the year and meet the objecb'ves that it was
set up to achieve as listed above.
Financial review
Review of the Business
The charity is non-profit making with a net deficit of £5,073 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 Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup have set a reserves policy which require that
reserves be maintained at a level which ensures that the charity's core activity COLtld 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 £15,000 in an effort to minimise the risks identified by the charity.

Irvinestown Pre-school Playgroup
Trustees. Annual Report (¢ontlnued)
Year ended 31 August 2023
The trustees, annual report was approved on 25 October 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by=
Mrs E Hetherington
Trustee