Carebears Community Playgroup
Trustees' Report
for the year ended 31 August 2025
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Trustees
Trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to date of this report are set out on page 1.
Charitable objects
The charity was established to advance and to promote the preservation and protection of health amongst children in the Newtownstewart area of Co Tyrone. This is done by the provision of play facilities and recreation activities in the interests of social welfare with the object of enhancing the education and development of the children without distinctions of sex, race, political, religion or other opinions. The charity benefits the public by providing a high standard of preschool education for children below the compulsory school age.
Organisational structure
The trustees meet regularly, administer the charity and make all policy decisions.
Review of activities and achievements
During the academic year 2024/25, 10 children attended under Education Authority Peg's funding. The charity applied for and received various other grants for specific resources and projects. The trustees, staff and parents were very active in fundraising, raising a significant amount to help cover running costs. The trustees are pleased with feedback from parents, Early Years etc and are satisfied that child development is enhanced in line with their objectives.
Volunteers
The charity is grateful for the unstinting efforts of its trustees and other volunteers who have continually supported their activities and management of the charity throughout the year.
Taxation
The playgroup is accepted as a charity by HM Revenue & Customs and is therefore exempt from corporation tax.
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the year end and of its receipts and payments during that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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Carebears Community Playgroup
Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 August 2025
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with section 65 of the Charities Act (NI) 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report was approved by the trustees on () b S afb and signed on its behalf by
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