Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Financial statements for the year ended 31 Marcb 2024 Pages Trustees and advisors Trustees, annual report Independent eminer'S report Income and expenditure account Balance sheet Notes to the financi statements
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Trustees and advisors Trustees D O'Kane H Gallagher Bankers Ulster Bank Belfast
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Trustees, annual report For the year ended 31 March 2024 W< th¢ conunittee of Strabane Primary Community Playgr{R, p[ct our rqK)rt below and th¢ fill}81 stements for the year ended 31 March 2024 Strabane Primary cornm]ty Playgmup is a reg1&td charity with the Charity Commi&8ion ofNorthern Irelan<L The r¢gRstt7tion number is 104600. Objectives gnd activities Strabane Primary Con)muDity Playgroup (SCPP) is an indewiden¢ cro&s community, cross border playgroup which is run voluntarily by parents. It is primarily for children in their main Preh0O1 yedr. It is a non-profit playgroup and it is entirely funded by the parents of the children who attend. SCPP accept chil<hen aged from 2 years 10 months up to 4 years and are open five days a week during school ten} Sessions held every morning from 9.00am to I1.30am and includes a healthy snack bufftt knak Purpose l. To advance education of the bffl¢ficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the rigbt of parentslcarers to tske responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group. The direct benefits which flow from this Exrpose are that the children at this stage have a safy healthy and stimulating enviromnenÈ in which th¢y can learn througb play and th each child will helped to develop their own w)ique set of qualities and talents to their fi1 wtential These Ixnefits (an b¢ evidenced by fttdlxck from the Prnt4 by the detsiled observations and &ssessments ¢WTied out by staff and by the external inslOns from ts EdtIOn Iwent and Social Service& The pwpose of the Playgroup is beneficial and there is no hanll. The beneficiaries of this pwpose are the children wbo attendthe Playgroup. Purpose 2. To promote the preservation ofhealth of the bthefi¢iaries. The tnteeS believe that both elements of the public benefit requirement are satisfie(l The direct benefits that flow from this purpose ar¢ that beneficiaries receive a healthy Snack during their session which encourages healthy eating at a young age, parentslcarers are infonned of any heaith-reiated inforniation relevant to children at this stage and the Playwup liaises witb Social Services 8J]d other healtb officials in regards to making the health and development of the children a priority. These benefit5 Can be evidenced by feedback from paren records kept of the children and also by external inspections by Social Services and other Health Officials. The Purpose is beneficial and th¢re is no hatin. Th¢ btheflclari¢s of this PUTpose thc thIld who &ttendthe PlaygrouEk Puryos¢ 3. Supp)rting the values and principk of earty ye2r5. The trtees believe that both elements of the public benefit requirement are satisfied The dIrt knefits flowing adheren to these principles are that children at this stage have a saf4 healthy and stIMating environment in which they can learn through play and that each child will be helFd to develop their own unique set of qualities and tents to their full y)tential. These benefits can be evidenced by fedback from tbe Parents by th¢ detailed observati(ms and assessments carried out by staff and by the extemal InSptiOnS from the Edat1 tkpartmait and S(1a1 servic The pUoSe of the Playgroup is beneficial and there is no barni. The beneficiaries of this puryK)se are the children who attendthe Playgroup. In relation to au of the above, a private benefit to tnths a1 staff may aTise from training in gocKI govern8nc4 fin&nce, child protectio first ai(L etc. Through this trainin& skills and exwience are acquiral which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidentsl and necusary becaSe to ensure stan(knrds of care are achieved the training must be fiAfilled and certificates e1Ved on completion must be txrt on public show.
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Trustees, annual report For the year ended 31 March 2024 Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The tThJst¢es are required by law to prepre the annual report and financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair vi¢w of the state of affairs of Playgro for tk financial yeaT. selert suitable 0Unling policies and then atvty them consistently" make judgements estimates that are restx)nsible and pnthi¢ and prepare the financial stat¢ments on the going concern imsis Lmless it is inapprowiate to presunje that the company will continue in busines The tnLStees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Playgroup's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Playgroup and enable them to ensur¢ that the fjnancial statements comply with the Regulator for Ckjarities in Northern Ireland They are also responsible for safeguarding the &wts of the company and hence for tskings r¢asoDable steps for the prevention and dete£tion of fraud and other irregularitie& Statsment of Truytees? CoDfirniations In the case of each of the who are tsSt¢eS at the time that tk report is appTOV&t the following applies: so far as each ts1ce is awa there is no relevant inforDUtion of which the Pjaygroup's independent examiner is unaware. and each trLL8tee has taken the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a tn&ee in ffder to make hirnself or herself aware of any relevant infornll0n andto estab]ish that the organisation's in&widfflt examiner is aware of the iOrn)atiOn. sI¢d on behalf of the Playgroup Trustee Trts¢ Date: 7L PK QIIL L.
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Strabane Primary Community Playgroup I hereby report on the fman¢ial statements of Stralxne Primary Community Playgroup for the year end¢d 31 Marth 2024, which comprise the Income & Expenditure accouTh4 the Balance Sheet and the related not¢& Respective respoDsibilitrs of officers and members of the committet As explained more fidly in the 'Statement of Tntees. TeSprnSiIllties. (as s¢t out on 2), the trustees att responsible for the preparation of th¢ financial strdtements in accordance with the Charities Act (Northan Ireland) 21X)8. The ¢omn]ittee consider than an audit is >t required for thisyear and have eld to hav¢ its accounts chk by 8n ind¢Fndent examiner. It is my responsll)ility to: examine the accounts ur Section 65 of the Cl)arities Act (Nortbem Ireland) 2008. follow the procdures laid down in the general dItionS given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ir¢land under Section 65(9Kb) of the CForities Act (Norlhem Ir¢land) 2008: and state whether particuknr D]atte have com¢ to my attention. Basis of independent eiminer's report My examiiiation includes a review of the aecounting re£ords kept by the Playgroup and a Comparison of the accoutts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unus1 lten or dIlOsureS in the accounts and the seeking of explanations from you as a TnL8tees conc¢rning any sucb matters. The w0Cu[eS uertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and CODwuentty. I do not express an audit OPiDion on the accowts. Independent examiner's statsment In connection with my examinatio I have rewnabl¢ (?8e to lIeve that.. l) in all material spectS the requirements: to keep accounting records and prepwe accow]ts have been meL and 2) there are no material matters to whi¢M in my Opinio attention should be drawn to in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mickuel Hann Chartered A¢countant- ACA Ireland Date: 23 April 2024
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Income and expenditsre Account for the year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Continuing operations School f¢e in¢om¢ Grant income Fundraising Bank interesL 33J21 32,583 4,546 490 550 43,134 37,624 Ineome 33.617 447 29,894 536 159 Staff costs Professional Fees Bank fees 32 520 3,700 1,261 39,577 3557 472 2,080 1,707 34,848 2,776 Grant ¢xpenditsre Other expendittre Expenditure P4et profjt Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024 2024 2023 cllrnt assets Cash at ballk-Bank of Ireland Cash atbank-ster Bank 16,199 19,756 19,756 16,J99 19,756 16,199 Net assets Reserves At l April Excess of income over eXnditure Capital employed IA199 1557 19.756 13,423 2,776 16,199 The notes to the awounts form an integrnl part ofthese financial statements. Signed for OD behalf of the Trllsttes of Str4b4ne Primary Community Play8roup: _VJ6-£> b o IL4•4E LI ALQI L 14 SigneiL" Name: Date
Strabane Primary Community Playgroup Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 Prlncipal accounting policies Th¢ fll)ancial stat¢ments have be¢n ETerArsJ in accordaiice with the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102). A sumw of the key accounting policie4 which have Ixen consistently applie have becn set out below. Basis of ac¢ounting The fllwicial statements ar¢ prepared in acoordance with the bistori Cost conventioiL Ineome Incom¢ represents fee incom4 donations cash T¢ceive4 fillthising and grant income Gr#nts Grants that relat¢ to specific capital eXndItUre 8re treated as deferred inwne. wbith is then crojited to the InMe and expenditure account over the usefill life. Revenue grnnts aff credited to the income and expenditur¢ accowtt as IIK r¢lated expenditu is incurre Trnstees, emoluments All trustees give their s¢rvic¢s ( a volw]t8ry basis atd no remunerntion is paid to them.