Little Friends Playgroup TRUSTEES. REPORT for th8 lir)ai)cial year ended 31 August 2023 The Irusloes present their Trustees, Report and the unaudiled finanaal slalemenls lor Ihe financial yoar gnded 31 August 2023. The financial slalemenls are prepared in accordance with Ihe Gharilies Act INorth@rn Ireland) 2008, FRS 1 Q2 'The Financial Roporting Sland8rd applicablo in Ihg UK and Republic of Ir8land" and Accounting and Roporting by Charities-. Slalemenl ol f<ecommended Piaclic& applicable lo charili@s preparing Ihoir financial slalomenls in accordane£ with the Fin8ncial Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021. The Trustees, Rcport conlains the Infola[10n fLquifLid lo bu provided iii Ilio TiuslLies' Annual Report undei the Slalemenl of Recommended Practice ISORPI guidelines. The Iruslees ol the company are also charity Iruslees for th8 purpose of charity law and under the company's conslilulion are knoivn as membèrs of thé board of Iruslees. In this report the Iruslees ol Little Friends Playgroup present a surllmary of ils purpose. governance, aclivilies, achi8vemenls and financas lor tho financial financial y@ar 31 August 2023. The charity is a registered charity and hénce thè Teport and results are pr8senled in a form which complies with the requiromenls of the Charities AGI (Northern Ireland) 2008 and, although not obliged lo comply with the Slalemenl of Recommended Praclico applicablo in the UK and Republic of Iioland FRS 102, tho organisalion has implemented ils recommendations where rglevanl in these financial slalemenls. M155ion. Objectlves and Strategy Objectives Lillle Frier)ds Playgroup operates 5 days a week lor 4 hours a day. We work closely with parents and carers in helping Ih8in lo bocorne ii)vc)Ived williin the playgroup and planned aclivilies. We ale an open and inclusive playgroup whore children, parenls and families are al the centre of our agenda. We comply with DOE leartTring curriculum applying the 6 aroas of learning in our dailylivookly planning and obseivalions so Ihal through play and a wido range ol activities th8 children are given every chance lo freely explore, experiment and investigate learning exp8rrencgs and opporlltnilies. ThÈ aim of th8 oroup is to 8nhanc8 th8 d8v@lopm@nl and oducalion of childron undor slalulory school ago by encoiiraging paren151guardians lo understand and provid@ the noeds ol their childron by". lal Offoring appropriate play lacililies, with the righl ol parenlslcarprs lo lake responsibility Ioi and lo become involved in the activities ol Ihe yioup, ensurinJc that Ilio gioup offers opporlunilios lor all childioii, r&gardless ol religion. cullure, iaco ai)d meaiis. Ibl. En¢our2ging tho study ol Iho neods ol such children and their laiiiilios and promoting public inlorosl in and rocognilion ol SUGh needs ol SUGh Ghildren and Ilieir laniilies in Ihe local area. {cl. Supporl 11)e values and prinGiples of early years. Structure, Governance and Management structure The Irusl@&s who served during Ihe year aro ds lullows.. Clara Maybin Maiiosa Kedin Kara Harkin Mary Quinn Helen O'Neill Karen Green Majella Mcclean Toni MrElh8llon Siobhan Nugenl Pliilippa Fielding In accordance with the Conslilulion, Ihe Irusloes relirG by rolalion and, boing eligiblo, ollor 11)omsolvos lor ro-oloclion. During the year. the Iruslees m981 monthly lo organise, plan and revigw acliviligs. All cheques are signed by two Iruslees for acLounlabilily. Revlew of Activities. Achievements and Perfomance During tho year, the Playgroup organised various activities and trips as follow.. Christmas family lun day Trips lo Aladdin's Kingdom and Glenpark Forest Park. Throughout the year we did some fund-raising Christmas bonus ball Easlei draw Craft lair Flnanclal Revlew The financial rgsulls lor the ygar are s81 out on pago 7.
Little Friends Playgroup TRUSTEES, REPORT loi Ilie liiiancial y@ar ended 31 August 2023 Results and Dlvldends Al Ihe end ol the fiiiciiicial year Ih(a charily has assets of £42,095 12022 £46.729} ai)d liabililies uf £0.00 12022 £0.00). The nel assols of Ihc charity have decroased by £14,634). Relerence and Administrative Uetails The referenc8 and adminislralion information of Ihp rharily can be found on page 3. Iii accordaiice willi 11Tr8 Coiislilulioi), Ilie Iiuslees retire by roialion an(J, beiiig eligible, olf8r Ihemselvès lur iÉbgleclion. Compliance with Sector-wide Legislation and Standards Théi rhAiily pnJ( dJl us pro-acliv81y willi 18yisIAlion, slandards and co(lo8 wl)i¢h aro dovolopt)(I lor Iho seGlor. Li1118 Friends Playgroup subscribes lo and is compliant with the following.. The Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Publlc Benefit Statement Thiough puipos@ IA) we benefil the public through provision ol pre-school education lor children lo develop a range ol life skills, sell-improvemenl, sell*sleom, sell confideiice and ii)dependenl skills by providing a play based learning environmonl in which childron of all raco, ability, culture, gender and religion can aGGess tho pio-school curriculum ciiid Iidve 1118 opporlunilies lo reacli Ilieir lull puleiilidl. Through puipose {Bl we increase knowledge of local setvices, and rgduc8d isolation for parents, carers. grandparènts and child-minders who allend the group wlh their children. Through purpose {Cl Staff benefit from training opportunili8s Ihal enablo them lo develop individual capabilities and undgrslanding lo support tho children s learning & devolopmenl. Sludenls benefit from training placements enabling Ihom lo develop praLliLal skills in Childcare. Tlicse bLillL)fils dfL? ovidenl 11)iouyli coi)linual ¢15sessrtionl ol Gliildren by slafl, sssessmenl ol slafl by managenienl, parent lo&dback. Eaily Years advisor and regular ovalualion of the SeIce by Social Services dnd th8 Education and Training Insp&LlurJle No hairri arises Iroiri Ihebe puiposes. The b@noliciaries aro Iho children and families conn8cl&d lo playgroup living in Slralhroy and surroLinding areas. Approved by the Board of Trustees on 9 April 2024 and signed on Its behalf by: Phillppa Fielding Trustee Helen O'Neill Trustee