FORKHILL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP LIMITED Trustees, Report The tsi]stee5, who are directors for the of COTnpany law. present the annual reprt together with the financial statements of the chantable company for the year ended 31 July 2022. Objectives and activities As per the Articles of Associatio the company's objectives and activilies are specifically restricted to the following.. to profftotr play based learning environTnents for all children under statutory school age (hereinafier referd to &s the nefiCiaries) of Forkhill and its surrounding greater ward area (hereinafter called the "wea of knefrt") without distinction of age, gender, marital statLLS. disability, sexual orientalion. nationality. ethnic identity. political or religious opinion. by Lssociating the Matutory authoritie community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in & Common effort to advance education, aJMI in particular. (a) lo advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of parentslcareTS io tske resw)nsibility for atyj io be¢ome involved in the activities of the grow) and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries" (b) to suppon the vision and val$ of the Early Years sector. (c) to advance any other exclusively charitsble purwkse Is the diTe(xors may, frorn tirne to time, decide in accordance withthe law of charity. The playgroup is open Monday to Friday - 9.(K) to 12.(K) aThJ employs 5 qualified staff. It provides a facility where the ¢hildren can learn in a safe aThl stimulating envirmment at their own pace. The playgroup works to provide the pre-schiK)I cwriculumand is prOl to have been recognised by Investors in People in the post and currently have been awarded aGold Category Award from Curriculum And Planning SCIalt {C.A.P.S). In setting our objectives and planningour activities for the year the trustees have given careful ¢onsiderdtion lo the Charity Comrnission forNorthemlreland's guidance on public nefit to ensure that the activities hav¢ held to achieve the chariry's purposes and provide a benefit to the Etneficiaries. Objeclives, strategies 4ndtu%iivlies As i result of Covid-19 Coronavirus restrictions. the S¢hool w&s instructed to ¢lose on 16th March 2020. The children were unable to return until Sepiember 2020. As the School is funded by Departtnent of Edu{*tio it was able to tillue paying staff wage4 PAYE and Pensions &5 Department of Edu¢aiion kept supp(rting the Education SysteTn. stsff maintrined continual conts¢i with the childn and their fatnilies through phone ca]Is and emails and were able provide remote learning for all children. They also engaged in training with Zoom calls through Social Services, the Education AhOritIeS and C.A.P.S until reopening in SepMber 2020. It was a difficult year for the S¢hool &$ it was for everyone. but thankfully the CoM1ftee, Staff and Parents supported eachother to get through tL Goillgconct Management have considered & period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements as of their assessment of the approwiatene55 of the going conrern a55umptioru and have con¢luded that the going concern basis is appropriate. The effect of Covid-19 in 2020r21 h&s noi Created any doubt on the ability of the Company to continue. Being a child(2re facility, the premises were instructed to close but the cornp8JJy is supported by the Department of Education and has sufficient reserves to meet its financial obligations. Page 3
FORKHILL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP LIMITED Trustees, Report Structur& govern#n£e and m¥4nagemeTrt Organisotionolstruclure Forkhill Preschool Playgroup is a company limitul by guarnntee and accepted &s charitable by HMRC. The. company is also a registered charity with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under charity number 107697. The cotnwy was incoTtKJrnted on l (hh July 2019. The company was established under a Memordndurn of Ass(Kiation which established the objects Ènd y)wers of the comFany. and is goverr£d by its Articles of . Aswciation. The liability of the members is. limited in thai every metnber of the company uThlertakes to contribuie and amount not exceeding £1 in the event ofthecotnpony ]ng would up. Recruitment and Appointment of Directors The charity trustees are also directQTS of the company. There were no ¢hanges to the Directors during the finon¢ial year. Organisation Structure The Board Consists of four Trustees who adrninister ihe playgroup and meet monthly. The Board has aptx)inled a Playgroup Leader to Tnanage the day-t041ay 0rdtIOnS ofthe Playgroup. The Playgrovp leader h&$ delegated authority, within ternis of delegated approval, for 0rational tnatteTS including staff Supervisio delivery of Playgroup activities budgetary management. The Playgroup is affiliated to the C.A.P.S (galSatiOll and work5 very closely with their ll)dependant EaAy Year5 Specialist to ensure that are up-t(thte with tx)iicy and prnthice within sector. Stsff also undertake regular training. The aDnual retM)rt was approv by the trustees of the Charity on.. &O.l.os/LI . and Signed on its khalf by". FideltTha McNeill Trustee Kevin Woods Tnjstee Page 4