Blu¢gr8s8 Playtlub Trustce's Report The Trustees present thcir rcport and the fancial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024. Prlnetpal Activity And objeetive The Bluegrass Playclub is an unicorpotatcd cntity governed by a written constilulion. Through ilie provision of safe and CoStffeCtive child care the playclub aims to advance the overall welfare of the cliildren in its care by promoting the education. welfare. healih and full d¢velopmen¢ of each child and guarant¢¢ing tlie protection of each cliild from all kinds of hamL Truslees and tbeir interests The members of the Charity for th¢ purposes of charity law and thn)ughoui this K¢port ar¢ rollectively Kf¢rred to as Ihe trustees. The trustees serving durlng the year and sin¢¢ ik year end were as folk)ws: Christina Gallagher Stscey Kavanagh Dciidrc Kclly Kelly Coyle Ann2 Murray Laura Mccafferty Aishlinn Mc Dald Clare Thompson The playclub is managed by a comrnittee which meets at le8St three times a year and which is responsible for ensuring ihat the playclub complies with Ifs aims and is properly managed. The committee shall consist of Ihe IK)norary officers, namely the chairperson. secretary aThl tre&surer, tO8ether with not less than four and not rn0 than ninc othu m¢mb¢rs. Publlc Benefil The Gharity's managemenl committee have Compli with their duty lo have due regard to the Nl Charity Commission's publlc benefit guldance when exercising any powers or dutie$ to which the guidance is r¢l¢vanl. During Ihe year the playclub provided a happy, caring and safe environment for the children in ils care and in providing that child care also helped io promote the development of positive self-¢Ste¢m and s¢lf-confiden¢e in the children who attend the playclub. Risk Management The trustees have asscsscd the major risks to which the as%Kiation is exposed. in partieular those related to the operntions and financcs of thc associalion. and are satisfied that sysleW are in place to mitl8ate the exposure to the major risks. Flttancl81 review Th¢ financial perforniance 15 summarised in ihe en¢losed accounts. Plans for Future Periods The charity plans to continue th¢ xtivitits as outlincd ablove in the forthcoming years subject lo satisfactory funding arrangements. Page 2
Bliegra5s Playdub Trn5tee'J Report Continual ststemtnt of trllsteeJ' ro5ponsibill¢ The trUe¢S are r¢ponsiblc for picparing the annual report and the financial sthtements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the memEers to prepare financial statements thai give a Irue and Fair view of the s¢al¢ of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial year and of its surplus or deficit in ihc financial ycar. In doing so the members are required to: - select suitable accounling policies and apply them consistently: - make judgeTnents and estimates that ar¢ r¢&8onable and pru(knt; prepare the financial sLqtements on Ihe going concern b&sis Unk tt Is inappropriat¢ to presume that the charity will Continue Tn bu$iness. The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accountin8 reo)rds which dI105e with reasonable a¢curacy at any time the financial position of the charity and enables them to ensure that the fingncial stateinents ¢offlply with the Charities Act (frlorthern Ireland) 2008. The members are also responsibl¢ for safeguarding the ass¢ts of thc ¢harity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the pentIon and det¢ction of fraud and other irregularities. A resolution will b¢ proposed at thc Annual General M¢ctin8 that M¢Groarty M¢Caffety & Compjny Ltd be re•appointed as a¢¢ovntsnts for the charity for the ensuing year. By Ofder of the managennt Committee: Committee Member Date: 21 January 202S Page 3