BELCOO COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP
Charities Commission Northern Ireland Annual Monitoring Return for year 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
1. ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE
Belcoo Community Playgroup continued to invest in the services provided to the beneficiaries, which includes expenditure on relevant equipment. The Trustees ensured that all available funding was sourced and expended appropriately.
2. FINANCIAL REVIEW
2.1 Financial Performance
Belcoo Community Playgroup received funding from the Education Authority Northern Ireland (£47,466) and a small amount of donations.
2.2 Income & Expenditure
Belcoo Community Playgroup
Accounts 30th June 2023
Income and Expenditure
| Income Education Authority Donations Total income |
£ 47,467 240 |
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| 47,707 |
Expenses
Wages 31,071 Purchases/consumables 3,578 Heat & light 1,698 Telephone 784 Sundry expenses 1,942 Bank charges 102 Insurance 490 Advertising 469 Equipment 8,929 Water Rates 299
Total expenses 49,362 Net deficit 1,655
2.3 Financial Management and Reserves Policies
Belcoo Community Playgroup has a Financial Management Policy which meets the requirements of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, relating to charity accounting and reporting commenced on 1 January 2016. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
- Accounts for the Year ended 30 June 2023
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3. Administrative Details
Charity Name: Belcoo Community Playgroup
Charity Number Registered Charity in Northern Ireland: 108272
Principal Address: 21 Railway Street, Belcoo, Co Fermanagh BT93 5FJ
Charity Trustees as of June 30[th] 2023:
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Grace Crawford – Chairperson 2. John Killilea - 3. Denise O’Loughlin –
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Structure, Governance, and Management
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i. Governing Document and Constitution
Belcoo Community Playgroup is an unincorporated association and is governed by a constitution adopted in 18 October 2021
ii. Trustee Selection and Management
Belcoo Community Playgroup is managed by an Executive Committee which consists of all the appointed trustees. The Executive Committee meets typically once per month.
6. Objectives and Activities
Charitable Objects
Belcoo Community Playgroup is a not for profit organisation established to promote play based learning environments for all children under statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of Belcoo and surrounding areas, without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion; by involving statutory authorities, community organisations, inhabitants and parents/carers in a
common effort to advance education. In particular, to advance education in the areas of: a) Offering safe and appropriate play, education and care facilities with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the group b) Promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries c) Support the values and principles of the early years organisation and the aims of the pre-school curriculum NI.
7. Public Benefit Statement
The trustees of Belcoo Community Playgroup confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17 (5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and that the public benefit requirement has informed the activities of the Society in the year to June 30[th] 2023.