Charity Number: NIC109147 Treehouse Creche Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Treehouse Creche Contents Page Legal and Adininistrative Infomiation Trustee's Report Indepeiident Examiners Report Statement of financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the accouiits 7-10 Treehouse Creche Legal and Administrative Information Charity Name Treehouse Creche Charity Number NIC109147 Operational Address l A Westway Derry N Ireland BT48 8EN Charity Trustees Michael Mccaffety (Chairperson) Stephen Cooley Cathy Mcclaffety Lesley Hager (Secretary) Sandra Sweeney Tina Lynch Jacqueline Power Accountants McGroarty Mccaffety & Company Ltd Accountaiits & Tax Consultants 2 Carlisle Terrace Derry BT48 6JX Bankers Bank of Ireland 27 Culmorc Road Derry BT48 8JB Page I Treehouse Creche Trustee's Report The trustces present their report and tli¢ financial statements for th¢ year ended 31 March 2024. Principal actlvity and obJ¢ctivcs Th¢ Association is established to provide safe and affordable childcarc in an area of deprivation, by providing the children a friendly place to go to improve their social and interaction skills and give parents and carers the opportunity to work, at training or return to education, with the assurance that their children are well cared for. Trustees and tlieir interests Tlie Ineinbers of the charity for the purposes of charity law and tljroughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees. The trustees serving during tlie year and since the year end were as follows; Micliael Mccaffety (Chairperson) Stephen Cooley Catliy Mcclaffety Jacqueline Power Lesley Hager Sandra Sweeney Tina Lynch (Secretary) Coverning Document The organisation is an unincorporated Association with charitable status. The Association was established under a Constitution ivhich outlined the area of benefit and the objects of the charitable organisation and is governed under its Constitution. Recruitment and appointment of the nianagement committee Tlie inaiiagement coiniiiitte¢ of the Association ¢onsists of sev¢n memb¢rs and shall meet at least nTn¢ times a year. Tlie members of tlie management committee shall have tlie power to appoint any member of the Association to be a member of the managemeiit committee, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existiiig Inembers. Any member may withdraw from the Association at any time giving at least fourteen day's notice to tlie Association. Risk Managoment The trustees have assessed tlie major risks to which the association is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the association, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to the major risks. Financial review Tlie Manageinent Coirjmittee is empowered to receive money in the form of subscription5, grants and donations and to raise money by other lawful means. All Inoney raised for the Association shall be used to further the objectives of the Association and for no other purpose. Plans for Future Periods The associalion plans to contiiiue to develop on the activities as outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfaclory fundiiig arrangements. Page 2 Trechouse Creche Sta(LmLnt of trustLLS' fL'spoiisibilitlL'Ji The Iruslees are i'esponsible for prepLirino Ihe Linnual report and the fin1( llLicl1 slaleinenls in aLcordance willi applicablc law and Unilcd Kingdoin Gencral ly Acccpied Accounting Prglclice. Thc Iclw appliLablc l() ¥hariii¢s iii N()rthcni Irclund i'oquirc¥ Ilic monibcrs [(} pr¢pur¢ fiiiunciul 8talcnicnl.8 f()r C&icII tiniinciiil yeur thiit give u true kind tuir view of the .%lilte of tlie iift'iiir.% ot the chiirity ill tlie end of the tin¢inciiil yLur and of ils .sui'pluq or deticit for Ilie tinancial yelL r. In doing qo Ilie Iru8lee.s Éve required 10: sclcct suilablc acL()uiiting pi)licic% aiid apply Ihcm c()n8i8tLntly; obscrve tlie inLII)()ds Éiiid principles in Ihe Charitic% SORP 2019; niiikc judgcmciil% und ciliniulCS Ihul urL rLasonublc uiid pruLlcnl; lale whelhei. dppliLuble aLL()uiiliii¥ sldiidai'ds liave been folli)%ved, subjeLI l() uny maleriul depai'lure.s disLlI)sed Ind explained iii tlie tinanciLiI 8ialenients; prepÉire Ilie I Inan¢ial 8lLilenienl.s ()n Ihc gy()in&i L{)ncern unles.4 il ]% inuppri)priiiie i() pre8umL Ihui Ilic Lharily will continue in operation. Thc truslC¢S ofL re.4ponsiblc for maintaining propcr accouniing rccL)rds ivhich diSLlo.%c wilh rca50nablc acLuracy Élt 'iny time the fiiiiL nciil pogition ot the chiritv lind enabl¥.4 ih¢m to Lnqurl Ihllt the fin41ncial %11temen14 comply wilh Ihc Charilics ALI (N(711hciii Irelaiid) 2008.Tlic IIusiec5 lire 1150 I'e5poiisible lor s.Ifc&Ju47rdiiig the :15scl% of Ilic charily lind lience tor t&?king reiisoll4ible step% t'or tlie preveniion and detecllon ot t'raud Éind other irregularities. A res0luiioii will be pr()pi).4ed nl Ihc AIiiiLiuI GcnLriil MLClin¥ that MLGr()ariy MLCaffci-iy & C()n)pany Ltd bc re-Lippointvd ii.s IndLPLndL'nt Ex41miner.s to the chcirily for the en5uintF yeclr. By Ordcr ol- Ihe LMan¢igcmeni Conimillee Comniittee nicniber Dutc: 21 Junuary 202) PaRe 3 'I'reeliouse Creche Inclepenclent Eiaminer's rei)ort to the charih. committee members of Treehouse Creclie Wc rcport un Ilic aLCOllllt4 ot" Ilic Lliariiy I c)r tli¢ yciir Lnd¢d .3 l Marcli ?0?4. iyhicli Lire %et oiit Oli P42gyes 5 - 11). 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