MACHYNLLETH COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S PROJECT LTD

Registered charity 1043102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACHYNLLETH COMMUNITY CHILDRENS, MEITHRINFA GYMUNEDOL MACHYNLLETH COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD

TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 12 YEARS THROUGH OUR DAY NURSERY AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF TWELVE YEARS IN MACHYNLLETH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROMOTING FACILITIES FOR DAILY CARE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN AND BY PROMOTING GOOD STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE BY THE PARENTS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND ALL PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SUCH FACILITIES

Area of benefit: MACHYNLLETH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £406,266, driven primarily by a £400,000 legacy rather than recurring trading income. Unrestricted reserves stood at £467,088, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of two months' salary costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, though they note that operating from two sites due to storm damage has increased costs and is not financially sustainable long-term.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catrin Cullen
• Iona Sawtell
• Jacqueline Lambourne
• Kristina Vince-Holt
• Sarah Tack

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ceredigion · Gwynedd · Powys

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).