CANOLFAN GOFAL PLANT TIDDLYWINKS CHILDCARE CENTRE CYFYNGEDIG

Registered charity 1092648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TIDDLYWINKS

The advancement of education of children in particular through the provision of day care, playgroup sessions and out of school clubs in both Welsh and English mediums. The advancement of child and playcare educational opportunities through both Welsh and English mediums within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot and surrounding areas.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR THOUGH THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE, PLAYGROUP SESSIONS AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS IN BOTH WELSH AND ENGLISH MEDIUMS.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILD AND PLAY CARE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BOTH WELSH AND ENGLISH MEDIUMS WITHIN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: WITHIN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEATH PORT TALBOT AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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 outgoing resource of £20,415 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £275,054. The trustees describe the balance sheet position as satisfactory and confirm the charity can continue its objectives, noting that unrestricted reserves include £236,996 held in designated funds. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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 4 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03060768 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LEWIS, Margaret Eleri — director, appointed 15/05/2019on trustee list
• HALES, Tracy — director, appointed 01/05/2017on trustee list
• LEWIS, David Tristian — director, appointed 01/05/2017on trustee list
• LEWIS, David Tristian — secretary, appointed 15/05/2019

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £95k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• TRISTIAN LEWISchair
• Margaret Eleri Lewis
• Rachel Ford
• Tracy Hales

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot · Powys

Income and spending

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• ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY income £120k
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Side by side with its peers

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