ARMLEY
HELPING HANDS
EST 1995
Registered Charity 1076692
ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025

ACCOUNTANTS AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS
Astraea Accountants Ltd
81A Town Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 HD
ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
CONTENTS
Company Information
Trustees Report
Independent Examiner's report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
TRUSTEES
Mrs Hazel Boutle
Mrs Sue Sander
Mr David Boutle
Councillor Andrew Parnham
Councillor Lou Cunningham
Christina Taylor
Helen Fay
Michelle Atkinson
Niki Clayton
Alex Clayton
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary, Retired September 2024
Secretary, September 2024
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Miss Dawn Newsome
REGISTERED OFFICE
CHARITY NUMBER
BANK
Strawberry Lane Community Centre
Strawberry Lane
Leeds
LS12 1SF
1076692
Virgin Money
CHARITY BOOKKEEPER
Miss Lou Cannon
ACCOUNTANTS AND
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS
Astraea Accountants Ltd
81A Town Street
Armley
Leeds
LS12 3HD

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
The Board of Trustees present their report for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Objects and principal activities of the charity
The charity's objects are to provide facilities to advance the education, recreation and leisure time activities
of the elderly in and around the Armley and Wortley districts of Leeds 12, in the interest of social welfare
with a view to improving their quality of lite.
Organisational Structure
In accordance with its Constitution the charity is managed by its trustees, who are elected by the members.
The trustees meet on bimonthly basis for this purpose and are assisted by volunteers.
Day to day running of the charity is overseen by the Chief Executive Officer, Miss Dawn Newsome.
The trustees and management are grateful for the contribution that the staff and volunteers make towards the
day to day planning and running of activities and for their commitment to providing a quality service to older
people and their carers.
Trustees' responsibilities for the financial statements
Charity law requires the trustees:-
• To prepare financial statements which show a true and fair view
• In preparing financial statements
• To select suitable accounting policies and apply them on a consistent basis
To make judgments and estimates that are prudent and reasonable
• To prepare the accounts in accordance with the methods and principles set out in the SORP
Accounting and Reporting by Charities
Trustees are further required.
To keep proper accounting records
To safeguard the assets of the charity and take reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other
irregularities

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
TRUSTEES REPORT 2025
Armley Helping Hands (Charity No 1076692)) is a registered charity supporting older people in the Armley &
Wortley District of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It was established in 1995, in response to the Community Care Act
by a group of local people and community activists. They were concerned about the welfare of local older
people, living in very deprived inner-city areas of Leeds. Community Care grants were available, via Leeds
City Council and the initial steering groups successfully applied and this enabled them to employ their first
worker Dawn Newsome in 1995.
Our project has grown, in response to the needs and aspirations of local older people. We have carefully
listened to our members (older people) and tried to respond appropriately, by providing a range of services,
advice, support and varied social and healthy living activities, enabling older people to live independently
and to pro-actively participate within their own communities At the same time, we have worked very hard,
to raise the necessary resources - people, funding and volunteers to enable us to offer a professional and
comprehensive support network
Key issues faced by people as they get older in Armley and Wortley are: increasing frailty, increase of
individuals with memory loss, dementia and other health issues, victim of crime reduced income and, often,
less resilience to the changes and challenges of these issues leading to loneliness and isolation.
We provide a high quality, cost effective, sustainable service and activities within the community, which are
courteous, flexible, and responsive to individual needs. We deliver a person-centred approach which
enable's the older person to identify what key goals they would like to achieve and facilitate them to have
choice and control with a view to improve quality of life, reduce social isolation.
We identify and make connections with the older person and their carers/family, whose circumstances
mitigate against the prospect of a healthy and active old age, with a view to encourage the older person and
their family to foster a positive attitude towards being active within their home, their community and
develop a vision for the future.
We identify, provide, and help put services and activities in place that people need to re start their lives after
long term illness, or periods of social isolation. Enabling the older person to develop a self-care program,
promoting earlier intervention, independence as they 'move on' with their lives.
Armley Helping Hands is committed in addressing these issues by providing a quality and effective service to
older people. The charities pride themselves on being able to consult with Service Users, Carers, Partnership
agencies, professionals and the general public to evaluate existing services and identify the needs of the
local community. The charity's protocol is to be the first point of contact for older people, carers looking back
over our many years of neighbourhood work with older people, we are proud of our achievements and
below are samples of our successes and key strengths.
• Working in a way that values the contributions of older people, empowers our local communities and
promotes reciprocity.
• We are classified as a Neighbourhood Network (NNs) by Leeds City Council, the Charity has a long-
established relationship with Leeds City Council in which we have succeeded in maintaining a Service

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Level Agreement from 1995 to 2010; In 2010 we secured 5 years Commissioned Contracts with a 3
Year extension. Which was reviewed and re commissioned 2018
• Consistently raising funds/grants from national charitable trusts and other agencies and including
Leeds City Council Contract and local community fundraising events/activities and working closely
with local care partnership
• Armley Helping Hands is highly recognised both locally and nationally and we have been presented
with a selection of awards including Award of excellence from Leeds Adult and Health
• Community Engagement and Diversity:- working in partnership with the community and listening to
what people in the community need. Enabling them to maintain their independence and develop a
sense of community ownership. A key element of this work is the partnership with local schools,
educational facilities and faith establishments where we have enabled all groups to engage and
develop relationships within the local community and tackle key issues and concerns.
• Enthusiastic partnership and engagement with local business in the city:- Developing volunteer
programmes with Farnell's PLC, Leeds Teaching Hospital, Leeds City College and local business, to
develop staff outside of the workplace format and to improve their competencies as well as their
relationship with the community that they live and work in and also to improve the company's
relationship and reputation within the city.
• Ability to secure 'in-kind' offers for social and community activities from a wide range of partners
including strength and balance Sessions run by Active Leeds and Leeds united
• Reputation:- Our reputation is strong, offering a high-quality service to people has enabled us to gain
respect, trust and belief in us, within our local communities and city wide
Excellent knowledge of the community sector and empowering local people to be active within their
local communities.
The charity prides themselves on providing cost effective service to our older people, enabling individuals to
access service without the financial barriers. As Government budget cuts hit statutory providers of care we
are picking up the pieces and working with older people with multiple health and social problems. We are
successfully involving them in activity groups and also giving relevant advice and support and liaising with
other agencies on their behalf. We have been able to deliver all existing services and activities to older
people in the community, when many services in Leeds and nationally where under review and restructured,
enabling the older person and the community to have some continuity in their day to day living.
We have a proven track record, in terms of working successfully with local older people over 30 years. We
are confident, in our ability to engage with younger older people and provide a range of interesting
opportunities, if we have the added capacity of a dedicated member of staff, Our work will not be in isolation
as we have strong links with Statutory service, Thirds sector and local health services and we will be part of
the mix of services in the future that will form the proposed New Models of Care. We offer services that can
prevent demand on primary and secondary health care, providing support for individuals with non-medical
issues and creating positive pathways for individuals to make the most of their lives.
Understanding the community, within the area of benefit of our organisations is an essential starting point
We help older people, carers, family members and the local community to build the confidence and
motivation they need to be able to reach their potential and lead positive lives.
We harness and grow the talents and skills in our population, give residents the confidence to participate
and build social networks and create a safer and stronger community where older people and residents feel

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empowered and confident to be part of a community, we will offer supported access to a range of activities
and volunteering opportunities.
Main objective of Armley Helping Hands in 2024-25
• To maintain long term funding and work in collaboration with our key statutory and voluntary partner
to secure funding to enhance the quality of care and services to our older people.
• To provide and expand provision to deliver community base services and activities that meets the
need of our older people, families, carers and the ever change needs of our community
• To continue accessing additional funding to cover running cost to reduce the financial cost to the
older person and carer
• To continue to secure funding to provide job security and living wages
• To implement a robust financial plan taking into account the present financial climate, Statutory
service core funding and Minibus deprivation
• To start the pathway for the charity to becoming a community interest organisation in line with
charity commission guidelines

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Armley Helping Hands Board of Trustees are a group of elected or appointed individuals. They're all
responsible for the governance and strategic direction of an organisation and hold legal liability.
To govern a charity means to:
• Furthering the charity's overall purpose, as set out in its governing document, and setting its
direction and strategy.
• Making sure the work of the charity is effective, responsible and legal.
• Safeguarding people as well as finances, resources and property and making sure they're used to
further the charity's purposes.
• Being 'accountable' to those with an interest or stake in or who regulate the charity.
• Being clear about the people who carry out work for the charity - trustees, staff, volunteers - setting
up and respecting boundaries between the governance role of the board and operational or day to
day matters.
The Charity Trustees, who served during the year and up to the date of this report
Name
Role
Experience
Mrs Hazel Boutle
Chair
Local older resident, Community Representative
Mrs Susan Sander
Vice Chair
Local resident/Carer, Human resource,
Armley Helping Hands Volunteer
Mr David Boutle
Secretary
Local older resident/Carer,
Armley Helping Hands Volunteer
Community representative and Trustee
Councillor Lou Cunningham
Local Resident, nurse and elected Councillor
Miss Niki Clayton
Local Resident with Long term disabilities
Armley Helping Hands Volunteer
Councillor Andrew Parham
Local Resident, Paid Carer and elected Councillor
Miss Helen Fay
Local Resident, Paid Carer
Michelle Atkinson
Retired Commissioner of Adult and Health
Leeds Care Association
Alex Clayton
Secretary
Local Resident with Long term disabilities
Armley Helping Hands Volunteer
Christina Taylor
Solicitor

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS STAFF TEAM (PAID)
Armley Helping Hands employed 10 paid workers in 2025-26 financial year to enable us to provide a quality
support and interactive service to older people living in Armley and Wortley and west wide through the
Enhance project. Paid staff is dependent on core funding resource from which the salary is paid. The Chief
Executive officer and Staff Funded by Leeds City Council are on a permanent contract subject to funding. All
other staff are on limited period contract of 12 month. All Support Workers and Transport Drivers employees
are paid a living wage, staff in roles with management responsibilities and responsibilities are paid in
accordance with local Authority NJC scale.
Role
Working paid hrs
Funded by
Chief Executive Officer
37.5hrs
Leeds City Council
Enhance Coordinator
37.5hrs
Enhance Support worker
28 hrs
Enhance Support worker
21 hrs
Enhance Chaperone Support worker 21hrs
Leeds Community Health Care Trust & LOPF
Leeds Community Health Care Trust & LOPF **
Leeds Community Health Care Trust & LOPF**
Leeds Community Health Care Trust & LOPF**
Community Activity Lead Officer
28 hrs
Leeds City Council
Transport Lead Officer
26 hrs
Leeds City Council
Transport Driver
26 hrs
Self-Funded by client contribution
Transport Driver
28 hrs
Leeds City Council
Community Engagement Worker
28 hrs
Leeds City Council
*** Reference to the Financial Challenges - Leeds Community Health Care Trust - Enhance Project

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FINANCIAL CHALLENGES 2024-2025
City of Leeds is facing significant financial challenges going into 2025/2026, in which all services and
providers including Armley Helping Hands, The Neighbourhood networks and the Third Sector across the city
are enduring the impact.
Armley Helping Hands CEO Miss Dawn Newsome was at the forefront, lobbying key dignitaries with in the
city and in Government in raising the awareness how we and our community partners play a pivotal role in
Leeds around health and well-being and addressing loneliness and isolation, and to lose, or have reduced,
our vital presence in the community will only lead, inevitably, to an upturn in the demand for council
services, NHS services and can only have a negative effect on the economic position of the public sector.
Leeds City Council, Adult and Health
Leeds City Council, Adult and Health proposed a 10-15% from our and the Leeds Neighbourhood Network
budgets from 2025/26. Our CEO Miss Dawn Newsome presented a Deputation to full Council in January
2025, highlighting the tremendous work that the Neighbourhood Networks do across a whole range of
issues from reducing social isolation to providing a responsive support and intervention at a vital time of an
older person life.
Leeds City Council have overturned the reduction in budget proposal and will not be reducing our
commission contract for the value of 10-15% of our core contract in 2025/2026.
Leeds Community Health care Trust - Enhance Project
Leeds Community Health Care Trust following the evaluation of Year 3 and their processes they have made
the decision to reduce the Enhance funding from £1m per year to £300k across the city.
For us, this decision means Leeds Community Health Care Trust terminated our Pudsey Enhance Locality
from Thursday 6th February 2025. They were a 12-week transition period to withdraw services from active
enhance service users in the Pudsey locality. Our Leeds community Health care enhance contract for Pudsey
locality ceased Wednesday 5'h May 2025.
In relation to our Armley Enhance Allocation, Leeds Community Health Care Trust implemented a new
Enhance model (subject to LCH Board approval 6 February 2025). The new model commenced with effect
from the 6 May 2025 and Armley Helping hands have secured £55,000 to continue to deliver early
intervention and engagement to individuals after discharge, who are receiving care from our Neighbourhood
Team or do not have long term support from family or care providers.
The charity had to terminate two Enhance Support worker post and reduce the Enhance Chaperone Support
worker post hours from 21hrs to 16 hrs
Impact assessment on services 2025/2026
We have tried to try and avoid at all costs implementing an increase in service/ activity charges directly to
our members especially in the present financial climate. (Last increment was 2018), Unfortunately, our
present funding streams are not considering cost of living increment and increase National insurance
contributions. The Board of trustees have no option but to review our present activities and transport cost
and present an increment from April 2025.

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The Community Transport Drivers salaries is not fully funded by the Leeds City Council NNS contract. A
percentage of the service users transport contribution support the Community Transport driver's salary and
day to day running cost. The proposed increment will embrace the present deficit due to national Insurance
contribution, increase living wage and running cost.
The Board of Trustees financial assessment of service user transport contribution 2025/2026 will have to
evaluate a reasonable uplift in charge which does not cause a financial barrier for the service user to
participate in service and activities.
The Trustees have conducted their own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and
established systems to manage those risks.
As it can be seen from the financial statements the charity is almost wholly reliant of Leeds City Council for
its core funding. Due to the present financial strain in statutory service and no commissioned contract
increment in line with the present cost of living, to ensure the charity continue to provide a living wage and
the increment of national insurance contribution to their employees, the charity will be taking a £ 12,954.97
out of our reserves in financial year 2025/26.
Employees Reserve Policy and Risk Management - Charity reserves 2025-26
Cost of Living Salary increment 2025/26 not covered by core cost
Staff Contract termination (based on 12-week notification)
Staff Redundancy
Total
12,954.97
37,831.70
38339.11
89,125.78

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Armley Helping Hands Freelance Worker
Armley helping hands continue to appoint 3 freelance worker who all have a key role within the organisation
to ensure a seamless service
Philip Cave
IT Consultant and Specialist providing the charity IT, Telephone, Charity Database
social media platforms and IT training. Average engagement within the organisation a
minimum 3 hrs per week
Lou Cannon
Audrey William
Charity bookkeeper providing on average 4 hrs per week financial management
Our Health and Wellbeing coordinator delivering a minimum 5 exercise and tai chi
session to our older person on a weekly basis
Armley Helping Hands Volunteers
Our 28 volunteers (all ages and ranging in age from 18 to 90s years old) are our most valuable resource help
us provide a very successful activities and service 5 days a week to older people and help us run groups,
trips, parties and administrative help when needed. Our volunteers' projects enable us to respond to
community need in innovative ways and meet social gaps, provide social, environmental and economic
benefits. Overall, this contributes to economic regeneration reversing the spiral of decline within our
communities and opening up opportunities to employment.
Corporate Social Responsibility
We work in collaborate with Farnell PLC, QTS and Homestead in which our key commitment is giving their
workforce community volunteer programs. In 2023, 67 employees were given volunteer work hours from
their work commitments and given the opportunity to deliver vital service and intervention to older people
including:-
Farnell Plc- Advent
QTs Group
Developing a community garden and dementia friendly garden at centre and
participated in the annual Christmas party,
Delivered Christmas parties and participated community event days

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS ACTIVTIES AND SERVICES
Armley Helping Hands have 1950 older people registered in March 2025
We provide a comprehensive support service and weekly activity programmes to 270 older people with a
view to improving quality of life, reduce social isolation and promote independence and enable the older
generation to engage with their local community. Over the last year we have delivered the following:-
Activities and services
• Gentleman club
• Tuesday and Wednesday Friendship Group
• Arts and craft sessions
• Tia chi,
• Chair base exercise sessions,
• Shopping Bus
• Emergency shopping service
• Emergency food support
• Hygiene Bank
• Monthly exercise session at Armley Moor Medical Centre
O
fall Prevention program in collaboration with Active Leeds Strength and balance program
• Cinema Club
• Fish and Chip supper club providing a Home Delivery service
• Time for tea Dementia service
• Health Hub in collaboration with Leeds Community Health Care Trust Self-Management Team
• Day Trips and designated day trips for our most frail older people and patients referred via the
Enhance project and our core services
• Community cost of living events (500 attendees)
• Men's Mental health support Group
• Share the warmth - Stay well in Winter Pop up events addressing cost of living pop up across
Leeds 12
• Halloween Party (125 attendees)
• Christmas Party and events (200 attendees)
• Easter Egg Event (across three days 125 participate)
• West Leeds Dying Matter Event in collaboration with full circle funerals
• Blood pressure campaign engaging with over 550 people across Leeds 12
• Listening well session, enabling the community to have a voice
• Frail Trail- engaging with the faith community
• Refresh Carers Reaching Out Wellbeing Project
• Beach party with 30 key community partners, 120 older people, 18 adults with learning
disabilities
• Vaccination program in collaboration with Armley Primary care Network
• Intergenerational work

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Enhance Program
In collaboration with Leeds community healthcare trust and Leeds older People Forum we continue to
deliver the Enhance project. Our objective is to provide a person centred and holistic one to one support
service to older people in them vital first few days after discharge. The LCHT investment enables us to bridge
the gaps and cultivate links at hospital levels, enabling us to offer a wraparound service. We aim to bridge
this gap and be a first point of contact by offering proxy service on their return home. The Enhanced
Community Engagement Worker role is to support older people after discharge, who many are living alone
with frailty and with complex issues who are often socially isolated, to improve their wellbeing and
independence and reduce preventable admissions and readmissions. We respond to the needs and
aspirations of the older person, will carefully listen to them, and try to respond appropriately, by providing a
holistic assessment of what matters to the older person in that point of time. They will offer the older
person the opportunity to concentrate on their personal goals and ambition rather than focusing on their
health needs and provide a support service in them first days after having a period of time in hospital.
Armley Helping Hands Household Fund
In these difficult times we know the need to provide responsive services to people at time of need, to ensure
we could do this we secured f5,000 funding from the LCAN, Voluntary Action Leeds the Household Fund is
supporting people facing poverty, deprivation, and health equality across Wortley and farnley. The funding is
person centred funding to enable us to meet the needs of the individual, by offering support and
intervention for example:-
• food and emergency supplies - the provision of hot meals, including subsidise cost to individuals
accessing our services where its clear finance is a barrier. Emergency food parcels, clothes or
toiletries and additional chaperone shopping services.
warmth -support to top up someone utilities who are struggling financially, provide portable heaters,
buy warm bedding. Over winter period we provided a warm space support individual
• Provide a wider essential support- provide transport or cover cost of transport to an older person
who need access to medical care and intervention and transport a barrier. This especially capture
supporting older people who have been signposted to non-NHS facilities and cannot access
passenger transport i.e. local mobile scanning units the fund as paid for volunteer mileage to support
that person.
Purchase small white good to support older people to maintain their independence within their
home and have cooking facilities to maintain a balanced diet and hot food.
As part of the LCAN anchor we distributed a contribution of the funding to local organisation to ensure we
could target the most vulnerable people in the community

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
RESERVE POLICY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed
assets (the free reserves) held by the charity should amount to approximately three months of the resources
expended on unrestricted activities and termination costs should they be required.
At this level, the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue in the event of a sudden decrease in
funding, to operate the charity whilst alternative funding was sought. A 31st March 2025 the requirement
was £220,230.84 and the reserves were £ 228745.The Trustees continue to be aware of the need to consider
ways in which additional unrestricted funds can be raised.
Funds not immediately required are invested in bank deposits at the best rate conveniently available. The
Trustees have conducted their own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and established
systems to manage those risks.
As it can be seen from the financial statements the charity is almost wholly reliant of Leeds City Council for
its core funding. Due to the present financial strain in statutory service and no commissioned contract
increment in line with the present cost of living, to ensure the charity continue to provide a living wage to
their employees, the charity will be taking a f12,954.97 out of our reserves in financial year 2025/26.
Reserve Policy and Risk Management
Cost of Living Salary increment 2025/26 not covered by core cost
Staff Contract termination (based on 12-week notification)
Staff Redundancy
Transition to close service (based on 6 Months- step down service program)
Minibus Depreciation
12,954.97
37,831.70
38339.11
101,105.06
30,000.00
Total
220,230.84
Unrestricted reserve 31st March 2025
Approved by Trustees
And signed on their behalf by
It Boutle
Mrs Hazel Boutle
Chair of Trustees
Date
7-7-2025

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the Year Ended 315t March 2025 which are set out on pages 16 to 22.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that
an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
The Charity is preparing accounts accrued accounts and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being
a qualified member of International Association of Accounting Professionals.
It is my responsibility to: -
• Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
• To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145 (5) of the 2011 Act; and
• To State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An
examination includes a review of the accounting periods kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion
is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters
set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.
1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
• To keep accounting records in accordance with s. 130 of the Charities Act 2011; and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting
requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
2. To which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Ms Linda Daniels MIAAP,FIA8,MICB,PM.dip
Astraea Accountants Ltd
81A Town Street
Armley
Leeds
LS12 3HD
Signed
Dare _07/07/25.

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
Note
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Incoming Resources:
Donations and similar
Incoming resources
Activities to further the
Charity's objects.
Grants, contracts and fees
2
3
Total incoming resources
Resources expended:
Staff Salaries
Staff travel and training
Volunteers' expenses
Rent, rates, heat and light
4
Office running costs
Motor vehicle insurance
& expenses
Other insurances
Minibus overnight parking
4
Repairs and renewals
Client activities:
Provision of meals
Social activities and transport
IT Support
Sundry expenses
Depreciation
Seasonal workers
Accounts preparation & Independent
Examination
Total resources expended
Net movement in funds for the year
Total funds at 1 April 2024
Total funds at 31° March 2025
116447
39703
156150
46647
10913
11017
1305
23622
1789
4917
3222
-
6656
110088
46062
232683
278745
-
23000
150939
173939
144925
1316
1096
16000
7000
1549
2053
173939
0
139447
190642
330089
191572
1316
1096
16000
10913
11017
1305
7000
23622
3338
6970
3222
6656
284027
46062
232683
278745
The notes on pages 17 to 24 form part of these accounts.
147317
153597
300914
186951
6448
838
15500
10128
12562
1176
6600
-
23121
15112
8709
12255
2282
61
8678
310421
(9507)
242190
232683

FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
Current Liabilities
Creditors & Accruals
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Approved by the trustees on
And signed on their behalf by:
It Boutle
H Boutle
Chair of the Trustees
(28th May 2025)
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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 315T MARCH 2025
NOTES
2025
2024
8
9101
9427
9
31579
244363
275942
3600
227194
230794
10
(6298)
269644
278745
(7538)
223256
232683
-
278745
232683
The notes of pages 17 to 24 form part of these accounts

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. Basis of preparation of accounts
The accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with
applicable accounting standards and follow the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting by
Charities' (SORP).
b. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is
calculated to write down the cost of tangible fixed assets (less expected residual value) over their
expected useful lives on the following basis:
Property
Plant and Equipment
Motor Vehicles
Computer Equipment
16.67%
20%
25%
33.33%
straight line basis
reducing balance
reducing balance
straight line
c. Income
Grants receivables are accounted for on receipt, unless the period to which they relate is specified
by the funder, in which case they are applied to the appropriate accounting period and that part of
the grant relating to a future accounting period is included in deferred income. Voluntary income
and donations are accounted for as received by the charity.
d. Resources expended
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred.
Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
e. Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the
objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
f. Restricted funds
Restricted funds are those funds which are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the
donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2025
DONATIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
€
Total
2025
Leeds Adult Social Care/NHS Leeds
General Donations
Intangible Income: Accommodation
Minibus Parking
115962
485
Total Donations
116447
16000
7000
23000
115962
485
16000
7000
139447
3.
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2025
130140
130140
Total
2024
€
115962
9255
15500
6600
147317
Total
2024
Grants and contracts:
Leeds Older People Forum
Leeds Bereavement Forum
Armley Primary Care
Armley Action Team
Other Grants
Fees and contributions:
Provision of meals
Grants and Donations
Client activities and transport
20799
150939
0
20487
4235
14981
39703
20799
150939
20487
4235
14981
39703
83000
1000
11290
3925
16563
115778
30332
7487
37819
Total incoming resources from
Activities to further the charity's
Objects
39703
150939
190642
153597

5.
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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
INTANGIBLE INCOME
Intangible income (accommodation) £16000, represents the cost of rent, rates, heat and light incurred
in the use of premises occupied by the charity during the year, donated by Leeds City Council
(Community Planning and Regeneration). The same amount is included in expenditure.
Intangible income (minibus parking) £7000 represents the costs of free overnight parking for the
charity's minibuses at the premises of Farnell's Electronics.
The same amount is included in
expenditure.
NET OUTGOING RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
The net outgoing resources for the year are stated after charging:
2025
2024
3222
3000
750
2282
3000
750
Depreciation of tangible assets for use by the charity
Accountancy
Independent Examiner's fee
STAFFING COST AND NUMBERS
Staff costs were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension Contributions
2025
f
175375
12471
3726
191572
2024
€
171141
12172
3638
186951
The average weekly number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full-time
equivalents, was as follows:
Charitable work- activities for the elderly
Administration
TRUSTEES
No renumeration or expenses were paid to trustees in the year.
2025
6.00
1.50
7.50
2024
6.00
1.50
7.50

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
COST
Balance at 31/03/24
Additional (disposals)
Balance at 31/03/25
DEPRECIATION
Balance at 31/03/24
Charges for the year
On disposals
Balance at 31/03/25
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31/03/25
At 31/03/24
Garage
Property
5250
5250
5250
5250
9.
DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Plant &
Equipment
€
10139
261
10400
5817
917
6734
3666
4322
Prepayments & Debtors
10.
CREDITORS
Accruals & Creditors
11.
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Motor
Vehicle
57150
57150
53846
826
54672
2478
3304
Computer
Equipment
10809
2635
13444
9008
1479
10487
2957
1801
2025
31579
31579
6298
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
9101
275942
16298)
278745
0.00
Total
83348
2896
86244
73921
3222
77143
9101
9427
2024
3600
3600
7538
Total
9101
275942
(6298)
278745

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ARMLEY HELPING HANDS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2025
12. MOVEMENTS IN FUNDS
Balance
Movement in Resources
01/04/2024 Incoming
Outgoing
f
Balance
31/03/2025
€
Leeds Older People Forum
Other Grants
Over Night Parking
Premises Expense
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
0.00
0.00
232683
232683
130140
20799
16000
7000
173939
1561
330089
130140
20799
16000
7000
173939
110088
284027
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
278745
278745
12.
INDEMNITY INSURANCE
Indemnity insurance has been purchased at a cost of £1305 (2024 £1176) to protect the charity,
trustees and officers from loss arising from the neglect or default of the trustees or officers.

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