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2025-12-31-accounts

Registered in England Number 03989364

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL

WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS FOR YEAR ENDED 315' DECEMBER 2025

WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

CONTENTS PAGE
Trustees’ Report 2
Independent Examiner’s Report 4
Income and Expenditure Account 5
Balance Sheet 6
NotestotheAccounts 9

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 3157 DECEMBER 2025

The Woodcote Charitable Association, a Company Limited by Guarantee, is registered with the Charity Commission (registered charity number 1080742) and constituted by a Deed of Trust, and with Companies House (registered company number 03989364) with Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 10th May 2000.

The Trustees have paid due regard to the activities which are for the public benefit and are as stated by the objectives of the charity which are to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Parish of Woodcote and the immediate surrounds thereof, and in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and 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.

The 59" Woodcote Rally was held on the weekend of the 12" and 13" of July 2025. The Rally is the principal fundraising event of the Woodcote Charitable Association and the surplus is then used for donation to local good causes. However, the extreme hot weather over the Rally weekend meant a much lower public attendance, with many authorities urging people to stay indoors. With a consequent reduction in the income and a fixed expenditure resulted in a very small operating surplus. The Trustees then decided to make £5,000 available from the Association’s reserves as working donations to those organisations that assisted in ensuring that the Rally went ahead that weekend. A presentation evening was held on 22™4 November, 2025 at which 20 local good causes received donations to support them in their work for the community of Woodcote in line with the Association objectives outlined above. A list of the donations made is included as Note 2 to the accounts at the end of this report.

The Trustees wish to place on record their gratitude for the work undertaken by the Rally Committee and all the supporters who gave their time freely to ensure the 2025 Rally went ahead.

The Annual General Meeting of the Charitable Association was held in the Woodcote Village Hall on 30th April 2025 with the Trustees and Association members attending. At this AGM Martin Maddock, Geoffrey Capes, Nicholas Bartholomew and Bruce Jones resigned as Trustees in accordance with the Constitution policy relating to retirement by rotation. All four offered themselves for re-election and were reappointed as Trustees:

The 2026 Rally will be held in the same field near Ipsden as in previous years and the 60" Rally is now scheduled to be held over the weekend of the 11" and 12" July 2026.

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 315? DECEMBER 2025 (cont)

The Charitable Association is administered by a Board of Trustees who have held office during 2025 as follows:

Name Position Martin Richard Allwright Nicholas James Bartholomew Chair Geoffrey William Capes John Sidney Green Henrietta Harrison Secretary Bruce Christopher Jones David Lane Martin Ralph Jeffery Treasurer Martin Joseph Maddock George Henry Noble Roger John Temple

Position held

Secretary to the Board of Trustees Henrietta Harrison

Registered Office Waverley Cottage Goring Road Woodcote Reading RG8 0QE

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T DECEMBER 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

¢ the accounts do not accord with such records; or

*the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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4‘ March 2026 Date

Jonathan Hickman Chartered Taxation Adviser, Shortridge House, Bere Court Road Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JT

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (GENERAL PURPOSE FUND) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315? DECEMBER 2025

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Notes|2025|2024| |£|£| |INCOME| |Trade|Stand|Concessions,|Entrance|Fees,| |Donations|and|General|Income|59,245|74,539| |OTHER INCOME| |Bank|Interest|711|894| |TOTAL INCOME|59,956|75,433| |DIRECT|EXPENDITURE| |General|Field|Expenses|39,862|37,277| |Subscriptions|and|Insurances|1,792|2,005| |Special|Events|12,544|11,143| |Advertising|and Printing|ayia|3,157| |Sundry|Expenses|2,997|2,972| |59.767|56,554| |NET INCOME/(DEFICIT)|for year|to|date|189|18,879| |Less|CHARITABLE|DONATIONS|made| |during the year|2|5,000|18,000| |SURPLUS/DEFICIT|for year|to|date|(4,811)|879| |Add GENERAL RESERVES|brought forward|42,715|41,836| |GENERAL RESERVES|carried|forward|37,904|42,715|

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

BALANCE SHEET AT 315? DECEMBER 2025

Notes 2025 2024
£ £
FIXED ASSETS
Equipment 0 0
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CURRENTASSETS
Debtors 0 0
Stock 3,000 0
Deposits (472) (410)
Bank Balances
NatWest Current Account 3,869 8,119
NatWestBusiness Reserve 7,118 9,300
NatWest 35 Day Notice Account 10,906 25,597
CAF 60 Day Notice Account 15,981 5,769
Paypal Account 67 66
Cash in Hand 285 224
40,754 48,665
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors 2 2,850 5,950
NETCURRENT ASSETS 37,904 42,715
TOTAL FORGENERALPURPOSESFUND 37,904 42,715
REPRESENTED BY:
GeneralReservesAccount 37,904 42,715

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

BALANCE SHEET AT 315? DECEMBER 2025 (cont)

For the year ended 31‘ December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustees’ responsibilities:

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315? DECEMBER 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. 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.

The effect of events in relation to the year ended 31** December 2025 which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the trustees, have been included in the statements to the extent required to showa true and fair view of the state of affairs at 318‘ December 2025 and of the results for the year ended on that date.

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WOODCOTE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION

2. CHARITABLE DONATIONS

Donations totalling £5,000 were made to the following organisations and charities during the year ended 31‘ December 2025.

NVTEC ThamesValley Group £750 1stCheckendon Brownies £200
4stGoring Heath Guides £100 Langtree School £100
Woodcote Village Hall £500 TheSouth Stoke Educational
Charity
£100
Woodcote Volunteers £300 Bishopswood School Association £150
Checkendon Aid in Sickness £150 RSPB Reading Local Group £100
Woodcote Conservation Group £100 Fire Fighters Charity £500
Woodcote Correspondent £100 Smelly Wellies Care Farm £100
OWL (OurWoodcote Library) £100 Oxford Hospital Charity £100
The Cabin Pre-School £500 Woodcote Pre-School ClO £200
Friends ofWoodcote Primary School £100 Alexander Devine Children’s £750
Assn Hospice

At 31°* December 2025, 9 cheques (NVTEC Thames Valley Group, Ist Goring Heath Guides, Woodcote Village Hall, 1st Checkendon Brownies, Woodcote Pre-School CIO, Bishopswood School Association, Smelly Wellies Care Farm, Oxford Hospital Charity, Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice) remain unpaid. All other donation cheques had been paid.

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