Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date 01/04/2024 To 31/03/2025 Period end date
Charity name: Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre
Charity registration number: 1108840
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To benefit the neighbourhood equally, by bringing together local authorities, organisations, and residents to promote education and provide facilities for social welfare, recreation, and leisure. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The charity aims to benefit the neighbourhood by uniting local authorities, organizations, and residents to promote education and provide facilities for social welfare, recreation, and leisure. Key activities include running the Healthy Neighbour project in Grasmere and Greenwood with Torus, which helps reduce isolation and maintain a tidy environment, alongside community initiatives like a café, events, luncheons, and bingo group |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Trustees follow the rules on making sure the charity work benefits the public. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by | Para 1.38 | Most of the activities run by volunteers, this year we have employed staff for the café and Healthy Neighbours Project with the |
| volunteers | help of funding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | ||
| Achievements and Performance | ||
| SORP reference | ||
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society. |
Para 1.20 | Customers and residents report and improvement with health and wellbeing. Customers enjoy using the café and groups and feel like it helps them to reduce isolation. Valuable feedback received from residents in Greenwood and Grasmere to. Funding as been able to make a substantial difference to the charity work. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | As above |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We raised significant funding to help employ staff and improve the charity space. This helped us to meet objectives. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | As above funding really help activities. |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | £44,623.36 end balance oof all monies |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | £13,550 is in account as reserves as it becoming to obtain funding due to local competition and status of the charity until trustees secure a new bank account. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £13,550 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Certain bank funds support jobs and projects. |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Numbers of trustees are reducing due to factors that including ageing and resignation. Trustees are regularly encouraged to appoint more trustees, open a new bank account to obtain charity status, and avoid maintaining two separate entities. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Torus, People, and places and small funds locally. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Income, charity needs to find new ways to generate income, including looking at funding, having a new bank account and changing the charity status will help with getting larger funding from funders that include the National Lotteries and big companies. Trustees to look at fundraising and rental of space. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
Trustees manage the whole charity | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Charity Governance |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | unincorporated |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees appoint new trustees |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | |
|---|---|---|
| You may choose to include further statements | where relevant about: | |
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Lots of Trustee guidance and criteria given to new trustees and is mentioned in meetings all policies are also in the community office on display. |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The Charity follows guidance from the charity commission and have regular meetings. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | n/a |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Longford Neighbourhood services Centre |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | The Roy Humphreys centre |
| Registered charity number | 1088840 |
| Charity’s principal address | 86 Sandy Lane Longford, Warrington WA2 9HU |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Chester | ||||
| Jean Humhreys | ||||
| RoyChester | ||||
| Warrington Dubique |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name n/a
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| As above | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
A Gillespie | Contact charity commission |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Gillespie | ||
Contact |
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| 08/12/2025 | ||
| 08/12/2025 |
Accounts Longford Neighbourhoods service Centre 1/04/2024- 31/03/2025
| Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of Accounts 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 | 2024 -31st March | 2025 | |
| Opening Balances | |||
| TSB Account | 39,721.31 | ||
| Longford Residents Association | 13,555.91 | ||
| 53,277.22 | |||
| Income | |||
| Café Takings | 3349.11 | ||
| torus | 40.000.00 | ||
| wbc and other grants | 14.351.36 | ||
| coalfields | 0.00 | ||
| room rental | 1848.00 | ||
| misc | 22.50 | ||
| TOTAL | 59.570.97 | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| café | 850.76 | ||
| salaries and HmRc | 43.583.57 | ||
| bills and utilities | 17.224.24 | ||
| misc including events | 1240.00 | ||
| equipment and extra charity | 5.326.26 | ||
| TOTAL | 68.224.34 | ||
| Closing Balances | |||
| Lloyds TSB | 31.067.45 | ||
| Residents Association | 13,555.91 | ||
| 44.623.36 | |||
| I certify that these are a true and accurate record of accounts | |||
| Sheila | |||
| examined by | McNally | ||
| Accepted as a true record | |||
| Chairperson | jean Chester | ||
| Treasurer | jean humhreys |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name Longford Neighbourhoods Services Centre On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2025 Charity no 1108840 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £25,000 and I can review the examiner's statement accounts as an independent person of the charity. I am retired with experience of working for charities, and I have solid knowledge of accounting, bookkeeping, and reporting.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: N/A accounts checked and correctly reflect my calculations and examination.
Signed: S MCNALLY Date: 08/12/2025 Name: Sheila McNally Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 25 High Bank Drive Liverpool L19 5PE
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A no matters of concern.
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