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Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

Ripon Community House Limited

Registered Charity Number: 1098125 Limited Company by Guarantee Number:4421338

Ripon Community House Limited

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

Page 3	Company Information
Page 4 - 6	Trustees' Report
Page 6	Independent Examiner's report
Page 7	Statement of Financial Activities
Page 8 - 9	Balance Sheet
Pages 10 -17	Notes to the accounts

Ripon Community House Limited

Company Information for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

Directors:	Ms Rebecca Blunstone
	Mr Michael Thwaites
	Mr Stuart Martin
	Mr David Elsy
	Ms Katie Sharman
	Mr Mike Chambers
Secretary:	Mr David Elsy
Registered Office:	Community House
	Sharow View
	Allhallowgate
	Ripon
	North Yorkshire
	HG41LE
Registered Number:	4421338
Independent
Examiner:	Mr T Jones FCCA
	TP Jones and Co LLP
	23 Victoria Avenue
	Harrogate
	North Yorkshire
	HG15RD

RIPON COMMUNITY HOUSE TRUSTEES’ REPORT - YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

We submit our annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Constitution

Ripon Community House Limited is a Company Limited by Guarantee, its constitution is governed by the Memorandum & Articles of Association

Risk management

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has appropriate procedures in place to mitigate risks related to strategy, operations, finance or legal compliance. The Charity’s current procedures include:

A formal process for review, recording and management of risks
An ongoing strategic plan and annual budgets against which actual results are
reviewed throughout the year; and
Internal controls and policies.

Principal activity and objectives

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

The principal activities of Ripon Community House Limited and the Charity's objectives are:-

To promote, develop and support voluntary activity in the area of Ripon, Boroughbridge, Pateley Bridge and Masham.

Strategic objectives

We seek to ensure equal opportunity and access to services throughout this predominantly rural area.

Reserves policy

The policy of the Trustees is to build and maintain an appropriate level of free reserves since due regard needs to be given to the contingencies surrounding the Charity’s operation.

Activities for the Year

Financially the accounts are showing a deficit for the year of £44,883. The deficit is a reflection of all the maintenance and building work that have needed to be carried out during this financial year.

During this year Community House supported the local community with the continued role of supporting the local community in partnership with North Yorkshire

County Council is sponsoring Ripon Community House as the local Community Anchor organisation this has meant another busy year especially for food support.

Food support has now new Lead member of staff recruited to run the food support project as well as undertaking marketing and fundraising to raise the profile of Ripon Community House within the local community. The universal food offering on a Wednesday - Waste not Wednesday has also gone from strength to strength and is seeing a regular cohort of people attending each week. Saving thousands of tons of food going into landfill.

Ripon Community House's aspiration is that the organisation will continue to develop further working with partners to ensure that access to services remains local. To do this the organisation will continue to work with North Yorkshire Council to strengthen the Community Anchor Organisation role within the community.

Information for Independent Examiner

So far as each of the directors is aware at the time the report is approved:

There is no relevant information of which the independent examiner is unaware, and
The directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.

In preparing this report the directors have taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption provided by s415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on the 10[th] December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Stuart Martin MBE Chair of Board of Trustees

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Ripon Community House Limited	Ripon Community House Limited

31stMarch 2025	Charity no	1098125

7-17
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 Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of	My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity
independent	Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and
examiner’s	a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
statement	unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees
	concerning any 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 In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives examiner's me cause to believe that in, any material respect: statement • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or • the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). I 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.

Name: Relevant professional qualification(s): or body (if any): Address:	Mr Tim Jones

	FCCA

	TP Jones and Co LLP, First Floor, 23 Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 5RD

Ripon Community House Ltd

Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds 115,610 115,610 98,592 Investment income 1,261 1,261 Incoming resources from charitable activities 72,700 24,362 97,062 87,825 Total incoming resources 189,571 24,362 213,933 186,417 Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs 245,125 245,125 151,649 Charitable activities 5,702 7,130 12,832 7,163 Governance costs 860 860 600 Total resources expended 251,687 7,130 258,817 159,412 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers (62,116) 17,233 (44,883) 27,005 Gross transfers between funds 5,754 (5,754) - - Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Net movement in funds (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Total funds brought forward 1,250,901 6,920 1,257,821 1,230,816 Total funds carried forward 1,194,539 18,399 1,212,938 1,257,821	Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds 115,610 115,610 98,592 Investment income 1,261 1,261 Incoming resources from charitable activities 72,700 24,362 97,062 87,825 Total incoming resources 189,571 24,362 213,933 186,417 Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs 245,125 245,125 151,649 Charitable activities 5,702 7,130 12,832 7,163 Governance costs 860 860 600 Total resources expended 251,687 7,130 258,817 159,412 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers (62,116) 17,233 (44,883) 27,005 Gross transfers between funds 5,754 (5,754) - - Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Net movement in funds (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Total funds brought forward 1,250,901 6,920 1,257,821 1,230,816 Total funds carried forward 1,194,539 18,399 1,212,938 1,257,821	Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds 115,610 115,610 98,592 Investment income 1,261 1,261 Incoming resources from charitable activities 72,700 24,362 97,062 87,825 Total incoming resources 189,571 24,362 213,933 186,417 Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs 245,125 245,125 151,649 Charitable activities 5,702 7,130 12,832 7,163 Governance costs 860 860 600 Total resources expended 251,687 7,130 258,817 159,412 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers (62,116) 17,233 (44,883) 27,005 Gross transfers between funds 5,754 (5,754) - - Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Net movement in funds (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Total funds brought forward 1,250,901 6,920 1,257,821 1,230,816 Total funds carried forward 1,194,539 18,399 1,212,938 1,257,821	Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds 115,610 115,610 98,592 Investment income 1,261 1,261 Incoming resources from charitable activities 72,700 24,362 97,062 87,825 Total incoming resources 189,571 24,362 213,933 186,417 Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs 245,125 245,125 151,649 Charitable activities 5,702 7,130 12,832 7,163 Governance costs 860 860 600 Total resources expended 251,687 7,130 258,817 159,412 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers (62,116) 17,233 (44,883) 27,005 Gross transfers between funds 5,754 (5,754) - - Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Net movement in funds (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Total funds brought forward 1,250,901 6,920 1,257,821 1,230,816 Total funds carried forward 1,194,539 18,399 1,212,938 1,257,821	Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds 115,610 115,610 98,592 Investment income 1,261 1,261 Incoming resources from charitable activities 72,700 24,362 97,062 87,825 Total incoming resources 189,571 24,362 213,933 186,417 Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs 245,125 245,125 151,649 Charitable activities 5,702 7,130 12,832 7,163 Governance costs 860 860 600 Total resources expended 251,687 7,130 258,817 159,412 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers (62,116) 17,233 (44,883) 27,005 Gross transfers between funds 5,754 (5,754) - - Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Net movement in funds (56,362) 11,479 (44,883) 27,005 Total funds brought forward 1,250,901 6,920 1,257,821 1,230,816 Total funds carried forward 1,194,539 18,399 1,212,938 1,257,821

Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activities Total incoming resources Resources expended (Note 4) Costs of Generating Funds Fundraising trading costs Charitable activities Governance costs Total resources expended Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers Gross transfers between funds Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	Unrestricted funds £	Restricted income funds £	Year Ended 31st March 2025 £


	115,610		115,610	98,592
	1,261		1,261
	72,700	24,362	97,062	87,825
	189,571	24,362	213,933	186,417

	245,125		245,125	151,649
	5,702	7,130	12,832	7,163
	860		860	600
	251,687	7,130	258,817	159,412

	(62,116)	17,233	(44,883)	27,005
	5,754	(5,754)	-	-

	(56,362)	11,479	(44,883)	27,005
	(56,362)	11,479	(44,883)	27,005
	1,250,901	6,920	1,257,821	1,230,816
	1,194,539	18,399	1,212,938	1,257,821

Ripon Community House Ltd

Balance sheet as at 31st March 2025

Fixed assets Tangible assets (Note 7) Total fixed assets Current assets Debtors (Note 8) Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors:amounts falling due within one year (Note 9) Net current assets/(liabilities) Total assets less current liabilities Net assets Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds (note 10) Restricted income funds (note 10) Reserve fund (note 10) Total funds	Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £	Year Ended 31st March 2025 Year Ended 31st March 2024 £ £
	1,109,479	1,109,296
	1,109,479	1,109,296

	5,731	7,487
	111,089	149,393
	116,820	156,880

	(13,361)	(8,355)

	103,459	148,525

	1,212,938	1,257,821

	1,212,938	1,257,821

	1,179,539	1,235,901
	18,399	6,920
	15,000	15,000

	1,212,938	1,257,821

For the year ending 31st March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to smaller companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 .

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS 102 SORP.

The annual accounts were approved by the Board of Directors of Ripon Community House Ltd

On 10[th] December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Stuart Martin MBE Chair of Board of Trustees

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

1) Company Status

The Company is Limited by guarantee; Every member undertakes to contribute £1 per member in event of winding up the company.

2) Accounting Policies

2.1) Accounting convention

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)’ as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1st January 2016. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The accounts have been prepared under historical cost convention. The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the principal accounting policies adopted below.

2.2) Going concern

At the time of approving the accounts, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.

2.3) Incoming resources

Incoming resources are recognised in the period in which they are received. Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before entitled to it or where the funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.

2.4) Resources expended

All expenditure is included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accrual’s basis. Resources expended are allocated directly to a particular activity where costs relate directly to that activity. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

2.5) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Fixtures & fittings 25% reducing balance Office Equipment 25% reducing balance

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

2.6) Community House

The Charity does not depreciate freehold property as they consider it to have an indefinitely long life and an informal valuation of the land has resulted to date in there being no indication in the land becoming impaired.

2.7) Pensions

The company makes payments to employees’ personal pension schemes and the pension charge included in the Statement of Financial Activities represents the amount payable to the schemes in respect of the period.

2.8) Taxation

As a registered charity the company benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax, but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Analysis	Unrestricted funds 2025	Restricted income funds 2025	Total funds 2025	Total funds 2024
CateringIncome	3,143		3,143	1,007
Miscellaneous Income	2,200		2,700	1,333
Fundraising	5,748		5,748	1,232
Room Hire	51,029		51,029	42,873
Rents	53,490		53,490	52,147
Total	115,610		115,610	98,592

Interest	1,261		1,261
Total	1,261		1,261

Grants, donations and Gift Aid	66,039	24,362	90,401	84,150
Service charges	6,661		6,661	3,675
Total	72,700	24,362	97,062	87,825

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended

Analysis	Unrestricted funds 2025	Restricted income funds 2025	Total funds 2025	Total funds 2024
Salaries, pensions and other staff costs	81,427		81,427	70,405
General office and computer costs	2,054		2,054	3,011
Photocopyingandprinting	85		85	396
Serviceprovision	1,786		1,786	1,324
Telephone and internet	3,180		3,180	3,202
Training	1,114		1,114	600
Premises costs, repairs andmaintenance	113,711		113,711	40,922
Sundry	1,132		1,132	753
Utilities	11,671		11,671	18,878
Insurance	5,653		5,653	6,205
Equipment				328
Bank charges	530		530	494
Advertisingand marketing	1,506		1,506
Professional fees and subscriptions	19,956		19,956	3,373
Depreciation	1,819		1,819	1,758
Total	245,125		245,125	151,649

Volunteers	5,702		5,702	1,163
Food bank costs		7,130	7,130	6,000
Total	5,702	7,130	12,832	7,163

Payroll and audit	860		860	600
Total	860		860	600

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 5 Details of certain items of expenditure

5.1 Trustee expenses

Total amount paid	2025 £	2024 £
	None	None

5.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

	2025	2024
	£	£
	500	600

	2025 £	2024 £
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts Note 6 Paid employees 6.1 Staff Costs Gross wages, Employer's National Insurance and staff benefits Pension costs Total staff costs 6.2 Average number of employees in the year Full time Part time Total	500	600

	2025 £ 82,708	2024 £ 67,413
	2,719	2,992
	85,427	70,405

	2025 Number	2004 Number
	2	2
	5	4
	7	6

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 7 Tangible fixed assets

7.1 Cost or valuation

Freehold land & buildings	Office equipment	Fixtures and fittings	Total
£	£	£	£
1,104,020	30,681	41,223
			1,175,924
	2,002		2,002




1,104,020	32,683	41,223	1,177,926

7.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions

	RB	RB
	25%	25%

	30,302	36,326	66,628
	595	1,224	1,819




	30,897	37,550	68,447

1,104,020	379	4,897	1,109,296

1,104,020	1,786	3,673	1,109,479

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 8 Debtors and prepayments

8.1 Analysis of debtors

Trade debtors

Amounts falling due within one year	Amounts falling due within one year	Amounts falling due after more than one year	Amounts falling due after more than one year
2025 £	2024 £	2025 £	2024 £
5,731	7,487
5,731	7,487

Note 9 Creditors and accruals

9.1 Analysis of creditors

9.1 Analysis of creditors
Trade creditors VAT PAYE and other taxes Accruals and deferred income Total	Amounts falling due within one year		Amounts falling due after more than one year
	2025 £	2024 £	2025 £	2024 £
	5,463	3,168
	3,005	3,297
	2,907
	1,986	1,890
	13,361	8,355

Ripon Community House Ltd

Notes to the accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 (cont)

Note 10 Charity funds

10.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the current reporting period

Fund names	Type	Purpose and Restrictions	Fund balances brought forward	Incoming resources	Resources expensed	Transfers	Fund balances carried forward
Food Bank	Restricted	Support Ripon FoodBank	6,920	15,112	(7,130)	(5,754)	9,149
Morrisons Grant	Restricted	Community House Outdoor space		9,250			9,250
Reserve fund	Unrestricted		15,000				15,000
Other funds (balancing figure)	Unrestricted	N/A	1,235,901	193,071	(255,187)	5,754	1,179,539
Total funds as per balance sheet			1,257,821	217,433	(262,317)		1,212,938

Note 11 Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted	Restricted Funds	2025 £	2024 £
1,109,479		1,109,479	1,109,296
98,420	18,399	116,820	156,880
(13,361)		(13,361)	(8,355)
1,194,538	18,399	1,212,938	1,257,821