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2025-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 04804820 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1103492

Botcherby Community Association Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025

GORDON CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Chartered Accountants Briar Lea House Brampton Road Longtown Carlisle Cumbria CA6 5TN

Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 3
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 4
Statement of financial position 5
Notes to the financial statements 6
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 15
Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities 16

Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Botcherby Community Association

Charity registration number 1103492 Company registration number 04804820

Principal office and registered Victoria Road office Carlisle Cumbria CA1 2UE

The trustees

Tracy Gannon Chloe Brownlee-Chapman Anthony Brown Jenna Sutherland

Company secretary Helen Fisher Independent examiner Mr RW Gordon, FCA Briar Lea House Brampton Road Longtown Carlisle Cumbria CA6 5TN

Structure, governance and management

The Centre operates under a Management Committee of 4 management trustees. Employees include 1 Manager and 4 other members of staff.

Objectives and activities

The objectives are:

To advance education and provide facilities for recreation and leisure time with the object of improving conditions of life.

To maintain and manage the establishment of a Community Centre. To promote other charitable purposes.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance

Our Community Gym is thriving, with increased local participation, showing our shared focus on well-being. However, our Health U program, an Exercise on Referral scheme, is facing a decline. This may be attributed to the newly refurbished leisure centre nearby, which also offers Exercise on Referral. We'll keep a close eye on this and look for ways to boost our offerings.

This year we developed Walk in Wednesdays, an open-door event from 10am to 3pm., offering free activities, refreshments, arts and crafts, plus advice and support from various professional and other third sector organisations. It's become a vibrant hub for the local community, including refugees and asylum seekers, fostering a spirit of inclusivity and support. Also home to the Affordable Food Pantry, operating 12-3pm, every Wednesday, we received £7,000 from Riverside Housing Association and £5,000 from the Cumberland Council's Household Support Fund, to provide much needed, subsidised food and toiletries to our community.

Financial review

The results from the financial year shown in these financial statements are regarded as satisfactory.

Plans for future periods

We are excited to announce the launch of a Community Garden project, seed-funded by Cumberland Council and the ASDA Foundation. Story Contracting is volunteering their expertise in landscaping and construction, to bring the garden to life. Then we will partner with Groundwork Northeast & Cumbria, to engage the community, through activities like growing, cooking, and socialising, offering benefits to mental health.

The Centre continues to strive to provide the highest possible service to the local residents whilst ensuring that expenditure is controlled.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 31 July 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Chloe Brownlee-Chapman Trustee

Helen Fisher Charity Secretary

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Botcherby Community Association

Year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Botcherby Community Association ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements 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 under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Mr RW Gordon, FCA Independent Examiner

Briar Lea House Brampton Road Longtown Carlisle Cumbria CA6 5TN

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 8,741 79,962 88,703 29,119
Charitable activities 6 129,858 129,858 143,763
Investment income 7 3,552 3,552 3,033
   
Total income 142,151 79,962 222,113 175,915
   
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 184,178 69,972 254,150 170,773
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Total expenditure 184,178 69,972 254,150 170,773
   
   
Net (expenditure)/income and net
movement in funds (42,027) 9,990 (32,037) 5,142
   
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 373,760 7,045 380,805 375,663
   
Total funds carried forward 331,733

17,035

348,768

380,805


The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 6 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 16 98,824 99,765
Current assets
Debtors 17 5,615 5,439
Cash at bank and in hand 279,626 304,093
 
285,241 309,532
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 18 35,297 28,492
 
Net current assets 249,944 281,040
 
Total assets less current liabilities 348,768 380,805
 
Net assets 348,768 380,805
 
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 17,035 7,045
Unrestricted funds 331,733 373,760
 
Total charity funds 19 348,768 380,805
 

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

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 31 July 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Chloe Brownlee-Chapman Trustee

The notes on pages 6 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Victoria Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2UE.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income.

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditional entitled to the grant.

Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Gifts including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable.

Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Disclosure exemptions

The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102:

(a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. (b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred.

Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Support costs are those incurred directly.

Tangible assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Office Equipment - 25% reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

4. Limited by guarantee

Botcherby Community Association is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 8,741 8,741
Grants
Grants receivable 79,962 79,962
  
8,741 79,962 88,703
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,520 2,520
Grants
Grants receivable 13,599 13,000 26,599
  
16,119 13,000 29,119
  

6. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Ancillary trades 908 908 1,188 1,188
Administration and letting 62,984 62,984 45,707 45,707
Luncheon club 8,585 8,585 6,152 6,152
Gym income 16,042 16,042 13,018 13,018
Rijo income 1,090 1,090 3,308 3,308
Healthy U 6,049 6,049 7,908 7,908
Management recharges 34,200 34,200 66,482 66,482
   
129,858 129,858 143,763 143,763
   

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

7. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 3,552 3,552 3,033 3,033
   
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Centre 182,110 69,972 252,082
Support costs 2,068 2,068
  
184,178 69,972 254,150
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Centre 155,618 13,000 168,618
Support costs 2,155 2,155
  
157,773 13,000 170,773
  
9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken Grant funding Total funds Total fund
directly of activities Support costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Centre 67,026 185,056 252,082 168,618
Governance costs 2,068 2,068 2,155
    
67,026 185,056 2,068 254,150 170,773
    
10. Analysis of support costs
Independent Professional
Examination fees Depreciation Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Governance costs 480 1,127 941 2,548 4,142
    
11. Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 941

1,255


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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

12. Independent examination fees

2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 480 480
 

13. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 140,506 111,397
 

The average head count of employees during the year was 6 (2024: 5). The average number of fulltime equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2025 2024 No. No. Number of staff 6 5  

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

Whilst the trustees can claim out of pocket expenses, none were claimed in the current or previous year.

No trustee received any remuneration.

15. Transfers between funds

The grants from the Council have been for the Salaries and Utilities. As this fund had a deficit at the year end a provision has been made to transfer the required funds from the general fund.

16. Tangible fixed assets

Land and
buildings Equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 96,000 21,842 117,842
  
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 18,077 18,077
Charge for the year 941 941
  
At 31 March 2025 19,018 19,018
  
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 96,000 2,824 98,824
  
At 31 March 2024 96,000 3,765 99,765
  

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

17. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 5,372 5,196
Prepayments and accrued income 243 243
 
5,615 5,439
 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 34,805 28,000
Accruals and deferred income 492 492
 
35,297 28,492
 

18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

19. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

At At
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 31 March 2025
£ £ £ £
General funds 373,760 142,151 (184,178) 331,733
   
At At
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 368,618 162,915 (157,773) 373,760
   

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At At
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 31 March 2025
£ £ £ £
Salaries and utilities 13,000 (13,000)
Pop Up Pantry 7,045 7,035 (7,045) 7,035
HAF 49,927 (49,927)
Solar Panels 10,000 10,000
   
7,045 79,962 (69,972) 17,035
   
At At
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
£ £ £ £
Salaries and utilities 13,000 (13,000)
Pop Up Pantry 7,045 7,045
HAF
Solar Panels
   
7,045 13,000 (13,000) 7,045
   
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 98,824 98,824
Current assets 268,206 17,035 285,241
Creditors less than 1 year (35,297) (35,297)
  
Net assets 331,733 17,035 348,768
  
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 99,765 99,765
Current assets 302,487 7,045 309,532
Creditors less than 1 year (28,492) (28,492)
  
Net assets 373,760 7,045 380,805
  

20. Analysis of net assets between funds

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Management Information

Year ended 31 March 2025

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donations 8,741 2,520
Grants receivable 79,962 26,599
 
88,703 29,119
 
Charitable activities
Ancillary trades 908 1,188
Administration and letting 62,984 45,707
Luncheon club 8,585 6,152
Gym income 16,042 13,018
Rijo income 1,090 3,308
Healthy U 6,049 7,908
Management recharges 34,200 66,482
 
129,858 143,763
 
Investment income
Bank interest receivable 3,552 3,033
 
 
Total income 222,113 175,915
 
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Purchases 67,032 21,918
Wages and salaries 140,506 111,397
Rates and water 905 761
Light and heat 17,790 19,003
Repairs and maintenance 9,513 2,476
Insurance 1,587 1,359
Other motor/travel costs 482 7
Legal and professional fees 1,127 900
Telephone 5,798 3,573
Other office costs 8,469 8,138
Depreciation 941 1,255
 
254,150 170,773
 
 
Total expenditure 254,150 170,773
 
 
Net (expenditure)/income 32,037

5,142
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Botcherby Community Association

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Expenditure on charitable activities
Centre
Activities undertaken directly
Purchases 67,032 15,452
Other office costs 6
 
67,026 15,452
 
Grant funding activities
Purchases 6,466
Wages/salaries 140,506 111,397
Rates & water 905 761
Light & heat 17,790 19,003
Repairs & maintenance 9,513 2,476
Insurance 1,587 1,359
Other motor/travel costs 482 7
Telephone 5,798 3,573
Other office costs 8,475 8,138
 
185,056 153,166
 
Governance costs
Accountancy fees 756 900
Legal and other professional fees 371
Depreciation 941 1,255
 
2,068 2,155
 
 
Expenditure on charitable activities 254,150

170,773
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