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1. 1. Charity Charity Details Details
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Charity Charity name: name: Bridgetown Bridgetown Alive Alive Charity Charity number: number:[1103636] 1103636 Address: Address:
Community Community Café Café
Bridgetown Bridgetown Totnes Totnes
Hope Hope Close Close
TQ9 TQ9[5YD] SYD
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Trustees: Trustees:
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e Robert Robert Chris Chris Norton NortonGeoffrey Geoffrey_ Carpenter Carpenter . Chair Chair ; e Richard Richard o'Connell o'Connell , e Jonathan Jonathan Elliott Elliott e Sarah Sarah Ann Ann Herbert Herbert e Marianne Marianne Parker Parker e Liz Liz[Critchley] Critchley e Jacqi Jacqi Hodgson Hodgson
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e Susan Susan Misselbrook Misselbrook e Richard Richard Mitchell[Mitchell] e Deborah Deborah Oakey Oakey
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Reporting Reporting period:[period:] 1[1][April] April 2024[2024] — - 31 31 March March 2025 2025 _
2. 2. What What We Do Do we
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Bridgetown Bridgetown Alive Alive is is a a volunteer-run volunteer-run UK UK charity charity and and community community group group in in Bridgetown, Bridgetown,
Totnes, Totnes, dedicated dedicated to to improving improving the the local local environment environment and and fostering fostering community community spirit spirit through through projects projects like like[the] the Community Community Hall, Hall, local local events events (picnics, (picnics, movie movie nights), nights), and[and] initiatives initiatives like like
new new play[play][equipment] equipment[or] or signage,[signage,][acting] acting as[as] a[a] local[local] voice[voice] for[for] residents.[residents.] We[We] run run a[a] weekly[ weekly]
Community Community Cafe Cafe at at the the Bridgetown Bridgetown Community Community Hall, Hall, offering offering social social time, time, crafts, crafts, and and activities, activities, and and organize organize larger larger events events to[to] bring[bring] neighbours neighbours together. together.
3. 3. Activities During Activities During the the Year Year
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During During the[the] reporting reporting period, period, the the charity charity carried carried out out the the following following activities: activities:
_ Running Running a a weekly weekly Community Community Cafe Cafe at at the the Bridgetown Bridgetown Community Community Hall, Hall, offering offering social social time, time, crafts, crafts, and and activities activities Organising Organising larger larger events events to[to] bring bring neighbours neighbours together. together.
These These activities activities supported supported our our charitable charitable aims aims and and helped helped our our beneficiaries beneficiaries through through the the
provision provision of of local, local, social social activities. activities.
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4, 4. Public Public Benefit Benefit
The The trustees trustees confirm confirm that[that] they they[have] have considered[considered] the[the] Charity[Charity] Commission’s[Commission's] guidance[guidance] on on public[public]
benefit. benefit. The The charity's charity’s activities activities provide provide public public benefit benefit by by fostering fostering community community spirit spirit and[and]
improving improving mental mental health[health] of of the the local local community community of of Bridgetown Bridgetown through through the[the] provision provision of of local, local, social social activities. activities.
5, 5. Financial Financial Summary Summary
During During the the year: year:
- e Main Main sources sources of[of][ income:] income: Grants,[Grants,] Sky Sky Rise[Rise] Festival,[Festival,] hall[hall] rent.[rent.] e Main Main areas areas of of spending:[spending:] Community[Community] Hall[Hall] improvements,[improvements,] Sky[Sky] Rise[Rise] Festival[Festival] costs.[costs.]
The The trustees trustees[believe] believe the[the] charity’s[charity's] financial financial position[position][ at] at year year end[end] is[is] satisfactory[satisfactory] and[and] sufficient[sufficient] to[to]
continue continue its its work. work.
Total Total[income:] income: £36,838[€36,838] Total Total expenditure:[expenditure:][E33,747] £33,747
6. 6. Plans Plans for for the the Future Future
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In In the the next next year, year, the the charity charity[plans] plans to[to] continue[continue] to[to] provide provide the the opportunity opportunity for for local local people[people] to[to]
attend attend community community activities. activities. We We hope hope[to] to be be able able to[to] extend[extend] the[the] use use of of the[the] hall[hall] for for community community activities. activities.
70 7. Trustees' Trustees’ Responsibilities Responsibilities
The The trustees trustees are are[responsible] responsible for for managing managing the[the] charity[charity] and[and] ensuring ensuring that[that] its[its] funds[funds] are are used[used] only only for for charitable charitable purposes. purposes.
8, 8. Approval Approval
This This report report was was approved approved by by the[the] trustees trustees on: on: Date: Date: 30.9.25[30.9.25]
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Signed Signed on on behalf behalf of [of][ the] the trustees: [trustees:] 1
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BA! Summary[of] Account 2024-2025
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| BA! Summary | Summary | Summary [of] Account | Account 2024-2025 | ||||
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| EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE |
INCOME INCOME |
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| ! | efibs Website and admin ommunlt a ver ea s Website and admin |
£ £ £ |
376.80 430.22 3,094.90 376.80 430.22 3,094.90 |
Seamoor Lottery DONATIONS SeamoorLottery RENNIN |
£ £ £ |
454.00 -00 6,149.00 454.00 -00 6,149.00 |
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| Kool Kitchen Kool Kitchen |
2,845.10 2,845.10 |
Kool Kitchen Kool Kitchen |
on | 3,126.80 3,126.80 |
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| Community Hall Infrastructure Community Hall Infrastructure |
£ | 17,946.00 17,946.00 |
SHDC Grant 106 SHDC Grant 106 |
£ | 20,000.00 20,000.00 |
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| Community Projects Community Projects |
E E, |
1,007.00 1,007.00 |
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| ¢ | -00 | £ | _ -00 |
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| Awards for All Picnics Community Café Awards for All Picnics CommunityCafé |
E £ |
739.40 222.17 739.40 222.17 |
Awrads fA PICNICS Community Café AwradsfA PICNICS |
Community Café = | £ £ |
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| Sky Rise Festival Sky Rise Festival |
£ | 7,084.94 7,084.94 |
Sky Rise Festival Sky Rise Festival |
E £ |
6,431.75 6,431.75 |
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| TOTAL TOTAL |
E £ |
33,746.53 33,746.53 |
TOTAL TOTAL |
E £ |
36,838.05 36,838.05 |
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| Total ProfitI Loss 24-25 Total Profit/Loss 24-25 |
£ | 3,091.52 3,091:52 |
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| Opening Balance from 23-24 Opening Balance from 23-24 |
E &£ |
15,145.24 15,145.24 |
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| of which .....RESTRICTED ofwhich .....RESTRICTED |
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| Community Hall Community Hall |
E | 8,365.39 8,365.39 |
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| DEFIB DEFIB |
a | 818.00 818.00 |
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| Park Picnics Park Picnics |
E E |
3,259.60 3,259.60 |
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| Community Café Community Cafe |
£ | 115.90 115.90 |
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| Kool Kitchen Kool Kitchen |a |
2.15 2.195 |
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| Festival Festival |
va | 750.00 750.00 |
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| UN RESTRICTED FUNDS | E | 2,584.20 | |||||
| Bank Balance E 18,236.76 i A Bank Balance £ 18,236.76 |
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| Breakdown of the Current Balance Breakdown of the Current Balance |
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| Community Hall Funding Community HallFunding |
£ | 13,473.49 13,473.49 |
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| Defib Defib |
£ | 895.20 895.20 |
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| ManEater nee Kool Kitchen ManEater nee Kool Kitchen |
£ | 283.85 283.85 |
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| Community Picnics 2025 +26 Community Picnics 2025 +26 |
E £ |
1 ,220.20 1,220.20 |
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| Community Café Community Café : |
£ | 520.23 520.23 |
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| Transfrom Picnic TO Skyrise Trans from Picnic TO Skyrise |
E £ |
1 ,300.oo 1,300.00 |
SKYRISE Balance SKYRISE Balance |
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| Sky Rise Festival Sky Rise Festival |
£ | 1,398.96 E 98.96 98.96 |
£ 1,398.96 |
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| TOTAL restricted Funds | 17,791.93 | ||||||
| Unrestricted Funds | 444.83 | ||||||
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18,236.76 18,236.76 |
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. . AGM AGM[Held] Held on on[30th] 30th Sept sept 2025[2025]
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name Bridgetown Alive
On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2025 Charity no 1103636 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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 I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of examiner's statement The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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.
Signed: M Russell Date: 13/1/2026 Name: Martin Russell Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: Acland House, 21 Victoria Park Road, Exeter. EX2 4NT
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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 .
Nothing to disclose
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