## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 12 2023 **To** 30 11 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
OAKDALE HOUSE TRUST
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1112162 **Charity's principal address** Oakdale House Trust 233a Dunstable Road Luton **Postcode LU4 8BN** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Zahier Nazar Chair 2 Kamran Khan 3 Haseeb Akhtar 4 Rashid Nazar Secretary/Treasurer 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~Oe~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Trust Deed
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected by members Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Luton and its immediate neighbourhood the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objects of improving condition of life for the said inhabitants
**TAR**
March **2012**
2
We have continued to support local initiatives and worked on a few projects with some local voluntary groups including Inspire FM and Shires Karate Association, Local Refugee Organisations, Charities Our café project, underneath our premises, is going well. It is run primarily by volunteers and some staff. We are offering a wider menu with breakfast too. We have been able to keep our prices low as our costs are relatively low. The project is self-sufficient and costs are covered with the sales and kitchen bookings. This café project allows social interaction and a place to gather for local disadvantaged communities. It’s an especially great place for local single men / women to come and meet other people. It is also helping people living in isolation by encouraging them to come out more.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
We have also started to do a catering service for the local Mosques. The Mosques normally distribute food packs for the needy and cover the food for people who attend funerals there. We provide them ready packed meals at very low cost prices, which they can distribute to their beneficiaries. We use the back kitchen for this.
Our Healthy Fruit & Vegetable project is also going well. We still outsource the physical element of it to a local greengrocer who sources products from the market and sells for us to cover the cost. We are very pleased that this project is also self-sufficient and costs are covered through this arrangement. This project allows us to encourage and offer healthy products at very low prices with a whole bowl of fruit/vegetables selling at £1 each.
Unfortunately, we closed our ‘Charity In Actions’ project where we encouraged people to donate their clothes and unwanted small household items which we then distributed to the needy who couldn’t afford to buy clothes or sold them to the local community at a very low price of 50p or £1 per item. This was due to not being able to get committed regular volunteers to run it. We may start this up again if we have enough regular volunteers who can run it.
We managed to pay back a large portion of the loans that we owed to trustees, friends and supporters.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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All grants and donations made are always immediately restricted funds and used for their specific intended purpose.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
Oakdale House Trust relies heavily on the work carried out by it’s dedicated volunteers, without which we would not be anywhere near as successful.
Currently, are volunteer numbers are low but we are looking to do a recruitment drive to attract more people to join us as volunteers to run and support our projects.
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Starting a catering service for the local Mosques. The Mosques normally distribute food packs for the needy and cover the food for people who attend funerals there. We provide them ready packed meals at very low cost prices, which they can distribute to their beneficiaries. We use the back kitchen for this. We managed to pay back a large portion of the loans that we owed to trustees, friends and supporters.
**TAR**
March **2012**
5
## **Section E Financial review**
Oakdale House Trust has restricted reserves for future project expansion **Brief statement of the** and some unrestricted reserves as a security for unexpected expenses. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include ~~oO~~
**Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_~~ **Section F Other optional information** ~~__~~ **Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** Rashid Nazar **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee, Secretary **etc) Date** 27/09/2025 **TAR** 6 March **2012**
March **2012**
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## **Oakdale House Trust**
## **Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 30 November 2024**
|Note
_Incoming Resources:_
Grants and donations (inc fundraising)
Rental income
Product and services sales
Other income
Equipment purchased
**Total Incoming Resources**
_Application of Resources:_
Costs
5
Depreciation of rental property
Administration Costs
**Total Outgoing Resources**
**Net movement in Resources**
**Total Movement in Funds**|**2024**
General
Restricted
£
£
2,000
24,683
24,495
1,769
50,947
2,000
(105,424)
(1,373)
(4,468)
(120)
(105,544)
(5,841)
(54,597)
(3,841)
(54,597)
(3,841)|**2023**
General
Restricted
£
£
4,700
23,660
26,894
2,012
52,566
4,700
(54,053)
(1,716)
(4,468)
(120)
(54,173)
(6,184)
(1,607)
(1,484)
(1,607)
(1,484)|
|---|---|---|
|**Statement of Movement in Funds**
Total Funds b/f
Movement during the year (see above)
**Total Funds c/f**|(26,932)
209,695
(54,597)
(3,841)
(81,529)
205,854|(25,325)
211,179
(1,607)
(1,484)
(26,932)
209,695|
The notes on pages 3 and 4 form part of these accounts
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## **Oakdale House Trust Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2024**
|Note
**2024**
£
**Fixed Assets**
3
Gym and other equipment
5,492
Freehold Property
192,130
197,622
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
17,333
17,333
**Current liabilities**
Creditors and accruals
7
(55,651)
**Net current assets**
(38,318)
**Total assets less current liabilities**
159,304
**Long term liabilities**
Loans
6
(34,979)
**Net assets**
124,325
_Represented by:_
**Restricted funds**
Equipment fund (Restricted)
4
205,854
**Total restricted funds**
205,854
General Funds c/f
(81,529)
**Total Funds**
124,325
Approved by ________________________________________
Signed ______________________________________________
Date________________________________________________
The notes on page 3 and 4 form part of these accounts|**2023**
£
6,865
196,598
203,463
149,810
149,810
(55,531)
94,279
297,742
(114,979)
182,763
209,695
209,695
(26,932)
182,763|
|---|---|
2
## **Oakdale House Trust**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024**
## **1) Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principals in the United Kingdom. The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis on the assumption that the Trust will continue to operate. Accruals accounting has been applied to all material items.
Depreciation is provided against equipment at the rate of 20% of the undepreciated cost at the end of the year. Freehold property is depreciated at the rate of 2% pa from 2018, when it was first brought into use.
## **2) Description of funds**
Donations and grants received are immediately treated as restricted funds.
## **3) Fixed Assets**
|**Cost**
As at 1 December 2023
As at 30 November 2024
**Depreciation**
As at 1 December 2023
Charged during the period
As at 30 November 2024
**Net book value**
As at 1 December 2023
As at 30 November 2024|**Equipment**
£
36,723
36,723
29,858
1,373
31,231
6,865
5,492|**Freehold**
**Property**
£
223,406
223,406
26,808
4,468
31,276
196,598
192,130|
|---|---|---|
## **4) Capital account - Equipment fund (Restricted funds)**
|As at 1 December
Received during the year
Depreciation
As at 30 November|**2024**
**2023**
209,695
211,179
2,000
4,700
(5,841)
(6,184)
205,854
209,695|
|---|---|
3
## **Oakdale House Trust**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024**
## **5) Costs**
Costs consist of:
|Utilities
Depreciation of equipment*
Maintenance
Rent and rates
Insurance
Telephone
Volunteer, staff, and instructor costs
Supplements, drinks and products
Legal fees
Other expenses**|**2024**
**2023**
£
£
8,935
5,104
1,373
1,716
-
4,686
25,287
20,086
492
1,156
504
504
13,080
12,659
6,371
7,192
-
-
50,755
2,666
106,797
55,769|
|---|---|
*Depreciation of equipment is taken from the capital account
**Other expenses include the write off of the investment in Loco energy drinks. See note 6 below.
## **6) Loans**
During the year to 30 November 2008 the trust purchased a freehold property at 7 Cardiff Road for £216,810, including solicitors fees of £810. The purchase was partly funded by a series of unsecured loans from the trustees and members of the Gym. The loans total £164,979 and are interest free. In 2018 £50,000 was invested in Loco Energy Drinks, this investment has been netted against the loans. This £50,000 was written off in 2024 and £130,000 of the loans were also repaid during the year.
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## **Oakdale House Trust Examiner's Report**
I have examined the accounts of the Oakdale Trust on pages 1 to 4. They have been properly prepared in accordance with accruals accounting rules. The accounts give a fair representation of the activities of the trust for the year ended 30 November 2024.
M Georgiou FCCA
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Oakdale House Trust
Examiner's Re
ort
I have examined the accounts of the Oakdale Trust on pages I to 4. They. have been properlv
prepared in accordance with accruals accounting rules. The accounts give a fair representation
of the activities of the trust for the year ended 30 November 2024.
M Georgiou FCCA