Charity registration number: 1133481
## STAA
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
## **STAA**
## **Contents (continued)**
|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Report|2 to 4|
|Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities|5|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7 to 8|
|Balance Sheet|9|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|10 to 23|
## **STAA**
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**Trustees** Lydia Watkinson, Chair Charles Wesson Clare Soar Alistair Bates Amy Scott **Senior Management Team** Jo Lees, Chief Executive Officer **Charity Registration Number** 1133481 **Principal Office** Unit B1/02, First Floor, Block B Blenheim Court Huntingdon Street Nottingham NG1 3BY **Independent Examiner** Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
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## **STAA**
## **Trustees' Report**
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Trustees and officers**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Lydia Watkinson, Chair Charles Wesson Clare Soar Alistair Bates Amy Scott Kirsche Walker (appointed 15 April 2024 and resigned 15 September 2025) David Wood (resigned 15 April 2024) David John Parker (resigned 18 July 2025)
## **Structure, governance and management**
## _**Nature of governing document**_
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It is operated under the rules of its CIO - Foundation Conversion constitution dated 16 July 2020. Prior to this, STAA was a charitable company, established in 1998.
## _**Recruitment and appointment of trustees**_
Following the conversion to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in July 2020 STAA has adopted a more formal approach to the recruitment of trustees seeking to attract those with specific skills and experience. We continue to advertise for trustees more widely than we did before converting to a CIO. We advertise trustee vacancies utilising local CVS services as well as other bulletins for voluntary positions, and our own social media channels and regular newsletter.
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## **STAA**
## **Trustees' Report (continued)**
## **Objectives and activities**
## _**Objects and aims**_
The objects of the company are:
A) to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of St Ann's, Nottingham and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the general public in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation (in particular facilities for allotment and recreational gardening) with the object of improving the conditions of life for those who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances; B) to advance the education of the public in allotment and recreational gardening and the protection and improvement of the natural environment;
C) the promotion for the benefit of the public of urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation, in particular the St Ann's area of Nottingham by all or any of the following means:
i) the relief of financial hardship;
ii) the advancement of education and volunteer experience;
iii) the maintenance, improvement or provision of recreational facilities; iv) the preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance; v) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities.
## _**Public benefit**_
This year we have continued to operate our regular projects.
On the Community Orchard we continue to run outdoor education activities for children aged 0-12 years old. This year we have run over 700 outdoor play sessions for babies and toddlers aged 0-4 years old. Having invested in outdoor kitchen facilities in previous years, we have been able to serve over 1400 meals to attendees at community days and family sessions. Many of these are made from fresh ingredients grown by volunteers on our projects. We also work with local schools to offer bespoke sessions for children. We continue to offer sessions for children and young people aged 12 and over which have had over 200 attendances this year. The Community Orchard continues to hold a Green Flag Community Award in recognition of the high standard of management and good practice.
Our committed and knowledgeable volunteers continue to offer regular tours to members of the public, providing education about the history of this Grade 2* listed site. We also continue to maintain the Heritage Display Garden, known to volunteers and staff alike as “Oliver’s” in honour of Tom Oliver, the previous tenant of the plots. The garden provides information and visual representation of the history of the site, as well as volunteering opportunities and has benefitted from new information boards this year.
On the Nursery we continue to run regular gardening sessions aimed primarily at adults. This project space has been designed to allow access for those with less mobility. All produce grown by volunteers is used, either to provide fresh meals at our own sessions or by working with partners who help us to distribute it to the community as part of our Community Harvest project.
The process of delivering education, training and experience of a green environment enables us to provide a range of volunteering opportunities which, although of value to the organisation, are more significantly beneficial to those volunteers themselves as they acquire both new technical skills and knowledge, but also those softer skills to do with interaction with others. We continue to work with partner organisations to offer appropriate opportunities to members of the community who would most benefit.
Additionally, members of the public are the recipients of those education and personal development activities and heritage tours.
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## **STAA**
## **Trustees' Report (continued)**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
## **Achievements and performance**
Last year we gained accreditation as a training centre for City and Guilds. This year we have successfully delivered a full year to our first cohort of students who have all gained their qualification. We are grateful to the Enterprise Development Programme for their help and support in successfully launching this programme.
Our volunteers have completed 2400 hours of work on our various projects. In total we have recorded 6266 attendances across all of our sessions in the course of the year.
We continue to operate regular feedback weeks and receive positive feedback on sessions. 95% of respondents agreed that their physical and/or mental health benefitted from being in our green spaces.
## **Financial review**
The majority of our funding continues to be in the form of grants and we have received £272,688 in grant funding in this financial year. We continue to receive funding from the National Lottery Community Development Fund. The trustees are grateful to the National Lottery for their continued support. Having successfully launched City and Guilds courses last year, this is now our second biggest source of income. We continue to develop new income streams, as well as maintain old ones. We have continued to develop our offering of corporate and team building days and workshops.
## _**Policy on reserves**_
STAA aims to keep unrestricted reserves of at least 3 months annual expenditure costs plus designated reserves specifically to cover our redundancy liabilities. The reserves policy is reviewed annually and takes account of known and potential future liabilities, such as redundancy costs, project funding gaps and inflation. In 2025/26, the amount of unrestricted funds to be held in reserves (General Fund) is £80,851, and an additional £35,107 in designated reserves to cover any potential redundancy liabilities.
## _**Major risks and management of those risks**_
## _Financial risks_
At the time of writing we continue to rely on grant funding for the majority of our income. In common with other charities, we have found this increasingly competitive at a time when our costs are rising, due to inflation and the national insurance increase. We continue to manage this risk by maintaining our grant funding strategy and developing other sources of income. We also continually review expenditure and seek more efficient ways of working where possible.
In addition, we continue to focus on alternative sources of income. In the last year our main focus has been on building the City and Guilds programme. Now that this is more established, we will put more focus on other funding streams such as corporate team days.
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## **STAA**
## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Lydia Watkinson Trustee
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## **STAA**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of STAA**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of STAA**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of STAA (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 examiner’s statement**
Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), which is one of the listed bodies. 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 that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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.
......................................
Eva Stevens, BSc, CPFA, employee of Community Accounting Plus member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
Date:.............................
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## **STAA**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
|**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Gross transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
18|**Unrestricted**
**£**
50,308
37,344
2,647
90,299
(106,067)
(106,067)
(15,768)
2,746
(13,022)
154,019
140,997|**Restricted**
**£**
-
222,380
-
222,380
(216,903)
(216,903)
5,477
(2,746)
2,731
60,494
63,225|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
50,308
259,724
2,647
312,679
(322,970)
(322,970)
(10,291)
-
(10,291)
214,513
204,222|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
66,927
245,129
1,981|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||314,037|
|||||(280,352)|
|||||(280,352)|
|||||33,685
-|
|||||33,685
180,828|
|||||214,513|
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 18.
The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7
## **STAA**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes**
|**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net income
Gross transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
18|**Unrestricted**
**£**
66,927
32,010
1,981
100,918
(77,670)
(77,670)
23,248
(15,000)
8,248
145,771
154,019|**Restricted**
**£**
-
213,119
-
213,119
(202,682)
(202,682)
10,437
15,000
25,437
35,057
60,494|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
66,927
245,129
1,981|
|---|---|---|---|
||||314,037|
||||(280,352)|
||||(280,352)|
||||33,685
-|
||||33,685
180,828|
||||214,513|
The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 8
## **STAA**
## **(Registration number: 1133481) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
10
**Current assets**
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
12
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
13
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity:**
**Restricted income funds**
Restricted funds
18
**Unrestricted income funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**
18|**2025**
**£**
4,329
9,635
201,287
210,922
(11,029)
199,893
204,222
63,225
140,997
204,222|**2024**
**£**
7,301
8,838
208,892|
|---|---|---|
|||217,730
(10,518)|
|||207,212|
|||214,513|
|||60,494
154,019|
|||214,513|
The financial statements on pages 7 to 23 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by:
.........................................
Lydia Watkinson Trustee
The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis of preparation**
STAA meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
## **Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement**
Under the exemption available to smaller charities the Board of Trustees has chosen not to include a Statement of Cash Flows within the financial statements.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
## **Income and endowments**
## _**Grants receivable**_
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
## _**Gift aid**_
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Financial Activities at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
## **Expenditure**
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregates similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
## _**Charitable activities**_
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.
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Individual fixed assets costing £1,000.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
## **Depreciation and amortisation**
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
|**Asset class**|**Depreciation method and rate**|
|---|---|
|IT equipment|33.3% straight line|
|Buildings|10.0% straight line|
|Fixtures & fittings|20.0% straight line|
|General equipment|25.0% straight line|
## **Trade debtors**
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
## **Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
## **Trade creditors**
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **Fund structure**
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds and resources set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
## **Pensions and other post retirement obligations**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity. Pension costs charges in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity during the year.
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **2 Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted funds**
**Designated**
**£**
**General**
**£**
Grants, including capital grants;
Grants from other charities
6,845
41,155
Other income from donations and
legacies
210
2,098
7,055
43,253
**3**
**Income from charitable activities**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Designated**
**£**
**General**
**£**
**funds**
**£**
Grants & donations
-
-
222,380
Service fees - Schools
14,385
-
-
Services - Enrolment fees
14,354
-
-
Workshops & corporate days
6,819
-
-
Tours & talks
575
276
-
Sundry receipts
199
-
-
Other service fees
736
-
-
37,068
276
222,380
**4**
**Investment income**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits
2,647||**Total**
**2025**
**£**
48,000
2,308
50,308
**Total**
**2025**
**£**
222,380
14,385
14,354
6,819
851
199
736||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
65,000
1,927|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||66,927|
|||||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
213,119
12,552
8,500
9,801
1,157
-
-|
|||259,724||245,129|
|||**Total**
**2025**
**£**
2,647||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
1,981|
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
|**5**
**Grants and donations**
Groundwork UK
Postcode Places
J N Derbyshire Trust
Awards for All
Finnis Scott
Boots Charitable Trust
Society of the Holy Child
Dunn Family Charitable Trust
Anonymous
National Lottery Community Fund
Gemini Fund
Nottingham City Council
The Evan Cornish Foundation
Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust
Whitaker Charitable Trust
SSBC
Sundry donations
B&Q Foundation
Severn Trent Water
The Forman Hardy Charitable Trust
Warburtons
The Thomas Farr Charity
Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust
The Thoresby Charitable Trust
The Renewal Trust
The Chetwode Foundation
The Mary Robertson Trust
F Wilde Charity
The John Horseman Trust
Mansfield Building Society
Jessie Spencer Trust
The Hilden Charitable Fund
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust
The Hedley Foundation
Wesleyan Foundation
The Gosling Foundation|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
25,000
-
-
5,000
-
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000
2,308
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
50,308|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
999
-
3,000
18,974
-
7,500
-
1,500
750
76,352
4,862
1,000
5,000
2,500
1,000
11,583
-
5,000
13,261
3,000
400
2,000
2,879
2,000
1,268
5,000
1,000
500
13,552
5,000
1,000
1,500
8,000
2,000
10,000
10,000
222,380|**Total funds**
**£**
999
25,000
3,000
18,974
5,000
7,500
15,000
1,500
750
76,352
4,862
1,000
5,000
2,500
1,000
14,583
2,308
5,000
13,261
3,000
400
2,000
2,879
2,000
1,268
5,000
1,000
500
13,552
5,000
1,000
1,500
8,000
2,000
10,000
10,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||272,688|
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **6 Expenditure on charitable activities**
|Activity delivery
Bank charges & fees
Depreciation
Communications
Information technology
Equipment, materials &
resources
Insurance
Marketing &
promotional
Legal & professional
Recruitment
Plot, office rent & rates
Printing & stationery
Registration fees
Salaries, NI & pension
Sundry expenses
Training
Travel & expenses
Utilities & office
cleaning
Volunteer expenses
Overhead recharges|**Unrestricted**
**General funds**
**£**
10
25
-
1,234
3,096
56
4,494
1,284
24,038
148
13,987
332
-
62,570
787
821
6
463
-
(42,966)
70,385|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**funds**
**£**
**Restricted funds**
**£**
3,745
2,120
437
-
2,972
-
299
282
2,222
-
663
22,145
-
-
137
125
365
-
-
153
489
5,420
84
47
1,171
-
18,450
144,902
3
18
245
1,451
7
504
-
38
-
1,125
4,393
38,573
35,682
216,903|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
5,875
462
2,972
1,815
5,318
22,864
4,494
1,546
24,403
301
19,896
463
1,171
225,922
808
2,517
517
501
1,125
-
322,970|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
10,170
-
2,972
1,582
5,959
11,503
5,123
606
19,839
102
10,041
711
-
206,979
489
2,920
139
956
261
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||280,352|
## **7 Net incoming/outgoing resources**
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources for the year include:
Depreciation of fixed assets
|**2025**
**£**
2,972|**2024**
**£**
2,972|
|---|---|
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **8 Staff costs**
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
|The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|**Staff costs during the year were:**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs|**2025**
**£**
209,239
10,616
6,067
225,922|**2024**
**£**
192,535
9,010
5,434|
|||206,979|
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
|Average number of employees|**2025**
**No**
14|**2024**
**No**
14|
|---|---|---|
12 (2024 - 8) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.
Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £6,067 (2024 - £5,434).
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
## **9 Independent examiner's fees**
During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
|Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|Independent examination
Other financial services|**2025**
**£**
925
3,582
4,507|**2024**
**£**
890
1,565|
|||2,455|
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **10 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
**11 Debtors**
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
**12 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash on hand
Cash at bank
**13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors|**Buildings**
**£**
29,718||**Fixtures &**
**fittings**
**£**
1,100||**Total**
**£**
30,818
30,818
23,517
2,972
26,489
4,329
7,301
**2024**
**£**
4,996
3,842
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||29,718||1,100|||
||22,417
2,972||1,100
-|||
||25,389||1,100|||
||4,329||-|||
||7,301||-|||
||||**2025**
**£**
3,070
5,239
1,326
9,635
**2025**
**£**
189
201,098
201,287
**2025**
**£**
5,069
3,292
2,668
11,029|||
||||||8,838|
||||||**2024**
**£**
189
208,703|
||||||208,892|
||||||**2024**
**£**
3,639
3,613
3,266|
||||||10,518|
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## **STAA**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **14 Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts**
## **Operating lease commitments**
Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
|**Land and buildings**
Within one year|**2025**
**£**
5,850|**2024**
**£**
4,500|
|---|---|---|
## **15 Taxation**
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from corporation taxation.
## **16 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions in the year.
## **17 Trustees remuneration and expenses**
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
## **18 Funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General fund
**_Designated_**
Orchard
Orchard Building
Redundancy
Contingency
IT replacement fund
Enterprise
Youth Engagement Worker
**Total unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
Orchard - New Shoots
Growing to Grow
Activity and Play (Orchard)
The Safe Space CIN (Orchard)
Horticulture/Comm Harvest
(Edith Murphy)
Horticulture/Comm Harvest
(Forman Hardy)
Heritage Display Garden
Awards for All
Comic Relief
TNL 23/24
Youth Engagement Worker
John Eastwood (Orchard)
Limbourne Trust (Orchard)
29th May 1961 (Orchard)
Thomas Farr (Orchard)
Williamson (Orchard)
B&Q Foundation
Severn Trent Community
Harvest
Stanley Smith Heritage Garden
refurb|**Balance at 1**
**April 2024**
**£**
80,774
977
7,301
34,500
10,000
5,775
14,692
-
73,245
154,019
2,327
4,469
5,369
546
2,000
1,000
924
2,290
2,139
8,306
15,000
3,000
5,681
2,900
4,043
500
-
-
-|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
46,176
13,815
-
-
-
-
30,308
-
44,123
90,299
30,635
-
15,768
-
-
3,000
-
-
999
76,352
27,000
-
-
-
2,000
-
5,000
13,261
2,879|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(70,385)
(8,729)
(2,972)
-
-
(882)
(23,099)
-
(35,682)
(106,067)
(20,918)
(4,469)
(16,683)
(546)
(2,000)
(3,765)
(924)
(2,290)
(3,138)
(79,777)
(12,254)
(3,000)
(5,681)
(2,900)
(4,100)
(500)
(4,635)
(13,261)
(2,467)|**Transfers**
**£**
24,286
-
-
607
(10,000)
(4,893)
(12,254)
5,000
(21,540)
2,746
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(15,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2025**
**£**
80,851
6,063
4,329
35,107
-
-
9,647
5,000|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||60,146|
||||||140,997|
||||||12,044
-
4,454
-
-
235
-
-
-
4,881
14,746
-
-
-
1,943
-
365
-
412|
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
|Warburtons
Awards for All (24/25)
Thoresby (Orchard)
Mary Robertson (Orchard)
Whitaker (Hort)
Winifred (Hort)
Horticulture
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**
**April 2024**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60,494
214,513|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
400
18,974
2,000
1,000
1,000
2,500
19,612
222,380
312,679|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
(934)
(540)
(85)
(28)
(142)
(31,866)
(216,903)
(322,970)|**Transfers**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,254
(2,746)
-|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2025**
**£**
400
18,040
1,460
915
972
2,358
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||63,225|
||||||204,222|
The transfer from Enterprise fund to the Horticulture fund is to cover the deficit on this activity. The remaining transfers represent changes in the designation amounts as agreed by trustees.
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Orchard (Designated Fund) - deliver outdoor educational and play and activity sessions for schools and local young people. Maintain the Community Orchard’s current infrastructure and equipment to ensure a safe and stimulating environment.
Orchard Building (Designated Fund) - to provide for depreciation of the straw bale building, solar panels and the compost toilet.
Contingency (Designated Fund) - a contingency for capital works, essential repairs and professional fees. IT replacement fund (Designated Fund) - for future replacement of laptops and desktop computers.
Enterprise (Designated Fund) - designated to ensure sufficient funds for City & Guilds and workshop delivery and commitments.
New Shoots funded by SSBC in previous year (2023/24) and by SSBC and The Horseman Trust in 2024/25 to deliver twice weekly drop in sessions on St Ann's Community Orchard for 0-4 year olds, their carers and expectant mothers.
TNL Community Fund - continues to bring people together through a programme of regular activities offering wider access to the local community to get involved in gardening, food growing and new activity for local young people.
Growing to Grow - offers opportunities for local people to learn, gain skills and knowledge about food growing. Activity and Play (Orchard) - Play Grow and Eat activities for local families during the school holidays. Provides a hot meal, family workshops and play activities.
Youth Engagement Worker - to fund a new Youth Engagement Worker to encourage young people onto the Orchard site, providing a safe space and age appropriate sessions.
Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Edith Murphy) - support for the Community Harvest Project, growing food for the local community via foodbanks and social eating projects.
Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Forman Hardy) -Support for Play Grow and Eat sessions during the school holidays.
Heritage Display Garden - renovate neglected areas of the Heritage Display Garden and redevelop existing planted spaces to enhance their use, and diversity of plant varieties showcased.
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
Awards for All - Company vehicle and ancillary purchases. Comic Relief - Play Grow and Eat school holiday provision.
The National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together 3 year project, providing outdoor community engagement activities for local people.
Sir John Eastwood Foundation - expansion of Community Orchard children and family activities. The Limbourne Trust - increase and expand Community Orchard activity.
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust - Community Orchard children & family sessions. The Thomas Farr Charity - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest. Williamson Benevolent Trust - Expansion of Community Orchard free activities for local children & families. B&Q Foundation - Outdoor furniture and equipment for the Heritage Display Garden. Severn Trent Community Harvest - Support to create new indoor and outdoor growing areas and harvest storage.
Stanley Smith Heritage Garden refurb - Help renovate areas of the Heritage Display Garden, redevelop existing planted spaces and diversity of plant varieties showcased. Warburtons - Help maintain and repair infrastructure on the Nursery. Thoresby (Orchard) -Support for the delivery of Community Days on St Ann’s Community Orchard. Mary Robertson (Orchard) - Support for the delivery of Community Days on St Ann’s Community Orchard. Whitaker (Hort) - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest.
Winifred (Hort) - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest. Horticulture - Support for Growing to Grow, addressing food poverty whilst developing skills and wellbeing.
_**These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes:**_
|**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General fund
**_Designated_**
Orchard
Orchard Building
Redundancy
Heritage
Contingency
IT replacement fund
Fundraising support
Horticulture
Enterprise
Youth Engagement Worker
**Total unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
Orchard - New Shoots
TNL Community Fund|**Balance at 1**
**April 2023**
**£**
55,000
2,000
10,273
32,000
2,000
10,000
8,000
6,148
2,000
3,350
15,000
90,771
145,771
4,064
7,957|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
67,188
12,677
-
-
1,097
-
-
-
-
19,956
-
33,730
100,918
11,209
-|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(41,414)
(14,800)
(2,972)
-
(1,497)
-
(2,225)
(6,148)
-
(8,614)
-
(36,256)
(77,670)
(12,946)
(7,957)|**Transfers**
**£**
-
1,100
-
2,500
(1,600)
-
-
-
(2,000)
-
(15,000)
(15,000)
(15,000)
-
-|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2024**
**£**
80,774
977
7,301
34,500
-
10,000
5,775
-
-
14,692
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||73,245|
||||||154,019|
||||||2,327
-|
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
|Growing to Grow
Activity and Play (Orchard)
The Safe Space CIN
(Orchard)
Horticulture/Comm Harvest
(Edith Murphy)
Horticulture/Comm Harvest
(Forman Hardy)
Heritage Display Garden
Awards for All
SIB
Comic Relief
TNL 23/24
Youth Engagement Worker
John Eastwood (Orchard)
Limbourne Trust (Orchard)
29th May 1961 (Orchard)
Thomas Farr (Orchard)
Asda Foundation
Williamson (Orchard)
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**
**April 2023**
**£**
10,428
11,503
1,105
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,057
180,828|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
15,500
12,978
10,000
2,000
1,000
2,000
10,000
26,509
8,993
80,107
4,348
3,000
15,000
4,000
5,000
975
500
213,119
314,037|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(21,459)
(19,112)
(10,559)
-
-
(1,076)
(7,710)
(26,509)
(6,854)
(71,801)
(4,348)
-
(9,319)
(1,100)
(957)
(975)
-
(202,682)
(280,352)|**Transfers**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
-|**Balance at**
**31 March**
**2024**
**£**
4,469
5,369
546
2,000
1,000
924
2,290
-
2,139
8,306
15,000
3,000
5,681
2,900
4,043
-
500|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||60,494|
||||||214,513|
## **19 Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Unrestricted**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets|**General**
**£**
-
91,561
(10,710)
80,851|**Designated**
**£**
4,329
55,817
-
60,146|**Restricted**
**£**
-
63,544
(319)
63,225|**2025**
**Total funds**
**£**
4,329
210,922
(11,029)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||204,222|
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets|**Unrestricted**
**General**
**£**
**Designated**
**£**
-
7,301
91,292
65,944
(10,518)
-
80,774
73,245|**Restricted**
**£**
-
60,494
-
60,494|**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**
7,301
217,730
(10,518)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||214,513|
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