REGISTERED COMPANY hlJMBER: 070311$3 ff ngland and Wales) RECISTERED CHARITY ￿UmBER. 1133597 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3Q SEPTEMBER 2024 FOR LONGHOUGHTON COMMLryITY AND SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LONGHOUGHTON COMMUhlTY SPORTS CEIYlliE TRUST CONTENTS OF THE FIN.4NCIAL STATEMEhTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Page Report of the Trnstees I to 5 Independent ExAwiner's Report Statement of Fin2nci%l Acti￿.ItieS BalAnce Sheet Notes to tbe Flnanelxl Statements 10 to 18 Detalled Statement of Financial Aetfivldes 19 to 20 LOI%GHOUGHTON COMMuNrrY AND SPORTS CElYtRE TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR E￿,DED 30 SEPTE,MBER 2024 The tnES(ees who are also director5 of the charfftty for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. present their report the financial statements of th¢ for the year ended 30 September 2024. The tNbtees have adopted the proNisions of AcL'owiting and Rq￿rt1rtg by Charitics.. Statcment of Recommendcd Practicc applicablc to charities prcparing thcir accounLs in accordance with the Financial Rq>orttng Stsndard applicable in the UÉ and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (¢ff¢otive l January 2019). ChAlr's RL'port l am plcascd to rcport on the progre&s of the Tn￿t for the year to 30 September 2024. Firslly. a reminder of what the Long￿0U8bknn Community and Sports Centre offers: - A Centre building which is available for hire and is cffectively the village hall for Longhou8htOll. - A floodlit A8tr04urfpitch which is used for f￿tball matches and trainin& Two turf pitches which are used exclusively by our partners Longhoughton Rangers Foorball Club {LRFC) for their matches. - A children's adventure play area. K¥y ilieines, expxmdcd upon later in this repL)rL include tlie following: Trust organlsatlon. Communlty Centre manAgcment 2nd flnances o Exten.4ion of qite lease o F.fforLS to improve Cenlre utili.gauon o Cost reduction measures o Pr()bFrc4s ti?wards fi￿ditI8 th¢ replacement of th¢ 3G Astroturfsurface Site satety and maintenxnce to preserve the building facililles o Professional Fire and Legionella risk &ssessments o Furthcr r￿aIrS to PlaygrL)und equipment to maintain a safe childrcn's pldy drea Community Involi'ement o Prescription pickup service Closei. ties with RAF o Closcr tics with Incal community organisations o Cornmunity SurnmcT fete o Live music collllnunity ¢vent EnvIrOnment￿ energy efficleney Installation ot solar photovoltaic (W¥l pancls and as￿lated battery stordge o Othcr cncrgy e￿ie1cn¢Y M￿sUreS Trust urganisation, Community Centre managcment and finances The TnLSt Ten￿1n5 indcbtcd to its voluntccr Tnjstcos and operdtional volunteers for their efforts in kecping the Commuiiity and Sports Centre operating and serving our commwiity. Thaiks are OT)ce agaiii given to our regular hiTers for their ¢ontinu¢d support. Pagc I LOliGHOUGirfoN COMMU￿Try SPORTS CENTRE TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR E￿￿ED 30 SEpfE,MBER 2024 Tn relaiion to this ycavs acbievcrnenLs, the Tn￿t has been successfid in extending its siie lease with Nortbumbcrland Estates by 20 years (Imtil ?058). This w&$ a necessary step ill relation to the solar PV installation and provides long-tenn electrtcity cosr stabiliry. Bookings are managed within our Lemon booking software. administered by a small team of ond volullteers. The 5yStein is workinu well. i audii in May 2024 confwmed the TTh￿'s Action with Communiti&s in Rural England (ACRE) Hallmark ItI a¢crcditatioii. ACRF,'s Hallmark is a quality standards scheme for village halls and TTI, the highest levcl of certification. is an cxlern&il reco¥niLion thai the Commutlity alld Sports Centre is well njn. A k-ey drive tor the Trust has b￿n to improve utilisation of the Community Centrc. lil this way the sigiiiticant overheads can be spi'ead more ividely, decwsiiig the necessil), for price incre&ses. The previously uiiderused Meeiing Room 2 15 lo be re-styled as a Community Wellbeing romjm where local th¢rapy providers will be able ￿ offer their services. Alongside improving Centre utilisation has bccn a drive to reduce costs. Examples include: A telephony contract has been replaced with a digiral system. that also usefully offers voiG¢mail that is remotely acce%sible to booking team members. This reduced the annual costs by more than £800. - C￿mbIn11]g three sep#rdl¢ fire safcry contracts h&s also yielded annual bavings of more than £500. Resurfacing of the 3G Astrotlrf pitch colltinucs to evade the Tn￿1 duc to a significant gap bctwccn the i'alue of the accumulated sinking fund and thc proJec￿d cosi of the works. A bid for fvnding via NAAFI Wds noi succe$stul, but a dirrerent RAF application has been niade. If SULLessfth. diis would make a rnatrrial difference to the likelihood of bein¥ abl¢ to rLsurfacc bLforc thc cLrtifiLation wires in May 2026. Site safety and malntenwnce to preserve the buudlng and facilities To %upport compliance with its statutory obligations the Tn￿1 commi5SiODed professional risk &sse&sments for both Fire Safety and L¢gionella Safety. Profc&sional repair8 were aoain undertaken to the ageing playground equipment. Of the I I playground installations, 4 haN'e now seen significant repairs in the l&st 3 years. One further iteni needs n￿jOr refuVols￿l]en1 within die coining year, bul die work is considered ￿ I￿. pos5ible'in house,. Community Involvement Longhoughion Parish Louncil, RAF Boulmer alld the Trust joindy organised a Summer Fe* on one ofthe playing field.q which was widely enjoyed by the whole community. The Trnst fundcd thc use of the 3G pitch for a wcckly Friday evening kIck-a￿Ut scssion, supoTriscd by a qualified coach. for young people between the ages of I l and 16. From Sep￿￿ther 2024 the RAF liave thken over the funding. The Trust and the Parish Council continued to offer a volunteer-lrf free Warni Ilub eiient including soup and retr&%hments on Thursday lunchtimes Ihroughout the win￿. Extensive Work Vid the P￿Ish Council rcsuitcd in a twice-weeldy prr&criptiun pick up scrvÉcc frum thc Cummullity Centre tor Longhoughton r&sidents. It is in￿llded that this service bc Compl￿nented ncxt year with droTrin NHS Hcaith checks. The Trnst pr()vided a live-music community event in Junc 2024 along with numerous other social ￿'ents. Pagc 2 LOINGHOUGHTOY Commu￿￿Ty AI¥D SPORTS CENTRE TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTLMBER 2024 Environmental and energy efficiency initiatives September 2024 the cofftinissioning of 8 32kWp solar PV and batiffi￿ installation. The inslallation is owned and maintdtned by Northumberland Community Energy Limited (N￿L) under a su&léase from the Tn￿t. This installation Provides l<)ng-term PTice stability most of th¢ Tn￿t'S electricity demand (20 yws at 15plkWh for a)ergy provided direct from Pvs or from the associatcd batteri&s). TEie Tiust continucs to PUTSUC cver-greater ¢ncrgy cfficiency cnvironmentally friendly actions. An cxtcmal enLrgy aiidit is planned, and the TnLSt is supporting au initiative from the tx)nghougliton Community Gardeners for a Communily Orchard tn the Cenire'5 grounds. Summary l pleased that the Trust has acbieved so many of its key objectives thi5 year and is well placed for fi]rtheT Progres5 in thc year ￿ come. Jeremy PiLkard Chair Thc Trt￿teeS havc ref¢rred to thc guidance contained in the Chariry Coirnnission'5 generdi guid&n¢c on public bcncfjt when rcvicwing thc chariry's purpo.ses tor thc public benefi¢ and in plaE)nin8 ￿tUre activities. Financial revlew Funding to maintain the T￿￿1 is largely gathered from the hire of our indoor 8nd outdoM)r facilities. ThL CXtci)siv¢ tLSC of the AStr(￿tUrf outdnor pitch by our parn)er club, LonghoUgh￿n Rangers FC. coiitributes a great dcal lo thc cliariry's continued viabiliry along with the income from hiring out thc indoor accommodation. The Tn￿t mad¢ ah uiii'ebtricled surplus from the trading aciivities for tliis tinancial yeur of £10,825. Thc net expenditure (lo.￿), in respect of r&stricted funds &$ detsiled in the Ststrment of binancial Activities, arises largely from thc depreciation of the cosc of the buildings and pitches built on short le￿hOld land from the TNstecq of the Will ol. the Ninth Duke of Northumb¢rland and the Tenth Duke's rcfttrenlial settleinent (detailed as Northumberland Estates in the financial reGor(Is). This does not aff¢rt the acluai c8sh flow of the TnLSt. Trust priclnx pollry #nd structure Our charges tor the Astro-turffootball pl￿b and the roon￿ in the Lcntre are reviewed anrnually to ensure our rdtGs'. - remain competitii'e and comparable with other similor facilities in thc local arc - generate sufticient ￿n(L$ to cover the day-t041ay wsts of the Ccntre and the pitch - generdte suificivnt fwids. io enable the Ttust to carry out fulure mainlenance and major replacement of faLili(ies particularly thc Astr(Fturf fothball pilch and the community building. The rate of inflation in che economy and particularly the coniinuing level of energy costs caused the Tnjsiees to introduce an increase in hire charges from ISÈ January 2024. The revisedpricing stnkcture per hour is as folloivs: (Rcgular user rates per hour for block booktngs 3 months in advance are sbown in brackets) Astro-llrf football pitch £46 (£42) Function Room £17 (£14) Meeliiig Rootn 1 £12 (£10) Meeting Roum 2 £10 (£8) Mectitig Room 3 £12 (£10) Pag¢ 3 LOliGHOUGl￿0N COMMUThITY SPORTS CENTRE TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR E￿ll}ED 30 SEFTLMBER 2024 An additional fce is payable for the use of the alcohol liccnce. There are Vario￿ special package rates for birtELday parties, weddings. etc. In r¢co{￿illion of the essential support Triven in obtaininTr the ori￿tr al funding for th¢ Community L"cntre and its football pitches, Lunghuugliton Rang¢rs FC and RAF Boulmer ￿.¢ ￿Ven specially discountrd hire rd(es. The two grass football pitchcs arc maintained by Longhoughton Rangers FC and are for the exclusive use of the football club. Reserves policy and golng ¢oncern Thc Trn5t maintain5 a designated sinking fimd reserve ￿tablished in order to secure the long terni maintenance of the Astrovturf foolball pitch. The Trusl, in conneciion with the Fooiball Foundation. has agreed (haL the pitch is now in n¢ed of repla¥emenl and as detailed elsewhere in thts annual report this project will require in excess of £160,000. The cxisting sinkingy fwid will bc uscd and thc Trust has submitted requests foT fii?ancial support to the Fooiball Founilati()n and variouq charitable tnlsts. The Garfield Weston chariry has given £1 0.000 which is vcry wclcomc. Subjcct to thcrc being suificieni funding die aini will be lo refw'bish the Astr￿tUrffaCIIltY during the 2025 close seasoi). Due to an impmvii)8 fin￿)¢181 situation thc Trustccs have made an addirion of £R.5(M) to the siiiking fund this ycar. Longhoug?hion Ran&yers FC plan w support the fvnd through thc sale of advertising space on Ihe AstroThturfpiLch fcncing. A small sinkin¥ fund is nuinlained ￿ providc for works rcquiTed to thc fabric of thc Centrc and a scparatc reservc fillid is held ￿ maintsin die C.hildrffli's Play Area. The site is now ren years old and is in need of Significant repairs to the biuldin&F and thc Childrcn's Play arc Iti &dditiun lo th¢ vario￿% r¢stricted and dcsignatcd fimds detailcd above, it is Tn￿t policy to ensure that sufticicnt fijiids (trcc rc.8crv&s) arc available to maintain the day to day rwining costs of the T￿￿t for a minimum of threc months. The Tru8te&s consider tlial there are ad¢quu* lunds- available 10 meei buch expe]iditure. At 30 Seplember 2024 tlie unrcstribtcd g¢neral fimd had nel Lurrent &ssels vf £29.645 after taking into account debtt)rs uf £5.469 and Lreditors of £1,¥94. The TNstees have reviewed the circumstances of the Tn￿1 and ci)nsider Ibai deb'piie greutly increused operntiDg costs, sufficicnt co￿LtIve change5 lo charges havc bc¢n implancnled earlier in 2024, and th¢rc ar¢ adcquatc TcSour￿S available to fund the Trusts activiti￿ but it is likely that increases iti hire charges will be necessary during the hnancial year 2024125. Rlsk managenient An asscssment of the major strategic, business and operdtional risks which thc ch￿lty faces bas been carried out and a strategic developmentplan constructcd so that nece&sary steps may bc takcn to mitigatc ￿tUre risks. Staff No St>￿￿re employed by the Tn STRUCTURE, GOvERN￿NCE AND ￿L4￿AGEMENT Governing document Longh(Trughton Community and Sports Centre Tn￿t (previously Longhoughton Village Development Trnst) is a charitable ci)mpany. limited by guarantee. which was incoq)orated on 26 s￿eMber 2009. The Company achieved charitabl¢,qtatus eJJly in 20IO. Th¢ company being limitrd by guarantc¢ ha5 no gharc wital. Pagc 4 LOI%GHOUGHTON COMMUISTfY AND SPORTS CENTRE TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTF.F FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEWTEMBER 2024 REFERENCE AND AD￿lI￿lsTRAT[VE DETAILS Re¥istered Company number 07031153 {En&vldnd and Wales) Registered Charity number 1133597 Registered office Westfield Park Park Ru41d Longhnu¥hton Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3JH Dlrectors And trnstees MrAW Flinchcliffe (from I1.01.16) Mr S Barrell (from 21.1 ? 20) Mi&s Vl Kelly (from 08.03.21) Mr A McDad¢ (from 13.06.22 to 05.10.23) Mr D Arscott {trom 13.06.22) Mr K L'oLhronc (from 13.06.22 10 09.07.24)) Mi's V Chapman (from 17.05.23) Mr Pritchard (from 17.05.23 to 02.12.24)) Mr Cjuy Dnwiies (from l2.12.22 to 05.10.23) Mr J Pickard (from 17.05.23) Mr S Hastings Ifmm 22.07.24) Banken Lloyds Bank PO Rox 1000 Anduver BXI ILT This i'cport has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of P&rt 15 of the C,ompanies Act 2006 relalilig to sniall companies. Approved by order of the board of frustecs on ..... Ip, J Pi¢kard- Trustee Page 5 INDF.PF,NDENf EXAMtNER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LOINGHOUGHTOLN COL¥INILYITY AND SPORTS CEiYfRE TRUST Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Longhoughton Conununlty and Sports Centre Trust {'th¢ Company,) report to the ¢harity trustees on my exatnination of th¢ accounfs of the Company for the y￿r cndcd 30 September 20?4. Re5ponsibilitles and basis of report A5 the charity's I￿￿teeS of the Compat]y (and ￿s0 its directors for the pury)0ses of colnp￿iY law) you are resp)nsibl¢ foi. the pi'eparduon of the aL¢ounts in acrorddnce with the re4wirements of the Companies Act 21)06 ('dic 2006 ACV). Having sxtisfied myself thai the accounfs of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible lor independeni exatnination. I report in respect of my examit]ation of your charity's ILccounts as carried oiit under Section 145 of thc Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Act). In carying out my cxatnination I have followed thc Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145{5) (b) ot thc 2011 ACL Independent exatniner's Statement I hilvc complctcd my examinatson. I confm that no matters have come Lo my attention in connection with the examinauon givitig ine cause lo believe: accounting recorLts wcre not kept in rcspect of thc Company as requir¢d by Sectioll 386 of the 2006 Act. or the a¢counLs do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other tlian any rcquiremenl that the accounts give a rrue and fair view wbich is not a matter coiisidered as part ot.an independent examination- or the acLoun(s have not bccn prepared in accordance with thc methods and principles of the Statenient of Recommendcd Practice for accounting and rcpurting by chariti¢s (dppIiL4ible to ch￿itIeS prcp￿1ng di¢ir accounts in a¢coTdance with the Financial Reporting.Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of treland (FIL8 102)). I have no concerns and have cume across no other MaUc￿ in connection with the cxaminaiion to which at*ntion sliould be draMJ in this report in order to cnablc a proper undctstanding of the accounts to bc r￿h¢d. Jane Harvey F.C.A. Grcaves Grindlc Chartered Accountants Vicloria Howse BondgaLe Within Aliiwick Northumberland NE66 ITA Pag¢ 6 LOI%GHOUGHTON COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CEiYfRE TRUST STATENIENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (IYCORPOIL4TtNG.4N IYCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR Ehl)ED 30 SEPTELMBER 2024 2024 Tntal funds 2023 Total funds Unrestricted fimds Restricted fimds Nol¢s TNCOMF, .4ND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donatioiis and leoacjcs 831 2,732 3?,592 Charituble activities Westfield Park dctivtties 39,827 3&3 40210 36,717 Investment income 4,937 937 2.547 Total 45.595 47,879 71,856 EXPF.NDITURF ON Charitable activities WestfiLld Piwk activities 34,770 27.935 62.705 100.236 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Transfers between funds 10,825 2,734 (25,651) (2,734) (14,826) (28.380) 13 Net movement ln funds 13559 (28J85) (14,826) (28,380) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fwids brought forW￿d IIOJ25 824666 931991 965,371 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 123 798.281 922,165 936.991 The Th0￿S forn] part of these financial statenients Page 7 LONGHOUGErroN COMmU￿TrY.￿ND SPORTS CENfRE TRUST BALANCE SHEET 30 SEVtEMBER 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fimds Unrestrictcd fimds Restricted fimds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets IOJ85 718259 778,844 798.113 CURRENT ASSF.TS Stocks Debtors Casb at bank and in hand 10 li 51S 5,469 109,209 515 5,469 139,231 4,680 135,614 30,022 115.193 30,022 145,215 140,294 CRF.DTTORS knounts talling duc within year 12 (1,894) {1,894) (1,416) NET CURRENT ASSETS 113,299 30.022 143J21 138,878 TOTAL ASSETSLESS CURRENr LIABILITIES 123,884 79&281 922,165 936,991 NF,T ASSETS 123,884 798,281 922,164 936,991 FUND,S Unrestricted tsnds R¢stricL¢d funds 13 123.884 798,2111 110,325 826,666 TOTAL FUNDS 922,165 936,991 The charitable coinpany is entstled to exemption from audic under Section 477 of the Compani&s ACL 2006 foi. the year ended 30 Septeinber 2024. The mcmbcrs have not requircd the company to obtain an audit of its financial ststements for the year ended 30 September 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Lompanies Act 2￿6. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for (a) ensuring that the charilable company keeps accountin8 records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Conipanics Act 2006 and preparing financial statrmcnts which give a t￿￿ and fair vi¢w of the sldte of aff'dif5 of the ch￿l￿ble Lompany as at the ¢nd of each fuTrancial ycar and of its su4)lus or deficit fnr each fina]Icial year in ￿cOrdanCe ivith the requiremeiiLs of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise compl}, with the requirements of tbe Comp￿lieS Act 2006 r¢laiing ￿ financia] statements, so far &$ applicable to the charitable compwiy. (b) The nO￿S fomi part of Ihese fLn&ncial ststements Page 8 contliiu￿.. LONGHOUGHTON cOMMU￿￿Ty AND SPORTS CEiYfRE TRUST BALAYCE SHEET - contlhued 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Thcsc financial statements have bccn prepared in iiccordancc with the provisions applicablc to ¢￿￿Titable companies subject to the small companies regime. The tinancial staifflients were approved by the Board of TnLStees and authorised for issue .NJFE4.2b2_land w¢Tc signed on its behklf by.. J PiCk￿.d - TrtLStee Thc nolcs form part of these fllwicial statemen Page 9 LO￿'GHOuGHToN COmMU￿￿Ty SPORTS CEiYfRE TRUST NOTES TO THE FtNAYCIAL STATEMEKrs FOR THE YEAR El￿￿ED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Ba51s of preparing the Ilnancial statements The findnLial staicments of the chariLthlc corllpany, which is a pthlic benefit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared ii? accordance wtth thc Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'AccouniTng and Rqjorting by Charities: Statemeiit of Recommended Practice applicable to cliariues preparing their accounts. in 41ccordance widi the Financial Rcporting Standard appkn'Lablc in the UK and Rcpublic of Ircland (FRS 102) (cffcctivc l January 2019),. Financial Reporting Standard 10? The Financial RepoTting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies ACL 2006. The financial statemcnLs have been prepared under the historical cosl onvention. Income All income is rccog]llsed in the s￿teM￿lI ()f Financial Activities once thc Lharlry h&s entidcmcnt to thL fiJn(L8, it i.s probable that the income will b¢ r¢¢civcd and the amoun( can bc mca5urcd rcliably. Expendltsre Liabiliiies are recognibed as expenditure as soon ther¢ is a legal or consinjctive obligacioii comii)iiiing the ch