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2025-09-30-accounts

Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Charity number 1137904

A Company limited by guarantee number 05576974

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 September 2025

Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2025

Contents Page
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 9
Independent Examiner's Report 10
Statement of financial activities 11
Balance sheet 12
Statement of Cash flows 13
Notes to the accounts 14 to 19

Prepared by the Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report

Chairman’s Opening Remarks:

The Trustees/Directors are pleased to report on another year’s activity for Chain Lane Community Centre. As an Incorporated Charity (a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee) our whole purpose is to provide and maintain a local facility as a venue for hire by individuals, groups, organisations and agencies where they are able to provide services, activities and opportunities for the community.

Objects and Activities:

During 2024 – 2025 the Trustees (of the Charity)/Directors (of the Company) have continued to deliver their agreed purpose as a registered charity in maintaining Chain Lane Community Centre as a local community asset and meeting their legal requirements as a Company Limited by Guarantee. We have worked to achieve our aims, objectives and actions, underpinned by our annual Action Plan. This has enabled actions to be identified and prioritised, to monitor progress against them and by the end of the year, review their impact through outcomes and achievements. The aims and supporting objectives have been:

Public Benefit:

We have complied with our duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. In line with this (Charities Act 2011), we reviewed our priorities, aims and objectives and actions as we prepared our 2024 – 2025 Action Plan and were happy that they continued to be appropriate, enabling us to stay focussed on our purpose and ensure we delivered our Public Benefit requirement. As a Registered Charity, we are pleased to note that our partnership arrangement for the management of the Centre with Roll Model, a Community Interest Company, plus use of the Centre by e.g. MENCAP St. Helens, a Registered Charity, Café Laziz which supports refugees and asylum seekers, Soroptimists International St. Helens, our small voluntary group hirers, bookings by St. Helens Council and NHS for community events/activities have all contributed to the Public Benefit requirements. With the variety of Users at our Centre, both regular and one-off covering a broad spectrum of the community, we can confidently say we have not deviated from our purpose and therefore the delivery of Public Benefit in line with that purpose.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report continued

Structure, Governance and Management:

Our Trustees/Directors are appointed or re-appointed at the AGM, with any new in-year appointments or resignations noted at Committee meetings and registered at the Charity Commission and Companies House. They are then reported at the subsequent AGM, held this year on 30[th] January 2025. There we said Goodbye to Mr. Norman Corke – moving to Wales and during the year, Mr. Harry Arnold, who stepped down for health reasons. Mr. Theron Woods and Mr. Barry Diggles were new appointees at the AGM. Mr. Diggles took on the link for Health & Safety. The following Officer appointments were made: Mr. Alex Munro, Chairperson, Mr. Peter Stevens, vice-chairperson, Mr. Michael Meredith, Treasurer and Mrs. Pamela Meredith, Secretary. In addition, our other Trustee/Directors are Mr. Steven Davies, Cllr. Trisha Long and Mrs. Jane Mullarkey. The Management Committee is made up of the Management Board (Trustees/Director) with additional members as appropriate. These are Mr. John Prescott, and Mrs. Catherine Prescott, Roll Model CIC as Centre Managers, responsible for the day-to-day management of Chain Lane. The Trustees/Directors would like to thank them for all their hard work in managing the Centre and delivering community activities at Chain Lane. All Trustees/Directors and Committee Members give their time freely and have received no remuneration from Chain Lane for their work. No conflicts of interest were noted. The amendment we made to our Mems and Arts to officially hold Board/Committee meetings face to face, on line or a hybrid model has continued to work really well, giving members flexibility as to how they attend.

Our Confirmation Statement and Annual Report and Financial Statements for Companies House and Annual Return for the Charity Commission were all submitted well within their required timescales. We were required to submit our Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements to the Charity Commission as our total annual income for the year was slightly above the £25K threshold, due to a range of grants to support activities. We are pleased that Trustees/Directors have verified their identity with Companies House, before this becomes a legal requirement. Two further Trustees/Directors were also appointed User/Administrators with access to the Charity Commission for all actions required.

Our arrangement with Roll Model CIC for the management of the Centre has continued to prosper and benefit both organisations. This is subject to a Service Level Agreement which was reviewed, updated and signed by both organisations this year. Catherine successfully completed the new ‘Managing and Leading in the Voluntary Sector’ course developed by Halton & St. Helens VCA and St. Helens College.

All our Policies, Procedures and Risk Assessments were reviewed and updated in line with our schedule. A new policy this year was our Serious Incident and Lockdown Policy. This was communicated to all User groups. It is important that new policies are added as need arises or in line with good practice. We continue to have £10m Public Liability and Contents Insurance plus Employees (Volunteers) liability, Trustees Indemnity and Cyber Security through Edwards Insurance Brokers (Victor Insurance), the building being insured through St. Helens Council as owners. We are now into the 19[th] year of our 25-year lease with the Council with no issues relating to the Lease. We are aware that lease renewal will be required in the not too distant future. All licences were renewed as required with current copies of official licences and certificates including PPL/PRS, Information Commissioners Office Data Protection and TV licence, a list of policies and procedures and a copy of the Trustees/Directors Annual Report and Financial Statements being displayed in the foyer. Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements and any listed policies, procedures and Risk Assessments are all available on request. The Community Centre continues its membership of Halton & St. Helens VCA (the local infrastructure organisation for the third sector), Healthwatch St. Helens and St. Helens Centre Managers’ Network, benefitting the Centre and local people.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report continued

Strong and transparent financial management has been key to ensuring we effectively kept the Centre financially viable. We now operate in a more challenging and expensive environment with increases in all utilities. Although all Trustees/Directors know they have the responsibility for the finances, the Treasurer and Secretary ensured that budget monitors, the latest bank statements and the Banking App which enabled real time viewing of the Centre’s financial position, were available at meetings to enable effective monitoring. We currently have liquidity for at least 12 months. In line with Charity Commission guidance, the reserves are freely available to support the work of the charity – Chain Lane – as determined by us, the Trustees/Directors. In 2024 – 2025 we transferred a small amount from savings into the current account to cover some unexpected but necessary repairs. We have both Designated and Free Reserves. Our Savings Account with Redwood Bank (a business bank) holds Designated Reserves for specific projects and the money in our linked Savings (now Cash Management Account) with our Virgin Money Current account being both free and designated reserves. Designated reserves were grants received during the year which provided both resources for the Centre and activities for the community – Skelton Charity, City Health Care Partnership and Moss Bank Councillors’ Ward Fund grants. We were again pleased to be awarded discretionary rate relief from St. Helens Council for 2025/2026. We continue to hold a contract for St. Helens Council Small Venue Hire. With Contracts and Services, these have been renewed as required. Contracts continue with Smartest Energy (Gas), British Gas Lite (Electricity), The Automatic Door Company, Roller Shutters Services Ltd (St. Helens), St. Helens Council for Trade Waste, Sentry Security (Keyholding), ADT (Alarms), Hollinsend (Fire extinguisher servicing). We use local companies e.g. Electrical & Combustion NW, Maguire Electrical to ensure annual boiler and electrical testing is up to date, Love your Garden (grass cutting). Roll Model have the cleaning contract for the Centre. We have a PPL/PRS Music Licence to cover the playing of recorded and live music, a TV Licence and the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) certification as we have internal CCTV. We have continued to strive to make best use of the resources and get value for money with purchasing and contracts and support the local economy. We were pleased to donate to St. Helens Council’s Christmas appeal.

As a Management Committee, we had the following issues to deal with:

  1. A local company, SJ Leisure, made a formal complaint in relation to what they perceived as discriminatory wording against their staff on Roll Model’s website for party bookings (Roll Model manage all the children’s parties at the Centre, but we allow them to take place in the building). This was resolved by a change in wording.

  2. With advice/guidance from the Head of Legal Services at St. Helens Council and Halton& St. Helens VCA, we clarified our position on the holding of political meetings at Chain Lane. Any political party must support our aims and ethos which is one of inclusion, not discrimination.

  3. In September, a local right-wing activist and an organiser behind the local OYO hotel (housing families) demonstrations and generally promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric on-line, posted on Facebook that Café Laziz shouldn’t be happening in a public community centre, Chain Lane. The Police and Council were very concerned with the naming of the Centre and the potential for far rightwing extremists to target Chain Lane. Fortunately this didn’t happen.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report continued

Progress and Achievements:

Ensuring the building and its environs are maintained in a safe, healthy, secure and welcoming state is one of our key priorities . It’s a big ‘thank you’ to Roll Model who have the cleaning contract and to Paul McQuade from ‘Love Your Garden’ who maintains the Centre grass areas. Our local Councillors with volunteers also held ‘Litter Picks’ on the Chain Lane Park area, helping to keep the local environs tidy. With the above listed contracts in place, our annual building check and ensuring repairs and other identified actions in relation to the building are carried out in a timely way, we have been confident that these key aspects of the public building are covered. A big ‘thank you’ to Roll Model for refurbing, repainting and upgrading the Meeting Room which has given the Centre a lovely community room for smaller meetings and events. Friends of Chain Lane Park provided planters for the front of the building, enhancing the entrance for everyone.

Blockages in the drains from the ladies and disabled toilet continued to be a problem and in February, after two call-outs for blockages, cctv was used to investigate. As expected, due to age and not the best installation back in the 1970s, problems of concrete breakdown were seen. It was decided to monitor as the cost for repair, replacement was high. The boiler pump for the ducted warm air heating in the hall broke down and was replaced. Anti-vandal paint was redone around the edges of the roof that were accessible to discourage young people from climbing up. Warning notices are in place. Three quotations for replacing the hall flooring were sourced from local companies. With significant variation in quotes, this will be a future project. New soap dispensers were installed in all the toilets, funded by Chain Lane Park Fundraising.

October 14[th] saw a full inspection of the Centre by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. We were pleased with the outcome of the inspection – all statutory requirements were in place, plus we undertake an annual Fire Risk Assessment which met their requirements. There were three advisory recommendations which have been addressed. We have also updated our Emergency Floor Plan for the Centre which is prominently displayed.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report continued

Community Use:

2024 – 2025, continued to see good use of the Centre by the community through both hire by local individuals, groups and organisations and the direct provision of activities by Roll Model CIC and Chain Lane. Provision covers sport/exercise social, leisure and educational activities for a wide range of ages. Roll Model CIC provided party packages in the Hall and Arcade Gaming suite plus Yoga and Tai Chi classes. Our regular hirers are the backbone of the Centre and we thank them for their continued use of and support for Chain Lane which, as well as the above, include Pilates, Aerobics, Move It or Lose It (60+ years), Taekwando, Karate, Paws for Success Dog Training, MENCAP St. Helens, Daisy Chain (over 55s social group), Computer Club, Spanish classes, Soroptimists International St. Helens, a Ladies Support Group for weight loss and maintenance, a Mixed Crafts group, private dog training, St. Helens Memorial, Café Laziz with associated ESOL support and via Roll Model, HAF and after school provision by MAKO Create. We continued to have a good number of one-off bookings e.g. Affordable Warmth Campaign, Tourettes action fundraiser, Quiz nights, Powered by Hip Hop workshop with Café Laziz, Merseycare NHS, Cervical Screening Bus, Immunisation Bus (car park), Blackbrook By-election (November). We said goodbye to CDP Buzz Hub and welcomed Messy Play (pre-school), Jamie Callaghan Studios and Line Dancing as regular users.

We had some great one-off community events during the year and we have ensured we followed the Guidelines set by St. Helens Council for Risk Assessing Community Events. Catherine (Roll Model) organised a ‘Tea and Tai Chi’ event. October 4[th] saw the inauguration by the Mayor of St. Helens of the Friendship Bench on the park area adjacent to the Centre. This had been fundraised for by Chain Lane Park Fundraising group in partnership with the Centre and now provides very welcome seating for people of all age using the area.

They also organised a ‘Big Brew’ social event, a Macmillan coffee morning and our first Christmas Tree Lights Switch-on event, the latter helped with funding from Moss Bank Councillors’ Ward Fund. A donation to the local Cubs/Scouts group was made from this. A very special Community Event organised by Friends of Chain Lane Park, Daisy Chain Social Group and the Centre was the VE Day 80[th] Anniversary Celebration. Part of the Celebration was the presentation by local historian, Claire Rigby, on St. Helens during the 2[nd] World War, evoking so many memories for older attendees. From this event, a donation was made to the local branch of the Royal British Legion. The Friends of Chain Lane Park were nominated for a Group award and members attended the Annual VCA awards night. All were delighted to receive a certificate in recognition of their fundraising and community events work.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Trustees' report continued

Between 24[th] and 28[th] June, the Centre found itself dealing with an unprecedented situation. A serious Incident was declared locally – and made the national news – after large amounts of unexploded ordnance were found in the house of a local resident who had passed away. This resulted in people being evacuated from their homes. The Centre became the base for St. Helens Council and Merseyside Police to deal with all the resulting issues and support for residents. Catherine (Centre Manager) and Pam (Trustee/Director) with support from Cllr. Trisha Long, ensured all ran smoothly at Chain Lane, keeping the Centre open and providing much needed and appreciated emotional support and welcome refreshments over the days. In August, Catherine and John, Pam and Cllr Trisha Long were invited to the Mayor’s Parlour as a ‘Thank You’ for all their work during this time.

We have continued to have our Webpage with the St. Helens Centre Managers Network website and a significantly growing Facebook presence through both St. Helens Chain Lane Community Centre (there’s another Chain Lane Community Hub in Knaresborough), Roll Model CIC and Friends of Chain Lane Park Fundraising. Laffak Neighbourhood Watch, People of St. Helens and Carr Mill, Haresfinch and Billinge local Facebook sites have continued to pick up and circulate posts. ‘Nextdoor’ social media site is also used plus the Local Life magazine. Activities are promoted through the above (thanks to Catherine for maintaining and updating our Facebook page) and internal and external notice boards. Contact with users/potential users is mainly face to face, social media or email/text messaging. We value feedback via social media e.g. Google and Facebook, this being reported at Committee Meetings and directly impacting on developments and actions.

It's important that we finally thank all our Users for their continuing commitment to and support for the Centre and to John and Catherine, Centre Managers for taking Chain Lane forward in new and exciting directions and with the Trustees/Directors, ensuring Chain Lane remains a viable and friendly community venue.

Alex Munro

Alex Munro Chairperson

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Financial Review

The deficit of the charity for the year amounted to (£325) (£3,053) ~ 2024)

Reserves Policy

Details of the charity's reserves are shown in note 7a and show a figure of £33,685. This level of reserves is equivalent to 18 months of the centre's running costs.

Risk Management

The trustees actively review the major strategic, business and operational risks that the charity faces on a regular basis and acknowledge that the key risks relate to reduction in room hire and any major building issues.

Statement of Directors' responsibilities

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial accounts for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

prepare the financial statements on a 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They 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.

Approved by the Board on 29th January 2026 and signed on behalf of the directors by:

Alex Munro Chairperson

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Reference and Administrative Details

Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Charity number 1137904

A Company limited by guarantee number 05576974

The trustees,who are the directors of the company for the purposes of company law, are pleased to present their report and financial statements together with the independent examiner's report for the year ended 30 September 2025.

ended 30 September 2025.
Name Position Dates
Mr Alex Munro Chairperson
Mr Michael Meredith Treasurer
Mrs Pamela Meredith Secretary
Cllr Patricia Long
Mr Norman Corke Vice-Chairperson Resigned 30 Jan 2025
Steven Davies
Peter Stevens
Jane Mullarky
Barry Diggles Appointed 30 Jan 2025
Theron Woods Appointed 30 Jan 2025
Harry Arnold Resigned 28 Aug 2025
Method of appointment
Trustees are elected by the members at the AGM
Registered address
Hinckley Road
St Helens
Merseyside
WA11 9HT

Bankers

Virgin Money 6 Bridge Street St Helens Merseyside WA10 1NF

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated on 28 September 2005 as amended by special resolution as registered at Companies House 23 August 2010, 8th February 2020 and 4th December 2020.

Objects of the organisation

To further or benefit the residents of the community of the St Helens local authority area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in the common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Accountant

on behalf of:

Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service

Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF

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Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30th September 2025 set out on pages 11 to 19

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

q examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

q state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

q to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and

q to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities

have not been met; or

2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jane Williams MAAT Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF

29th January 2026

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Statement of Financial Activities

(Including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 30 September 2025

Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income from:
Income from donations
(4)
915
Income from charitable activities
(5)
-
Other incoming resources
(6)
25,377
Bank interest
834
Total incoming resources
27,126
Resources expended
Charitable activities
(7)
26,172
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
954
Transfers between funds
-
Net movement in funds
954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds as at 01 October 2024
31,207
Total funds as at 30 September 2025
(7a)
32,161		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
2,342
-
-
2,342
3,621
(1,279)
-
(1,279)
2,803
1,524		 2025
Total
funds
£
915
2,342
25,377
834
29,468
29,793
(325)
-
(325)
34,010
33,685		 2024
Total
funds
£
2,500
2,732
21,215
96
26,543
29,596
(3,053)
-
(3,053)
37,063
34,010

The above statement includes all gains and loses recognised during the year. All activities are regarded as continuing.

Comparative figures for the previous year by fund type are shown in Note 12. The Notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Charity number 1137904

A Company limited by guarantee number 05576974

Balance sheet

as at 30 September 2025

2025
Unrestricted
Current Assets
£
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
-
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
32,161
Total current assets
32,161
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors (due within one year)
(8)
-
Total current liabilities
-
Net Assets
32,161
Funds of the charity
Restricted Funds
-
Unrestricted funds
32,161
Total Funds
32,161		 2025
Restricted
£
-
1,524
1,524
-
-
1,524
1,524
-
1,524		 2025
Total
£
-
33,685
33,685
-
-
33,685
1,524
32,161
33,685		 2024
Total
£
-
34,010
34,010
-
-
34,010
2,803
31,207
34,010

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) confirm that for the year ended 30 September 2025

the trustees acknowledge their responsiblities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts

The notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts.

These accounts, which have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, were approved by the trustees on 29th January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Michael Meredith Treasurer

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 September 2025

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income/(expenditure) per SOFA
Investment income
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(5)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment income
(6)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash:
Total cash as at 01 October 2024
Total cash as at 30 September 2025		 2025
Total
£
(325)
(834)
-
-
(1,159)
834
(325)
34,010
33,685		 2024
Total
£
(3,053)
(96)
-
-
(3,149)
96
(3,053)
37,063
34,010

The notes on pages 14 to 19 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

1 Basis of preparation

2 Accounting Policies

2.1 Fund accounting

(a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity.

2.2 Income

(e) Income, which is subject to conditions that the charity has yet to fulfil, or which is specifically for use in a future accounting period, is treated as deferred income.

2.3 Expenditure and liabilities

(c) Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay out resources.

(d) Governance costs include the costs of preparation and examination of the statutory accounts, the cost of trustee meetings and the cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

2.4 Tangible Fixed Assets

(a) Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at their value on receipt. Rates of depreciation

Building Improvements: 20% straight line basis to nil Fixtures and fittings: 15% straight line basis to nil Equipment: 20% straight line basis to nil

2.5 Debtors

(a) Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due.

(b) Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

2.6 Cash

(a) Cash comprises bank deposits repayable on demand and any short-term highly liquid investments with a maturity date of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2.7 Creditors

(a) Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount, usually the invoice amount.

2.8 Taxation

The charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities.

3 Transactions with trustees and related parties

No trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the accounting period.

Owing to the nature of the charity's activities and the composition of the board of trustees (being drawn from local statutory and voluntary organisation), it is inevitable that transactions will take place with organisations in which a trustee may have an interest. All transactions in which a trustee may have an interest are conducted at arm's length and in accordance with the charity's financial regulations and expenditure procedures. No transactions were indentified which should be disclosed under FRS 102.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

4
Income from donations
Friendship Bench
5
Income from charitable activities
The Rotary Club St Helens
Ward Grant
City Health Care Partnership Foundation
Skelton Charity
6
Other Incoming resources from
charitable activities
Room hire charges
Other incoming resources		 Unrestricted
funds
£
915
915
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted
funds
£
24,867
510
25,377		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
1,819
500
23
2,342
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-		 Total
funds
£
915
915
2025
Total
funds
£
-
1,819
500
23
2,342
Total
funds
£
24,867
510
25,377		 Total
funds
£
2,500
2,500
2024
Total
funds
£
1500
-
-
1,232
2,732
Total
funds
£
20,816
399
21,215

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

7 Expenditure of charitable activities

2025
Unrestricted
funds
Direct Costs
£
Water
722
Gas
3,719
Electricity
3,720
Cleaning
6,840
Maintenance / Repairs
4,758
VCA Membership
10
TV Licence
170
PPL Licence
500
ICO
47
Insurance
649
Rentokil Initial
650
Waste Collection
662
Electrical Testing
191
Fire
793
Security
1,553
Internet / Phone
574
Other
125
Project Costs
286
Governance Costs
(8)
203
Total resources expended
26,172		 2025
Unrestricted
funds
Direct Costs
£
Water
722
Gas
3,719
Electricity
3,720
Cleaning
6,840
Maintenance / Repairs
4,758
VCA Membership
10
TV Licence
170
PPL Licence
500
ICO
47
Insurance
649
Rentokil Initial
650
Waste Collection
662
Electrical Testing
191
Fire
793
Security
1,553
Internet / Phone
574
Other
125
Project Costs
286
Governance Costs
(8)
203
Total resources expended
26,172		 2025
Restricted
funds		 2025
Total
funds		 2024
Total
funds
£
722
3,719
3,720
6,840
4,758
10
170
500
47
649
650
662
191
793
1,553
574
125
286
203
26,172		 £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,621
-
3,621		 £
722
3,719
3,720
6,840
4,758
10
170
500
47
649
650
662
191
793
1,553
574
125
3,907
203
29,793		 £
666
2,977
3,461
6,840
7,368
10
159
555
35
583
591
-
260
827
1,392
683
3,086
-
103
29,596

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

7a
8
9
10
**11 **		 Movements in funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
Ward Grant
CHCP Fdtn
Skelton Charity & Friendship
Total funds
Governance Costs
Independent Examiners' fee
Annual Return Fee
Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
Current Account
High Interest Account
Business Reserve account
Creditors and accruals
Creditors
Accruals		 As at
30/09/2024		 Incoming
Resources		 Outgoing
Resources		 Transfers As at
30/09/2025
£
31,207		 £
27,126		 £
26,172		 £
-		 £
32,161
-
-
2,803
2,803
34,010		 1,819
500
23
2,342
29,468		 295
500
2,826
3,621
29,793		 -
-
-
-
-		 1,524
-
-
1,524
33,685
2025
£
135
68
203
£
-
-
-
£
6,433
20,001
7,251
33,685
£
-
-
-		 2024
£
90
13
103
£
-
-
-
£
3,592
20,001
10,417
34,010
£
-
-
-

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Chain Lane Community Centre Limited

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 30 September 2025

12 Comparative income and expenditure by fund type
2025
£
Income from:
Income from donations
915
Income from charitable activities
-
Other incoming resources
25,377
Bank interest
834
Total incoming resources
27,126
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
26,172
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
954
Transfers between funds
-
Net movement in funds
954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds as at 01 October 2024
31,207
Total funds as at 30 September 2025
(7a)
32,161
Unrestricted		 12 Comparative income and expenditure by fund type
2025
£
Income from:
Income from donations
915
Income from charitable activities
-
Other incoming resources
25,377
Bank interest
834
Total incoming resources
27,126
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
26,172
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
954
Transfers between funds
-
Net movement in funds
954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds as at 01 October 2024
31,207
Total funds as at 30 September 2025
(7a)
32,161
Unrestricted		 12 Comparative income and expenditure by fund type
2025
£
Income from:
Income from donations
915
Income from charitable activities
-
Other incoming resources
25,377
Bank interest
834
Total incoming resources
27,126
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
26,172
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
954
Transfers between funds
-
Net movement in funds
954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds as at 01 October 2024
31,207
Total funds as at 30 September 2025
(7a)
32,161
Unrestricted
Income from:
Income from donations
Income from charitable activities
Other incoming resources
Bank interest
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Net incoming / (outgoing) resources
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds as at 01 October 2024
Total funds as at 30 September 2025
(7a)		 2025
£
915
-
25,377
834
27,126
26,172
954
-
954
31,207
32,161
Unrestricted		 2024
£
-
1,500
21,215
96
22,811
28,667
(5,856)
-
(5,856)
37,063
31,207
Funds		 2025
2024
£
£
-
-
2,342
3,732
-
-
-
-
2,342
3,732
3,621
929
(1,279)
2,803
-
-
(1,279)
2,803
2,803
-
1,524
2,803
Restricted Funds
3,732
929
2,803
-
2,803
-
2,803

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