ComFény r6glstratK)n number.. 07424717 Charity regi8tratiM number. 114048S Community Albums (A company liniled by guarante9} Annual Rw)rt and Finoncial Statements the Year Ended 30 April 2025 Jordan & Compony Knighton House 62 Hagley Rt￿d Stourbr•Jge West Mkllands DY8 1QD Communlty Albums Contsnts Trustees. Repjrt 1to4 lThJependènt Examinerfs RewKt Slatement of Financial A(*vib68 Balance Sheel Notes to the Financial Statements 8t015 Community Albums Trustees. Roport The trustees, who are dir6ctors for the PUrw)￿ of company law. presont the annual rewrt together th the financial $t*ments and auditors, rewrt of the charitable Gompany for the year ended 30 April 2025. Rofor•noe and *Almlnlstrativ• D•talls Charity R¢gi8tratirffj Number. Company Ragistration Numbor. 07424717 Registered off￿: The Wdl Communty Centre 49 VI￿ra9￿ Lane East Ham London E6 6DQ 1140485 I￿j8pand2nl Examiner.. Jordan & Company Knighlon House 82 Hagley Road StOUTbridge West Midlands DY8 1QD Tw8tèo# and offiGo The Imstees and officers s￿ng thiing the ypar and 81nce the year end were 8$folb•A' Ms I Panlelwlou Ires*Jned 15 may 2025) MrDHMann TNste88.' Mr 8 P LaiNJ Mr D S PiM(ington Mr D S Newman Mr C Phiri Page 1 Comrnunity Albums Trustsos. Report ObJo¢Ovo8 and aotivftl88 Communty AJlwm8 8ims for peo￿a'S Vol￿ to be heard. Using music and media. we bring eA)mmunthes together to explore Iheir ¢re8tive F£tsntt81 and to inspire. inflU￿Ce and bring 8tx)ut po3th¢ char#J8. Achhvements and performane• Community Album. foundéd In 2011. has ncw c(ffjpleted 14 financkgl ￿ar8. This rep)rt refiects the st 12 months and 8hNs ongoing development ofour programme8. Working with our intemational pathers Irduding VNa and Tho Children at Risk ktion NetwDrk (CRANE), we continue to offer online 8UFlXlrt to studh)8 in Kamuli and Kampaia. u￿nd8. In the UK, we continue to work wfth Oxford8Fwr8 H06Pital SCI￿01 to support young Ghildren wh) ar• ghtiThJ ser¢ou8 illne8$. Our studio basad at thè Hlll Sports and C¢Jmmunlty Centre. Banbury, continues to facilitatg music SeSs￿n$ for chI￿ren and young people stru931ing wittt thèir mental health, r8f•rred via CAMHS. Our t*￿ long temi pr(4ects. 'uPbe￿ and'music Unitfjd have continued to run in Banbury and Bice¥ter n Oxfordshire Nthyham. London. The s8S$￿nS offerAQA accredit*￿ to parti¢ipatlng 8tudent8. In Oxford8hire we have dolN•r•J programmes induding v(￿al Band. Unile(J Voices of Hope and Sing Out choir6, Rusti85 {for over 50$), Nai's House. Bretch Hill Youth, SunrBe Multicuttural Project. Grimsbury Youth Club, Chirping Norton School Mustc Club, #BeN￿ fgstival. Banbury Play Day, SLrnmerfest. and Christmas conwts in Cholgrove and at The Hill. In London wg have dolNered a year k￿9 mentoring prciect- 8e9ts Wothing, al￿ knving Wem Heritage Project, started drum las¥on8, and tcfjk part in the Specialist Children and Young Peoplg'$ fun day in stralf0￿. We a￿ grateful to indmduals and org#nisatTon$ who continue to supwrt us financialty through their commiim•nt to sharing our visnn. We arè ¢>Jnrnitted to expgnding wr across the UK and intemallMalky. Flnanelal rovl•w Income ha8 decreased this >B8r, but a greater dedine in ovofvads has enabled a g￿ter imp8rt The tharrty has no naed for a spetyfi¢ investmènt wlicy at this time. H(b¥e￿, th8 trustees will keep this undor revtew should surplus beccrfne avaiFable. R88oNo8 poII¢y The trustees have agr88d a three month working capital regerve. ThOTe are sufficient funds b covar Ihi$. Plans tor fvturn pgrlods Communty Albums continue8 to deveb¥ partnerships. working alongside ￿anCieS with P￿e. justKe. ￿11-beIng and sustainable livdihc(#J$ as key objectives. In th& UK our focus will bo East London and Oxfordshire. We will deliver more projects frcffi our stLKlto facilities at The Well Communty Centre in East London arKI at The Hill in Banbury and Nai's House in Bscesler. We are also developing a nthv music studio at The Branch C¢xnmunity Hub in Chippbng Norton. Pag8 2 Communlty Album8 Trustees, Report We continue to pursuo and develop felationshi)8 with thal community partners and ¢uNivate relationships wth universities to ern￿1￿r the next generotvjn of musi¢ and film maker& IntematK)nalty. we intend to continue to 8UPPOrt our partners in Uganda. Covfounders Rob May and Simon Hill Gcffitinue to run the Charity and our part-time Operations Manager Jan Sheldon wJrks three days a week. They work wrth project stsff and Volunteers to deliver maximum Mmpact wth P[￿nt management and administration, in order to giv& more and more people hope and a Vol￿ in their futures. stat•wt of tru•tws' ro8pon8lb11ft168 The trustèes (who are 8180 the dir*)[8 of Communty Atbums ftf the pwrM)ses of company law> aro responsible for prep8ring the trustees. report and thè financial ststsments in accordance with appl¥cable law and United ￿ngdorn Accounting Standard8 (Uniled Kingjtyn Gengralty AcGeptsd Accounting Practice). including FRS 102 'The Fin8nciql Reporttng Standaryj applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir818Th*'. Cunpany knv require8 the tru¥tees to prepare financial statoments for ￿ch financial year. Und&r compony law the trustee8 must not approve the financial statements unless are s8tisfièd that they give a true and f$ir view of th& stste of affair¥ of the thorit2bk company and of tho incoming resources and ap￿i￿ation of ￿OurceS. including its income and expendtture. of the chgritsble company for th8t ￿riod. In Preparing these financtgl slatements. the trustees are roquired to: selèct suitable accounting polKi8s and appty them consistent￿, Oboe￿ the meltK)ds and princ4ples in the Charibe8 SORP.. makèjudgements and estimate8 that are ￿sOnable and prudert state whether applicabl8 a¢counting standerds, comprising FRS 102 have boen followed. S￿￿eCt to any material departu￿ di￿10¥ed and explained in the financial statements; and preparè the financK818tatements on th8 wng concem baslg unless it bs Klapprowiale to pre6ume that the charitable company wll continue in bu￿ne$s. The twstees are responsible for keeping proper accounting r￿CKd5 that ¢an di5cb8e wilh reasonable a￿UraCY at any time the firAnctal position of thg charrtable company and enab￿ them to ensure that the financkql Statements compty with the Compan￿$ Ad 20C6. They are ai80 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charttabl8 compaffj ￿ce for toking reasonable steps for the prevenlicffi and de￿Ilon of fraud and other iffeguF8ritieg. The trustees ar8 regpons*Je for the maintenance and integrity of the CO￿￿rat8 and fin8ncHI Informatic￿ included on the Charitable cOnpan￿$ website. Legislation pveming the preparat￿ and d￿•Minat￿?n of fin￿¢la1 statements may drFfèr fr¢￿ leg￿lation In other juri8didions. Dlsclosurtr of Inforrnation to audftor Each trustee has takèn steps that th&y o￿aht to have laken as a trustee in cKdgr to make themselve8 aware of any reLgvant audit irrfomiation and to establish that the charrty's auditor Is aware of that infom)ation. The trustees confinn that there is rn relevant info￿￿tion that they know of and of which th8y kr￿￿¥ the aL¥Jitor is unawaffj. Page 3 Community Albums Tru8ts0s' Report The annual report was appro￿1 ty th& trustee$ of the charity on 6 June 2025 and signed on its beha￿ty. MrDHMann Trustee Communlty Albums Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees of Community Albums ('the Company.) I report lo the chwity trustees on my èxamination of the 8rxourrts of the C(mp2ny for yaar end 30 April 2025. R•*pon8lbllilios and ba•in of rnport A8 th8 chanty's truste￿ of th8 Company also it8 th're¢tors for the PUTPOS88 of comp8ny Iw) YOU gre responsible for the prepor8lon of the accounts in accordance with the rewlrements of the Cc#npanies Act 20061.the 2006 A£Y). Having safisfied myself that the aCcI￿ntS of tha Compary are not requir*J to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for WKlepgndent examination. I refort in Tespéct of my examination of your charity's accounts as rarri&J out under sectTon 145 of the Charthes Act 2011 {'Ihe 2011 ACYI. In caffying out my examination I have f01PJ￿Yd the Directions gi%¢n by Ihe Charty C￿nmISsion und&r SO¢tion 14515)Ib) of the 2011 Act. Indop•ndont •xamin•rfs •tatomonl I have comwed my fjxaminatton. l ¢onfirm that no matters have ¢J)m8 to my attenti￿ in connection wilh the examinalion gi4fjng me caus8 to telEve.' 1. a(x￿ntIng records were not kept in res￿￿ of CommuntyAlbums as required by seclion 386 of the 21x6 Act.. or 2. th• a¢£ounts do not accord with those records; ¢x 3. the accoLtnts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2¢X6 Act othor than any requirement that the armunts gi￿ a arKI fair viv# whhth ￿ not a matter considered a8 part of an Indepondent examination,. or 4. Ihe *counts have not beon prepared in accordance with the meltrb)ds and prM)ciples of the Stslemenl of Rec(Ynmended Practice for aco)unting 8nd r8porting by ¢hafib8s lapplicable to harities pmparing their accounts in accordance with the FÉnancial Reporting Standard appl￿ble in the UK and Repu￿￿ of Iroland (FRS 102)]. I have C￿CernS and hav8 o)mo across no other matter8 in ¢cffineGtion Tmth the examinat￿n to whth attents'on shoukl b8 drawn in this rewl in ordèr to enablo a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reathed. Knighton Ph)u8e 62 Hagley Road Stourbrid9e West Midlands DY8 IQD 6 June 2025 Page 5 Communlty Album6 ststement of Flnanclal A¢tivltles for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recogntsed Galns and Losses) Total 2025 fund• fund• Incom• •nd EndowmMt• frorn: Donalions and *xies 24,378 62,608 Total inccffie 24,376 62.608 86.984 Exp•ndltur• on: Charitable actiwti8S ,816 58.925 81,741 Total eXP￿dIbJTts Net income .816 58.925 81,741 1.580 3,683 5.243 Net movement in fuThY8 3,883 5.243 R¢conciliatloTr of fund• Total fuThJ$ brought foTward Total funds ¢aNi8d forwwd 7.070 8.630 21.587 Unmtrictsd R¢8trlct•d lund• fvnd• 17.904 24,974 30,217 Totsl 2024 InGome and End¢)wmonts from: Dcfiations and legxles 22.028 73.386 9S.414 Total incomo 22.028 73.386 95.414 Expendltufo on: Charitable activities {26,587 26,587 (87.392 113.979 Totsl expondthre Net expendttura Net mOvem￿t in fur 87.392 113.979 4.559 14.006 18,565 (4.559> {14.006) 118,585) Reconclllatlon of fvnds Total funth brought forward Totsl furKls carri*J foThvw 11,628 7.CO9 31.910 43,538 17,904 24,973 Al of the charity's activities d￿ve from continukvj ¢)p¢ralk)ns during the above iwo pwbjds. The funds breakdown ts 2024 is sh¢Mn in note 9. The note8 on pw 8 to 15 fo￿￿ an integral part ofthese fin￿cial statements. CommunKy Albums (Reglstratlon number. 07424717} Balance Sheet as at 30 Aprll 2025 2025 2024 CuTh•Dt w•t• Cash al bank and in hand 32,452 2,235 30,217 29,085 4.0921 24,973 Crndltorn: Amounts falllTrg du• wlthln one yrAr Not as••ts Fund• of the charfty: R••trlctod In¢om• funds Restricted funds 21.587 17,904 Unrn8trf¢tgd ineome114nds Unrestricted fvnds 8.630 30.217 7,1￿9 Totsl lund• 24.973 For Ihe finan¢ial year ￿dIng 30 Awil 2025 the charty was entitkd •) exemptth fr￿1 audlt und8r ectlon 47T of the C￿￿panIeS Act 2CK)S relating kn small ¢ompani85. Dire¢tor8' respon5ibilitta8". The members have not requirod thè charity to obtain an audlt of its accounts for the year In question n acc£)rdanco With 8eclion 476: and The diractor8 ackn(wledge thgir respffisfollilie8 for complying with the rwuiroments ofthe kt wilh resFeCt to accounting records and the preparalion of accounts. The finan¢ial statemènts on pages 6 to 15 ￿re approved by tho INstees, and authorised for b88Ue On 6 June 2025 and Signoa on thoir behalf by.. MrDHMann Tntstee The note8 on pages 8 to t5 fom an int•Jral part ofth8se fin8naal statements. Pap7 Communlty Albums Notss to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025 1 Charfty statu The charity i¥ limited ty guarantee. incorporated in , and consequontty does not have share capital. Each of Ihe trustees 18 liable to contrlbute an amount not 6x¢eeding £Nil tch¥ards the as88ts of the charity in the evBnt of liquidation. Th8 address of its ragislered Off￿ The Well Communty Centra 49 VKarage Lane East Ham Lme. it 18 Probab￿ Ihat the Incomo W￿11 be receI￿d and the amount of the [ne￿o8 TeceNabie can be measured relvdtAy. Page 8 Communlty Albums Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025 Donation8 are rwnkqed w**n the charity has been notifi￿ in wrtting of both the amount and Settlement date. In the event that a donation is subJ'•ci to conditions thal require a level of perforTnartt by the charity before thg thfity is entitled lo the knds. the in(a)mo1g deferred and not recognised untl •ther thosg are fulty met. or the fuffilment of thos8 cmdib'ons is wholty thin the ￿ntrOl of the charty and it is probable that these condthons will be fulfil￿d in Ihe reportsng Expendftu All expendiiure is re¢ogni8ed ortce there is a legal or con8lruCt￿ oblpaation to that expenditurg, it is probable settlement is requir8d and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs aro alk)cat&d to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate Similar costs to that catsgory. Where costs cannot be direGty attributsd to partwiar heading5 they have been albcated on a basis consmlent V4ith the use of rn8our¢¢s. with ¢entral *aff costs alhTht&J on the basis d time spent. and depreciation charges allccaled en the portion of the asseY8 use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff co¥ts. Charitable wjendilure comprises th080 ￿1$ incurred by the tharity in the delNery of ils actwiiies and seNices for its benefick8ri88. It includes both costs that can be amocaled directty to su¢h activrties and those costs of an indirect nabjre necessary to support them. Taxation The charity is consider￿1 to pass th8 tests set out in Paragraph 1 Sthodule 6 01 th8 Firiance Act 2010 and therefore rf( mee18 the definilion of a charitsble company for UK corporation tax purp08es. Awrdingty, the ch8rity 18 poientialty exempt frcm taxalion in resFeCt of income or capital gains received within cal8gorv3s Go¥ered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corwration Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of th6 Taxation of Chgrggable Gain¥ Act 1992. to the extent that such inccffi& or wns are applied exdusNety to charitable pU￿0$e5. Ca•h ond ea8h 0qulv•l•n18 Cash and cash equwalents Compr￿ c8sh on hand ar￿ call depos¢ts, 8nd other $hort-lenn hE9hly Iwid inv85tments that are readity ¢on¥artibb io a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignifThnt risk of change in valu8. Fund •tructurn Unrestrthd income fund• are genernl fvnds that are awlable for use at the INste8s dlscretK)n in furtherance of the obiecbves of the charity. Restricted income funds 8re those ¢knnabA for use a particular area or for 5pe¢ific wrp)3es, the use o1wh￿h is restrithd tc that or wrp)se. Page 9 Community Albums Notes to the Flnanclal Statsments for the Year Ended 30 April 2025 3 Income from donatlon8 •nd loga¢ie• Unro5trictod funds G•nernl Total 2025 fund8 Donations and bJa¢tes', Donattons 24,376 24,376 62,608 62,608 86,984 86,984 UnrBBtrlcted lund$ Gen•r•l Total 2024 funds Donations and legacies; Donation8 from indiN4duals 22,028 95,414 95,414 73.386 4 Expendltur• on chafltabl• •¢llvltlg• fund• G•neMI Totsl fund8 fvnds BuihJing bett•r camrnunit￿ through MUS￿ and media 22,816 22.816 58,925 58.925 81,741 Total for 2025 81,741 Totsl for 2024 28.587 113,979 Actlvlty und•rtakon dirnct Totsl oxppndltur• Buikling better communit*s through MUS￿ and media Total for 2025 81,741 81.741 81.741 81.741 Total for 2024 113.979 113,979 6 Tru8teo8 r•munoratlon and •xpgn•69 No tfUSte88. nor wy per84n$ ¢onnected with thém. have rncaived any raMunera￿n from thè charity during the year. No trustees have r￿Ned any other benofits fr¢yn the th￿lty during tha yw. Page 10 Community Albums Notes to the Flnanclal Stst•ments for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025 8 Taxatlon Th6 Charity is a registered tharty arnl i¥ therefore exempt from taxation. 7 Cash and cash •qUNahnts 2026 2024 Cash 8t bank 29,L 8 Croditorn: amounts hlllng du• wiihln on• ￿¥r 2025 2024 0th8r laxation and social secunty Other credttors 211 1024 3,450 4.092 Page 11 Communlty Albums Notss to the Flnanclal Statements for th• Year Ended 30 Aprll 2026 g Fund8 Balanu at 1 Incomlng ay 2024 YMourc08 R080urces Balan￿ at 30 oxpgndad Aprfl 2025 Unre•trfcted tsnd$ Gener•1 General Funds 7.070 24.378 {22,816) 8.630 R6strfctod fund• Oxfordshire Ho¥)ital Sctwl The Hill Vc¢al Band- Sanduary Kampala 1W F￿rn & Evaluation Upbeat CIN Nal$ House Rusty music￿2n$ Upbeat London Chipping Norton MUS￿ aub Music Unrtèj Bicest Talks U9anda BDCA- Heritag BDCA y￿th Club Beats WorfEirg Greenwich Unl Rusts'es in the Community Sing Out Upboal London CGffjP89S Upbeat London AQA8 449 (1,860) {115) <5.684) (347) 1.833 1,948 4,238 2,407 1.184 (1,184) {9.080> (190> (1,610> (6,202) (1,518) (8,864> 145} (1,222) (422) {677> (3.931) (1051 {5191 (1,771) {4251 {552} (2,1831 12.720 3.640 190 53 4,943 1,259 1.518 7,577 1,287 45 422 677 2,938 1,200 101 53 5,147 207 1.228 (70) 425 500 762 2,183 678 400 1,605 5,760 205 Banbury Studio BDCA- Bonny Dtr*n8 BDCA- Wellbeing Wedne Newham heritage pr(4Èct SCYPS fun day Springfest UKPF music unitsd Well tc*Jèther T¢)tal ro8trf¢tod fund8 678 (4001 (1,6051 {191 12051 5,741 105 504 4,197 3,744 9,494 (3.2401 5,297 17.904 62,608 58,925 21,587 Total lund8 24.974 81.741 30,217 Page 12 Community Albums Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025 Balall￿ at 1 May 2023 In¢omln9 R•8(￿re•l Bal•nc• al 30 owndod Aprll 2024 Unr88trictod funds Genw•l General Funds 11.628 22.tr28 126.587) Rostricted Oxfordshlre Hostytsl S¢ttool The Hill Kamul Upbeat Voca Band - S8nctU8ry Kampala 1Ltyi Film & Evaluation Music United Upbeat CIN Nai's House Ru8ty Mu8icfdns Unrte(I Voic*s of Hope Upbeat London Upbeat Sanctuary BDCA Chipping Norton MusiG Club Music United Bicester Talks Uganda vol￿ United Bicester BDCA- Heritage BDCA Summer Stheme BDCA Youu) Club Beats Working Brelch Hill Youth Greenwch Uni Nai's HoL￿e SsnetU8ry Oxlord Against Cuttir4J Cre8tNe writs.ng Queensway School Rustw in the Commun Sing Out Upbe8t Banbury- Lennox Hannay & CDC Upbeat 8iR51er- Unlock Futures Fund Upbeat London Compass (404) 590 443 2.730 <1,877) (590) {443) 155) (6.500) 449 3,110 5.797 2,407 1.184. 1.184 {982) {3,202) (2.455) (5,093) 12.091) {3.910) {2.725) 13,600) 11.980) 16,302) (1051 14,813) IZ1191 17.7781 (2,5001 (4,323) {82} (8.5191 {2.231) (1.3801 2,537 477 1138) 2.168 5.284 51 2.630 2.725 300 6.223 4.251 150 5,000 2,119 3,338 1,287 45 1,222 &200 422 5.000 3,LKIo 8.519 2.235 1,380 677 2,938 358 1,778 1,230 1358) (1.778) (2) (70) 1.228 (70) (1,552) 3.052 5,000 (3,052) (4.5751 425 Page 13 Community Albums Notss to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2025 Balance at 1 Incomlng R•8ourc•8 Balanco at 30 Alay 20TJ re￿￿r￿S 0xP￿d•d April 2024 500 UFtsat London AQAS Tot•1 r•strfctsd fund8 870 370 31.910 7,392 17,904 Total funds 43,538 95,414 113.979 24,973 Pag8 14 Community Albums Notss to the Flnanclal Statem•nts for the Year Ended 30 Aprfl 2025 10 Analysits of n•t aM•ts b•lween funds Unrnstrlcted nd8 Total fund$ at 30 Aprfl 2025 funds Curront assets Current liabilities 10,86S 2.235 21.587 32,452 2,235 30,217 Total net ass•ts 8,630 21,587 Total funds Re•trktod at 30 Aprti fibnd8 2024 fund• Gonoral Currenl as9ets Curtenl liabilities 11.162 4,092 17,903 29,065 4,092 Totsl net assets 7.070 17,903 24,973 Page 15 Communlty Albums Detailed Ststsrnènt of Finanelal Activttles for the Year Endod 30 April 2025 Total 2025 2024 Ineomg and efidowmont8 Irom: t)onations ar￿ leg8ae8 (analrnl beknw) Totsl income 86.984 95.414 86,984 95,414 Ewndlluf• on: Charitable act[￿tieS {an8ty￿￿ belthv) Total expendityre 81.741 113,979 81,741 113,979 Net incomel(expendtiuro) Nel movemant in funds 5,243 18,565 5.243 (18.565) Reconcillallon of fvnds Total funds brought fopward Total fund8 canied fopward 24,974 43.538 30,217 24.973 This page does r#Jt fom? part ofthe statutory financial $tatement8. Page 16 Community Albums Detalled Ststernent of Flnancial Activities for the Year Ended 30 April 2025 Total Total 2025 2024 Appeals and donatp)n$- re8trthd AFfeals 8nd donat*)n$ 62,608 24.376 73.386 95.414 Charft•bh 8cdvltl•* Wages and $alaries- restrthd Wages and s81arie8 Room Hire. restricted Insuran¢e (47,071) 118,139) 12.400} (621} 16,626} 11,581> 115> (238} (62> (136> 12,751} (151) {65.178} (21.$44) (8,040> (339) (8,733} {1,996) (21) 1142> (472) (776} (4,948} (116) Soflware and media Printing, postage and sl81ionery- reslricted Printing, postage and slalionery Sundry expenses- restricted Sundry exFense8 Travel and SLfjbsisten¢e - restrthj Travd gnd subsistence Legal and profession81 fees 113.979 p•Je thjes not form part of the stahJtDry financial $tAtem8nts. Page 17