
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 01 April 2024 Period start date   To  31 March 2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Springhead Community Centre CIO** 

## **Charity registration number: 1143571S** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Springhead Community Centre is a**<br>**thriving hub of the community, managed**<br>**for the benefit of local citizens.  We see it**<br>**as a base for other voluntary**<br>**organisations in the area and a facility for**<br>**promoting health and wellbeing for all**<br>**users**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Hiring out of the Community Centre to**<br>**organisations and individuals for such**<br>**activities as line dancing , karate, table**<br>**tennis for all groups, little rascals, ukelele**<br>**group, SheSheds and more.  We are the**<br>**only community centre in the area which**<br>**has an indoor rifle range used by a riffle**<br>**Club and an Archery group.**<br>**The building is also used as a polling**<br>**station.**<br>**The Centre runs one off fundraising**<br>**events and invites in the neighbours to**<br>**ensure we have good relations**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit and discuss this at our**<br>**trustee meetings where we make**<br>**decisions for the carrying out of our**<br>**activities to which the guidance is**<br>**relevant**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Springhead Community Centre is run**<br>**entirely by volunteers.**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related|Para 1.38||





investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Springhead Community Centre tries to**<br>**achieve full usage of the premises in**<br>**order to generate income to maintain and**<br>**improve the building.**<br>**All the regular groups continue to thrive**<br>**and we additionally let the building for**<br>**private parties**<br>**We use the local press, our facebook**<br>**page and website to promote the Centre**<br>**Volunteers help to maintain the building,**<br>**supported by local tradesmen**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**This was a year of significant change as**<br>**we lost our treasurer suddenly and 2**<br>**other trustees resigned through ill health.**<br>**Little fundraising was done as we**<br>**recruited new trustees and a treasurer**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We continue to hold 6 months running**<br>**costs when planning future spending to**<br>**cover potential loss of income.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£7368**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Main source of income is the regular**<br>**letting of the building and running of**<br>**some groups**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other||**Deficit for this year ended March 2024 is**<br>**£2605**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Association**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by existing trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**We have informal contacts with other**<br>**community charities and groups in the**<br>**area to discuss problems and**<br>**opportunities.  We are also a member of**<br>**Oldham’s Action Together**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Springhead Community Centre CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses|Formerly Springhead Management Company Ltd|
|Registered charity number|1143571|
|Charity’s principal address|Springhead Village Hall and Community Centre<br>Ashes Lane<br>Springhead<br>OL4 4PF|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Barbara Beeley|Chairman|||
||Daniel Wood|Treasurer|||
||Alison Taylor||||
||Cheryl Beardmore||||
||Dennise Blake||||
||Teresa<br>Collingwood||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**|**Name**<br>**Address**||
|**Bankers**|Barclays Bank PLC|1 Churchill Place, E14 5HP|
||Virgin Money PLC|Oldham|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 

**Full audited accounts are not attached as the charity income was below £25000** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Barbara Ann Beeley **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 29[th] December 2025 

