## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C.** 

**Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended 21 September 2025** 

**Charity Registration Number 1146024** 



CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025 

|CONTENTS|Page|
|---|---|
|Contents|2|
|Charity Information|3|
|Report of the Trustees|4 - 8|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities<br>|10|
|Balance Sheet<br>|11|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|12 - 18|



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**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. CHARITY INFORMATION** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS** 

## **Charity Name** 

Charlotte’s Brightside C.L.C. 

## **Registered Charity Number** 

1146024 

## **Registered Office** 

1A Hope Street New Brighton Wallasey Wirral CH45 2LN 

## **Trustees** 

A Antley S Powell-Wilde M Antley A Jones D O’Brien 

## **Bankers** 

Barclays Liscard Branch 2 Liscard Village Wallasey CH45 4J 

## **Independent Examiner** 

Counting for Communities Ltd 16 Holmwood Drive Liverpool L37 1PQ 

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**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

The trustees present their report and the accounts for the year ended 21 September 2025. 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with The Charities Act 2011 and the ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing Document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated  charity.  The  constitution  was  adopted  on  27  September  2011  and amended on 9 December 2020. 

## **Organisational Structure** 

Charlotte’s Brightside C.L.C. is a registered charity with The Charity Commission, Charity Number 1146024. It is managed by a Committee of trustees who regularly meet. We have 5 Trustees plus a Treasurer on our committee. Including the above our committee now consists of 24 members. 

## **Risk Management** 

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The Trustees are aware of the need to strengthen the committee and are looking to appoint new trustees. 

## **Public Benefit** 

When  planning  and  programming  activities  for the  local residents  the  Trustees  of  Charlotte’s Brightside C.L.C. are mindful of the Charity Commission’s guidelines on Public Benefit. 

## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** 

As set out in the Constitution, if any vacancy left by a retiring Trustee is not filled at the meeting, the retiring Trustee will be reappointed if willing to continue. 

## **Induction and training of new trustees** 

New Trustees will be briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the content of the Constitution, the committee and decision-making processes 

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**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

Our charitable purpose is to support children, young people, families, and the wider community by providing accessible, inclusive, and meaningful activities that improve wellbeing, reduce isolation, and enhance life chances. All activities and services during the year were designed to further these aims and ensure that the benefits are available to the public without undue restriction. 

- We provide a wide range of free or low cost services, including children’s clubs, sensory sessions, community meals, wellbeing activities, and support groups. Suggested donations are never enforced, and children’s activities remain entirely free of charge to remove financial barriers. 

- Our sensory room, community supermarket, wellbeing sessions, and drop in support services are open to all members of the community, including those experiencing disadvantage, social isolation, or financial hardship. We work closely with partner organisations to ensure individuals can access additional support where needed. 

The Trustees are satisfied that the organisation’s activities during the year have provided clear and measurable public benefit, demonstrated through high levels of engagement, positive participant feedback, strengthened community connections, and improved wellbeing outcomes. 

## **Achievement and performance** 

We employ three part-time staff members on temporary one- or two-year contracts (subject to funding): 

- 30 hours per week 

- 25 hours per week 

- 15 hours per week 

Wages follow local authority pay scales or Living Wage guidance. 

We are supported by 23 regular volunteers who contribute across a wide range of roles. Their commitment is essential to delivering high-quality, community-focused services. 

## **Community Services** 

Sensory Room 

Our  sensory  room  continues  to  be  a  highly  valued  free  resource  for  families  and  the  wider community. Optional donations for refreshments are available. Feedback remains overwhelmingly positive. 

## Health & Wellbeing Activities 

We  deliver  two  weekly  sessions  of  chair  fitness  and  chair  yoga,  led  by  a  qualified  instructor. Participants report improvements in: 

- Physical wellbeing 

- Mental health 

- Social connection 

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• Reduced loneliness 

## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

Community Meals 

We provide: 

- Three lunches per week 

- One weekly breakfast session 

- Key points: 

- Suggested donation: £3 (not enforced) 

- Children always eat free 

- Retained our 5-star food hygiene rating in September 2025 

## Women’s Support Group 

- A weekly participant led women’s support group is facilitated by a qualified counsellor. 

## **Partnerships and Drop** - **In Services** 

- We host regular sessions from: 

- Involve Northwest 

- Community Connectors 

- PCSOs 

- Anti-Social Behaviour Team 

- Christians Against Poverty 

- Credit Union 

We also run adult art club, craft club, meditation, and fitness sessions. 

## **Children and Young People** 

All children’s activities remain free of charge in line with our constitution. 

Term-time activities include: 

- Youth clubs (two per week) 

- Baby/child sensory sessions (three per week) 

- Homework club 

- Art club 

- Ukulele 

- Karate 

- Cookery club 

All staff and volunteers working with children are DBS-checked. Food handlers hold at least Level 2 Food Hygiene, and all relevant staff are safeguarding trained. 

## **Safety and Compliance** 

We maintain regular checks including: 

- Fire systems 

- PAT testing 

- Pest control 

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• Gas and electrical safety 

Insurance (public liability, volunteer, Trustee, and building) is renewed annually in November, with cover up to £5,000,000. 

**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

## **Networking and Community Engagement** 

As part of the role of our daytime activity coordinator she attends a weekly BNI networking meeting (£50/month). This pilot was successful and renewed for a further year due to the significant financial, practical, and material support received. 

Staff also attend the monthly In the Loop networking group. 

## **Challenges** 

In July 2025, we lost one of our main food suppliers, which negatively impacted our community supermarket. Work is ongoing to secure additional food sources. 

## **Education Partnerships** 

We have strong partnerships with: 

- Weatherhead High School 

- Wirral Met College 

We host students for work placements. Weatherhead pupils selected us as their Charity of the Year and are undertaking fundraising activities on our behalf. 

## **Conclusion** 

This  year  has  been  one  of  growth,  resilience,  and  strengthened  community  impact.  Despite challenges—particularly  the loss  of  a major food  supplier—our  staff, volunteers,  Trustees, and partners have worked tirelessly to ensure continuity of services for those who need us most. We extend our sincere thanks to all funders, donors, partners, volunteers, and community members whose support enables us to deliver vital services that improve wellbeing, reduce hardship, and strengthen our community. 

The Trustees remain  committed to ensuring the organisation’s  sustainability, effectiveness, and alignment with our charitable objectives in the year ahead. 

## **Future plans** 

We continue to run over 5 days; our main activities are Monday to Thursday. This includes our social supermarket, welfare advice, clubs for the community, a social cafe, lunch club, supporting loneliness, art club, craft club, chair-based exercise and supporting older people. 

Our newly planned activities are Bingo on a Monday afternoon; rEVErse, a domestic abuse drop  in  for  those  who  want/need  advice  in  relation  to  healthy  relationships,  we  have commenced and continue to develop our women’s circle, a confidential group run weekly. 

We continue to run and develop the following activities for children, after school, young youth club 6yrs – 8yrs, older youth club. 9yrs +, art club, homework club, ukulele, karate and cookery. We have a counsellor who works on an ad hock basis from her own setting, Kirsty Downes. 

Since last year we have opened our sensory room, we open this for the community three morning a week with a sessional worker, it is available to use other days if a family, group or 

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school. We are developing the sensory use to hopefully open during weekends for a drop-in basis. 

We are now working with Fareshare, Big Help, which we are accessing more, due to our expanding relationship with Big Help we are discussing opening our Social Supermarket more hours per week. 

Now that we have bigger premises we will concentrate on the above. 

## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The Charity holds unrestricted funds for the purpose of supporting its charitable objectives and  activities.  Where  grant  income  and  other  incoming  resources  are  received  and designated for a specific project, restricted funds are created with incoming resources and resources expended in respect of that project being allocated to the fund.  Our overheads have increased due to moving buildings. The revenue from the sale of our old building has secured the staff posts for 2 years from July 2024. 

We have also designated £65000 for the basement, this includes site assessment, emptying of all the rubble, damp course, wall studding, plastering, replacing flooring, installing heating and decorating. 

## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. 

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give true and fair view of the fund's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. 

In preparing accounts giving a true and fair view, the trustees should follow best practice and: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; 

- prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the fund will continue in operation 

The  trustees  are  responsible  for  keeping  proper  accounting  records  which  disclose  with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the fund and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the applicable law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the fund and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

On behalf of the trustees: 

……………………………………………………… A Antley – Trustee 

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## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. REPORT  OF  THE  INDEPENDENT  EXAMINER  TO  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C.** 

I report on the accounts for the year ended 21 September 2025 which are set out on pages 9 to 17. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is required. It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of the independent examiner’s report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 the 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: 

   - a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - b.  to  prepare  accounts  which  accord  with  the  accounting  records  and  comply  with  the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 

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. 

Signed: …………………………………………. 

Date:     ………………………………………… 

Name:  Stephen Leonard 

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Professional qualifications: BA, FCCA Counting for Communities Ltd 16 Holmwood Drive Liverpool L37 1PQ 

## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

|Note<br>**INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**Income & endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>Investments - bank interest<br>**Total income**<br>**RESOURCES EXPENDED**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>5<br>Charitable activities<br>6<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>**before transfers**<br>Transfers between funds<br>13<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|2025<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>14,643<br>-<br>44,531<br>2,983<br>62,157<br>230<br>57,612<br>57,842<br>4,315<br>-<br>4,315<br>134,256<br>138,571|2025<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>31,135<br>-<br>-<br>31,135<br>-<br>62,260<br>62,260<br>(31,125)<br>-<br>(31,125)<br>65,925<br>34,800|2025<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>65,000<br>65,000|**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**Funds**<br>Funds<br>**£**<br>£<br>**14,643**<br>97,622<br>**31,135**<br>75,828<br>**44,531**<br>32,892<br>**2,983**<br>-<br>**93,292**<br>206,342<br>**230**<br>262<br>**119,872**<br>117,028<br>**120,102**<br>117,290<br>**(26,810)**<br>89,052<br>**-**<br>-<br>**(26,810)**<br>89,052<br>**265,181**<br>176,129<br>**238,371**<br>265,181|
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## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. BALANCE SHEET AT 21 SEPTEMBER 2025 Charity Number: 1146024** 

|Note<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Tangible assets<br>9<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors<br>10<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>11<br>**CREDITORS**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>12<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>**FUNDS**<br>13<br>Unrestricted funds<br>Restricted funds<br>Designated funds<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|2025<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>17,525<br>2,983<br>123,184<br>126,167<br>(5,121)<br>121,046<br>138,571<br>138,571<br>-<br>-<br>138,571|2025<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>34,800|2025<br>Designated<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>65,000|**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**Funds**<br>Funds<br>**£**<br>£<br>**17,525**<br>19,630<br>**2,983**<br>-<br>**222,984**<br>251,260<br>**225,967**<br>251,260<br>**(5,121)**<br>(5,709)<br>**220,846**<br>245,551<br>**238,371**<br>265,181<br>**138,571**<br>134,256<br>**34,800**<br>65,925<br>**65,000**<br>65,000<br>**238,371**<br>265,181|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||34,800<br>-|65,000<br>-||
|||34,800|65,000||
||||||
|||34,800<br>-<br>34,800<br>-|65,000<br>-<br>-<br>65,000||
|||34,800|65,000||



Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf: 

……………………………………………………. 

A Antley – Trustee 

…………………………………………………… 

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Date 

## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

## **1.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Accounting Convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice  for  Charities’  applicable  to  charities  preparing  their  accounts  in  accordance  with  the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity and monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 

## **Going Concern** 

At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts. 

## **Income** 

## **Incoming recognition** 

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy 

## **Incoming Resources with Related Expenditure** 

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA 

## **Grants and Donations** 

Grants and  donations  are only  included  in the SoFA  when  the  Charity  has unconditional entitlement to the resource. 

## **Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants** 

This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered. 

## **Volunteer Help** 

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts. 

## **Investment Income** 

This is included in the accounts when receivable. 

## **Expenditure and Liabilities** 

## **Liability Recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure. 

## **Governance Costs** 

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

## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

## **Grants and Performance Conditions** 

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specific service or output. 

## **Grants payable without Performance Conditions** 

These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

All IT equipment fixtures & fittings with an original cost of less than £1,000 are written off in the year in which the expenditure was incurred. 

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life: 

IT equipment          - 20.0% straight line Fixtures & fittings   - 20.0% straight line 

## **Financial instruments** 

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds - can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. 

Restricted funds - can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities and is not registered for VAT. 

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## **CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

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|**INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**Note**<br>**2**<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>Riverside Foundation<br>Mayors Special<br>Local Giving<br>Other donations<br>TK Maxx<br>Smith & Sons<br>RSA<br>**3**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Edsential Community<br>Cheshire Freemasons<br>Feeding Britain<br>Onward Homes<br>BNI Foundation<br>Rathbone Investment Mgnt<br>Wirral Council<br>Koala North West Family Toolbox<br>Edsential Community<br>Awards for All<br>The Grocer Charity<br>John Moores Foundation<br>Skipton Building Society<br>Albert Hunt<br>**4**<br>**Other trading activities**<br>Fundraising events<br>Room Hire<br>Social Supermarket sales<br>Recycling Income|2025<br>Unrestricted<br>3,917<br>1,000<br>4,441<br>5,285<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>14,643<br>2025<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2025<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>2,930<br>510<br>40,938<br>153<br>44,531|2025<br>Restricted<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2025<br>Restricted<br>£<br>9,250<br>2,000<br>1,600<br>1,000<br>980<br>1,500<br>14,805<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31,135<br>2025<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**3,917**<br>-<br>**1,000**<br>-<br>**4,441**<br>6,724<br>**5,285**<br>82,673<br>**-**<br>1,000<br>**-**<br>6,000<br>**-**<br>1,225<br>**14,643**<br>97,622<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**£**<br>£<br>**9,250**<br>-<br>**2,000**<br>-<br>**1,600**<br>-<br>**1,000**<br>-<br>**980**<br>-<br>**1,500**<br>6,000<br>**14,805**<br>22,600<br>**-**<br>3,000<br>**-**<br>10,835<br>**-**<br>19,968<br>**-**<br>5,000<br>**-**<br>5,000<br>**-**<br>1,425<br>**-**<br>2,000<br>**31,135**<br>75,828<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**£**<br>£<br>**2,930**<br>4,145<br>**510**<br>610<br>**40,938**<br>27,963<br>**153**<br>174<br>**44,531**<br>32,892|
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|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**<br>**Note**<br>**5**<br>**Raising funds**<br>Fundraising events<br>**6**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Activities & HAF<br>DBS<br>Electricity & gas<br>Equipment & Maintenance<br>Fareshare<br>Food<br>Governance<br>Insurance<br>IT support & website<br>Legal & Prof<br>Licences<br>Payroll<br>Pension<br>Stationery & photocopier<br>Sundry<br>Telephone<br>Volunteer expenses<br>Wages<br>Water<br>Depreciation|2025<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>230<br>230<br>2025<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>-<br>80<br>-<br>8,780<br>2,111<br>-<br>680<br>2,073<br>2,698<br>1,324<br>823<br>329<br>-<br>585<br>183<br>830<br>-<br>32,347<br>-<br>4,769<br>57,612|2025<br>Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>2025<br>Restricted<br>£<br>19,256<br>-<br>9,617<br>-<br>-<br>12,810<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>950<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>175<br>18,038<br>1,414<br>-<br>62,260|**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**£**<br>£<br>**230**<br>262<br>**230**<br>262<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**Total**<br>Total<br>**£**<br>£<br>**19,256**<br>16,338<br>**80**<br>120<br>**9,617**<br>13,793<br>**8,780**<br>4,335<br>**2,111**<br>1,998<br>**12,810**<br>11,028<br>**680**<br>640<br>**2,073**<br>1,846<br>**2,698**<br>2,215<br>**1,324**<br>169<br>**823**<br>507<br>**329**<br>356<br>**950**<br>911<br>**585**<br>924<br>**183**<br>644<br>**830**<br>1,080<br>**175**<br>610<br>**50,385**<br>55,331<br>**1,414**<br>1,127<br>**4,769**<br>3,056<br>**119,872**<br>117,028|
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||||**2025**<br>2024|
|**7**<br>**Included in Governance costs**<br>Independent examiner's fee|||**£**<br>£<br>**680**<br>640<br>**680**<br>640|



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|**Note**<br>**8**<br>**Staff Costs and Employees**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension<br>No employee earned £60,000 or more during the year<br>The average number of employees during the year was:|**Note**<br>**8**<br>**Staff Costs and Employees**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension<br>No employee earned £60,000 or more during the year<br>The average number of employees during the year was:||**2025**<br>2024<br>**£**<br>£<br>**50,385**<br>55,331<br>**-**<br>-<br>**950**<br>911<br>**51,335**<br>56,242<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**3.0**<br>4.0|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|**9**<br>**Fixed Assets**|IT<br>Equipment|Fixtures &<br>Fittings<br>**Total**||
||£|£<br>**£**||
|**Cost**<br>At 21 September 2024<br>Disposals<br>Additions<br>At 21 September 2025<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 21 September 2024<br>On Disposals<br>Charge for year<br>At 21 September 2025<br>**Net Book Value**<br>**At 21 September 2025**<br>At 21 September 2024|1,465<br>-<br>-<br>1,465<br>366<br>-<br>293<br>659<br>806<br>1,099|21,713<br>**23,178**<br>-<br>**-**<br>2,664<br>**2,664**<br>24,377<br>**25,842**<br>3,182<br>**3,548**<br>-<br>**-**<br>4,476<br>**4,769**<br>7,658<br>**8,317**<br>16,719<br>**17,525**<br>18,531<br>**19,630**||



**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

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|**Note**<br>**10**<br>**Debtors**<br>Trade debtors<br>Accrued income - bank interest<br>**11**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>Current bank account<br>Deposit bank account<br>Cash in hand<br>**12**<br>**Creditors : amounts falling due within one year**<br>Creditors<br>HMRC<br>Accruals|**2025**<br>2024<br>**£**<br>£<br>**-**<br>-<br>**2,983**<br>-<br>**2,983**<br>-<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**£**<br>£<br>**122,984**<br>251,260<br>**100,000**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**222,984**<br>251,260<br>**2025**<br>2024<br>**£**<br>£<br>**3,779**<br>4,409<br>**387**<br>381<br>**955**<br>919<br>**5,121**<br>5,709|
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**CHARLOTTE’S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2025** 

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|**Note**<br>**13**<br>**Movement in Funds**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General Fund<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Cheshire Freemasons<br>Onward Homes<br>3 Year Local Donation<br>Wirral Council<br>Feeding Britain<br>Edsential Community<br>Rathbone Investment Mgnt<br>Koala North West Family Toolbox<br>Skipton Building Society<br>BNI Foundation<br>The Grocer Charity<br>John Moores Foundation<br>**Designated funds**<br>**Total Funds**|Balance at<br>21 Sept<br>2024<br>£<br>134,256<br>5,000<br>-<br>50,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,000<br>1,425<br>-<br>2,500<br>5,000<br>65,925<br>65,000<br>265,181|Income<br>£<br>62,157<br>2,000<br>1,000<br>-<br>14,805<br>1,600<br>9,250<br>1,500<br>-<br>-<br>980<br>-<br>-<br>31,135<br>-<br>93,292|Expenditure<br>£<br>(57,842)<br>(2,000)<br>(1,000)<br>(25,000)<br>(14,805)<br>(1,600)<br>(4,450)<br>(1,500)<br>(2,000)<br>(1,425)<br>(980)<br>(2,500)<br>(5,000)<br>(62,260)<br>-<br>(120,102)|**Balance at**<br>Transfers<br>**21 Sept**<br>In / (Out)<br>**2025**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**138,571**<br>-<br>**5,000**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**25,000**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**4,800**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**34,800**<br>-<br>**65,000**<br>-<br>**238,371**|
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## **14 Trustees' Remuneration and Benefits** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 21 September 2025 nor for the year ended 21 September 2024 

## **15 Trustees' Expenses** 

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 21 September 2025 nor for the year ended 21 September 2024 

## **16 Capital Commitments** 

The company had no capital commitments at 21 September 2025 (2024: None) either contracted for or authorised by the directors but not contracted for. 

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