Registered number: 08072139 Charity number: 1148682 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A company limited by guarantee) UNAUDITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A c¢)mpany limlted by guafanto01 CONTE14TS Pag8 Reference and administrative detalls of the Charity, its Tnjstoes and advi$¢f8 Trustees. report Independent examiners r•port Slatemenl of Ilnanclal actlvltles Balance shofyt Notos to the Ilnanclol stat•monts 9-17 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE IA company Ilmlted by guarantsol REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARifi, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 TNstees David Elliott, Chair Christine Ealon. Trusleo Margaret Black. Trustee Company reglstsred nurnbgr 0￿72139 Ch•rfty reglsterad number 114 Registered office Lwwn Square Coulby Newham Middlesbrou#) TS8 OTF Company secretary Chnstsn& Ealon A¢¢ountants Wallons Business knisws Limited Marilim8 House Hart(*ur Walk Th8 Marina Hartl6FM)0I TS24 OUX Bankers Yorkshirg Bank 7 Linthorpe Ro Middlesbrough TS1 1RF Page 1 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTrE IA company linwtfjd by guarantO0) TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees present theif annual rewt together with the fi￿ar￿181 statements of the Charity for the year 1 April 2024 10 31 March 2025. The Annual report serves the wrposes of both a Tru5te8s' reF(>rt and a directors, report under company law. The trustee5 confim that the hnnual report finarKral statements of the charitabl8 company comply with the cwrenl slatut¢xy requbrwnents. the requirements of the charitable companls governing dccument and the provisions of Statem￿1 of Recommended Practice ISORPI applicable lo charities preparing their a¢¢ounts in a£cordance with Financial RepxtirwJ SI￿ard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland {FRS1021 leffedive 1 January 20191 Since th8 Charity qualrfies as small under Secti￿ 382 of th8 Companies Ad 2(th, the strategic report requirod of medium and large ￿pan￿S uThJer the Comwi8s Act 201% {strale9￿ ReFL)rt and Difectors, Reporti Regulations 2013 has been omjtted. Slructurn, govèrnan¢fr and mangement • Goveming Document The charity 15 a comp8ny, limited by guarartee, irw*Nated on 16th May 2012 aThJ regisler6d as a charity on 22nd August 2012. The CoMp￿Y was &slablished ￿der a m￿orarKIum of association which 8slablished th& objects and powers of the charitable company aTrJ is g¢)vem•a uTrJ8r ils Artrles of assccialion, In the event of ils tein9 wound up, membws are required to cC￿trIbutO an amcMJnl not exceeding £10. Recrultmen( appolnlmont tralnlng ¢X Tru$t•os The Iwstees are racruited from a p￿1 of iThJivKlual$ ￿ttK) SLPPOrt ty9￿15all0n. Potential Irusl&es are briefed by the board given ccpies of relevant pdic*s and wttedwes. • Organl8atlonal Stru¢turn The Injstees are respwsible for the strategic thJ'ecliNps of chanty. Try aro ￿rrentlY also resF¥)nsible for tho day lo day running of the charity. • Rl8k managomont i'he Iruslees ccfislantly review the nsks to th& ¢hanty 15 expose(l and to this en¢J they wi In place Systems and strategies to minimise tP#)s• nsk5. • Related Partle8 Thefe are no rdated parties other than Iruslees their immediate family. Paoe 2 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A company limited by guaranteg) TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Objectives and Actlvltles The objectives of the cttarty as set out In Ils mem￿￿￿)￿n of AsslctatK￿ ￿.. To furth&r, or b8nefil, for resid￿15 of MMJdleStr￿th ￿ surr¢>JndiTVJ areas without distinction of sex. sexual orientatic￿, r*¢& or of political, or reloious or other Cpini￿s, by assockaling tog8lh8r the said residents and the Ioc818ulhorilies, voluntary and other ￿ganiSatie￿5 in a common eff¢yt to &Jvance education and lo provide facilities in th& interests of social weware for recxealirn, leisure lime ￿PaI￿, wrth tho objective of improving the condilw)ns of 5ife for Ihe said residents. In furtherance lo these rKA otherwise Its trustees shall have FKwer to ostablish ty secure tha eslablishmenl of a communrty centre and lo maintain or rn￿age or cooperate with any slalulory authority in the maintenance and th8 management ol s￿h a centre fcrf xtsvll￿S womoted by th8 dwily in further8￿e of th& above oty'ecl$. Th8 charty therefore 8dministers and rws the LangJ¢x Sware COMM￿ty Centre. Th8 tnjslees have coMpl￿d wrth the duty In sectKJn 17 of tl* Lhwthes *t 2011 to have due regard lo public benefit guidarKe published by Charb"y cijnmlssw￿. Achlevemonts and perfornmnce The charity was fonned in May 2012 for th8 PWPOS8 of takiro over the running of Langdon Square Community Centre from middlesbrou￿ Council. The transfer Ity)k place 1 sl April 2013. Prior lo this the centre had bèen run by 8 community of volunteers on bohalf of Middlestrwgh Cwncil. Th& charity rnw h85 a 25 yaar lease on the C8nlr& wrth the rent being funded, as part of thè agreement. by MithJl•sbrryJgh Council. Th8 Irusl8es were largely recNited frcfn the original management ccffimittee ther8fore hav• widg eXpari&￿e of the C&nlrg. The centre has largely continued tha xlivrties ￿lch dready Icok place ttrwe arKI the incw& arises frc¥n room hire and charges lor the use of the kit¢fwi. Ih8 c8ntre Is a vilal community r6styJrce 8nd Is well 8ll&nded and well used and il Is hcped thai will contiNe for many year5 to ccthe. Flnanclal reviow The charrty gon8fated sufficient inciyme to cover rts running ￿518. This year has shown an increase in Uws at th8 Centre, both private and tMJ$in&ss. rosuliing in a slightly high8r income. We have now outsourced all ow c￿tre Maintenar￿. moving from the Ccrtfft￿l to priv8le sector, Ihis has therefore reduced wr expenses. • Rosorves pollcy The Trustees have established that the organisatKn sh￿Id maintain free reseThes of approximalley 12 months, running costs, which would te around £40,¢JX) as at 31 st March 2025 (diswarding the rent tharge which is funded annual￿). Free reserves at 31st M¥ch 2025 wwe £75,278. A designated fund of £29,5C() has been established lo cover planned decorati￿ and maintenance. Page 3 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE {A Company Ilmiled by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 stst¢mont of Trusteès, responslbilities The truste&$ (who are also the directors ot the Chwrty for wrwses of company l&vl are responsibl8 for prep8ring the Trustees, report and the fina[￿la1 stat￿￿tS in acc(thce with appI￿able law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {Uniled KIn9J￿ Genwally Accepled A¢¢ounliry Pra¢licel. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial slalements for each financial . Under company law, th& Iruslees must not appr¢)ve th8 financial slalemenls ￿16$5 they are satisfied that they give a trug and fair view of the slala ot affairs of the Charity and of rts Irthmng resw¢e$ and applut1c￿ of resoL*ces, Including Ils incom& and expenditure, for that p6rK)d. In preparing these finart￿l slatemenls, thè Injslees are required to.. S61ect surtable acco￿lIr￿j Folties and then apply them cOnS￿lentI￿. observe the malhods and principle5 of the Charrt￿S SORP IFRS 102): make iudgmenls and accounting eslimaies that are reasonable and prudent", sta16 wh&lh&r applicable UK ACcoL￿tI￿j Standards IFRS 102) hav& folk)wed, subj'ect to any material departures disclos&Y explained in Ihe fir￿nc￿l slatemenls.. prepare the financial st8lement$ on th8 wiryd corwn basis un18ss it 1$ Nwppropriale to presume that the Charity will ¢cnliwe in bjsirnss. The Iruslees ar& r•sponsible for keeping a￿uate acc￿nting reoxds that are sufficient to show and explain the Ch8rills transactions and disclos& wrth reasonable acajracy al any time the Iinanaal posrtion of th8 Charity and enable them lo ensure that tho f￿a￿l81 slalemwrts comply wrth th& Companies Act 21)X. They are also responsible for Safeguarding as59ls of the Chanty and fcff l*ing r8asonabl& steps for the prevention and dgle¢¢ion of fraud and otkw ifTegularrtieg. Awoved by order of the membfjrs ot tha ot trustees enj 5￿JnO￿ on their t•haM by.. Margaret Black Oaie.. Page 4 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A company Ilmited by guarantso) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S Indèpèndent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Langdon Square Communlty Centre ('the Charity'l I report lo the Charty trustees ￿ my examinatjon of lh8 finan￿al statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. Ro8ponslbllltles and Basls of Report As the truste8s of th8 Ch8rity18rKI rts direct￿$ for the purposes of cunpany law) yJu are responsible for tho preparation of the acco¢￿tS in a¢¢tydance wilh tha rtyuirements of th& Companies Act 20C61'lhe 2CC6 ACVI. HavirYJ satisfied myself Ihal Iho finartial statemerts of th8 Charrty are not rtyuirod lo b8 audited under Part 16 of the 20C6 Act and are elh3ible for Inde￿dent exaninalion, I report in resFe¢l of my axaminalion of tho Charills financial stslements Carr￿ out under seCt￿)n 145 of the Chanlies Act 2011 1'lh8 2011 Act'l. In carwng out my examination I have fOll¢￿Ved the Directions given by the Charity Commission und8r section 145{5llbl of the 2011 Act. Indepondont Examln•rf8 SL￿•M•nI I have completed my examination. I corrfinn that no matters have ¢4)me lo my attenti￿ in ccnnection with the examination giving me cause lo believe.. accounting rec¢xds were rnl kept in resFect cl Ch¥ity as rgwired by sectton 386 of the 2CIJ6 Act,, or the accounts do rK)l accord with those rwds.. the financial statements do ￿1 comply wlh the acmmting requirem￿1$ of section 396 of th8 20C6 Act other than any requirement that the aCc￿TrtS give a 'ln* and faif view %thich is not a mattef ¢on5idered as part of an Ind8Ffndenl examinali¢x', or the financial statements have r•Jl teen wepared Wi ￿OrdanCe with th8 melhthJ$ arKJ prinaples of the Slalemenl of Recommended Praclice for acLoLnliw aTrY reportiThJ by charili&s lapplicable to charities preparing their accounts in xcudance wrth the Financ￿1 Rewting Standard apPI￿able in th& UK and Republ¢ of Ireland IFRS 10211 I have no cOn￿rnS an¢J have c(¥ne across no 01￿ mattws In conr*cticn with the examination to whic allenlion should drawn in th￿ rewt to enabl8 a ￿d￿rStand￿ of th8 finanoal slalements to be reached. This report 1$ mad8 solely to the Chanvs trustees, 8$ 8 boty, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charilies (Aceounts aTrJ Reports} Regulation$ 2QJ8. My work has been undertaken so that I might s181è lo the Charills I ruslees those mattérs l am required to $lale lo them In an In(leperMlent examiners report and for no other purpose. To tha fullest exlenl pemii(ted by law, I do rnl atte0 or assume responsibility lo anyone other than the Charity aTrJ the Charitys trustees as a body, my wc¥k CY ffx this reF*Yt. Signed.. Heather O'DrkwxJll Dal&d. Waltons Business Advisers Llmlted MaTltime Hryjse Hartx)ur Walk The Marina Hartlepool TS24 OUX Page 5 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A company lin¥tod by guarantee STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AGTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Unrostricted lunds 202S Total funds 202S Total fvnds 2024 Note INCOME FROM: Oonaluis and legac￿5 Charitable activities - room hire Bank inter8sI 26,500 50.962 527 26.5CQ 44,156 561 60.952 527 TOTAL INCOME 77,979 77,979 71,217 EXPENDITURE ON: Lharilable aclivrties 67.lYJO 64,298 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 67,000 67,000 64,298 NET INCOME BEFORE NET GAINS ON INVESTMENTS Nel gains on inveslmenl$ 10.979 742 10,979 742 6,919 2,260 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 11,721 11,721 9,179 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds brought Nei movement n funds 148.112 11,721 148,112 11.721 138,933 9,179 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 169,833 159,833 148, t 12 The Stat￿8n1 of Financial Aclivili8s inclLKles all gain5 aThJ losses reco3nised in the year. Thfr note5 on pa9es 9 to 17 fcm pwt of Ihesg financi81 statements. Page 6 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITh CENTRE IA company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 08072139 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Investments 6,183 48,872 7,357 48,130 55,055 55,487 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash al bank and in hand 2,526 104.397 2,367 92.660 1￿.923 95,027 CURRENT LIABIUTIES Creoilors.. amtxmls falling due within year 10 (1145) (2,402J NET CURRENT ASSETS 104,778 92,625 TOTAL NET ASSETS 159.833 148. It2 CHARI￿ FUNDS Unrestricted funds Designated fuTra$ General furKIs TOTAL FUNDS 11 11 130,333 118,612 159.833 148.712 The Charty was entilled to ex￿PbOn from atmlil $*tion 477 of the Companies Ad 2￿￿. The rnembers have not required the CA)mp8ny to obtain wdit for the year in qu8stic￿ in a¢cordance with section 476 of Companies Act 20C6. The 'lruslees acKnowledge Ih&r responsibilrties Ceffi￿Y￿g wrth th& requirements ot the Act wrth ￿s￿eCt lo accounting records and Fxeparation of financ￿1 slatemenls. The financial statements have teén prgpared in 8ccordaKe w¢lh the provish)ns applicable to enlilies subject to the small companies regime. Pag¢ 7 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE IA company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 08072139 BALANCE SHEET {CONTINUED) AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 The financial slalements wera approv8d 2nd 8uItK*rised for ISS￿ by the TnJs188s and signed on their behalf by Margarnt Black Dal&'. notes on pages 9 to 11 ILYM Ihes8 finar￿1 staiwnents. Page 8 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE (A company limited by guarant￿) NOTES TO THE RNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 GENERAL INFORMATION Lang(*)n Square Communty Centra is a cOm￿Y limite(I by Lwaranlee aKI registered in England. In th event of the Charily being wound up, the li&iilty in resFeCt of the gu¥anle8 is limited lo £10 per mamber of Ihe Charity The address of the registerwj office is given in the Charity information on page 1 of thès& financial slalements. The nat￿e of the charitrfs operal¢ons aThJ prhncipal activities are the informal education of young people 4ed 8 to 16 years who We experiencing exclusion andlor disadvantage. ACCOUNMNG POUCIES 2.1 Ba￿$ of woparntion of flnanclal Statoments The financi81 $lalemenls hav8 been prepared in a0￿rdar￿e wfth the charitable companYs goveming d(xum8nl, the Companies Act 2C(6 and 'AccthntirrfJ and Repjrting by Charili&s.' Statement of Recommended Prtctice aFpl￿ble lo ¢hwrt¢es weparing th8ir accounts in accordance with the Finartl81 RewtirKJ Standard aFvliea)b in th8 UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (Effective 1 January 20191". The charrtabl8 company is a Public Benafrt Entity as d8fined ty FRS 102. fina￿181 Statements are Fffepar￿ on a ¢￿¢8M basis under the historical o)st convention, modified lo indude certain rtems al fair valu8. The finanaal slalemenls are presented in sterling which is the functional CUrr￿￿Y of thè charty roundéd to the nearest £ The financial slalemenls are prep8rwJ urthr the histcwi¢al c¥)st o)nvent￿. the principal accounting policies adoptgd are sel out belthv. 12 Fund accountlng Unreslricled funds are avaiLgble for use at ts dis(¥elion CA thè trustees in furttsrance of th& gèneral otyectives of the Charrty and whith have not boen designated for other purpyJes. Designated funds eomprise ￿reStr￿ted frjnds that have t¢w sel asidg by the trustees for particular purposes. Th& aim and use cl 8&h des1￿•19d furNJ is set out in the nol65 to the financial slalements. Page 9 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNIry CENTrE (A c¢)mpany Ilmltsd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ACCOUNTING POUCIES (CONTINUED) 2.3 Incomo All Ir￿ng resources ¥e i1￿￿ded rn the statement of Fin￿￿al activites ISOFAI when the Charrty IS legally enlltled lo the inccffle after perforn￿Ce coThailions have been mel, the amount can be Measur&￿ rdiably and it is probable that inxne will t* received. Donalad lacilities aThJ ￿nal(￿j prof6ssK)nal services ar6 rO￿nI￿j in income at Ih&ir fair valug when their econcfflic benefrt 1$ wcl)*le, it can be Measured rel￿blY the Ch8fily has control over th8 item. Fair value 1$ delermained on the ￿515 of the valu8 of the grfl lo the Charity. For example the amount th8 Charity wwld be willirg lo pay n the op8n math•t such f8Clitl8$ and servie6$. A corresporKling amount ￿ reccgnised in exp8f¥Jrture. No amount Is included in the financial statemen15 for volunteer time in line with the SORP IFRS 1021. Further detail is given in the Trustees, Annual ReprKt. Investment inoxne * gamed IPYowJh t￿￿j￿19 cash in a dep)$il and is recognised when il is eamed. 2.4 Expendlturo All expenditurè 1$ accounted for on an a¢¢n￿lS basis and has been classified under ha8dirys that aggregate 811 costs related lo the catewry. Exp8ndilure is re¢ognised where there is 8 legal or constructive obligation lo make payment$ Io third parties, rt is Frobable thart the selllemenl will be requir&Y and th& amount of the obly1K￿ ￿ t* MeasU￿a r8lthly. 811 dir8ct costs relate to thè charitie's chantale activities. xFendilure on chwrtable aciivrties Is Ir￿Urre¢l on directty ￿ertakIr#3 the activities which further th& Charitys objectives, as well a5 any asScc￿Ied supp￿1 costs. 2.6 Tanglble fixed assets and doprfjclallon Tangible fixed assets are slated at cosl lor deemed costl less xcumlaled depreciation and accumlaled impam)enl lossfjs. Cost i￿L￿S ¢x)sts difeclly auribulable lo making Ihe assel capablo of oper81ing as intendèd. D&pr8cialion is provKl8d on all taroible fixed assets. 8t rates cAlcJJlated lo write off the cost. less estimated residual value. of 8ath asset a systematic basi8 over its exp￿ usefullrfo a5 follows.. Prowrty Improvements Equipment 6.67% straight line 10.(XYA Stra￿￿t linè 2.6 Tax The charity is an exempt charty within meanirKJ of sc>edule 3 of th& Cttaril￿ Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set wl in Paragraph 1 se￿dule 6 Financè Act 2010 and Ihorefore it meets the definition of a charitable ecKnpany for UK corporatron tax purposes. Pagg 10 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTrE (A company limited by guaranteel NOTES TO THE RNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ACCOUNTING POUCIES (CONTINUED) 2.7 Golng concern Thg financial slalements have been Jxeptr&J C￿ a g(Mng (￿￿ern basis as th8 truste85 believe that no material u￿tainlIeS exist. The trustees have c(￿S￿j8red the level of fuThJs held and the expected level of income and exFenditure for 12 months from auihorising these financial sl81gmenls. The budgeted income and expenditu￿ is suffityenl wrth the l&vel of reserve5 for the charity to abla lo C￿lin￿& as a Cor￿￿n. 2.8 Long-tomi Investments Fixed asset investrnents ￿ inilialty measur•J al transacti1￿ price excluding transaction ¢o$ls, and are subsgquenlly measured al fair value at èach repartiro date. Changes in fair value recognised in nel incomellexpendilure) fc* ts year. Transaction costs expensfjd as incurred. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Unr•stricted fttnds 2025 Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 Rent funding Middlesbrough c￿￿1 26,500 Under a lease dated 1st March 2013, the ch¥ty k8 18asry the Centre frcth MIddles￿Ough Council for term of 25 years. MKIdes￿h CO￿￿1 15 provbJitvJ funding lo covor rental costs whith amounts lo £26,5CQ per annum. Pag8 11 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNtTY CENTRE (A company limited by guaranleo) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTMTIES Charltable Governance actlvltigs costs 2025 Tot funds 2025 Total funds 2024 2025 Community Centre 65.350 1,650 67.(XXI 64,298 Totsl 2024 61,778 2.520 64,298 Anatysis of Charltable Actlvltl¢s Total funds 2026 Tot81 funds 2024 Staff ￿sts Rent Security Po$tage & slaltcf Insurance IS.458 26,737 14.098 26, 743 910 443 1.998 978 1,740 12,027 819 Light & heal Water Telephcno Kitchen suppl Cleaning sUppl￿S Building & garden mantenance Li¢6n¢es Depr8cialion Sundry expenses Bank charges 1,749 583 227 1.329 600 216 1. 737 fl,843) 345 2,831 399 370 1,173 124 210 184 65,350 61,T78 Page 12 LANGDON SQUARE COMMUNttY CENTRE IA company linwted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTMTIES {CONTINUED) Analysis of Goveman¢o Costs Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 Bool