## **Charity Report 2024-2025 1st October 2024 – 30th September 2025** 

The Café Project has continued to thrive in 2024-2025 with our student numbers consistent and with new enquiries most days. We continue to work closely with the local community. Our footfall remains constant with another very successful family day, AGM presentation awards evening and the Christmas lunches and dinners proved to be very successful. 

## **Training** 

In October 2024 we engaged a trainer for two days per week. This has brought continuity to the training program. Giving our trainees new experiences and helping them to grow into confident, independent and self-sufficient people. 

## **Sponsorships** 

We were lucky in early 2025 to make links with a company call Lavazza. They have an office in Basingstoke, and the sponsorship was for a year. The link has brought some great experiences for our trainees. A sponsored football match, many of our trainees are great football enthusiasts. Lavazza had a team that did the Three Peaks Challenge and raised money for the Café Dome. Links with Lavazza Barista Team who have shared their experience of coffee with our trainees. Small groups of trainees spent time at the Lavazza Factory which they loved. 

## **The Orchard** 

In June 2025 we opened our second Café. This is operational from Basingstoke Voluntary Association Building so very strong links to other charities and the community. This Café is a natural progression for those that are more able. Allowing us to help and train more trainees with learning disabilities. 

## **Work Experience** 

Through our links with Baxter Storey and Lavazza we have been able to offer some work experience to our trainees. We have links in a small Hampshire Village where the local Church Café, Dementia Café and the Courtyard Café have all offered work experience. 

The Café Project, The Dome, Brighton Hill Parade, Sullivan Road, Brighton Hill, Basingstoke, RG22 4EH Tel: 01256 816375 Email: admin@thecafeproject.co.uk Registered Charity 1150811 




## **Website** 

In early 2025 we launched a new website and re branded. 

## **Our Objectives for the Next 12 Months** 

- To continue to maintain a strong Board of Trustees. 

- To offer our trainees the best experience we can. 

- Continue to work with new businesses to help with sponsorship and experiences for our trainees. 

· To develop and progress with our third training centre The Rise. This would enable us to offer more trainees with learning disabilities the chance to be included in the workplace and to be able to grow in confidence. 

Ann Moorcroft 

Chair of the Board of Trustees 

The Café Project, The Dome, Brighton Hill Parade, Sullivan Road, Brighton Hill, Basingstoke, RG22 4EH Tel: 01256 816375 Email: admin@thecafeproject.co.uk Registered Charity 1150811 



REG18TERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08146848 (Engl•nd and Wal•s)
REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1150811
tsfc*th8Y rE
25
THE CAFE PR
ING
B20 Llmited
Charwell House
Wllsom Road
Hampshire
GU34 2PP

ontents of the Fin
Pagg
of tho Trustee8
Slatement of FinanrA81 Actlvltles
Balance Sheet
4 to 5
Notes to Flnancial Ststements
6 to 11
Detalled Statemerrt of Firbandal Adivrbes
12 to 13

INGSTOK
rt of the Trustees
trustws afe dirertor8 of tho chariiy tr the purposes of thè Comp￿Ie￿ A¢t 2(Kk8,
present t￿r rewt wth the fnancial $tatenwts of the chartty for the year end•J
30 September 2025. Tts trustees have adopted the provisons of A(X￿ntIl¥j and Reporting
Charibes.. Statement of Reo)mmendeAI Pradice applicable to charittes preparlng th￿￿ acccyJnl8 in
accordan￿ with ts Financial Reportiw Stand￿d applilxbte in the UK arKJ Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102) {offective 1 January 20191.
8TRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Govomlng document
The Charity is controlled ty its goveming document, a de&X ￿ trust, and cortstitut￿ a limited
company, limited by guarantso, as defiFxd by the Companw Act 21))6.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Roglstered Company number
08146848 (England and Wales)
Reght•rod ChaTIty numb•r
1150811
Bnghton Hlll Parade
BasiryJstoke
RG22 4EH
Tru*t•
A E Moorcroft
J Mcrfton {app￿ted 28.9.25y
D J Waislem (appointed 18.2.25)
l Rowe
C J M (appcthted 1.12.24) (rewgr*d 28.1.26)
D A Green (resigned 24.3.26)
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r
Caroline Scull
B20 Limited
cha￿11 House
Isom Road
Alton
Hampshlre
GU34 2PP
Approved by ordef of board of trustees on .....l.l...r.v.￿c 1024........ and sgn•J on its
bohair ty..
stee
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THE
IN
TO
Ind0￿nd•n1 •xamln•rfs r•pth to th• tru•t••• of THE CAFE PROJECT BASING8TOKE Cth•
Company)
I report to the chatlty truste88 on my ex8mlnation of th8 a(¥wnts of Cc¥npany for the ywr
anded 30 Septemb8r 2025.
R••pon•lbllltl•• and bul• af r•wt
8 Ihe charlV8 trustees of the Company {and aJ80 Its dker*x8 the pury)0888 of <xryany law>
)r*u are re¥F￿SIbl8 for the preparatSon ol the acwunts In accordan￿ the roquirements of tt
Companies 2[￿ (lhe 2006 Ad.).
He￿ng satisfied myseff Ihat the act￿nts ol the Company are not requlred to be audited urnler
Part 18 of the 2W6 Act and are eligrble for independent examination. I r8PCKt in respect ol my
examinati￿ of 8(x7)unts a8 ￿ThIed Jjt under Se¢tb)n 145 of the char￿88 A(a 2011
{￿e 2011 Acy). In carylng out my examination I have foL4Med the Dlr8dlons gNon by ts Charlty
Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•nd•nt ￿•MIn•￿* stat•monl
Since your gross Income exceeded £25Q.(XIO your examlner must be a member of a li8bJ
. I can ¢onfinn that l am qu81ified to undertake the examlnatlon t￿USe l am a member irf the
A6sodallon of Chartered Certified Accountants. which 18 ono of the Ilsted bodle8.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matters have come to my attent￿￿ In
cffinectlon wllh the examlnation gwing me c8W to believe..
accounthg re￿d5 not kept in re8perA of the Ccryany as requlr8d by sec1k￿ 388 of
thg 2tMJ6 Act or
Ihe accounts do not acoxd with those reccrds;
the acuunts do rK)t ojnpty thg att￿nting requlrements of Sectlon 396 of the 2006 Acl
other than any requirement that the a[￿oUnts gNe a true fair view whith is not a matt
considered as part of an independent examinallon"
the acx>)unts h8ve rKrt b9￿ prepared in acCc*dan{￿ wlth the methods and p￿ndpIeS of the
Statem8nt of Reoxnmervjed Practice for 8¢¢ountlng and reporting by charflles (applicable to
charitios ￿Yeparing their accounls in a¢rAYdan￿ wlth the Flnandal RepcKtlng Stsndard
applicable in the UK and Rewblic of Ireland {FRS 102)).
I ha￿ M (￿C£m8 and have come acxoss no oth8r mali8rs in connedton with the examinatitin to
atten￿￿ sh￿Id bo dr8wn in thls report in lxder to on8￿e a prDP8r undw$tsrth￿ of tr
Camline s￿11
820 Limlted
Hampshlre
GU34 2PP
Pago 2

naal
ies
30.9.25
Unr88trf(Iod Rastrktsd Total
fund
funds
30.9.24
Total
fur¥J8
INCOME AND ENDOWhlENTS FROM
Donation$ and hgad98
18.784
18,784
10.183
The Cafe
342,￿5
347.213
307,043
Inv8stsn•rt Inwie
EXPENDrruRE ON
The Cafe
374.740
376,048
299.798
Other
Total
NEf INCOMEI(EXPENDtruRE)
(13.858)
{10,858)
18.L
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brryjght foThYard
155,121
155,121
137,053
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
141,263
Pa98 3

lance Sheet
30.9.25
unr85trtc￿ Restrkted Totsl
fund
funds
30.9.24
FIXED ASSErs
Tanglble assets
20.167
23,167
18,TT6
CURREpif A&8ET8
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
18,331
18,331
134.838
13,573
146,977
6.192
153.169
158,330
CREDrroRS
ts fallirvJ duo within (Th yo
(25.881)
{6.1￿2} (32.073) (21,9851
NET CURREKf ASSEf8
121.OS6
121.096
136,345
TOTAL ASSETS LE38 CURRENT
UABILMES
141.283
3.000 144,263
155.121
NEf A&SEf8
FUNDS
Unr8stri¢tod fund5
10
141,263
155.121
TOTAL FUND8
The charitable wnpany 1$ errtttled to Oxernption au(lit under Se(Ikn 4T1 (rf tr* C(xnp8nl88
Art 21x16 the year erKled 30 Sefviber 2025.
The memÈors have not required the (X￿panY to c4Aain an audlt of tts financlal ststemanls for th8
year 8nded 30 S8ptemt*r 2025 in actordance with Wion 476 of thg Companies 2(IX.
The trusie88 acknovledga their responwbilitbes for
(a) ensurlng that the tharliable o)mpany keeps acwjntlng réry)rds that Cxjnpty t￿th Sectio
386 and 387 of the Companies AGI 2rKi6 and
(b) preparfng financial sta18ments whkh give a true and falr view al the 5tste of affalrs of thè
charitable (wipany as at the end of each flnan(aaS year and cl its sur￿8 or defilit for ea
nancial year in a￿OrdanCe with the requiTemenls of Se￿lon8 394 and 395 and which
othepwige cL¥nply ￿th tho roquirements of tho Companio8 Act 2CxJ6 relatyw to flnan(xal
Statements. so far as applixble to tha ¢h•itable company.
Th8 note8 fonn part of these financlal statrnts
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CAF
PROJEC
INGST
lance Sheet- conlin
These financial siatements have been prepared In ac¢x*rdm v￿th ts pThlsKJns applKth to
charitable c4Jrpani8s subject to the small Gompanies reglme.
I.1...4￿.¢1l .ao. L4........ arKI were swJned on its behalf by..
DJ$t•e
r&fvJ
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nts
dad 30
AccouTrmNG POUCIES
Ba¥￿ of pr•pwlng th• flnandal •tat•mont•
Th finanaal statsments of the charktsbie (xxnpany, vthith Is a public benefft enttty urK18r
FRS 102. have prepared in a&x*dance ￿ lh8 Chartbes SORP (FRS 1021
'Acccwntir¥J and R8pryting by Charities: Slaiement ￿ Roc>xThrnnd8d Pradi(x apkllcable lo
chafitses preparlng their accounts h aC￿rdan￿ wllh the Finanaal R8prKting Standard
applbc8ble in the UK and Rewbllc of Ire18NI IFRS 102) (offe¢tive 1 January 2019y, Flnancaal
Reporting Standard 102 The Fhanci81 RewiirKd Standard appluble in th6 UK and
Rewblic ol Ireland and th8 Componies kt 201%. The fin8n(ial stalwnents have been
praparnd uThJer the histori￿1 cost ry)nv8nlkn.
Ineom•
All incom is recognised in the Statement of Financial Aclivitw onc* th8 chty h88
ents'tlem•nt to the funds, it is probable that tho irwne wim b8 ￿l¥ad and Ihe amount Can
be measured reliaw.
Expondltur•
Liabilities are rocognised as experKliturn as soon 85 there is a leg81 or constructi
Ilgatlon (xffnmitbng the charity to that expendtlure. il 1$ probable that a transfer of
ecOn￿nIC b8neffts wlll be requlred In settlery*nt and the amount of the a￿￿tion c8n be
measured reliably. Expenditure 1$ actounted for on an accNals bas1$ and ha8 been
dassthed under headings that aggregato all cost rèlated to the category. Where cg)&ts cannot
be dlrecty attrtbuted to parti(>Jlar heading8 have been allocated to $ctivitle8 on a basls
con$lstent with the use of rosourceg.
Tanglbh flx•d M•o1•
D6preCIa￿an is provklad at tha fo1￿7ng annual rat88 kn order to ￿lte off a888t owr 118
esbmated uselul Ilfe.
Plant and machinery
Flxlures and fftlings
Computer equipment
33% on redue4ng balance
33% on redudtYJ balance
33% ￿ r8ducir¥J balanr*
Taxatlon
Fund aceountlnq
UnTestrcted fvnds Can be used In acccrfdanc* with tho dwit8bl8 ol¥e¢tivw at Iho dl8uokn
of the trustees.
Rostrtciod funds can be used for partkxjlar restrlded wrpo$8$ ¥Athln the objects ol the
charity. R8stricttons arise when speafied by the donor or Wh￿ funds are raised fry
particular restricted purpos8S.
Further explanaJon of the natwe and Purp￿ of 6ach fvnd b induded in the notes to the
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nci
INVESTMEpif INCOME
30.9.25
30.9.24
NET INCOMEI{EXPENDtruRE)
Net inwndlexpendllure) Is *atad aftw ¢*ar￿￿(credIting).
30.9.25
30.9.24
TRU8TEE8' REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
Thafe woro no trustees. remuneration or othw beneffts tho year orKled
30 Sepl•nber 2025 nor for tho year ended 30 Sept8mbw 2024.
There wore no trustees. expenses for the year 30 sePt￿nb￿ 2025 nor ts tha
year ended 30 Septsmber 2024.
8TAFF COSTS
The averagè monthly nwnber crf enwoyees duflng year was 08 fdkAvs'.
30.9.25
14
30.9.24
10
No employe8J recelved emoluments In excms of £60,IJXI.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTNMES
Unre5trfcted Restrkted
fund
T(*al
funds
INCOME AND ENDObYMEKfs FROM
D(￿all￿$ and kngaoes
10.183
10,183
Theca
307.043
307,043
Tolol
EXPENDrruRE ON
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IN
to th Finan
COIAPARAnVE8 FOR THE STATEMEpif OF RNANCIAL ACTMTES -
contlnu•d
nd
funds
¢harflabl• actlvhl••
299.373
425
299,798
425
NET INCOMEI(EXPENLirruREI
18,493
{425)
18.(68
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
T￿81 fijnds tsr(￿ght fcrtward
136,628
425
137.053
TOTAL FUND8 CARRIED
FORWARD
TANGIBLE FIXED
Fixtures
Hant arnl
and
Computer
propety m8thinery fftting8 tyuipment T<)t81
At 1 O￿at)er 2024
Additlons
4330
45.445
14.825
70,324
At 30 September 2025
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2024
Chfjrge tr year
34,355
12.471
4.722
51.548
At 30 Septemb8r 2025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 Setsntjer 2025
At 30 SeOwnber 2024
4,230
P￿8

Not88 to the Financial Statements -
DEBTORS: AMouKfs FALUNG DUE wm4N ONE YEAR
30.925
30.9.24
Trado dobtor8
Prepa￿ents
14,987
10.343
18.331
13.573
CREDrroR8: AIAoupifs FALUNO DUE YmllN ONE YEAR
30.9.25
30.9.24
Trade $7edlto
VAT
7,357
6,429
8,922
8,192
10. W)VEPAENT IN FUNDS
At
1.10.24
movement
In lunds
At
30.9.25
Unr••trlct•d fund•
General fund
155,121
(13,858)
141,263
R••trlct•d funds
Ba¥ingstok8 aThl Dean c￿jnc￿l
TOTAL FUIIDS
155 121
Net mOV￿ent in funds. Induded in the alx)ve are as follo￿.
In&)mlThJ RaSwr￿ Movement
r080urLw expended In lunds
Unro•lrf¢t•d fund•
General fijnd
364,102
137T.960) (13,858)
R••trlct•d fund•
Basingstoka wx1 Dean Cwndl
4.308
(1.3081
TOTAL FUNDS
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cial Statemen
10. MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS . wrtlnu•d
Net
At
1,10.23
In fvnds
30.9.24
Unr•strlct•d funds
General fund
136.628
18.493
155,121
Frtendship Circle
425
(425)
TOTAL FUNDS
137.053
Comparalve net moveThnt In fiinds. inckn1￿1 in the atove are a$ fdknws:
InC￿rnIng Re3ourrns M0￿M&￿
resourc•8 oxpended In funds
Gww81 fund
320,232
(301,739)
18,493
Friandship Circle
(425)
(425)
TOTAL FUNDS
A currant y￿r 12 months and wior year 12 months o)mblned po8ikn18 88 foth)ws:
At
1.10.23
mtWOm8nt
in funds
At
30.9.25
Unre•trl¢t•d funds
General fund
136,628
4,835
141,263
RMtrlct•d fvnd•
Fri8ndshlp Clrde
B8slw#toke and Dean c￿ne11
(425)
425
TOTAL FUNDS
Paoo 10

IN
I Stat
10. MOVEIAEKf IM FUNDS . wrtlnuod
A current ye& 12 monlhs and prior year 12 rr#)ntts Combi￿ net m0vern￿l In fun
Included In Ihe above ar8 as foll￿.
InL¥Jmlng Resour￿ MovemeFrt
resour￿ exponded In lunds
Unr•strlct•d futhls
General lund
884,334 (679.899)
4,835
R•strlthd fvnd•
Friendship Cirdo
Basingstoka and Dean C(KHKil
{425)
(425)
4.308
TOTAL FUNDS
7.210
11. RELATED PAirrY D18CL08URES
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