> Company Company Registered Registered Number: Number: 8002182 8002182 Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1151055 1151055 

## PASTURES PASTURES[COMMUNITY] COMMUNITY 

> A A Company Company Limited Limited[by] by Guarantee[Guarantee] DIRECTORS DIRECTORS REPORT AND REPORT AND FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS 

FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED 27th 27" SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 



## PASTURES PASTURES COMMUNITY COMMUNITY (A (A Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee) Guarantee) 

FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS AND AND ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDING ENDING 27" 27th SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 

> Company Company Registration Registration Number: Number: 08002182 08002182 Registered Registered Charity[Charity] Number: Number: 1151055 1151055 

> Registered Registered Office:[Office:] Pastures Pastures Community Community Centre Centre Welford Welford[Road] Road 

> Northampton Northampton 

> NN2 NN2 8PN 8PN 

Directors: Directors: 

Julia Julia Snedker Snedker Carolyn Carolyn Marriott Marriott Robin Robin[Marriott] Marriott 

> Bankers: Bankers: 

> Santander Santander Business Business Operations Operations Sunderland Sunderland 

> SR43 SR43 4FW 4FW 

Independent Independent[Examiner:] Examiner: Lorraine Lorraine[Scullion] Scullion MAAT MAAT 17 17 Peregrine Peregrine Place Place East East Hunsbury Hunsbury Northampton Northampton NN4 NN4 OSL OSL 



## PASTURES PASTURES COMMUNITY[COMMUNITY] (A (A Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee) Guarantee) 

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|INDEX<br>INDEX|Page<br>Page|
|---|---|
|Legal and Administrative Information<br>Legal and Administrative Information|1<br>1|
|Report ofthe Trustees<br>Report ofthe Trustees|2-7<br>2-7|
|Independent Examiner'sReport<br>Independent Examiner’s Report|8<br>8|
|Statement of financial Activities<br>Statement of financial Activities|9<br>9g|
|Statement of financial position<br>Statement offinancial position|10<br>10|
|Notes to the Financial Statements<br>NotestotheFinancialStatements|11 -15<br>11-15|





## PASTURES PASTURES COMMUNITY COMMUNITY (A (A Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee) Guarantee) 

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## Structure Structure, Governance Governance & & Management Management 

> Company Company limited limited by by guarantee guarantee 8002182, 8002182, governing governing document document articles articles[of] of association[association] standard standard[format] format from from Community Community[Matters,] Matters, registered registered[at] at Companies Companies House House[and] and[the] the 

> Charity Charity Commission Commission for for England England and and Wales Wales (1151055) (1151055) 

Directors Directors are are appointed[appointed] and[and] re-elected[re-elected] as as[directed] directed[in] in[the] the articles[articles] of[of] association.[association.] 

> On On appointment appointment new new Directors Directors and and Trustees Trustees are are advised advised of[of] their their responsibilities, responsibilities, given given copies copies of[of] the[the] articles,[articles,] processes processes and[and][procedures,] procedures, Guidance Guidance[notes] notes from from the the[Charities] Charities 

> Commission Commission and and advice advice notes notes[issued] issued by by[Advising] Advising Communities. Communities. 

## Structure Structure 

- e 3 3 Directors/ Directors/ 2 2 Trustees: Trustees: (may (may be be same same or or different different people) people) who who have have the the final final say say on on[all] all organisational organisational[and] and financial financial matters; matters; 

- e General General Committee: Committee: up up[to] to 12 12 members members including including local local council council rep, rep, local local councillors councillors (1), (1), regular regular user user groups groups rep rep (1), (1), young young person’s person's rep. rep. Residents Residents Association Association rep. rep. (1) (1) and and Community Community Members. Members. 

> (Voting (Voting rights rights shown shown[in] in brackets) brackets) 

> Vacancies Vacancies exist exist for, for, local local councillors councillors (1), (1[),] young young person's person’s rep. rep. (1), (1), residents residents associations associations rep. rep. (1)[(1)][and] and community community[members] members[(3).] (3). 

## Objectives Obiectives and and Activities[Activities] 

- e To To promote promote[the] the[benefit] benefit[of] of the[the] inhabitants inhabitants[of] of[NN2] NN2 and and surrounding surrounding areas areas[without] without distinction distinction[of] of sex, sex, sexual sexual orientation, orientation, age, age, disability, disability, nationality, nationality, race race or or[of] of political, political, religious religious or or other other opinions, opinions, by by associating together associating together the the said said inhabitants inhabitants and and the the[statutory] statutory authorities, authorities, voluntary voluntary and and other other organisations organisations[in] in a a common common effort effort[to] to advance advance education education and and[to] to provide provide facilities facilities[in] in[the] the interests interests of[of][social] social welfare welfare for for recreation recreation and and leisure-time leisure-time occupation occupation with with the the object object[of] of improving improving the the conditions conditions[of] of[life] life[for] for[the] the[said] said inhabitants; inhabitants; 



## PASTURES PASTURES COMMUNITY COMMUNITY (A (A Company Company Limited Limited by by Guarantee) Guarantee) FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS AND AND ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDING ENDING[27th] 27" SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 Page Page 3[3] 1[Slnerereserenerts] GS SSSA U —— RIRRRRNRITCe e To To establish, establish, or or secure secure[the] the establishment[establishment][of] of a a Community Community Centre Centre and and to to maintain maintain and and manage manage the the same same (whether (whether alone alone or or in in co-operation co-operation with with any any statutory statutory authority authority or or other other person person or or body) body)[in] in furtherance furtherance of of the the Objects; Objects; 

- e To To promote promote such such other other purposes purposes as as are are charitable charitable according according to to the the laws laws of of England England and and Wales Wales for for the the[benefit] benefit of of the the public public as as may may from from time time to to time time be be determ determined. ined. 

> The The Charity Charity shall shall be[be] non-party non-party[in] in politics politics and and non-sectarian non-sectarian in[in] religion. religion. 

## Public Public[Benefit] Benefit Statement Statement 

Statement: Statement: Covid, Covid, the the cost cost[of] of living living and and energy energy have have an an impact impact on on all all members members of of society society and and placed placed a a[considerable] considerable strain strain on on those those striving striving[to] to[maintain] maintain charities charities and and the the buildings buildings they they are are responsible responsible for for and and this this is is will will continue continue for for the the foreseeable foreseeable future. future. 

The The organisation organisation[provides] provides a a safe safe and and secure secure[building] building for for a a wide wide variety variety of of clubs clubs and and groups. groups. These These include include Residents Residents Associations, Associations, Scout Scout and and Guides Guides Groups, Groups, English English and and Maths Maths education,[education,] dance dance groups groups for for young young people, people, Yoga Yoga and and a a pre-school. pre-school. Slimming Slimming and and exercise exercise groups. groups. There There is is no no discrimination discrimination and and we we cater cater for for all all age age groups groups in in the the NN2 NN2 and and surrounding surrounding areas areas[of] of Northampton. Northampton. Children’s Children's parties, parties, family family parties, parties, wedding wedding receptions receptions[and] and christenings christenings occupy occupy most most weekends. weekends. 

## Achievements Achievements and and Performance Performance 

> The The[challenge] challenge this this year year was was[to] to recruit recruit more more community community representatives representatives to to the the committee committee again again this this has has proved proved difficult difficult and and generally generally unsuccessful. unsuccessful. With With council council services services and and other other charities charities looking looking for for more more volunteers volunteers they they are are becoming becoming even even more more difficult difficult to[to] attract. attract. One One new new volunteer volunteer has has offered offered her her services. services. 

> We We[have] have[provided] provided a a safe[safe] centre centre and and facilities facilities as as required required and and remained remained positive positive and and financially financially sound. sound. 

> The The centre centre hosted hosted 73[73] weekend weekend events events and and have have[18] 18 regular regular user user groups groups who who meet meet on on a a 

> weekly weekly or or monthly monthly basis.[basis.] Guide Guide Dogs Dogs for for The The[Blind] Blind held held an an event event at[at] the the centre. centre. The The Friendly Friendly Games Games Group Group and and smaller smaller groups groups at[at] the the centre centre still still require require financial financial 

> support support to to continue. continue. We We still still remain remain[positive] positive and and promote promote the the groups groups in in the the community. community. Enfold Enfold which which holds holds a a monthly monthly session session for for adults adults with with autism autism is is well well supported. supported. 



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The The[directors/trustees] directors/trustees have have covered covered[the] the caretaking caretaking duties duties and and management management[of] of the the centre. centre. During During this this period period a a tight tight control control on on the the gas, gas, electricity electricity and and water water was was maintained maintained and and all all unnecessary unnecessary bills bills e.g. e.g. tv tv licence licence cancelled. cancelled. Energy Energy prices prices remain remain high, high, two two or or three-year three-year contracts contracts are are[preferred,] preferred, to to maintain maintain stable stable prices prices which which allows allows the the hire hire rates rates to to calculated calculated and and[fixed] fixed for for a a longer longer term. term. Contact Contact with with West West[Northants] Northants[Council] Council has has been been extremely extremely difficult difficult when when requesting requesting meetings meetings[regarding] regarding improvements improvements and and[to] to discuss[discuss] business business rates. rates. 

Covid Covid still still has has an an influence influence on on the the number number of of regular regular user user groups groups and and the the people people attending. attending. The The second second half half[of] of the the year year was was challenging challenging as as the the cost cost of of living living and and uncertainty uncertainty over over the[the] energy energy prices prices reduced reduced peoples peoples spending spending on on[parties] parties and and weekend weekend events. events. We We introduced introduced a a more more flexible flexible approach approach for for payment payment allowing allowing staged staged payments. payments. West West Northants[Northants][Council] Council[refused] refused our our application application for for the the 20% 20% discretionary discretionary business business rates rates relief relief and and charged charged us us £559 E559 business business rates rates resulting resulting in in the the reduction reduction of of proposed proposed projects. projects. The The[alarm] alarm system system was was upgraded upgraded at[at] a a cost cost[of] of £740. E740. 

> Bookings Bookings come come from from recommendations, recommendations, the the web web site site and and four four local local noticeboards noticeboards which which 

> are are being[being] renovated renovated at[at] a a[cost] cost[of] of E900.00. £900.00. The The advertisement advertisement in[in][the] the ‘Around 'Around 

> Kingsthorpe' Kingsthorpe’ magazine magazine has has also also been been worthwhile, worthwhile, a a free free half half page page article article in in the the magazine magazine spotlights[spotlights] one one regular regular user user group group each each edition. edition. 

> No No open open days days were were held held for for the the public public and and the the regular regular user user groups. groups. 

> The The community community noticeboards noticeboards provide provide contact contact with with the the community community have have proved proved a a success success[and] and more[more][local] local voluntary[voluntary][organisations] organisations have[have] posted[posted] notices.[notices.][The] The noticeboard[noticeboard] on on the[the] wall[wall] of[of][ the] the centre[centre][to] to[advertise] advertise new groups new groups[is] is[well] well used used[and] and[all] all centre centre user user groups groups have have requested requested space. space. 

The The[Kitchen] Kitchen was was renewed renewed[during] during August August 2024 2024[at] at a a cost cost of[of] £6600.00 E6600.OO no no grants grants were were received received from from the the councils councils but but it it was was felt felt necessary necessary to to carry carry out out the the work work due due to to the the deteriorating deteriorating state state of of the the units units and and appliances. appliances. 



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## Financial Financial Review Review 

> Financially Financially the the company company is is viable viable with with day-to-day day-to-day costs costs covered covered by by income. income. Paying Paying 

> business business rates rates has has caused caused problems problems and[and] reduced reduced funds funds[for] for new new projects.[projects.] To To[better] better 

> reflect reflect the the running running costs costs staff staff expenses expenses are are calculated calculated and and transferred transferred[to] to the the building[building] fund fund each each month. month. At At present present all[all] work work at at the the centre centre[is] is covered covered by by volunteers volunteers but but this this cannot cannot[be] be guaranteed guaranteed and[and][allowing] allowing[for] for[staff] staff costs costs[will] will[avoid] avoid a a[shock] shock should should[the] the volunteers volunteers not not be be available available[in] in the the future. future. 

Generated Generated income income varies[varies] from from month month[to] to month month depending depending on on school school holidays holidays as as many many groups groups[only] only[operate] operate[during] during[ term] term[times] times[but] but[are] are[sufficient] sufficient[for] for the[the] centre[centre] to[to][be] be[self-funded] self-funded and and independent. independent. Core Core user user groups groups have have remained remained steady steady and and regular regular[briefings] briefings and and updates updates have[have][maintained] maintained[contact] contact with with[them.] them. Hire Hire fees fees were were reviewed reviewed[in] in December December 2023 2023 due due[to] to the the increases increases[in] in the the cost cost[of] of electricity electricity and and gas gas and and business business rates. rates. To To avoid avoid deterring deterring people people from from using using the the centre centre only only small small increases increases were were charged charged from from January January 2023 2023 and and guaranteed guaranteed not not to to increase increase before before April April 2024. 2024. Small Small further further increases increases were were added added in in April April 2024 2024 and and should should avoid avoid further further increases increases before before April April 2025. 2025. All All costs costs are are reviewed reviewed on on a a regular regular[basis.] basis. The The designated designated funds funds[for] for[building] building[have] have been been[maintained.] maintained. 

## Reserves Reserves[Policy] Policy 

It It is is the the intention intention to to ensure ensure sufficient sufficient funds funds are are available available to to cover cover future future commitments commitments to to maintain maintain a a[general] general reserve reserve[of] of[three] three to[to] six[six] months[months][running] running[costs.] costs. 



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## Risk Risk[Policy] Policy 

Risk Risk is is managed managed by by (A) (A) Loss Loss of of income. income. licences licences (TV, (TV, and and maintenance maintenance service service contracts contracts etc etc ) ) are are cancelled cancelled until until further[further] notice, notice, heating heating and and lighting lighting have have been been reduced reduced to[to] their their minimum minimum settings. settings. (1) (1[)] All All cheques cheques require require 2 2 signatures signatures (2) (2) Internet Internet banking banking is is used used for for regular regular payments, payments, utilities utilities and and refundable refundable deposits deposits (3) (3) Regular Regular user user groups groups and and payments payments for for events events are are encouraged encouraged to to pay pay by by bacs bacs direct direct to[to] the the bank bank account account thus[thus] reducing reducing cash cash and and cheque cheque receipts. receipts. (4) (4) Cash Cash is is banked banked[regularly] regularly and and no no money money is is left left[at] at the the centre.[centre.] (5) (5) The The treasurer treasurer has has full full access access to to the the internet internet bank bank account account with with the the trustees trustees having having 'read ‘read only’ only' access access[to] to monitor monitor the the account. account. (6) (6) Insurance Insurance cover cover[is] is maintained maintained for for all all liabilities. liabilities. The The company company[has] has no no debts.[debts.] It It has has a a policy policy of of not not taking taking out out loans. loans. 

## Plans Plans for for the the Future Future 

> We We remain remain in[in][contact] contact with with[all] all our our user user groups groups[by] by[email] email[and] and[personal] personal visits.[visits.] We We provide[provide] help help and and support support where where necessary. necessary. Further Further design design work work[has] has been been carried carried out[out] for[for] improvements improvements[to] to[the] the[building] building[and] and park[park] 

> prior prior[to] to consultation consultation with with the the[resident's] resident’s association association[and] and parish[parish][council.] council. Trees Trees[and] and 

> benches benches on on the[the][park] park[have] have been been delayed delayed[due] due[to] to[the] the funds funds being[being] reallocated reallocated to[to][business] business rates rates and and refurbishment refurbishment[of] of[the] the kitchen[kitchen] 

> The The[building] building[fund] fund[has] has been been[maintained] maintained as as a a designated designated fund[fund] for[for][future] future development. development. 

## Aims Aims 

> To To provide[provide] a a building[building][and] and surrounding surrounding[park] park[suitable] suitable[for] for a a wide[wide] variety[variety][of] of clubs,[clubs,] groups groups and and local local events, events, at[at] affordable affordable prices, prices,[to] to[all] all[sections] sections of[of][the] the[community.] community. 

## Main Main Objectives Obiectives 2024-2025 2024-2025 

Maintain Maintain[the] the[building] building[and] and advance advance[plans] plans for[for] increasing[increasing] the[the] facilities facilities of[of] the[ the][building] building and[and] improve improve facilities facilities on on the the park.[park.] Provision Provision[of] of[Solar] Solar panels panels[and] and[heat] heat pumps pumps[which] which need need to[to] be[be] discussed[discussed][ with] with[West] West Northants Northants Council.[Council.] 

Establish Establish more more[hobby-based] hobby-based clubs.[clubs.] Maintain Maintain the the financial financial stability stability of[of] the the[centre.] centre. Schedule Schedule of[of] events events will will be be[issued] issued following following the the AGM AGM[and] and first first management[management] meeting.[meeting.] 



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Company Company[special] special provision provision The The Report Report[of] of the the Directors Directors has has been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance with with the the[special] special provisions provisions of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to small small companies. companies. 

> Company Company[law] law requires requires[the] the members members[of] of the[the] Board Board[of] of Directors Directors to[to] prepare prepare financial financial statement statement[for] for each[each] financial financial year, year, which[which][give] give a a true true[and] and[fair] fair view view[of] of the[the][state] state of[of][affairs] affairs of[of] 

> the the Company Company and and of[of] the the income income and and expenditure expenditure[of] of the the Company Company for for that[that] period.[period.] In In 

> preparing preparing these these financial financial statements, statements, the the members members[of] of the the Board Board are are required required to: to: 

- Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and then then apply apply them them consistently. consistently. 

- - Make Make adjustments adjustments[and] and[estimates] estimates that[that] are are reasonable reasonable and[and][prudent.] prudent. - Prepare Prepare the[the] financial financial statements statements on on[the] the[going] going concern concern basis[basis][unless] unless[it] it[is] is inappropriate inappropriate[to] to presume presume[that] that[the] the Company Company[will] will continue continue[its] its activities. activities. 

> The The Members Members[of] of the[the] Board Board are are[responsible] responsible[for] for[maintaining] maintaining proper proper accounting accounting[records] records that that disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at at any any time time the the financial financial position position of of the the Company Company 

> and and[to] to enable enable them them[to] to ensure ensure[that] that the the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the the Companies Companies 

> Act Act 2006. 2006. They They have have a a general general responsibility responsibility for for taking taking such such steps steps as as are are reasonably reasonably 

> open open to[to][them] them to[to][safeguard] safeguard[ the] the[assets] assets of[of][ the] the[Company] Company[ and] and to[to] prevent[prevent] and[and][detect] detect[fraud] fraud 

> and and other other irregularities. irregularities. 

> Signed Signed by by the the directors/trustees[directors/trustees] at at the the meeting meeting 26'"[26th] November November 2024 2024 


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## Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner’s Report Report to to the the Trustees Trustees[of:] of: PASTURES PASTURES COMMUNITY COMMUNITY 

## Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1151055 1151055 

I | report report on on the the accounts accounts of of the the Company for Company for the the year year ended ended 27th 27" September September 2024 2024 which which are are set set out out on on the[the] attached attached pages pages[9] 9[to] to[16] 16 

> Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities[of] of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner 

> The The trustees trustees (who (who are are also also the the directors directors of of the the company for company for the the purposes purposes of of company company law)[law)] are are 

> responsible for responsible for the[the] preparation preparation[of] of the the accounts. accounts. The The trustees trustees consider consider[that] that an an[audit] audit is[is] not not required required 

> for for this this year year under under section section 144 144 (2) (2)[of] of the[the] Charities[Charities ] Act Act 2011 2011 and and[that] that an an independent independent examination examination is[is] needed. needed. 

> Having Having satisfied satisfied myself myself that[that] the the charity charity[is] is not not subject subject to to an an audit audit under under company company law law and and is[is][eligible] eligible 

> for for independent independent examination, examination, it it[is] is my my responsibility responsibility[to:] to: 

- >» Examine Examine[the] the accounts accounts under under[section] section[145] 145[of] of[the] the 2011 2011 Act: Act: >» Follow Follow the the procedures procedures laid laid down down[in] in[the] the general general[Directions] Directions given given[by] by the the Charity[Charity] Commission Commission (under (under section section[145(5)(b)] 145(5)(b) of of the the 2011 2011 Act. Act. 

- State State whether whether particular particular matters matters have have come come[to] to my my[attention.] attention. 

> Basis Basis of of independent independent examiner’s examiner's statement statement My My examination examination was was carried carried out out[in] in accordance accordance with with general general[directions] directions given given by[by] the[the] Charity Charity 

> Commission. Commission. An An examination examination[includes] includes a a review review[of] of the[the] accounting accounting records records kept kept[by] by[the] the[charity] charity[and] and a a 

> comparison comparison of[of] the the accounts accounts presented presented with with those those records. records.[It] It also[also][includes] includes consideration consideration[of] of any any 

> unusual unusual items items or or[disclosures] disclosures[of] of the the accounts, accounts, and and seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees concerning concerning any any such such matters. matters. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken do do not not provide provide[all] all the the evidence evidence that that would would 

> be be required required in in an an audit audit and and consequently consequently no no opinion opinion is is given given as as to to whether whether the the accounts accounts present present a a 

> "true “true and and fair fair view” view" and and[the] the report report[is] is limited limited to to those those matters matters set set out out in[in][the] the statement statement below. below. 

> Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner’s Statement Statement In In connection connection with with my my examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to my my attention: attention: 

1. 1. Which Which[gives] gives me me reasonable cause reasonable cause to to[believe] believe[that] that[in] in any any[material] material respect, respect,[the] the requirements: requirements: > To To keep keep accounting accounting records records[in] in accordance accordance with with[section] section[386] 386 of[of] the[the] Companies Companies[Act] Act 2006; 2006; and and 

- >» To To prepare prepare accounts accounts which which accord accord with with the the accounting accounting records, records, comply comply with with the[the] accounting accounting requirements requirements[of] of section[section] 396 396 of[of] the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and with with the the methods methods and and principles principles[of] of the the Statement Statement[of] of Recommended Recommended Practice: Practice: Accounting Accounting and[and] Reporting Reporting by[by] Charities. Charities. have have not not[been] been met; met; or or 

2. 2. To To which, which,[in] in my my opinion,[opinion,] attention attention should should[be] be drawn drawn[in] in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of[of] the[the] accounts accounts to to be be reached. reached. 

## LSC Aer 

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(A (A Company Company Limited Limited By By Guarantee) Guarantee) 

## STATEMENT STATEMENT OF[OF][FINANCIAL] FINANCIAL[ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES 

## FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED[27th] 27th[SEPTEMBER] SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 

||Notes<br>Notes|Unrestricted Restricted<br>UnrestrictedRestricted||Total<br>Total|Unrestrictec Restricted<br>UnrestrictecRestricted|Unrestrictec Restricted<br>UnrestrictecRestricted|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2024<br>2024<br>2024<br>2024||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023||
|||E<br>£<br>£||£|£<br>£||
|Income andendowments from:<br>Income and endowments from:|||||||
|Donations and legacies<br>Donations and legacies||1,399<br>1,399|-|1,399<br>1,399|18,185<br>18,185|.|
|Charitable activities<br>Charitable activities|1<br>1|38,106<br>38,106|-|38,106<br>38,106|37,429<br>37,429|-|
|Investments<br>Investments||3,895<br>3,895|-|3,895<br>3,895|492<br>492|-|
|Other<br>Other||-|-|-|-|-|
|Total Income and endowments<br>Total Income and endowments||43,400<br>43,400|-|43,400<br>43,400|56,106<br>56,106|-|
|Expenditure on:<br>Expenditure on:|||||||
|Raising funds<br>Raisingfunds||-|-|-|-|-|
|Charitable Activities<br>Charitable Activities|2<br>2|20,016<br>20,016|-|20,016<br>20,016|17,524<br>17,524|-|
|Other<br>Other||-|-|.|-|-|
|Total Expenditure<br>Total Expenditure||20,016<br>20,016|-|20,016<br>20,016|17,524<br>17,524|-|
|Transfer between funds<br>Transfer between funds||-|:|-|-|-|
|Net movement in funds<br>Net movement in funds||23,384<br>23,384|-|23,384<br>23,384|38,582<br>38,582|-|
|Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds broughtforward||411,903<br>411,903|-|411,903<br>411,903|373,321<br>373,321|-|
|Total funds carried forward<br>Totalfundscarriedforward||435,287<br>435,287|-|435,287<br>435,287|411,903<br>411,903|-|



All All the[the] activities activities of of the[the] charitable charitable company company are are classed classed as as continuing.[continuing.] 

> There There are are no no recognised recognised gains gains or or losses[losses] other other than than those those included included in[in] the[the] Statement Statement of of 

> Financial Financial Activities Activities shown shown above above 



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## PASTURES PASTURES[COMMUNITY] COMMUNITY 

|PASTURES [COMMUNITY]<br>PASTURES COMMUNITY|PASTURES [COMMUNITY]<br>PASTURES COMMUNITY||||||Page [10]<br>Page 10|
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|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL <br>STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL|POSITION<br> POSITION|||||||
|AT 27th SEPTEMBER2024<br>AT 27thSEPTEMBER2024||||Company <br>Company||Number:<br> Number:|08002182<br>08002182|
||Notes<br>Notes||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Restricted <br>Restricted||Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
|||||||2024<br>2024.|2023<br>2023|
||||£|£||£|£|
|ASSETS:<br>ASSETS:||||||||
|Fixed Assets<br>Fixed Assets|||-||-|-|-|
|CurrentAssets<br>Current Assets||||||||
|Debtors<br>Debtors||4<br>4|1,903<br>1,903||-|1,903<br>1,903|1,531<br>1,531|
|Cash at Bank<br>Cash at Bank|||436,496<br>436,496||-|436,496<br>436,496|410,822<br>410,822|
||||438,399<br>438,399||-|438,399<br>438,399|412,353<br>412,353|
|Creditors<br>Creditors||||||||
|Amounts falling due<br>Amounts falling due||||||||
|within one year<br>within oneyear||5<br>5|(3,112)<br>(3,112)||-|(3,112)<br>(3,112)|(450)<br>(450)|
||||(3,112)<br>(3,112)||-|(3,112)<br>(3,112)|(450)<br>(450)|
|Net Current Assets<br>Net Current Assets|||435,287<br>435,287||-|435,287<br>435,287|411,903<br>411,903|
|NET ASSETS<br>NETASSETS|||435,287<br>435,287||-|435,287<br>435,287|411,903<br>411,903|
|FUNDS<br>FUNDS|||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br>Restricted||Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
|||||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|||£|£||£|£|
|General Reserve<br>General Reserve||6<br>6|6,072<br>6,072||-|6,072<br>6,072|46,905<br>46,905|
|Designated<br>Designated||7<br>P,|429,215<br>429,215||-|429,215<br>429,215|326,416<br>326,416|
||||435,287<br>435,287||-|435,287<br>435,287|373,321<br>373,321|
|Restricted<br>Restricted||8<br>8|-||-|-|-|
||||435,287<br>435,287||-|435,287<br>435,287|373,321<br>373,321|





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> STATEMEMT STATEMEMT OF[OF] FINANCIAL[FINANCIAL] POSITION[POSITION] - CONTINUED CONTINUED 

> AT AT 27th 27th SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 

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> The The charitable charitable company company is[is][entitled] entitled[to] to exemption exemption from from[audit] audit under under Section Section[477] 477[of the] of the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 for[for] the[the] year year ended ended[27th] 27th September September[2024] 2024 

> The The member member have have not not[required] required[the] the charitable charitable company company[to] to[obtain] obtain an an audit[audit] of[of][its] its financial financial statements statements[for] for the[the] year year ended ended 27th[27th] September September 2024 2024[In] In accordance accordance[with] with Section Section 476[476][of the] of the Companies Companies 

> Act Act 2006. 2006. 

> The The trustees trustees acknowledge acknowledge their their responsibilities responsibilities[for] for 

> (a) (a) ensuring ensuring that that the the charitable charitable company company keeps keeps accounting accounting records records that that comply comply with with Sections Sections 386 386 and and 

> 387 387 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and 

> (b) (b) preparing preparing financial financial statements statements which which give give a a true true and and fair view fair view of the of the state state of of affairs affairs of of the the charitable charitable 

> company company as as[at] at[the] the[end] end[of] of each[each][financial] financial year year and[and][of] of its[its][surplus] surplus[or] or[deficit] deficit for[for] each[each][financial] financial year year in[in] accordance accordance[with] with[the] the requirements requirements[of] of Sections[Sections][394] 394[and] and[395] 395[and] and which which otherwise otherwise comply comply with[with][the] the requirements requirements[of the] of the Companies Companies Act2006 Act2006[relating] relating[to] to financial financial[statements,] statements, so so[far] far as as[applicable] applicable to[to] 

> the the charitable charitable company. company. 

> These These financial financial statements statements have have[ben] ben prepared prepared in[in] accordance accordance[with] with[the] the[special] special provisions[provisions] of[of] 

> part part 15 15[of the] of the Companies Companies[Act] Act 2006 2006 relating[relating][to] to charitable charitable small small companies. companies. 

> The The financial financial statements statements were were approved approved by[by][the] the Board Board[of] of Trustees Trustees on on 26th[26th] November November 2024 2024 and and signed signed on on[their] their behalf behalf 


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## PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES POLICIES 

## FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 27th[27th][SEPTEMBER] SEPTEMBER 2024 2024 

> The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared under under the the historical historical cost cost convention convention and and in[in] 

> accordance accordance with with the the Statement Statement[of] of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice[(SORP)] (SORP) (102), (102), 'Accounting ‘Accounting and and Reporting Reporting[by] by Charities' Charities'[issued] issued in[in] January[January] 2015,[2015,][applicable] applicable UK[UK] Accounting[Accounting] Standards Standards and[and] the the[Charities ] Charities Act Act 2011. 2011. 

> The The principal principal accounting policies accounting policies[of the] of the charity charity are are set set out out below. below. 

## Format Format 

The The company company[has] has taken taken advantage advantage[of] of the[ the] provisions[provisions][of the] of the Companies Companies[Act] Act[2006] 2006 and[and] presented presented an an income income and[and] expenditure expenditure account account[in] in[the] the form form[of] of a[a] Statement Statement[of] of[Financial] Financial Activities Activities on on the[the] grounds[grounds] that that it it enables the enables the financial financial statements statements to to show show a a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the result result for for the the year. year. 

Fixed Fixed Assets Assets Depreciation Depreciation[is] is[calculated] calculated[to] to write write down down the[the][cost] cost[of] of[all] all[tangible] tangible[fixed] fixed[assets] assets by[by] instalments instalments over over the the expected expected useful useful lives. lives. 

## Stocks Stocks 

> Any Any[stocks] stocks[of] of[cleaning] cleaning materials materials[and] and stationery[stationery][held] held are are[valued] valued[at] at cost.[cost.] 

## Incoming Incoming Resources Resources 

Income Income[is] is[brought] brought into into account account on on[a] a[receivable] receivable[basis.] basis. 

Investment Investment Income Income Interest Interest is[is] brought[brought] into into account account on on[a] a receivable receivable basis.[basis.] 

Gifts Gifts[in] in Kind Kind and and Donated Donated Services Services and and Facilities Facilities Gifts Gifts in in kind, kind, donated donated facilities facilities and and voluntary voluntary help, help, are are not not included included in in the the financial financial statements statements since since it it[is] is not not considered considered practical practical to to quantify quantify such such income. income. 

> Resources Resources Expended Expended Expenditure Expenditure[is] is[stated] stated inclusive inclusive[ of] of value value added added tax,[tax,][and] and brought[brought] into into account account in in the the year year in in which which it it is is due. due. 

## Designated Designated Funds Funds 

Designated Designated funds funds — — these these are are funds funds set set aside aside by by the the trustees trustees out out of of unrestricted unrestricted funds funds for for specific specific future[future] purposes purposes or or projects projects 



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## NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS 

## Reserves Reserves 

> The The current current reserve reserve policy policy is[is] to to maintain maintain sufficient sufficient[cash] cash flow flow for for known known commitments, commitments,[and] and the the replacement replacement of[of] certain certain assets. assets. 

## Risk Risk 

> The The Directors/Board Directors/Board[of] of Trustees Trustees[do] do not[not] believe believe the[the] organisation organisation[is] is subject subject to[to] any any substantial substantial[risk] risk 

> beyond beyond those those disclosed[disclosed][in] in[ the] the[Annual] Annual Report Report[and] and Accounts. Accounts. 

> The The organisation organisation[has] has insurance insurance[to] to protect protect[it] it[in] in the[ the] case case of[of ] a a[claim.] claim. 



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## NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS 

||||Unrestricted <br>Unrestricted|Unrestricted <br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br> Restricted|Restricted<br> Restricted|Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
||||£||£||£|£|
|Note <br>Note|1<br> 1|Charitable Activities<br>Charitable Activities|||||||
|||Grant<br>- Counsellor Fund<br>Grant - Counsellor Fund||-||-|-|1,500<br>1,500|
|||Birch Hall Hire<br>Birch Hall Hire|23,311<br>23,311|||-|23,311<br>23,311|21,883<br>21,883|
|||Birch Hall refundable deposit<br>Birch Hall refundable deposit||2,170<br>2,170||-|2,170<br>2,170|2,395<br>2,395|
|||Highfield Room Hire<br>Highfield Room Hire|12,255<br>12,255|||-|12,255<br>12,255|10,495<br>10,495|
|||Highfield Room refundable deposit<br>Highfield Room refundable deposit||370<br>370||-|370<br>370|972<br>972|
|||Other<br>Other||-||°|-|184<br>184|
||||38,106<br>38,106|||-|38,106<br>38,106|37,429<br>37,429|
|Note<br>Note|2<br> 2|Charitable Activities<br>Charitable Activities|||||||
|||Telephone<br>Telephone||1,046<br>1,046||-|1,046<br>1,046|1,037<br>1,037|
|||Equipment<br>- incl IT<br>Equipment- incl IT||268<br>268||-|268<br>268|4,108<br>4,108|
|||Licenses<br>Licenses||387<br>387||-|387<br>387|324<br>324|
|||Stationery/Postage<br>Stationery/Postage||78<br>78||-|78<br>78|8<br>8|
|||Advertising<br>Advertising||600<br>600||-|600<br>600|600<br>600|
|||Refunded Deposits<br>Refunded Deposits||2,340<br>2,340||-|2,340<br>2,340|2,328<br>2,328|
|||Other Expenditure<br>Other Expenditure||401<br>401||-|401<br>401|279<br>279|
|||Premises Costs<br>Premises Costs|||||||
|||Cleaning<br>Cleaning||707<br>707||-|707<br>707|1,017<br>1,017|
|||Insurance<br>Insurance||722<br>¥22.||-|722<br>722|684<br>684|
|||Utilities<br>Utilities||3,643<br>3,643||-|3,643<br>3,643|3,739<br>3,739|
|||Water Rates<br>Water Rates||519<br>S515||-|519<br>519|428<br>428|
|||Rent/Rates<br>Rent/Rates||903<br>903||-|903<br>903|485<br>485|
|||Repairs & Renewals<br>Repairs & Renewals||7,714<br>7,714||-|7,714<br>7,714|1,737<br>1,737|
|||Governance Costs<br>Governance Costs|||||||
|||Independent Examination<br>Independent Examination||363<br>363||-|363<br>363|349<br>349|
|||Trustee Expenses<br>Trustee Expenses||325<br>325||-|325<br>325|401<br>401|
||||20,016<br>20,016|||-|20,016<br>20,016|17,524<br>17,524|



> Note Note 3[3] There There are are no no employees employees[at] at present present During During the[the ] year year the[the] trustees[trustees] received received[ Enil] fnil[(2023:Enil)] (2023:£nil) remuneration remuneration . . 

> The The total total expenditure expenditure reimbursed reimbursed to to the the trustees trustees amounted amounted to to £325 E325 (2023:E401) (2023:£401) 

||||Unrestricted <br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br> Restricted|Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|Note <br>Note|4<br> 4|Debtors<br>Debtors|£|£|£|£|
|||Trade Debtors<br>Trade Debtors|154<br>154||154<br>154|295<br>295|
|||Sundry Debtors<br>Sundry Debtors|376<br>376|-|376<br>376|-|
|||Pre-Paid Debtors<br>Pre-Paid Debtors|1,373<br>1,903<br>1,373<br>1,903<br>1,236<br>1,531<br>1,373<br>-<br>1.373<br>1,236<br>2903<br>~~-~—S«,903—«,530.||||





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## NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS 

|||||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br>Restricted|Total<br>Total|Total<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
||||||£||E<br>£|E<br>£|£|
|Note <br>Note|5<br> 5|Creditors<br>Creditors||||||||
|||Amounts falling due in one year.<br>Amounts falling due in one year.||||||||
|||Accruals<br>Accruals||||(566)<br>(566)|.|(566)<br>(566)|(450)<br>(450)|
|||Deferred Income<br>Deferred Income||||(2,546)<br>(2,546)|-|(2,546)<br>(2,546)|.|
|||||||(3,112)<br>(3,112)|-|(3,112)<br>(3,112)|(450)<br>(450)|
|Note <br>Note6|6<br>6|Unrestricted Reserves<br>Unrestricted Reserves|Opening<br>Opening|Movement<br>Movement|||MovementTransfer<br>Movemeni|Transfer<br> Transfer|Closing<br>Closing|
||||balance<br>balance|In<br>In|||Out<br>Out|between<br>between|Balance<br>Balance|
||||28.09.23<br>28.09.23|||||funds<br>funds|27.09.24<br>27.09.24|
|||General Reserve<br>General Reserve|5,884<br>5,884|||43,400<br>43,400|(20,016)<br>(20,016)|(28,196)<br>(28,196)|1,072<br>1,072|
|||Operating Reserve<br>Operating Reserve|5,000<br>5,000|||-|-|-|5,000<br>5,000|
||||10,884<br>10,884|||43,400<br>43,400|(20,016)<br>(20,016)|(28,196)<br>(28,196)|6,072<br>6,072|
|||Comparative:<br>Comparative:||||||||
|||Unrestricted Reserves<br>Unrestricted Reserves|Opening<br>Opening|Movement<br>Movement|||MovementTransfer<br>MovemeniTransfer||Closing<br>Closing|
||||balance<br>balance|In<br>In|||Out<br>Out|between<br>between _Balance|Balance<br>Balance|
||||28.09.22<br>28.09.22|||||funds<br>funds|27.09.23<br>27.09.23|
|||General Reserve<br>General Reserve|41,905<br>41,905|||56,106<br>56,106|(17,524)<br>(17,524)|(74,603)<br>(74,603)|5,884<br>5,884|
|||Operating Reserve<br>Operating Reserve|5,000<br>5,000|||-|-|-|5,000<br>5,000|
||||46,905<br>46,905|||56,106<br>56,106|(17,524)<br>(17,524)|(74,603)<br>(74,603)|10,884<br>10,884|
|Note <br>Note|7<br> 7|Designated Funds<br>Designated Funds|Opening<br>Opening|Movement<br>Movement|||MovementTransfer<br>MovemeniTransfer||Closing<br>Closing|
||||balance<br>balance|In<br>In|||Out<br>Out|between<br>between _—|Balance<br> Balance|
||||28.09.23<br>28.09.23|||||funds<br>funds|27.09.24<br>27.09.24|
|||New Building Fund<br>New Building Fund|401,019<br>401,019|||-|-|28,196<br>28,196|429,215<br>429,215|
||||401,019<br>401,019|||-|-|28,196<br>28,196|429,215<br>429,215|
|||Comparative:<br>Comparative:||||||||
|||Designated Funds<br>Designated Funds|Opening<br>Opening|Movement<br>Movement|||MovementTransfer<br>Movemen'Transfer||Closing<br>Closing|
||||balance<br>balance|In<br>In|||Out<br>Out|between<br>between _Balance|Balance<br>Balance|
||||28.09.22<br>28.09.22|||||funds<br>funds|27.09.23<br>27.09.23|
|||New Building Fund<br>New Building Fund|326,416<br>326,416|||-|-|74,603<br>74,603|401,019<br>401,019|
||||326,416<br>326,416|||-|-|74,603<br>74,603|401,019<br>401,019|





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## NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS 

> Note Note 8[8] Restricted Restricted Funds Funds There There are are no no[Restricted] Restricted Funds[Funds][in] in 2024 2024 

Note Note 9[9] Ultimate Ultimate Controlling Controlling Party Party The The company company[is] is under under the the ultimate ultimate[control] control of[of] its[its] directors, directors, and[and] whose whose names names are are shown[shown] at at the the[front] front[of the] of the financial financial statements. statements.