## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: Period start date 01/11/2024 To: Period end date 31/10/2025** ## **Charity name: Community Assets Standing Tall** ## **Charity registration number: 1153512** ## **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Promotion for the benefit of the public of
urban or rural regeneration in areas of
social and economic deprivation and in
particular Bacup and the surrounding
area.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|CAST continues to operate from within the
AB&D Centre, having its office there and
running Thursday Lunch Club there.
Varied activities and events are run through
Thursday Lunch Club that are open to the
whole community of Rossendale and
advertised via social media and community
advertising boards.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes we have| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We are not in a position to act as a grant
maker| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Our Social Investment Programme within the
five year business plan has been agreed by
the trustees. It now forms the basis of our
future plans| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Five volunteers contribute to the work of the
Thursday Lunch Club
One volunteer keeps us in the public eye
though digital marketing on social media
We also gained one volunteer trustee this
year at the same time one of our founding
trustees retired.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and performance** |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Thursday Lunch Club provides activities and
safe spaces for those living with dementia
and their carers and those who are socially
isolated but now from a new venue.
CAST continues to work with Dementia
Friendly Rossendale to run dementia friendly
Rossendale wide events.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Last year we secured National Lottery
Funding to cover costs that will cover the
costs of Thursday Lunch Club in the ABD
Centre for the next two years until July 2026.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We have achieved our fundraising objectives
for this year.
With new funding from the Co-Op
Community Fund, WG Edwards Charitable
fund, Local Authority and Bacup Fellowship
of Churches.
Along with some unrestricted donations from
the public.
Thursday Lunch Club is now firmly
established in the AB&D Centre and
growing.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a cash positive position with
no outstanding debts.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any reserves held by CAST are for
emergencies, overheads, and maintenance
etc.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The majority of our funding is project based
and is therefore restricted income.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Grant income
Café Activities
Donations| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Aging Trustees, we have taken steps to
recruit younger trustees in this year,
including a new trustee joining us in August
this year.| |Other||| **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|Constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|C.I.O.
Charitable Incorporated Organisation.| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Reputable people aged 16 – 100 with the
enthusiasm and skills needed can be
appointed a trustee with a majority vote.
Officers are elected to post.| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Para 1.51
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Other
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## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|Community Assets Standing Tall| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|CAST| |Registered charity number|1153512| |Charity’s principal address|ABD Centre, Burnley Road, Bacup, Rossendale, OL13 8AB| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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20|June K Worsley|Chairperson||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Carl Bradshaw|Treasurer||| ||Suzanne J Craven|Secretary||| ||Susan Dunbar|SafeguardingOfficer||| ||Nicholas Miles-
Nilsen|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of Name Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Carl Bradshaw
Full name(s) June Karen Worsley
Position (for example Chairperson Treasurer
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 01st February 2026
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**Community Asset Standing Tall** **Community Asset Standing Tall 1153512 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/11/2024 31/10/2025 |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**-**
**3 132**
**1 215**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4 347**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4 347**
**-**
**-**
**1 740**
**12**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**203**
**-**
**392**
**-**
**-**
**1 048**
**-**
**2 217**
**-**
**47**
**166**
**5 824**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5 824**
**- 1 477**
**-**
**-**
**- 1 477**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**7 094**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7 094**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7 094**
**6 400**
**-**
**1 875**

**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**400**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8 675**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8 675**
**- 1 581**
**-**
**-**
**- 1 581**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Grant Income|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**7 094**
**3 132**
**1 215**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11 441**|**20 000**| |Café Sales Income|**3 132**||||**-**| |Donations|**1 215**||||**1 603**| |Other Income|**-**||||**2 493**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**4 347**||||**24 096**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||**-**|**11 441**|**24 096**| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**6 400**
**-**
**3 615**
**12**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**203**
**-**
**392**
**-**
**-**
**1 448**
**-**
**2 217**
**-**
**47**
**166**|| |ConsultancyFees|**-**||||**6 425**| |Project Organiser/Staff|**-**||||**-**| |Room Hire|**1 740**||||**2 890**| |Training|**12**||||**84**| |Advertising/Promotion|**-**||||**-**| |Project Resources|**-**||||**-**| |Office Equipment/Supplies|**-**||||**-**| |Vol Expenses|**-**||||**-**| |IT/Website|**203**||||**899**| |Postage/Stationary|**-**||||**-**| |Insurance
Subsitance
Entertainment
Travel Costs
Trustee Expenses
Café Materials
Telecommunications
Professional Fees
Misc
**_Sub total_ **|||||**96**
**-**
**-**
**1 123**
**33**
**2 261**
**-**
**-**
**419**| ||||**-**|**14 499**|**14 230**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||**14 499**|| ||||**-**||**14 230**| ||||||| ||**- 1 477**||**-**|**- 3 058**|**9 866**| ||**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**- 1 477**||**-**|**- 3 058**|**9 866**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Co-Op Bank
**Details**
**Details**
Dell Laptop / 33% Deprication (Yr1)
**Details**
N/A
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**- 1 477**
**- 1 581**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- 1 477**
**- 1 581**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**549**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
**Carl Bradshaw**
**June Divine**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**366**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||**Carl Bradshaw**|**10/11/2025**| |||**June Divine**|**10/11/2025**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2