2025-03-31-accounts - Longridge Heritage Centre Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2024 To 31 03 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Longridge Heritage Centre Trust

Other names charity is known by -

1158326 Charity's principal address Old Station Buildings Berry Lane Longridge Postcode PR3 3JP ~~—~~

Registered charity number (if any) 1158326

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Anna Crouch Chair Members of the charity 2 Andrew White Secretary Ditto 3 David Dickens Treasurer Ditto 4 Reginald Draper Ditto 5 Sandra Fogg Ditto 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 ~~ee~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with voting Type of governing document members other than its charity trustees. Signed 26[th] June 2014.

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

‘Association’ Model Constitution. How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by members. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Longridge Heritage Centre Trust (LHCT) gained Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status on 22[nd] August 2014. Trustees were appointed by all members at the first meeting of the Trust on 1[st] September 2014 and are re-appointed in line with the requirements of the constitution. Membership of Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS ensures Trustees have access to relevant training opportunities.

Longridge Heritage Centre opened in April 2011 in the former railway station, following extensive renovation and conversion. HLF funding covered the appointment of a Heritage Officer until April 2013, when this funding ceased and the post was lost. Volunteers played an active role in the Heritage Centre and decided to manage the operation on a voluntary basis. Volunteers decided to apply for Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status to take its management forward. All volunteers of the Trust meet on a monthly basis to manage activities and re-appoint Trustees annually.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

1) To advance education for the public benefit in the historical heritage of Longridge and its surrounding villages. In particular, but not exclusively, by: A. Collecting and preserving artefacts and documents relating to the area; B. Maintaining an up to date on-line photographic archive for Longridge; C. Collecting and publishing associated information, including oral and written records;

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D. Providing an educational resource by staging exhibitions, talks and other events;
2) To provide an open space / garden area for the benefit of the inhabitants of Longridge and its surrounding areas without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations, with the objects of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Longridge Heritage Centre Trust collects, preserves and displays artefacts, documents and photographs relating to the Longridge area. These items have been donated by the local history society and residents. The Trust operates from a free admission Heritage Centre, based at the Old Station Buildings and organises a regular programme of talks, exhibitions and events for the public. The Old Station Buildings are owned by Longridge Town Council. Volunteers also maintain and improve the adjacent public open space and garden area. In undertaking the above activities, Trustees had due regard to the Charity Commissions public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

In 2024/25, 18 volunteers continued to be actively involved with the running of the Heritage Centre and delivering the services offered to the local community.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The following key services were delivered during the year:

Exhibitions and events organised by volunteers – Train Day, April’24 / Quarrying Exhibition, April’24 / St Wilfrid’s School visit, April’24 / Parades & Processions Exhibition, May’24 / What to do in Lancashire Exhibition, June’24 / Longridge Agricultural Show Exhibition, July’24 / Support for Longridge Agricultural Show, July’24 / Produce new Railway Exhibition boards, August’24 / Soapbox Derby Exhibition, Sept’24 / Heritage Open Day Event, Sept’24 / LHCT 10[th] Anniversary Event, Sept’24 / Railway Exhibition, October’24 / Remembrance Exhibition, Nov’24 / Produce Longridge in Pictures Booklet No1, Nov’24 / Xmas Exhibition, Dec’24 / Cotton Exhibition, Jan’25 / Longridge Women Exhibition, Feb’25
Over 1,000 hours of volunteer time was recorded in manning the Heritage Centre, organizing or attending fund raising events and maintaining the public garden area.
Regular contact with Longridge Town Council regarding the management and maintenance of the Old Station building.

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Section E Financial review Brief statement of the LHCT volunteers decided upon its policy in the 2015/16 financial year charity’s policy on reserves and a contingency reserve of £5k is shown in the 2024/25 Business Plan. Details of any funds materially None. in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:  the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);  how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;  investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_~~ Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration ~~——~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) David Dickens Full name(s) Andrew White Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Secretary Treasurer Date 30/09/25 TAR 7 March 2012

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Charity Name No (if any) Longridge Heritage Centre Trust 1158326 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 — ~~S=S==n~~ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts General Sales 1,390 - - 1,390 - Donations 445 - - 445 - Fund Raising Events 574 - - 574 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total (Gross income for 2,409 - - 2,409 1,523 AR) ~~===~~ A2 Asset and investment sales, ~~===~~ (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - ~~——————~~ Total receipts 2,409 - - 2,409 1,523 A3 Payments Shop Purchases 466 466 - Office Expenses 1,252 1,252 - ICT and running costs 694 694 - Grants - Sub total [ 2,412 ] - - 2,412 1,967 ~~==5 ===~~ A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - ~~—~~ Total payments ~~—————~~ 2,412 - - 2,412 1,967 Net of receipts/(payments) - 3 - - - 3 - 444 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end ~~———~~ 5,014 5,014 5,017

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

08/10/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 5,014 - - Details *Total cash funds* B1 Cash funds ~~—_—===~~	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 5,014 - - Details *Total cash funds* B1 Cash funds ~~—_—===~~	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 5,014 - - Details *Total cash funds* B1 Cash funds ~~—_—===~~	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 5,014 - - Details *Total cash funds* B1 Cash funds ~~—_—===~~
	(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))	OK OK	OK
		Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
		funds funds	funds
	Details	to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~——__=~~
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~ae~~
	Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~iss~~
		Fund to which Amount due	When due
	Details	liability relates (optional)	(optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities	- - - - - Date of approval 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 Print Name Andrew White David Dickens Signature ~~————~~

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

08/10/2025