Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 APR 2021 To 31 MAR 2022
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name BROOKFIELD SPACEPLACE Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1158546 Charity's principal address SOUNDSKILLS 7-9 LANGCLIFFE RD RIBBLETON, PRESTON Postcode PR2 6UE
BROOKFIELD SPACEPLACE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| DANIEL SQUIRES | ||||
| CHRIS DAVIS | ||||
| JAMES O’CONNOR |
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| LIAM BLAKE | ||||
| DEBBIE RABY | ||||
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)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document CONSTITUTION (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods VOLUNTEER AND ELECTION (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The charity provides facilities in the interests of social welfare, for recreation and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Brookfield area of Preston, and in common effect to advance education and to improve the physical and economic conditions of life in the said area of benefit
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Brookfield Spaceplace CIO (reg charity number 1158546) is currently dormant and we are still operating as Brookfield Spaceplace (unincorporated association)(re charity number 1084435) until such time that we are able to transfer the lease of the building from the unincorporated association to the CIO. Brookfield Spaceplace (1084435) currently leases the building we operate within from Preston College on a long term lease until March 2025. It is the aim to transfer the lease to Brookfield Spaceplace CIO (1158546).
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the We have been acting under advice from a lawyer and a consultant public benefit in relation to throughout the process – from establishing the CIO to the timing of these objects (include within transfer assets. The advice included choosing the new structure in order this section the statutory to give the trustees the added protection of a legal entity for holding the declaration that trustees have lease to the building. Working with a lawyer and a consultant we wrote to had regard to the guidance the college after the CIO had been registered with the Charity issued by the Charity Commission but had heard nothing from them at 31 March 2015. Commission on public benefit) In December 2015 the lawyer dealing with this matter has confirmed that
In December 2015 the lawyer dealing with this matter has confirmed that the college is prepared in principal to provide consent for the transfer of the lease, but proposed to produce a formal Licence to Assign. The college is asking Brookfield Spaceplace to meet its legal fees of £750 plus vat for dealing with the licence to assign. We have agreed to pay these costs and at the date of this report are waiting for the document to be produced, we are hoping that this will be any day now, as due to an administrative error our file was archived at Preston College for a number of months.
No change to the information since March 2021.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main The charity is currently dormant – see objectives and activities. achievements of the charity during the year
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
We currently do not have a policy on reserves.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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)
Full name(s) DEBORAH RABY Position (eg Secretary, Chair, TRUSTEE etc) Date 24th AUGUST 2022
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustewl members of BROOKFIELD SPACEPLACE On occounts forthe year •nded 31 MARCH 2022 Charlty no lrfany) 1158546 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Tnjsf) for the year ended As the chanvs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the aco)unts in accordance with the requirements of the Chaiities Act 2011 nh8 Acr). Responslbilitles and basls of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts (zrried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed 811 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissv)n under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statement Con to my attention in connection with the exannation which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were nol kept in acCotanCe with section 130 of the Charth"es Ad; or the accounts did not ac)rd with Ihe accounling records; or the awA)unts did not comply with the applicable requirements conmIng the fomi and cx)ntent of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the ac£ounts gNe a Irue and faif view which is not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOnmS and have come across no other matters in conn8dion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in ¢)rderto enable a proper understanding of the accA)unts lo be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brad(ets rffhey do not apply. 28 AUGUST 2022 Signed: Nam•: DIANE RAIVSTHORNE Rol•vant professional qualificationls) or body (rf any): Address: 19 WOODSIDE AVE RIBBLETON IER Oct 2018
PRESTON, PR2 8QQ Section B Disclosure Onty complete rf the examiner needs to highligm maleiial matters of concern (see CC32. Independent ekininalK>n of charity accounts: th.reCtn$ and guidan for examiner5}. Glve here bri•f detats of any items that the aminerwishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018
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