Wooldale Community Association
Charity number 1159314
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Wooldale Community Association
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Name Position Dates John Lightfoot Chair Holly Lightfoot-Wild Secretary Susan Boden Treasurer Gillian Flewers Jennifer Walton Andrew Dearnley Jennie Booth Mark Boden Appointed 13 May 2024 Christopher Lightfoot -Wild Emma Mitchell Ann Booth Appointed 7 October 2024 Mike Hirst Resigned 2 December 2024 William Pearson Resigned 2 September 2024 Tracy Quayle Resigned 27 August 2024 A Beaumont Resigned 13 May 2024 David Taylor Resigned 8 July 2024 Charity number 1159314 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Wooldale Community Centre Robert Lane Wooldale Holmfirth HD9 1XZ
Bankers
HSBC CCLA Fund Managers Ltd Yorkshire Building Society Unit 11-12 Kingsgate Shopping Centre PO Box 12892 4 Market Place Huddersfield Dunmow, Essex Honley HD1 2QB CM6 9DL Holmfirth HD9 6NY
Independent examiner
Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 21 November 2014 and amended on the 14 May 2024 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM or by Trustees or member groups during the year.
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Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Wooldale and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions and to provide facilities in the running of a Community Centre in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation for the said inhabitants.
The charity's main activities
The running of a Community Centre.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. The continued success, over 40 years, in providing a thriving and well-run Community Centre for the benefit of all sections of the public is, in the opinion of the Trustees, confirmation of such public benefit. The Community Centre is hired by a wide range of groups including Preschool, Dance, Tutoring, Music, U3A, Crafts and Sports groups. We hold charity fundraising events and the Centre is regularly used as a Polling Station.
Achievements and performance
We have kept our hire charges to a minimum rate to encourage new hirers and enable regular hirers to continue to use the centre. The number of hirers has increased this year.
We have decorated the two large rooms, replaced old curtains with blinds, repaired a radiator and replaced a water heater. We have received a lot of positive feedback. We have set up a new, improved website and multiple use cloud storage. We continue to look at making improvements to the centre building, including upgrades to comply with fire regs, accessibility improvements and repairs to the internal folding doors. We are currently organising repairs to the roof and installation of electric car chargers.
Financial review
The net expenditure for the year was £2,804, including net expenditure of £804 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £2,000 on restricted funds after transfers.
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Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £66,702.
We expect our receipts for the year Apr 2025-Mar 2026 to be approx. £35,000 primarily made up of hirers. This is a projected increase from last year because of better utilisation of the hired space due to the new improved website.
We are continuing to make improvements to the building, expected costs, as follows: -
Further roof repairs £15,000
Upgrades to comply with current fire regs. £ 5,000
Fire doors £ 4,000
Roller shutter £ 2,200
Accessibility improvements £ 3,000
Internal folding door repairs £ 3,000
With annual operational costs of £35,000 and expected receipts of £35,000, the trustees consider that reserves of £35,000 shoud be maintained, and any funds more than this amount will be used for the development of the centre. It will also enable the smooth running of the charity and an orderly winding up should the charity need to close.
The reserves policy and levels of reserves required are reviewed on a yearly basis as part of the annual budgetary process.
Approved by the board of trustees on 13/10/2025
Susan Boden (Trustee)
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Wooldale Community Association
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wooldale Community
Association
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Simon Bostrom FCIE
18/11/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Wooldale Community Association
Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Donations 1,175 Centre usage charges 28,260 Membership 59 Clothing sales 129 Investment income 1,261 Building society interest 476 Event income 639 Total income 31,999 Expenditure on: Salaries and NIC (2) 6,095 Utilities 9,364 Repairs and maintenance 8,183 Printing, postage and stationery 62 Advertising and publicity 94 Office and other expenses 1,368 Insurance 2,188 Cleaning 581 Licences 202 Independent examination 924 Depreciation 3,002 Total expenditure 32,063 Net (losses) on investments (740) Net income / (expenditure) (804) Fund balances brought forward 86,375 Fund balances carried forward (3) 85,571 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 2,000 - - - - - - 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 - (2,000) 218,000 216,000 |
2025 Total funds £ 3,175 28,260 59 129 1,261 476 639 33,999 6,095 9,364 8,183 62 94 1,368 2,188 581 202 924 7,002 36,063 (740) (2,804) 304,375 301,571 |
2024 Total funds £ 405 23,368 48 187 1,154 519 - 25,681 6,773 8,288 231 138 188 516 1,427 1,300 146 924 7,002 26,933 3,263 2,011 302,364 304,375 |
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Wooldale Community Association
Balance sheet
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (4) 18,869 Total fixed assets 18,869 Current assets Debtors and prepayments (5) 5,164 Current asset investments (6) 43,572 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 19,845 Total current assets 68,581 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 1,879 Rent deposits - Total current liabilities 1,879 Net current assets 66,702 Net assets 85,571 Funds Unrestricted funds 85,571 Restricted funds - Total funds 85,571 |
2025 Restricted £ 214,000 214,000 - - 2,000 2,000 - - - 2,000 216,000 - 216,000 216,000 |
2025 Total £ 232,869 232,869 5,164 43,572 21,845 70,581 1,879 - 1,879 68,702 301,571 85,571 216,000 301,571 |
2024 Total £ 239,871 239,871 11,937 44,311 11,201 67,449 2,655 290 2,945 64,504 304,375 86,375 218,000 304,375 |
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 13/10/2025
Susan Boden (Trustee)
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Investments
Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. The SOFA includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:
Freehold land: nil Freehold buildings: over 50 years Fixture and fittings: over 10 years
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries |
2025 £ 6,095 6,095 |
2024 £ 6,773 6,773 |
|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 1.4, being an average of 0.3 full time equivalent (2024: 2, 0.4 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| 3 Restricted funds Wooldale Community Centre Friends Holme Valley Fund |
Balance b/f £ 218,000 - 218,000 |
Incoming £ - 2,000 2,000 |
Outgoing £ 4,000 - 4,000 |
Transfers £ - - - |
Balance c/f £ 214,000 2,000 216,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund name
Wooldale Community Centre
Friends Holme Valley Fund
Purpose of restriction
The asset transfer is subject to the restriction that the building is for community use.
Planning to launch regular events at the centre
| 4 **5 ** |
Tangible assets Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for year At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments |
£ 71,803 - 71,803 49,932 3,002 52,934 18,869 21,871 Fixtures and fittings |
£ 200,000 - 200,000 32,000 4,000 36,000 164,000 168,000 Freehold buildings |
£ 50,000 - 50,000 - - - 50,000 50,000 2025 £ 2,977 2,187 5,164 Freehold land |
Total £ 321,803 - 321,803 81,932 7,002 88,934 232,869 239,871 2024 £ 10,287 1,650 11,937 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 6 Current asset investments Market value bought forward Disposals in year Add: net gain/ loss on revaluation Carrying (market) value at end of year 7 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 8 Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Taxation and social security |
2025 £ 44,312 - (740) 43,572 2025 £ 21,694 151 21,845 2025 £ 865 924 90 1,879 |
2024 £ 41,548 (500) 3,263 44,311 2024 £ 11,130 71 11,201 2024 £ 1,607 924 124 2,655 |
|---|---|---|
9 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
| Details of remuneration and benefits Legal authority Jennifer Walton Governing document |
2025 £ 5,056 5,056 |
2024 £ 4,606 4,606 |
|---|---|---|
Reason for remuneration
Jennifer Walton is a trustee and is paid for her work as a cleaner. The Charity Commission has confirmed that as she was employed prior to being appointed a trustee, then their formal approval is not required.
No trustee received any other remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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Wooldale Community Association
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Donations 1,175 405 Centre usage charges 28,260 23,368 Membership 59 48 Clothing sales 129 187 Investment income 1,261 1,154 Building society interest 476 519 Event income 639 - Total income 31,999 25,681 Expenditure Salaries and NIC 6,095 6,773 Utilities 9,364 8,288 Repairs and maintenance 8,183 231 Printing, postage and stationery 62 138 Advertising and publicity 94 188 Office and other expenses 1,368 516 Insurance 2,188 1,427 Cleaning 581 1,300 Licences 202 146 Independent examination 924 924 Depreciation 3,002 3,002 Total expenditure 32,063 22,933 Net gains/(losses) on investments (740) 3,263 Net income / (expenditure) (804) 6,011 Transfers between funds - 10,000 Net movement in funds (804) 16,011 Fund balances brought forward 86,375 70,364 Fund balances carried forward 85,571 86,375 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 2,000 - - - - - - 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 - (2,000) - (2,000) 218,000 216,000 |
2024 Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 (4,000) (10,000) (14,000) 232,000 218,000 |
2025 Total funds £ 3,175 28,260 59 129 1,261 476 639 33,999 6,095 9,364 8,183 62 94 1,368 2,188 581 202 924 7,002 36,063 (740) (2,804) - (2,804) 304,375 301,571 |
2024 Total funds £ 405 23,368 48 187 1,154 519 - 25,681 6,773 8,288 231 138 188 516 1,427 1,300 146 924 7,002 26,933 3,263 2,011 - 2,011 302,364 304,375 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wooldale Community Association
Charity number 1159314
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Wooldale Community Association
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
1
Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Name Position Dates John Lightfoot Chair Holly Lightfoot-Wild Secretary Susan Boden Treasurer Gillian Flewers Jennifer Walton Andrew Dearnley Jennie Booth Mark Boden Appointed 13 May 2024 Christopher Lightfoot -Wild Emma Mitchell Ann Booth Appointed 7 October 2024 Mike Hirst Resigned 2 December 2024 William Pearson Resigned 2 September 2024 Tracy Quayle Resigned 27 August 2024 A Beaumont Resigned 13 May 2024 David Taylor Resigned 8 July 2024 Charity number 1159314 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Wooldale Community Centre Robert Lane Wooldale Holmfirth HD9 1XZ
Bankers
HSBC CCLA Fund Managers Ltd Yorkshire Building Society Unit 11-12 Kingsgate Shopping Centre PO Box 12892 4 Market Place Huddersfield Dunmow, Essex Honley HD1 2QB CM6 9DL Holmfirth HD9 6NY
Independent examiner
Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 21 November 2014 and amended on the 14 May 2024 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM or by Trustees or member groups during the year.
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Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Wooldale and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions and to provide facilities in the running of a Community Centre in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation for the said inhabitants.
The charity's main activities
The running of a Community Centre.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. The continued success, over 40 years, in providing a thriving and well-run Community Centre for the benefit of all sections of the public is, in the opinion of the Trustees, confirmation of such public benefit. The Community Centre is hired by a wide range of groups including Preschool, Dance, Tutoring, Music, U3A, Crafts and Sports groups. We hold charity fundraising events and the Centre is regularly used as a Polling Station.
Achievements and performance
We have kept our hire charges to a minimum rate to encourage new hirers and enable regular hirers to continue to use the centre. The number of hirers has increased this year.
We have decorated the two large rooms, replaced old curtains with blinds, repaired a radiator and replaced a water heater. We have received a lot of positive feedback. We have set up a new, improved website and multiple use cloud storage. We continue to look at making improvements to the centre building, including upgrades to comply with fire regs, accessibility improvements and repairs to the internal folding doors. We are currently organising repairs to the roof and installation of electric car chargers.
Financial review
The net expenditure for the year was £2,804, including net expenditure of £804 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £2,000 on restricted funds after transfers.
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Wooldale Community Association
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £66,702.
We expect our receipts for the year Apr 2025-Mar 2026 to be approx. £35,000 primarily made up of hirers. This is a projected increase from last year because of better utilisation of the hired space due to the new improved website.
We are continuing to make improvements to the building, expected costs, as follows: -
Further roof repairs £15,000
Upgrades to comply with current fire regs. £ 5,000
Fire doors £ 4,000
Roller shutter £ 2,200
Accessibility improvements £ 3,000
Internal folding door repairs £ 3,000
With annual operational costs of £35,000 and expected receipts of £35,000, the trustees consider that reserves of £35,000 shoud be maintained, and any funds more than this amount will be used for the development of the centre. It will also enable the smooth running of the charity and an orderly winding up should the charity need to close.
The reserves policy and levels of reserves required are reviewed on a yearly basis as part of the annual budgetary process.
Approved by the board of trustees on 13/10/2025
Susan Boden (Trustee)
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Wooldale Community Association
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wooldale Community
Association
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
-
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
-
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Simon Bostrom FCIE
18/11/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Wooldale Community Association
Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Donations 1,175 Centre usage charges 28,260 Membership 59 Clothing sales 129 Investment income 1,261 Building society interest 476 Event income 639 Total income 31,999 Expenditure on: Salaries and NIC (2) 6,095 Utilities 9,364 Repairs and maintenance 8,183 Printing, postage and stationery 62 Advertising and publicity 94 Office and other expenses 1,368 Insurance 2,188 Cleaning 581 Licences 202 Independent examination 924 Depreciation 3,002 Total expenditure 32,063 Net (losses) on investments (740) Net income / (expenditure) (804) Fund balances brought forward 86,375 Fund balances carried forward (3) 85,571 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 2,000 - - - - - - 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 - (2,000) 218,000 216,000 |
2025 Total funds £ 3,175 28,260 59 129 1,261 476 639 33,999 6,095 9,364 8,183 62 94 1,368 2,188 581 202 924 7,002 36,063 (740) (2,804) 304,375 301,571 |
2024 Total funds £ 405 23,368 48 187 1,154 519 - 25,681 6,773 8,288 231 138 188 516 1,427 1,300 146 924 7,002 26,933 3,263 2,011 302,364 304,375 |
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Wooldale Community Association
Balance sheet
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (4) 18,869 Total fixed assets 18,869 Current assets Debtors and prepayments (5) 5,164 Current asset investments (6) 43,572 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 19,845 Total current assets 68,581 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 1,879 Rent deposits - Total current liabilities 1,879 Net current assets 66,702 Net assets 85,571 Funds Unrestricted funds 85,571 Restricted funds - Total funds 85,571 |
2025 Restricted £ 214,000 214,000 - - 2,000 2,000 - - - 2,000 216,000 - 216,000 216,000 |
2025 Total £ 232,869 232,869 5,164 43,572 21,845 70,581 1,879 - 1,879 68,702 301,571 85,571 216,000 301,571 |
2024 Total £ 239,871 239,871 11,937 44,311 11,201 67,449 2,655 290 2,945 64,504 304,375 86,375 218,000 304,375 |
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 13/10/2025
Susan Boden (Trustee)
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Investments
Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. The SOFA includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:
Freehold land: nil Freehold buildings: over 50 years Fixture and fittings: over 10 years
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries |
2025 £ 6,095 6,095 |
2024 £ 6,773 6,773 |
|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 1.4, being an average of 0.3 full time equivalent (2024: 2, 0.4 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| 3 Restricted funds Wooldale Community Centre Friends Holme Valley Fund |
Balance b/f £ 218,000 - 218,000 |
Incoming £ - 2,000 2,000 |
Outgoing £ 4,000 - 4,000 |
Transfers £ - - - |
Balance c/f £ 214,000 2,000 216,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund name
Wooldale Community Centre
Friends Holme Valley Fund
Purpose of restriction
The asset transfer is subject to the restriction that the building is for community use.
Planning to launch regular events at the centre
| 4 **5 ** |
Tangible assets Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for year At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments |
£ 71,803 - 71,803 49,932 3,002 52,934 18,869 21,871 Fixtures and fittings |
£ 200,000 - 200,000 32,000 4,000 36,000 164,000 168,000 Freehold buildings |
£ 50,000 - 50,000 - - - 50,000 50,000 2025 £ 2,977 2,187 5,164 Freehold land |
Total £ 321,803 - 321,803 81,932 7,002 88,934 232,869 239,871 2024 £ 10,287 1,650 11,937 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wooldale Community Association
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 6 Current asset investments Market value bought forward Disposals in year Add: net gain/ loss on revaluation Carrying (market) value at end of year 7 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 8 Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Taxation and social security |
2025 £ 44,312 - (740) 43,572 2025 £ 21,694 151 21,845 2025 £ 865 924 90 1,879 |
2024 £ 41,548 (500) 3,263 44,311 2024 £ 11,130 71 11,201 2024 £ 1,607 924 124 2,655 |
|---|---|---|
9 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
| Details of remuneration and benefits Legal authority Jennifer Walton Governing document |
2025 £ 5,056 5,056 |
2024 £ 4,606 4,606 |
|---|---|---|
Reason for remuneration
Jennifer Walton is a trustee and is paid for her work as a cleaner. The Charity Commission has confirmed that as she was employed prior to being appointed a trustee, then their formal approval is not required.
No trustee received any other remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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Wooldale Community Association
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Donations 1,175 405 Centre usage charges 28,260 23,368 Membership 59 48 Clothing sales 129 187 Investment income 1,261 1,154 Building society interest 476 519 Event income 639 - Total income 31,999 25,681 Expenditure Salaries and NIC 6,095 6,773 Utilities 9,364 8,288 Repairs and maintenance 8,183 231 Printing, postage and stationery 62 138 Advertising and publicity 94 188 Office and other expenses 1,368 516 Insurance 2,188 1,427 Cleaning 581 1,300 Licences 202 146 Independent examination 924 924 Depreciation 3,002 3,002 Total expenditure 32,063 22,933 Net gains/(losses) on investments (740) 3,263 Net income / (expenditure) (804) 6,011 Transfers between funds - 10,000 Net movement in funds (804) 16,011 Fund balances brought forward 86,375 70,364 Fund balances carried forward 85,571 86,375 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 2,000 - - - - - - 2,000 - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 - (2,000) - (2,000) 218,000 216,000 |
2024 Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 (4,000) (10,000) (14,000) 232,000 218,000 |
2025 Total funds £ 3,175 28,260 59 129 1,261 476 639 33,999 6,095 9,364 8,183 62 94 1,368 2,188 581 202 924 7,002 36,063 (740) (2,804) - (2,804) 304,375 301,571 |
2024 Total funds £ 405 23,368 48 187 1,154 519 - 25,681 6,773 8,288 231 138 188 516 1,427 1,300 146 924 7,002 26,933 3,263 2,011 - 2,011 302,364 304,375 |
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Wooldale Community Association
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wooldale Community
Association
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Simon Bostrom FCIE
18/11/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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