2025-01-31-accounts - Batley Community Outreach Centre

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Batley Community Outreach Centre

Charity number 1160587

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 January 2025

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 January 2025

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 3
Examiner's report	4
Receipts and payments account	5
Statement of assets and liabilities	6
Notes to the accounts	7 to 8

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 January 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

Position Dates Stephen Stothart Chair Appointed 16 May 2024 Hazel Wrigley Denise Fotherby Treasurer Andrew Dalton Debbie White

Charity number

1160587

Registered in England and Wales

Registered and principal address

Bankers

88 Wellington Street Virgin Money Batley 46 Market Place WF17 5QL Dewsbury WF13 1DN

Independent examiner

Alan Dodd FCCA

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) foundation formed on 23 February 2015 and is governed by a constitution.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

The object of the CIO is the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage living in Batley, West Yorkshire, in particular but not exclusively by running a drop-in service providing hot food, signposting to other services and basic counselling.

The charity's main activities

We want to engage with our community, meet local needs and care for those who are lonely and isolated. Through our drop in sessions we welcome people each week with a freshly prepared hot meal and opportunities to make friends and learn new skills.

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 January 2025

Objectives and activities (continued)

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 and in particular the prevention or relief of poverty.

Achievements and performance

BCOC responded to the effects that the cost-of-living crisis has had on our community to provide the following:

Warm Space – a place where people can gather for free, warm, safe, welcomed and enjoy a hot drink and some company.
Hot nutritious meal served twice a week with take away meals provided
Emergency food parcels handed out
Hygiene / Care packages – containing toiletries and every day essentials – socks, gloves and blankets in poor weather to keep warm
One to one emotional support to avoid social isolation providing a listening ear from someone who cares. Through this contact we could also signpost beneficiaries to other agencies, partners and support groups
● Christmas Lunch & Parties with each person being given gift of a care package which included a thick fleece dressing gown
Summer Day Trips creating memories and fun
Over 55’s Wellbeing Social Club has continued to grow and thrive with participants saying they experience the feeling of being close and connected to others.

The demand for support continues to grow, as several other agencies providing hot meals have closed. Our community has come to appreciate us as an integral part of their lives. Batley Community Outreach Centre was proud to serve our community in this way enabling us to alleviate loneliness so people could grow in hope and confidence creating social connections to others.

Financial review

The net payments for the year were £13,285, including net payments of £4,722 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £8,563 on restricted funds after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £23,943.

The Trustees have given further consideration to what is required in their reserves policy and aim to maintain the equivalent of between 3 and 6 months’ expenditure costs. Free reserves are towards the upper end of this range, after taking steps to reduce unrestricted reserves during the year.

The Trustees have reviewed the budget for the next year and we feel confident in the charity’s ability to continue. There are no material uncertainties that exist that cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Approved by the board of trustees on 11/4/2025

S Stothart (Trustee)

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Batley Community Outreach Centre

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 January 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.

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; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.

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.

Alan Dodd FCCA

12/4/2025

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Receipts and payments account

for the year ended 31 January 2025

Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 314 Sales and fees 8,503 Activity contributions 475 Total receipts 9,292 Payments Materials and resources 11 Activity expenses 945 Volunteer expenses 135 Rent 2,900 Sessional staff 3,312 Meals 1,626 Project development and administration 1,289 Independent examination - Insurance 445 IT support and equipment - Essentials shop 2,806 Building expenses and waste collection 545 Total payments 14,014 Net receipts / (payments) (4,722) Fund balances brought forward 28,665 Fund balances carried forward (3) 23,943	2025 Restricted funds £ 25,115 - - 25,115 988 2,486 1,635 5,800 10,000 4,557 4,221 416 - 894 1,530 1,151 33,678 (8,563) 15,646 7,083	2025 Total funds £ 25,429 8,503 475 34,407 999 3,431 1,770 8,700 13,312 6,183 5,510 416 445 894 4,336 1,696 47,692 (13,285) 44,311 31,026	2024 Total funds £ 34,233 10,187 - 44,420 4,361 3,552 1,430 8,625 14,704 5,547 2,275 396 413 1,563 4,894 3,077 50,837 (6,417) 50,728 44,311

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 January 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 23,943 Cash in hand - Total cash funds 23,943	2025 Restricted £ 7,083 - 7,083	2025 Total £ 31,026 - 31,026	2024 Total £ 44,311 44,311

Assets retained for the charity's own use

2 x laptops and various items of kitchen equipment and utensils. Upright double door display fridge Lincat light duty hot cupboard

Liabilities Accruals	2025 £ 444 444

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/4/2025

S Stothart (Trustee)

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 January 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

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.

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.

Batley Community Outreach Centre

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 January 2025

2 Grants and donations Henry Smith Charity Macaulay Moat Foundation McCarthy Stone Foundation Peoples Health Trust Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust Other donations 3 Restricted funds Peoples Health Trust Henry Smith Charity Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust Macaulay Moat Foundation McCarthy Stone Foundation Henry Smith Charity (2)	Balance b/f £ - 9,985 5,661 - - - 15,646	2025 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - 314 314 Incoming £ 3,120 - - 5,000 6,995 10,000 25,115	2025 Restricted funds £ 10,000 5,000 6,995 3,120 - - 25,115 Outgoing £ 3,120 9,985 5,661 2,695 5,108 7,109 33,678	2025 Total funds £ 10,000 5,000 6,995 3,120 - 314 25,429 Transfers £ - - - - - - -	2024 Total funds £ 20,000 - - 10,921 3,000 312 34,233 Balance c/f £ - - - 2,305 1,887 2,891 7,083

Purpose of restriction

Fund name Purpose of restriction Peoples Health Trust All costs for Wellspring Over 55’s Community Social Club. Henry Smith Charity Towards general running costs. Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust Towards general running costs. Macaulay Moat Foundation Towards general running costs. McCarthy Stone Foundation For groups and services to older people Henry Smith Charity (2) Continuation funding, towards general running costs.

4 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

During the year 2 trustees were paid a total of £264 in respect of travel (previous year: 1 trustee and £40).

Trustee remuneration and benefits Details of remuneration and benefits Denise Fotherby Reason for remuneration The trustee was engaged as a sessional cook.	2025 £ 2,304 2,304	2024 £ 3,264 3,264

Legal authority for the payment

The legal authority for the payment is via a provision within the charity's governing document.