Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Charity number 1162726
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
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 Mr Raymond Laing Chair Mrs Margaret Foster Secretary Mrs Brenda Tunstall Treasurer Charity number 1162726 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
20 Stanhope Gardens Thorpe Wakefield WF3 3DP
Bankers
Virgin Money 1 The Penny Hill Centre Church Street Hunslet Leeds LS10 2AP
Accountants
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 17 Jul 2015.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects of the CIO are to further or benefit the residents of Thorpe metropolitan district of Leeds and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have the power: to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
The charity's main activities
Running 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 and in particular to provide facilities in interest of social welfare with a view to improving condition of life for residents.
Achievements and performance
We had seven days out for Pensioners including to Llandudno and Skegness. Also a Christmas Party, Summer and Christmas Fayre. A coffee morning is held every Monday morning apart from Bank Holidays.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £1,170, including net receipts of £286 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £884 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £1,801. The charity does not have a reserves policy.
Approved by the board of trustees on 15/01/2025
Raymond Laing (Trustee)
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 150 Coffee morning income - Room Hire 150 Event income 400 Total receipts 700 Payments Gardening - Insurance 151 Licences 158 Food bank expenses - Return of OSHAP Grant - Events and activities 105 Trips - Printing, postage and stationery - Refreshments and cleaning - Equipment - Total payments 414 Net receipts / (payments) 286 Fund balances brought forward 1,515 Fund balances carried forward (3) 1,801 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 1,226 1,459 - - 2,685 168 - - - - 407 624 - 204 398 1,801 884 4,729 5,613 |
2024 Total funds £ 1,376 1,459 150 400 3,385 168 151 158 - - 512 624 - 204 398 2,215 1,170 6,244 7,414 |
2023 Total funds £ 580 1,472 150 - |
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| 2,202 | |||
| 70 290 160 107 129 315 200 62 229 - |
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| 1,562 | |||
| 640 5,604 |
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| 6,244 |
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO Statement of assets and liabilities
| Statement of assets and liabilities Thorpe Community Centre CIO |
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| as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Virgin Money - Thorpe in Bloom - Virgin Money - Coffee Morning - Virgin Money - Community Centre 1,801 Total cash funds 1,801 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments |
2024 Restricted £ 545 3,820 1,248 5,613 |
2024 Total £ 545 3,820 3,049 7,414 2024 £ 76 76 |
2023 Total £ 713 3,297 2,234 |
| 6,244 | |||
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 15/01/2025
Raymond Laing (Trustee)
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
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.
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Thorpe Community Centre CIO
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2 Grants and donations 2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds £ £ £ Leeds City Council (LCC running costs) 100 - 100 LCC Christmas Fayre - 300 300 LCC Equipment - 926 926 Other donations 50 - 50 150 1,226 1,376 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers £ £ £ £ Coffee Morning 3,297 1,459 936 - LCC MICE Plants 712 - 167 - Social Investment Development 720 - - - LCC Equipment - 926 398 - LCC Christmas Fayre - 300 300 - 4,729 2,685 1,801 - Fund name Purpose of restriction Coffee Morning LCC MICE Plants Social Investment Development LCC Equipment LCC Christmas Fayre Towards the cost of the Christmas event. For coffee morning activities including trips and events. Towards the cost of running in bloom activities. To cover legal, training and professional fees for setting up. Towards the cost of kitchen equipment. |
2023 Total funds £ 100 - 480 |
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| 580 | |
| Balance c/f £ 3,820 545 720 528 - |
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| 5,613 | |
4 Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
5 Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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