## 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**|
|---|---|
|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<br>2024<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>£<br>**Receipts**<br>Grants and donations<br>(2)<br>150<br>Coffee morning income<br>-<br>Room Hire<br>150<br>Event income<br>400<br>**Total receipts**<br>700<br>**Payments**<br>Gardening<br>-<br>Insurance<br>151<br>Licences<br>158<br>Food bank expenses<br>-<br>Return of OSHAP Grant<br>-<br>Events and activities<br>105<br>Trips<br>-<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>-<br>Refreshments and cleaning<br>-<br>Equipment<br>-<br>**Total payments**<br>414<br>**Net receipts / (payments)**<br>286<br>**Fund balances brought forward**<br>1,515<br>**Fund balances carried forward**<br>(3)<br>1,801|2024<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>1,226<br>1,459<br>-<br>-<br>2,685<br>168<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>407<br>624<br>-<br>204<br>398<br>1,801<br>884<br>4,729<br>5,613|2024<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>1,376<br>1,459<br>150<br>400<br>3,385<br>168<br>151<br>158<br>-<br>-<br>512<br>624<br>-<br>204<br>398<br>2,215<br>1,170<br>6,244<br>7,414|2023<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>580<br>1,472<br>150<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||2,202|
||||70<br>290<br>160<br>107<br>129<br>315<br>200<br>62<br>229<br>-|
||||1,562|
||||640<br>5,604|
||||6,244|



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## Thorpe Community Centre CIO Statement of assets and liabilities 

|Statement of assets and liabilities<br>Thorpe Community Centre CIO||||
|---|---|---|---|
|as at 31 March 2024<br>2024<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>**Cash funds**<br>Virgin Money - Thorpe in Bloom<br>-<br>Virgin Money - Coffee Morning<br>-<br>Virgin Money - Community Centre<br>1,801<br>**Total cash funds**<br>1,801<br>**Debtors and prepayments**<br>Prepayments|2024<br>Restricted<br>£<br>545<br>3,820<br>1,248<br>5,613|2024<br>Total<br>£<br>545<br>3,820<br>3,049<br>7,414<br>2024<br>£<br>76<br>76|2023<br>Total<br>£<br>713<br>3,297<br>2,234|
||||6,244|
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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**<br>2024<br>2024<br>2024<br>Unrestricted<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>funds<br>funds<br>funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Leeds City Council (LCC running costs)<br>100<br>-<br>100<br>LCC Christmas Fayre<br>-<br>300<br>300<br>LCC Equipment<br>-<br>926<br>926<br>Other donations<br>50<br>-<br>50<br>150<br>1,226<br>1,376<br>**3 Restricted funds**<br>Balance b/f<br>Incoming<br>Outgoing<br>Transfers<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>Coffee Morning<br>3,297<br>1,459<br>936<br>-<br>LCC MICE Plants<br>712<br>-<br>167<br>-<br>Social Investment Development<br>720<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>LCC Equipment<br>-<br>926<br>398<br>-<br>LCC Christmas Fayre<br>-<br>300<br>300<br>-<br>4,729<br>2,685<br>1,801<br>-<br>**Fund name**<br>**Purpose of restriction**<br>Coffee Morning<br>LCC MICE Plants<br>Social Investment Development<br>LCC Equipment<br>LCC Christmas Fayre<br>Towards the cost of the Christmas event.<br>For coffee morning activities including trips and events.<br>Towards the cost of running in bloom activities.<br>To cover legal, training and professional fees for setting up.<br>Towards the cost of kitchen equipment.|2023<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>100<br>-<br>480|
|---|---|
||580|
||Balance c/f<br>£<br>3,820<br>545<br>720<br>528<br>-|
||5,613|
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## **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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