ANNUAL REPORT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Governance and Administration
Beeston Consolidated Charity CIO (Charity Registration No.1164090), is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose principal address is PO Box 10425, Nottingham NG9 9GN, and which is regulated by a Constitution dated 10[th] October 2015. The Charity exists to help those in financial hardship who reside in the Urban District of Beeston as constituted on 16[th] June 1911.
The trustees comprise:
Bryan Spencer (Chair) Maggie Fetter (Vice Chair) Steve Race (Secretary) The Reverend Wayne Plimmer Kaye Ford Councillor Ellie Winfield Councillor Helen Skinner Councillor Sarah Webb
Councillors Helen Skinner and Sarah Webb are Nominated Trustees appointed by Broxtowe Borough Council. Following Councillor Webb’s nomination, Councillor Winfield was co-opted onto the Board of Trustees, into an existing vacancy.
At the end of the year, Bryan Spencer retired as a trustee after more than 20 years’ dedicated service to the Charity. The trustees thank him for his considerable role in transforming the Charity into the success it is today, and wish him well in his much-deserved retirement.
Four Full Trustees’ Meetings were held in 2025. In addition, the Business Planning Working Group met on six occasions to consider the administration and management of the Charity.
Assets and Liabilities
The assets of the Charity comprise COIF investments managed by CCLA Investment Management Ltd. These investments are spread across two funds: Ethical Investment Fund (75%), and Property Fund (25%).
An interest-earning COIF Deposit Fund holds the Charity's reserves fund.
The Charity's liabilities relate solely to its grant-making commitments to other organisations, which are protected by Funding Agreements.
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Reserves Policy
The Charity’s reserves policy is to provide adequate financial stability to ensure the continuity of its financial commitments to beneficiaries by holding in reserve sufficient funds to meet up to three months’ expenditure to other charities and organisations. This will enable the Charity to continue to make these payments in the short-term, in the event of a significant downturn in income beyond its control. Trustees will review the amount of reserves on a quarterly basis to ensure their adequacy.
Activities during 2025
Throughout the year, the Charity has actively sought to make grants to organisations operating in Beeston which have similar objects to its own, helping those in need, hardship or distress. In exercising their duties, the Charity trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Following the trustees’ decision in 2024 only to support other registered charities and voluntary organisations, with objects similar to that of the Charity, with their own work in the Beeston area, 2025 was very much a transitional year. During the year, new Safeguarding and Complaints Policies were developed, and consideration given to succession-planning and future-proofing. A better, more accessible, website has been developed, simplifying the process by which potential applicants can contact the Charity with details of their requirements.
The trustees have considered ways to offer additional help to existing organisations, as well as reaching out to new beneficiaries. Overall grant giving in 2025 was lower than in previous years, but surplus funds have been carried forward into 2026 to help even more local registered charities and voluntary organisations.
The Charity's regular grant-funding to organisations amounted to some of 70% of income. Other one-off grants took the overall distribution to 81% of income. Governance and administration costs were 3% of income. In addition, the Charity maintained a healthy reserves fund.
The total income for the Charity for year-ending 31[st] December 2025 was £174,271. The Charity’s total expenditure for the year was £146,406.
Signed: M Fetter, Chair
Dated: 26th March 2026
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BEESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| RECEIPTS COIF Dividends Interest PAYMENTS Distribution Other organisations Individuals/families Governance Costs Legal fees Accountancy fees Registration with Information Commissioner Administration Expenses Insurance I.T. and Stationery P.O. Box Fee Document storage Website Room hire Miscellaneous Total Payments EXCESS RECEIPTS OVER (PAYMENTS) BALANCES Lloyds Bank Current account Reserves Fund ASSETS Investments in COIF Funds - valuation at 1 January 2025/2024 Approved capital release Decrease in fund value Valuation at 31 December 2025/2024 (As valued by CCLA Investment Fund Managers at the year end date) LIABILITIES Committed payments to various bodies by 31 March 2026/2025 |
Year Ended 31 December 2025 £ £ 173,111 1,160 174,271 138,580 2,084 140,664 1,860 1,092 47 2,999 407 438 371 982 - 510 35 2,743 (146,406) 27,865 At 31 December 2025 £ 56,918 31,000 87,918 4,943,427 - (169,679) 4,773,748 32,076 |
Year Ended 31 December £ 119,322 54,300 173,622 1,882 1,092 35 3,009 442 561 353 620 270 562 47 2,855 At 31 Decem |
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The Charity does not hold any Restricted Funds.
r 2024
£
172,040 1,252
173,292
(179,486)
(6,194)
mber 2024
£
35,053 25,000 60,053
4,905,211
(52,200)
90,416
4,943,427
30,584
BEESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Be¢$lon Consolidated Charity I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 tk¢ember 2025. Respective responsibilities of trustee5 8nd ex#IDer The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accoullts. The tharity's trustees consider that an audit is Dot required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an indepeThdent examination is nccded. It is my responsibility to.. Exatnine the accounts under sectlOD 145 of the 2011 Act, To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions giv¢n by the Chaxity Commission under Seciion 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act.. and Tts state whether particular matters have corne to Èny atiention. BASIS olthe Independent Examiner5, Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An ¢xaTnination ineludes a review of the accOUting records kept by the Charity and a Comparison of the accounts presented with (hose records. It also include5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosure5 in the accounts. and seeking explanaiions from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence (hai would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the a¢¢ounts present a uc atjd fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. llldependent Examiners, Statement In conneciion with my examination, no matter has come to Tny attention.. which gives me reasonable cause to beli¢ve that in any materia5 r¢spett the requirement$: to keep proper accounting records in accordance with sedion 130 of the 2011 Act. and to prepare accounts which aecord with the accounting records and comply with ihe accounting requirements ofthe2011 Act have not been ]net,' or {2) to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. pQ- Atldrew P Crossley FCA Baldwin Cox Limited Chartered Accountants 15 Foster Avenue Beeston Nuttinghmm NG9 IAE 201