# **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|
|---|---|---|
**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
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to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts
to be reached.
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Atldrew P Crossley FCA
Baldwin Cox Limited
Chartered Accountants
15 Foster Avenue
Beeston
Nuttinghmm
NG9 IAE
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