Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
CHINLEY, BUXWORTH & BROWNSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2025
CHARITY NO: 1165104
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Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st March 2025
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Charities SORP (FRS 102), Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number
1165104
Principal address
21 Lower Lane Chinley High Peak Derbyshre SK23 6BE
Trustees
Mr Richard Winterbottom, Chair Mr Philip Manford, Vice-Chair Mr Mark Connolly Mrs Hayley Lever Mrs Linda Page Professor Carolyn Wilkins Mrs Samantha Green
Independent examiner
ABS Accountancy Ltd 10 Fairfield Road Buxton SK17 7DW
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
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Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
Annual Report of the Trustees
A beautiful sunny spring Friday morning saw one of the proudest moments of my life.
Despite my better judgment I had watched that morning’s news extensively. Consequently, I trudged to the Community Association centre for its opening weekend, worried about the state of the world and man’s inhumanity to man, with my head filled with images of bombing, devastated cities, women and children fleeing burning buildings, not forgetting details of the usual quota of famines, droughts, earthquakes, crime and economic gloom.
However, entering our magnificent new centre made my spirits soar so high, because our brand-new community centre has been made possible by the very best of humanity: vision, working together, in unity and in solidarity, and an unbelievable and unique community spirit of caring for others, perseverance, determination, sheer hard work and resilience in the face of setbacks. So many individuals have freely given their energy and time to create a provision for the benefit of other people, for the benefit of the whole community. All these qualities have achieved a magnificent facility for our villages.
The day was a significant occasion for us all to celebrate. This was the day when our dream, which started some 20 years ago, became a reality. The project really took off in earnest 7 or 8 years ago when the Parish Council agreed to take on the old, wooden, dilapidated building from Derbyshire County Council. A joint project team between the council and ourselves was quickly established. Despite facing setbacks and hurdles, that team has worked together tirelessly since then to get us to where find ourselves at the time of this report.
Our vision was to have a state-of-the-art centre for the use and enjoyment of all ages in our villages. The culmination of our dream has only been made possible by the generosity of so many people and organisations who helped us reach our funding target, as well as the tireless work of so many individuals from our Community Association and Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Parish Council, with whom the building was a joint project.
Much as I would like to, in this report, I cannot possibly list every group or every person who, collectively or individually, has made our dream become reality. There are so many people and organisations to thank, not least the National Lottery Community Fund, who gave us some initial funding to develop our plans and then became our major funder in 2023. Crucially, their backing gave many other funders and supporters – public, private, business, individuals and charitable bodies – the confidence also to support us and to contribute to our funding target.
And now that the party is over and the initial rush of euphoria has diminished, the Community Association faces different challenges. These are to maintain the best unifying vision for the community, to run the building and oversee its use. The building is fit for purpose, energy efficient and sustainable. We must ensure that everyone is made to feel welcome in it, it is used by as many people as possible, from all sides of our community, and that there are no gaps in our provision.
I am proud to report that we have made a wonderful start to our aims in that we are currently inundated with bookings, covering a whole host of activities and classes, including those for ages and groups which were not previously catered for, whether that be to cover leisure, recreation, social welfare, and education of our community members.
As reported previously, we had helped the groups which had previously booked and used the centre to find temporary homes whilst the centre was closed. This helped many groups to survive, before now being able to return to the new centre.
The new building, and the publicity and sheer joy which accompanied its unveiling, seems to have energised members of the community who were not previously involved with the Community Association, attending or running groups, and it is gratifying to see so many new groups, covering a host of different activities, emerging and filling the centre on a daily basis.
Although there was no summer fair in July 2024, due to the closure and demolition of the old building, we did manage to hold our annual Christmas market.
Despite the centre’s witnessing a reduced income during the past year, due to having no bookings whilst the centre did not exist, our Treasurer has kept a watchful eye on our finances, so that any financial losses have been kept to a minimum and have come out of the savings she has so meticulously accumulated in readiness for this period of inactivity. We are thankful for her skills and diligence.
I conclude by thanking and paying tribute to the Community Association committee, to the Association trustees and to the project team. However, most of all I want to thank our community in the villages which the charity aims to serve, for the fantastic support and encouragement you have given us, helping us dig deep to find the determination and resilience to see this project through when it seemed easier to give up at times. We also thank them for raising an incredible amount of money in donations, from individuals and local businesses, through the crowdfunding campaign a couple of years ago and also since then by individuals who have continued to raise funds by their own special and much appreciated efforts.
I am proud to be part of this unique community and want to ensure that the wonderful new building sees the start of a new era of provision of activities for all people in Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside.
Richard Winterbottom, Chair of Trustees
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025 set out on pages 6 to 13.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view ' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
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(2) 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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Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Income Note Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Total Income Expenditure Charitable Activities 5 Other Expenditure 6 Net Income/Expenditure Transfer Between Funds Net Movement in Funds Reconciliation of Funds Total funds brought forward Total Funds Carried Forward |
Unrestricted Funds £ - 30,848 30,848 34,561 100 34,661 - 3,813 - 3,813 45,749 41,936 |
Designated Funds £ - 13,438 13,438 13,443 - 13,443 - 5 - 5 1,043 1,038 |
Restricted Funds £ 75,646 4,415 80,061 18,080 - 18,080 61,981 61,981 143,251 205,232 |
TOTAL FUNDS 2024/2025 £ 75,646 48,701 124,347 66,084 100 66,184 58,163 58,163 190,043 248,206 |
TOTAL FUNDS 2023/2024 £ 129,723 69,586 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199,309 | |||||
| 86,432 100 |
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| 86,532 | |||||
| 112,777 | |||||
| - | |||||
| 112,777 | |||||
| 77,268 | |||||
| 190,045 |
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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025
| Note FIXED ASSETS Electrical Equipment 1,2 Fixtures & Fittings 1,2 Programme Related Investment 2 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors & Prepayments 10 Cash at bank and in hand CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors: amounts falling due in less than one year 11 NET ASSETS The funds of the charity: |
Unrestricted Funds £ 506 0 506 2,778 44,439 47,217 5,787 5,787 41,936 41,936 |
Designated Funds £ 1,038 1,038 0 1,038 1,038 |
Restricted Funds £ 6,114 15,265 142,517 163,896 41,336 41,336 0 205,232 205,232 |
TOTAL FUNDS 31/03/2025 £ 6,620 15,265 142,517 164,402 2,778 86,813 89,591 5,787 5,787 248,206 248,206 |
TOTAL FUNDS 31/03/2024 £ - - - |
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| - 820 194,802 |
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| 195,622 5,578 |
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| 5,578 | |||||
| 190,044 | |||||
| 190,044 |
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Chinley, Buxworth & Brownside Community Association
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
1. Accounting Policies
a. Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (issued October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102))and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). In particular reference has been made to the following paragraphs from section 21 Accounting for social investments, Programme Related Investments:
21.9. A programme related investment is an asset held by a charity that provides investment funding to individuals or organisations in order to directly further the charitable purposes of the investing charity; any financial return obtained is not a primary reason for making the investment.
21.10. A programme related investment is made exclusively to further the charitable aims of the investing charity by funding specific activities or related tangible fixed assets of a third party which, in turn, contribute to the investor’s own charitable purposes.
21.21. Programme related investments must be disclosed either as a separate line on the face of the balance sheet or identified as a separate class of investment in the notes to the accounts, depending on the materiality of the holding.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate reserves to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the accounts.
b. Income Recognition
Income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
c. Expenditure Recognition
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
d. Depreciation
Depreciation is provided on fixed assets other than freehold property in order to write off the cost of those assets over their expected economic lives. This is on a straight-line basis. The rate of depreciation used is:
Electrical Equipment – 3 Years Furniture & Fittings – 5 years
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1. Fixed Asset Schedule (Unrestricted)
| Cost at 31/03/2024 Disposals Additions at 31/03/2025 Depreciation at 31/03/2024 Charge for the year at 31/03/2025 Net Book Value at 31/03/2025 at 31/03/2024 |
Electrical Fixtures & Equipment Fittings Total £ £ £ 8,384 0 8,384 -374 0 -374 650 650 |
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| 8,660 0 8,660 |
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| 8,010 0 8,010 144 0 144 |
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| 8,154 0 8,154 |
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| 506 0 506 |
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| 0 0 0 |
2. Fixed Asset Schedule (Restricted)
| Fixtures | Programme | |||
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| Electrical | & | Related | ||
| Cost | Equipment | Fittings | Investment | Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| at 31/03/2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disposals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additions | 6,114 | 15,265 | 142,517 | 163,896 |
| at 31/03/2025 | 6,114 | 15,265 | 142,517 | 21,379 |
| Depreciation (none since assets not brought into use until April 2025) | ||||
| at 31/03/2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charge for the year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at 31/03/2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Book Value | ||||
| at 31/03/2025 | 6,114 | 15,265 | 142,517 | 157,782 |
| at 31/03/2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3. Analysis of Donations & Legacies Income
| Donations and gifts Gift Aid General grants provided by government/other charities Transfer from unrestricted funds Total |
Unrestricted funds Designated Funds Restricted income funds Total funds 2024/25 Total funds 2023/24 £ £ £ £ £ 0 0 1,416 1,416 103,037 0 0 2,280 2,280 4,093 0 0 70,980 70,980 3,350 0 0 970 970 19,243 |
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| 0 0 75,646 75,646 129,723 |
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4. Analysis of Charitable Activities Income
| Restricted | Total | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | income | Total funds | funds | |
| funds | Funds | funds | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Booking Fees | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 11,074 |
| Swimming Income | 22,053 | 0 |
0 | 22,053 | 19,783 |
| Bookswap Income | 5,275 | 0 |
0 | 5,275 | 5,255 |
| Cinema Income | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 60 |
| Fete Income | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 5,012 |
| Christmas Market Income | 0 | 0 |
1,719 | 1,719 | 1,881 |
| Other Fundraising activities | 0 | 0 |
2,696 | 2,696 | 11,829 |
| Friday Friends Income | 0 | 13,438 |
0 | 13,438 | 13,998 |
| Interest receivable | 3,492 | 0 |
0 | 3,492 | 694 |
| Other Income | 28 | 0 |
0 | 28 | 0 |
| Total | 30,848 | 13,438 |
4,415 | 48,701 | 69,586 |
| . Analysis of Charitable Activities | Expenditure | ||||
| Restricted | Total | ||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | income | Total funds | funds | |
| funds | Funds | funds | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Swimming Expenses | 17,763 | 0 | 0 | 17,763 | 16,692 |
| Bookswap Expenditure | 2,588 | 0 | 0 | 2,588 | 1,086 |
| Cinema Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Fete Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,237 |
| Christmas Market Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 |
| Christmas Goodybags | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 399 |
| Costs of Other Fundraising | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| Coronation Lunch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 |
| Postage, Printing & Stationery | 219 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1,195 |
| Rent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Utilities | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 2,281 | 11,780 |
| General Insurance | 605 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 519 |
| Repairs & Renewals | 42 | 0 | 1,677 | 1,719 | 1,728 |
| Cleaning & Caretaking | 9,484 | 0 | 0 | 9,484 | 9,699 |
| First Aid Course | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| Finance Costs (SumUp) | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 97 |
| Depreciation | 144 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| Grants paid | 670 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 150 |
| Other Expenditure | 156 | 0 | 131 | 287 | 269 |
| Friday Friends Expenses | 0 | 13,443 | 13,443 | 13,966 | |
| Other Activities & Booking Costs | 0 | 0 | 2,015 | 2,015 | 2,551 |
| Equipment | 235 | 0 | 1,575 | 1,810 | 294 |
| Building Work | 0 | 0 | 1,937 | 1,937 | 3,669 |
| Storage & Transport | 0 | 0 | 1,666 | 1,666 | 0 |
| Fees | 0 | 0 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 0 |
| Tarmac Cement | 0 | 0 | 7,941 | 7,941 | 0 |
| Transfers to Building Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,242 |
| Total | 34,561 | 13,443 | 18,080 | 66,084 | 86,432 |
5. Analysis of Charitable Activities Expenditure
6. Analysis of Other Expenditure
| . Analysis of Other Expenditure | |
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| Accountancy Fees Total |
Unrestricted funds Designated Funds Restricted income funds Total funds 2024/25 Total funds 2023/24 £ £ £ £ £ 100 0 0 100 100 |
| 100 0 0 100 100 |
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Description, nature and purposes of the Designated (D) and Restricted (R) Funds
Name of Fund Friday Friends (D)
An activity whose surplus have been set aside for the development of the group.
Defibrillator Fund (R)
This fund was set up in order to raise money to place defibrillators around the Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside area to be used in an emergency. Funded by donations from the community and local businesses.
Building Fund (R) The Building fund is specifically set up towards contributing to the cost of replacing the existing building. Income this year is from sales grants and donations. Musical Memories (R) Musical Memories is a funded through Derbyshire County Council and provides musical therapy for local people suffering from Dementia. Citizens Advice (R) A fund set up to provide the community to the Citizens Advice bureau at the Community Association building once a month.
The Building fund is specifically set up towards contributing to the cost of replacing the existing building. Income this year is from sales grants and donations.
7. Analysis of Movement in Designated Funds
| Friday Friends Total . Analysis of Movement in Restricted Funds Defibrillator Fund Building Fund Musical Memories Citizens Advice Total . Analysis of movement in Unrestricted Funds General Fund Total 0. Analysis of Current Assets Trade Debtors Prepayments & Accrued Income Total 1. Analysis of Creditors Trade Creditors Payments in Advance Key Deposits Total |
Balance at 31st March 2024 Income Expenditure Balance at 31st March 2025 £ £ £ £ 1,043 13,438 13,443 1,038 |
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| 1,043 13,438 13,443 1,038 |
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| Balance at 31st March 2024 Income Expenditure Balance at 31st March 2025 £ £ £ £ 407 1,580 1,677 310 142,223 76,471 14,388 204,306 621 940 945 616 0 1,070 1,070 0 |
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| 143,251 80,061 18,080 205,232 |
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| Balance at 31st March 2024 Income Expenditure Balance at 31st March 2025 £ £ £ £ 45,749 30,848 34,661 41,936 |
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| 45,749 30,848 34,661 41,936 |
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| As at 31st March 2025 As at 31st March 2024 £ £ 1,786 418 992 402 2,778 820 As at 31st March 2025 As at 31st March 2024 £ £ 5,180 4,103 607 1,447 0 28 5,787 5,578 |
8. Analysis of Movement in Restricted Funds
9. Analysis of movement in Unrestricted Funds
10. Analysis of Current Assets
11. Analysis of Creditors
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12. Corporation Tax
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
13. Trustee remuneration & expenses, and related party transactions
One Trustee holds paid self-employment with the charity; however, the board believes this does not affect his integrity as a trustee. No trustee has received remuneration or expenses for their role as trustees.
The average number of staff employed during the period was 0. There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.
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