## **Crabtree Farm Community Association CIO** (Registered charity, number 1165183) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2024** |**Page**|**Contents**|| |---|---|---| |2 - 3|nnual report|| |4|Independent e|report| |5|Receipts & payments account|| |6|Statement of assets & liabilities|| |7|Notes to the accounts|| ## **Crabtree Farm Community Association annual report for the year ended 31 July 2024** **Full name** Crabtree Farm Community Association **Organisation type** Charitable incorporated organisation ## **Registered charity number** 1165183 **Principal address** Crabtree Farm Community Centre, Steadford Close, Nottingham, NG6 8AX ## **Trustees** Maria Shakespeare, Chair Joanne Bye, Treasurer Ricky Hayden Deborah Dunstan, Secretary Jenna White ## **Independent examiner** Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL ## **Governance and management** The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 15/07/2016. The primary way of recruiting new trustees is via 'word of mouth', to those people (usually centre users) who have an interest in the centre and are maybe volunteers or who have a particular skill set that would be helpful on the board of trustees i.e. expertise in marketing/social media. ## **Objectives and activities** To provide social, educational and wellbeing activities to people in and around the Crabtree farm estate. Our activities include older persons lunch club, energy and benefit advice, food bank, activities for children and young people, community cafe, and exercise activities for those who may not exercise at present. ## **Public benefit statement** The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit** Many of our activities are aimed at the most vulnerable within our community for example the food bank, was set-up for those who are struggling to pay for food to feed their family, also benefit advice helps claimants. 2 Crabtreo Fami Communlty Assoclatlon Summary ol th• maln achl•v•m•nts durlng tho Porlod In 2024 w6 managed to obtain external funding to help p8y for an extemal provider to deliver energy advice and benefit advice - Ihls has really helped people who are claiming welfare b8nelils to m8ximise the amount Ih8y ar8 receiving. This is a free Service for the community and has so far lover thè la514 months) managed lo draw In an additional funding for local people ￿CeIVIng welfare benefits. We also received money lo set-up a Food bank which is targeting those most in need. Our Older peoples lunch dub regularly attracts in exces5 of 25 p80ple per week (who receive a Iwo course lunch) and our Chnstrnas Paty we had over 60 older people in attendance. Our physical activity programmè for adults helps in excess of 40 p80p18 per w88k achievè the target ol doing over 30 minutes exercis8 p8r v￿ek. Tho charlty's pollcy on rosorves The chanty has no specific policy wlh regard to the level of reserves. W8 hav8 limited reserves but planned changes to funding will m8an Ihat will have to focus more on increasing our reserves. Flnan¢lal Rlsk charlty fau8 Plans by the local authority could see community associatlons having lo buy their lease and pay for all repairs whith may mean we have to Increase our hlre charges. Signed on behalf ol the ¢harity's trustees.. Signed Maria Shakespeare. Chair -6-25 ## **Independent e report to the trustees of Crabtree Farm Community Association for the year ended 31 July 2024** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Crabtree Farm Community Association (the charity) for the year ended 31 July 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ 06/06/2025 Jo , FAIA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus 4 ## **Crabtree Farm Community Association Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 July 2024** 5 Crabtree Farm Communlty Assoclatlon Statement of assets and Ilabllltles at 31 July 2024 2023 2024 Ca8h assets Ba￿( accoLnts Cash in hatvj 7967 26 7993 113 255 368 As$•ts retalnod forthe charlty's own uso Get*ral equipment. A cook8r purchas8d in 2019 ata cost of£805 Llabllltlos Creditors.. *Klepe￿Ianl examirkgtion 414 1414} 456 456 These financial statsments are accepted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Joanne Bye. Treasurer Date 0<0624 ## **Crabtree Farm Community Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024** ## **1. Receipts & payments accounts** Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. ## **2. Grants & donations** ## **3. Premises & staff** The premises are provided by the local authority. ## **4.** Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. ## **5. Related party transactions** There were no related party transactions during the period. ## **6. Glossary of terms** **Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. 7