Crabtree Farm Community Assoclation CIO
(Registered charity. nurnber 1165183)
Flnanclal statements
for the year ended 31 July 2025
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Contents
Trustees, annual report
Independent examinerfs report
Receipts & payments account
Statement of assets & liabilities
Notes to the accounts
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UUMMUNI i Y ALLOUN l INLI

Crabtree Farm Community Assoclation CIO
Trustees, annual report
for the year ended 31 July 2025
Full name Crabtree Fann Community Association CIO
Organlsatlon type Charitable Incorporated organisation
Reglstered charlty number 1165183
Prfnclpal address
Crabtree Fami Community Centre, Steadfold Close, Bulwell. Nottingham, NG6 8AX
Trustses
Maria Shakespeare
Deborah Dunstan
Joanne Harvey
Jenna White
Independent examlner
Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus. Units 1 & 2 North West, 41
Talbot Street. Nottingham. NG15GL
Govornance and management
The chartty is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 1510112016.
We are constantly reviewing the make-up of our board of trustees and in terns of
recruitment we engage with our users and have conversations with them regarding
joining the board of trustees. In addition to this we advertise on Fac8book for
vacancies.
Objectlves and actlvlties
The objects of the CIO are: To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the are8 of
benefit without distinction of sex, sexual orientation. age, disability, nationality. race
or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants
and the ststutory authorities. voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to
advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for
recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of
life for the said inhabitants: to establish. or secure the establishment of, a communty
centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in cooperation with
any ststutory authority or other person or body) in furtheran￿ of the objects; to
promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be delennined.
The charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The Area of
benefit ('area of benefit") shall be Crabtree Fami a￿a of Nottingham and the
neighbourhood together defined by charity twstees.

Crabtree Farm Community Association CIO
Summary of the matn actlvltles undertaken for th• publk bonefit
Our activities are based on the identified needs of local people for example just
re￿ntlY we carried-out a questionnaire with our users and the nearby residents as to
what they felt were the needs of the locality and what activities were a priority. Th8
main issues were tackling food poverty and ensuring people y￿re getting support
with universal credit and other benefits. This set the agenda for us to seek funding to
deliver benefit advice from the (￿t￿ and establish a fwd bank.
Publlc benefft statsmont
The Trustees confimi 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 benefrt, 'Charities and Public Benefir.
Summary of the maln achiovements durlng the perlod
We have maintsined local services despite the local authority reducing fijnding to the
C8ntre. Our programme of activities has increased and we are reaching out to far
more people despite the reduced funding. However, to offset this deficlt we have
been more focussed on bringing in additi'onal funding.
Flnanclal revlew
We are confidenl that our fund raising initiatives combined with the increased amount
of income derived from room bookings will enable us to meet our commitsnents for
2026 and 2027. Any surplus we make is 'ploughed' back into the centre. Our staffsng
overheads are virtually non-existent and therefore as long as we meet the utility
costs ¥ve should be able to keep the doors 'open'.
The charitys policy on rnservos
The trustees have agreed that there should be some reseNes kept but these should
not be exorbitant (i.e. in the region of £8,000) as the bulk of the money should be
spent on the community.
Financlal risk
Our financial risk cOn￿mS the lo￿1 authority. wlth we are discussing the
signing of a lease (for up to 21 years). The local authority have suggested a figure for
this lease and a rental which at present we can meet but rf these were lo be raised
significantly it V￿uld be drffiCU￿ to meet. Similarty we would also be responsible for
the up keep of the building and any repairs - should we ￿quire some major building
work at the centre (that we are currently unaware ofj then this could severely deplete
our funds.
Signed on behalf of Ihe charitys trustees:
Signed frx.
Maria Shakespeare. Trustee
Date Il-
-L6

Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of
Crabtree Fann Community Assoclatlon CIO
for the year ended 31 July 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Crabtree Fami
Community Association CIO (the charity) for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibllltles and basls of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the charty's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Chaiity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of
the ACL
Independent •xarninerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirni 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 chaiity as required by
section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concems 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
Eva Stevens BS
Employee of Cornmunity Accounting Plus
Date
1310512026

Crabtree Farni Community Associatlon CIO
Recelpts & payments account
for the year ended 31 July 2025
(a5 fgSt*&J)
2024
Total
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
Unr•*lctsd R•*lct•d
Fund8
Funds
Recelpts
Grarts & donatior6
Room kmre
SurKlry ktome
Total recelpts
100518
18912
200
119630
3378
7620
480
18912
200
19592
100038
100038
10998
Payments
Bank Charges
Ciearmry
Eqimpmert
ENpnts & Activtties
Hospitality & Refresf*merts
knsurance
LiCer￿eS
P￿rnISes
PrintirKJ & StstiorEry
Professiorel SeTrices
Telep￿ne. Postage & rr
Trav81
Utilities
Volunteer Expertses
Donations GiNEn
SutKlry expertses
Memberslxp
Realbcatirg e)perKlittre
Total payments
Net receiptsl(payments)
Cash furKls at start of this period
Transfers bet￿ten fuMIs
Cash funds at ènd of thls porlod
12
1143
602
472
1187
764
177
68
96
789
3541
97
6786
1149
1582
482
3995
764
177
21308
189
24804
3541
322
16618
482
128
1525
927
253
40
75
794
2994
187
10913
980
10
2808
21240
93
24015
225
9832
50
50
100
4567
6900
70676
4567
6900
8873
18722
79549
(7724)
7993
10719
269
233
10755
29362
40081
269
233
29595
269
40350

Crabtree Farm Community Association CIO
statement of assets and Ilabilltles
at 31 July 2025
las restated)
2024
2025
Cash assets
Barth acco￿￿
Cash in haTrJ
39864
486
40350
113
156
269
Other monetary assets
PrepaJTnents
1405
1405
Assets retained for tho charity's own use
General equipment.
Solar panels purctrBsed in JLty 2025 at a cost of £21,240
Llabililies
Creditors- kKleperKlert exam1r￿l10n fee
456
(456)
474
474
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed
Joanne Harvey, Trustee
Date

Crabtree Farni Community Association CIO
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 July 2025
1. Recelpts & paymgnts accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contsin a summary of money received and money
spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the peri(*d.
Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts
and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donatlons
Unrn*lc*d
Total
s￿pOrt TlY0￿h Sport
Cadent
Natio￿1 Lottery Commurity Fur¥J
BLlwell Hall COMM￿Lty Centre
NotbTh3ham City col￿11
480
2200
56324
16270
3005
22240
100038
2680
56324
16270
3005
22240
100518
3. Funds analysls
Op•nlng
balanc•
R•colpts {Paym•nts) Trnnthrs
Closlng
balollC•
Restrictsd funds
Baby& Me
Cadent
HAF SLPPOrt TFYowJh Sport
Health aTMI WeHbeirwJ Comrnw#ty
Natior￿1 Lottery Foodbar
Uk Shared Prosperity FuTrJ
3005
(1635)
56323 (37549)
2200
(2433)
1000
(29)
16270
(7790)
21240
21240
100038
0676
1370
18774
233
971
8480
29595
Unrestrlctod funds
General
269
269
233
19616 10755
8897
233
19616 10755
8897
The transfer from the General fund to the HAF Support Through Sport fund is to
cover the deficit on this activity.
Baby and Me - the funds go towards room hire, equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - this fund covers Fareshare facilitalion
including room hire. equipment. and volunteer expenses.
Cadent- this fund is for the facilitation of advice sessions for Bestwood Advlce
C&ntre induding room hire and volunteer expens8S.

Crabtree Fann Community Associatlon CIO
HAF Support through sport- this fund rx)vers foodlrefreshments. sessional staff
and equipment.
Health and Wellbeing Communty - this fund is for the Girls Group c*)vering
equipment and refreshments.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - these were for Solar Panels (purchase and fftiing).
4. Prepayment
Fareshare
Music Licence
1258
147
1405
5. Trustses. remuneratlon
Trustees received no expenses. remuneration or benefts in this perK)d.
6. Relatèd party transactions
There were no related party transactions in this period.
7. Glossary of ternis
Credltors: These are amounts owed by th8 charity, but not paid during th8
accounting period.
Prepayments: These are servlces that the charity has pabd for in advance. but
not used during the accounting period.
Restrfctad funds: These are funds given to the charty. subject to specffic
restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.