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WomenZone

Charity number 1170163

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2025

WomenZone

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 5
Examiner's report	6
Statement of financial activities	7
Balance sheet	8
Notes to the accounts	9 to 16

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

WomenZone

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Rizwana Jamil Chair Tahera Kocholia Vice Chair Marcia Marczynski Treasurer Lorna James Charity number 1170163 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 19-21 Hubert Street Virgin Money Bradford Jubilee House BD3 9TE Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL

Independent examiner

Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 14 November 2016 and is governed by a Constitution as amended on 12 December 2016, 9 August 2021 and 9 September 2021.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

1) To further or benefit the female residents and their families of Bradford, without distinction of sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said residents.

In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance or management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.

2) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit among women residents in Bradford preventing women from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of women who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

The charity's main activities

WomenZone provides a range of the following activities and services to promote education and support health and wellbeing:

l Mental wellbeing: Talking therapies, Happy Women’s Group- an opportunity for women to develop new initiatives
l Youth provision: to support Young people’s mental health post pandemic
l PlayGym; Family services – Art attack, parenting groups
l Physical health: HerGym, Exercise classes- steam room, weight management support, healthy eating sessions
l Older women: Wellbeing Group
l Training and employment: ESOL, Digital Literacy to support women find employment and financial security; IT, soft skills
l Learning difficulties : MySpace engages women with additional needs in health & wellbeing activities;
l Heritage and culture: we host events to celebrate cultural holidays and weekly Sufi music sessions
l Warm/Welcoming Spaces: where people can gather in a safe, friendly place and enjoy some refreshments and company
l Health and Wellbeing – Support groups for senior citizen women to participate in relaxation activities, arts and crafts and healthy lifestyle activities
l Holiday Activities & Food Programme - Play Scheme to provide nutritious meals and enrichment activities to children in receipt of free school meals
l Food parcels, hot meals, Tea, coffee and activities as part of welcome spaces
l Social events.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance

From April 2024 to March 2025, our focus has been on promoting health and wellbeing — not just through physical and mental health services, but by also taking into account the wider factors that impact people’s lives and contribute to the deep-rooted health inequalities we see in our local community.

The rising cost of living has had a stark impact on local women and families, with our communities being disproportionately affected due to the entrenched inequalities that persist in society. Over the next five years, our priority will be to support local women and their families in recovering from the financial hardship they have endured and to help them build resilience against future challenges.

At WomenZone the following number of attendees have been served.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Financial review

The net expenditure for the year was £14,397, including net expenditure of £33,510 on unrestricted funds and net income of £19,113 on restricted funds, after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £367,015.

Included within this balance, the trustees have designated £250,000 of these free reserves to a building fund.

WomenZone's reserve policy is to maintain a level of reserves that enables operating activities to be maintained, taking account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time. The policy will be reviewed annually by the trustees of the Charity.

WomenZone will maintain unrestricted reserves to provide cover for:

l Known liabilities such as salaries, redundancy and office costs.
l Unforeseen liabilities.
l To continue funding core activities, in case of loss of a funding stream.
l To manage organisational cash flow in the short term.
l To invest in growth and development.

In light of the uncertainty existing around cost of living pressures on future income flows and the desire to make improvements to the community centre the trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and have decided that for the 2024/2025 financial year reserves equivalent to between six and fourteen month's running costs should be maintained. This is between £238,200 and £555,900, based on budgeted 2024/2025 expenditure. As noted above actual reserves are currently £366,837.

Approved by the board of trustees on 7/10/2025

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

WomenZone

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of WomenZone

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 16.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the CIO's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.

I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ACIE which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Simon Bostrom FCIE

8/10/2025

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

WomenZone

Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 1,782 Contracts 71,533 Room hire and office services 11,018 Café sales and gym fees 33,777 Trips and activity contributions 4,267 Other service fee income 25,636 Bank interest 10,705 Total income 158,718 Expenditure on: Salaries NI and pensions (3) 175,045 Payroll charges 382 Consultancy, freelance and sessional staff 39,478 Travel expenses 968 Training - Volunteer expenses 345 Rent, rates and venue hire 437 Utilities 12,815 Telephone, internet and postage 1,455 Printing and stationery 1,878 Publicity and marketing - Computers, maintenance and software 1,673 Insurance 2,237 Maintenance and cleaning 7,140 Maintenance contracts 1,473 Events and activities 13,996 Awards and grants - Equipment and materials 1,033 Independent examination 2,400 Licences and subscriptions 3,162 Recruitment and DBS - Bad debts 305 Depreciation 1,292 Bank charges 635 Total expenditure 268,149 Net income / (expenditure) (109,431) Transfers between funds (4) 75,921 Net movement in funds (33,510) Fund balances brought forward 400,525 Fund balances carried forward (4) 367,015	2025 Restricted funds £ 332,345 - - - 200 - - 332,545 169,079 - 8,522 8,744 8,090 65 - 7,425 212 442 41 2,671 - - - 32,096 - - - - 124 - - - 237,511 95,034 (75,921) 19,113 37,700 56,813	2025 Total funds £ 334,127 71,533 11,018 33,777 4,467 25,636 10,705 491,263 344,124 382 48,000 9,712 8,090 410 437 20,240 1,667 2,320 41 4,344 2,237 7,140 1,473 46,092 - 1,033 2,400 3,162 124 305 1,292 635 505,660 (14,397) - (14,397) 438,225 423,828	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

WomenZone

Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (5) - Total fixed assets - Current assets Debtors and prepayments (6) 26,675 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 345,847 Total current assets 372,522 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 5,507 Total current liabilities 5,507 Net current assets / (liabilities) 367,015 Net assets 367,015 Funds Unrestricted funds General unrestricted funds 117,015 Designated funds (9) 250,000 Unrestricted funds 367,015 Restricted funds - Total funds 367,015	2025 Restricted £ - - 951 55,862 56,813 - - 56,813 56,813 - - - 56,813 56,813	2025 Total £ - - 27,626 401,709 429,335 5,507 5,507 423,828 423,828 117,015 250,000 367,015 56,813 423,828	2024 Total £ 1,292 1,292 16,503 430,302 446,805 9,872 9,872 436,933 438,225 150,525 250,000 400,525 37,700 438,225

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 7/10/2025

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:

Office equipment: over 5 years

Gym and play equipment: over 3 years Computer equipment - over 3 years

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies continued

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

Leases

Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

2 Grants and donations BBC Children in Need Bradford District Metropolitan Council (BDMC) Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Groundwork Hospice UK National Citizen Service Trust Smallwood Trust The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust The National Lottery Heritage Fund West Yorkshire Combined Authority Bradford VCS Limited Sport England The Keith Howard Foundation Street Games UK Ltd National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) Amal Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions	2025 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,782 1,782	2025 Restricted funds £ 33,154 108,936 1,660 50,000 3,542 48,415 20,000 2,000 39,975 5,000 13,333 - - - - - 6,330 332,345	2025 Total funds £ 33,154 108,936 1,660 50,000 3,542 48,415 20,000 2,000 39,975 5,000 13,333 - - - - - 8,112 334,127 2025 £ 318,301 25,240 (5,000) 5,582 344,123 1	2024 Total funds £ 29,132 122,117 - - - 16,665 20,000 - 49,969 - 25,750 2,400 1,500 4,702 74,992 15,000 3,034 365,261 2024 £ 280,578 20,737 (5,000) 4,274 300,589

The average number of employees during the year was 15.9, being an average of 10.8 full time equivalent (2024: 14.4, 10.2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

Defined contribution pension scheme	2025	2024
	£	£
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year	5,582	4,274
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end	1,143	3,851

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani BBC Children in Need NLCF - Capacity and Resilience BMDC - HAF 2025 BMDC - HAF 2024 BMDC - HAF 2023 BMDC - HSF National Lottery Heritage Fund WYCA - Active Travel BMDC Community Buildings BMDC - Day Opportunities Groundwork Hospice UK Let's Grow Together BMDC - Wellbeing National Citizen Service Trust Smallwood Trust VCS Alliance Out of Hours DWP	Balance b/f £ (3,072) (2,213) 5,085 - 7,742 385 - 42,978 - - - - - - - (13,205) - - - 37,700	Incoming £ 2,700 33,154 - 8,100 31,300 - 25,774 39,975 5,000 7,425 23,837 50,000 3,542 8,330 10,000 48,415 20,000 13,333 1,660 332,545	Outgoing £ 3 26,783 5,085 38 26,216 - 25,955 39,545 3,021 7,425 13,352 34,421 86 6,330 3,855 31,270 - 12,466 1,660 237,511	Transfers £ 375 (4,158) - - (12,826) - 181 (9,021) - - (10,485) (15,579) (3,456) - (6,145) (3,940) (10,000) (867) - (75,921)	Balance c/f £ - - - 8,062 - 385 - 34,387 1,979 - - - - 2,000 - - 10,000 - - 56,813

Fund name

BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani

BBC Children in Need

Purpose of restriction

To use storytelling and performance techniques to enable South Asian women to tell their stories, theatrically, in a new drama which they will coproduce. The transfer is from unrestricted funds.

To support young people living in deprived communities and at risk of mental health issues improve their wellbeing and self-esteem by delivering mental health workshops, physical activities, careers advice and trips. The transfer is for café recharges amd for management and administration.

NLCF - Capacity and Resilience

To develop the capacity and resilience of the charity including the delivery of ongoing services including food parcels, a warm space and ongoing services.

BMDC - Healthy Activites Funds To provide an Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday activity programme for children, delivering healthy lifestyle messages through fun, creative activities and food provision.

BMDC - HSF

National Lottery Heritage Fund

WYCA - Active Travel

The recharges are for room hire, management and administration plus premises. To provide food parcels, hot drinks and meals to families. The transfer is from unrestricted funds.

To support a community project with a focus on learning about Sufi heritage via music. The recharges are for room hire, management and administration plus premises.

To engage local women, encouraging them to learn how to cycle and get active.

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds

Fund name Purpose of restriction BMDC Community Buildings To contribute towards the running costs of the centre. BMDC - Day Opportunities To support older women, participate in health improvement activities to improve their health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation. To support 30 women with learning differences to enable them to be healthier, more active, more independent and socially connected. The transfer is for café and room hire recharges,plus a management and administration recharge. Groundwork To engage women 18+ and build their confidence, self-esteem and motivation to look for work, take up a volunteer role or education/training course. Hospice UK To connect and convene through Grass-roots Arts, providing equitable support for multiply disadvantaged ethnic minority women facing dying, death and grief in Bradford. Let's Grow Together To train staff and volunteers in horticultural therapy as a means of improving the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of women and children in BD3. BMDC - Wellbeing To support the delivery of a programme of wellbeing activities. The recharges are for room hire, management and administration plus premises. National Citizen Service Trust To support the provision of targeted community experiences for young people. The transfer is for café recharges. Smallwood Trust To enable the provision of a Women's Urgent Support Fund that will help sustain the provision of emergency welfare support. The transfer is for management and administration recharges. VCS Alliance Out of Hours To deliver an out of hours service as part of the Wellbeing Network. The transfer is for management and administration recharges. DWP Towards equipment under the Access to Work scheme.

Analysis of transfers Kitchen recharges BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani - BBC Children in Need (1,254) BMDC - HAF 2024 (800) BMDC - HSF - National Lottery Heritage Fund (261) BMDC - Day Opportunities (920) Groundwork (4,713) Hospice UK (1,056) BMDC - Wellbeing (2,540) National Citizen Service Trust (292) Smallwood Trust - VCS Alliance Out of Hours - (11,836)	Room / gym / other hire - - (4,000) - - (6,223) (4,932) (1,200) (2,300) - - - (18,655)	Management and admin - (2,904) (4,013) - (4,618) (3,342) - (1,200) (1,433) - (5,368) (750) (23,628)	Premises - - (4,013) - (4,142) - (6,278) - - (3,648) (4,632) (750) (23,463)	Unrestricted support 375 - - 181 - - 344 - 128 - - 633 1,661

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

5 6 7 8 9	Tangible assets Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for year At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Other creditors Designated funds Buildings Fund name Buildings	Total £ £ £ £ 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 - - - - 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 3,382 43,624 5,940 52,946 - 1,292 - 1,292 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 - - - - - 1,292 - 1,292 2025 2024 £ £ 24,911 9,697 2,715 6,806 27,626 16,503 2025 2024 £ £ 401,707 430,275 2 27 401,709 430,302 2025 2024 £ £ - 988 4,364 5,033 1,143 3,851 5,507 9,872 Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 250,000 - - - 250,000 250,000 - - - 250,000 Reason for designation Computer equipment Gym and play i t Office equipment To be used for planned building works linked to the planned community

WomenZone

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

10 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £93,703 (previous year: £89,842).

Operating leases Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive Over five years from the balance sheet date Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due:	2025 £ 870 3,261 - 4,131	2024 £ 601 - - 601

WomenZone

Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 1,782 3,034 Contracts 71,533 66,821 Room hire and office services 11,018 9,217 Café sales and gym fees 33,777 30,169 Trips and activity contributions 4,267 3,281 Other service fee income 25,636 6,184 Bank interest 10,705 12,300 Total income 158,718 131,006 Expenditure Salaries NI and pensions 175,045 95,268 Payroll charges 382 1,302 Consultancy and freelance staff 39,478 34,270 Travel expenses 968 1,032 Training - 30 Volunteer expenses 345 (444) Rent, rates and venue hire 437 1,428 Utilities 12,815 3,657 Telephone, internet and postage 1,455 2,409 Printing and stationery 1,878 1,788 Publicity and marketing - 538 Computers, maintenance and software 1,673 1,397 Insurance 2,237 1,242 Maintenance and cleaning 7,140 5,419 Maintenance contracts 1,473 1,303 Events and activities 13,996 9,938 Awards and grants - - Equipment and materials 1,033 1,054 Independent examination 2,400 2,400 Licences and subscriptions 3,162 866 Recruitment and DBS - 25 Bad debts 305 - Depreciation 1,292 1,628 Bank charges 635 587 Total expenditure 268,149 167,137 Net income / (expenditure) (109,431) (36,131) Transfers between funds 75,921 36,853 Net movement in funds (33,510) 722 Fund balances brought forward 400,525 399,803 Fund balances carried forward 367,015 400,525	2025 Restricted funds £ 332,345 - - - 200 - - 332,545 169,079 - 8,522 8,744 8,090 65 - 7,425 212 442 41 2,671 - - - 32,096 - - - - 124 - - - 237,511 95,034 (75,921) 19,113 37,700 56,813	2024 Restricted funds £ 362,227 - - - - - - 362,227 205,321 - 21,644 3,102 466 800 - 21,500 728 527 1,227 3,593 936 4,050 - 68,243 5,794 4,577 - - 456 - - - 342,964 19,263 (36,853) (17,590) 55,290 37,700	2025 Total funds £ 334,127 71,533 11,018 33,777 4,467 25,636 10,705 491,263 344,124 382 48,000 9,712 8,090 410 437 20,240 1,667 2,320 41 4,344 2,237 7,140 1,473 46,092 - 1,033 2,400 3,162 124 305 1,292 635 505,660 (14,397) - (14,397) 438,225 423,828	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225

WomenZone

Charity number 1170163

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2025

WomenZone

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 5
Examiner's report	6
Statement of financial activities	7
Balance sheet	8
Notes to the accounts	9 to 16

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

WomenZone

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

Independent examiner

Simon Bostrom FCIE West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 14 November 2016 and is governed by a Constitution as amended on 12 December 2016, 9 August 2021 and 9 September 2021.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

The charity's main activities

WomenZone provides a range of the following activities and services to promote education and support health and wellbeing:

l Mental wellbeing: Talking therapies, Happy Women’s Group- an opportunity for women to develop new initiatives
l Youth provision: to support Young people’s mental health post pandemic
l PlayGym; Family services – Art attack, parenting groups
l Physical health: HerGym, Exercise classes- steam room, weight management support, healthy eating sessions
l Older women: Wellbeing Group
l Training and employment: ESOL, Digital Literacy to support women find employment and financial security; IT, soft skills
l Learning difficulties : MySpace engages women with additional needs in health & wellbeing activities;
l Heritage and culture: we host events to celebrate cultural holidays and weekly Sufi music sessions
l Warm/Welcoming Spaces: where people can gather in a safe, friendly place and enjoy some refreshments and company
l Health and Wellbeing – Support groups for senior citizen women to participate in relaxation activities, arts and crafts and healthy lifestyle activities
l Holiday Activities & Food Programme - Play Scheme to provide nutritious meals and enrichment activities to children in receipt of free school meals
l Food parcels, hot meals, Tea, coffee and activities as part of welcome spaces
l Social events.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance

At WomenZone the following number of attendees have been served.

WomenZone

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Financial review

The net expenditure for the year was £14,397, including net expenditure of £33,510 on unrestricted funds and net income of £19,113 on restricted funds, after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £367,015.

Included within this balance, the trustees have designated £250,000 of these free reserves to a building fund.

WomenZone will maintain unrestricted reserves to provide cover for:

l Known liabilities such as salaries, redundancy and office costs.
l Unforeseen liabilities.
l To continue funding core activities, in case of loss of a funding stream.
l To manage organisational cash flow in the short term.
l To invest in growth and development.

Approved by the board of trustees on 7/10/2025

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

WomenZone

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of WomenZone

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 16.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

Independent examiner's statement

Since the CIO's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.

I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ACIE which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

Simon Bostrom FCIE

8/10/2025

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

WomenZone

Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 1,782 Contracts 71,533 Room hire and office services 11,018 Café sales and gym fees 33,777 Trips and activity contributions 4,267 Other service fee income 25,636 Bank interest 10,705 Total income 158,718 Expenditure on: Salaries NI and pensions (3) 175,045 Payroll charges 382 Consultancy, freelance and sessional staff 39,478 Travel expenses 968 Training - Volunteer expenses 345 Rent, rates and venue hire 437 Utilities 12,815 Telephone, internet and postage 1,455 Printing and stationery 1,878 Publicity and marketing - Computers, maintenance and software 1,673 Insurance 2,237 Maintenance and cleaning 7,140 Maintenance contracts 1,473 Events and activities 13,996 Awards and grants - Equipment and materials 1,033 Independent examination 2,400 Licences and subscriptions 3,162 Recruitment and DBS - Bad debts 305 Depreciation 1,292 Bank charges 635 Total expenditure 268,149 Net income / (expenditure) (109,431) Transfers between funds (4) 75,921 Net movement in funds (33,510) Fund balances brought forward 400,525 Fund balances carried forward (4) 367,015	2025 Restricted funds £ 332,345 - - - 200 - - 332,545 169,079 - 8,522 8,744 8,090 65 - 7,425 212 442 41 2,671 - - - 32,096 - - - - 124 - - - 237,511 95,034 (75,921) 19,113 37,700 56,813	2025 Total funds £ 334,127 71,533 11,018 33,777 4,467 25,636 10,705 491,263 344,124 382 48,000 9,712 8,090 410 437 20,240 1,667 2,320 41 4,344 2,237 7,140 1,473 46,092 - 1,033 2,400 3,162 124 305 1,292 635 505,660 (14,397) - (14,397) 438,225 423,828	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (5) - Total fixed assets - Current assets Debtors and prepayments (6) 26,675 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 345,847 Total current assets 372,522 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 5,507 Total current liabilities 5,507 Net current assets / (liabilities) 367,015 Net assets 367,015 Funds Unrestricted funds General unrestricted funds 117,015 Designated funds (9) 250,000 Unrestricted funds 367,015 Restricted funds - Total funds 367,015	2025 Restricted £ - - 951 55,862 56,813 - - 56,813 56,813 - - - 56,813 56,813	2025 Total £ - - 27,626 401,709 429,335 5,507 5,507 423,828 423,828 117,015 250,000 367,015 56,813 423,828	2024 Total £ 1,292 1,292 16,503 430,302 446,805 9,872 9,872 436,933 438,225 150,525 250,000 400,525 37,700 438,225

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 7/10/2025

Marcia Marczynski (Trustee)

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Expenditure and liabilities

Taxation

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:

Office equipment: over 5 years

Gym and play equipment: over 3 years Computer equipment - over 3 years

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies continued

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

Leases

Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

2 Grants and donations BBC Children in Need Bradford District Metropolitan Council (BDMC) Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Groundwork Hospice UK National Citizen Service Trust Smallwood Trust The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust The National Lottery Heritage Fund West Yorkshire Combined Authority Bradford VCS Limited Sport England The Keith Howard Foundation Street Games UK Ltd National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) Amal Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions	2025 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,782 1,782	2025 Restricted funds £ 33,154 108,936 1,660 50,000 3,542 48,415 20,000 2,000 39,975 5,000 13,333 - - - - - 6,330 332,345	2025 Total funds £ 33,154 108,936 1,660 50,000 3,542 48,415 20,000 2,000 39,975 5,000 13,333 - - - - - 8,112 334,127 2025 £ 318,301 25,240 (5,000) 5,582 344,123 1	2024 Total funds £ 29,132 122,117 - - - 16,665 20,000 - 49,969 - 25,750 2,400 1,500 4,702 74,992 15,000 3,034 365,261 2024 £ 280,578 20,737 (5,000) 4,274 300,589

The average number of employees during the year was 15.9, being an average of 10.8 full time equivalent (2024: 14.4, 10.2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

Defined contribution pension scheme	2025	2024
	£	£
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year	5,582	4,274
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end	1,143	3,851

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani BBC Children in Need NLCF - Capacity and Resilience BMDC - HAF 2025 BMDC - HAF 2024 BMDC - HAF 2023 BMDC - HSF National Lottery Heritage Fund WYCA - Active Travel BMDC Community Buildings BMDC - Day Opportunities Groundwork Hospice UK Let's Grow Together BMDC - Wellbeing National Citizen Service Trust Smallwood Trust VCS Alliance Out of Hours DWP	Balance b/f £ (3,072) (2,213) 5,085 - 7,742 385 - 42,978 - - - - - - - (13,205) - - - 37,700	Incoming £ 2,700 33,154 - 8,100 31,300 - 25,774 39,975 5,000 7,425 23,837 50,000 3,542 8,330 10,000 48,415 20,000 13,333 1,660 332,545	Outgoing £ 3 26,783 5,085 38 26,216 - 25,955 39,545 3,021 7,425 13,352 34,421 86 6,330 3,855 31,270 - 12,466 1,660 237,511	Transfers £ 375 (4,158) - - (12,826) - 181 (9,021) - - (10,485) (15,579) (3,456) - (6,145) (3,940) (10,000) (867) - (75,921)	Balance c/f £ - - - 8,062 - 385 - 34,387 1,979 - - - - 2,000 - - 10,000 - - 56,813

Fund name

BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani

BBC Children in Need

Purpose of restriction

To use storytelling and performance techniques to enable South Asian women to tell their stories, theatrically, in a new drama which they will coproduce. The transfer is from unrestricted funds.

NLCF - Capacity and Resilience

To develop the capacity and resilience of the charity including the delivery of ongoing services including food parcels, a warm space and ongoing services.

BMDC - HSF

National Lottery Heritage Fund

WYCA - Active Travel

The recharges are for room hire, management and administration plus premises. To provide food parcels, hot drinks and meals to families. The transfer is from unrestricted funds.

To support a community project with a focus on learning about Sufi heritage via music. The recharges are for room hire, management and administration plus premises.

To engage local women, encouraging them to learn how to cycle and get active.

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Restricted funds

Analysis of transfers Kitchen recharges BMDC Art & Culture - Kahaani - BBC Children in Need (1,254) BMDC - HAF 2024 (800) BMDC - HSF - National Lottery Heritage Fund (261) BMDC - Day Opportunities (920) Groundwork (4,713) Hospice UK (1,056) BMDC - Wellbeing (2,540) National Citizen Service Trust (292) Smallwood Trust - VCS Alliance Out of Hours - (11,836)	Room / gym / other hire - - (4,000) - - (6,223) (4,932) (1,200) (2,300) - - - (18,655)	Management and admin - (2,904) (4,013) - (4,618) (3,342) - (1,200) (1,433) - (5,368) (750) (23,628)	Premises - - (4,013) - (4,142) - (6,278) - - (3,648) (4,632) (750) (23,463)	Unrestricted support 375 - - 181 - - 344 - 128 - - 633 1,661

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

5 6 7 8 9	Tangible assets Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for year At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Other creditors Designated funds Buildings Fund name Buildings	Total £ £ £ £ 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 - - - - 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 3,382 43,624 5,940 52,946 - 1,292 - 1,292 3,382 44,916 5,940 54,238 - - - - - 1,292 - 1,292 2025 2024 £ £ 24,911 9,697 2,715 6,806 27,626 16,503 2025 2024 £ £ 401,707 430,275 2 27 401,709 430,302 2025 2024 £ £ - 988 4,364 5,033 1,143 3,851 5,507 9,872 Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 250,000 - - - 250,000 250,000 - - - 250,000 Reason for designation Computer equipment Gym and play i t Office equipment To be used for planned building works linked to the planned community

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

10 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £93,703 (previous year: £89,842).

Operating leases Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive Over five years from the balance sheet date Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due:	2025 £ 870 3,261 - 4,131	2024 £ 601 - - 601

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Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 1,782 3,034 Contracts 71,533 66,821 Room hire and office services 11,018 9,217 Café sales and gym fees 33,777 30,169 Trips and activity contributions 4,267 3,281 Other service fee income 25,636 6,184 Bank interest 10,705 12,300 Total income 158,718 131,006 Expenditure Salaries NI and pensions 175,045 95,268 Payroll charges 382 1,302 Consultancy and freelance staff 39,478 34,270 Travel expenses 968 1,032 Training - 30 Volunteer expenses 345 (444) Rent, rates and venue hire 437 1,428 Utilities 12,815 3,657 Telephone, internet and postage 1,455 2,409 Printing and stationery 1,878 1,788 Publicity and marketing - 538 Computers, maintenance and software 1,673 1,397 Insurance 2,237 1,242 Maintenance and cleaning 7,140 5,419 Maintenance contracts 1,473 1,303 Events and activities 13,996 9,938 Awards and grants - - Equipment and materials 1,033 1,054 Independent examination 2,400 2,400 Licences and subscriptions 3,162 866 Recruitment and DBS - 25 Bad debts 305 - Depreciation 1,292 1,628 Bank charges 635 587 Total expenditure 268,149 167,137 Net income / (expenditure) (109,431) (36,131) Transfers between funds 75,921 36,853 Net movement in funds (33,510) 722 Fund balances brought forward 400,525 399,803 Fund balances carried forward 367,015 400,525	2025 Restricted funds £ 332,345 - - - 200 - - 332,545 169,079 - 8,522 8,744 8,090 65 - 7,425 212 442 41 2,671 - - - 32,096 - - - - 124 - - - 237,511 95,034 (75,921) 19,113 37,700 56,813	2024 Restricted funds £ 362,227 - - - - - - 362,227 205,321 - 21,644 3,102 466 800 - 21,500 728 527 1,227 3,593 936 4,050 - 68,243 5,794 4,577 - - 456 - - - 342,964 19,263 (36,853) (17,590) 55,290 37,700	2025 Total funds £ 334,127 71,533 11,018 33,777 4,467 25,636 10,705 491,263 344,124 382 48,000 9,712 8,090 410 437 20,240 1,667 2,320 41 4,344 2,237 7,140 1,473 46,092 - 1,033 2,400 3,162 124 305 1,292 635 505,660 (14,397) - (14,397) 438,225 423,828	2024 Total funds £ 365,261 66,821 9,217 30,169 3,281 6,184 12,300 493,233 300,589 1,302 55,914 4,134 496 356 1,428 25,157 3,137 2,315 1,765 4,990 2,178 9,469 1,303 78,181 5,794 5,631 2,400 866 481 - 1,628 587 510,101 (16,868) - (16,868) 455,093 438,225

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of WomenZone

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 16.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

Independent examiner's statement

Since the CIO's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.

I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ACIE which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

Signed: …………………………………… Name: Simon Bostrom FCIE

8/10/2025

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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