Love Woburn Sands
Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2025
On the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, set out on page 3.
Love Woburn Sands is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) registered by the Charity Commission on 18 November 2016 with Registered Charity Number 1170260 registered at Companies House, reference CE009079.
The objectives of the Charity are:
For the public benefit and in accordance with Christian principles, the promotion of civic responsibility and the provision of volunteering within Woburn Sands and neighbouring villages and the promotion of such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time determine.
This report covers our accounting period for the year ended 31 December 2025. Comparative figures are shown for our previous accounting period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.
The address for correspondence is 30 Church Road, Woburn Sands, MK17 8TA. The Charity website has been discontinued in 2025.
Governance
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body of the Charity.
The following Trustees served during this period or have been appointed since: Revd. Christopher Batten - resigned 19/02/2025 Antony Peter Tomkins Revd. Diana Joan Young Susan Elizabeth Batten Dave Parkes Haseldine - resigned 31/08/2025 Ruth Enid Cullinan - appointed 16/05/2025 Tony Peter Smith - appointed 11/12/2025
During 2025 the Charity continued to operate the Community Transport Vehicle which has been operating since 2018. Love Woburn Sands is also still responsible for a walking group based at Woburn.
We are grateful for the voluntary donations received from the users of the Community Transport Service.
We are also very grateful for grants received of £700 from Woburn Sands Town Council and £500 from the Parochial Church Council of St Michael’s Woburn Sands; also £153 from the collection at a Churches Together service, which has been included in the figure for Donations.
Even with these generous grants and donations, costs of the Community Transport Vehicle continue to exceed income. The Trustees are seeking an operational model which could
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ensure a sustainable future for this service, with more activity and income and/or reduced costs.
Gift Aid Tax relating to 2025 donations is being reclaimed in 2026.
We thank all volunteers for their time and efforts without which the Charity could not function.
The accounts for the period, approved by the Trustees, are being submitted to the Charity Commission and will be available on their website. In accordance with Charity Commission guidance, the Trustees have determined that independent examination of these accounts is not required.
The opening balance was £12,054. Total receipts were £4,404, total payments were £8.474, with a closing balance of £7,984. Comparatives for the previous period are shown in the Charity accounts on page 3.
The main future Charity expenditure commitment would be Transport vehicle replacement, for which we have not been able to build reserves. Our funding is dependent on voluntary donations by mainly transport users and fund raising.
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees have reviewed documents PB1, PB2 and PB3 published by the Charity Commission and available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/charitable-purposes-and-public-benefit
and confirm that the activities of the Charity are all in keeping with the Charity’s approved purposes set out above. When considering proposed new activities or changes to existing activities, the Trustees ensure that these activities will be carried out for the public benefit.
Approved by the Trustees on 10 June 2026 and signed:
Acting Chair
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Receipts and Payments Account
| 12 months to 31 December 2025 12 months to 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Funds Community Transport (Restricted Fund) Total for 2025 £ £ £ £ Receipts Grants - 1,200 1,200 - Donations - 3,204 3,204 4,963 Fundraising events - - - - Gift Aid Tax Reclaim - - - 2,452 Total Receipts - 4,404 4,404 7,415 Payments Payments on Activities Insurance 366 1,023 1,389 1,230 Fuel and Maintenance - 308 308 1,020 Website Costs - - - 399 Other Operating Costs - 6,777 6,777 6,672 Total Payments on Activities 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 Management costs - - - - Total Payments 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 (Surplus of Payments over Receipts) (366) (3,704) (4,070) (1,906) Transfer between Funds (3,010) 3,010 - - Cash funds, 31 December 2024 11,360 694 12,054 13,960 Cash funds, 31 December 2025 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Note: Negative amounts are shown in brackets. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period ----- 31 December 2025 ----- Total at 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Funds Community Transport Total at 31 Dec 2025 £ £ £ £ Assets Bank balances 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Total Assets 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Liabilities Creditors - - - - Total Liabilities - - - - |
12 months to 31 December 2025 12 months to 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Funds Community Transport (Restricted Fund) Total for 2025 £ £ £ £ Receipts Grants - 1,200 1,200 - Donations - 3,204 3,204 4,963 Fundraising events - - - - Gift Aid Tax Reclaim - - - 2,452 Total Receipts - 4,404 4,404 7,415 Payments Payments on Activities Insurance 366 1,023 1,389 1,230 Fuel and Maintenance - 308 308 1,020 Website Costs - - - 399 Other Operating Costs - 6,777 6,777 6,672 Total Payments on Activities 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 Management costs - - - - Total Payments 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 (Surplus of Payments over Receipts) (366) (3,704) (4,070) (1,906) Transfer between Funds (3,010) 3,010 - - Cash funds, 31 December 2024 11,360 694 12,054 13,960 Cash funds, 31 December 2025 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Note: Negative amounts are shown in brackets. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period ----- 31 December 2025 ----- Total at 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Funds Community Transport Total at 31 Dec 2025 £ £ £ £ Assets Bank balances 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Total Assets 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 Liabilities Creditors - - - - Total Liabilities - - - - |
12 months to 31 December 2025 12 months to 31 December 2024 Unrestricted Funds Community Transport (Restricted Fund) Total for 2025 £ £ £ £ - 1,200 1,200 - - 3,204 3,204 4,963 - - - - - - - 2,452 |
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| - 4,404 4,404 7,415 |
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| 366 1,023 1,389 1,230 - 308 308 1,020 - - - 399 - 6,777 6,777 6,672 |
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| 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 - - - - |
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| 366 8,108 8,474 9,321 |
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| 7,984 - 7,984 12,054 |
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