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2025-03-31-accounts

Company Number CE009358 Charity Number 1170714

Ciren Self-help Project

Report and Financial Statements

01 Apr 2024 to 31 March 2025

The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

Objectives and activities

Ciren Self-Help Project (CSHP) was set up with three primary objects as set out in our Foundation Document: -

Our definition of a small charity is any charity, registered or un-registered, that has an income of less than £1 million per year. Our target beneficiaries are the many people in the Cirencester and surrounding areas who suffer from the above-mentioned problems who need a localised and readilyaccessed source of support

Our vision is articulated in our Strategy and Business plan which states the following objectives:

Charitable Activities in the reporting period to 31[st] March 2025

Following the meeting of Directors on 17[th] March 2018 when it was voted unanimously that the Charity should be wound up effective 31[st] March 2018 there have been no activities and no financial transactions of any kind and all funds have remained static since that date. As reported for the period ending 31[st] March 2025, the undistributed funds amount to £1,017. The Directors have in hand activity to unlock these moneys which continue to be frozen in a Barclays Bank account – there are many procedural restraints at present with lack of Barclays Business Managers available to set up a new account top which the frozen funds (£1,017) can be transferred for proportional redistribution back to the original donors upon eventual closure of the Charity

Statement of Responsibility of the Trustees

Our Trustees (who are also directors of The Ciren Self-help Project for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the report of the Trustees’ and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and their application including the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period.

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 Mar 2025 was 2 (10 in 2018). The Trustees are members of the charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

The opinion of the trustees is that the charitable company is entitled to the exemptions conferred by Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The trustees acknowledge the following responsibilities:

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small Companies’ regime

Signed on behalf of the trustees

Jeremy Davies, Trustee, Director & Treasurer

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

Treasurer’s report

To the Trustees of The Ciren Self-Help Project

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period 1[st] April to 31[st] March 2025

This report is made solely to the trustees as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the trustees as a body, for my examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the charity’s gross income has not exceeded £250,000 your examiner need not be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that as a Trustee I am qualified to undertake the examination on this basis.

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:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Jeremy Davies Date 29[th] August 2025

Title: Trustee and Treasurer, Ciren Self Help Project

Manor Farm Cottage Elkstone, Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9PD

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account)p

For the period 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025

Note Note to 31/03/25
Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £
Income from: 2
Donations and Legacies: Gifts 0.00 0.00 0.00
Charitable Activities 0.00 0.00 0.00
Investments: Interest Income 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Income 0.00 0.00 0.00
Expenditure on:- 3
Admin Overhead (Insurance, Office necessities) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Publicity Incl Website 0.00 0.00 0.00
Charitable Activities (Rooms Hire) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Expenditure 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net (Expenditure) / Income for the year 0.00 0.00 0.00
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward 632.00 385.00 1,017.00
Net (expenditure) / Income for year 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Funds Carried Forward 10
632.00
385.00 1,017.00

The above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in Note 11 to the financial statements.

The notes on pages 8 to 10 form part of these financial statements.

Balance Sheet

Note 31 Mar 25 31 Mar 24
Assets £ £
Cash at Bank 1,017.00 1,017.00
Totals Assets 10 1,017.00 1,017.00
Liabilities
Creditors (All) 0.00 0.00
Net Assets 10 1,017.00 1,017.00
The Funds of the Charity
Restricted funds 385.00 385.00
Unrestricted funds 632.00 632.00
Total Charity funds 1,017.00 1,017.00

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

For the financial year in question the charitable company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

No members have required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2016.

The trustees, who are directors of the charitable company under company law, acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with provision applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees and authorised for issue on 28[th] August 2025 and signed on their behalf, by:

Jeremy Davies Trustee, Director and Treasurer

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the period 01 Apr 2016 to 31 Mar 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) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (August 2014) and the Companies Act 2006.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

b) Reconciliation with previously Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP)

The accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 have been applied with no restatement of comparative items required. The transition date was 1 June 2014.

i) The Charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page two. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. In the opinion of the Trustees there is no ultimate controlling party. The registered office, which is the same as its principal place of business is Manor Farm Cottage, Elkstone, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 9PD

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

ii) Going Concern

The Trustees consider that despite there being a positive state of bank reserves, the charitable company has no sustainable ability to raise funds over the short and long term in order to achieve its Objectives. Accordingly, the view of the Trustees that the charity should be closed down in an orderly fashion. See the accompanying documents in Appendix 1.

There are no key judgements that the charitable company has made which have a significant effect on the accounts. The Trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period which will report on the company’s closure.

iii) Income

Income is recognised when cleared funds appear in its bank account or are cash-in-hand with the Treasurer, and any performance conditions attached to the income have been met.

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

iv) Expenditure

Expenditure is accounted for on a commitment basis. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

The charity is not registered for VAT. In common with many other charities, the Ciren SelfHelp Project’s expenses are inflated by VAT which cannot be recovered.

iv) Tangible Fixed Assets

The Charity has none, and depreciation charges do not apply in the accounts.

There are no debtors, we operate on a cleared funds basis for all donations, as a policy we provide no goods services on a paid-for basis

Cash is the only funding we have, at the bank or in hand – we do transact with any other monetary instruments

vii) Creditors and Provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

The charity only has cash and uses no other financial instruments.

viii) Pensions

The charity has no employees, and therefore does not operate any form of Pension scheme.

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

2. Income from charitable activities

Income from Key Funders:
Totals
Unrestricted
£
0
01/04/24
to 31/03/25
Restricted
Total
£
£
0
0

3. Expenditure

3.
Expenditure
01/04/24
to 31/03/25
Governance Publicity Operations Gen. Admin
U = Unrestr. R = Restr. U R U R U R U R
Totals
Total expenditure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4. Net Income for the year

Net income for the reporting period is stated after accounting fees of £ Nil

5. Staff costs and numbers

No salaried staff were employed in the reporting period; no employment costs of any sort were incurred.

6. Taxation

The Charitable Company is exempt from corporation tax as all of its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes

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The Ciren Self-Help Project Report of the Trustees For the Period 01 Apr 24 to 31 Mar 2025

7. Tangible fixed assets

No significant assets have ever been acquired or disposed of.

8. Debtors

There are no outstanding payments of any kind due to the charity.

9. Creditors

There are no outstanding debts of any kind due for payment by the charity

10. Analysis of net assets between funds

General Restricted Restricted Total
Unrestricted Funds
£ £ £
Net Current Assets 632 385 1,017
11. Movements in Funds
At start Incoming
Outgoing
At end of
of period resources
resources
period
£ £ £ £
Restricted funds
Barnwood Trust 385 0 0 385
Total Restricted Funds 385 0 0 385
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds 632 0 0 632
Total Unrestricted funds 632 0 0 632
Total Funds 1,017 0 0 1,017

Purposes of Restricted Funds

Barnwood Trust : To provide Insurance and room hire facilities

12. Related Party Transactions

There were no transactions in this period.

13. Appendix 1

Minutes of 17[th] March 2018 meeting of Trustees – Resolution to close the Charity (Separate Document)

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CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT

CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT
CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT CIREN SELF-HELP PROJECT 1170714
Receipts andpayments accounts
Period start date
Period end date
To
For the period
from
01/04/2024
31/03/2025
~~ee~~
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£
to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
December '16 Donation -Barnwood Trust - - -
March '16 Donation - Unknown Benefactor March '16 Donation - Unknown Benefactor
via MyDonate website - -
Gift Aid Receipt on above - -
Gift Aid Receipt reprioryear donation - -
Grant Phoenix Trust - -
Grant - Cirencester Masons - -
Donation Waitrose - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for (Gross income for
AR) AR) - - - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts -
-
-
-
-
~~——_————~~
A3 Payments
Insurance Year 1 - -
Printingcosts - -
Setupequipment: - -
Efax Subscription - -
Expenses - lead volunteer - -
2 Year Website Hosting - -
Insurance Year 2 - -
Hall Hires - -
Expenses - Lead Volunteer - -

Expenses - Lead Volunteer

Sub total [ - ] - - - - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - ~~—~~ Total payments ~~————~~ - Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 632 385 - 1,017 1,017 Cash funds this year end ~~————~~ 632 385 - 1,017 1,017

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

29/08/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
632
385
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
632
385
-
Details
Total cash funds
Cash at Bank incl 0.57p cash in hand
B1 Cash funds
~~_——===~~
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
632
385
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
632
385
-
Details
Total cash funds
Cash at Bank incl 0.57p cash in hand
B1 Cash funds
~~_——===~~
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
632
385
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
632
385
-
Details
Total cash funds
Cash at Bank incl 0.57p cash in hand
B1 Cash funds
~~_——===~~
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
632
385
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
632
385
-
Details
Total cash funds
Cash at Bank incl 0.57p cash in hand
B1 Cash funds
~~_——===~~
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
632
385
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
632
385
-
Details
Total cash funds
Cash at Bank incl 0.57p cash in hand
B1 Cash funds
~~_——===~~
(agree balances with receipts and payments (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK
OK
OK
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
funds
funds
funds
Details to nearest £
to nearest £
to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~~—=——=~~
Details Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~~7~~
Details Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~~iss~~
Fund to which
Amount due
When due
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
liability relates
(optional)
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Date of
approval
29/08/2025
Details
Print Name
Jeremy Patrick Davies
Signature
~~———~~
CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 29/08/2025

CIREN Self Hel Pro"ect Minutes of the Board meetin held on M rc ni The meeting opened at 10.00am at the Toro Lounge, Cirencester. Present Anne Davies (AD), Jeremy Davies (JD). Sue Ozolin (SO), Denise Wren (DIN). Lynne CurtiS-King (LCCK). None. Mlnutes he revi us meetln The minutes of the meeting of October 14th were approved unanimously. Matte arfsln None other than tha proposed next meeting date, which it had been hoped would be WIC January 22nd had been delayed due to unavailability at the time of sufficient trustees to be quorate. CEO'S When it was set up the charty was to help an unpopular cause: we were very new on the block and it was acknowledged that we would be a slow stsrter. Despite this however the training programme as used over the last year had been very successful. Unfortunately, however lower than expected referrals, despite much advertising and introductions to referral agencies. dfficulties in coordinating meetings and reduced time available to the trainer (CEO) due to a change in employment demands resuhing in a lack of time available to invest in the charity its continued running was not feasible. Tr r's r8 orL asur JD as Treasurer presented the audited Annual Accounts to 3111 March 2017.The profrt and loss accounts to 41h March 2018 (provisional) containing the analysis of restricted l unrestricted funds remaining were also made available for inspection and discussion. It was noted that SO had retumed up to date expenses I receipts and residue of £100.00 cash float; the accounts to 31st March 2018 to reflect this. Motlon: a) Acceptance of Accounts to 31st March, and for their submission to the Charities Commission b) Cessation of activities, fund raising, and expenditure with immediate effect. c) Provisional accounts to 41h March to be updated on 31 st March for circulation and approval by email circulation and then sign-off by AD Proposed.. LCK. Seconded: DW: Carried Unanimously Discusslon and vote: Closure of the Cha The possibility of conversion from a charity to a community Interest Company was considered as a possible way foDNard but regulations in ￿spect of transfer of funds etc. made this impossible. It was therefore decided unanimously that, with regret the charity would have to close. This was a unanimous decision and the date for dosure would be 31st March 2018 being the end of the

financial year. All present expressed their sincere thanks to SO for all the effort that she had put into the charity, and their regret that this decision had become necessary. It was agreed that as the website hosting etc had been pre-paid for two years. it should continue to make self-help materials available for download. but that from April 1 St all references to the Charty Registrats'on must be removed Motlon: Closure of the Charity effective midnight 31* March 2018 Proposed: JD. Seconded: LCK,. carried Unanimously Motlon: Maintain ongoing presence of the website in modified fonn until current pre-payment period expires. Proposed: JD Seconded LCK. Carried unanimously Motlon: Imth cessation of all income and expenditure already approved, JD to complete accounts to 31st March 2018 immediately, and upon receipt of Bank statement to that date to proceed to audit and submission to the Charities Commission along with dosure documentation induding these Minutes. Proposed: JD., Seconded: DW; carried unanimously Dlscusslon and vote: DIspo8ltlon of remalnlng fund8. It was agreed that JD would notify the Charity Commission and would retum restricted funds to the donors. Non-restricted funds would be offered to Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP) being a local tharity", a second charity Gloucestershire Self -Hann was suggested as an altemative charity should any problem arise in transference of funds to CHYP. Motlon: Authorise JD to: a) Conduct closure procedures with the Charities Commission b) Return remaining restricted funds to their donors, being the Barnwood Trust. c) Arrange to make a donation of the residue of the unrestricted funds to CHYP Proposed: JD; Seconded DW; carried unanimously. The meeting closed at 10.45am. Signed as a true record of Proceedings: Anne Davies - Chair Ciren Self-Help Project 17103118 Date