Registered Charity Number 1172935 Registered Company Number: 02404473 QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Financial Statements and Trustees Annual Report For Financial Year Ending 31st March 2025
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2024 to 318t March 2025 Charlty name: Queenspark Books Charity registration number: 1172938 Objectives and Activities SORP rgference Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its g¢)verning document Queenspark Books gathers, preserves and makes accessible the untold stories of the people of Brighton and Hove. Summary of the main activities irt relation to those purp08es for the public benefit, In particular, the activities, projects or services idenlified in the accounts, PAfg 1.17gnd 1.19 During the period April 2024 to March 2025 Queenspark Books delivered its National Heritage Lottery Fund-project, Brighton Incoming. It has worked with three local organisations - Brighton & Hove Faith In Action, the Bevy and Refugee Radio- to train volunteers and to gather stories for a new book, Brighton Bound, which was published at the end of the project. For Heritage Open Days 2025 Queenspark Books planned and exhibition based on archive photos of the diverse faith groups in Brighton & Hove. In addition to Brighton Incoming, Queenspark Books has continued to develop and promote its online archive, providing free access to its back catalogu8. It has also continued to sell books, in partnership with Kemptown Books. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefil. Additional Infomation {optional) Volunteers continue to be at the heart of Queenspark Books, work and withoul them the organisation wouldn't continue. Volunteèrs manage the Charity, but also contribute to the delivery of projects, selling Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
books and making connections acro&s the City. A new volunteer advisory group was set up to consider new projects for the or anisation. Achievements and Perfomiance SORP rèference As outlined above, Queenspark Books continues to provide opportunities to tell their stories for communities who are marginalised or whose contribution to the life of the City isn't always recogrHsed. These opportunities include: Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 120 Having your story recoided and told in publication. Learning new skills such as book editing, oral history interrflewing. Exploring the history of Brighton and Hove. Taking part in related group activities. Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the riod staternent explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reseNes held l Reasons for holding zero resetves Delails of fund materially ID defiGit Explanation of any unrtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.21 Queenspark Books made a small profit of £2.268 in the year. Para 1,22 Queenspark Books holds reserves in support of its future activity and 5UStainabili £4,806 Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 Para 1.23 Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statemenls where relevant about: The charity's principal It continues to be a challenging time for sources of funds (including fundraising for small charities. The sale of any fundraising) books and the back catalogue continues to raise income foi Queenspark Books. Par8 1.47
structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts: Type of goveming document Para 1.25 Memorandum and Artlcles of Association How is the charity constituted? Para 125 Queenspark Books is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 14th Ju 1989. Trustees are selected via an open advertised process. The Management Committee votes on the appointment of new Trustees. Trustee seleclion methods | including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or ljody entitled to appoint one QT more trustees Para 125 Referance and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chari uses Registered charit number Charity's prlncipal address Queens ark Books 1172938 clo Radio Reverb Unit 8 Open Mark Marshalls Row Brighton BN14JU Names of tho charfty trusto08 who manage the charity Nam oof pers on {or Trustee name Offlcfj (If any) Dat88 acted if not for whole yoar onlltl edto appo int trust ee (if Melita Dennett Dr Gerry Holloway Esther Gill Declarations The trustees declare that they hav8 approved the trusteès, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature{s) Full name(s) Melita Dennett Posltion (ag Sècretary, Chalr, etc) Trustee Date 29th December 2025
Brenda Peers-Ros3 29 Drift Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex P020 OPW Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustoes of: QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Registered Charity Number= 1172935 I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 3181 March 2025, which are set out on the attached pages 1 to 6. R•sp•¢tivo r•8ponslbllllles of trustsos and examiner The trustees (who are also the difectors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsibla for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the company is not subi8Ct to an audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, tt is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of tho Chariti8s Act 2011.. follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Cornmission (under section 145(5){b) of the Act, as amended., and state whether matters have come to my attention. Ba818 of Independent oxamlnor'8 atstsmont My examinats'on was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting rècords kept by the charty and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures of the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether tha accounts present a "true and fair view,, and the report is limited to those matter3 set out in the statement below. Indendant Examlner's 8tatemont 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., accounting record8 were not kept in eccordance with the Companies section 386 of the 2006 Act.. or the accounts do not accord with these records.. or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2008 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 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance wrth the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounling and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). Brenda Peers-Ross FMA4T, ACIE 30" December 2025
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Page 1 (A CotTrPaTry LirTrtsd By Guarantee) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES arlty Number: Company Numbor: 1172936 02404473 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 Notes UnrnBtrlct•d Rostrlctod Total 2025 Unr•strlctod R¢strl¢tsd Total 2024 Income and Endowmènts from: Donatbjns Charitable Activiliès 8ank Interest Total incom• and •ndowm•nts 3,a32 10,656 65 13,753 3,032 50,558 65 $3.6S5 35 40,482 24 40,541 35 40,482 24 40,541 39,902 39,902 Expondlturo on: Raisino Funds Chanlabl& Actsvitss Other 11,539 39,848 51,387 40,447 40,447 Tot•1 Expondttur• 11.639 39.848 61,387 40,447 40,447 Transfer b8h¥een Funds Net movement of lund• 2,214 2,268 Total funds brought lorward 2,538 2,538 Total lund• c•rrfed forward 4,752 4,806 2,538 2,538 All of the otvilies ol tho chantable company af9 da88¢d conlinuing. There are no r8cogniMd gains or100506 ollr than lho induded in Stat•m•nl of Financiol Activilipa Bhown above.
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Page 2 (A Company Llrnltsd By Guardnt801 Charfty Numhr. Company Number.. 1172935 07411826 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 Not•8 Unrostrlctod R8strlctod Total 2025 Unrnstrlct8d R08tr1ctod Total 2024 Fixed AS1• Current A••ets Oebtor8 stock Cash at bank and in hand 7SS 2,D52 765 2.052 2.382 1.763 2,382 1,763 6.549 e,803 9,627 9,627 Credltorn Amount5 falling due thin one year 1,797 (1,7971 1.797) 11,797} {7,089} 17,089) 7,089 {7.089) Creditors due after one year Net Curr•nt A•oots 4,752 54 4,808 2,538 2,538 NET ASSETS 4,702 806 2,538 2,538 FUNDS Total 1028 4,752 54 4,806 Total 2024 2,538 Unre$lrbted funds Restricted 4,752 2,538 4,752 2.538 2,538 For the year ending 3151 Marrh 2025, tho comp8ny wgs 8ntitl8d lo w8Mption trom audit under 88Ction 477 of the Companies Act 2006. Ditoctors a¢knowl8dg8 Ihelr responsibililies for (il the mtrmb¢r8 havo not r•qulr•d thé company to obtain an audit of tts accourts fortho year in que8lion in ac0)rdan wllh se¢tlon 478. Iir) the Dlrectors thoif responsiblllt106 for wmplylng wich the r8quirement8 of Ihè Aet wlh Mspect to aLx0unn9 record8 and the preparation of ac¢ount8. (111) those accounis hov8 boen prepared In acmrdarKe wlh the prtivi$ion8 appli¢gbl9 lo ¢c*mpanio$ subjo¢1 lo Iho sftwII companie8, regim8. The accounls have been prepared in o¢G¢rdAti¢È wlh Iho 4)ocial provlslons relaiivg lo •mJll companies ythin the Cornpaniè8 Acl 20(. Approved by the Board ol Trustees at a managemonl meeting held on 29th December 2025, and slgned on thelr behalf by: Melita Dennett TrusteelDireclor Notes on pages 4- 6 lom) part ofthe finanoal s18ternents.
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD (A Company Limrted By Guaranle81 Pa9e 3 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POUCIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 h1ARCH 2025 Accounting Policio• The fifiancial stalÈments of the Charitable Company, which 18 a public benefit entty under FRS102. have been prepared under the historical cost convention and In accordance with tho Companies Act 2006 and the Slatemant of Recommended Practice SQRP IFRS1021 issued on 1 st October 2019, applittabla UK Accounbn9 Standards and the Charities Act 2011. Fonnat The company has taken advantage of th8 provisions of thè Companies Act 2006 and presented an income and expenditur8 account In thè form of a Stal8ment of financial ActNitses on the ground5 that il enables the financial ststemenls to show a true and fair view of the result for the year. Fund accountlng General funds are unrestricted funds whith are available for use at the di$cration of tho 8oard of Trustees in fvJrtheranc& or the general obj8cIiv88 ol the non.profit making charity which have not been designated for olh•r purpo$85. DeSnated funds cornpri86 unrestncled funds that have been $01 asKle by Ihg Board Of Trustee$ for parkn'cular purposes. The aim and u88 ol each d8signaled fund5 Is set out in the notes to the financial statsments. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in ardance vitlh specific restrictions imposed by the donors or which have en rai58d by the chaiity for particular purposes. Incomlng r•8OUVC•• Voluntary income and donatyons ar6 includad In incomlng resources whon they are recaivable and tha amount can be quantin8d with r8asDnabl8 accuracy, Grants aro brought into account on a r8cewable basi$. Deferred income represents amounts r•ceiv8d for futur¢ partods ènd Is fèleas8d to incoming resourc£s in the period for which it h¥s been r8c8ived . there was no deferred incomè in the pèriod. R•8ourc•8 oxwftded All expenditure 1$ aOnted for on an arus1$ basFs 8nd has boen classified under headings that aggregatt all costs relalod to th8 ¢egory Expenditure is stated inclus¢ve ol value added lax. Tanglbl• flxgd Jg0ts •nd dèpreclatlon Tangible Fixed Assels for u80 by the Charity ar8 capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost al le851 £1k, they aré valued at cost. Depreciab'on 15 calculated to write down tho cost or valuation of all tangiblè fixéd assets except freehold land by 8qual annual instalment8 ¢)ver the expected us8ful lives. The period5 generally appliGablo ar&.. Computer equipmen Fixtur8s and Fittings 50 °h p8r annum straight line method 50 OA per annum on cost straight line method Intanglblo Incomo Intangible income, in thè form ot donal•d facS1ities and voluntary help ètc., is not included in the financial statements sinc8 il is not COndared pr8CtirAble to quantify such income. The current resoN8 poli¢y is to masntain suffici8nl cash flow for known commitments. and the replacemont of certain assets. Rl•k Th6 Dir8CtorslBoard of Trustees do not believe the organi¥alion is subject to any wjbstantial risk beyond Ihosa dis¢los8d in the Annual Report and Accounts.
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD (A Company Llmlted By Guarnnteel Pige 4 NOTES TO Tme ACCOUNTS unmstrlct R•8trfct•d 2025 2024 Income from Charltablo Acllvlilas Granls Sales Income Other Income 39,902 39,902 9,997 659 50,558 39,167 1,315 9,997 659 10,658 39,902 40,482 Charltablo Actlvltlos Exp•ndltur• Cosl of sales Bank charges Merchants fees Gen8ral exwnses Quick Books P06ta9e Storage Pfoj8cI '. Organlsalon31 R8sili8nc Proje¢1 . NLHF Dovelopment rnBnagèr osting and Wèbsite Finance WOTk•r Gov•rnaTr¢e ¢o•ts Independent E¥aminatlon 2 years 7,320 107 183 213 104 7,320 107 183 213 104 2,187 107 30 41 2g8 1,122 1.122 2.740 37,108 880 7,107 27,080 1,80S 299 633 2,740 37,108 1,822 1,822 680 11.539 39,848 51,387 40,447
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD IA Company Limited By Guaranlee) P*90 NOTES TO THE ACCQUNTS Flxod Amèts Computer FixtUrn8 & Equlpmont Flttlngs Totsl 2026 Total 2024 Brought forward Additions Disposals Carried fomard Depr?ciation Brou9ht forward Charge for year Disposals Carried foThvard Net Book Valu• Balance a13103.24 Balance al 31.03.23 Unro•trictod R88trbclod 2025 2024 D•btorn Trade HMRC . VAT refund due Prepayments 97 97 1,387 307 688 2.382 763 765 Créditorn . Amounts lalllng due wlthln one year Trade Accruals Oeferred unrestriclad i1m0 for 2025 (1,2631 1534) (1,2631 {5341 {3,1321 (1,207) 2.750 {7,0891 1,797 1,797 Unro8trl¢t•d Re8erv 2025 Opéning Mov•m•nt Movement Transfèr Balancè Out bolwgon 01.04.24 fund$ Clo8lng Balance 31.03.25 Unrestricted fund$ 4.752 4,752 2.538 13,753 11,539} 2024 Openlng Movement Movement Transfor Balance In Out bet¥Yeen 01.01.23 lunds loslng Balance 31.03.24 Unrestricted funds 2.538 2,538 6.374 6,280
QUEENSPARK BOOKS LTD Page 6 {A Company Mited 8y Guarante8? NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 2025 Rtrfct?d Funds Openln9 Movomont Movement Transfgr CIDslng Balance In Out between Balance 01.04.24 tund8 31.03.25 NLHF - Organis81ional Resilience NLGHF-Brighlor) Incoming Project 2024 Op&nlDg Movorn•Dt Movomont Tran$f•r Balan¢• In Out b&twn 01.04.23 fund8 R•Blrkt•d Fund• Closing Balanc• 31.0324 NLHF- Organisalional Resilienc8 NLGHF -Brightor) Incoming Proi8cl 2,794 12,7401 39,848 54 NLHF - Funds to support the Brfghton Incomin9 Pmi8¢t to be used for recording, and cel8braling the Btories of people who have ¢ome to 8righton. R•lat•d Party Thefe are no related paty transactions in the curr8nt year or in 2024. Vlllmalo Conlwlllng Pa The eompany is under the ults'rnato control of its directors, and whos8 names are shown 8t th8 front of th8 financial statements.