THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD (A COMPANY UMITED BY GUARANTEE) REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08748572 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1173007 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 THE LIThLE CE￿[RE BEECHWOOD LTD (Llmlted ty Guarantee) CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 CONTENTS Charty and Company Information Trustees. Réport 4t08 IndeperKlent E￿nIne¢S Report Statement ol Financd Activities 10 Balance Sheet 11 Notes to the Financial Statements 12to17 THE LIThLE CENTRE BEECH¥VOOD LID ILlmit•d ty Guarantee) COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 Company Nam• Th8 Little Centre Beechwood Ltd Roglstered Company Numbgr 08748572 (England and Wales) Roglsterod Charlty Number 1173007 Roglstered Olfic• BeeGhwo¢)d Play & Communty Centr¢ Flfth Avenue Prenton Wirral Merseyside CH43 9L8 Tru8teeslDlr•ctorn L. Finn C. Hawklns G.N. Thomas E. Turnèr S. Whittingham (appointed 6 June 2024) E. Evans (appointed 6 June 2024> Bankern HSBC 31 The Pyramlds Grange R08d Birkenhead CH412ZL Independent Examln Counting for Communities Ltd 16 Holm¥￿ Drive Liverwol L37 1PQ THE LIThLE CENTrE BEECH¥VOOD LTD (Llmlted by Guarants•) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTI)BER 2024 The trustees, who are also directors of Ihe charity for the pury)oses of the Companies Acl 2006, present their report Mth the fu]ancial *tem&)ts of the Cha￿ for the year ended 31 October 2024. The accounts have been prepared in wlh the accounting poI￿leS set out in note 1 to the accounts and CA)mply bvrth the Charitl8s Act 2011 and the 'Accounting and Repo￿ng by Chaiilies.. Ststement of ReLY)mrnended Practice applutAe to charities preparing their accL)unts in a(xordance with the Financ4al Reports'ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effeclive 1 January 2019).. Change of company nam• On 10 May 2017 the compary's name changed from The Beech￿￿ Centre to The Little Centre Bee¢hW￿)d Ltd. Chgritable Status On 11 May 2017 the company was granted charilable status and registered 88 number 1173007. Structure and govemlng documert A company registered as a private ctjmpany limrted by gu8f8ntee ncl having share eapltal wlth Artides of Associalion for a Charitable Company. Registered at Companies House on 25 Octobèr 2013 and name changed on 10 May 2017. Llablllty of Mombern The liability ol members is limrted to 8 sum ncrt exceeding £10. Rl8k Id•ntlflcatlon and manag•m•nt The trustees are aware that the main area crf risk is the cost d managing and maintaining the Centre. Signrftant extemal risks to lunding have led to the devebwnent of strategic pllqns, which would allow for the diversil￿at￿n of funding and knrt￿. PubllG Bonefft When planning and programming 8Ctivitres for the kxal residents of Beechwood, the trustees are mindful of the Chanty Commissions guidelines on Public Benefrt. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES To furthei or benefft Ihe residents of Beechyfixd and neIghb￿rhoOd, wrth(xJt distinction of sex, sexual orienL*ion. race or of political, religious or other opinions by aS￿0.a￿.ng together the said residents and Ihe local aLrthorities. voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advarte education and to provMJe facilrties in the interests of $￿al welfare for recr8alion, leisur• time with the obl￿ve (X improving the cOndrt￿ns of lrfe for the residen*s. In furtheran￿ of these objects but not othepwrse, the Iruslees shall have power to establish or sgcure the establishmont of a communty cenire and to rnaintain or manage or c￿oPerate with any statutory authority tn the mainlenanr2 arKI management of Such a centre for acb'vrties promoted by the ¢harrty in furtherance of the *)ove objects. To promote scrial inclusion for the public benefft by preventing poople from becoming s¢xially exduded. relieving the needs of those Peo￿ are socialty exduded and assisling them to Integrate into society, berng exclud￿1 from soo*. or part of society. as a result of being a member of 8 sOc￿lIY and e(x)rnM￿8ty deprr4ed o)mmunty. THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD (Lirnknl by Guaranteel TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Roview of Actlvltles and Inc(Mne gene￿IOn The centre opened for ts ￿ year on tst November 2023. Once again, this year has been a series ¢A up and dNns for ttie centre. The Manager was ill from February for a couple of months and left in June 2023. Ttrits left a large gap in the Management of the Centre and Trustees are endeaV(￿ring to obtain funding ffom National Lottery. The kitchenlcafé continue to try and Mnprove cUSt￿n but is still only operating Monday to Friday throughout the year be￿en 09.30am and 2pm. It had been hoped that the café, wiLh support from volunteers, would be able to open longer hours during the week and weekends. The café continues to be popular within the commurmty but li is not generating enough income lo be sustaingble. Various funding ￿13 has supported to some exlent and further efforts continue to be made to try and keep rt open. indudin9 funding t4d for staff to National Lottery. The funding for the Caretaker carne to an end in June 8ThJ the twj to the Lottery will include this post loo, as well as 2 c8fé st8ff. The Little Centre Management Board and the Diredors have been unat4e to have regular meeting5 throughout the year bul have been in touch vi8 email & telephone and zoom communication. Every effort is still being made to recrurt new Directors, wfth Emma Evans and Stuart Wh￿inghaM reCen￿Y joining to support the remainin9 3 Directors, George Thomas, Lind8 Finn and Cathy Hawkins. There conts'nues to be a serious lack of volunteer5. which remans a serious problem in the effort to increase projects, room hire and ¢ther activities. Beechwood Playschem• continues to be a successful partnership with Wirral Borough Council. The playscheme operates under a sepiica level agreernenl tefv4een Ihe Little Centre Management Board and Wirral Counol. Last year Wirr81 Council made a £Sk contribution toward the runnin9 costs. The Centre 18 looking for them to provide increased fund'ng due to high Lrtility cost$ and the amounl of hours they utili3e the budding. Wirral Councll conts'nue to pay the salary of Ihe three st8ff Ihat wn the playscheme at the ¢2ntre. There conth'nues to be problems with staffing issues and they cannot guararrtee days of opening. Further discussions are taking place in order to maintain this Fopular Playscheme at the Centre for the community. The Lrttle Centre Management 8re looking towards a new service level agreern￿rt with playscheme for the ts)mmencing financial year from 1st November 2024. Room hire has fallÉn during the year for both events Kts'vrties. eau&ng inccffié to decm8é. Again this year variou8 fundina Fots have ensured that drflerent adrvities have conlinu*J to take Place. bLrt hopefully once new Managers and S&￿ are in ptxa it will continue to grow in number and frequency aga'n. Funding received throughout the year has ensured that the ￿ntre has been aile to remain open. THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD ILimited by Guarantee) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 WI￿81 Borough Council continued to support Ihe centre. thr(wh various fundino pots. induding:" Winter and Sumrner HouselM)Id Support Funding o To P￿v￿je fotxl, h¢yJsehold good•. weds, fresh meat and voucher91o help wilh ulilty bil￿, to all our families. Winter and Summer HAF Funding To provide ath'vities, outings and food for our chikYr8n. Caretaker. Furvjing also received from.'- Big Loc81 To Sup&￿ Provisi￿ of Christrna8 voue**rn. vartous activities. mental health & vMII- being. They lund Citizens Advu Wirral. to provide la￿ to face help every Wednesday for independent 2nd Imparts￿ advice for ber*frt advice. help with finances or any relative issue. They dso funded the older person's lUnCh￿n dub on Wednesdays Onward Hornes SupFOrt with energyl shopF¥ng ¥0￿r3 and luncheon club for eklerfy. They 8UPPOrt enwronmental projects. Ixrt dKI not enler In Bloom 4ain this yèar. MerseysKle Police Activities to provide Y¢xrth Provision to help tackle an￿SocIal behaviour issues and devebp youth groups for young peO0. Big Lottery was successful and fwst round of funding was received for nearfy £40k which enabled the fir81 Manager to Start work in June and the second will be funded from Novernber 2024. Gerard the job share Manager emF4oyed slnce June 2024 has successfully applied for funding in excess of £14.0(Kl. The Food Larder is the c£ntre for the delrvery of food projects ￿th café provKling all meals. The food larder opens Monday to Friday from 9am tiu 2pm, and is centre forthe delivery of funded food projects and household essential rtems. They provided the utilitylshopping vouchers to our most needy families ensuring that everyone was Ir￿Uded. Thèy once again provided g¢J)d quality dried. tinned and fresh 14xd to local people on the basis of a donatron. In addrtion to Food Larder. Playschome and Café. Ihe centre is used by :" Morris Dancers Pnvate partR$ Weekly eklerty lunc1￿ dub. We are looknng to continue to prorrM)te actwtties across the board for all age groups. Many groups have dosed and we are lookFng to PTonKrte and encourage new community activrly. Efforts contsnue to be made to r￿rt new v&Jnteers. The Centre has a wider social Media kYeserKe and Ihe shared Centre Managers will en5ur• that this will happen. THE LITfLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD (Llmlted by Guarnnt••) TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 Plans for Future Poriod* The oriorities for the cornwiq year, ¥wll bo to a further cenlrÈ Managerfor the shared posrtion, 2 part time café staff to compltment the postions atready filled with B w Lottery funding. We ￿111 estsblish new groups. support existing gTOUPS to be successful for all age groups. To continue to expand and develop the infrastrudure at the ￿ntre speofically:" Grant furKling to be spent and ullised in the best possrt)le way. Recruitment of volunteers Strengthening of staff team Strengthening of Board of Oire(lors Update all ￿l¢beS and pro(*lur88 Marketing prcgr8mrM (y)vering ￿ thé n8w and existing acjivities at the centre includlng:_ Developing a websrte Update of service level agreement with the plays¢hem• Look at the sustainabilrty of the café Conts'nue and devehJp the food larder Contsnue to Support ment81 he&%h initiatives Promotion of 8CtNities for older resklents. bthldiTrJ on existing groups and activities previousty residenl at the c£ntre. Promotion of heatth, well-being activitEs In￿me generalion programme aiming to."- Conlinue to devetop P8rtnerships and proied pro&￿$al3 kKal groups and agencies to deliver the charitable purposes ol the orgaiw8ation. Increase the spaces at the Centre Continue to develop grant propos* to expand &tsvitseg and also funding for extsting and new staff. THE LirrLE CENTRE BEECHWOOO LTD (Limiiéd by Guarantee) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT - CONTINUED FOR TPIE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 RESERVES POLICY Thc Iruqiegs Ipgi Ilarly review the orgaryig3tion's reserves and nade e5taOliislied a policy 4*,efeby the iinresli Icted funds nJl cornmiiled of Invesleo In 13',I Jl f..x¢cl a%set {"froa iegp.iupq'l hp.ld l)y Ir,e cliaflty should De be1￿,￿ern 3 and 6 months gf the resoiirtrs e%ppnded 41 th,.s level Iney would be aDle ILI continiJe thc. current aclivities Irb Ile event of a si9nilicanl diop iii ftjntsing. Al present tlie fi'li• reserves are slighlly below this argel level STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBI, ITIES (:ompany law rFsquii*)s the Director5 lo prepaTe financial slalement8 loi each financial period Iliat give cl IrLJe and fJir View ol Ihe siale ol affairo ol.he cA)mp3ny an.d Lil Ils iicome and ,or Ihal peritsd ',n prepar',ng Ihosc. Iinan(aal staieTicnts. h?. DIiEcIo'." are rLquir= expeiidilijfe select suitable. acc.Ciunling polines and then apply Ihern copsislen15y Inakè. IiiJgo.Ineiils And e51imalps tnal a'.e Teas0ft1c and prudeFIl PTepaie il)e hnano21 slaieinenls on the goJryJ concern ba5Is unless It Is Inappropriaie lo pre.suirn that Ihp cnmpany ￿￿11 conlinue as <1 going COn￿1n.. slate wheiher applicable 8rcouniing stanoards have oep.n lollowed. 5uoieci to ¢11ly mldiemei)15 he difeciofs dre respurisibfe lor ¥eepii)g p'Dper acLvvnling rocnrds which disrlosc with reaso.Pirit)Ip. accufacy ai any lime the. liriancits?I posilion ol Ine compan¥. ¥Jrid 10 eiiab',e Iliei!I le er)%ure INai the finariLi41 accoufjls comply iNII* I￿.e noTllPdnies .4cl 2006. They are al<0 fPSlwOI isihlp. fnr qAfr.gi Itlrrting tho. asselt Oi the corp.paiiy and hence ',?r13king rea50nable sli'.P> Lir the p¥cvenlion and dr.Icclinnk ol !raJ(l and Dlher irreyulaiilies. ljv ()rder of Ihc L4oard N fhomas l Trusleel 031e 30 iL}￿Y 2025 INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE LrrrLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 I report on the accounts for the year eTrJed 31 Odober 2024 set out on pages 10 to 17. RoSpeC￿ve responslbllities of trustoes and examiner Th8 finanaal statements have b￿n prepared under the h"stO￿a cost conventffi ￿d in accordance with the Financial RepJting Stsndard for Smalkr Entities (effethve April 20081, the Companies Act 2006 and the fequirements of the Statement of R￿Mrnended Practice. Accounting and Reporting by Charrlies. The direclois are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and consider that an audit is not required forthis year under Sed￿ 144(2) oftt* Charitss Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an indep8ndent examination is required. It is my responsibilrty to. examine the accounts under seciion 145 of Ihe 2011 Act. to follow the procedures laid do4vn in the Gener81 Directions ￿ven by the Chaiity Commission under sedion 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Aci; and to state whether Particu￿ Matte￿ have (xThe to my attentK)n. 8asl8 of the Indewnd•nt •xamlnerfs rnport My examination was ￿rried out in accordance viith th8 General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charty and a comparison of the ac£ounts presented vAth those records. It Slso includes consideralion of any unusual rtem8 or disdosuras in tha 8ccount8, and 8eekj.ng explanations from the trustees concerning any such Matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence th8t would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinmin Is given as to wheth8r the accounts present a Irue and falr and the rgport18 liniied to those matters set out In the 8Litement bellyw. Indopendent •xamln•rfs statsment In connection with rny examination, matter has come to my attention.. 1. which glvés me reasonable ca￿e to belleve that, in any malerial resp8d, Iha requirement8'. a. to keep accounting records in aCt0rdar￿ with sectK)n 130 of th• 2011 Act and b. to prepare accounts whth accord with the aLEounts'ng records, compty with the accourrting requirements of thè ?011 A have not been met,. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attent￿n shoukj be dr￿￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be re￿ed. S￿ned.. Date.. 31 July 2025 Name.. Stephen Leonard Protessional qualifutK)n.' BA, FCCA Counting For Communitre3 Ltd 16 Holmwood Drive, Liverthxl. L37 1PQ THE LITfLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD {LknSted by Guaranteo) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 2￿4 J)24 LhE5trtGt￿J Restrict 2023 Total funds INCOMING RESOURCES Incomlng & •ndowments fr Guarante9} BALANCE SHEET AT 31 OCTOBER 2024 REGISTRATION NUMBER 08748572 2.k124 024 20£3 'Theslr:ct. Resinknlec Funds Total Tol81 Funds Nole FIXEO ASSETS 258,063 268,844 449 CURRENT ASSETS O*blcfS 1,882 45.405 c.ès￿ a., tltsnk aTr# ha 18 508 26.3a? .442 47.287 4G 463 CREOITORS AmouP.l% lalling du* Mlhn ore yeat 13 f3.2731 13,7971 I',2 3391 NET CURRENT ASSErs 26 5.8 43.490 TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1'..353 yt11 312,334 .311 $4• FUNDS 14 U4 IfLISlfi¢ied 17,353 294.981 2¢ 474 Rfi$iiif'.Ipil 2UJ 1.9 TOTAL FUNDS 312,334 Foi the year enrting ?1 October 2024 tl)e c¢ip.pany wa5 enlille¢ lo exemolion Irom aiidil unfjer seetivn 477 01 +iie CoillP3nies Act 21JOI? relating lo smal companies Directors, responslbllltles The members I'iav+3 nni iequiifr.d the wmpany IJ ￿bI￿1n Hfi au¢,,l Oi Ils accoijnis '.nr Ihp. ye¢l.' iii quLas1iDrt In aGcoidi?nce wiilh section 4?6 of Ihe Corn.pai7ies Acl 200D The director* ,ILknO1￿ÉYlQ￿ Iho.If rp