## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12
31 12 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
Castle Hill Trust CIO
**Charity name** Castle Hill Trust CIO **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1173361 **Charity's principal address** Castle Hill High Street MARYPORT **Postcode CA15 6BQ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jim O’Rourke Chair
2 Jackie O’Rourke
3 John Leyland
4 Marilyn Ross
5 Noorjaham Nixon Resigned 02/12/25
6 Hayley Kinnear Appointed 04/07/25
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
CIO Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees vacancies filed by word of mouth Trustee selection methods
- (eg. trust, association, company)
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The charity’s objectives are “to further or benefit the residents of Maryport, without distinction of sex, 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 to 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 residents.”
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We provide a centre at which people may find opportunities for arts and learning, fellowship and co-operative effort for the welfare of the community, which shall be open to all those whose desire to learn, without distinction of class, creed or politics and also to promote such kindred and allied activities as shall by law be considered charitable. In furtherance of these objectives the charity charges participants in its activities little or nothing to attend and benefit; it sees this as an essential part of its charitable objective in the area it serves.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The trustees have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission regarding public benefit.
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
2025 saw the opening of our Creatives’ Hub. Take-up has not been as good as I had hoped so we are not yet covering the loss of income from the rooms that were rented out. However, I am optimistic for the future. Groundwork UK came in and ran a very successful Gardening Project and drew as many as 20 volunteers, particularly from the more disadvantaged members of the community.
Our Annual Local Artists Exhibition was, once more, very successful and brought in a small profit but, just as important, brought in many people who would not otherwise visit us.
Some new groups started up including a Camera Club, led by a recent graduate from the University of Cumbria and a Writing group (the Settlement Scribblers)
We piloted some Social Prescribing workshops, which were very popular. Other groups are flourishing and income from Room Hire has grown again.
Our Arts Out West program was well supported and featured a number of interesting and very accomplished performers.
We have exciting plans from next year.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The charity’s reserves policy is to hold reserves equal to three months of operating costs. This reserves policy has been met this year.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
N/A
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Jim O’Rourke
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 30th April 2026
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Charity Name No (if any)
Castle Hill Trust CIO 1173361
CC1
6a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from Period start date 01/01/2025 To Period end date31/12/2025
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## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Total
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Last year
funds
to the to the
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
nearest £ nearest £
A1 Receipts
Grant funding - 27,782 - 27,782 7,780
Room hire & rental income 16,088 - 16,088 23,187
Events & activities income 10,517 - 10,517 8,925
Donations 950 - 950 -
Sundry income 2,245 - 2,245 1,718
Legacy 1,000 - 1,000 -
Refunds 456 - - 456 -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 31,256 27,782 - 59,038 41,610
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 31,256 27,782 - 59,038 41,610
A3 Payments
Freelance workers 918 16,892 - 17,810 15,787
Caretaker 8,183 - 8,183 7,274
Rates 3,471 - 3,471 2,563
Light, heat and power 15,716 - 15,716 13,543
Insurance 4,510 - 4,510 4,017
Repairs and Maintenance 1,959 - 1,959 3,078
Telephone and fax 527 - 527 461
Sundry exenses 396 - 396 477
Cost of events & activities 1,932 1,440 - 3,372 10,207
Advertising 569 - 569 640
Professional fees 450 8,100 8,550 -
Accountancy fees 746 - 746 698
Independent Examiners fees 250 - 250 250
Bank charges 79 - 79 69
Sub total [ 39,706 ] 26,432 - 66,138 59,064
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 39,706 26,432 - 66,138 59,064
Net of receipts/(payments) - 8,450 1,350 - - 7,100 - 17,454
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 22,374 - - 22,374 39,828
Cash funds this year end 13,924 1,350 - 15,274 22,374
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**|**Unrestricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restric**
**ted**
**funds**
**to**
**nearest £**|**Endow**
**ment**
**funds**
**to**
**nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Cumberland Bank Account|**13,924**
**-**
**-**|**1,350**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**|**13,924**|**1,350**|**-**|
|||OK
**Unrestricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|OK
**Restric**
**ted**
**funds**
**to**
**nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|OK|
|||||**Endow**
**ment**
**funds**
**to**
**nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which liability**
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|||Print Name
Jim O'Rourke||Date of
approva
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees**
Charity Name Castle Hill Trust CIO
**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2025 **Charity no** 1173361 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2025** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did 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.
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Date: 06/05/26
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**Signed: Name:** Joanne Thomlinson **Relevant professional** FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**
**Address:** Dodd & Co Limited, FIFTEEN Rosehill Montgomery Way, Rosehill Estate,
Carlisle, CA1 2RW
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**