
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  1 April 2022 Period start date to 31 March 2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Lancashire Advanced Training Skills** 

## **Charity registration number: 1178121** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance in life and relieve the needs**<br>**primarily of young people (up to 25 years)**<br>**and those who are socially or**<br>**economically disadvantaged through:**<br>**a) The provision of support and**<br>**activities which develop their**<br>**skills, capacities and capabilities**<br>**to enable them to participate in**<br>**society as mature and responsible**<br>**individuals.**<br>**b) The provision of education**<br>**programmes as a means of**<br>**advancing education.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**This was the fifth year of operation for**<br>**the charity.  We received a grant from**<br>**WEA to deliver maths and numeracy**<br>**programmes to those that need it the**<br>**most in the local community.**<br>**The charity is working on sourcing more**<br>**funding to deliver further programmes. **|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are aware of the guidance**<br>**issued and ensure that the charity**<br>**operates within these guidelines.**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity was provided with its first**<br>**funding in the year 2019/2020, which**<br>**enabled activities to commence in the**<br>**charity meeting its objectives. The charity**<br>**completed the delivery of its Information,**<br>**advice and guidance project, which ran**<br>**for duration of 4 months with the aim of**<br>**helping young people and adults within**<br>**the local community.**|





## **Financial Review** 

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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has spent the funding that**<br>**was obtained.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity has a policy for holding**<br>**reserves and notes that this will need to**<br>**evolve as the charity grows and secured**<br>**further funding. **|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**The reserves held at the year-end was**<br>**£68**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation Registered**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g. unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Each trustee is appointed by a resolution**<br>**passed as a meeting of the charity**<br>**trustees.  There have been no changes**<br>**during the year.**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|LancashireAdvancedTraining Skills|
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|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1178121|
|Charity’s principal address|Suite 306<br>Daisyfield Business Centre<br>Appleby Street<br>Blackburn<br>Lancashire<br>BB1 3BL|
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** G Hussain **Full name(s)** Gazala Hussain **Position (eg Secretary,** Charity Contact **Chair, etc) Date** 25.01.2024 




**Charity Name No (if any) Lancashire Advanced Training Skills 1178121 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2022 31/03/2023 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**24,990**<br>**29**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **25,019**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**25,019**<br>**-                      29**<br>**-**<br>**97**<br>**68**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**24,990**<br>**29**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,019**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,019**<br> <br>**-                      29**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,990**<br>**24,990**<br>**29**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,019**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,019**<br> <br>**-                      29**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Grants|**24,990**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**24,990**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**24,990**|||**24,990**||**-**|
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|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Project delivery|**24,990**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**24,990**||**-**|
|Sundryexpenses|**29**|||**29**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**25,019**|||**25,019**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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08/02/2024 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Bank account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**68**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**68**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>C Ajlouni|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||C Ajlouni|31.03.24|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

08/02/2024 

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