## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2024 Period start date to 31 March 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Lancashire Advanced Training Skills** ## **Charity registration number: 1178121** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance in life and relieve the needs**
**primarily of young people (up to 25**
**years) and those who are socially or**
**economically disadvantaged through:**
**a) The provision of support and**
**activities which develop their**
**skills, capacities and capabilities**
**to enable them to participate in**
**society as mature and**
**responsible individuals.**
**b) The provision of education**
**programmes as a means of**
**advancing education.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**This was the Seventh year of operation**
**for the charity. The prior period was**
**focused on the delivery of the**
**Information, Advice and Guidance**
**initiative. And different levels of Maths**
**qualification focusing**
**on foundational**
**maths skills, such as managing**
**personal budgets and understanding**
**shopping discounts.**
**The charity is working on sourcing more**
**funding to deliver further programmes.**
**Such as IT Project for the older**
**community members Focuses on**
**foundational maths skills, such as**
**managing personal budgets and**
**understanding shopping discounts.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are aware of the guidance**
**issued and ensure that the charity**
**operates within these guidelines.**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 1.20|**The charity was provided with its first**
**funding in the year 2019/2020, which**
**enabled activities to commence in the**
**charity meeting its objectives.**
**The charity completed the delivery of its**
**Maths qualification focusing on**
**foundational maths skills, such as**
**managing personal budgets and**
**understanding shopping discounts.**
**With helped to enable those getting a**
**better understanding of using Maths in**
**their day to day lives. which ran for**
**duration of 6 months with the aim of**
**helping young people and adults within**
**the local community.**
**We also delivered ready for jobs**
**program where we delivered security**
**courses and taxi courses for the**
**unemployed community to help them**
**gain employment.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has spent the funding that**
**was obtained.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity has a policy for holding**
**reserves and notes that this will need to**
**evolve as the charity grows and secured**
**further funding.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**The reserves held at the year-end £4,085**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation Registered**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Each trustee is appointed by a**
**resolution passed as a meeting of the**
**charity trustees. There have been no**
**changes during the year.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Lancashire Advanced Training Skills| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1178121| |Charity’s principal address|Suite 306
Daisyfield Business Centre
Appleby Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 3BL| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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Lancashire Advanced Training Skills 1178121
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Grants 84,210 - - 84,210 72,650
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Sub total (Gross income for
84,210 - - 84,210 72,650
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts 84,210 - - 84,210 72,650
A3 Payments
Project delivery 103,404 - - 103,404 47,462
Insurance 285 - - 285 275
Accountancy 660 - - 660 540
Sundry expenses 98 - - 98 119
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Sub total [ 104,447 ] - - 104,447 48,396
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 104,447 - - 104,447 48,396
Net of receipts/(payments) - 20,237 - - - 20,237 24,254
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 24,322 - - 24,322 68
Cash funds this year end 4,085 - - 4,085 24,322
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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C. Ajlouni|**Unrestricted**
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12/11/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Lancashire Advanced Training Skills **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2025 **Charity no** 1178121 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2 (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 31/03/2025. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|**Date:**|12/11/2025| |---|---|---| |||| ||Dean Rodgers|| |||| ||ACA|| |||| ||PM+M Solutions for Business LLP|| ||New Century House, Greenbank Technology Park, Challenge Way,|| ||Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5QB|| |||| **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Section B Disclosure** **Give here brief details of** None. **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**