**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1179899**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 FOR GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
**GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
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|Report of the Trustees|1 to 3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7|
**GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity number**
1179899
## **Registered office**
“Rydal” Ludborough Road North Thoresby DN36 5RF
## **Trustees**
Mr D K Smith resigned wef 12/4/25 Mr A Thomas Mr G Hoad Mr T Scott Mr T Burton Mr C James Mr G Crossland added wef 20/5/25 Mr P Gilby resigned wef 12/4/25 M J Laister added wef 20/5/25 Mr G Marsden Mr G Dumbleton
## **Independent examiner**
Mrs H Spauls F.C.A Smethurst & Co 12 Abbey Road GRIMSBY DN32 0HL
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
Grimsby and Cleethorpes Model Engineering Society is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) that was registered with the Charity Commission on 12 September 2018.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The Trustees are selected by simple vote.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The objects of the CIO are the advancement of public education in engineering through the construction and operation of models of engineering, the provision of talks, public exhibitions, demonstrations and by providing facilities for construction, development and running engineering models.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and complied with section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act when reviewing the aims and objectives prior to planning and developing activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
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**GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Chair’s Annual Report**
As we step into 2026, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your enthusiasm and commitment to the society and to the world of model engineering and miniature railways.
This past year, we marked a significant milestone - our 90th Anniversary as a society! It's amazing to think about how far we've come. I often wonder what our founding members would make of the remarkable progress we've achieved since their early days. It’s been a year full of exciting developments: our railway infrastructure continues to evolve, the Traction Engine road now reaches the lower level crossing, and we've enjoyed some fantastic running days supporting events on the Mill Site. The Driver Experience programme has thrived, gaining more traction with each event. All of this has contributed to a financially successful year, filled with plenty of enjoyment along the way.
Looking ahead, 2026 promises even more exciting opportunities to further develop our facilities, share our knowledge, and celebrate the craftsmanship that unites us. Let's continue to support each other, enjoy our shared hobby, and keep the spirit of model engineering alive as we create more lasting memories together.
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**GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ……………………………. and signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Alan Thomas - Trustee
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages five to seven.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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.
Mrs H Spauls F.C.A Smethurst & Co 12 Abbey Road GRIMSBY DN32 0HL
Date: ………………………….
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## **GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|Note
**RECEIPTS:**
**VOLUNTARY RECEIPTS**
Subscriptions
Donations
Workshop Donations
Gift Aid
Key deposit
**ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**
Raffle
Insurance recharge
NAME Loan
Gala
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Sales
Rides
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Bank interest
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS:**
Fundraising costs
1
Other Costs of Charitable Activities
1
Governance Costs
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET PAYMENTS**|Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total
2025
£
£
£
-
2,685
2,685
-
3,091
3,091
0
0
958
958
-
5
5
-
6,739
6,739
-
0
0
117
117
0
0
-
0
0
-
117
117
-
81
81
14,474
14,474
-
14,555
14,555
-
20
20
-
0
0
-
21,431
21,431
-
0
0
-
15,671
15,671
-
240
240
-
15,911
15,911|Total
2024
£
3,690
1,629
0
1,173
64|
|---|---|---|
|||6,556|
|||0
119
0
0|
|||119|
|||160
15,629|
|||15,789|
|||0|
|||0|
||||
|||22,464|
|||0
19,699
240|
|||19,939|
||-
5,520
5,520|2,525|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES AT 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|Note
**FIXED ASSETS**
Property
Equipment
**Assets**
Current Account
Cash in hand
Deposit Account
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**LIABILTIES**
Fees for Independent Examination
and other accountancy costs
NAME Loan|**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
79,450
79,450
-
54,493
54,593
-
134,043
134,043
-
15,245
15,245
-
55
55
-
738
738
-
16,038
16,038
-
150,081
150,081
0
0
-
1,480
1,480
-
1,480
1,480|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
79,450
54,493|
|---|---|---|
|||133,943|
|||9,639
163
10|
|||9,812|
||||
|||143,755|
|||0
2,960
2,960|
.............................................................. Alan Thomas - Trustee
………………………., 2026
For and on behalf of the board of Trustees
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY**
## **1. ANALYSIS OF COSTS**
|**FUNDRAISING COSTS**
Gala
**COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVIES**
Train rides and site maintenance
Club house and other buildings
Signals & Points
Garden gauge
Gates / Wonderland Coaches
Station Viewing Area
Equipment
Electricity
Workshop Extn
Signal Box|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
£
£
-
0
0
0|
|---|---|
||-
0
0
0|
||-
11,202
11,202
15,899
-
649
649
651
584
584
609
-
700
700
125
0
0
194
0
0
397
420
420
424
768
768
907
0
0
384
1,348
1,348
349
-
15,671
15,671
19,939|
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