## **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.**
Barton Road Centre is open to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to deliver a number of sessions and activities which serve to meet the purposes of the organisation.
Since 2022 the Centre also runs a community cafe - ‘The Milk Kit Cafe’ which is run by volunteers. Groups include ‘Play Cafe’ aimed at pre-school children and babies two mornings a week; National Lottery funded Little Tornadoes Group which is aimed at pre-school children one morning a week; Crafternoons which is aimed at people who enjoy craft activities; ‘ Games Afternoon’ which was set up to combat loneliness and provide a meaningful space for people to come to keep warm; Thursday Coffee Group for people over 55; Gardening Group. The Centre also runs its own Community Choir which performs regularly at community concerts and in old people’s homes across the district. In November 2024 the Choir was voted the People’s Choice Choir of Lancashire.
The Centre is also open to a range of fee-paying groups which broadly meet the purposes of the charity. These range from table tennis groups, art groups, fitness groups and battle re- enactment groups. In total, the Centre has a weekly footfall of over 350 people, mainly from within a 2 mile radius of the centre.
## **Contribution made by volunteers**
The charity comprises 10 community volunteers who undertake duties such as cafe staff, gardeners, window cleaners and group facilitators.
## **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.**
The trustees believe that the centre achieves its broad aims to serve the people of South Lancaster and in-so-doing, improve people’s health and wellbeing. This is achieved through the provision of a range of activities which are tailored to suit many. Social isolation is combated through the provision of a community cafe . The experience of selling tea and cake and chatting is vitally important to building relationships and trust. The cafe runs alongside a diverse range of groups which target special interests and a range of ages - from babies and toddlers through to elderly people. Mental wellbeing is addressed through the community choir but we also offer table tennis provision which is very popular and serves to improve people’s physical health. People generally leave Barton Road Centre feeling better than when they arrived.
The function of our the majority of our groups is similar: There are no fees for our groups (with the exception of Choir and Coffee Group), but people are encouraged to come and participate in groups and, if they can afford a piece of cake to help the centre’s running costs, then all is well! If they cannot, it is no problem either. We are providing spaces where people can feel in control of what they do in a very friendly, supportive environment.
## Balance Sheet
## **Barton Road Centre**
## **Period Ending 31-MAR-2025**
||**Current FY at 31-MAR-2025**|**Current FY at 31-MAR-2025**|**Current FY at 31-MAR-2025**|_Prior FY at 31-MAR-2024_|_Prior FY at 31-MAR-2024_|_Prior FY at 31-MAR-2024_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**ASSETS**|||||||
|**SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS**|||**126,528.49**|||_101,896.52_|
|Cumberland|45,798.30|||_24,132.64_|||
|Saver|80,730.19|||_77,763.88_|||
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||**0.00**|||_0.00_|
|**CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**|||**721.85**|||_1,536.24_|
|Cash in Hand|671.55|||_1,361.96_|||
|Float|50.00|||_50.00_|||
|Petty Cash|0.30|||_124.28_|||
|**OTHER ASSETS**|||**0.00**|||_0.00_|
|DEBTORS-*DEBTORS|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|||**127,250.34**|||_103,432.76_|
|**LIABILITIES**|||||||
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||**0.00**|||_0.00_|
|*CREDITORS|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS @ 31-MAR-2025**|||**127,250.34**|||_103,432.76_|
||||||||
||||||||
|**REPRESENTED BY FUNDS**|||||||
|4th Plinth|-109.50|||_-109.50_|||
|Art 4 Fun|108.00|||_0.00_|||
|Best Cake Oven In The World|236.49|||_236.49_|||
|Committed|6,048.32|||_7,200.00_|||
|Community Choir|1,725.81|||_2,020.72_|||
|Friday Play Cafe|16,989.29|||_0.00_|||
|General Fund|101,053.43|||_88,482.04_|||
|Reflections|208.50|||_208.50_|||
|Table Tennis Rental|990.00|||_990.00_|||
|Choir|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|Choir On-line from Lottery Funding|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|Cow Shed to Community|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|Friday Women|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|Good Soup and Games|0.00|||_2,030.00_|||
|Memory Makers|0.00|||_1,477.03_|||
|Projector screen from Lottery Funding|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|Recipes Remembered|0.00|||_897.48_|||
|Wind Turbine|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|**LONG-TERM LIABILITIES**|||||||
|**TOTAL FUNDS BALANCE @ 31-MAR-2025**|||**127,250.34**|||_103,432.76_|
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## **BARTON ROAD CENTRE LTD DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1 ST APRIL 2024 TO 31 ST MARCH 2025**
|**Profit & Loss Account**
**INCOME**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Grants
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Crafts Paid in
Donations
Managed Group Funds
Bank Interest
Travel
**Total Income**
**Cost of Services**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Wages
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Crafts
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Travel
Stationery & Consumables
Donations
Pension
Tax
Mobile Phones
Managed Groups
Bank Charges
Printing & Postage
Funding
**Total Expenses**
**Profit /(Loss) for the year**|**Profit & Loss Account**
**INCOME**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Grants
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Crafts Paid in
Donations
Managed Group Funds
Bank Interest
Travel
**Total Income**
**Cost of Services**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Wages
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Crafts
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Travel
Stationery & Consumables
Donations
Pension
Tax
Mobile Phones
Managed Groups
Bank Charges
Printing & Postage
Funding
**Total Expenses**
**Profit /(Loss) for the year**|**Profit & Loss Account**
**INCOME**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Grants
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Crafts Paid in
Donations
Managed Group Funds
Bank Interest
Travel
**Total Income**
**Cost of Services**
**Transfer B/w Funds**
Wages
Room Hire/Rent
Kitchens
Centre Groups
Crafts
Events
Equipment
Fees/Subscriptions
Travel
Stationery & Consumables
Donations
Pension
Tax
Mobile Phones
Managed Groups
Bank Charges
Printing & Postage
Funding
**Total Expenses**
**Profit /(Loss) for the year**|**2024-25**
**£**
17,500
18,087
15,413
0
907
585
0
486
825
3,243
2,368
0
**59,414**
18,564
100
3,397
0
305
231
3,503
649
0
150
19
1,121
2,829
86
4,237
105
302
0
**35,596**
**23,818**
23,818
103,433
127,251
**127,251**|**2023-24**
**£**
350
12,783
15,725
117
2,429
463
6
40
14,866
976
1,912
262|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**49,929**|
|||||18,131
0
3,566
438
0
1,925
1,355
4,353
125
174
304
1,699
4,078
63
0
99
255
2,000|
|||||**38,564**|
||||||
|||||**11,365**|
||||||
|Profit/Loss on theyear(All Funds)|||23,818||
|Balance at start of theperiod|||103,433||
|Balance at end of theperiod|||127,251||
||||||
|Carried Forward||**£**|**127,251**||
## **BARTON ROAD CENTRE LTD DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1 ST APRIL 2024 TO 31 ST MARCH 2025**
|Note
1
**Unrestricted Funds**
2
**Restricted Funds**
4th Plinth
Best Cake Oven In The World
Art 4 Fun
Committed
Community Choir
Friday play café
Good Soup & Games
Memory Makers
Recipes Remembered
Reflection
Table Tennis Rental
3
**Funds**
Cash on hand
Cash
Working Account
Bank
Savings Account
Bank|**2024-25**
**2023-24**
**£**
**£**
**101,054**
**88,573**
-110
-110
236
236
108
0
6,048
7,200
1,726
2,021
16,989
0
0
2,030
0
1,387
0
897
209
209
990
990|
|---|---|
||**26,197**
**14,861**|
||722
1,537
45,798
24,133
80,730
77,764|
||**127,251**
**103,433**|
4 **Movement in Funds**
**23,818**
**Independent examiner's report to the trustees of**
## **Barton Road Centre Ltd.**
## **Charity No. 1182276**
I report on the accounts for the year 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Shweta Pankhadiwala
C/o Lancaster District CVS, The Cornerstone Sulyard Street Lancaster LA1 1PX 17[th] June 2025