Lingfield Living Local
Charity number 1183729
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Lingfield Living Local
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 5 |
| Examiner's report | 6 |
| Receipts and payments account | 7 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 8 |
| Notes to the accounts | 9 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Wendy Collins Chair Ambreen Ahmed Treasurer Daniel Bell Howard Dews Zoe Tucker Charity number 1183729 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 83 Lingfield Drive Triodos Bank UK Ltd Leeds Deanery Road LS17 7HF Bristol BS1 5AS Independent examiner Katy Sargeant ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 5 June 2019 and is governed by a foundation constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed at a duly convened meeting of the trustees.
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Lingfield Living Local Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects of the CIO are:
To develop the capacity and skills of members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of the Lingfield and Fir Tree estates and the surrounding area in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; in work poverty; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); poor educational or skills attainment; or relationship and family breakdown.
The charity's main activities
Providing a welcoming Hub for community activities and a listening place for isolated or stressed local people.
Organising one off community events.
Planning and delivering programmes or events collaboratively with other local partners.
Developing and maintaining good relationships with statutory agencies involved in the estate.
Public benefit statement
Lingfield Living Local exists to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are social excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
We have continued to run our lunch club, craft club and youth group, providing a welcoming space for local people in a low-income area lacking other public spaces where people can meet up and socialise. This helps to alleviate isolation as well as providing food and activities. We also offer people help with the cost of living through the Household Support fund.
Staff
Our former staff members, Kate and Becky, made the difficult decision to leave in November last year. Kate had been offered another job, and Becky chose to leave at the same time to pursue her art therapy work. Although we were sorry to see them go, we did appreciate that Kate in particular was worn out. She had worked hard to keep things going through lockdown and the recovery from the pandemic, and really needed a new challenge. We took the opportunity to re-jig the job descriptions slightly, to give us more flexibility with how the new staff would work together. We advertised both posts and interviewed several good candidates but only managed to appoint to one of the two posts. We of course had a leaving party for Kate and Becky, attended by adults and children, and presented them both with photo albums to remind them of their time at Lingfields. They will be missed, but we are happy they have started a new adventure with their new jobs and wish them well.
Naz Karim started work with us in November 2023. She has taken some time to settle in, and has attended various courses such as Fire Warden Training, Safeguarding and Food Safety. Trustees filled in as much as possible to support Naz and to cover periods of sickness and holidays, whilst she was the sole worker. This has put a lot of strain on the trustee board, especially as work, bereavement, family issues and caring responsibilities have limited the time they could commit. We have advertised for more trustees, but so far without success.
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance continued
We have now appointed a second worker after re-advertising and hope to be fully back on track before too long.
Naz’s background is in fundraising and she is helping us to develop a longer term funding strategy which will hopefully see us able to expand our service. We are very conscious that we have the privilege of having our own premises, which many community groups would envy, so we would like to be open more often.
Regular activities
Our lunch club is growing in numbers, with people attending regularly and voicing their concerns and opinions. We provide hot food with everyone’s input - we regularly ask what people would like to eat and ensure that as far as possible we meet people’s wishes. We always provide a vegetarian alternative and use halal meat to fit in with everyone’s dietary needs.
On 18th December we had our Christmas Party, which is always a success, We had a fun day, we had our Christmas lunch and played games and it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. We used funding from the Household Support fund to give everyone a supermarket voucher as we know that everyone struggles financially over Christmas.
Board games have become very popular and successful with our lunch club members. They like to stay on after lunch on a Monday to have fun and set up tournaments. Some people even come back to play again on Tuesday whilst we are open for craft club - they enjoy the warmth and company even if they don’t want to join in the craft activities. We try to ensure that everyone can join in with the board games regardless of their level of skill.
We are planning an outing to Skipton for some of our regular people - they chose the destination, and are looking forward to fish and chips!
The Craft Club have been busy knitting various scarfs, hats and headbands during the cold weather as well as hats for people with cancer. We are still knitting little hearts for the local hospital for families who have lost a loved one. Doreen, one of our long-term volunteers, and Asha have been knitting and crocheting Yorkshire Roses for the annual Cursillo Service, an international event that started in Spain.. This year it is being held in Sheffield Cathedral in September, and 300 white roses will be given out to people who attend. Another craft club member, Justin, paints cards which are sold in aid of the local hospice.
Doreen also looks after our planters and the local roundabout, planting flowers and some herbs, and keeping the roundabout tidy.
We have had to suspend our youth groups whilst we have only had one paid member of staff, as it really requires more workers, including for safeguarding reasons. We are drawing up a plan for re-opening as soon as possible.
We have recently started opening for coffee and cake on Wednesday mornings, something which our regular users had been asking for and which we hope will attract new people as well.
We continue to work closely with other local organisations. The Alwoodley Community Forum is very useful for exchanging information and sharing problems. The PCSO calls in regularly, and we always enjoy the Community Iftar during Ramadan, at the Lingfield Centre across the road.
Household Support Fund
We have once again had funding from the Household Support Fund to support families and others with the effects of the cost of living crisis. We get some through Leeds Christian Charities Trust and some through Maecare (Moor Allerton Elderly Care). We use the funding to buy food for the lunch club and to give out to people in emergencies, and to give supermarket vouchers to those in need. Like other local agencies, we are unhappy at being used in this way. We are not a branch of the DWP don’t want to be put in a position where we have to assess people’s level of need, but we know that local people need the help.
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance continued
Premises
Last year we realised that our premises needed some work to keep up with Food Safety standards. We got some tiling done in the kitchen and installed more smoke alarms and a fire blanket. We applied for a grant through Councillor Dan Cohen, who is always very supportive of our work, and got £1000 to install a new hand washbasin and a cleaning sink. The youth groups had painted some tiles which unfortunately we couldn’t use in the kitchen for food hygiene reasons, so we used them to brighten up one of the surfaces away from the food preparation area.
The future
Now that we are fully staffed we plan to get the youth group going again and continue to offer our regular activities. We are looking for more ambitious funding for the future so that we can open more often, but we are well aware that in the current climate this may be difficult, and we continue to look for smaller pots of money as well. We are also focussing on getting more (active) trustees - the past six months have shown how crucial this is. So many local people are struggling, and don’t have the time or energy to commit.
We remain optimistic for the future - we know we are providing a service that people need and appreciate, and are working hard to ensure we can continue.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £2,866, including net receipts of £432 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £2,434 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £5,538.
The reserves policy of the charity is to aim to secure sufficient free reserves to cover three month's running costs.
The trustees are aware that the reserves fall below the target level but are confident there are enough in reserves to cover any costs of winding up the organisation. This would consist of any redundancy payments owed to the staff, and any outstanding utility bills.
Approved by the board of trustees on 04/11/2024
Wendy Collins (Trustee)
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Lingfield Living Local
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lingfield Living Local
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 11.
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 as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Katy Sargeant ACA
06/01/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Lingfield Living Local Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 500 Sales and fees - Bank interest 150 Total receipts 650 Payments Salaries, NIC, pensions and payroll costs - Training - Materials and resources - Other direct project costs (39) Food and refreshments - Phone and internet - Other administration costs 198 Utilities 2 Insurance - Equipment - Bank charges 57 Independent examination - Wellbeing - Total payments 218 Net receipts / (payments) 432 Fund balances brought forward 5,106 Fund balances carried forward (3) 5,538 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 40,250 - - 40,250 24,327 111 1,438 3,297 2,944 778 290 3,603 388 33 3 379 225 37,816 2,434 13,869 16,303 |
2024 Total funds £ 40,750 - 150 40,900 24,327 111 1,438 3,258 2,944 778 488 3,605 388 33 60 379 225 38,034 2,866 18,975 21,841 |
2023 Total funds £ 38,402 808 50 39,260 24,584 118 4,985 3,039 3,103 359 240 2,668 353 - 36 564 1,538 41,587 (2,327) 21,302 18,975 |
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Lingfield Living Local Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 5,538 Total cash funds 5,538 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Assets retained for the charity's own use Basic office equipment including 4 tablet computers, desks etc Centre equipment including TV, fridge and furniture Basic kitchen equipment External shutters Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ 16,303 16,303 |
2024 Total £ 21,841 21,841 2024 £ 97 97 2024 £ 660 660 |
2023 Total £ 18,975 18,975 |
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 04/11/2024
Wendy Collins (Trustee)
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Leeds Christian Community Trust (LCCT) The Brelms Trust The Tudor Trust Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) Leeds City Council MICE Moor Allerton Elderly Care Moortown Baptist Church |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - 500 500 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 4,050 5,000 25,000 - 200 6,000 - 40,250 |
2024 Total funds £ 4,050 5,000 25,000 - 200 6,000 500 40,750 |
2023 Total funds £ 3,622 5,000 27,000 1,500 - - 1,280 38,402 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ The Tudor Trust 10,573 LCC MICE 67 Sir George Martin Trust 1,034 Leeds Inspired 262 The Tudor Trust (Staff) 622 National Lottery Awards for All 1,311 LCCT H'hold Support Fund (HSF) - The Brelms Trust - Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF - 13,869 |
Incoming £ 25,000 200 - - - - 4,050 5,000 6,000 40,250 |
Outgoing £ 23,079 146 985 103 388 817 3,720 4,855 3,723 37,816 |
Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - |
Balance c/f £ 12,494 121 49 159 234 494 330 145 2,277 16,303 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund name
The Tudor Trust LCC MICE Sir George Martin Trust Leeds Inspired The Tudor Trust (Staff)
National Lottery Awards for All LCCT H'hold Support Fund (HSF) The Brelms Trust Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF
Purpose of restriction
Towards salaries and a contribution to overheads. Towards craft packs for the community.
For adaptations to the building (new windows/shutters). Towards painting the communication boxes on the estate.
An additional grant from the Tudor Trust, specifically for staff and trustees, for additional support.
For general running costs. For cost of living support. Towards the cost of wages. For cost of living support.
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Other transactions with trustees or related parties
| Other transactions with trustees or related parties Usamah Ahmed Son of trustee Provided bouncy castle for Jubilee party Name of trustee or related party Relationship to charity Description of transaction |
2024 £ - - |
2023 £ 160 160 |
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Lingfield Living Local
Charity number 1183729
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Lingfield Living Local
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 5 |
| Examiner's report | 6 |
| Receipts and payments account | 7 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 8 |
| Notes to the accounts | 9 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Wendy Collins Chair Ambreen Ahmed Treasurer Daniel Bell Howard Dews Zoe Tucker Charity number 1183729 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 83 Lingfield Drive Triodos Bank UK Ltd Leeds Deanery Road LS17 7HF Bristol BS1 5AS Independent examiner Katy Sargeant ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 5 June 2019 and is governed by a foundation constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed at a duly convened meeting of the trustees.
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Lingfield Living Local Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects of the CIO are:
To develop the capacity and skills of members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of the Lingfield and Fir Tree estates and the surrounding area in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; in work poverty; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); poor educational or skills attainment; or relationship and family breakdown.
The charity's main activities
Providing a welcoming Hub for community activities and a listening place for isolated or stressed local people.
Organising one off community events.
Planning and delivering programmes or events collaboratively with other local partners.
Developing and maintaining good relationships with statutory agencies involved in the estate.
Public benefit statement
Lingfield Living Local exists to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are social excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
We have continued to run our lunch club, craft club and youth group, providing a welcoming space for local people in a low-income area lacking other public spaces where people can meet up and socialise. This helps to alleviate isolation as well as providing food and activities. We also offer people help with the cost of living through the Household Support fund.
Staff
Our former staff members, Kate and Becky, made the difficult decision to leave in November last year. Kate had been offered another job, and Becky chose to leave at the same time to pursue her art therapy work. Although we were sorry to see them go, we did appreciate that Kate in particular was worn out. She had worked hard to keep things going through lockdown and the recovery from the pandemic, and really needed a new challenge. We took the opportunity to re-jig the job descriptions slightly, to give us more flexibility with how the new staff would work together. We advertised both posts and interviewed several good candidates but only managed to appoint to one of the two posts. We of course had a leaving party for Kate and Becky, attended by adults and children, and presented them both with photo albums to remind them of their time at Lingfields. They will be missed, but we are happy they have started a new adventure with their new jobs and wish them well.
Naz Karim started work with us in November 2023. She has taken some time to settle in, and has attended various courses such as Fire Warden Training, Safeguarding and Food Safety. Trustees filled in as much as possible to support Naz and to cover periods of sickness and holidays, whilst she was the sole worker. This has put a lot of strain on the trustee board, especially as work, bereavement, family issues and caring responsibilities have limited the time they could commit. We have advertised for more trustees, but so far without success.
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance continued
We have now appointed a second worker after re-advertising and hope to be fully back on track before too long.
Naz’s background is in fundraising and she is helping us to develop a longer term funding strategy which will hopefully see us able to expand our service. We are very conscious that we have the privilege of having our own premises, which many community groups would envy, so we would like to be open more often.
Regular activities
Our lunch club is growing in numbers, with people attending regularly and voicing their concerns and opinions. We provide hot food with everyone’s input - we regularly ask what people would like to eat and ensure that as far as possible we meet people’s wishes. We always provide a vegetarian alternative and use halal meat to fit in with everyone’s dietary needs.
On 18th December we had our Christmas Party, which is always a success, We had a fun day, we had our Christmas lunch and played games and it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. We used funding from the Household Support fund to give everyone a supermarket voucher as we know that everyone struggles financially over Christmas.
Board games have become very popular and successful with our lunch club members. They like to stay on after lunch on a Monday to have fun and set up tournaments. Some people even come back to play again on Tuesday whilst we are open for craft club - they enjoy the warmth and company even if they don’t want to join in the craft activities. We try to ensure that everyone can join in with the board games regardless of their level of skill.
We are planning an outing to Skipton for some of our regular people - they chose the destination, and are looking forward to fish and chips!
The Craft Club have been busy knitting various scarfs, hats and headbands during the cold weather as well as hats for people with cancer. We are still knitting little hearts for the local hospital for families who have lost a loved one. Doreen, one of our long-term volunteers, and Asha have been knitting and crocheting Yorkshire Roses for the annual Cursillo Service, an international event that started in Spain.. This year it is being held in Sheffield Cathedral in September, and 300 white roses will be given out to people who attend. Another craft club member, Justin, paints cards which are sold in aid of the local hospice.
Doreen also looks after our planters and the local roundabout, planting flowers and some herbs, and keeping the roundabout tidy.
We have had to suspend our youth groups whilst we have only had one paid member of staff, as it really requires more workers, including for safeguarding reasons. We are drawing up a plan for re-opening as soon as possible.
We have recently started opening for coffee and cake on Wednesday mornings, something which our regular users had been asking for and which we hope will attract new people as well.
We continue to work closely with other local organisations. The Alwoodley Community Forum is very useful for exchanging information and sharing problems. The PCSO calls in regularly, and we always enjoy the Community Iftar during Ramadan, at the Lingfield Centre across the road.
Household Support Fund
We have once again had funding from the Household Support Fund to support families and others with the effects of the cost of living crisis. We get some through Leeds Christian Charities Trust and some through Maecare (Moor Allerton Elderly Care). We use the funding to buy food for the lunch club and to give out to people in emergencies, and to give supermarket vouchers to those in need. Like other local agencies, we are unhappy at being used in this way. We are not a branch of the DWP don’t want to be put in a position where we have to assess people’s level of need, but we know that local people need the help.
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance continued
Premises
Last year we realised that our premises needed some work to keep up with Food Safety standards. We got some tiling done in the kitchen and installed more smoke alarms and a fire blanket. We applied for a grant through Councillor Dan Cohen, who is always very supportive of our work, and got £1000 to install a new hand washbasin and a cleaning sink. The youth groups had painted some tiles which unfortunately we couldn’t use in the kitchen for food hygiene reasons, so we used them to brighten up one of the surfaces away from the food preparation area.
The future
Now that we are fully staffed we plan to get the youth group going again and continue to offer our regular activities. We are looking for more ambitious funding for the future so that we can open more often, but we are well aware that in the current climate this may be difficult, and we continue to look for smaller pots of money as well. We are also focussing on getting more (active) trustees - the past six months have shown how crucial this is. So many local people are struggling, and don’t have the time or energy to commit.
We remain optimistic for the future - we know we are providing a service that people need and appreciate, and are working hard to ensure we can continue.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £2,866, including net receipts of £432 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £2,434 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £5,538.
The reserves policy of the charity is to aim to secure sufficient free reserves to cover three month's running costs.
The trustees are aware that the reserves fall below the target level but are confident there are enough in reserves to cover any costs of winding up the organisation. This would consist of any redundancy payments owed to the staff, and any outstanding utility bills.
Approved by the board of trustees on 04/11/2024
Wendy Collins (Trustee)
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Lingfield Living Local
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lingfield Living Local
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 11.
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 as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Katy Sargeant ACA
06/01/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Lingfield Living Local Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 500 Sales and fees - Bank interest 150 Total receipts 650 Payments Salaries, NIC, pensions and payroll costs - Training - Materials and resources - Other direct project costs (39) Food and refreshments - Phone and internet - Other administration costs 198 Utilities 2 Insurance - Equipment - Bank charges 57 Independent examination - Wellbeing - Total payments 218 Net receipts / (payments) 432 Fund balances brought forward 5,106 Fund balances carried forward (3) 5,538 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 40,250 - - 40,250 24,327 111 1,438 3,297 2,944 778 290 3,603 388 33 3 379 225 37,816 2,434 13,869 16,303 |
2024 Total funds £ 40,750 - 150 40,900 24,327 111 1,438 3,258 2,944 778 488 3,605 388 33 60 379 225 38,034 2,866 18,975 21,841 |
2023 Total funds £ 38,402 808 50 39,260 24,584 118 4,985 3,039 3,103 359 240 2,668 353 - 36 564 1,538 41,587 (2,327) 21,302 18,975 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lingfield Living Local Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 5,538 Total cash funds 5,538 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Assets retained for the charity's own use Basic office equipment including 4 tablet computers, desks etc Centre equipment including TV, fridge and furniture Basic kitchen equipment External shutters Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ 16,303 16,303 |
2024 Total £ 21,841 21,841 2024 £ 97 97 2024 £ 660 660 |
2023 Total £ 18,975 18,975 |
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 04/11/2024
Wendy Collins (Trustee)
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
9
Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Leeds Christian Community Trust (LCCT) The Brelms Trust The Tudor Trust Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) Leeds City Council MICE Moor Allerton Elderly Care Moortown Baptist Church |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - 500 500 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 4,050 5,000 25,000 - 200 6,000 - 40,250 |
2024 Total funds £ 4,050 5,000 25,000 - 200 6,000 500 40,750 |
2023 Total funds £ 3,622 5,000 27,000 1,500 - - 1,280 38,402 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ The Tudor Trust 10,573 LCC MICE 67 Sir George Martin Trust 1,034 Leeds Inspired 262 The Tudor Trust (Staff) 622 National Lottery Awards for All 1,311 LCCT H'hold Support Fund (HSF) - The Brelms Trust - Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF - 13,869 |
Incoming £ 25,000 200 - - - - 4,050 5,000 6,000 40,250 |
Outgoing £ 23,079 146 985 103 388 817 3,720 4,855 3,723 37,816 |
Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - |
Balance c/f £ 12,494 121 49 159 234 494 330 145 2,277 16,303 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund name
The Tudor Trust LCC MICE Sir George Martin Trust Leeds Inspired The Tudor Trust (Staff)
National Lottery Awards for All LCCT H'hold Support Fund (HSF) The Brelms Trust Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF
Purpose of restriction
Towards salaries and a contribution to overheads. Towards craft packs for the community.
For adaptations to the building (new windows/shutters). Towards painting the communication boxes on the estate.
An additional grant from the Tudor Trust, specifically for staff and trustees, for additional support.
For general running costs. For cost of living support. Towards the cost of wages. For cost of living support.
10
Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Other transactions with trustees or related parties
| Other transactions with trustees or related parties Usamah Ahmed Son of trustee Provided bouncy castle for Jubilee party Name of trustee or related party Relationship to charity Description of transaction |
2024 £ - - |
2023 £ 160 160 |
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Lingfield Living Local
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lingfield Living Local
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 11.
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 as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Katy Sargeant ACA
06/01/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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