Lingfield Living Local
Charity number 1183729
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Lingfield Living Local
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Receipts and payments account | 6 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 10 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
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
Gareth Poole Wendy Collins Ambreen Ahmed Daniel Bell Howard Dews Zoe Tucker Chris Hill Colin Jordan Marie Bellhouse Alexia Dawson Kathryn Hobdell Ruth Kitson
Chair
Appointed 7 May 2025
Resigned 7 May 2025
Resigned 7 May 2025 Appointed 7 May 2025 Appointed 7 May 2025 Appointed 7 May 2025 Appointed 7 May 2025 Appointed 7 May 2025 Appointed 4 December 2024
Charity number 1183729 Registered and principal address Bankers 83 Lingfield Drive Triodos Bank UK Ltd Leeds Deanery Road LS17 7HF Bristol BS1 5AS
Registered in England and Wales
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 2025
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
Promoting health and wellbeing, reducing loneliness and isolation and assisting those who are suffering from Food Poverty in our local area.
Our objectives are to provide a welcoming Hub for community activities and a listening place for local people, especially those who are isolated or stressed.
This has been another difficult year with staff changes and uncertainty over future funding. At the end of the year we were reaching towards a more stable situation.
Staff
Naz Karim continued to work with us until March . A second worker, Jennah, was only with us for a short time from May to the end of September when she left to take up a new opportunity. Maninder Soor was appointed in December and is still with us.
Regular activities
Our lunch club continues to thrive and people enjoy a hot meal on Mondays. In December we had our Christmas Dinner, enjoyed by everyone. The lunch club is also an opportunity for people to let us know if they are struggling so that we can give them a supermarket or fuel voucher. We joined the E-Vouchers scheme which makes it easier to manage the vouchers. We also give out food from the freezer if people need it.
We asked people what they liked about lunch club and coming to the Hub, and they said it gave them a reason to get out of the house, a chance to socialise and feel less isolated, and chat to others. As well as enjoying the lunch!
We had outings to Skipton, bowling and the pantomime for some of our regular people. It would be difficult for most of them to afford these activities without help from us.
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Lingfield Living Local
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Regular activities continued
The Craft Club have continued to knit and crochet, one member finished a rug that she had been working on for a while, and people have made Halloween and Christmas decorations.
Our wonderful Craft Club volunteer, Doreen, continues to look after our planters and the local roundabout, planting flowers and some herbs, and keeping the roundabout tidy.
Our new Wednesday coffee mornings were slow to take off but are now well established, and have become almost a breakfast club with plenty of toasted teacakes on offer.
We had a visit from councillor Dan Cohen to thank him for helping us to get a grant to upgrade the kitchen. He is always very helpful and listens to any problems that people want to talk about with him.
We continue to work closely with other local organisations. The Alwoodley Community Forum is very useful for exchanging information and sharing problems, and the PCSO calls in regularly.
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 use it to buy food for the lunch club and coffee mornings and to give supermarket or fuel vouchers to those in need. We have to take people on trust when they ask for vouchers but do ask people to come into the Hub if they are not someone we know well.
The future
Our trustee board has struggled with the workload for some time; this, and the funding situation have led us to work more closely with Moortown West Community Association. This should make us more resilient to face the future. We remain two separate organisations but are applying for joint funding and sharing trustees. This has already led to wider use of the Hub and we are optimistic about the future despite the current uncertainty.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £902, including net payments of £-202 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £700 on restricted funds after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £5,740.
We aim to have enough money in our reserves to cover any winding up costs should we need to close. These would be minimal as we are not tied into any mortgage and we pay a peppercorn rent.
Approved by the board of trustees on 23/12/2025
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 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.
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
5/1/2026
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 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 200 Bank interest 149 Total receipts 349 Payments Salaries, NIC, pensions and payroll costs - Training - Materials and resources - Other direct project costs - Food and refreshments 35 Phone and internet - Other administration costs - Utilities 92 Insurance - Equipment - Bank charges 20 Independent examination - Wellbeing - Total payments 147 Net receipts / (payments) 202 Fund balances brought forward 5,538 Fund balances carried forward (3) 5,740 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 39,067 - 39,067 22,336 210 1,179 5,099 2,373 1,257 375 3,866 423 166 - 960 123 38,367 700 16,303 17,003 |
2025 Total funds £ 39,267 149 39,416 22,336 210 1,179 5,099 2,408 1,257 375 3,958 423 166 20 960 123 38,514 902 21,841 22,743 |
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 |
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Lingfield Living Local Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 5,740 Total cash funds 5,740 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 |
2025 Restricted £ 17,003 17,003 |
2025 Total £ 22,743 22,743 2025 £ 106 106 2025 £ 960 960 |
2024 Total £ 21,841 21,841 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 23/12/2025
Wendy Collins (Trustee)
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
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 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Leeds Christian Community Trust (LCCT) The Brelms Trust The Tudor Trust Leeds City Council (LCC) Moor Allerton Elderly Care Moortown Baptist Church InterACT church 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ The Tudor Trust 12,494 LCC (MICE) 121 Sir George Martin Trust 49 Leeds Inspired 159 The Tudor Trust (Staff) 234 National Lottery Awards for All 494 LCCT H'hold Support Fund (HSF) 330 The Brelms Trust 145 InterACT Warm Spaces - Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF 2,277 LCC - 16,303 |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ - - - 200 - - - 200 Incoming £ 25,000 - - - - - 3,300 5,000 1,500 3,267 1,000 39,067 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 3,300 5,000 25,000 1,000 3,267 - 1,500 39,067 Outgoing £ 23,038 121 49 159 229 494 2,644 5,145 541 4,947 1,000 38,367 |
2025 Total funds £ 3,300 5,000 25,000 1,200 3,267 - 1,500 39,267 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - - |
2024 Total funds £ 4,050 5,000 25,000 200 6,000 500 - 40,750 Balance c/f £ 14,456 - - - 5 - 986 - 959 597 - 17,003 |
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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 InterACT Warm Spaces Moor Allerton Elderly Care HSF LCC
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. Towards cost of providing a warm space. For cost of living support. Towards the cost of refurbishing the kitchen
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Lingfield Living Local
Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2025
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
During the year 1 trustee was paid a total of £60 in respect of travel (previous year: nil).
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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