Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Charity number 1184598
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
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 9 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
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
Position Dates Nigel Drayson Chair Julia Roebuck Treasurer Nick Farmer Bryan Coe Richard Taylor Angela Taylor Margaret Hemingway Secretary Joan Goodridge Ruth Amos Olivia Rowley Heather Waring Resigned 26 February 2025
Charity number
1184598
Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Bankers
Prospect Road Virgin Money Ossett 6-10 Northgate West Yorkshire Wakefield WF5 8AN WF1 1TA
Independent examiner
Alan Dodd FCCA
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) association formed on 25 July 2019 and is governed by a constitution, amended on 8 October 2024 and 21 January 2025. Prior to this date, the activities of the charity were undertaken through an unincorporated charity 'Ossett War Memorial Community Centre' (registered number 523792).
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The object of the CIO is to further or benefit the residents of Ossett and surrounding areas, without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects, but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority and/or other relevant organisations in the maintenance of such a centre for activities promoted by the CIO in furtherance of the above object.
The charity's main activities
We offer a wide range of facilities and host events. Whether that be Weddings, Children's birthday parties, live music, dances and much more. We hold regular group events on a weekly basis and we also have a well being garden for rest and relaxation and a garden club who help to maintain it on a regular basis.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of community development through the hire of rooms for health and wellbeing.
Achievements and performance
The charity has managed to avoid closure and continues to serve the people of Ossett, delivering what it was set up to do, which is to provide room hire for social events and the health and wellbeing of the local
We have done this without grievance or prejudice, providing a warm, clean and safe environment for all our service users.
Despite high maintenance costs and the cost-of-living crisis, which has hit us hard when we had barely recovered from the pandemic, we have through various fundraising events and grants, been able to pay for our existing utility bills, pay off some of last year’s arrears and attend to some much-needed repairs. Only energy and water were in deficit at the end of this financial year.
Our manager has continued to seek new contracts for room hire which has brought in income necessary for the everyday running of the centre. Staff have taken cuts in wages to help the charity despite having an increased workload. Volunteers have played a major role in maintaining the grounds and the running of various wellbeing sessions and a lunchtime café.
The management and committee have also worked together to take up the slow yet necessary process of transferring our assets from the old charity to the new CIO. We are confident that by the end of next year that we will be able to officially close the old charity and the company Services Ltd. and be fully functioning as the CIO.
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £14,076, including net receipts of £6,601 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £7,475 on restricted funds, after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £7,305.
The trustees are in the process of establishing a reserves policy for the charity and intend to adopt and implement a suitable policy in due course. We are unable to formally adopt a reserves policy at this time due to the cost of maintenance of the premises combined with the high energy bills.
Approved by the board of trustees on 14/10/2025
Julia Roebuck (Trustee)
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
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 9.
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.
Alan Dodd FCCA
28/10/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 46 Room hire, events and catering 83,351 Bank interest 265 Sales and fees 1,275 Received from OCCS Ltd 980 Total receipts 85,917 Payments Salaries NI and pensions 59,599 Rates and water 1,484 Heat and light - Insurance 2,611 Repairs, maintenance and garden expense 7,860 Printing, postage and stationery - Telephone 546 Licences and subscriptions 369 Payroll fees 2,670 Sundry expenses 53 Loan repayments 2,590 Loan interest 377 Other interest 47 Payments for OCCS Ltd 978 Travel expenses - Independent examination 840 Total payments 80,024 Net receipts / (payments) 5,893 Transfers between funds 708 Net movement in funds 6,601 Fund balances brought forward 704 Fund balances carried forward (3) 7,305 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 34,740 - - - - 34,740 - 3,790 22,210 - 557 - - - - - - - - - - - 26,557 8,183 (708) 7,475 1,265 8,740 |
2025 Total funds £ 34,786 83,351 265 1,275 980 120,657 59,599 5,274 22,210 2,611 8,417 - 546 369 2,670 53 2,590 377 47 978 - 840 106,581 14,076 - 14,076 1,969 16,045 |
2024 Total funds £ 5,360 87,249 232 1,731 1,746 96,318 55,920 1,440 16,521 2,568 14,718 324 584 388 2,494 136 2,374 402 14 398 10 840 99,131 (2,813) - (2,813) 4,782 1,969 |
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 6,849 Cash in hand 456 Total cash funds 7,305 |
2025 Restricted £ 8,740 - 8,740 |
2025 Total £ 15,589 456 16,045 |
2024 Total £ 1,795 174 1,969 |
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Assets retained for the charity's own use
The land and buildings of the Community Centre are freehold and owned by the Community Centre under a trust deed. This is currently in the name of the predecessor charity, and the trustees are still in the process of securing the transfer of the property to the CIO.
| Debtors and prepayments Debtors Liabilities (due in less than one year) Bank loans and overdrafts Creditors Accruals Taxation and social security Other creditors Liabilities (due in one year and over) Bank loans and overdrafts |
2025 £ 808 808 2025 £ 2,590 28,684 912 588 391 33,165 2025 £ 11,009 11,009 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 14/10/2025
Julia Roebuck (Trustee)
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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
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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Ossett War Memorial Community Centre CIO
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Grants and donations 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Hillards Charitable Trust - Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC) - Phoenix Rotary - Other donations 46 46 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f Incoming £ £ Coach House Refurbishment 557 - WMDC Asbestos Survey 708 - Hillards Charitable Trust - 1,000 WMDC Cost of Living - 25,000 WMDC Roof - 8,740 1,265 34,740 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 1,000 33,740 - - 34,740 Outgoing £ 557 - 1,000 25,000 - 26,557 |
2025 Total funds £ 1,000 33,740 - 46 34,786 Transfers £ - (708) - - - (708) |
2024 Total funds £ - 4,833 400 127 5,360 Balance c/f £ - - - - 8,740 8,740 |
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Fund name
Coach House Refurbishment
WMDC Asbestos Survey
Hillards Charitable Trust WMDC Cost of Living WMDC Roof
Purpose of restriction
To enhance the Coach House and other parts of the garden and buildings.
Given to undertake an asbestos survey, which was subsequently not required. The funder agreed for the grant to be retained for the charity's general use.
Towards the charity's utility costs. Towards the charity's utility costs.
For the costs of roof refurbishment.
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.
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