## **The Blackley Centre Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30th September 2025 for the Charity Commission**
The Blackley Centre is a Registered Charity working for peace, transforming conflict and enabling good inter faith relations, providing quality hospitality at a centre in West Yorkshire. The Centre was founded by Blackley Baptist Church, with which it works in partnership from its shared site in the village of Blackley.
The Blackley Centre was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (1184714) on 1st August 2019 (Yorkshire Day!) and officially launched on 12th October 2019 with 80 friends and supporters.
## **The Trustees 24/25**
Andrew Taylor (Nominated trustee, resigned November 2024) Revd Mary Taylor (Chair) Karen Ainsworth Rob Quarton (Treasurer) Guy Hirst (Nominated by Blackley Baptist Church September 2024) Jean Whitworth (Nominated by Blackley Baptist Church November 2024) Revd David Mayne (Co-opted September 2025)
## **The objects of the Blackley Centre are**
‘(1) To advance education for the benefit of the public in the promotion of reconciliation and peace, religious and racial harmony and equality and diversity, in particular by the provision of facilities and retreat opportunities for Christians and people of all religions and beliefs and to advance religion and in particular the Christian religion in such activity.’
‘(2) The provision of independent mediation services for individuals, organisations and groups experiencing or threatened by dispute or conflict, such as, but not limited to, neighbour nuisance, anti-social behaviour, harassment, bullying, family or community conflict with a view to the preservation of public order and for the preservation and protection of the well-being of such individuals, organisations and groups.’
## **Our vision** …
- is of a society where any person may live safely in any community; be welcomed, accepted, valued and understood; contributing to community life; finding ways of living that are for mutual flourishing; and where the potential transformational power of conflict is embraced and transformed.
## **Our Aim is …**
- To provide a Centre which is an inspiring, and welcoming meeting place offering respect and hospitality for people seeking to transform conflict and make peace, and for people of all religions and beliefs to develop understanding and friendship.
- To create and enable respectful spaces where people are enabled through encounter to share stories, explore vulnerabilities, and recognise common interests, releasing energy and creativity that ultimately leads to transformation.
- • To seek to model in our relationships, within and without the organisation, attitudes of respect, generosity and hospitality, born of appropriate compassion for the other.
- To provide training in conflict awareness and transformation and inter faith relations
## **Our Values and initial formation …**
Our values are to relate to individuals and communities with openness, respect, honesty, integrity and transparency, valuing diversity. We seek to be welcoming, hospitable and compassionate and to learn creatively as we work together for transformation.
For many years, Baptist ministers Andy and Jo Williams had had a dream of bringing their particular specialisms within reconciliation and inter faith work together with ministry into one place or centre. Friends and colleagues encouraged them to pursue this, and Blackley Baptist Church and Centre was suggested as a place to consider. The church’s history, since 1993, of providing quality hospitality through their centre with a focus on spirituality and retreat certainly created an interesting possibility, and at the time the church was about to enter a period of pastoral vacancy.
Meetings, further conversations, deliberations and prayers ensued, resulting in the church calling Andy and Jo to be Joint Ministers of the Church in October 2016, unanimously endorsing the vision for the centre for peace, reconciliation and dialogue/inter faith relations. The Yorkshire Baptist Association funded a six month scoping project which confirmed the need and the potential for such a place and made a three year grant of seed funding to enable the work to begin in July 2017 with Andy and Jo delivering reconciliation and inter faith work at Blackley alongside pastoral ministry. The combined resources of Church and Minsters creates this unique place, well-resourced buildings blessed by beautiful and peaceful surroundings, with experienced professionals bringing their heart for reconciliation and hope for peace. With a focus on personal conversation, enabling direct transformative encounters, stimulating curiosity and grace, the Centre seeks to affect change and build peace.
The Scoping Project Group oversaw the initial work with Andy and Jo, developing a constitution for The Blackley Centre to become a CIO with a membership in consultation with the Church and wider church structures. Seven trustees, including two from Blackley Baptist Church, with a broad range of skills and specialist knowledge of church, reconciliation and inter faith relations were recruited to form the Board. This replaced the scoping project group, meeting formally for the first time in October 2018.
## **Achievements during the sixth trading year …**
In this sixth trading year the Centre continued to offer its work through a mix of on-site online, and hybrid meetings, gatherings, courses and retreats.
## **David Shutt Young Peace Ambassadors**
We have been delighted by the continuing success of the David Shutt Young Peace Ambassadors, enabling children in 5 primary schools to address and transform conflict among their peers. 48 year 4 and 5 children and 10 staff did the training and their peers now have the opportunity to deal with conflict in a positive way when YPAs invite them to peace talks. Thus, all pupils across all five schools are seeing that there are non-violent ways of resolving conflicts. The schools are becoming more peaceful learning communities where the impact of destructive conflict is being reduced and transformed. We hope this approach to culture change will help to stop children, young people and adults becoming involved in violence, including knife crime now and in the future.
We introduced the concept of Young Peace Ambassadors to the whole staff team in one new school. Our theatre artists delivered the special launch assembly with the children and staff and our Director for Reconciliation introduced Young Peace Ambassadors and invited the children from years 4 and 5 to apply. She also led assemblies in the four schools who took part in the previous year, drawing on the experiences of the existing YPAs and again invited the children from years 4 and 5 to apply. This led the children selected and two staff from each school coming to the Blackley Centre for two days to train to be Peace Ambassadors. After the summer, everyone met up for a refresher day, leaving excited and confident about being Peace Ambassadors in their schools, supported by their teachers. Finally, the children and their families were invited to the Centre Celebration for their commissioning as Peace Ambassadors and over 120 came along! It was a great occasion.
This work was funded by a grant of £11,500 from the Trevor Wilson Fund of the Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) as the first of 5 years funding for which we were very grateful. This is a game changer as it provides a funding foundation in the short and medium term which we hope to build on to make the work sustainable. Steve Duncan (CEO of CFFC) came to one of the training days and CFFC commissioned a wonderful video of the project, filmed and created by Dean Bycroft. Subsequently, the YPAs from one school were invited to make a presentation at a Hate Crime Conference for Calderdale. The pupils role played a playground conflict demonstrating the process of a peace talk, which wowed the audience, with people saying, “We need this”, to one another. This is an example of how YPAs is much needed in our increasingly divided world and of its huge potential.
In addition to YPAs as the living memorial to the late Lord David Shutt as a founding trustee, it was lovely to add the permanent memorial in his memory of the circular peace bench to the church/centre site, also funded by the Community Foundation for Calderdale. This has been enjoyed by many.
## **Training**
The Blackley Centre’s ‘Paths of Peace – Handling Conflict Well’ training had its first delivery in October 2024, followed by another successful running of the course in Spring 2025. Twenty participants, including HR Officers, Baptist Ministers, Regional Ministers, an Anglican priest and a Cathedral Dean as well as other people in church leadership positions, have explored how, within their own context, to handle conflict
and disagreement well: learning processes and practices that promote restoration of relationship and reconciliation. The course runs on 5 days, spread over 5 weeks, beginning and ending with a full day in-person training at Blackley. In between there are 3 half day zoom sessions to facilitate skills practice, accompanied by 4 teaching webinars. We have been delighted with the response and the appreciation voiced by participants, including these comments taken from training evaluations: “Wonderful expertise, clearly and openly communicated!” "Excellent content, and engaging, gifted and experienced teachers"; "Super experienced, knowledgeable, friendly and helpful"; "This was a real light-bulb moment for me and brought many insights"; "I would recommend it to anyone with leadership responsibilities." We believe that this course will continue to be a significant resource for churches, faith communities, charities, organisations and individuals.
Other training this year has mainly divided between two areas, the first being general conflict awareness type days. These have been delivered to individual churches, to ministers in training at two Baptist Colleges and interestingly as part of three Regional Associations ‘Minsters and Leaders Conferences’ or away days. These continue to be hugely appreciated as well as leading to enquiries about interpersonal mediations or restorative church processes. The second main area of training has been with the Gilmore Fraleigh Friendly Style Profiling, which has proved very beneficial to leadership teams, and is increasingly being used by Diocese to strengthen working relationships between Training Incumbents and Curates. We also use it as part of our Paths of Peace training, and so this year we have commissioned and facilitated 85 profiles. In all, over 300 people have received training from the Blackley Centre (not including the YPA’s and their teachers.)
## **Playing with Peace Parent and Toddler Group**
It has been a great delight to both Church and Centre that this joint enterprise which was re-launched in the summer term of 2024 after a long break continued to develop through this year under the joint leadership of Michelle Edwards and our Director for Reconciliation, with the support of three volunteers from the church. It now has a stable attendance and is a very happy and supportive group for both children and their carers, learning the importance of building good relationships from the very beginning. We are grateful to the Wharfedale Foundation for a grant (back in 2022) which funded Michelle’s post for most of this year and for gifts from a church member and a commitment from the church to underwrite the funding which enabled the role of Joint Leader to be renewed for September 2025.
## **Interpersonal Mediations and Group Facilitations.**
Over the course of the year the Centre has offered several Group Facilitations to congregations. These occasionally involve a single meeting, but more often have taken several months of careful and committed working, to improve relationships. There have been Interpersonal Mediations between a variety of people. These have included work for organisations in Europe and Africa where relationships between colleagues had broken down. Ordinarily these takes place on Zoom due to distance, but one was done in person in Spain.
There have also been several 1:1 Coaching Sessions for leaders in conflict situations which are not able to be resolved by a full process. People have found these very helpful, especially when mediation or a restorative practice is not possible. It takes a lot of courage for people to engage in this work, and we are very grateful for the trust that these individuals, communities, and churches, have placed in the Centre. We are also indebted to four associate mediators who have worked with the Centre on several of these cases. In all, 5 Churches and 2 organisations, plus 24 individuals (around 180 people in all) have been facilitated through restorative processes from The Blackley Centre.
## **Peace and Quiet Retreat Days**
Throughout the year we have continued to offer Peace and Quiet retreat days on a monthly basis. Participants gather for a led reflection at the beginning and end of the day, with a menu of activities or options to use in between. These include a guided walk in the beautiful countryside around Blackley with stops for prayer and reflection (The Blackley Pilgrimage), the use of a wide range of resources (art supplies, jigsaws, reading matter etc), 1:1 Coaching sessions, particularly helpful to people experiencing times of conflict, plus a lovely lunch. The purpose of these days is to provide a place of rest and retreat within the busy-ness of daily life, using the whole site and Centre team to offer some much needed ‘Peace and Quiet.’ It has been lovely to welcome regular attendees as well as one off visitors.
## **Inter Faith Work**
We were delighted to work in partnership with Calderdale Interfaith and the Peace Studies Department of the University of Bradford to host a Peace Conference for Inter Faith Week in November 2024. This was a brilliant day with many people participating in workshops, seminars and discussions on different aspect of peace, with an interfaith perspective. It was great to meet students from the Peace Studies Department of the University of Bradford as well as to showcase students from Cross Lane Primary School with their Headteacher in The Blackley Centre session on Young Peace Ambassadors. Throughout the year, our Director for Inter Faith Relations continued to support interfaith work in Calderdale as part of the steering group of Calderdale Interfaith, participating in all the Inter Faith Week events and he led on gathering Calderdale Faith Leaders for a meeting in June.
## **Building Improvements**
The Centre supported the Church in successfully making a Community Fund National Lottery grant in 23/24 which was spent this year in refurbishing the toilets, improving the access at the entrance and replacement of the office window in the Prospect Suite building of the Centre. This has been a great improvement for the Centre staff and all who use the premises.
## **Other achievements include:**
- Promoted the Centre’s services to the Regional Minister Strategic Leads of the thirteen areas of the Baptist Union nationally.
- Launched a new partnership with the Southern Counties Baptist Association helping them to work restoratively.
- Developed a closer relationship with the Mint House, Oxford, leading to plans for a new network for churches and Christian communities interested or already involved in restorative practice.
- Continued to work with the Yorkshire Baptist Association exploring how the Centre could assist in handling conflict in churches.
- Continued to work with Calderdale Interfaith and their steering group
- Welcomed regular and guest organisations to use the Blackley Centre, providing hospitality as needed.
- Continued as a partner of Reconcilers Together and ran a regional networking and support day for past participants of the Journey of Hope as well as partner organisations in the north.
## **In terms of organisational developments, the Centre has:**
- Welcomed two new Trustees, one nominated by Blackley Baptist Church
- Continued to extend the list of regular contacts
- Continued to welcome new members and their financial support
- Continued to support the development of the Blackley site
- Continued the two small part-time roles with a Co-leader for Playing with Peace and a Graphic Design and Communications role.
- Held a facilitated strategy day for trustees and the Directors
- Made a developmental funding application
## **Organisation**
The Centre is run on a day-to-day basis by the Directors, Revd Andy Williams and Revd Jo Williams (one full time equivalent) assisted by Christine Allcock, the Centre Manager (voluntary), who oversees all use of the Centre, manages bookings by external groups and arranges volunteer teams from the Church and its friends to provide the catering. Two small part-time roles have been continued with a Co-leader for Playing with Peace and a Graphic Design and Communications role. The Centre’s finances are coordinated by the Treasurer, with banking assistance by Pauline Barnard, a volunteer from the Church.
The Centre is overseen by the trustees and we began the year with five. In November, Andrew Taylor concluded his role as a trustee nominated by the Church and we are very grateful to him for serving the Centre since the trustee body was established in 2019. We’re grateful to Jean Whitworth for her willingness to serve and she was appointed by the Church as a nominated trustee in November, joining Guy Hirst who had been appointed in September. David Mayne, Baptist Minister and Regional Team Leader of the Eastern Baptist Association took our Paths of Peace Course and subsequently became a member of the Centre. With his overview of the national life of the Baptist Union, the trustees invited David to consider being coopted as a trustee and were delighted when he accepted and joined the Board in September 2025. Thus we concluded the year with six trustees.
We’re very grateful to our Chair, Revd Mary Taylor for her leadership and to our serving trustees. Rob Quarton who was co-opted as our Treasurer in 2023 was
elected as a trustee at our AGM in March 2024. We're grateful to Karen Ainsworth who has continued to serve as an elected trustee and Acting Safeguarding Trustee.
The trustees continued to work hard with the Directors to find a sustainable way forward for the Centre through their regular quarterly meetings, but especially through a strategic day meeting in November with the help of an external facilitator, Liz Cross, from the Connectives who we first worked with earlier in the year and found really helpful. Liz enabled us to review the overall context and work of the Centre and much more which culminated in agreement to pursue a 'step change' to increase the capacity of the Centre through the development of associate mediators and expansion of the staff team and volunteers to enable the Directors to develop the existing areas of work and new 'bite sized' sessional courses. It was recognised that funding would be needed to make this 'step change' to enable the Centre to then develop it's earned income. In the light of this an application for 40k was made to a funder specialising in the development of small organisations, but this was unfortunately unsuccessful. However, the team continue to be committed to finding the way forward.
As we enter a seventh year of trading ... Hopeful indicators for 2025-2026 include:
- Expanding our team of staff, associates and volunteers
- Developing 'bite sized' sessional courses
- Continuing development of the 'David Shutt Young Peace Ambassadors' in partnership with primary schools and funders, extending it to a local secondary school and exploring a sustainable business model.
- Continuing development, marketing and delivery our Paths of Peace
- Course in mediation skills.
- Developing closer working relationships with the regional associations that make up the Baptist Union of Great Britain
- Continuing the development of commissioned training and mediation work Continuing to develop 'Playing with Peace Parent and Toddlers' in partnership with the Church.
- Continuing searches for external funding to develop the work of the Centre in strategic areas.
- Increasing personal membership and financial support
- Seeking organisational membership and financial support
- Continuing to work in partnership with Blackley Baptist Church to help in achieving its vision of Blackley Gatherings for Peace.
All of the above provide continuing evidence of the Blackley Centre's work and influence. As strategic planning continues, the Centre remains confident in its potential for growth in the coming years.
The trustees continue to put in place further structural provision, that will underpin further strategic planning and enable the Centre to develop ever more widely its ability to fulfil the original vision.
Signed by Revd Mary Taylor
Chair of Trustees
## **The Blackley Centre**
## **Annual Financial Statements**
For the year ending **30[th] September 2025**
## **Charity Registration Number 1184714**
INDEPENDENf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE
TRUSTEES OF THE BLACKLEY CENTRE
Basls for the Indopendent Examlnerfs Report
My examlnation was carried out In accordance with general dlrectlons glven by the (harity
Commlsslon. An examlnatlon Indudes the review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also Includes
consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures In the accounts and seeking explanatlons
fvom the trustees cOnrnIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde
all the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt, and consequently no oplnion is given as
to whetherthe accounts present a 'true and falrf vlew. and the report Is Ilmlted to those
matters set out In the statement below.
Independent Examlnerfs Staternent
In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon.
which gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in any material respett the
Blackley Centre has failed;
a. to keep accounting records in accordance wlth the Charltles Act,"
b. to prepare accounts N*thkh accord with the accountlng records and to comply
with the accountlng requlrements of the Charity Art
to whlch, in my oplnlon. attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a pn)per
understandlng of the accounts to be reached.
Name
Robert Stephen Wllllams
Sl8nature
Date
23rd Febnwry 2026
Relevant Professlonal Quallficatlon or Body
ACIB
Addres5
15 Rld8e Vlew Drl
Blrkby
HUDDERSFIELD
HD2 2EX
## **DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|_Notes_
**Income**
Service Provision
_1_
Donations and Grants
_2_
Other
_3_
**_Total_**
**Expenditure**
Practitioner Costs
_4_
Delivery Costs
_5_
Operating Costs
_6_
Other
7
**_Total_**
**Net income for the reporting period**|**Current**
**Year**
**2024-25**
**£**
25,462
18,218
1,799
**45,479**
35,287
5,067
6,948
3,077
**50,379**
**(4,900)**|2023-24
£|
|---|---|---|
|||16,450|
|||31,105|
|||3,373|
|||**50,928**|
||||
|||33,114|
|||1,470|
|||5,526|
|||648|
||||
|||**40,758**|
||||
||**(4,900)**|**10,170**|
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
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Current
Year 2022-23
Notes
(30/09/25) (30/09/24)
£
Fixed assets
Tangible Assets 0 0
Total fixed assets 8 0 0
Current assets
Debtors 9 0 100
Cash at bank and in hand 31,740 36,640
Prepayments
Total current assets 31,740 36,740
Less Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 0 0
Net current assets 31,740 36,740
Total net assets 31,740 36,740
Funds of the Charity
Net income this reporting period (4,900) 10,170
Retained income brought forward 36,640 26,470
Total funds 31,740 36,640
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
For the year ended 30 September 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies’ regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, and in accordance with FRS102 SORP
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 25/2/2026 and signed on their behalf by the Chair of Trustees:
## **Mary Taylor**
## **Date**
25/2/2026
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 (cont.)**
## **Accounting Policies**
## **Accounting convention**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective January 2015). The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.There has been no change in accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on the accrual basis as the liability is accrued. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay the resources and the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation is generally exempt from income tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement**
Exemption has been taken from preparing a cash flow statement on the grounds that the company qualifies as a small company.
## **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. There are currently no restricted funds to account for.
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 (cont.)**
|**1.**
**Fee income from Service Provision**
**Including teaching, training, mediation**
**services and special events consistent**
**with the objects of the charity**
**2.**
**Grants and Donations**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2025**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Awards For All**
0
0
**CFFC**
11,500
0
0
0
0
0
**Donations – Standing**
**Orders**
5,091
0
**Donations - Other**
1,627
0
**18,218**
0
**3.**
**Other Income**
**Gift Aid**
**Other**
**4.**
**Practitioner Costs**
**Directors’ Stipends**
**Other Employees**
**Professional Associates**
**Staff training and Supervision**|**1.**
**Fee income from Service Provision**
**Including teaching, training, mediation**
**services and special events consistent**
**with the objects of the charity**
**2.**
**Grants and Donations**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**2025**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Awards For All**
0
0
**CFFC**
11,500
0
0
0
0
0
**Donations – Standing**
**Orders**
5,091
0
**Donations - Other**
1,627
0
**18,218**
0
**3.**
**Other Income**
**Gift Aid**
**Other**
**4.**
**Practitioner Costs**
**Directors’ Stipends**
**Other Employees**
**Professional Associates**
**Staff training and Supervision**|**2025**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|
|||**25,462**
16,450|
|||**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
2024
Total
Funds
£
0
20,000|
||11,500
0|11,500
0|
||0
0|0
0|
||0|0
0|
||0||
||5,091
0|5,091
3,813|
||1,627
0|1,627
7,292|
||**18,218**
0|**18,218**
**31,105**|
|||**2025**
2024
1,679
3,231
120
142|
|||**1,799**
**3,373**|
|||**2025**
2024
33,210
31,800
1,639
1,154
0
0
438
160|
|||**35,287**
**33,114**|
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 (cont.)**
|**5.**|**Project Delivery Costs**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2025**|2024|
||**Interfaith**|0|0|
||**Reconciliation and Mediations**|1,202|85|
||**Commissioned Training**|3,444|960|
||**Retreats, Networks & Young Peace Ambassador**|421|425|
|||**5,067**|**1,470**|
|**6.**|**Operating Costs**|||
|||**2025**|2024|
||**Fundraising Consultancy**|3,850|3,150|
||**Publicity**|165|49|
||**Insurance**|1,108|1,030|
||**Telephone**|669|606|
||**Computer Software and Hardware**|16|187|
||**IT Support and Email**|266|488|
||**Stationery and Postage**|660|16|
||**Office Accessories**|214|0|
|||**6,948**|**5,526**|
|**7.**|**Other**|||
|||**2025**|2024|
||**Contribution to Blackley Baptist Church**|500|500|
||**Hire and other costs to Blackley Baptist Church**|0|0|
||**Trustees’ Meetings / Strategy Event**|74|148|
||**David Shutt Memorial Bench**|2,503|0|
|||**3,077**|**648**|
|**8.**|**Tangible Assets**|||
||At 30thSeptember 2025 there were no Tangible Assets held by the organisation|||
|**9.**|**Debtors**|||
|**10.**||||
||_Invoices issued before end of September 2025_|||
|**Lister Hill Baptist Church**
**(Invoices 2024-010, and 2024-012)**|**2025**
2024
0
100|
|---|---|
||**0**
**100**|
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 (cont.)**
## **11. Trustee’s expenses**
None of the trustees have claimed expenses during the year for travel, subsistence, and accommodation costs.
|**12.**
**Cash at bank and in hand**
**Coop Current account**|**2025**
2024
31,740
36,640|
|---|---|
||**31,740**
**36,640**|
## **13. Policy on Reserves**
During the year 2024-2025 the Blackley Centre achieved its policy of holding a minimum of £15,000 as its reserve _(agreed at Meeting of Trustees, 25[th] November 2021)_
Audit Of the Blackl Centre Accounts- Year endin
30th Se
tember 2025
l am pleased to advise that my examination of the above accounts has been successfully completed.
In accordance with the General Directlons given bythe Charity Commlsslon I can confim that:_
The Blackley Centre is ellgible to have an independent examination rather than an audlt, based
on the gross income bein8 less than £250,(KX).
There are no conflitts of interest as stated In the General Directions that prevents me from
carrying out tht5 independent examination.
The examlnation Included:.
A full check of all formulae used in preparing the spreadsheets upon which the retords are
based.
A review of all income and expenditure transactions for reasonability.
A full check of 6 months income and 6 months expenditure transactions to the Bank
ststement.
A sample check of 6 invoices for expenditure selected at random from all the transactlons.
An examlnation of the chequebook to confirni that all cheques held for the account were
present.
A full check of the figures induded in the Financial Ststements to the accounting records.
The review of the spreadsheet on whith the records are held Identified mlnor errors requirlng
correttion.
One of the Involces selected could not be produced and one was an item(s) purchased online.
The figures induded in the Financial Statements have been checked to the accompanying Notes
and agreed. Minor changes were necessary and these have been undertaken.
A revlew of the Centre'5 chequebook indicated that no new cheques had been issued during the
actountlng period. This agrees to the accounting records. (Last used 10(KJII)
Independent Examiner