2025-09-30-accounts - Brandlesholme Community Centre

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.10.2024 Period start date To 30.9.2025 Period end date Charity name: BRANDLESHOLME COMMUNITY CENTRE & FOODBANK Charity registration number: 1185219

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To support the local community in Brandlesholme, and other areas across Bury North, with community based activities that aim to combat loneliness and social isolation. To provide food, clothing, equipment & other essentials for babies and young children. To provide access to any advice needed, including for disadvantaged families. To provide support for refugees & asylum seekers.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Providing food aid, also cleaning and personal hygiene products. Operating a ‘Family Bank’ to supply struggling families with baby equipment, baby clothes, nappies & school uniform. Operating a ‘drop-in’ café to combat social isolation and identify needs that can be addressed, and, if applicable, signpost to other services. Supporting refugees and asylum seekers who are new to the area.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees are fully aware of their responsibility to work to support their local community and work for the benefit of the people they represent.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	All Trustees contribute to accessing grants.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A


Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Time & expertise. The local churches’ Volunteers operate the drop-in cafes. Local residents organise food collections. There are now several Volunteers who supply essential know how, such as maintaining the IT system. BCC volunteers have links with local asylum seekers/refugee groups that are volunteer run, also a large rough sleepers charity with which supplies are exchanged.
Other		Income from grants continues to be difficult to access, but income from individuals and local groups continues to grow. The local community group continues to collect food items for BCC, as do several primary schools. The link with Tesco has provided food stock on a regular basis.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	BCC continues to be established as the main support for disadvantaged residents across Bury North, and continues to liaise with other foodbanks across Bury. Referrals mainly come from professionals such as Social Workers, Health Workers, Schools, Early Help etc. There are also strong links with local refugee/asylum seeker groups, and a rough seekers support group. The drop-in cafes are very well used as a meeting place for local isolated residents, and are now running twice a week, with a possibility of opening a third. One of the groups that runs these cafes has also helped organised a Family Day, and a local litterpick/clean-up. The Charity promotes the Family Bank through the local schools and this has become a growing project in itself. The main needs are for basic baby equipment, and school uniforms for local primary schools. A Yoga class is running twice weekly, and is very well attended. A Karate Club is running four times a week, and is also very well attended by adults and young people. Several of the attendees are now entering competitions to gain different level belts. Space is available to let out to NHS run groups, and the Centre is a Polling Station.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	BCC has maintained its links with other Foodbanks, and they are mutually supportive. The Family Bank continues to be very busy. It has formed strong links with local refugee groups, and is providing baby & children’s clothes & equipment, as well as food for this most disadvantaged group. The Charity continues to evolve and respond to crises and the needs of vulnerable people across the north of Bury. The success of the Yoga and Karate classes has demonstrated the need for these types of activities, which have the potential to develop further.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Support from local people and businesses. Collection points in supermarkets. The Foodbank and Family Bank are mainly self sustaining, with top-ups using donated funds when necessary. Room rental is slowly growing as the Charity gets more enquiries from outside bodies. Links with local community groups and schools are a regular source of stock, as well as a means of promoting the existence of the Foodbank & Family Bank.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		BCC took over the full building on a peppercorn rent as a gift from Bury Council, which allowed the expansion of the Foodbank, the setting up of the Family Bank and the Drop-In cafés. Maintenance of the building continues to be an issue, with repairs taking a long time to be done, with a detrimental effect on the building itself, and on items within it.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	See accounts
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	When grants and larger donations are received for specific items, it is always explained to the provider what the situation is and how the money will be spent. Because needs are constantly changing and evolving reserves ned to be kept in case the focus needs to change direction at any point. Donors are invited in to see what the Trustees are doing, and what the funds are being used for. All the donors have been happy with this.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	See accounts
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Grants and donations Room hire charges. This is increasing steadily, and has the potential to increase further. The building has been used as a Polling Station in local and national elections.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Maintenance of the building. There are several issues; the Local Authority is aware.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Volunteers with the necessary skills are invited to three Trustee meetings after they have volunteered for some time. If appropriate they will be invited to become a co-opted Trustee, and move to become a full Trustee if and when appropriate

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Constitution, Mission statement and Role of Trustee documents are available for potential Trustees to read. There is also a training and induction of Trustee document, and a full set of policy documents eg Safeguarding All Trustees and Volunteers have to have and up to date DBS.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Charity has a Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. All Trustees have specific roles and responsibilities. The Charity works with various other Foodbanks & Homeless services across the voluntary sector. The Charity also works with local primary schools, housing providers, churches etc.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	BRANDLESHOLME COMMUNITY CENTRE & FOODBANK
Other name the charity uses	BURY FAMILY BANK
Registered charity number

1185219 Charity’s principal address 375 Brandlesholme Road Bury Greater Manchester BL8 1HS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Joanne Tierney- Warburton	Chair	All Trustees
Beth McCrimmon	Vice Chair
Tasha Williams	Secretary
Jordan Newall	Treasurer & Family Bank
Susan Southworth	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year


	N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this

falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	SJ Southworth
	Susan Southworth
	Trustee
	05/07/2026
	05/07/2026

	Brandlesholme Community Centre	Brandlesholme Community Centre	Brandlesholme Community Centre	No (if any) 1185219	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 1.10.2024	To	Period end date 30.9.2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Rotary	550	0	0	550	0
VSF Grants	-	0	0	0	5,500
Bury MBC	4,000	0	0	4,000	1,000
Asda Foundation	600	0	0	600	0
Other Sundry Donations	3,696	0	0	3,696	2,758
Room Hire	1,292	0	0	1,292	250
Bank Interest	31			31	71


*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	10,169	0	0	10,169	9,579

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	0
	0				0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					9,579

Foodbank supplies	7,008	0	0	7,008	12,900
Van hire and running costs	2,654	0	0	2,654	1,750
Craft supplies & activity days	1,458	0	0	1,458	1,872
Running costs, administration and overheads	10,185	0	0	10,185	12,107
Other	1,519	0	0	1,519	352
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0
*Sub total*	22,824	0	0	22,824	28,981

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)

	0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					28,981

	-12,655				-19,402
	0				0
	25,925				45,327
	13,270				25,925

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Computer, TV, CCTV and other sundry ~~items~~ Van Fixtures and fittings Details Signature SJ Southworth	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 13,270 - - - - 13,270 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 2,052 Restricted 8,094 Unrestricted 2,466 - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Susan Southworth	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		Date of approval
SJ Southworth	Susan Southworth	5.7.26