## Moortown West Community Association
Charity number 1185254
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2024
## Moortown West Community Association
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2024
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6 to 8|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Moortown West Community Association
## Trustees' report for the year ended 30 September 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**
**Position** Gareth Poole Chair Chris Hill Treasurer Thomas Harrison Alexia Dawson Kathryn Hobdell Vicky Taylor Marie Bellhouse Susan Flattery Colin Jordan
Appointed 9 November 2023 Appointed 14 September 2023 Appointed 14 September 2023 Appointed 14 September 2023 Appointed 14 September 2023 Appointed 14 September 2023
## **Charity number**
## 1185254
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
3 Tynwald Drive Virgin Money Leeds 94-96 Briggate LS17 5DX Leeds LS1 6NP
## **Accountants 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 11 September 2019 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Moortown West Community Association Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2024
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To further or benefit the residents of Moortown, Leeds without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the statutory 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 established or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in the furtherance of the above objects.
## **The charity's main activities**
The charity provides events and activities, both social and sporting, for the local community.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular providing activities and events in the interests of social welfare. This is achieved through recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
## **Achievements and performance**
MWCA has continued to thrive within the local community. Our drama group produced another series of fantastic pantomimes, our stay and play sessions have increased in attendance and our food pantry is assisting more people than ever before. We have also held our first holiday camps during the Easter and Summer holidays
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £2,581, including net receipts of £1,489 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £1,092 on restricted funds, after transfers.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £5,228.
The charity does not have a reserves policy.
Approved by the board of trustees on 26/03/2025
Marie Bellhouse (Trustee)
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## Moortown West Community Association
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 30 September 2024
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants
(2)
-
Events and activities
2,185
Fundraising
28
Pantry income
3,239
**Total receipts**
5,452
**Payments**
Rent and room hire
2,201
Stationery
67
Events and activities expense
1,256
Refreshments
9
Equipment and resources
528
Insurance
254
Salaries, NI and pensions
-
Travel costs
20
Training
19
Administration and DBS costs
54
Sundries
18
**Total payments**
4,426
**Net receipts / (payments)**
1,026
**Transfers between funds**
463
**Net movement in funds**
1,489
**Fund balances brought forward**
3,739
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
5,228|2024
Restricted
funds
£
18,501
-
-
-
18,501
1,503
-
5,574
-
197
-
9,672
-
-
-
-
16,946
1,555
(463)
1,092
2,170
3,262|2024
Total
funds
£
18,501
2,185
28
3,239
23,953
3,704
67
6,830
9
725
254
9,672
20
19
54
18
21,372
2,581
-
2,581
5,909
8,490|2023
Total
funds
£
7,280
2,466
84
-
9,830
3,414
9
2,570
-
56
164
-
90
24
-
-
6,327
3,503
-
3,503
2,406
5,909|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Moortown West Community Association Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 30 September 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
4,992
Cash in hand
236
**Total cash funds**
5,228|2024
Restricted
£
3,262
-
3,262|2024
Total
£
8,254
236
8,490|2023
Total
£
5,649
260
5,909|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Laptop Printer Freezer
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 26/03/2025
Marie Bellhouse (Trustee)
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## Moortown West Community Association
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 30 September 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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## Moortown West Community Association
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 30 September 2024
|**2 Grants**
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF)
Feeding Britain
Leeds City Council (LCC)
The Community Pantry
Leeds Inspired
Asda Foundation|2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2024
Restricted
funds
£
15,617
1,380
984
400
120
-
18,501|2024
Total
funds
£
15,617
1,380
984
400
120
-
18,501|2023
Total
funds
£
-
-
6,980
-
-
300
7,280|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**3 Restricted funds**
LCC - Christmas
LCC - Rent
LCC - Events
Street Art
Leeds HAP- Santa Visit
LCF - Healthy Holidays
Feeding Britain
The Community Pantry
LCC - Leeds Inspired|Balance b/f
£
-
930
-
343
897
-
-
-
-
2,170|Incoming
£
834
-
150
-
-
15,617
1,380
400
120
18,501|Outgoing
£
834
223
-
-
897
14,080
912
-
-
16,946|Transfers
£
-
-
-
(343)
-
-
-
-
(120)
(463)|Balance c/f
£
-
707
150
-
-
1,537
468
400
-
3,262|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
LCC - Christmas LCC - Rent LCC - Events Street Art
Leeds HAP- Santa Visit LCF - Healthy Holidays Feeding Britain The Community Pantry LCC - Leeds Inspired
## **Purpose of restriction**
Towards the cost of the Christmas event. Towards the cost of the Church rent. Towards the costs of First Aid, courses and other projects.
Towards the costs of Street Art Projects. The transfer of £343 relates to costs incurred last year not allocated to this fund. Towards the cost of Santa’s Visits.
Towards the costs of delivering Healthy Holidays sessions. Towards the costs of extra places for the Healthy Holidays sessions. Towards the costs of setting up the Community Pantry.
Towards project costs. The transfer relates to spend from the previous year from unrestricted funds, funds received after the project took place.
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## Moortown West Community Association
## Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 30 September 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**
Lyndsey Poole
Wife of trustee
Gareth Poole
Employment costs as a
project manager
**Name of trustee**
**or related party**
**Relationship to**
**charity**
**Description of transaction**|2024
£
9,672
9,672|2023
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|
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