The Lion’s Den (Shed) Charity Number: 1185512
Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
Prepared by: The Lion’s Den Trustees and Mrs Chloe Hedges (Independent Auditor)
The Lion’s Den (Shed)
Annual Accounts and Financial Statements for the Year ended 30 September 2025
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| Trustees Report | 2 to 4 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 5 to 6 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 7 |
Prepared by: The Lion’s Den Trustees and Mrs Chloe Hedges (Independent Auditor)
The Lion’s Den (Shed)
Trustees’ report for the year ended 30 September 2025
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, it’s Trustees and Advisors
The Trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
Name Position Dates Jordan McPhail Secretary Appointed Feb 2024 Allan Clark Treasurer Appointed Dec 2024 Jack Bradley Chair Appointed Dec 2024 Pete Haggo Appointed Oct 2022 (removed May 2026)
Charity Number
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Number: 1185512 on 26 September 2019.
Principle address Updated 30/01/2023 to
St. Michaels Hall Bracken Bank Grove KEIGHLEY West Yorkshire BD22 7BE
Now Updated 1/10/2024 Whinns Wood Recreation Ground Halifax Road BD21 5HW
Bankers
Banking Services Provided by Virgin Money
Independent Examiner
Mrs Chloe Hedges
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 26 September 2019 and is governed by a Foundation Constitution.
Method of Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
The Trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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The Lion’s Den (Shed)
Trustees’ report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2025
Objectives and Activities
The Charity’s objects
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people, particularly but not exclusively men aged 18 or over, within Keighley and the surrounding area, from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society through the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake creative, physical or recreational activities, learn or pass on skills and knowledge, and support each other socially. For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; loneliness and/or isolation; bereavement; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); or crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
The charity's main activities
Activities on offer currently include: woodwork; Arts and Crafts (Pyrography, Maquetry); Cold Metalwork; Model Making and singing. 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, social inclusion, training and education, partnership working and community involvement; including working with schools and youth groups.
Achievements and performance
During this financial period the shed Closed it’s Operation at Cliffe Castle and moved in part to Whinns Wood * and will be running down operations at Bracken Bank in order to consolidate all activities at Whinns Wood.
*Whin’s Wood, a disused bowling green in Keighley. Is now set up and established a full base at the park, the 4 x 40ft containers purchased are now set up and in the process of being lined, insulated, painted and powered. The Pavilion is the social hub, the double 20ft unit from Cliffe Castle and a ex NHS unit have been set up as assembly shop and office.
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The Lion’s Den (Shed)
Trustees’ report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2024
The Shed continues to work local community groups post covid. Although not as much as previously. We aim to improve this once fully settled into Whinns Wood
We are still running our Dementia Group on Wednesday pm.
Engagement has commenced with Senior Asian Men, Women and Children delivering classes at the site and also at the Highfield Centre in Keighley. Plus the CIC group ‘Get Out More’ are holding classes with us.
Financial review
The shed is in good standing and independent auditors report is attached.
Reserves policy
The charity does not currently have a reserves policy. the Charity’s free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the end of the year were £0
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 26/06/2026
Allan Clark (trustee)
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The Lion’s Den (Shed)
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025
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 registered 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.
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.
Assets retained for the Charity’s own use shown at cost
Workshop container (Dec 2019): £13,989 Purchased Tooling (Extraction, drills and grinders) £550.00 Purchased Table Saw £850.00 Purchased 4 x 40ft Containers (Members Purchase((loan)) £7,200.00
Approval of Accounts
The Financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 28/06/2026
Allan Clark (trustee)
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The Lions Den Shed: Charity No 1185512 Accounts for period 1/10/24 to 30/9/25
| Reciepts Income product sales membership subscriptons donatons barchester care home bank cashback bronte gathering other income refunds refreshments general maintenance refurbishment Grants bmdc grant for santa costs bmdc get out more rotary ktc bradford soup kly lions services get out more groups woodwork bikes metalwork Expenditure donaton To Care Home bronte gathering advertsing refreshments insurances electricity bills internet travel vehicle hire other payments (santa costs) sum up charges expenses statonary & print cartridges ww refurbishments bracken bank rent |
2025 £1,337.43 £300.00 £260.00 £350.00 £15.35 £2,262.78 £186.55 £186.55 £0.00 £300.00 £650.00 £500.00 £1,450.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £675.00 £675.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,574.33 £275.00 £0.00 £0.00 £216.88 £733.18 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £300.00 £1,525.06 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,828.96 £0.00 |
2024 £175.00 £30.00 £720.00 £112.50 £1.45 £855.51 £34.53 £1,928.99 |
2024 £175.00 £30.00 £720.00 £112.50 £1.45 £855.51 £34.53 £1,928.99 |
2024 |
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| £24.00 £24.00 |
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| £42.58 £35.98 £78.66 |
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| £4,125.00 £200.00 £4,325.00 |
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| £150.00 £200.00 £405.00 £225.00 £980.00 |
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| £700.00 £65.00 £34.00 £799.00 |
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| £8,135.65 £15.50 £10.00 £40.00 £44.75 £547.52 £816.72 £105.67 £232.99 £3.50 £0.00 £1,816.65 |
£8,135.65 | |||
| £22.06 £22.06 |
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| £0.00 £3,402.18 £1,200.00 |
| repairs Groups 3d printng bike repair model rail music woodwork metal work glass work Sundry costs marquee stall social bbq Balances opening balance 1/10/24 bank current account cash in hand surplus/defecit closing balance 30/09/25 bank current account cash in hand |
£0.00 £4,828.96 £140.34 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,116.55 £0.00 £0.00 £40.00 £30.00 £189.17 £1,516.06 £7,870.08 £5,108.41 £17.80 £1,450.66 £344.20 £1,794.86 |
£168.34 £4,770.52 | £168.34 £4,770.52 |
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| £95.20 £12.00 £1,387.60 £25.29 £1,520.09 |
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| £8,129.32 | |||
| £5,020.76 £99.16 £6.33 £5,108.41 £17.80 |
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| £5,126.21 |