Airedale Community Workshop
Charity number 1188053
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Airedale Community Workshop
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Airedale Community Workshop
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 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
Sean Gleeson Chair Peter Dey Vice Chair Suzanne Rushton Treasurer Jenny Dey Secretary Neil Kennedy Stuart Hayes Angela Stevens Gail Gleeson
Charity number
1188053 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
The Active Centre Stansfield Road Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 3UA
Bankers
Barclays plc 5 Market Place Pontefract WF8 1AG
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 19 February 2020.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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Airedale Community Workshop Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The object of the CIO is to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
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; 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, belief or creed, sexual orientation or gender reassignment; Poor educational or skills attainment; Relationship and family breakdown; Poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); Crime (either as a victim of crime, or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
The charity's main activities
A community workshop with a focus on providing support to anyone with mental health issues. To provide opportunities for friendship and socialising. Providing skills and training from basic hand tools through to machine tools. They can learn CNC machine, 3D printing and engraving and wood turning on a lathe. We also have a small metal working facility to be able to undertake projects that will benefit the group or the individual.
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 by preventing people from becoming socially excluded.
To promote social exclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded. We deliver over 850 sessions to people in our community. The age range 30-85 and an equal balance of men and women predominantly from the WF10 area. We have improved the mental health by building confidence using wood and metal work and providing a safe space.
Achievements and performance
The charity has carried out it’s objectives throughout the year, helping those that need it with social and work interaction. There have been several new members who have integrated into the workshop environment and are happy with how it works and helps them.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £6,886, including net payments of £5,785 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £1,101 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £2,349.
The charity has not yet adopted a reserves policy.
Approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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Airedale Community Workshop Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants (2) - Sales - Donations 927 Other income 900 Total receipts 1,827 Payments Workshop equipment 1 Workshop consumables 540 Insurance 1,602 Sundries - Utilities 1,972 Telephone 144 Travel and accommodation - Printing, postage and stationery - Overpaid expenses - Repairs and maintenance 3,353 Total payments 7,612 Net receipts / (payments) (5,785) Fund balances brought forward 8,134 Fund balances carried forward (3) 2,349 |
2024 Restricted funds £ - - - - - 141 960 - - - - - - - - 1,101 (1,101) 1,101 - |
2024 Total funds £ - - 927 900 1,827 142 1,500 1,602 - 1,972 144 - - - 3,353 8,713 (6,886) 9,235 2,349 |
2023 Total funds £ 7,340 95 2,507 4,866 14,808 4,308 3,433 1,078 144 794 132 206 10 909 - 11,014 3,794 5,441 9,235 |
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Airedale Community Workshop Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 2,299 Cash in hand 50 Total cash funds 2,349 Liabilities Accounts preparation |
2024 Restricted £ - - - |
2024 Total £ 2,299 50 2,349 2024 £ 1,320 1,320 |
2023 Total £ 8,663 571 9,235 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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Airedale Community Workshop
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 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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Airedale Community Workshop
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2 Grants Arnold Clark Spectrum People 3 Restricted funds People Health Trust Fund name People Health Trust |
2024 2024 2024 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds funds funds £ £ £ £ - - - 1,000 - - - 6,340 - - - 7,340 Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers Balance c/f £ £ £ £ £ 1,101 - 1,101 - - 1,101 - 1,101 - - Purpose of restriction Towards the costs of setting up the shed and purchasing materials. |
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4 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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