## 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**| |---|---| |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** 1 ## 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. 2 ## 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: ……………..…..…………. 3 ## 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| |---|---|---|---| 4 ## 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| |---|---|---|---| The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...……. Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee) Name: ……………..…..…………. 5 ## 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. 6 ## 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.| |---|---| ## **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. 7 Alredale Communlty Workshop Stat•m•nt of a880t• and Ilabllltl•• al 31 March 2024 2024 2024 Unre•lrlcled Re8lrfckn 2024 To 2023 Totsl C*•h tund• C88h al bank C88h In hBnd Totjl ush fund• 2,299 2.2 8,883 571 9,235 2.349 2.349 2024 A￿￿1* pr•porolh)n 1.320 1.320 flnand￿ 8181& wore approv•d by tho bowd ol tr￿te*s ¢)n ... Sban•d.' I>LY, N8m8'. Alredalo Cornmunlty Workshop Tru•t•••' v•port (contlnu•d) for th• yMr •nd•d 31 M•r¢h 2024 ObJ•c11￿ and 4¢1fvtt Th• eh*rtty'• obl•et• Th6 otyeci ol Ihe CIO18 to ￿y(￿oIe 8oGlil InchAk)n lor Ihe publk bgmfit by prevenwng people from t*eomirvJ $oddly ex¢1￿￿•s, mll8￿r￿j th• ne4ds ol tlwo pèop￿ &r• eodAIty ￿ell￿￿od aThl aul8lh)g to mt•9ra* Into 80clety. For Ihg ol Ihl¥ ckqu8•'swlalty gxduLW' m?anJ Ixlng ududed Irorn 8ocI*, or partB ol a f•8utt of on• or rnorfj ol iho lolrh¥lrrfJ l&clM,' unemF4oym•nl,' nnancld hardshlp.. ywlh or old ￿,, 111 hoath Iphwcal or m•nto1l.' $ub8t8nc• ibu8• or d•p•ndoncy. induOiNJ 8lc(Jhol and drug#.' Dllcrinlnaiion on Ihè nds o189x, rxe, disablllty. elhnl¢ ortGlTh, bglk81 or croed, 80xual ork8nl•lbn ar 98nder rg8$slgnment,. PoJr educabonal or skllls all8lnrnenl,' RelaUon8hlp and lamdy br0okd0%￿, PON I￿u&￿9 lthal l& I￿￿61n9 Ihat do8S m8•t baslc itand•rd81,' ¢rtm•18tthw u • vkttm ol cdma. c¥ a8 an olf•nd8r mhat￿l[la11nO Into tOC￿ty1. Th• ¢harW• miln actlvltl•• A c¢)mmunlty vuk$h)p wllh o locu• on p￿￿01Th9 gupwt lo an￿• wlth mgnthl hg*lh I￿￿9•. To OPF*MuDiii•# lor Inend8nip 8nd SOC￿lI91n9. Pro¥4Jlng Jkllly 8nd If8lAing from D8gt h8nd itsys Ihrough mKhino tcd•. Thgy kom CNC m•thing, 3D printing ongr8¥iw ond wood lurnlng on a 1olh•. W• ¥l•o have a Brnqll melal vrnklng ladlily lo be able lo U￿lertake prolects Ihel beneni ihe gIc￿p or the Indi¥hduol. Publlc b•n•lll •t•t•m•nt In 68tllng our obiecliYe$ and plannlng ouractlvM*os our trustee8 have ￿ven con8id8ralon ¢0 Ihg Charity Commlssbjn's oonèrnl ouldaneè an bèn•fii in pwbe￿ldf by y•v•rtOrrfJ pow IrrAn bocomlng iodamy 70 pl￿￿8 w)ekal oxdu$kn lor pul￿* benofit by wav•nllno po0¢48 from bocA)mlng soc4ally 6xclu¢Je¢J W• ￿•1￿•r ovgr 850 i•J8wJn8 lo people In our comffjunty. The 4gg r¥ng9 3(￿86 and En gqvgl bal8nce ol rngn or wom•n predomingndy fr(￿ tho WF10 area, Wo have Imwovod Ihe melltsl hoatth by buildlng cc￿￿￿enCe V40oJ •)d mow w¢rk gnd provldlty o ¥al• $po¢&. A¢hhv•m•nts •nd p•rlormanc• The charfty has carried Il'8 obhbcth8 througlKvJi >wr, helplng lh* n••J It and interactlon. There t4en seYef81 new membern have IntV*l•d knlo the *ryk8hop fAwlronmenl w arg happy ￿1￿ il worf41 tynd hdp¥ them. FIn￿¢1•1 r•vl•w Th8 net Poyrngnls lor lh• ￿Tw￿? E6.886. Ind(KllrrfJ n•1 pa￿￿¥ntI of £5,785 ￿ unr*l¢lEd fvnd$ a￿1 not of £1.101 ijn rnBlrKted I￿￿8. pollcy rh* Charflrfs Ir•tr reser¥o8. al tho ￿ar ond £2,345. Tho ¢h•rfly hu Tr)t y•t •d¢Jpl•d a r••eTrY4 Oky. Approved by ol truote•8 on ,.. mè..