THE HAR NTHE REEN NEI RHO a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) ND For the year ending 31 December 2025 The report has two sectlons: Business Review covering: l. Legal and Administrative Information and the Report of Trustees of the CIO and 2. Accounts covering: Statement of Financial Actlvltles, Balance Sheet and Notes formlng part of the flnanclal statement Reference and administ tl rm tl Name: Church on the Green Nelghbourhood Foundatlon Registered number: 1192717 Registered address: The Old Vlcarage, Brlggate, Silsden, West Yorkshire BD20 9JS Trustees: Mr Greg Thomson (Chair), Mrs Amiri Agbai (Treasurer), Rev Canon Richard Burge, Mr Simon Collings, Mr Nathan Crabtree, Mrs Elizabeth Ford, Mr Jeremy Mark Green (also legal advisor), Mrs Helen Wilson. Bankers: Co-operative Bank, l Balloon Street, Manchester M60 IGP s and ob'ettives fth ws: l. To advance the Chrlstlan lIgIon for the public benefit In Kelghleyi West Yorkshire. 2. To develop the capaclty and skllls of the members of the socially and economlcally disadvantaged community of Keighley, West Yorkshire, in such way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, thelr needs to partlclpate more fully in society. 3. To provlde communlty meetlng facilities In the Interests of social welfare ft)r recreation and lelsure tlme occupatlon wlth the objective of Improvlng the conditions of life for the resldents of Kelghley. cus of our work (durfng the year 2025) The trustees met on seven occaslons during the year to conduct essentlal business of the CIO. Buslness covered three areas: (i) Governance, Policy and
Procedures; (li) Strategy and Project Beacon; and (iii) Outreach and Delivering Public Benefit. Two major achlevements included obtaining full plannlng permission for Project Beacon in March 2025 and filing a full appllcatSon for an eccleslastical faculty in December 2025 (ca. 125 documents in support). Four new trustees were appolnted during the year: The Rev Canon Richard Burge, Mr Slmon Colllngs, Mr Nathan Crabtree and Mrs Helen Wilson. The process of updating the 2024 Business Plan contlnued, to keep up wlth project Beacon developments, receivlng external support from an academlc at the University of Leeds. The 2024 Risk Register was updated In Ilne with the trustee policy of annual review. The newly-appolnted team rector, Rev Canon Richard Burge, was added as co- petitioner of the ecclesiastical faculty application, whlch recelved full approval of the trustees and of Keighley Parochial Church Councll prlor to flllng in December 2025. Work contlnued durlng the year In reviewlng and updating the Fundraislng Strategy which subsequently resulted in the appointment of Constellation Fundraising. In addition to providing strategic advice, this Important projett partner will support the trustees on forthcomlng major fundralsing activities. Thls appolntment has been made posslble by a most generous grant from the Fenton Trust, whose contlnulng support the trustees wlsh to publicly acknowledge with thanks. It Is antlclpated that both a Fundralslng Actlon Plan and an updated Business Plan will be presented to the trustees for adoption in Q2 2026, by which time It is anticipated the ecclesiastical faculty will have been granted. Pr Be The trustees worked on the Identlfled Strategy for the CIO'S work in 2025 In keeplng wlth the agreed Project Beacon tssks and targets for the year. Consultatlons on the design concept with the church congregatlon, the Keighley PCC and the wider Kelghley community continued throughout 2025. The Foundatlon's work receSved unanimous support from Keighley Town Council, following a formal presentation made during the year. The trustees continued to work closely wlth the CIO'S appolnted project architett, whose design concept, based on the Statement of Need underpinned the successful planning application to Bradford Councll In March 2025. This design when realised following construction, wlll meet the percelved spacial needs and facility requirements of St Andrews as a place of worshlp and
oUtaCh. The new flexible-use Community Hall will functlon as a key town centre hub for enhanced community and social activities in Keighley. As stated above, the CIO flled Its faculty appllcatlon wlth the Diocese of Leeds In December 2025. The Chancellor of the Diocese of Leeds is anticlpated to make his determination on the application early in 2026. Once the faculty has been granted, the work of the CIO will move into the maJor fundraising phase. It Is currently anticipated that thls wlll take approxlmately 2 years for each of the two phases. The all-volunteer fundraising bid-wrltlng team wlll start work wlth the consultant just as soon as the ecclesiastical faculty has been granted. reach an ublic benefit Numbers have continued to Increase both in corporate worship at St. Andrews, Keighley and engagement wlth the various disadvantaged groups in the communlty of Keighley. Collectlve worship for the public benefit of Kelghley, Includlng clvlc servlces such as Remembrance Dayi Annual Carol Sep4ice, Brownies and Guides Thinking Day Serdice have all continued throughout 2025. Holiday clubs at Christmas, Easter and Summer for primary age school children continue, attracting approxlmately one hundred chlldren to each club. The number of volunteers engaged In communlty attlvlty remalns very good. The Welcome Cafe contlnues to provide valuable servlce to the community. The weekly Grubs-up seniice to the homeless and those experiencing social and economlc hardship contlnues to be a key provision in the community. Thlrty-eight (38) indivlduals, Including the trustees, are now engaged voluntarlly In some aspect of the charityi includlng fundralslng and provldlng expert professional advice Facllltles in the adJacent hall, which have benefited from some short-term fabric upgrades, has meant the numbers of groups meeting there has contlnued on an upward trajectory, eg drug addiction support; dementia friendly support; welght and healthy Ilvlng support; alcohol addictlon support; Brownles. Each one of these groups provldes opportunlty for trained volunteers to be Involved in sen41ce to the Keighley community. Addltionally, the now-deslgnated Community Hall is also used on a weekly basss for children and youth groups on Sundays. The CIO are also developing plans for co-working with leaders of other faith groups in the Kelghley area. The trustees look forward to the challenges of 2026. GT/23.04.26
(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 01101r2w25 31112r2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowrneni fund$ Total fund5 Last year 10 the npawest £ tytrneawest£ kn Ihe neatest£ to Ihe nearest£ to IhE neare5t£ A1 R&c•i Tax EffraentGFwing Just Grg Donatio Other Donauor Grants Markewace & Events Tax Redaim irferE ts 12,155 8,572 78.( 12.155 8.572 7B.003 30.000 4,206 5.no 23.771 1.540 11.395 271 S.943 5,720 tota Jss Income AR) I.944 138.944 42.920 A2 Asset and investment sales, see table . Loan5 50.000 108.944 13B,944 92,9 A3Pa ments hrtect Fees OthEr Profe5wonal Fees Furths0 Admirristrthn & GovemBnce 26.988 27,708 IU2 26,888 28,TO8 1442 814 18.750 40.923 34.318 478 935 100 18.750 Sub tolal rn702 71.TQ2 76.754 A4 Asset and investment Loan re ment Sub tolal 126,702 127,702 76.754 Net of receiTpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yearend 17,7 11,242 16,165 49,817 32,059 49017 61,059 33,662 49.817 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrl¢ted funds to nearest£ Restricted funds to neare5t£ Endowment funds to nearest£ Categorie5 Delatls B1 Cash funds 32.059 29,000 Total cash funds 32,059 29,000 a¢G¢ufrtl$ll Unrestrieted funds to neaFe$t£ Restricted funds to neaiest £ Endowmènt funds to n¢are¥t£ Grft to b8 asset be ostlopUon41 Currentvalue nal Detèils Fund to whlch asset belon Currentvalue onal Details C05tlopknall B4 Assets retained for the harlty's own use Fund towhlch relates Amount due onal When due onal Det?Il BS Llabilities Slgned by one orlwotsth5 on behawof all the trustees nature Print Name Date of roval ohj I li (
CHURCH ON THE GREEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FOUNDATION Icioi Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Church on the Green Neighbourhood Foundation I report on the accounts of the charity for the twelve month period ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 1- 6 Respective responsibilltie5 of the trustees and examlner The charity'5 trustees are responsible lor the preparation ol the aCCOLJnt5. The charity's trusiees consider that ari audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of tlie Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 ACLI and that an Independent examination is needed. It 15 my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act., to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission undeT"section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention Basis of independent txaminer's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kepi by the charity and a comparison ol the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration ol any unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernin8 any such matters. The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit, and conseoijently no opinion is given as to whether the account5 present a 'true and lair view" and the report 15 limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner'5 Statement In connection with of my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. 11 which give5 me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements.. to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act.. and to prepare accounts which agree with the accounting records and comply w*th the accounting requiremenrs of the 2011 Att have not been met, or 21 to which, in my opinion, atteniion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. 24103126 S Hart FCCA Date