WEST END (BURNLEI) CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 t)ECEMBER 2023
The trustees present their report for the period l January 2023 to 31 December
2023. The trustees (we pleased to confirm that they have endeavoured to ensure thot
this report & the attached accounts meet the required standards of the Charity
Commission.
ADMINISTrATIVE INFORMATION
Chari
Name
istration Number
Principal Off ice
West End (Burnl ) cro
1194444
West End Community Centre
Venice Street
Burnley
BBII 4BA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING PERIOD OF REPORT
Annette Boi ley
Marie Durkin
Julie Fairclough
Sharon Harrison
Bea Foster
Chris Keene
5ondra Moolgoaker
Paul Reynolds
Lynsey Turniore
Anita Robins
Rebecca Robins
AUDrroRS
Ipsum Accountants Limited
16 High Holborn
LONDON
WCIV 68X
BANKERS
Yorkshire Bank/Virgin Money
25 Manchester Road
Burnley
8BII IHX
LEASEHOLt) AGREEMEl4rr wrrH LANfASHIRE COUNfi COUNCIL
We secured a 125-
ear lease for our communi
centre in October 2020.

STRVCTURE. 60vERNAN￿ & MANA6EMEKr
West End (Burnley) cro is a charitable incorporated organisation & was registered
ith the Charity Commission on 12 Mqy 2021. having converted from a community
interest company. The consult(mt vtho worked with trustees to manage the process of
converting to a charitable structure continued to work with us to address core issues
around goverrKNce, which focussed primarity on the followiry four oreas..
a) The development of a vision/mission statement that includes a summary of octions
& approaches.
b) The adoption of a detailed business plon.
c) The introduction of nominoted trustees.
d) The adoption of a statememt of aims/volues a a code of conduct for trustees & the
wider membership.
Trustees placed a high priority on drawiry up o vision/mission statement & this
incorporated the three words that arose out of 'Round (￿r Way. which was a youth-
led approach to agreeing community priorities. This led to three words being chosen
that were incorporated into our vision for 2023/24, with this statement being used to
inform the development of our mission statement & the core objectives for our 3-year
business plan. This work was supported by an L¥ternal consultant who took us throu9h
a comprehensive process that led to key objectives & actions beiNJ a9reed, with our
trustees carrying our quarterly reviews of the plan to measure progress using a RAG
rating process.
Trustees also reviewed their own roles in relation to the oThJoin9 development of our
charity's work, which involved us in reseorchiThJ into best practice elsewhere. It was
decided that we should mirror the approach adopted by some school governiNJ bodies
which involves nominated individuols takin9 the lead on key areas of activity. Trustees
were appointed to cover vorious areas of octivity, includiw early years, diversity.
centre m(magement/improvement. adult/welf(xre services & childlyouth development,
with a stondard form bel￿￿ drawn up for trustees to submit reports on issues they d
addressed.
The othÈr key area of organisationol development covered during this period was the
work done to define our aims a values as a charity. It dgreed that this should
f ocus on 'British Values, as (m easily recognisable description of our apwoach to
deliverin9 our core services. This was then incorporated into our membership
application form & we were able to use this to encour(vJe members (including trustees)
*0 ref lect upon their roles & responsibilities towards each other, service users & the
wider community we serve. Trustees also reviewed the eqLb21ity & diversity policy in
the light of this Statement & a series of sessions resulted in a comprehensive
document beirg produced that evolved duriry several workshops that looked at best
practice elsewhere.

AcrIvrrIES t)ELIVERED THE kWRTI￿s PERIOt+ - HOW WE
DELIVERED FXJBLIC BENEFrr IN PlJRsVAN￿ OF OUR CHARITABLE AIMS
Happy Faces Chlldcare: This is our Ofsted registered nursery a we have continued to
deliver 15 hours each week duriThJ term-time to children aged 2-4 years. bosed on using
the government's voucher scheme to dr(w down a regular income. Thts embles our
excellent staff team to deliver tt high-quality early years curriculwn that prepares our
chi Idren for the transition to reception classes. We also worked during the period to
identify potential funding sources to enhance the core offer & this has particularly
focussed on streThJthening our ability to support children with additiornl needs & their
fomi lies.
Women's Group: This weekly group continued to thrive during the reportin9 period &
the group took part in a wide variety of social. educational & cross-cultuml activities.
This included craft-based projects, discussion groups. lif elon9 learning courses & other
activities designed to meet the needs of members. The group also contributed to wider
centre activities, includiry the organisation of a successful Christmas Fair, which raised
funding for the group & the centre itself.
After-school Club: This group also r(m on a weekly basis & it's run by the same
trustees & volunteers who contribute towards the Women's Sroup & its work. rt is a
fami ly club a parents/tarers are encouraged to take part in their child's activities.
which will hopefully be token back into a home setting. Another signif icant part of the
club's work revolves around the provision of a Tr)urishin9 cooked tea. along With
opportunities for boking & other culinary activities.
Wolking 6roup: This weekly group was Set up in p]rtnership with Groundwork a it met
each Friday morning. based on members beiThJ led by a trained member of staff who
plamed routes with members. This is to ernsure that each walk has an appropriate level
of challenge & thot it wovides opportunities for group members to use these routes to
undertake regular walks themselves.
West End Local History Gr￿. This group meets every month & has built upon work
carried out with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant that looked at the impact WWI had on
the pupils of a local prim(ry school. 6roup members also used their own experiences of
growing up to share information a they brought in persornl items that illustrated their
own lives. The group were also keen to explore people's experiences of working in local
mi Ils & other workplaces & also researched into the history of local families who lived in
the old workhouses.
A¢tiviti¢s For Childrenfi(xwwJ People: We worked in partnership with Burnley Leisure
to deliver the Fit & Fed 'holiday hunger, pro9ramme. which used government fundiThJ to
operate activities durirKJ core school holidays. This involved qualif led sports coaches
delivering a variety of physical activities. with our experienced team of volunteers
supportin9 the programme throLvJh the provision of healthy food. They also provided

complementary activities including arts/crafts. table g¢mies & generally providing
emotional support & nurture for children attendiThJ the sessions.
Football Coaching: A local j￿10r football team used our sports hall on a weekly basis
during autumn/winter to carry out their troining Octivities. This proved to be a useful
source of income for the centre & it also ets￿bled us to develop links with parents &
carers who brought their children to the sessions. We were able to use this to
encourage the fami lies to take part in other centre activities. which included bookings
for children's birthday parties.
Textile 6roup: This group continued to meet on a weekty basis & used sewing.
crocheting, needlework & Similar crafts to develop new skills a moke new f riendships.
The social ospects of the group are a crucial port of its role. as it enabled members to
provide practical & emotio￿7 support for each other. in addition to which they shared
activities with the caring a Connecting Group. which provides peer support for people
experiencing anxiety & depression.
Wednesday Socid Club: This group meets on a weekly Eosis & undertook a variety of
activities durirg the reporting period. includiTh3 arts/crafts, lif elong learning. bin90.
peer support, f undraisiTh3 actiwties & trips. They also oryanised a highly successful
Christmas social event & this attracted a wide range of residents from local supported
housing schemes (including one for adults with learning disobilities).
Tabletop Sales: These successful f￿￿raISing events were organised & run by a
combination of trustees. group members & supporters of our centre, with each activity
roising between £300-£6W towards core running Costs. These activities also enabled
us to engage with local people on a variety of issues. includiNJ attitudes to primary
health services & views on how to improve our community throLgh co-operative action.
FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMwr
Our regular board meetirys reviewed income a expenditure during the reportihg period
that compared estimated f igures for both heodiTrJs agai￿* the sums achieved. This
enabled trustees to take in-year decisions to *]djust our budgets, which were split into
two diff erent headings. each of which has its own bank account:
l. West End Community Centre (whith covers all income & expenditure directly
related to the premises).
2. West End (8urnley) cro (which covers all f inancial transactions relating to
project activity & the direct delivery of services).
This system involves internal transfers from opemtional activities to contribute
towards centre runni￿ costs. with these f igures beitsj included in all bids for f uhdin9.
We took advice on this f rom our consultant & it was agreed that this approach provided
us with clarity in respect of monitoring the effectiveness of our f inancial management
strategies.

We also carried out a detailed review of recordirvj & reporting arrangements during
2023, because trustees were keen to ensure that they receive accurate & detailed
information on our f ihancial position. It was agreed that we needed to identify a
suitable online f inancial marwement package that would enable us to carry out our own
p¢woll functions, which would lead to savings on the current a￿angeMentS & enhance
our effectiveness. It would also allow for more detailed & varied management reports
to be available for trustees. p¢wticularly for the wide variety of projects we have
operating at any one time. This led to a decision at the end of the reportin9 period to
obtain the Xero package & begin dealing with payroll issues from April 2024, with its
use for f inancial reporting beirKJ gradwlly introduced duriTh3 2024.
GRANT MAKI1￿ POLICY
We didn't distribute any funding through making grants durin9 the reporting period
because we didn't generttte (My surplus funds that would enable us to adopt this
approach. We did continue to provide access to food support & associated items like
cleaning & personal hy9iene products for local fomilies in need, which built upon our
partnership working with Burnley Together/Downtown. We also raised income donated
by other local charities. faith groups. individuals & trades Lnion supporters to purchase
Christmas pre$ents/vouchers. food vouchers a eneryy credits for families with
children & for vulnerable adult households.
PARTNERSHIP WORKI￿
We worked with a wide variety of partners during the period covered by this report &
Some references have been made elsewhere about some of the activities we've
undertaken with them. Trustees believe that our community benef its f rom the strong
links we've developed with colleagues in the public & third sectors. which is why we've
been very active members of SW Burnley Together. This is our VCFS-led
neighbourhood partnership & we work closely with each other to develop shared
approaches to meeting the needs of local people.
We continued to work with local young people on the development of the 'Round Our
Way project. which enabled the target group to develop their vision of the kind of
community they'd like to live in. This resulted in three words being chosen through o
COMM￿lty ballot & they were:
Supportive
iverse
)n-Judgementol
We worked with partners to develop a series of 10 actiors to achieve this vision &
during the period covered by the report we were able to secure £13,000 to fund the
young people's priorities. These were for the instollotion of Liccessible P￿ygroUnd
equipment on our local wrk, the proposed delivery of a diversity festival & the

production of bad9es & t-shirts displayiFvJ slogans they developed. These actions will
be delivered duriThJ ear￿ 2024 & the Olrtcomes of this work will be included in our
report for 2024.
r)EVELOPMENT PROJEcr
Trustees were pleased to continue to receive further f iNmcial support in 2023 from
the Tudor Trust in respect of a centre development project, which involves a grant for
a 3-year period that enables us to employ a part-time development worker. The
postholder has worked with trustees, key volunteers & partner organisations to help
develop new activities in the centre. which includes the delivery of capacity building
training a the delivery of engagement activities & f undraiSiThJ events. The role is split
equally between supporting existing groups & lookiry to promote new activities. which
involves circulatiThJ publicity moteriols through social Media & newsletters.
RESERVES POLICY
Trustees are mindful of their responsibility to ensure that the charity is able in due
course to est(thlish suff icient reserves to cover owing expenditure for at least 3
months, which also includes the capacity to respond to wrforeseen challenges. This
applies to revenue spending a trustees accepted that they need to address this issue in
2023. Budgetary pressures prevented us from allocatir¥J much time to this i￿ue,
because trustees felt that their absolute priority had to be the day-tO-d¢ry generation
of income to $￿taIn the operation of the centro
Trustees are also aware of the need to set aside funds for plamed maintenance in the
centre. because the asset trnnsfer highlighted the fact that Lancashire County Council
hadn't invested in this type of work for over 8 years. We carried out a detailed
property survey during this period to determine the extent of the work we needed to
carry out, which will remain a high priority for trustees in f uture years. Work will be
prioritised by trustees by focussing on energy eff iciency, Security & protecting the
fabric of the building in the f irst instance.
PRINCIPAL FUNDING SOU￿5
Trustees have continued to aff irm their commitment to developing o diverse income
strategy that generates funds from multiple sources. We currently have a high
dependence on grants from the public & third sectors & these sources of fundirg are
becoming even more competitive than in previous years. This presents additional
challenges to our charity & trustees (we l<)oking at ways In whith we could secure
support for a part-time funding officer post to build capacity in our organisotion in
respect of this crucial skill. Trustees have also worked duriNJ this period to maximise
earned income through lettings. f und raisirg events. a monthly 2CM) club & increasing
income f rom membership fees a sessional contributions. We also reviewed our charging
structure tow¢wds the end of the reportiTh3 period a introduced a 257. discount for

bookings made by hirers living Within our area of benef it. This has been received in a
very positive manner & we have begun to see a steady increase in bookings. especially
for childrens parties. which will continue to be a priority.
Grants for projects will continue to be a maior source of income for us in future years.
but we will ensure that appropriate sums are always included in fundi￿ bids for
premises & associated adminiStrative/maMgement costs. This is an issue that trustees
will keep under active review & we will seek to ensure the costs we receive match our
actual runnirg costs.
INVESTMENT POLICY
Trustees don't believe that the development of an investment policy is a hi9h priority
at this stage. because we don't have any surplus funds avai lable that would enable us to
consider making medium to long-term investments. This issue will be kept urKler annual
review in the light of our developiTh3 f inancial position.
PAYMENT OF TRUSTEES
trustees were paid for carrying out this role during the accountiThJ period, other
than any approved expenses to which they were entitled. One trustee (Julie Fairclough)
was paid for her work as nursery manager but received no renumeration in respect of
her role as a trustee. This approach had been approved by the Charity Commission as
part of the process of converting from a Cfc to a CIO.
srATEMENf OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBIIrnES
Trustees are fully aware of their responsibilities for preparing & submitting an amual
report & f inoncial statements in accordance with applicable laws & accounting standards
& practice.
This means that trustees will ensure that arn￿1 statements ore drawn up which give a
fair & accurate view of the f inancial position of the charity. which includes a summary
of the income received duriNJ the relevant period & the uses to which it was put in
respect of contributing towards our charitable aims.
In preparing these Statements trustees will:
a) Select suitable accounting policies & appty them consistently in line with current
guidance & best practice.
b) E>raw up detailed ann￿1 estimates of expenditure & make judgements a spending
decisions that are prudent & reasonable.
c) Prep¢We the accounts on the '90iThJ concern, E*tsiS ￿lesS it is inappropriate to
assume that the charity will continue in business.
d) Ensure that proper accountiTh3 records are kept throu9hout the financial year
that disclose with reosonoble accurocy the fintyncial position of the charity at
tmy given time.

e) Take all rettsonable steps to ensure the safe9uarding of the assets of the
charity. which includes taking appropriate action for the prevention & detection
of fraud & other irregularities.
The trustees for the purposes of ch¢wity law who served during the period of this
report are set out on page l of this report.
Approved by the trustees a signed on their behalf by:
Sandra Moolgofther (Chair)
Date: a+ / l 0/ 2014-
Saved as 'charity annual report 2023.

WEST END IBLIiNLEY) CIO
CHARtTY NUMBER 1194444 Ac¢oiwf8 YEAR eND 31 DECEMBER 2023
2023
Turn0￿￿ rgo•ivod
West End Ops
Vvost End CC
119.741
37.314
1￿,014
33.007
157.056
188.02q
D¢llv¢ry Oosts and ProJ•¢t su
PURCHASES
UTILIME8. INTERNET & TELECOMS
SUBS
NURSERY RESOURCES
TrAVEL & SUBSISYENCE
LEASING
PREMISES COSTS
UCENSE FEES
VOLUNTEER EYPENSES
SALARIES
PAYE
PENSK)NS
EMPLOYERS COSTS
STAFF TRAINING
REPAIRS & mAINTE￿NcE
CLEANING
SMALL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTER CONSUMABLES & IAAINfENCE
INsURA￿E
PRITrfflNG, POSTAGE & STAMONERY
AUVERTISING & MARKETNG
ACCOUNTANCY FEES
PROFESSIONAL FEES
SLNDRY EXPENSES ANO BA￿ CHARGES
ort•x
nd•d
20,510
249
3.497
19
2,691
10,001
325
2,631
270
2,419
4,￿1
159
1,C65
80,264
2.935
1.169
973
83.$*
7,318
1417
757
1.076
3.249
3.984
1.215
52,799
1,736
3,113
525
47,
1.738
1.194
15
175
1.320
1,197
Total d*llv•
sand Pro
eot
rt•x
nd•d
191078
179.418
8uT
ludDpficlt
136.0231
603

Ind•pandent Examlner's Rcp•rt t• th• Truste•s olwest End18urnleyl CIO
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the chartty for the year ended
31" December2023.
R•sponsibllitles #nd basls of Teport
As the charl1 Y'S trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with
the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the ACYI.
I report in respect of my examinat1on of the charity'5 accounts ¢arried out under section 145 of the
Att and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charlty Commission under section 14515llbl ol the Act.
Indep¢ndent •xAmlnerfs statsment
I confirm that l am qu31ified to undertakethe examination because l am a memberofthe ACCA,
which is one of the listed Iwdles, in section 124 of the Chartiies Act 2011. HDwever, as the charIt￿S
gross income does not exceed £250,OCQ, it has not been mandatory to assign an independent
examlner from a listed body.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentton in
connection with the examin3tfon givlng me cause to believe that in any matsrial respect:
accounting records were not kept in respert of the chartty a5 required by section 130 of the
Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those reords
I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in thls report In order to enable a proper understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
Iqbal Chowdhury FCCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountsnts
16 High Holborn
London
WCIV 6BX
Date .' 08.10.24

Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnoes R•p•rt t• th• Trudw olwest End (8uml•yl CIO
report to the charlty trustees on my vAminatlon ofthe accounts of the charlty forthÈ year ended
31# December 2023.
R•spon$lbllitl•s and b•sls 01 r•port
As the ch3rEty's trLLStee5 you are responsible for the preparation of theacD)unts in a¢cordance with
the requirements ofthe Charitie5 Act 2011 ['the kv).
I report in resped of my examinat1on of the GhailVs ac¢ounts carr￿d out under section 145 ofthe
Act and In caNyln8 Out my ?￿MInatiOn I have followed all the applicaNe Dlrectlons ￿ven by the
tharlty Commlsslon under section 1451511bl ol the
Ind•p•nd¥)t •ximlnefs st*•ment
l G?nfimi that l am quallfled to undertake the eKamlnatSon ￿CauSe l am a member of the ACC
which is one of the Ilsted bodles, In settion 124 of the Chartsles Art 2011. Howe4*r, as the chartys
gross Income does not e￿ed £250,lx￿, it h8s not been martdat￿ to assign an ir¥lependent
examlnw from a listed body.
I have completed my examin*lon. l o)nftrm that no material mattershave com0 tj my attentlon in
cjjnllection with the examinatton glvlng me cawto that in ary material respect..
accountlnE rec4Yds were not kept In respect of the charlty asrequired by sethon 130 of the
2. the accounts do r￿t atcord with those fecords
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon with the examination to
whlch attention should be drawn In this report In 0￿er to enable a woper understsndinB of the
accountsto be reached,
Iqbal thowdhury FCCA
Assod3tlon of Chart•rnd Cerisfied kcountsnts
16 High Holbom
London
WCIV 6BX
Date . 08.10.24