## **Charity number 1194595 Company registration number 12042987**
## **The Girlington Centre Limited**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements**
**for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **The Girlington Centre Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Manager's report|4 to 5|
|Examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the accounts|9 to 12|
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Trustee's report for the year ended 31 March 2025 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 Dates** Ruby Bhatti Chair Shazia Nasir Co- Chair Joined 2 March 2025 Val Rowland Co-Chair Resigned 1 March 2025 Adeeb Ahmed Awan Joined10 December 2024 Adal Ahmed Resigned on 26 September 2025 Zulfiqar Hussain Mohammed Salim Shabila Siddique Joined on 10 December 2024
## **Registered and Principal address**
The Girlington Centre Limited Girlington Road Bradford BD8 9NN
## **Bankers**
Unity Trust Bank Plc 9 Brindle Place Birmingham B1 2HB.
## **Independent examiner**
Arshad Mahmood BA (Hons) FCCA For and on behalf of:
## **Associate Accountancy Services**
Preston House Preston Street Bradford BD7 1JE.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 21 April 1998, and amended on 28 June 1999, 17 June 2002, 8 December 2006 and 25 October 2007.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objectives**
To help relieve poverty, and the distress and sickness caused by it, and to help to advance the education and to preserve and protect good health among the inhabitants of Girlington and surroundings by the provision of quality information and advice service appropriate to the needs of the local people.
## **The Charity's main activities**
The Girlington Centre Limited (TGAC) offers information, advice, and advocacy to the general public and helps to eliminate poverty. TGC also offers accredited training and raises public awareness on issues such as immigration, welfare benefits, health and education.
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Trustees/directors report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Statement of trustees/directors responsibilities**
The trustees/directors are responsible for preparing the directors' report and the financial statements in acco with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the income and expenditure of the company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:-
- 1) Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- 2) Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- 3) State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
- 4) Prepare the accounts on going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in operation.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees/directors:-
Signed ………………………………………… Name ………………………………………….
Date ……………………………………………
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**The Girlington Centre Limited Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Girlington Centre Limited**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 11.
## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and the examiner**
The Girlington Advice and Training Centre (charity number 1103439) closed and transferred all its assets, funds and liabilities to The Girlington Centre Limited (charity number 1194595). The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 43 (2) of the 1993 Act, follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43 (7) (b) of the Act) and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
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 kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedure undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:-
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act;
- b) and to prepare accounts which accord with accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to reached.
Signed Name: Arshad Mahmood
Relevant professional qualification or body: ACCA
Date: 10/12/2025
For and on behalf of:
## **Associate Accountancy Services**
Preston House Preston Street Bradford West Yorkshire BD7 1JE.
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Notes**
**2025**
**2025**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Income**
Welfare advice
162,586
-
Health and Wellbeing
75,255
-
Reimbursements
221,473
-
Other income
4,181
-
**Total income**
463,495
-
**Expenditure**
Staff costs
3
196,614
-
Service Charges
15,000
Volunteer Expenses
3,496
Rent & Rates
2,291
Repairs and Renewals
8,253
Legal and Professional
3,096
Printing and Stationery
7,941
-
Telephone, Postage and Internet
1,546
-
Publications and Subscriptions
3,386
Consultancy
-
Reimbursements
220,299
Events, Workshops and Activities
26,712
-
Insurance
2,183
Accountancy
1,625
Bank Charges
145
Sundry expenses
972
Depreciation
769
**Total**
494,328
-
**Net incoming/ (outgoing) resources**
(30,833)
-
**Funds balances brought forward**
953,930
923,097
-
Transfer between funds
**Funds balances carried forward**
923,097
-|**2025**
**2024**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
162,586
197,218
75,255
199,054
221,473
193,518
4,181
595
463,495
590,385
196,614
198,093
15,000
13,150
3,496
127
2,291
4,492
8,253
1,593
3,096
2,932
7,941
4,072
1,546
3,395
3,386
586
-
14,531
220,299
58,988
26,712
8,638
2,183
1,669
1,625
1,500
145
176
972
0
769
1,933
494,328
315,876
(30,833)
274,509
953930
679421
923,097
953,930
-
-
923,097
953,930|
|---|---|
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
4
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
5
Cash at bank and in hand
6
Current Assets
**Amounts falling due within one**
**year**
Creditors and accruals
7
**Total current liabilities**
**Total current assets**
**Total net assets**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
8&9
Restricted funds
10
**Total Funds**|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**£**
2,242
162,053
488,761
650,814
165,084
165,084
485,730
487,972
947,972
-
947,972|**2025**
**Designated**
**£**
-
460,000
460,000
-
-
460,000
460,000
-|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
2,242
162,053
948,761
1,110,814
165,084
165,084
945,730
947,972
947,972
-
947,972|**2024**
**Total**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||41,649|
|||||139,198
1,032,859|
||||||
|||||1,172,057|
|||||259,776
259,776|
||||||
|||||912,281|
||||||
|||||953,930|
|||||953,930
-|
|||||953,930|
-
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of accounting**_
The financial statements have been prepared under historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) and the Charities Act 1993.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
## _**Incoming resources**_
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## _**Grants and donations**_
Grants and donations are only included in the (SOFA) when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Commissioned**
In order to show a true and fair view of the performance of the centre, this year the board has decided that the commissioned income from the Girlington Community Centre would be declared both in income and the expenditure. Comparison figures have been adjusted accordingly.
## _**Expenditure and liabilities**_
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised as soon there is legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources.
## _**Taxation**_
As 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.
## _**Tangible fixed assets**_
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost of a straight line based over their expected useful lives as follows:
Property - over 50 years
Project and office equipment - over 5 years at reducing balance method Computer equipment - over 3 years at reducing balance method Motor vehicle - over 4 years at reducing balance method
## _**Pension**_
Since the introduction of the "Auto -Enrolment" pension scheme by the government, the charity has joint a government recommended pension company , Nest. The contribution rate for the employer is 5% and employee contribution rate is 3% as recommended by the new pension regime.
## _**Fund accounting**_
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. However, they 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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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**2**
**Welfare advice**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Equality Together
20,167
Bradford VCS Alliance
Inspired Neighbour
Rebuka - Independent a
57,076
Donations
2,306
Red Letter Project
8,037
Lottery
-
SMI
75,000
162,586
**Health Wellbeing**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
HALE Project
22,892
Development and
Volunteer project
52,363
SMI Health Action
-
VCS Alliance - Out of
hours provision
-
Mental Wellbeing Grant
Locality
75,255
**Reimbursements**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Fuel Topup
176,339
Food Parcels
45,134
Family Action
-
221,473
**Other Income**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Bank Interest
2,095
Sundry
2,086
4,181|**2025**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2025**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2025**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**2025**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-|**2025**
**2024**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
20,167
32,117
-
10,984
-
11,900
57,076
-
2,306
-
8,037
1,417
-
70,000
75,000
70,800
162,586
197,218
**2025**
**2024**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
22,892
23,896
52,363
91062
-
36046
-
28,250
-
9,800
-
10,000
75,255
199054
**2025**
**2024**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
176,339
133,415
45,134
59,803
-
300
221,473
193,518
**2025**
**2024**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
2,095
-
2,086
595
4,181
595|
|---|---|---|
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**3**
**Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Pensions
Staff Travel and Subsistence
Staff Training and Tuition expenses|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
187,635
191,649
8,699
6,043
280
401
-
-
-
-
196,614
198,093|
|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 25 full time and part time, and 31 in (2023:2024). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
## **Defined contribution pension scheme**
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end
**4**
**Tangible fixed assets**|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
280
401
-
-
280
401|
|---|---|
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Surplus on revaluation
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
Surplus on revaluation
On disposals
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|**Property**
£
44,831
-44831
-
6194
-6194
-
-
38,637|**Plant and**
**machiner**
**y**
**Motor**
**Vehicle**
**£**
**£**
14,111
5,800
-
-
14,111
5,800
13,913
4,425
66
360
-
-
13,979
4,785
132
1,015
198
1,375|**Fixtures,**
**fittings,**
**tools and**
**equipment**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
9,224
73,966
-
-
-
-
(44,831)
9,224
29,135
7,785
32,317
344
770
-
-
-
(6,194)
8,129
26,893
1,095
2,242
1,439
41,649|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **The Girlington Centre Limited Notes to the Accounts**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|**5**
**Debtors**
B Council ( Fuel top up)
GCC
Hale
Red Letter project
VCS
**6**
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Unity Trust Bank current account
Unity Trust Bank deposit account
Cash in hand
Unity Trust Bank C Account- TGC Ltd
**7**
**Creditors and accruals**
Accruals
Owed to GCC
Rubina Burhan
Equality together|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
11,270
20,626
145,800
70,800
3,667
3,667
-
23,566
600
1,747
716
18,792
162,053
139,198
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
-
-
100,000
100,000
624
228
848,137
932,631
948,761
1,032,859
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
153,814
53,668
11,270
152,492
-
53,617
165,084
259,777|
|---|---|
## **8 Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during the year (nil 2024: 2025)
## **9 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions during the year (nil 2023:2024).
## **10 Funds**
|Designated funds
Unrestricted|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
490,000
490,000
460,904
463,930
950,904
953,930|
|---|---|
At the last annual general meeting the Trustees agreed to transfer £400,000 for acquiring and renovation of premises for the centre and £90,000 for the future redundancies, to Designated Funds.
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