Chaiiiy iegistration number.. 1195346 New Brighton Heritage and Infonnation Centre Anntsal Report and Finatscial Sla¢emeiits for the Year Ended 31 Mèrcli 2025
New Brighton Heritage and Information Centre Contents Reference and Adniinistraiive Details TnLSteG8' Report Stal¢iiient of financial activities Balance Sheet Notes to the financial statcllicnts
Reference and Administrative Delails Cliyrity name Neiv Brighn Herilage and InfornHiion Cen¢re Charity registration niimber 1195346 Principal offiee 14 Albion Sireei Neiv Brighion Wallasey CH45 9LF Place ofbu$in¢ss 14 Albion Sire¢l N¢w BrighLon Wallas¢y CH45 9LF Tr115tee5 David Al¢xatth¢r Mcwilliam Tliere5e Itying Chalrperson Shiiley Aslllon Page I
New Brlghton Heritage and Information Centre TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT 1st April 2024- 315t March 202) Charity Registratlon No. 1195346 OBJECTIVES Af4D AcfiviTIES To advance th¢ ¢diication of lh¢ publi¢ in ihe history and h¢Titag¢ of Y4ew BrighioTh by.'_ Providiiig acccss to a historical archivc Comprising exhibits, objects, photographs and dllMents which relate to the social, economic and ciiltural history of N¢w Brighton. OtT¢riiig H¢ritag¢ Walks. fr¢c of rharge. Maintaining an iip-to-date Website and Facebook page. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The Hei'itage and Inforniation Ccntrc 15 bascd ai St Jamcs Chiirch, Albion Street, New Brighton, whei'e a dedicaled space has kindly been allocated to U5 for a Hislory and Heritag¢ Display. This is open to Ilie piiblic on Wednesdays and Fridays I lain-lpm, and enables us to engage with both visitor5 and lo115 on any r¢lal¢d qII¢II¢S 01 iS5LL¢S th¢y may bring. We also iise the space to hold meetings with our own Voluntee every second Thu13day in each monih. Each meeting is docliinenled with an agenda and tninul¢s. With the help of our volunlcers w¢ have been able to offer Heritage Walks aroiind iNew Brigliton, which have been well supported. As last y¢ar, we took the opwrtunity to reach oul to a wider public at the Wirral History and H¢ritag¢ Fair which 15 hcld al Hultn¢ Hall in Port SLinlight, and Ive have also continued to work in conjunctioi) with Church representatives in holding exhibitions of lo¢al int¢r¢si. FINANCIAL REVJEW Our spendiiig for thc ycar cxcccded our inconK by £1,002. This was 12rgely on aecoiint of our purchase of an up.to-date laptop coniputer at a cost of £510 for the purpose of administraliic and promotional work. As Stated in the Notes lo the Accounts, Ive do not capilalize any such items c05ting less than £ 1,000, so tlie fvll amoiint was ¢harg¢d io this year's accoiints. We are satisfied ihat our 5pcnding has LKcn used ¢ffe¢tiiiely to promote tlie ain)s of the Charity during the course of the year. and the deficit does not give us undue cau5c for wnG¢rn giv¢n th¢ Funds w¢ hav¢ built up froni pr¢vious years. STRUCTtIRE, GOVERNLNCE AND hlANAGEMENT New Brighton Heritage and InfornMtion Cenlre is a CIO. REFERENCE AND ADMThISTRATtVE DETAILS Charity Name.. New Brighton Heritage and Infonnation Centre. Registered Charity Niimbei.. 1195346 Charity's principal addrGgs'. Flat 1. 28 Wellington Road, New Brighton, Wallasey. CH45 2NG Charity Trustees.. Shirley Ashton.. 0110412022- to date T¢ny Irving: 01104r2022- to date David M¢WilliAm.' 0110112022- to date Approyed by tlie Board on 3010412025. and signcd on it5 behaifby.. Shirl¢y Ashton. Chair of The New Brighton Heritage and Information Centre Page 2
NeTrY Brighlon Heritage and Information Centre Statement of Finanei21 Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Unreslri¢¢ed Resfri¢ted FuTrd5 Total Fwnd5 Total Fulld5 21J25 2024 No(¢ Ineomlng resouree$ In¢oni¢ and ¢ndowmenls frorn= Donations and legacies Charitabl¢ activities Total iiwoJi)iiig rcsoiirces 70 70 151 221 10.334 221 10.334 Resources expethded Exp¢nditiire on.. Raising fiind5 Cl)aritable aciivities Total resoiir¢¢s ¢xpcnd¢d 1.034 189 1.223 1.034 189 1,223 378 346 724 Net ineomel(expenditure) (1.002} {1.002) 9.610 Net movements In funds 1,002 I.OD21 Re¢onciliatAon of funds Total fiind%broiiglit for.rd Total fiinds cairied fonydrd 19,544 18,542 19.544 9,934 19,544 18.542 All incoming r¢soiwc¢s and r¢soiirc¢s ¢xp¢ndcd d¢rivc from coDtinuing aciivitics_ The charity has no recognised gains or losses for the year oiher than thc results above. Thc not¢5 pagcs 5 to 8 fonn an integral patt of ih¢sc financial 5tat¢ment5. Pag¢ 3
New Brighton Heritage and Information Centre Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted incorne funds Endoiyment funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Note rixed llsset5 Tangible assets Total fixed assets Current assets Cash at bank IR hand 18.782 18.782 18,782 18.782 Total current assets 19,784 Credltors: Jmounts falling due within one
eAr (240) (240) {2401 Net ciirrent s$etsl(liabilitie$) 18,542 18,542 19,544 Total assets less eurrent 12 18.542 18,542 19,544 Funds of the Charlty Endowment funds Resliicted incoine filnds IA Unrcslricted nd5- Non-d¢signaled funds Dcsignat¢d funds Total fullds 18.542 IS.542 19,544 18.542 19,544 Appioved by the Board otl ..... signcd on its behalf by.. Shirley Ashton Chair of New Brighton Heritc1ge and Informaiion CenlTe The notes on pages 5 to 8 forn] an inlegral part of ih¢s¢ financial stateinents. Page 4
New Brighton Heritage and Infornjation Cenlre Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Accoutiting policie5 Bas1$ of prep*rA(iOR Tlie financial slateinents hav¢ been prepared ilnder tlie hislorical cost ¢onvertfion ajid in accordance ivitlj th¢ Staiement of Recoinm¢nded Pra¢ti¢¢ 'A¢¢oiinting and R¢porling by Charities ISORP (FRS102))'. issiTr¢d in January 2019, appli¢abl¢ ac¢ounLing standards and th¢ Chariii¢s A¢t 2011. accounting policy Unreslricled incoiiie fiinds arc gcneral fiinds tllat ar¢ availabl¢ foru%at the (Tustees'discreliot) ill ri7}erance of Ilie objeclives of ihe cljarity. Resiricled fiinds are Ihose donated for in a panicular ar¢a or for specifi¢ piirposes, Ihe iise of which is restricted to Ihai area or pilOse. Fiirtlier deiails of each fund are <lisclosed in nole I l. Incoming resourt¢$ Inconic dcriv¢d frotn ¢ventS i5 T08niSed as earned (thal is. as ihe related goods or seryice5 are provid¢dl. Resource5 expended Liabilities are recogniscd as soon as theie is a legal or consiru¢tive obligatioii coJ)Imitting the charity 10 the expendiliire. All expendiiiwe is ac¢oiinted for on an accruals basis and has b¢en classified iindei. headings Iliat aggrcgaie all costs related to the category. Costs of generaring fid$ comprise ihe costs associated with altsactsng voluntary inconie and the costs of trading for fiindraising purposes. FAed a$$tt8 Individiial fix¢d a5sels costing £l.000 or more 8Te initially [ded ai cost. Depreeiation Depreciation 15 piovided on tangible fixed assets so as write offihe cost or valuation, l¢ss any ¢stimAted residual value. over theii expected useful economic life as follows.. Plant and machinery 15Yo R11¢18 Balallc Office eqiiipiiKnt 25Yo Rdllcing Balallce Operating le25es Rentals pJyable Lder operating leases aTe charg¢d in the stat¢in¢nl of financial activities on a straight-linc basis over the lease term. Donations and legacies Unrestricted Funds Restritted Funds To(lll Fllnd5 Total Funds 2025 2024 Donations 70 70 Page 5
Receipts Irom charitable activities Unrestricted Fund$ Restrided Fund5 Total Funds 2025 Tolal Fiinds 2024 Incomc frotn eh#riiable aciiviiies 4 Resources eypended Direci cosrs.. Adver115in8 and proinotion5 Insurance Accoiiniancy fees Charitable aciivities Eqiilpi)rtt 169 115 240 189 510 1,223 5 Trustees, remuneratton and expenses No ITUSt¢¢s re¢¢ivd any reinuneralion durirtg the year. 6 Net (outgoingVincon]illg resourees Nei {outgoingVinconiing resourees is slated after chargin8= 2025 2024 Depreciation of owned assets 7 Employees, remuneration The aggregaie payroll costs of these persons were as follows= 21125 2024 Wag¢s and salaries Page 6
8 Tanglble fixed *55ets Plsnt and machinery including inolor vehicle5 Fixturu, rittings and equipment Toiil Cost As at l April 2024 Disposals As al 31 Mar¢h 2025 Depre¢i#tion As ai l April 2024 Eliinini< led on disposal As ai 31 March 2025 Net book value As al 31 March 2024 As al 31 imaich 2025 9 Creditors: Amount$ falling due iv1th1 )'ear 2025 2024 CR CR Aecruals and deferred income 240 240 240 240 10 R¢lgt¢d p8rtie5 Controlllng entlt>' Tlie charity is controlled by the trustees. Page 7
I l Analysls offunds At l April 2024 Incoming sourees Resource5 expenile(I At31 1118rch 2025 Transfer5 Uttrestricted Fiinds fj¢neral fLiiid 19.544 19.544 221 221 (1.1231 11,2231 18,542 18,542 Restricted Funds NIA 19,544 221 {1.223) 18,S42 12 Net Assets by fund Unrestrieied Fullds Restrieted Funds Total Funds 2025 Total Fuiids 2024 Tangible assets Current assets Credilors." Ajnoiints falling due iithin one year Net assets 18.782 18.782 19.784 (240) 18,542 (240) 18.542 {240) 19,544 Pag¢ 8