| Trustees | Andrew Neil McCallum | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Edward Young MA (Oxon) Retired TEP Solicitor | ||
| Jennifer Elizabeth Sproston RGN DN OND CAT | ||
| Peter Aubrey Latronico BA PGCE | ||
| David Longdon BSc FRICS | ||
| Julia McGhie B.Ed (Hons) | ||
| Samantha McCallum AIDTA | ||
| Joanne Louise Meredith | (Appointed 22 May 202 | |
| Gareth Roberts | (Appointed 19 March 2 | |
| Jackie Roberts | (Appointed 19 March 2 | |
| Simon Ashleigh Millard | (Appointed 30 April 202 | |
| Executive Committee | Rona Moroney | Chief Executive Officer |
| Andrew Neil McCallum | Chair | |
| Michael Edward Young MA (Oxon) Retired TEP Solicitor | Secretary | |
| Julia McGhie B.Ed. (Hons) | SEN Co-ordinator | |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Sproston RON DN OND CAT | Trustee | |
| Peter Aubrey Latronico BA PGCE | Trustee | |
| David Longdon BSc FRICS | Trustee | |
| Samantha McCallumAIDTA | Trustee | |
| Joanne Louise Meredith | Trustee | |
| Charity number | 1197017 | |
| (England and Wales) | ||
| Incorporation number | CE027533 | |
| Principal address | Wingate Centre | |
| Wrenbury Hall Drive | ||
| Wrenbury | ||
| Nantwich | ||
| Cheshire | ||
| CW5 8ES | ||
| Independent examiner | Afford Bond Holdings Limited | |
| 31 Wellington Road | ||
| Nantwich | ||
| Cheshire | ||
| CW5 7ED | ||
| Bankers | HSBC Bank PLC | |
| Crewe Branch | ||
| 30 Market Street | ||
| Crewe | ||
| Cheshire | ||
| CW1 2ES | ||
| Solicitors | Hibberts LLP | |
| 25 Barker Street | ||
| Nantwich | ||
| Cheshire | ||
| CW5 SEN |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income from: | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | 3 | 207,087 | 45,495 | 252,582 | 336,238 | 32,291 | 368,529 |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 55,836 | 55,836 | 132,741 | 132,741 | ||
| Other trading activities | 5 | 24,298 | 24,298 | 17,603 | 17,603 | ||
| Investments | 6 | 2,872 | 2,872 | 1,696 | 1,696 | ||
| Other income | 7 | 210,737 | 210,737 | 41,660 | 41,660 | ||
| Total income | 500,830 | 45,495 | 546,325 | 529,938 | 32,291 | 562,229 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||||
| Raising funds | 8 | 32,741 | 13 | 32,754 | 21,302 | 21,302 | |
| Charitable activities | 9 | 496,326 | 7,109 | 503,435 | 406,912 | 5,690 | 412,602 |
| Other expenditure | 10 | 17,968 | 17,968 | ||||
| Total expenditure | 529,067 | 7,122 | 536,189 | 446,182 | 5,690 | 451,872 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) | (28,237) | 38,373 | 10,136 | 83,756 | 26,601 | 110,357 | |
| Transfers between | |||||||
| funds | 12 | 50,259 | (50,259) | 74,546 | (74,546) | ||
| Net movement in | |||||||
| funds | 14 | 22,022 | (11,886) | 10,136 | 158,302 | (47,945) | 110,357 |
| Reconciliation of funds: | |||||||
| Fund balances at 1 January | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,163,495 | 21,388 | 1,184,883 | 1,005,193 | 69,333 | 1,074,526 | |
| Fund balances at 31 | |||||||
| December 2024 | 1,185,517 | 9,502 | 1,195,019 | 1,163,495 | 21,388 | 1,184,883 |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Tangible assets | 19 | 1,026,061 | 1,028,342 | ||
| Current assets | |||||
| Stocks | 20 | 803 | 582 | ||
| Debtors | 21 | 22,827 | 28,259 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 320,535 | 165,613 | |||
| 344,165 | 194,454 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | 22 | ||||
| one year | (35,207) | (37,913) | |||
| Net current assets | 308,958 | 156,541 | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,335,019 | 1,184,883 | |||
| Provision for other liabilities | 23 | (140,000) | |||
| Net assets | 1,195,019 | 1,184,883 | |||
| The funds of the charity | |||||
| Restricted income funds | 26 | 9,502 | 21,388 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 27 | 1,185,517 | 1,163,495 | ||
| 1,195,019 | 1,184,883 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations and gifts | 193,020 | 45,495 | 238,515 | 336,238 | 32,291 | 368,529 |
| Grants | 14,067 | 14,067 | ||||
| 207,087 | 45,495 | 252,582 | 336,238 | 32,291 | 368,529 | |
| Donations and gifts | ||||||
| Donors => £25,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 165,000 | 165,000 | ||
| Donors £10,000 <£25,000 | 30,292 | 33,859 | 64,151 | 50,855 | 19,000 | 69,855 |
| Donors £5,000 <£10,000 | 40,434 | 5,507 | 45,941 | 38,000 | 7,520 | 45,520 |
| Donors £2,500 <£5,000 | 29,415 | 4,131 | 33,546 | 29,408 | 29,408 | |
| Donors £1,000 <£2,500 | 23,607 | 1,598 | 25,205 | 19,259 | 5,771 | 25,030 |
| Donors < £1,000 | 9,295 | 400 | 9,695 | 15,861 | 15,861 | |
| Gift aid | 4,977 | 4,977 | 17,855 | 17,855 | ||
| 193,020 | 45,495 | 238,515 | 336,238 | 32,291 | 368,529 |
| Unrestricted Unrestricted | |
|---|---|
| funds funds | |
| 2024 2023 | |
| £ £ | |
| Residential - Accommodation | |
| Fees contributed | 7,972 90,246 |
| Recreational - Sport and recreation | |
| Fees contributed | 47,864 42,495 |
| 55,836 132,741 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |
|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | |
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fundraising events a) | 8,882 | 13,379 |
| Cafe sales | 8,423 | 2,845 |
| Room hire | 875 | 1,379 |
| Community meals | 6,118 | |
| 24,298 | 17,603 | |
| a) Analysis offundraising events | ||
| Quiz night | 2,219 | 2,188 |
| Wingate 35 | 1,135 | |
| Family fete | 2,408 | 6,002 |
| Wingate skydive | 1,670 | |
| Christmas raffle | 826 | 1,014 |
| Easter raffle | 428 | 1,101 |
| Bryony bounce-a-thon | 2,850 | |
| Other fundraising activities < £1 ,000 | 151 | 269 |
| 8,882 | 13,379 |
| Unrestricted Unrestricted |
|---|
| funds funds |
| 2024 2023 |
| £ £ |
| 2,872 1,696 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Miscellaneous income | 557 | 638 | |
| Non-disability activities | b) | 47,886 | 41,022 |
| Insurance claim | 162,294 | ||
| 210,737 | 41,660 | ||
| b) Analysis of non-disability activities | |||
| Childrens' parties | 5,589 | 5,629 | |
| Mini play | 6,366 | 5,408 | |
| Pilates | 3,330 | 3,924 | |
| Cheerleading | 9,825 | 9,725 | |
| Gymnastics club | 22,776 | 16,336 | |
| 47,886 | 41,022 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fundraising and | publicity | ||||||
| Staff costs | 17 | 24,964 | 24,964 | 17,236 | 17,236 | ||
| Support costs | 16 | 5,937 | 13 | 5,950 | 4,066 | 4,066 | |
| Governance costs | 16 | 1,840 | 1,840 | ||||
| 32,741 | 13 | 32,754 | 21,302 | 21,302 |
| Residential | Residential | Recreational | Total | Total | Residential | Recreational | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Direct costs | ||||||||
| Staff costs 17 | 156,007 | 160,515 | 316,522 | 127,677 | 121,502 | 249,179 | ||
| Depreciation and 19 | ||||||||
| impairment | 1,756 | 24,514 | 26,270 | 2,061 | 19,319 | 21,380 | ||
| Coaching fees | 1,518 | 1,518 | 5,458 | 5,458 | ||||
| Residential fees | 1,950 | 1,950 | ||||||
| Catering supplies | 9,489 | 9,489 | 12,205 | 12,205 | ||||
| Prizes and awards | 69 | 69 | ||||||
| Replacement | ||||||||
| equipment and | ||||||||
| consumables | 639 | 1,050 | 1,689 | |||||
| Hosting fees | 725 | 725 | ||||||
| 168,616 | 187,666 356,282 | 143,893 | 146,279 | 290,172 | ||||
| Share of support and | governance | costs (see note 16) | ||||||
| Support 16 | 73 | ,540 | 40,107 | 113 | ,647 | 61,403 | 31,011 | 92,414 |
| Governance 16 | 29 | ,255 | 4,251 | 33 | ,506 | 28,699 | 1,317 | 30,016 |
| 271 | ,411 | 232,024 | 503 | ,435 | 233,995 | 178,607 | 412,602 | |
| Analysis by fund | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 269 | ,809 | 226,517 | 496 | ,326 | 228,305 | 178,607 | 406,912 |
| Restricted funds 13 | 1 | ,602 | 5,507 | 7 | ,109 | 5,690 | 5,690 | |
| 271 | ,411 | 232,024 | 503 | ,435 | 233,995 | 178,607 | 412,602 |
| 13 | Restricted funds expenditure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Staff costs | 4,451 | 2,327 | |||
| Residential fees | 1,950 | ||||
| Prizes and awards | 69 | ||||
| Replacement equipment and consumables | 1,050 | ||||
| Light and heat | 700 | ||||
| Repairs and renewals | 694 | 141 | |||
| Computer expenses | 1,023 | ||||
| Motor and travel | 145 | 249 | |||
| Printing, postage, stationery and advertising | 13 | ||||
| 7,122 | 5,690 | ||||
| Analysis by expenditure type: | |||||
| Raising funds | 8 | 13 | |||
| Charitable activities | 9 | 7,109 | 5,690 | ||
| 7,122 | 5,690 | ||||
| 14 | Net movement in funds | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||||
| The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting): | |||||
| Fees payable to the charity's independent examiner: | |||||
| - for the independent examination of the charity's financial statements | 1 | ,150 | 1,100 | ||
| - for tax advisory services | 850 | ||||
| - for other financial services | 3 | ,865 | 3,969 | ||
| Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets | 31 | ,233 | 24,607 | ||
| Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets | 17,968 |
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Volunteers | 5 | 6 |
| Fundraising | Residential | Recreational | Office | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Bas/s of allocation | ||||||
| Staff training Direct |
370 | 3,183 | 444 | 3,997 | 100 | |
| Staff expenses Direct |
92 | 977 | 263 | 1,332 | 970 | |
| Water rates Direct |
4,940 | 260 | 5,200 | 5,230 | ||
| Cleaning costs Floor area |
2,961 | 987 | 3,948 | 4,169 | ||
| Light and heat Floor area |
28,486 | 11,626 | 2,447 | 42,559 | 35,265 | |
| Repairs and renewals Floor area |
21,825 | 6,959 | 28,784 | 20,540 | ||
| Computer expenses Direct |
1,938 | 1,938 | 2,666 | |||
| Motor and travel Direct |
156 | 617 | 773 | 714 | ||
| Printing, postage, stationery and advertising Usage | 4,465 | 377 | 1,617 | 6,459 | 5,492 | |
| Bank, card and fundraising charges Income | 159 | 147 | 915 | 1,221 | 1,991 | |
| Insurance Risk | 243 | 5,654 | 12,721 | 243 | 18,861 | 15,091 |
| Telephone Usage | 661 | 1,136 | 773 | 125 | 2,695 | 2,363 |
| Sundry expenses Direct | 276 | 899 | 193 | 316 | 1,684 | 1,889 |
| Bad debts Income | 146 | 146 | ||||
| Governance c) | 1,840 | 7,743 | 4,251 | 21,512 | 35,346 | 30,016 |
| 7,790 | 74,630 | 44,358 | 28,165 | 154,943 | 126,496 | |
| Expenditure on support and governance costs within: | ||||||
| Raising funds - support 8 | 5,950 | 5,950 | 4,066 | |||
| Raising funds - governance 8 | 1,840 | 1,840 | ||||
| Charitable activities - support 9 | 66,887 | 40,107 | 6,653 | 113,647 | 92,414 | |
| Charitable activities - governance 9 | 7,743 | 4,251 | 21,512 | 33,506 | 30,016 | |
| 7,790 | 74,630 | 44,358 | 28,165 | 154,943 | 126,496 |
| 16 Support costs allocated to activities | (Continued) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Support costs from raising funds of £5,950 (2023: £4,066) and | |||
| charitable activities of £113,647 (2023: £92,414) gives total support | |||
| costs of: | 119,597 | 96,480 | |
| Governance costs from raising funds of £1,840 (2023: £-) and charitable | |||
| activities of £33,506 (2023: £30,016) gives total governance costs of: | c) | 35,346 | 30,016 |
| Total support costs allocated to activities | 154,943 | 126,496 | |
| c) Governance costs | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Staff costs | 17 | 11,327 | 13,115 |
| Depreciation | 19 | 4,963 | 3,227 |
| Independent examination fees | 1,150 | 1,100 | |
| Accountancy | 3,865 | 2,000 | |
| Legal and professional | 5,796 | 6,812 | |
| Consultancy fees | 8,245 | 3,762 | |
| 35,346 | 30,016 | ||
| 17 Employees | |||
| The average monthly number of employees during the year was: | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Number | Number | ||
| Staff | 25 | 21 | |
| Employment costs | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Wages and salaries | 330,895 | 264,523 | |
| Social security costs | 16,216 | 11,120 | |
| Other pension costs | 5,702 | 3,887 | |
| 352,813 | 279,530 | ||
| Analysed between: | |||
| Residential | 9 | 156,007 | 127,677 |
| Recreational | 9 | 160,515 | 121,502 |
| Fundraising | 8 | 24,964 | 17,236 |
| Governance | 16 | 11,327 | 13,115 |
| 352,813 | 279,530 |
| Remuneration of key management personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows: | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Aggregate compensation | 39,552 | 37,354 |
| angible fixed assets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Fixtures, | Total | |||
| land and | fittings and | ||||
| buildings | equipment | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Cost | |||||
| At 1 January 2024 | 941,537 | 512,287 | 1 | ,453,824 | |
| Additions | 15,683 | 14,188 | 29,871 | ||
| Disposals | (175) | (20,669) | (20,844) | ||
| At 31 December 2024 | 957,045 | 505,806 | 1 | ,462,851 | |
| Depreciation and impairment | |||||
| At 1 January 2024 | 425,482 | 425,482 | |||
| Depreciation charged in the year | 31,233 | 31,233 | |||
| Eliminated in respect of disposals | (19,925) | (19,925) | |||
| At 31 December 2024 | 436,790 | 436,790 | |||
| Carrying amount | |||||
| At 31 December 2024 | 957,045 | 69,016 | 1 | ,026,061 | |
| At 31 December 2023 | 941,537 | 86,805 | 1 | ,028,342 | |
| All tangible assets are used for charitable purposes. | |||||
| Depreciation charge allocated to: | |||||
| Residential | 9 | 1 ,756 |
2 ,061 |
||
| Recreational | 9 | 24 ,514 |
19 ,319 |
||
| Governance | c) | 4 ,963 |
3 ,227 |
||
| 31 ,233 |
24 ,607 |
| 20 | Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Raw materials and consumables | 266 | ||
| Finished goods and goods for resale | 537 | 582 | |
| 803 | 582 | ||
| 21 | Debtors | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year: | £ | £ | |
| Trade debtors | 3,909 | 3,420 | |
| Payments on account | 10,000 | ||
| Other debtors | 7,529 | 3,797 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 11,389 | 11,042 | |
| 22,827 | 28,259 | ||
| 22 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Taxation and social security | 4,529 | 3,571 | |
| Income invoiced in advance | 13,166 | 1,195 | |
| Trade creditors | 7,646 | 8,758 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 9,866 | 24,389 | |
| 35,207 | 37,913 | ||
| 23 | Provisions for liabilities | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | ||
| Deferred donation - The Edward Gostling Fund | 140,000 | ||
| Movements on provisions: | |||
| Deferred | |||
| donation - The | |||
| Edward | |||
| Gostling Fund | |||
| At 1 January 2024 | |||
| Additional provisions in the year | 140,000 | ||
| At 31 December 2024 | 140,000 |
| tirement benefit schemes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Defined contribution schemes | £ | £ |
| Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes | 5,702 | 3,887 |
| At 1 January Incoming Resources | At 1 January Incoming Resources | At 1 January Incoming Resources | Transfers At 31 | Transfers At 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 resources expended December | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| ££ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Annette Duvollet Trust | 162 | (72) | 90 | ||
| Boshier Hinton Foundation | 399 | (399) | |||
| Cheshire Community Fund | 2,041 | (1,126) | 44 | 959 | |
| CRH Charitable Trust | 5,000 | (2,198) | 574 | 3,376 | |
| Duchy of Lancaster | 4,750 | (4,750) | |||
| Fence Club | 3,463 | 1,598 | (23) | (4,844) | 194 |
| Peter Colyer | 2,754 | (264) | (2,139) | 351 | |
| Sport England | 2,469 | (3,091) | 622 | ||
| Strasser Foundation | 350 | 350 | |||
| Cheshire East Council | 4,131 | (4,131) | |||
| Cloth Workers | 12,800 | (12,800) | |||
| Hobson Charity | 21,059 | (21,059) | |||
| Screwfix Foundation | 5,507 | (1,377) | 4,130 | ||
| Warburton Foundation | 400 | (348) | 52 | ||
| 21,388 | 45,495 | (7,122) | (50,259) | 9,502 |
| Previous year: | At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | At 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | resources | expended | December | ||
| 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Annette Duvollet Trust | 620 | (458) | 162 | ||
| Barbara Shuttleworth Trust | 400 | (400) | |||
| Boshier Hinton Foundation | 1,943 | (70) | (1,474) | 399 | |
| Cheshire Community Fund | 1,319 | 1,920 | (1,198) | 2,041 | |
| CRH Charitable Trust | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Duchy of Lancaster | 4,750 | 4,750 | |||
| Fence Club | 3,463 | 3,463 | |||
| Morrisons Foundation | 7,520 | (7,520) | |||
| Peter Colyer | 47,963 | 19,000 | (1,023) | (63,186) | 2,754 |
| Percy Bilton | 1,908 | (1,908) | |||
| Radio City | 1,500 | (1,500) | |||
| Sport England | 3,847 | (1,378) | 2,469 | ||
| Strasser Foundation | 350 | 350 | |||
| Ursula Keyes | 121 | (121) | |||
| 69,333 | 32,291 | (5,690) | (74,546) | 21,388 |
| At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | At 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | resources | expended | December | ||
| 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,163,495 | 500,830 | (529,067) | 50,259 | 1,185,517 |
| Previous year: | At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | At 31 |
| 2023 | resources | expended | December | ||
| 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,005,193 | 529,938 | (446,182) | 74,546 | 1,163,495 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| At 31 December 2024: | ||||
| Tangible assets | 1,026,061 | 1,026,061 | ||
| Current assets/(liabilities) | 299,456 | 9,502 | 308,958 | |
| Provisions | (140,000) | (140,000) | ||
| 1,185,517 | 9,502 | 1,195,019 | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
| funds | funds | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| At 31 December 2023: | ||||
| Tangible assets | 1,028,342 | 1,028,342 | ||
| Current assets/(liabilities) | 135,153 | 21,388 | 156,541 | |
| 1,163,495 | 21,388 | 1,184,883 | ||
| 29 | Cash generated from operations | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |||
| Surplus for the year | 10,136 | 110,357 | ||
| Adjustments for: | ||||
| Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities | (2,872) | (1,696) | ||
| (Gain)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets | 17,968 | |||
| Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets | 31,233 | 24,607 | ||
| Movements in working capital: | ||||
| (Increase) in stocks | (221) | (285) | ||
| Decrease/(increase) in debtors | 5,432 | (12,286) | ||
| (Decrease)/increase in creditors | (2,706) | 14,687 | ||
| Increase in provisions | 140,000 | |||
| Cash generated from operations | 181,002 | 153,352 | ||
| 30 | Analysis of changes in net funds |