| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income from: | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | 3 | 279,630 | 253,418 | 533,048 | 207,087 | 45,495 | 252,582 |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 129,870 | 129,870 | 55,836 | 55,836 | ||
| Other trading activities | 5 | 32,747 | 32,747 | 24,298 | 24,298 | ||
| Investments | 6 | 6,596 | 6,596 | 2,872 | 2,872 | ||
| Other income | 7 | 64,800 | 64,800 | 210,737 | 210,737 | ||
| Total income | 513,643 | 253,418 | 767,061 | 500,830 | 45,495 | 546,325 | |
| Expenditure on: | |||||||
| Raising funds | 8 | 27,046 | 27,046 | 32,741 | 13 | 32,754 | |
| Charitable activities | 9 | 556,845 | 8,888 | 565,733 | 496,326 | 7,109 | 503,435 |
| Total expenditure | 583,891 | 8,888 | 592,779 | 529,067 | 7,122 | 536,189 | |
| Net income/(expenditure) | (70,248) | 244,530 | 174,282 | (28,237) | 38,373 | 10,136 | |
| Transfers between | |||||||
| funds | 17 | 15,493 | (15,493) | 50,259 | (50,259) | ||
| Net movement in | |||||||
| funds | 10 | (54,755) | 229,037 | 174,282 | 22,022 | (11,886) | 10,136 |
| Reconciliation of funds: | |||||||
| Fund balances at 1 January | |||||||
| 2025 | 1,185,517 | 9,502 | 1,195,019 | 1,163,495 | 21,388 | 1,184,883 | |
| Fund balances at 31 | |||||||
| December 2025 | 1,130,762 | 238,539 | 1,369,301 | 1,185,517 | 9,502 | 1,195,019 |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Tangible assets | 18 | 1,054,989 | 1,026,061 | ||
| Current assets | |||||
| Stocks | 19 | 777 | 803 | ||
| Debtors | 20 | 17,059 | 22,827 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 450,769 | 320,535 | |||
| 468,605 | 344,165 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within | 21 | ||||
| one year | (24,293) | (35,207) | |||
| Net current assets | 444,312 | 308,958 | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,499,301 | 1,335,019 | |||
| Provision for other liabilities | 22 | (130,000) | (140,000) | ||
| Net assets | 1,369,301 | 1,195,019 | |||
| The funds of the charity | |||||
| Restricted income funds | 24 | 238,539 | 9,502 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 26 | 1,130,762 | 1,185,517 | ||
| 1,369,301 | 1,195,019 |
| Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total | |
|---|---|
| funds funds funds funds | |
| 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 | |
| £ £ £ £ £ £ | |
| Donations and gifts 279,630 253,418 533,048 193,020 45,495 238,515 | |
| Grants - - - 14,067 - 14,067 | |
| 279,630 253,418 533,048 207,087 45,495 252,582 | |
| Donations and gifts | |
| Donors => £25,000 | 102,445 175,000 277,445 55,000 55,000 |
| Donors £10,000 <£25,000 | 30,000 40,000 70,000 30,292 33,859 64,151 |
| Donors £5,000 <£10,000 | 53,579 21,540 75,119 40,434 5,507 45,941 |
| Donors £2,500 <£5,000 | 21,610 10,415 32,025 29,415 4,131 33,546 |
| Donors £1,000 <£2,500 | 32,316 6,463 38,779 23,607 1,598 25,205 |
| Donors < £1,000 | 11,448 11,448 9,295 400 9,695 |
| Gift aid | 28,232 28,232 4,977 4,977 |
| 279,630 253,418 533,048 193,020 45,495 238,515 |
| Unrestricted Unrestricted | |
|---|---|
| funds funds | |
| 2025 2024 | |
| £ £ | |
| Residential - Accommodation | |
| Fees contributed | 59,055 7,972 |
| Recreational - Sport and recreation | |
| Fees contributed | 70,815 47,864 |
| 129,870 55,836 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |
|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fundraising events a) | 4,705 | 8,882 |
| Cafe sales | 15,115 | 8,423 |
| Room hire | 513 | 875 |
| Community meals | 12,414 | 6,118 |
| 32,747 | 24,298 | |
| a) Analysis of fundraising events | ||
| Quiz night | 2,219 | |
| Family fete | 2,408 | |
| Christmas raffle | 462 | 826 |
| Easter raffle | 428 | |
| Bryony bounce-a-thon | 2,850 | |
| Afternoon tea | 3,548 | |
| Other fundraising activities < £1 ,000 | 695 | 151 |
| 4,705 | 8,882 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
|---|---|
| funds | funds |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| 6,596 | 2,872 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Miscellaneous income | 700 | 557 | |
| Non-disability activities | b) | 64,100 | 47,886 |
| Insurance claim | 162,294 | ||
| 64,800 | 210,737 | ||
| b) Analysis of non-disability activities | |||
| Childrens' parties | 7,888 | 5,589 | |
| Mini play | 8,035 | 6,366 | |
| Pilates | 738 | 3,330 | |
| Cheerleading | 10,450 | 9,825 | |
| Gymnastics club | 36,647 | 22,776 | |
| Gym uniforms and gym wear | 342 | ||
| 64,100 | 47,886 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fundraising and | publicity | ||||||
| Staff costs | 15 | 22,352 | 22,352 | 24,964 | 24,964 | ||
| Support costs | 14 | 3,899 | 3,899 | 5,937 | 13 | 5,950 | |
| Governance costs | 14 | 795 | 795 | 1,840 | 1,840 | ||
| 27,046 | 27,046 | 32,741 | 13 | 32,754 |
| Residential | Residential | Recreational | Total | Residential | Recreational | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Direct costs | ||||||
| Staff costs 15 | 200,254 | 163,932 | 364,186 | 156,007 | 160,515 | 316,522 |
| Depreciation and 18 | ||||||
| impairment | 3,279 | 23,880 | 27,159 | 1,756 | 24,514 | 26,270 |
| Coaching fees | 1,045 | 1,045 | 1,518 | 1,518 | ||
| Catering supplies | 21,069 | 21,069 | 9,489 | 9,489 | ||
| Prizes and awards | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Replacement | ||||||
| equipment and | ||||||
| consumables | 1,020 | 1,189 | 2,209 | 639 | 1,050 | 1,689 |
| Hosting fees | 725 | 725 | ||||
| 225,622 190,046 415,668 | 168,616 | 187,666 | 356,282 | |||
| Share of support and governance | costs (see note 14) | |||||
| Support 14 | 65,491 | 46,443 | 111,934 | 73,540 | 40,107 | 113,647 |
| Governance 14 | 30,053 | 8,078 | 38,131 | 29,255 | 4,251 | 33,506 |
| 321,166 | 244,567 | 565,733 | 271,411 | 232,024 | 503,435 | |
| Analysis by fund | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 319,697 | 237,148 | 556,845 | 269,809 | 226,517 | 496,326 |
| Restricted funds 11 | 1,469 | 7,419 | 8,888 | 1,602 | 5,507 | 7,109 |
| 321,166 | 244,567 | 565,733 | 271,411 | 232,024 | 503,435 | |
| Net movement in funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| 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 | 1,200 | 1 ,150 |
|||
| - for other financial services | 3,850 | 3 ,865 |
||||
| Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets | 32,135 | 31 ,233 |
| estricted funds expenditure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Staff costs | 1,500 | 4,451 | |
| Catering supplies | 126 | ||
| Prizes and awards | 69 | ||
| Replacement equipment and consumables | 409 | 1,050 | |
| Light and heat | 700 | ||
| Repairs and renewals | 6,620 | 694 | |
| Motor and travel | 233 | 145 | |
| Printing, postage, stationery and advertising | 13 | ||
| 8,888 | 7,122 | ||
| Analysis by expenditure type: | |||
| Raising funds | 8 | 13 | |
| Charitable activities | 9 | 8,888 | 7,109 |
| 8,888 | 7,122 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Volunteers | 10 | 5 |
| 14 | Support costs allocated to activities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lising | Residential | Recreational | Office | Total | Total | ||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Basis of allocation | |||||||
| Staff training | (189) | 22 | (167) | 3,997 | |||
| Staff expenses | 481 | 351 | 62 | 894 | 1,332 | ||
| Water rates Direct |
6,702 | 353 | 7,055 | 5,200 | |||
| Cleaning costs Floor area |
2,932 | 977 | 3,909 | 3,948 | |||
| Light and heat Floor area |
26,296 | 11,422 | 37,718 | 42,559 | |||
| Repairs and renewals Floor area |
13,272 | 13,045 | 26,317 | 28,784 | |||
| Computer expenses Direct |
554 | 554 | 1,938 | ||||
| Motor and travel Direct |
338 | 338 | 773 | ||||
| Printing, postage, stationery and advertising Usage | 2,541 | 2,032 | 2,300 | 414 | 7,287 | 6,459 | |
| Bank, card and fundraising charges Income | 53 | 781 | 941 | 1,775 | 1,221 | ||
| Insurance Risk | 322 | 7,496 | 16,824 | 322 | 24,964 | 18,861 | |
| Telephone Usage | 610 | 1,048 | 712 | 116 | 2,486 | 2,695 | |
| Sundry expenses Direct | 373 | 1,179 | 60 | 859 | 2,471 | 1,684 | |
| Bad debts Income | 232 | 232 | 146 | ||||
| Governance c) | 795 | 7,651 | 8,078 | 22,402 | 38,926 | 35,346 | |
| 4,694 | 69,870 | 54,521 | 25,674 | 154,759 | 154,943 | ||
| Expenditure on support and governance costs within: | |||||||
| Raising funds - support 8 | 3,899 | 3,899 | 5,950 | ||||
| Raising funds - governance 8 | 795 | 795 | 1,840 | ||||
| Charitable activities - support 9 | 62,219 | 46,443 | 3,272 | 111,934 | 113,647 | ||
| Charitable activities - governance 9 | 7,651 | 8,078 | 22,402 | 38,131 | 33,506 | ||
| 4,694 | 69,870 | 54,521 | 25,674 | 154,759 | 154,943 |
| 14 Support: costs allocated to activities | (Continued) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Support costs from raising funds of £3,899 (2024: £5,950) and | |||
| charitable activities of £111,934 (2024: £113,647) gives total support | |||
| costs of: | 115,833 | 119,597 | |
| Governance costs from raising funds of £795 (2024: £1,840) and | |||
| charitable activities of £38,131 (2024: £33,506) gives total governance | |||
| costs of: | c) | 38,926 | 35,346 |
| Total support costs allocated to activities | 154,759 | 154,943 | |
| c) Governance costs | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Staff costs | 15 | 12,375 | 11,327 |
| Depreciation | 18 | 4,976 | 4,963 |
| Independent examination fees | 1,200 | 1,150 | |
| Accountancy | 3,850 | 3,865 | |
| Legal and professional | 12,745 | 5,796 | |
| Consultancy fees | 3,780 | 8,245 | |
| 38,926 | 35,346 | ||
| 15 Employees | |||
| The average monthly number of employees during the year was: | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Number | Number | ||
| Staff | 26 | 25 | |
| Employment costs | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Wages and salaries | 367,998 | 330,895 | |
| Social security costs | 24,294 | 16,216 | |
| Other pension costs | 6,621 | 5,702 | |
| 398,913 | 352,813 | ||
| Analysed between: | |||
| Residential | 9 | 200,254 | 156,007 |
| Recreational | 9 | 163,932 | 160,515 |
| Fundraising | 8 | 22,352 | 24,964 |
| Governance | 14 | 12,375 | 11,327 |
| 398,913 | 352,813 |
| Remuneration of key management personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows: | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Aggregate compensation | 41,693 | 39,552 |
| angible fixed assets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Fixtures, | Total | |||
| land and fittings and | ||||
| buildings equipment | ||||
| Cost | ||||
| At 1 January 2025 | 957,045 505,806 1,462,851 | |||
| Additions | 54,945 6,118 61,063 | |||
| Disposals | (1,629) (1,629) | |||
| At 31 December 2025 | 1,011,990 | 510,295 | 1,522,285 | |
| Depreciation and impairment | ||||
| At 1 January 2025 | 436,790 | 436,790 | ||
| Depreciation charged in the year | 32,135 | 32,135 | ||
| Eliminated in respect of disposals | (1,629) | (1,629) | ||
| At 31 December 2025 | 467,296 | 467,296 | ||
| Carrying amount | ||||
| At 31 December 2025 | 1,011,990 | 42,999 | 1,054,989 | |
| At 31 December 2024 | 957,045 | 69,016 | 1,026,061 | |
| All tangible assets are used for charitable purposes. | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Depreciation charge allocated to: | ||||
| Residential | 9 | 3,279 | 1,756 | |
| Recreational | 9 | 23,880 | 24,514 | |
| Governance | c) | 4,976 | 4,963 | |
| 32,135 | 31,233 |
| 19 | Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Raw materials and consumables | 266 | ||
| Finished goods and goods for resale | 777 | 537 | |
| 777 | 803 | ||
| 20 | Debtors | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year: | £ | £ | |
| Trade debtors | 729 | 3,909 | |
| Other debtors | 3,879 | 7,529 | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 12,451 | 11,389 | |
| 17,059 | 22,827 | ||
| 21 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Taxation and social security | 6,304 | 4,529 | |
| Amounts received in advance | 4,429 | 13,166 | |
| Trade creditors | 8,976 | 7,646 | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 4,584 | 9,866 | |
| 24,293 | 35,207 | ||
| 22 | Provisions for liabilities | 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ | ||
| Deferred donation - The Edward Gostling Fund | 130,000 | 140,000 | |
| Movements on provisions: | |||
| Deferred | |||
| donation - The | |||
| Edward | |||
| Gostling Fund | |||
| £ | |||
| At 1 January 2025 | 140,000 | ||
| Utilisation of provision | (10,000) | ||
| At 31 December 2025 | 130,000 |
| At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | At 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | resources | expended | December | ||
| 2025 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Annette Duvollet Trust | 90 | (90) | |||
| Beatrice Lang Trust | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Cheshire Community Fund | 959 | (267) | 692 | ||
| Cheshire East Council | 8,540 | 8,540 | |||
| Cheshire Freemasons | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||
| CRH Charitable Trust | 3,376 | (1,733) | 1,643 | ||
| Custom Powders | 64,000 | 64,000 | |||
| David Lister Trust | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||
| Dorothy Pamela Smith | 1,463 | 1,463 | |||
| Fence Club | 194 | (80) | 114 | ||
| Hearth Foundation | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| JAS Manchester | 2,569 | (409) | (1,909) | 251 | |
| Louis Nicholas Trust | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||
| Peter Colyer | 351 | 111,000 | (351) | 111,000 | |
| Philanthropist Building Works | 20,000 | (6,620) | (11,520) | 1,860 | |
| Russell Trust | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Screwfix Foundation | 4,130 | 4,130 | |||
| Strasser Foundation | 350 | (350) | |||
| Ursula Keyes Trust | 2,926 | 2,926 | |||
| Wain Foundation | 4,920 | 4,920 | |||
| Walker Trust | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Warburton Foundation | 52 | (52) | |||
| Whitchurch Rotary | 1,000 | (126) | (874) | ||
| 9,502 | 253,418 | (8,888) | (15,493) | 238,539 |
| 24 | Restricted funds | (Continued) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous year: | At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | 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 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | ||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| At 31 December 2025: | |||
| Tangible assets | 1,054,989 | 1,054,989 | |
| Current assets/(liabilities) | 205,773 | 238,539 | 444,312 |
| Provisions | (130,000) | (130,000) | |
| 1,130,762 | 238,539 | 1,369,301 |
| 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 |
| At 1 January | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | At 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | resources | expended | December | ||
| 2025 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,185,517 | 513,643 | (583,891) | 15,493 | 1,130,762 |
| Previous year: | 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 |
| 28 Cash generated from operations | 2025 2024 | 2025 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| £ £ | ||
| Surplus for the year 174,282 10,136 | ||
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities | (6,596) | (2,872) |
| Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets | 32,135 | 31,233 |
| Movements in working capital: | ||
| Decrease/(increase) in stocks | 26 | (221) |
| Decrease in debtors | 5,768 | 5,432 |
| (Decrease) in creditors | (10,914) | (2,706) |
| (Decrease)/increase in provisions | (10,000) | 140,000 |
| Cash generated from operations | 184,701 | 181,002 |