Bracken Bank and District Community Association
Charity number 1201392
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
Bracken Bank and District Community Association
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association
Trustees' 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
Position David Weston Chair Nadine Peck Christian Allsworth Treasurer Lydia Brownjohn Michael Spratt Jayne McDonnell Louise Dyson Eileen McDonnell Chloe Flaherty
Appointed 12 December 2024 Appointed 12 December 2024 Appointed 10 January 2025 Resigned 6 November 2024 Resigned 6 November 2024 Resigned 11 June 2024 Resigned 22 August 2024
Charity number 1201392 Registered and principal address Bankers Sue Belcher Centre Yorkshire Bank Bracken Bank Avenue 73 North Street Keighley BD22 7AF Keighley BD21 3SD
Registered in England and Wales
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 19 December 2022 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
A) Promote the benefit of the residents of Bracken Bank and District and the neighbourhood together defined by Harewood Road, Staveley Road down to and to incorporate Queens Road as far as St Joseph's School/Parish, Goose Cote Lane, Keighley Road, Ingrow Lane as far as St John's Church without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together all the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare and recreation and leisure with the object of improving the quality of life for the said residents;
B) To secure the establishment of, or to maintain the established Community Centre and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects; and.
C) Promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
The charity's main activities
The Association seeks to address inequalities through the promotion of self help, community pride and mutual support by facilitating the provision and development of services, activities and resources for the benefit of the Bracken Bank & District community. We also seek to directly involve local people with key decision makers and service providers in shaping the future of their own community.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and play provision for young people and providing a central hub for people of all ages to get together.
Achievements and performance
The main function of the charity continues to be the provision of the Sue Belcher Centre as a local community hub. It is well used almost every day by the local community, especially the children and young people who live locally.
It is booked and used by people for one off events/parties which are privately run events. We also have regular hirers of the centre. One of these is Little Learners who are a small business working with very young children. This has been very successful and they currently use the centre twice a week.
We work very closely with a charity based in Bradford called One in a Million. They hold regular sessions for children and young people from 5-18 years old. They currently hire the centre for 3 sessions during the week after school. They encourage children who show promise and encourage them through their engage, enrich and enhance model. They have a specific focus on young people from deprived areas and provide pathway opportunities through sports, arts and enterprise. Together in partnership with One in a Million we were able to secure a grant for £2,500 this last year to buy sports equipment and provide opportunities for young people to have threshold trips/experiences travelling to places that they would not normally visit due to lack of opportunity due to deprivation and other factors.
We have also been recognised and given the opportunity to provide warm spaces through our Health Hub. Anyone can drop into the centre during the warm space times and have food, a hot drink and talk to someone friendly. They also have the opportunity to access helpful information through all our partnerships/network relationships. Periodically we also provide health checks and sometimes even vaccinations.
We have been working with Active Bradford (JUMP) and other organisations and taking care of the green space around the grounds of the Sue Belcher Centre. This has resulted in flower beds, over 700 trees and shrubs being planted with the help of volunteers and the initiative called ‘Trees for Cities’.
Maintenance at the centre has included upgrading some of our toilet facilities, painting the building internally and externally. There are regular little picking which is done by volunteers at the Sue Belcher Centre.
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £4,856, including net payments of £2,757 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £2,099 on restricted funds, after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £28,453.
BBDCA is currently dependent on donations, grants and rent from groups hiring the centre to sustain its activities. If these existing sources of income are depleted or lost, it is crucial to ensure that there are sufficient reserves to keep BBDCA running for between 3 and 6 months or to allow the charity to wind up or look for alternative funding, while meeting its obligation to service users. Based on 2024/2025 expenditure this results in a target reserves range between £6,100 and £12,2000.
If the charity has excess reserves then the Board will consider how these funds could be best used and make this clear by designating funds for future expenditure. If this is the case then these designations and timings are included as an appendix to this policy.
If significant resources are held in reserve then the Board may consider investing some of these funds to obtain a financial return for the charity. In making these decisions, the Board will consider the likelihood that some or all of the reserves held may need to be accessed at short notice.
The level of reserves should be calculated and monitored every 12 months by the Treasurer.
This policy shall be reviewed every 3 years and whenever there are significant changes in staff numbers or new projects.
At the end of the financial year, our free reserves stood at £28,453. The projected cashflow for 2025–2026 includes an anticipated expenditure of just under £6,000 for the installation of security cameras, as well as a proposed allocation of £15,000 for the refurbishment of the MUGA at the centre. Following these outgoings, our remaining free reserves are expected to be around £8,000, which falls within the parameters set by our reserves policy.
Approved by the board of trustees on 28/7/2025
Christian Allsworth (Trustee)
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 948 Room hire and fundraising 11,743 Events and other income 1,600 Donation from unincorporated charity - Total receipts 14,291 Payments Utilities and waste management 3,930 Phone and internet 488 Insurance 866 Rent and rates 160 Events and activities 3,169 Materials and equipment 326 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 10,405 Independent examination 1,200 Printing, postage and stationery 184 Other costs 620 Total payments 21,348 Net receipts / (payments) (7,057) Transfers between funds 4,300 Net movement in funds (2,757) Fund balances brought forward 31,210 Fund balances carried forward (3) 28,453 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 5,321 - - - 5,321 417 - - - 2,249 59 395 - - - 3,120 2,201 (4,300) (2,099) 5,112 3,013 |
2025 Total funds £ 6,269 11,743 1,600 - 19,612 4,347 488 866 160 5,418 385 10,800 1,200 184 620 24,468 (4,856) - (4,856) 36,322 31,466 |
2024 Total funds £ 13,273 11,728 296 33,010 58,307 5,368 604 813 164 3,207 6,835 3,172 792 489 541 21,985 36,322 - 36,322 - 36,322 |
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 28,436 Cash in hand 17 Total cash funds 28,453 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Liabilities Accruals |
2025 Restricted £ 3,013 - 3,013 |
2025 Total £ 31,449 17 31,466 2025 £ 624 624 2025 £ 960 960 |
2024 Total £ 36,303 19 36,322 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 28/7/2025
Christian Allsworth (Trustee)
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Bracken Bank and District Community Association
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a 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
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds 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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Bracken Bank and District Community Association
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) InCommunities Keighley Creative Keighley Town Council Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (HACT) Leeds Community Foundation The Wharfedale Foundation Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Wharfedale Foundation 750 Health Hub Fund 3,862 HACT Gardening Fund 500 KTC - Anti Social Behaviour - BMDC - Warm Space - KTC - Young People - Keighley Creative - 5,112 |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ - 948 - - - - - - 948 Incoming £ - - - 948 1,653 2,500 220 5,321 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 1,653 - 220 3,448 - - - - 5,321 Outgoing £ 750 362 500 - 853 435 220 3,120 |
2025 Total funds £ 1,653 948 220 3,448 - - - - 6,269 Transfers £ - (3,500) - - (800) - - (4,300) |
2024 Total funds £ 5,000 650 - - 500 5,000 2,000 123 13,273 Balance c/f £ - - - 948 - 2,065 - 3,013 |
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Fund name Purpose of restriction Wharfedale Foundation Health Hub Fund
Towards artistic creations and a mural.
Towards running a health hub. The transfer is for a contribution to room hire charges and overhead costs.
HACT Gardening Fund KTC - Anti Social Behaviour BMDC - Warm Space
Towards a gardening project.
Towards working with young people to reduce antisocial behaviour Providing warm space and hot food. The transfer is for a contribution towards room hire charges and overhead costs.
KTC - Young People BB Crew (Youth) signs
Towards equipment, trips and threshold experiences for young people. Towards art for storage container.
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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