## 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**|
|---|---|
|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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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