FOUNDATION
, & CHARITY SHOP
76 Lancaster Road, Camforth, L3ncashire LA5 9LE
Telephone". 01524 932125
.3rcorg.uk
Annual Report 2025
3R Foundation- Registered Charity 1202342
Trustees Report:
The Trustees of the 3R Foundation are pleased to submit their report and account5
for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial year has been adjusted on advice from our
accountants to coincide with the standard or fiscal financial year in the UK.
Governing Document:
The organisation 15 a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Modell whose only voting
members are its charity trustees, incorporated on 19th February 2023 and registered as a charity
with the Charity Commission on 23rd March 2023.
Charitable Objectives:
To advance such charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the trustees See
fit from time to time, for the benefit of those living in North Lancashire and South Cumbria and the
surrounding areas.
Main Activities:
The 3R Foundation raises funds for local small charities. community groups and clubs primarily Ibut
not exclusively) in the North Lancashire and South Cumbria area through the 3R I'Recycle, Reuse,
Rehome'l Charity shop in Carnforth. We specifically aim to quickly and efficiently support
organisations, that have modest financial requirements, that would otherwise have nowhere to
turn to. We support charities, clubs and groups that offer benefits to the local community with
quick and 'ea5y to apply for, lower value grant awards of £250, £5(XJ and £IOCxJ.
Review of Activities-
During the second year of trading the 3R Charity shop proved once again to be very well received
and sUPPOrted by the local community and consistent sales support this. The concept of a
Community Charity Shop raising money for the local community is easily understood, especially
now the results can be seen in the extensive grant reports on our social media and website.
The profits in this financial year allowed the 3R Foundation to award 133 grants totalling nearly
£73.000 to 121 local clubs. community groups and small charities. The projects that our grants have
supported have planted new flowers and shrubs, purchased vital kitchen equipment. repaired and
updated clubhouse facilities. provided hand and power tools, supplied a huge range of sports.
safety and rescue equipment and most importantly allowed organisations in our community to
carry on doing what they do best, knowing that if they need a modest amount of financial help
quickly then they can come to the 3R Foundation. and continue to come back again in future.
3R Fotsndation- Re9iStered with the UK Charity Commission- Charrty Number. I2342
FOUNDATION
& CHARITYSHOP
76 Lanc3ster Road. Carnforth. Lancashire LA5 9LE
Telephone." 01524 932125
www.3r¢.or9.uk
Charity Trustees:
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows=
Mrs R Mcmullin
Mr J Ashton
Mrs H Cole
Mrs C Wilkins
Miss A Proud
Principle Address".
3R Foundation & Charity Shop, 76 Lancaster Road, Carnforth, Lancashire LA2 5 9LE
Signed on behalf of the Trustees:
Mrs R Mcmullin..
l Oct 2025
3R Foundation- Registered wrth the UK Charity CornrniSSion- Charity Nurnber.. I2342
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**For the period**
**from**|**01 April 2024**|**To**|**31 March 2025**|
|**Income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,146**
**215,932**
**688**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**231,766**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**231,766**
**106,857**
**72,725**
**18,596**
**16,491**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**214,669**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**214,669**
**17,096**
**-**
**67,636**
**84,732**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations and Legacies|**15,146**|||**15,146**||**5,858**|
|Charitable Activities|**215,932**|||**215,932**||**242,544**|
|Investments|**688**|||**688**||**178**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income_
_for AR)_|**231,766**|||**231,766**||**248,580**|
||||||||
|**Asset and investment**
**sales, (see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**Expenses**|||||||
|||||||**248,580**|
||||||||
|Raising funds|**106,857**|||||**99,312**|
|Charitable Activites|**72,725**|||||**45,284**|
|Separate material item of expense|**18,596**|||||**17,642**|
|Other|**16,491**|||||**18,706**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**214,669**|||||**180,944**|
||||||||
|**Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_et of receipts/(payments)_**
**Transfers between funds**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**180,944**|
||||||||
||**17,096**|**-**|**-**|**17,096**||**67,636**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**67,636**|**-**|**-**|**67,636**||**-**|
||**84,732**|**-**|**-**|**84,732**||**67,636**|
10/06/2025
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
1
## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**Liabilities**
**Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**Investment assets**
**Other monetary assets**
**Cash funds**|Payables
Accruals
EE Loan Acc
PAYE payable
Peugeot Boxer YD15 XKU
Lancaster signs
Lancaster signs
Shark vacuum
Mac & Accessories
Apple macbook
Ipad
Smart 4k TV
Defibrillator & cabinet
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Iphone 12
Table top fridge
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
VAT
Debtors
Prepayments
**Details**
Natwest Current Acc
HSBC Savings
HSBC Current acc|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**50,329**
**27,629**
**77,958**
Agreement Error
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**2,952**
**2,421**
**1,004**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**4,893**
**124**
**117**
**678**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**3,656**|
|||||**591**|
|||||**38**|
|||||**154**|
|||||**205**|
|||||**339**|
|||||**151**|
|||||**170**|
|||||**94**|
|||||**270**|
|||||**542**|
|||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
||Payables||**4,893**||
||Accruals||**124**||
||EE Loan Acc||**117**||
||PAYE payable||**678**||
All funds are unrestricted and available to be applied in the furtherance of the trust's charitable objective at the discretion of the Trustees.
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Date of Print Name approval
10/06/2025
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
2
CHARITY COMMISSION
I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
3R Foundation
On accounts for the year
ended
3110312025
Charlty no
lif any)
1202342
Set out on pages
I r8POrt to th8 trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {'Ihe Trust"} for the year ended 3110312025.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'th8 Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515){bl of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
examlner's statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives mè
cause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the aGGounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the ac¢ounts to be reached.
Ple8se delete the words in the brackets if they do not 8ppIy.
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Date:
Name:
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Relevant professional
qualificationlsl or body
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Address:
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Oct 2018