Stainland and District Community Charity
Charity number 1202494
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 4th April 2025
Contents Page Trustees’ report 2 Examiner’s report 4
Stainland and District Community Charity Trustees’ report for the year ended 4th April 2025
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its Trustees and advisors
Charity number 1202494 Registered in England and Wales Trustees Position Janice Booth Chair Simon Bottomley Treasurer Paul Bellenger Resigned in 2025/6 Alison Deighton David Mitchell Resigned in 2025/6 Joan Bottomley Resigned in 2025/6 Vanessa Mayall Appointed 25/3/2025
Registered address
The Old Library Westgate Stainland Halifax HX4 9HF
Structure, governance and management
The charity was formed as a CIO on 27[th] March 2023 and registered with the Charity Commission using their template.
Method of recruitment and appointment of Trustees
The Trustees of the charity are drawn from Stainland and District Parish Council (SDPC) and local people to give a range of views and skills.
The charity's objects and activities
Operating within the Stainland area the charity was set up to take over the building that had been Stainland Library from Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council under a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) on a 125year peppercorn lease. The object was to then carry out remedial work identified by a surveyor’s report and to also upgrade the building for use as a community facility.
This would then be run as a Community Hall allowing different groups to hire as well as to promote events for the community.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities, the Trustees of Stainland and District Community Charity have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Achievements
The process of completing the CAT took 2 years to complete and our thanks must go to Locality for their support through this process. Initially the application was driven by the then chair of SDPC Guy Liddell and passed on to our Chair Jan Booth. None of what we have done could have been achieved without these two individuals. Thanks to the financial support of SDPC, for which we are very grateful, we were able to make this happen much quicker than anticipated.
Stainland and District Community Charity Trustees’ report for the year ended 4[th] April 2025 (continued)
Work has continued to improve the condition of the building with the electrics having been brought up to current standards and a suspended ceiling fitted to improve heat retention. Ongoing issues with both damp and the floor have been addressed. There have been several successful events, some to raise funds such as the gin festival and Burns night, and others to encourage community involvement such as the D Day celebration. There was also an organised coach trip and meal to Lytham St Annes, which was principally funded by the charity.
Financial Review
To keep things simple for the future we have opted to file our accounts on a Receipts and Payments basis. In our first full year of operating the building we have had a very successful start. Generating income of £21.3k through hiring the hall and running a number of events that allowed us to increase our Unrestricted funds by £4.4k in the year and a cumulative of £7.4k.
We received Grants of £12.0k with the largest being from the National Lottery towards further development of our facilities. Smaller grants were received towards the ongoing improvement to the building and also to support events such as the D Day celebration.
The charity has no financial debts and its obligation to CMBC is to keep the building in a condition no worse than at the point of transfer.
This was a very good second set of accounts and sets the charity firmly on its way to being financially independent.
Reserves Policy
As a new charity our initial aim was to become financially self sufficient and to carry out the necessary improvements to the building. Therefore our initial aim was to have at least 6 months of core running costs, which we have at the end of the financial year.
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Charity Name No (if any)
Stainland and District Community Charity 1202494
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from April 5th 2024 April 4th 2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Grants received 12,011 - 12,011 49,072
Room Hire 10,814 - 10,814 2,074
Events 9,596 - 9,596 2,308
Misc incl donations 865 - 865 875
Interest 48 - - 48 -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
21,323 12,011 - 33,334 54,329
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 21,323 12,011 - 33,334 54,329
A3 Payments
Cleaning 837 - 837 -
Compliance incl legal 2,868 36 - 2,904 329
Equipment 1,434 281 - 1,715 1,834
Events 5,347 435 - 5,782 1,100
Insurance 1,133 - 1,133 1,184
IT/website 316 950 - 1,266 1,233
Misc costs 78 78 76
Print, Admin, Marketing etc 158 81 - 239 36
Repairs and renewals 3,730 7,781 - 11,511 38,149
Utilities - rates, Gas, Electric, Water &
WiFi 987 1,857 - 2,844 1,351
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Sub total [ 16,888 ] 11,421 - 28,309 45,292
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 16,888 11,421 - 28,309 45,292
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,435 590 - 5,025 9,037
A5 Transfers between funds - 53 53 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 3,055 5,982 - 9,037 -
Cash funds this year end 7,437 6,625 - 14,062 9,037
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
02/03/2026
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Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Stslnland and Dlstrlct Community Charity I report to th8 d)81itytnJslees on my e%aninatTh ofthe ofthe dwrrtaAe company for the year ended 4 April 2025, vthi¢h are ffiled usitYJ CC168. Re8ponslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's trustees of the charitsble company land 0 its (re¢l(x3 fow the puwse8 of company I¥) yOLt are r¢¥pw3ible forthe preparation of the a¢ints in acc4)r with th& rwwir•m•nts trftt Companies Act 20C6 2C(6 Adl. Having satisfied myselfthat the acc>)unts of thè CharItsb C4ynp8ny are not fequired lo be audtted under Part 16 of the 2rJ)6 Act and are el1b for Mdedent examinaty. I re1 in respect of my examinatson of your ¢harity8 aCUfits as carried ¢xrt under Se)n 145 of Chan$ Art Ctho 2011 W. In carying out my examination I have fOll(Y thg Dirfjth tyl Chty under Son 145(S)Ib) ofthtr 2011 Act. Independent oxamlngrfs Ststemont I have completed my exanunatmm. I confim that Th) matters hm o)me to my attentth In o)nnodion vthh the examlnallon gmng MÈ cause to t¥e IIW in any matwwl respett 1. o¢counllng record8 not kept in re8pect ofthe ()Mp 8$ rnqulrnd by tied1 386 of the 2LK6 Act: or 2. the acuunts do Mt accord reccwd& 3. the accounts do rt compty th8 acc(yJntir¥J rwuiromwts of8th M ofthe 2CTh Ad othgr than any requirement that the aczount8 gib? a aThJ ¥v•l a matter C(1 88 part of an ind&p¢ndent examinat.. or 4. the accounts h8ve t)ot b) pffjpornd in 7hilh the m&th(¥Js and wlndpl•s ofthe Slat8ment of Recommend Pract1 for accnting repc¥lirwJ by tharibes laFvlicab lo Chan1 pparing th8ir accounts In a¢x0Tdan ith th• FIn091 StwNlard apICable in th& UK IFRS 102)]. I have conc•m8 and h8¥e ¢>Jne aL¥OS6 no other matleTS In COMg¢kn lth th& examlnallon to ottonuon 8hould be drawn kn th r•port in Nder lo enable a Fffoper und8rstsndlng of IM 8¢xounts to be reached. Signed Christopr Foley 13102r2026 17 Lim98 Avenue Halifax HX3 ONr