REGISTERED CON1PA￿v NIIMIIF.R.. f.EO.320fi4 IEnxland and 1141es}
REGISI'ERLD CHARI'I'Y ju￿TrBER.. 120Z807
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE Y&4R ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
FOR
THE IIWITAKER ORGANISATION
Ainsworths Limiied
Cliaiycr HDusC
Stsn5fi¥ld Sir¢tl
Nelson
Laneashire
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THF. WHI'fAKER ORGANISATIOIY
REPORI. l)r THE TRUSTF.F.S
'OR TIIE YEAREIDED IJST MARCH 2024
The INsieeg who arc also di￿¢10[5 of the charity for the putposes of the Companies Act 2006, ptesenl their Teport with
the fin&rt¢ial 5taleinenLq of the eharity for the year ended 31st Marcli 2024. Th¢ trustecs have adopted the provisions of
AeLuunling and Reporttsjg by Charities.. StalLIIJLIJI or ttsL'oiiun¢nd¢d Prgciice appli¢ablL lo charities pr¢paring Iheii
counts in accordanc¢ with the Fiiiancial Rcpoffling SiandJrd applicabl¢ in ili¢ UK and Republic of Irelaiid IFRS 1021
Icffeciive l January 20191.
Thc Whitakei" Organisaiion i.s a R¢gisi¢red Charity 0￿rat1￿8 ivitliin a Coinpany Lunited by (Tuaraiitee. Tli¢ rrustees of
the Cotllpany gre rLprLsenl&lives froin local voluniary groups and iiidividuals fTVUi within the Borou81i of Ross¢ndal¢
beyond. The board of member£ has (he auihority to CO-QPt individuals wilh relevant Expertise where appropllatc.
OBJECTIWES AND ACTII'ITIES
ObjeeiÉves and gims
The objecl of the ¢hanty is to".
promote art. cultuiy and h￿ltage for thc ￿tter11 of th¢ public by ili¢ csrablishmeoi and illainten￿lre of th¢ Whitak¢r
Mu5euEn and Ari Gallury an￿Or
pri>mote tor Ihc benefit of the Inhabiianis of Rosseiidale and th¢ siErrounding area the provision ot. tacilities for
Tecreation and oihcT lei5UTe Itm¢ occupaiioll of individuals who have need of such facilitie% by rejson of their youih, age,
infirrniry or dis*blenienl, financial hardship or wciDI and ctonomiL cireumsianLes ur foi" the public at largc in the inttresi
of social welfare ivith Ili¢ objta ofimpiuNing Ilie cO￿dI110n of ljfe vf th¥ ￿ld itthdbilanls.
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THE WHITAKER ORGAN'ISATIOIN
RF.PnRT OF THE I'RUSTF.ES
roR THE YLAR EN'DED 31ST.VARCFI 2U24
OBJErfIvES AND.4CTIVITIES
Relerring 10 Ihe objects of the Qliariry set out above. thffc havc bectk achieTred through the following k¢y achi¢i'emenis'.
FuDding Rtccivcd
Apiil ?0?3 tsa￿. the siart of viir ftrsl year as an Arts CoiinLiI England Naiional ljortfolio Organi￿170n. This brougyhl
funding of £160,iIOn 10 Charity and we reccivcd confirmaEiali iliat tliis fvnding is now extended iintil ?027.
We secured a multi yeaT ￿ndIng 8rrnngemeni with the Brian Mercer Tn&si. brin￿nE in £25.000 per year for 3 yea￿.
Ibis is unr¢4tricied fund&ng ID 8UPPOrt our ongoing pro￿￿me.
8illall¢r &wards from Siniply %cliools. M115euiiI.s A%sociaiion, Big Iin&ginarion.£, Art Fund and Iri511 Consulaic enablcd us
to invcsi in our schools programm¢, haic a Icam trailling and profcssional development Visll lo Co Mayo in Irclan(L scl
up 2 Youth Leaders project and fund musttians and visiting expcrtb lo our St ljatrick's weckcnd u'cni.
mi¢ ¢l)arily W85 a finalist Iti Ili¢ Lanrashir¢ Tourisin Awards for 'Best Culwial Venu¢lOrga1115alion' in Lancashire.
Includcd in Iht finalists wer¢ Blackp￿1 WintcrfjBrdcns, BlaLkbuni CaihcdrDI and Thc Dukes in Lancasi¢r.
Exhlbliltslls Hosted
LLKdl Dar¥veii based Urtlbl Marjan Wouda deligh1L￿ visltots with her sculptural In51allalions of the Har¢, wolf and cow
outsidc Ihc tnus¢um for Ihc duratioii of h¢r¢xhibilion.
Jo Clemeiits secur¢d £30k funding troin ACE 10 develop heT.%how cspeeially foF the charity. including panel discussions
and arti.4t talks.
'ink Wink a Irajor gTroup sliow la51 Summer, one ol'the moqi Important and l£irgesl £how4 curated by and includin¥
LGBTQT artists and Iheniei including a Tum¢r Prize winiier. This W%iS a significant iiioinent fi)r ch£1rity In ienrs of our
profile and reputation as a serious. ambitious gallery, in¢lusiv¢ and fonvard thinking.
Mandy P3ync, Helen Angcll and Harritll 14111 over a year d(TrLUtncniing th¢ Ross¢ndal¢ Valley 10 produce a
stunnin¥ ¢xb1biiion of pdinliiib, feli work and Emiety. explonn&￿ Ihe piaceb Within the V311ey. Two beautiful w'orks ￿'t[e
donoicd by the artists 10 charity 10 k included iii Ili¢ wllection.
Paddy Ckmpbell, Rau4enst211 local and one of the chgritys volunieers, changed artistic dir¢ction io produce a new solo
Sho￿.. Incorporaiing materials found it) the tnllseutn garden and invilirtg the audienc¢ to explore Ms temporary sclllpiures
cre91￿ In uur area.
Bnlish Textile 13iennial delivered a world cl<iSS exhibtiion of AsiJn lexltle ￿1)rk throughout lh¢ butlding. This saw our
visitor numbers &UaT, and brougklii Inany group% for oYganizeJ visits. including the C.EO of AC.E Ddrrcn Henley, who
d¢5crib¢d Ihe Lharity as'infinii¢ly irtvestablg.
We offered a special award 10 a new gtaduat¢ from Ihc tcgion. giving a tir£i .4010 cxhibiiion &nd professional
devclrTrpmenl suptxirt L￿Y ClairL, whu ungin￿llY joined %ludenl an a resi(lency w#4 %clLciccl.
Ruby Tingle worked for monihs with our off site iaxiderny lu develop her exhibiiion Afterlife. She also Bpplied for and
%LLurL'd additional ACF fiITiding ILTr siippon ilic prvduclion ￿.￿rk, diqplay cascs, and 10 en¥a¥e N'ith otlier pr(>le￿%￿OIlalS
aiid etnploy perfniiiic1% wliii dn11￿￿ted the buildingi and aiiracled aii¢niinn in IhL park lyw￿l Allracling these liigh
PTofile artists. and Ihc additional thev scctire. tnean$ niore Incom¢ and aciivTly for the charity oveT and above that
covered by our NPO fundjng.
We oiiiiiiiue 10 slip￿)rt vur Iiiore aiiiaieur IoL&I atis Rceiie thrnu&)h Iiiakin¥ space available via our Corridor G3ll¢ry
the last yeBr wc havc h051cd exliihilions from Rosscndalc Arts Trail, Vcicrans iii comiiiunities in Haslingden, Salford
uniVe￿ity Smdcnis and a local prinlmakcrs group
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THL WHITAKER ORG.II%I.SATION
RF.P()RT nF THE TRLSTF.F.S
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST,IIARCII 2VZ4
ORJECTII'ES AND ACTIVITIES
Collections
In addition lo Ihe eoniemporary visual ari txhibilions w'e h&ve di4pla}'ed a range of collections exhibitions displ&ys,
en.£uring that miich ol. Ihe uly qll0￿, collELIIon i% Tiilaicd and InLludl￿ in iemporary exhibitions.
displays around the Ra￿o¢ll￿tall firc scn'ice. fashion accessoriLs. portrdil paintings. tea cups and saucer5. 60's silling
room insiallaiion dnd artists laiiliiaied ivork crealtd by local wotnert lo be displayed with Ili¢ir selected houseliold iiems
of lh¢ past.
Many volutticers hav¢ bc¢n engaged in documenting th¢ ttslleclions llnd ¢n%uring they arc car¢d for. There have been
733 volunteer Hours from 24 volunteers this ycar.
li16 new iecords crcaicd Ifmrn untrac¢d fiiits u] eulleclioii oi acc¢ssioll¢d ilttjjbl and 5014 IccoTd5 modified lupd31¢J
locations. conditions, re$L.a￿h)
We have delivered weekly object hgndltng sessions alloivirg visiiors io handle and dtscuss different obj¢cis from the
olleclioii ¢ach wcckcnd. 1252 iiieinbcrs of the public ¢ngag¢d lli aLl&vity with
l(N)tt/o posiiivc fL*dback
We continue to Support S31tord UniNersiry by hosting 8 nuinber of Iheirsrlldenis on 2 residency programme.
Our Lollections Curator has dclivered 8 Lollections talks on specific IheEne5 and objects on the ¢ollccrion whiLh kgve
proved very populJr. with 179 aiiendees. IOOts/o PQSltive feedback. We also Sha￿ blog VM)Sts aix)ut pgfticular iietn& or in
r¢gard 10 Ihein¢s dnd eNents for a ￿.]derv￿line audience.
Key events
Winicrfcsi
uur annu31 Chribimts t[￿rket, attpaJing ovcr 1.000 people lo qualiry crafl SLqlls, l¢siive food and drink and
iisiis 10 SEilli2i. Incliidin8 ih1s yearuur ft15i sa￿£1￿n wilh Sani& for Ihose with ￿￿claI needs.
A special Weekend 10 celebrate St Patrick5 Day and Michael Davitt took plDc¢ in March Ivilh walktng tours, fiTnily
aciiviiies, tnu%ic. including an Irish Pl￿ l)and. and insla113tion of a new sculptural sionc earved poem. opert￿ by the
Consul General of Ehe Irish Consulale.
We have Kr¢en¢d tilms twice ￿ nionlh, lllcluding opera and lii'e thcatr¢. Hosted artists mastertla55es. family workshops,
art15t talks and demonsiraiions and sold out hcriiage talks.
We have coiitinued wjlh our w¢¢kly creaiive Early Years sessions btinging our yOUttBeS1 y15110￿ 10 Ihe charity ev¢ry
Wednesday.
We have supported Ihc Frien(Ls ot Bocholi 10 h￿tst d di%play and dctiviiies in the mu%eum.
Many sthwls, colleges and univ¢rsiiy groups have attend￿] for forn￿1 and infomwl trips.
We have r¢ach¢d an Impre￿￿7Ve numbcr of 128 vnlunteersl These includc fmni of htt￿4e, -shi)p 4uppi)rL mllinlenance,
aciivity. and collcciions ro1¢5. We arc proud ot ouy dii'ers¢ range of voluni¢er5 and our ongaing support with Ioc41
re￿Bec5 and asylum seek¢rs who arc part of this valugblc tcam.
Parlner¥hSps
Rossy Rdys have worked hard Improving the Coach Housc building in the courtyard. They hav¢ been on sitc regularly
sincc March fur iiie¢lings with parenls dnd gclivity sessions Wjth the childr¢n. We hop¢ to work on joint fvnding bids
ror activity 10 SUP￿1￿ tx)tli Ihe gruup and museuin.
Bcacort Dtmcnlia are wcll s¢ttled into tlieir.￿pact in the garden, adding to the workshop an outdLX)r patio, gr¢enhouse
and pl&nting area. li is w¢ll uiilized every wcck by pcople living with dement13 and Ihcir carccrs.
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THL WHI'I'tlKER ORC.,1￿1￿ATT0N
REP()RT OF THE TRIJSTF,ES
roR TIIE YfAR E)DED 31ST MARCII 2024
OWECTIIIES,IND AC.TII'ITIES
We have devclopcd ¢xc¢ll¢iit r¢laiivnships with our Irisb p3rtners, in Co Mayo Ir¢land thc Davitt and th¢ lThth
consu131e in Manchester. We sccurtd funding thtOU8h these partnerships for a research trip foT fundillg for our
Dal'ill ¥¥eekend evenl.
155ues faeed and plans for the
Oiir rnajor Issuc has bcLn IliL Hosptialily Op¢raiion which has noi bccn profitable and scen siaffing issucs. Wc have
voinplcicd a Ilndcr pr[￿e￿￿ lo olliqaurce Ili¢ Laf¢ alid coiniiierLial ci'cTrlS opcfdlion and have SCCLired Elior, a majoi
narional COM￿￿nY 10 lake over froni ApTiIIMa%' 2024 for a 3 yLar iniiial contract pcriod.
WL coniinue 10 butld on our strong profile w secure exeelleni artists aod propnrnes for NPO a¢tivsty plan.
plan lo apply foi ￿rther fi]ndiiig lo secure addiii0l￿J capacily and txplute future incojne generating inilialives.
Publit btnttÈt
The Erustee5 are confident rhat the chxrity offers services of real and practical use to the local population and Iher¢fore
STRUCTURE, GOIIEIknNANCE A￿'D MANAGEMENT
Goi'ernlng do¢llment
ThL charily IS Lolltrolled by IL4 goi¢rning document, a deed of Irusi, and conslituies a litniied compafty. limited by
guarn#ie¢. as defined bv thc Companics Aci 21W6.
The cotnp3ny was 1￿C￿or&[¢d on 4ih DeLember 2013 as d Cuullnunity Interest C0121pany and then convened lo
Cliaiitable Iiicorpor3t¢d Orgaiiisaiion on 24111 April 2023. Tlie cliariry is ClJlitroll¢d by its ¥Ol'elYlln8 docuiiienL the
Menioranduni lliid Articlcs of Association. and conslitulos a limited campany. liinitcd hy guaranlcc. dcfillcd by fhc
Companies Act 2006. In ihc rn'ent of the eotnpany being wound up m¢inbers requi￿d lo contrib￿le atllount not
cxceeding £1.
Recruitment &nd appointmellt of trustees
Trustees are appoint¢d to rcflcci the skills required lo support the Board a)Id its rang¢ of g¢ti￿lI¢s. R¢cruitm¢nt 15
IIITough advertising and by Individual Contact.
Tenure is for three years iyiih an ttppoflunily forTe-eleclion ￿1 Ilie Bppropriat¢ Annual GeneY81 M¢etlM¥.
Induction of the new board members is facilitated by ihe Chairman. A fvll orieniation is offered on the services provided
and lh¢ rol¢ ai)d r¢sponsibiliitcs of a tr￿Stee.
nryani$alional structure
Thc Board ciirrenily tOn51Sts of fiv¢ tnisiees and is rcsronsible for key policy decisions and the effective governance of
the orgdnisation OV￿￿11. Tlie Board In¢￿S ¢%'ery ort a rcgulaT ba5i5.
Related P￿rtieS
'rnislccs dte reqiiiTed to declare an inieresi if they aTe involi'ed in any activities which M￿lY compromise their Tole 3s a
ttustee and a tnonitOTing mechgnithi is In plate. There hal'e been no related pafty transaction8 during the past year.
Risk maTrllgement
The trustees hab¢ examincd Ihe major strJlegic. bu4ine%£ and op¢rational risks ivhich the charity 2nd confirm Ihat
s}'slen)s have been tsiablishcd to ensure IEgular r¢ports ar¢ produced attd thai Ibe o¢cc558ry si¢ps Can bc iak¢n 10
ddrcss any issues ariblrtg.
RP.FF.REYI CE AND ADfvIJNISTIUTIVE DETAILS
RegislerL'd Companv nllmbcr
CE032064 IEnb.land Wales)
Reglsttred Ch#rity number
1202807
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THE WHITAKER ORGJtlilSATIO
REP()RI' ()Tr TFIF. TRIISTFF.S
FOR TIIE I'EAR EINDED 31ST.%IARCH 2024
R¢gi$ter¢d offite
Rosbcndale Museuin aDd Art Ciallcry
Haslin¥dL'Th Road
Ra￿'len5Iall
Lancashire
ESE14 6RE
Trustees
Mr l M Taylorlappoinled 24.4.20231
Mr G Spelman lappointed 24.4.20231
Mrs C Grime (appointed 219.20231
Mrs A Mccall lappoinled 2.6.20231
Mrs C Fobg, Idppuinlcd ? 6.20231
Mrs I. S choiidry13ppoiiil¢d 24.4.20231 {restgned 18.4.20241
AuditOT5
AiT]SWOrths Limitcd
Charter House
Stanstield Street
Nelson
L￿c￿slI1r¢
BB99XY
COMMENCENIENT OF ACTIVIT(ES
The th￿rItY wa5 converted froin a Communiry Tnieresi Cuinpany lo D Charilablc TncorporDlcd Org&ni581ion on 24th April
2023.
STATEMEIT OF TRUSTEES, RESPO.ISIBILITIES
ThL Iru51ce5 (who are also Eli¢ dirLCIOFS of The 11-.hilaker Organis￿tIon for th¢ puwsts ofcompany la￿.} ar¢ r¢sponsible
foT prcparinb the R¢pon of Ihc Trusiees aiid Ilie finaTrcial Elalcments In accordancc wilh gpplicable Igw and Unilcd
Kingduni Accounting Stsndards Iuniied Kingdom Generally Accepted Accoiinting Practiccl.
Coinpany iBw rcquires the Irusiees lo ptep&Fe finan¢ial siaicininis lor each financial year ivhich give a Irue and fair view
of the SL3t¢ of aftairs of the chariiable coinpnny and ol Iljc mcomtng resoiirc¢s and application tsf resources, including,
the Incon￿ aiid expendiiiirc. of Ihe Lhdritsble company for Ihai pcnod. Tn preparingy Ihost finanuial stsiemenis. the
trustees are rtquired to
select 4uilable 3ccounting policies 3nd then 3ppl}' them coiisisienily..
observe the ni¢thods antl PriftLiples in the Chariry SORP.
tnake judgemenis and c51iinalc% that are reasonable Bnd prudeni.,
prepaie the financ1al siaiemenls on the goiiig coiicem basis unless It is inappn)PriiE te 10 pregume Ih%lt Ihe ch%ltithble
company ivill continue in business.
Th¢ Irus*es are r￿pon￿￿blC foi kcepiiig proper accouniiny reLDrd¥ wluch d&sc105c with reasonable dccurdcy ai any litne
Ilie fiiinncial position uf Ihc charilahle con7pany and 10 en%?ble Ihem 10 ensiire thai Ihe fin&11eial sliiiemenis comply wilh
Ilie Coiiipanicq Aci 2006. They are 31.Eo respon5ibl¢ for SEifcgu&rding Ihe a%seis ol. Ihe ehariiable conipany and hence for
tskin¥ rea%onablc furthe prevention an¢1 d¢i¢ciion of frdud and oiher irreKuldTrlie%.
In so lar as the trustees ar¢ aware..
Ihere 1% ni) relevaiit audii inloriiiaiii)n Iifwhich Ihe chaiilahle companys audiini's are uiiaw3re' and
the rrusiecs have taken all steps thai Ihey ought to have lak¢ii lo mak¢ thems¢lN¢s aware ot. any relevant audit
infotmalion at]d to eEtsbli%li that ihe auditor￿ are aware of that infonnalion.
AUDITORS
The ttudiloTh, Ainsworths Limiicd. will be propos•J for re-appointmcni ai the forthcoming Annual Gcncrnl Meeting.
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THE WHI'fAKER ORGA￿lSATIoN
RF.PnRT ()F THF. TRUSTEI:S
FOR TIIE I'E.tR E)DED JIST IIARCFI 2024
Thi.4 report has b¢cn prcparcd in accordance wih thc special PTOViSiDnS of Pan 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating
10 4mall companies.
Approved by OTdei of tlie tx)atd of tnLgtc¢s oti 22iid Ociobci 2024 wid $￿til￿ on its t￿lIalf by..
M Taylor-
8ie¢
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REPORT OF THE IIDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE IIHI I'AKER ORGA￿lSATIoN
Opinion
il'c audiled Ihe financial s￿l¢[￿C￿￿ of Tlie Whitaker ()rgaiiisaiion lilie 'Chan￿blE cornpany'l for Ihc year ended
31st MDrch 2024 ￿'hICh comprisc Ihc Stalcni¢nt ofFinttncial ActiNiiics. Ihc Balancc Sheet, th¢ Casli Flow Staiemeiil ai
notes to the financial ￿tatemen1$. including a summdry of .£igntf1cani a¢counlin8 poli¢Ees. Thc f1ttattc1￿ll reporting
Iramcwork Ihat ha4 been applied in Ihcir prcpardlion is applicable law and United Kingdoin Accounting Stand3Tds
Iuiiiied knn¥doin G¢ii¢i'allJ AccL'pied A¢couii1ii￿, Praclic¢l-
rn ouropinioll the fin3nci81 siaiemenls..
8ivc a irne and fair viciv of the slate of the charitable company's alfaits Js at 3 Isi March 2024 and ef its incoming
rcsourLYS aiid 3pplicaiion uf rewurces. incliiding its incoine and expenditure. for IliL ycar Ilicn cnded.-
httve beell propcrly PFcpared iii accordance with Uniled kniigdvin Generally Acccpicd Aecuunling Practice. snd
havc been pr¢parcd In accordance with Ihe tequiremcnts of the Conipanie4 Aci 201kn.
Ba5È5 foi. OPlELlon
'¢ ¢oiidueiLd oui audit in ￿￿ordance willi Iniemaiiunal Standards on Auditing IUKI11SAs IUKII and applicable law.
Our reqponsibililie5 under I110￿e standards arc furtlier de.£crib¢d in the Aiidilors. re4pollsibtliii¢s for IhL' dudil of Ilie
tinaiicial SliE rements section of our report. Wc are independent of rhe charithble comp3ny In accordanc¢ with the ethical
rwuiremcnis that ar¢ rclcv*nt to our audii of Ihe financial s￿l¢M¢Al￿ in the UK, iiicluding thc FRCS Ethical Staiidar(f,
and w¢ hdve fultillcd our othcr cthicgt rcsponsibilitie£ in g¢cordanLY with th&5¢ requircments. We believe that thc audit
cvidence we have obtained is sutTi¢ieni and appropriate to provide d basis for our opinittn.
Contlll5ions relating to goijjg foncer
In aiidiling th¢ finanLial sialeill¢nis. ￿'e have concludcd thi the tru8te¢s' u%¢ of Ihe going l￿ncern knsis of &¢couniing in
Ihe preparalion of (he financial siaiemenls is appropriate. Oui responsibiliii¢s and Ihe iestx)nsibiliti¢s of the board
Me￿be[S willi respeci 10 ¥TOlllbY concmi dre dc5crihed In Ihe relevant Section.￿ of this rL¥Urt.
We thaw att¢niion to the A￿outt11￿g Policies, Ivhich highlight th¢ charity's reliance on Ibe 5UPPOrt from Rossendale
Leisure Trust. The trustees havc concluded that the LhaTity rel￿￿￿$ a going concern. however Ihcs¢ ¢vcnts Jncatt a
m31eri31 uncenainiy exisls rhat Inay ca51 doubt on Ihe ehatity's abiliry to colliinue é ¥uing concern. O¥ir opinion is lloi
tnodifi¢d in resprcl ofthis matter.
Uther infornJ&tton
The twstees are Tesponsible for Ihe other l￿fOnna110tt. The oili¢r infonnaiiort cumprise5 tlie infonDaEion included in the
Aiillual R¢porf, oilieT Ilian th¢ financial stateinenis and 0￿rRePOrt ofihc Tncl¢pcndciil Audit()r5 11i¢i'eoD.
OUT opinion on the financial staietnents does not covv the other infomiation an4 cxc¢pt 10 Ihe cxteni oihetwi
expliLitly siaied in Liur rcp()rt, we do nul exprcss any form of a￿ura￿LL LonLlusion Ihereon.
In conn¢ciion with our audil LTrf the tinancial st2leTnenls. our responsibility is to read Ihe other snlomiaiion and, iii doin8
so, consider whether Iht oiher inf0173iation is A￿teriallY inconsisieni with the fill?neial siaiemcnis or our knowledge
htaincd in the au(Iil or uiherwi%e dpp¢dr% 10 be niat¢rially mits%￿1ed. If we identify biich mdlLridl Encon%i%lencie% ar
apparent matertal Inissialcments. we arc required to dcicnnine whether thi.s gives risc 10 a mAieEial iaisslatetnent in the
rin*￿Ial statern¢nis Ibetnselves. If. based ih¢ work wv have perfonne& we cottclude Ihai there is a rnaterial
missiaietneiit of this oihcr infoTm81ion, w¢ arc required to woft that fact. We hav¢ nothing 10 report in Ihis Te83￿.
Oplnithn5 011 other matters prescribed bi tbe Companles Act 21106
In our Dpinion. based on Ilie ￿'ork undertaken iii the course of the audit..
the informaiion ¥iven in tli¢ RLVUll of ihe Trusiees for the tinancial year for which the financial statemenis are
prepared 1% Lon%i%lLnl ￿1th thc financial slalemeni%,- *nd
the Report of the T￿￿te¢.£ has been prepar¢d in accordance with applicablc legal ]EqU1￿ments.
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REPQRTOF TIIE IYDFPFNI)FINT ALIDITORSTO THE MEl￿BERs OF
THE 11.'Hl'fJtliFR ORGILNISAIIO.Y
Matttrs on whleh wt art requirtd to report bi. exception
Ihc audit, ￿'C havc noi id¢ntifi¢d maierial mi5siaiernenis in ihc Rcpoft of the Tnsiccs.
c have nothillg to rcport in respeci of Ibt follo￿,in¥ m#tters whcre the Companies Act 2(K16 rtquires us 10 repoft 10 you
ad¢qu3t¢ ac¢ouiiiin¥ r¢cords ha￿¢ noi ￿en kept or return5 adequ&tc for our audit have not bccn rcccivcd from
bran¢li¢s not visit¢d by us., or
lh¢ financigl siatcmenis arL not in agrecmenl with the accounting Tecoits 3lld Te￿rnS., or
certain disclosur¢s of Intsiees, reilluneration 8￿cificd by law ar¢ not inade. or
we liav¢ not r¢eciv￿1 all Ihe infurmalion and explanaiions w¢ require forour audii., or
lh¢ Irusiees wcre noi eniiiled lu lake advanla¥e of the small companies exemption froEll the rquiretnent lo prepare a
SIMr¢gic Report or in prL'paringT the Report Ot ihe Truste
Responslbilitles of trustee5
As L'xplained mure fully in ihe Slalemeiii of Trust¢cq' Rc5ponsib11111cs, th¢ Irusi¢es Iwho are also the directors of the
ch&Fiiable company lor the purpD4e% of compan), lawl are rc$p)nsible for rhe pr¢paraiion of th¢ tillanci21 4talemenls and
foT beTiig %ati£fi¢d lknl they give a Irue and fair view, and for suLh iniemal eontrol as the Irusices determin¢ is necessary
to enabl¢ thc prq)aral&on ot'financial Siaiciaenis rhai are free from matetial inisstaia])enl, whether due to fraud orcrror.
In preparing the finan¢ig1 5taiemcnis, Ihe Iriisi¥L's are rESEK)nsiblc for assessin¥ thc charitable coinpany's abiliiy 10
contiiiu¢ a going concem. disclosing. as Lipplicable, Inatter5 related to Eoing concern and using Ihc going conecrn
b￿1.5 ot. accounting unlcss Ihe trustees either intend to lioui(knie the charit￿b]e cotnpany OT to cease operations, or have
llo iralisuc alicrnaiivc but 10 do so.
age

REPORT OF TIIE INDEPENDFNT AUDITORS I'O'I'HE NIEMBERS OF
THF II"'HITAKFR oRGA￿lSA.1'I0N
Olir responslblittles for the #udit of tbc fi￿￿11r]￿l stAtemonts
OiiF UbjL￿1l1'L.ts are lo ubtain rea%onahle as%iiraiic¢ aboLlI i¥'helh¢r Ihe fiiiaii¢ig1 statem¢nt% a4 a whole ale frLY rtom
nialenal rnis5talenient. w'hether due to traud or cmir, and 10 Issue a Rcport of Ihc Ind¢p¢nd¢ni Auditors that include5 our
opinion. Rea%onable a%￿urance is a high Icvcl of ￿surance. bui is noi a guarani¢e thai an audit conducted in accordance
with ISA% IIJKI ￿111 always detect a Inai¢r&al I￿ls$laILrnen( when li ¢xisis. Missiarcmenis can aris¢ froiii fiaud or ettoi
aiid ar¢ coiisid¢rLd inai¢rial if. uJdivId￿lIY vi Iij IhL a¥BrLgdtc. Iliry Luuld rcaSUIidbly be expLYi¢d io ii)flu¢iic¢ di¢
economic dccisions of115¢rs iakcn on th¢ ba￿lts of Ihcsc financial slalcmcnls.
The t%iMI 10 which our procedures are capable of detecting itsegulariiies, including fraud is detailed bclow..
Bas￿1 on our underslandittg of Ihe charity and th¢ vlur¢ of lh¢ se¢loF in which il opeTale5. we havL' idertlifitd Ibai the
prineipal risks of nvn-LompliJnce ￿'ith I8￿.5 Dlld r¢gllIaEion￿ relaied lo. bul were not limited to, the corTr￿nIeS Aci 20(kfj,
We have ￿.￿lUated mEn2g¢inenl's inccntivcs and oppoftuniiies for fraudulenr manipularion of the Fin￿nCl￿￿ slalernents
lincludiiig Lhe ii5k ol. ovemde of conirolsl and deiermined Ihai Ihe princip81 nsks We￿.. inappropriat¢ joutnal enlries,
iinproper application of revenue cut-off proc¢diir¢, mai)IPLila110n of cash iakin&ys ai prime entrv and inappropriJie
goiiig-conceni aSSe.5.￿l￿¢nI any furthcy options froin Ihc option lig1. Our audii proccdurcs (tcsign¢d 10 Bddress these risk5
included, bul wer¢ not limilcd lo..
obtainillg an understanding oliniemal coniro15 relevani 10 the #udii In order 10 design audii procedures tlial ￿[e
appmpriate in ihe cir¢umsian¢¢s, bui not fvr Ihc piirpu5c of cxprEibinbT an upinivn on Ihc uff¢Llivcn¢ss of the
inteinlll eontmlq
¢Dquiries with Ingnag¢mcnr. regarding atsy knowll or suspeeied instances of non4ompliattce wilh laws and
regulations aiid frdud.
agr¢eiJi¢iii of Ihe ImaniJ*l sl&iemc'rti d1￿CloSUre5 lo the undeilying supporting ducurnenlaliun.-
perlomiing analytical pro¢tduTes 10 IdeTrlify any unusual or uncxpecled rclalionship5 Ihal may Indica1¢ risk of
material missiarmeni due 10 frniid;
challenging 8s%umpiion% dnd judgements tnade by manaBeTnent in Lheir significant dLtaunlin¥ e%iimaies,
partiLularly In rclaiion future performance..
audilittgF Ihe tisk of iniE nagemeni override of controls, including IhTough the testing ofjournd entrie5 and oiher
adjiisimcnis for appruprialEness,
reviewing himrd miTriilC% dnd IiiheFevidenLe ¥ailiered.
revenuc y¢arcnd Liil-uff prvccdLTres', and
Cash taking completeness procedures.
Our audil PTocedures were desi8iied to resw)iid 10 ribks of Itjaierial Inisslai¢in¢ni iii ili¢ fiiiallci&l .staletnenis, ttco¥nising
that the risk of not delectinbi & materi81 missiaicmcni duc 10 frdud is hibyh¢r Ihan lh¢ risk of 11471 detectingw OllL' TcsuliinL
error, as traud iiiay iiiTrolv¢ cniictalm¢nt by misrepresentstion.4 or through cnllusinn. Th¢re are iiiherenl liniilalion5
in the audit procedu￿£ pertonned gnd tlie funh¢r r¢mov¢d noii-complianct ii'iih laws and r¢gul8tions is fiotn the evenis
and tiaii%actiotlS lEfleCt￿ iii Ilic fiiiaiicial slaieiiieiiis. lh¢ lesb likLly ￿,¢ are 10 b¢Lome aware of ii.
A further description of our responsibiliiies for thc audit of Ihc financial ststem¢nls is locaied on the Financial Rcporting
Coiincil'4 website at www.frc.org.uVaUdi￿I$re5polisibl11Itts. This de5cripiion fom15 part of Dur Report of the
Independeiit Auditors.
agc

RFPORTOF THF IJDEPENDENT AUDITORS TOTHE MEMBERS OF
THL I￿HITAKER oRGA￿lsA.1.IoN
Use rtport
Thi% rLTI)rl is Imade solely to Ilie cliariiable company's m¢TnbLf& budy, in acLurdan¢L wilh CliapiLT 3 of Part 16 or
thc ConipLlnic8 Act 2006. Our aiidit work has bccn urtd¢rLikcn so Wt mighi state 10 the chaniiE ble company's
niembcrs those m8tt¢rs we ar¢ requtrcd 10 siaiu 10 them in an dudilors, report and for no oiher purpose. To the fullest
exteiit pennittcd by laiv. w¢ do noi accept vi assuine irspon5ibility lo anyone other than thc chatildblc company #nd the
haritable compaiiy's iiieinbers ￿ a body, for our audit ￿'0[k, for iliis report, or for th¢ opiiiion5 Ive lknive fO￿led.
M8rk Sunrcr FCA Iserrior Siaiulvry Audilorl
ror and on bchaifofAtnSworths Limited
Chartcr House
Sian5field Street
li"elson
LaiiLaShite
BB99XY
22r￿ October 2n24
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THLWHITAKER oRGA￿[sATIoN
STATbMEjT ()F FIN"AYCIAL ACI'II'I'I'ITr:8
FOR TIII YEAR EINDED 31ST.MARCII 2024
31..l.Z4
Total
runds
31.3.23
Toial
fvnds
U[￿e￿[riC1¢J
ti]nd
R¢slri¢t¢d
tunds
Nol¢s
IN'COMF. FROM
Donations and legacies
252.907
J7.141
290.048
187.401
Other tradinb7 activiiies
309.9.12
309,932
357,574
Total
562,839
37,141
599,9%
544,975
FXPFNDITUREo￿,
Raisiiig ￿1]d8
160,258
160,258
217,732
c.haritable Actii'ltles
410.570
54.106
404,676
586.865
Total
570,828
54,106
624,934
804,597
NF.T INC.OMFJIEXPENDITUREI
17,9891
116.965)
124.9541
1259.6221
RECONCILIATIOS OF FUNDS
Tvlal funds bruuglii fi)rw&ril
1299,5271
143,41)0
(1.56,127)
103.495
I'OTIIL FUNDS CARRIED TrORWIlRD
1307,5161
126,435
1181.0811
Thc notes fonn parr of thes¢ financial s￿t¢m¢Als
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THE WHITAKER ORGANJSATION
BALANCE SHEET
31ST IMARCH 2024
UnreslriilLyl
nd
ReslriLied
tunds
Toial
funds
funds
Notes
FIXF.D ASSF.TS
Tangible asscts
Heritag¢
28,248
8J25
122.242
150.490
8J25
176,450
8.325
36.573
122,242
151815
184.775
CLIRRENT ASSETS
Si￿ks
DebtOTS
Cadi ai b&ik iii hand
10,157
20,318
53,Y51
20.318
58,044
78,361
50,198
4,193
84J26
193
88,519
140.351
CREDITORS
Amounts falling du¢ within on¢ year
142&415)
1428,4151
1481,2531
NET CURRF.NT A.SSETSIILIABJLITIESI
1344,11891
4,193
1339,8961
1340.9021
TO'I'AL ASSLI'S LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
(307.5161
126.415
NET ASSETSI(LIABILITIESI
(307,5161
126,415
1181,(I811
FUNDS
16
Unrc%rriclcd funds
Reslricled funds
1307,5161
126,435
(299,527)
143,400
TOTAL F￿Ds
These fin#nLial giaieinenis hav¢ been prepared in ￿COrdance with the provi5i0rts #pplic*ble 10 chartiable compatlles
5ubjxl lo Ihc stnall coinpanies r¢¥ini¢.
The f1nancifjl Svdiemenls were approved by the Board of Trustee5 and authorised for i5stse on 22nd Ociobcr 2024
were sigfted on its behalf by..
Mr l M T&ylor- Trustee
Mrs C Griine- Trusie¢
The noi¢s fLlnll part of Ih¢se financial statetnent5
Puge 12

THE j￿H￿TAKER ORC,INISATIO
,ISFI FI.OW STATF.MF.NT
FOR THE YEAR EIDEDJIST MARCEI 2024
31J.24
31.3.23
Noies
C.8$h IIoM'5 from operating a¢ilvliles
C.Jsh ¥enLrdled frvim (?PL'ralion
Taxation rcfund
2,53
Net cash prO￿ld¢￿ by op¢raiinb> acitiilies
10,485
Cash flows frum invtsling Rctii'itios
PurLhase of tanbTible fixed as£¢t
12,6391
116.9001
Net cash used in in%'¢siiiig actii'ilies
IZ.639}
116.9601
Chan¥v cll5h cash equivalents In
the reporti]2g ptriod
Cash and cash equivalenrs at tht
beglnniajg oftht repvrtirtx period
7J46
18.7891
SO,198
58,987
Cash and c85h eqyivalents at the end ol
the r¢portinR period
51¢,1544
50,198
The noles form part vl'ili¢se finaiici¥l slJt¢m¢nis

THE WHITAKER ORGA￿lsATIoN
NOTES TO THE CASH FLO¥V STA1'EMLNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 318T 11,IRC.112024
REC.ONCILIATEOTr4 OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW, FROM OPERA TING
ACTTVITIF.S
31.3.24
31.3.23
Net exponditure for the reporting period las per the St#tement of
FinAn¢iAI 11cti￿ti¢sI
Adjusimekts for:
DepTeLi￿lltsn Lhdrges
Decr¢a5e in siock%
D￿r¢￿tIll￿¢reascI in debiors
(DecrC￿¢}1inCrea5t in Lrcdilvrs
124,9541
1259.6221
Z&5WJ
28,144
4,772
164.0691
298,946
152,8381
Nct c&sh proiTrded by opcration5
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
Ai 1.4.?3
Cash flow
At 31.3.24
Net c&sh
Cash 8t bank and in hand
50,198
7,846
50.198
7.846
58,U44
Total
50,198
7,846
58.044
The notes form pan ofth¢se financial slatem¢nls

THE WFVITAKER ORGANISATION
NOTES TO THE FIiNANCI.4L STATF.MENTS
FOR THE YEAR EN'DED 31S1'.V.4R(-.112O24
ACCOUNTINC. POI.IC.IES
a515 of preparing Ihe tlnanelal sl*temen15
ThL findllLial slalLYnLnl% of IhL LhariL4hle cnmpany. which 1% a public b￿er11 entity und¢T FRS 102. have bE¢n
prep41red in dccoidance with Ili¢ Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accouniing and Rewrting by Chariiie5.' Stat¢Meni
of ReLommEnded Practice applicabl¢ lo clianiies preparing Ihe&r accounis in #ccordan¢¢ with the Financial
Repurting Sthllddrd applic￿ble In thc UK and Rcpublic Dr Ircland IFRS 1021 leffcciivc l Januar), ?Q191',
FinanLial Repartlllb 8iaiidard 102 Tlic FilianL1￿il Ripvrfinb Sthndaid applicable in IhL UK aiid RLpkiblic of
IT¢land' and th¢ Compgnits Aci 2006. The financial siaicmcnis hclV¢ been pwaTed und¢r the historical cosi
convet]tion.
The financial slateinents have beeii prLtydfLpd go￿n¥ LOllCCrn basis which as5Lune5 thul Ihe Lhariiy wjll be able
ID mccl Ils liabililics as Ihcy fall duc. Tn order Iv SIIPPLTrn IhL' charity, Ihc parciil CUTnpany, RossLndalc Lcisure
Trust. ha4 colltirmed Ihai Ihcy will noi seek repttirynenl of the oulslandin8 debi foT lea$1 12 months. The
trustCQ5 havc considcrcd this siipport, along wilh the c&￿hflOW forecasts and budgets. Accordingly. the tnisiees
hav¢ Loncludcd Ihat It JS dppwpriale for Ilies¢ financial slaitm¢nls to be pi¢p8red oli Ilie gving iiincciii ba£is.
Ineome
Turnoi'cr is measured al the frair v2lue ot the considcration received or rcccii'ablc. excluding discount& rebates.
value added tax and other salts t￿t$. Turnover is recognised at the point when signific￿( risks aiid rei¥ards
have passed lo the buyer, th¢ ainouni of iumovLr ean k. InLaburLd reli&bly. Il Is probable Ihai the economic
benefits assvcialed with the trRnsactioiis will tTow 10 the cnlily and th¢ ¢osis In¢urtLQ or 10 bc incu￿] In r¢spcci
10 the tTansactioii be n￿a￿vred rcliably. Tunwver is Tecognised in rhe Income STaiemcni on rhc following
Incoine I
Sale ufbTODds
Facility hire
EN'entladTnissions
onunission
Basis of rcco
Al the poillt tli¢ goods are Iransferred 10 Ilie customer.
In line wilh Ihe hire ￿mOd.
At the date ot'admission ot eveni iaktng pl&ce.
At Ihc point the 3rd ￿rtY guoi15 ate Iransfetred lo the customer.
Iiicome T¢c¢ived in edvance in adN'anLe of recogiilion basis is tepreseiited on the Balaiice Shecl urtlil r¢eognilion
period oril¢ria has been mei, ai which point Ihe inconie is released to the Incotne Sitttemeni.
Grants
Grant% are credir¢d to Ihc TneoTne Siateinenl in full in the period they ar¢ rec¢ived with any sutplu5 held in
unr¢5trict¢d or rc%lricied tunds until they are spenE.
Granis reiLived in ddvdn(E relating tn a specific period of titne are treat¢d #5 defeiTed incotne 3nd carried
rtsFwurdb in the Balance Slieet lo th¢ applicable period.
Exptndlt¥re
Liabilitie% are reLognised ¢xp¢ndirure a¥ soon as Ihere is a legal or Consiniciive obligati(In cumniitting the
chariry lo thai ¢xtKndilure, it is prob#ble Ihai a Iransfer of eLonoinic bu*tfils will be r¢qiiired in seiil¢ineni and
the amount at'the obligation can be mLasurcd rL'liably. EKpcndilurc 14 accuunlcd lor vn lill aL¢nials basis and hab
been classitied widci. hcadings thai d￿rL.￿ale all cost rclalcd lo Ihc cateKory. Whcrt LOSIS eannol bc direeily
dtmbuled to warti¢ul4r h¢adin¥g Ihvv hdve bEen ￿lI0￿￿ted lo acliTrities Oll d b￿￿1& Lun5isleni wilh the vr
r¢50urc¢5.
Tangible fixed a55et$
Depr¢cialioii is provided al the fullowing annual rate￿ in order lo write o*T edch &84el oveT ils e&limuted useful
Short Ivas¢holif
Plani and niaehinery
Fixtures and fillings
Overthe periTrd ofiiie lease
2fj7￿ Cost
21W/o on cost. on cost and 5Y0 on cost

THE WHITAKER ORGANISATION
yo'rTr.s T() THF. fI￿ANc.1￿[. STATEMENTS- continued
roR TITE YEAR EIDED JIST.MARCH 21124
ACCOUNTING PDLIC.EES- ¢onrfnued
Txngihle filed aiset5
C.oniputer equ1piii¢nt
330/0 on cost and 200/n on c05t
The shon leasehold relaies lo a single It￿ which ¢xpir¢s on 4ih D￿eMber2043.
Herliage #$se15
H¢nld¥c ￿s￿et￿ ￿ slated 8t valuation as at th¢ date of irttroduclion. ii'hich is usually tF.e cost pric< of thE &sset.
'Ihey ale nol depreci31¢d or rti'alued as a inaiier uf iuuiine, a5 Ihe as%ets are deemed lu have indeterminable
lives. Irnpairtneni revi•'s are cgrried oui only if Ihe dssel sutTet5 physiLdl deleriuidLiOli or doubts arise ds iu their
authenticity.
Related p¥rty exemption
Tli¢ chgritable companv has iaken advantage of exemNion, und¢r Ihc terms of Finaneial RerK)rting Stsndayd 102
'The Finaiicial Rcportiiig 8thndard applicable In rhe UK and Repiiblic of Trclattd., noi 10 disclosL' relaicd party
transaction$ with ￿'hOllY owned subsldiaries wiihin Ihe group.
Stocks
Siotks arc valued al the lower of cost and nci ￿aliSable value, after making due allowance foi obwlele and slow
movirtg iicms.
Taxatio
The chai-ity 1% ¢xempr fiom corporntion lax on its charitable acti￿ltIeS.
-ulld a¢¢ounting
Uiire4trictcd funds can be usL¥d in accordance with the chBrilabl¢ objecitves ai th¢ discr¢tion of th¢ Irusiees.
Resinctcd ftsnds can only bB Used for parhculgr rcstriclcd purpos￿ within Ihc objccis ofihc challty. Reslnciions
rise wlien specified by the donor or when Mnds are raiscd for partieul&rresiriLltd purptsses.
FurtlicrLxplanalioii ofthc nalure and purp￿¢ of each fund Is included Èn Ihc noi¢5 10 Ihc finantial siai¢mcni
HÉre purch*$e and le#5ing commttments
Renials paid Lbperating leases gre charged 10 the Statetnent of Financial Acliviiies oll a sttaiBhi line ba515
ovci- Ihc pcriod of the lease.
Pe￿1￿￿ c05t5 other posl-retlremeni btJJtfitS
The chartlable compRny operaies a defined conlribulion pension .Ech¢ine Conlribuiigns payabl¢ to the charitable
coiiipRiiy's ￿nSio17 schemt arb Lli&tgped lo die Sialeineiit of Financial Activilie5 Ill tlie i)eriod lo wliicli Ih¢y r¢lDI¢.

THE WHITAKER oRGA￿lsA].IoN
NnTF.S TO THE FINANCI.4L STATf.Mf.NTS- cfintinue
FOR THE YLAR EIDED 31ST IIARCFI 2024
DONATJOliS AN'D LEGACIES
313.24
31.3.23
DunatiorLS
rJranL4
17,172
272.876
7.336
180,065
29O,04R
187,401
Grllnls Teceived, includ¢d in Ihc above. arc a5 fvllL)WS'.
3k.3.24
31.3.23
Art$ Council En¥ldnd
Rossendale BoTough Council
Blackburn ￿rIth Darw'en Borough Council
Uw¥¢￿￿ly ofMaii¢h¢sier
Brian MerLtrTnssi
£ion arts.
Friends of Rossendale Muscum
Art￿ Socicty
Con.sulaie General of Treland
Complt¢iie
Nalional Lollery Heritage Fut
159,9.3.
80,000
3,O¢N)
25.%20
5,000
7,420
20.00(b
1,056
,962
1.425
500
272,876
180.065
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.3.24
31.3.23
16,131
25V,956
41,206
1,639
15,783
289,191
Cafetcna. Bar and C&i¢ring
AdTlli5sivTrs. cvcn15 and liire
Other
3.458
309.932
357,574

THE II'HITrlKERORGANISATIOY
NOTES T() THE FJINANCIAI. STA TEMENTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR EjDED IIST,%IARCH 2024
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading &¢tli'liie5
31..1.24
31.3.23
Opcning stock
PuiLhasL5
Closing stock
11,792
15¥.623
(10.1571
16,561
212.960
217,732
CHARrrABLE ACTIVITtES COSTS
Support
costs14ee
noie 6}
Direct
Cust
Toials
Ch8ritablc a￿1vitieS
430,608
34,068
404,676
SUPPORT COSTS
GovertL8nce
C0515
ManJgement
Finance
Totals
Cliatitable auiviti
l7.060
4.893
11.515
34.068
J¥ET INCOMEI{EXPENDITUR&
N¢t incomellcxpendiluTel is sl&t¢d aftw ¢hargingllcr¢ditlDgl'.
Jl.3.24
31.3.23
Audit(>rs' rciMuii¢raiion
D¢pr¢cialion- owned assets
atlicr opcraiing Icases
4.786
2&599
4,650
28,144
1,254
TRUSTEES, RLN1UNEIL4TJQP¥ AND BENEFITS
There ￿Ere no IriL%Eee%' ￿mUneration or olljer knefii% for Ihe year ended 31st M¥reh 2024 Jjor for the year ended
31st March 2023.
Tru5tees' expenses
There were no
31si March 2023.
Irutsl¢ts' expenses pJid fror the ye8r ended 31st Mgrch 2024 nor for ilie y¢3r ¢nd¢d

THE IVHITAKER ORGANISATION
N()TFS TO THF. FINANCIAL STATEMF￿T8. continued
FOR TFIE I'EAR ENDED 31ST NIARC.112024
STAfF C.OSTS
3lJ.24
31.3.23
Wa¥es and sal￿e5
Social %e¢uriry cosis
Oihcr pension cosis
261,573
341,422
20,958
5.138
4,420
280,446
367,$18
The averdge monthly numbw of ¢mpleye¢s diiring the yearwas as follows..
31.3.24
15
31.3.23
CaiLYingF and retail
U5CUtn
Management gnd adminisiraiion
21
23
No etnployees received ¢molumcnis in ¥xL¥s5 of £60,0￿.
COMPAILITIVES FOR THE STA'I'bMkryT OF FIN'ANCIAL Acfii'JTIES
U[￿¢$i￿LtCd
rund
RestriCL¢d
Toial
funds
INCOME FRO.M
Donaiions and legacies
134,465
52,936
187,401
357.574
357.574
TotA
492,039
52,936
-%44,975
EXPE.NDITURE O
Raisiiigi funds
217,732
217,732
Charitable actiilrte5
527.307
59J58
586.865
Total
745,039
59,558
804,597
NET INC()MEIIEXPENDITUREI
1253,(M)O}
16,6221
1259,6221
RECONCTt.IATVOY OF FUN'DS
Totsl tund% bmughi rd
146,5271
150,(122
103,495
TOTAL FLNDS CARRIED FORIVARD
1299,5271
143,400

THE II'HITIIKER ORGAN'ISATION
NOTF.S TO THE FINANCIAL %TAI'Tr.MFNTS- corjtinued
FOR TFIE YEAR E.NDED 31ST ￿l,￿Rr.112￿14
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
ixturo4
and
ghort
lea%ehold
Plani and
Coiiiputei
Totsls
cos'i.
Ai l%1 April 2023
Atldiiioiiy
69,408
15.794
587
11&290
40,248
2.05Z
243,740
Ai 3 Isi March 2024
69.408
118.290
42..100
246J79
DLPRECIATION
At Isl April 2023
Charge for year
5,418
3,1)95
&476
2,508
34,044
14,622
19JS2
,J74
67,290
28,599
AI 3 Isi March 2024
8513
10,984
48.666
27.726
95,$119
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st Nlarch 2024
60,895
5J97
69,624
14,574
Al 31s1 March 2023
63,990
7,318
84.246
20,896
176.450
12.
HERJTAGF. ASSETS
Total
IARKET VALUE
Ai Isl April 2023 and 31si Mgrch 2024
8J25
IYET B(IOK VALUE
Ai 31 si fvlarch 2024
8,325
At 31st March 2023
8,325
13.
STOCKS
31J.24
31.3.23
Stocks
IU.157
11,792

THE W'HITAKER ORGAN'ISAI'ION
NCITE% TO THF. FIN,INC.IAI. STATF.MF.NTS- efrnlltklled
FOR TIIE I'EAR F.NDF,D31ST MARCH 2024
14.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITTrIJN OThE YE.IR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trdde debtorb
Ros%¢ndale Borough Council
Tax
VAT
2,231
8,009
5.924
2.530
66,099
3.808
3.920
158
Prepawients and accrued income
20.318
78,361
15.
CREDJTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trade credilols
Rossend31e Leisure TllL￿r
Rossend81e tjorough Council
s￿la] sc¢uniy and other ￿XeS
Oiher ¢TediioTS
ALctuals and deferred income
4,065
40j,4.58
16,672
375,984
7.680
2.2
,577
77.076
2,509
119
16.264
4?&41.
481.2.%3
16.
MOVFIMENT IN FUNDS
Nel
movernent
in fi]iids
Al
31.3.24
Al 1.4.23
Lnre51ri£tcd funds
tieneT31 tund
1299,5271
17,989)
1307.5161
Rt5tricted funds
RcStri¢iL'd fund
Fixed dSs¥I fund
4,193
4,193
122J42
143800
14J,4O0
116,9651
126,435
'A'OIAL bbNDS
(156,1271
{24,9541
1181,0811

THE WHITAKER ORGANISIITJON
NnTES TO THb FINANCIAI..STA'fi,-Mf.N'T.S_ contiilued
FOR THE YLAR EJDED 31ST M&lRCII 2024
I0Vw￿lENT Iiy FUNDS- cont5nued
Nct movembni in fu[￿s, inbluded th¢ above are as follow5..
In¢on11ng
resources
Rc50urces
expended
Movcmtni
in funds
Unrestricted funds
Genei'31 tund
562.839
1570,1128)
17.989}
Restricted funds
Resiriultd fund
Fix¢d ￿et fLind
37,141
132.9481
4,193
121,1581
37.141
{54.1061
(16,9651
TOTAL bUNDS
599,980
1624,934)
{24,9541
Comparatives for moi'ement in furtd5
N¢1
moveinent
in funds
At
31.3.23
Ai 1.4.22
Unrestrlcied (ullds
Genetal fund
146.5271
1253.0(K>l
1299.5271
Restrictcd fund$
Fixed asset fund
150,022
16.6?2}
143,400
TOTAL FUNDS
103,495
1259,6221
Coinparaiiv¢ nei movemeni in funds, included in th¢ abov¢ are as follow5..
Incoming
r¢sourc
Resourc¢s
expended
Movernenl
in fi￿dS
Unrestrltted funds
Genctal fund
492.039
1745.0391
1253,(KJOI
Restricted funds
Restricted tuiid
ixed asset fund
37,420
137,4201
122,1381
16,6221
52.936
159,5581
16.6221
TOTAL FLNDS
544.975
1804.5971
1259,f)221
Reslricted fu￿d5
ThL' rtstriclcd fund relates to granis received for SPLYific purwses.
¢onlinue

THE WHITAKER ORC..,tlilSATION
NOTF.S TO THE FIN'ANCI.4L STATFMb.NT8- contin￿ed
FOR THE YEAR E.N'DED 31S'1 .IIARI.'112024
16.
IOVE.MENT IN FUNDS- eontinued
The fixed ass¢1 Mild relai¢s to ¥ranis fcLL'SVL'd for specific langible fixed 35sels acquisitions. which aTe being
deprecialed ov¢r Ihcir U&Lfiil LrollurniL lifc.
17.
LLTIMA'fE PAKEN I. LO.IIPANY
Tlic uliiinalc cnnltollinb party ar¢ Ilie nieinbers of Rosscnddle Leisure Tru51, the patent company, by virtue or
their control during Ehc yeor.
18.
RELATED PARTY DISCI.OSURES
The charity opcrdlcs from prtmises owned by Rosscndalc Borough Council IRBCI which ir occupi¢s ai
pepwcom reni. ThL board niemb￿S Ot. the parent Company. Rossendale L¢isurc Tmsl. also includ&% 50mc
counLillors. rwreseniin¥ IUJC.
During? ihc year Ihc charity rcccivcd grant$ of £80.0(K) 12023.. £30,000) fro1￿ RBC in rclaiion 10 th¢ corc
aci2viiics of Ihe chantv.