Old Farnley and District Community Association Charity number 1206552
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Old Farnley and District Community Association
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
|**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|
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2023
## **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**
Peter Allison Chair & Trustee Sue Holliday Trustee & Committee Councilor David Blackburn Trustee
Appointed January 2024 Appointed January 2024 Appointed January 2024
## **Charity number**
1206552
## **Principal address**
Hillside Hall Cross Lane Farnley Leeds LS12 5AA
## **Bankers**
Virgin Money 94-96 Briggate Leeds LS1 6NP
## **Structure, governance and management**
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4[th] of January 2024
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
(a) To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Old Farnley and district and the neighbourhood, (hereinafter called "the area of benefit") without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together with the said inhabitants 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 for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre (hereinafter called "the centre") and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects.
## **The charity's main activities**
The objectives of the community centre are to offer a range of diverse opportunities and support for everyone within the community. The association offers a luncheon club which is run each Monday to those living within the Farnley & District Community area. Leeds City Council's Youth Service operate from the centre with two sessions, one for juniors and one for seniors.
Some other activities include Mums & Tots, and Early Years session for those aged 0-5 which is run by Leeds City Council’s Early Years.
The community centre is also available for private hire functions and is available for longer term hires and hosts Councillors surgeries each month. Tuesday evenings offer games of Cash Bingo which is accessible to everyone.
Starting in January of 2024 was the Farnley Community Café which has run each Friday 8am -12pm. The cost of food has been kept reasonable and affordable and during the winter period the community centre has been awarded small funding to become a Welcome space which has enabled the community centre to supply free warm drinks and cereal/toast and a warm welcoming space to those in need during the colder periods.
## **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 in particular Old Farnley and District and the neighborhood.
## **Achievements and performance**
The community centre continues to have renovations and remodeling works completed to improve its offerings to the public as well as make the building a more accessible and welcoming space as well as meeting it legal compliances and obligations.
Major works during this year have included the installation of a gas mains supply to the building which has enabled the community centre to upgrade its heating, to gas central heating.
The hall has benefitted from new K2 radiators (5 in total), along with radiators installed in all toilets, entrance lobby and office spaces, which has helped to increase ambient temperatures throughout the building along with being more efficient than the older A/C units that were in use in the hall space only.
Along with the gas and boiler installation the building has benefitted from having a new secondary wall built in the hall along the main exterior wall which has given a cleaner & more aesthetically pleasing look but has meant that the wall could be insulated & have secondary double glazing installed to help with controlling heat loss from the building. Compliments have been well received from a number of the groups that use the space and have praised the new heating system.
To maximise on the gas installation the kitchen has also benefitted from having a new dual fuel range cooker which has made the cooking of meals more time efficient and in turn more energy efficient. The kitchen has also had a new cooker hood installed, griddle hot plates and a new backup upright freezer.
General maintenance has been carried out at the community centre and the community centre has benefitted
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
from zero down time due to faults and failures.
Other works in the hall included alterations to the entrance, by creating a new entrance lobby as you entered the hall. The double doors were moved forward, and a new doorway was installed into the rear offices that have also undergone refurbishment. The offices have benefitted from new heating, redecoration and new flooring.
The last major works for the 2024 period at the community centre was renovation works to the ladies’ toilets. The existing facilities were dilapidated and in need of urgent remedial works. The whole of the ladies’ toilets was stripped out, and new plumbing and sanitary ware was installed along with the addition of baby change facilities. New cubicles were built, and the room was decorated.
Legal compliance has been at the forefront of all works and operations at Farnley Community centre. We continue to make alterations to our policies and procedures to ensure that we have robust plans in place.
In addition to day-to-day runnings we have run a number of events over the course of the year, some of which include our well-placed Christmas event which attracted circa 125 young people to see Santa.
The community centre celebrated its 50[th] anniversary and a celebration was held on the 20[th of] April to celebrate the day, along with a plaque unveiling to the late Anne Braviner. The event was well attended, and we had free entertainment along with a tabletop event within the community centre.
The community centre continues to establish itself within the community and is growing year on year with plans for further growth in the next financial year.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were a loss of £2,623, all relating to unrestricted funds. Albeit that the charity made a loss this is in large due to the much-needed renovations and modernisation that was needed at the community centre.
The charity had a savings account that was closed by Virgin bank due to the account been an historical account, and that balance was transferred into the charities main account in October of 2024 for the value of £13274.73, which is what has been used to support the healthy balance of the charity whilst the renovations have been completed.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £16,274.
The charity currently has no formal reserves policy but is aware of the need for one and will discuss this during the year.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on ……28/09/2025……….
Signed ............................................... (Trustee) Name: ……Peter Allison………..…..………….
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
## Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2024
|Notes
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
Farnley Luncheon Club inc Happy Hour
(2)
Room Hire
Solar panel income
Bank interest
Membership
Net Bingo Income
Kitchen Sales
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Utilities
Rent and rates
Phone and broadband
Accounting Fees & Software
Bingo prizes and costs
Cleaning and refuse collection
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Toilet & Offices & Hall Refurbishment
Central Heating & Gas Connection
Kitchen Equipment
Garden costs
Subscriptions & Memberships
Event costs
Farnley Luncheon Club (Food & Bingo)
Café Food Costs
Donations
Sundries
**Total payments**
**Net receipts / (payments)**|
2|Balance Transferred from previous charity
42846
2024
Total
funds
£
2023
Total
funds
£
2,906
4,640
320
5031
10,467
10,467
1,273
1,389
233
205
240
1,648
240
4,203
620
25,610
19,477
3,044
4,010
206
54
630
201
359
182
3,703
409
1,156
1,025
764
1,380
948
3,074
5,796
2,726
986
50
50
308
308
1,123
610
2,109
2,299
2,123
-
-
751
96
28,233
11,847
(2,623) 7,630|Balance Transferred from previous charity
42846
2024
Total
funds
£
2023
Total
funds
£
2,906
4,640
320
5031
10,467
10,467
1,273
1,389
233
205
240
1,648
240
4,203
620
25,610
19,477
3,044
4,010
206
54
630
201
359
182
3,703
409
1,156
1,025
764
1,380
948
3,074
5,796
2,726
986
50
50
308
308
1,123
610
2,109
2,299
2,123
-
-
751
96
28,233
11,847
(2,623) 7,630|
|---|---|---|---|
||||19,477|
||
||4,010
54
359
182
409
1,025
1,380
986
50
308
610
2,123
-
96
11,847|
|||||
||||7,630|
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|Statement of assets and liabilities|||
|---|---|---|
|as at 31 December 2023
**Cash funds**
Virgin Money current account
Virgin Money savings account
Cash in hand
**Total cash funds**|2024
Total
£
14,699
0
1,575
16,274|2023
Total
£
7,020
13,425
1,749|
|||
22,194|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …29/09/2025..…….
Signed ................................................... (Trustee)
Name: …Peter Allison.…..………….
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **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 relates.
## **Fund accounting**
All funds are unrestricted (general) funds and are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
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## Old Farnley and District Community Association
## Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2023
|**2Grants and donations**
Armley helping Hands
Leeds Community Foundations (Luncheon Club)
Voluntary Action Leeds
|2024
Total
funds
£
850
1,556
500
2,906|2023
Total
funds
£
250
70
320|
|---|---|---|
## **3 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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