## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR**
## **31 DECEMBER 2025**
**Charity Number 1207539**
## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees|**1**|
|Trustees’ annual report|**2-4**
|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|**5**|
|Statement of financial activities|**6**|
|Balance sheet|**7**|
|Notes to the financial statements|**8**|
## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS**
**The board of trustees** Mr D Butterworth (Chair) Mrs C Burke Mrs L Wheatley **Operational Lead** Mrs. M Seal **Finance & Compliance Manager** Mr H Nelson **Registered office** Angel Cottage Main Street Kniveton Ashbourne DE61JH **Independent Examiner** Mr M Newey Derby Community Accountancy Service Babington Lodge 128 Green Lane Derby DE1 1RY
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The Objects of New Leaf Derbyshire CIO are:
The relief of those in need because of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages in Derbyshire, by providing such persons with goods/services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.
## **SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO THESE OBJECTS**
The main activities undertaken by the CIO:
- Receiving referrals from NHS Primary Care Networks, Local Authorities, Housing Associations and Fire Services, who have identified people in need because of age, illhealth, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages, who would benefit from the services we provide.
- Providing Practical and Pastoral Support for people in need because of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages, which includes: -
- Carrying out repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the home.
- De-cluttering, general tidying, and initial cleaning to improve hygiene and comfort.
- Implementing new ways to organise the home i.e., building and fitting shelf units/storage systems, etc.
- Sourcing and supplying items of furniture (tables/chairs/cupboards/shelf units/etc).
- Painting & decorating.
- Gardening.
- Befriending services to further reduce loneliness and isolation.
- Signposting to services and organisations to enable beneficiaries to access specialist support and access the services available to them within the community. This includes (but is not limited to) financial assistance, benefits advice, debt advice, support for drug/alcohol/substance misuse, support for disabilities, etc, plus signing on with a doctor/dentist and accessing social groups.
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The trustees are once again very proud of our continued achievements and high standing in the voluntary sector in Derbyshire.
We were very fortunate to receive funding through the Amber Valley Partnership, National Lottery Awards for All, Arnold Clarke Community Fund, Albert Hunt Trust, Postcode Places Trust, Foundation Derbyshire, Leathersellers' Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Co Op Local Community Fund and donations from the public. We are very grateful for all the support we received.
## **Services provided 2025**
We are very proud to report that we provided practical and pastoral support for over 80 disadvantaged and vulnerable households. The support we provided included carrying out repairs, maintenance, and improvements to the home; de-cluttering, general tidying, and initial cleaning; implementing new ways to organise the home; sourcing and supplying items of furniture; befriending services to reduce loneliness and isolation; and signposting to services and organisations to enable households to access specialist support and access the services available to them within the community.
We have also recruited and trained 15 volunteers. We now have team of 33 registered volunteers, of which 23 are actively working in a variety of roles.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves Policy**
The charity has a reserves policy to hold three months running costs in reserves. On 31 December 2025 the charity had unrestricted reserves of £24,072
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
New Leaf Derbyshire CIO is based at Angel Cottage, Main Street Kniveton Ashbourne DE61JH, which is the charity's registered office and the principal address of the charity. New Leaf Derbyshire CIO is a Registered Charity (No. 1207539). This is in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, incorporated on 20[th] March 2024.
## **Trustee selection methods**
A skills audit has been undertaken to discover those skills which are required by the trustee
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
body. Efforts are made to recruit trustees who meet the skill requirement.
## **Risk management policy**
The trustees examine the major risks that the charity faces each financial year when preparing and updating the strategic plan. The charity has developed systems to monitor and control these risks to mitigate any impact that they may have on the charity in the future.
## **Independent Examiner**
Mr. M. Newey of Derby Community Accountancy Service was appointed as independent examiner for the ensuing year.
Registered office: Angel Cottage Main Street Kniveton Ashbourne DE61JH
Signed on behalf of the trustees Mr D Butterworth (Chair) Trustee
Approved by the trustees on:
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of New Life Derbyshire CIO**
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.
## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 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 examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mark Newey ACMA Date March 4th 2026 Derby Community Accountancy Service Babington Lodge 128 Green Lane Derby DE1 1RY
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**NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31[st] 2025**
|**2024**
Total
**£**
**0**
**Opening Balance**
**Receipts**
26896
Grants
**Note 2**
1589
Donations
27565
Sundry
**Note 1**
**56050**
**Payments**
29375
Salaries and associated costs
161
Materials
386
Administration costs
924
Staff and volunteer travel costs
27
Staff and volunteer other costs
38
Subsistence
108
Training
733
Insurance
597
Legal and professional charges
**32349**
**23701 **
**Net Movement of Funds**
**0**
**Transfer between funds**
**23701**
**Closing Balance**|**2025**
Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
**3805**
**19896**
**23701**
28370
31275
59645
4903
0
4903
0
0
0|
|---|---|
||**33273**
**31275**
**64548**|
||11287
27806
39093
270
256
526
3
1200
1203
719
940
1659
0
50
50
158
200
358
0
0
0
317
500
817
252
250
502|
||**13006**
**31202**
**44208**|
|||
||**20267**
**73**
**20340**|
||**0**
**0**
**0**|
||**24072**
**19969**
**44041**|
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT DECEMBER 31[st] 2025**
|**2024**
**£**
0|**Fixed Assets**
**Monetary assets**
Bank balance
Cash
Less liabilities
**Note 3**
**Net Assets**
Chair
Treasurer|**2025**
**£**
0
**0**
44041
0
**44041**
1951
**42090**
March 11th 2026|**2025**
**£**
0|
|---|---|---|---|
|**0**
23701
0|||**0**
44041
0|
|**23701**|||**44041**|
|1829|||1951|
|**21872**|||**42090**|
|||||
|||Date
March 11th 2026||
|||Date||
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## **NEW LEAF DERBYSHIRE CIO**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **Note 1**
On the 20th March 2024 New Leaf Derbyshire became a registered CIO. The assets held by the New Leaf Derbyshire CIC were transferred to the charity at that date. The assets amounted to £27565.
## **Note 2 Grants**
|**Note 2**
**Grants**||
|---|---|
|Albert Hunt Trust
National Lottery Community Fund
Allen Lane Foundation
Arnold Clarke Community Fund
Co-Op Community Fund
Postcode Places Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Leathersellers Foundation
Amber Valley CVS
Foundation Derbyshire|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**2025**
Total
2024
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5000
0
5000
4000
0
19969
19969
19896
0
0
0
3000
300
0
300
0
1575
0
1575
0
14995
0
14995
0
5000
0
5000
0
1500
0
1500
0
0
9006
9006
0
0
2300
2300
0|
||**28370**
**31275**
**59645**
**26896**|
## **Note 3**
## **Creditors**
|**Note 3**
**Creditors**||
|---|---|
|HM Revenue and Customs
Pension costs|**2025**
**2024**
£
£
1756
1642
195
187|
||**1951 **
**1829**|
## **Note 4**
## **Restricted Funds**
|National Lottery Community Fund
Amber Valley CVS
Foundation Derbyshire|Opening
Balance
Income Expenditure
Closing
Balance
£
£
£
£
19896
19969
19896
19969
0
9006
9006
0
0
2300
2300
0|
|---|---|
||**19896**
**31275**
**31202**
**19969**|
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