# **New Ash Green Village Trust New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre**
# **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 December 2025**
**CHARITY NO:266424**
## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|_Legal and adminstrative information_|_1_|
|_Report of the trustees_|_2 - 4_|
|_Independent examiner's report_|_5_|
|_Statement of financial activities_|_6_|
|_Balance sheet_|_7_|
|_Notes forming part of the financial statements_|_8 - 9_|
## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
_The Trustees present its report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025_
## **Legal and administrative information**
**Charity name:** _New Ash Green Village Trust_
**Chairman: Terry James Vivian**
**Charity registration number: 266424**
**Registered office and operational address:** _Youth & Community Centre Ash Road Longfield Kent DA3 8JY Ash Road Longfield Kent DA3 8JY_
**Trustees:** _Danielle Elisak Sarah Hobbs Dawn Hunt John Kelly Joe Whittaker Michael Gordon Banks_ **Account prepared by:** _Oludolapo Kukoyi_
**Bankers:** _Lloyds TSB_
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
_The Trustees of New Ash Green Village Trust present their report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 which have been prepared in accordance with Section 133 of the Charities Act 2011_
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **a. Constitution**
_The charity is constituted under a trust deed dated 27 June 1973 as amended to date and is a registred charity with charity registration number 266424._
## **b. Method of appointment or election of trustees**
_The Trust shall be administered in conformity with the constitution by the commitee of management constituted ("the Committee") who shall be the charity trustees within the meaning of section 46 of the Charitable ACT 1960. The committee shall Consist of up to six members who shall be appointed_
## **c. Organisational structure and decision making**
_The board of trustees is headed by a chairman, the Secretary to the trust and a Financial Administrator. All the present employees of the Charity are voluntary workers. The Trustees are responsible for the building known as New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre and making all decisions regarding allocation of fund and activities._
## **d. Related party relationships**
_New Ash Green Village Association Limited are owners of the land on which our building is constructed, with a 99 year lease/licence agreement. The New Ash Green Village trust took over the running and maintainance of the building on 20 July 2011 when the New Ash Green Youth Centre Trust wounded up_
## **Objectives and activities**
## **a. Policies and objectives**
_The objects of the charity are:_
- _1 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the village of New Ash Green in Kent in anyway that the law of England and Wales regards as charitable, withoutdistinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by the provision or improvement of amenities and in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing). The administration and maintainance of the youth and community centre._
_The New Ash Green Village Trust no longer receive the 50% of the profit from New Ash Green Social committee for takings on village day, Firework display etc. and therefore has limited fund availble to undertake the above without grants and donations_
- _2 In furtherance to the forgoing objects the committee of management hereinafter named may in its discretion establish or secure the establishment of any community centre, gymnasium, swimming pool, village hall, recreation hall or any other building or structure whatsoever. The village trust as an Association shall have power to affiliate to any charitable organisation with similar charitable objects._
_It pursues these objects by the operation of it activities at a facility located at , Ash Road Longfield Kent DA3 8JY_
## **b. Activities for achieving objectives**
_Significant activities that contributed to the achievement of these objectives were:_
- _1 To maintain the building and be incharge of hirers_
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **c. Grant making policies**
_To seek grants & donations for any refurbishment or improvement to the building and land for the benefit of users_
## **d. Volunteers**
_The Centre is grateful for the commitment and efforts of its volunteers who are involved in service provision. The centre is run by volunteers committed to working in various departments._
## **e. Risk management**
_The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate against exposures to the major risks._
## **Achievements and performance**
_The Trustees are pleased to report that the youth and community centre continued to be successful and promotes the benefit of the inhabitant of the village of New Ash Green & neighbourhood._
## **Review of transactions and financial position**
_During the year, a total income of £40,139.64 (£37,292 in 2024) was received from hiring the centre and as voluntary donations The net movement in funds for the period, as shown in the statement of financial activities, for the period was a Surplus of £7,522 (deficit £3,930 in 2024). The value of the Youth & Community Centre net assets at 31st December 2025 is £33,832 ( £26,310 in 2024)._
## **Principal Funding Sources**
_The principal funding sources for the Charity are by way of hiring its building for use by inhabitants of New Ash Green and Its environs, Donations and gifts._
## **Plans for future developments**
_The charity aims at building on its current achievement in effectively benefiting the inhabitance of New Ash Green and its environs_
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **Responsibilities of the trustees**
_The Charity law allows charities that are not companies under section 13 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Charities Act’), to prepare receipt and payments account provided the charity’s gross income is not over £250,000. In this regard, the trustees have presented a trustees annual report, a receipt and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities_
_The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statement in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statement for each financial year._
_The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the youth centre and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the youth centre and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities._
_This report was approved by the trustees on 16 April 2026 and signed on its behalf by Ag.chairman_
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_________________________________________________ **John Kelly Trustee/Ag. Chairman**
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre**
## **Independent Examiner's report for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **Independent Examiners Report**
_We have examined the financial statement, which comprises a Trustees annual report, a receipt and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities, the related notes and the accounting policies of the New Ash Green Village Trust for the year ended 31 December 2025._
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner**
_As described on page 3, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. It is our responsibility to carry out an examination of those financial statements and to issue a report based on that examination._
## **Scope of examination**
_We conducted our examination in accordance with directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011. An examination is limited to enquiries of the charity's personnel and analytical and review procedures applied to financial data and this provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit, and accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion._
## **Independent examiner's statement**
_In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:_
_1. Which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:_
- _To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 the 2011 Act; and_
- _To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or_
_2. I have no concerns and have come across no material matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached._
_This report was signed on 16 April 2026_
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_Oludolapo Kukoyi Accountants_
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
||**2025**|||**2025**|_2024_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Restricted**||||
||**Unrestricted Funds**|**Funds**||**Total Funds**|_Total Funds_|
||**£**|**£**||**£**|_£_|
|**Incoming resources**||||||
|**Incoming resources from generated funds**||||||
|_Hire_|_37,140_||_-_|**37,140**|_37,277_|
|_Donation & grants_|_3,000_||_-_|**3,000**|_-_|
|_Others_|_-_||_-_|**-**|_7_|
|**Total incoming resources**|_40,140_||_-_|**40,140**|_37,284_|
|**Resources expended**||||||
|_Refurbishment/maintainace cost_|_9,993_|||**9,993**|_19,293_|
|_Governance cost_|_22,024_|||**22,024**|_21,313_|
|_Accountancy fees_|_600_|||**600**|_600_|
|**Total resources expended**|_32,617_||_-_|_32,617_|_41,206_|
|**Net Incoming resources before**|**other**|||||
|**recognised gains/(Loss)**|_7,522_||_-_|**7,522**|_(3,922)_|
|**Net movement in funds**|_7,522_||_-_|**7,522**|_(3,922)_|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|_Total funds brought forward_|_26,315_||_-_|**26,315**|_30,237_|
|**Total funds carried forward**|_33,837_||**-**|**33,837**|_26,315_|
_The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities._
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**Net current assets**
_Cash in hand & at Bank_
**Net assets**
**General funds**|**2025**
_33,832_
**33,832**
**33,832**|_2024_
_26,310_|
|---|---|---|
|||_26,310_|
||||
|||_26,310_|
_The balance sheet and accompanying notes was approved by the board of trustee and signed on its behalf by Chairman For the year ending 31 December 2025._
## **Trustees’ responsibilities:**
_The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts._
_These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charities subject to the receipt and payment account_
_The Financial Statements were approved by the board on 16 April 2026, and signed on its behalf by:_
________________________________________ **John Kelly Ag.Chairman**
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1. Accounting policies**
_The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Charities registered in England and Wales that are not companies as allowed under section 133 of the Charitable Act 2011. to prepare receipts and payments accounts provided the charity's gross income is not over £250,000_
## **(a) Basis of accounting**
_The financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention and include the results of the Charity's operations, which are described in the Trustees Report, all of which are continuing._
## **(b) Incoming resources**
_All income is credited to the Statement of Financial Activities on the earlier date of when they are received or when they are receivable._
## **(c) Restricted funds**
_Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as specified within the objects of the Charity. Expenditure, which meets these criteria, will be identified to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. There was no restricted fund during the year._
## **(d) Unrestricted funds**
_Unrestricted funds are donations and other incomes received or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available for general funds. Income generated was maily from hiring the centre for the use of the community._
## **(e) Resources expended**
_Direct charitable expenditure includes all expenditure incurred by the Charity in direct pursuit of its charitable objectives. Governance expenditure includes all costs not directly related to the charitable activities and cannot be allocated to direct charitable expenditure._
## **(f) Donated services and gifts in kind**
_The value of donations and grants provided to the New Ash Green Village Trust is recognised in the statement of financial activities and in the Balance Sheet at their value to the charity, as determined by the Trustees, in the period in which they are receivable, and where the benefit is both quantifiable and material._
|**2 Hire**
_Regular_
_Casual_
**3. Other income**
_Donation/grants_
_Other income_|**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
**2025**
_2024_
**Total**
_Total_
**£**
**£**
**£**
_£_
_34,101_
_-_
**34,101**
_33,528_
_3,038_
_-_
**3,038**
_3,749_
_-_
_-_|
|---|---|
||**37,140**
**-**
**37,140**
**37,277**|
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
**2025**
_2024_
**Total**
_Total_
**£**
**£**
**£**
_£_
_3,000_
**3,000**
_-_
_-_
**-**
_7_
_-_
**-**
_-_|
||**3,000**
**-**
**3,000**
**7**|
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## **New Ash Green Village Trust - New Ash Green Youth & Community Centre Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**4. Refurbishment/maintainace**
_Maintainance_
**5. Accountancy /fees**
_Maintainance_
**6. Governance costs**
_Utilities_
_Rent & rates_
_Insurance_
_Wages_
_Cleaning materials_
_Telephone/postages_
_Stationery_
_KCC supplies_
_Others_|**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
**2025**
_2024_
**Total**
_Total_
**£**
**£**
**£**
_£_
_9,993_
**9,993**
_19,293_
**-**
**-**
_-_|
|---|---|
||**9,993**
**-**
**9,993**
**19,293**|
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
**2025**
_2024_
**Total**
_Total_
**£**
**£**
**£**
_£_
_600_
**600**
_600_
**-**
**-**
_-_|
||**600**
**-**
**600**
**600**|
||**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
**2025**
_2024_
**Total**
_Total_
**£**
**£**
**£**
_£_
_8,093_
**-**
**8,093**
_8,028_
_2,765_
**-**
**2,765**
_1,581_
_1,401_
**-**
**1,401**
_1,359_
_5,405_
**-**
**5,405**
_6,169_
_1,936_
**-**
**1,936**
_2,155_
_1,455_
**-**
**1,455**
_1,033_
_30_
**-**
**30**
_10_
_940_
**-**
**940**
_972_
_-_
**-**
**-**
_7_|
||**22,024**
**-**
**22,024**
_21,313_|
## **7. Trustees remuneration and reimbursement of expenses:**
_The Trustees did not receive any remuneration in this financial year._
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