2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 1 2024 12 12 2024 T From o

Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~

Charity name Bury Athenaeum ~~—~~ Other names charity is known by ~~ee~~ Registered charity number (if any) 521057 ~~|~~ Charity's principal address Moss Street

Bury Lancashire Postcode BL9 0DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year Neville EdmondPresident 1 son 2 Robert Sloss Vice- President Hon. Secretary 3[Suzanne Ken-] dall

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) Elected annually by the body of the membership as a whole

Ditto

Ditto

4 Janet Gander Hon. Treasurer

Ditto

5 Andrew Gill

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6[Pauline Stand-] bridge

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7	David Thomas	“
8	Kathleen Tonks	“
9	Stuart Mahon	“
10	Tom Wilson
11	Ruth Leaver	“
12	Kathleen Bray
13	Ray Squire	“
14	Joan Abbott	“
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	Official Custodian of Charities - Holding Trustee

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed supplemented by a Constitution Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Unincorporated Charitable Trust How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Elected annually by the membership Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The charity’s objective is the diffusion of knowledge for the moral , intellectual and cultural benefit of the residents of Bury and its vicinity.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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To meet these objectives, the charity facilitates a wide range of different activities. These currently include bridge , diverse board games, embroidery, philosophy, creative writing , canasta, mahjong ,conversational French, music appreciation. German, scrabble, Cryptic cross word and a widows association. The charity actively seeks to expand the number of available activities.

Each year ( dependent on the deemed level of any surplus income ) the Trustees also make available funds for grants to other local charities who broadly meet its own charitable objectives. Over the years , a large number of different local charities have benefitted from these grants. During each year, specific charity events are also organised where the proceeds go to nominated local charities.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the course of the year, one or more of the activities described above were taking place every weekday at the charity’s premises , thereby providing a valuable outlet for Bury residents.. Over 450 residents took part in these activities.

Grants totalling £ 3300 were made to three different local charities including Friends of Radcliffe Allotments, Jigsaw and Moving on Together for bereaved carers.

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Section E Financial review

Via its Holding Trustees, the charity has ownership of a Grade 2 listed Brief statement of the charity’s building which dates back to the mid 19th century.Maintainence costs for policy on reserves such a building are potentially very high and accordingly the charity holds significant reserves to ensure that all potential future contingencies can be met in full.F or example, in recent times asbestos has had to be removed from a cellar area, outdated toilet facilities revamped and an old fire alarm system overhauled. The total cost from just these items alone was over £26,000.Possible significant ( and costly ) work on both the roof of the building and replacement of original wooden sash windows is foreseen in coming years. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

• The charity’s principal sources of income are annual membership fees to-

• You may choose to include adgether with additional fees associated with participation in individual activ-

• ditional information, where releities.

• vant about: At their discretion, the Trustees can waive fees for young people and

• • the charity’s principal those experiencing hardship. sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) John Neville Edmondson

Position (eg Secretary, President Chair, etc) Date 30/9/2025

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BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 INCOME 2024 INCOME 2023 Subscriptions Attivity Charity events Trustees Cup Bury Hospice Other Charities Children in Need 6,005.00 46.370.41 Subscriptions Activity Charity events Trustees Cup Bury Hospice Other Charities Children in Need 5.815.00 43.454.89 594.00 1.967.00 185.00 1,902.00 190.00 LCBA Teams of 8 Catering Tuition Room hire Interest received Other income TOTAL INCOME 0.00 214.33 3.944.00 3,800.00 1,474.69 LCBA Teams of 8 Catering Tuition Room hire Interest received Other income TOTAL INCOME 167.16 4,076.00 4,895.00 241.58 88.41 61.484.04 63,900.43 EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE Insurance LCBA subs Administration Software subscription Consumables EBU Club Affiliation Fee EBU P2P EBU Director training EBUTA Subs Slmultaneous palrs LCBA teams of 8 Catering expenses Xmas/NY/Cor events Tuition Repair5 and renewals Travel expenses Cleaning Premises expenses 4.953.60 Insurance LCBA subs Administration Software subscriptlon Consumables EBU Club Affiliation Fee EBU P2P EBU Director training EBUTA Subs Simultaneous pairs LCBAteams of 8 Catering expenses XmaslNY/Cor events Tuition Repairs and renewals Travel expenses Cleanin8 Premises expenses IT Cleaning service 4,868.58 274.16 750.79 953.00 74.00 6,880.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,147.89 657.25 3,262.90 697.57 0.00 702.20 4.262.84 202.08 11,003.20 106.89 772.20 481.06 349.20 S72.00 28,lJO 6,645.32 216.00 45.00 0.00 0.00 2,420.01 1,039.58 3,626.12 1.044,61 0.00 704.88 22,080.30 168.15 8,930.67 Cleaning service Postage & Carriage Legal fees Services Sen4i¢es Waste di: Water Gas Electricim Posta8e Internet I 141.70 1,137.51 2,916.51 2,433.63 Waste di: 141.70 Water 652.55 Gas 2,887.35 Electricill 3,468.18 Postage Internet I 376.99 339.29 7.006.34 7,489.07

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 44,707.27 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 60,708.55 SURPLUS 19,193.16 SURPLUS 775.49 Donations Trustees Bury Hospice Children in Need Samaritan5 Bury Cancer Care Bury Blind Society Donations Trustees Bury Hospice Children in Need Samaritans 3.000.00 2.000.00 190.00 1,744.00 720.00 700.00 185.00 2,000.00 Total 6,354.00 Total 4,185.00 NET PROFIT/LOSS FOR 12,839.16 NET PROFITILOSS FOI -3,409.51 BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 BURY ATHENAEUM INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2024 2023 Skipton 2 Year Bon, 30,004.06 / Skipton l Year Boni 11,797.73 Lloyds TSB 16,063.52 Lloyds Savings Acc 20,178.51 Cash in Hand 60.82 Skipton 2 Year Bon, 29,073.70 Skipton l Year Bon, 11,431.91 Lloyds TSB 24,703.17 Cash in Hand 56.70 78.104.64 65.265.48 Profit and Loss Resi 65,265.48 Profit / Loss for Ye¢ 12,839.16 Profit and Loss Res, 68,674.99 Profit / Loss for Ye- .3,409.51 78,104.64 65,265.48 Hon Treasurer Hon Treasurer Auditor Aofjo c/ Audltor Trustees Yorkshire Building Society Trustees Yorkshire Building Society £1,020.71 Figures supplied by N. Edmondson £319.48 Figures supplied by N. Edmond50n

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