Springfield Unlimited
Charity number 523511
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
Springfield Unlimited
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Balance sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Springfield Unlimited
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
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
Name Position Dates Allan Griffin David Ward Jeanette Sunderland Stephen Mee Appointed 5 August 2025 Charity number 523511 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers The Springfield Centre National Westminster Bank Idlethorp Way 1 Victoria Park Thorpe Edge Holbeck Bradford BD10 9JB Leeds LS11 5AN Independent examiner Rhys North ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by a Trust Deed dated 31 December 1965 as amended 28 January 2025 and 18 March 2025.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Springfield Unlimited
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 19 living in and around Bradford District by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
advancing education; and
providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such people.
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.
Achievements and performance
It has been a very successful year with an increased level of staffing enabling an expansion of activities with young people. Work has started to prepare the Centre for substantial internal building work that was long overdue. Most of the work will be completed in the next year. Funding was obtained, which was held by Bradford Council, for a new Bike Park at the rear of the Centre that was completed in summer 2025.
The trustees have continued to progress the registration of a new CIO as a succesor body to the charity. The CIO - Springfield Unlimited charity number 1212871 - was registered at the Charity Commission on 8 April 2025. In the coming year trustees will be considering how to best transfer the charity's net assets to this CIO.
Financial review
The net income for the year was £15,079, including net income of £26,280 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £11,201 on restricted funds, after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £285,207.
Springfield Boys' Club is a 'not for profits' organisation with charitable status. The aim of the charity is to accumulate unrestricted reserves to support six months expenditure. Based on 2024/2025 expenditure this equates to £61,200.
The trustees recognise that actual reserves significantly exceed their target level. As a result investment plans are being developed concerning improvements to the centre, which are commencing in 2025/2026. Trustees have designated funds totalling £193,000 as at 31 March 2025 for these and other plans and these are summarised at Note 9 to the accounts.
Approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2026
David Ward (Trustee)
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Springfield Unlimited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Springfield Unlimited
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees 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 charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other 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.
Rhys North ACA
19/1/2026
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Springfield Unlimited
Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 2,520 Centre rental income 76,141 Flat rental income 2,760 Bank interest 10,936 Other income 236 Total income 92,593 Expenditure on: Salaries NI and pensions (3) 23,397 Payroll charges 721 Sessional workers 1,315 Staff training - Youth activities 2,294 Telephone & Internet 1,112 IT costs 288 Other admin costs 559 Subscriptions and licences 723 Utilities 19,425 Insurance 4,024 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 10,732 Other premises costs 953 Rent and rates 290 Grant repayments - Independent examination 480 Other governance costs - Total expenditure 66,313 Net income / (expenditure) 26,280 Fund balances brought forward 258,927 Fund balances carried forward (4) 285,207 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 44,820 - - - - 44,820 35,449 - 386 - 5,336 - - - - 8,012 - - 1,182 5,656 - - - 56,021 (11,201) 13,984 2,783 |
2025 Total funds £ 47,340 76,141 2,760 10,936 236 137,413 58,846 721 1,701 - 7,630 1,112 288 559 723 27,437 4,024 10,732 2,135 5,946 - 480 - 122,334 15,079 272,911 287,990 |
2024 Total funds £ 35,953 46,844 5,700 8,941 497 97,935 47,337 667 3,072 119 20,438 1,049 348 251 561 19,700 3,998 11,342 3,483 4,952 10,000 1,380 339 129,036 (31,101) 304,012 272,911 |
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Springfield Unlimited
Balance sheet
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Current assets Debtors and prepayments (5) 14,633 Current asset investments (6) 200,000 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 100,194 Total current assets 314,827 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 29,620 Total current liabilities 29,620 Net current assets / (liabilities) 285,207 Net assets 285,207 Funds Unrestricted funds General unrestricted funds 92,207 Designated funds (9) 193,000 Unrestricted funds 285,207 Restricted funds - Total funds 285,207 |
2025 Restricted £ - - 2,783 2,783 - - 2,783 2,783 - - - 2,783 2,783 |
2025 Total £ 14,633 200,000 102,977 317,610 29,620 29,620 287,990 287,990 92,207 193,000 285,207 2,783 287,990 |
2024 Total £ 5,327 200,000 90,397 295,724 22,813 22,813 272,911 272,911 52,737 206,190 258,927 13,984 272,911 |
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2026
David Ward (Trustee)
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
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.
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Leases
Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) JUMP Marstons The Ken & Lynne Morrison Charitable Trust Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ 2,500 - - - - 20 2,520 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 37,454 7,366 - - - 44,820 |
2025 Total funds £ 39,954 7,366 - - - 20 47,340 2025 £ 57,137 4,040 (4,040) 1,709 58,846 |
2024 Total funds £ 31,622 310 2,000 2,000 21 35,953 2024 £ 46,413 3,027 (3,027) 924 47,337 |
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The average number of employees during the year was 3.6, being an average of 2 full time equivalent (2024: 3.3, 1.6 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| Defined contribution pension scheme Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year 4 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ BMDC Bonfire - BMDC Warm Spaces - BMDC Community Chest - BMDC Culture is Cohesion - BMDC Dress it Up - BMDC HAF Activities 1,500 JUMP 3,330 Springfield Kitchen 9,154 BMDC Community Building - WYCA Youth Group - 13,984 |
Incoming £ 186 1,653 340 478 447 19,500 - - 14,850 7,366 44,820 |
Outgoing £ 186 1,653 340 478 447 18,217 3,330 9,154 14,850 7,366 56,021 |
2025 £ 1,709 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - |
2024 £ 924 Balance c/f £ - - - - - 2,783 - - - - 2,783 |
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For fund descriptions see next page.
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
- 4 Restricted funds continued
Fund name
Purpose of restriction
BMDC Bonfire Contribution towards activities over the Bonfire period. BMDC Warm Spaces To support the provision of a warm and welcoming space. BMDC Community Chest Contribution towards swimming activities. BMDC Culture is Cohesion To support an anonymous authors project. BMDC Dress it Up To support improvements to green spaces around the centre. BMDC HAF Activities To fund holiday activities during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays.
JUMP Springfield Kitchen BMDC Community Building WYCA Youth Group
To support activities for young people.
To enable the refurbishment of the kitchen and to support its running costs. To support the running costs of the centre.
To support the running of a boys and girls youth group.
| 5 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Accrued income Other debtors 6 Current asset investments Cash equivalents on deposit 7 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 8 Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Deferred income (see note below for analysis) Deferred income Bradford College Item name Reason for deferral Bradford College Rental income received in advance |
2025 £ - - 593 14,040 14,633 2025 £ 200,000 200,000 2025 £ 102,927 50 102,977 2025 £ 598 5,272 23,750 29,620 Deferred to next year £ 23,750 23,750 |
2024 £ 475 4,024 715 113 5,327 2024 £ 200,000 200,000 2024 £ 90,197 200 90,397 2024 £ - 1,980 20,833 22,813 Released from last year £ 20,833 20,833 |
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 9 Designated funds Balance b/f £ Building Development Reserve 50,000 Carbon Reduction Fund 25,000 Transition Fund 131,190 206,190 |
Incoming £ - - - - |
Outgoing £ - - 13,190 13,190 |
Transfers £ - - - - |
Balance c/f £ 50,000 25,000 118,000 193,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason for designation
Fund name Reason for designation Building Development Reserve To enable development on land adjacent to the centre. Carbon Reduction Fund To invest in energy saving initiatives, Transition Fund To support development for young people as they transition from primary to secondary schools.
10 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.
11 Operating leases
| Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive Over five years from the balance sheet date Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due: |
2025 £ 4,000 16,000 146,667 166,667 |
2024 £ 4,000 16,000 150,667 170,667 |
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Springfield Unlimited
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 2,520 133 Centre rental income 76,141 46,844 Flat rental income 2,760 5,700 Bank interest 10,936 8,941 Other income 236 497 Total income 92,593 62,115 Expenditure Salaries NI and pensions 23,397 31,915 Payroll charges 721 667 Sessional workers 1,315 1,670 Staff training - 119 Youth activities 2,294 6,059 Telephone & Internet 1,112 1,049 IT costs 288 348 Other admin costs 559 251 Subscriptions and licences 723 561 Utilities 19,425 17,935 Insurance 4,024 3,998 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 10,732 10,142 Other premises costs 953 3,483 Rent and rates 290 952 Grant repayments - - Independent examination 480 1,380 Other governance costs - 339 Total expenditure 66,313 80,868 Net income / (expenditure) 26,280 (18,753) Fund balances brought forward 258,927 277,680 Fund balances carried forward 285,207 258,927 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 44,820 - - - - 44,820 35,449 - 386 - 5,336 - - - - 8,012 - - 1,182 5,656 - - - 56,021 (11,201) 13,984 2,783 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 35,820 35,820 15,422 - 1,402 - 14,379 - - - - 1,765 - 1,200 - 4,000 10,000 - - 48,168 (12,348) 26,332 13,984 |
2025 Total funds £ 47,340 76,141 2,760 10,936 236 137,413 58,846 721 1,701 - 7,630 1,112 288 559 723 27,437 4,024 10,732 2,135 5,946 - 480 - 122,334 15,079 272,911 287,990 |
2024 Total funds £ 35,953 46,844 5,700 8,941 497 97,935 47,337 667 3,072 119 20,438 1,049 348 251 561 19,700 3,998 11,342 3,483 4,952 10,000 1,380 339 129,036 (31,101) 304,012 272,911 |
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Springfield Unlimited
Charity number 523511
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
Springfield Unlimited
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Balance sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 11 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Springfield Unlimited
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
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
Name Position Dates Allan Griffin David Ward Jeanette Sunderland Stephen Mee Appointed 5 August 2025 Charity number 523511 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers The Springfield Centre National Westminster Bank Idlethorp Way 1 Victoria Park Thorpe Edge Holbeck Bradford BD10 9JB Leeds LS11 5AN Independent examiner Rhys North ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by a Trust Deed dated 31 December 1965 as amended 28 January 2025 and 18 March 2025.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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Springfield Unlimited
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 19 living in and around Bradford District by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
advancing education; and
providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such people.
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.
Achievements and performance
It has been a very successful year with an increased level of staffing enabling an expansion of activities with young people. Work has started to prepare the Centre for substantial internal building work that was long overdue. Most of the work will be completed in the next year. Funding was obtained, which was held by Bradford Council, for a new Bike Park at the rear of the Centre that was completed in summer 2025.
The trustees have continued to progress the registration of a new CIO as a succesor body to the charity. The CIO - Springfield Unlimited charity number 1212871 - was registered at the Charity Commission on 8 April 2025. In the coming year trustees will be considering how to best transfer the charity's net assets to this CIO.
Financial review
The net income for the year was £15,079, including net income of £26,280 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £11,201 on restricted funds, after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £285,207.
Springfield Boys' Club is a 'not for profits' organisation with charitable status. The aim of the charity is to accumulate unrestricted reserves to support six months expenditure. Based on 2024/2025 expenditure this equates to £61,200.
The trustees recognise that actual reserves significantly exceed their target level. As a result investment plans are being developed concerning improvements to the centre, which are commencing in 2025/2026. Trustees have designated funds totalling £193,000 as at 31 March 2025 for these and other plans and these are summarised at Note 9 to the accounts.
Approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2026
David Ward (Trustee)
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Springfield Unlimited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Springfield Unlimited
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees 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 charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
-
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other 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.
Rhys North ACA
19/1/2026
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Springfield Unlimited
Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (2) 2,520 Centre rental income 76,141 Flat rental income 2,760 Bank interest 10,936 Other income 236 Total income 92,593 Expenditure on: Salaries NI and pensions (3) 23,397 Payroll charges 721 Sessional workers 1,315 Staff training - Youth activities 2,294 Telephone & Internet 1,112 IT costs 288 Other admin costs 559 Subscriptions and licences 723 Utilities 19,425 Insurance 4,024 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 10,732 Other premises costs 953 Rent and rates 290 Grant repayments - Independent examination 480 Other governance costs - Total expenditure 66,313 Net income / (expenditure) 26,280 Fund balances brought forward 258,927 Fund balances carried forward (4) 285,207 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 44,820 - - - - 44,820 35,449 - 386 - 5,336 - - - - 8,012 - - 1,182 5,656 - - - 56,021 (11,201) 13,984 2,783 |
2025 Total funds £ 47,340 76,141 2,760 10,936 236 137,413 58,846 721 1,701 - 7,630 1,112 288 559 723 27,437 4,024 10,732 2,135 5,946 - 480 - 122,334 15,079 272,911 287,990 |
2024 Total funds £ 35,953 46,844 5,700 8,941 497 97,935 47,337 667 3,072 119 20,438 1,049 348 251 561 19,700 3,998 11,342 3,483 4,952 10,000 1,380 339 129,036 (31,101) 304,012 272,911 |
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All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Balance sheet
| as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Current assets Debtors and prepayments (5) 14,633 Current asset investments (6) 200,000 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 100,194 Total current assets 314,827 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 29,620 Total current liabilities 29,620 Net current assets / (liabilities) 285,207 Net assets 285,207 Funds Unrestricted funds General unrestricted funds 92,207 Designated funds (9) 193,000 Unrestricted funds 285,207 Restricted funds - Total funds 285,207 |
2025 Restricted £ - - 2,783 2,783 - - 2,783 2,783 - - - 2,783 2,783 |
2025 Total £ 14,633 200,000 102,977 317,610 29,620 29,620 287,990 287,990 92,207 193,000 285,207 2,783 287,990 |
2024 Total £ 5,327 200,000 90,397 295,724 22,813 22,813 272,911 272,911 52,737 206,190 258,927 13,984 272,911 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 16/1/2026
David Ward (Trustee)
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
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.
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Leases
Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) JUMP Marstons The Ken & Lynne Morrison Charitable Trust Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ 2,500 - - - - 20 2,520 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 37,454 7,366 - - - 44,820 |
2025 Total funds £ 39,954 7,366 - - - 20 47,340 2025 £ 57,137 4,040 (4,040) 1,709 58,846 |
2024 Total funds £ 31,622 310 2,000 2,000 21 35,953 2024 £ 46,413 3,027 (3,027) 924 47,337 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 3.6, being an average of 2 full time equivalent (2024: 3.3, 1.6 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| Defined contribution pension scheme Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year 4 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ BMDC Bonfire - BMDC Warm Spaces - BMDC Community Chest - BMDC Culture is Cohesion - BMDC Dress it Up - BMDC HAF Activities 1,500 JUMP 3,330 Springfield Kitchen 9,154 BMDC Community Building - WYCA Youth Group - 13,984 |
Incoming £ 186 1,653 340 478 447 19,500 - - 14,850 7,366 44,820 |
Outgoing £ 186 1,653 340 478 447 18,217 3,330 9,154 14,850 7,366 56,021 |
2025 £ 1,709 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - |
2024 £ 924 Balance c/f £ - - - - - 2,783 - - - - 2,783 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
For fund descriptions see next page.
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Springfield Unlimited
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
- 4 Restricted funds continued
Fund name
Purpose of restriction
BMDC Bonfire Contribution towards activities over the Bonfire period. BMDC Warm Spaces To support the provision of a warm and welcoming space. BMDC Community Chest Contribution towards swimming activities. BMDC Culture is Cohesion To support an anonymous authors project. BMDC Dress it Up To support improvements to green spaces around the centre. BMDC HAF Activities To fund holiday activities during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays.
JUMP Springfield Kitchen BMDC Community Building WYCA Youth Group
To support activities for young people.
To enable the refurbishment of the kitchen and to support its running costs. To support the running costs of the centre.
To support the running of a boys and girls youth group.
| 5 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments Accrued income Other debtors 6 Current asset investments Cash equivalents on deposit 7 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank Cash in hand 8 Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Deferred income (see note below for analysis) Deferred income Bradford College Item name Reason for deferral Bradford College Rental income received in advance |
2025 £ - - 593 14,040 14,633 2025 £ 200,000 200,000 2025 £ 102,927 50 102,977 2025 £ 598 5,272 23,750 29,620 Deferred to next year £ 23,750 23,750 |
2024 £ 475 4,024 715 113 5,327 2024 £ 200,000 200,000 2024 £ 90,197 200 90,397 2024 £ - 1,980 20,833 22,813 Released from last year £ 20,833 20,833 |
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 9 Designated funds Balance b/f £ Building Development Reserve 50,000 Carbon Reduction Fund 25,000 Transition Fund 131,190 206,190 |
Incoming £ - - - - |
Outgoing £ - - 13,190 13,190 |
Transfers £ - - - - |
Balance c/f £ 50,000 25,000 118,000 193,000 |
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Reason for designation
Fund name Reason for designation Building Development Reserve To enable development on land adjacent to the centre. Carbon Reduction Fund To invest in energy saving initiatives, Transition Fund To support development for young people as they transition from primary to secondary schools.
10 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.
11 Operating leases
| Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive Over five years from the balance sheet date Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due: |
2025 £ 4,000 16,000 146,667 166,667 |
2024 £ 4,000 16,000 150,667 170,667 |
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Springfield Unlimited
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income Grants and donations 2,520 133 Centre rental income 76,141 46,844 Flat rental income 2,760 5,700 Bank interest 10,936 8,941 Other income 236 497 Total income 92,593 62,115 Expenditure Salaries NI and pensions 23,397 31,915 Payroll charges 721 667 Sessional workers 1,315 1,670 Staff training - 119 Youth activities 2,294 6,059 Telephone & Internet 1,112 1,049 IT costs 288 348 Other admin costs 559 251 Subscriptions and licences 723 561 Utilities 19,425 17,935 Insurance 4,024 3,998 Repairs, maintenance and cleaning 10,732 10,142 Other premises costs 953 3,483 Rent and rates 290 952 Grant repayments - - Independent examination 480 1,380 Other governance costs - 339 Total expenditure 66,313 80,868 Net income / (expenditure) 26,280 (18,753) Fund balances brought forward 258,927 277,680 Fund balances carried forward 285,207 258,927 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 44,820 - - - - 44,820 35,449 - 386 - 5,336 - - - - 8,012 - - 1,182 5,656 - - - 56,021 (11,201) 13,984 2,783 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 35,820 35,820 15,422 - 1,402 - 14,379 - - - - 1,765 - 1,200 - 4,000 10,000 - - 48,168 (12,348) 26,332 13,984 |
2025 Total funds £ 47,340 76,141 2,760 10,936 236 137,413 58,846 721 1,701 - 7,630 1,112 288 559 723 27,437 4,024 10,732 2,135 5,946 - 480 - 122,334 15,079 272,911 287,990 |
2024 Total funds £ 35,953 46,844 5,700 8,941 497 97,935 47,337 667 3,072 119 20,438 1,049 348 251 561 19,700 3,998 11,342 3,483 4,952 10,000 1,380 339 129,036 (31,101) 304,012 272,911 |
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Springfield Unlimited
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Springfield Unlimited
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 11.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees 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 charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other 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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Rhys North ACA
19/1/2026
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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