Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Roberttown Youth and Community Association
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 523812 Charity's principal address
Church Road |
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| Roberttown | |
| Liversedge, West Yorkshire | |
| Postcode | WF15 7LS |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| PhilipAveyard | ||||
| Lynette Stone | Treasurer | |||
| Kath Knott | ||||
| KathyAveyard | ||||
| Jayne Ross | ||||
| Elizabeth Mills | ||||
| Peter Knott | Chair | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by committee members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
The trustees have appointed a sub-committee from its members to review You may choose to include all policies on an ongoing basis. These are presented at meetings in additional information, where rotation and agreed by the trustees at the bi-monthly meetings. The relevant, about: policies include financial and other major risk assessments • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To provide a building where adults and children from the local community can enjoy many different activities in a safe and clean environment
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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The trustees meet every 2 months along with several non-trustee committee members, and are jointly responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the building, including hiring it out to local groups and individuals for the purposes of recreation and education
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)
The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefit. The trustees review all polices on an annual basis. Volunteers are involved in all our community and fundraising activities
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
2024/25 saw the loss of our biggest hirer due to closure of their Summary of the main business. As a result we had to carry out a renewed advertising achievements of the charity during the year campaign in the hope of getting new groups in. We had a fantastic year as far as private bookings went, and also attracted a few new daytime groups. Before our financial year ended we signed up a local before and after school club, giving us better prospects for next year, financially. The trustees continue to fundraise and investigate grant opportunities in order to improve the building
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
All money raised from hire charges is spent on running the building on a day to day basis, including ongoing repair costs. External donations are put towards improvements. The trustees aim is to hold enough funds to meet the operational costs of the building for as long as possible should all rental income cease.
Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
Regular group bookings are our principal source of income, along with ad-hoc private party bookings. We receive a small number of donations from local fundraising events, not organised by RYCA itself.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Lynette Stone
Full name(s) Joy Lynette Stone
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)
Date 17th March 2026
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TAR March 2012
| ROBERTTOWN YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | ROBERTTOWN YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | ROBERTTOWN YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | ROBERTTOWN YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | ROBERTTOWN YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | ||||||||||||
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| Income & Expenditure account, Year ended 30th September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| EXPENDITURE | INCOME | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||||||
| 5,699 | Contract Cleaning | 3,697.98 | 1,842 | Private Bookings | 6,300.00 | |||||||||||
| 849 | Water | 1,944.51 | 2,849 | Slimming World | 2,808.00 | |||||||||||
| 2,335 | Electricity | 1,452.35 | 13,284 | Pre-School | 3,789.38 | |||||||||||
| 6,022 | Gas | 4,071.50 | 486 | Bluebird Singers | 486.00 | |||||||||||
| 733 | Refuse Collection | 582.52 | 1,015 | Art Group | 1,044.00 | |||||||||||
| 1,502 | Sundry & Stationery | 1,137.46 | 260 | W.I | 348.00 | |||||||||||
| 2,445 | Insurance | 2,719.03 | 1,363 | Jujitsu | 1,276.00 | |||||||||||
| 507 | Cleaning Materials | 575.93 | 1,261 | Dru Yoga | 1,254.25 | |||||||||||
| 9,772 | Repairs & Maintenance | 15,901.45 | 3,199 | Sundry Income | 5,849.17 | |||||||||||
| 195 | Admin Costs - Bookings | 732 | Karate | 826.50 | ||||||||||||
| 227 | Wi-Fi | 236.64 | 1,617 | Nova Bowmen | 1,815.00 | |||||||||||
| Higher Ground | 735.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 636 | Pilates | 558.90 | ||||||||||||||
| 2,225 | Donations & Sections | 6,210.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 530 | Bank Interest | 520.89 | ||||||||||||||
| Jump Start | 30.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Bellas Circle | 90.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Moo Music | 495.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 851 | Depreciation | 767.00 | Baby Ballet | 315.00 | ||||||||||||
| Clubbercise | 210.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 162.00 | Surplus | 1,874.72 | ||||||||||||||
| Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| £34,961.09 | £34,961.09 | |||||||||||||||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity Name Roberttown Youth & Community Association |
Charity Name Roberttown Youth & Community Association |
Charity Name Roberttown Youth & Community Association |
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| 30thSeptember 2025 | Charity no (if any) |
523812 | |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/09/2025 As the charity's 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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• the accounts did 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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
22.10.25 | |
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| Mrs Gill Denvers | ||
| ACA | ||
| 8 Ullswater Avenue |
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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