Robort Windle Foundation Charit Number 529471 Racei ts and Pa ments Account for the ear ended 31 March 2025 Windle & Bowker Limited Chartered Accountants
Robert Windle Foundatlon Receipts & Paymgnts Account Year ended 31 March 2025 Page Twste88' annual report Independent 8xaminerfs report to the trustees Receipts and Payments Account
Robert Windle Foundation Trustees. Annual Rèport Year ended 31 March 2025 RofeTence and admlnlstralive detalls Reglstored charlty name Robert Windle Foundation Charity reglstratlon number 529471 Prlnclpal offlce The Old Grammar School School Lane Earby Lancashire BB18 6QF Th• trustoes Margaret Brown {Secrelaryl Anthony Tomlinson Rachael Taylor {Treasurer) Jane Riley Jennifer B8¢kwllh Diane Anderson (Resigned 30, May 20241 Gary Kay (Reslgned 18th March 20251 Carol Ambrose (Resigned 26th November 2024) Gerard Cumiskey IAppoinl8d 11" November 20241 Indepondent examinor Steven Briggs FCA Windle and Bowker Limited Croft House Slalion Road Bamoldswick Lancashire BB18 SNA
Robert Windle Foundation Truste8s' Annual Report (Gontinued) Yoar ended 31 March 2025 Structure, governance and management New trustees given advice on reading Charity Commission website re9ardlng their role and responsibilities before they agree to become a Irusl&8. We have polices on Risk ass6ssm8nt. vulnerable adults and children, health and safety and lone working, CCTV use, food hygiene, flnancial m8nagem8nt. use of donations. new trustees and volunleers induction. We have an insurancè policy which protects th8 trustees and volunteers from personnel claims. We hold monthly minuled meetings for Iruslees to keep everyon8 up lo date. Any interested partieslvolunleers are welcome lo attend our meetings. Th8 minutes are available for anyone to read on request, they are displayed on the noticeboard for 1 month then stored. Objectlves and actlvlll•$ To support educatson of thè young people who are residents of the ancient parish of Thornton In Crav8n. To keep tho Old Grammar School Building In good sound order and available for the people ol the Pansh lo use- subject to acceptance by the Iruslees By giving grants lo schools and youth groups. Information on how lo apply Is avallable vi8 the web site or by contacting the Iruslees dir8cIIy. To maintain the building by having a schedule of work lo be undertaken each year lo ensure that all is in good order and fil for purpose. All new and existing Trustees are infomed of their rol8 and to read the information on the Charity Commisslon web si18 and lo follow the guidelines of the Conslilution. Grants ar8 requested vla the websltè. Once recelved they are discussed at the monthly trustees meeting. The requests have lo meet the guidelines sel out in the conslilulion and on the website. If all are happy lo giv8 the grant this is accepted, and the monies sent via BACS transfer by the treasurer of the grouplschool. On receipt of Ihe grant. we ask that the recipienls send either aloller, drawing or photographs of the activity that the grant has supported. We use local tradesmen lo Carry out any work lo the bullding or grounds Wè also have 3 volunteers who look after the grounds for us, and a group of people who will help al our events, running the cafe and cake baking. Other local groups use the facilities for meetings el¢. The Foundation continues lo pay for volunteers who work in the kitchen lo gain an online stage 2 food hygiene course. Currently 5 have successfully completed the course.
Robert Windle Foundation Trustees. Annual Report {contlnued) Year ended 31 March 2025 Achiev•monts and performanco Throughout the ye8r a programme of maintenance and upgrading of the building has been carried out lo modemise the premises and improve access. This work ntInueS this year wilh us working towards obtaining grants lo carry out worf( on the roof of the building. We hope that this is completed in 2026 The café and shop continue lo be successful. with many new customers arriving. We are continuing with th& Tueséay and Friday opening days. In addition, on Thursday lunch times. we host the Inspire" oharily lo run our café and shop. This has been very successful,. Ihelr sessions are open lo both their clients and the general publlc and are well allended. Their clients also help with general gardening. shop. café and maintenance worf( around the building. they are a very welcome boost to our aclivilies. A local not for profil sewing groLJP has joined us. They hold weekly sessions open lo anyone lo learn how lo sew on Tuesday mornings. We are continuing to givè out grants. we aim to give out up to 4 grants each month still sel al £200.00 each application, sometimes more if we feel that their need 15 something the Iruslees want to give more support to. The grants are given to local schools and youth groups e.g. football and rugby teams, Scouts and Guides and other local groups that have mombers under 24 years of age e.g. the swimming club, brass band and bowling club lo encourage young people lo join or lo train older members lo support young people. Again, in December 2024, we gave e8oh ol the 10 local schools and 10 local groups who support sport or education a one-off grant of £500.000 each. The ongoing situation of the roof repairs continues. continues. The prèsent roof should last for another 8- 10 years 8 local bulldèr is che¢king the roof every year and carrying out any repairs, so far he slates that the roof is sound. We may also apply for loltery funding lo help with the cost of repairs lo the roof in the next financial year. We continue to rely on volunteers lo keep the garden and outdoor space tidy. Work on new palio completed this year, providing a lovely svnny seating area foT our visilors lo enjoy the garden. Flnancial Review We are working towards having the necessary monies for the roof repair h81d in the bank account and lo cover the cost of any emergency T8pairs or to cover the utility bills etc should we lose our income stream and ar8 unable lo fund the upkeep of the building. Once we have Gompl8led the updates to the building then long-term plans will be made regarding investments. We are financially viable and hope in 2025 to put some extra funds into a reserve. We currently hold a r85erve of £IO,DOO in a Virgin money account as an emergency reserve.
Robert Windle Foundatlon Trustees, Annual Report (continued) Year ended 31 March 2025 We raise money through selling donated household Items and handicraft items through our shop and online. some more valuable items are sold on mafkelplace or eBay. The café. craft group and other small social events are also profitable. Thls year we have been very successful both in fund raising and welcoming local people into our building. The building is very important to the local population who love being able lo come and visit us and enloy our lovely grade 2. listed building and gard8n. In total thls year we have donated £18.1071o local schools and other not for profil groups The trustees, annual report was approv&d on 1 So•&y 2025 and slgned on behalf of tha board of trustees by.. Margaret Brown Secretary Rachael Taylor Treasurer 1.1.?
Robert Windle Foundation Independent Examlner's Report Year andèd 31 March 2025 I report lo th8 Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {the Trust} for the year ended 31 March 2025 which ar8 set out on pages 6 to 8. Rosponslbllltlas and ba813 of report 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 20111'lh8 Act"). I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the 8ppli¢able DirKtions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51(bl of the Act. Independent oxamlner's Statemont I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materi81 mallers have come lo my allenlion in connection wllh the examination whlch gives me cause lo believe that in, any malerlal respe¢l-. accounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or the ac¢ounls do not accord with the accounting reoords.. or the financial slalemenls do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning th8 fom and conlenl of accounts set out in the Chari118s (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have com8 across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which allenlion should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of th8 accounts lo be reached. Steven Briggs FCA Ind8P8ndenl Examiner Windle and 8owker Limited Croft House Slalion Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 SNA Dale. )&6.........
Robort Wlndle Foundatlon Recoipts and Paym8nls Account Year end•d 31 March 2025 Recei 2025 2024 Unrestricted R8slricted Total Total Voluntary sourcès Donations Grants 173 1,900 2,073 173 1,900 2,073 Fundralslng Actlvlos Fundraising sales R8nlal income Raffles 36,302 450 364 37,116 36,302 450 364 32.622 120 361 33.103 Othor Rocolpts Amazon refunds 22 22 22 22 109 109 Total Recelpts 39,211 3g,211 33.214
Robert Wlndlé Foundation Receipts and Paym•nt$ Account Year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unre8lricled Restricted Tol81 Total Charltable Actlvltles Grants 18,107 18,107 15.517 Fundraislng Costs EbaylPaypal fees Storage Fundraising costs Lift Service & repair Lottery licence 20 298 4,338 760 20 5,436 20 298 4.338 760 20 5,436 31 151 2,231 410 20 2,843 Othér Exwndlluro Water Light & heat Insurance Telephone Cl8aner & garden Websit8 Repairs Accounts Sundries 469 1,407 1,714 822 2.011 243 10,567 414 814 18,461 152 4,661 1,547 718 1,gg5 147 3.327 270 500 13,317 1,407 1.714 822 2,011 243 10,567 414 814 18,461 Total Payments 42,004 42,004 31.677
Robert Windlo Foundatlon R•c•ipts and Payments A¢count Y•ar ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Total Receipts 3g.211 39,211 33,214 Total Payments 42,004 42,004 31,677 N61 surplus for year 2.793 2,793 1,537 Cash Funds al 31 March 2024 23,084 23.084 21,547 Cash Funds At 31 March 2025 20,291 20,291 23,084 Cash Funds At 31 March 2025 Sanlander Bank 10,291 16,435 Virgin Money Bank 10,000 8,649 Total Cash Funds 20,291 23,084 A880ts rotalnod for the charIt• own u8• The buildin9 and land al The Old Grammar School, School Lane, Earby. Including fixtures and fillings. Slgned on behalf of tho Tru81008 Mrs M Brown Secretary Ms R Taylor Treasurer Date