| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| for |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| for |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| Page |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 | to | 9 |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place (Registered number: 02615377) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to 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). |
| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
| Objectives and aims |
| The Charity's purposes, as set out in the objects contained within the company's Memorandum of Association are to: |
| Provide facilities for recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life and social welfare of the inhabitants of Shenley Lodge and it's environs ("the are of benefit"). |
| To advance education for those living in the area of benefit. |
| For the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit to promote without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age disability, nationality, race or of political, religious, or other opinions, the advancement of education and to provide facilities for recreation and leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of the said inhabitants. |
| Each year our trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. As party of this review, the trustees have taken into consideration the Charity Commission general guidance on public benefit. |
| The focus of our activities remains the provision, maintenance and management of a sports pavilion and community centre which benefits the inhabitants of Shenley Lodge and its environs. Our aim is to promote our facilities to as diverse a range of user groups as possible. We welcome all user groups and we believe that this philosophy of openness to all enriches the lives of everyone wishing to attend the groups. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| Financial position |
| The Charity's income from all sources amounted to £23,946 (2024 - £15,181). Total expenditure amounted in this financial year £21,671 (2024 - £15,194). |
| The risks to which the Charity is exposed, in the main to financial issues, are discussed and addressed at meetings of the trustees and committee. |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| Registered Charity number |
| Registered office |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place (Registered number: 02615377) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| Trustees |
| Company Secretary |
| Independent Examiner |
| Constantine & Co Ltd |
| 9 Vermont Place |
| Milton Keynes |
| Buckinghamshire |
| MK15 8JA |
| Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
| Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Shenley Lodge Meeting Place ('the Company') |
| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025. |
| Responsibilities and basis of report |
| As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). |
| Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. |
| Independent examiner's statement |
| I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: |
| 1. | accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or |
| 2. | the accounts do not accord with those records; or |
| 3. | the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or |
| 4. | the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). |
| 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. |
| Mr Constantine Makris |
| Constantine & Co Ltd |
| 9 Vermont Place |
| Milton Keynes |
| Buckinghamshire |
| MK15 8JA |
| 28 July 2026 |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Investment income | 2 |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Raising funds |
| Other |
| Total |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 28,898 |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place (Registered number: 02615377) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 30 September 2025 |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS | 8 |
| Unrestricted funds | 28,898 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 28,898 |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2025. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
| (a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| 1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
| Income |
| All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. |
| Expenditure |
| Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. |
| Taxation |
| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
| Fund accounting |
| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
| Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. |
| Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. |
| 2. | INVESTMENT INCOME |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Rents received |
| Deposit account interest |
| 3. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 September 2025 nor for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 September 2025 nor for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| 4. | STAFF COSTS |
| The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| General staff |
| 5. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
| Unrestricted |
| fund |
| £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Investment income |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Other |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 28,898 |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 30.9.25 | 30.9.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Social security and other taxes |
| Accrued expenses |
| 8. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
| Net |
| At | movement | At |
| 1.10.24 | in funds | 30.9.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 28,898 | 2,275 | 31,173 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 2,275 | 31,173 |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 23,946 | (21,671 | ) | 2,275 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | 2,275 |
| Comparatives for movement in funds |
| Net |
| At | movement | At |
| 1.10.23 | in funds | 30.9.24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 28,911 | (13 | ) | 28,898 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 28,911 | (13 | ) | 28,898 |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 15,181 | (15,194 | ) | (13 | ) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 15,181 | (15,194 | ) | (13 | ) |
| Shenley Lodge Meeting Place |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 September 2025 |
| 8. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |
| Net |
| At | movement | At |
| 1.10.23 | in funds | 30.9.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 28,911 | 2,262 | 31,173 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 28,911 | 2,262 | 31,173 |
| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 39,127 | (36,865 | ) | 2,262 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 39,127 | (36,865 | ) | 2,262 |
| 9. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |