Royston Old Barn

Registered charity 1000035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYSTON DAY CENTRE

For the relief of the aged and physically challenged persons by the provision of facilities for recreation or leisure time occupation for such persons resident in royston and surrounding areas.

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGED AND PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH PERSONS RESIDENT IN ROYSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: ROYSTON AND SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,580 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing its free reserves from £33,578 to £31,998. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting a minimum of 6 months of costs, and the current unrestricted reserves appear to be above this threshold based on the total cash held. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian John Bylett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fiona Ronan Hill · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sharon Redrup

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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