## **APPENDIX A: TRUSTEES REPORT ON OUR STRATEGY, REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CONNECTING PEOPLE, GROWING COMMUNITIES** Our strategic framework guides everything we do. **Our Vision “To create a more prosperous, equitable, active and greener Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire”.** ## How? **Inspiring people & organisations to action:** through volunteering, through donating money or resources to make a positive contribution to the life of the community. **Connecting people & organisations across all sections of society:** helping to create the social networks across our communities and sectors to instigate positive change. **Influencing decision makers:** to listen to local residents, charities, community groups and social enterprises, who have a **voice** to shape key decisions about the local community. **Developing the capabilities of existing organisations:** to have a bigger impact within our communities and helping new businesses, charities and social enterprises to set up in response to local needs. 28 | P a g e **Targeting our support:** to the most vulnerable within society and to the more deprived neighbourhoods within our community. ## **Our Values** **Community Stewardship:** valuing service to the community over self-interest and believing everyone has a responsibility to support positive social change for our community now and in the future. **Co-operation:** valuing people and organisations collaboratively working together for the benefit of our communities. **Fairness:** valuing social justice, equality and solidarity, striving to make a more equal society as a way of supporting the social, economic and environmental well-being of everyone within our communities. **Voluntary Action:** valuing people and organisations giving their time freely to help other people within our communities. **Willingness to Listen, Learn & Innovate:** valuing trying new ideas and new approaches to tackling some of the deep seated socio-economic and environmental challenges that our communities face ## **Our Mission:** **“To support individuals, organisations and communities to achieve their full potential”** 29 | P a g e ## **Our Strategic Objectives** - **Support: helping people to access services and improve their quality of life** - **Action: empowering people and organisations to achieve inclusive, sustainable growth** - **Resource: connecting, funding and developing the VCFSE Sector** - **Volunteer: improving volunteer experiences by developing a quality volunteer eco-system.** 30 | P a g e ## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES** Before reviewing our activities over the past year using our four building blocks of what we are about – we need to report on our and VCFSE Sector activities that have taken place as a result of the COVID 19 Pandemic, which has impacted on every community across the globe during 2020-2021. ## **COVID 19** On the 23[rd] March 2020, the Prime Minister announced the 1[st] national lockdown within the UK, which legally came into force on the 26[th] March 2020. From 10[th] May 2020, a plan to lift the lockdown in phases during June was introduced. Local lockdowns began in July 2020 with Leicester being the first area, closely followed by Blackburn with Darwen. In August, the ‘eat out to help out’ initiative was introduced to help the hospitality sector. In September, the situation began to deteriorate again and the Government introduced a three-tier system in October in England and announced another national lockdown, the 4 week circuit breaker, which ran from the 05[th] November until the 2[nd] December 2020. Following a short break over the Christmas period, a third national lockdown was introduced on the 06[th] January 2021 with many of the restrictions continuing until the 12[th] April 2021. Below we describe how the local authority, CVS and the wider VCFSE sector responded to the Pandemic, which has been truly amazing. The response below is only the tip of the iceberg. We know many more charities, community groups, faith groups and social enterprises will have made significant contributions in supporting our communities. ## **BwD Help Hub** 31 | P a g e The local authority very quickly set up a local help hub to support those in need. The CVS CEO volunteered alongside the CEO of the Care Network to support Council officers to coordinate activity. From 30[th] March 2020 until 26[th] April 2020, the help hub panel meet twice daily during the week and once daily at weekends to allocate requests for support. After that date, the council had developed a more automated system. ## **Campaign to Support the VCFSE Sector** The CVS response was that the VCFSE Sector needed extra resources quickly to help to respond to the crisis. In March/April 2020, CVS joined the national #everydaycounts campaign to bring resources into the VCFSE Sector to support our response to COVID 19. We wrote to every Lancashire MP and got their support to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ask for support on behalf of the VCFSE Sector. We wish to acknowledge the support of all the local MPs across Lancashire and thank them for their support, which managed to persuade HM Treasury to release a £750million package of support for charities at the national level. It also persuaded the National Lottery and other national grant funders to change their grant programmes to focus on the COVID 19 community response (more detailed in the Resource section). ## **BwD VCFSE Sector Crisis Response Emergency Food Group (known as ‘Nourish’)** Whilst waiting for the Government’s national response, Community CVS members and other local VCFSE organisations were at the forefront of the Borough’s partnership response to the Covid 19 Pandemic. At the end of March 2020, the local authority’s Community Support Unit set up the BwD VCFSE Sector Crisis Response Emergency Food Group, which is known as Nourish, to pool resources and ensure an effective and efficient response to charitable food distribution as a full partner in the developing BwD Help Hub. It is important 32 | P a g e that we acknowledge and celebrate the considerable support provided by charities, community groups, faith groups and social enterprises within the Borough. _Here are some of the VCFSE partners that have been involved in delivering hot meals and food parcels during the initial phase of the COVID 19 Pandemic from March 2020 to the end of July 2020._ **Tauheedal Islamic Girls High School** (TIGHS) have cooked and distributed over **8,000** meals up to the end of July. They have provided meals to ARC project, Children’s services, Nightsafe and asylum seekers and refugees. Over the summer holidays, working with the Olive Primary School they committed to supplying **100** meals per week for Youth Action as part of the Holiday hunger programme. During the initial phase, **Westholme School** have made **7,609** hot meals which have been distributed to Newground Together, Age UK Blackburn with Darwen, BwD Carers Service, the Wish centre, Blackburn Youth Zone, THOMAS and Ivy St Community Centre. Again, during the summer holiday period – they continued to support families by providing meals throughout the school holidays in partnership with Spring North. _Feedback from a family who received food from Blackburn Youth Zone_ “I would like to say that they have been brilliant in delivering hot food daily and that it was a life saver. I relied on that hot meal to feed my children being worried of not having enough to feed them 33 | P a g e during the day put a lot of pressure on me and I am grateful that they could help me. My young children waited every day anxiously to see what treat they would get as they really enjoyed the delicious food and thank you for referring me to them thanks” **MTI Community Care** have been providing support to vulnerable, elderly and isolated families in Blackburn and surrounding areas. During the initial phase, they have offered support with providing **2,727** hot meals to the local community and **220** food parcels **Community and Business Partners CIC** (CBP) at the Energy Zone have distributed **6,000** emergency food parcels to residents within Blackburn with Darwen during the initial phase. “I just want to say again how truly grateful I am for your services. I feel terrible turning up every day but honestly, you are truly a lifesaver for me and my children. Thank you again so much x”. “Thank you so much for the food! My son and I really appreciate it! “Collected a family food portion yesterday wow I couldn't believe how much stuff there was. It has definitely helped me during this hard time friendly and welcoming staff. Thank you” 34 | P a g e **IMO Charity supported residents by providing 733** food packs and over **700** hot meals during the initial phase. **Health Living** have delivered a total of **700** parcels with **499** delivered from Big Local and **201** from Local Conversations, In addition to the parcels that have delivered to households, they have distributed short dated stock directly from both locations, via a pub in Livesey and a church in Darwen totalling **600** households. Feedback from people receiving parcels. One gentleman we delivered to in Higher Croft had not seen anyone in 6 weeks and burst into tears when he met our volunteer at the door. Thank u so so much for my parcel today means so much to me and my family the love of the community coming together to help people out is amazing so thanks again . Cannot thankyou enough for taking all that food to uncle dave, bless you he was so thrilled, thankyou it will last him quite some time from what he’s said x 35 | P a g e **Blackburn Foodbank** over the course of the pandemic have switched their operation from face to face to being phone based with home delivery. They fulfilled **1,619** vouchers providing food for **2,416** adults and **1,999** children throughout Blackburn and Darwen. With the help and support of Blackburn Rovers Community Trust and minibuses supplied by Blackburn Youth Zone and St Augustine’s School, they successfully delivered **39,735** meals to Foodbank customers in the Community. **Blackburn Youth Zone** have worked collaboratively and supported the distribution of **10,120** meals to members of the community in need during the initial phase of the COVID19 crisis. Through the initial phase of the crisis they have run 2 large campaigns - ‘Zone to Home’ and ‘The Big Iftar’ each of these provided **500** families with the ingredients and recipes to allow them to have fun together through cooking a meal. Rebeca Ramsay, Our Community, Our Future programme manager said _“It was wonderful to see so many people sharing a meal together in this new way. The current lockdown is a difficult time for so many people, but we’ve shown that as a community we can still come together, and support one another”_ **Benefit Mankind** Volunteers have been supporting the elderly who may be self-isolating 36 | P a g e across Lancashire in partnership with Buncer Lane Pharmacy, Blackburn to deliver **over 200** food packs daily across the county. An emergency hotline was setup where anyone requesting a food parcel could have it delivered to their home. **Youth Action** supported residents by providing **2,115** food packs, **865** hot meals to residents, and **60 home growing kits** so that families can grow their own food. **Summary:** Collectively the BwD VCFSE Sector Crisis Response Emergency Food Group have collectively delivered over **36,600** hot meals and **25,800** food parcels to people in need within Blackburn with Darwen during the initial phase of the COVID 19 Pandemic from March 2020 until the end of July 2020. In addition to this, many community organisations provided more localised support, such as the volunteer managed community centres, SEBS, Darwen Food Larder and many more. ## **Tackling Social Isolation and Offering Mutual Support** Throughout 2020-2021, lots of residents needed reassurance due to the isolating effect of COVID 19 Pandemic. A few examples of how charities responded include: 37 | P a g e - Age UK Blackburn with Darwen launched a COVID 19 Well-Being Service providing practical, emotional and social support to 1382 older people during the year. This included over 800 new referrals from the BwD Help Hub. The service was delivered remotely by staff and volunteers. - BwD Carers Service quickly moved their support on-line. They distributed activity kits and pamper kits and put a wide range of social activities on-line on MS Teams and Zoom, including arts and craft sessions, coffee mornings, quiz nights, creative writing workshops, food workshops, musicals, make up parties. You name it – I think the Carers Service did it! The number of carers and their families that they supported runs into the thousands. - Care Network also moved their support to a remote offer. The Care Network Hub was closed throughout the period, but the staff team did welfare calls and e-mails to 2500 of their most vulnerable customers. They also supported 542 households, who were new to Care Network, who had been referred for support from the BwD Help Hub. - Community CVS having closed their doors from March to June decided that there was a real need for a face to face point of support for members of our community that struggled to access support on-line/remotely. We ensured our buildings where COVID 19 compliant and started to deliver digital drop ins on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help people get on-line. We opened the Community Hub in the evenings and weekends to allow 5 mutual aid groups (AA, CA, NA, etc.) to meet face to face whilst adhering to the strict COVID 19 guidelines. We also provided 1-2-1 support on an appointment basis to 104 BwD residents helping them with practical support and employment support. 38 | P a g e ## **National VCS Emergencies Partnership** Linking national efforts with the local responses described above. In April 2020, Community CVS was invited to on-line meetings to discuss how the national VCS Emergencies Partnership could best work alongside Local Infrastructure Organisations across England to support local community responses to the Covid 19 pandemic. The national VCS Emergencies Partnership had been set up in 2017 in response to the Grenfell Disaster. The national VCS Emergencies Partnership is co-chaired by the British Red Cross and NAVCA and also contains as members such as Business in the Community, Community Foundations UK, Fareshare, Muslim Aid, the National Emergencies Trust, NCVO, Re:Act, the Salvation Army, St John’s Ambulance, Victims Support and Volunteering Matters. The CEO of Community CVS, alongside the CEO of Lancashire BME Network volunteered to act as the Lancashire Local Liaison Officers with a brief to liaise between the 8 local infrastructure bodies and the national support structures and identify any unmet needs at the local level where national support could help to fill. Over the year, we attended weekly or fortnightly meetings of the North Multi-Agency Cell sharing information and co-ordinating efforts across the VCS Sector. ## **Community Swabbing and the Community Test Programme** In August 2020, the 3 CVSs in Pennine Lancashire began working with the Richmond Medical Practice to recruit and train volunteers to become paid sessional workers to help with Community Swabbing and the Community Test Programme. Within a week of being 39 | P a g e asked, we mobilised over 100 people to express an interest in being trained for the roles. Following the training sessions, Community CVS has employed 17 sessional community swabbers from September 2020 until March 2021. ## **Royal Visit** On the 20[th] November 2020, Community CVS, alongside other charities from across Lancashire, was asked to participate in an on-line Royal Visit with HRH Duke of Wessex to explain the fantastic work that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector is doing in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic across Lancashire. He was definitely appreciative of the work going on in Lancashire as part of the COVID community response. ## **Lancashire COVID 19 Community Support Fund** ## **SEBS Case Study** South East Blackburn Community Food Club was set up in 2017 to help families access affordable food. When COVID struck, SEBS approached CVS for help to respond to the crisis and access PPE equipment, storage containers and to buy a van so that they can distribute more food over a larger area. Community CVS promoted and supported local VCFSE groups to tap into the Lancashire COVID 19 Community Support Fund, which was managed by the Community Foundation for Lancashire, who were fantastic in how they set up the fund so quickly and made it easy to access. We ensured they had all the information and ~~policies in place that a funder would require~~ and helped them to apply for funding to Lancashire COVID 19 Community Support Fund, to buy a van. 40 | P a g e For the period – 22[nd] March 20 to 01[st] Feb 21, Blackburn with Darwen VCFSE organisations accessed £267,817 to support 54 projects benefiting 59,753 people. The BwD VCFSE Sector supported more people than anywhere else in Lancashire. We are thankful for the support of the Community Foundation for Lancashire and its donors and funders. 41 | P a g e ## **Support: helping people to access services and improve their quality of life** ## **Digital Drop Ins and Digital Inclusion** CVS is part of the UK On-Line Centres Network, which is supported by the Good Things Foundation. During the year, we operated digital drop ins in Blackburn on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a drop in at Clitheroe on Fridays. Due to COVID 19, people had to book a slot in advance and there were only six people who could access support at any one time. We provided the following:- ##  **Initial Help and Support** Helping anyone who is struggling to access public services on-line – accessing benefits, searching for jobs, whatever they need on-line support. ##  **Future Digital Inclusion** Providing support over a 4 week period to complete 4 of the following 8 units: - Week 1: Using the Internet; On-Line safety. - Week 2: Using E-mail; Using On-Line Forms. - Week 3: Using Facebook; Using Search Engines. - Week 4: Creating Documents; On-Line Shopping. - 145 people registered against a target of 100 (145% of target) - 58 people completed 4 units of the basic skills course; 28 people progressed onto the next stage. ##  **Make it Click** 42 | P a g e More advanced support to access on-line free courses via the Learn My Way learning platform in topics such as spreadsheets, using Google calendar, etc. During the year, o 115 people started an on-line course with our support o 110 people completed 3 units (against a target of 187 – 58%) ## **Health engagement: Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme** We are commissioned by the NHS to help them to engage with those sections of the community that they find ‘hard to reach’ and help them to make informed choices about whether they want to access the bowel cancer screening programme. Bowel Cancer remains the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the 2[nd] leading cause of cancer deaths. The NHS offers screening to all adults between the ages of 60 and 75. Regular screening can reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 16%. 53% of people, who are diagnosed with bowel cancer survive bowel cancer for 10 years or more. The earlier the diagnosis the more likely you are to survive and for longer. Our approach is to hold a Call for a Kit Clinic in the local GP surgery within deprived communities where there is a low up take of the bowel screening programme. We will ring patients directly and arrange an appointment to see one of our staff at the surgery or do a telephone consultation. During COVID 19, we have had to pause our activity so as not to create additional pressures on the NHS system. In 2019 the ODR approved and set up data sharing contracts between the Public Health England, University College London (UCL), HUB and the Lancashire BCSP. Our team have worked with the Hub data analyst and UCL Dr Christian Von Wagner Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Research in Early Diagnosis of Cancer and Dr Sandro Stoffel Research 43 | P a g e Associate providing them with the BCSP outcome data for the October 2017 to March 2020 period. **Key points to note are as follows:** - 10,231 non-responders were engaged with from Oct 2017 - March 2020 - 7371 non-responders were sent a BCSP kit (72% of the people we have talked to) - 3461 kits were completed (47% of people who received a kit) - 84 individuals had abnormal results - 45 adenomas detected - <5 actual bowel cancers detected The UCL team are now analysing the data, which is the largest project of this kind anywhere in the country. Nowhere has undertaken a similar volume of face to face and telephone engagement. We await the final evaluation in eager anticipation. Whilst it is frustrating not to be out there, doing call for a kit clinics, the team have been very active correcting data for the above evaluation, developing recovery and equality plans, undertaking staff development, reviewing training materials for Bowel Cancer awareness sessions, engaging with partners. ## **SENDIASS: Supporting families with education, health & care** The Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service [SENDIASS] provides free, accurate and impartial information and support to children and young people between the ages of 0-25 and their parents to enable them to make informed decisions about special educational needs provision across the education, health and social care system. 44 | P a g e During the year, we moved our support on-line and with telephone support. Over the year we have supported over 200 families. It has been an extremely difficult year for these families with the education, health and social care system all being adversely affected by the COVID 19 Pandemic. With the COVID restrictions in place, access to schools, health and social care has become more difficult and our role has largely concentrated on supporting families to navigate the system and get whatever support has been available during these difficult times. Towards the end of the year, the local authority has increased our commission in recognition of the valuable work we do and has also asked us to develop a Friends of the Local Offer Group where volunteers can help to communicate what is on offer to families with children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. ## **POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT** Towards the end of the year, Community CVS worked alongside Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, the Clinical Commissioning Group and the Primary Care Networks to distribute £70,000 in grants to the following organisations: Age UK Blackburn with Darwen / One Voice; Blackburn Community Foundation / Lancashire Wildlife Trust; Blackburn with Darwen Community Business; Blackburn Youth Zone; Care Network; Jubilee Tower Credit Union; and, Neighbourhood Community Action. The organisations are delivering activity to contribute to the COVID 19 community response, but also to tackle health inequalities and the wider determinants of health. In addition, the Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund refocused its grant programme on tackling health inequalities and supporting the wider determinants of health. The March 2021 grant round supported the following organisations: 45 | P a g e - St Georges Mill Hill Scouts - Ivy Street Community Centre - In Di Go Dedicated Care and Support CIC - VOICE - Newrad Fisheries - Corporation Park Supporters Group - We are Blackburn - Blackburn Goalball Club - Blackburn with Darwen Sea Cadets Collectively these endeavours are being described as the Health Equity Task Force. A report will be produced in March 2022 on the progress being made on the VCFSE approach. 46 | P a g e **Action: empowering people and organisations to achieve inclusive, sustainable growth** ## **Business Advice and Enterprise Support** 2020-2021 is the first year, where Community CVS has started to provide business support to residents across Lancashire. With the demise of Bootstrap Enterprise, there was a gap in provision, which CVS was well placed to fill. We secured a sub contract with Winning Pitch to deliver the Boost Flying Start Programme across Lancashire. During the year, Community CVS - Provided 12 hours business advice to 53 potential entrepreneurs to develop their business idea and be enterprise ready - Provided 12 hours business advice to 2 new business start ups – which have started trading. Towards the end of the year, Community CVS was to work alongside the Affilius Group and SELNET, on a project, which is set to start in the first quarter 2021- chosen DRIVE 2022. The project as a whole will support over 200 new or businesses over the next two years to grow. The businesses can be within the private sector or charities / social enterprises. existing Anybody wanting some advice or support from qualified business advisors should get in touch with Lynn Trickett at Community CVS. We can help with business planning, 47 | P a g e registering your business or charity with Companies House or the Charity Commission, marketing, workforce development and lots more. ## **Employment Support: Action for Jobs** In August 2020, our Strengthening Communities Passport to Health and Employment grant application was approved by the Department for Work and Pensions [we have shortened the title to Action for Jobs]. The project is to support those furthest away from the labour market and living in Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn or Pendle, who are in the most deprived local authority areas in the country. The project is funded by the European Union’s European Social Fund and will run from July 2020 until September 2023. The project is worth £1,280,735 in grant. We are to support 792 people who are unemployed or economically inactive, 161 of whom are to be aged 50+, 316 from a BAME community and 492 are to be disabled or have a health condition. We plan to help 184 people into work or job search upon leaving and 163 into education or training upon leaving so 347 participants or 44% of participants should achieve a positive outcome. During 2020-2021, we have - Recruited 143 unemployed or economically inactive residents (26 of whom are aged 50+, 55 are from BAME backgrounds and 52 are disabled) - Supported 12 participants to move into work or self-employment and 6 to move into education or training upon leaving. 48 | P a g e We are working collaboratively with Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CVS, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS and the Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde to deliver this project. 49 | P a g e ## **Resource: connecting, funding and developing the VCFSE Sector** ## **Connecting** In terms of communicating with the VCFSE Sector, during the 2020-2021 year we delivered the following electronic communications: ## a) E Bulletins a. 65 bulletins (a minimum of 1 per week with additional special e-bulletins) - more than 30% click a link and more than 10% open - which are both higher than industry standards ## b) Twitter - a. 99 tweets - b. 33,694 impressions - c. 2269 profile visits - d. 195 mentions - e. 78 new followers in the year - f. Current followers 2131 ## c) Facebook - a. Posts 138 - b. Reach 19,179 - c. Reactions 731 d. Likes increase from 243 to 260 e. Followers increase from 290 to 346 d) Website a. 15840 visitors 50 | P a g e ## b. 28,930 page views On our website we posted information and links to help VCFSE organisations and volunteerinvolving organisations to adapt to life with COVID 19 Pandemic. The CVS Network meetings were moved to on-line meetings. We worked to support the local authority and VCFSE organisations using networks and groups that had been established by others such as the local authority supported Nourish Group, the Age UK Blackburn with Darwen supported Digital Inclusion Network. In terms of health, the Pennine Lancashire VCFSE Leadership Group and the Lancashire and South Cumbria VCFSE Alliance and being an advocate for the VCFSE Sector on the Pennine Lancashire Leaders Forum. In terms of wider economic and skills activities – Lancashire Skills Hub’s Skills Forum and Employers Forum and the Boost Lancashire network. In general terms, LACVS. We also worked with Voluntary Sector North West and Lancashire leaders to start the Lancashire LOCAL engagement to start the process of identifying priorities across Lancashire. ## **Funding** As mentioned earlier, many of the national funding bodies set up programmes to respond to the COVID 19 Pandemic after the #every day counts national campaign that was led by NCVO, NAVCA and others and supported locally by Community CVS alongside local infrastructure bodies across the country. 51 | P a g e Throughout the year, Community CVS has promoted the funding portal (176 additional users were registered during the year) and funding opportunities as they have emerged through our weekly e-bulletin. We have provided assistance to any individual VCFSE organisation when requested to do so. However, it has been a team effort right across the VCFSE Sector that has enabled the sector to bring in over £5,583,921 in grants to support over 237 projects. These are the grants we know about – but there will be many more that we do not know about. The value of having an active VCFSE Sector to our local community cannot be underestimated. The difference the VCFSE Sector has made has been phenomenal. The CVS trustees would like to thank each and every CVS member for their contributions during the past year. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Funder Number of Amount
Barrow Cadbury Trust 3 51,150
BBC Children in Need 14 468,28
BwD Community Fund managed by Community CVS 15 11,17
Comic Relief 1 288,00
Community Foundation for Lancashire COVID 19 Support 54 267,71
Cooperative Foundation 1 9,98
DCMS 46 1,342,76
DEFRA 1 30,00
DWP – ESF 1 1,280,73
MHCLG 1 84,03
Lloyds Bank Foundation 1 33,00
National Churches Trust 1 4,50
National Lottery Community Fund 25 458,54
NHS Population Health Management Grants 7 70,00
Sport England 52 766,30
The Clothworkers Foundation 3 35,98
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The Henry Smith Charity 1 188,00
The Trussell Trust 2 68,75
WEA - Lancashire ESF Community Grants 7 122,99
Woodward Charitable Trust 1 2,00
Total 237 5,583,92
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## **CVS Training Centre** Just before the start of the year, CVS recruited a & Training Manager (February) and acquired 35 Road (March) with the intention of creating a Training that over time, would deliver training - To improve service delivery, especially on equality, diversity and inclusion Business Railway Centre focused - To improve the skills of anyone economically inactive or unemployed, or wanting to refocus their careers to set up in business or seek a career within the VCFSE sector - To improve the skills and capabilities of the VCFSE Sector Workforce and the wider workforce that improves people’s health and well-being - To improve the skills of people managing volunteers, capabilities of volunteerinvolving organisations and the skills of volunteers themselves In March 2020, we submitted a £2.1million funding application to the Department for Work and Pensions 53 | P a g e to Upskill the Health and Social Care Workforce Across Lancashire. Throughout the year, we periodically providing additional information to support the application whilst it was being appraised. The project was finally approved in April 2021. The project is to upskill Small to Medium Sized Enterprises in the VCFSE or private sectors who contribute towards improved health and well-being in its widest sense (i.e. the wider or social determinants of health). The upskilling is to prepare the organisations for the potential growth within the health economy. All organisations supported will undertake an organizational diagnostic to understand the business needs and priorities. From the diagnostic we will work with the management team to develop a training plan and then deliver training that meets the priorities of the organization. Through the project we aim to train 2330 employed people with 260 gaining basic skills, 590 employed people gaining units of qualifications at level 2 or below and 285 employed people gaining units of qualifications at level 3 or above. In addition, to this we will assist 405 females in the workplace to improve their labour market status. 54 | P a g e **Volunteer: improving volunteer experiences by developing a quality volunteer eco-system.** ## **Volunteer Centre** CVS runs the local Volunteer Centre, which is part of the national network of volunteer centres, which are quality accredited by NCVO. During the year, we continued to deliver the five core functions of a Volunteer Centre:- - Strategic Development - Good Practice Development - Developing Volunteering Opportunities - Voice of Volunteering - Brokerage ## **Community Volunteer Awards** The Community Volunteer Awards was originally planned for the 3[rd] June 2020. Given the situation with the COVID 19 Pandemic, we had to delay the awards ceremony and it was eventually held on 03[rd] November 2021. It was our best yet, we received 416 nominations and the awards panel had a very difficult time making decisions. A fuller report will be included in next year’s trustees report, but we would like to thank all our sponsors, who 55 | P a g e maintained their support until we could hold the event and celebrate the volunteer efforts of everyone within Blackburn with Darwen. ## **Fast 4wd** Fast 4wd is a CVS project that we have been delivering since 2010 to help people in treatment or recovery from alcohol or substance misuse to play an active role within their community as part of their recovery journey. We recruit, train and support residents, including those with lived experience, to volunteer as recovery support volunteers to help people in recovery. Recovery Support Volunteers volunteer across a wide range of organisations to support people in recovery. We also support people in recovery to access volunteer opportunities anywhere in our communities in roles that can utilise their skills, talents and experience. ## During the year - 136 volunteers participated on the project (54 existing and 82 new volunteers): 24% from the BAME communities; 58% female; - The team delivered 55 on-line group sessions - Recovery Support Volunteers delivered 1506 1-2-1 sessions to people they were supporting through their recovery - 1198 people from the recovery community have been supported to access Food Parcels during the COVID 19 Pandemic. ## **Strengthening Communities Volunteering in Lancashire** 56 | P a g e During the first quarter, the SCVL project, which ended on the 31[st] March 2020 was externally evaluated by RSM UK Consulting LLP. The project supported o 711 participants [164 were aged 50+; 227 were from a BAME background; 368 had a disability or health condition] o 123 moved into education or training and 111 got a job or moved into job search o 33% achieved positive outcomes o For every £1 spend the project achieved £1.89 in social value. ## The consultants concluded: “Collectively, the project’s success in improving the lives of people with mental health, offending behaviours or in recovery from substance misuse, who represented over 60% of the participants, has been significant. As highlighted within the report, the project demonstrates the value of investing in positive asset-based approaches which lead to better positive outcomes for the individuals concerned, but also saves the health and social care system and the criminal justice system money. There is a need for commissioners within the health and social care and criminal justice systems to make substantial investment in asset-based prevention and early intervention services on ‘invest to save’ principles. As this project has demonstrated, investing in assetbased approaches will save the whole system money and ‘free up resource’ for further investment in prevention and early intervention. Commissioning the need to re-orientate where investment goes to create better outcomes for those populations and for the system 57 | P a g e and needs to engage with those populations to co-create the re-orientation of investment” (page 18). 58 | P a g e ## **FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS** During the 2021-2022 period and over the next few years we will focus on:- **Support: helping people to access services and improve their quality of life** CVS needs to focus our attention on population groups that have been adversely impacted by COVID 19 and support them to get access to the services they need. ## **Bowel Cancer Screening Programme** - Engaging GP practices and starting the Call for a Kit Clinics as soon as the NHS gives the ‘green light’; - Incorporating any learning from the University College London evaluation once published; - Adapting to changing needs identified following the impact of COVID 19. ## **Changing Futures** - Supporting the Changing Futures Programme, which looks to transform provision to support adults experiencing multiple disadvantage (e.g. homelessness, contact with the criminal justice system, alcohol or substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse) and be a link between the public sector and the VCFSE Sector and community assets. 59 | P a g e - Preparing for changes to the Fast 4wd project to integrate with the Changing Futures Programme, but also any changes that are introduced as a result of the retendering exercise. ## **Digital Drop Ins and Digital Inclusion** - Expanding our digital drop ins in Blackburn to every day of the week and developing our provision in Clitheroe so that people experiencing barriers to accessing public services (created by the digital by default approach) can get the support they need. ## **Equality, Diversity and Inclusion** The COVID 19 Pandemic has shone a spotlight on the inequalities which exist within our communities and across the nation. CVS needs to - work alongside equality focused organisations to engage, understand and research what impact COVID 19 has had for different parts of our community and what we need to do to support those sections of our population. - develop our training provision to upskill staff across the public and VCFSE Sectors in equality, diversity and inclusion so that they are equipped to ensure that everyone has access to their services and can be supported to improve their quality of life. ## **Education, Health and Social Care** 60 | P a g e - to develop partnerships and projects so the VCFSE Sector can capitalise on any opportunities that are presented from the transformation and changes that are occurring within the integrated health and social care system - lobby for change as part of the Health Equity Commission and advocate for and enable marginalised groups within the education, health and social care system to get their voices heard. - **Action: empowering people and organisations to achieve inclusive, sustainable growth** The economic consequences of the COVID 19 Pandemic are likely to impact on the lives of many people for a very long time. ## **Enterprise, Employment and Skills** - to develop our links to support more potential entrepreneurs to become ‘enterprise ready’, - to help more businesses to start up, especially those located in deprived neighbourhoods, - to support the set up and growth of charities and social enterprises - to deliver the ESF Strengthening Communities Passport to Health and Employment (known as ‘Action for Jobs’) to help those furthest away from the labour market to move towards and into work 61 | P a g e - to strengthen our working relationships with partners across all areas of economic development, welfare to work, and education and training ## **Equality, Diversity and Inclusion** - to collaborate with equality focused organisations and community anchor organisations within our deprived neighbourhoods to engage with, research and better understanding the economic challenges they face - to undertake a feasibility study into establishing an equality focused employment agency that will support those furthest away from the labour market to access employment opportunities. - to collaborate with partners to develop clear pathways for supporting those furthest away from the labour market to progress in terms of economic inclusion and gaining meaningful work. 33% of Blackburn with Darwen’s working age population is currently not in work. ## **Community Wealth Building** - To develop a community wealth building strategy for the VCFSE Sector and the Borough, which will focus on creating and retaining wealth and supporting the inclusive and sustainable growth of our communities. 62 | P a g e - To advocate for community wealth building at the Pennine Lancashire and Lancashire levels with the Lancashire Local Economic Partnership and the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System - To work with partners across the public, VCFSE and commercial economies to develop the building blocks to an effective community wealth building strategy, developing partnerships and projects to take forward this important work. ## **Sustainable Development** - To collaborate with environmental charities, social enterprises and public sector and private sector partners to make progress on the ‘green’ agenda within Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire exploring what we can do together to support food growing, development of open green space and green infrastructure, water conservation, energy conservation, recycling and waste minimization. - To develop partnerships and projects to take forward this work. **Resource: connecting, funding and developing the VCFSE Sector** COVID 19 is likely to have a lasting impact on the VCFSE Sector. Organisations are already changing and adapting from what they have learnt throw COVID. It has reawakened many to their social missions and purpose in life. The role of technology and the challenges posed by technology on how to support those who are digitally excluded are being grappled with. Economically, within the VCFSE Sector there are gaps emerging between those organisations, who are at the forefront of the response and the recovery – who have 63 | P a g e accessed commissions, grants, donations, etc. to rightfully make a huge difference to the people they serve and those organisations, who have had to sustain long periods without income or activity because of COVID rules and being responsible organisations for not wanting to support or encourage transmission within the local population. Environmentally, the VCFSE sector is becoming more aware of our responsibilities to take sustainable development seriously and become an advocate for change. Politically, the Government’s policy agenda is constantly changing and the VCFSE Sector needs to be well positioned to seize on any opportunities as they arise. So how does this influence what CVS will do in being the main community infrastructure body who supports the VCFSE Sector locally over the next few years: ## **Connecting Across Multiple Layers** It is important to emphasis and understand the multi-layered approach that we will need to develop to adapt to the increasingly complex world we operate within. CVS and the VCFSE Sector will need to be able to appropriate at the following levels: - the grassroots neighbourhood level, - the Borough level, - the Pennine Lancashire level, - the Lancashire or Lancashire and South Cumbria level, - the North West and North of England level; and and, - the national levels. We need to develop strong partnerships both within the VCFSE Sector and across the sectors so we can work with both public and commercial sector partners at those levels. 64 | P a g e Internally within the VCFSE Sector we need to create the space for the VCFSE Sector to learn and grow together. We need to engage with, research and build our collective understanding of the VCFSE Sector and its offer. We also need to build our relationships with each other. We are open to suggestions from our membership on how best to do this. We will explore ways to: - develop the CVS Network - pilot setting up a Chief Executive’s Network; networks for other - develop a digital platform that can support and digitally connect the VCSFE Sector - develop closer collaborations and partnership working We have always had close relationships with our public sector partners, which we need to retain and develop, but we also need to consider how we build strong partnerships with commercial partners. ## **Funding and Income Generation** - To improve the quality of business advice available to the VCFSE Sector to better understand the 4 main income sources for charities and social enterprises - Commissioning – securing contracts as a prime or sub contractor - Grant funding – through applying to charitable trusts, lottery distributors, public sector bodies - Traded income – by selling products or services in the open market - Voluntary Income - through donations, fundraising, member subscriptions - To improving the information and support we can provide to VCFSE Sector for them to be aware of grant funding opportunities 65 | P a g e - To explore how we can best support and skill the VCFSE Sector to maximum income opportunities (via funding workshops, funding fayres, facilitating collaborations and partnerships, helping organisations to be ready for commissioning, exploring enterprise or fundraising, etc.) ## **Developing and Skilling** - **Community & VCFSE Developments** Where there are identified needs within the Borough and clear gaps in what the VCFSE Sector offers (and no existing provision), we will work with our public sector colleagues to develop new charities or social enterprises to fill those gaps. ##  **Project and Partnership Development** - To support the VCFSE Sector to develop collaborative projects and to submit collaborative solutions for tender opportunities, grant funding opportunities, project ideas to meet needs identified in the joint strategic needs assessment and to support the strategic objectives within the Borough. ##  **Training Centre and Workforce Development** - To deliver the Upskilling the Health and Social Care Workforce Across Lancashire as the 1[st] project major project of the Training Centre. Longer term to work with public and VCFSE Sector to create appropriate career pathways for particular vocational areas. **Our goal is to support the sustainable growth of the VCFSE Sector to complement what is being offered in the public and commercial sectors and provide a resilient plural economy that meets the changing needs of our local population and communities.** 66 | P a g e **Volunteer: improving volunteer experiences by developing a quality volunteer eco-system.** To re-imagine our Volunteer Centre and what it should focus on to help volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations in Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire in a post COVID changing world. The key components of a re-imagined Volunteer Centre will explore what we need to do to - be an **advocate for Volunteering:** promoting the value of volunteering, undertaking community research to better understand volunteering and developing more strategic approaches and securing investment to create a quality volunteer eco-system across the public, commercial and social sectors to encourage more residents to get involved in community life. - **create and develop targeted approaches** to provide additional support to help segments of the population who volunteer less than others, experiencing barriers and finding it difficult to volunteer. We will build on our past experiences (Fast 4wd, Inclusive Volunteering, Millennium Volunteers, Volunteering on Prescription, Welcome Project, etc.) but need to understand where there are gaps within our volunteer ecosystem where a targeted approach is needed and where additional support may be required to enable people to access volunteering opportunities in an inclusive way. We will explore opportunities within arts and culture, digital, environment, recreation and sport, health and social welfare, community, social and economic development. - **focus on Community Development:** to support the local authority, NHS and VCFSE partners to develop community led responses whether it is focused on geographical 67 | P a g e neighbourhoods or communities of interest where peer support and mutual aid and having a shared lived experience or mutual interest is of vital importance. - **develop the Community Fund and other grant programmes:** to invest in grassroots community action and developing our community assets where residents and volunteer run community organisations are instrumental in delivering activities and much needed community provision. - **Community Volunteer Awards** : to work alongside sponsors and key stakeholders to develop and grow the annual Community Volunteer Awards with the aim of recognising, celebrating and raising the profile of volunteering across our communities within Blackburn with Darwen. - **Digitally Enabled Solutions:** to explore ways of using technology more to enable everyone to find out about volunteering and volunteer involving organisations and for those organisations’ to support their volunteers. - **Skills for Volunteering:** to develop a non-accredited and accredited curriculum that meets the needs of volunteers and volunteer involving organisations and complements what is already available through adult learning, FE Colleges and other training providers. Our long-term aspiration is to be the go to partner to understand best practice in terms of volunteering. An organization that researches the needs of volunteers and volunteerinvolving organisations. Can advise on the best ways to recruit, train and retain volunteers. Can provide training for volunteers and volunteer managers both non-accredited and 68 | P a g e accredited. An organisation that invests in communities and community development and can help volunteer run organisations with governance, with funding, with marketing and communications, with managing volunteers. A one stop shop for help and support. 69 | P a g e ## **A BIG Thank you to everyone who supports us** We would like to thank our commissioners, grant funders, sponsors, public sector, VCFSE Sector and Private Sector partners, including:- - Abbey Catering Equipment Hire Ltd - Afflilius Group - Age UK Blackburn with Darwen - Al Imdaad Foundation - BBC Radio Lancashire - Big Local Trust - Blackburn and Darwen Junior Brass Band - Blackburn College - Blackburn Foodbank - Blackburn Rovers Community Trust - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service - Blackburn with Darwen Hive Network - Blackburn with Darwen Interfaith Forum - Blackburn Youth Zone - Brian Mercer Trust - Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CVS - Care Station Northwest - CGL Inspire - Department for Work and Pensions (European Union) - Eric Wright Charitable Trust 70 | P a g e - Good Things Foundation - Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen - Herbert Parkinsons (part of the John Lewis Partnership) - Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS - Lancashire Association of CVSs - Lancashire BME Network - Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner - Lancaster District CVS - McDonalds - Morrisons PLC - National Children’s Bureau / Council for Disabled Children / Department for Education - NAVCA and the VCS Emergencies Partnership - NHS - Blackburn with Darwen NHS Clinical Commissioning Group / East Lancashire NHS CCG - NHS - Blackpool NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust, - NHS - East Lancashire NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust - Nightsafe - SELNET - Spring North - Suez Recycling - Star Tissue UK - Tristar Printers, Sign & Display - Trueman Change - VOICE 71 | P a g e - Voluntary Sector North West - Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde - West Lancashire CVS - Winning Pitch - Wish Centre – Blackburn and Darwen District Without Abuse 72 | P a g e Registered numbgr.. 2668971 Charity number: 1008190 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (A company limited by guarantee) UNAUDITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) CONTENTS Page Reference and administrative detalls of the eharity, its trustees and advisers Trustees, report Independent examinerfs rèport ststèment of Ilnan¢lal activities 10 Balance sheet Notes to th& financSal Statements 12-27 Appendix to the Fhnancial Statements 28- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarante81 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES ANO ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 TN#tees P Mathauda PR Mason RV McDonald BA Todd SC Ledbetter T Fazal MT Sidat RPT Duckworth lappoinled 01.07.211 Company registered number 2668971 Charity registered number 1008190 Reglstered offl¢e Boulevard Centre Cathedral Quarter Blackbum Lancashire BB1 1EZ Company secretary JG Hodgkinson Chl*f executive officer JG Hodgkinson Accountants CW Accountants Ltd 30 Brotherston Drive Blackbum Lancashire BB2 4FJ Bankers Barcl8y5 8114 Darwen Street Bl8¢kburn Lancashire 8B2 28Z Page 1 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2021 Advl$ers {contlnu•dl Solic5tors Farfeys Solicitors Unil C1, Hursthood Court Dullons Way Shadsworth Business Park BlackbLJm Lancashire BB12PT Page 2 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guaranteè) TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. The Trustees confiTm that the Annual Report and financial statements of Ihe company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Gompanls governing document 8nd ihe provisions of the Siaternent of Recommended Prartice ISORPI, applieable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financi81 Reporbng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20151 as amended by Upd8le Bulletin 1 leffeclive 1 January 201 $1. Since the charity qualifies as srnall under section 383, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under The Cornpanies Act 2006 Istrategic Report and Director's Report) Regulations 2013 is not required. The chaTlty is also known under the name Community CVS. Objectives and Actlvltl•s . POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES The principal object of the ch8rity is lo promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community, in the local government districts of Blackburn with Darwen, L8ncashire and its environs. and in particular the advancement of edLJcation. the prole¢tion of heallh and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To build capacily ol third sector otganisations and provide them with the necessary information, support and services to enable Ihem to pursue or contribute lo any charitable purpose within the area of benefit. To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between third $8Glor. slatulory and other Televanl bodies in the 8¢hievement of the above purposes within Ihe arèa of benefit. b. ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES The truslees will receive a quarterly update on actions derived frorn the strategic plan and will r&view progress towards implementing the strategy every year and will review the strategy itself. The Gontent ol the plan is discussed at the annual planning days for staff and trustees and the strategi¢ plan will be formally reviewed by the trustees at its first Executive Cornrnittee of the financial year each year. The trustees confirm that they have rfjferred lo the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Chariils aims and Dbjectives through the planning process and looking forward to plan our future activities. c. GRANT MAKING POLICIES I srn811 grant programmes managed by Community CVS are managed in accordance with guidan￿ and rules set down by our extemal partners. They are for aclivilies which conform to the objects of our charity and are distributed to eligible voluntary, community and faith sector organisations to undertake charitable activities. During the year we QTeated two new charilies Blackburn Community Foundation and Darwen Cornmunity Foundation lo accelerate our ability to fundraise and generate additional In￿Me to give out as grants for the benefit of our local COTnmkJnitie5. d. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO FURTHER THE CHARITYS PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT Community CVS has a slrat8gic plan, which guides everything wè do. The vision document linked lo the strategic plan was first adopted in September 2013 following a major strategic review and has been up¢Jated on an annual basis. The strategy includes the following. vision, values, rnission slalemenl and slralegic ambitions. Please see the ap￿ndiX at th8 end of the fnancial statements for a more detailed report on the strat•glc framework of the charity- Page 3 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 d. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO FURTHER THE CHARITY'S PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT- continued The trustees will receive a quarterty updat8 on actions derived from the strategic plan and will review progress towards implementing the strategy every year and will review tho 51rategy itself. The content of the plan is discussed at the annual planning days for staff and trustee5 and the strategic plan will be formally reviewed by the Irus16es al its first Executive Cornmittee of the financial year each year. The Iruslees confirm that they have referred lo the guidance contained in the Charily Commission's general guidan¢8 public benefit when reviewing the Charity's ailns and objectives through the planning process and looking foThYard to plan our futurè activities •. VOLUNTEERS Community CVS is managed by a board of up to tr￿e1ve Trustees, who freely volunteer their lirne to sit on the Exeeutivè Committee 8nd oversee the strategic direction of the organisation. In addition, the ¢ommillee members frequently liaise with the management team offering advice and support with a variety ol tasks including participating in the recnjitmenl process for new rnernber5 of staff. All Iruslees are supported by the Chief Executive. In addition. we use volunteers throughout what we do, helping lo run ￿ceptIOn. delivering activities, providing 1- 2-1 peer support. We have over 300 volvnleers registered on our volunteer bank, who volunleer wth ourselves and our close partners. ColleGtively in 2018-2019, they undertook over 50,000 hours of volunteering worth in monetary terms the equivalent of over £500,000 based on the average wage in Blackburn with Datwen. Ach4evements and performance a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES Th8 trust8es' have rev￿We￿ our activities over the past year using our four btjilding bloGks of what ws are about. These bulldlng blocks include the 5UPPOrt. action, resource and volunteer and more detail is glven In thè appendlx at the end of these flnancial statements. b. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIESIINCOME GENERATION Community CVS continues ID seek grant fLJnding, contracts and service level agreernenls frorn national, regional and local partners to deliver services that are in keeping with our objectives and meet identified needs of the local community within Blackburn with Darwen ond Lancashire. c. INVESTMENT POLICY AND PERFORMANCE The Trustees relain funds in an interest bearing account and take advantage ol the interest received albeit al currently low int8resl rates. Flnanel#l revlew a. GOING CONCERN After making appropriale enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expe¢t8tion that the ch8rily has adequate Page 4 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limbied by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT l¢antlnuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 resources to continLJe in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason Ihey continue to adopt the going COllGern basis in preparing the financial slalements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concem basis can be found in the Accounb'ng Policies. b. RESERVES POLICY .Community CVS aims to hold free reserves of between 3 and 6 months of the resources expended on the core costs of the charity excluding funding which is primarily p85sed directly on in grants and specific service level agreements. This will 8nable current activities and liabilities to be met in the event of a significanl drop in funding. The Executive Committee recognise that our free re5eNes are at a low level and are embarking on a new business strategy to create surpluses that will allow the organization lo build up its rese￿e$ once rn0￿. c. PRINCIPAL FUNDING During the period, principal funding was received from BlackbLJrn with DaTwen BoTough Council and the National Health Service in order to achieve the majority of the objectives and activities mentioned earfier in the Review of Aclivilies. With the impact of austerity, there has been a reduction in contract and grant Income wth some work being rèduced or ended altogether- which has presented financial challenge5 to the organisation. A5 an organization. we are commitled lo diversifying our income streams so that we are not too dependent on any One source of income and managing the potentially financially volatile environment in a measured and managed way. Going forward we inlfynd to cre8le new legal entities that can help boih with our own diversification. but also lo help grow voluntary and communily action and help bkjild comrnunity resilience especially within OLJr most deprived communities. Structure, governance and management . CONSTITUTION The charity is regislered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by 8 Memorandum of Assoaalion on 6 December 1991, as amended by Special Re501ution on 12 Feburary 1998, and on 16 December 2014. The charitable CQTnpany is a Tegistered charity nuThber loo81￿. b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES The rnanagement of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elecled and e(>opted under the terms of the Articles of Associab'on. Page 5 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLLINTARY SERVICE IA eompany Ilmlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 c. POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES A Trustee handbook, induding roles and responsibilities. has been p￿pared for all new Tnjstees. All new trustees meet with the Chair and Chief Exèculive as part of the induction process and go through the Trustee handbook. ReSoUr￿S are available to support Trustees to metrt their individual training needs to help them perform their duties as Trustees. Planning days are held with TnJst8es and staff on an annual basis. d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING During the year, the Charity ernployed on average 30 staff to deliver our activities and Projects. All staff are responsible lo the Chief Executive and ullimatety. the Irusteesldirectors. The trustees set the strategic fralnework within which the Chief Execubve and managernenl team operate. The trustees meel as a minimum six limes per year as an Executive Committee alld more when required. The Iruslees receive regular reports on all aspects of the organisation, including finance, human resourGes, marketing & communications, health & sal8Ly, service activities, quality & perfDrmance, elc. e. RELATEO PARTY RELATIONSHIPS There are no related party relationships. f. RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity 15 exposed, in particular those related lo the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that syslems and procedures are in place lo mitigate our exposure to the major risks. These major risks are the impacl of short term funding, changes in funding 5trearns, changes to key personntrl and changes in local and central government policy. Plans for future periods a. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS During the 2021-22 period the charity will continue to develop their building blocks mentioned previously lie support. action, resource and volunleerl. Please see the appendix at the end of these financial statements for a more detsiled report. MEM8ERS' LIABILITY The Members of the charity guarantee to contribute 8n amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in thè event of winding up. TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The Trustees (who a￿ also directors of Blackburn with Darwen Counci lor Voluntary Service for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial statemenis in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdoln Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Page 6 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA Company Ilmltgd by guaranteè) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontlnuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Practicel. Company law requires ihe Trustees to prepare financial statements for e8Gh financial year. Under COTnpany law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ol the charitable ¢ompany and of ihe incorning resource5 and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for thal period. In Preparing these financial stalefflents, the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accountlng policies and thèn apply them consislenlly., observe the methods and p￿￿OPleS in the Charities SORP; make judgment5 and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject lo any malerial departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., prepare the financial statements on the going ¢oncem basis unles5 it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The Trustees are ￿sponSible for keeping adequate accounting records that are suff1uenl lo show and explain the charitable companls transactions and disc105e with reasonable accuracy al any lime the financial posib'on of the ¢haritable company and enable them to ensure that the financial stalemenis comply with the Cornpanies Act 2006. They are also responsible lor safeguaiding the assets of the charitable company and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report was approved by the Trustees, on 110121 at)d signed on Iheir behalf by: Trustee Trustee PAufv n IYASO Page 7 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FORVOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmited by guarantèe) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (the 'charity'l I report to the charity Trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. This report is made solely to the ch8riVs Trustees, as a body, in accordance wth Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Repottsl Regulation5 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate io the charills Trustees those matters l am required lo state lo them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose, To the fullest extent pemitled by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone olher than the charity and the charitls Trustees as a body. for my work or for this report. RESPONSIBIL ￿lEs AND BASIS OF REPORT As the Trustees ol the charity land ils directors for the purposes of company lawl you are r95ponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 Ilhe 2006 A¢t'l. Having sab'sfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audit8d under Part 16 01 the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect ol my examination ot the ch8Tity's 8CCOUnts carried out under section 145 of the Charit185 Act 2011 I'lhe 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under 5ecb.on 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Page 8 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA ¢ompany Ilmited by guarant••l INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT Since the charitys gross income exceedod £250.000 your examiner must be a tnember of a body listed in Sgction 145 01 th8 2011 Act. l confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am * member of AAT and an afiliated member ol ACIE. which is one of the listed bodies. I h8V8 completed my gxaminalDn. I can confirm that no matt8rs have (x)mè io my attÈntSon in connection with th8 8xkminalion giwng me cause lo believe: accounting ￿COrdS were not kept in respect of the chzrity as required by s8dion 386 ofthe 2006 Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the acwunts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 01 th8 2006 Act othér than any requirement Ihal the accounts give a 'tne and lairf view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.. or tha accounts h8V8 not bton prepared in ac¢orda•ce wth the methods and principles of thè Statement of R8commended Practice lor accountirTrg and rgpcrlng by charities lapplicablè to charili8s preparing their accounts in a￿ordance with the Flnancial Reportsng Stand8rd applicablg in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concerns and have come across no other matt%ers in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in order lo enab18 a proper understanding ol tha accounts to be reached. Signed.. Dated-. i I i o Gillian Davi¢s AAT qualified and afiliated mèmber ol ACIE CVV Accountants Ltd 30 Brotherston DrN6 Blaekbum 8B2 4FJ BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guarantee) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING INGOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 R8strlct•d Unr•$trlet•d funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Note INCOME FROM-. Donations and legacies Charilable activities Other trading activities Inveslrnenls Other incoFne 17,535 493.050 65,150 29 122.529 17,535 748.552 65,1 $0 29 122.529 14,508 793,959 99,453 76 10,312 255.502 TOTAL INCOME 255,502 698,293 953,795 918,308 EXPENDITURE ON.. Charitable activities 334,391 $44,748 879,139 913,027 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 10 334,391 544.748 879,139 913.027 NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 178,8891 178.8891 153,545 153,545 74,656 74.656 5,281 5,281 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds broughl lotrward 1.S16,008 355,764 1,871,772 1,866,497 1,437.119 509.309 1.946,428 1,871, 772 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The notes on pages 12 to 27 form part of these financial statements. Page 10 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER.. 2668971 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 Not• FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 13 1,985,3B4 2,035,381 14 375.667 170.117 335, 155 73,254 545,784 408,409 CREDITORS.. arnounts falling due with5ri one year 15 153.4311 (33,361) NET CURRENT ASSETS 492,353 375,042 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS- amounts falling due after ore than one year 2.477,737 2,410,423 16 1531,3091 (538,651) NET ASSETS 1.946,428 1,871, 712 CHARITY FUNDS Reslrided funds Unrestricted funds 17 1.437,119 509,309 1,516,008 355, 764 17 TOTAL FUNDS 1,946,428 1,871,772 The charitls financial statements have been prepa￿￿ in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The Tnjstees consider that the charily is enb.lled to exemption from the ￿qUirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 I'lhe Act'l and members have not required the charity to obtain an audit lor ihe year in question in accordance with section 476 01 Ihe Act. The TrL¥slees acknowled9e their responsibilities lor complwng with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 th respect to accounting records and the preparakn'on of financial statements. The financial statements were approved and aulhorised for issije by the Trustees on ¥ l 1012021 and beha by.. Trustee The note5 on pages 12 10 27 form part of these financial statements. ,j(ydl)-L*) Page11 BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 Basls of preparation of financial statements The financial statements h8ve been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5.' Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in ccordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applic8ble In the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeebve 1 January 20151- (Charilies SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Slandafd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006. Blackburn with Darwen Council fof Voluntary SeNice meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. As5els and liabilities are initially recognised al historical cosl or transaction value unle5$ Otherwi58 Stated in the relevanl accounting policy. 1.2 Reconciliation with previous Generally Acc•pt&d Aecounting Practice In preparing these accounts, ihe Truslees have considered whethèr in applw'ng ihe accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Ch8ri1ies SORP FRS 102 the restaternent of compar8tive iterns was required. No restatements were required. 1.3 Company status The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity bèing wound up. the liability in respect of the guaranlee is limited lo £1 per mernber of the charity. Page 12 BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued} 1.4 Income All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the in¢ome, it is probable that the in¢ome will be received and the amount of income Teceivable can be measured r81iably. For I￿acleS, entillemerFI is taken as the earlier of the dale on which either.. the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the execulorlsl lo the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution 15 received from the eslale. Receipt of a legacy. In whole or in part, is only considered probable when the arnount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacie5 have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the crileri8 for income recognib.on have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. Donated setvices or facilities are recognised when the charity has control over the item. any conditions a550ciated with the donated item have been met, the re¢eipt of economic benefil from the use of the charity ol the item is probable and that economic benafit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021, the general volunteer time of the Friends is not recognised and refer lo the Trustees, report for more inforrnation about their contribution. On teceipt, donated professional setvices and donated facilities are recognised on the bosis ol the value of the gift lo the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or lac41ities of equivalent economic benef1t on the open market.. a coffesponding amount is then recognised tn expenditure in the period of receipt. Income tax recoverable in relats'on lo donation5 ￿ceiVed under Gift Aid or deed5 of covenant is recognised al Ihe time of the donation. Income tsx recoverable in relats.on to investment income is recognised 8l the ￿me Ihe investment income is receivable. Page 13 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEfvI COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limitèd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontinuedl 1.5 Expenditure ExpenditUTe is recognised once there is a leg81 or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit lo a third party. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in setuement and the amount of the obligation can be measuTed reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct ¢0Sts attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to rn0￿ than one activity and support costs which are not attributable lo a single activity a￿ apportioned be￿e￿N those activities on a basi5 consistent with the use of resgurce5. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocaled on the portion of the 8sset'5 use. Governance cosis are those incurrèd in coRnection with administration of the charity and compliance with ¢onstitutional and stalutory requirements. Charitable activities and Governance costs are cosls incurred on the ch8ritls educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the th8rity apportioned to chanlable activities. Grants payable 8re charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions 8ttaching are fulfilled. Grants offered Subject to conditions which hav& noi been mel at Ihe year end are noted as a commilment, but not accrued 85 expenditure. 1.6 Tanglble flxed assets and depreelation All assèts costing more than £1,000 are capilalised. Tangible fixed 85se15 are carried at cost, net of depreciation gnd any provision for impairTnent. DepreciatlDn is provided 81 rates calculated to write off the Cost of fr'xed assets. less their estimated residual value, over their exp8cled useful lives on the following bases.. Freehold property Office equiprnent 2010 slraighl line 25°1¢ $tr8ighl line 1.7 Interest recerv8ble Interest on funds hèld on deposit is included when ￿ceIvable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity". this is normalty upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. 1.B Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlemènt amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounls due. 1.9 Cash at Bank and In hand Gash at bank and In hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short alurily of three months or less frorn the dale of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar aceounl. Page 14 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (contlnuedl 1.10 Liabllities and provl$lons Liabilities are fecognised when there is an obligation al the BalanGe sheet date as a result of a past event. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be ￿qUired in settlement, and the amount of the settlement ¢an be e5timaled reliably. Liabilities are recDgnised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay lo sellle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services il must provide. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts iequired lo settle the obligaty'on. WheTe the effect of the lime value of Tnoney is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted al the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwnding of the discount is recognised within interest payable and simil8r charges. 1.11 Financial instruments The charity only has finan(yal assets and financial liabilities of a kind ihal qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measur8d at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 1.12 Pensions The charity operates a defined ¢ontribulion pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund in respect of the year. 1.13 Fund accountlng General funds are unrestricted funds which are av8ilable for use at the discr8ts.on of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Designated funds ¢omprise unrestrictèd fund5 that have been set aside by Ihe Truslees for particular purposes. The alm and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial Statements. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance wth specifi¢ restridions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fkjnd is sel oul in the notes to the financial siatements. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Restricted Unrestrlcted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Donations 17.535 17,535 14,508 Total 2020 14,508 14,508 Page 15 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company IlmltÈd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTP4ITIES Restricted Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tolal funds 2020 Grants and service level agreements 255.502 493,050 748.552 793,959 Total 2020 398,973 394,986 793,959 GRANTS AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS Restricted Unr•stri¢ted Total fund5 funds 2021 funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2020 BWD Borough Council 8wD BC Children's Services NHS Big Local Trust- Shadsworth with Whitebirk Commmunity Grant Fund Selnet Ltd - BBO AOPIIIYICF Big Lottery- BBO Reach It Reaching Gornmunits'es- Ways to Wellbeing NCB Independent Supporters SENDIASS ESF Strengthening Communities Volunleering in Lancashire ESF SCPHE Action for Jobs ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Spring North Ltd Winning Pitch- Boost Sub Contract Home Office - BLJilding Stronger Britain Together NAVCA Emergencies Partnership Blackburn Foodbank Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Eric Wright Charitable Trust Good Things Foundation 30,000 28,000 293,992 30,000 28,000 293,992 48,209 209, 160 11,025 11,025 22.050 4,699 7,484 101,539 73,250 31,881 31,881 162,201 172,877 172,877 8.600 8,600 45,889 17,828 45,889 17,828 74,367 18.500 9,￿0 9,500 45,460 40,000 45,460 40,000 40,000 20,000 12,500 13.500 13.500 Total 255,502 493.050 748.552 793,959 Pège 16 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 RENT. ROOM HIRE ANO OFFICE SERVICES Restricterl Unrèstricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Rent, room hire and office servi￿5 Consultancy and training fees 65,150 65,150 99, 128 325 65,150 6S,150 99.453 Total 2020 99,453 99,453 INVESTMENT INCOME Restrictèd Unrèstricted fvnds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Bank interest receivable 29 29 76 Total 2020 76 76 OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES Restrlcted Unrestrictèd funds funds 2021 2021 Totsl funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Funding for CJRSIMarkebng and design etc 122,529 122,529 10,312 Total 2020 10,312 70.373 Page 17 BLACKBURN wrrH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmltgd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2021 GRANTS PAYA8LE Grants to Institutrons 2021 Totsl 2021 Total 2020 Big Local Sh8dsworth with Whitebirk Grants, Community Fund - Brian Mercer Charitable TrusUSFA 403 403 21,300 6,445 6,445 42,680 6,848 6.848 63,980 Total 2020 63.980 63,980 In 2020, unrestricted expenditure on grants payable was £Nil and reslrided expenditure was £63,980 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Restricted Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tolal funds 2020 Central Services (including Boulevard Gentrel Gommissioned Services Big Local Tru51- Shadsworth and Whitebirk Community Grant Fund Big Lottery- Volunteer Co-ordinator Posvways lo Wellbeing Community Fund- 8rfan Mercer CTIEric Wrighl CT Good Things Foundation NAVCA Emergencies Partnership DWP-ESF-SCPHE Action lor Jobs DWP- ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Capitsl projects Completed projects 314,427 228,921 314,427 228,921 307,790 154, 190 3,528 3.528 21,300 47,164 47.164 107,539 6,445 13,500 9,500 172,877 6,445 13,500 9,500 172,877 48,805 12,500 8,600 49,997 8,600 49,997 49,372 203, 172 311,611 543,348 854.959 898,668 Tolal 2020 898,668 898.668 Page 18 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company lirnlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 In 2020, unrestriclred expenditure on charitable actsvities was £461.980 with restricted expenditure of £436.688,. GOVERNANCE COSTS Restri¢tgd Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total lunds 2021 Total funds 2020 Independent Examing¢s fees Mortgage interest 1.400 1,400 22,780 1,200 73. 159 22,780 Total 22,780 1.400 24.180 14.559 In 2020, unrestricted expenditure on govemance costs was £1,400 with ￿$tricted expenditure of £13.159. Page 19 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA wmpany Ilmlted by guaranteè) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 10. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY EXPENDITURE TYPE Staff costs Dèpreciation Other costs 2021 2021 2021 Ttstal 2021 Total 2Q20 Central Services lincluding BoLJlevard Cenlrel Commissioned Services Big Local Trust- Shadsworth and Whilebirk Cammunity Grant Fund Big Lottery- Volunteer Co- ordinalor PosVW8yS to Wellbeing Community Fund - Brian Mercer CTIEric Wright CT Good Things Foundation NAVCA Emergencies Partnership DWP-ESF-SCPHE Action for Jobs DWP- ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Capital projects Completed proje¢ls 249,834 190,921 64,593 38,000 314,427 228,921 307,790 754, 190 3,125 403 3.528 21,300 47,164 47,164 101.539 6,445 6,445 13,500 48,805 12,50Q 13.50Q 9,500 9,500 123,484 49,393 172,877 8,600 6,600 49,997 49,997 49,372 203, 172 Charitable activities 646,128 49,997 158,834 854.959 898,668 Expendlture on governance 24,180 24,180 14,359 Total 2021 646,128 49,997 183,014 879,139 913,027 Total 2020 654,691 49,997 208,339 913,027 Page 20 BLACKBURN WETH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmitgd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI This is stated after charging.. 2021 2020 Depreciation of tangible fixed assets.. owned by the charity Independent Examinerfs fees 49,997 1,400 49,997 1,2QO During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration12020 - £NILI. During the year, no Trustees received any benefits in kind12020- £NILI. During the year, no Trustees received any reimburs8ment ol expenses12020 - £NILI. 12. STAFF COSTS Staff costs weré as follows.. 2021 202Q Wages and salaries Social seGurity costs Oltter pension costs 568,518 42,967 34.643 574.302 42,279 38,Ito 646.128 654,697 The average number of persons employed by the ch8rity during the year was as follows.. 2021 No. 2020 Charitable 8clivits.es 30 31 No employee received remuneration amounting lo more than £60,000 in either year. Page 21 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmited by guarante61 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 13. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold property Office •qulpment Total Cost Al 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 2,468,608 195,741 2,664,349 Depreciatlon Al 1 April 2020 Charge for the year 435,102 49.372 193,866 625 628,968 49,997 Al 31 March 2021 484,474 194,491 678,965 Net book value At 31 March 2021 1,984.134 1,250 1.985,384 At 31 March 2020 2,033,506 1,875 2,035.387 14. DEBTORS 2021 2020 Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued income 117.180 5,323 253.164 188,112 5, 757 141,292 375,667 335, 155 15. CREDITORS- Amounts falllng due within one yoar 2021 2030 Bank loans and overdrafts Trade ueditors Other taxation and social security Other crediiors A¢cruals and deferred income 14,003 14,143 19,922 97 5.266 20,664 985 8,778 2.940 S3,431 33,36T Page 22 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 16. CREDITORS- knounts falling due after more than one year 2021 2020 Bank loans 531.309 538,651 CreditOf5 fndude amounts not wholly repaydble within 5 years as follows.. 2021 2020 Repayable by inslalments 475.297 455,995 The mortgage is secured against the property at 36-37 and 45 Railway Road, Blackburn 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS STATEMENT OF FUNDS- CURRENT YEAR Balance at 31 March 2021 Balance at 1 April 2020 Income Expenditu Designated funds Match lunding projects Business continuity and redundancy costs Boulevard Centre costs 66,856 40,000 10,000 66,856 40.000 10,000 116,856 116,856 Genèral funds General Fund 238,908 698,293 S44.7481 392,453 Total Unrestricted funds 355,764 698,293 1544,7481 509,309 Page 23 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS leontlnuedl Restricted fund ERDF - Building {from previous yearsl Change Up DGSF - Co-Location Fund Capacitybuilders - Capital Investment Programme Strand C BWD BC Housing Grant Big Local Trust - Shadsworth and Whilebirk Community Grant Fund NAVCA Emergencies Partnership National L¢)ttery Cornmunily Fund Iwas Big Lottery) - Ways to Wellbeing ESF - DWP- SCPHE- Action forJobs ESF- DWP- Upskilling the Health & Social Care WoTkfor Good Things Foundation - Future Oi91tal Inclusion Community Fund - Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Community Fund - Eric Wright Charitable Trust 74,925 46,363 711.743 {2,0251 {1,2B71 IS4,9531 72,900 45,076 £56.790 383,612 205,000 (9,512) 15,000) 374,100 200,000 15.1341 11,025 9.500 13,5281 {9,$001 2.363 47,164 147,1641 1172,8771 172.877 8,600 13,500 40.000 18.600} 113,5001 16,4451 39.250 13,085 72,805 13,085 1.516,008 255,502 1334,3911 1,437,119 Total ol ILJn¢J$ 1,871,772 953,795 1879,1391 1,946,428 STATEMENT OF FUNDS . PRIOR YEAR Bal8nGe at 31 MarGh 2020 Balan￿ al 1 April 2079 Income Expendilu Designated funds Match funding projects Business con11nuily and redundancy costs Boulevard Centre costs 66,856 40.000 10,000 66.856 40.000 10,000 116,856 116.856 General Fund 182, 753 519,335 {463, 180J 238,908 Page 24 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS Icontinuedl R•stricted funds ERDF- Building (from previous years) Change Up DCSF- Co-Location Fund Capacitybuild8rs - Capital Inv85tmenl Pr¢yJramme Strand C BWO BC Housing Grant Big Local Trust- Shadsworth and Whitebirk Community Grant Fund Henry Smith Charity- Ex Offenders Big Lottery- Selnet Ltd - BBO AOPIIIYICF Big Lottery - WEA- BBO - Reach It Home Office- Building a Stronger Britain Together National Lottery Cornmunily Fund (was Big Lolleryl- Ways to Wellbeing ESF Strengthening Communitiés Volunteering in Lancashire Gwd Things Foundation - Future Digitsl Inclusion Good Things Foundation - Make il Click Community Fund - Skills Fund Agency Community Fijnd - Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Community Fund - Eric Wright Charitable Trust 76,950 47,650 756,450 f2,025J (1,287J (44, 7071 74,925 46,363 711, 743 393, 124 270,000 (9,512J (5,OOOJ 383.612 205.000 {5,884) 6.470 1,622 1.904 292 22,05 (21,300) (6,470? (6,510) (9, 199) (18, 792) (5, 734? 4,888 7,295 Y8,50Q 47,164 101,539 (101,539) 47, 164 162,207 10,000 2,500 10,000 40,000 20.000 (162,201? {10,000) (2,500) (12,500) (27,075) (15,230) 2.500 20,325 8,315 39,250 73.085 1,566,882 398,973 (449.847) 1,516,008 Total of funds 1,866,491 918,308 (913,027) 1.871, 772 SUMMARY OF FUNDS- CURRENT YEAR Balance at 31 March 2021 Balance at 1 Aprll 2020 Income Expenditure Designaled funds General funds 116,856 238,908 116,856 392.453 698.293 1544,7481 355,764 1,516,008 698,293 255,502 1544,748} 509,309 1334,391) 1,437,119 Restricted fund5 1.871,772 953,795 1879,1391 1.946,428 Page 25 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarant801 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS Icontlnuedl SUMMARY OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR Balance at 31 March 2020 8alance at l April 2019 Income Expenditure Designated funds General funds 116,856 182, 753 7 16,856 238,908 519.335 (463. 180J 299,609 1.566,882 519,335 398.973 (463, 180) (449,847) 355, 764 1.576,008 Restricted funds 1,865,491 918,308 (973,027) 7,871, 772 18. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FLINDS. CURRENT YEAR Rèstrlct•d Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Creditors due in more than one year 1.422,483 14,636 562,901 531,148 153,4311 1531,3091 1.985.384 545,784 153,4311 1531,3091 1.437,119 509,309 1,946,428 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR R&slriclad UnreslriGt8d funds funds 2020 2020 Tolal funds 2020 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Creditors due in more than one year 1,421.643 118,624 f24,259J 673, T38 289. T85 (9, 108) (538.651) 2.035,381 408,409 (33,367) (538,651J 1,516,OQ8 355, 764 1,871, 772 Page 26 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE A company Ilmlted by guaranteel NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 19. PENSION COMMITMENTS The charity and the group operales a defined contributions pension scheme through Scottish Equitable. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently adrninistered fund. Th8 pension wst charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £34,64312020 - £38,110). Contributions totalling £Nil12020 - £Nill were payable lo the fund al the balance sheei date and are included in creditors. 20. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS 21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The related parties or colnmunity organlsations with 8Ctivities whi¢h are cornplemeniary lo and in futherance of the objectives of Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary SeNice. The trustees and officers of Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service do not receive remuneration from these organisation5 and do nol hold any beneficial interest. 22. CONTROLLING PARTY The charity is controlled by the Trustees. Page 27 Registered numbgr.. 2668971 Charity number: 1008190 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (A company limited by guarantee) UNAUDITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) CONTENTS Page Reference and administrative detalls of the eharity, its trustees and advisers Trustees, report Independent examinerfs rèport ststèment of Ilnan¢lal activities 10 Balance sheet Notes to th& financSal Statements 12-27 Appendix to the Fhnancial Statements 28- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarante81 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES ANO ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 TN#tees P Mathauda PR Mason RV McDonald BA Todd SC Ledbetter T Fazal MT Sidat RPT Duckworth lappoinled 01.07.211 Company registered number 2668971 Charity registered number 1008190 Reglstered offl¢e Boulevard Centre Cathedral Quarter Blackbum Lancashire BB1 1EZ Company secretary JG Hodgkinson Chl*f executive officer JG Hodgkinson Accountants CW Accountants Ltd 30 Brotherston Drive Blackbum Lancashire BB2 4FJ Bankers Barcl8y5 8114 Darwen Street Bl8¢kburn Lancashire 8B2 28Z Page 1 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2021 Advl$ers {contlnu•dl Solic5tors Farfeys Solicitors Unil C1, Hursthood Court Dullons Way Shadsworth Business Park BlackbLJm Lancashire BB12PT Page 2 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guaranteè) TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. The Trustees confiTm that the Annual Report and financial statements of Ihe company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Gompanls governing document 8nd ihe provisions of the Siaternent of Recommended Prartice ISORPI, applieable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financi81 Reporbng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20151 as amended by Upd8le Bulletin 1 leffeclive 1 January 201 $1. Since the charity qualifies as srnall under section 383, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under The Cornpanies Act 2006 Istrategic Report and Director's Report) Regulations 2013 is not required. The chaTlty is also known under the name Community CVS. Objectives and Actlvltl•s . POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES The principal object of the ch8rity is lo promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community, in the local government districts of Blackburn with Darwen, L8ncashire and its environs. and in particular the advancement of edLJcation. the prole¢tion of heallh and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To build capacily ol third sector otganisations and provide them with the necessary information, support and services to enable Ihem to pursue or contribute lo any charitable purpose within the area of benefit. To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between third $8Glor. slatulory and other Televanl bodies in the 8¢hievement of the above purposes within Ihe arèa of benefit. b. ACTIVITIES FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES The truslees will receive a quarterly update on actions derived frorn the strategic plan and will r&view progress towards implementing the strategy every year and will review the strategy itself. The Gontent ol the plan is discussed at the annual planning days for staff and trustees and the strategi¢ plan will be formally reviewed by the trustees at its first Executive Cornrnittee of the financial year each year. The trustees confirm that they have rfjferred lo the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Chariils aims and Dbjectives through the planning process and looking forward to plan our future activities. c. GRANT MAKING POLICIES I srn811 grant programmes managed by Community CVS are managed in accordance with guidan￿ and rules set down by our extemal partners. They are for aclivilies which conform to the objects of our charity and are distributed to eligible voluntary, community and faith sector organisations to undertake charitable activities. During the year we QTeated two new charilies Blackburn Community Foundation and Darwen Cornmunity Foundation lo accelerate our ability to fundraise and generate additional In￿Me to give out as grants for the benefit of our local COTnmkJnitie5. d. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO FURTHER THE CHARITYS PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT Community CVS has a slrat8gic plan, which guides everything wè do. The vision document linked lo the strategic plan was first adopted in September 2013 following a major strategic review and has been up¢Jated on an annual basis. The strategy includes the following. vision, values, rnission slalemenl and slralegic ambitions. Please see the ap￿ndiX at th8 end of the fnancial statements for a more detailed report on the strat•glc framework of the charity- Page 3 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 d. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO FURTHER THE CHARITY'S PURPOSES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT- continued The trustees will receive a quarterty updat8 on actions derived from the strategic plan and will review progress towards implementing the strategy every year and will review tho 51rategy itself. The content of the plan is discussed at the annual planning days for staff and trustee5 and the strategic plan will be formally reviewed by the Irus16es al its first Executive Cornmittee of the financial year each year. The Iruslees confirm that they have referred lo the guidance contained in the Charily Commission's general guidan¢8 public benefit when reviewing the Charity's ailns and objectives through the planning process and looking foThYard to plan our futurè activities •. VOLUNTEERS Community CVS is managed by a board of up to tr￿e1ve Trustees, who freely volunteer their lirne to sit on the Exeeutivè Committee 8nd oversee the strategic direction of the organisation. In addition, the ¢ommillee members frequently liaise with the management team offering advice and support with a variety ol tasks including participating in the recnjitmenl process for new rnernber5 of staff. All Iruslees are supported by the Chief Executive. In addition. we use volunteers throughout what we do, helping lo run ￿ceptIOn. delivering activities, providing 1- 2-1 peer support. We have over 300 volvnleers registered on our volunteer bank, who volunleer wth ourselves and our close partners. ColleGtively in 2018-2019, they undertook over 50,000 hours of volunteering worth in monetary terms the equivalent of over £500,000 based on the average wage in Blackburn with Datwen. Ach4evements and performance a. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES Th8 trust8es' have rev￿We￿ our activities over the past year using our four btjilding bloGks of what ws are about. These bulldlng blocks include the 5UPPOrt. action, resource and volunteer and more detail is glven In thè appendlx at the end of these flnancial statements. b. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIESIINCOME GENERATION Community CVS continues ID seek grant fLJnding, contracts and service level agreernenls frorn national, regional and local partners to deliver services that are in keeping with our objectives and meet identified needs of the local community within Blackburn with Darwen ond Lancashire. c. INVESTMENT POLICY AND PERFORMANCE The Trustees relain funds in an interest bearing account and take advantage ol the interest received albeit al currently low int8resl rates. Flnanel#l revlew a. GOING CONCERN After making appropriale enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expe¢t8tion that the ch8rily has adequate Page 4 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limbied by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT l¢antlnuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 resources to continLJe in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason Ihey continue to adopt the going COllGern basis in preparing the financial slalements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concem basis can be found in the Accounb'ng Policies. b. RESERVES POLICY .Community CVS aims to hold free reserves of between 3 and 6 months of the resources expended on the core costs of the charity excluding funding which is primarily p85sed directly on in grants and specific service level agreements. This will 8nable current activities and liabilities to be met in the event of a significanl drop in funding. The Executive Committee recognise that our free re5eNes are at a low level and are embarking on a new business strategy to create surpluses that will allow the organization lo build up its rese￿e$ once rn0￿. c. PRINCIPAL FUNDING During the period, principal funding was received from BlackbLJrn with DaTwen BoTough Council and the National Health Service in order to achieve the majority of the objectives and activities mentioned earfier in the Review of Aclivilies. With the impact of austerity, there has been a reduction in contract and grant Income wth some work being rèduced or ended altogether- which has presented financial challenge5 to the organisation. A5 an organization. we are commitled lo diversifying our income streams so that we are not too dependent on any One source of income and managing the potentially financially volatile environment in a measured and managed way. Going forward we inlfynd to cre8le new legal entities that can help boih with our own diversification. but also lo help grow voluntary and communily action and help bkjild comrnunity resilience especially within OLJr most deprived communities. Structure, governance and management . CONSTITUTION The charity is regislered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by 8 Memorandum of Assoaalion on 6 December 1991, as amended by Special Re501ution on 12 Feburary 1998, and on 16 December 2014. The charitable CQTnpany is a Tegistered charity nuThber loo81￿. b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES The rnanagement of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elecled and e(>opted under the terms of the Articles of Associab'on. Page 5 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLLINTARY SERVICE IA eompany Ilmlted by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 c. POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES A Trustee handbook, induding roles and responsibilities. has been p￿pared for all new Tnjstees. All new trustees meet with the Chair and Chief Exèculive as part of the induction process and go through the Trustee handbook. ReSoUr￿S are available to support Trustees to metrt their individual training needs to help them perform their duties as Trustees. Planning days are held with TnJst8es and staff on an annual basis. d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING During the year, the Charity ernployed on average 30 staff to deliver our activities and Projects. All staff are responsible lo the Chief Executive and ullimatety. the Irusteesldirectors. The trustees set the strategic fralnework within which the Chief Execubve and managernenl team operate. The trustees meel as a minimum six limes per year as an Executive Committee alld more when required. The Iruslees receive regular reports on all aspects of the organisation, including finance, human resourGes, marketing & communications, health & sal8Ly, service activities, quality & perfDrmance, elc. e. RELATEO PARTY RELATIONSHIPS There are no related party relationships. f. RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity 15 exposed, in particular those related lo the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that syslems and procedures are in place lo mitigate our exposure to the major risks. These major risks are the impacl of short term funding, changes in funding 5trearns, changes to key personntrl and changes in local and central government policy. Plans for future periods a. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS During the 2021-22 period the charity will continue to develop their building blocks mentioned previously lie support. action, resource and volunleerl. Please see the appendix at the end of these financial statements for a more detsiled report. MEM8ERS' LIABILITY The Members of the charity guarantee to contribute 8n amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in thè event of winding up. TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The Trustees (who a￿ also directors of Blackburn with Darwen Counci lor Voluntary Service for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial statemenis in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdoln Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Page 6 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA Company Ilmltgd by guaranteè) TRUSTEES. REPORT Icontlnuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Practicel. Company law requires ihe Trustees to prepare financial statements for e8Gh financial year. Under COTnpany law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ol the charitable ¢ompany and of ihe incorning resource5 and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for thal period. In Preparing these financial stalefflents, the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accountlng policies and thèn apply them consislenlly., observe the methods and p￿￿OPleS in the Charities SORP; make judgment5 and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject lo any malerial departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., prepare the financial statements on the going ¢oncem basis unles5 it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The Trustees are ￿sponSible for keeping adequate accounting records that are suff1uenl lo show and explain the charitable companls transactions and disc105e with reasonable accuracy al any lime the financial posib'on of the ¢haritable company and enable them to ensure that the financial stalemenis comply with the Cornpanies Act 2006. They are also responsible lor safeguaiding the assets of the charitable company and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report was approved by the Trustees, on 110121 at)d signed on Iheir behalf by: Trustee Trustee PAufv n IYASO Page 7 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FORVOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmited by guarantèe) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (the 'charity'l I report to the charity Trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. This report is made solely to the ch8riVs Trustees, as a body, in accordance wth Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Repottsl Regulation5 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate io the charills Trustees those matters l am required lo state lo them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose, To the fullest extent pemitled by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone olher than the charity and the charitls Trustees as a body. for my work or for this report. RESPONSIBIL ￿lEs AND BASIS OF REPORT As the Trustees ol the charity land ils directors for the purposes of company lawl you are r95ponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 Ilhe 2006 A¢t'l. Having sab'sfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audit8d under Part 16 01 the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect ol my examination ot the ch8Tity's 8CCOUnts carried out under section 145 of the Charit185 Act 2011 I'lhe 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under 5ecb.on 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Page 8 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA ¢ompany Ilmited by guarant••l INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT Since the charitys gross income exceedod £250.000 your examiner must be a tnember of a body listed in Sgction 145 01 th8 2011 Act. l confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am * member of AAT and an afiliated member ol ACIE. which is one of the listed bodies. I h8V8 completed my gxaminalDn. I can confirm that no matt8rs have (x)mè io my attÈntSon in connection with th8 8xkminalion giwng me cause lo believe: accounting ￿COrdS were not kept in respect of the chzrity as required by s8dion 386 ofthe 2006 Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the acwunts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 01 th8 2006 Act othér than any requirement Ihal the accounts give a 'tne and lairf view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.. or tha accounts h8V8 not bton prepared in ac¢orda•ce wth the methods and principles of thè Statement of R8commended Practice lor accountirTrg and rgpcrlng by charities lapplicablè to charili8s preparing their accounts in a￿ordance with the Flnancial Reportsng Stand8rd applicablg in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concerns and have come across no other matt%ers in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in order lo enab18 a proper understanding ol tha accounts to be reached. Signed.. Dated-. i I i o Gillian Davi¢s AAT qualified and afiliated mèmber ol ACIE CVV Accountants Ltd 30 Brotherston DrN6 Blaekbum 8B2 4FJ BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guarantee) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING INGOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 R8strlct•d Unr•$trlet•d funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Note INCOME FROM-. Donations and legacies Charilable activities Other trading activities Inveslrnenls Other incoFne 17,535 493.050 65,150 29 122.529 17,535 748.552 65,1 $0 29 122.529 14,508 793,959 99,453 76 10,312 255.502 TOTAL INCOME 255,502 698,293 953,795 918,308 EXPENDITURE ON.. Charitable activities 334,391 $44,748 879,139 913,027 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 10 334,391 544.748 879,139 913.027 NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 178,8891 178.8891 153,545 153,545 74,656 74.656 5,281 5,281 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds broughl lotrward 1.S16,008 355,764 1,871,772 1,866,497 1,437.119 509.309 1.946,428 1,871, 772 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The notes on pages 12 to 27 form part of these financial statements. Page 10 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER.. 2668971 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 Not• FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 13 1,985,3B4 2,035,381 14 375.667 170.117 335, 155 73,254 545,784 408,409 CREDITORS.. arnounts falling due with5ri one year 15 153.4311 (33,361) NET CURRENT ASSETS 492,353 375,042 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS- amounts falling due after ore than one year 2.477,737 2,410,423 16 1531,3091 (538,651) NET ASSETS 1.946,428 1,871, 712 CHARITY FUNDS Reslrided funds Unrestricted funds 17 1.437,119 509,309 1,516,008 355, 764 17 TOTAL FUNDS 1,946,428 1,871,772 The charitls financial statements have been prepa￿￿ in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The Tnjstees consider that the charily is enb.lled to exemption from the ￿qUirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 I'lhe Act'l and members have not required the charity to obtain an audit lor ihe year in question in accordance with section 476 01 Ihe Act. The TrL¥slees acknowled9e their responsibilities lor complwng with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 th respect to accounting records and the preparakn'on of financial statements. The financial statements were approved and aulhorised for issije by the Trustees on ¥ l 1012021 and beha by.. Trustee The note5 on pages 12 10 27 form part of these financial statements. ,j(ydl)-L*) Page11 BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 Basls of preparation of financial statements The financial statements h8ve been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5.' Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in ccordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applic8ble In the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeebve 1 January 20151- (Charilies SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Slandafd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006. Blackburn with Darwen Council fof Voluntary SeNice meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. As5els and liabilities are initially recognised al historical cosl or transaction value unle5$ Otherwi58 Stated in the relevanl accounting policy. 1.2 Reconciliation with previous Generally Acc•pt&d Aecounting Practice In preparing these accounts, ihe Truslees have considered whethèr in applw'ng ihe accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Ch8ri1ies SORP FRS 102 the restaternent of compar8tive iterns was required. No restatements were required. 1.3 Company status The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity bèing wound up. the liability in respect of the guaranlee is limited lo £1 per mernber of the charity. Page 12 BLACK8URN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued} 1.4 Income All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the in¢ome, it is probable that the in¢ome will be received and the amount of income Teceivable can be measured r81iably. For I￿acleS, entillemerFI is taken as the earlier of the dale on which either.. the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the execulorlsl lo the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution 15 received from the eslale. Receipt of a legacy. In whole or in part, is only considered probable when the arnount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacie5 have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the crileri8 for income recognib.on have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. Donated setvices or facilities are recognised when the charity has control over the item. any conditions a550ciated with the donated item have been met, the re¢eipt of economic benefil from the use of the charity ol the item is probable and that economic benafit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021, the general volunteer time of the Friends is not recognised and refer lo the Trustees, report for more inforrnation about their contribution. On teceipt, donated professional setvices and donated facilities are recognised on the bosis ol the value of the gift lo the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or lac41ities of equivalent economic benef1t on the open market.. a coffesponding amount is then recognised tn expenditure in the period of receipt. Income tax recoverable in relats'on lo donation5 ￿ceiVed under Gift Aid or deed5 of covenant is recognised al Ihe time of the donation. Income tsx recoverable in relats.on to investment income is recognised 8l the ￿me Ihe investment income is receivable. Page 13 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEfvI COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limitèd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontinuedl 1.5 Expenditure ExpenditUTe is recognised once there is a leg81 or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit lo a third party. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in setuement and the amount of the obligation can be measuTed reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct ¢0Sts attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to rn0￿ than one activity and support costs which are not attributable lo a single activity a￿ apportioned be￿e￿N those activities on a basi5 consistent with the use of resgurce5. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocaled on the portion of the 8sset'5 use. Governance cosis are those incurrèd in coRnection with administration of the charity and compliance with ¢onstitutional and stalutory requirements. Charitable activities and Governance costs are cosls incurred on the ch8ritls educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the th8rity apportioned to chanlable activities. Grants payable 8re charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions 8ttaching are fulfilled. Grants offered Subject to conditions which hav& noi been mel at Ihe year end are noted as a commilment, but not accrued 85 expenditure. 1.6 Tanglble flxed assets and depreelation All assèts costing more than £1,000 are capilalised. Tangible fixed 85se15 are carried at cost, net of depreciation gnd any provision for impairTnent. DepreciatlDn is provided 81 rates calculated to write off the Cost of fr'xed assets. less their estimated residual value, over their exp8cled useful lives on the following bases.. Freehold property Office equiprnent 2010 slraighl line 25°1¢ $tr8ighl line 1.7 Interest recerv8ble Interest on funds hèld on deposit is included when ￿ceIvable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity". this is normalty upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. 1.B Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlemènt amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounls due. 1.9 Cash at Bank and In hand Gash at bank and In hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short alurily of three months or less frorn the dale of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar aceounl. Page 14 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (contlnuedl 1.10 Liabllities and provl$lons Liabilities are fecognised when there is an obligation al the BalanGe sheet date as a result of a past event. it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be ￿qUired in settlement, and the amount of the settlement ¢an be e5timaled reliably. Liabilities are recDgnised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay lo sellle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services il must provide. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts iequired lo settle the obligaty'on. WheTe the effect of the lime value of Tnoney is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted al the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwnding of the discount is recognised within interest payable and simil8r charges. 1.11 Financial instruments The charity only has finan(yal assets and financial liabilities of a kind ihal qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measur8d at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 1.12 Pensions The charity operates a defined ¢ontribulion pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund in respect of the year. 1.13 Fund accountlng General funds are unrestricted funds which are av8ilable for use at the discr8ts.on of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Designated funds ¢omprise unrestrictèd fund5 that have been set aside by Ihe Truslees for particular purposes. The alm and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial Statements. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance wth specifi¢ restridions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fkjnd is sel oul in the notes to the financial siatements. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Restricted Unrestrlcted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Donations 17.535 17,535 14,508 Total 2020 14,508 14,508 Page 15 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company IlmltÈd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTP4ITIES Restricted Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tolal funds 2020 Grants and service level agreements 255.502 493,050 748.552 793,959 Total 2020 398,973 394,986 793,959 GRANTS AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS Restricted Unr•stri¢ted Total fund5 funds 2021 funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2020 BWD Borough Council 8wD BC Children's Services NHS Big Local Trust- Shadsworth with Whitebirk Commmunity Grant Fund Selnet Ltd - BBO AOPIIIYICF Big Lottery- BBO Reach It Reaching Gornmunits'es- Ways to Wellbeing NCB Independent Supporters SENDIASS ESF Strengthening Communities Volunleering in Lancashire ESF SCPHE Action for Jobs ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Spring North Ltd Winning Pitch- Boost Sub Contract Home Office - BLJilding Stronger Britain Together NAVCA Emergencies Partnership Blackburn Foodbank Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Eric Wright Charitable Trust Good Things Foundation 30,000 28,000 293,992 30,000 28,000 293,992 48,209 209, 160 11,025 11,025 22.050 4,699 7,484 101,539 73,250 31,881 31,881 162,201 172,877 172,877 8.600 8,600 45,889 17,828 45,889 17,828 74,367 18.500 9,￿0 9,500 45,460 40,000 45,460 40,000 40,000 20,000 12,500 13.500 13.500 Total 255,502 493.050 748.552 793,959 Pège 16 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 RENT. ROOM HIRE ANO OFFICE SERVICES Restricterl Unrèstricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Rent, room hire and office servi￿5 Consultancy and training fees 65,150 65,150 99, 128 325 65,150 6S,150 99.453 Total 2020 99,453 99,453 INVESTMENT INCOME Restrictèd Unrèstricted fvnds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Bank interest receivable 29 29 76 Total 2020 76 76 OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES Restrlcted Unrestrictèd funds funds 2021 2021 Totsl funds 2021 Total funds 2020 Funding for CJRSIMarkebng and design etc 122,529 122,529 10,312 Total 2020 10,312 70.373 Page 17 BLACKBURN wrrH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmltgd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2021 GRANTS PAYA8LE Grants to Institutrons 2021 Totsl 2021 Total 2020 Big Local Sh8dsworth with Whitebirk Grants, Community Fund - Brian Mercer Charitable TrusUSFA 403 403 21,300 6,445 6,445 42,680 6,848 6.848 63,980 Total 2020 63.980 63,980 In 2020, unrestricted expenditure on grants payable was £Nil and reslrided expenditure was £63,980 ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Restricted Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tolal funds 2020 Central Services (including Boulevard Gentrel Gommissioned Services Big Local Tru51- Shadsworth and Whitebirk Community Grant Fund Big Lottery- Volunteer Co-ordinator Posvways lo Wellbeing Community Fund- 8rfan Mercer CTIEric Wrighl CT Good Things Foundation NAVCA Emergencies Partnership DWP-ESF-SCPHE Action lor Jobs DWP- ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Capitsl projects Completed projects 314,427 228,921 314,427 228,921 307,790 154, 190 3,528 3.528 21,300 47,164 47.164 107,539 6,445 13,500 9,500 172,877 6,445 13,500 9,500 172,877 48,805 12,500 8,600 49,997 8,600 49,997 49,372 203, 172 311,611 543,348 854.959 898,668 Tolal 2020 898,668 898.668 Page 18 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company lirnlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 In 2020, unrestriclred expenditure on charitable actsvities was £461.980 with restricted expenditure of £436.688,. GOVERNANCE COSTS Restri¢tgd Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total lunds 2021 Total funds 2020 Independent Examing¢s fees Mortgage interest 1.400 1,400 22,780 1,200 73. 159 22,780 Total 22,780 1.400 24.180 14.559 In 2020, unrestricted expenditure on govemance costs was £1,400 with ￿$tricted expenditure of £13.159. Page 19 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA wmpany Ilmlted by guaranteè) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 10. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY EXPENDITURE TYPE Staff costs Dèpreciation Other costs 2021 2021 2021 Ttstal 2021 Total 2Q20 Central Services lincluding BoLJlevard Cenlrel Commissioned Services Big Local Trust- Shadsworth and Whilebirk Cammunity Grant Fund Big Lottery- Volunteer Co- ordinalor PosVW8yS to Wellbeing Community Fund - Brian Mercer CTIEric Wright CT Good Things Foundation NAVCA Emergencies Partnership DWP-ESF-SCPHE Action for Jobs DWP- ESF Upskilling the Health & Social Care Workforce Capital projects Completed proje¢ls 249,834 190,921 64,593 38,000 314,427 228,921 307,790 754, 190 3,125 403 3.528 21,300 47,164 47,164 101.539 6,445 6,445 13,500 48,805 12,50Q 13.50Q 9,500 9,500 123,484 49,393 172,877 8,600 6,600 49,997 49,997 49,372 203, 172 Charitable activities 646,128 49,997 158,834 854.959 898,668 Expendlture on governance 24,180 24,180 14,359 Total 2021 646,128 49,997 183,014 879,139 913,027 Total 2020 654,691 49,997 208,339 913,027 Page 20 BLACKBURN WETH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmitgd by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI This is stated after charging.. 2021 2020 Depreciation of tangible fixed assets.. owned by the charity Independent Examinerfs fees 49,997 1,400 49,997 1,2QO During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration12020 - £NILI. During the year, no Trustees received any benefits in kind12020- £NILI. During the year, no Trustees received any reimburs8ment ol expenses12020 - £NILI. 12. STAFF COSTS Staff costs weré as follows.. 2021 202Q Wages and salaries Social seGurity costs Oltter pension costs 568,518 42,967 34.643 574.302 42,279 38,Ito 646.128 654,697 The average number of persons employed by the ch8rity during the year was as follows.. 2021 No. 2020 Charitable 8clivits.es 30 31 No employee received remuneration amounting lo more than £60,000 in either year. Page 21 8LACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmited by guarante61 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 13. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Freehold property Office •qulpment Total Cost Al 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 2,468,608 195,741 2,664,349 Depreciatlon Al 1 April 2020 Charge for the year 435,102 49.372 193,866 625 628,968 49,997 Al 31 March 2021 484,474 194,491 678,965 Net book value At 31 March 2021 1,984.134 1,250 1.985,384 At 31 March 2020 2,033,506 1,875 2,035.387 14. DEBTORS 2021 2020 Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued income 117.180 5,323 253.164 188,112 5, 757 141,292 375,667 335, 155 15. CREDITORS- Amounts falllng due within one yoar 2021 2030 Bank loans and overdrafts Trade ueditors Other taxation and social security Other crediiors A¢cruals and deferred income 14,003 14,143 19,922 97 5.266 20,664 985 8,778 2.940 S3,431 33,36T Page 22 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 16. CREDITORS- knounts falling due after more than one year 2021 2020 Bank loans 531.309 538,651 CreditOf5 fndude amounts not wholly repaydble within 5 years as follows.. 2021 2020 Repayable by inslalments 475.297 455,995 The mortgage is secured against the property at 36-37 and 45 Railway Road, Blackburn 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS STATEMENT OF FUNDS- CURRENT YEAR Balance at 31 March 2021 Balance at 1 April 2020 Income Expenditu Designated funds Match lunding projects Business continuity and redundancy costs Boulevard Centre costs 66,856 40,000 10,000 66,856 40.000 10,000 116,856 116,856 Genèral funds General Fund 238,908 698,293 S44.7481 392,453 Total Unrestricted funds 355,764 698,293 1544,7481 509,309 Page 23 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company limlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS leontlnuedl Restricted fund ERDF - Building {from previous yearsl Change Up DGSF - Co-Location Fund Capacitybuilders - Capital Investment Programme Strand C BWD BC Housing Grant Big Local Trust - Shadsworth and Whilebirk Community Grant Fund NAVCA Emergencies Partnership National L¢)ttery Cornmunily Fund Iwas Big Lottery) - Ways to Wellbeing ESF - DWP- SCPHE- Action forJobs ESF- DWP- Upskilling the Health & Social Care WoTkfor Good Things Foundation - Future Oi91tal Inclusion Community Fund - Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Community Fund - Eric Wright Charitable Trust 74,925 46,363 711.743 {2,0251 {1,2B71 IS4,9531 72,900 45,076 £56.790 383,612 205,000 (9,512) 15,000) 374,100 200,000 15.1341 11,025 9.500 13,5281 {9,$001 2.363 47,164 147,1641 1172,8771 172.877 8,600 13,500 40.000 18.600} 113,5001 16,4451 39.250 13,085 72,805 13,085 1.516,008 255,502 1334,3911 1,437,119 Total ol ILJn¢J$ 1,871,772 953,795 1879,1391 1,946,428 STATEMENT OF FUNDS . PRIOR YEAR Bal8nGe at 31 MarGh 2020 Balan￿ al 1 April 2079 Income Expendilu Designated funds Match funding projects Business con11nuily and redundancy costs Boulevard Centre costs 66,856 40.000 10,000 66.856 40.000 10,000 116,856 116.856 General Fund 182, 753 519,335 {463, 180J 238,908 Page 24 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS Icontinuedl R•stricted funds ERDF- Building (from previous years) Change Up DCSF- Co-Location Fund Capacitybuild8rs - Capital Inv85tmenl Pr¢yJramme Strand C BWO BC Housing Grant Big Local Trust- Shadsworth and Whitebirk Community Grant Fund Henry Smith Charity- Ex Offenders Big Lottery- Selnet Ltd - BBO AOPIIIYICF Big Lottery - WEA- BBO - Reach It Home Office- Building a Stronger Britain Together National Lottery Cornmunily Fund (was Big Lolleryl- Ways to Wellbeing ESF Strengthening Communitiés Volunteering in Lancashire Gwd Things Foundation - Future Digitsl Inclusion Good Things Foundation - Make il Click Community Fund - Skills Fund Agency Community Fijnd - Brian Mercer Charitable Trust Community Fund - Eric Wright Charitable Trust 76,950 47,650 756,450 f2,025J (1,287J (44, 7071 74,925 46,363 711, 743 393, 124 270,000 (9,512J (5,OOOJ 383.612 205.000 {5,884) 6.470 1,622 1.904 292 22,05 (21,300) (6,470? (6,510) (9, 199) (18, 792) (5, 734? 4,888 7,295 Y8,50Q 47,164 101,539 (101,539) 47, 164 162,207 10,000 2,500 10,000 40,000 20.000 (162,201? {10,000) (2,500) (12,500) (27,075) (15,230) 2.500 20,325 8,315 39,250 73.085 1,566,882 398,973 (449.847) 1,516,008 Total of funds 1,866,491 918,308 (913,027) 1.871, 772 SUMMARY OF FUNDS- CURRENT YEAR Balance at 31 March 2021 Balance at 1 Aprll 2020 Income Expenditure Designaled funds General funds 116,856 238,908 116,856 392.453 698.293 1544,7481 355,764 1,516,008 698,293 255,502 1544,748} 509,309 1334,391) 1,437,119 Restricted fund5 1.871,772 953,795 1879,1391 1.946,428 Page 25 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE IA company Ilmlted by guarant801 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 17. STATEMENT OF FUNDS Icontlnuedl SUMMARY OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR Balance at 31 March 2020 8alance at l April 2019 Income Expenditure Designated funds General funds 116,856 182, 753 7 16,856 238,908 519.335 (463. 180J 299,609 1.566,882 519,335 398.973 (463, 180) (449,847) 355, 764 1.576,008 Restricted funds 1,865,491 918,308 (973,027) 7,871, 772 18. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FLINDS. CURRENT YEAR Rèstrlct•d Unrestricted funds funds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Creditors due in more than one year 1.422,483 14,636 562,901 531,148 153,4311 1531,3091 1.985.384 545,784 153,4311 1531,3091 1.437,119 509,309 1,946,428 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR R&slriclad UnreslriGt8d funds funds 2020 2020 Tolal funds 2020 Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Creditors due in more than one year 1,421.643 118,624 f24,259J 673, T38 289. T85 (9, 108) (538.651) 2.035,381 408,409 (33,367) (538,651J 1,516,OQ8 355, 764 1,871, 772 Page 26 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE A company Ilmlted by guaranteel NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 19. PENSION COMMITMENTS The charity and the group operales a defined contributions pension scheme through Scottish Equitable. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently adrninistered fund. Th8 pension wst charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £34,64312020 - £38,110). Contributions totalling £Nil12020 - £Nill were payable lo the fund al the balance sheei date and are included in creditors. 20. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS 21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The related parties or colnmunity organlsations with 8Ctivities whi¢h are cornplemeniary lo and in futherance of the objectives of Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary SeNice. The trustees and officers of Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service do not receive remuneration from these organisation5 and do nol hold any beneficial interest. 22. CONTROLLING PARTY The charity is controlled by the Trustees. Page 27