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SiutLmLnt ol. FinJnciLI1 Activitieb
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TrusteLJS
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N MLGrath
M T Sidal
SecrLtary
J Ci Hi)dgkkiisun
Chief Ei xcelltivL Olli¢er
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TIIL Ifu$ECCS, Ivhii arL (IiiLLIoT% li)I' IhL PIIIVI).5¢5 u1- Lunipdiiy law. prLSLIii Ilie iiiiiiual i'cpoi'l tUg7Lilicr witli tIiL
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A Abbdb
S C Lcdbciicr
N McCJrdih
M T.Sidir I
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S Sli(Ili IrLbl¥TILd 31 51 OLtol7L-r 20251
(.' Rnbin%on lappointeil 15ih Jiily 2024, Icsigncd 27th Januoiy 20251
Objective5 dTrnd llctivitie5
l)oliLI¥s aiid ubjLLIivL.S
,'IIIvilllLLincnl al. ediicdll()ti. IIIL l)ri)LLL(iun vl. hLJltli Lind Ihc rLli¢l- nl. i)OVLrty. distrLS4 dnLI si¢kiic%%. To biiild
LapciLiry ul. third %Lct(Ir orgLini%atioii.% aiiil pi'i)viilL ihLlll Wlth iliL ntLL%4ary intoi'iiialioiTr. supp011 aiid %ervicLs to
cnablc thcni til pl1￿uC or Ll)iili-il)utc tu aiiy ihdi'itablL l)uri?o%e ivitliin IliL dfLd ul. bLIILliL. To i)iuiiiotc, ui'giaiij8c
Ilic ALhiuvLlllLliI ol-IliL cibuvL pufpoSLS wiiliiii ihc liria ()l-bciiefii.
Activi(iL4 Ioi. aLhicving Ihc objcciivcs
'Flic ti'ustee4 I'ecLivc a qU£il-terly upddtc 011 dCtioii.s dcrivcd froin Il)c siratLgFiL pl<iR iiiid IcviLiv progij'css t()wards
CJrani makii)b piiliLiL
All sinall gFrLinl progJi'JnitllL% Ini11lJgFL(I by ('oinTllllI)ily CVS ai'L IllallagTcd iii Jc¢i)iil(illLL Ivlth giiidLIIILL diiil rulcb
Ll (luwii by uiir LxtLriiul i?dl'tsieJ'.4. ThLy arL tor LfiviiiLS wI)iLII Lonlurin tu rlic i)l)jLLl% Ot. ()ur Lliai'ity diid drL
'uiidraisin2 dise105urcs
C()nirtlLiniiy L VS cantlllULS t() SLLk biraiit tiiiiding, conri'acts and scrvice Icvel agrLLmLnLs ti'om national, rcb?ioiiul
ind IuLdl Pdl-IIiLI'% lo dLlivkni' sLt'VlLLb rlidi ai'L iii kLcpiiig ivith oui. objcitiv¢s an(1 mcLf idLtltiliLd llLLd% ol IIIL
PubliL bLinL.IIi
IIUVL duL rcbFllI.d 10 thL l)ubliL benclit giiidc1nLc publishL(I l)y Ihc (.'hdrily (.'()miMlS%lUn Itji. I:Iigland diid WiilLs.
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Structure* goverNance llnd Inanagement
Natui'c of govL'rnlng documLnt
Tlie charily IS I'cgyiliILfLd as d blidl'itablL Loiiipaiiy liinilLd l)y gudfGilitec and was sct lip by a Mcmi)I'drtdiitn of
As%()Liiiiion i)ii () l)eLeinber 1991. aiiieii(leil by Sp<Lial K¢sullliiuii 011 12 Feburary 199%. and on 16 1)eLeiiibei'
2014. 'fiic Gliai'ilublL Loillp£llly 1.% a i'L¥itsIL￿d Lliui-iiy uiiibLJ- 10081911.
RLierllliment and #ppiiintment (If trustec%
ThL maiiagcTnen( of thc clic2riiy is ihc rc%ponsil)iliiy i)f (he 'l'ru.stcc% Ivhu arL LILLILLI and cu-uptcd uiidcr thc
Icrni4 of tliL Ariiclcs ot Ak%oLldlioii.
Inductlon #nd tralnln% of triistees
'l-I'uslce liaiidl)n()k. includiiibJ I'olcs and irsponsibilitic%, bLcn pi'cpui'ed lor all new Ti'ii8tLc%. All iicw
tru%lLLb mcit with thL Chair aiTrd ChiLf' E.XLCUtivL a% part ol. the indiLCti()n pracc%& dnLI ga Ihr()Iigh ihc TrutslLL
pLrlDriii Ilieir dutlC% ab I-[u￿lL¢s, l*laniiiiigT (IJy4 drL hLld willi T1￿%[¢¢% and %ldff oli Jii aiinual ba%is.
Orklai IllS#tiiinal structure
iii'in¥y the yCLir. IliL charity einpluyLd i)n ￿1VL1-£ib￿e 42 Stal'l- l() dclivcr our activities aiid projccts. All stJll- £ll'C
rcspoll%iblL l() Ihc ('.hicl' EXLLIIIIVL £ltid uliirn<tlLly, tlie Ii-uslLLsidirccLur.4. 'I'hL triistLL% 4Ct thc sifÉlEcgic fi'aiiicwoi'k
ycai- ds a t3()ard uf -Ii'utstC¢% diid inoi'L WIILII I'CIIIIiI'L(l. ThL Ii'ubteLS ILLLIVL I'LlbJiilcif i-LPUI'ls oil all dbl)Lcl4 ol. thL
orgJaiii%LItIOJl, 111Lludiiig fTrii<lllLL, liuin2r ti resoiircc%, IllcirkLiing & LoiiiiiiuiiiLdllOll%, liealili & bality. serviL¢
I laj(ii' rlsks and man#ivLmL'nt ol. thosL ri$k5
TIIL -I'riistLLb havc ￿Seb￿l(l Ilic Inajor ribk.% lo wliicli tliL Ll)arity IS CXPOSLd. in Ii#rtlLului- thobL I'Llcltcd iu Ilic
I'Kti5'1'LES RLVU
DF.VEL0Pm￿,Y.l
T ON UUR .STRAI'EC,Y, R_￿..VIEw OTr_ACTIVITIES FU_TLR&.
Oiir slraiL&?iL IrainLwurk g*iiid¢s LVLryiliiiig ive du. TIIL, l)I'i)LLs4 li)r dLvvlupiiig Our s1i-atL¥y slariLd iii SLptLiiibLI-
?022 and wiis LoinplLlcd iii SLPILlnbcr ?024. WL IiSLd <ippr¢¥iJlivL Lnquii'y il lllLII)iJdolo¥y tv dis¥ovLI' our
L%ILihli.%li a clcar rnad iiiap to acliicvc (iur dc%liiiy and delivcr oiir luturc. P.xtLI'nal cLinsiili2i nl.% iiilLI-VILWLd %lull'
aiid voliiiitLLr.%, l£icililalLd d two diiy LVS Icdin 'away day, aiiil.glll)pi)I-ILd tlU.%lCLS ill an Llwlty Ilay.
WL IILld d TvgLiIIILY EvLI"yOIIL ALIIiLVC4 Morc C,(IiifcrLI)LL Iti May
?U2J klttLnil¥d by OVLr 30V i?ci)plc fi'oiii the
civil .%i)Li¥Ly acro%% Bl<iLkburii iviilTr D<lllVLlI. Thib WHb f()11()Ived up l)y Li 21111 Luiil<i¥nLe iii Juiit ?U24 iviili <1
moi-L dLldilLd ioiivcrsdlioli Ill￿1 ILd lu Ilic crcJliuii ol- cl 6P VCF SF. Sii-IilLLy f()r BliiLkbiirii willi l)drivLii. VCI.-%P.
8tLiiidb toi Volulltiiry. C.nmiiiiiiiiiy, fclltli ai)d Social r..rttLrpri8c
Sociciy wl)iLli 1.% aiiothLr ILIM th£lt 1% I15Ld tor dc%Lrihingy ?L iiy org)ani8iTrtiuii or byri)iip Ihii t is tit>t Pcryrt i)I' thL %lalL
liill'Lhi)IdLI-.% li.L. Ilic i)i'iViitL bcLlOI'I. The Vl'.I.'%L Scclvr oi. L'ivil Si)ClLly is about bcinbF vwiieil l)y illl(1 ruti l(Ir
()illniuiiily bLiielit iviili aiiy buri)lusts g?oiiius baLk iiitu IIiL ui.b7diiisaiivii or gJroup to liLliJ Inorc PLOI)IL.
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Ai IliL LanLa%liii-c ILVLI, oui. sti'atLgy lias bLLn iiiluiinLd by thL LO-LfLdli()n ol. IhL VCFSE M£iiiiFcsto for
LdnLdshirL. W()rkinbI LIusLly witlj VSNW and LACVS uiillLdgTULS WL Lll¥dbFLd vcfsF. SLLlur urgiiiii%èilii)n%
acrn%.% l.ancashirc to cii-LrLuIL IIIL i)￿1{￿11c￿l{) aiid in AubTl1.￿t 2024. 1.AC.VS .s¢cur¢d Lottory funding foi. l.()CAI.
LanLu%hirc lo implcmcnt Ihc mdnileslo. l.(I('AL %l<ind% l()r Locdlly Or&Taniscd Conimunitic.4 Across l.,anca.shErc
ils WC dic rootcd in Ihc appru4¢h io orgdnibe an(1 Lonnect Lu1Mm￿nitEL￿ trum thc grassroots upward% with
IILiivork5 iii each of Ihc 14 IoLdl plaLCS acro%.% Lanca.sliii'c.
DuTillLJ 2025-2026 WL will be loukiii& lo piovide d refresh (Ifthe VCFSE Mdiiif¢biO For Latica%liire to bring il up
l() dlliL willi wlidl is lidppLiiiiig &crubS Livil SOLiLty aiid uui- public dnd privale SLLtor partiici's.
Tlic outcnnic of both Ihe abiive proccssc.8 and conlinuaus engagcment ha% crealcd a IraniLwui'k lor the ncxl l O
wliich will dLv¢lop, cv(>lve and Ir<inblonn uur comniiLnilie.%, thc V('FSE %ccli)r and all th¢
tdkLI)oldLrs clidnbye ovei. thc .%amc pci'ind. Wc will bc r¢81)iin.¥ivL to rliL nLc(l% ul. (he Loininunilic% IVL %ervc.
Ilicir dSI)ii'ations, hopcs a11(1 fLai'b, tIIL 01?PUI'tw]ities tliat prc%ciit tlicm8clv¢.
but JlwJy4 focu%c(l ()n aLhiLviiig
po%ilive impaLÈ Sucidlly. eboiiuzniLally <iIid eiivii-i)iimeiitally.
OUR.%TRATF,I'Y:
C.'()NNEC"I'I,Y(: PL()I)I,E, CFROWING COm￿lEN[TICI.s
Our IWllssion'.
v suppurl iiidividudl%. ui'giiJiisatii)nb and LuininunitiLb to dLhiLVL IIILir lull polLniial"
Our Visiun..
Our
Cuniiiiuniiy StLbward&hip: vuluiii&? %LrviLL Ii) IIIL Li)iiiiiiiiiiily nvcr %elt-intcie%t <ind hcliiviiibi LVLryi)nL has
rc%poii%ibility tn %ui)i)nrl posilivL soLidl Lh£lllbFL loi. (iui. L()mmLLIIIIy Iioiv lid In IhL liitiirc. Tn Iidv()catc Iin b¢￿]￿11.
ol'oui. Loii)iTrunitlC%. LbPLCldlly thc mo.%t viilnci'iryhle.
Co-operatlun and Solld#rlty'. viiluiiiLN mutual %uppui-I willi Lv¢ryoiie liclpingF LaLli oilier tts deliver pvsilivL
F.IlULty f4airnes%: valiiinL IIIL wcII-I)ClllgF {)t cv¢ryoiiL and %ll'iVlllb 10 aLhicvL 50LiiII, ecoiioiM?C ELnd
eiiviroiimcnicil justlLL Ioi.
Non-Judgemen¢#l.' valutng LVLryOlle loi. who Ihcy ￿lIL Wlthout prciudicc or Jiidgcinciit.
Vuluntxry Acilun.. valuiii& i?LupIL dnd ur¥dnibJllUllS gJlVlll&J tIILiI' IiniL freLly tu hLlp utliLf PLoplc wiil)in
LoinmunitlLb.
IVillingiie¥¥ t(* I,isten, I,e#ri) & Innovate- v(Iluing IiyiNbN IILW idcus diid iiew ui)pro£icIIL% I(I l£LLklinbT .%I)IIIL UI.
IhL dLLP sec1tcd %oci()-econoiiiic atid cnvii'i)tiniciitdl challciige% Ihat i)Iir CL)mmLTrnirics IALe.
Our Str2tegic Objectivcs
Pillai. OnL.: LL'udLrslilp and Adviicacy - cnabliii&s ihiliigL For Ihc Iliiiig.% rliJi Illdtier ti) (Jur Ll)iiiilluiiiiiis
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Plllar Two: Coll#bTrrAtinns and Plrtnershlps
we lucc.
LfLLiliiiLF upportuiiiiies Lu Lollab()rdLe lu lacklL IIIL chdllLIiLJc
Pillar Three.. C.llPALIt}' Buildii?L, DL4vLlopinent and 'TraiTring buildiiig Ihc capabilirie% of iiidividuals,
orkFani541ian% ￿1nd LoinniuniiiL% lu ILad chdllLTL.
Pillar Trour: Vi)luntcerin¥ Lredting LtTeLtive vuluiitccr eLU-by4tcin to suppoi'i oiir Loinniuiiitic.%.
Our OlltLomcs
SoLiJlly.' To build laircr, morc iiLiive, morc ci)iinLLicd uiid iesilicni Li)niThiiiiiii¢s.
F.coiianiiLiilly. fn biiild inLIIi.4ivc Lind ImlXLd LLI)n(?my will) l)ighLr ILvcl% nl. ciill'Lprcneurial activity <ind a
m(Jrc' crL2f tivc, %killLd anil pi'ndiictivL workl()IcL.
nvirotiineiilally.- T() Ini)bili%e uur Loininunilies lu Idk¢ greater LdrL of Dui ndiural ivorlil ai)d oui. cliniare.
L)iiicomc4.
Rb:VIEW O* AC'I'IVITIES
Hljhli
hts lil INumbci's ol. oiir ActlvitlL'$
LL#dirship and gKdvoLaCy
?211 (ILILLJatCS il(tLii<lcd the ()P (.'ontLfciiLL aiid hLII)Ld iu iO%I'catc tliL 6P VCFSE Siiatcgy lor
RlaLkbui-ii ivitli I)L￿rIvLI7.
Diiring Ihc aiiliinin, the li<lllQtllL I bF{)VLfnTMCilt bLU¥<ln a cnn.%lLltiiriL)n pi'nce%% ()n dLvcli)PllTrLJ il Ljiijl 4()LiLIy
Lovcnaiit to L.%iablisli priiiciplL.s loi. joiiii worl(ing bLIWLLlI the piibliL .sLctoi' aiid Livil .4ilLicly. Ili
l)cccrnbLr 211?4, ('oiniiiunil)' CV.% diid LAC-V% l()rinislly rLbP()IidLd 10 tIIc COHSlLlI￿1¢1￿1) on bLh£ilf i)I' Ilic
Bl<iLkburii iviili D(Il'ivciI C.'i?iiiinuiiily Ni Llivurk lor thL Livil %oLicty IoLAlly within BliiLkliurii ivith
D￿lriv￿lI diid oil bLli<ill' ol- LOCAL LdllGasliirc ItiL' LIVII b()LicIy di Ility LdnLi1s1iiri ltyvcl.
'rowar(l.% ihL Liid ot thL yL<ir, C'i)Tiiinunily C'.Vb %va% dbkLd by Ilic Laiica%hii'c iiiid S()iith Cuinbi'iJ
LCI)1101)IIL c1nd eiivironmLI)Ic11 Ivcll-l)Lln￿j nl-{)Ill' LonimiiniriL%.
LvllaburAtlutis and Pai'tllLir$hips
WLLkly F.-bullLtin 4ul).bLripiioll li.%1 i'tsing Iroiii 377 %ubscribL'I's 10 )5X %ubs¢ril)crs by tlic Lnd of tliL
year willi 30-60010 re￿lUlarly ()pLiiiiig IhL biilletin.
CoHvLllLII ovcr 511 nLtivork nicctlllbiN Jnd LVCI)15 atlLiidLd by Icu.%l 10.34 pc()plL Iriim 501)
Ul'bldnj.salii)ii% provi(liiig tIIL %PULL (Ind opiJui1uiiiiy to dLvcIup Llccpcr Coll￿1b￿rat1￿ll% dn(I PdrtllLr%liii)%.
Delivcrcd 206 Call l()r a Kit CliiiiL4 iii (IP Pi&lLtiLcs acro&% l.aiicasIiirL LngiagFiiiLT WltII 45(18 pe()plL. whii
had ni)I fL'tiii'nLd d l)(IWLI cantyLI' kit lor analysi5.
Capacity Illlilding. Dcvclopment and 'l'ralnink
ProvidL(I l)u.%iii¢ts.% adviLL lu 113 LIiLiII.b IL) hL.Ip thes11 dEvLlvp Il)eir bubii)eb.% id¢<lb or IiiLike IdiigNiblL
iinprovLIIILlilS lu tlicii. l)u.%inLSS.
Iwlio dre Lo-fiiiaiiciiis IliL plaLLgl, IIIL V4151 IllLijorily bLiiik fr()IM IlTre VC.'I.'SE %Lclur with () IitdLI)Lll(leiil
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M1£ IiagL(14 LIr<ini pru¥rcTrtnmL% Ilidl 4Wdl'dLd 70 ¥l<iiiEs duriiig 11IL ycai- wui'tli £76.744 aiid suppoj'lbd IhL
VoluntLaei'lllg
Siippurle(11204 volui)teLrs & +300 vuluntLei' invvlvinLI 411d gruups.
li)I'c dclail oli the I'cvicw of activitic￿ ovcr tlie past year is prcseiiicd aroiiiid i)iir lour strp&tegic ohjectives or
pEll4rs.
Plllay Une.. LeAdershlp and Advoeacy- eiidbliiig LliililbJL oli ilie IliiiiLF% that iiiottcr to oui. Loiniiiunities
BWD Comniunity Yctwoyk Buaj-d
F.drly in IhL yedr, IhL BWD C(Iinmui)ity Nctwork Fl(Idrd luimtilly Iiiti lur th¢ fii'st tiJJi¢ 011 23rd April 2n24 whLrL
Ilic cnnstiiuiioii was ciu7fLLd iiftd wc began iii Cli rne%t ti7 l<ike tnrwiiril ivhiil h&id btLll dLNfLLd d YCIL r bai'lict. iii May
202.1 whcn at Ilic Tngcthei. Li'Lryonc Achicvc% Maic (.onlcrencc, Ilic civil .s(ILiLiy ur VCFSE %LLtnr had
LIVLI'wIILlmingly vvtcd lo cieatc thc ('oininuiiity NLtwork as cl Wily ol. iTllproving c()Ilahnrative wiirki11&i iviihiii
Blackburii ivith Ddnveii tor Livil SOLicIy lind it.% workillgJ rcldtionship% ivitli rlic publiL 8LCtor dnd the cuniinLrcial
beLtor.
The 6P VC.'F8F. ciinfLfL￿lllL,
Oil tIiL 4111 Jiiiic 2024, CVS witli IliL CL)iiiixiiniiy NLlw()rk d paniicr hcld nur 2nd C.oiifcrcnLL 'tI)L ()P V('F%F.
Cotitbl'CllCL
In FlltiLkl)u111 Cciitral Lil?I'LTrly. 220 dLILgatc% atlLn(Icd IhL L()iifLICllCL 1itid 1111 eivil %neicty
PdrtjLtpaiit% r41i slalls iii King Willi<ilii StrcLt at thc l.%1 VoluKiccr% Wcek SlrcLI Fair to celLbralL IIIL 40th
dlllllVLfbdl'y of VuluiitLcr% W¢Lk. l)LILgdELS diid stall lioldLib dltciidcd tlic i()tifcrciiLL, lii>tcned to %pLakcrs ai)d
Jiieii(led eiglii ivf)rl(shop% uii IuyiL% lijiked lo Ilie 6175 liLlpin¥ lu uu.piuduLe wh<il eveiilually bLCHtTie Ihe C?P
VCFSE SiratLby r(>r RlaLkburii willi DdrwLII.
I'he 6P VCliSE Strategy lor Blackbui'n with Darwcn.
complcnicniary wi)rk bLinL* Iindcrttikc hy llclwnrks aiid parliici'.%liipb clLrus5 Bwtj. IliL 6P VCbSF. Sii'aleby IVLIS
dcvelnpcd tn lakc torwai'd Loinniiiiiity ILd kvork ticrnss Lill Ihc tlicme.%.
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People
Peace
Place
Social. Economic
and
Environmental
Well-8eing
Planet
Partlcipatlon
Prosperlry
-riie priorilies wiiliiii Lh IliLIi)L WLre forinally sigiie(l ufi. by the BWD Coininuiiily NelWL>rk Budrd uii 111¢ 22nd
Oclul)er 2(124 aiid ii¢lwi)rks diid groups b141fled to bc SLI ilp 10 tdkL Iui'wtii'd IliL wul'k clll(I leail to Lillldhi)l-￿1I)vL
PEOPLI
Tlic 9 dbirLc(I i?rioi'ity populariun gi'oui)% 41re.'
A%yliini %LLkLfs, rcliTrLILL% dnd LtliniL IIIITioritiLs
CiirLrs
DiSdbled p¥oplc diid PLopl¢ with luiig tcrm physiLal or iiieiitdl hLaltli LDnililiK)n.
PLoplc LXPLI'iLIILing oiic or iiioi'L LJu%c% of iniiliiplc di%J(Ivuiii&?ge IhDinLle.%%iic.%s.' alL(Ilii)1. substdllLL
Inibu.%e.
iiivivvr ui. pirpctrdlur ol'dvinLsli¥ &ibusLI
l)IdLr PLupIL LSPLLiully tIIL frail LldLI'ly oi. oldcr people LxpLYieiJLiiig .SOLiuI isoldtion.
Yoiing PLnpIL- Lspecicilly ('.arc leaver.%, childrLn living in p()VLriy oi. Lliildi-Ln diid laiiiiliLS wiill SEN[)
Woincii
LSPLiially tIiusL LXPLI'ILtILiiig oi11Lr disddvanldgLS mciiiiunLd abovL.
In Icrni.% nl- pi'iTrLJrLS%, wc IILive Nci Ilp CallllLLied comniiiiiiliLs 1)Llwai'k, niLll'4 IlLiwurk, a w()TllCII 4 liLtivoik
and a discibility nctwurk. I'he Flivf) Rc%edich (Tl'oiip ￿TL Lxploi'ing IhL poicntial ()I' und¥i'ldkiiibF svmL Loniintinity
Tli¥ FIWD (".oinniuiiiiy N¥lwDrk Elodrd m¢inb¢ts 1)dve .slroiib liiiks witli indiiy of Ilie abovL populalion groups
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PLACE
ALprccd pJ'iorillL% drL'.
Ti) fi)Lu.b iiii litlpiiibN ()ur dei)riYLd llLighbi)￿rhrI(￿ds {1 l ul. Ilie 17 ivards iii Bldckbuni iviih D<itweii are
m()Mg%t IliL m(isi dcpi'ivLd 20'/fi wiiliiii Eii&ylai)dl.
Flousing aiid liomelessne55- Lo dcvclop Llo%ci' wurking aci'os% the SLLior und iviili aur public dnd
Loniiii¢i-Lidl .4ect()r% witli tlic a%i)irdiion of ciisuriiibF evcryonc CLIII LLesb <lLLuinniudaiiuJi Iliiit nieet
tli¢ir iic¢ds.
Liiviroiiineiil.% diid en%ur¢ a.% nidlly PLupI¥ d5 Pubbible frojn all babkgrouii(L% Ldll iippieLial< aiid
LLILhrdli()n L'aLlI oiliLf'5 IiLrilJbJL.
Improvc OLII. I'owii Centrcs.. 10 Lxploi'e how Livil s()Licty Cdn c()tnplLmLni dnd add valuL to tli
%ignificant piiblic aiid Lomincrcial invcslinLnl tliar goes inro our town cciitrcs to mlf ke them d thrivinb
pldLc to l)L i)r l(> g(? lu foi. d widL r£lllLJL l)l-aLiiviIiLS ati<l piirpobLS.
epi'ived NLbighbiiurhiyuds
-ri)Will-ds Ihe Lnd nl. thc yeai.. thL C(>iiimiiiiity NLtivni'k Icccivcd Wnrk WLII griini Iio l)c Inanagjcd hy C.'VSI to
iidLrt<ili¢ coiiiimunily in%i&iht woi'k iiiio our mosl IlLpi-ived llLILliboLirhn(Icl% io Ili%¢ovLr ai)d %hurc what
Lollllllulllty a%%cts ali'Ld(Iy Lxi&I iviihin tho.%L iiciglibi)ui'hood% rl)dl Ldn bL built Lipun tu hcli) I'clidciits inipruvL
Ilieir11ealili. empluyiiiciit aiid skilli. ThL wurk will be d()ne iji cullahurclLiOli wilh VCFSL grtTrup% Iliai bebl kJ)ow
Jlou%ing & Ilnmcl¢¥ynL¥S
WL havL al41? %¥1 iLP d Fliiii.%iiig & I li)tiielLssi)L%S NLtwi)i-k Ihal l)1r % lliLt and ha.s %iai'iLd discii%&t(Ins willi I'clLV2L nt
VCPSb. 4 L(?nlribuli()Il% l() Ihe eiMerxiii¥ li(iu%itigF Nii'dlegy diid Ilib IIoiiiLlessiie%s %LI-aleLy lor Blaikburii ivitli
Ileritaxe aiid Tr>wn Ceiitres
In Iciin5 ()I' oui. g?e Jii(I i)Iir iown LenrrL4. WL havc nnt ¥taricd Iht.% w()rk YLI but pldii% Ill'c in placc E()I' IIIL
LuII(ibordlic)11.4 witlTr IliL new D<li'lVLn NLiLlibuiii'liood 14oai'(I rliat will overbLL IIIL dLVLII)pi?ILnl Lil- l.)oll'WLlI 'I-uwii
CLIiii'L and iJiitldliVC% %iicli as l)ISLovLr Dcln¥LII
liiiks bLII¥LLII IOWII diid Loiiiilry willi ihL LiniJ/iiig WLs1 PLlllllI)L MuLli-s siirrvundiiig IliL iowiI. Wiihiii BliiLkbui'ii
PAR TICIPA TION
AgJreLd i)I'ii)I'itlLb Jrc..
Co-Prodiictian willi the rcirgLicd p(Iiiiildll<Trti gJrnui)% Lind Ilic VC'.FSb. SLLI()r
l)ai'liiipdlitJiTr iji Ails & Culiui¢,' I l¢riidgNe & Ilie Ni aiur<il Wurld,. Phy%iidl ALlivily, IILcrLdliuii & Sport.,
LuinbcilIiiLJ %OLidl isolatlull. PdrtiCiP411iiiLF j]) SUL1211 clLtiviti¢b & mutual ￿uppUri.
Vi)lunleLI'ing <ind .%ocidl Aciiun
SigJnifiLdllt IiiuLFre%% Is beiiig inadL Jgainsl all Il)e iigfLed iiiivrilics.
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Co-ProdllLti(b
Iii FLhruiiry 2025, CVS Wds iiivilcd to jolll d BIVD a Li)-i)r()ductii)n blakeliuldcr birviip with <idiilt ￿OLl&ll Ldrc,
Iiiiiiibci. al. Lhariiics and PL()pIL WitlI IIvLd LXI)LriLncc to Lxploi'c dcvclopiiiil a i)aliLy 1( lid tn()Ikii cll'nund
Lo-prnduction C'.VS along8ide Age UK BIVD, F3wf) Cllrcr% ServicL,, I:arL NLlwork. IliL DLdt' VillubT¢. thkn Bliiid
Socicty dnd Inany othci'% 1.% iiivolvcd in siipportiiig thi5 iinpoytaiit pieLL ol. w()rk. TIIL diin is to i)roduLL a Iiolicy
frainework that will develup a bhdr¢d 1111dersitinding7 1)I' wliill Lo-produLIiL)ii mean% liir Bivlj and guide our wurk
Foiiig forward. This i)i¥cc of iwork is loLu%ed on adult.%, but Ilierc iliciy be bLope ti) Intike it all age ill (I lutui.
d4t¢,
Dikilt#l Inclusinn
"l-lie DibJital IiiLIubion Network, led by Au¥c IIK 14ivD, hLi% work¢d closcly wilh ihc local aiithorily 10 devclop
%1]￿rld Jpproacli tu olTLri11g %uppoi'i dround digital inLlusion and 1.% Lxplai'iiibi ways til rc%uiiicL soille of uli¥ ille&
10 lake thc iietivurk forwai'd. I"VS is supi)ortiiig Abie UK BIVD, Ilie local aiirlioriiy and Il)e iietwork lo aLhieve ils
P&rtlcipatioii in Arts, Culiurc. Heritll¥Lb & Eiivirniinient, Sport and Socllll l.lfe
In DcLcinbLr 20?4. Ihl (.'I)UllLiI willi ility %iii)puri rli¢ Lrc<ilivc aiid Livil .%oLiciy .%LLtors. scLui'cd <1 L7()11,000
2025 lu 21127. 1'lIL pi-ugNriin11llL will build 011 Ili¢ wi)rk i)l- IliL (_'i-LiilivL AIIiLlii¢L aiid look (u dLvLIop d CrL<iliVL
Nciwork Iliat will l()ok ti) widcn iiiid dLLI)Lii pllrliLII)2i tinn in 12rr% Lind LultiirL. C()mniiiniiy L VS i% iiivolved
IILXI iivn year%. W¥ will look tu liiid tL'S()ufcLS lu d() thL nic wiih hcritUklL & the ciivii'onineiit. -%pui'15 Jii(l %()cial
lili. 'l-IIL TogNLIIILr ali ALlivL I,uturL LoiiliiiuL% ti) widLlI OPPI)riuiiiii¢s foi. pcoi)IL tll rliLipcllL iii i)hyNiLJI
P<iriiLii)aliun.
VolunteeriRg Social Action
'illally, bLcuring IhL VuluiitLLI'ilig for HL&ilili tuiidiiiuF ii) Jiily ?1124 will hclp to dLv¥Iop [1 collaborativL BWD
'liib yLar lia% ii)volvcd a dcvLloptllLlIt phi1SL tliat ILd to IliL
Ilevcl()pinL'iiI dnd iigrLLlllLiii ul. il VulutitLLfiiib lor I Icdltli DLvLIui)IllLiiI I)laii iii MLII'LII ?025. In ?025-2U?6 aiid
iiext liv¢) ye&ll'ty, C'VS ivill einpliiy d %li-Lil¥giL Vl)liiiiletTiii¥ IL¢id, Ivliu will woik aLI-v%% Ili¢ publiL bcctur diid Civil
50LiLly lo dLVL.lup u Vistuii and Sii-IllLBy li)r V(IliiiiiLLriiig. 'I'IIL blt'JlL&y will bb ovLI-bLLli by d VuluiilcLI'iITr¥
P<ll'liicrsliip Iliui ii)volvcs Ilic l()e#l Éiiiilioi'ity, NFI,S P21 Ttnci-%, ('VS aiid IhL Conimiiiiiiy NLiivork. WL will suivcy,
lislLn 111 cind LnbJ¢ig￿¢ voluntLLI'S lind valiintLLr milll¢igcr% iii 11IL' Ilcvcl(IpmLni ()I' IliL Vl.%ii)n and tliL %ll'alLgy. -l-hi¥
will %tai-l 411 our ?1125 Conlcrencc ivhcrc thLrL will bL It ivol'kshoi) voluiiiccrin¥.
PROSIPERITY
'riiL a&si¢ed piiuritiLb'.
Empluyilleiit.- IILlpiiig iii()rc i)L"uplc ivho arL UlILlllI)loycd oi ic()i)otniLally imactive <iiid ivaiit 10 work 10
Inuve ¢luNer lu ai)(I Iiilu Ili¢ Idbour Inai-kel to fulfil Ilieir LCOIIOMIL poieiilial.
nterprise: hclping rnoii p¢oi)Ic fi-uin ciny backgji-oiiii(l. who want ro l?LCOmL an Liili'LprLllLur aiid I'iiii
ErJdiLAtiiiL Povertv. iniproving Ilnusehuld InLI)mc and pr(>moting thL. Re#1 LivinE WagL':
liclpiiig lo iiicrca%L ii)comc Icvcl.% rfind tacklii)g thc ccunomie iiicciiialiiiL% that Lxi%l Ivlthii) oiir
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Wi>rklorfe DcvclopinL'nt Mnd Sklll$: dLvLI()piiiLJ Ihc sl(illb ol rLbidenls, Lvinmuiiilics dijd Ili¢
Valuiniy thL social, econninic and cnv1i.onmL￿nt￿l Lontrlbutli)n of civil socicty to our sharcd
pro$pcrity.' developiii¥ alid iubl41iiiiiig Civil SuLicty orgJani541iOllb aiid Ili¢ VCFSE ScclLTri' Li.% pdrl ol. thc
luundalii)ii&l t¢uiii)niy 14wl).
Pro&Frcss iindertakcn Ihis yCELr'.
F.mplnyment
A% IneiiiiuiiLd edrlier, Ilie Work Ivell PdnnLr&liip lids Loiiimi%%iuJied Bwfj c.oilltnuiiity Neiwurk witli (:VS
%uppurl lo unilerldkL .somL LLiiiiinuJiity iJi%iblit wurk ihdi will imprthve uur 111idersliiiidiiiLJ ol. Ivhdl Ll)illmuiiity
4S5Lls Lxisl iviiliiii uui. iii()%l dLPI'ivbd ncighbuiirliouds lo hclp IULJI LuminuiiiliL.$ 10 ilnPll)VL IhLlI' IILiilili,
eiiiploymcnt and skills. Tl)L work will he danc iii 2025-2026 411)d will help [() iiiloTlll fiiliirc ciiipl()ymcri qiipi)ort
intciTreiition%.
'.nterprlsL
lommuiiily C.'VS lia% dLliver¢d Llie Flyiii¥ .%ldrl LiiiiiraLI witliiii IlldLkbuni willi DdfwLlI IwliiLII is ILI)ori¢il
SLPdr￿l1LLY iii IIIL IruslLc% I'Lp()I'l). l)ui'iii& IIILY yedr, CVS also subjiiittcd d bid 10 ruli <1 BuulLclmP Skills
2025-202(). C()mniuiiity CV% 1.% kLLn 10 bL a catal￿[ to tastci'ing tlic ciitrcprcneiii'iiil Npirit williiii all oiir
communitic4. It. y()II ii%pii-e i() I'iiii yi)iir owii biisines5 WL will IILlp la giivc ynii thc.skills to do %0.
Lr8dicgtinE Poverty. iniproving Ht)U5eliold IncomL pi'Dmoting the Real Llving Wage
Ai rhe Ioc¢il level, c.oilliniiiiiiy C.V8 1% £1 P¢iriiiei Iv Ili¢ ijubliti %VLlui' xnd VLFSF. bLLlui' joiiil ¢flui-1s laLkle Ilie
IIIL covir) PiL ndeniic IlJi'i)ugli Il)e HLlp Hiib, but li?L % dcvclnpcd cnllahnrilll()n tu hLlp Ili().%L 111 Lri%i.% aiid
Tlic collabai'ation is hclpl1ig￿ 10 biiil(I Com1￿[1n1ty rc%iliLncL Jncl niir cnlliil?orii tivc wiirk 1.% .%Ltlin& Ihc toiindaiions
lui- Ilic Ll-Cdlii)ii ()t J li)Lal RLtsiIiLnLL N¥twork.
Lonitiiit IU P£2ytiig lis LniplvyLL￿ IIIL ILiil liviiibw ivaLJC. Tlio niaii) Way Iu L[<idlL￿ilL povLrly is t(Tr ¢rcat¢ SUbtaiiiablL
At tlic l.anca%hire ILvel, Caniniuiiity CVS %iippoNing l.ACVS and RLsolvc Povcrty 11) crc¢lte a Lcillc¢141iii'e
widL' Anti-Povci'ly Nciwoi'k.
Workforce Development & Skills
111 20UU, Coinjiiuiiily CVS set up Ili¥ Bii%iiiLsb Tratiiiii￿ CLnli'L
wliiLlI Ldii dLIIvLr iiiialifiialioi)b 01) bLhdlf ol.
Ii'ainiiig tllai IneLI.4 ihL' necds al. Ihc vc'rsr. .%LCtftr WorklE)rLL lind IhL nidny indiiNii'iJl iLLliir% witliin wl)ILli IliL
VC'.FSE Scctoi. opci8rcs.
Duriii& Ihis yttdr, Ili¢ ILaiii (lelivered Il)¥ Aspiriiig Ledders iii Fledltli diid Soiial CarL BL)ulLanip skills prograEniiiL
()ti h¢h411' ol. Ilie LclllLabliir¢ Skill.% uiiil Eiiipl()yTiILiiI Hub. 'I'lJits pru¥r(IllUllf 1% Ilittre 10 upskill d%piriiig tndiiagLrb
rolLs wiiliin Ihc hcalih 6conomy.
'aluin2 tlie Soeial. Eeonomic ATid Environni¢nt#l contribution ol. LIVII SOLILty t(b our 51illrcd prospei'ity.
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Towdrd.% Ihe end ol. IhL yL&r, LAnL￿shire County Cumbined Aiiihorily coiisiilted 011 dcvclopillg ¢1 CTI'owih Plan
fur IAnL&%liirc. (.oininunily CVS dnd LA('k'S rLspun(l¥(I tu IIIL L01i5ultation advu¢ii tiiib foi. a grcatci. refci'cnLc
and reLugnitioii of thL valuuble Liiiilrihuliuii vf Liyil 41)Li¥ly toivard8 buildiiigJ our %lidrLd probp¥rily. We are a
kcy p(iri uf IhL founddliun411 LLonutiiy. Diiring Iho iiexi fiiiat)Lli21 yeur, Iliu %ldle ol. Lhe bLLiof ICb¢<ll'Lli will sl£ll'l l()
build uiir cvidciicL basc i)11 IhL cxèILI tl¢ltiirc ol. uur Lotilrihiiliui) ciii<l wc dLVtliip Jiid oiii. uiidLrsliiiidiiig ol.
IhL mclliy way% oiir scctor cnnli-ibulcs lo crcatin& IIIL .8nci2r1, cconoiiiic lind eiivironinciilal loiind2L ti()i)% on wliich
d Sti'nng cci)1ion)y is bo%cd.
PLAIVET
I-IIL 4gre£d i)rioriliLS al'¢..
mubili5illkT skilliii£ penplL, IcspcLILilly fi)cuscd nii thL Y i)I'iorily poi)ulaiion groups)
Pi'otLCtlng gnd enhANLing P41'ks, (Ipen %V#¢L% diid IIIL Ilaturul wurld
RLduLin&s wthst¢' promotinL¥ rL'LyL.liiig, reii4e tlie cii-Lii19r eLnNiJmy
D¢vclui)iiis BWD ds sustainable b nnd Placc
t)evLI(Ipiiisy d %u%tdLnAhlL VC b,SE SeLtI)r.
l)uriiig thL yCl£ r. Ivc Iidve %LI lip Ll Clim£irc C'ornilliiiiiiy Neiwork, Ivhich fi)LIlSLS thc coiitribiitiuii ul. Livil
IILtivork will lakL foi'wdrd Ihe idLd.% li'vin iiui. coiifLI'LJiLLS atid IliL wul'k of IliL PLopIL % Jury uii C.'limatL C'.h¢iiigL,
whiLh I'¥pui'lLLI iii Jdliuuly ?023. Tli¢ P¥oplL b luiy 011 (_'IiiiiLlte CliciiigL litid e(IuLaLiUli a.% 115 11111ii1)Li' oiiL i)rioriiy
-riic CliiiialL ConiJnLinily Ni etwoi'k IiL25 links ivitli thc Colincil's CliiiiarL C.i)11llllUI)iiy ihat bi'iiibTrs iogycihLr pdi'ii)¥r
Ironi cibross tlic i?IibliL. cninnicici<il and civil s()LiLty ￿L￿t￿l.5 10 pYovidL illiLgraicd <lPPI'I)ri¢hc% til IciLklingi IliL
cliiiiati ciiicI-gLnLy.
LVLI'yoiie t(} pr()m()IL morc 8ll.%tiiiniihlL Ivilys Ii) ljiie.
WorkiiiLl Wlth l(IL<il iiiiilioriiics. rhc crii))111¢11 jU%llCL %ySiciii and thL V(.'rsÈ SLLtur, ti) dLVLlop Lollabuiaiivc aiid
C()n)munity %ality, Lommiinily rcsilicn¢e £ind SLLiirity
iimL.%liC ahii.%L
.radiLaliiibF vii)leJiLe iibJaiii41 woiiien dn(I bNirl%
Salcgii£ll-diiig cliildrcii diid viiliicrdblc iiduli
CelLbriiiinbF divLrblty diid brid&Jiii&i cind Ll?IIIILLt111bi commuiiitics
Diirin¥ thc ycar. WL hLlpcd to %cl lip tl)L connLcILd ¥1)iiimiiiiiiiLs nLtiviii'k illl(1 Ihc wnriLn'% nLliv(>i'k. IVL
li¢lpLd to tdiilitalL sategyuiirdii)g traiiiiiig loi. Il)L VCFSE SLetoi'. Thci'c 1.% IllllLI) niarc tu (10 1711 thc <LbovL
pi'ioi'iti¢% ovcr thL 1lLXt tcll ycurs.
PillAr Two: Collllborxtlons Jnd PdYtneY$hip.
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As pail ul. Bivfj Cviniiiuiiiiy NLlivork, ￿ hdvc bLt up i)ulworkb alid lor Ilie fullowing..
People {for VCI",8L gi'uups workiiix with IhL fiTrllnwingl.'
Mcii's NLtwork
WomLn b NLlivuik
DisaLilcd I'cuplL s NLiivork
Planet..
LlinicilL ALliiiii Nelw(Iik t() luk¢ foii¥ard thL Sli¥ULslioiib IrDni IhL P¢oplc's Jury oli CliiiiiilL Chaii¥L
und Ihc Iwo ¢onterLncL%.
Peace..
CunnLCting (.'()minuniriLs N¥tivurk ImcnrioiiLd l)el()wl d.% well l)uildinbT L(IiincLlii)1is dnd liiil(% dLros
Loinniuiiili¢s uf plaLL. also buildb Lolie%ion diid cii.4uJc we all get dloiiky %viili edLh ()Ihtrr diid L'ii%uie
CuiinceliiiL C()Inmiii?itie% NLlwi)i-k li)r pci)plL diid biriiiipb Irijm dillireiil iici&?libuurlioods aiid Luliui'al
ha¢k&iri)Iinils Ii) L(?mc InL?cthci' In %hi?I'c cnmniiiiidliliL% diid di17LfLI)CC
Iluusingy £iiid IloniLli5siiLsb NLlwurk lu link iiito IliL Coiincilb l-[()n1LIL￿%7It.%ts Furujn aiid iu itifluLIILL
Diii'ii)L 2024-2112.), l.'VS ha% L()IIVLllL'd i)PLn (.'i)iiinTriinity Ncryvork n1CLliiiLF%, %iil) gr()IlP IlLtwni'k nicLtinbtrS aiTrd
tlie dnniial Lunlcrciicc that hil.$ involvL(1355 clttLiidaiiLc% Irnni ? I n ni'g)ani.%aiiun.%. -l-his duLb not inillldc tli¢ board
Iii dddiliun tu tlie above. IhLf¥ dl¥
c.vs PeLbl' 4iupp¢brt Yi etwark li)r 4nyonL vuliiiilLLrinbl or wvt"kitigTr wiiliin the V(.'I-'SL Network, Diii"Tll
thc yLar, ??4 pLoplL a(tLiidLd Iruin 19X diftcrLni ui'gai)ib<illUll% Witli 44 orgdiii%dtintl% j0111111g ilie
IILiivurk fL)r Ilil l %1 iiiiie iluriii¥ 20?4-2025.
CVS Business Network tui. aiiyunL wliv li(Is rcccntly c%tLibli.%hed biisinLss whLihLf i] ￿OlL Ird(Icr,
-%iiiall l)USlllL%b Vl. Él SOLi<il bu%iiTres% ILliai'iiyl%()Lial cntLrprisLI tu Lumc lokFctlicr IiLlw()rk with tlie
vivw of %upi?orliiig ¢JLli viliLI'.
C'.V.% Communlty VoluntL'CI' Awardy - wliiLh bruiiuht IoBLthbt' 41?5 attCliLiLCS Iroii) l O l uru(inisdtions
If) <=Llcbi'ate viiluiiiLLI'inbN aLrubN BldLkbui'ii ivitli Ilai'ivLn.
(Ji tolal. duriii& Ihe Yo￿r, WL l)JvL LuiiveiiLd neiwui-kb iiiid Lvcjitb Ilidt li£lllL iiivolved ai l¢asl 1034 peopl¢ frnin
C()n)illiinity CV% is also cletively inv()IvLd iii the tollawing nLiworks dnd pai'liiLrsliips.'
Peiiple
Cii re Ni ¢iWI)rk hLii)L il loiiiidiiibF Incinhoi. and suppuriinb IhL Lliai'iiy la help TruliiLfiihlL PLopIL IL.
iiidcpLlldent livcq
Pri)$PLbrity
ElldLkburn willi Ddrivcii Fluu.%cliold Supi)oi'r / Anti-Puvcrty Ni Ctivoi.k
ILuihi)riiy Éiiid 12 VCFSE Pili-lii¥rs.
F3oosi l.ÉifLa5hii-L'. hcli?Trnb t() i)i'i)ini)IL cnlrLI)fLnLui%hip dLI'osb l.aiicashii'c.
L4inc2L Sliiic Skill.$ cltid F.'nipli)ymLni Fliib.. liclpinbT to .%kill% tli¥ 14?hniir i)i&rkLt nd siipp()rt wnrkfE)rLL
devLI()pn)cnt.
wlii¢h L()nsis1.% uf IliL IuLiil
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Thi'i)u&li l.AC.'VS. diid w(Trrkiii&i iviili RLsulvL PovLrty. wc JrL supportlLl&> thc ¢i-G£l1ion ul- J LdllC<lbliii'c
Aiili-Povcrly 5NLtivi)rk.
Planet
CVS participdtcs in the C'.limdtL l.'aTMmiinity lJartiier%liii?.
CV.£ is a kccn %iipporlLI' i)I' tlic Bwt) Food Alliancc witli ils vision ro makc Flwn li %iiqtaÈiJllblc F()ad
PldLL.
PartlcipAtion
BWF) r)ig?ilal IiiLliiqioii Nelwnrk. ILd by ilgc UK Flwf) and 11)voI￿li1&Y nvcr 211 partlelPL21I1.% Iriini acr()&%
thc i?ul)Iic <ind vcfsE SLLt()i'%.
LtillLcishirb and Soiitli Ciiinl)I'iTrL VoliiiitCLring tar HLalili PartnLrsliip involviiib¥ Sly VC'FSF: I)anncis,
wiii'kingi t()bFLlhLI- iilongjsidc IIIL loLal c1lltliai'itic%, tl)e IL.'T4 (Trtid local NFI.8 tiii%ls.
Bowel C8iiccr ScreL'nin% PrograiT]mL
Wvrl(iiigF dluiibJsidL Elld¢kiJuol NHS l.ouiidiiliuJi l-rust, OPS dLIVb% LdllLu4hirL dnd South Cuinl)rid diid LliJriiic
nd L()Ininuiiity gJrL)Iips supporiinbj IhL inost vuliiLI-ablL iii uuj Luii)Iniiiiily, our liLaltli i)roiiivlioii t¢din hu
l)clivcrLd 2Q() Ccill for Kit C.liniL.b Wlthiii CIP prclLtiie.% IoLatLd iii dcprivcd dreds wliLrL tIILfL dlL d liibli
iiuinbLr ufiioEI-I'espi)iidLI'% (P￿lI1¢11[5 whi) IiavL iioi rciutiied 11 kii biiinple wheii requesled).
Lii¥auLd wilh 45()8 individual iion-rc.%puiidcis with 1402 in BlaLkbum with Ddi'wcii, 1313 iii GrLatci'
PrLStoii aiid gi)2 iii IlldLki)()ul.
l)¢r%ii<idLd l ¥i)C) I)IL ticiit% 10 ¢iifLiid L2 kaLC t() t(?Ci .%C8%lall Wltli ("VS FILulih Pri?nintion ()I'liLcr t Ll Call
lor a Kii ('linic lit Él loi¥ uplukL Cil, s111'giciy 1731 iii BivD,. 436 111 141aLkii()tsl'. aiid 408 in Iil'Lalci-
Prc%lon). 1701 rLqU¥%t a kil190D/o ()f (IltcndLLS).
IJci'%iiLidLd 102CI i)coplc tu dgrcc tn a tclephiinc cnntsiLI(aii(>n ivid) 839 rL'quLsrin6F il kil by rhc Liid i)l- tIiL
vniiliulitsliuii {82'/11 Ot LOllbuIIcLbl.
Wc L()iiiinuL 10 work LIosLly iviili Ui)Iversiiy (.'()IlcbFc l.i)i)dan aiid UCI_IIN tQ LVli11141tc thL SLlCCC.%s nl uiii.
inlLrvcntinii%.
Play aiid Stuy l-LJltlme Activities {PASI'AI
11 JUIILinii 2023. on bch&ll' L)I' publiL littdlili. ive brvugilii logeiliLI' J i?artiiErbliip i)f IMO. iivo luLal yi'iiiiary
iinpN)ve hecilthy caiingj diid phy4icl¢ I IL Ctivily iimi)n&>sl thcsc Ilc rgctcd p()piilaiintis iii IhL hopc ()I' t*Lkling h()Ili
child POVLriy, i)ooi' hcalili aiid obL%ily wiil)iii IhL%C comn]iiniiic8.
21124-2025. IvJ% Ilic lirsl liill ycii. ul. IliL l)Ilol. WL widLllLII thL pai-IIiLr.%liii) to iiiLliid¥ BWD HLaltliy Liviiig.
AcLriiiLJloJi Iload Coiiitniiiiily Centre and Yi?uili ALlion Lind Ili¢ piloi is du¢ tu eiid iii July 2025 ivliLII ¥1 liill
Lviiliidliuii will bL ¢l)mplLIL(I.
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Frojn th¢ illili¢il LVI(ILnLL Lomi)ILltd duriiig Ilic Larly bldgLS and LvaliidtsuiiN ul. uiliLI- PIUL51-aininLS, iii March
that it was be.%1 lo takc tiiiic lo ui?dei'icike a wider reviLw ol. intLrvLiiiion%. Thc Ic&riiinL Iroin OLII. pilot will ILLd
illto this widei. review with the intcntion ol improving provisi011 Wlthin Bl2£ Lkbum witl) t)diThVLII.
SEND llnd SF.NDIASS
During Ili¢ y¢ar, we Lontii)ue t(> work willi laniilies iviili cl)ildrin ai)d youiig people willi speLi411 eduLtLIii)Ildl
IICLds ¢111dlur dt8ubilitiL&, sLhuols lind LollLsJLS. BlaLkbui-ii with Ddrwcji Bui'uuLJli CoutiLil Jii(I IhL IoLiil
iiItLLirattyd Ilccililicai'e .%y%teiii, our tcaiiTr pi'ovidc% indcpeiideni, imp&2rliic l inlorinciiion, <idvicc ￿lId .￿ul)port ta
parLnis anil c￿lfLr8, aiid prntC￿.%IoIials aci'oss the ptibliL and vcr.sr. sectar￿.
Thc i)uMbcr ot'childrLn ￿Trnd yoiiiig. pcoplc rcquii'ing lielp dn(I Ihc Lompl¥xity ul thc bUPPOrt rcquirod ¢DiitiiiuL.s to
rise - Ivliicli %iiggc%ts Ili¢rc i.s a gi'uiving SOLiLliil pi'ublcin for thc i)uhlic %ecti)I' anil civil SULiLly, %vliLrL wc iiccd
to ivork togeilier collaljoratively lo cnsure our youn£ pupulaliOlI Are ii(Trl discTrdvanlagcd aiid lead meai)inglul,
Plllur Thi'ee.. Cap4city Iluililing, I>L'velvptNeiit Aiid TrAiNiiig l)IlTldiiigv ilic capabilitics ol- individii&l8.
oi'gani.S<ltions anil Lomn)IiniiiL.% t() ILdd chdi)L?c.
CAPACITY IIUII.DIN(F AryD covif*lUNITY DEVEL()P￿lEN r
BWD CommiinltlLiS TLam
ccnlre.%, coniiiiiiniiy liiih% Jnd liLIp I'L%idviits to sct UP nLW kTr()111)S L%PLcially wiihiii Oilr iiiosi dcprivcd
l)Lighbt>iirliond%.
l)uriiig tIiL yLdl- WL upLiicd &ii Dlticc ivitliin Jubill￿ 'l-¢lWLr Q'.rL(lii lJiiion'% buildiiiLi oli DuLlcworth StrLLI In
Danveii -Fuwii C.'IiiifL 10 inipi'uve oui ilLLe.%.%ibilily lui. Dar￿'ll1 basLiI ¥L)Iiiinuiiiiy ¥ruups. LliJrilies lind il)cial
LIIILI-l)ri.%Lb. ThL tCLtii? liclpLd &?roiipb 10 PUI LVLryiliiiig iii pl<lLL l() l)C dblL 10 bid lor IIiL Bivl) Coniiniiiiity l-'uiiil,
IhL C'.uinn)Iiiiily A.48Lts Flind and tc)I' DtIILr liiiidii)&T opporiiiniiiL8 Lind ciis111'c Ihcy ivcrc iii {1 i)laLc to
IllLLIILlbYL rli(Tr%L tiiiids, bJUVLrii rhLlI' ¥ll'oup8 cl'leclivcly ond rcciiiit 411ld siipport voluiirLLrs. W'L, ivill Lloscly mniiitar
pi'ii¥rL%4 Lind IndkL LhJngiu% wlicre I'LquirLd.
Bivl) Cummunity fiund
We cnntiiiue li) Adiiiiiiibl¥i IlTr¢ BIVD Cumniuiiitv b'und 011 beliall- uf Bi'i(iii Mi LrLer Ti-ubl. DuriiiLF IhL yLar i¥c
R12 (June 241- 16 gratits JpprovLd ivonh L l ? 7()5.
R13 (Sept 241- 18 ￿lI11t5 Jppl'ovcd worili L l (),6yL).
R14 IFch 251 1 I graiii.s ¢ippfuvLd wurtli L l O,OXO
'I'oldl Appi-LIVLd.. 45 sinall grdiir% Ivorili L39.%44.
Thtt Cuinniuiiiiy Fuiid siippui-ILd IliL foll()wiiigy 45 b>l'VUP.S Liiid OlgYaliiSdtlU115'.
Arisc Restoratioii ('.cnirc
Flldckbiii'n All%tLlI'% Ii lajorcttes
BldLkl)Iirii Ftsvdb¢iiik
F41aLkburii (YOLillJdll C.lul) l BldLkburii 141iiid Spvri& AbsoLiiitivii
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BivD DidbelLS Suppi)I'l Cjroup
B WD Yuuili Awarc&ic%& PrujeLt
Chei'iy Trce CrickLI C.ILib
ChildrLI)s LitcraturL I".Lstivals
Cominunily Hdnnvny ('.[('
(nmmiiniiy E.'nic￿rIsc F411ilil.s l.ivc.% ToLILLhLr
COI-L l_ilc
t)ui"wLn Ar(:
r)ic IWLII Amarciir TheiryiricAI S()Liety
Ddrweji Coinniunity Ileli)¢i-
DLII"WLn l)klDE
Hungcri&in Weltq( I'c A%%i)Lliillnll
IniinaLiuLI SLOUt.5
Iusl Riin ftsi. Today
Kdn(Idkd
Kcep Fit ivitli KiiiTr
Kii'iiN WoniLtI's Ciroiip
L.dtlLii%hirL Cviiiinuiiity I ILlI)ers Ll(.-
l Llll'ndyiidnTrix C'IL..
NLwrEid F'iblicriLS Cliib
Nu I CotT¢e .8hop Coinillunity I Iiib C'IC
()I'fli)ad Norili WL%t
RL%idenr% L)l-Suiinyhiirs1 Ab51)LlUIIOII
Revidge Allotiiienib As%u¢iatioii
Sabr aiid Shiikr CIC,
Slir2illa Ciri)up
Sister 4 Sislcr
St ￿(lIV￿rdS Cl)Ul'Lh Flall Play <iiid Stay, Dai'wLn
St CJc()rLTes Mill Flill 8LI)tIl
St JuinLS Ashgi'i)VL Cominiiiiily SpaLL. r)Ji'lVLII
Tulk Lliangc4
ThL CoiiiLI)(Icr4 R()xiiig
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ThLir SIoiiLS
Uki'ainian I lub 13r(ihn)a
Wi)mLlI WLII-BciiigJ Cliampioiis
Spark Reeovery Collaborative- Communily As5et8 Fund
Working iviih (lie C.dliLO CFruui), Early BrL'dk. IMO. Il¢d Ilose kccoveiy, Ktsulb Cominuiiity, THOMAS and
oiher%, uur C.'()IniMuniiies Teciin n11)1lclbJ¥% ili¢ Cuiniiiunily Ab%els FuiiLI uii behall. ol. IlTre Sp&irk R¢¢i)v¢iy
Cu1141borHIivL lu IiL'lp IliL r¢.r.nvcty c(ImmLllllty tu play a liibdriiiigful rulL wiiliiii vur cuininiiiiitiLb. Tliis is part ol-
(Trur As.%ct Rascd c.omniiiiiiiy neveli)pmcni tkppri)aLh 10 involvinLI Cl)InmutiiliL% in Ilicii. owii ti'&nsloriiiarion.
t)urinb tlIL yeai. we disti'il)iircd £J1,1140 k'ia thc Community AsSClb Fund on bLhall' ol. Ihe Spcirk Rccavcry
Collabordiive (o ilic fullowiii8 16 bJi-uup.% and orgaiiisation&'.
Ai'ise RLStni'alion C.'ciiirc
Cui)vnuniiy Kitclicti
(.'otr l.ife
t)Lll'wLn Pi'idL
LdJlLashirc Coiiiinuiiity &ILII)Lrs
IIL C'oJiiicLtiuJi
VILd ROSL ReLOVLry
SLLrL't Si11l1<l CIC
%tsiis of Ai)yicty
ThL Billy Pi'i)jCLI
Willows Ludxe Aiixliii&F C'.lub
Wol'd, Powei., C'.ollLLIIVL
lurL blLIILrdlly ivi W()I'k LILI'()¥.% IIIL .Spdrk R¥L()vLry ('.ollaboidlivL <iiid IliL ividLr Luiniiiijiiiiy tu hLIp PLupIL 111
I'ctyuvcry li'utn alLoliol or 511bsiilllLL 11)ISUSL lo bcLumL ilLIIvL Lll lh¥ W￿de1. Loiiiiniiiiily. vuluiitLLriiig, joiiiiiig
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Th¥ Si)ark RcL()VLry (.'ollJlii)IdtivL dnd Conimunity CVS i£ik¢s <lJi abb¢t-b￿scd Loininuiiily dL VilopniLiil
dpprnacli tn liLlp IIIL individiiJl'% rLLOVCry jl?IirnLy aiid we wi)rk LlusLly wilh ihe Ri)i)Is Caillinuiiity Ii) IL)111 diid
c(InncLI pe()ple in iec()VLry 111 Ihc ividci. L(?miiiuniiy.
Inl'aiit Feedi112 Conimunlty Gra￿t$
Woi'kiiig witli thc C.OllllLiI'5 1.ainily I Iiib ILani%, ("VS IILI(I dn iiildnt ILL(ling Lumiiiuniiy gFraiit% pi)1 to hLlI) IDLdl
ivil .%ociety &yruupb to proinolL infcll)I (Lcdiiig to nioihei'% withiii Flwl). l)uriiib ilie yedr we di%iribiileLI 4 byi-tiiils 10
Ili¢ lollowiiig Org￿lS￿lI0]IS..
Cai'itas Sdlford loi. theii. Mill-yval¥ i)i'oiecl iii l.iitl¢ I IdlW(M)d
Sabr and Shukr CIC
Siiowdrop Duula
The Billy PrujeLI
l)aT'wen fi #lls
Workin&? willi Able UK Illackhuni and c.arc Ni LllV(Tri'k, Qninmiii)iiy C'V% liavc becn i)ilotlll¥5 Iiciivily in Diinvcn
wiilJ Ilic inieiitl01Tr 01. iidiiciiig Il)¢ iiumbLr ot. oldcr pLoplc havinLT 10 Vl%lt Ihc Accident and r,mLI'gellcy
DLP<ll'tinLnt &t Ea%t Laiica.sliiic NI-IS Hubpiials Ti'ii.41. ()Iii' rolc WLl% lu mi¢ iiaLJe a %mall LJranl% pot, Ivliich
dibli'il?utid i() tIiL fullowiiig lJarwLli sFroup%'.
dt'w¢ii Rulary Club
URC Bvwliiig (iroui)
Whttchall B(Iwling ('.IiJh
BU.SINTr:s5'fR,AININCI C￿'￿'1.￿F.
Bu05t Lancllshire: Flyin2 Start BuslnLYS .,Idvic¢
l-.I'oin O¢tobLI- 2021 10 lJlÈirLlI 21I2.S, uiii. liv() (Illtililiud l)11.%lllLS5 iidvibiii% dLIivLfLd bii.4lllLbS advic￿ P(iri ol-
Buosl 1.
WL pri)vidLd hu.%iiicss adviLL lo 113 cliciit%,
who compriscd Iiidividiiic 1% cxploringT neiv hiisincs4 idcas ISX prL %iari advicc uiid NIlPPL)i'il- <ind, to bii.4111L%% slciri
111)s to bii%inLsSLb in Iheii. LUI.Iy yL4ir% waiitinLJ ro grow an(1 LYpall(I thttir bii4inc.%N 155 e¥i%rinL biisinL4Si%
prnvidLd ivitli bii%inL.%.% adviLL iili(I supi)oi-11. Bu%inL%%C
eiilLI-i?ribes ali(1 spajiiied SLVLr41 bL¥lurs
tbpeiially lieiilili. th¢ creaiiVL iiidusli-iL% djid 1naiiiil￿LIlirlng. Tlit
In￿lI01'l1Y vl. LlieJilN WLfL based iii Bl(ILkbuni wilh Danveii, Biiriilty. l-lyndbiirii aiid PLiidlL. In ILrin% ul-oiilLuinL%.
IVL hcli)Ld Ilic busiJic%sLS ab lollvws..
l-() LrLalc 14 IIL w jL)l)% aiid %dlLgudrd l LXl%(iii¥ job;
9 nLW biisiJiLSSL% il'Lfc bupiinrtc(I lo laiincli an(1 Nidri Iriidinb,.
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LxisliJiLJ carly bl<igL Iblari Upb) rLportcd inbro4sL(I rLVLliUL% lullowinby %uppurl:
Lxi%tiiits businc.sscs ivcre suppurtcd to..
lThpr()VL IhLlI' pr(>diiLlivily.' 2 bu.siiicsscs
Inlroducc nLW IinpfuvLd pJ'uducl% or scrviLLs.' I I bu.SlllL%tsL.
ddopt iicw to tliL fii'iii ILLliiiulugic8 or piDcis%cs.' 8 bubinesbLs
Bontcami) 5kllls.' Asplrlng l.eadcrs in Health .Siicial Carl
r)ui-iiig 2024-2Q2fj, wc dLlivcrcd oiir l O weck Boi)ILaiiip Skills Ir<liliinb probFrkli￿1ne lur Aspirinb l.eiid¢r4 i
Plcaltli aiid .%(ILiiil CaTe la (J5 pcoplc. which coii)prised 56 co-ti]ndcd placcs lor Lll)pli)yeL4 015tiiall to nicdiiim
Sali%uardlnx Mi'ntal Health Tralnlng
WL IdLiliidtLd Ir￿lIllI1]b se%hlOII% OJI bafLgudrdin8 aiid Ineiilal healili Irditiiiig fur 104 ILiiniers Ironi 82
urgjanisuliuiis.
Trainin&1 for VuluntL'ers Volunteer
1.%.4iolls 10 322 p¢vplL Iruiii dLI'()ss IliL VCI--SF. SLcloi- iii BldLkburii witli l)arwLn and PrLbluii.
Wiiliiti 131£iLkbui'ii Iviili D<llWLlI (41 .¥cs%ions 10 124 PLopILI
(iLIlLric Irilllllllb foi. vuluiitLLI-%. 20 SLN.41011% to 55 pcoplL.
-Fi'aiiiiii¥ liiikLd 10 IhL Qiia12Ly Mark.. 12 %c.s%ion% to 17 PLOI)IL.
Wiihin I'rLS(on131) %LSSlllli.% ta 1 ¥8 pci)plLI
JtyIiLric Ir¢iiiiing lui vvluiiiLLr%.' 12 %¥%blOllb 10 ?0 PiuylL.
bcspokc ti'ainiiig tor voluiitLLrs'. 3 sL&5iuns for 49 PL()pIL'.
.%icp ii)to Voliiniccriiib.. 2 sc%.%inn.% 10 g PLiipIL.
TrdiniiigF Ivr vulunlLLf S￿nd¥¢r1>'. 5 &Lssi011s lu 45 pLuplL.
Training linked 10 Ihc l?Ildlity Mtirk.. I S 11) 41 pciiplL'.
I'ublLC Traiiiing.. 2 .%c%%ion.% to pLI)i)lL.
The total numbei. of people bLlng troiTied
'Iii'ou¥liuut Ilie y¢Lir, Iv¢ d¢livLrLd over 120 Ir<iiJiillg ses5iOii% to 603 pL'tsplL, Ihe vast mk)jorily uf ivhoin ivere
sldll. vr vuliLnlLLr% fi-uni Livil %oLILly i)rg>Ji)Ib¢iliuiis.
Pillar fnur.. Vnlunteering - creiirinbF iiii Ll'lcclivc voluiitcer LCI)-%y%ILII) Iu 511ppuri oiir caiiiiiiiiiiiii¢%.
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STIL4TEC.IC DEVEL()PMENT OF V()LUryTEERI)TG
Iii July 2024, wc ivcrc 11()iilicd thill we arc l ul. 12 1)drliiLTs1iip.b iialii)iiully lo l)c suLLcsblul iii dLvLI(?i?ilig il
Voluntecrillg l()i- Healih pi'OgTraniii)e loi. LaiiLisliiic aiid Si)Iitli C.Iiml)ricl. Cei)tral L￿￿lICa.￿hi1.￿ -l-eaLliiiiu FIn￿pital5
Ti'ubi Charily 1% thc Icad l?ody wilh thc Voliintcei'.g C.cnli'e.% aci'o.%li L#nca8hirL and C'.uThhria explf)rin&T Wdy4 10
crnbcd voluiitLei'ing bcst prdLtILe ivitliin uur .%y￿tC7￿S to prO￿OLC IiLaltli lid wcll-bcing ill IIIL l(Jcal pluLe Icvcl
all'obs tlie .4y%lLin. Spriiib Norili are pliiyiiig d %iipporlive rule. FrE)m July 2024 to MiifLlI 2025 we ei)iered a
develupi)Ictil i?hd%e to ILI ui) Ihe progiJintne 4111d our developmctit i?l<in wa% lorni-llly %igiiLd oif iii IMarLh 202$
rLddy fi)r a 01st April 2025 51£irt.
Wc plan tn dcvelop nd rnll (iiir a con.%isteni 4qpprnach lo pr()mntinb. Iccniilinb, Irci111ing and SLippaitii)
voliintccr IiLultli champion.% itLI'I)S5 thL IntebFlilled hL&lil) systLm and li) prnvidc (iualily valiilllLLr inlidNlriiLtui'
upport to voluiitccr invulvingj {)I'LFa1I15JtiLii)s IlTral iibL v()luiitCLr% within Ihc ii)iegr4lLd hLdlih systcm. 'I'his iniiidlL
ainis to Lnil?cd vuluntLLriiig withiii our lic￿1]lh and sucial iai'L .%y4tcm Jii(l %ui)port vr.F.%F. diid pul?IIL %LLior
orbNcllii.satj()ii￿ iiiorL widLly 10 use IliL i?ower L>f voluiilL¢riiig lo laLklL Ilic soLial (Ictcrmiiixnls ol. lieiilili aiiil
wbll-b¢iiib.
PROMO'I'ION AND VOIC.F. nr vni.IJNTEERINC.
We lirinly bLIiLVC that vuluiiiLLrings %hoiil(I l)e a Vil£il i?Jrt al. cvLI'yutlL'% life. botli cllriLI)i1lg y()ILr uwn litc an(1
iitt¢(I 10 LoiilributL 10 Ils h¢alili diid viialily .50 Ilidl Ilie Luiniiiui)ily L￿n tqudlly reaLli il% puteiilidl.
COilliMUNITY VUI,UNTfi.r.R AWARDS 2024
niir C.()niiiiunity Vi)IiintLLI' IKwiird.%, whicli WL Pllt i)tl 111 P£ll'liTrLrsliip with Ilie IuLcil aiithai'ity tind 22 %poiTr%()1s,
Lontiniic ta LF(I Iri)ni .%trci)bJth i() %li'EiibJili. W¢ rLLLivLII OVLf OllL' Il)oii%and noiiiinali()Ti% Iroin re%idents and
organibLiiions Blllckbiirn willi Dai'wcn l()i- IIIL 211 Jivard.%.
l-liv iviiiiiLrs for 2024 arL' lullow%'.-
HeAlth #nd Well Ileinx Aw#rd
Individu￿11 %aliil U.%in1L II
(iroiLP - Hlackl)urii Foii(Ibaiik
EnviYoDmeiit A ward
Iii(lividiidl Wayne Dixuii
CyTOLlP - Liirlty PoiiiIibJ Lliib
C￿r￿s￿r￿01¥ Community Aition Awgrd
Cil'OUP -'I'hL R()i)i.% ( i)Ininunity
Prn.spLritv, Lcarninx and biijplovment Award
Gi'niip - Ol'lIoi¢ Il Nnrili NVe%r
Youiig PeTrple's Awai'd
Groiip ~ t31aLkburii willi I)d￿L￿ Yiiuili l)drls ALddLtny
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Culture. Le1511rc and Sporting ljife Award
CJroup - Mill Hill Evcjits Coiiiilllttee
Liiidsay Dunn Award Ilor $upportin2 people wlth etsniplex llceds)
Iiidivi(Iudl Mud2£ INdddl
(iroup Plioeiiix l.lub
Renee RlaLk Award Iliii- supportin% Lommunity cuhesionl
Ncilrndyllamix (.'l<.-
Communlty Invo)Ivcment AM'ard Good NL.Ik¥hbour Award
DdfwLlI C.'oinniuiiiiy Hvlp¥r.% ViLky Kelly
VvluntL'Lr of the Year Award I,ifetimL. AchieveTnellt Award
Richurd C.'ri)a.%(lalL Judiih HiiuLihti)n
CV%.%pLbciAI Award foi. ()ut.$t#ndin% .Strviee
C.liris SLddt)n.
ThHiiks oiij. 22 bPUIISL)I's Ibglowl. Wiili()ut IIiLiI' supporl WL Luulll noi piii oil thi.s impuriiiiii Lveni.
LIIVL L<iJiL<i%liii'c
Ilgc IIK Rl¢iLkbiim willi
BAM
E31iiLkbiirii C.ullegJ¢
Blackl)iirn Rovcr4 L()iiimiinily 'l-rust
Bl<ickl)urn Rovcr% FC
FlldLkburn willi DdlW¢ti 14urough CouLILiI
BldLkburn with D£irwcii Cdrcrs bctViLL
HlaLkbiii'n with fJL?nvcr IniLrllliili Fi)riim
Cliubb
Dtyat VillilgJL Nuiih Wc%t CIC
F.a%t Lai)casliit'L HIispicL
-aiiuJbliii-L TL'ILgiriiph
PM & M ALLUILlllaiit
NLwg)r()Iind ToLlCther
Ilvoin lo RLWllI'd
Sucz
The Calici) Cii'nup
TIIL Wish Cctiiil
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IJC'.() lJniliiig CuinrnunitlLS Orb%aiijsrltlOEI
VoiLC
WF.PA
GOOD PRACI'ICF. DE.VF.I.OPMENT
We ar¢ dcvelopiiig a pui'ilulio of different irdltiing prvvi&ion aiined at proinuliiJ¥ goud praLliL¥ for vuluiiteer% ur
volunietyi. In￿[1d￿Ter￿V0lUJItcel. iiivulving ui'gallisdllollb. EdLh bL&.%ioii iiurinally lakcs about 3 /2 hoiirs.
T)iiYiiib? thc ycllr. tli1% illv(Ilved thc ti)IIIiwi11g'.
Bespoke VoluntLer Training: Ivliicli ib Lu%lomi£gd 10 tlie iiLe(l% t)I' Ilie vuluiiiLcr.% iviiliin (I l)LirliLular
I)rbT￿l￿1sd1Itsn i)r group ol- lii'gl￿j]istl1￿Ul7% wliu work LIo%Lly to¥cthci.. Wb li£iVC dLIivLrLIl Ii'Eiiliiii¥ f()r
Gcneric vvluntLL'r truining: whiLlI 1% ifdiiiiiig Ivcused 01) helping ti) build Ihe coiifidttnLe Jiid %kills (If
v()IuiiiLLr%. helpiiiL (hLni lu undLI-s1&11(141)oiiL vuluiitL¢r rolLS. bt¢.
Ilecovery Siipport Volunteer 'l'rainlnLv'. wliiLli 1% Iilliniiig lor volunt¥Lrs wlio ar¥ %uppoiting pcoplL
who uii rcciivLriJ)x I'ivin alLI)liol ur sul?%lLItILe
.Stcp iiito VnluntLeYiii£: <ili inirndiictory basic .%cssioii liir potLniidl voliinrccr% tn ledm al?niit
voluntCCl-IllbT dll(I Ilic bLiiclIl% 11 Lan briRgN to l)clp you acliicvL yuur gi)al.%.
Tru¥tee Tr#inin¥: nLwly LrLalLd this ycat"
li is aiiiied at l?oth iicw Iiiistccts lo prLP1c rc thcm lor thcii.
nciv rnlc or cxi.siing tru%tcLs
whn might jllsl WLinl Li rLIIL%lILI- ur wdiit lu slidrL tlicii. IL&irniiig aiid
Qu¥41iiy iTrlJrk Trailling: tliis iiivnlvc.% 3 5LS5i0118 nd si1c¢c.￿.¥tLll L()niplcli(In (Il. Ilic tra111111bi aiid thc
work linkcd to the Irainiiigi Ivill Icad tn thL orgJani7tilion rcLcivinL qiialiry ni#i'k Lil'titlLLltii)n.
VnluiitLL'r ￿1*￿#%Lr¥ Trahiiiiik: Ihib 1% Ilic 2iid ot. Il)u 3 Qiiality M&21'k I'r¢iiniiib. biii is rclLviini ro
PRES'I'ON VOLUNTEEKS
2024-20?5 W<lb the fir%i full yetir i)l- Presti)ti Vi)liinieLr.s, Ilie ii¢w VL)lutitter Clnli-c babLd iii Pitsloii Ilial
Ci)liiiillllllly CVS1111s SL1 lip. Iliiriiig IIIL yeiif WL hclVL dL11￿Lrl.d IliL lolli)wiIig.'
Voice of VvliintLering: eii¥dgiiig willi voluntccr% aiid vi)luiilLLr itivolving i)rg£iiii%aiiuiiN ai 1.35 LvLiilb
tl)J'oubliuui Ilic year, listeiiiiig 10 Ilie voic¢ ol. vuluiitL¢l'5 aEiII v(>liiniLLr involvinbi Ulg<iiiisaliuiis 115 WLII
Crood PrActlLL. DevelopmL'lIt- (I I i)LuiIIL rL&gJuldrly dllLiidiiig I'ii.%toii Volu11tLLI'% I,'uruiii, IvliiLli mLCts
011 J q[l￿IrterIY Is. Delivere(134 %e%si011s 11) 144 peoi)l¢ vulutii¢ei-iiig g)yi)d i)IdLIiLL ivlieihei- lor
Pruniotiiiki and Ci'L'llting VoltintecrinL OppnrtuniilL'%: 476 voluiitccr opportuniliLS priinintcd uii
Vvluiitettr Plu% L)11 l)¢liLilf uf Vuluiil¢ei Iiivolviiis Orgatii.%uliunb. lJromulLLI I'rL%loi) Cuii)Inunily l.uiid
and IiLIpLd 4.3 VCbSE urgJiii.Sdliviis ti) 4ub111LI iippliculions worili L2814,000 Ilidi would buvst Jiid
VoluntLCI' BrokLra2c: fi¢)4 Prebli)n i¥%iilenis re¥isl¥i'ed on Vvluiii¢¥r l)Iub 411(l atyLttSSLllbN SUI)l)uIt Io
pur%iiL vuliintLirin¥ oppuriiiiiiliLs. DLIivLfiiigJ iVLLkly vi)luiilLLr 'ilrop 1115 Ii'uni l-IlLbd4y 10 Thiii'bilJy
%uppi)rlcd to Iiiid valunteLr%.
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Trustees, Report
Feedba¢k
on
the
Volunteèrs Quality Mark
Valuing
"Thank you all so much for your
incredible support. Without the
training and the funding that helped
us build our capacity and put the
right processes in place, we
wouldn't be where we are now with
our volunteer programme."
Successful Organisalion
Valuing Volunteers Quality Mark
CHIP IN PARTNF.R.SHIP
l.Ld by Ilic FlurLaii CLiilii lor thc iKI'l%, %iipi)Ql'tLIl by Ihc l()ciil Uuiharity, wilh LnmmLinity C"VS Lniployiiig Ihc
LufL" ILaIii iiiid cu-Iir(lin(Itiiis thc woyk ol. tliL P£ll'lllLI'%liip. thL t3wD Chii? In l)arlncJ3hip ivas OliL 01. 19
i)artnLI'bliipb li<Trliuiially i)ilotiiig? ¥ Vului)ILLriiiu Futurc% i?r()&JrainniL. Our prusFI-dlliinC foLu%e% un tncntoriii¥
yuuiigi dduli% dgeil 16 lu 30 yecif.4 1)Id lo voluiiiLei' wiiliiii Ilie ai-l.% & iuliuie, h¢i'iiagL. *pofib & lh¢ ¥llviJ'vJiineiit.
Wc (IL,IIvLrid 11 willi 19 p4riiiLI'S dLfubb IIIL LfLdlivL and bivil SOLILty bLLlurs. WL wcrL Ihe ojily P£irtiicrsliip ii)
The EvJludtor.
A .siiiiinidi'y of IhLir ￿￿17dlng,s 15 iii¢ludc(I bLIow'.

BIIiLkhurn with Darwen Council I'or Voluntary Service
Trustees, Report
Th•
artnership project lor young people
8ed 16-30. Chip in is a partnership of
he Bureau Centre of the Arts,
ommunlly CVS, 81atkburn with Darw
orough Council and the creative secto
Evaluator
Iq•h•f I￿¥￿￿P¥￿Iltsy
Osltlon the
re
hitlt I9•1sllk•.
'm on th•lr
•v•l. I'v¢
een Inth•lr atlhatpolnt lThthg11
l•,whereth¢y ar•soill¥throv8h
330
Volunteers
R•¢ruited
Th•r•w•T•19dellvmt
pJrtn•rs- provldln
opportunltlu In iport¥.
heritag•, 4rt•. ¢offlmunlty
v.andot•MI
v•kntsWQ¢￿t•
, 61% ot volunteers were Irom the
most dopriyed ayeos In the UK
Chlp In Improve$ wellbeln8J on
- average peopl¥ had a 4 point bump
In wellbein8.
m•1* ¥oluTtt••rK
31Wo ol volunteer•
knad three or m¢r•
Intersectlonallty
bwriers
think I'm belter at socia1151n8. You
know from when I left Uni in 2019 and
Ihen obviously COVID happened. so I
dldn't really 50cia115e with afiyonpi $0
lust didn't really hav¢ that 5klll anymore.
So yeah. I think being able to talk lo
p•ople agaln"
Voluftt4•rQuote
•re Whlt• and
2Vfr were Irom the
lobal Majorlty.
89% ot ¥olunt**r$ learned now
100% improved Ih¢lr conflden¢•
94% felt othef5 would benefit from
mentoring
'Volunteering glve5 you new skllls lo
mentlon in Cvs and cover letters so
there's a higher chance of rompany,
accepting your hpplicatiorts,.
Voluntaqr Qu•t•
In t)LLLnibLr 2024, Hlackburn with DiinYL'n CniinLil sccurcd a placc partllLI'Ehip ¥r1¢ nt 01. £7C?O,IlUlI ti'oni Ihc Arts
('hip in Pai'tnLI'.41iip and devcli)Iiiii¥ ilb ai)proaili Iu iiiLlltorin& lind volutitCLtinuI uvLI' Ihc iiLxf Iwii yL￿11.5
{2025-2U27)
Fb'fuRF. DEVELOPMI ENTS
Pillar One.. Leadership And Aili'ocucy - LiiahlinLT cliaiiLFC lar thL Ihinbws Iliat in4illLr lo ()Iii' coiiimuiiitiLs
Wi)J'kii)LT iviili IliL VCFSE SeLtor dild piibliL sLcior P￿rInLr5 IL) estkiblisli Blackbiirn wlth l>llrwLin
CnmTllUnity Network <i& tlity voiLL ul- VCI".SF.. SLcLui- to ILdd aiid iidvoL¢ilc loi- LliciilBNL uii IIIL Iliiiigs Ihiil
maitcr to our L(IIiiiiiuiiiliL￿ tiiid Lsuihli.%li action groups, foruins neiw(Irks ro biiild Ihc
miityli Ynorc. Fui" LX£inii?Ic, by
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Trustees, Report
AdvDLdliiig foi. ciiid CliJmpioniiibJ Ilic Lreatioii of a civil boLiety covcnunl within Blackburn with
l)drivLll
Lcdding ilie bldie ol. Ilie .%ector re.searLh aLr()tss BWD lttdding tlie Loininuiiiry iiibi¥l)I work into
Ino%t dcprivcd nLi¥liboiirliD(Ids.
leading cullab()raiiiin% to attract invc%tment and rcsoui'ccs to impleincnt Ilie prioi'itics identified within
Ih¥ 6P VC'FSE,Straiegy fur ElldLkburii Iviili l)anv¢n
Working thi'oiibil) l.ACVS tn engll£e stakeh(Ilders at thL. Lancu5hir¢ level to dcveloi). rcfrebh and
delivei. tlic VC.FSF, Tri l#nlfe%tn lor l.8ncll%hii'e ILdding Lli£inuFL dt IIIL %ub-regioiial Icvcl. Providing
.SUPPOl-I lu iiilroduc¢d noiv prograinine.% al iITrL .%uI? rL&Tjoiial ILvcl dnd Lr¢ating iiew slruLlurcs t
itllcrf￿ty¢ ivith IliL LanLusliirc Coiinty CDmbincd Auth(IriiylSII'dlLLYIL Auth()rily. Illl OIIiiL lui d)L
PoliLL iliid Cj'iiiic C.i)nimistsionLI' tiiid uihLI- L&iiicd8liir¢ widL bodiLs bULIi Iht UnivLI-4ily of
Lanc.a.%liirc, eic. t)Iir111LF 2025-2026, wc pliin io..
Exploii thl pul¢iilicLI Li-ealioii ol. a L411casliire Civil SuLieiy Budrd dnd the poleiiiicTrl li)r crcating I
L£lt]LLisliiJ-L ￿'1￿L Livil SuLiLly C0vLIl￿iEiL.
13icl to hL d i)iloi :Ii'La lai. Ilic You DCLIIIL (Ffdni progrdl)IinL (ILru%% Laiiiasliii'e
Li)Il<ibi)rÉltc with FIL and rc%L1< fLh Instlliili()1is lo iiiii?rnvo nur iindLThian(linki {)I' IhL tliing.% thal Indtlbr 10
oui. cotniniinities.
Wi)i-kiiiu to 8111?pi)I'l IIIL wiirk ol. thL LaiiL4¥liire and ,%outh Cumbri# vcr.SE Alliaiice i?I'ovidc Ilic
iiilci'tdLL bL'Lwcen tIiL VC.'FSI,' SLCtor cind tlie intcbiratcd hcL2ltli %y8tcm, whiLh opci'%LILS ticroy%
I.*illLa%hirL iiiiil .%(Iiiih ('uiiibi'ia. ljui'iti& 20?5_?026. WL. plaii tu..
l.ciid Ntatc ol. tl)C .SLcini' r¢searLlI 10 bLtrei' Iindcr.%laiid Ihc iiced.s 1)i- IIIL %LLIOI- &ILI-l)%% LdnLa%liirc Jnd
Work ivith VoluiitLLriii¥ lor Ilcalili pxrlnLrs lo cs14ibli.sli vi5i01IS diiil Sli'<llLyFiL& lui voluiilecri&ibJ Lr()SS
Wiirk iviili l.AC.V.% i)Lirlner% li) d(Ivi)LLIIL fi)r InurL resuui'Le% lo %upporl VCFSE groups lo iiiiprok'L th¢
Woi'kiiigF willi Volunt#Yy Sector Ntsrth West Ii-LLFIUlliillyl aiid NAVC,I liidtll)Ildllyl Iv i](IvuLdlL lur
tllLlVLtIlLI?I pil￿111￿￿ lui- pusilivL LIILillbJL loi. our Li)IniniiiiitiLs aiid ltsr Liwil SULiLly. TIIL Coiiiiiiuiiity
CVS sils uii IIIL boJrd% li)I' VSNW iiid NA VCA. nurin¥ 20?5~2026, IVL pldii 11)..
Wurlcing witli VSNW iiiid Li)Ildl?ur£iiiiig w'itli local iiil14blltJbliiie i)<ll-Iiier.4 dLro%.s IIIL Nortli We&1 all(1
Woi'k willi NAVC"A, its mcJnbeiB aii(l New Pliilanihi'opy ( Ilpltdl t() dLvcIIip dnd pil(11 d llLW IIIIPdcI
framcwork Ivi intt<i4lriiLture budic%.
Wui.k witli i)dl'tiiLr% <lt IhL rLuJioiial iidtlOll£21 Icvcls to improvL thL qildlity of d£tl£l diiil evidcnce WL
hdVL 4V<iiI￿1b1L ()n thL .%LLior aiid il% ci)ntriburi011%.
PillAr Two: Collaburxtluns PArtnerships
WL lacc.
N¢,twi)rk IJL'VLIoplliL'nt 2nd Groivth
LiJikLd lo BIALkburn with DanvL'n Conimunity Network atidJ(Jr supi)uriLd by CVS duriiig 2025-21)26, wr
Iictivoi'k% iji V£2rioiis slasTeb ot'dcvelopniciit ale..
PenplL'
i%kibilitic% NciwiJrk
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Ti'usteLs' Report
M¢Ji's Ni clwork
WoinLlI'b Netwoi'k
Prosperity
LVS Bu%inc5s Network
RLsiIiLiice N¢iivork
Planet
C'limdte Actii)ii Nclwi)rk
ConnLLILd Cot711nLiiiilieS Nctivurk
IntLrfdltli Fuiuin
P#i'tiLipAtiun
Digital liiLIusiun Nctw(Tri.k
VDliiiitCLring Partiicr%hiii
Place
l)arivLii.' scl lip Ilic l)anvLI) ('.oiiiiiiuiiity Fonim aiid cxplarc h()Ml l() rall out Ihc dcvelopniLiir to
t41ackbuiii l..a.%1, 141ackbuni Wc%t aiid BliiLkbui'n Noi-tl)
l Li&Fhbourliuo(I Cuiniiiiiiiily ALtiun
P#rliier¥liip DLIVLloi)mLnt
VC.FSE P*rtnLrship .StruLturi'$.' lo dLvLlui) diid dLLlJLlI our Lulldbui'&liuii% aiid i)dJ'liiLrsliips w()rkiiisT WIIII
BWD Cviniiiuiiily NLlivurk. L.ACVS. LdllL4s1I11'e %i)Iiili (.'uiiibi'iil V('I.-SE Alliaii¥L, VSNW Jiid NAVC'I
Cliiii¥lte ClIAngL cuin1￿ul11LY aiid Ihc l.'lilliAte ALtion NLltwiirk: working> with IliL cliiiiatc chdnb)L ¢01lllllllllily
J¢i'L).%5 IhL i?ubli¢. Li)tnmLrLliil and VCI.'Sl.' Scct()rs ￿}lid ui'catlllLJ a ¥limaLc (iLtioii nctivui'k 10 take li)I'ivard
I'ecommcii(latii)ns Ii'oill Ilic PLupIL b Jiiry L)ii ('liiiidlL (.'IidllbJL. Wc will luuk to wideii <iwdrcsic%s, cduLaiinn Jnd
Isler￿LY dLfosb our Lummiiiiiiie.b.
PartllL Yyhip5 Wlth GPS, tlie INFI%, eduLalioii aiid social cAre
Bi)wel C.A ThcLI- SLfL'ining Pi'(Ig¥rdmiiiL He&ltli Proiiiotion Colluboi'lltlvn.. wiirkiiib willi BlaLki)tsol Nl IS
TL*iLhiiiL Fouiiil<iliUiI Triisl, locJl CTP¥, uiiiversilie% ￿ind oili¢r.4 lo dLIivLf ¢dll Ivr a kil LIiiiiL% all(1 voluIitLLr
hc&ilil) proniolioii <lLliVlty aLI'i)s% LclllLlf sliirc Iu ii)Ll'LtlSC aw￿rLI1l￿￿ Jnd kil LuinplLliuns ainoiiLNsl Icirgbtcd
ro raise aivill'cness nf thc bowLI canccr scrLcniiig progiramiiie c111d itlLfcic SC I'e.%punsL r.2fw% tnr kit c()illplcli()ns.
Helllth ConditiOll¥: IVL will i¥pII)l-L uppoI'luiiitlL% lu dcvilop cuiniiiuiiity %uluiioiib tv 4uI)port IL.%idLnlS Wlth a
wicle Vdricty i)f hLalili L(Indiiii)ii%. Lxaiiii)IL, wurkiiib5 Wlth Spi'iiik Noi-lli oil CdJiLcr Aiiihdf.%ador l-liibts ui.
working iviih PciffillLfb i)11 Luiidiiions SULli J.% C.OIJD. dLiIILII liy¥i¢iie. IiLiiliy. Ivod & hciililiy edtinbT, Inei)'s lit￿1111,
phySlLuI tlLllVily, bcrLavcniLni & SUiLidL Pl'LVL'nii()ii, LIL.

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Tru5tees' Report
SpLLial Ei ducationgl Ni Ledy Aiidlor Dl4iihllitics. Ivc will w()rk iviili Lliildi-Lii, younb peoplL diid Idiiiili¢b, IIIL
Ii)cdl aiiih()i-ily, luL&il .%ch()c)l% lliid ci)IILgTcs, IhL hLJlih %y%lLm ￿1nd tliL vc.f8F. 8LLltJi' l() inipruvc Ilic livc% ol.
cliildrcn and young pLoplc with SpcciÉi1 f.dii¢atioiial Necds Aiidloi. Di%2L l)Ilitic8. Wc will huild iipoii oiir lonb
hi%loiy of dclivcrinb SLNDIASS and its i)rcdecc%sor pi'ogi'ammes and look to co-(Irdinatc partnLrsliip
appi"uaches to Inccl othcr ideniified needs Iucdlly.
Spai'k Reci)very Collgborative: workiilg iviih pei)ple iii reL()very trom alLuIiL)I vi subbldllLe &nibus¢, tli¢ lgcdl
uthi)rity. Sp£irk RLLUVLiy C.ulltiburLilive piirlners, and wider pdrliieT% wiiliiii Ilie V('.I-'SF 8LLiur, publiL beLior
iiid LuiiiillLI'cial scctors to build LuinEllLllllly asscis to Illcikc Ilic rcLI)vcry Lvmmunily iii)d ividttr ¢oiiiiiiuiiily IiiL>I'C
coniniunilie.%.
Plllar Thret: C.apllcity ljuildin2) DL￿VL1up￿ellt 'l'rdiniiig buildiTlg thL' e#pabllitlcs of individu21s,
or%4nlsatlon¥ Li)NiniunitiE% to ILad Chun￿<.
Capacity Buildin% and Cominutblty Developnicnt
WhcihLr it 5.% LuininuMItiLS of pld¥L oi. LUllllTIILllItIC8 ol. Idciitity. intircst diidioi. cirLuinstallLes wc nccd lo hclp
p￿?117W1lyb Éind %oliilioii% Ilial ineLi Iligii- Iic¢d& aiid JspirLiliÉ)n.%. Wc will ivui-k willi P4ll-lJiei-s. to dLvelop iiLW
ippr()iiLhcs 10 des'L'l¢)piii¥, m(Jhili%ill£ *nil (ii'¥FJi rii%in¥ L()fflmunilie5 Ivli¢ilityi' Élib.s¢ fL gtrLogriipI)ILcilly bi1SLd
liai'c thLir livLd CXPLriellcc and .%iippi)rt caLlI othLr .%ucli d% tlTrc rccavcry ci)mmiinily li'om (iILuhi)I i)r %ub%laiicc
Inisu.%c. mLntal hLalth I'ccovci'y Lomtnuiiity. PLopIL Wlth LxpLficiiLL ol. IliL Lriinin£il jii.%llLL %y%ILm. ISIL h(?IllLILSS.
VILtinis 01. i)LlPCtiator% ot doi)ILs1iL dbu&L, Vctcrans. tlic a%yliiin Scukcr cind rclubFcL LurnmLinity, i)coplc ivitli
C.nnimunity Cpr#nls
aiid fundci's to widLI) IhL rtLiigL Ot LJriL nt% we can help IhLlI) iii.%iribiiic to thc VCFSL SLCtvr.
F.Lun()ElliC I)evelopinciit
I)LVLlupiii¥ i)ur tliiiikiiig arouiid IILW CLOTIOllllL InO(Icls that dcvclLlP IIiL rolL of Livil iULILty I Ilic %i)Lial
pruvision aLJiltiist Ihe 6P priui-iliL.%.
Oi'gAnisxlii)M¥l DevelTrpiiiLnt Pr#LtILal Support
DLvelupiiigJ iIIv wdys Lati pi"uvid¢ pjactical buppvrt Iv sllPPUIt organis81iTrnal developmLnt and Lvrowih
Ihruii&Th busiiic%% ddviLL. Lil<lLIIiii¥ Lind mLnli)I'iiig, ulTcriiig) siippoii Ilirviibli Loiiimuiiily acLuuiildtiLy, or IILIp
iy. Lvi I Iii iui lily
BUSINESS
FUNDAMENTALS
SKILLS FOR
ENIERPRISE
GROW7H
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Truining and WiJrklorcc DLIVLlopmcnt
Tlic c.vs Bu$Trne.ss Tr#lning Centre is naw 5 yLiirs ()Id. WL dSpiir li) bL IhL 'Bli) l(), purlii£i' lui- ILddei'%liip <ind
managenieiit tr4iiTriiibl tor the VCF SF,. 8ectoi' and sniall busiiiesscg aeross the scct()r% we %iipp()ri. Wc will
CiitiliiiiiL Iu LiLv¢lop uur birowiii&i rLpul&tiuii iii ILddLrsliip dnd inUil<i¥LincJit li-ltining
CbpLLiJIIy
I(ILU.%Ld (in skillinb pi)i)ulc1tinii utri'oups wliicli irL undci'_iepresciitcd in Icc1dei'sliip position.%.
FvLus un iiidiLsifi¢il .%eLtI)i% whLre tlie vcbsr Sector is btroEi&ly r¢pr¢seiiled
lie<ilili ecoiiomy.,
busiiicss luiidciinciil411s: LrL'rilivc iiidusiriLs.' LliniulL LliatigL ￿lId IIIL L'l)viJ'viiinbi)I,' cto.
I,-ULUb on flcxible dLliv¢ry iii bitcsizc Ll)unks dulivcriiig LILStonii4L be.4pokL Ii'ainiiiLJ dnil aLLrcditEd
uiiil.s frun) tli¢ raiigL of'qudlifibati()n% wc dLliv¢r uii bLlidifof C MI. NC.F b. diid I<SPFI.
dcvcl()ping our comTnLrLial Ii'aininbI ulTtyi' ¢iiid our tldllljllb provi41011 to supI)ort IliL dLlivcry of thc 6P
Pillar Fi)ur: Volunteerlng creLililigF an ¢ffcLIivL voliiiilLcr cLu-systcm lo sllPP()rl ()ur LointiiunitiLs.
Str#tL%iC DL'VL.lopini'iit i)t' Voluntcerin
Riiildinb srronLT vnliinicLriti&y iiilru%truLlur¢ L.1¢ IILa.%liii'e and ei)biiriiig Ihci-L is a vibraiit vnliiiitLei'
LCO~Sy.%tcm i IhL place ILVCI wiiliin FllaLkhiii'n witli l)LifwLlt and othLI' coiiimunitics wc sLI'vc. A kcy pari nf Iliis
1% tu dcvLlui) vi8ioii% tii)Il .%ir4icLFic% lur vi)luiitLLI'iiig at thc i)IdLL ILVLI. WL ivill ILad on dcvclopingy a %liiili(I
pILltlorin lor v(IluntcLriiig dnd tsiipp(¥ri til tIIL I'("I,'%b. %LLIui- aLI'05% LdiiLabliirL dnd Suuth Cuiiibi'id. Withiii tliosc
vi%ioii.% aiid ￿l[￿IlL￿1LS lo LuiiliiiuL lo advuL¢llL lor tlie u%e vi)lunittriiig %Ltti)PlllbJ_.sIoiiL iowar(l% einploynieiil
tiii'mN i)l-di.%cidvÉ7niaLie Iii dcvcli)i? Ihcii. ¢i)l)tidcncL, %kill8 aiid Lipbricncc lu iniprovc thL'ii' life opp()rtiinitics.
Promotion nf ￿ni1 Voicc nf VuluntLI'rin
Dui'iiiLp IIIL lonli¢oiniiis yLdr, WL will bc cilbTuLyiii&i wi<lcly willi vi)liiiilcLrli, viilunlLLI' InanLigLI-& diid vvliiiitLLI'
iiivL)IvIi)g￿ oi'&iani8atii)i)s to dcvLloi) rhL Vl%lOlI ai)d %li'LItL&7iL$ ti)I' v()lui)ieLfillbF wirl) r.ommunity C.'V8 hLiiig thc
Ciiniinuiiiiy C'.V8 LO-oKdiiiaic oil bLliiill- 17t tliL IoLal allLI)i)riiy, VQ'.I,'%E SLLtur Jiid uui spoii%ors. Dui'iiigT IhL yLdr,
we ivill bL IiioviJi¥ IIIL awards tlwciy fri)In ils IiuinL Ji Kiii¥ Cieorge's Fl<ill Iwliil%l t'¢slVI'aliuii Wlirk is LLiiiipILtedl
aiid ivill bL l11uviiig lo Ewoo(I Park. WL <ll'C also tnuviiig ouj. iiivar(1s li) Linbi"
wliiknli WL
al'e u.4iii¥ lu liigylilib7lil LvcryihiiiL Iliut Ili¥ VCFSF. SLLlI)r d()L'%.
Cy()i)d Pr#LtiiL. DLVLlupnient
Ci)iitiiiiie IIIL dLVLI(IpinLiii i)I' l()Ldl vi)liintLer qufility gtandlli'd%, giiiid prdLtILe guides, voluiiteer manAgei'
trAining prDkJi'amines, ti'aiNinL priigraiiiinty for trusteL'b aii(I v#rii)US Lhampion ri>lL5 and i)IIILI- fLSOUI'CL5 fo
Inii)rnvL IhL quality at voluiiic¢r cxpcriLnce.% dnd ri)Iliiig) thcm 0111 In niDrL arca.% aLr()%s l.JnLdtshirL.
CrLatifin Priim(Itiiin nl ViJluNtLLriiig UppiTri'tunities
To wLii'k will) pdrlncrs. to Cl'CJlL IILW voliiiiiecr 01)poriutiiiiL% Iliat nieLI II)Ccil IiLLd%. P'ni. LX<iiiipIL, PLI%1 <iiid
ciinriit CX<il)Ipl¢4. we Lll'L working iiriih Hwl) Chip in l)Jrlncrshii) to ci'ecltL voluiilLLring flpi)oriiiniiiL% l()i- yuiinb
pcuplc (111(l oll abTLS Ivltliiii tIiL ill'lb, ciiltutf <ind crcallVL illdu&ifiLb or woi'king witli Ilie Siiark RLC()VLry
Lolldborativc lu LrLdic volunlLLI'illg? [)5)purtuiiiiiL% for PLopIL ljl I'LLovcry tioni alLoliol ur biib4laiiLL IniS115L.
Goii)g fvi'wiird WL AfL IILVLlopiiig IiLW voliiiilLLriiigy ui)i?urtuiiiiiLs IUT BVWLI CdllLLr ChLIIIIPLUllb, C,.
Ailll)IlS%iidor4
Lai) apply to <iliy Ot rhc 6Ps aiid can apply 10 dibiitL11 ii)LIu4ioii, climatc Lliilll¥>L. W()rkiii¥i witli laiiiiliLN. Ctc. WL
will l)C iookiiigy at KV<ly% to cmbL(I tl)L dcvclopmLllI nt ncw voliiiiiLcrin&Tr ni)porliiiiLtILS ini() tiVLI-yihing wc do.
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Trustees, Report
Pdl't ol- Il)L CVS ib tu work ivitli piii'lnLfs (ILI'05s IIIL sy.%lLm lo LrLiIIL IILW voluiitL¥I'IIIL? 01)POI'tui)itics thai IiLlp to
Brok¢rAge
111 ILrms uf bi'okLI'iJig rLliili011sliii)s bLIIVLLii fL%idLlIt.% ￿nd thL Inuliiiudl of voluiilLLiiiig oppui iuiiiliLs Iliat Lxjst
withiii tlic laci£ I coi)Imiirtity. WC Illc looking lo devLlopin&i mai'e on.linL fL'¥niircc% lo InaliL' It C1( SILI. loi. re.%idLnl.
lo find tlic opp()rlunitieg Ihcy wani lo pui'%uc.
TIIANK YOU
A BIG'fhuNk yuu t(1 ew¢ryonc wlio siipport¥ us
WL W(Jiild likc li) Ilidiik our LuinJni%siuiieJ's. luiidcrs, spviisofy, publiL SLLtor. VCFSE SLLlvi lind Pi'ivclt
.%ecrftr plli'liier%.
Coniinissifjners. Grxiit Funders Pai'tners
RlJLkhurii iviili DurwLii Bi)i'i)ugli (".ouiiLil
Bliickburn witli Danvcn C-.oThmiinily NLiivork
Fluu.%L LaiiLashirc
Bridn Mercer'l rus1
Eric Wi'ight Chai'ildblc 'frubt
Lic 1ICc1811irL A.s.%o¢iation ()l- C'oui)cils ti)I' Viiliiiilaiy 8eiwicc LAC VS
Bui'iilLy. PLJI(Ile aiid Ilu.%.%ciid￿lItr CVS
Flyndbiirn & Ribblc Vdllcy (.'V.%
Iiicliisivc North Ili)ri)ILrly L£lIlL￿7￿17lrC BIMF.. NLiivnrkl
LLIIILa.4l¢r lJiblriLI L VS
PrL%luiTr C uminiiiiiiy Nctivnrk
Voluiitilr ( ciiirL BlaLkpi)ul. Ivyrc <iiid fyldc
l.anLa.%liiiL Skill% diid Ei?IployniLnt klub
Naiioiial Loticiy C.-ommiiiii(y Fiinil
Blaekpool N14S TLilLhinL FIospiiHI.4 Ti'ust
LaJicL?%liirc aiid Soutli CLiinbi'ia NFIS Ii)tLbTfcilcd Ccirc R()aJ'd and LcincJsliir¢ lind Siiiiili C'unibi-i
VC-FbF.' Alliai)cc
LatlLJ.%hirc TLclLliiiig I Ivbpilals Trusl Cliarily
NI-IS EnglLiiid
l)rL&loii Ciiy C()Iincil
Spdi'k R¢Ll)￿¢ry CullJboi'JtiVL
CaliL() Groiip.
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Trustees, RL'P()rt
IMU.
Rcd Rosc Recovcry Lancashire,
R()ol.% Commuiiily
Spi'iiig Noiih
Volurtary Scctor North Wc8t
rtn#nLilll reviLW
TIIL lulal iiiLoniL ti)I' IhL yLdr wab Ll.090,404 12024.. LI,709,6511 diid LYpciidiliii'L, £1,313,2$8 12a24..
LI,515,3741, ILdVIIIUF IILt (ILlicil i)I' L222,85412Q24.. L194,2771.
I Inrc%trictcd ii)Liime f()r thL yeui. iOtJllLd Ll.047,Y16 121124.. £892.01)()I diid cxpcnditiirc amuiintcd In I1,211(>,747
121124.. £576,1125). i'c%uliiiigY in a llct dclicil uii unrc%ii'iLtLd lunds of £158,831 1?024. NLt %ury)lus ul L316,0411
uiirL%lriLted fiiti(l% li) £16.5.7¥11 (21124.. 8urplu.b (jr L2()3.UU71, re(luLiiibi thL LUI'I'ie(I r(Jrwdrd baldiiLe lo
£1,090.9RR12024.. LI.2.%6.7()81.
Re.8lrictLd iiicnnic ol. L4?.4811121124.. £817,585) W41% i-LLLivLd li) IliL ye<or. F.xpendiiiifL iIILllI-fLd (Iiid LhaTLTLd
iswdinsi rcstrictcd ii)comc lunds JtnoiintL(I 10 £106,511 121124.- L(}3Y,34¥1, IcLivinLN ￿ nCI %iiii)lus (in Ihe rL%lI-ILtLIl
fut)(Is ol. L()4,112312a24..£121.7641. Aftci. tlie Ii<iHSfcr iiotcd abovL, IlicrL a net dcliLit on tlie rc%ifiLtL(I tund%
u1- L57,U7412U24.. LfJX.7301. I'LbuliiiibT jii a L<li-I'iLd foi'wdrd balaiiic ol. E314.1172 (?024.. L374.14(?).
ljnlicy OTI reserves
C.oiiiilltiiiiiy CVS Llllll% l() h(Ild IrL'c rL%LI'VL'S 1>1. l)LiweL Ti 3 diid () iiioiitlis ()t- tlic rc.%ourLLS cxpeiidLd on tlic corc
lunLliiiE. 'I-IIL ficL fL.%LI-VL% dlMI)unt ti) L474k clt Ilic ycdr Llld.
TIIL CVS BvLird ol. TruslL¥s ILL{)￿￿711￿L Ihb g?uud piugi'cbs Iliiil is buii)g nitLdL iii huildinbs vur I'LsLrvos ￿lI]d ivill
At IhL y¢ai' cnd IhL li)Iloiving7 dLsigFnJic(I lund% drL hLId..
8irdLL¥IL IIivLbliiiLni l uijd - L25V.O(X) sel dbidc foT luliii-L rLLI'uilinLiil of bLniar 51<iir
Biisiiic%% C(?nliiiuiiy - L15Q,111111- <i%idL 11) LUVLI. POILlltiul i-LduiiddllLy Lobls foi. Llidn¥Ls iii oy¥rdliuiis
RLStrict¢d tund5 al iIiL yval. Llld..
Biiil(liiig75- L317,072 Boulevard CciiifL ticqiiisition dii(l ivurk% uii(ILriJkcn diid fiiiideil iii prLv1()￿% yttllr.s ILS%
impLllI'illLiiI ILbS SLLurcd iiioi-IbTclbTL.
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Trustees, Report
Prlnelpal funding sourc
Dw'ijig the pcriod. thc prii?Lipal fuiidiJigF wa5 reLeived IrDEll BldLliburii wilh l)arweii Eloruusli C'uuiiLiI. Ilie NHS
and EuropL£lll Sucial fuiid to IindLridkL Lhui-ildblL IiLIiVlli¢s, wliiLli arc dLSLI'ibcd iii IIIL RLVILW UI.
ALtivitie.%.The Europcun SnLial fuiid g?i-aiits dre duc lu eiid oli thc 31 s( DcLcmbcr 2023. A.% p￿rt ()r Ilie Sir£lt¢LIjL
Revicw proccs.s. the Senior Maiiabiciiicllt Teain arc dcvisinLF 8tr¢ltcgi¢q, 111 COI)SLi1111 lion with stalt., 1£ nd ro piit
bLI()rc Ili¢ ('VS Bnard ot I riiblees Ini. approval lo rcpl&cL thcsc fuiidinuTr ts(iurces at the appropriaie ILVCI to
unLLeriukL ti]liii'e chdi'itablL ailivitlLS th<il <irL linkLd to our strdtctsy goii)g torward.
Di$L105ure o( information lo #udittsr
r..ach Ii'usicL has iakL'ii &lLPS IhLiI ihLy Iiuuilll li> liavL 14kcii as 4 tl'LISICL 11) ui-dci- til I￿(Iku IhLIiisLIvLb iiivuie ()I' Liny
I'Llcvaiil L2iidil int()rmatlall ciiid to Lstablisli Ihiil IhL Lharily'% uuditnr 18 awarc of that intnj'matioii. I'hc Inistecs
cnntirin thai thLIL IS 111) I'LILV<int inli)rinaii()ii tlidt thby kilow ot'cind ol. whicli IhLy kn(?w tIiL <iiidit(Ii' Is iin&wai'c.
-I'IIc <innukil repui'l <lPI?rovcd by tlic ri'ubt¢LS Ilt tlic Lh<irity 15 DcL'cftibcJ' 2025 lind sibincd ()ii Its hchcilf hy..
M l- Siddt MIS
Ti'ustL
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Blackburn wlth Darivcn Cijuneil lor Vijluntary Service
Statement oft, Trusteesl Responsibilitie5
ThL IlllStLLs Iwlii) drL dlso tli¢ dirLLtDrs of t41￿Ll(l)Ilrn witli D£ifwLiI C.ouii¢il l(Tr¥ Vuluiilary SLrvii¥ for thL
accai'ddllcc willi applicablc 14iW and lJiiitcd Kingdom ALcoiintiiig Sruiidard% Iljnited Kitlb5di)In CFLiILrally
A¢¢cptcd Accoiintiiig PraLiice}. including FRS 102 'ThL, F"inancial Rcporting Stdndaril applicable in Ilic IJK iind
RtypubliL tsl. Iicland"
L"oi)IPli ny Iniv rcqiiirLS the ti'iistce% l() prLpiifL IindnLikil statLiiicnts fi)I' LiTrcli Iiniliicial ye%Li.. Uiidcr coiiipaiiy Iclw
(he Ini¥tcc% miisi noi appr()VL the Iindncial %tJfLments unle.%% IhLy drc.44tiNIiLLI Ihdl thcy bTiVC a tl'ilc AL nd laii. vicw
of Ihc %lalL (If affaii'.% Of tl)L LliÉiritalilc Lnmpaiiy and ol. thL iiicniniiig reboufLC% and dppIiLLiliun ul. rLSQIIIC&%,
inLludiiig its IllLoniL aiid LXPCtiiliiure, of thc Lliuritablc coinijany lili. Ilidl p¢riud. IiTr i)rLiiaring? tlic%c Iinaiicial
laiejneiilN, Ihe Irii%tLe% drL rLqiiircd to..
scleLI Sllltal)Ic accouniing policics dnd di?ply thcm consisiLlltIy,'
obsL￿L IhL niLihnd4 iJriiiLiple.s iti thc Cliariii¢% SORP-
InakL judgLIiiLnis *iJid L%iimAIL4 Ih41121re reus()Il1£1?le xiid pru(leiit,'
sldlL whcthcr applicablc fjCLoiiiTriingJ standdrd%. Loinpri.4iiib FRS Ill? have bLClI li)IlowL'Il, suhjcLI [() aiiy
InatLridl dLpiti'iuI'c% di.4Llo.%c(l aiid LxplainLd iii tliL finuiiLI(11 stiltLinciit%', dnd
l)I'LpafL ihb lin£inLldl tslcLtLlllLllt% oil tIiL g>oiiig cDnLLI'n bJ%i.% iinlc4s it 1% IllLlPPI'I)pi'iaic to prLsumc thLlt Ihc
Lhai'itJblL Lornpany will LoiilinuL in businLss.
aiiy Iiinc tlic linc2nciiil pa.siiioii al- Ilic charil<ihlL C()mpany &?nd cndble Ilicin ta en.%urL Ihat IliL IitldllLl¢il %ldlL TllLnr.
coinply iviili Ilic C.oini)aiiic4 Act 2110(). 'fhcy ai-c dl%0 rc.%i)011.4ible foi. %atCSTll£ll'(liiigy Ilic aS%Lr% ot. Ihc LIILlI'iiablL
iotllpaiiy <iiid hLnc¢ fol. takii)g I'ea%nnable %tep.% tor thc pyevcntion and (ILfuLtioii ol. Ir<iud atid niliLr iiY¢gulariiies.

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Blackburn wlth Darwen Couneil I'or Voluntllry ServiLe
(Registration number: 02668971)
BalanLe Sheet as at 31 March 2025
2U25
2024
Noti.
Fixed a$$ets
Taiigiblc abtse(s
)6U,11011
9Rn,111111
CurrL&nt a55ets
Debtoi'.%
C'.ash ar bank and in hdNd
14
314,672
C)87.974
1,062,590
1.002,646
1,201,ia6
CreditOl'5: Anioiints lulliiig due within onc ye#r
15
Ib5,i16}
et Lurrent Js%ets
91,1108
T(btAI assets le%% current lialiilities
l.X51.OaYI
2,095,590
Credltvi'y: Ami1￿11t.8 fAlliii% diie aftLr iniii'c thmn i)nL' yeiir
144? l)48)
1464.C)7()1
r+4et ll%.set.
Fund5 of thc charity:
Restricted income funds
Rc%triitLd h]ii(l.%
317.U7?
374,146
Uiircgtrietcd iiicome fund4
Unre%lriclcd tiinds
I,111)0,()88
1,25(),7()8
Total funil¥
1.40R,116
1,63U.g14
-1-111 111i4iiLidl blalLinLiils un p&iLIL.s 35 10 wLrc 4ppruvLd by IIIL IfublLLS. #utlioriscd ibsuL on l fj
tJLLLnibLr 2025 L2iid %igin¢d on IliLir bLliall- hy..
M '[' Si(lat iifrt
Trii%lLL

Blackburn wlth Darwcn Cuuncii for Voluntary.Service
Statement of Cash filows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2U25
2024
Cash llikws from nper#ting activities
Ncl Lasli (cxpcndilurcl/iiiLome
1222,854)
11)4.277
Adjustments tl) Lash Iliiws fri)ni Ni)11-Lash item5
DLprecialio
Invcstjncllt iiiLomL
20,000
1261
?11.oiin
1481
?14 ??y
Working C41Pltal ad.ju5tmcnts
I Inci'cu%Ll/dLci'Ldse in dcbtui-
Inii'Ll£ %LlldLLredsLI in Crcditor.
403.4.39
1135,9Y7)
26,122
Nct cafjh Ilows from iipcratiiig IL Llivltics
1352,914)
481.C)71
C.#sh tliTrw4 fi'nm InvLb%tiiig gctivitie
IniLr¢.8t I'LLLTrv4iblL <lll(l siinilar inLumL
26
48
Iluws Iruttl finanLin# activitii
KLPdwnciil i)I1()41n.% and bui'r()Ivin&
NLt IdLLrea&¢lliiicrcdSC 111 Labh aiid Ldsh L(iuival¢iits
121,7211)
1374.616)
4()(1,215
C.'ri%h iiiid Lasli cquivalciit% ut l April
I,0()2,5911
596,3 75
('.Il.%h 1L nd L<i4h eLIIIiVITlcnt% ut_31 IllclfLh
687,<)74
1,06? .591}
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BlaLkburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary.Service
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Yevdr Endcd 31 March 2025
I Charlty 5tatU5
-rile Lharity is liiiiitLd by guÉll'aiilLL, iiILorpoi'dtLd iii EiiLldnd Wal¢%. and conbLqucnily doLb iiol hdve slidfL
capitsl. F.dLli ol. Ihe IiusILLS tb li￿lI)lL lo ¢oiitribulL ali dinuunt not LXLLLdiiig £1 towui'db th¢ aèsLls of tlil Lliarity
The dddr¢ss OF its I'Lgistered oifiLe is..
BvLLILvurd Ccn(i'c
BlaLkbur
14kll IE7.
Thc.%c tlill¢ ncTal %t¢llcinLI)I% WLfL <ill(horisLd Ior issiic by tli¢ Iiiistccs on 15 T)LLeml)Lr 2025.
2 Accoullting policie5
.SunimAry Df ¥iEiiificAnt ¥lLounting piillL'IL'.s kLy dlLI(iunting estiiiiatcs
'rhL&L puliLILb liiivc bcctl CtsllblblLntly JppliLd Io <ill IhL yLiirs prL'bLlItLd, lltil¥s% oilicrwisL SiaiLd.
Statcnicnt ol'conlplianct
Tlic liiiancidl SldlLmLI)l% lidVL bLLn i)rLI)arLil iii (ILLur(lanLL with ALLOlltitinu aiid Ril?oi'liiig by ChdritlLS'.
(ChLiriiics .8OIIP IF'RS 10211. IliL FiniltlLial RLI)()I'iiiig .8t¢iiiddl'd 4ppliLiiblL in IIIL UK diid IILI)ul)liL ol. IrLlJiid
IFRS 1021 iiiid IliL C'onipLIIIILS IKct 211n6.
Illl51$ ol. prLp#ratlon
Cyoiiig c(>ncern
I'he tl'UblLeb Loiisidci. IliJl tlicrc di'c lio InatLI'ial uncci'rain(iLs about thL chdrity'.% Jbility to CQllllllUe s a goiiig
LUllCLI'n i)or diiy %ibTiijIILilllt dieds Ut uiiLci'taiiity tliat JffLLt rliL Larryi11¥ VdluL' of d.%5et% licld by Ilic Lhai'iiy.
In¢oML
rccL'ived dnd IhL umaLinl ot. Ilic iiicamc rc¢civablL Lan bL mLd5ufLd rL'liAbly.
"XPLnditur
purlicular heLI(lin&s thcy havc bLcn dllocaicd on a biisi4 cOnsi.￿tC￿l with thc ii&c nt rcN()IircLs. W1Lh LLllli'dl 4ldl'l'
OiliLI- %upporl cust.% arc all()LiilLd ba5cd on tliL spreud ol st￿ltYl0￿1￿.

Blackburn wlth Darwen Couneil t'or Vuluntary Service
Notes to the Financial Statement5 for the Year F.nded 31 March 2025
Ch4ritMblL' aLtlvitit5
CliaritLiblc Lxpei)diiure Ll)Inpri4eb ih()%e cutsls iiiLurrL(I by th< Lhdrily in Ilitt delivery of 115 aLlivitl¢.% Lind scrviL¢%
lor ilb bciieliLiarics. It InLIudL￿ butli iusls tliat Lan bc alloL¢iiLd dirLLily to 5uLh dLliviliLb aiiil II10sL cost% of an
iiidirect Ililtiii'e nccc&sary tu siippori tliLm.
Support costs
Sui)port C08ts iiiLludc Lcnli'al fuiiLtivns and hdvc bcLn alluLdtcd to aLttvily c(i.%i catcgorics on a basi% Lon.4i.4tLnt
witli tli¢ ube ol IL%tsurc¢.s.
Govcrnanee ci)st$
-I-IIL.%L iiicludc the cu.%tb dttribulablc (i) Ihc LI7￿rIty,5 Loinpliaiice with ¢nn.%litiitioiial 1¢ nd stliiiiiory reiiiiircmenrs,
inLluding audil. sifdlLgic IM8iiabieinciit aiid tru%tLLS nicctiiiLI.% and iiiinbur.%Ld Lxpcnscs.
Taxation
cDvcrL(I by C.'liuplLr 3 Piirt I I i)l- thL { i)I'p()I'dii()ll Tax ALt ?() 111 ur SeLtioii 251) ol. tli¢ -l-axaliUli of l.'liai'gTLdbl¢
Gain.b Aci 1992. 10 Ihe cxlLiiI Ilial sulli inLomL Éir gai11s arL uppIiLd LxLIu%LVLly 10 tyliai-itiiblL puri)u%eb.
Tankiihlc. lixed A%SLbts
Individiicil tiycd a￿5¢15 arL 11)Itially fLcordcd al c(1s1, ILSS any siihscqiicnl iiLLiimiilalLd dLPY¢CILIIioii £iiid
ubsLqucnt UCCiiTnuliltcd impainnLni li)sscs.
l)eprLLlation
Dcpr¢Lialiuii ib provid¢d IciiigiblL fixLd absLIs so lu wi'itL oif IliL Losl ur viilucltioll, ILbS <llly CStiinulLd
I'Lbidual vuliiL. QVLr tIiLII- CXPLLILd usctiil cLonoinic lilc <18 lollow.%'.
Assct Lla55
uililiii&
DcprL'¢idltlvn mLthi)d rulL
2./0 pcI- diiiium %li-uiglii liiic brflsi
TradL dLI?tnr
I'adc dLbtoi'.% drc amounis duc Ii'oni LiistoiMei'% troi. n)elLhdnili.%L s01(1 ai. %LrvTrLLS 1?Ll'lui-iiiLd in ili¢ ui-dii)dry
iour.%c ol-busiiics.%.
TraLie debiors al'e i'ccogiiised iiiitially al tlie If¢lllbrflLtioii priLe. Thcy arL siibbLLiuLnily IliLJbured .ii cllll1)rii%ed Lu%1
dcl)Iiii's i.s cst2L bli%hLd wliun iliLI-L i% ubjLLIivL LvidLncL tIILiI IIIL Cl11￿ riry ￿.111 iiur l)c ablc tu LollLcI iTrll aimoiinis diiL
i)LCOI'dinb In tliL iirig)inal ILnii.% ul. IhL rLLLivahlLS.
39

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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year EndL'd 31 March 2025
Trade CYL.dltor
Tidde Lredil()rs dre obligaiiuns tv pdy for goods or berviceb tlidi hdve beei) dLquiftd iii Ilie ordiIidry Lui￿.￿C of
busihLSS (rom supplicrs. ALLouiii.% P(lY￿bIL dre cld4%ifiLd ab currLnt liabililiLb Il IhL Lliarity doLS Iiul hav¢ ali
motith.% altei. Ihe rcporlingy dtttc. It. Ihcre 1% atTr iincoiidirional I'lEhi [() dclir %cttlcmciit li)r al ILa%l Iwclve monrhs
aller Ih¢ i'cpollinb) date. they <ifL prcscnlcd as nor-cui'rcnt liabiliiics.
I'radc creiliiors are rcLogiiised initially at tlie IransaLtion pi'lLC dnd %LibtscqiLcntly mea%ured at amorii%ed Lo%1
4iiig th¢ etT¢btive iiiieiesl ii)etliLTrd.
Borrowings
Iiitcrest-bL(Ii'inL bntY()IviRgs arc initially rccoiylcd dt Idif Viilue, nct ol. Iran.%action co%18. Intcre8t-bellring
b(Irruwiiig.% arL .%ubsL(IILciiily cai-ricd 31 ainoi'ti%Ld L04t, will) Il)c diffLrciicc bctiwccn tlic procecds. nct of
Irtsn%dLIi()ii Ll)bL%, 4iid tliL aniuuiit duL uii rcdcinption b¢iii&F I'ccogiiisLil a Lharge 10 IliL SialL2llLnl ul. Findi)cial
ALIiviii¥b over Ilie peiiud ul'ili# relevdiit boi'rviviiiu.
Inrei'eqr eNpLIi.%L 1% rcc()bTni.%Ld L)n thL ba%is ol. Ili¥ Ll'l¥LLivL iiitcrest IMetlii)d aiid is includcd ii) intercbE P<iyuble
nd qiniili£ r cli{?I'ges.
Bui'rowings arc cldbs11ieil db ciirrLnt li&bilitie.% unlc.%s Ihc charity ha& an unLuiidiiiuiidl riuhi tu dtyfcr SLttlLIiiLnt of
tlic liability for at l¢db¢ iivLlvL Inoiitlih aftcr Il)L rcp(Iitiiig dai¥.
Fund .$tructiire
UnrcsrriLtLd iiicaiiiL tiiiid.% al'e LJciicr¢il Iiiiid.s thcll 12vailciblL lor ii%c 1t t Ihc Irllstee.% di.%ci'etioii in fiiriliLI'11 IILe ol.
IhL ol)jcctivc% ol IliL chdriiy.
Re.slriLicd inLuinc ￿lI1]d5 ￿7[e Ihu.4e doii£lted f()r Iise itl Il l)IiriiLuldr cired ur (ui SP<LIIiL PUE'PU%¢b, IIIC Ub¢ ul. IvliiLh
ts rcslriclcd to Ilidt arL'd or purposL.
PeNsinn.% iithL•f p(1St rL.tiretllLMt obli£atioiis
-l-hL Lliill'i(y OPCi'UtL% a tlLtiiictl coniril)Iiiioii pi:¢i%ii>n SLhLmL whiLh is & pen.%ion plan uiidLr whiLh Iixtd
LnipluyLL bLI-ViLL In tlic ciirrLtil ai)d priui. pLriu(Is.
C()iilrihuliun% l() dLlinLd Lui)li'ibiLtioii plaiis arc recouTTii%cd in th¢ %iaiciiicnt ot fiiianciil Ac(Iviiie8 whcn they arc
(liie. 11-L()ntribution paymLlItS LXLLL(I thL L()niribiLtioii diie toi- %crvicc, IhL cxeess 1% I'LLI)gnibLd as il PILPciyincnt.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2O2S
3 Judgcmcnts and key 50ureLS of estimatltsn uncLrtaiiity
.ludgemLints
Iii Ilie £ippIiLdtioii of Ihe chdrity'% dLLounlinb poliLiL.%, Ilie diieclors dre re(iuircd to Inake judgenitrnlb, estiniale.
aiid £Tr.%%uinp(iuiis ab()ut IhL LiirryiiigF dmuui)l uf tiiid lidbililLS ili(It ￿l.¢ iiol fLadily appaL'LI)t fruin oiliLr
SUUI-LLb. TIIC L.%lilllcilLq ciiid aswcialLd dssuilii)(￿[)llS afL bJ%6d OLI hiblvJ'iLdl cxi)¥riLI)Le and oth¥r faclurs thai ￿re
coii.%idcrcd lo bc I'clevi2tit. Ae1111L I rc%ult% MAY di I'lii. Ii'nill IhLSL U%timatcs.
TIIL C%t&iiiulLb dl)d llndcrlyiiig absuinpIiun5 <ll'L rcvicwcd uii OiiLToiiig bd.%is. RLvibioii.% t() aLLI)uiiiiJigi L.%ljm£ilL
pci'iad ol-thL ievi.£ion 2L lid luiiirc pci'iod4 whLr¢ tlic rLVlbll)n IltfcL15 b()rli pci'iod%.
Kcv s1)urLL% lif LStimdtiiiii unccrtaiiitv
Tl)L LstllllLItCS £iiid assiiniptiolis whiLh lidvc il 4I&Tiiificant I'i%k Ill. LJU%lElbJ £1 mdt¥i'idl (Idjusiinciit to the La￿Y117¥
In()uiit ul'dksLL% Jiid IEabiliiiL% ill'c 4% lolluw%.
l)¢prLcl#tioii
thc SSL't I)VLr IIIL PLriuds ii) wliiLlI Ilie il.%SLr will l?L U.%L(l. -ludgTCIIILni.% li re ma(IL 1¢ s lo thc Lsiinidicd u%Lliil li trc ol.
the ass¢t%. Thc%c jii(IgJemLtIt% LifL rL¥uldrly rLVILWLd tn rctlcct IliL LIIL2IILJlllbl LllVlI'aiiriiLiit.
Imp#iriiient iTrr rixed asset.¥
'I'lIL tylidfiiy abbeb%¢.S tII¢ Ilvlpdiriiibnl of IdLigFiblc fixed ds%LI.b iubjeLI li¥ d¢preiiiillUI) wIILIiLVLr LvLiil% ur LlidiigL.%
iii LirLlllllSt¢lll¢L4 indiL(IIL Ili£il IIiL L￿1rrY1t1& valuL niay iiol bi rc¢¢)vcrablL. Tl)¢%L judginciiis iifL I'Lgiilcli.ly
4 Income I'rom Charit￿ble i?Ctlvltles
Unrestrlcted
riinds
General
RestriLted
fvn(Is
2025
2014
Conli'aLls aiid gi.￿1715
70C).7R4
8U.377
2()0.7?9
42.488
741).272
80,377
2()0.729
1..S.59.7Qn
l)0.575
59.J2
1,047.1190
42.488
1,090.378
1.709.()03
S liive5tl1lL￿*lt in¢i)nie
Ulli'esti'icted
luiids
Tutal
2UZS
I'otdl
2024
IiilLrLs1 rLiLiV<iblL o&i baiik dLPObllS
26
2()
411
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Lmarch 2025
6 Ey(PL'ndlture rhArRt&hlL' llLttvitic'
UnrestrlLttd
Re5triLted
Total
2024
Cmeneral
2n25
Opcration2L l eosls,
payi)ients 1() pdttncrs
Depiecia(iOII
(iiants P<1id
270.037
270.037
20,1100
85,977
896,170
4.OU
37.074
471 112
20.0(10
49.437
20,000
50,761
93?.471
3,500
37.530
36,540
896,170
4,1100
37,074
1,20fi.747
l.J13,2i8
1.515.374
Siipp()rt cosls incliidinLI .%1￿11. c()sIN Lliiioiinted tn E 11111,11110 in IhL yLclr.
7 Analysis of %overiiance support eosts
Crovcrii4nLe i'osts
UnrL%trictLd
lund
CyeElI'rul
Tut￿2
2015
T()tal
2024
Aiidit fcc
4,00
3.50
4,0110
4.1100
J,5QO
8 Net InconiliixloutXOTiig reliources
NLI Ii)IiisoingiliiiLoiiiing I'Lbl)IifLLS lor Ilic ycar incliidL'.
2UZ5
2024
Aiidst lee%
4,OllU
l) 'I'ru%tees I'LmunL¥rMtion expellse
No Irii4reL5, iior IL ny pcr.%on% cL)Iiticctcd ivit17 Ihcm, havL rLLLivLd clny reiiiiiiiLrttrii)n Iroiii Ilic chic I'lly diiring thL
yeilr.
Ni) triislLLS IILIVI fLLLIvLd diiy rLiinbui'sL(l LxpLnsLb or dny LiiliLr bLncfils froin IIIL Lliurily diirinbj Ili¢ yLdr.
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Notes to the f4inanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
111 St#ff costs
ThL <16&Jrcgdlc pdyroll Lobtb WL"rc follL71V5.'
211Z5
21124
.Stufl LVSts duriiigi tbe ycwr )vLrL:
Wa¥Lb diid ￿al￿1fiLs
Si)Lldl SLLurity LUStS
PLnNinn
779,R78
6(?,376
49,916
IIU7.669
(19.434
55.368
8()6,1711
).12,471
TIIL Inoiiilily JvcragL iiiimbLI' ul. PLr%oii4 IiiiLliidiiig .SLiiiuf ITl&indgLlliLiiI I ILJdL"i-%IIip iLdinl LmplvyLd by Ili¥
iarily diiriiig i1iL yLur LxprLss¢d as lull IiTnL ¢qiiivulLiilb LIS IL)IIuw.4.'
21125
No
2024
.30
£1 I,U781.
No LiiipIoycL I'cccivLd LinoliiiiiLiilb ()t nini'c Ihaii Ll)O,nOO diii'tngi IIIL yC1L r.
'rhc toliil L'inpl()ycc hLIlLliis i)t' thL kLy ITlclllagNLTiILlIt PLisoiiiicI Ili¥ cli£ll'ily WLI'C LI 85,4961211?4_ L? 111.1731.
I I Iluililors, rcuiiinLbration
2025
2024
1,500
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Note5 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 MgdrLh 2025
12 Taxation
-fhL Lliai'ily is a rLgislerLd Ll)arily and is IlicrcforL Lxcinpi froni iaxation.
13 1'aJi%ible flxed a55et5
aiid
buildings
Fui'iiiture Aiid
L'qiiipmL'nl
Total
CostlValulltiTrn
At l April 2024
I,ooo,oou
2.195,741
Ai 31 MdfLlI ?112.5
I,uuu.oou
1,195.741
2,IC)5,741
Deprecimtion
At l April 21124
Cl)ai-bTL l()r IhL y¢ill'
1,215,741
20,1101)
Ai 31 ￿Ta￿L[l 2025
411,0110
1 195,741
1 ?35.741
I 'et book vulue
Ai 31 Mdi'LI) 2025
960,OQa
9()Q,QOO
Ai 31 ￿￿1r¢I1 21124
980,QQO
Revglu91ion
'rhL l.(In(l hiLildillg?.% WLfc ILViiliiL(l on 31 Mdi'Lh ?U?3 Liy an indcpcndcnl v&liiLr.
14 DLbtor¥
21125
21124
l-radty debtors
Pi'ei)dymunis
A¢ci'ii¥d illLnlllL
Oilicr dLbivi-
263,474
(?X,251
,432
59,973
¥60
.8R.-14.3
3.794
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
15 CrLditOl'5: falling due wlthln one yL'ar
21125
2024
Btink loans
TriidL Lie<liii)
VAT repayable
OIliLf LfL<litor
ALci"U<ilb
24,1100
24.000
111,2%X
23,178
5,061
51,338
43,228
S.5,51 ()
21125
2U24
Baiik loan - BarLl<ly5 Bdiik
24.ullo
TIIL baiik Io(ill IS 4L'LllI'¢d oii (IIL prop¢i'tic% uwnLd by IIiL chcirity.
16 CrL.diturs: aiiiouiit5 f#llinE dul aftLbr onL yegr
21125
21124
442,948
464,(176
bLbii gTIVLli by ihL chai'ity..
21125
2V24
B£iiik Ii)aii - IliifLldyS 14aiik
442.948
4()4,(?7()
TIIL l)aiik Io<lii is beLui'¢d uii IliL pi'opLrtie% owiiLd by Ilie lh￿Ir1ty.

Blackburn with Dariven Council for Voluntary Service
Notes to the Financial Statement¥ fur the Year Ended 31 March 2025
17 Funds
Balance At
31 March
2112.5
IlalAnce at I
April 2024
Ineomlng
re¥ouYL'e%
Resnurccs
L&xpended
TraTh¥fer¥
Unr¢5trictLd I'unds
Cieiicral fiiiidq
639,590
1,047.916
(1.206,7471
16,949)
473.810
DÉ.5igHuied
250,UOU
150,000
25U,UUO
15U,OUO
i uu,11110
i% fujid
E3uildiiib.
I£LVdlualivii I'e.%eiw¢
()17.17
()17,178
Total uiirestricted fuiids
1,256.768
11,211C),7471
1fi,()41)1
1,090,Y8X
Rc¥triLtL.d
r4uIld￿lig.4
374,146
157.0741
317,07?
42,488
149,437)
6,949
374.146
42,488
C),949
317.1)72
Tutxl fiinds
1,()30,914
I.IIYU.404
11.313.258)
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Blackburn wlth Darwen Council lor Voluntary SLfvicL
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mi arch 2025
Bdlance 8t
31 March
2Q24
IlaldnLL' at I
April 2112J
InLvining
resources
RL&SI)urce$
expeiided
Transfer
Unrestrictcd lund
(Neiierul
CicnLral Puiids
$94,977
157C),()2.51
1271,4281
639,590
De.%igiillled
SiralebTiL IIivLsiiiiLiiI Fuiid
tlusintt%% CLiiiiiiiuiIy
101,436
1415,5()4
i y,xJii
5(),000
25U.11011
50.01111
RcvJlii¢ltinn I'cservc
39X.7814
218,31)4
617,178
T(Ilal uiirLStricted I.￿lI￿S
)93.71)1
1576.025
(53,0341
1,256,768
Re%triLteil t'unds
BuilJiiibT.
Esr ALlivii lor Jub
378.(J42
157.5301
53.034
374.146
64,234
539,552
Ih()3.7861
-37,4_3.3
137,4331
44?,876
X17,i85
193l).-341)1
53.11.'14
374,14(J
'rTrful I'unds
1,41(7.637
1,70(),651
{1,515,3741
1,63U,()14
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Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
111 Anglysis of nLt 1155Lt5 bctivcen funds
Total funds at
31 M#rch
2n25
Unresti'ictcd funils
CJL'IILral
l)esignatLd
Restricte
T1( ngiblc fixed a8&cts
Ciirreni ci%set%
1142,822
960.DOO
1,002,646
502.64CI
128.Y361
500.000
182.8021
1442,948)
Crcditors OVLr l yLcLr
1442,94RI
Toial nLt abSLIs
473,810
617,178
317,Q72
1,4011.060
Tvtal fllMds at
31 IMai'Lh
21124
Uni'LSti-icteil I'uiii15
Crenei'al
DL'SlglllAted
Re&triLted
I'uiids
-1-<liigiblL IJryLd a4sct
C.'uri'LIii <1SSL'ts
62,X22
?,98%
126.9881
1464,676)
98n.O(111
1,201 Inc)
(85,516)
1464,fi7())
698,118
158,5281
500.noo
CrL(liiorb OVLI. l ycdr
'roial iiei a￿Se1.%
639,i9Q
617,1711
374,14C)
IY Kelated party tr¥nsactioii.s
BliiLkbiim ivitli Danvcii C'uiiiiLil fui. Voliiiiidi'y SLrvice is a LorpurJte hi].%tLC ()I' thre¢ chariidl)IL 11)LuipufcilLd
BlaLkburii Coininiiiiiiy Fouiidulluli. I)arkVLlI C.i)niinuiiiiy Puiiiidaliuii diid NeigJlibiiui'liu(>d
Cojninuiiiiy ALlion. Duritig Ilie lii)<lllLial yLÉ)r, IhL lullowiiibj Ii'allbciLIiOllb Wel'tt uiidLI'ldkLii belwcLlI tlie
Nil l?112J £iiil},. DaJ'wLii Coinniiiniiy Fuiiiilltilion I'LLLIVLd Lt
donaiioii ot £101) 12024 £100),- NciLJhb()urliaad C'omniuniiy Aclioii Lllil 12024 £Nil). l)Iiring> tl)L YLUI.,
Cniiiiiiiiiiity L V% I-LLLivcd Lll'allt ()t' L50,00(l Ln1)11-ibiiiiuii tOWclrd% woi'kiii&i wirli LÉ)nimiLllI(y UTI'I)ups wiiliiii nur
Ilubl dLI)i-Ived tieig>liboui'huod% Ni cigJlTrl)Diirhoc?(l (-oniiiiiiTiily Aclioii. The thrcc LliariiablL incotyoralcd
Ul'¥dllibaliuTTr% dfL m4iJagJcd at driiis, lenbTth Dl. Ellackburji with l)ai'wei) Council lor Voluntary .S¥iwicL.
IJLlrt11 11i)dgkiii%iiii, CEI) ul. BldLkl)Iirii willi l)ai'wLii CuuiiLil li)I' VuluiitJiy .bLrviLL IS (Ilsv <1 Ii-iistLL aiidli)i' a
CoLincils tor Vuliilltclly Scrvice. rcLLlVL(I paymLni8 lar %iii)pori lit I Ic111La%l)irL AsbULEatiun i)I' Ci)uiiLils lur
ValiLnLiiy .%crvicL Inr IliLir L1L iica.%liirc l_aCAI. pri)jL¢t worili £12,56012024 L_5,42111.
l)uringi tIiL prcviou% ycar ?1113-20?4. BlaLkburn witli Ddi'ivcii C OUllLiI lui. Vuluniilry ScrviLC fcLcivcd KiLksidl'l
payineiil.s lor thL yuuJTrg i)eui?l¢ iv¢ IiavL' sui)puned Irojn Lai)¥d%hir¢ /l%.%VLi41iOli ol. CvuiiLil% fur Volujitury
Sei-ViLe lulalliiiL L3.961

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Blackburn with Darwen Council for
Voluntary Service
Oplnion
WL havc aiiditLd the finciliCi<il slaiclTlClIt.% ol. EllaLkbiii'n with Darweii Couiicil tui. Voluiiiary SLfvicL {the
'cliarity'l for thc year cii(ILd I l Marcli 2025. wliiLII Lonipri%L Ilic StGItLiiibJit ol. F'iiiaiicidl ALtivitic%. Btildnce
Slicet, Si<ilLmciii L)f ("41511 fiuw.%, dnd Noieb t() Ilie FiiiaiiLial %ILiltineiits, ii)cludinby a iuinmdl-y ol SiLTJiiIIL<llll
LiLcvuntiiig poliLies. l'1IL litiatl¢lcil i-LPOI'ting frHinLwoi'k ihtil hab bLcn thppliLd iii tlieir prLpardlivll is Uijilid
Kinb)d(Iiii Acc()Iintii)& .%tandards, coiiiprisliib C-li<l1'lti¢s .%()RP FR£ 1112 '1'hc Fii)nncial Ilcporriiig sianddrd
applical)Ic iii il)c IJK <iiid Republic ol. Ireland, and <ippIic£2hlc lllw IlJiittcd Kiiigtrdi)In Cjcncriilly ALLLPtL(I
ALLounlinb Pi'dCtILL).
¥ivc a Iruc aiid f<iif VILW l)I' lh¢ .%lJlL ()(' (lie Lharily'.% ￿l￿a]r% dl 31 ￿[arch 2025 diid of i1￿ iiiLoiiijii
liavc bLCii prL>pcrly PJCP&ti-cd iii accui.daJiLL Wlth lJiiilLd Kiiigdoin CJLncrally ALLLI)tcd AcLUUlllilIL I)i-iiLtILe'.
lid
havc bcen prLparcd iii dLCOI'(IdiiLL Wltli IhL rLquircinciils uf IliL (.'onipaiiics Act ?OU6.
We L()iiduLicd (Iiir iiiidii iii iTrCC()rd<lllLL wilh InlLfiidtilllldl Sl<iiidai'd8 oil AudititlL IUKI {ISA% IUKII Liiid
lh¢ oiidit (Il thL, linÉllicilll sl¢llLmLnis %cctioii ()f' niir rcpni't. We are Independciil ()I' IIIL Llidi'ily iii ilCLnrdaiice witli
We l?elIeve lh￿IL tlic audil trvidLI)L¢ we liuvL obidLJ)Ld is %ul-fJLILiII dnd dppropriaiL li) Iiri)vide a ha.4i% lui uur
Conclii$inR% rclatlng to %1)in&i CUnLcrn
In aiiditingJ die liiiancii21 ts(1L tLmenls, Ivc l)IiVL coiiclii(Icd ilicll Ihc ti'ii%lL"L% Ilhc Ot. IliL going coiicciii ba4is nt.
accout)iinki in Ihc prepiirdtion ol. the linuncial %lLltcmLnis is dppr()i)riaic.
14a%Ld oli IliL wnrk wc liave i)Ll'loi-niLd, wc 512L VL l)01 idcnli IILd Ai)y mLltcriul iincLI'IL11niies rcl21 fTlib li) evenr% or
goingy COliLLin lur a PLI-iud ol'dl Icafjt tivclvc Inoiitlili li'oin whcn thc origindl fin(11)Lial stdlcTMLnl% wcrc IL Ilthori$eil
fi)r i.%Nuc.
Our rc%pon%ibiliiies and tlic I'c.%pi)11sihilitic% i)I' Ihe Ini.4tLe¥ wiih rL'%pLLI t() ¥i)ing conLcrn arc dc.%Lril)Ld in tlie
L'cl¥VLint scctionb oftlii% I'Lpori.
QthL*r iiifiir1￿￿tl1Y
liiidllciE?l %tatcmeiits docs not cuver Ilic atlici. inlorniLltion dnd, ¢xccpi lo rhc cxtcni othenvisL cxplieitly %tlr ted in
()Iir rcpoit. we du n()l LXPI'CSb any foi'ni of abbiirancc coiitliision Ihereon.
oiir knoivlcdbTL obidiiiLd in IliL diidit ai. otherwise ai)i?cai'.% lo bc n)LItLridlly mi4%ldtLd. It. Ivty Idciitity siicli iiialLfi(Il
work ivc IitivL pLrlorinLd, IVL LoiicludL th411 IIJLJ'L is a in¢ltcrial Ini5sliiicillLnt ()(' Ihi.s iiihLr iiilormaiii)11, WL dl'L
rcquii'cd io rLI)Drt iliai fdct.
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Blackhurn with Daiiven Council for Voluntary Servlee
Independent Auditor's Report tu thL' Members of Blackburn with Darwen Council for
Voluntary SLrviee
We hdvc iiotliiiigJ ta rLI)urt in Illib rLgard.
Opinion on other niatter preserlbtd by the Cnmp2111es Act 2006
In Oilr opiniaii, ba.%cd oii Ihc wnrk undErtakcr iii IhL CK)ursL Ill- IhL aiidit..
IhL inlurinalion ¥iveii in Ilic Tnisl¢cs' Rcpvrt lur th¢ linaiicial ycai. for wliicli Ilie linaiiLidl sialLIi)Llllb ai
Ilitt Ti ublr¢s' Rbport 114.% been prcpai'ed in aLLorduiiLC wilh :IppliLable leglll requiremeni.%.
Matter5 whifli we &r¢ required to I'Lport by excepclo
In Ihc liujhi ot. our kiiowledge and undcr%11< ndiii&F ot Ilic cliai'ity and its cnvir()nmciil obtaiiicd in thc coursc of tlic
uilit. wc havc ll()t iilcntilie(I mdtLridl missiaicments in IhL TmblcL%' RLVOrt.
WL hilVL li()Il)inb to rcp()rl iii respcct ot tlie fnllowink) niaiiurs whLfL IIIL Cuiiipanieb ALI 2006 iiqiiii'cs us ro
dLqUtitc accuuiilinu i¢¢ords hav¢ iioi bcLii kLpi, or rclllmS adLqUiltL fur oiir riiidit 1ldllL n(?I bLLn rcLLIVLd
troni braiicliLS 1)I)I Vl.%lled by lib. or
WL h4VL 111)I rcceivcd all IliL 11)lorinutiOli <iiid cxplallallQll.% we I'Lquii'e loy L)iir audit.
Respoiisihiliti¢s of trustees
LxpldiiiLd n)urL' liilly in IIIL SlatcmLnt i)f T1￿.￿tee￿, Rc%i)()nsibilitlL% {4LI uul ()11 l)dg¥ 31 l. tlic ii'ustees arc
goitig LOIILLrn, di.4Llii%inL?, d% applity4blL, Ill¢ltlLib rLloltLd tu ¥IUiJlbF LOIILLI-11 <111(l ilbillg IIIL guiiibF LOIICLtn b<lSlS 01.
Aiiditor responslbilitiLS fuy thL' audit of the fiii%ncial 5td2temeNts
Our ubjLLIivLS ai-L lu ubiLiili fLa%()Ildhlc a%%uidniL aboui ivliLihLI' tIIL fiiiaiibidl bl<llLnllllt¥ ab a ivliulL drL frL'L
LC()rdiincc witli l.8A.s IIIICI will always dLiecl 1¢ IntllLril1 I mi5bliitL'lliLnr wlicii ir LXI.%l%. Mi i%%tdlLIiiLnl% Llln 2L fi5L
Iroiii Irdiid i)r Lrror iltid al'e LoiisidLrcd niatci'idl it. individiially i)¥ iii Ihc aLgreLTrclte, tliLy Ll)Iild rLil%(Iiiably bL"
LXPLLILd its inlluLnLL IhL Lcoiiomic dcctliions uf ￿￿ci'S taken on thc ba%t.% ul-thc%c IiiidllLlcil .%tatcmciii.%.
uiid rLbuI.,Itii)iis. WL dL.%iLin i?l-ULL'diii'c%
11icliiding fi'll lid. 'fhc ¥peLilIL prKJLLdiires loi- thi% eiibFiagTCmCliI aiTrd IliL Cxteiil to ivl)iL51 Ilic%L al'c Lai?Éiblc of
dctLLlingF ifiLguldritlC5, iIILluding fraLid is dLiJiILd below.
Oui. Ji)proJLh io idLlllifyinb <iiid (1SSLSSiii¥ IIIL risks ul. mulL'riiil mis51<llLllltrtIl rL%I)LLI ul. irrLguldi'ilie%. itiLludiii
Wp a.b.bLNse(I Ilie susL¢iilibiliiy uf ili¥ Lhdi-ily'.s fiiidllLial .sldt¢iii¢iilb t() Illaltl'idl Ini%.%latemeii(, IllLluding obtaining
Jii iinder%liindiiigT L)I' hi)￿, IrÉiud iniglii oibui.. by..
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BlackburT] With Darwen Council for Vuluntary Service
Independent Auditor's RL'purt to the Members of Blackburn with Darwen Council for
Voluntary Servicc
Indkiiig Liiquirie% of iiidndLNLinLiII tu wl)Ll'C thcy Lon.%idLrcd tlicre SUbCCPtibility to Ir&ud. tlicir
kiiowlcdLFe o(aclu£il. %u%peLie(l and dlleged Irdud,. iiiid
LOli%idci'iii¥ ilie intcj'lldl Luiilt'ols iii pldLL to mTrli¥dte risks of fraud aliLI non-caini)liaiicc willi Idw%
I'ebFuldllOIIS.
Tn addre￿li Ihc ri%k ol. Irdiid thi"()ubh nianageineiit bia.% and OVClTidc ol'conti'Trl%, wc..
perloi'mLd llljdlylical pi-LILediirLS 01) lliiilLridl bdlJnLLts fi)r whiLli robiisl, substaiittve iiJiJlyli¢ul prvLLdurLs
have bceii iiiidcrlakcii 10 idciitily iiny iiiiu.sual or iiiiexpcEied rclaliantsliipb:
IIIVL.%libFdt¢d th¥ I'alionJlL bcliiiid %iuiiiiliLant oi- uiiusual tran.%&L¢iiQllS.
I'hcrc are iiilicrciii liiiiiiatinti.% 111 0111. aiidit pr()LLdurL% dLsLribLd abovL. Tlic inorL rcmov¢d that laws and
I'c&iulaiinn% ai'c fvi)m finL2nei<il Iran%actinn.%, Ihe Ic%% likely it 1% thdl WL W()uld bLL(Imc awiire of nniiconipliancL.
Audiliiig %l<lllLldi'd% dl%u liinii IhL udit i)ri)LLdurc4 rLqiiirc(I t() idLiilily non-LuiriplianLL %viih loivs and rLguliltiunb
ro Lll(iuiry ot. tliL diiictUl'4 djid uihLr InJi)dgLmLiir Jnil tlic 111.%llLLli()ii i)f rL'gLLldloiy Jriil ILLJal LUT'rc%i)oiidciibc. if
aiiy.
Mdltl'llc l MI￿￿ti￿te￿iln[S th¢lt arisc duc to trtLud can bc hiirdLr In dLfLLr Iliaii 11I04L IIIL31 111'I%L Ir(>m ci'ror lis Ihcy
iiiay iiivolvc dLlib¢rutC LIIIILL¢ilincnt or colliisiiin.
IILportiiig C,uiinLiI'.4 WLb%ilL al.. Iiryviv.IrL.oi'g.uk/dudiiofbrL.bpoii.%ibiliLiC%. Thib dcsLrip(iilll t()rin% parl of oiir
<iiidiiui' s fLpuL't.
USL ul. vur rL'port
Thi.5 rci)ni't i.% niiidL .%nlLly lo IIIL cli£lt'iiJl)IL compLiny'.% Li'ustL¥%, 41 bE)(ly, In ilLLI)I'¢ILlllCC Wlth I'hdplLr J ()I' Part
Iru%lcLs IIiusL mallLJb ivl arL fLqUiILd [() %lLIIL 10 IIILill in dll ￿U(liti}i-,% rLpiirt diid for iic) uiliLf pui'i)()SL. 'l-o IliL
rullL%I CXlLlIt p¢rinillLd by Idw, IVL do noi ilLLLPt or dS%LiinL rLspun&ibility Iu <ltlyOllL l)IhLr Iliaii IhL Lhdriidbli
Mai'k R FILaioii FCCII I%Ltii()I' Siuiiirory IlLI(liti)rl
Fnr illjd 01) bchull'ol. Kfvl. Siululoly Au(Iiiur
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MdTILIILNLLI' R()iid
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