Company registsation number: 03505634 Charity r¢gi3tTatioD numb¢r: 1070790 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (A company lim5t&J by gu8rttntee) Annu￿ Report and Financial Sthtements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 Comrnunily Aceounling Plus Units l & 2 North West 41 T￿bot Streei Notungham NGI 5GL Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Contents Re1cret￿e and Adrt]illi5trative Detsils TnLged Report 2to7 IndeK*ndent Auditorfs Report 8t0 11 Statanent of Financial Activiti 121013 Balance Sheet J4 S￿ernent of Cash Flows 15 Note5 to the Financial Statements 16to29 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Reference and Administrative Details Tn￿te¢S Chrlstopher Ball Michael Kj￿uri-BC￿l Jane Tothj Will Burchell Matthew Posarjcr Eunice CampbellQlark Jules Sebelin. Chief Exeojtive Offi¢¢r Amanda ChambLYS. lTrt¢rim Dcputy CEO, from 09110124 ulltil 05104125 1070790 Seuior Managemtnt Team Cbarity Registration Number Compgny RegiS￿tiOn Number 03505634 R¢gisterd Office Dryden Ente￿￿￿e Centre Nott%ngham Treut Uuiversity Dryden Street Nollirtgham NGI 4FQ HSKSG Audit Larnited Cubo Standard Court Park Row Nottingham NGI 6GN A￿ditOr Solieittsrs Shoosmiths The XYZ Building 2 Hardman Boulev8rd SpinDingfLeld5 Manchester M3 3AZ Ballktrs Unity Tntst B8J]k plc Nin¢ Brindleyplace Birrningham BI 2HB InvestmeTht Advisor Charles Stanlcy 4th Floor Mercury Place St George Street LeieB5teT LEI IQG Rathboncs Port of Liv¢rp)ol Building Pier IIFAd Livewl L3 INW Page I Nottingham Commllnity and Voluntary Service Trustees, Report The trus*es. who are directors for the purpos￿ of eomp2ny law. pre￿It the annu￿ report together with the riDancial slatements and auditoe5 report of the ¢harttable company for the year ended 31 Match 2025. Trusttts officers The tru$t¢es and oificcT5 servin8 during the year and sÈnce the y¢ar cnd were &% follou's: TThs*es.' Chri5tDpher B￿1 fvlichael Khouri-Bcnt Jone Todd Will Burchdl Matthew Posanet Eunice C8rnpbell-C]aTk Structhtr& 2Dvern•JJc¢ And manaEtment Nt7t#re ofgovernlng documenl The charity is a company limiicd bj guarnitee and a r¢giaered d)arity. It ts operdt¢d undcr th¢ Tulcs of its memorandum and arti¢1¢5 of 85sociaiion incotw)fdted 5 February 1998 as amended by sp¢¢ial resolution dated 12 June 1998. 29 October 2001. 18 October 2004 artd 5 Novemixr 2010 by Ceftificate of Incorporattoll Qll Cl￿n£t of name dated 4 May 2010. li h&8 no share e4Jital thc liability of cach mcmber in the event of winding-up ts limited to £1. Recruilmenl ond4ipo1nln￿h10fIru5Iees There should IK 8 minimum of 6 and noi more than 15 trUs￿&directors. The trLFStr£s are PToposed by 85SOC2&te mernbets, appointed at the B￿rd meeting ajid must reiire after they have served three fjjll calendar years. Retiring trust¢es may be re•prow)sed and appjinlcd for a tenn. The Bo3rd have the right to Co￿pt up 10 five tru5te&s who rn￿t retsre each year, but are eligible for further Coaoption. At all times the number of COvOPted tr￿eS Tnust ￿￿1¢59 than the number of appDint¢d I￿￿e¢S up to a m&x%rnum of 5. Obj¢¢tives and #etryities Objects The objeciives ofNCVS 85 Set out in the arlicles of 8S50Ciation ar¢: a) The adwancement of eilizen5hip and o)mmynity d￿Clop￿￿ent parttcularly the promotion of the voluntary sector. volunte¢rin& verty. distres5 and sickness", ¢) Organise co-OPEfdlion in th¢ achievemenl of the 8lM)ve PUEposes and to thai end bring tvg¢th¢r repkzsentatives of the statutory authoiiti¢s Yoluntary orgxnisaiions in th¢ furtheT8nce of th¢ abDV¢ purp)ses. Page 2 Nottingham Con)muuity and Voluntary Service Trustees, Report Objeclives, slrnlegies ithd &divlti£¥ W¢ support Nottingham's voluntary sector through: • Volunt¢ering.' Improving the quality of volunteering and breadth of volunteering OPPDrtuniLies acr05S the city- Voluntary ￿¢tOr d¢velopment.' Strengthening the volunthry sector's e2pacity io help its clients through promotin8 best pr&cticE. fullding advice and trainin . Voices.. Srtaking up for ihe voluntary sector on issu&% crucial to its futur< 4Dd incrca5ing th¢ s¢¢tor's a¢¢¢ss 10. and influence upon, decision makers. Publlc bentJ7t NCVS'3 xciivilies b¢n￿ll volunLary sxtor organi￿1)0￿￿ individuals a￿d the interaL%ion bEtween the statutory sector and ihe voluntary and c4)mrnunily 5t¢Aor in Notiingham and lis environs. The Board of Twstee5 have considered public benefit ayjd concluded thal= l_ The aims of the organisation continue to be charitabl 2. The aims and th¢ servieu deliv¢red giv¢ ideDtsfiabl¢ benefits to the charitable stetor Ix)th indirectly ond dkrectly io iDdividuals in need,. 3. The benefits are for the publi4 are nol unreasonably restrided io any way and certainly J]ot by ability io pay. and 4. There 15 no detritnent ot ham) ar5sin8 from the aims or aclivitiLS. The I￿￿tte5 confirm that they have complied with the requirements of secti¢)n 17 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the pub14c benefit guidance publsshed by the Charity Cornrni55ion for England and WaEes. A¢hReytmtnts alld performan¢t Durin8 the year m05t staff continued to work frorn horn£. We moved offices from Lox]ey House, Station Street NG2 3NG ￿ the Dryd£n Enterprise Centre. Nottin8ham Trent Univ¢Tsity. Dryd¢n Strt NGI 4FQ in Julv 2024. We still deliver almosi all training and ndi¥ork meetin8s online. whieh has PTov¢d sUCCeSsful. W¢ have had few in person events but online attendance still seems to be bettrr attended. The CRM continue5 to provide the backbone for our extensive communication5. We continually improve th¢ CRM sys(em and websitr which gives a vital platforni io ptyyide support and infom)ation to 8roups and ¢haritie5 in Nottingh￿. The plarforni has maintained a steady number of individuals si8ninB up for voluntttring oppot*Jniti¢s and 300 ￿ 400 opportunities ate available at any 8Kven titDe. We incre&Yd readerthip of the el>vlletbll and also incxeased engagement acr05g our soci31 mcdi3 channels. We provided resources and blogs / guides which we updatrd dynajnically &$ the silu#tion chang¢d whicb wgts valuable to small organisation who do not have tim¢ to 5¢¢k out the infomiation tha))selve& We have also iticreased our capacity within the Communications fi￿alOn. Our one tt) one delivery of 5UPPOrt intre&5ed, into Gcdlin8 and 14roxtowe Boroughs through UK ShaTcd Prosperity fvnding. Il'e have also rei]JsiaÉed bespoke sup￿Irt for Social Enterprises thrgugh 3 joint pr(FjecL with NTU. We continue to offu most IraiDin8 online with some exceptions su¢h as occ&%ioD41 volunt¢wing s¢ssions in p¢rson. Page 3 NottiDgham Community and Voluntary ServAce Trustees, Report The Green Social Pr&scrÈbing Pilot delivered oJ] behalf of the Nottingham and Notlinghamshire ICS has gone from strength to strength and dev¢10￿1 a TA￿ted PEovider pro8fdmme 8s I￿1] as issuing smdl 8r8nts to providers. The PDU has 21so been aw8rded addiiional resources in order to increase the ￿ach of the platform under the Chan8tng Futures Pm8r2ttEW the 1¢8a¢y to Opportunity Nottinghatll. We haye two new Commutjity En8a8ement rnl¢s within Changing FutUTCS to ensure Nottingham's und¢T8etved communities undentand the implicatl0ll5 of SEvere and Multiple DisadvantAge 2nd we also now h05t the Communtcation5 function on behalf of Changirjg Futures. We have an imw>rtant role in llelping to facilitste r¢presentative pErtE￿h1pS whith fvlly recoBni5e the strength& challen8e3 interests of our divtr5e loc￿ volunl2ry. communt(y and social enl¢rpris¢ (VCSEI S￿l0r. Together. our nctworks ar¢ a voice fow the Volunt￿ sector in local. regio]Ja] and tvdti(>na] policy plan#ing and developmenL leading io ÉJnpn)ved ser%'ice delivery for all comrnunities. Our with Nottingham. voluniary and (ximmuniiy seLtor wves us & v&st rea¢h In￿ the seclor including lo￿1 chwxilies and r￿Mm￿nItY groups, not for profit or8atkisations such as socÈal enlerpri5e5 snd wmmunity inierest cornpanies. r￿th 8ruups and ￿n)mU￿[tiCS of interesL Our reach is illustrated by the following cxarnples: . Thi5 year more thall 500 8tOUP5 are provided wilh group and volunteer developm¢nt support, Co￿1￿1(anCY &nd training. . Over 400 groups particitoÉe 5n our Provider Networks (Children & Young Peopl4 Vulnerdbl¢ Adults and Leaders of Volynteers) . Our e-bulletin and socitLI media chI￿ne15 reach over 5.000 combined subscribers . We bring our knowledge of the sector lo the Health & Wellbeing Board. One NDUin8ham Board, The Growth Board, Nottingharrl Place B&sed Panner5hip Ek'ecuiiv< The Noiiingham & Nottingh￿Shlre InLegratsd Care System, among many otheiy We host a Green Social Prescribing Piloi. one of 7 national fest and leAJll Sites We host a Practice Development Unit delivering learning and support for those working with peopl¢ experiencing Severe and Multiple DisadvLniage We are th'orking in partnership with Nott2nghwn T￿￿1 Univetsity on pn)jxts to ensure the voluntary sector 15 tmbedded in local health and trdre parhivays. b We are founder membeTS of the N&N Intsgrated Care System VCSE Provider Alliance. IS￿￿ unniversary celebrotiGtnS During Q4 of this year we commenced to ¢oUn￿oWn to our 150th anniversary as an OTganisation. We wcrc fornied in December 1875 as the Nottin8ham Society for orgauisin8 charity. We are proud olour long heritage and will tsk¢ part in a number ofevents, conferen￿ and deveiopment sessions lo ¢debrate. Financial revÉew We acquired additional project income through thE ytsr. W¢ are continu2]ly developing new areas of work within health and socia] we which w&ll be an irrLP)rtani source of futurc incrt and developmenl will be available io NOttIn￿8M'S voluntary sector. We will revisÈt the inY¢slm¢nt on a T¢gul3r basis to erLsur¢ that we are getting best valu¢ ar￿ maximisiTS8 its wtcntial. Page 6 Nottingham Communlty and Voluntary Servicc Trustees, Report Ststement of Respon5ibilitits The twstees (who are also Lhe director5 of Nottingham Comrnunity and Voltjntary Servicc for the purwse5 tTrf company law) ar¢ responsible for preparing the trusie￿, report and the fin3nctal stst¢m¢nts in a¢cordance iwth applicable law and Uniied Kingdom Accounting Standards (Urjitrd Kingdorn G¢nerally Accepted Accourtttng Practiee), includin8 FRS 102 'The Financial Re￿)rtin8 S"tandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland The report and accounts hav¢ been pr¢pared acry)rdance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small eompanies. CoTnpEny law requires th¢ tn55t¢cs to prcpare fin3ncial ststemenTS for each fm3ncial year. Under comp3ny law the trustees Enu5t not approve the finaTLciai stsluncnts unlus th¢y arc saiisfied that they give a tn￿ and fair view of the Sts￿ of affairs of the charitable u)mpany and of the incoming ttsourc¢s and application of T¢50urce including its income and eXpe￿diture, of the charitable company for that p¢riod. In pr¢paring th￿¢ financial stat￿n¢￿ts. th6 trustee5 are required to: select suitable attountirtg w)IÉLies and apply thEm COD51Stently- observe the rnethods and principles in the Charities SORP. make judgcmtnts and cstimat¢s that aT¢ reasonable and prudeni stale whether applicable aceounting 5tandard5. comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and exp12ined in the finaDcial statrmenL8' and prepaTe the finat]cial 5tateTnents on the going a)ncern b&sis unless it is inappropriat¢ to prrsume that the charitsble company will continue in busines The trustees arc re5POll5ible for kceping prottr accounting records that can disclose witb. reasonablc accuracy at ony time the financtal ]xisition of the clwitable company and cnabl£ them to ensure that the financial statun¢nts cornply with the Comparties Act 2006. They are also rc5pon5ibl¢ for safcguarding the Jssets of the tharitsble ¢omp2ny and h¢nc¢ for tsL"ing r￿Onabl¢ stcps for the prevention and detedion of fraud and other irregularities. lrt so far ￿ the trustres are aware: . there is no rel¥vant audil infomjalion of which the charitable CoMp￿Y'S alld1￿r 15 unawar¢; and . the tNsiees havc taken all steps th21 thq ought (o have tsken to rnake Ih¢mselves aware of any rd¢vant audil infomiation and to estsblith th8t thc auditor is awaie of (hai inforniation. The truslees aTe rtsponsible for the maintertance and intcgrity of th¢ corporat¢ and financial inforniation induded on the chaJ?tsble company's website. Legislation governing th¢ pr¢p¥rdtion and di5semiadtion of rinanci81 ststements may differ frotn legisl￿10￿ in other jurisdictions. Small companies proviiirja stztem¢nt This r¢FK)rt h&$ been prepared in a¢cordance with the small companies regime under the Comparties Act 2006. The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity O and signed on its behalf by.. e Todd Page 7 Nottittgh%m Commllnity and Voluntary Service Independenl Auditor's Report to the Members of Nottillgbam Community 2nd Voluntary Service Opin%on We have aJdited the financi81 statements of Not(ingharn Comrnunity and Voluntary st￿1¢e {the 'charit2bl¢ cornpany.) foT the yeaF ended 3 1 Maruh 2025 whiLh comprise the ststem¢Dt orrinanciai aciivities {iyJcorwiiatittg inLorne and exp¢ndiiure account and staiement of iecognised gwns and loss). Ihe balance 5heeL the stsiemettt of c&sh flows and no￿ w the rJnanci￿ Statements, incluétng significant accounting poli¢ie5. The rinanciaj rew)rting framework thai has been applied in their prepar2tson is applicable law and United Kingdom Acwunting St￿dards, including Financi81 Rewrting SLandaTd 102 The Financial RctX)rtiRg Standard llpplicabl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland IUni(ed Kingdom Genernlly AcLeptcd Ac£ounting Prnctice). In our opittyon the fin8ncial sLat¢ments- give a truc aT2d fkir vicw of the stste of thc tharitys affairs as 81 31 March 2025 and of its in¢omirt8 r￿UrceS and application of r￿Q￿rGe£ includin8 its itieorne and ￿penditUre. for the Y￿ Ihcn eDde¢' have been prnperly prepared fftn a¢crJrdance with United Kingdom Gelleraily Acc¢pt¢d Accountsng Prd¢li¢e' 8r*d h&ve been piepared in a¢wrdan¢e with the requirements ofthe Companies Aet 2(M)6. Basis for opinio We conducted our audit in accordajjce with International stand8￿$ on Auditing (UK) {ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. OUT responsibilitias under those standards arc further described ix the auditor reswnsibilitses for the iudit of the fJnanCI￿ statements stst50n of our report. We are indq)endent of the charitable cotnpany in Rccordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our Éudkt of the fmanciai ststements in the U includin8 the FRC'S Ethical stsndar￿ and we have fjJifLlled our other ethica] resptsD5ibilities in accord8J)ce with these rquiremenLS. We believe thai the audit evidence we have ob18ined is suifJcRcnt aTrd appropriate to provide a basis for ow opinion. Other MAtterB In th¢ previous accourtting ￿rIOd the dir¢¢ttsrs of thc cotr.pany took advantage of audit exemption under s. 477 ot th¢ Companies Act 2006. TFLer¢for¢ th¢ priorperiod financial stsLem¢nts WOE not subject to audit. Page 8 Nottingham Community and Voluntary ServTrce Iudependent Auditor's Report to tbe Members of Nottillgham Community and Voluntary Service CoDelllsi•lls relating to going CO￿tern IA auditiri8 th¢ finan¢ial ststernen￿ we have ¢onclvded th81 the trustC&F Use of the going concern basis of accounting in the prepaTation ofthe financial stattmtnts is appropriate. Bas¢d on the wo]* we have pcrfornjed, we have t￿1 identified any mkierial uncertainti¢s relating 10 Events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may casi significant thubt on the ch2rity's ability tD continue as a going concern for a period olat leasi tw¢lv¢ nwnth5 from when the oriwnal financial S￿l¢Ments were authorised for issuc. Our res￿nSIbl]iLles and the reswn5ibilitses of the In￿tee$ with ￿sPeci to going concem arc described itt the relevant seciions ofu]iS TeNJrt. Oth¢r iDformatio The other infotmation compri5¢5 the inf(TrTmation included in the Injsrees, repotri other than the fin8nci statements aTrd oui auditor'5 rq)ort thercon. The trustces are re5wn5tbl¢ for the other infom)ation. Our opinion on the financia] statemeftts does not cover the other infonnation an￿ ¢x¢¢pt to the extent othetivise explicitly ststed in our r¢port. w¢ do not express a))y forni of ￿urnICe cotsclusion thereon. OUT r¢5ponsibility is to read the other inforrnation and. in doinE 50, consider Wheth￿ the other infom)&tion is malersall> inconsi51ent with the financia] staternents or our knowlcdBe obtained in the course of the alldit otherwise appears lo be materially misststed. If we identify such maleriai inconsistrncies or 2ppareni materiaj misstai¢ment& 3re required to detrtrnine whether this givcs risc ¢0 a matcrial Jnisststrment in the financial statements themselvts. 1£ based on the work we have performed. we conclude that there is a m￿erial misstatement of this other informatiofy we are required to rew)rt that facL We hav¢ nothing to rcport in this regard. Opinion otber matttt prescribtd by the Compinies Act 2006 In our opinion. boscd on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: the infonnation 8iven in the trusiees, rew)rt prepxred for the purpose5 of company law. for the financi&l year for which the financial statements are prepaJed is corJsis*nt the finarncial st8t¢ments' and the Trusiets, Report has been wepared in accoTd3nc¢ with applicY4ble legal requirements. Matters on which wt #re required tts report by exeeption the lighi of the knowledge undcrsthnding of the chari(4ble company and it5 environment obtsined in th¢ course of the audit. we have noi ideniified rnatcrial rnisststements in the trustee5' rewrt. We have ￿01hing to report Èn rcspect of the following pTr)atttrs where the Companies Act 2006 requires u5 to rewrt to you if, in our opinion: adequate accounlin8 records have not been kepi or r¢lum$ ad¢quate for our audit have not been rcc¢iv¢d from bran¢hes not visi￿d by us. or the financial slotements aye [￿L ill agreanent with the aceouniing re(x)rds and relurns; or certain disclosures of trustees rem￿Tr￿atiOn specified by law are noi n￿de. or wc have not r￿e1ved a]1 the inforn)ation and CXplanatio￿ wr requ?re forour audit. th¢ truste&8 were not entitled to Prepare the financial Ststern￿ts in accordance with the small compani¢s' resime and uke advants8e of the small ￿MpanIeS. LKCmPtion in weparing the truslee, report and from the requiremEnt to prepare a Strat￿lC retx)rt. Page 9 NottinghaTh Community alld Volunlary Service Independent Auditor'5 Reporl to Ihe Members of Nottillgham Community and Voluntary Service RespDf&55bllities of trnstees As explained more fjjlly ID the tn]sterA' responsibilitits 5taternent set out on page 7. the trustees (who are also the direclors of the charitsble COTnpany for the puTrosL8 of company ]&w) are responsible for the preparation of the financial smements ond for Ixing satssfied that they give a and fair view, and for such internal wntrol as the trustees deterniine is necessary to enable the prep&ratitsnof fin￿Cial statetnents that are free from rn&terial misstatemen4 whether due to fraud orerror. In prtwing the fjnancial ststcrnents. the trustees are r&w)JL8ible for ￿eSsIng the charitabl¢ Company's abÈlity to eonlinue a5 a going concern: dtsc105ing, ay applicabl4 matters related to going concern and using the going concern b&sis of accounting unless thc tru5tvs ¢ith¢r iniend ￿ liquidate the tharitsble company or w cease operdtions, or h4v¢ no T¢ali5tic altemaiive but to do so. Auditor rtSPOn5ibilits¢s for the 4udit of tht financial ststements Our objet(ive5 are lo obtain reasonable assurance aboul whethu the financial statements as a whole are free from D)ateria] tnisstaterner..L whether due to frdud or ern)r, and to tssue an auditor's report that includes QUT opiwon. Reasonable aSsur￿ce is a high level of assuran￿ bul is not a 8UPMtee that an audit ¢onducted in &ccordance with ISAS (UK) will 8Iway5 detect a material mtSStaiemeTrt when It exists. Mi5StaieJnents can ￿lse from frdud or etror 2nd are CQA)sidered mzterial if, individually or itl the aggregat4 could reasonably be ¢xp¢cted th influence the ecA)nomic decisions of taken on the basis of these fuwjcial slate4nenls. The exient to whi¢h our procedures are capable of det¢¢ting irregularities. including ftaud is detsiled below.. W¢ wnsidcrcd the nature of the charitsbl¢ CoMpan￿S busine55 aT*d its ¢ontrol cnvironment. We also enquircd of manogcrnent about their identification and we55mcnt of the risk8 of irregularitics. We obtained an understhnding of the legal and regulawry framework in ￿th1¢h the charitable comwdny operates and identifjed key laws aryd re8ulat50rJs that= - Had a direct effect the deterniination of material atnounts and disclosures in the fjnancial statements, intrjudcd the Compantes Art 2006. tsx Jc8131&tion and pyroll legislat>0ii," and - Did J)ot have a direct effert on the financial ststements EAtt compliance with which may be fim¢Samentsl to the aritable corn￿￿Y's 8bilxty lo operatr. We discussed among Ihe audit e￿gagement kn the opp)rtunities and incuAlitres th2t may exist within the organisalion for fraud and how I where frnud rnighi occur in the fJnoncia] s￿￿￿ents. In comTnon with all audits under ISA'S IUK). Ive are a150 re4uired io perfonn 5pe¢ific pyoceduTts to resporjd LO the risk of In9]￿gemen1 Dverride. In addTessillE the risk of fraud through management override of controls. Ive itsied the appTopriateness of accou]2tin8 adjusiments and journal entriÈs, 2ssessed whdher aCCOLtnttng esttma1¢5 were reasonable and ac¢urat¢ and ¥eYiewd the 8ccoun11￿8 rcrA)nls for any signifjwjl and unusual transActions. Pag¢ 10 Nottingham Community and Voluntary se￿ICe Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nottingham Community aDd Volulltary Service In additioTr, our procedure5 lo respond ts> the risks identified included- - Reviewing financial Statement discJDSUrts by lesting to supporting docurn¢ntation to a55e85 wmplignce ivith provjsion of relevant laiys and regulation5 described as having & direci effect on the fir￿nclE1 statements. - Perfonlling analytical Procedures to tdentify any unusua] or Unexp￿ted variances th&t may indi(*e risks of material misststement due ￿ fraud. and - Enquirin8 of monagement aboul any instances of non-eompli2nce with lttw$ Ènd reguIation$ 2nd any instances ofknowi or suspectcd fraud. B￿ause of the inherent limitstions of an sudiL there is a risk that we will not detect all iTregut4rities, ineluding those leading to a material misstatement in the financial ststemenLS or noij-cornpliance with regulaiion. Thi5 risk increases the more that eornpliance with a law or regulation is removed fmm the events and transactions rcI]ec￿d in th¢ fLnan¢ial statcmcnts, we will be 1¢5s likely to b￿me a49re of inst8nces uf non-compliallce. The risk is atso grcAter regarding irregularitses occurring du¢ to fraud rather than crror, as fr&ud involves intentional conceaimenL forgery. cDllusio)J, omission or misrepresentation. A furthcr description our respon5ibilitic5 is availabl¢ on the FRC'S wcbsitc https../lwww.fre.org.uklaudityrs/Audit-&8sur8ncelÈtsditor-s-rcsPm5ibilitiC5-for-the-audit-of-th¢-fildcs¢riptStsn￿f4h¢- auth'tor%E20h800A99s-rcsponsibililiLtrfor Thi$ descriptkon form5 part of our auditor's rep)rt. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charittble tOTn￿nY's memkr%. as a b¢)dy. in a¢£ordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Compatues Act 21X)6. Our audit woik h&s been undertaken so that we might state to th¢ ¢haTitkble mpany's Tnembets those Tnatters we are rcquired to state to them in an auditor's reFQrt and for no Dther puryose. To the fullest extent pern)itted by law. we do accept or responsibility to anyoJ]e other than the tharitable company and the charitable ¢omrany's manbers &8 a body. for our #udit worL for this repoit, or for the op%nion5 we have forTned. Philip 14andley FCA (Senior Statutory Avditor) For ané on behalf of14SKSG Audit Limit& Statuknry Audiwr Ch8rtered Accountants Cu Stsndard Court Park Row Noltingham FIGI 6GN Pagell Notlingham Community and Voluntary Seryice StateJn¢￿t of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Illcluding Income and Expenditure Account 2nd Statement of Total Rccognised Gaiu5 and Losses) Unrestrtcted fund5 Restricted fund5 Total 2025 TotAI 2024 Note In￿￿¢ and EDdowmtnts from: Don&tions and legacie3 ch￿itable activitie5 Envestment inwme 885,051 11,322 112.544 885.051 564.924 I12,544 102,017 409,152 110.065 553.602 Totsl incom¢ 1,008.917 553,602 1.562.519 621234 Expenditsre on: Cb&ritable actÈvities 168.582) 513,937) (682.519) (576,880) Totsl expenditure GwnYlO￿cs on i￿V￿tmen& assets (168.582) (513,937) (682.519) (576.8801 (68.095) {68,095) 72,944 Net income 772240 39.665 811,905 117,298 Net movernent in funds 772,240 39.665 811.905 117.298 Re¢oneSllat5on of funds Totsl fvnd5 brought forward Total funds carried fo]Trv 3,043.655 228,827 3272.482 3,155,184 13 3.815.895 268.492 4,084.387 3272,482 All of the Charity's &ctivrties derive frorn ￿ntinuIng operations during the above hvo perLod5. The funds br¢Èkdo*• for the period is shown in YKSte 13. The not¢s on pages E6 to 29 forni an integrdl part of th¢s¢ fijwicial sthtem¢nts. Page 12 Noltingham CommuDity and Voluntary Service Statement of Financial ActRvities for the Year EDded 31 March 2025 (IDcluding Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Tolal Recognised Gains and L4)ss¢s) These are the figurfs for the prevlous Accounting period and are included for compar4tiv¢ purposes Yt*r Ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 Unr¢strirted fund5 Restrlcted rund$ Total 21124 Note Intomt and Ead•wments from: Donations and le8acies Charitsble activities Investment income 102.017 8.922 110.065 102,017 409.152 110,065 400230 Total 221.(X)4 400.230 621234 Expenditore on: Charilablc activities (176.585) 400.295 (576,880) Total expendittire Gain&losse5 on investmenl assets (176,585) 72,944 [400295) (576,880) 72,944 Net incorneJ(e4Kaditur¢) 117.363 65) 117,298 Net movement in funds 117J63 (65) 117,298 Rteolltiliatioo of fiEnd5 Total fvrtds brnught forwwd 2.926292 228.892 3,155,184 Totsj funds carried forward 13 3.043,655 228,827 3,272,482 The notes on pages J6 ￿ 29 fomi an integral part of thes¢ fiDancial 5tat¢m¢nts. Pag¢ 13 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (Registratioll DU￿ber. 03505634) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Nots Fixed assets Investment$ 3.537J65 2,649.921 Current assets D¢btDTS Cash at bank and in hand io 33.469 955,730 37,294 635.455 989,199 672.749 Cr¢ditOTS- Amounts f8lling due within oDe year Net ¢urrent assets 12 1442,177) 50,188 547,022 622,561 Net a$Jets 4.084J87 3272,482 F￿ndS of the ch#rity- Restracted income fynds Restricted 13 268,492 228,827 Unr¢5trleted lotomt fund5 Unrestrictcd fund$ 3.8 15,895 3,043,655 Total fllTrds 13 4.084.387 3,272.482 These financial ststements have ￿￿ell prepared in ac(x)rdance with the S￿¢1￿1 provisions relating to compaJJie5 8ubje¢t to th¢ srnail wrnpanie5 regime within Part 15 of th¢ Companies Aa 21K)6. The fi cial ststements on pages 12 to 29 were approved by the tnJstee5. and authorised for issue on n¢d on their behalf by: Christopher B411 TNstre The not¢s on pag¢s 16 to 29 forni an inte8Tal part of these f)nancial stat¢m¢Dts. Pxge 14 Nottingham CommunTty and Voluntary Service Stalement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Note Cash Ilows from op¢ratiDg activities Net income 811,905 117.298 AdJust¥tsents to tash flows frojll Uonaoperntitig itew5 Inytstment In￿rn¢ R¢v*luation of inv¢51m¢Trts (112.5H) (28.533) 670.828 (110,065) (171,549) (164J16) WorkiDg capital adjuSt￿eNts D¢cr¢ase in de￿oTs In¢re&selldecr¢&s¢) in ¢r¢dtlOTS Decrease in deferred inwrn¢ io 12 12 3,825 393,084 {1.095) 32J12 (38,070) (33.905) Net cash flows from operating activitiLs Cash flows fron) invutittg *ttlvitles Purth8se of investments In(y)me from dividends 1.066,642 (203,979) {858.911) 112.544 110,065 N¢t ¢agh flows from inV￿tIng ¥tkviti¢5 (746.3671 110,065 Net inU￿e/(decreO5e) in cash and equivalents 320275 193,914} 729.369 Cash and cash equivalents ai l Aprbl 635.455 C&sh and cquival¢nts at 31 M4r¢h 955.730 635,455 Rtcouciliation of nei casb now lo moytrntnt in Dtl IncreaseJ(dure8se) in cash 320275 (93.9141 N¢t funds #t l April 2024 635.455 ?29.369 Net funds at 31 Morch 2025 955.730 635,455 A]1 of the cash flow5 are derived from continuin8 operations during the above two periods. The notes on pages 16 to 29 fomi an In￿gra] part of these financial $tatements. Pa8¢ 15 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to the Financial Statements lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025 l A¢¢ouutÉng policies Sulnmary ofsiEnificant OeCOUfbting polities key accounting estimates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these fittancial staternents ore set out beloiv. The$¢ polioi¢s hav¢ b¢cn consisicntly ￿p1]ed tts ajl the ye3TS prescnicd. unless otherwise 5tstcd. StgtemtDt of compliance The financ2al staternellts have been prep￿ed iti accoTdar]ce with AeosuntlAg and Rew>rting b). Charities.. Stat¢ment uf Recommended PracLice (applicable to chaTilies preparing their ac¢ounts in acurdance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Chariti&8 SORP (FRS 102)). the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Rq)ublic of Ireland (FRS 102) and th¢ Companies Act 2006. Basis of preparation Nottingham Community and Voluntsry SeThiee meets th¢ definiiion of a public benefjt entity under FRS 102. Assets and Ilabilities are initially r¢cognised at historical w5¢ or transaction value unless othenvise stated in the Td¢vat)t accounting policy Iiot¢s, GOIDE concern The financial stslernenLg h&ve b¢¢n prywed on 8 8ULng coRcern basis. The tru5t¢es assess whth the use of going concenE is appropiiate i.e. whether th¢re are any material unctrtainlies related to events or condiiions that Jnay cast signifjcant doubt on the ability of the charity lo coniinue as a goin8 concern. The tn]st¢es Tr.ake this a55e55m¢nl in rewt ora peri￿ olone year frojn the date olapproval of the financial staiEmenLy. lllcome 8rJd endowrnents Voluntary inwme in¢ludin8 donations. 14aci&s 2nd grants thai provide core fvnding or are of a general nature 1$ recogsjised when the charily has entitiernent lo th¢ incotn4 i( is prob2bl¢ that th¢ income will b¢ received and the amount can be Mea5W￿ with sufScient r¢liability. Don￿110￿5 legtTcies Donations are recognised when the ch&'ity has been notifjed writin8 of both the &mount and sEttlerneni dalc. In the event that a donation is subject to condition5 that r¢quire a level of pcrfortnance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, th¢ income 15 defetTed and not recogni5eAI until either those conditions are fitlly n)¢l or the fulfilment of those conditiorL5 15 wholly within the coThtrol of the c]wity and it is probable that thue condition5 will be fulfilled in the teporting period. Gronty ret¢ivoble Gr8ntS gre recognised when th¢ ¢harity has an entitiemetti ￿ the funds and any conditions linked to the grants hsve b¢¢fi met. Where perfortnance eonditions are attathed to the grant and are yet to be me4 the income is reCog￿ls£d as a liability and includcd on the balance shrxt as deferred incom¢ io b¢ rCI¢￿ed. Page 16 Nottingham CommuDity and VoluDtsry Service Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Deftrredzncome Deferred income represents 8rn0unts received for fiJture ￿lOd5 and 15 rel£￿ed to incotning rewurces in the period f(>r which, it h&% been received. Such income is only deftsTed wheA: - The donor specifies that (he grant OT donation rnu5t onty b¢ us¢d in fyture accounting periods" or - The donoT Im￿Sed WDdÈtions ivhith mv5t be met bEfor¢ the ¢haTity has unwnditional entitl¢rnet]L Expenditure A]1 expenditure is recognised once there is a leg81 or c4)n5(rucliv¢ obli88tion to that exp¢DditurÉ it is probabl¢ settiement is required and the amount ean be me&sured reliably. All costs 8re all¢)cated to the applicable ¢xp¢nditur¢ hcading thal aggregate simi18r costs to that category. Where eosts cannoi be directly attributed to particular headEngs they have been allocated on A basis cwistent with the use of resources. with central staff )5ts a]located on the basis of time spent, and depre¢iation chwges allocat￿ on the portion of the I￿t'S u Otber support costs allocated bascd on thc 5pr¢ad of staff ¢i)5ts. Charithble ucliviti Charilabl¢ expendiiuTe compTiSeS those Costs incurrtd by the charity in the delivery of its activities And s¢rvice$ for its beneficiaTl¢S. It includes h)th w5ts that ean be allo¢ateJ dI￿(lY 10 5ud] adivitiu And those of an indiTe¢t nature neee&8ary to suptx)rt them. GoverDan£e costs These include the costs attributsble to the ch8rity'5 ￿mplIance with constitutional and staiutory rtquiremen indudin8 audil str4t¢8ic manag¢ment and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses. CoverDJneni grants Government 8Tants are recognised based on the accrud rnodel a[￿ are rn￿￿Ted at thE fair valuz of the 855¢t received or receivable. Grants are classified as relaiing eith¢r to revenue or to assets. Gmits r¢lating to revenue e r￿OgnIsed in iacome over the period in which the rtlated c4)sts are recognised. Grants relating to assets r¢cognised over the expected useful lifc of the Vthere part of a grant relating to 2n &￿t j3 deferred. 11 15 r¢¢osnised &5 deferred income. Tai*tio The eharity is Considered to pass the tcsis sct oul in Paragrnph I Schcdule 6 of the FinaJ)ce Aot 2010 and thcreforc it mcets thc definiiion of a Charitsblc company for UK corporation tsx purposes. Accordingly. the Charit). is potcntially ¢xempt from taxation in respcet Of incorne or ￿Pital gains r¢ccRved within catcgories covered by Chapter 3 Part I l of the Corporation Tax Aa 2010 or Section 256 of the T&Ka(ion of Char8robl¢ Gains Act 1992, 10 the extent that such incotne or gain5 are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. TAogible f4xed assets ItLdividual itEm5 of office equipment costing £5.(KNJ.00 or more are initie]ly recorded at cosL Itss ally subsequent accum￿lated depreciation and subse4UeJJt acclltnulxted impa*rn?ent losses. R¢placem¢nt of existLll8 premises ¢qyipm¢nt within th¢ buildin8 is ￿ritten off in thc year it is repla¢ed. Page 17 T4ottingham Commllnkty and Voluntary Service Notes to the FiDaDeial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 DepreciatioTr and amortisatio Depreciation is provided (JH tangible fixed asse￿ so as to write off the cosi or valuation. Itss any ¢5timat¢d residual valu< oNer thei¥ expected useful ecop.omic life as folloms: Asset class oirice equiplnent DeprecÉ#tion method 2nd rat¢ 25.0°A Straight line Fixed #55tt inve5trnents Fixed a$5¢1 investments, other than prograTnme related investsnenis. are includ¢d * market value at the balance sheet date. Realised gains and losses on investhients are ca]eulated as the differenc¢ between 5aies pyoceeds and their vèlue at the start of th¢ year. or their subsequ¢nt WSL and are d]ar8ed or credited to the Statem¢nl of r.inan¢ial Activities itL the p¢riod of disp)sal. Unrealised gain$ 2nd losse5 represent the movement in market vahles during th¢ y¢8r and are credited or harged to the Staie]nent of financial Aclivilies based on the mork¢t value at the year end. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and c&%h tquivalents comprise ¢a5h on hand and eall deposits. and othtr shorl-t¢rni highly liquid i¥Ave51ments thal are re&dily eonvertiblt lo a ktKJwn amount of cash and are subjecl io an insignifjcant risk of change in value. Trade crtdÈtors Trade creditors obliBations to pay for gwds or servicu that have been acqusred in the Ordi￿ary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable art ¢las5ified as current liabilities if Lhe Charity does not have an unconditional right, at the eJ)d of the reN>rtinB ptriod, to defer senlernent of the ¢redilor for at least Iwelve monttts 8fter th¢ FetKFrting date. If there is an unctsnditional right to defer settl¢m¢nt for at least twelve ]Konths aft¢r the rcportin8 dai< they are pres¢nt¢d 55 ron-cJJrrent liabiliti<%. FuDd $tructur¢ Unrestrithed income fijnds are gen¢ral fund5 that are available for use at the tnjslees, disLYdion kn fitrtherance of the objectives of the chatr1￿. RestrEe￿d income fiujds are those donat¢d for use in a particular area or for specifje purposes. the us¢ of whid) 1$ 1¢5trithed to that area or pur￿Se. Ptns5oll5 #nd other post retirement obli2atioJs The charity operates a d¢fined contrsbuiion pension scheme for employce5. The assets of the scheme are held scparaiely frojn ihose of the clEarity. Pension costs charge5 in the Statrment of Fin#n¢ial ActivitLE5 repres¢nt the ¢orJtributions payable by the chaTity during the year. PBge 18 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2 Incoule from donations attd kgacits Unreslrict t￿ndS Gtatr#l Tot21 202S Total 2024 Donations and legacies" Donations from companies. injsts and similar proceeds Donations from individuals Gr4nts, in¢ludin£ capital grants.. Qov¢rntnrDI grants 884,910 14 884.910 141 42.806 182 59.029 885,051 885.051 102,017 3 Intomt from tharitsbk aetivities Unrestricted fuod5 CeAet#l Total 2025 funds 2024 Grants Congultancy Trdinsng & e4)urses Sundry income 553.602 553.602 5.581 5.481 260 399.348 2.852 6.952 5.581 5.481 260 11,322 553.602 564.924 409.152 4 Cr&Dts & donatlODS Utsrestricttd funds Restrictsd funds Total Framcwork Housing A5￿)ciation NHS Noltinghatn & Nottinghamshire ICB NottanEhatn City Council AshfEeld Volunthry Action Broxtow¢ Borough Covncil ch￿h￿r< Community Foundation Nottingham Trent ur)FVe￿ity National Lottery CommuT]sty Fund Nottinghamshire Flcalth¢ar¢ Nils found*ion Trust Nottin8ham City Care Parmership CIC Robin Hood Charilable Trust Suftdry grants & &)Aations 103,798 216.460 60558 45J52 29,500 18.750 40.684 16500 16.000 6.000 103.798 216.460 60.558 45.352 29.500 18.750 40.684 16,500 16.0(X) 6.000 884,910 141 884.910 141 885,051 553,602 1,438,653 Pag¢ 19 IYottiDgham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ende4131 March 2025 S Investmtrtt inti>me UnreJtriett41 nds Getttr*l Total 21125 Total 2024 Incorne from divsdends- Dividcnd5 receiv&blc from other lisled investthents 112.544 112.544 110065 6 Expenditure on charitable attfvitles The following table pre5¢nts expenditure using a natural cl855ification. Unrestricte nds Centr81 ResSri¢ttd funds Tot&1 2025 T•tsl 2024 Affiliation fee& member5hip5 & $ub5criptiorLS Bad debts Bank chaT8es & Paypal fees Investment charges Communications Inlemal ¢harg&% & overhead5 IT costs Oirl￿ costs & hospitality Printing, postage & staionery Legal & profe5sion81 fees Publicity, marketing & ￿entS Staff costs (inc. travel, freelance stsff. recruittnefti & trainin8) Sundry expenditure External rix)tn hir¢ Grants made Consultancy External trainers Insurance Premises rent Remova] costs 3J70 2.000 620 15,916 1,751 1178.515) 20.076 103 2J04 15.196 730 3,370 2,000 620 15,916 4.IOE 2,053 675 11.432 4,415 2J50 178,515 9254 29.330 103 2,858 15.196 4.669 43,007 240 3,036 7.825 1.502 554 3.939 254983 20 279.785 534.768 20 10.913 I,o(Ki 8250 24.738 .559 22,782 326 431.657 9252 i.o(x) 8250 21.038 13,594 12.500 7,202 11,550 1,664 24.528 3.700 .559 22,782 326 168.582 513.937 682,5 19 576.880 Within the expenditure analyses above there are governan￿ costs of £10.800 (2024 - £3.309) ¥thich relate direcdy to charitsble adivities. Se¢ not¢ 8 for furtber detsii5. P￿¢ 20 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 7 Stsff Costs Th¢ &88r¢gat¢ payroll ¢osts w¢r¢ os follows: 2025 2024 Stsff cos(s during the year wett: W8ges and saI￿leS S￿la1 security costs P¢nsiQn Costs Other staff costs 476509 34.906 20,145 484 391,640 19.09) 15.697 532.044 426.430 The monthly average number of petsorts (including senior manage￿t team) employed by the charity dw?nB the year w85 folloivs: 2025 2024 Average number of employee5 21 19 1812024- 16) of the abov¢ ¢mployees parti¢ip3ted in the Defined Contribution Pension Scheme& Contrsbution5 to the e￿P10yte sche￿eS for the year totalled £20.145 (2024- £15.697). DuTin8 the year, the chÈrity tnade rcdvndaTrcy an(Vor let¥nin8iton ￿YMents which iotalled £484 (2024- £Nil). The employee benefits of the key management pe￿onllel ofthe clwity were £79,618 (2024- £49.850}. Pa8e21 Nottingham CommuDity and Volunt2ry Seryiee Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 8 Analysis of govern*nee and $￿ppOrt costs Support eosts have not k¢n s¢pardtcly a]locat¢d and disclosc41 &8 the Tr￿stee3 belicvc thvy arc immatcrial to th¢ fin4ocial statements. Cgvernance costs UDrestritted rullds Geoeral Tot81 2025 2024 Audii fees Audit of ihe f￿anCIal siatemuAts Independenl exprniner fees Exarnination ofthe fJnanci3J 5we4neDts Other fees paid to examiners Other gov¢ruance costs 7.8 7.800 1.950 1,359 3.lJOO 3,000 10,800 10,800 3,309 9 Fixed asset investments 2025 2024 Other Ènvesttllents 3 J37,365 2.649.921 P4e 22 Nottingham Community 2nd Voluntary Service Not￿ to the Financial Statements for th¢ Year Ended 31 March 2025 Oiher inv¢5tmeDts Listed IRvtStmtnts Total Cost or val￿#¢i011 At l April 2024 R￿aluation Addition5 2,649.921 28.533 858.9l I 2,649.921 28,533 858.911 At 31 Marth 202) 3,537,365 3,537,365 NEt book valthe At 31 hlar¢h 2025 3.537365 3537.365 At 31 M4r¢h 2024 2.649,921 2,649,921 lo Dtbtsrs 2025 2024 Trade debtors Pr¢paymen15 A£mL¢d inwm¢ 28.814 4,655 25,593 7J51 4,350 33,469 37,294 11 Chsb and easb equSvalents 21125 2024 Cash on hand Cash at bank 18 635,437 955.730 955.730 635,455 12 c￿dItorS. amounts falliTrg dut within out ytaT 21125 2024 Trad¢ ¢r¢ditors Other tLxation and social secuTity Other ¢red5tors Accwals Def¢rr¢d In￿￿£ 3.144 11.205 416J28 11 Joo 12,042 6.556 27.927 2,568 1.095 442.177 50.188 Othu creditors inclu(ks £412,418 12024.. £25,400) of grants that have b¢¢n rec¢ived ￿ b¢ ¥¢distributsd and therefore Lhese ftsnds aye not foi the benefit of NCVS. Pa8e 23 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to tbe Financial St&temeDts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 13 Funds Other R¢sour¢e$ reeognised tip¢nd¢d EainsJ(losses) B*laLc¢ at 31 Marth 202S JAp 2024 lJJeomiDg resources Unrestritted General Genersl 3.043.655 I.IK>8.917 (168,582) (68,095) 3.815.895 Restricted funds Comrnunity Champions CDmmunity En8agemeftt (IAPT) PDU DISPF PartneT5hip ProjecL R¢5Vdrch En8a8ernent Network Prog¥wnme Core20 + 5 ConneC￿rS SpecS￿i5L N&vigalor Delayed Discharge Assurn Green Space ￿tenSIon Trdvel Well Nature B￿ddleS Hcalih Enga8emeni Programme CF Comms Patient & Public En8a8ement Ashfjeld VA REN Social Enterprise Aec¢lmtor Volunw Sector Supwrt Community Engagement (Prevention) 150th Celebration Gedlin8 Bomugh Council Total restricted funds .761 {1.761) 26.610 69,322 1.742 {6.316) (115.4691 (1.7421 20,294 73.651 I 19.798 (s,8￿) (1,5(K)) {31,702) {E250) 181,743) {23.862) (5,978) (13559) (15.719) 1500 21.973 18.750 134.960 20.900 9,729 17,500 53,217 3,671 6,633 5.978 30.000 17.685 16,441 1,960 51Ji2 50.000 40.684 295fXJ (51260) {11.864) (38.308) {29.51K)) 92 38.136 2.376 20.452 (20.452) 16,500 16,500 24,648 77.8 153.152) 228,827 553,602 1513.937) 268.492 Total f￿ndS 3.272.482 ,562519 {682.519) (68,095) 4.084,387 Page 24 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Notes to the Financial Stalements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025 Th¢ 5p¢cifi¢ purposc5 for whith the fvnds are to bc applied are &5 follows: Community Champions funding is a partnership bctw¢en NCVS. H￿[th and Nottingham City Council to trai and devclc>p volurttccrs to deliver wsilsve messa8es £boui bcajth and wellbeirtg and to hcjp pcople to oycrcomc vaccine hesiiancy- Ch)nging FutUTC5 trs th¢ continuation fi]nding f4)r the Pra¢tice D¢v¢lopmcnt Unil {PDU) whi¢h cngag¢s people working with those cxpcriencing Seriou5 and Multiplc Dis2dvants8£ in l(xrning and dtveloprncnt Activities. An additional role was funded in thi5 programme year. Changing Future5 is also fundtn8 2 Cornmunity En8a8ement role5 to work with etlmic minority WUPS to raise awareness of Severe 2nd Multiple Disgdvantag comm￿nity Engagemenl IAyf funding 15 to employ a CIKnmunity Engagement Coordinator to work iTrith commuTrity groups serving the South Asian Populalion to fmd out why th¢> don't &cce5s ps>cholo85eal therapies. DISPP Partnership Projea funding to work with disability focused organisations kn help their m¢mb¢rs ¢ngage in physical activity towards better hea]th outeomes. Funding from NEIS Engiand to take part in a Re5¢arch Engagement Netsvork Programm¢ to ¢nsure thal Unde￿¢prese￿t¢d communiti¢s ¢oabled to tsk¢ part in rnedical r¢s¢arth. The Changing Futures Etljnic MinoriLy Enga8ernent Coordinaior (Specialist Navigator) service w&% developed to recognise that minority communities arc underrepieseDt¢d in Changing lutures 5eNices foT PEople experiencing Sever¢ and Multipl¢ Disadvgntage. Th¢ £ngag¢m￿l work¢rs have a role in ¢Dsurin8 wmmu#ity organisaiions working with these communiti¢s hav¢ a full understanding of SMD and 50 ensur¢ those they look after get the help they necd. Active Travel Social Prescribing (fravel Well) f¢mding through Nottingham City Council io work ivith conununity organi5atsons to help people in Nottingham be more active. N&t￿re Buddies fvnding from Naturdl E7JglaJ]d for deltvuing a training progrdmme for community. b¢-fricnding and environmental organis*ions a¥out how to sd up Nats]r¢ Budd5¢S 5ch¢m¢s. Chan8in8 Futures SJndin8 for a Communications and Mayketing COordina￿r to develop a new website and branding for the progrnnun¢. Community Engagement {Prevention) io fund a CollunuThFty e4hgAgement proErÈnllne ty encourage the tak¢ up of childhood vaccinations amongst Romanian speaking ￿mM￿nItieS. Fundiu8 from Gedlin8 Borough Council through the UK Shared Pyospetity Fund to develop a support model for VCSE orgamsatiorts opeAting in the Gedling a￿a. This l¢d to a further proposal to deliver the ch05¢n model. Core20 t 5 Connectors 15 frotn NHS Fngland so that cornfftuniti&% can be bctter cquipped to hdp local re5idellts look after their heart tlealth. Delayed Discharge A55ufd is 8 partnership project with Nottsnghaln Trent University to *udy how the voluntary 5eaor can becolnc more ernbEdded th.e hospi￿1 dischargc pathway. Gleen Spaee extension fisndin8 is part of a national Green Social Prescribing pn)gramme to test if people'5 mental wellbein8 can be helped by vndertaking nature based athivities rnther than being prescribed medication. We WDTk closely Mqth community groups that are tsking the referr￿$. Pa8¢ 25 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Not￿ to tbe Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The Health Engagema)t Prngr#nJne fi￿ding provides pioject adroini5traiion supprt to Nottingham City Council Public H¢alth Team. The fundin8 from Ashfield Voluntary Athion was for a Patient and Public En8a8wnent Fwgramme to find out YLbout local patient experhtnee by i¥orkinÉ through voluntsry organisatio￿* Éh8t support thern, then re￿rting back to the CCG. Tbe Research Engagement Network {RENI is fonded by NHS Etjgland through the Inte8Jat¢d Care Bo8Td. The overall aim 55 to ensure thal people from underserved communities understand the imporlance of Health & Wellb¢ing rese4r¢h. Social Enierprkse Ac¢elErdlor ks a partnership wogrnnrne with Noitingham Treni University to d¢liver training and 5UPPOrt to social enterprises in Noltingh8m aJEd is fijnded thA)ugh the UK Shared Prospetity Fund. This w&$ previovsly Thriving Corntnunilies. Voluntsry Stdor Support in Broxtow< fui]ded by UK Shared ProsperRly Fund 15 to deliver training and devdopmenl supp)Il lo groups in BroxtowE Borough Council area. 150th Cel¢br8tioDs fund¢d by the National Lottery Commwiily Futxl. The descriptio￿% below Tel￿t Io TC5trict¢d fijnds from the PT¢ViOUS year. Green Spac¢ fynding is part of a tLatiDnal Green Social Prescnl)ing pilot programme to test if people's mental wellbeing can be helped by undertsking r]ats]re b￿d ￿3VitieS ￿ther thaTh being prescribed medication. We work closely with eorBmunity groups that we thking the refml$. MBLC fvnding is for a Voluntrer Coordinatorlo wotk vath voluntC£f5 Ovtrcoming vacci[￿liOn h<%itancy wlthin Nothn8ham's Black Communilies. SMI Co-produ¢¢ion & Engagement fvndin8 t() work with cornThuTrity OTgantsatioN8 ￿ find out why people Serious Mental Illness do not take up services. NNRF COT Small Erants is ￿ enable small organisations WOTking ivith NNRF to acctssNCVS training. Captain Tom is from the NHS Charities Together to filnd six community group5 to deliver positive messages aboui COVID v8ceine5. (kJ5veJ cultUTally appmpriete (%)unsdlin8 services to QTgani5¢ BAME setf-help 8roup5. Herits8e England funding M5 wed to d¢v¢lop traEnins for Hu*la8e Buddy schemes. PAgc 26 Nottingham Community and Vollllltsry Service Notes to the Fknancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 OiheT retognised an￿(lo$Se$) Balanee at 31 MAreh 2024 Bala￿et at I AprÉt 2023 Incoming resources Resources txpended Ullre5tricted fuKhd5 G¢uemi Q¢n¢ral 2.926292 221.004 (176.585) 72.944 3,043.655 Rtstricted Con)munity ChampioJL8 Communty Engagement 2296 (535) 1.761 37.792 12.019 (1.598) 19J98 774 146.600 14JOO 3.198 (11.956) (89.297) (10.960) {22.596) 26,610 69 J22 1.742 PDU DISPP Partn¢T5hip Projert Gr¢en s￿¢e Research En8a8emeat Nelwork PTogr21ntne Nottsngham MBLC SpeciaiistNavigator Thriving Communiiies SMI Co-Produrtion & Engagem￿1 Travel Well Nature Buddies CCG Patient Eng￿t￿ent A5bficld Voluntary Adion Community EngaBernent (PT¢vention) NNRf coi Small Brpnts Cpptain Tom G¢dliDg Borough CouAcil Heritage Buddies Locality Social Pies¢ribJng & Community Developm¢Jt mAnag¢r 8.81JO 982 35292 iO(K) 8.800 (982) (25.563) (2.000) 9.729 49.450 {49.450) (30.367) (4,954) 37.000 10.932 6.633 5.978 5.213 46.352 {51,565) 50.394 1.740 (29.942) (1,740) {4,000) {7,747) (12,970) (6,913) 20.452 4.OC(J 77.8LK) 5.0(XJ 7,2(K) 7,747 7.970 (287) 77.800 36,758 {36,758} Totsl restricted funds 228.892 4{￿.230 (400.295 228,827 Totsl fllttds 3,155.184 621.234 (576.880) 72,944 3,272,482 Poge 27 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Seryice Notes to tbe Fiuallcial Statements for Éhe Year Ended 31 March 2025 14 Art#ty515 of Det assets between funds UDrestricted 2025 Total thnds General Restritttd Fixed asset invesiments c￿rrertt &ssets Currenr liabilities 3.537J65 720,707 (442,1771 3.S37J65 989,199 (442,177 4,084,387 268.492 Toral net assets 3.815.895 268,492 Ullr¢strSeted 2024 Total fu￿d$ Gttseraj R¢strirted Fixed asset investments Current a55ets Current liabilities 2.649.921 443.922 {50,188) 2.649.921 672.749 (50.1881 228.827 Totsl net assets 3.043,655 228.827 3272.482 IS Obligations under le4ses bir¢ pu￿￿?$¢ ¢ontracts OpergtlDg lease commitmtnts Total f11t￿re minimm le&*e ￿yMentS under nOn￿anr￿.1lab]e wr￿]ng le¥es are as follows.. 2025 2024 Lxnd and buildings Wkthin on¢year 900 6,840 16 3rd party fllnds Optning balattces (ResDtsfc¢5 expended) re5tsurc¢s Total Nottingham Clothes Bank 6,002 (5.768) 234 5,768 234 Nottingham Clothes Bank - Donations from various partie4 hdd to pay ongoing costs while Nottingham Clothes Bank transitions to Himmah. Page 28 Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service Iyotes to the Financial Statements for the Year EDded 31 March 2025 17 Auditor's remuneratlon During the p¢r10￿ thc fees payable (excluding VAT) to th¢ rJ)arity s audstor. HSKSG Awlit Lirnite4 was &% follows.. 2f125 21124 Audit fee 6,500 18 Charity $tAtvs The chaTity is a company limited by guardntee and cOnsequen￿Y does not have share capilal. Each Df the IrustCC5 is liable io contribute an amount not exc¢¢diDg £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation. 19 Related party tra￿$8¢110￿$ The¥e ¥￿e tto related party tmsactions in the year. 20 Trnstets remtsnerxtion a￿d expenses No trustees. nor any persons connected wÉth have received any temuTheAtion frDm the clwity during the No trus*es have received any reimbursed ex]Thses or any other bcnrfits from thc ¢haTity during the year. 21 T*xatio Th¢ ¢harity i5 a rEgi5wrEd charity and is thercfore CXE4npt frotn corwtation tywion. 22 Compor*tiv¢ figurES Comparative figurcs in accounts w¢r¢ not auditsd lastycar. Page 29