Community Action Norwich
Charlty No. 1079028
Trustees, Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 March 2025

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Contents
Pages
Trustees, Annual Report
Independent Examiner'5 Report
Statement of Financial Activities
2to4
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Accounts
8t014
Statement of Cash flows
15
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
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Trustees Annual Report
Community Action Norwich
The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 March 2025,
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
qharity No. 1079028
Princlpal Office
2 Martineau L3ne
Norwich
NRI 2HX
Trustees
The following tru5tee5 Served during the year,.
J. Drake
B. Edwards
C. Elklns
E. Makuve
M. Richards
A. Sayer
Accountants
Andrew Parker Associates Ltd
Unit 7
Beech Avenue Business Park
Beech Avenue, Taverham
Norwich
NR8 6HW
Bankers
Santander
Bootle
Mersey5ide
GIR OAA
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Community Action Norwich exists to offer hope and community in each generation.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
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The Lakenham Day Centre - This year, we supported 51 elderly individuals through the Lakenham Day Centre
numbers consistent with the previou5 year, Thanks to additional funding from the Mercers, Company
(Connecting Older People Fund}, we have been able to maintain the same pricing structure for attendees. A
slgnlficant highlight has been the Signing Project. funded by the Countering Loneliness Innovation Fund,
which brings weekly communal Singing sessions to the centre. These have been proven especially beneficial
to those living with dementia. Our faithf ul volunteers continue to play a vital role in the centre's success, and
we are deeply grateful for their dedication and hard work.
Hope Café- Hope Café once again served as a Community Hotspot over the winter months, providing free hot
drinks and snacks each week. During the year, 167 local residents visited the café for the first time, manv
discovering a warm, supportive space and practical help. We continued our valued partnership with Bread
Source, distrlbuting day-old banked Eoods to cafe visitors and Foodbank users. The Foodbank dlstrlbutlon
centre remains busy, and we also offer social prescribing in collaboration with the British Red Cross, The
Feed, and Norwich Foodbank. While visitor numbers remained stable, there was a hi8h turnover in
volunteers. We are pleased to have welcomed new team members who are integrating well.
Thursday Night Kids- Our Thursday night sessions have been lively and well-attended, engaging 53 children
and young people over the year. Activities included games, cooking. crafts, and storytelling. The annual water
fight remained a firm favourite and was the be5t-3ttended evening of the year. These 5ession5 continue to
provide a safe and fun space for children to build friendships and enjoy meaningful interaction.
The Community Cafe - We have seen the biggest increase in numbers in the cafe this year. We have been
very busy especially over winter as we were again a community hot spot this year. We continue to offer
social prescribing by p3rtnering with outside agencies and are a distribution centre for foodbank. The project
also picks up food from Asda and Bread source to give to those who come into the cafe which is on or past
it's best before date. We are also very grateful to our volunteers who cook for the cafe each week and those
who make coffee's for the increasing numbers who come in.
Volunteers - We are immensely grateful for the 39 individualg who voluntÈered with us this year. Their
commitment and care are the backbone of our work, helping to create a nurturing, respectful community
environment.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
During the year, we receive￿ geneTOUS grant support from the following organisations;
Woodroffe Benton Foundation
Community Building Improvement Grant INorfolk County Council)
Together to Thrive
Clark Cha ritable Trust
Community Hotspot Scheme
The Mercers, Company
We are extremely thankful for this support, which enables us to sustain and grow our community work in
Lakenham. We remain committed to ongoing fundraising and bid-writing to support our activities,
Reserves Policy- The trustees have adopted the following reserves policy.,
l. We will operate a zero reserve policy at this time to keep service running.
2. Finances will be monitored monthly by the trustees.
3. We will continue to eek funding opportunities and write grant applications.
4. Staff will be kept informed of financial developments.
5. This policy will be reviewed every six months.
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Nature of governing document- The charity is an unincorporated registered charity governed by a Deed of
Trust dated 9 September 1999.
Trustee Recruitment and appointment: _ Trustees are appointed through personal invitation or self-referral.
The board meets bi-monthly to oversee governance, legal compliance, and financial responsibility. The Chair
also serves as Project Manager. providing regular management reports to the trustees covering all areas of
work.
Induction and training- All new trustees undergo a three-month induction period, during which a DBS checl
15 completed. Appointments are made with the agreement of the senior leadership of the Christian
Fellowship Norwich.
Risk management - The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have
implemented systems to mitigate them. Risks are regularly reviewed as part of our governance process.
Statement of trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The cha rity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report and financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accountirlg Standards (United Kingdom Ger)erally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the
provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and
hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
They are responsible for:
Keeping accurate and sufficient accounting records.
Ensuring financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, relevant regulations and the Trust Deed.
Safegua rding the charity's assets and taki ng step5 to prevent fraud or financial irregularity.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
C. Elkins
Trustee
18 August 2025
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Independent Examiners Report
Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees of Community Action Norwich
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Community Action NDrwich fDr the
year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
A5 the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the ch3rity'5 financial statements carried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14S{S){b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the financial statements do not accord with those records,. or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and
content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other
than any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial
statements to be reached.
Andrew Parker, FCCA Chartered Association of
Certified Accountants
Andrew Parker A550ciates Ltd
Unit 7
Beech Avenue Business Park
Beech Avenue, Taverham
Norwich
NR8 6HW
18 August 202S
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Statement of Financial Artivities
forthe year ended 31 March 2025
Unrestrlcted
funds
2025
Restricted
funds Total funds Total funds
2025
2025
2024
Notes
Income and endowments
from..
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
12,847
3,459
75,132
16,306
75.132
42,144
61,846
Total
12,847
78.591
91.438
103,990
Expenditure on:
Cha ritable activities
10,243
77,365
87,608
88,042
Total
10,243
77,365
87,608
88,042
Net gain5 on investments
Net income
2,604
1,226
3,830
15,948
Transfers between funds
2,714
12,7141
Net income before other
gainsl{losses)
5,318
11,4881
3,830
15,948
Other galns and losses
Net movement In funds
5,318
11.4881
3.830
15,948
Reconclllation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
5,166
28,168
33,334
17,385
Total funds carried forward
10,484
26,680
37,164
33,333
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Balance Sheet
at 31 March 2025
Charity No. 1079028
2025
2024
Fixed asset5
Ta ngible assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
5,200
34,580
39,780
(2,6161
37,164
6,404
28,444
34,848
11,5141
33.334
Credltors: Amount falling due within one year
Net current assets
Total a55et5 less current liabilities
37.164
33,334
Net a55ets excluding pension asset or liabillty
Total net assets
37.164
33.334
37,164
33,334
The funds of the charity
Restrlcted funds
Restricted income funds
io
26,680
26,680
28,168
28,168
Unrestricted funds
General funds
io
10,484
5,166
10.484
5,166
Reserves
io
Total fund5
37,164
33,334
Approved by the trustees on 18 August 2025
And signed on their behalf by-
C. Elklns
Trustee
18 Au8USt 2025
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Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March Z025
l Accounting policles
Basis of preparatlon
The financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice..
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applic3ble in the UK and Republic if Ireland IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 and the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the
Charities Act 2011.
Change In basls of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since
last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the
general objects of the charity.
These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the
restatement of investment assets at their market values.
These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through
terms of an appeal.
Designated funds
Revaluation funds
Restricted funds
Income
Recognition of
income
Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities {SoFAI when the charity
becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of
the income can be measured with sufficient reliabilitv.
Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure 15
expenditure
reported gross in the SOFA.
Donations and
legacies
Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the
the SOFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement
to the income.
Tax reclaims on
Income from tax reclaims is included in the SOFA at the same time as the
donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates.
Donated services
These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure)
and facilities
where the benefit to the Charity 15 reasonably qu3ntifiable, measurable and
material.
Volunteer help
The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts.
Investment income Thi5 is included in the accounts when receivable.
G ains/{lossesl on
This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value
revaluation of fixed at the end of the year.
assets
Gain5/(lossesl on
investment assets
Thi5 includes any gain or loss on the sale of investment5.
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Notes to the Accounts
Expenditure
Recognition of
expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which
Cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it
relates.
Expendlture on
These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising
raisingfunds
trading costs and investment management costs.
Expenditure on
These comprisÈ the costs incurred by the Cha rity in the delivery of its activities a nd
charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, includi ng the making of gra nts a nd
governance costs.
All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for
grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet
paid.
These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory
requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fee5,
costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a Share of
other administration costs.
These are support costs not allocated to a particular activitv.
Grants payable
Governance costs
Other expenditure
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activitie5.
Freehold investment property
Invéstment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet
date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they
arise.
stocks
Stock is included at the lower of cost or net reali5able value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair
value which is the 3mount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other debtors are recogni5ed at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.
Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due,
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other
short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts.
In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities.
In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are
repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provision5 are recognised
where the charity has a present obl igation resulting from a past event that wil I proba bly result in the
transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or
estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after
allowing for any trade discounts due.
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Notes to the Accounts
Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the
charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period.
Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of
exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.
All exchange differences are 3re taken into account in 3rriving at net income/expenditure.
Leased assets
Where the charity enter5 into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risk5 and ieward5 of
ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.
Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risk5 and rewards of ownership to charity are cla55ified
as operati ng leases.
Asset5 held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the
inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the tninimvm lease payments. The
correspondi ng l lability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a fi nance lease obligation,
Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation 50 as to
achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are
recognised i mmed lately. unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are
capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs.
Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incerbtives are
recogni5ed as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentlves is recogn15ed as a reductlon of rental
expense on a straight-line ba515.
Penslon costs
The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a
pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the
contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are
recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet,
The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.
Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services
All donated good5, facilities and service5 received are recognised within incoming resources and
expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.
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Notes to the Accounts
2 Statement of Flnancial Activities- prior year
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds Total funds
2024
2024
2024
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Cha ritable activities
14,816
27,330
61,846
42,146
61,846
Total
14,816
89,176
103,992
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5,652
82,390
88,042
Total
5,6S2
82,390
88,042
Net Income
9,164
6,786
15,950
Transfers between funds
{9,099}
9,099
Net Income before other
gains/(lossesl
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
65
15,885
15,950
65
15,885
15,950
Reconciliation ol funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
5,102
12,283
17,385
5,167
28,168
33,335
3 Income from donations and legacies
Unrestricted
Re5tri¢ted
Total
Total
2025
2024
Donations-restricted
2,734
450
2,734
12,895
275
7,094
8,237
20,235
Donations-unrestricted
Grants & Gift Aid-restricted
Grants & Gift
aid-unrestricted
12,445
275
402
402
6,578
12,847
3,459
16,306
42,144
4 Income from charitable activities
Restricted
Total
Total
2025
2024
Restricted
75,132
75,132
75,132
75,132
61,846
61,846
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Notes to the Account5
5 Expenditure on charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
2025
2024
Expenditure on charitable
octivities
Restricted
77,365
77,365
9,421
83,546
U nrestricted
9.421
3,774
Governance costs
Accountancy
822
822
722
10,243
77,365
87,508
88,042
6 Staff costs
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
Total employee benefits received by key management
personnel
41,421
60,732
The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows.,
2025
Number
2024
Number
7 Tangible fixed assets
Cost or revaluation
At l April 2024
At 31 March 2025
Depreclatlon and
Impairment
At l April 2024
At 31 March 2025
2,972
2,972
2,972
2,972
2,972
2,972
2,972
2,972
Net book values
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
8 Debtors
2025
2024
Other debtors
5,200
5,200
6,404
6,404
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Notes to the Accounts
9 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Trade creditors
Other taxes and social secu rity
Accruals
1,021
601
994
562
953
2,616
1,515
10 Movement In funds
Incoming
resources
At31
March
(Including
At l April
other
2024 gainsllosses)
Resources
expended
Gross
transfer5
2025
Restricted funds:
Re5trlcted Income funds:
Children services
Day centre
Coffee Cart
Community cafe
Sensory garden
Youth
522
2,734
66,912
12,3141
164,453}
1388)
11,356)
11.749)
1,701
1164)
1758)
554
21,708
1,749
3,542
164
22,811
8.670
110,598)
3,315
483
275
Total
28,168
78,591
177,3651
12,714)
26,680
Unrestricted funds".
General fund5
5,166
12,847
{10,2431
2,714
10,484
Total funds
33,334
91,438
(87,6081
37,164
Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds:
Restricted funds:
Chi Idren services
Provision of a children's mid-week club. homework club and other
children's activities.
To provide meals and help reduce isolation for older people funding by
attendees fees and grants.
To run a community cafe offering free drinks and cakes. a place to for
advice and help. Foodbank distribution centre is also run at this time.
This fund has finished and the money spent in line with the bid.
Thi5 fund has finished.
Day centre
Community cafe
Big Lottery
Capacity Building
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Notes to the Accounts
11 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestrirted
funds
Restrlcted
fund5
Total
Net current assets
(2,6161
(2,6161
39,780
39,780
37,164
37,164
12 Reconclllation of net debt
At31
March
At l April
2024
Cash flows
2025
Cash and cash equivalents
28,444
28,444
6.136
6,136
34,580
34,580
Net debt
28,444
6,136
34,580
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statement of Cash flows
for the year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income per Statement of Financial Activities
3,830
15.950
Adjustments for".
Decrease/(Increasel in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
1,204
I,ioi
(2,2611
722
Net cash provided by operatlng actlvftles
6,135
14,411
Net cash from investlng artlvltles
Net cash from flnanclng actlvltles
Net Increase In cash and cash equivalents
6,135
14.411
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
28,444
14,034
Cash and cash equlvalents at the end of the year
34,579
28,445
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances
34,580
28,444
34,580
28,444
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activitles
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Unrestrlcted Restrlcted
fund5
funds Total funds Total fund5
2025
2025
2025
2024
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Donations-restricted
Donations -unrestricted
Gra nts & Gift Aid-restricted
Grants & Gift aid-unrestricted
2,734
450
2,734
12,895
275
7,094
8,237
20,235
6,578
42,144
12.445
275
402
402
12,847
3,459
16,306
Charitable activities
Restricted
75,132
75,132
75.132
75,132
61,846
61,846
Total Income and endowments
12,847
78,591
91,438
103,990
Expend5ture on:
Charitable activities
Restricted
Unrestricted
77,365
77,365
9,421
86,786
83,546
3,774
87,320
9,421
9,421
77,365
Governance costs
Accountancv
822
822
722
822
822
722
Total of expenditure on charitable
actlvities
10,243
77,365
87,608
88,042
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
10,243
77,365
87,608
88,042
Net income
2,604
1,226
3,830
15,948
Transfers between funds
2,714
(2.7 14)
Net Income before other
8alns/(losses)
Other Gains
5,318
11,488)
3,830
15,948
Net movement in funds
5,318
11,4881
3,830
15,948
Reconclllation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
5,166
28,168
33,334
17,385
Total funds carried forward
10.484
26,680
37,164
33,333
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