## **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 Annual Report & Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2024 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 |**Index**|| |---|---| |**Company information**|**3**| |**Trustees annual report**|**4**| |**Examiners report**|**8**| |**Statement of financial activities**|**9**| |**Balance sheet**|**10**| |**Notes to the financial statements**|**11 -14**| 2 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Company information** |**Company information**||| |---|---|---| |Trustees & Directors|Sheila Acton|Resigned 25thApril 2024| ||John Whittle|| ||Dr Tricia Ann Ayrton|| ||Nicki Tina Iginla|| ||Karen Alexandridis
Jill Hodkinson
Helen Johnson
Andrea Thompson
Marcianne Uwimana|Appointed 16thMarch 2022
Appointed 23rdJanuary2023| |Members of Staff responsible
for the management of the
Business||| |||| ||Simone Yeoman|Project Co-ordinator| |||| |||| |Registered Office
Principle place of business|Syke Community Base
Syke Methodist Church
Syke Road
Rochdale
OL12 9TF|From April 2015| |||| |Independent Examiners|Steve Charlesworth Limited
65 Manchester Road, Heywood,
OL10 2EG|| |||| |Bankers|Nat West Bank
Town Hall Square
Rochdale
OL16 1LL|| |||| |||| 3 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Trustees and Directors Report for the year ended 31 March 2024** The Directors, who are the trustees of the charity, present their annual report and independently examined financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 21 November 2003 and as amended by special resolution dated 10 May 2005 and Certificate of Incorporation dated 25 July 2009. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. The Directors have the power to admit any person or organisation to membership. The Board have the power to make bye laws and rules governing the admission to and termination of membership, the rights and privileges of members and the entrance fees, subscriptions and other fees or payments to be made by members. The members in general meeting may alter or appeal such rules and bye laws. The members of the company agree to contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event of the charity being wound up. ## **Appointment of Directors and Trustees** The Directors, who are the Trustees, are appointed by the members in general meeting and are collectively known as the Board. At each AGM, one third of the Directors stand down by rotation, being the longest in office and are eligible for re-election. Other than a retiring trustee, the only people eligible for election as trustees are those either nominated by the Board or member giving not less than 14 and not more than 35 clear days’ written notice of a nomination. The Trustees who served during the year, together with any changes up to the date of approving this report are listed on page 3. ## **Trustee recruitment, induction and training** The organisation has a process for the recruitment and induction of the members of the Board of Directors and is led by the needs and skill requirements of the organisation. ## **Organisation** The Board, which must not be less than six members and not more than fifteen, administers the Charity and meets as necessary, usually at least 6 times per year. Although there is no formal structure of sub committees, individual trustees hold specific portfolios, and take the lead on behalf of the Board on these matters. The Board occasionally sets up ad hoc working groups to look at specific matters and to report back. |**Portfolio**|**Holder**| |---|---| |Governance|Sheila Acton| |Finance|John Whittle| |Personnel|Jill Hodkinson| The day – to - day operations of the Charity are the responsibility of the Project Co-Ordinator, to whom the Trustees delegate authority for operational matters including finance, employment and development, within the overall strategy agreed by the Board. 4 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Risk Management** The Trustees have undertaken a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Periodic reviews are made to ensure that the charity continues to identify and mitigate any major risk that may arise. The major financial risks facing the charity arise in connection with: Uncertainty about the continuing financial capacity of some of the regular funders to continue to support the work, The short - term nature of project funding, The charity may also face continuing organisational challenges in aligning its resources to meet the requirements of its customers/grantors, whilst maintaining its financial viability. ## **Objectives and Activities** The Charity’s objectives are: - a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together and said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. - b) To establish, or secure the establishment of, a community centre (hereafter called “the centre”) and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects. - c) To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined. - d) The Association shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. In the context of its objectives, the charity has defined its mission as being: “ _To make a difference to the lives of the residents of the North Rochdale area and provide access to services which improve the quality of life for people working and living in the area and to improve the environment in which they live._ ## Vision North Area Partnership’s vision is to see the North area of Rochdale as a thriving community where people want to live, work, visit and do business. A place where people feel safe and secure, where lifelong education and training is easily accessible, where people enjoy good health and well - being, where people feel safe and secure in their homes, in a pleasant environment and have access to local jobs, businesses, arts and leisure facilities. ## Aims - To promote and support a safe community. - To increase opportunities for community members to develop skills and confidence. - To reduce social exclusion and isolation of local residents and users. - To address issues raised by poverty. - To reduce racial tension within the area. - To increase community cohesion and intergenerational understanding. 5 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 - To enable residents to access services which improve their employment prospects. - To enable local people to improve their health and wellbeing. - To enable local residents to influence decisions affecting their area with particular reference to Healey Ward. - To improve the environment and road safety for residents within the area. - To improve access to a base where people of all ages can come together to meet existing friends and make new ones. - Respond to any newly expressed needs resulting from the pandemic. ## Values The values that underpin the work of Syke Community Base: To be open with each other, To enable all to achieve their goals, To work for the whole community. The Trustees consider that the public benefit arising from activity undertaken to advance this mission is primarily achieved by the development and increased effectiveness of the work of the charity’s members and others with whom the charity works. This constituency group reaches most people in the area of benefit and pursues a broad range of charitable objects. The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when deciding which activities the charity should undertake. ## **Achievement and Performance** During the financial year 2023/2024, the North Area Partnership, known locally as Syke Community Base, continued to rebuild and develop programmes of activities after Covid 19. Our programme of activities aims to address the needs of all ages. Activities for young children and families include Stay and Play sessions, weekly Cubs, Beavers and Scouts groups as well as our new funded Story and craft sessions to share family favourite stories and encourage reading and creativity. To ensure social inclusion for older people we offer a number of health and wellbeing activities including Yoga, Walk and Talk, Tai Chi, watercolour painting, Arts & Crafts and computer classes all of which continue to be successful as well as new groups this year including Pilates and Line Dancing. We also offer weekly social afternoons for the over 50s, whose members also had the opportunity for days trips out and other social activities outside of the centre. We encourage togetherness and community support through funded community integration sessions, monthly Lunch Together and Meet, Share, Eat sessions both of which provide donation based hot meals for people of all ages. To ensure that residents in the Healey Ward were able to influence decisions which impact on their lives, Syke Community Base continues to host the Healey Ward Forums, Police and Community Together (PACT) meetings on a bi - quarterly basis. This provides opportunities for residents to meet local Councillors to raise both personal and local issues and work closely with the community to improve the environment through accessing Local Authority 106 money. We increase access to employment by sessions on improving personal development, ICT skills, CV writing, job searching, applications, interview techniques, communication skills and recognition of transferable skills (i.e. 6 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 women returners who have childcare experience, time management skills, financial control and budgeting as part of their everyday lives). We also continued to offer student placements and volunteer opportunities. ## **Financial Review** The organisation continues to rent space in Syke Methodist Church, which has undergone a major refurbishment and now provides a fit for purpose setting for Syke Base activities. In 2024, both income (£65,028) and expenditure (£51,775) show growth and development on 2023 figures (see page 10). Grants to the value of £35,580 were secured (see table 1) but growth was achieved largely through becoming more financially self-sufficient by raising more income through our classes and activities and room hire (see table 2). Savings on premises costs (table 3) and equipment (table 4) helped offset higher costs on cleaning (table 4) and tutors and resources costs (table 6), caused by an increase in activities and beneficiaries. ## **Plans for the future** - Continue to work in partnership with outside agencies to meet the needs of our beneficiaries. - Keep staff to a minimum but affordable within the level of funding. - Continue to ensure the financial viability of existing groups. - Continue to monitor all areas of expenditure to identify where savings can be made. - Continue to source and apply for external funding as appropriate. - Continue to respond to issues arising from the increasing cost of living and the lasting effects of Covid 19. ## **Directors Responsibilities** Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the Company and of the surplus or deficit of the Company for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Directors have: - Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently, - Made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, - Stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements, - Prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. The Directors are responsible for keeping records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 7 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 In so far as the Directors are aware: - There is no relevant information of which the company’s independent examiners are aware; and - The Directors have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any of relevant information and to establish that the examiners are aware of that information. ## **Small Company Provisions** This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. ## **Charity Provisions** The accounts comply with statutory requirements, the provisions of the governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities issued March 2005. Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by: Signed by a Director _John Whittle_ John Print name Whittle Dated 31.10.24 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of North Area Partnership (NAP)** I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 9-14. ## **Respective responsibilities of directors and examiner** The trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that a9 independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts under section 144 of the 2011 Act; - To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) of the 2011 Act; and - To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 8 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the company and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as directors concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## _S Charlesworth_ Stephen Charlesworth Steve Charlesworth Limited 65 Manchester Road, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2EG Date 31.10.24 9 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)** |Notes
**Incoming resources**
Incoming resources from
generating funds
1
Other incoming resources
2
Income from Investments
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
3
Governance Costs
8
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net incoming/(outgoing)**
**resources before transfers**
**Transfer between funds**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Net Total funds carried**
**forward**|Unrestri
cted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
2024
£
9,000
26,580
35,580
29,448
0
29,448|Total
2023
£
32,831
21,477
**54,308**
50,699
430
**51,129**

**3,179**
**3,179**
3,535
**6,714**| |---|---|---| ||**38,448**
**26,580**
**65,028**|| ||24,795
26,580
51,375
400
400|| ||**25,195**
**26,580**
**51,775**|| ||**13,253**
**0**
**13,253**|| ||**13,253 0**
**13,253**
6,714
0
6,714|| ||**19,967**
**0**
**19,967**|| ## **Continuing Operations** None of the company’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years. The notes on pages 12 to 15 form part of these accounts 10 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## Balance Sheet |**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
11
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
**Creditors**: amount falling due within one year 10

**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**Funds of the Charity**
Unrestricted funds
Total unrestricted funds

Restricted funds
**Total funds**|31 March 2024
-
20,367
400
19,967
19,967
19,967
19,967|31 March 2023
-
21,714
15,000
6,714
9,410
9,410
(2,696)
6,714| |---|---|---| For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476, The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies 'regime'. Signed by a Director ## _John Whittle_ Print name John Whittle Dated 31.10.2024 11 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2024** ## **Accounting Policies** The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. ## **Basis of preparation** The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (2005) The company is reporting a surplus of £13,253 and the company balance is positive at £19,967 at the year end. ## **Fund accounting** General funds are available at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the Company. Designated funds are created by the Directors to meet anticipated future expenditure and the designations may be changed at any time. Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by funders or by the purpose of the grant. ## **Incoming resources** Total incoming resources as shown in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) represents the net amounts from all sources. These are included in the SoFA when: - The charity becomes entitled to the resources, - The trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and - The monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross into SoFA. Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. ## **Volunteer help** The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees’ and Directors’ annual report. ## **Investment income** This is included in the accounts when receivable. ## **Expenditure and Liabilities** Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. ## **Assets. Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity** These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. Fixtures, fittings and equipment are depreciated using the reducing balance method at a rate of 25% per annum. 12 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **1. Grants** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |RMBC / Township
Healthcheck Completition|9,000||9,000|9,000| |HealeyWard Funds||1,280|1,280|0| |HenrySmith||10,000|10,000|0| |Peoples Health Trust||||10,985| |Mains Grant||10,000|10,000|0| |Awards For All||||0| |Garfield Weston||5,000|5,000|0| |Forever Manchester||||1,000| |Home Instead||||1,500| |Action Together||||1,200| |RMBC(Rampfunding)||||0| |RBH||||0| |Antioch Network||||0| |Arnold Clark||||1,000| |Norman Barnes||300|300|| |Other ( Maternity pay
grant)||||8,146| |TOTAL|9,000|26,580|35,580|32,831| ## **2. Other incoming resources** ||Note|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023
0
13,105
6,620
142
1,610
21,477| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations|||||| |Classes & Activities||21,520||21,520|| |Room Hire||7,445||7,445|| |Pension Refund||||0|| |Other Income||483||483|| |Transfer||||0|| |TOTAL||29,448||29,448|| ## **3. Charitable activities736** ||Note|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Salaries,NI & Pension|||22,760|22,760|25,169| |Premises costs|4|12,266||12,266|10,725| |Office costs|5|3,061||3,061|3,750| |Class & activity costs|6|9,299|3,820|13,119|10,540| |Staff & volunteer costs|7|169||169|216| |Sundries||||0|299| |TOTAL||24,795|26,580|51,375|50,699| 13 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **4. Premises costs** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |Rent & Rates|6,315||6,315|4,342| |Insurance|1,389||1,389|772| |Cleaning & Materials|3,905||3,905|2,933| |Equipment, repairs &
maintenance|115||115|2,678| |Building R&R|542||542|0| |TOTAL|12,266||12,266|10,725| ## **5. Office costs** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |Postage & Carriage|20|0|20|0| |Stationery &
Photocopying|546|0|546|2,061| |Kitchen Equipment|137|0|137|0| |Office Equipment|539|0|539|0| |Telephone|1,400|0|1,400|1,690| |Donations & Gifts|419|0|419|0| |TOTAL|3,061|0|3,061|3,751| ## 6. **Classes & activities** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |Tutors & Resources|4,668|3,820|8,488|8,321| |Hospitality& Events|4,631||4,631|2,219| |TOTAL|9,299|3,820|13,119|10,540| ## **7. Staff & volunteer costs** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|
Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |Travel & Training|169|0|169|
216| |Volunteer Expenses|0|0|0|
0| |TOTAL|169|0|169|
216| 14 **North Area Partnership (NAP)** Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4971879 Registered Charity No. 1110073 ## **8. Governance costs** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |Accountancy|300||300|430| |TOTAL|300||300|430| ## **9. Staff Costs** No employee earned more than £60,000 and the number of full time equivalent employees was 1. ## **10. Creditors** ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total 2024| |---|---|---|---| |Income in Advance|||| |Other Creditors|300||300| |TOTAL|300||300| ## **11. Tangible Fixed Assets** Cost ||Fixtures,fittings & equipment| |---|---| |As at 1 April 2023|-| |Additions|-| |Disposals|-| |As at 31 March 2024|-| ## Depreciation ||Fixtures,fittings & equipment| |---|---| |As at 1 April 2023|-| |Charge for the Year|-| |As at 31 March 2024|-| ## Net Book Value ||Fixtures,fittings & equipment| |---|---| |As at 1 April 2023|-| |Disposal|-| |As at 31 March 2024|-| 15