REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEiL. I)681)5818 (Eng]¥nd #nd WAles) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBEIL. 1129343 Report of the Trntees •Dd u￿￿d[led FfjnaDdg1 Stst¢mtnts for tbe Ye•T Elldd 31 Mar¢h 2025 for WvTlngton Volwillry A¢thJ CoDtents oftht Fln*nckni St*ttn*nts for the Year Ended 31 VA*￿￿ 2025 Page Report of the Trnst I to 13 Indepeth￿l EJamkner'¥ RtpTrrt 14 Statement Actlvltks 15 Balan¢¢ Slvet 16 to 17 CgJh Fl•w Statern¢￿t 18 Notes tts the Cath Flow st*ternE￿t 19 Not￿ tts the Fi]Mnei#l St*ttmemls 20 to 32 Det*lkd St*tsD*ttt of FIMthd*l A¢tfvltles 33 WarTlngton Voluntary A¢thTrn (ReysleT¢d nllmber". 06805818) Report of the Trustets for the Year Ended 31 Marcb 202S The irustces who are also director5 of the clwity for the pwposes of the Compa￿leS Act 2006. present their report with th¢ financial statements of the ¢barity for th¢ year eDd¢d 31 March 21r15. The trllstees bave adopted thc provi510DS of Accounting Rep)rting by CbaTities: Statemcnt of Rcconm￿led Prdctice spp]icable to charities prepanng their accourtts in ac¢ordanc¢ witb tlK Financial Rewyrtmg Standard applicable in the UK s￿1 Republic of Irela￿1 {FRS 102) (effective I January 20191. Objectives *nd WVA supports ihe developTnellL and rneati]ng￿l growth of a Ml)ranL reS￿nSiVe. thriving and susthiDable third seclor and commutjity-focuscd faith groups. to rlleet the diverse and changit)g Theth of local communities. WVA'S charitable objectives are "To prollMTrte the benefit of the inbabi(ants in WwTRDBton and the local arep4 by &ssociatiDg together volunteeTS aT¥I orga]JisatiotLS ID a COmllK)n effort to advance eth￿￿tIO￿ pmteet the bealti relieve pov¢rty, sickness aTKI distre&8. aTMI th prollKJte ally othtt clwitabke pw. Jn fi]rtbel￿ of these objects Dot otherwise. we sball'.- a) Inforni. advlse support organis3tions wbicb iDvoIv¢ OT are Thilliog to invofve voluDk¢Ts to ¢nabl¢ thetll to putsue or ¢ontribut¢ to any charitable purpos¢ ¢0 dev¢lop volunteering a￿1 com[Du￿ty engage[[￿t. b) Prornote, organis¢ and (acilitste co-operation aTMI paTther5hip w￿1Th8 between third sector. statutory a[￿ otheT Tclmnt bodies Thithia the wa￿1n8t1)n and the local area. Page I WarrSngtoo Volwit•ry Adion IR¢gl8ter¢d A4mb¢r: •681J5818) Report of tht Tru for the Year Ended 31 M*rth 2(125 Signific8llt *ttivities The Cb&rity rneetj its bT. . Providing information. guidanc¢ atsj Tesour¢es enabling local volww. Comt￿lty aJMI faith organisations to deliver eff¢dive qwality servi¢e8. Promoting. SUPPOrtin8 aud developing vo1utitccri￿ oNx)rtunitics for i￿liVIduall #nd loeal eomtimmities tlAt will ¢ontribute to making a positivt differeDce. Developing and Cbampioning excelle0￿ in vOl￿teer Mamagen￿l supwjrting grow￿ to deliver good pr&clice in manw their volullteer& and access to relevaot a¢¢r&JitstiOD pr0grarnn￿. - Initiating tb¢ d¢v¢lopment of oew groups, schwbl¢S, ¢nterpris¢s or a¢tiviti¢s ¢0 id¢ntifi¢d Deeds and I￿31 deman . Enabling etTective representation and involvellKnt in key stiategic parthe￿￿ b(Mli&% to ell8ure thir§OI OEgaDisatio have a stroug aDd coh¢r¢llt voice aiyj PTO[￿* cquitable IiarticipatioH for thE GOUlU￿tie5 a￿1 Co￿T￿nIty rept¢5fflhtstioll5 in local policies. Elevate the voice of nwginahsed cornmwties a￿1 groups irt stratepc forutll8 aTMI promot¢ equality. diversity alld equitability of Outco￿$. Sw)portin8 people to enjoy life. atml live well and irdepenkntly througb a lletwo￿ of CODMlluDity connectors and first Step enquiries. Warrington Voluntary Action embeds the ￿elle¢ of NatioDai Vohmlary C()mttwrrity ActioLs. l(*ally. supportin8 8U5tainability aDd 5UPPOrt of the VoluDtsry and Cornity Sector in Warrin8tOD. - Represent the voice of the sector iTJ Stawtory aThJ poli¢y-tiMkl￿g sts]Ktt￿. - Promoting the value of COMM￿lty assets and unders¢8othng social value illvcsttnenl in people loc81 cau8cs from a intersectional lens. . Invitirjg shared problem solvitig and idelltifying 8h*red ¥ATrlutions oharing relevant 80ver[w￿. policy and guide]illes in a limety and ¢olltexthtal llJanDer The values we b¢li¢v¢ in ar¢: . Being passionate: UtilisiD8 energies ￿pOse￿llY a￿j Co￿￿)11tillg to the deYelopll￿l and etiricbll*nt of - Thillking Creatively: Seeking to the best from available resourc&% alld ulllockthg ￿telltial by thi"tikitig th"ffeFellily. Working collaboratively.. Developing effective relationsbips that aim to benefit all partners as w¢ll as people in ow mmunities. Page 2 W*rr5ngt•D Voluntary AdlDD (Re￿rea mumber: IW(I5818) Report ofthe for the Yur Ended 31 Mar¢k 2025 PubM¢ benefit The trustee5 have re[e￿ed to the 8uidallce cotltaind in the (Sarity COnll￿5)oD'5 guidaDcc oll pubhc bellefii when reviewing our aims and objcctiv¢s a￿1 ill plawjing our future a¢tivitie& In particular. th¢ trustees consider how plan[￿d aGtivities will corttiibule to th¢ aims and obje¢¢ives tFey bav¢ s¢L Waryin8ton Voluntary Actioo IVIVA) is the strate8ic Plxe Icad for the VCSE Sector acnjss the 1x￿￿￿8h. We work elosely with public sector strate￿C partners, including those involved in lthcare tr￿￿f0￿natioll to represent the interests of the VCSE alld the conuThinity 8roups. WVA has an ex¢ellent undcrstsnding of Warrington's ll¢￿Tk of over IOLKI VCSE organisations, en8bling us to spe￿k with credibility and assuran¢e wl)en Tepr¢s¢nting the vieY45 of the sector. WVA h&s actively supp(¥rted the wups to stay connccted to tb¢ dinxtion of th¢ publi¢ srftor and CODmiuDicated on their bebalf to infiucncc thc itrategy with the voice of th¢ c1)m￿lty VCSE gr(M￿S at heart. WVA is t key leader withill the boTough's strategic ecosystem of boa￿& imjovatioo groups. foTunKs and alliance5, b8viDg 8n elected place to advocate for the VCSE on an equitsble plarforni as a key partiKr. As a trusted iweot cbarity, WVA will continue to provide a strong pr¢s¢Dce. and ¢ontinuous voi¢¢ ¢Dsuring CODfiden¢¢ in th¢ sector a¢TQSS WarriDgtoll's systenL8 and strives to deliver our strategic prioriti¢8 to ¢wur¢ athi¢v¢ th¢ b¢stPOSsible outcome& To do ibis WVA will: . EDsure that the Chatity is ￿rOr￿]ng prnactively and at ￿ optimwn leveL a¢hiev&8 excellence An quality of its - Continually sttcllgthen the ffl]gagemEllt of VIVA ID all relevaot grnup& to stay infomJeLt and to provide a strong and trusted. IoGal voice OD bebalf of the volulllary. COmmUDity and faith seclor. and xt as the fllst point of call in all matters related to the ¢ommutiity and volutttary se¢tor. - Be re¢ogDised by stakeholders &5 aD effective enabler of hIgh-q￿lty outcom&s with meaDingfu] social valucs. for voluntary at￿ conllllunity or8aDiSations. . Building a resPOTL8iVt a[￿ 5ttDng eVIde]Ke4￿ systh to evaluate inwt of WVA and the effectiveness of VSFSF. groups as an important foc￿ for strellEthctii￿ commullitses alld outrol￿S for iThJividuats. orgaJhisatioiLs groiip5, and thc wider commuwty, by building capacity and partswshiw atyj fa¢ilitatitig ￿¢￿tificatIOn of effective evidc]Ke of this work. . Be r¢cognised &8 an OTganisation that puts sefvice user8 fir￿ erjcowages 8ThJ SWOTts th¢ development of groups collaborativ¢ly and supports the delivery of servic&s for our pathrs by. - Usc our ¢xt¢nsive reach from ow cornm￿lty database, survw, outreachwork and forllD￿ to provide quality infoFmation. - relating to groups, service pwpose, s¢rvi(x beneficiaries and activity to idcntify L￿cr8lThg llccds or 8aps. - respond to thc stratcgic needs of our coThnnurlltie W*rrl#iton Volwitary Aetitin (Re￿5t￿￿ number. 06805818) R¢p•rt of th¢ Trn$tt¢s for th¢ Y￿r Ended 31 Marth 2•25 Charltable *ctfvl¢lei OvervleTY wa￿l￿glOn Volurtsry Action IWVA) a divctsc team of talen¢&l and ￿￿tt-skIlled eroploye¢s. who WO￿ on a diverse array of serviccs and projects. As the sole infrastswttue orgalli8ats.oo for Warrlllgto￿ WVA is cont￿led utrtil 2028 and is continuing to foGUS on building capacity within the s¢ctor and irthrming ouro)llXDiSSiOQm on the tre￿Is. streDgths atyj ¢lhallenges of the sector on a Te8ul&r basis. This is acbieved thmu8b owwork with clwrity aEKI entetprise siartw wtth a ¢or¢ on building ¢8pa¢ity and offering fimding supporL governance requiTetT*Dts #￿1 quality a&su1￿ and Strengthening the performanc¢ of the said organis8tion by offering sw)port in txadetship. eDCOLtya￿￿ 8nd collalmtioty 8tyJ wtitig any sealing up plats h they bave planlled in the straiegic diredion. WVA 15 a VCQA.accredit¢d Volunteer C¢Dtr¢. ¢DcouragiD& $UPF￿tIng aThl pmmoting voluDteers across Warrington as well 8 r¢cruitill8. n￿bIll81n8 and supportiDg volwrt¢¢rs f¢)r our coM￿ty wellbeiDg servi¢¢s. We bave reviewed o volunteeTill8 training offer aDd w¢ ar¢ dev¢lopiDg ow voluDt¢¢r training pro￿ ￿ be able to suslaiD the support in our communities. learnings and growtb ts) people Wa￿ ￿ volunteer and be nKy￿ responsible for th¢ trends and tINll¢s emergitig in our communiti&%. The work of WarringtOD Voluntary A¢lion aligos with I￿1 coo)(Ka* Strdtegy in the healt￿ wellknitig atyj mi¢ro.levd ¢conomi¢ gro￿ ofWarriDgton R￿Idents resid¢nts live healthy, h0￿Y ond ind¢pethl¢nt lives -Everyone benefits from our thrivin8 exonomy The 5traud of WVA eDgagetneDt al the place. with the communiti&s and c0mtzKL￿ty llThthers and delivery of cOn￿lS510ned setviees, has the gold¢n thread of w¢ll-b¢ing and the cow eleo)ents of Aduh5 catl WO￿ and live fulfilling lave5 ID a YibraDt and healthy borough. Warrington Voluntary Action also emlxds th¢ Gwnce of National Vohwtary and Con)DJuwty Action locally. supporting sustainability a￿d suN￿rt of the Volw and Cornmunity Sector in Wurington. Warringtoll Volwitary Action represettt the voice of ibe Sector iti statotoryand poliey-tikknng struen￿. PronK*ting the value of CO[rnn￿11ty &88ets atxl w)derslanth S(￿la1 value investmcnt iti p￿pIe ajd I￿al causes from an irttersectional leJLS. Sharing Televant governan¢¢. p)li¢y and guidelin¢s in a timety and c0n*xtt￿l WVA has been leading rnultiple strand8 of volunteer-lerougb to provide a strong collective voic¢ atKI help shape ￿tUre policy and dir￿tIOn, ellswing an Wem with fvll VCSE TePr￿¢￿tstion and forums to shatt inlelligemce, ta¢it knowledge and go¢)d practice. Page 4 W*rrlDgtoD VoluDlw Aellon {Regts￿ mwnber: 96805818) Report of the Tru•tees for the Year Ended 31 2025 eD8agement wrythin cornmuDitics. coorthatiDg COrnmUDity digital accassibility service, cxpanding our offer on tbe food network and poverty rw>nses, alld matsagw graDts and Comnu￿10n5 OD bebalf of thc SErtor. At a regional Iwel. WVA is an active partner of the Cheshire & Waningtoll I￿rraStft￿ Pattnership. as well as a numb¢r of othu r¢gJonal aThl national D¢ttvoTks WOTking with paTtt)ers a¢ross th¢ 8T¢a to steer the direction of strat¢gi¢ PTioriti£s and to mirror th¢ needs of the lo¢al wuiatio V•lunteerlttg By etKouragin& supporw a￿j developll￿ volull￿￿ 8crc6s the WVA c4n unlock the ￿)1¢￿11￿1 of local resid¢ots axjd channel their skills aThJ ¢Dthusiasm wwards makijjg a positive in4Mct ill their conllnutiity. By utilising the potential within ow ¢onutwniry, WVA can cteate a sense of owl￿rS1￿"p and TW)L*l)ility anK*ng T¢sidenty foster a sense of COu￿uDIty, aTKI drive wSIti￿ ¢baog¢. A key Tole of WVA is to encourage, support and develop volunteering auos8 the bwou& WVA holds the VCQA Ivoluntra Centre Qu￿lty Ac¢Yeditatiott) quality mark. This provides a￿Urance to eommission¢rs. bjnders, volunteus involving organisatio￿$ aTrJ the public we offer all effective quality seTViC Our ¢ngagenrnt in th¢ ¢¢)mrnunity ev¢nL% ourbrokerage s¢rvi¢¢ ¢oniinu¢s to offer individuals the ¢xp¢rt lo¢al knowledge on volunte¢riDg opportUDities, allowing I￿lIv1th￿S to nth an Inforn￿l cknice and wpport WVAS vOlunt¢￿S to be re5wDsive to the chaD8iDg needs of our com[[ll￿￿ti£s and new thell￿5 prescDting thellkselves at the front door of out services. We predomiDantLy have a digital platforni to allow people to explore the possibilities of volunteering. This year, the brokerage Service 5trted a new geowhic capture to extend the Volunte￿ing offer across the nei8lknwiD8 borou8b. Tllls is to iDcrvdse the opportunih.ts acros5 the ￿roUgh for YohmteeriD8. This servicc provides acce&sibility and inclusivity, eTk%uriDg people with additional Dreds. ttKlltal lJe41th asylum %eker5 aDd refugw aTMI newcome￿ w¢th English as a second ]anguage are $￿ported lo acr£ss sutlable volunteeriD8 Opport￿￿tIcs. WVA &8 a tean) supp)rts extCrn21 orgaoisations on Co￿ld¢ratIonS th¢y 0￿1 to have before adversity and ￿miting volunt¢¢rs. The Advisor swrts WTit¢ng up ¢1¢8r athl attra¢tiv¢ volw)t¢¢r OPPOTtiu)iti¢s to ¢Thsur¢ in¢rcascd int¢r¢st befor¢ publishing and Slwports with matcbing the vohmteers ￿ the skill re￿ITe WVA updated all volunteer ttainiEJg thi% ycar aTKI ran rcfrtshcr S￿10￿8 for voluntccrs. PA)undaTiW confidcDtiality. and escalation were uplated subjeets addre&sed in the traiDin¥. WVA coordinates banks of volunteths for a of8¢tivitie& Duriti8 this period. We bav¢ supw)rted Watrington Public Health in older persoD's JSNA, en￿dgIng tTh)re than 1200 tryle to ¢or#Juct the surv03 and facilitste capturing the voice of older residents. in a ¢onMDunity-wide consultstioD. W¢ c¢)ntinue to r¢¢ruiL train and coordinat¢ WBCS F(KxI Panty volunt¢¢rs, G(XKI Neighbours volunte¢rs and TalknDg Point volunteers. W¢ have delivered sp¢cialis¢ aThl advan¢Y to our Yolunt¢¢rs in r¢s￿r￿]ng to safe dI￿10s￿reS trdun)a responses so we can effe¢tiv¢ly arllj volunteeTS Wlth tb¢ training and SLWOrt they Deed to ¢ODtTnue tb¢ir support. We colltlDue ID SUPlX)rt WdTiOUS events by swrtiDg Or8aDiS&tio￿$ to recruit and w their volunteers for sp￿lfie events, camivals alld frstiva]s. Developmtht Work WVA has helped the development of new groups and pr0gra1lln￿ this )tar and enabled a large llumber of clwities and comtnwlity groups to a¢ceu OJndiD& trailling alld governance 5UPPOrt. W*rrlwoD Vdwitary Act￿￿ {Re￿red number: 1168115818) lor the Ye*r Ended 31 Mareh 2•25 WVA wntitiued to 5UPPOrt indivith]al or8ants￿0￿$ Thith the rquir¢d swrt ar#J advi¢¢ to help manage and develop their group, sttkn, govern￿Ce atsj strdtsgir ￿. Thi5 W incl￿ aD organi￿tiOnal Health ¢be¢k savi¢e for 8overnance, training needs and scalability. EQIS (focw8ed oll mental health service prO￿d¢[S} to emure a benCIll￿ for 8￿j prnctice in health has beth] thablished with 8 WWiDg TJKmbersbip. Ihrsuppyrt for Mentsl h¢alth Sup￿￿ additionally includcd advTrce and guidance on fu￿17ftg appl1¢￿10￿$, a read-through service. governaDce and r￿llageM￿t advice, policie8 and procedures, recruiting Ma￿gIng Yolwiteer4 Meas￿ Outcon￿S and impact atsl up new or8anisatioDs. WVA b88 been illslnllneDtsI in supporting aDULnber of gr¢)y ￿ e8tsblisb athl (iouris WVA has managed community grnits for the Cheshire Foundation mi¢ro-grant4 Mvltiply granL Bridgewater conlltlljrrity lthcar¢ tswst, UK Sbared Prosperity Fund . Talknllg Point(C￿m￿nity InvcstmeDt Grnnts), and Cancer AlhaDCe. disseminaling fvnds that either s¢rved to create a programtlle ￿ 8ddrcss a wap ill service provisioN or enable the gro￿$ to address various identified outWD)e4 for example deliver atmi early d&eKtion m¥sa8¢s and to those llJ05t hard to reath in our couho)uniti¢s. Additionally. we have beell involved in a col]aborative approa¢h to ideDiifying g4x in PfOViSiODS in different Co￿T￿uDitie5 and Clo￿]Y working to wJdre5s the gaps througb a multi-orgaoisation opprwh to d¢velopnKnt. Creatiu8 womell.focused m¢ntal health group& and grief support 8roups are exawles of that work Tbrough collaborative wotk with partDer5 we fundcd the ¢V¢T SUPPOrt gTOUP in WarriDgloD , WarriDgton resideots don't have to tsavel to acc￿ 51]PPOrt. Community lrnpact xnd Str*teglc Coordln#lS0• Alfordgble Food Proviiionv Poverty Warrington VoluDtary Actiort celebrdted the 5wce&4 of dediLXted work ard sigoificant effort to coorditiate a rewtse to food poverty ill Warritigton. by collaborattOD ¥Dd Cn8agaThe￿ ￿ the partyers and stskcholders who suppot1 and delivery. WVA has held six iTrp¢rsoD Food Netwo￿ meetings this year athl have ￿ntInUed to SUPPDrt youps to connect with n¢w partners and upskill in a variety of topies to SUPPOrt their delivery. There have been 7 new partnets vkno bave joined the FoodNetwork thi.s year itKluding two newc0￿[￿u￿1ty fridg&%, an afford&ble food proj¢¢t and community ￿(&, who we havc worked with to connect relevant scrvicas to cusure safe deltvery of f(XMI to r&sidents, providing guidance to these QTganisations on fwd bygieae. governance. r￿d soutGRu& volulltccring and fwmling. PronKbti¢)n aNJ awareness raising of food poverty, the drivers aTMI avai]abl¢ $￿pOn has continued ￿ requiTe focus througbout Y￿ 3. We bavc provided food poverty awdrene5s trdinin8 for tean￿ within th¢ VCSE sector. for the &Kiai P￿sCri1￿￿ CoEnrnunity Health Work¢T5. Talking Points and 0-19 teatDs within Bridgewatrr. er S¢TYi¢es for the cause. WVA has supponed the en&t￿lld prnCure￿ of a Trew affordabl¢ f(￿ proje¢t to tske over from tbe WBC rall Pantry i Fe8rnhead, followillg tbe rccogllitioD that iDdetaence frorn the ¢OUDciI Wds required for sustsitjability. We prottK)ted the scherne to pot¢ntial parttms, elliisted naliothal expertise onto the panel throu8b our relationship Thitb F¢eding Britain providcd a critical eye from a Warrington perspective to ctLSUte we fou[￿ the right partD¢r organisation tt) deliver a quality affordable food offer. We provided project developn*Dt wp)rt throughouL fostering coDnection5 with fvnd¢rs aTKI supporting thc transition of the volut)t¢¢r teanL This bas I￿ to the d￿eLOPMe￿l0f a 5trDDg thrdable food offer for this ar¢a of Warrington launching at the beginning olApril. WVA Iw been direcily ewged with f￿1 orwdlli5ations to enable them ¢0 link with other partnets and providm to addrr55 ¢b¢ wider financial in¢lusion agenda within the town ard developed and coordiDated a Warrington Food AllIa￿e v￿rk￿8 with local food orgaaisations, thc wider volunthry secror. local authorities and bealth parthers. To dcvclop and agree ott a set of principles that champi¢)n lo¢al, ethi¢al and sumatithle practs¢e &$ well as the provision of support to acccss fijnds and resources and volunteers. Ch¢shsTe Conmxullty Foundation a￿d WBC furwJin8 has created thc opportunity for the wle-reach network to bKon* a bigbly imp8cthll cnga8en￿rt Page 6 Warrington Volwitary Aelitin (Rtw*red 06805818) Report of Ihe Trwte for the Ye*r Ended 31 2025 Strategically, we have continued to contribute towards of the Poveity Action Group to ￿k1¢ th¢ undertying CWLS¢S of poverty. representin8 the Food NetsV0￿ members and beneficiaries to engre the voices 8nd challenges the p￿PIt we support face. are bwd. We Inputt￿ into th¢ d¢v¢1¢)pt[￿t of the new Health and Wcllbcillg Sttatcgy for the borough, etssuring a focw on access to and affordability of Mitrttio￿g f(x)d w&$ inchmled ￿thin the ltratrgy. Warrington in Mind- Str8teElt Coonlln*tlom of MeAt#l Health re4)Oll Warrirwoll in Milld (w￿ Warrington ID IWIM) is an allia￿¢ of 44 VCFSE groups ard ¢)rgaDisaiions in WarringtotL It5 a platfi)mi to promote a collaborative aDd ¢olle¢tive apprwh to improving mental b¢41th service5 within the town. Wim airns to provide tbe VCSE with 8 voi¢¢ to eosur¢ they ar¢ a valued part of tbe ¢￿desIgn a￿] tran5fortnation of seryitts. Menthrs of Wim hov¢ to have a qU￿￿ty marker of EQIS which is aD accredited progTamll￿ to ¢Jemotthte atld quality of offer. WVA c¢xTrrdinated regular group llKetings with the ithntified gaps in the ¢omE• and practice, Te￿n￿nellded ar￿8 of need to coMrDiS5iODai￿s and cootdiuated 4 Mcutal Health Matht Evellts in WaThington to reduce sti8ma alld help the c0tDmu￿ity ulldrt5tatsd thE fvil offer of clillical aDd ￿n￿lin1￿1 seryices to improve n￿lla1 health. A)Wellbeing SeTvices.' WVA is continuing to delivercomtDuDity Well4eiD8 servic&%. This Service 15 a joitit Local Authority and Health initiativ¢ to support individuals in living well and Independl￿tlY in their owll 1￿me5. Thi5 is achieved through the followtng prograrns aad services.. from this service. IIG(K>d Neighbours Program.. Ain￿ to reduce feelings of lonelitM andpYovid¢ nKaTJingfvl S￿La1 int¢ra¢tions. Thi5 service offers a period of wpport to cornK¢t indivithjals to vari¢)us comnwrrity.b&f&] services or a volunteer befriell¢ to reduce isolatiou and lon¢lirLess. Fall prevertion serw¢¢ by delivering accredited chair.bgsed exercise PTO8rgll4 through & lletsv0￿ of trnilled voluDteers, for individuals referr￿ from fall scrviccs. Through thcsc servicL￿, WVA aillL8 to enhatKe the well&iDg of i1￿11viduaL$ by enwrillg they have access to tb¢ nKessary social support and COTnmuDity Connectio￿. Demcntith Support. This setvtce offers pe￿on-centr¢d support to peopk with early d¢nKDtia to maintsiti k level of farniliaTity and mdependence in th¢ir liv￿ wbilst maintaining safety and conneclioL The service ha5 partncred with various VCSE ￿Up5 with the aim of rnaknng w￿riDgLOn a D¢mentha frien¢lly city. 2)Healtby and Hom¢ S¢rvi¢¢s: Based in W8Trington and Halton NHS Trust Hospital discharge service setve$ Wairlngth trtsidents with disd)arge plaThs frorn both h05Pitals. This service supw>rts people di5clwgrd from thc hospitsl by informittg them of the voluntary sector assistanee available to Tlleet their 50cial DEcds, roDne¢tinB th¢m to Good N¢i8bknw tea￿￿ for their init￿1 neeth upon discharge and aitns to r￿U¢e loneliDess and i501atiotk for vulnernbl¢ and frail [￿pIe. 3) CotntDwty Link Workers: We offer a oetwork of ¢ommuDity link worke[5 and social prescriber5 svho work with our I￿alth partlle￿ itt the ￿mMunity or at GP SUT8eries to meet the ￿)n-clI￿]Ca1 TKcds of the patsents and swort the communxty-bas¢d nccds, by offtring inf0m￿tion about the VCFSE part[*5 wider aTwJ spccialised suppor( and facilitsting engagement in ¢ommuJuty activities. WarrTrngton VoluDlary Action hos 8 network of Link Workers across vaTiOUS he81th providers to Conntxt the itidividuals post-dischargc, OT for their non-clinical nced& to the wid¢r VCFSE ￿￿￿>$. The individuals in this rol¢ support beneficI￿]eS with a range of actimties, from rEferrtl to [C￿¢W emtitiemertts. connecting to lo(al group4 suptthing to ty different 8roups, and escalation of cascs for fornMI review$ and reassessments. -Bridgcwater Cort)mutiity Service ( l FfE supwlinE (L90 and over 280 Clients anllually) WarrAngtTrn VOl￿tary A¢tk*n Oiegistered nunther. (168•5818 Report of the Trusttt for the Yt*r Ended 31 2025 .Merseyeare Care . Sever Mental Health Diwharge C•re Navigators (2 FfE workitig itipatient in the commuttity. supporting 80 clients per ye8r) B) Other ComuDity xrfce Offers: l) Digithl AcCe￿ibIlity. WVA offers a comprehensive support package of diwl skills. tool4 a￿1 T¢50llr￿ to h¢lp tbe sector streamline its service& transforni th¢ group, ar¥1 ¢mpower the ¢Jwloyee& volur1*e￿ atyl trustees ￿ work togdber and incorpordt¢ digital into everyday life in warring￿ This service has now ￿tered its se¢otyJ pbase io deliver one.tmne support in the comttjutllty to Tndsviduals to get coDnwted to th¢ digital platforDJS aThl their offNx Thi"s service offets practical skills to individuals. inchMlm8 learning how to we NHS apps ard otber digitslised g0ven￿l 2) Talking Point.. T&lking Points offer face-t￿raCe infomlation. S￿ort and guidance to he]p people live well in w￿rington. Tajking points have no criteria, do not need appoints)￿nts and are tsfftroj 13 loc￿10￿ througbout the weeK and their sigDificance is being available vthenpeople are ready to ask for $i￿pOrt (￿1¢ of helpseeking atyj cycle of ¢han8e}. Taikn"n8 Point services are goillg from streDgth to strength, off¢ring a unique, byp¢r-loul servt¢e with the Meojs of each Commutiity at the celltre of the offer and fulfilling the needs of people svlm) Oth¢r￿ hav¢ to att¢nd multspl¢ s¢ryict& Talkn"ng Point was ¢oi]nerted to an investsnent fimd to increase capacity or set up Th services to respynd to the l(Kally ]d￿tified gaps. 3) Living Well WaTtingtoD: This is the latest strand of %rvi¢¢ d¢v¢lopment at WVA, Intercom￿ atyj led by Capacity capaeity.building ann of the organisation. Building OD the success of tbe patlllerthhip work that creatcd a￿[ is sustaining the LÈvÈng Wcll Hub, Living Well Warrittgton op¢ns up local s¢rvi¢es to tb¢ ¢ommuDity like never befote. Relerted lo the first'systetn-wide, website of its kind. the mission is to take th¢ appnwh of ¢mpow¢rtlleot aod Cl￿1¢¢ offered by the hub atyj it ill the pa]m of your hand. WVA has b¢￿ iDk8rai to the developnTht and ddivery of th¢ projrxt both strategically atkl OP¢Tatiot)ally. WVA, as a infrastn￿tllre service, bas bc¢ts involved in irnpleTneDtatioD and coJnmi5sioned to be responsible for th¢ VCFSE presence and ¢oordiDatit)g the teajn of admillistrnto￿ from various a8encfftes managing their infornlltiorL Tb¢ de¢p knowledge of the WVA about our communiti¢s and I)e￿Ix)u￿￿(mts been iD5trumelltsl iu be]PEll8 shape the Structu￿ of the plan. We are looking fonvard to the parttwsbip and •what th]s could office to th¢ member5 of our cottrnunity. This service 15 cxpect£d to ￿ lau[￿￿ed in thc ncw fmancial year for full public assess. 4)Voic¢ and Representatioii.. Our publi¢ p¥ofil¢ contiTMM to grow throu8b a bIc￿l of organic visibilty, strate8iC Cotmnwiity ertgagemen4 and laTgeteAJ social nydia a¢¢ivity. WVA plays a pivotsl Tole in championing tbe voice of the VCSE sector. eThwring effective repr£sentstion on a ￿]de rang¢ of stralcgic boards. Throughout the year, the WVA te•m h8s con￿$￿￿tlY advocated for the scctor at key forun% inchKling the Centra] Neighbourhood Renewal Board, Mentsl Health P8rlnership Boar¢ Health and Wellbeing B¢yard. Poverty Fonll WaTTiD8toll Together. Cbcshirc and Mer5e)3ide Health aThJ C8Tr P￿IDe[ShIp, Staying Well. Conunuw IAI Support. a￿1 many othe This vital work ¢nsures the se¢ior [en￿l￿S fully engaged and that its llceds and COllLzfDS ate actively Taised and addrcssed. It a]so involves the coordination of multiple repr¢s¢ntstive boaTds ajd TLetwO￿. such as the VCSE Health Social Car¢ Allianee, Network Hub, Food N¢lwort WarTin8ton ID Mind os well as various cotnmunity networks and collJmullitie8 of pMIic¢ Page 8 WvrkngtOD VDlunt*ry A¢doD (Reg13￿ nunthr." IJ6805818) Report •f the TrLrtees for the Year Ended JI Mxrcb 2025 Cbaritable activities WVA FEOAt Facing Service& enabled and predOm￿tIY fulfilled by WVA volulltett4 I￿1 of the busiest years of setviee iti Wattington Conknllurrity and denKIAqtr￿ltig the value of c4)mmvrrity-led setvices to the P￿bItC sectoi and nmissionen in health and socia] ¢are. Healthy and H¢)me service wpffti 1,551 pgti¢nts with timety disch￿ fmm the FK>spitsl and delivered 5.869 iDteryentions to th¢ ben¢fiGi8rie8. Tbe offer of wellbeing was delivettd by ￿ Neigblw prowidiD8 supp)rt and befrietiding thTough our higbly skilled volunteers, as well as Fal]s Prevtlltion (Cbair-Based Exercise). Denklltil I￿j 8 team of ¢ommuDity link w0￿e[S collaboratlng with PCN& Bridgewater Commutiity Hospi￿. and Merrfare for s￿ondary tDental healtb sw)port. Our wellbeing 8¢rvices siipported 1056 iodividuals to CODDe¢t to s¢rvi¢es off¢T¢d in th¢ ¢On￿V￿lty and COD)pl¢ted 6956 int¢rv¢nlions. Cap•¢ity BuSldln% During thc re￿rting perio4 Capacity Building le#m wported the dev¢Iopll￿rt of 192 new and new sttands of 5eTViC¢S across WarriD8tOTL. The tEam a150 rrspouded to l.1)61 Yolulltreting application& facilitating opportutiities for itidividuals to etyge MeanIng￿llY in their conllnurritie& In adth"tsofy we delivered alld illwlemented training for these groups on saft gov¢rnattte, safeguarding, and b&st practicc stslldaf￿ This SUPFX)rt wa8 providcd through b£spoke, one-t04Trne sessions aod to either free or Iow-COSt external training op￿rIu￿]Iles. A SIn￿ system of 5UPIKbrt was also nJad¢ &vai]ablc for Icadcrslllp roltts, including Chairs at thc Tr￿slee level. Investment in the Comtn¥rrity We conducted 90 cOn￿￿ll￿1ty eonsuhations to idcnlify needs and 8aps at a ￿ar level. engawng residents Witbin their localities lo ¢￿$ure inclu8ivc participation. As a tcsult of thcse iDSights. a tot81 of £248.903 was iDve5tcd ill 73 projects ross the borough thJTing 202+2025. This fits￿irtE was d¢liv¢r&J in partttership with Warringwn Borow co￿¢11, amd through the utilisation of EM￿wIll8 Cot)un￿lty FuThJs provided via the UK Shared Prosperity Fulld IUKSPF). Bridgewater Conunutiity Healthcare. alld tyicro￿ madc availabl¢ by thc []￿1￿ Conllllwiity Foundation. Multl4eetor Str*tegl£ C•ordkn*tlo This strand of WVA'S seTrice focuses on ¢reAting a dynarnic. two-way sy5tern between the VCFSE 5￿tor and public bodies. Local authority strdtegies provide the framevmrk, guiding and shaping the 0￿ratiOnal work of voluntary, Con￿ll￿1ty. fait] aDd social clltcrprisc orgaDiSatioDs. At the satue tirne, the experiences, iusigbty a￿1 cballcllgc5 eDCOUlltere41 tbe ground are fed back into the belpin8 to r¢r￿C and infortu fubjte Strategy. By ]illknng stsategic prtoriti&s with ieal-world prdctice in thiB wdy, the system eDsures tha( c0￿￿[￿￿1ty actioll is aligDed witb broader goa15 while allowing public bodies to rw)nd to the realities and needs of the Communities ibey sejve. The result is a more ¢onne¢t¢41 adapiive ecosystem wh¢Ee strategy and practice con¢inuovsly infomi a￿d strenBthen one another. This might ¢haDg¢ from time to tim¢ aryl ¢urrently holds two tnain portfolios of adivities in Warringtorn Poverty and affordable food provision, atxl Mentsl H¢alth- specifically m¢D'S m¢Dt21 b¢alt This yvar. we have cornpleted a mapping exercise to Understa[￿ the Community Cookin8 offer across tbe towrL Tbi5 bas led to aD improved understanding of needs and provision to build uporL sUP￿rted the desigD aTMI roll-out of Fo(MJ Aciive trdining for affordtble food provisi0Ths. to increase the awdrell￿ of what make5 a g(M)d offerin8 and how to display prodwts and engage with resi(kDts to encourd8e healthy catiD8. We bave 528 ￿K￿be[S of the vaDty 5i8ll up since launGh (which is 1012 adults & 406 childrcn Page 9 WarrlnEton Vol•nt*ry A¢tiOD (Regtstered ouDther: 1168115818) Report of the Tru for tbe Year EDded 31 M#rch 2025 Warrington in Mi￿1 (Wim) Warrington in Mind (Wim) is an alliaDCC of44 VCFSE groups and organisations irl Warrington. Ics a platform to prorllote a Collabo￿1ve aThl collective aPPr￿h to improving mentsl health services within the tovm. Wim it)]s to prowde the VCSE with a voice to ejmre they 8re a valued part of the c￿design and transfornwtion of %￿le¢s. Members of Wim have to hav¢ 8 q￿lty￿￿kcr of EQIS, w￿l¢b is an a¢uedited programDK to demonm&te ttwt and quality of offer. WVA COOTdinated regul8r nr¢tings with th¢ Identifi￿ gaps in the commurrity and practice, reCo￿￿ended ar￿ of llced to GOllhTDiSSiODaitC5 and COOTdiDated 4 Mental Health Market Evellts WaTfsn8ton to reduce stigttia atsd help the conmnunity uttdetstand full offer of cl]nicaL and non￿111¢ alld appropria*. Page 10 WarringtDn VoluDtsry A¢lion (Reglgtered llumber. 0681J5818) Report of the Tn￿1¢￿ for the Year Elldtd 31 M•r¢h 2•25 We cot)tinue to $￿pOrt opportrjrtities that rnobilise local people to rq￿t￿t thctr commurritie4 participate in Ii)cal drfision-making pr¢)ccsses and strengtheo socthl netWOTk% encouraw people to play tbeir full part tn contributing to th¢ life of their eomiiiimity. L(rt)king ahead to the ch￿C in public sector p)lice4 the and Changes ts be￿¢fits our focus on managing and Jnitigating the impact within thE sector and our CO1JJDwn￿es. Building jayers of resilience and fortittth aCT05S the Sector is vitsi to trointainiD8 SuP￿rt and to mting brav¢ spa¢es wh¢r¢ th¢ voi¢¢5 of community tmthrs a]d group5 aTC only heard but valued and acted w>on. ReviewAnE our offer of 5UPPOrt lo our stakelxTrld¢t8 through a whole sector CO￿lI￿10n is an in4M}￿l area of fo¢￿ for us tbis year. It is important to sh4K the offtr of supwrt bas¢d on th¢ curr¢Dt a￿1 topical De&Js. We are looking foTward to ewging with our stakeholdets al￿ support￿5 to refine en8agunent and p]anTring abea On¢ of our key priorities for thc co￿]Ug yeat wffill be the &stablishment and launch of th¢ Warrington Poverty T￿￿b Con)mIssio￿ funded by Public Health. This initiativc will bring together COffjmUDity COKDrniSS1OJ￿ with lived ¢xperience ol poverty and civi¢ znd bysiness l¢adeTS, followiug th¢ llatioDally recogBi5cd Povety Truth Network m(Mlel. Th¢ Cornmi5sion aims to create a space for IK)n&st di2108ue. mutual iearnit)& atyj ¢wrodu¢cd soh￿10￿ that cha]lenge 5)Eternic barrier5 and tsthueDc¢ policy and ptactice. This work lies at the heart of our ongoing coTDmItn￿n1 to tackling the wider dctermimts of reCo￿lS1￿g that povety, illcquality. and social exclusion are critical 1&sU￿ affeding the well4eing of our conJnwwti¢& By centTing the voices of those with lived experience, wc l)opc to thi.ve long-temL TtratiiDgful cbaDgc. Our partnership Watrington Borough Council remains a vitsl part of this jourlley. as we move knvdrd v4ith Shar￿ purp)se. Cow1￿ and a collcctive vision for a fairer, bealthier Warrityon. STRUCTURE GOVERNAI¥CE AND MAThAGEMENr GoYernlDg document The charity is controlled by its governing a d(￿ of tsusL and constitut&% a limited cornpany, limit¢d by gu&rdth, s defined by Compani¢4 A¢t 20(￿. Reerultmellt appolntment Df trusle The Diredor& wbo are also Trustccs, are aptK>inted by the at the Annual Genml Meeting {AGM). and are ¢olleLtiYely known as the Board of DiTectors. Tr￿ste￿ are ele£ted w serve on the board of Wattingtoo Voluntsry Action (WVA) at the AGM for a period of 3 years. NomiDatioTr4 are invited from the wider membeJ3bw of the orgallisation. The Tn￿le¢S who served during tbe year. iogether with ally cknge5 to thc of approving this report are list¢d above. Org&nls*tionAI structure Th¢ Board, which must tjot be less than three members a￿1 not ll￿re than fiftew adTlliDiSters the Charity 8Dd ro¢¢ts &s n¢c¢ssary, usually al least 6 times per year. Althou￿ there is llo fortDal structure of suTrrfo[D￿ttee$. iDdividual tru&tee8 hold specific portfolios and take th¢ l¢ad orl b¢half of th¢ Board on these thatse￿. Tbe Board 0¢￿$101]anY sets up ad boc working groups to look at specific matters alhd to Tep)rt ba¢k The day-to4Jay operatio￿% of the Clwity are the respoTh8ibility of the Clief OITKeT. to vthom the Tn￿eeS delegate authority for operational matter5 including finance, ernploy￿ aTMI d¢v¢lopmenL within the overall straiegy a￿eed upon by the Board. Xnduetiott and tr*iDing of tr￿Stee5 Directors are recruilcd for their cornrnitnKnL experieJKe. skill and knowledge they can bring to th¢ organisation. The orgatjisatiott has a defitrd process for rttruit[￿Tr4 induction aDd trainin8 of metDbus of the Board of Dirixtors which is led by the oeeds of the organisatio N¢w trvsttts are supported by eXp￿ienced truste¢s a￿] Chief Officcr. Page 11 WarrSng¢oo Vol4ntary Actlon OieRls¢ered (16805818) Report olthe Trustees for tbe Year EDded 31 March 2025 STRucfuR& COVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Wider ttetsvot* WVA is part tsfthe llational network of thiThk&ector iThfrastr￿ Sup[￿ Organi￿tiO￿￿ EDg]8ud, and is an accrnlited Volunteer Ccntre through th¢ N8tional CoutKil for Volthw (k88nis￿l0ns (NCVO). WVA is also a rn¢rnber of the Chesbire aThl W8rriDgton IDfrastnKtwe P8rtherthp (CWTr). Regtstered Co]Dpany ￿ll￿ber 06805818 (Engiajhl alld Wajes) Registered Charity mumber 1129343 Regtster￿ office 89 Saukey Street Cheshire WAI ISR Trustees M Barbour Retired (reSi￿¢d 19.12.24) S L Bennett J Jackson K Horan C Jones Otstreach Mallager (ra%i8ned 19.11.24) D F Barlow C M Fitzg¢rnld {appointed 2.12.25) CO￿panY Secretsry N Gh(KEtati IDdependent Exanthier J Boyo FMAAT FCA BFP Voisey & Co LLP Chart¢red A￿OUntallts 8 Winnwlei8h Street WarriD8ton Cheshire WAI IJW Banker5 Co￿>peratIve BaDk. 12-14 Old Market Place, wallingto￿ WAI IQB Page 12 W*rringtott Volun**ry Action ￿le￿Iere11 nllmber: 068115818) Report of Ihe Trwtees for the Year ￿￿ded 31 Martb 2025 This rcport has bctn prcpaT¢d in a¢cordaoc¢ with thc s￿CIal provisions of Part 15 of lh¢ Cotxyatsies Ad 2006 relating to small ¢ompani¢s. Approved by order of Ix)aTd of trustees OD 15 January 2￿26 8Dd Sig[￿ on its behalf br. S L BenDett. TTUStee Pag¢ 13 depe￿deThe Ex*mitier'$ Report to the Tntstees or W*rrlDgtoD Vol4Dt*ry Aeth)th (Rtglsttted ttllmber: 06805818 Independent examiDer's report (o the tr115tteB of Wart4ngton VolllDtxry Actlon ('tb¢ Company. I report to the d)an"ty Intstees on my exami￿10￿ of the XCOUDts of the Company for year ¢￿￿ed 31 March 2025. Rt4>onslbllltles and basb of report As the charitys th]stees of the Company (and a150 its diT￿tOrS for the p￿p0￿ of compfttty law) you aye tEsponsibl¢ for the prepar￿lon of thc èccouT￿ itj *cordaTKe with the requiretwhts of the Companies Act 21K>6 (Yh¢ 2006 A¢fj. Having sati8fi¢d mys¢lf that the of th¢ Company are not required to be Audited Part 16 of the 21K16 Act and are eligible for independent examinati¢)￿ I report io rewt of exarrrinatioll of yow charitys accowits as callied out uuder Sectioll 145 of the ClJaritiG8 Act 2011 Cthe 2011 Act). In caThying out my exami￿0￿ I have folk)wed th¢ DirectiODS given by the Chan"ty ComisMoD ulldcr Seaion 145(5) (b) of the 2011 AL IndepeDdeDt ezamlDer'8 stxtemem¢ Sin¢¢ your charity's gross income exceeded £250.IXK) your exami1￿ must be a member of a ljstryl body. I catt Confir￿ that I am qualified to uDd¢rtake the examination b#aw¢ l am a m¢n**r of IDStittts of cbarter￿ Accountants ill En￿d 8Dd Wale4 wbi¢h is one of the listed b￿1¢5. I havc toT￿leted my exaTuiDation. I CODfirni that no matters have COME to My altenlion in CODDection with the examinati¢)n givi118 Gausr to believe.. a¢￿￿￿tIng records were ￿)1 kepl in r¢wt of the C(￿Y as rrquircd by Section 386 of the 2(K16 ACL or the accounts do not accord with those reco￿$. or thc accounts do not comply with the ac¢ountillg requirettKnts of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than ally rquiremcnt that tbe accounts give a true a￿1 fair vicw which is not a rnattcr considcrcd &8 part of an indcpcndcDt examination" or the accounts have not been prepared in accordsnce with the and Pr1r￿1p1eS of the Ststement of Recomm¢Dd¢d P￿tIce for accouoting and rep)rling by clhatities (applicable io charities preparillg their accourtts iti a¢cordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Standanl 8ppli¢8bl¢ in the UK 8]Ml Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have tso con¢etDS and have acro&% otl*r mattcrs in CODnection with thc cxamination to which 8tt¢nti¢)n should b¢ drawn An this report iti order io enable a proper of the accou[￿ ￿ be Teache J Boyo FMAAT FCA BFP Voisey & Co LLP Chartered AcGowitants 8 WinTnarleigb StrEet WarringttsD Ch¢shiTe WAI IJW 15 January 2026 PAEC 14 W*rrlngton Volullt*ry Action Ststsmen¢ of FID1nd￿ Actsvltrs Illhcorpo￿l1llg In ID¢om¢ and E7p¢ndlthre Account) for the Ye4r Ended 31 M*r¢b 2025 31.3.25 Total 31.3.24 NolE5 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM DoDatiotLS a￿j legacies 2.082 2,082 138 Charltable actfvitles Advice and support 160232 813.119 973,351 11.453 11,453 4,566 Tot*1 173.767 813.119 986.886 905,608 EXPEI¥DITURE ON ChAr5table activitie6 Advice and support 276.424 709.499 985,923 839.257 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) Tr*nsfers betwttn funds Otber re¢ogDised gain￿0059¢1) Actuarial gains on defin¢d b¢n¢fit 5chenxs (102.657) (55.695) 103.620 55,695 963 66.351 14 29.575 29.575 42.000 Net JDDvemell¢ In fu￿dI {128,777) 159.315 30.538 108,351 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought foThvard 434,449 126.815 561.264 452.913 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 305.672 286.130 591.802 561,264 Tr Dotes form part of these fill￿￿la1 stalem Page 15 Voluntary A¢liTrn {R¢gist¢r￿ nwmb¢r. 06805818) B*]aKe Sbtet 31 M*reh 2025 31.3.25 Total 31.3.24 Total fi￿dS Not¢5 FIXED A&SETS Tangible &￿ets 3.689 3.689 2.851 CURRENT A&SETS Debtors at bank 12 109.624 135.675 09.624 444.766 119,191 531,384 309.091 245299 309.091 554J90 650.575 CREDrroRS Amounts (all￿g within one year 13 (246.888) {22,964) (269.852) (366.162) NET CURRENT ASSETS (1589) 286.127 284J38 284.413 TOTAL ASSETS LW CURRENT 286.127 288227 287,264 PENSIOIY A￿ET 15 303.575 303575 274.￿)0 NET ASSETS 305.675 286.127 591.802 561264 FUNDS Unrestricted fi] 305,675 286,127 434.449 126.815 TOTAL FUNDS 591.802 561264 The ¢haritsble company 15 entitl￿1 to exenwtion frorn 8￿j11 wyjer Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for tbe year ended 31 Ma￿kn 2025. The TDerDbeTS have not required the cowy to obtsin an a￿lIt of its financial tsteuKnts for the y¢ar ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of tbe Con4M￿leS Act 2LMI6. The trustees acknowledge their respo￿$17￿1￿"tieS for ensuring that tbe cbaritable company keeps accowitiiig records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Con)paDies A¢1 2006 a￿1 pr¢pariDg flljancial ststements which give a twe and fair view of the sthte of affairs of tbe cbaritable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surp1￿$ or defi¢i( for ¢a¢h finwial year in aC￿rda￿e with the requ￿¢Mellts of S¢¢tions 394 and 395 a￿j which Ot1￿]￿ compty with the reqllirenx￿ of thc Companies Act 2006 rlating to f]nancial 5tatemEllt4 50 far as applicable to the cbaritable cottwy. Ib) Th¢ DOte8 form part of tb¢5¢ fu￿¢10] staÉa))eots Page 16 eontinued... WarrlTrgton VoluNt*ry A¢tion (Reptered nuKther: 06805818) Bxljnce Skeet- tollti*ued JI Ma￿￿ 2025 Tbese fmattcial statctnents have I￿ell prepaTcd in accoTthe wtth the provisions 8N)li¢abk to cbaritable companics sthject to the small ￿mpan￿S regiEn& The finalleial ststements wrre 6PPToved by the B08rd of Trwtes5 a￿1 authoth for on 15 January 2026 and signcd OD its behalf by: S L Bell1￿ll. TnLStee The th)ies form part of thes¢ ful￿121 stat¢m¢nts Page 17 Cash F1oiv StateD￿t ror the YeAr EDde4131 Marcb 2025 31.325 3L.3.24 Cash llow8 from oper*thig actlvll Cosb generated from operatio (94,653) 12,649 Net eash Iw¢d InY￿0vided by ol￿till8 aL*iviti¢8 (94.653) 12.649 Casb Ilows from IDvestlng *etlvltles Pur¢h&s¢ of taogibk fixed assets Interest received {3.418) 11,453 4.566 Net cash provided by inYestiD8 activities 8.035 4.566 Ch*nge Ill casb and easb eq*ivAlellts iti the reporting perlod Cash and cash equivalents •t the bezlDMSn8 of the rep(tyrtlng perlod (86.618) 17215 531J84 514.169 Casb and cash equivaknts •t the end oftht reporting period 444.766 531,384 Tr notcs fonn part of these fina￿la1 ststeTrKnts Page 18 WarrlWo• V•1llDl￿ A¢tloA Notes ¢0 th¢ C•sh Trl•w Ststement for the Yt*r Ended 31 M￿￿ 21125 RECONCILIATION OF i¥Yr INCOME TO NET CASH FInW FROM OPEIL4TING Acrivm 31.3.25 31.3.24 Net for the reporting period {aJ per the Slatellmt of FiMnei*i Actiwities) Adjustments for. Depreciation ¢barges lttluest received Dccrease1(incre￿) In debtors Dccrtase in crrdit( 96J 66.351 2,579 (11,453) 9,567 (96,309) 4.345 (4.566) (38.052) (15.429) Net eash (used lll)Iprovided by op¢r*tiODS (94,653) 12,649 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES EN NET FUNDS 1.424 Cash tlow At 31.3.25 Net e*sh c￿ atbaDk 531J84 (86,618) 444,766 531.384 (86.618) 444,766 To¢*1 531J84 (86.618) 444,766 The rK>tes forrnpart of these fill￿]81 slaletttnts Page 19 W*rrkngl•B Volutary Aetl• Nt)¢es to the FItiand￿ Ststem¢nts for the Yt*r Ettdtd 31 Mar¢b 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICILS of prnp*rlll8 tbe flMnei*l statell￿nts The f]Dancial statements of the cban"table company, vthidl is a public b¢D¢fit entity under FRS 102. have been prepaTed in accordance with the chariti￿ SORP (FRS 102) 'Accoutrting aDd Reporting by Charities.. StateT]Mt of RecommendtA Practi￿ applicable to charitie5 prepar¢ng thetr accounts Tn ac￿ wtth the Financial Rep)rttng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land (FRS 102) (effective l janu￿ 2019),. Financial Rep)rtittB Standard 102 The Fina￿la1 Reportitig Standard applicable in tbe UK and R¢publi¢ of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial stst¢ments have been prepared utkder the hisÈoTical cost ¢onv¢ntson. In the opinion of the Trustees the clwity has wffi¢ieDt re8ources 8DJ fiDythng for the foTtseeabl¢ and as a re8ult have prepared th¢ fllwiciaj stateztEnts on a going Co￿￿n basis. Th¢ ¢knity CODStitht¢s a public benefit entity a8 defined by FRS 102. The financial statements ar¢ pT¢p3fft1 io $terli￿ wbich i8 the fU￿10n￿l CUTraKy ofth¢ c¢)mpw. Inct)me All income i$ r¢¢oBDised iti the Ststcment of FiDaDcial A¢tiviti¢s once tb¢ charity entitlement ro th¢ fillth, it is probable that thc income will be received and the a￿￿TrU￿1 be JJ)easured reliably. Dth]aiions. are TecogDised when the Cknity bas been notifird in writin8 of both the arnount and s¢ttl¢m¢nt date. tn the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a leyel of perforrnance kfore the charity is entitled to the fimds. the Incon￿ ts dcfcrred and not Tecogniscd ulltil eithet those COllditioDS are fully rnei or the fillfiltneot o( those conditions is wholly within the ¢ontml of the charity and it is Probabl¢ that those conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period. ¢barity i)8S a]iitlen*llt to the fulld& w perfOnna￿ condiltoms atta¢lwJ to the gr*]ts h&ve been W it is probable that the income will be ieceivEd the a1￿U￿1 can b¢ teliably alld is not defelled. For le8acie4 entitlement is tak¢n as th¢ earh.er of the date on which either. the charity is aware that PTobate bas been granted. the estate has F*en finalised ord notification bas been nwle by the exccutorfs) to the Tn￿t that a distribution will be lljade. or when a distribution is received from the &sthte. Receipt of a legacy. in whole or in pait is only co]JsideTed probable whcn the amount be measured reliably and tbe cljarity h&s becn rrf>tifi￿ of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where le8a¢i¢8 have been notified to the clwity, or the charity is aw8T¢ of th¢ granting of probate. and tbe ciittria for Incon￿ Te¢ogDitioD have not been then the legacy is fd tre4¢ed as Y4 contiDgent asset and disclosed if ￿￿erial. lllterest on fijnds held on deposit is iucluded wbeD receivable and the amount WL b¢ nwured reliably by the charity. thi5 is nOrn￿llY upoo notification of the intcrest paid or payable by th¢ Bank Expendltsre Liabilities are re￿gniSed #s expenditure as soon ¥ there is a legal or c1m5tr￿tivc obligation comtDittiDg the clwity to that expenditure. it is probable that a traLsfer of cconomt¢ benefits WAII be required in settlement and the arnouryt of the obligation Can be rt￿￿r￿ reliably. Expenditure is accounted for ott at) a¢rTuals basi5 and has been classified under heading5 that aggTegat¢ all ¢osi re1￿c￿ to the category. Where costs cannot bc direC￿Y attributed to particular headings they h&vc been ailiKated to aciivities OD a basis coL4iSteDt with use of r￿ou￿¢s. . ExpeThlitUTe on ¢batitsble ￿tivItieS itlcludes the cosLs in¢urred by the clwity kn enable it to fulfil its core opuatiow. P8ge 20 continlled.-. W•rrlng¢o• VoluAtsry Action Notes to the Trh•nci•l Ststements- con¢KDu¢d for the Y￿r EDdeil 31 M•r¢b 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIYS- E￿endi￿re . Oth¢r expenditure repTtscDts thosc itellts not tsIIiD8 into w other he4ding. Irrecoverable VAT is clwged as a ¢4)st against the activity for Twhi¢b the expenditt￿¢ w&s i￿v￿¢{L Graots offered subje¢t to ¢onditi(Trn5 whith hav¢ nrt been at the ye4[ eTKI date are noted &$ a colD￿lI￿e￿i noi ex￿dIts￿¢. GovermAnc¢ costs Governance cosLs relate to ibose costs which anojned wrety in fintherall¢¢ of improving or contributing to the govetllallce of the ¢I￿rIty. Tangible fjxed 4ssets Depre¢iation is provided at the followiDg annual rntes in ordtz to write off cach over its estim￿ useful life. Plant and machinery Fixtures and fittings ComputeT equipment 25% oll c05t 25% OD C05t 33% on cost T*ratioD ¢barity 1$ exenwt from co￿ratiOn tsx OJ its charitabk activities. Fulld atcoutitin8 UtJre5tricted bjuds call be usryj in accordance with the dwitsble obj￿Ilve$ * the discretion of thc tnL4tee8. Restri¢t¢d funds can only be used for particular restricted purpos&s withill the objects of the clwity. Restrictions is¢ when Sp￿]fied by thc donor orv4ben funiLs are raised for particular restrictrd pw)0Sts. FurtheT explallatiOD of the nature aDd purJM)se of eacb fimd is in the tK)tes to the fit)an¢ial stalenxnts. Hire purchase 8nd le￿IDg Relltals paid UDder operati￿¥ leascs charged io Ibe Ststement of FiNncial ActI￿leS on a straigbt lin¢ basis ovet tbe ￿riod of the lease. Pens5on costs Ind other port-rellrement benefits The charitable company operates a d¢fwed ￿ntrIbutIon pension s¢h¢m¢. Contributions paydble to tbe charitable companys pension s¢lJeftY ¢barg¢d to th¢ Stat¢nxnt of Fina￿la1 Activities in the period to which they relat FIDanclal Inslruments Th¢ ¢ompany bas ele¢ted to apply the pmyisions of Section 11 'B&8ic FinaDciai I[L$tru￿ts, and Sectiott 12 '0ther Fit￿￿la1 InstnuneDts Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instru￿. Financial instruments are ￿8￿lS¢d in the slatctrrnt of financial posxtion when the COU￿anY bec( paty to the contractual PTovisions of the instrument. Financial a55ets and liabiliti&s are otTseL with the net anwts presented in the fxnancial ststcmtDty whcn there is legally eDforGeable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to sett]e otj a net basis or to realise the net asset aud settle the liability Sin)ultsncoL￿ly. Cxsb And eash equivalentg Cash alld cash quivalents are basic finan¢iai assets oTh1 It￿1￿ ¢&sh in hall￿ deposits held at call with banL other short4emh liquid investments with original matikTiti¢s of thr￿ months OT1¢$5, and bank overdrafis. Page21 conlhnucd... W*rrlwoJ Vojuntsry Arti• to the Fltt*nei*l St*ttmettts- ￿ntinUed for the Year E￿￿ed 31 March 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- untinutd BAilc fiD2DciHI asxti B&sic financial ass¢ty whi¢h in¢hMle debtOTS arml ush 8DI bank balallcffj are initially me4swrd at trati￿t￿ll price iticluding tEatsWtiOrt costs and are subwuently caTTied at a￿ttl￿1 costs using the ¢ff¢¢tive inter¢8t method wde8S the arrangement ConSti￿leS a fillancing traTkwtioz4 where tbe traDsaction 18 rneas7￿ * the pr¢s¢nt Vah￿ of the fijttwe receipts diSco￿ted at a market Tate of inieresi. Finallcial &￿ts c]￿lfied &s receivable within one year are nol Other financial Other fmancial &ssets, incI￿lIng invest[t￿nts in wuity 1LStnm￿ts which are nol subsidiaries, associates or joitit ventures, are initially JDeL8ured at fair value, which is ￿nD21]Y th¢ trarLWtion price. Swh assets are subsequently carried at Fair value alld the ¢ban8e5 ID fair value are r¢co8Dised in profit or los4 except that inVeStn￿￿t5 in ¢qutty instruments that are not publically trad￿ gnd WI￿¢ fair valu&s cannot be Me&8U￿ reliably are ￿￿Sured at cost l¢ss inwaim)ent I￿￿1nDent ol lknalldAI •Mets Financial assets, other than th¢)s¢ h¢ld at fair valu¢ tbrough pmfit or loss. a￿ assessed for indicators of impairn*nt at h r¢porting end dat¢. Fina￿1￿ assets aTe impaired wbere there 15 objective evidetKe thaL as a r&wlt of one or nyTrre events that ￿Urred after the initial re¢ogtiitioD of the fillancial a&seL the estiN￿led future c&sh floThi have beetl affected. If an asset 1$ inwaired, the impairment is the differe]Ke befften the carrying atDOUDt and the prescnt valuc of the estimated h flows disc()unted at the awfs OTiwnal ¢￿￿tive interest rate. The U￿￿n?)ent k*&8 is r￿g￿lS￿l in profit or loss. Derecognltioll of assets Financial assets ￿e derecogtiised only when the contracts￿1 rigbts to the cash flows from th¢ asset ¢xpire or are settlelt or wben the compatsy transfers the financial &￿tI aD(t substantially all the risks and rewdrO 45.LK>O 45.629 116.O¢XI 57,959 42,160 163,338 147.393 38.484 175,146 8,890 23,334 12.5(M) 57,997 38.934 38,484 IINJ.(KKb 40,0 290,042 65.983 877,440 830.833 Page 23 colllillued... W•rriDg¢oA VoluD¢w Action Nott8 to tht Statemtnts- contlnu¢d for the Y￿r Ended 31 March 21125 finding of {sec note sts (s¢¢ ote 7) 6) TO￿1¥ AdvK¢ and support 799.699 183,553 2,671 985,923 GRANTS PAYABI 31.325 31.3.24 183.553 201,373 The total paid to iwtitu¢ions (tiwing tTr¢ Jttr w8s fol]ow5: 31.325 31.3.24 3rd Patty Org￿lS&t￿OnS Sefton CVS Warrington Disability Partnetship WaEringtoth Citizeos Advic¢ Burcau Cheshire East & West Warrington Speak Up 178.753 83,587 10,000 30,000 72,786 4,8(Kl 183.553 201,373 SUPPORT COSTS Governan costs Advice aDd support 2.671 NET INCOMFJ(EXPENDITURE) Net illcom&l(expenditure) is sfated aftcr charw￿(¢reditiD8)'. 31.3.25 31.3.24 DepT￿lation- own>1 assets Other operdting lus¢s Indepetmlent examination fee 2.580 19,117 2,671 4.345 15.862 Page 24 continued... W*rrlDgtom Voluntary AdloD Notes to the Flry•n¢lal Sts¢¢m¢nts- ¢oRliD•ed for the Ye•r EDded 31 Mar¢h 21)25 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATIOI¥ AND BENEFITS Ther¢ w¢r¢ tn￿ees, re[[wr￿tion or other benefits ￿ thc year ended 31 March 2025 ttor for the year ¢nded 31 Marth 2024. Tru&tee8' There were no trwieu. expcnscs paid for the year ¢nd¢d 31 Marth 2025 ￿>r for thc ycar ended 31 March 2024. io. STAFF cosrs 31.3.25 31.324 Wages alld salaries Social se¢uTity Costs Pe￿$lonS c¢)sts 635,995 56.039 15291 487,243 34,750 16.938 707.325 538.931 The averdge rnolrthly nuth of en4>loyees thuing the year vrds as follows: 31.3.25 31.3.24 ckn.ef oificers Project nJanag¢rs Project officers Se¢ondtneot lo Warriwon parents & carcrs 17 17 22 22 No member of staff r￿tived a salary in ¢xixss of £60.(AKJ in ¢ith¢r year. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSE73 FIXt￿¢S and Pknrt and equipment Tots18 COST At I ApTiI 2024 AdditioDS 12.919 2.605 14.543 3,418 30,067 3,418 At 31 March 2025 12.919 I￿5 l7.961 33.485 DEPRECIATION At l April 2024 Clmrge for year 12.919 2,605 11,692 2,580 27216 1580 At 31 MaT¢b 2025 12,919 2.605 14,272 29,796 NET BOOK VALUE Ai 31 Marcb 2025 3.689 5.689 At 31 March 2024 2.851 2.851 Page 25 continueiL.. W*rrillgt•n Vol￿tary Adlon Notss ¢0 the Fl•a•d*l St#tements- eontllllled for the Year Ended 31 MAr¢b 2025 12. DEBTORS.. AMOUNTS FALIJNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.3.24 Trade debtors Other (kbtors Prepayments and accNed iTKome 67.020 8.685 33,919 84,881 34.310 109.624 119.191 13. 31.3.25 31.3.24 Trade creditors So¢i41 S¢¢UTity and other ¢ax¢s oth￿ credito Accrua]s aDd derc￿ed inciJtn¢ 1.627 32.029 8.744 3,372 322,017 3,793 264.432 269,852 366.162 Deferred income compriscs graDI income tec¢iv¢d in advattc¢ of the ytar to Twhicb it relate 31.03.25 Balance as at 1st April 2024 319.517 Amount rele￿d to incoTV earn￿1 fromcharitable activiti¢s knount defetred ID ycar (319.517) 209.576 Balance as at 3 1st Ma￿b 2025 209,576 Pagc 26 ¢ontinued... W*rringt•J Volwitary Actio NDtu to the Statements- eotstittTAed for the YeAr Ended 31 Martb 21Tr25 14. Net TrnLsfers At 31.3.25 At 1.4.24 Unrejtrkted fundj Genertl fimd Pension fimd l(rf),449 274.(K)O (102,654) 29.575 {55,695) 2,IIK) 303,575 434.449 {73.079) (55,695) 305.675 Restrlcted WBC Good Neigblx>w5 Project Food Poverty NHS CIMrities Tn￿t CaJKei Alliance Comnwrrity CCF C1)n￿tor Merseycare Bridgewater ComttLUDity Link Multiply Projtct Social Prwribcr5 UK SPF- T4iking Point {8.516) 25237 48.516 40,000 25,237 42,160 50.835 (1,7741 47,102 6295 42,160 51065 (1230) (6226) 18,012 6295 (4,750) (79) 47.158 (1.398) 15.026 14.581 507 (i.(N)o) 4.452 29,090 3,51)0 1250 79 47.158 1.398 15,026 14.581 507 {l.O(M)) Healthy & Ilome Virtual Hub CVD 126.815 103,617 55,695 286.127 TOTAL FUNDS 561264 30,538 591.802 Page 27 conliDUe&.. Warrington Volulllary A¢tlo Notex to the Fin•￿1*1 S¢•temuJts- eMtits4ed for the ¥￿￿ Ended 31 Marth 2025 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. e•tstintyed Net movement in I￿1￿1¢d in the ab)v¢ aTe as follows: It￿Ming Resour￿9 Gairys and Movement lo&s in fi]nds Unreltrldtd General fjjnd Pettsion fjjrtd 173.767 {276.421) (101654) 29575 29.575 173.767 (276.421) 29,575 {73.079) Restrkt¢d funds WBC Go(xl Neighknurs Proje¢t F(K)d Pov¢rty Cancer A]liance CornmuDity CCF ConDector Mctseycare Bridgewaier Commmity LIT Multiply Project Social Presuibers UK SPF- Ta]king Point Wanpac Enbanced Volunteers Healthy & Home Virtual Hub CVD 85.IMJO 78.751 38,935 (93516) (53.514) {40.165) (8226) {8l,989) {33,705) (4,750) (86243) (217.686) (25.645) (8.516) 25237 (1,230) (6226) 18.012 6295 (4,750) {79) 47,158 (1,398) 15.026 14,581 507 (1,0￿) 100,(KJl 86.164 264.844 24247 21.137 65.983 4.057 (51.402) (3.550) (3.IXM>) 813.119 (709,502) 103.617 T(YfAL FUNDS 986,886 (985,923) 29,575 30,538 P8ge 28 continued... warrin￿0• Voluthl*ry AetiDn Notss to the Fh••nd•l Ststements- tontln•ed for the Yw Ended 31 M*rch 2025 14. MOVEMEiYf IN FiJNDS- ¢onthiued Compar8tSve$ for movement in fund• Net TrnLsfe At 31.3.24 At 1.4.23 Uttrutrkted funds General fimd Pension fimd 88,365 232.IKK) 24,813 42,1 47271 160,449 274,¢M)O 320365 66.813 47271 434,449 Restrlded fwid NHS Cbarities Trust WBC con￿lUnIty Fund Catscer Alliance Comtnwty Warn) Spa¢¢s CCF Conrrflor M¢rsey¢are Multiply Project 74,834 (32.674) 4246 48,339 (35.(th) (11.109} 64236 42,160 (6246) 3.726 40.879 11.109 52,065 (5,879) (35,146) 29,090 3.5(K) 132548 41538 (47271) 126,815 TOTAL FUNDS 452.913 108,351 561264 Page 29 continueth.. WArriW•n VoiuDl*ry A¢(i• Notes to the St*teuwits- eolltiDlled for tbe Year Ende4131 Marth 2025 14. MOVtMENf FUNDS. Con4Mrative netn￿ett￿llt itt inchtskd iti the above follows: ID fi]Dds UDrtttrie¢ed funds General fimd Pension find I￿.775 (165.962) 24.813 41000 42.¢XKI IgY).775 (165,962) 42.(KKI 66.813 Restritted fuDth WBC Go(wJ Neigbbouts Project Food Poverty NHS CFJarities Trust Good Neighbourhood DeMth￿4 WBC Community Fund Caw¢r Allian¢e ComM￿lty VCSE Place 5econdee Volutslary sector mpport Wann Spaces CCF Contsector Place5 T¢Jgether FWKI MerseycaTe Bridgewaler Commuw LiDk Natiooal Lottery Talking Points Multiply Project WaTriThgton Parent & CArers 665 45.629 42.160 38.484 4246 147J94 12.5 185IKI (66.5￿) (45,629} (74,834) (38.484) (32,674) 4,246 48.339 {99,055} (12,51)0) (18,500) (35,IK)O) (11.109) (8.889) (110,910) (23,334 (57.959} (37.917) (20.51)0) (12,175 (35,000) (11,109) 8.889 175.146 23J34 57,959 37.917 64.236 3.500 12.175 714.833 {673295) 41.538 T(YfAL FUNDS 905,￿8 (839257) 42,0 108,351 WTrC Cood Neighbours Proje¢t Coordination of rcfcrrais from a wide range of health prof4ssiottals to provide support to Jsolated residettts. The alm of tbis activity is to SUPPOrt resid¢nts to r¢main in tb¢ir ovm IKbm¢ and liv¢ indep¢nd¢Dtly with thc support of volunteers in thc Con]ll￿ty. Cbeghire Community FtsnndatitiA- Food Atli*n Sw)orting the c￿rdin￿on of ¢onlln* led food organistsions across WaTriDgton to ettsure the people of Warrington, especially tbose in our deprived wards have improved alld to recognise loeai. ethic￿ and 8UStainable pra¢lirK. The N*tlDll&l LDttery Comrnunlty Fund The Gd cont￿ted project supports Ihe commuDity alld volulltzry organi5ations wxth tbe digital skills they Tequir¢ to d¢liv¢r ¢ffe¢tiv¢ Myl￿5, as well as tD)bilises voiuntem ￿ engage in olle off Vol￿1￿g oppoEthties and cornmurllty eveats. Page 30 ¢onlinued... W•rrSnglon VolllDl*ry Aethll Nfjtes ta the StatemeDts- eontlnued for th¢ Year Ewded 31 Marek 2025 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. comtffinued NHS ch￿&￿e$ Trust Healthy and Home. Supp)rt*ng the disclwge of potÈents from IKwitai pathway zEro home, to avoid wnnecessary hospital stay, wh¢r¢ there is no Clinical n¢¢ds. CoDd NeighbDur Dementh Thc Good Nei8bbouTS DeTncntia Projcct provides tailored 514JPOrt to Individua￿ living with dementia and their caxers. Tra]ned volullteers offer ¢owioDship. prdctical belp, a￿1 gUida￿e for up to 12 weeks, helping to ￿￿ect b￿¢fiCIar1cS with dcmcntia.fricKLdly and ILKal servic￿. Cancer AlliaDce CoDMllunlty The post 18 funded by CMCA to WaTring¢on VCFSE grow to engage with Com[￿￿￿¢$ artd deliver opportunities to rdise aWdrelle￿ of Car￿￿. Through inforn￿l and supw>rtive discussions aNJ a¢tsviti¢s group81oF8anisatiotts work w5th iargeted ¢oll]thurriti￿ of under.repreS¢Dt¢d to athlT¢S8 barri¢rs to smi and early dctection alld diagtK>SiS of cancer. VCSE Place SecoDdee Offcr plaee-based insight for the developtwt and swrt of the Watritigton VCSE seetor iti the context of Ckshire Ea￿ Cheshire West and Warringt¢)n.wide ¢ommissiontng and health stswttknrs. Voluntary S¢ftor Support To scale and eDballce the capacity of progrdllhTlle5 delivered in th¢ ¢ornnwrrity to adth￿ wrllbeing. be41t￿ and Isolation tn acl]tiica] aud cojnmutiity settiD& Tbis will VCSE ¢Apa¢ity within WHH CCF Conneetor Conllnuniiy Conuector. is a pioje¢t created to work directly with our F(M)d Network proi¢ct to supp)rt aThi ¢i)Dlle¢t the in¢rwillg number of Feople a¢¢essing fothl provisioll. through the Fo￿j BaDK the Bread alld Butter Thin& food palltrie4 volullteer-l¢d food Providers and conllnuwty fridg&s to the contct level of wider 5uppor4 advice with the aim of redu¢iDg the wid¢r deterrri￿ of poverty and food ￿vertY. Mersey Care Fwlded COEDTnurrity nmtal health link wokn to off¢r ¢OJJYnUDity-based a￿4 VCFSE-led ￿pport to people disGh￿ged frozu sccondary nKntal health Servic￿ with severe mental health {SMI).Tbe CoMm￿lty Mental Health Framework (CMH-F) Vds a ueed identified &s part of the transfornjation of the comtDunity mentsl health services to includ¢ strellgthened relatiOD5kn"ps between all partDer5 operaiin8 withm cach loca] comrnw)ity. Particular attention is paid io the role of the VCSE (now referred to as VCSFE) ID the 5]ur￿ provision of care for people at Place with SMI Bridge Water Cornm￿]ty Link Workers and investing in VCFSF. s¢¢tor services undet the umbrel]a of the CVSNCA to support people accessing Bridg¢TKdt¢r seryice5 in Haltoll & Warringlon to llX4)rove health alld PTOmOtc wcllbEing in conllmjnities P￿C31 continued... W*rringto• Volutsl*ry Aetio Notes to th¢ Fin•n¢i•l St*tell￿nts- untinwed for the Ye*r Endtd 31 M*T¢h 2025 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. eomthiued Talklng Pol•¢ face-to-face inhmHiion. S￿pOrt and guidaoce about things that ll)atter to thenl Tbrough the Talking Point resid¢nts will be Connected to people. platts alld services that will swort tlKm to live and stay well. Mvltlp]y ProJv¢ Joint partimhip betwecD WBC WVA a￿1 wider VCFSE Parts￿ A govenllMit.ffimdrAJ prO￿ll￿e to help athilt5 Impro￿ their numcrncy skills for thlts. 19 and over. Multiply inlended to build ¢ottfidence with numbers and Bain a qualificatiotL WVA Support￿ the sector througb yants, to encourage creative wdys of improving maths numerw outcomes and D￿k10B learning tWTe a¢¢sssible at the Cott￿￿￿lty Icvel. Tr•Dsf¢Ys b¢twttD fvDdJ As part of 0￿rating the NVBC Comttwrrity Trus( Warm Spaces atml Merseyc4te project4 the chftrity receives rnanageTxLeDt fees. This has been tra￿ferred to get￿ reserv£%. The Charity received additiot￿l Inco￿ from me￿¢Y CaTe NHS FoWthtl￿ Trusl DY)Jie4 wete not restricted so have been trarngf¢rred to general fimds. 15. EMPLOYEE BEI¥EFtT OBLIGATIONS The cowy operdtts a defilled collttibu(ion sche￿e. The a￿t$ of which axe held separately from the assets of the company in an itidependently admjnistrred Tbe pension com c* r¢presents ￿ntn￿Uti0ns payabl¢ by the company to tbe fjjud and onxtrunted to £15219 (2024: £16,819). 16. RELATED PARTY DISCIA)SURES There were related paty ttaD5BCtions for the yEar cth 31 MaTch2025. 17. REMUNERATION OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL The ¢h3tity considers its k¢y managenjcnt Pe￿nDe1 to comprise its tnL8tees and manager. The total employnent bcncfits (including cmployus national iThsuratt¢ atxl p￿lon contrib￿l0￿S) of key m8na8erttTht personnel were £57,855 {2024.. £25,478). Page 32 W*rrAllgtOA Vol•xtary Ac¢lon for the Ye*r Ended 31 M•T¢b 2025 31.3.25 31.3.24 INCOME AND ENDOWMETr4TS Donatiolli ADd legaeles Donatioll5 2.082 138 lllvestmeD¢ IDCOD Deposii account int¢r¢st 11.453 4,566 Cb4rltAbk Actlvllles Other sUp￿rt serviccs provided Grants 95.911 877,440 70.071 830,833 973,351 900,904 Total InCOD￿ng rtjourfe 986.886 5,608 EXPENDITURE Charitable #ctiviths Wages Social sccurity Pensions Other operating le&8¢S Insuran¢¢ Telephone S￿￿dn'eS Printing,poslagc,slatioDery & IT sw>port Trnvel Trdinin& CO￿ltalleY. project a¢tiviti¢s c(rt8 & cvcnts Depll of computer equipment Giants to insti￿tiOnS 640,996 51,040 40292 19.117 2.570 3,736 6,599 6,498 5.173 487,243 34,750 16,819 15,862 935 964 9,425 13,617 6.459 21,099 2,579 183,553 15.604 4,345 201,373 983.252 807.396 Support ¢osts Governance costs Accountancy fees CoD5ultallcy 2,671 2.780 29.081 2.671 31,861 Total resources expended 985.923 839,257 Net 963 66,351 Tbis page doe5 fonn part of the ￿arntory fu￿￿la1 stat¢m¢nts Page 33