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2020-12-31-accounts

VISION (ROSSENDALE) TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 1 JANUARY - 31 DECEMBER 2020

Contents

Charity Details 2 >>
Introduction 3 >>
Youth work
Connect 4 >>
Inspire 5 >>
Reach Puppets 6 >>
Vision Kids 7 >>
Schools 8 >>
Youth Support Team 9 >>
Christmas 2020 9 >>

Behind the scenes

Development 10 >>
Behind the scenes photos 11 >>
Finances 12 >>
Closing Statement 13 >>

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Charity name

VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Working name VISION

Registration Registered in England and Wales no. 1138523 Registered office Woodlea Mission, Tenterfield Street, Rossendale, BB4 7BA

Trustees Mrs. Jeanne Cottrell (chair), Mr. Ian Bury (appointed 24 April 2020), Mr. Alan Davey, Mr. Nathan Shepherd, Mr. Stephen Shepherd

The Trustees, who are also directors for the purpose of company law, are named above. Appointment of Trustees is governed by the company’s Articles of Association. The Board of Trustees meet on a regular basis to review the activities of the charity.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated 15 July 2010

Affiliation VISION has been a member of the Evangelical Alliance since 2017 Accountants Halliwell & Company Accountants and Tax Advisors LLP Irwell House, 223 Bacup Road, Rossendale, BB4 7PA

Staff Four employees worked for VISION in 2020 (one full-time/permanent; three part-time/fixed-term)

Volunteers 29 volunteers gave their time to help run VISION activities and events in 2020 History The organisation became a registered charity in 2011 after running youth events in Rossendale for nine years. This report covers the tenth year of charitable activities undertaken by VISION (ROSSENDALE) taking into consideration a longer history of local youth work dating back to 2002.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Aims VISION is a Christian charity working with young people in Rossendale. We believe that the Christian faith offers hope, lasting freedom and wholeness for every person, and as such we aim to:

Public benefit

VISION meets the Charity Commission’s public benefit requirement under the categories of general charitable purposes, the advancement of education and training through structured programmes, and the advancement of religious understanding and engagement.

Charitable objectives

To advance the Christian religion amongst young people mainly but not exclusively of secondary school age, first and foremost in Rossendale (Lancashire) by all means including such religious and other charitable activities as the trustees may decide, in accordance with the statement of faith.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees by Mrs. Jeanne Cottrell (Chair)

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2020 ANNUAL REPORT Back to Contents >> INTRODUCTION

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A year like no other

“God has put his Spirit in me [and] appointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts are broken, to tell the captives they are free, and to tell the prisoners they are released.” ISAIAH 61:1 - YOUTH BIBLE

As a Christian charity, we believe that all those who choose to follow Jesus are given the same mission statement: to share the good news of the gospel, to comfort the broken-hearted, and to help others find lasting freedom. As such, Isaiah 61:1 has become a focal point for VISION in recent years as the world seems desperate for good news.

This year, our commitment to this mission statement was tested like never before. As 2020 unfolded, we all faced a rapidlyescalating crisis as Covid-19 brought fear and uncertainty across the globe. With many young people already facing a daily battle with anxiety, we were concerned that the loss of normality and routine, and the isolation that followed, could be overwhelming for many children and teenagers… yet as a charity we also faced restrictions and obstacles that seemed impossible to overcome.

Nevertheless, VISION is here to help young people when they need it most - and so, like so many other organisations in our position, we had to find a way to keep going. Thankfully, by the grace of God and the perseverance of our team, we were somehow able to keep hope alive as we found new ways to support and encourage local young people (who seem to have adapted incredibly well under the circumstances). It hasn’t been easy, and even as we write this report, the pandemic is far from over, but we believe that the same Jesus who won our trust, and has proven faithful all these years, is still with us now, so we must continue to pray for peace in the chaos and offer help to those who need it most.

About this report

Here are just some of the highlights from 2020 that you’ll read about in this report:

+ Our team ran 111 events and activities at Woodlea Mission, in local schools… and for the first time, on Zoom!

+ We created 22 videos which were watched by 1,600+ children and teenagers and many others around the UK and the world.

+ The charity became an employer and paid 5 team members alongside our incredible team of volunteers.

+ We launched a youth counselling service to support 11-18s in crisis.

We trust that this report will leave you feeling encouraged and inspired,

Nathan Shepherd Founder and Director

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CONNECT (11-18s)

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Connecting young people

We want to help young people stay connected to each other and to their Christian faith. To achieve this, we run Connect which brings together small groups of 11-18s on Friday nights for games, challenges, inspiration from the Bible, and space to talk honestly about life or ask questions about God. For many young people, Connect is a highlight of the week, helping them grow in their faith as well as reducing social isolation, improving social skills, and forging strong friendships.

Before the pandemic

In 2019 we’d introduced two new monthly events for 11-18s on Friday nights at Woodlea Mission ( Inspire and Friday Night Worship ) with Connect running on Fridays in between. After an extended Christmas break, Connect restarted in February when we announced an exciting line up of events leading up to Easter.

Moving online

After just six Fridays, the first lockdown forced our plans to change. Friday Night Worship was postponed and we invited the young people to join us on Zoom to try out Connect online. Thankfully, everyone adapted quickly to livestreaming and we continued to log on every Friday night in term-time for the rest of the year.

Themes

Here are the main themes we covered at Connect in 2020…

The 4 Points

Before the pandemic we looked at how ‘The 4 Points’ can help us explain what Christians believe to our friends or family.

Good Friday

Top 5

With the lockdown On Good Friday we read bringing uncertainty, our the Easter story together first few weeks on Zoom and talked about how we focused on practical ways can give our worries, fears to reduce anxiety. and burdens to Jesus.

The World Needs You

We thought about our skills and what we enjoy doing, and considered how we each have something unique to offer.

Skills vs. Character We looked at famous Bible stories to discuss how flaws in a person’s character can undermine their skills and talents.

What Now?

#GOALS

Jesus taught that our We compared Joseph’s highest goals in life should story (from the Bible) to be to love God and love our current situation – others. How do our goals how can we find purpose measure up to this? when bad things happen?

Peace on Earth Jesus’ birth was anything but peaceful - how can we experience peace in the midst of uncertainty or pain?

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INSPIRE (11-18s)

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Inspiring young people

We want to inspire young people to find purpose, and equip them with skills and experience. To achieve this, we run Inspire where 11-18s can develop a range of skills and demonstrate these in real-life settings. The combination of learning, rehearsing and showcasing - with coaching and encouragement from our team - helps young people grow in confidence, overcome challenges, and better understand their unique skillset and aspirations for the future.

Before the pandemic

Inspire workshops were held at Woodlea Mission in February and March in preparation for the upcoming Friday Night Worship event. As usual, we’d invited the young people to take the lead at this event by hosting and playing/singing in the band. Sadly, the pandemic put the brakes on, and in fact our second Inspire workshop - a ‘Band Jamming Session’ held on 13 March - turned out to be the last big youth event we’d run at Woodlea Mission in 2020.

Moving online

When Connect moved online (see previous page), we were focused on giving hope to young people and allowing them to talk honestly about life in lockdown. But as schools closed and many teenagers lost their routine and structure, we also wanted to provide something to work towards, so Inspire also moved to Zoom with a series of “Lockdown Challenges”.

Themes and Lockdown Challenges

Here are the main themes and “Lockdown Challenges” from Inspire in 2020…

Sharing our faith Before the pandemic we had linked our ‘4 Points’ theme from Connect with an Inspire workshop on ‘Communicating with Confidence’. We wanted to help young people practise explaining their faith in a way that others can understand, whether in front of a large audience or in

Sharing our faith Challenge Pack Before the pandemic we Our first ‘Lockdown had linked our ‘4 Points’ Challenge’ was to read theme from Connect with Jesus’ life story from the an Inspire workshop on book of Mark (one chapter ‘Communicating with every day in the build-up Confidence’. We wanted to Easter). Every young to help young people person who signed up practise explaining their received a free Challenge faith in a way that others Pack in the post which can understand, whether included a 4 Points in front of a large Wristband, a speciallyaudience or in designed postcard and personal conversations. lots of other little treats.

Teen Takeover

For our second ‘Lockdown Challenge’, we invited young people to prepare something inspiring for Zoom. This led to a superb ‘teen takeover’ night where young people showed their artwork, played music or videos they’d created, gave short talks and impressed us all with new hobbies taken up while stuck indoors.

Music Videos Our most ambitious (and rewarding) challenges were our two music videos: we learned songs together over Zoom, created a guide track, then invited aspiring young singers and musicians to record their own videos at home. The finished results were incredible and were viewed over 600 times on our website.

Our Inspire 2020 music videos - ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘With Me All Along’ – are available to view online at visionyouth.org.uk

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REACH PUPPETS (11-18s)

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About Reach Puppets

Reach is an award-winning puppetry group for ages 11-18. The group meets every Tuesday night in term-time to work on exciting performances and videos. This provides young people with opportunities to build their confidence, make new friends, learn different skills, work as a team, and enjoy the buzz of performing. Reach was founded in 1999 and officially joined VISION in 2018 after many years of working together on events, particularly for Vision Kids .

Before the pandemic

Like our other weekly activities, Reach returned to Woodlea in February 2020 after an extended Christmas break. The puppeteers were preparing for performances at two local churches, but rehearsals sadly had to stop when Woodlea closed on 17 March.

Moving online

It wasn’t possible for Reach to move online during the first lockdown, but the team wrote a weekly blog to encourage the puppeteers and invited them to join Connect and Inspire on Friday nights. After several months, with social distancing guidelines still ruling out the possibility of rehearsing at Woodlea, we made contact-free puppet deliveries to doorsteps and Reach moved to Zoom in September.

Video performances

Although the young people couldn’t rehearse together, updated Government guidance in autumn allowed us to set up a covidsecure stage at Woodlea where puppeteers could be filmed individually (at pre-arranged time slots) using a green screen. This enabled us to create some memorable video performances which were viewed hundreds of times on our website…

Smile

The lyrics of this uplifting song inspired our theme for Lite Nite, and the eyecatching video from Reach – created by filming each puppeteer individually on a green screen - has been watched hundreds of times on our website.

Ding Dong

Another popular video was a comical version of ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’ featuring a guitar-playing sheep and three cheeky camels. The video was included in Christmas assemblies for two primary schools.

Who Would Imagine This gentle solo considers the birth of Jesus through the eyes of his mother, Mary. The song was performed by Jenny, one of our original Reach puppeteers who now choreographs and teaches the next generation.

Good News

The final video of 2020 was an original sketch, recorded at home by the puppeteers. The finished video was featured on Vision Kids at Home in December, and shares the Good News of the first Christmas.

These videos are available to view on Vision Kids Catch Up at visionkids.org.uk

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VISION KIDS (4-11s)

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Lite Nite

Lite Nite is an exciting, action-packed Christian alternative to Halloween for children and families, held every October since 1991. Although this was set to be the 30[th] Lite Nite, Government guidance prevented us from holding the event at Woodlea, so volunteers of all ages stepped in to help adapt the content for an online audience.

After weeks of Zoom rehearsals and socially-distanced filming - and many hours of video editing - Lite Nite was ready to watch online from 2pm on Saturday 31 October. For the first time in 30 years, every child could have a ‘front-row seat’ from the comfort of their own homes to enjoy songs, games, a story, memory verse, performances, a fantastic competition, and much more!

Lite Nite was watched by almost 500 households That’s an estimated 1,000 children plus family members… our biggest audience ever!

People watched from all over the world Viewers tuned in from 122 towns and cities across England, Wales, Scotland… and 15 other countries!

Vision Kids at Home

Our Vision Kids team usually runs monthly events throughout the year for children and families. To stay in touch during lockdown, we filmed a series of short videos called Vision Kids at Home which were available on our website and social media. Videos included Bible stories, memory verses, craft ideas, performances and a prayer. The series was watched by around 230 households, giving an estimated audience of around 450 children.

Easter Summer Back to school Christmas These videos are available to view on Vision Kids Catch Up at visionkids.org.uk

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SCHOOLS

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Before the pandemic

2020 started promisingly for VISION’s work with local schools:

Moving online

Before schools closed we’d been working with Waterfoot Primary to prepare Emotional Wellbeing activities for year 6. While we couldn’t hold this at Woodlea as planned, we were able to livestream sessions directly to classrooms when children returned to school (see screenshot above). The technology worked well and paved the way for more livestreams and videos for schools…

For the fourth year running, Emotional Wellbeing was the most requested session by secondary schools. We adapted our content for Zoom and streamed lessons live from Woodlea Mission into classrooms.

With primary schools also St Christopher’s CE High requesting help with School asked us to record Emotional Wellbeing, we a ‘Faith at Home’ video for used our existing pupils and parents in June. resources to create a new Nathan talked about our session for ages 10-11, individuality; how we can focusing on ‘five things we be certain that God has a can do every day’ to plan and purpose for our reduce anxiety. lives.

St John with St Michael Primary School invited us to talk to children in years 5/6 about the Bible. We ran an interactive Zoom session in November with games, Bible stories and the opportunity for questions - with great feedback!

Schools can visit visionyouth.org.uk/emotional-wellbeing to book a session or find out more.

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YOUTH SUPPORT TEAM

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Funding from UK Government

When the pandemic started, our priority was to keep in touch with the children and teenagers we’d normally see at our events, but we knew there were many others who needed help. To offer wider support we needed extra staff and funding, but with our resources already stretched to full capacity, this seemed impossible - until the UK Government launched its Coronavirus Community Support Fund . This was a temporary fund offering 6 months’ funding, but was nevertheless an opportunity for VISION to offer support in the short-term. We successfully applied, and received £37,319 to cover staff, running costs, Covid-19 safety measures, online resources, and any necessary building work or maintenance from 1 October 2020 – 31 March 2021.

Counselling

Our first step was to set up provision for young people in crisis. One of VISION’s founders and longest-serving volunteers, Amy Moriarty, is a professional counsellor and was already leading our Safeguarding and Pastoral Care Team. This enabled us to quickly set up a youth counselling service where teenagers could be referred by an adult. Government guidance at the time allowed us to set up a covid-secure counselling space at Woodlea Mission, and we were also able to visit young people in school.

Additional youth workers

Our next step was to bring in additional youth workers. This was the first time VISION had ever recruited paid employees, and the process of preparing the employment pack, advertising positions and interviewing candidates took longer than we expected (especially as we received 130+ applications in the first few days) but by the beginning of December, three successful candidates had joined our team. Jade, Sarah and Marvin were employed on a part-time basis with fixed term contracts lasting until the end of the grant period (31 March 2021). The final few weeks of 2020 were spent creating short videos to introduce the team to young people on social media, and planning for January; the full impact of the team will be seen in next year’s Annual Report.

2020 OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Back to Contents >>

CHRISTMAS 2020

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Woodlea Mission is usually at capacity on 24 December as families enjoy our annual Christmas Eve event. As we sadly couldn’t run the event in 2020, our band recorded their favourite carol, O Holy Night (filmed individually), which was included on Rossendale Churches ‘Carols at Home’ service and heard on Rossendale Radio. The videos received more than 1,000 views.

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CHARITY DEVELOPMENT

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Employment

VISION has come such a long way since the first event in 2002. No-one could have anticipated that a small worship night, organised by a church youth group, would grow into an established and trusted charity with its own youth centre, meeting 20,000+ children and teenagers along the way! VISION has relied entirely on God’s faithful provision, and nowhere has this been more evident than in the generosity of His people who have given time and money so freely, compelled by a desire to see young people come to trust and follow Jesus.

For many years, VISION thrived on the energy and enthusiasm of young adults who had been impacted as teenagers at our first events and later chose to volunteer full-time. But even the most dedicated team members cannot volunteer indefinitely, so last year we began preparing employment options to support those on whom the charity depends – and it is our pleasure to announce that our Director and Lead Youth Worker, Nathan Shepherd, became VISION’s first employee in April 2020. Nathan’s passion and determination for this work has been an inspiration to the Board of Trustees and many others, both young and old.

Later in the year, the short-term grant we received from the UK Government enabled us to employ three part-time youth workers on a temporary basis (see Youth Support Team on page 9). Our goal is now to increase VISION’s income each year so we can recruit further paid staff who will, of course, be assisted by our amazing team of existing volunteers.

New Trustee

We are also delighted to announce that Ian Bury joined our Board of Trustees in April. Ian has faithfully supported VISION since day one, taking on a range of roles from First Aid to extreme fundraising (including the entire 42-mile Rossendale Way). Ian has lived in Rossendale since the age of 3; as a teenager he attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, before graduating with a degree in Nursing Studies from the University of Manchester. Ian now works as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and will bring a wealth of expertise and experience from 30+ years in healthcare. Ian and his wife Debbie are members of Lumb Baptist Church and have two daughters who love attending Vision Kids events! We look forward to working with Ian as the charity continues to grow and develop.

Branding and website

One of the goals we set out for 2020 was to make VISION more visible and accessible for the next generation and their families.

Our events for 4-11s already had a strong identity in the name VISION KIDS , with a distinct web address, v isionkids.org.uk . For simplicity and consistency, our events for 11-18s were renamed VISION YOUTH , with a new web address, visionyouth.org.uk . With so many activities moving online in 2020, we invested a lot of time over the summer holidays making it easier for people to find VISION on Google searches, and rebuilding our website:

Our Youth Team mobile number was changed to 07454 50 80 30 to match our existing office number 01706 50 80 30 . The phone was on every weekday for any young person who needed to talk, or for parents/carers to get in touch with our team.

Covid-19 Safety

Our team have always worked incredibly hard to make sure our activities are safe. We were very careful to stay up-to-date with the latest information from the National Youth Agency who worked in partnership with Public Health England to provide information for youth organisations. A great deal of time and attention was taken every day to ensure our building was as safe as possible for our team and for visitors, particularly when offering counselling for young people or filming performances.

Other developments

As we reported last year, another of our goals was to streamline our background systems and processes to cut admin time and increase efficiency. We built a new digital system for registration and data, and made improvements to our accounting system to allow our team to access information and up-to-date statistics more easily. We also invested in external training resources, allowing our team to choose from 20 online courses - from First Aid and Food Safety, to Personal Development and Customer Service - which could be completed in their own time from home.

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2020 BEHIND THE SCENES Back to Contents >> PHOTO GALLERY

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In March, all events were postponed and the building was equipped with hand sanitiser, face coverings, and PPE…

The office was soon transformed into a studio for livestreaming into homes and classrooms…

For performances, everyone had to be filmed separately. For some performances we used green screens…

When a bigger setup was needed, we used our existing stage and lighting to create an exciting atmosphere for videos…

We took great care to follow safety guidance, even when giving out cake to our team to celebrate 30 years of Lite Nite!!

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2020 BEHIND THE SCENES Back to Contents >> FINANCES

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VISION received…

VISION spent…

£40,059 in grants: £37,319 was given by the UK Government to enable VISION to run a temporary Youth Support Team from October 2020 until March 2021. We also received £500 from the TK Maxx Foundation, £680 from Rossendale Borough Council, £500 from Tesco and £1,060 from Sport England.

£24,925 from our amazing supporters; that’s a total of £18,964 from monthly donations (standing orders and Direct Debits) and £5,961 in one-off donations. Despite the financial pressures of the pandemic, donations to VISION increased by almost £7,500 compared to 2019. This is mainly due to a new campaign, launched in May, to encourage new supporters to give £5/month.

£3,852 in Gift Aid from donations made in 2019.

£1,212 of other income; that’s £468 from churches and related organisations, and £744 from other sources including Amazon Smile, EasyFundraising, and the sale of old equipment.

£22,040 on staff and volunteer costs. This includes salaries for 4 employees (see Youth Support Team on page 9) along with training, DBS checks, and out-ofpocket expenses such as travel costs.

£14,075 on Woodlea Mission running costs. This includes day-to-day costs (utility bills, cleaning, stock and supplies) along with licenses, subscriptions and all development costs.

£4,326 on resources and equipment (in particular, equipment for live streaming and video production).

£4,065 on insurance and other professional services including accountants’ fees and membership costs for ThirtyOne: Eight (safeguarding), Stewardship (legal and employment advice), and the Evangelical Alliance.

£55 on fundraising (not visible on chart).

Financial position of the charity

More detailed information on the financial position of VISION is set out in the attached accounts.

Supporters

We wrote to our financial supporters every term to say ‘thank you’ for their generosity and provide an update on the work of the charity. We also continued the tradition of designing our own Christmas Cards to send to supporters in December.

Trustees’ Policy on reserves

The policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue our charitable activities should income and fundraising fall short of the amounts needed to meet the costs of those activities in the short term. Projects requiring significant amounts of funding are only entered into when the income required to meet the associated expenditure is secured.

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VISION TEAM

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About our team

VISION runs on the passion and determination of ordinary people who believe that this small charity is making a big difference.

Staff

As we’ve noted in this report, VISION became an employer in 2020. Our Director and Lead Youth Worker, Nathan Shepherd, became our first employee in April. Later in the year, Amy Moriarty set up our Youth Counselling Service and was paid for her services as a self-employed professional psychotherapist. In December, we were joined by our new Youth Support Team, Jade Jennings, Marvin Gilbert and Sarah Al-Warfali, who each worked part time.

Volunteers

Our staff were supported by an amazing team of volunteers - most of whom have been with VISION for 15 years or more - who continued to give their time freely to impact the lives of children and teenagers in Rossendale.

VISION would like to recognise the efforts of all our volunteers: those who gave up many hours of their time every week throughout the pandemic to help out with online youth events ( Connect, Inspire and Reach Puppets ); those who worked behind the scenes to create videos or help with admin, finances and fundraising; and those on standby to help with everything else from DIY and I.T. support to Safety and First Aid. Thank you so much to… Adam Shepherd, Alan Davey, Alison Aspin, Christine McGuinness, Elizabeth Johnstone, Emma Shepherd, Ian Bury, Jane Shadlock, Janet Barrie, Jason Jones, Jeanne Cottrell, Jenna Potts, Jenny Broadhurst, Jess Aspin, Jim Barrie, Joseph Jones, Josh Potts, Karen Shepherd, Kathryn Ashman, Lottie Quinn, Matt Worrell, Michael Aspin, Nathan Ashman, Paul Iddon, Sarah Jones, Steve Shepherd, Stuart Aspin, Suzie Elkington, Yvonne Lord.

Last but not least, we would like to say a huge thank you to all the young volunteers aged 11-17 who helped make some truly incredible videos: thank you to all our Reach Puppeteers, our Vision Kids dancers and storytellers, and all the other teenagers who gave up their time to rehearse and perform under very challenging circumstances!

2020 CLOSING STATEMENT Back to Contents >> PLANS FOR 2021

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Looking back at last year’s report, we can see that some of our goals for 2020 were achieved despite the pandemic; however, most of our plans needed to be adapted, postponed or even cancelled, and while we initially thought coronavirus may disrupt things for a short time, it has become increasingly clear that the virus has not gone away and we need to hold our plans lightly. With this in mind, this section is much shorter than usual, with our plans for 2021 laid out more broadly.

Charitable activities

We will continue to run weekly youth events on Zoom, and hope to continue expanding our work with local primary and secondary schools by offering livestreamed sessions. We will continually assess the safety of re-opening Woodlea Mission and returning to classrooms in person. Larger events, especially those at Christmas or Easter, may not resume until later in 2021.

Development

Around £6,000 of the Government Grant has been set aside to lay a path through the garden at Woodlea Mission and install lighting so young people can use this new entrance in winter (when the grass is wet and there’s less sunlight). This is particularly important as the Youth Support Team have set up a covid-secure counselling space downstairs which could be much more accessible once the path is complete. We also hope to install suitable signage on the front and back of the building.

Support

We will continue to encourage new supporters to give monthly, but will also aim to build links with local businesses who may be able to support our work with larger donations. Our Youth Support Team will be employed until the Government grant ends on 31 March 2021: our ultimate goal is to increase income so we can employ permanent youth workers to support Nathan and our team of volunteers, as we seek to offer hope and support to many more young people. We believe that Jesus really can heal broken hearts and set people free, and we want to see children and teenagers experience this for themselves.

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VISION (ROSSENDALE)

DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31ST DECEMBER 2020

HALLIWELL & COMPANY ACCOUNTANTS & TAX ADVISORS LLP

IRWELL HOUSE 223 BACUP ROAD RAWTENSTALL LANCASHIRE BB4 7PA

VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Company Information

Directors

Alan Davey Jeanne Cottrell Nathan Shepherd Stephen Shepherd Ian Bury (appointed May 2020)

Registered address

Woodlea Mission, Tenterfield Street, Rossendale, BB4 7BA

Bankers

Lloyds plc, Burnley, Lancashire.

Company Number

7315280

Charity Registered Number

1138523

Accountants

Halliwell & Company Accountants & Tax Advisors LLP Irwell House, 223 Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 7PA.

VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Contents

Page
1 Report of the directors
2 Independent Examiners Report
3 Statement of Financial Activities
4 Balance sheet
5-7 Notes to the accounts

VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Report of the directors for the year ended 31st December 2020

The directors present their annual report together with the unaudited accounts of the company for the year ended 31st December 2020.

Principle Activities

The Charity was incorporated as a private company, limited by guarantee, on 15th July 2010.

On 12th August 2010 the trustees of Woodlea Mission donated their premises at Tenterfield Street, Rossendale to Vision Rossendale For £nil consideration.

On 1st January 2011 the "Vision" activities previously undertaken through St Mary's Church, Rawtenstall, and the assets related to them, were transferred to Vision (Rossendale) for £nil consideration. Also on that date the activities and assets of Engage Café operating on the Balladen Estate were transferred to the charity for £nil consideration. Since that date the company has continued activities to advance the Christian religion amongst young people in Rossendale.

Directors

The directors who held office through the year are as follows:

Alan Davey Jeanne Cottrell Nathan Shepherd Stephen Shepherd Ian Bury (appointed May 2020)

This report was approved by the Board on the 18th August 2020 and signed on its behalf by:

N Shepherd - Director 19th August 2021

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VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Independent Examiners Report

I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31st December 2020 which are set out in the following pages.

The directors are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The directors consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 the 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 Examiners Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any materials respect, the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met; or

  4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts reached.

Halliwell & Company Accountants & Tax Advisors LLP Irwell House 223 Bacup Road Rawtenstall Lancashire BB4 7PA

19th August 2021

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VISION (ROSSENDALE) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31st December 2020

Notes
Incoming Resources
Voluntary Income
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Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Incoming resources from charitable
activities
Other incoming resources
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended
Cost of generating voluntary income		 Restricted
Unrestricted
Income
Endowment
Total this
Total Prior
Funds
Funds
Funds
year
year
£
£
£
£
£
70,889
0
0
70,889
24,132
368
0
0
368
107
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,019
0
0
1,019
2,130
72,276
0
0
72,276
26,369
54
0
0
54
126
Fundraising trading costs 0
0
0
0
0
Staff Costs
Charitable activities
(3)
Governance Costs
Other resources expended
Total Resources Expended
Net Incoming/Outgoing Resources
Before Transfers
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds
Net Incoming resources before
other recognised gains/losses
Other recognised gains/losses
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed
assets for the charities own use
Gains and losses on investment assets
Net Movement in Funds
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward from
previous year
Total funds carried forward		 22,188
0
0
22,188
0
21,962
0
0
21,962
24,329
0
0
0
0
0
6,977
0
0
6,977
7,042
51,181
0
0
51,181
31,497
21,095
0
0
21,095
(5,128)
0
0
0
0
21,095
0
0
21,095
(5,128)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21,095
0
0
21,095
(5,128)
277,896
0
0
277,896
283,024
298,991
0
0
298,991
277,896

The notes form part of these Financial Statements

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VISION (ROSSENDALE) BALANCE SHEET as at 31st December 2020

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
(5)
Investments
Total fixed assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock and work in progress
Debtors
(6)
(Short term) investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
CREDITORS-Amounts falling
due within one year
(7)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Total assets less current liabilities
CREDITORS-Amounts falling
due after one year
(8)
Provisions for liabilities and charges
NET ASSETS
Funds of the charity
General fund
Designated Funds
Restricted income funds
Endowment funds
Total funds		 Restricted
Unrestricted
Income
Endowment
Total
Total Prior
Funds
Funds
Funds
year
£
£
£
£
£
247,538
0
0
247,538
252,101
0
0
0
0
0
247,538
0
0
247,538
252,101
0
0
0
0
0
5,125
0
0
5,125
3,312
0
0
0
0
0
47,529
0
0
47,529
23,131
52,654
0
0
52,654
26,443
1,201
0
0
1,201
648
51,453
0
0
51,453
25,795
298,991
0
0
298,991
277,896
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
298,991
0
0
298,991
277,896
298,991
0
0
298,991
277,896
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
298,991
0
0
298,991
277,896

For the year ended 31st December 2020 the company was entitled to exemptions under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

No notice from members requiring an audit has been deposited under section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

The accounts were approved by the board on 19th August 2021 and signed on its behalf.

N Shepherd - Director

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VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Notes forming part of the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2020

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown on market value) in accordance with:

Accounting and reporting by Charities - Statements of Recommended Practise (SORP 2005); Financial Reporting Standards for smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); and with the Charities act 1993.

Recognition of incoming resources

These are included in the statements of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

Incoming resources and related expenditure

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Tax reclaims on donations and gifts

Incoming resources from tax are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Tangible fixed assets for the use by charity

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.

Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to wrote off each asset over its estimated

useful life; Freehold Building 2% on cost or revalued amount Equipment 25% on cost

Goodwill

In accordance with the ASB's Statement of Principles for Financial Reporting Interpretation for Public Benefit Entities where the acquisition of entities is for nil or nominal consideration, the ecess for fair value of the assets acquired over the fair value of the liabilities assumed is treated as a gain and recognised as income.

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VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Notes forming part of the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2020

2. Incoming Resources

Resources
Voluntary Income
Gifts and Donations
Regular Donations
Church Giving
Grants
Gift Aid Claims
Fundraising Income
Other Income		 Restricted
Unrestricted
Income
Endowment
Total this
Total Prior
Funds
Funds
Funds
year
year
£
£
£
£
£
5,961
0
0
5,961
5,387
18,964
0
0
18,964
13,484
240
0
0
240
480
40,059
0
0
40,059
1,014
5,665
0
0
5,665
3,767
368
0
0
368
107
1,019
0
0
1,019
2,130
72,276
0
0
72,276
26,369

3. Resources Expended

Charitable Activities
Youth Events
Vision Kids
Woodlea Running Costs
Woodlea Development
Other Premises Costs
Computer, software and office equipment
Materials, printing and related costs
Travel and subsistence
other		 Restricted
Unrestricted
Income
Endowment
Total this
Total Prior
Funds
Funds
Funds
year
year
£
£
£
£
£
0
0
0
0
2,609
0
0
0
0
799
8,082
0
0
8,082
5,142
1,490
0
0
1,490
4,858
5,325
0
0
5,325
2,998
3,143
0
0
3,143
2,199
0
0
0
0
1,823
685
0
0
685
1,331
3,237
0
0
3,237
2,570
21,962
0
0
21,962
24,329
4. Staff Costs 2020 2019
4a. Wages and salaries £ £
Wages and Salaries 22,188 0

4b. Payments to trustees

Travel expenses paid to trustees in respect of the normal activities of the charity amounted to Nil.

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VISION (ROSSENDALE)

Notes forming part of the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2020

5. Tangible Assets

Costs:
At 1st January 2020
Additions
Disposals
At 31st December 2020
Depreciation:
At 1st January 2020
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31st December 2020
Net Book Values:
At 31st December 2020
At 31st December 2018		 Property
Land
Cost
Cost
Equipment
Total
£
£
£
263,390
12,580
27,738
303,708
0
0
2,414
2,414
0
0
0
263,390
12,580
30,152
306,122
30,752
0
20,855
51,607
4,653
0
2,324
6,977
0
0
0
0
35,405
0
23,179
58,584
227,985
12,580
6,973
247,538
232,638
12,580
6,883
252,101

6. Debtors

Debtors
falling due within one year
Accruals
PAYE and NI
falling due after one year		 2020
£
5,125
5,125
£
648
553
1,201
£
0		 2019
£
3,312
3,312
£
648
0
648
£
0

7. Creditors falling due within one year

8. Creditors falling due after one year

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