Company registration number: 07747757 Charity registration number: 1144741
Building Bridges Pendle
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
KM Chartered Accountants 1st Floor, Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1JG
Building Bridges Pendle
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 to 12 |
Building Bridges Pendle
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Mr M J Gildea Mrs S Godfrey Mr M A Khan Mrs A J Kroukamp Mr M Latif Dr R I Malik Mrs K M Mason Mrs H M Noonan Reverend E A Saville Charity Registration Number 1144741 Company Registration Number 07747757 Registered Office 20 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7UU Independent Examiner KM Chartered Accountants 1st Floor, Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1JG Bankers Barclays Bank Nelson 28-34 Manchester Rd Nelson Lancs
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Building Bridges Pendle
Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2021.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Our Board of Directors for BBPendle has been consistent over the past few years in its member and reliability for organisation purposes. Visioning workshops have taken place but progress was effectively halted by the impact of the Pandemic.
Now that we are in the final term of our funding period. Organisation development plans will be reviewed and new targets created, in-line with the outcome of grant funding applications that have been submitted.
STRUCTURE
The Board of Directors have the primary role in development and decision-making processes for the fulfilment of the aims and objectives of the organisation.
Three community forums - the Community Cohesion Action Network (CCAN), the Pendle Forum of Faiths (PFF), the Pendle Schools Linking Network (PSLN) and a volunteer’s forum still continue ti remain in our structure and continue to provide a secondary and independent influence on the direction of our community development strategy. There is a current need to re-invest in the Pendle Forum of Faiths to restart networking and collaboration between Faith communities.
GOVERNANCE
The charity is a company limited by guarantee, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 1st April 2012.
MANAGEMENT
Management systems are in place to ensure all aspects of the running of the organisation are transparent and accounted for. The Board of Directors meet on a six-week basis to manage the organisation direction, development and performance of operational activities. The organisation manager and staff meet on a weekly basis via ‘Planning and Development meetings’ to ensure work delivery plans are delivered and that activities are relevant to local community agendas.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Work has continued to be delivered and developed within our five key categories;
1 - Pendle Schools Linking Network:
Working with local Primary and Secondary Schools in geographical locations across Pendle which will allow for pupils from a mainly mono-cultural environment to come together for cross-cultural learning and engagement. A bespoke programme will be devised which will involve full class groups at Primary level and a select number of pupils at Secondary level.
2 - Community Conversations:
Developing a range of creative approaches which will facilitate conversations at 3 levels; borough-wide, town and at a neighbourhood level. The spectrum of conversations facilitated will touch upon matters which are positive within the demographics of Pendle, but also address topical questions which impact on degrees of intolerance and hatred.
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3 - Connecting Communities:
Our project will create opportunities for people to attend events in a social setting. Within the context of a ‘family unit,’ people will be paired together on the basis of difference in race, faith or cultural background and partake in a mixture of shared activities. All social events will have common themes and help people to break-down barriers and realise commonalities. Built into the design of events will be a task to get involved in the organisation and delivery of a community project based on a local need identified by families in attendance.
4 - The Good Neighbours Week:
The concept of a Pendle wide ‘Good Neighbours Week’ (GNW) is an initiative which will bring the agenda of community cohesion to a personal space, stressing the importance of a message that community starts from home and in your neighbourhood.
The ‘GND’ will take place on a fix date in the summer-term and run a series of borough-wide coordinated events at the same time. Beneficiaries from across age, class, faith, race will engage in a process to personalise a local project / event based on common ground. These events could be a street party or cleaning the local area or campaign, the possibilities are many.
5 – Peace Walks and Pendle Festival of Culture;
Take place in the summer and are major events that bring the Pendle Community together in a spirit of shared identity and a celebration of Cultural contribution to local diversity and heritage. In all aspects of the Festival, contributors are individuals, groups, organisations and their project outcomes linked to this proposal and from partners.
6 – Strategic Networks:
(Community Cohesion Action Network and the Pendle Forum of Faiths)
Agencies and Organisations forming a strategic platform where grassroots communities being engaged via the Good Neighbours Project can connect into a larger partnership-based networks.
7 – Additional work has taken place in response to local needs on the Food Poverty Agenda (Pendle Food Alliance) and the impact of the Coronavirus via a range of public engagement/community engagements projects; funded by Pendle Council, Lancashire County Council and Central Government.
Primary Partners include:
•InSitu
•Pendle Borough Council
•Uclan - A developmental collaboration that has established self-evaluation systems and independent external evaluation.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Policy on reserves
The financial statements are set out on pages 6 to 12 in this report.
The total free reserves at the year end stand at £27,509 and restricted reserves at £115,658. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain three months expenditure, which equates to approximately £44,000. At the year end the reserves are less than this target amount.
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PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
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A great deal of investment has taken place this year to create and implement of new funding strategy that will provide finances for organisation sustainability post January 2022.
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This process includes a third-term application to the Big Lottery Community Fund which is central and
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• critical to the supporting match-funding sources that have been targeted, including Pendle Borough Council.
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If successful, BBPendle will acquire resources to sustain a core team of x3 full-time staff and borough-wide Community Cohesion project for a further period of 4-years.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Nature of governing document
The charity is a company limited by guarantee, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 1st April 2012.
Organisational structure
Our Board of Directors for BBPendle has been consistent over the past few years in its member and reliability for organisation purposes. Alongside some recent organisation visioning workshops, there is a balanced focus towards increasing the skills capacity at a Board level.
The Board of Directors have the primary role in development and decision-making processes for the fulfilment of the aims and objectives of the organisation.
Three community forums - the Community Cohesion Action Network (CCAN), the Pendle Forum of Faiths (PFF), the Pendle Schools Linking Network (PSLN) and a volunteer’s forum remain in our structure and continue to provide a secondary and independent influence on the direction of our community development strategy.
Management
Management systems are in place to ensure all aspects of the running of the organisation are transparent and accounted for. The Board of Directors meet on a six-week basis to manage the organisation direction, development and performance of operational activities. The organisation manager and staff meet on a weekly basis via ‘Planning and Development meetings’ to ensure work delivery plans are delivered and that activities are relevant to local community agendas.
Risk management
The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks that the Charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reviews to be carried out so that necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 14 December 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Mrs S Godfrey Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Building Bridges Pendle ("the Company")
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of Building Bridges Pendle are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
Since the Company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of The Association of Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of Building Bridges Pendle as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
...................................... Mark Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA KM 1st Floor, Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1JG
14 December 2021
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income: Charitable activities 3 Investment income 4 Other income 5 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities Total expenditure Net income Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 11 |
Unrestricted £ - - 87,054 87,054 (60,165) (60,165) 26,889 606 27,495 14 27,509 |
Restricted £ 235,304 - 4,000 239,304 (164,617) (164,617) 74,687 (606) 74,081 41,577 115,658 |
Total 2021 £ 235,304 - 91,054 326,358 (224,782) (224,782) 101,576 - 101,576 41,591 143,167 |
Unrestricted £ - 14 - 14 - - 14 - 14 - 14 |
Restricted £ 177,434 - 3,000 180,434 (177,372) (177,372) 3,062 - 3,062 38,515 41,577 |
Total 2020 £ 177,434 14 3,000 |
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| 180,448 | ||||||
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| 3,076 - |
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| 3,076 38,515 |
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| 41,591 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2020 is shown in note 11.
The notes on pages 8 to 12 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Building Bridges Pendle
(Registration number: 07747757) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021
| Note Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 10 Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 11 |
2021 £ 144,307 (1,140) 143,167 115,658 27,509 143,167 |
2020 £ 42,731 (1,140) |
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| 41,591 | ||
| 41,577 14 |
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| 41,591 |
For the financial year ending 31 March 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements on pages 6 to 12 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 14 December 2021 and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Mrs S Godfrey Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 12 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
1 Charity status
The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
The address of its registered office is: 20 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7UU
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the trustees on 14 December 2021.
2 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
Building Bridges Pendle meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Going concern
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
The charity is exempt from preparing a cash flow statement.
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including independent examination, strategic management and trustee's meetings and reimbursed expenses.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
3 Income from charitable activities
| Big Lottery Bowland Trust Church Urban Fund Pendle Borough Council The Linking Network Insitu Lancashire Together Lancashire County Council Nelson & Colne College Pendle Borough Council - Ann Grant Together Housing Others Pendle Food Alliance |
Restricted £ 122,099 8,715 2,982 - 7,000 - - 38,267 - 31,424 - 1,700 23,117 235,304 |
Total 2021 £ 122,099 8,715 2,982 - 7,000 - - 38,267 - 31,424 - 1,700 23,117 235,304 |
Total 2020 £ 111,992 25,000 - 7,500 12,000 926 200 11,000 500 3,750 1,000 3,566 - |
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| 177,434 |
4 Investment income
| 4 Investment income |
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| Total | Total | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Bank interest receivable | - | 14 |
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Building Bridges Pendle
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
5 Other income
Unrestricted
| Employment Allowance Reserves Government Grants - Job Retention Scheme Pendle Borough Council - Covid 19 grants |
General £ - 800 20,796 65,458 87,054 |
Restricted £ 4,000 - - - 4,000 |
Total 2021 £ 4,000 800 20,796 65,458 91,054 |
Total 2020 £ 3,000 - - - |
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| 3,000 |
6 Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs |
2021 £ 93,828 8,923 102,751 |
2020 £ 87,108 7,533 |
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| 94,641 |
The monthly average number of persons employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:
| Charitable activities No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year. 8 Independent examiner's remuneration Examination of the financial statements |
2021 No 5 2021 £ 1,296 |
2020 No 5 |
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| 2020 £ 1,296 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
9 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Accruals 11 Funds Unrestricted General Funds Restricted Big Lottery Bowland Trust Church Urban Fund Pendle Borough Council The Linking Network Insitu Lancashire Together Lancashire County Council Nelson & Colne College Pendle Borough Council - Annual Grant Others Pendle Food Alliance Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2020 £ 14 12,774 6,563 358 4,567 12,450 (94) 200 584 500 3,750 (75) - 41,577 41,591 |
Incoming resources £ 87,054 122,099 8,715 2,982 - 7,000 - - 38,267 - 31,424 5,700 23,117 239,304 326,358 |
Resources expended £ (60,165) (101,020) (9,687) - - (4,214) - - (20,898) - (7,568) (1,647) (19,583) (164,617) (224,782) |
2021 £ 1,140 Transfers £ 606 - - - - - 94 (200) - (500) - - - (606) - |
2020 £ 1,140 |
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| Balance at 31 March 2021 £ 27,509 33,853 5,591 3,340 4,567 15,236 - - 17,953 - 27,606 3,978 3,534 |
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| 115,658 | |||||||
| 143,167 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
| Unrestricted General Funds Restricted Big Lottery Bowland Trust Church Urban Fund Pendle Borough Council The Linking Network Insitu Lancashire Together Lancashire County Council Nelson & Colne College Pendle Borough Council - Annual Grant Together Housing Others Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2019 £ - 13,658 7,007 4,659 2,692 10,719 (220) - - - - - - 38,515 38,515 |
Incoming resources £ 14 111,992 25,000 - 7,500 12,000 926 200 11,000 500 3,750 1,000 6,566 180,434 180,448 |
Resources expended £ - (112,876) (25,444) (4,301) (5,625) (10,269) (800) - (10,416) - - (1,000) (6,641) (177,372) (177,372) |
Balance at 31 March 2020 £ 14 12,774 6,563 358 4,567 12,450 (94) 200 584 500 3,750 - (75) |
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| 41,577 | ||||
| 41,591 |
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