Company registration number: 07747757 (%aTity registration number. 1144741 Building Bridges Pendle (A company limited by 8uaraDtce) Annud Report and Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Cbartercd Accountsnts 1st Floor, Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Bumley Lallcashire BBII IJG
Building Bridges Pendle Contents Reference and AthDÈDiSWve D¢tai]s Ttu$tee5' Report 2to4 Indepen(kni Examinels Report StatenKnt of Financial Activiti Balallee Shttt Notes to the Financiat Statements 8t013
Bullding Bridges Pendle Reference and AdmlnistrAtive Detalls Trwtee Mr M J Gild¢ MrMAKh Mrs K M M&wn Charlty ReglstrAtlon Number 1144741 Company Reglstratlon Number 07747757 Reglstered Offlce 20 Scotlalld Road Nelson BB9 7UU Independent Examlrter Chartercd AccoU[nts Isl Floor, Block C Burnley BBII IJG BADkers Barrlays Bank 72-78 James Street Burnley Lanc&%hAre BBII INH Pagc I
Building Bridges Pendle Trnstees, Report The trustees. who are directors for the PUEPOS¢S of company law, Present the annual report together with the fitwieial stst¢rnethts of th¢ charitable company for the year amled 31 MarctrL 2025. Trwtees Mr Arif Khan - Chair Mr Mick Gildea- Deputy Treasurer MT Majid Mghtno¢)d (appoint¢ii l AU 2024 and reSid 25 Febw 2025) Dr Rjisa Malik (resigned 25 Febnwy 2025} Mrs Kathleen M&son- Secretary Mrs Julia Pilkin8ton (appoit)ied l Au8USt 2024 resi IS January 2025) Objeetlves Tbe Objects of the charity &4 per its Articles of ASS18t10 aff.. 4) The promotion of Teligious hortnony for benefit of the public by. i) edu¢atin8 th¢ public in diiT¢r¢nt religious beliefs including an aworeness of tbeir distinctive featstyes and their ¢ommots wulld to pronN)te good relations between persons ofdiffereot faiths: ii) protnotiDg knowled8e end mutU81 UDderstanding alld r¢$p¢d of th¢ kli¢fs and prn¢ti¢e4 of different religiou$ faiths. bl The promotion of racial hannony for the publi¢ benefit by.. i) promotin8 knowled8¢ and mutu41 underntanding behveeD di(ferent rncial 8roups and assisi the development of tntegrntion and Community cohesiou" ill advatt¢in8 edu¢aiiott Jnd rnising awareness about different rncial 8roups promote good relations between person8 ofdifferent rncial gTOUP5' iiil workin8 towardg the elimination of discrimination on the growids of race and religkon. Achlevements and perforTraDce We are now in the final year of our Good Neigbbours Prnjx which will ¢om¢ to an ¢ttd in June 2026. A proje¢t evaluation report produced in July 2025 is available up)n reqw. Thi5 report provid¢s a wmpreheosiye 2nsi¥ht into the scale and in]pact of our wot Fulldlng strAtegy- Core etbos Our Shared Futurej Together We Belon& A Livin8 Model of Coh&8ion. Confidence Hnd Shared Responsibiltty. Over thc past eight y¢8r5. Building Bridges Pendle (BBPendie) has been pivotsl ID xb¥iD8 how cotrununitie5 acros5 the borougb Understan build and suslaill ¢ohesioL From the lauDcb olthe Good Neighbour5 Project in 2016 to the present day. we haye worked with sIdents, 5choo]4 faith groups. commlmity organisations and paAners to etubed the values of belotL8ill& respect and Sbr lead¢tship into everyday life in Pendle. Page 2
Building Bridges Pendle Trnstees, Report During this ttTne, w¢ have built and sustained some of Petmlle's most iDfluentiai networks and partherships - including the Community Cohesion Action NetworL Cohesion Action Response Traj Pendle Sehools Linking Network, Pendle Cultural Education Partnership and People's Assemblies Partnet3hip. Together, these initiatives have shaped local strategy, strEllgthened coliaboration and positioned BBPelldl¢ as both a grassroots catalyst and a strate8tc leader ill PeDdk'5 ongoing journey toward shared Ullderstanding. Central to this success is our Ladder of PartiCilon- a ptical model for emWern)ent supports people lo grow from participants to lead¢ts and ¢hange-maker5. Through tradiiional outrCh work {including knockingn doors), mentorirtg. yhar¢d decision-making. skills developmen4 individua15 and organisaliong becoming equipped to design and deliver their initiatives. Many have gone OJJ to becorne new communiry activists, eonnvtor5 ynd I¢Kal ¢hampion& stren8thenin8 Pendle's civic lifr from th¢ ground up. This proce&5 of gr0rth. p¢r50nai, social and or8atiisational, e that our impact iy not mott)entary but pro¥re55ive to b¢comin8 self-susrainin8. Our work h&$ (kmoDstrdtcd leadersbip at every leveL from n¢ighbouthwd conversations to borou8h-wide piaDnill8 - proving that cobesion 15 not An abstrget ¢on¢wt but a liv¢d ¢xpcri¢nce. Throu8h creativ¢ Icamin$ ¢ivic participation and inclusive dialogue, we ha Slw how Cooperatio Wy, atrj ttust cth flourisb even ID times of uncertainty and cbange. Now. as we enter the next phase. Our Shared Futsueg - Together We Belon& our focus iy to steward coheBion and challenge division in an incre&%in8ly ¢ompl¢x world. We reColse new and emerging chall¢nges: digital tnisinforn]ation, social polarisation. th¢ need to include faith communitie& refu8¢¢s. y1-seek1& families and underrepre$¢ntsJ voi¢es iti $h4red Civic life. Our task is to build on succus while &epeAing and expandin8 our reach. We wtll coniinue to connecl people through dialo8ue, shored soci&l aeiion ond ¢¢lebrhtion - wbile empowerin8 yOUll8 peopl¢, f4ith leaders and communiiies to cary forward Pertdl¢'g ¢xampl¢ of moderation, uniry and hope. By combiDill8 CUlra1 educatio creative expressioD WMI Ir leadet5bip. we will CUre that bclonging remains a visible, everyday reality for evcry¢)n¢ calls PeDde home. Our Sh4red Futures- Together We Belong prowm¢, will represent both a renewd and a commitment.. to lead with confidence, act with empathy and tI the kiTMJ of community we wisb to see - otte d¢fin¢ii by tDJSt, fairness And sbared purpose. Flnmnelal revlew A 5urplu5 on the general fund of £1.070 is added to r¢s¢rv¢s brought fonvanl 8ivin8 a b21ance carrid forw4rd of £13,112. Restricted funds iocreased by £10,901 £28,651. Overau this resulted in total futkd5 carried forward of £41.763. Pollcy on reserves The total free reserves tht the year end 5tBnd a¢ £13,112. The clwitys reserves w)Iicy 18 to maintain three monthi expellditure. which 4Uates to approximately £42,IYXI. At the ycttr eNI the res¢rv¢5 are less th8n thr5 target amount. Structhre, Governante nd M#ngement We retnain a graSs-rts focused or8ani5ation and our graw fundin8 for 25 yeats b&% targctcd the local cornmunity. On this f0uftdatio wc hav¢ grown to create a bridge to a sttatcgic kvcl and have strong pllrtllerskn.ps witb community group5 8nd sraDJtory btyjics at Poh"cy level. Our project track record and reputstion over these years demonstrat&8 how we pro¥tively reactut to cotnmunities, itlcluding th05e who are new aod nwginaltsed. We are creativ¢ and driven in our approach toward5 eugagern¢Dt and over the past few years of worL hav¢ r¢-inwTpofdtyJ a traditional 8pproa¢b of comrnunity work. outreach work that illvolv&% knkIng QD p¢ople'5 dooT5, introducing yourself aud projcct airn5. building mutual relationships and 8¢thry, tsknDB people oo a journey to achieve conmioll goals.
Building Bridges Pendle Trnstees, Report GoverNan¢e Tbe charity is a ¢onyny limited by 8iiaT¥n¢¢e. governed by its Me[rendum and Articles of Association dated 1st April 2012. Our leadership stnt Yemains trnditiODal with a ljoard of dircctOT5 who oversee the strategic direction of the organisatiott,. supported by an Executive Proj¢¢t ManJg¢r wlb) leads a team of Cott)muniry Engagement Offi¢¢rs alld voluntecTS. . The Board of Dir¢¢tors ts ¢urrently going through a Teview of our stnjctrjre and membership. To 5UPPOrt this we have bad revised tTrining on Toles of Inle¢S and good governance. 3 of our founding mernbers have chosen to retiT¢ and we have embarked on a recruitment drive for new tswtees. Board of Directors meetings tske place every 8ix-weeks. All stalTa¢nd th¢ early part of Directors meetings to present project delivery updates. . At a regular 3-week period. a $tatT pr0[m mw¢ment subw meeting tskes plac¢ be¢we¢n the Ch&irnian. deputy chair and Project MaDaBer. Th¢s¢ me¢tings promote the balance of converslltion betwe¢n or8allisation strategy as led by Dirtrtot5 but tski08 advice from the project matM8er on exp¢ri¢n¢e of delivery, challenge8 and partnerships. • At the 8tth level, Nekly 'PlaDlliDg and Liaiwn. meetiD8S iDcorpor&te all of development aDd delivery for work plaDs. Pubue beneflt The trus¢ees ¢onfirni that they have complied with the requiremenLS of 8¢¢1ion 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance liShed by th¢ Charity commissi( for Bn8land and Wale$. Sm*ll £omp#nles provljlon gtxt¢weut This report has been prepared ID accordanee with the $mall ¢offlpanies regime under the Companies A¢t 2006. The annual report was approved by the ttvsttts ofthe charity on 3 D#ernir 2025 and $i8ned on its behalf by: MrMAKhan Trustee Page 4
Building Bridges Pendle Independent Examiner's Report to the trnstees of Bullding Brldges Pendle ('the Company,) I report to the charity IStee8 on my eXamItion of tk Hccounts of the Compjny for the year ended 3 1 March 2025. RespoDslblll¢les and bwli of report Ag the eharity's truste¢s of th¢ Company (and also its directors for the pur]x)s&q of COMpY law) you are r¢sponsibl¢ for the pr¢paration of the accounrs in ac<4)rdance with the requirernents of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2(H)6 Act,). Having satisfied myself that the aecounts of the Company are not r4uired to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Aet and ure ¢ligibl¢ for independent examirtsation, I report tll respect of rtjy examination of your charity. accounts carTied out undcr section 145 of the chariti Act 2011 ('the 201 l Act.). In c8rying out my eXAmttIon I have followed the DIr110nS givell by the Charity Con)mission under wtion 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent exandner's ststement I hav¢ ¢ompl¢ted my examination. I confllm that llo nutters bAve come to w attention in collnection with the examination givins me cause to believe.. accountiDg records were not kept in re4x¢i of Buildin8 Bridge$ Perylle as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act. or 2. lh¢ a¢couDts do nol vKcord with those re¢ords' or 3, th¢ a¢¢ounts do not cornply with the accouniin8 requiremellts of section 396 of th¢ 2006 Act other than 8tsy requircmcnt tha¢ tbc accounts 8ive 8 ' and fair Vic which is tt a matt¢r collsidered as part of an independent exatnination. or 4. th¢ aOUnts have Dot been prepared in accordance with the rneth(d4 and princip1¢5 of the Ststement of Re¢ornm¢nded Practice for CoUntIng and reponin8 by ehariiies (applieable to ¢haritie5 preparing their ounts ID cOrdanCe with tbe Financial ReportLn8 Statthrd applicable in the UK and Republic of IrelaDd (FRS 102)]. I h&v¢ no ¢onc¢rDS aDd 8cross DO other in connection with the ¢xamiMtion to which attention should be dr8wD in this report in oth ro enable a prnp¢r und¢rslatiditig of thc ac¢owits to be reacbed. Mark Heaion FCCA FCIE DChA 1st Floor, Block C Tb¢ Wharf Manchter Road Burnley Lancashire BBII IJG 3 December 2025 Page 5
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Building Bridges Pendle (Reglstratlon number= 07747757) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Note CurTellt *sJets Cash at bank aDd in baDd 43,433 31.367 Credltors: Amounts laliing dt wlthln one ytsr 1,670 1,575 Net assets 41,763 29.792 Funds of the eharlty: Restrlcted Ineome fuDdJ Restrieied Ojttds 28,651 17.750 Unrcstrlcted Income funds Unrestricted funds 13,112 12.042 Tot41 fuDd$ 12 41.763 29,792 For the fancIal yeor endin8 31 March 2025 the clwity TAW entitled to exernptioD from audit under section 477 of the Companies Aei 2(M)6 Tr18tillB to $mJll wmpgnies. Directors, responsibilities: The members have not required the ¢h¥ity to obthin an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. and The directors Bcknowled8e their resp)n8ibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respeet to accoulltin8 records and the prepaTJtiOD of accounts. The fiDau¢ial ststernents OD pages 6 to 13 were apprnv¢d by th¢ trustees, auth0ri5ed for issue on 3 December 2025 and signed 00 their bebalf by.. MrMA Tntee The not&5 on pagcs 8 to 13 forni an integral part of tlLse flnanci statEm. Page 7
Building Bridge5 Pendle Notes to the FinAncial Statements for tbe Year Ended 31 Mvdrch 2025 I ChArlty Status The charity is limited by guaralltre. In¢0)rated ID Englalld and Wales, and cou5equently does not have shar¢ capital. Each of the IntttS is liable Io COOtribu an •ttu)unL not tA1llg £1 ¢owards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation. The &ldress of its registered olyice 1$: 20 Scotland Road Nelson L&nc88hir¢ BB9 7UU These financial 51aternents were authorised for by Ihe tnLStees on 3 Deceuthr 2025. 2 A¢¢ountln£ poll¢l Summary of slEnltlcirtt g£eountln£ polid¢s •ud key i£¢OUDtIDg utlmAtes The principal accounting polici applied in the prep8rntion of the5¢ financial st#t¢ryty ar¢ set out below. These policies bave been CODSiStetttly applied to 811 th¢ yewT5 pr¢s¢Ut¢d. unless otherwise stated. Sttement of compll¥Jnce Th¢ fEnan¢ial statrmcnts knve been prepared ill accorthce with Accounting and Reporting by ChaTitie&: Statcmcnt of Rccomm¢nd¢d Practice (applicable to clwities preparing their aceouttts in accordanc¢ with the FiDanciJl R¢wTrrtlDg Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of treland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) {Charili¢y SORP (FRS 102)), the Financid Reporting Sthndard 4)plieable in the UK 8nd R¢public of Ireland (FRS 102) 8nd the Companies Aci 2006. BAJ15 ofpTep*r#tloD Building Brid8¢5 Pcttdlc m¢¢ts the d¢finition of a public benefit entsty under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially r¢cogDi5¢d ai bi5torical cost or transDctioD Vatue unless otherwis¢ ststed in th¢ r¢l¢vant ac¢oulltin8 policy not¢& Golni eooeern The trnstees consider that ther¢ ar¢ no mat¢ri41 uncertainties about tbe charItS ability to continue &$ a 8oing ¢on¢ern nor 2ny signifiwil areas ofuncertainty atTect the canyins value of held by the ¢hJrity. Expenditur¢ All expellditure is recognised once th¢r¢ i5 a l¢gal or con5tru¢tivc obligation to that expenditure, it is probabl¢ settlement is required and the amount can be measured Teliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar c05ts 10 that category. Where costs cannot be directly aLtributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consisteni the Se of resources, with central staff osts allocated on the b&5is of time spenL and depreciation charge5 allocated on the portion of the asset's use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of stsff c(k5 Page 8
Building Bridges Pendle Notes to the Finantial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Charitable aftlvltles cEIlble expcllditurE COmPTi8es thoy¢ cas15 i1[rj by the charity in the delivery of its activities 5ervi¢es for its benefieiaries. It iucludes tM)th wsts that can be allocated dtrectly to such Activities aod tho$¢ ¢osts of an indirect n4tur¢ n¢¢essary to support them. GoverTrAnce costs These include the costs attrtbutable to ibc cbariry's complian¢¢ with conststutional and StatOry requirement8, including independent ¢xatnitWtso 5trJl¢gi¢ managcmcnt aud tDJSt¢e's Ineetillgs and reittursed ¢xpens¢5. Fund strntre Unrestricted income fidS are Benernl fiwds that Ar¢ lvailttble lor use ai the discretion in funherance of the objectives of the charity. Restricted income fi}dS are those donat¢d for us¢ ID a FWti¢ul¥r Jrea or for specific pUlS the of wbicb is restricted to that area or purpose. 3 In¢ome from donatlonj Unrestrkt¢d Tot81 2025 Total 2024 Gen¢r•l DoDations 5th) 500 7,690 4 Ineome from charltble ¢dYltles Tot*1 2025 Totsl 2024 Restrlcted Big Lott¢ry Bowland Trust Tbe Linking NeNork Pendlc Borough CouDciI- Ann Grant Others 24.472 15.(MX) 11.649 28.448 94,021 24,472 15.IKJO 11.649 28,448 94.021 56,420 3.750 33,274 39,845 173,590 173.590 133.289 5 Other In¢ome UnTeJtrlcted Total 2025 Total 2024 General Restrieted Other income EmploymEUt Allowanoe 570 570 5.000 570 5.(M)O 5,570 5.000 Page 9
Building Bridges Pendle Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Ye2r Ended 31 March 2025 6 Expenditure ch•rit•ble acdvitles Restriet fund5 Total 202$ TotAI 21124 Nfyte Operating costs Staff cost# Governance costs 97.612 68.407 .670 97,612 68,407 1.670 65.393 85,519 1,575 167.689 167.689 152,487 7 Analyslj of governAllce ind support ¢08t• Cov¢rDAn¢¢ ¢o$tJ Restrleted ruDds TotAI 2025 Total 2024 Exwninati¢)n of the financial statements 1.670 1.670 1.575 8 Tru$t¢e$ remuneratloh atyd expens No truste. nor atty pernon8 connected with ¢W have received any temunerntioo from the charity durin8 the No Irustees have received any r¢in)burs¢d ¢xp¢Dses or any 0¢1 benefits from the charity during the year. Page 10
Building Bridges Pendle Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 9 stff 5t5 The aggregat¢ payroll $ts wue &5 follows: 21125 21124 Staff costs durlng the yeAr Tyere: Wages ond salaries Social 8ecurity costs 62.750 5,657 78,488 7.031 68,407 85.519 Th¢ monthly av¢rag¢ numbeT of peNTrns employed by the clwity durin8 the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows.. 202S 2024 Charitable 4¢livities No employee received emoluments of more than £60.IW durin8 the ye8r. 10 TaxAdon The ¢h4rity is 4 registrred ¢harity and is therefore exempi from taxation. 11 Credltor$: Amounts faulng d¢ wIthS othe ye•r 2025 2024 A¢¢nls 1,670 1.575 Pagell
Bullding Bridges Pendle Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marcb 2025 12 Funds Bal#ttte At I Aprll 21124 Incojning reJour¢ ResTrurces expeDde4 Balance At 31 MAreh 2025 Unreslrlcled General Funds 12,042 1.070 13.112 RtrIcted Big Lottery Bowland Trust Th¢ Linkin8 N¢tWOTk Pendle Borough Council Others 14.1 3,750 24.472 15.wo 11,649 28.448 99.021 (38.472) (18,750) (11,649) 28,448 203 98.818 17.750 167.689 28,651 TotAI fuDd8 29.792 167,689 41,763 Ballnte t I Aprli 21n3 R¢Jourrca expended B14nce At 31 March 21)24 Unreitrl¢ted General Funds 9,676 7,690 (5,324) 12,042 Reitrlrted Bi8 Lottery Bowland Trust The Linkin8 Network P¢ndl¢ Borough Council- AnDU Grant Others 56.420 3.750 {42,420) 14,000 3,750 (7,IK)O) 19.624 33274 44,845 138,289 (52,898) 144,8451 147.163 17,750 Total fundi 36.3LX) 145.979 152.487 29.792 Page 12
Building Bridges Pendle Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 13 Anlys1s of llet wsets belween fuDd5 Unrestricted fuDd5 GenerAi Total funds at 31 MArch 2025 Restrlcted funds Curr¢nt ets C¥Jrrent liabilities 14,782 ,670 28,651 43.433 1,670 Total net Sets 13,112 28,651 41,763 Unrestrlcted fudS G¢nerl Totsil futtdi At 31 MAr¢h 2024 Rutrleted Current oss¢ts Current liabilities 13.617 1.575 17,750 31,367 1.575 Totsl tt &wts 12.042 17.750 29,792 14 Related party tr*ngA¢tIoDs There were no related poty tran5actioDS in the year. Page 13