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
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Contents
Reference and AthDÈDiSWve D¢tai]s
Ttu$tee5' Report
2to4
Indepen(kni Examinels Report
StatenKnt of Financial Activiti
Balallee Shttt
Notes to the Financiat Statements
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Reference and AdmlnistrAtive Detalls
Trwtee
Mr M J Gild¢
MrMAKh
Mrs K M M&wn
Charlty ReglstrAtlon Number
1144741
Company Reglstratlon Number
07747757
Reglstered Offlce
20 Scotlalld Road
Nelson
BB9 7UU
Independent Examlrter
Chartercd AccoU[￿nts
Isl Floor, Block C
Burnley
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BADkers
Barrlays Bank
72-78 James Street
Burnley
Lanc&%hAre
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Trnstees, Report
The trustees. who are directors for the PUEPOS¢S of company law, Present the annual report together with the
fitwieial stst¢rnethts of th¢ charitable company for the year amled 31 MarctrL 2025.
Trwtees
Mr Arif Khan - Chair
Mr Mick Gildea- Deputy Treasurer
MT Majid Mghtno¢)d (appoint¢ii l AU￿ 2024 and reSi￿d 25 Febw 2025)
Dr Rjisa Malik (resigned 25 Febnwy 2025}
Mrs Kathleen M&son- Secretary
Mrs Julia Pilkin8ton (appoit)ied l Au8USt 2024 resi￿ IS January 2025)
Objeetlves
Tbe Objects of the charity &4 per its Articles of ASS￿18t10￿ aff..
4) The promotion of Teligious hortnony for benefit of the public by.
i) edu¢atin8 th¢ public in diiT¢r¢nt religious beliefs including an aworeness of tbeir distinctive featstyes and their
¢ommots wulld to pronN)te good relations between persons ofdiffereot faiths:
ii) protnotiDg knowled8e end mutU81 UDderstanding alld r¢$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 Sb￿r￿ lead¢tship into everyday life in Pendle.
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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 PartiCi￿lon- a p￿tical model for em￿Wern)ent supports people
lo grow from participants to lead¢ts and ¢hange-maker5. Through tradiiional outr￿Ch work {including
knocking￿n 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 gr0￿rth. 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￿ Sl￿w￿ 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 reCo￿lse 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 CUl￿ra1 educatio￿ creative expressioD WMI Ir￿ leadet5bip. we will C￿Ure 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#n*gement
We retnain a graSs-r￿ts 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 react￿ut 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&% kn￿kIng 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.

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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 stn￿t￿￿ 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 In￿le¢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 $tatT p￿r0[m￿ mw¢ment subw meeting tskes plac¢ be¢we¢n the
Ch&irnian. deputy chair and Project MaDaBer. Th¢s¢ me¢tings promote the balance of converslltion betwe¢n
or8allisation strategy as led by Dirtrtot5 but tski08 advice from the project matM8er on exp¢ri¢n¢e of
delivery, challenge8 and partnerships.
• At the 8tth level, N*ekly 'PlaDlliDg and Liaiwn. meetiD8S iDcorpor&te all of development aDd delivery
for work plaDs.
Pubue beneflt
The trus¢ees ¢onfirni that they have complied with the requiremenLS of 8¢¢1ion 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to the public benefit guidance ￿￿liShed by th¢ Charity commissi(￿ for Bn8land and Wale$.
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#erni￿r 2025 and $i8ned on its behalf by:
MrMAKhan
Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trnstees of Bullding Brldges Pendle ('the
Company,)
I report to the charity I￿Stee8 on my eXamI￿tion of tk Hccounts of the Compjny for the year ended 3 1 March
2025.
RespoDslblll¢les and bwli of report
Ag the eharity's truste¢s of th¢ Company (and also its directors for the pur]x)s&q of COMp￿Y law) you are
r¢sponsibl¢ for the pr¢paration of the accounrs in ac<4)rdance with the requirernents of the Companies Act 2006
('the 2(H)6 Act,).
Having satisfied myself that the aecounts of the Company are not r4uired to be audited under Part 16 of the
2006 Aet and ure ¢ligibl¢ for independent examirtsation, I report tll respect of rtjy examination of your charity.
accounts carTied out undcr section 145 of the chariti￿ Act 2011 ('the 201 l Act.). In c8rying out my
eXAmt￿tIon I have followed the DIr￿110nS givell by the Charity Con)mission under wtion 145(5)(b) of the
2011 Act.
Independent exandner's ststement
I hav¢ ¢ompl¢ted my examination. I confllm that llo nutters bAve come to w attention in collnection with the
examination givins me cause to believe..
accountiDg records were not kept in re4x¢i of Buildin8 Bridge$ 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 t￿t a matt¢r collsidered as part of an
independent exatnination. or
4. th¢ a￿OUnts 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
Manch￿ter Road
Burnley
Lancashire
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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 d￿t 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 f￿ancIal 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 $mJll wmpgnies.
Directors, responsibilities:
The members have not required the ¢h¥ity to obthin an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordance with section 476. and
The directors Bcknowled8e their resp)n8ibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respeet
to accoulltin8 records and the prepaTJtiOD of accounts.
The fiDau¢ial ststernents OD pages 6 to 13 were apprnv¢d by th¢ trustees, auth0ri5ed for issue on 3
December 2025 and signed 00 their bebalf by..
MrMA
Tn￿tee
The not&5 on pagcs 8 to 13 forni an integral part of tlLse flnanci￿ statEm￿.
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Notes to the FinAncial Statements for tbe Year Ended 31 Mvdrch 2025
I ChArlty Status
The charity is limited by guaralltre. In¢0￿)rated ID Englalld and Wales, and cou5equently does not have shar¢
capital. Each of the In￿tttS is liable Io COOtribu* an •ttu)unL not tA￿￿1llg £1 ¢owards the assets of the charity
in the event of liquidation.
The &ldress of its registered olyice 1$:
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¢ry￿ty ar¢ set out below.
These policies bave been CODSiStetttly applied to 811 th¢ yewT5 pr¢s¢Ut¢d. unless otherwise stated.
St*tement 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 charIt￿S 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
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Notes to the Finantial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Charitable aftlvltles
cE￿Il￿ble expcllditurE COmPTi8es thoy¢ cas15 i￿￿1[r￿j 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$¢ ¢osts of an
indirect n4tur¢ n¢¢essary to support them.
GoverTrAnce costs
These include the costs attrtbutable to ibc cbariry's complian¢¢ with conststutional and Sta￿tOry requirement8,
including independent ¢xatnitWtso￿ 5trJl¢gi¢ managcmcnt aud tDJSt¢e's Ineetillgs and reitt￿ursed ¢xpens¢5.
Fund strnt￿re
Unrestricted income fi￿dS are Benernl fiwds that Ar¢ lvailttble lor use ai the discretion in funherance of
the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income fi￿}dS are those donat¢d for us¢ ID a FWti¢ul¥r Jrea or for specific pU￿lS￿ the of wbicb
is restricted to that area or purpose.
3 In¢ome from donatlonj
Unrestrkt¢d
Tot81
2025
Total
2024
Gen¢r•l
DoDations
5th)
500
7,690
4 Ineome from charlt*ble *¢dYltles
Tot*1
2025
Totsl
2024
Restrlcted
Big Lott¢ry
Bowland Trust
Tbe Linking NeNork
Pendlc Borough CouDciI- Ann Grant
Others
24.472
15.(MX)
11.649
28.448
94,021
24,472
15.IKJO
11.649
28,448
94.021
56,420
3.750
33,274
39,845
173,590
173.590
133.289
5 Other In¢ome
UnTeJtrlcted
Total
2025
Total
2024
General
Restrieted
Other income
EmploymEUt Allowanoe
570
570
5.000
570
5.(M)O
5,570
5.000
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Ye2r Ended 31 March 2025
6 Expenditure ch•rit•ble acdvitles
Restriet
fund5
Total
202$
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.
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025
9 st￿ff ￿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¢¢n￿ls
1,670
1.575
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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
R￿trIcted
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
B*14nce 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
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
13 An*lys1s 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
fu￿dS
G¢ner*l
Totsil futtdi At
31 MAr¢h
2024
Rutrleted
Current oss¢ts
Current liabilities
13.617
1.575
17,750
31,367
1.575
Totsl t￿t &wts
12.042
17.750
29,792
14 Related party tr*ngA¢tIoDs
There were no related poty tran5actioDS in the year.
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