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2025-03-31-accounts

Bolton Together

Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Registered Charity Number 1163466.

Company Number 08730010

Contents

Legal and Administrative Details ................................................................................................... 3 Structure, Governance and Management ..................................................................................... 4 Trustee’s report ............................................................................................................................. 6 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Income and Expenditure Account ................................................................................................................... 24 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 ........................................................................................... 25 Notes to the accounts ................................................................................................................. 27

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Bolton Together Trustees Annual Report for the financial year ending 31 March 2025

Legal and Administrative Details

Name: Bolton Together Charity Number: 1163466 Company Number: 08730010 Registered Office: From: 13 January 2025 To: 13 January 2025 c/o Beyond Profit 18 Spa Road Bolton Arena Bolton Arena Approach BL1 4AG Horwich Bolton BL6 6LB Trustees/Directors: L J Darley (Chair) B J Aideed N A Hutchinson B C Matta M Needham J A Robinson Resigned 31 March 2025 G Smallwood MBE A Warbrick Resigned 31 August 2024 P McFarlane Appointed 7 January 2025 Secretary: A Warbrick (to 31 August 2024) K Fletcher (from 30 October 2025) Chief Executive Officer: Louise McDade Bankers: NatWest 24 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BN External Auditors: SCCA Ltd T/A Stafford & Co. 3 The Studios 320 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 4JU

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Bolton Together Trustees Annual Report for the financial year ending 31 March 2025

Structure, Governance and Management

Status and Charity Number

Bolton Together is a registered charity (charity number 1163466) and a company limited by guarantee (company number 08730010).

Governing Document

The governing document of Bolton Together is a memorandum and articles of incorporation dated 14 October 2013, revised 9 April 2022.

The Trustees, who are also directors under company law, are appointed by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 March 2025 was eight.

The key management personnel are identified as the Trustees and Chief Executive Officer.

Trustees and Officers

Details of the Trustees and Chief Executive Officer can be found on page 3.

Recruitment and Training of Trustees

We recruit Trustees to ensure a fair representation of our community and our membership, through open recruitment and an expression of interest. Following receipt of an Expression of Interest the Chair and Chief Executive Officer meet with the prospective Trustee to determine suitability and discuss the role further.

A Trustee induction programme is in place and subject to review through consultation with the existing Board and Chief Executive Officer. All members are required to undertake training relevant to their adopted role and to increase their own awareness and knowledge of issues relating to the charity’s objectives.

Organisational Management

The day to day management of organisation is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer.

Committees of the Board

The Board of Trustees have the following committees:

HR Sub Committee: Martin Needham and Gill Smallwood Finance Sub Committee: Neil Hutchinson, Lindsey Darley and Phil McFarlane Membership Sub Committee Emma Hutchinson and Gill Smallwood

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Public Benefit

The objects of the charity are:

  1. The promotion of social inclusion for children, parents and carers, who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society.

  2. The advancement of health of children, young people and parents/carers of children/young people and the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or any other disadvantage of children and parents/carers of children/young people. Activities in furtherance of this will include: Building partnerships between voluntary, community and social enterprise and public sectors on relevant issues to support the advancement in life of children and young people, and the support of families, children and young people in need.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the period.

Related Party Transactions

Services provided by Bolton Together respond to both local and regional strategies and we continue to be a key member of strategic partnerships within Bolton and Greater Manchester. Our association with other voluntary organisations through collaborative partnership working continues and we have undertaken joint training and delivery of programmes and aim to develop and strengthen this further in the immediate and longterm future.

Conflicts of interest were managed through the Conflict of Interests Policy. For further details of related party transactions please see Note 8.

Arrangements for setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel

A remuneration review policy is adopted to review pay on an annual basis connected to the appraisal process. A recommendation is made by the HR subcommittee to the Board and to the wider Board for their approval. Responsibilities and alignment with other charity Chief Executive Officer roles and other roles within the organisation is taken into consideration alongside the budget available.

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Trustee’s report

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (effective 1 January 2019).

Objects and Activities

Charitable Objectives

Vision

By working together collaboratively we will improve the quality of life for communities.

Mission

Through voluntary sector led collaboration, delivering high quality cost effective integrated services for children, young people and their families in Bolton, we will utilise existing resource more effectively and generate new funds and resources.

We have continued to build on the success of recent years and have further increased the investment secured and distributed to our members. The Family Hub voluntary sector delivery programme has been successful implemented with an additional year of funding secured till September 2026. We also continued our ongoing successful programmes including our IThrive mental health provision for 2 – 19 years ( 25 with SEND) and Holiday Activity and Food Delivery. We have been responsive to the needs of the charity, our members and children and young people as the investment we secure and distribute, and co-ordinate has grown further. We continue to work closely with our statutory partners including Greater Manchester NHS Integrated Care, Bolton Council Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Schools.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Key Achievements

Membership

Nine Bolton Based organisations joined the consortium over the year meaning we had a total of 44 members during this timeframe.

64% of Members were awarded funding

4 new members joined us

£967,205 distributed to members

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Governance

We had 8 Board members with 1 new Trustee joining the Board during the year and one Trustee resigning.

We have been driving forward the implementation of our Strategy for 2024 – 2027 throughout the year, adapting our Board reporting processes to align with the objectives within the Strategy and to enable the CEO and Board to monitor progress against this.

We continue to review our risk register as part of our robust governance and scenario plan for the next two years, reviewing our reserves policy and implementing a new organisational structure with delegated responsibilities for our Programme Manager as part of our retention and succession planning, alongside planning for the direct employment the IThrive Programme Manager who had previously been a secondment role.

Our Programme Manager for Children and Families took on the role of Company Secretary. We continue to review options for recruiting younger Trustees including the development of a youth focused Young Trustee advert and recruitment pack. The creation of a new paid role within Bolton Together of a Project Officer for Membership and Engagement, will include engagement with young people and youth voice and influence and enable a stronger focus on the recruitment of a Youth Advisory Board and Young Trustees.

Develop financial stability and a robust infrastructure to grow the consortium

Alongside our charity specialist accountants we reviewed our payment processes for members and moved to scheduled payments to providers rather than invoicing. This streamlined the process, ensured timely payments and relieved the pressure on smaller organisations struggling with capacity and cash flow. We agreed an IT contract for three years including ongoing IT support for the team and gained the cyber essentials accreditation supporting our data compliance for all contracts in particular our NHS contract. We received the Bolton Quality Mark following completion of a robust health check process in key strands of delivery and providing clear evidence for each area.

Develop the Voice and Influence of Individuals Accessing Our Services

We have established clear feedback mechanisms to families for the Family Hub Delivery Programme including regular ‘This is the change you have made’ updates in different formats. Their input directly shaped service offers, such as the introduction of Saturday cooking classes, an extended carpark, modernised Family Hub spaces and efforts to expand SEND services. We have advocated for the voice of the child/young person in strategic settings including the Safeguarding Effectiveness sub group of the Children’s Safeguarding

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Partnership, with the child/young person’s voice now a regular agenda item at each meeting. The development of My IThrive Journey resource was codesigned with parents and children and young people and supports children through their journey to and through support, embedding our waiting well approach when we cannot offer support immediately.

327 parents engaged at events and community settings 8 Early Years Parent Panels held

Increase and maintain investment and collaboration across our members to improve outcomes for children and young people

We have been successful in securing additional funding for our members over the year, including Lottery funding to extend our mental health offer and increase the youth work that our members are able to delivery for young people in Bolton. In addition we have continued to facilitate the successful existing IThrive and Family Hub partnership programmes. The Standing Together funding from Bolton Council and Bolton CVS has enabled a strong partnership to be developed focusing on Youth Against Violence. We have continued to invest in our members through distributing the Holiday Activity and Food Programme funding. Below is further details on this partnership delivery:

IThrive Provision for 2 – 25 years and IThrive Referral Hub

The IThrive Hub continues to receive referrals from a range of statutory sources and parents via an online form. Referrals are triaged and allocated to the most appropriate provider alongside providing information and advice and signposting. The Hub worked closely with the Children Adolescent Mental Health Service, via a seconded role into Bolton Together and establishment of clear communication and referral pathways.

This programme offers support to children experiencing challenges with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Our 9 providers offer one to one and group support including counselling and SEND specific provision.

1,017 referrals were received into the IThrive Hub

1,460 CYP received ongoing support with their mental health 717 parents provided with support

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IThrive Parent Peer Support Programme

We secured extension funding for this valuable delivery. As the need for parents to receive support when their child experiences mental health challenges increased we reviewed the delivery partners to ensure parent needs were being met. This led to a new expression of interest process being opened and a new delivery partner being awarded funding to meet evolving needs of parents, with their delivery starting from April 2025. Breaking Barriers continued to deliver much valued support for parents of children with additional needs.

219 parents/carers supported

Early Years and Family Hub Programme

Our Family Hub programme provides a range of support for children under five and their parents, working with our statutory partners to deliver co-ordinated support and learning opportunities. Nine providers deliver this offer.

Over the year the programme has gone from strength to strength, with numbers supported significantly increasing and a diverse range of parents accessing support. We were able to extend capacity for successful delivery and introduce new support via an Expression of Interest process to engage with Dads. We have reviewed what has worked well and where there are still gaps to shape the additional year of funding from September 2025.

123 parents have taken part in a series of structured Solihull parenting sessions Through 689 group attendances.

740 parents have received support with infant feeding 1597 Mums have received peer support on the wards at Bolton

Hospital

430 parents have received support with their mental health 1617 parents have attended Stay and Play Sessions

Youth Against Violence Programme

This is a new partnership with The Flowhesion Foundation, BSCA and Urban Outreach, supporting young people at risk of antisocial behaviour or offending through mentoring, raising awareness, one to one support and delivery of diversionary activities. This delivery only started in February ’25 but already 46 young people have been supported over less than two months.

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Holiday Activities and Food Programme – Easter, Summer and Winter Provision

The provision of diverse activities and food over the school holidays for children and young people in receipt of free school meals through our members.

This delivery continued with increased partnerships with schools and Bolton Council and Bolton Together supporting the HAF Park events during the summer. Expression of Interest processes were facilitated for each delivery period with a panel making the final decisions. This opportunity enables children to access information on food nutrition, and to try new creative and physical activities in a safe environment.

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409 Young People accessing Easter HAF 702 Young People accessing Summer HAF 332 Young People accessing Winter HAF

Measuring Our Performance

At Bolton Together we have a culture of contious improvement. We evaluate all of our delivery programmes through questionnaires, outcomes measures, and satisfaction questionnaires alongside collating a bank of case studies evidencing the difference made. There is a small sample of this below. We complete robust quarterly reporting that is reviewed with our providers, commissioners and Board and used to share intelligence on the need and gaps in services, to share good practice, to celebrate the VCSE delivery and to ensure we continue to sustain, develop and improve our services.

100% felt listened to

100% improved confidence in Breastfeeding 82% said the help they received was excellent 100% felt their worries were taken seriously 96% rated sessions as excellent

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Young Person and Parent/Carer Feedback:

“I contacted the team in the middle of the night and got such a quick reply in the morning with everything I needed to know. Put it into practise and breastfeeding became easier again. The team are just amazing and genuinely want to help. Can’t recommend them enough”.

"Since the walking groups have stopped, I have continued to go for a walk after Horwich Group each Monday. Thank you for helping’

"Life is chaos, my bucket gets full from all the noise, this space allows me time to empty that to help prepare for the week".

“I’ve improved in controlling my behaviour at school and am able to manage my anger at home. I finally felt able to talk about grief.” Young Person

“I feel I understand my emotions better and I no longer become upset when discussing autism. I also feel more able to work out what kind of things help me manage my difficulties surrounding my autism”

Facilitate the delivery of high-quality services

We have further strengthened our quality assurance processes, strengthening and extending quality visit processes for our members delivering key programmes. We continue to embed robust monitoring and reporting processes, with providers adopting key outcome measures to track programmes and measure impact across our delivery.

90% of young people supported via IThrive

met their goal

63% recorded an improvement in the ORS outcome measures 100% reported improved outcomes in infant feeding

83% of parents accessing peer support with their perinatal mental health felt more confident

84% felt they had a better relationship with their baby

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1/Improved quality of life of children and young people through delivery of tailored services to diverse communities

An example of this:

740 parents were supported through 2,082 contacts to breastfeed their children through one to one and group peer support in their homes and within the community.

2/ Increased the capacity of the voluntary sector to deliver support to children, young people and families: An example of this

Million Hours Lottery funding secured to deliver One Life – additional youth work and outreach to 453 young people.

3/Increased awareness and understanding of the value of voluntary sector provision in Bolton: An example of this:

CEO role on the VCSE GM Mental Health Leadership Group, sharing intelligence at a GM level of the needs and gaps and the delivery of the VCSE and advocating for their value with statutory partners.

4/Increased collaboration between voluntary sector and statutory partners An example of this:

Creation of the IThrive Multiagency Referral Huddle reviewing referrals for young people to access the right support at the right time leading to a better experience for young people.

5/Retained local investment supporting the local economy through securing investment in local organisations An example of this:

Renewal of IThrive contract for 11 – 19 years ( 25 with SEND) supporting 5 VCSE local members to deliver high quality support for children and young people to support their mental health

6/Increased joint working within the children and young people voluntary sector in Bolton for improved outcomes for children and young people: An example of this:

The Youth Against Violence project has enabled three members, BSCA, The Flowhesion Foundation Urban Outreach, to work together on a new project supporting young people at risk and providing opportunities for them to reach their potential, sharing resources and approaches.

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Plans for the Year Ahead

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Risk Management

A risk register is regularly updated and reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board outlining key risks to the organisation, rag rated and with mitigations in place.

Finance Review

During the year total income of £1,337,033 was received (2024: £1,758,446) with total expenditure being £1,466,830 (2024: £1,268,986). As a result of this net expenditure for the year was £129,797 (2024: net income £488,860). This excess of expenditure over income was covered by the funds brought forward from the previous financial year and was planned.

Whilst income appears to have decreased from 2024 by £421,412, £223,936 was received in March 2024 where the expenditure was not incurred until the 2024/25 financial year. In line with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) this income could not be deferred at the end of the 2023/24 financial year. When this is taken into account there is actually an increase year on year of £26,459.

During the 2024/25 financial year Bolton Together have also successfully increased their unrestricted income with £115 from donations and £11,181 from other sources including secondment and advisory income.

The principal funding sources for the Charity are currently by way of grants and contract income received.

The graph below shows the income growth of the charity since its inception in 2015, adjusted as outlined above:

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The graphs below show the expenditure for the current year versus the previous year:

The graph below shows the breakdown of the expenditure in the year:

Reserves Policy

The Board of Trustees has established a reserves policy which appropriately reflects the risks to which the Charity is exposed. In compliance with such policy, it will review regularly both the sum it wishes to hold in unrestricted reserves and the basis for that figure. The reserves policy considers ongoing fixed costs, excludes variable costs and does not consider expenditure which is linked to restricted projects and therefore covered by restricted funds.

The Board has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed assets are designated for a specific purpose. Our policy is to have reserves of a minimum of £150,000 to enable the core functions and staff costs not accounted for in restricted funds to be covered for a one-year period. At this level, the Board feels that they would be able to continue the current core activities of the charity

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in the event of a significant drop in funding or other significant issue. This period would allow the Board to consider how the funding would be replaced or the activities changed.

At the 31 March 2025, unrestricted free reserves were £116,871. This is calculated as follows:

ollows:
Total unrestricted funds:
Less fixed assets
Less designated funds
Unrestricted free reserves		 £
268,496
1,625
150,000
116,871

The designated funds of the charity are held for a specified purpose and can be undesignated by the Board as they see fit.

In July 2025 the Board reviewed both it’s reserves policy and designated funds. Following this they determined that £150,000 was still an appropriate figure to cover 6 months running costs and any costs incurred should the organisation need to close. The designated funds level would be reduced to £112,445.

Going Concern

For the period ending March 2025 the charity total funds of £488,798 (2024: £618,595). Of this £268,496 is unrestricted and £220,302 is restricted (2024: £203,919 unrestricted and £414,676 restricted).

Based on an assessment of future budgets and liquidity of assets, the Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

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Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities in respect of the Trustees’ annual report and the financial statements

The trustees (who are also directors of Bolton Together for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently

Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP

Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent

State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements

Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the trustees on the 18[th] September 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Lindsey Darley Chair of Trustees

Lindsey Darley (Sep 29, 2025 17:47:54 GMT+1)

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Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees and Members of Bolton Together

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Bolton Together (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud and error and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charitable company and group operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be

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fundamental to the charitable company's and the group's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charitable company and the group for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context for the UK operations were General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Anti-fraud, bribery and corruption legislation.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any

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We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the timing of recognition of income and the override of controls by management, including estimates and judgments. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management, and the Finance and Trustee Committees about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission, and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined below to detect material misstatement due to fraud:

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A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditors responsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Robert Stafford BA (Hons) FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of SCCA Ltd T/a Stafford & Co Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor 3 The Studios 320 Chorley Old Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 4JU

Date: 29/09/25

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Income and Expenditure Account

Account Account
Unrestricted
Note
2025
£
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
115
Charitable activities
2
13,850
TOTAL INCOME
13,965
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds
3,492
Charitable activities
3
132,708
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
136,200
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME
(122,235)
Transfer between funds
186,812
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
64,577
Fund balances brought forward
203,919
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
268,496		 Restricted
2025
£
-
1,323,068		 TOTAL
2025
£
115
1,336,918		 Unrestricted
2024
£
-
-		 Restricted
TOTAL
2024
2024
£
£
-
-
1,758,446
1,758,446
1,758,446
1,758,446
-
600
1,163,494
1,268,986
1,163,494
1,269,586
594,952
488,860
(180,276)
-
414,676
488,860
-
129,735
414,676
618,595
13,965 1,323,068 1,337,033 -
3,492
132,708		 -
1,330,630		 3,492
1,463,338		 600
105,492
136,200 1,330,630 1,466,830 106,092
(122,235)
186,812		 (7,562)
(186,812)		 (129,797)
-		 (106,092)
180,276
64,577
203,919		 (194,374)
414,676		 (129,797)
618,595		 74,184
129,735
268,496 220,302 488,798 203,919

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Company number: 08730010

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
9
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
11
CREDITORS :amounts falling due
within one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted: General
14
Unrestricted: Designated
14
Restricted
14
TOTAL FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
£
£
1,625
-
193,934
98,784
642,326
834,941
836,260
933,725
(349,087)
(315,130)
487,173
618,595
488,798
618,595
118,496
203,919
150,000
-
220,302
414,676
488,798
618,595		 2025
2024
£
£
£
£
1,625
-
193,934
98,784
642,326
834,941
836,260
933,725
(349,087)
(315,130)
487,173
618,595
488,798
618,595
118,496
203,919
150,000
-
220,302
414,676
488,798
618,595
836,260
(349,087)
618,595
203,919
-
414,676
618,595

The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies but as this company is a charity, it is subject to independent examination under the Charities Act 2011. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with SORP FRS102.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 18[th] September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Lindsey Darley (Sep 29, 2025 17:47:54 GMT+1)

Lindsey Darley, Chair of Trustees

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Statement of cashflows as at 31 March 2025

Notes
CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
13
CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of equipment
NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE START OF PERIOD
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF PERIOD
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CONSISTS OF:
Cash at bank and in hand		 2025
2024
£
£
(190,803)
31,495
(1,812)
-
(1,812)
-
(192,615)
31,495
834,941
803,446
642,326
834,941
642,326
834,941

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Notes to the accounts

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are follows:

a. Basis of Preparing Financial Statements

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 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 issued in October 2019 (SORP FRS102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice that is SORP FRS102.

Bolton Together 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 note.

b. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

c. Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going

The trustees have made no key judgments which have a significant effect on the accounts.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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d. Income recognition

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Contract income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are

e. Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

f. Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a bsis consistent with the use of resources.

All expenditure is shown inlucsive of VAT.

j. Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

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k. Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

l. Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

m. Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

n. Pensions

o. Corporation tax and VAT

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. Bolton Together is not VAT registered and as such all expenditure is shown inclusive of applicable VAT

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2. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
2025
£
2,506
Other income
11,344
13,850
Project Delivery		 Unrestricted
2025
£
2,506
Other income
11,344
13,850
Project Delivery		 Restricted
2025
£
1,316,853
6,215		 TOTAL
2025
£
1,319,359
17,559		 Unrestricted
2024
£
-
-		 Restricted
TOTAL
2024
2024
£
£
1,758,446
1,758,446
-
-
1,758,446
1,758,446
13,850 1,323,068 1,336,918 -

Government Grant Income:

Unrestricted
2025
£
Bolton Council
-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
-
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group
-
NHS Greater Manchester
-
-		 Unrestricted
2025
£
Bolton Council
-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
-
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group
-
NHS Greater Manchester
-
-		 Restricted
2025
£
415,819
253,832
321,396
121,000		 TOTAL
2025
£
415,819
253,832
321,396
121,000		 Unrestricted
2024
£
-
-
-
-		 Restricted
TOTAL
2024
2024
£
£
958,046
958,046
253,832
253,832
406,179
406,179
96,000
96,000
1,714,057
1,714,057
- 1,112,047 1,112,047 -

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3. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Core activities
Project delivery
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 Staff costs
£
96,326
71,471		 Governance &
Support costs
Other Direct
costs
Total 2025
£
£
£
22,711
13,671
132,708
-
1,259,159
1,330,630
22,711
1,272,830
1,463,338
167,797

Previous reporting period

Core activities
Project delivery
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 Staff costs
Governance &
Support costs
£
£
72,455
24,304
37,257
-
109,712
24,304		 Other Direct
costs
Total 2024
£
£
8,733
105,492
1,126,237
1,163,494
1,134,970
1,268,986

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4. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS

2025 2024
£ £
Action for Children Services Ltd 30,957 36,126
Baby Basics 2,593 7,500
Believe Achieve CIC 17,603 15,929
Bolton Lads and Girls Club 112,618 117,276
Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust Limite 18,400 12,275
Bolton Solidarity Community Association 12,000 9,290
Bolton Trampoline Club - 1,780
Bolton Toy Library 100,534 94,916
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust 48,067 96,758
Bolton Wanderers Disabilty FC 1,802 -
Breaking Barriers 72,052 59,988
Breastfeeding Together 124,890 124,892
Child Action Northwest - 45,210
Friends of Green Fold - 1,000
Fortalice 107,577 144,395
The Flowhesion Foundation 48,754 38,343
Harmony Youth Project 12,720 -
Homestart Host 70,171 89,473
The Hub at Westhoughton 7,162 4,375
Lancashire Outdoor Activities Initiative 2,450 -
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust 13,410 22,380
Little Bats Learning CIC 38,947 22,959
MHIST 22,190 26,020
New Bury Boxing 6,991 -
Proud 2B Parents 6,835 9,100
The Proud Trust 7,291 2,750
The Great Lever and Farnworth Voice 5,300 -
Raise the Youth Foundation CIC 21,373 27,642
Urban Outreach 54,518 68,456
Youth Leads - 3,336
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 967,205 1,082,169

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5. ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT COSTS

Governance costs Total
allocated
£
22,711
22,711		 Core
activities
Project delivery
Basis of
apportionment
£
£
22,711
-
Core costs only
22,711
-
2025

Previous reporting period

Governance costs
Governance costs
Auditors remuneration
Insurance
Accountancy fees
Professional fees		 Total
allocated
£
24,304
24,304
£
7,440
3,696
11,373
202
22,711		 Core
activities
Project delivery
Basis of
apportionment
£
£
24,304
-
Core costs only
24,304
-
2024

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6. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging

Auditors remuneration

2025 2024 £ £ 7,440 7,200

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7. STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2025
2024
£
£
132,546
87,648
7,541
739
7,396
4,885
147,483
93,272

No employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.

The average number of staff employed during the period was 5 (2024: 4)

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the CEO. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity are shown below:

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2025
2024
£
£
48,000
44,450
5,369
2,223
2,374
4,879
55,743
51,552

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8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES, AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period (2024:£nil).

No trustees' were paid expenses for the period (2024: £nil)

The trustees have indemnity cover.

The following were related parties during the period:

N Hutchinson (Trustee) is the Managing Director of Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust who received grants from the charity for the delivery of services. The value of these grants in the year was £18,400 (2024: £12,275), see note 4.

G Smallwood (Trustee) is the Chief Executive of Fortalice who received grants from the charity for the delivery of services. The value of these grants in the year was £107,577 (2024: £144,395), see note 4.

E Hutchinson (Trustee) and J Robinson (Trustee) are the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Finance, respectively, at Bolton Lads and Girls Club who received grants from the charity for the delivery of services. The value of these grant in the year were £112,618 (2024: £117,276), see note 4. Bolton Lads and Girls Club administer the staff Healthcare Plan which is recharged to the charity at cost alongside meeting room hire.

Bashir Aideed is a Development Worker at Bolton Solidarity Community Association. Bolton Solidarity Community Association receive grants from the charity for the delivery of services. During the year the value of the grant was £12,000 (2024: £9,290), see note 4.

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9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Cost :
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation :
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
NBV at 31 March 2025
NBV at 31 March 2024		 Office
Equipment
£
-
1,812
-
1,812
-
187
-		 Total
£
-
1,812
-
1,812
-
187
-
187 187
1,625 1,625
- -

Net book value at 31 March 2025 represents fixed assets used for charitable purposes.

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10. DEBTORS

DEBTORS
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Accrued income
CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Cash at bank and in hand		 2025
£
134,179
59,755
-
193,934
2025
£
642,326
642,326		 2024
£
-
98,784
-
98,784
2024
£
834,941
834,941

11. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

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12. CREDITORS : Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
General accruals
Deferred income		 2025
2024
£
£
5,545
72,998
3,003
5,513
64,872
26,555
7,440
18,018
268,227
192,046
349,087
315,130

Deferred income is for income received from contracts during the period that relates to future periods.

Deferred income
Balance at 1 April 2024 192,046
Movement in the year 76,181
Balance at 31 March 2025 268,227

13. CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors		 2025
2024
£
£
(129,797)
488,860
187
-
(95,150)
20,334
33,957
(477,699)
(190,803)
31,495

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14.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Restricted Funds
Bolton Council
Family Hubs
HAF
Early years, Stay, Play, Learn
Internet safety
PFA Send
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Emotional health and wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund
Thrive Plus
One Million Hours
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (ICB)
Thrive Alliance
IThrive Parent Peer Support Programme
Referral Hub & Increase to Perinatal offer
NHS Greater Manchester
I Thrive Counselling
I Thrive Counselling (new)
Salford CVS
GM Walking Fund
Bolton CVS
Youth Against Violence
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General
Designated
Total Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 Balance at
Incoming
Resources
Balance at
1 Apr 24
Resources
Expended
Transfers
31 Mar 2025
£
£
£
£
£
274,137
182,166
(339,418)
(27,697)
89,188
62,839
165,440
(184,400)
(22,740)
21,139
16,044
68,213
(63,063)
(8,188)
13,006
9,610
-
(6,790)
(2,820)
-
3,438
-
-
(3,438)
-
4,895
253,832
(225,000)
(33,727)
-
-
120,960
(84,673)
(9,720)
26,567
-
81,760
(48,000)
(6,507)
27,253
3,829
107,214
(94,046)
(16,997)
-
-
75,627
(68,620)
(7,007)
-
31,410
138,555
(105,922)
(20,894)
43,149
8,474
-
-
(8,474)
-
-
121,000
(106,480)
(14,520)
-
-
4,706
(4,218)
(488)
-
-
3,595
-
(3,595)
-
414,676
1,323,068
(1,330,630)
(186,812)
220,302
53,919
13,965
(136,200)
186,812
118,496
150,000
-
-
-
150,000
203,919
13,965
(136,200)
186,812
268,496
618,595
1,337,033
(1,466,830)
-
488,798

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED)

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,625
261,361
262,986		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
220,302
220,302		 Total
Funds
£
1,625
481,663
483,288

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED)

Previous reporting period

Restricted Funds
Bolton Council
Family Hubs
HAF
Early years, Stay, Play, Learn
Internet safety
PFA Send
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Emotional health and wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund
Thrive Plus
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group
Thrive Alliance
IThrive Parent Peer Support Programme
Referral Hub & Increase to Perinatal offer
NHS Greater Manchester
I Thrive Counselling
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General
Designated
Total Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 Balance
at
Incoming
Resources
Balance at
1 Apr
2023
Resources
Expended
Transfers
31 Mar
2024
£
£
£
£
£
-
549,166
(250,795)
(24,234)
274,137
-
267,033
(180,162)
(24,032)
62,839
-
85,266
(60,934)
(8,288)
16,044
-
29,108
(15,123)
(4,375)
9,610
-
27,473
(22,005)
(2,030)
3,438
-
253,832
(223,937)
(25,000)
4,895
-
44,389
(12,881)
(31,508)
-
-
205,539
(174,942)
(26,768)
3,829
-
70,640
(65,699)
(4,941)
-
-
130,000
(79,090)
(19,500)
31,410
-
96,000
(77,926)
(9,600)
8,474
-
1,758,446
(1,163,494)
(180,276)
414,676
129,735
-
(106,092)
30,276
53,919
-
-
-
150,000
150,000
129,735
-
(106,092)
180,276
203,919
129,735
1,758,446
(1,269,586)
-
618,595

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED)

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
203,919
203,919		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
414,676
-		 Total
Funds
£
-
618,595
618,595

Description of restricted funds

Bolton Council Family Hubs

Delivering the Family Hub voluntary sector offer, providing a range of early years interventions.

HAF Early years, Stay, Play, Learn Internet safety

Provision of food and activities for those eligible for free school meals during the school holidays.

Stay and Play sessions via our members to provide connections to the community and support development and parents confidence.

Development of resources and workshops to support children and parents to increase their knowledge and improve online safety.

PFA Send

Identifying areas of good practice in Farnworth and Rumworth and identifying gaps and finding out the barriers to young people with SEND accessing services, making recommendations based on these findings.

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (continued)

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Emotional health and wellbeing

A comprehensive offer of support via our members as part of the 0-19 service in Bolton to support children 2 – 11 years and their parents through mentoring, home visits, one to one support and group work.

National Lottery Community Fund Thrive Plus One Million Hours

Group work, one to one delivery and drops in for young people aged 11 – 19 ( 25 with SEND) across four partners to support improving mental health and well being.

This project increases the capacity of four members to deliver increased youth work and outreach, engaging and supporting young people to direct them away from anti-social behaviour and to recognise the power of their own life and potential.

One Million Hours This project increases the capacity of four members to deliver
increased youth work and outreach, engaging and supporting young
people to direct them away from anti-social behaviour and to
recognise the power of their own life and potential.
NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group
Thrive Alliance
Referral Hub & Increase to Perinatal offer
A comprehensive offer of support for 11 – 19 ( 25 yrs. with SEND) of
mental health support through one to one and group delivery, via four
providers
A point of access for referrals into our IThrive provision and access to
the wider VCSE offer via our online referral form. Triage, liaison with
referrers and young people and parents and allocation to providers
takes place. Supports strong pathways with CAMHS and other
services.
Peer Support groups delivered to support parents who are feeling
anxious and experiencing low mood pre-birth or following the birth of a
child.

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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (continued)

NHS Greater Manchester I Thrive Counselling

I Thrive Counselling (new)

Salford CVS GM Walking Fund

Bolton CVS Youth Against Violence

Counselling support via two providers for children and young people – aged 8 – 19 yrs. (25 with SEND). Up to 12 sessions provided

Two members deliver counselling to young people referred via our IThrive Referral Hub for up to 12 sessions delivered within schools and community settings to support young people aged 11 plus who are experiencing challenges with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. A third member delivers tailored one to one bespoke and tailored support for young people 11 plus with SEND who are experiencing challenges with their mental health.

The ‘Bumps, Boobs and Buggies’ project delivers walking and wheeling sessions for breastfeeding mums. Encouraging mums with breastfeeding babies and toddling siblings, to get active, build confidence in breastfeeding outdoors, increasing long term breastfeeding which reduces the chance of children becoming obese later in life, and reducing social isolation by creating a supportive community.

Three members working together to reduce antisocial behaviour, providing protective factors for young people at risk of youth violence developing their skills and providing new opportunities. Diversionary activities, mentoring and workshops to build aspirations and support young people to reach their potential.

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