
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

|**Trustees’ Annual Report for**|**the period**|
|---|---|
|**From**|**01st April 2021 To 31st March 2022**|
|**Charity name:**|**Neighbourhood Community Action**|
|**Charity registration number:**|**1173212**|



## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the purposes of  Para 1.17  The objects of the charity are:<br>the charity as set out in its  to further or benefit the residents of the<br>governing document  area of benefit, without distinction of sex,<br>sexual orientation or race, or of political,<br>religious  or  other  opinions  by<br>associating together the said residents<br>and the local authority, community<br>centres and other organisations in a<br>common effort to advance education and<br>to provide facilities in the interests of<br>social welfare for recreation and leisure<br>time occupation with the objective of<br>improving the conditions of life for the<br>residents.<br>The area of benefit is the more deprived<br>urban neighbourhoods within Blackburn<br>with Darwen.<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and  To  bring  together  residents,  local<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to those  community centres and other interested<br>purposes for the public  parties to develop activities within those<br>benefit, in particular, the  deprived neighbourhoods to improve the<br>activities, projects or  lives of local residents.<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.<br>Statement confirming  Para 1.18  Trustees have taken due regard to the<br>whether the trustees have  guidance  issued  by  the  Charity<br>had regard to the guidance  Commission on public benefit and all<br>issued by the Charity  activities supported are for public benefit<br>Commission on public  that benefit the communities of the area<br>benefit  of benefit.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the<br>charity’s work has<br>made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to<br>society as a whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity was inactive during the period in**<br>**question, but had plans to begin activities in the**<br>**future.**<br>**The charity received a grant of £16,500 during the**<br>**period from the NHS Population Health Management**<br>**grants programme.  This grant would be used to**<br>**support activities during the 2022-2023 period and**<br>**beyond.**|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has £16,569 in cash held at**<br>**the bank at the end of the period.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We currently do not have a reserves**<br>**policy as we have no recurring liabilities.**<br>**All funds raised are free to be spent on**<br>**supporting charitable causes.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£16,569 is in unrestricted funds so can be**<br>**classed as reserves.**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**We have no recurring liabilities.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns.**|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para<br>1.25|**Set up as a CIO on 27th Feb 2017.**|
|How is the charity constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated association,<br>CIO)|Para<br>1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|Trustee selection methods including<br>details of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more trustees|Para<br>1.25|**Trustees are appointed by Blackburn**<br>**with Darwen Council for Voluntary**<br>**Service.**|





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Neighbourhood Community Action**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charitynumber|**1173212**|
|Charity’s principal address|Boulevard Centre<br>45 Railway Road<br>BLACKBURN<br>BB1 1EZ|



## _**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**_ 

_Garth Hodgkinson (ex-officio)_ 

_Kay Kareem_ 

_Susan Freear_ 

_Beryl Neale_ 

_Brian Williamson_ 

_All trustees are appointed by Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service._ 

## **Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved** 

Garth Hodgkinson 

## **Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** 

Not applicable. 

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Not applicable. 

## **Declarations** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jeremy Garth Hodgkinson **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 19/12/2022 




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Name No (if any)<br>Neighbourhood Community Action 1173212<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 01/04/2021 31/03/2022<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donation                          100                              -   #                             -                                -                              -<br>Grant                     16,500                              -                                -                        16,500                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>AR)  [                    16,600 ]                             -                                -                        16,600                            -<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                16,600                           -                           -                      16,600                          -<br>A3 Payments<br>Bank Charges                            85                              -                                -                               85                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                           85 ]                             -                                -                               85                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                        85                            -                            -                             85                           -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                 16,515                          -                            -                    16,515                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                        54                         -                          -                          54                        -<br>Cash funds this year end                 16,569                          -                            -                   16,569                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

27/01/2023 

1 



|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>Cash held at the Bank<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**16,570**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,570**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Garth Hodgkinson|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>19/12/2022|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

27/01/2023 

2 

