## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** |**Trustees’ Annual Report for**|**the period**| |---|---| |**From**|**01st April 2023 To 31st March 2024**| |**Charity name:**|**Neighbourhood Community Action**| |**Charity registration number:**|**1173212**| ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The objects of the charity are:
the charity as set out in its to further or benefit the residents of the
governing document area of benefit, without distinction of sex,
sexual orientation or race, or of political,
religious or other opinions by
associating together the said residents
and the local authority, community
centres and other organisations in a
common effort to advance education and
to provide facilities in the interests of
social welfare for recreation and leisure
time occupation with the objective of
improving the conditions of life for the
residents.
The area of benefit is the more deprived
urban neighbourhoods within Blackburn
with Darwen.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and To bring together residents, local
1.19
activities in relation to those community centres and other interested
purposes for the public parties to develop activities within those
benefit, in particular, the deprived neighbourhoods to improve the
activities, projects or lives of local residents.
services identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Trustees have taken due regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance issued by the Charity
had regard to the guidance Commission on public benefit and all
issued by the Charity activities supported are for public benefit
Commission on public that benefit the communities of the area
benefit of benefit.
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP
reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP
reference||| |||| |Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the
charity’s work has
made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to
society as a whole.|Para 1.20|**During the period, the charity provided paid**
**employment**
**placements**
**for**
**unemployed**
**or**
**economically inactive residents to gain work**
**experience whilst developing their English skills.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has £123,895 in cash held at**
**the bank at the end of the period.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We currently do not have a reserves**
**policy as we have no recurring liabilities.**
**All funds raised are free to be spent on**
**supporting charitable causes.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£123,895 is in unrestricted funds so can**
**be classed as reserves.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We have no recurring liabilities.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para
1.25|**Set up as a CIO on 27th Feb 2017.**| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|Para
1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**| |Trustee selection methods including
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post or
name of any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more trustees|Para
1.25|**Trustees are appointed by Blackburn**
**with Darwen Council for Voluntary**
**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
45 Railway Road
BLACKBURN
BB1 1EZ| ## _**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**_ _Garth Hodgkinson (ex-officio)_ _Kay Kareem_ _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** 01/11/2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name No (if any)
Neighbourhood Community Action 1173212
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donation 16,597 - # - 16,597 103,038
Bank Loyalty Reward 2 - - 2 2
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 16,599 ] - - 16,599 103,040
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 16,599 - - 16,599 103,040
A3 Payments
Bank Charges 113 - - 113 106
Salaries - sessional staff 3,259 - - 3,259 2,615
Donation 3,220 - - 3,220 3,000
Accountants - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 6,592 ] - - 6,592 5,721
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 6,592 - - 6,592 5,721
Net of receipts/(payments) 10,007 - - 10,007 97,319
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 113,889 - - 113,889 16,570
Cash funds this year end 123,895 - - 123,895 113,889
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 01/11/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
Cash held at the Bank
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**123,895**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**123,895**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Garth Hodgkinson|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
01/11/2024| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 01/11/2024 2