Community Awareness Income less EMpen¢¥ture for the year ended 3tst December 2024 Income Year to December 2024 Year to December 2023 (lOn￿lOn$ from flrms,tharltl•s North Cotswolds Rotary Mid Counties Co-op Gloucester Freemasons Gloycestershlre CC Covld 19 response Cotswold DC Susanne Peake cr Edward Peake CT Notgrove Trust Bourton Old People5, aub A. Caplin C H K Foundation Other 2,088 1.062 1.250 io,( I,S50 358 16.200 Standlng orders Other personal donatlons 6,265 3,889 7,065 370 10,154 7.435 Gift ald 2,193 Dress sale 24,261 Sch¢)ol events 400 Vlllage events 2,174 Donations lor Nuture Hub projert 7,51XI 47.216 33,709 Communlty Awareness Income less Expenditure for the year ended 31st December 2024 December 2024 December 2023 Christma5 ' 11,421 12,221 Furniture 1,634 3,078 Educational support 14,153 22,939 Clothing 1,061 1,434 House clearance 430 Debt relief Famlly Food Support 7,850 9,746 Charity adminlstration 36,549 49,418 Income surplus/{deflcltlover expendlture Cash at start of year 10,667 26,754 -15,709 42,463 Cash at end of year 37,421 26,754 *Chrlstmas costs adjusted for Januarycarry overs 11,450 11,420 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended ) i ) Charity no lif any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the account5 of the above harity ('the Trusf) for the year ended Responslbillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihe Chanty Commission urKler sectron 145{5){b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. l ¢onfim that no material matters have come to my attention {other than that disdosed below "l in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe Ihat in, any malerial respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the acwunts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statsment I have no concerns and have come across no other matt8rs in connection with the examination to which attention should tE drawn in order to enable a prO￿r understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the br8¢kets if Ihey do not apply. Date: Signed- Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only COM￿ete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts: directK)ns and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018 North Colswold Community Awareness- Annual Report of the Chair or Trustees For the year ended December 2024 Our key focus remains our collaboration with education and health professionals around the support of children and families in the area. It is clear that economic uncertainty isolation and the consequential strains on family life continue to affect all aspects of many local families, lives. I'm pleased to say that the Nurture Hubs in Ebrington and Longborough continue to produce strong results and to have a meaningful impact on the communities that they serve. Every single child that has gone through the programmes offered has returned to main stream schooling with improved behaviours as well as stronger academic achievements. It is particularly encouraging that we now have strong data to support our on-the-ground belief that these Hubs make a huge difference. St David's Primary School in Moreton in Marsh has also opened its own faL'ility and we were pleased to be able to support them in the kitting out of this much n¢eded resource. Having said this, 2024 saw a dip in expendiiure on Education SupporL mainly due to the fact that the large outlay on Longborough had happened and we are in care and Maintelian￿ ph&se now. At £14,153 this still remains our highest category of spend, in line with out stated aims to our key donors. Meanwhile the constant need for clothings food supporL therapeutic intervention, safety equipment and furniture continues. Thanks to our supportcrs we hav¢, again, not had to turn anyone away and we are hugely grateful for those who are always there to help fund our work. Family food support remains a constant requirement as we seek to take pressure of family budgets. As we think about winter fuel costs we know that following a quiet period in the summer there will bc a demand for our food vouchers once again. The professionals with whom we work are vigilant to ensure that each family gets three months, support and only in exceptional circumstances (twice in the last five years) has this been extended. We know that we are there to help families manage crises and our support become a part of the family budget long terni. We maintained our review around the Christmas pro￿￿Me with our agencies to ensure that wc were targeting the families that really needed support and gavc them gifts. food and toiletries appropriate to their needs. This resulted in an almost identical cost year over year from 2023 to 2024, of £l1.450. As ever the Trustees and I send our heartfelt thanks to our donors without whom we would not be able to function. Huge thanks goes to the educators, health workers. social care professionals and fellow charity workers who identify the need so that we can give support where it ts most needed.