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2023-06-30-accounts

SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes of Para 1.17 Toadvance the education ofchildren in
the charity
governing		 as set out
document		 in its Norfolk by the provision oftrained
Reading Support Volunteers
(RSVs)
schools.		 in
Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or
services identified
in the		 Para 1.17and
1.19		 We provide trained and DBSchecked
RSVs who regularly
listen to children
read (predominantly
4-7 yr olds but
increasingly
also 7-11yr olds). This
support
is on a one-to-one basis, In
schools.
accounts.
We aim to provide this voluntary
support
in communities
and schools
where
it is needed most.
We continue to work in some ofthe
more disadvantaged
areas in Norwich
and surrounds.
Using a grant obtained
via the Norfolk Community
Foundation
(NCF) in the previous
period we
undertook
a campaign
to attract and
train additional
volunteers
from the
Great Yarmouth
and Gorleston area.
Via the New Literacy Project, TNRP
continued
working
in collaboration
with
NCF and the National
Literacy Trust,
focussing
on employer supported
volunteering
in Thetford.
Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public		 Para 1.18 Our Trustees are fully aware ofthe
public benefit offered by our charity.
All
Trustees are regularly
forwarded
Charity
Commission
News and guidance
on
matters.
benefit
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
TNRP Reading Support Volunteers
Contribution
volunteers		 made by Para 1.38 (RSVs) benefit schools, teaching staff,
parents
and naturally
the children
they
are supporting.
Good literacy skills underpin
all learning
and success in later life.
In Norfolk as
many as 1 in 4 children
leave Primary
School unable to read and write
adequately.
Our aims and objectives
are to improve
upon these frightening
statistics.
This is an intergenerational
project, with
a high percentage
ofour RSVs retired
and using their time to benefit young
children. Lack ofliteracy skills has such
a continuing
knock-on effect in later life,
excluding
people not only from learning
and skills development
but also from
the job market and ultimately
from
supporting
their own children
with
reading.
Other

SORP reference
It has been another very productive
year
for The Norfolk Reading Project both in
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,		 Para 1.20 terms ofincreasing
the number of
Reading Support Volunteer
in schools
and further developing
our collaboration
identifying
charity's		 the
work		 difference the
has made to		 with other organisations
to support
schools in some ofthe most
the circumstances of its disadvantaged
areas.
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 During the period July 1"2022 and June
30'"2023 we held 11training sessions
including
2 in Gt Yarmouth
and 2 in
Thefford. We also held 2training
sessions for sixth form students
in both
The Norwich School and East Norfolk
Sixth Form College in Gt Yarmouth.
These training sessions resulted
in a
total of112community
Reading Support
Volunteers
and 42 sixth form students
supporting
primary school children
across Norfolk to improve their literacy
skills.
We have been extremely
fortunate
this
year to receive a very generous
bequest
from the estate of Leona Levine with
f70,000 received from the estate in July
2022.We want to ensure that these
funds are used in the best possible way
to enhance and support the work that
we already do in schools and to improve
the opportunities
for children to be
engaged
with reading outside ofschool.
We would like to provide more
educational
and inspirational
speakers
for our volunteer
community
to improve
communication,
retention
and
motivation.
We had received a grant ofR2000 from
the New Endeavours
Rangers
Fund via
The Norfolk Community
Foundation
in
the previous year and in the year to 30
June 2023we used this to recruit and
train over 20volunteers
in the Gt
Yarmouth
area ofthe county. Members
ofour Trustees management
committee
spent time in the town engaging
with
potential
volunteers,
distributing
leaflets
and promoting
the need for literacy
support
via local publications.
We were
able to run 2volunteer
training sessions
in Gt Yarmouth
Library as a result of
this initiative.
The collaborative
Literacy Project with
The Norfolk Community
Foundation
and
The National
Literacy Trust has been
ongoing throughout
the year with
focuses on Thetford and Norwich. We
have set up a successful
partnership
between
Smith and Pinching
(local
financial services company)
and Mile
Cross Primary School which should
provide sustainable
support for Key
Stage 2 children
in the school. Other
local businesses
are also providing
reading support toa number ofschools
across both target areas.
Funds have also been received
in the
form ofgrants and donations
from other
sources including;
POET —The Promotion
of English Trust
f4000
Aylsham
Agricultural
Show Association
f500
We are very grateful for the support
from charitable trusts and individuals
who continue to support the important
work that our volunteers
are doing
in
schools to improve
lifetime
opportunities
for many children across
the county.
We have identified
the need to further
develop our administrative
systems
with
an upgrade to our IT.This will include a
new Management
Information
System
and Volunteer
Portal, this project will be
ongoing and will benefit both volunteers
and the communities
that we support.
In April 2023 our Chairperson
and co-
founder, Anne Thorley was awarded a
Coronation
Champion
Award
in
recognition
of her charitable
work with
The Norfolk Reading Project —this is a
reflection ofthe work that all our
wonderful
Reading Support Volunteers
provide
in over 100schools each week.
We have continued
to provide
opportunities
for our volunteers
to
share their experiences
and to develop
their skills with the provision of
educational
workshops
and social
events such as coffee mornings.
Leanne
Fridd —award winning
children' s
bookshop owner and Suzanne
Robertson —Deputy Headteacher
have
provided
inspiration
for our volunteers
at recent events.
Requests
from local schools for reading		 Requests
from local schools for reading
support
have continued to increase with
the effects ofthe Covid -19pandemic
still having an impact on learning across
the board. This is particularly
apparent
in schools in disadvantaged
communities
with the East of England
one ofthe lowest performing
regions		 in
KS2 national
attainment
tests for
2022/23. Before the pandemic
the
majority ofour volunteers
were
supporting
KS1 children (age 4-7yrs)
this has changed post pandemic
with
many volunteers
assigned to KS2
children (age 7-11yrs)to help them
catch up with their peers.
The majority ofour training sessions
have taken place in Town Close School
in Norwich
and we would
like to thank
them for their generous
support for our
charity both with the provision
ofthe
training
venue and for our inclusion
in
other promotional
events.
Finally, and most importantly
we would
like to thank all ofour Reading Support
Volunteers
who continue to inspire,
cajole and support young readers—
'Today a reader, tomorrow
a leader' W.
Fusselman.
Additional information information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant
about
Achievements
objectives set		 against Para 1.41 An objective ofattracting
and training
more volunteers
than
in the previous
year was met. Volunteers
trained to 30
June 2023were 112community
volunteers
and 40 sixth form students
(30June 2022 62 community
volunteers
and 10sixth form students).
Regarding
the New Endeavour
Rangers
Fund grant: 16new volunteers
and 27
sixth form volunteers
were trained from
Great Yarmouth
and Gorleston area with
an objective oftraining 25total.
Following the disruption
caused
in
previous years by Covid, we achieved
an important
objective ofshowing
our
gratitude
to volunteers
by giving them
the opportunity
to network
and meet the
committee at a Summer Coffee morning
in a Trustee's
garden 17September
2022. On 13May 2023we also held an
indoor Coffee morning
with speakers
Suzanne Robertson —Assistant
Head
Teacher Mile Gross Prima
School and
Leanne Fridd —Children's
Bookshop
owner Bookbugs and Dragon Tales.
which also proved very popular and
inspirational.
Both events attracted
around 40volunteers.
The Volunteer
handbook
was updated
and redesigned
as planned.
We increased
our number oftrainers		 by
one.
Concerning
communication
on TNRP
and initiatives,
during the year we had
considerable
success in placing press
releases
in various local newspapers
and magazines,
mainly due to a very
proactive volunteer.
TNRP gave a presentation
at a Business
Networking
event, further
communicating
the work we undertake
to the business
community.
TNRP was privileged
to be a residuary
beneficiary
ofan estate, first amount
Performance offundraising banked 28.7.22.
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set Expenditure
with regard to a restricted
grant received via NGF In the period to
30June 2022 was completed
by the end
ofOctober 2022.
A restricted
award from The Promotion
of English Trust (POET) was applied for
in January 2023 and received
in May
2023.
Several donations
were received
including
one from the Aylsham
Agricultural
Show Association.
An initial meeting was held with an
Investment
performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 investment
advisor during the year and
whilst investment
decisions are still
being considered,
the legacy has been
invested
in an easy access building
society account offering an interest rate
comparable
to Ior exceeding a level of
return which might be obtained,
currently,
from equities and bonds.
Other

Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the
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financial
position at the
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financial
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financial
position at the
ofthe period		 end end Para 1.21 At the year-end the TNRP bank balance
off79,713.10was held as K6,713.10in
the HSBC current account and 673,000		 At the year-end the TNRP bank balance
off79,713.10was held as K6,713.10in
the HSBC current account and 673,000
held in an easy access Saffron Building
Society account earning
interest.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Restricted reserves are held until the
policy for holding reserves appropriate
purchases
allocated to that
stating
why		 they are held grant or award are made.
Unrestricted
reserves are available to cover other
expenditure
and investment.
Amount
of		 reserves held Para 1.22 879,713.10
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation ofany Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose to include		 further statements where relevant
about:
The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including
any		 Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Succession planning
regarding
key
roles, including
those on the committee,
A description of the principal Para 1.46 present a risk for TNRP.
risks facing the charity
In particular,
despite TNRP now having
three trainers, there is still a need for
additional
trainers.
The volume ofadministration
requires
the implementation
ofa database
system to further
improve
knowledge		 on
volunteers
and schools, to enable
improved
communication
and to free up
time for those involved.
Volunteers
are trained subject to
successful
DBSchecking.
To keep
these volunteers
enthusiastic
and
relevant
in our aim to help improve
literae
levels in schools
we need to

hold regular coffee mornings
and
workshops
to allow for continuing
exchange of experiences
and volunteer
knowledge. We also aim to regularly
communicate with our volunteers via
emails and our newsletter
'In the		 Loo '.
Other

Description
of charity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning
document		 Para 1.25 Constitution
: )'!'=.,
I cf)a,'0,		 rj
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.		 Para 1.25 Trustees appointed
passed at a properly
ofcharity Trustees.		 by a resolution
convened
meeting
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional
information		 (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements		 where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training
oftrustees
TNRP is a member ofVoluntary Norfolk
The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the		 Para
1 51		 which is a charitable support
organisation
specifically for community
groups and charities
in the county.
charity works TNRP also benefits from guidance,
funding opportunities and webinars
offered by the Norfolk Community
Foundation, who offer support to
voluntary groups and charities across
Norfolk.
Relationship
with any		 Para 1.51
related parties
Other

Refere nce and Ad minis trative
details		 trative
details
Charit name The Norfolk Readin Pro'ect
Other name the charit uses TNRP
Re istered charit number 1176987
Charity's principal address College Barn,
Cake Street
Old Buckenham, Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 1PS

CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION
I OI' I N( I AN/I
AND INA[$g		 The Norfolk Reading Project 1176987
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 01-Jul-22 To 30-Jun-23
~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
0
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the neereet 8 to the nearest 8 to the neereet 8 to the neereet 8 to the nearest t
A1 Recei ts
Awards
Donations
Legacy		 1,523
70000		 4 000 4,000
1,523
70000		 2 000
1,646
u
tote		 ross /ncome or
AR) 71,523 4,000 75,523 3,646
A2 Asset an investment sales,
(see table).
u oa
Total receipts 75,523
A3 Pa ments
DBSchecks
Books and reading		 aids 965
2,038		 1,613
2053		 922
1 142
Venue costs 60 70 130 200
Pnnting,
Stationery
Advertising
Bank char es
Sundry		 8 IT 1,408 209 1,617
61		 4ee
1,028
30
50
Sub total 5,377 8,330 3,840
A4 Asset and investment
urchases see table
Sub total
Total payments 5, 77 953 6,330 3,840
Net ofreceiptsl(payments) 3,047 89,193 192
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end 79,713
Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Endowment Endowment Endowment Endowment
funda funda funds
81 Cash funds Cash at tNnk ttaac IThe Norfolk toneareet E
3.013		 to neareet E
3,700		 to neereet E
73,000
Total cash funds '8'~- ..P!..
(»area iereneee with teeitp!» »nd tieynienre
eerre»efe))
Unrestrtctecl Restrlsted Endowment
funda funds funda
to neereet E to neereet E to neereet E
82 Other monetary assets
C Current value
83Investment assets
Fund te wtttah Current value
84 Assets retained for the
charity's
own use
When due
85 Liabilities el
«gncd
, , hn)!		 by one or hNo trustees
ot ell the trustees		 on Signature Date of
a oval
ANNE THORI.EY.CHAIR
LE YPENNIKET, TREASURER
,,&.XX Hi ni»:dents (SS) 07/01)2024

CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION CHARITY COMMISSION
I OI' I N( I AN/I
AND INA[$g		 The Norfolk Reading Project 1176987
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 01-Jul-22 To 30-Jun-23
~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
0
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the neereet 8 to the nearest 8 to the neereet 8 to the neereet 8 to the nearest t
A1 Recei ts
Awards
Donations
Legacy		 1,523
70000		 4 000 4,000
1,523
70000		 2 000
1,646
u
tote		 ross /ncome or
AR) 71,523 4,000 75,523 3,646
A2 Asset an investment sales,
(see table).
u oa
Total receipts 75,523
A3 Pa ments
DBSchecks
Books and reading		 aids 965
2,038		 1,613
2053		 922
1 142
Venue costs 60 70 130 200
Pnnting,
Stationery
Advertising
Bank char es
Sundry		 8 IT 1,408 209 1,617
61		 4ee
1,028
30
50
Sub total 5,377 8,330 3,840
A4 Asset and investment
urchases see table
Sub total
Total payments 5, 77 953 6,330 3,840
Net ofreceiptsl(payments) 3,047 89,193 192
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end 79,713
Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Endowment Endowment Endowment Endowment
funda funda funds
81 Cash funds Cash at tNnk ttaac IThe Norfolk toneareet E
3.013		 to neareet E
3,700		 to neereet E
73,000
Total cash funds '8'~- ..P!..
(»area iereneee with teeitp!» »nd tieynienre
eerre»efe))
Unrestrtctecl Restrlsted Endowment
funda funds funda
to neereet E to neereet E to neereet E
82 Other monetary assets
C Current value
83Investment assets
Fund te wtttah Current value
84 Assets retained for the
charity's
own use
When due
85 Liabilities el
«gncd
, , hn)!		 by one or hNo trustees
ot ell the trustees		 on Signature Date of
a oval
ANNE THORI.EY.CHAIR
LE YPENNIKET, TREASURER
,,&.XX Hi ni»:dents (SS) 07/01)2024