Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date
Charity name: IMPACT-NOW
Charity registration number: 1177410
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document. |
Para 1.17 | To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25years living in Northamptonshire by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of: (a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; (b)Advancing education;(c)Supporting the families of children enrolled in educational programmes to enable them to overcome financial, social and health barriers that can impact on their children. (d)Relieving unemployment;(e)Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons. The relief of mental, social and low emotional wellbeing of young people at risk of NEET by provision of counselling and support To promote learning for pleasure by people no longer in full time employment through the continued development of their individual capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Impact-Now offers tutoring in mathematics, English, and the Sciences with target group of ages 7-18yrs i.e., curriculum tutoring support in basic skills for key stages 1-5. Impact-Now source and provides apprenticeship and work experience to youth at risk of NEET (Not in education, employment, or training) ages 16-24 years and youths with learning disabilities up to 35 years. Impact-Now also supports youth at Risk of NEET by providing 1:1 direct work through targeted intervention and support, as well as groupwork for youths affected by range of social, emotional, transitional and challenging issues. This includes domestic violence, mental health, self-confidence, substance misuse, self–esteem, anger management, depression, anxiety, self- harm, difficult and challenging behaviour that have impacted on their education and development. In addition, Impact-now also offers sessions in natural handmade cosmetic (skincare products, and handmade soap), jewellery making, keyboard as well as cake and dessert making. More advance and specialized courses are also provided for those who are 19yrs+. These sessions include adult jewellery making, baking, and handmade soap making as well as cooking sessions. There is also provision for supporting the independence of older or disabled people. Supporting the families of children enrolled in our programmes to enable them to overcome financial, social and health barriers that can impact their children. Outcomes: Tutoring session • Developcore literacyand arithmetic |
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skills. • Improved confidence in academic work • Improve overall accessibility into higher education. Youth at Risk of NEET • Provide support to gainful employment. • Enable independence. • Provide support with challenging issues. Wellbeing Sessions
• Help to develop additional skills, which include teamwork, communication as well as assist young people, develop selfconfidence and raise awareness of their own potential through project completion. • Keep youths engage in community projects by signposting them to other activities. • Teach youths to be young entrepreneurs. By learning how to make natural products and jewellery pieces, they would learn the cost of raw materials, and how pricing is done, and sell these products at community stalls, thereby learning how to create revenue for themselves.
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Helps youths explore their creativity, which will be displayed by the designs of the pieces they created.
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Route to higher education.
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Increase knowledge regarding nutrition and healthy eating.
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Teach youths and adults budgeting skills.
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Help Adults develop additional skills and confidence
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Help to develop social and communication skills
| Community support • Help Adults improve their health and wellbeing • Help adults moving on from personal life issues by supporting them to be self sufficient |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | In planning out activities for the year, IMPACT-NOW has kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefits. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | Not applicable |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | Not applicable |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | A great contribution is made by our volunteers both in giving their time and funding the different projects. We are grateful for the many hours volunteers have spent working with and encouraging our young people. We are also grateful for every monetary donation. Without this valuable contribution of resources, time, energy and expertise, we would not have been able to achieve so much this year. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
Achievements:
Summary of the main Para 1.20 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.
• TUTORING (Sciences, Mathematics and English)- Virtual sessions
We continue to provide tutoring support 3 Saturdays in a month to children in the community covering Mathematics and English literacy as well as Science for those in KS3 upward.
We operate both face-face and virtual sessions
- Holiday Well-being programme.
We were able to runs sessions for children on free school meal every holiday. These sessions are designed to help young people stay occupied, engaged, and continue to interact with others in the community during the school holiday.
The Activities include scavenger hunts, Lego games, Arts, crafts, sewing, jewellery making, Quizzes.
• Winter wonderland
This is a Christmas event for families started in December 2023. A fun filled packed well-being event for the whole family. Activities provided include the Santa`s workshop where children are able to make their own Christmas decorations and gifts for their loved ones. We intend this to be a yearly event.
- Community support programme. Our community support programme started during the lockdown. IMPACTNOW supports families in need with surplus food supplied by super-stores like Co-op, Waitrose, and Asda.
We now run a food bank that support families in the community as well as mental health check-in calls, direct work for adult and befriending services.
During the year, we were able to support 5041 people with food bags. These figures comprise
| of adults and children. We provided 194 |
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| Christmas dinners to families in need and also |
| provided Christmas presents to 64 children in |
| the community. |
| • Social Media |
| We continue to have a strong presence |
| on Facebook and twitter with more than |
| 1500 likes across our Facebook pages. |
| We now have two Instagram pages. |
| One is dedicated to the organisation and |
| the other one is dedicated to our |
| youth@risk of NEET project. |
| We continue to get positive feedbacks and |
| support from the parents and families in the |
| community. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | No fundraising activity was carried out by the organisation. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A yet |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We hold cash in bank of £5301 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We have no reserves. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | It has been difficult to raise funds to be able to carry out some of our projects. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | n/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit Para 1.24 Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.23 |
Details of fund materially in deficit Para 1.24 Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.23 |
n/a n/a |
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| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Our main source of fund this year have been from different smaller grants as well as donations from volunteers. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | Income received is applied to activities related to its purpose. |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Foundation Model Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| 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 for a number of years as laid out in the governing document. |
| 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 |
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 |
years as laid out in the governing document. |
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| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | There is a child protection and vulnerable adult policies in place. All trustees were previously and still volunteering before their appointments. Disclosure and Barring Service checks are carried out for each volunteer and trustee. All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remunerations or other benefits. |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The trustees work alongside the CEO to manage the affairs of the organisation. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | IMPACT-NOW work in partnership with other community and youth organisations. IMPACT-NOW is also part of the Food Aid Alliance in Northamptonshire. |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | IMPACT-NOW |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1177410 |
| Charity’s principal address | 74 Parkfield Avenue Northampton NN4 8QB |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| JennyWilde | Chair | |||
| Tasfia Gazi | ||||
| Akelia Moxam- Black |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Adenike Mayowa Pedro-Ayandokun
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Jenny Wilde | Akelia Moxam-Black | |
Chair |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tntee¥l mernrg of IMPACT-NOW On accounts for the year ended 31103r2024 Charlty no {If any) 1177410 8•t out on page8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chartyllhe Trusf) for the year ended 3110312023. Rfrsponsibililios and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparats't)n basis of report of the accounts in acc(xdance with the rèquirements of Charities Act 20111.the Acr). I report in respecl of my examinatic)n of the Trust's aLcountS Carried out under seCtn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have folkmed the applble Directions gtven by the Charty ComMissn under sectk)n 145{51{bl of the Act. I have 0)mpted my examination. I conffiTh that no matefial matters have come to my attentn lother than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examinatlon which giv68 me cause to believe that in, any materi81 respect. accounting records were not kept in acccrfdance vAth secti¢)n 130 of the Act or the coUnts do not )rd with the accounting records Independent oxaminerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to whh attenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be aChed. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Datg: 0310212025 Name: Kehinde O Oridarni Relevant profe8slonal quallfi¢atlon(s) or body (rfany): FCCA. Associakn of Certified Chartered A¢o)untants. Untltrj Kingdom Addross: 3 Vthrtebean Drive. South Ockendon, RM15 6JS IER October 2
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examinet needs to huh1ht matters of concem {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examinef51. Glve horg brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018
Charity Name No (if any) IMPACT-NOW 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 | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 34,829 - - - - - - - 34,829 - - - 34,829 3,055.17 149.60 1,098.34 656.84 1,468.03 - - 187.60 7,092.00 - 1,481.29 1,760.00 523.51 431.64 - 350.00 80.00 10,693.65 500 - 29,528 - - - 29,528 5,301 - - 5,301 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 34,829 - - - - - - - 34,829 - - - 34,829 3,055 150 1,098 657 1,468 - 188 7,092 - 1,481 1,760 524 432 - 350 80 10,694 500 - 29,528 - - - 29,528 5,301 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Grants & Donations | 34,829 | 41,046 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
34,829 |
41,046 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 41,046 | ||||||
| Sessions/Activities expenses | 3,055.17 | 5,935 | ||||
| publications,marketing& Design | 149.60 | 758 | ||||
| Equipment & furnitures | 1,098.34 | 1,460 | ||||
| website & hosting | 656.84 | 292 | ||||
| volunteer training& expenses | 1,468.03 | 475 | ||||
| communityevents | - | 375 | ||||
| refreshments | - | - | ||||
| Insurance | 187.60 | 188 | ||||
| Office rent & storage space rent | 7,092.00 | 4,199 | ||||
| Venue hire | - | 1,595 | ||||
| Volunteer Travels & fuel operational expenses maintenance fees & subscription wages Consultancy fees miscellaneous Food bank stock |
1,481.29 | 2,432 | ||||
| 1,760.00 | 7,784 | |||||
| 523.51 | 874 | |||||
| 431.64 | 432 | |||||
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| 350.00 | 2100 | |||||
| 80.00 | 121 | |||||
| 10,693.65 | 10,771 | |||||
| Loan repayment | 500 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 29,528 | 39,791 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 39,791 | ||||||
| 5,301 | - | - | 5,301 |
1,255 | ||
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| 5,301 | - | - | 5,301 | 1,255 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/01/2025
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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 Details Cash at bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 5,301 - - - - - 5,301 - 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 JennyWilde Akelia Moxam-Black |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| JennyWilde | 29/01/2025 | ||
| Akelia Moxam-Black | 29/01/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
29/01/2025
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