## **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** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document.|Para 1.17|To act as a resource for young people up to the<br>age of 25years living in Northamptonshire by<br>providing advice and assistance and organising<br>programmes of physical, educational and other<br>activities as a means of: (a) advancing in life and<br>helping young people by developing their skills,<br>capacities and capabilities to enable them to<br>participate in society as independent, mature<br>and responsible individuals; (b)Advancing<br>education;(c)Supporting the families of children<br>enrolled in educational programmes to enable<br>them to overcome financial, social and health<br>barriers that can impact on their children.<br>(d)Relieving unemployment;(e)Providing<br>recreational and leisure time activity in the<br>interests of social welfare for people living in the<br>area of benefit who have need by reason of their<br>youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or<br>social and economic circumstances with a view<br>to improving the conditions of life of such<br>persons.<br>The relief of mental, social and low emotional<br>wellbeing of young people at risk of NEET by<br>provision of counselling and support<br>To promote learning for pleasure by people no<br>longer in full time employment through the<br>continued development of their individual<br>capabilities, competencies, skills and<br>understanding in subjects of educational value.|





||Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Impact-Now offers tutoring in mathematics,<br>English, and the Sciences with target group of<br>ages 7-18yrs i.e., curriculum tutoring support in<br>basic skills for key stages 1-5.<br>Impact-Now source and provides<br>apprenticeship and work experience to<br>youth at risk of NEET (Not in education,<br>employment, or training) ages 16-24 years<br>and youths with learning disabilities up to 35<br>years.<br>Impact-Now also supports youth at Risk of<br>NEET by providing 1:1 direct work through<br>targeted intervention and support, as well as<br>groupwork for youths affected by range of<br>social, emotional, transitional and<br>challenging issues. This includes domestic<br>violence, mental health, self-confidence,<br>substance misuse, self–esteem, anger<br>management, depression, anxiety, self-<br>harm, difficult and challenging behaviour<br>that have impacted on their education and<br>development.<br>In addition, Impact-now also offers sessions<br>in natural handmade cosmetic (skincare<br>products, and handmade soap), jewellery<br>making, keyboard as well as cake and<br>dessert making.<br>More advance and specialized courses are<br>also provided for those who are 19yrs+.<br>These sessions include adult jewellery<br>making, baking, and handmade soap making<br>as well as cooking sessions.<br>There is also provision for supporting the<br>independence of older or disabled people.<br>Supporting the families of children enrolled<br>in our programmes to enable them to<br>overcome financial, social and health<br>barriers that can impact their children.<br>**Outcomes:**<br>Tutoring session<br>• 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. 

- Helps youths explore their creativity, which will be displayed by the designs of the pieces they created. 

- Route to higher education. 

- Increase knowledge regarding nutrition and healthy eating. 

- Teach youths and adults budgeting skills. 

- Help Adults develop additional skills and confidence 

- Help to develop social and communication skills 

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|||Community support<br>• Help Adults improve their health and<br>wellbeing<br>• Help adults moving on from personal<br>life issues by supporting them to be<br>self sufficient|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|In planning out activities for the year,<br>IMPACT-NOW has kept in mind the Charity<br>Commission guidance on public benefits.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|A great contribution is made by our<br>volunteers both in giving their time and<br>funding the different projects.<br>We are grateful for the many hours<br>volunteers have spent working with and<br>encouraging our young people.<br>We are also grateful for every monetary<br>donation.<br>Without this valuable contribution of<br>resources, time, energy and expertise, we<br>would not have been able to achieve so<br>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.|
|•<br>**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<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|No fundraising activity was carried out by the<br>organisation.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A yet|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|We hold cash in bank of £5301|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>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<br>reserves|Para 1.22|It has been difficult to raise funds to be able<br>to carry out some of our projects.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|n/a|



|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit<br>Para 1.24<br>Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern<br>Para 1.23|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit<br>Para 1.24<br>Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern<br>Para 1.23|<br>n/a<br>n/a|
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|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our main source of fund this year have been<br>from different smaller grants as well as<br>donations from volunteers.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Income received is applied to activities<br>related to its purpose**.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|n/a|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation Model Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed for a number of<br>years as laid out in the governing document.|



|including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|<br>years as laid out in the governing document.|
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|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|There is a child protection and vulnerable<br>adult policies in place. All trustees were<br>previously and still volunteering before their<br>appointments. Disclosure and Barring<br>Service checks are carried out for each<br>volunteer and trustee.<br>All trustees give their time voluntarily and<br>received no remunerations or other benefits.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The trustees work alongside the CEO to<br>manage the affairs of the organisation.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|IMPACT-NOW work in partnership with other<br>community and youth organisations.<br>IMPACT-NOW is also part of the Food Aid<br>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<br>Northampton<br>NN4 8QB|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Tasfia Gazi||||
||Akelia Moxam-<br>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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Jenny Wilde|Akelia Moxam-Black|
||<br>Chair||
||29/01/2025||
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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 tn￿tee¥l
mern￿rg 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 seCt￿n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have folkmed the appl￿ble Directions gtven by the Charty ComMiss￿n
under sectk)n 145{51{bl of the Act.
I have 0)mp￿ted my examination. I conffiTh that no matefial matters have
come to my attent￿n 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 wh￿h 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 huh1￿ht 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**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**34,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> <br>**34,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**34,829**<br>**3,055.17**<br>**149.60**<br>**1,098.34**<br>**656.84**<br>**1,468.03**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**187.60**<br>**7,092.00**<br>**-**<br>**1,481.29**<br>**1,760.00**<br>**523.51**<br>**431.64**<br>**-**<br>**350.00**<br>**80.00**<br>**10,693.65**<br>**500**<br>**-**<br> **29,528**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**29,528**<br>**5,301**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,301**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**34,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**34,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**34,829**<br>**3,055**<br>**150**<br>**1,098**<br>**657**<br>**1,468**<br>**-**<br>**188**<br>**7,092**<br>**-**<br>**1,481**<br>**1,760**<br>**524**<br>**432**<br>**-**<br>**350**<br>**80**<br>**10,694**<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**29,528**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**29,528**<br> <br>**5,301**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Grants & Donations|**34,829**|||||**41,046**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
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||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> <br>**34,829**|||||**41,046**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**41,046**|
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|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<br>operational expenses<br>maintenance<br>fees & subscription<br>wages<br>Consultancy fees<br>miscellaneous<br>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**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**39,791**|
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||**5,301**|**-**|**-**|<br>**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**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**5,301**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,301**<br>**-**<br>OK<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>JennyWilde<br>Akelia Moxam-Black|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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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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