## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023**
## **Charity name: United Community Activity Network**
## **Charity registration number: 1181525**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1) The promotion of community
participation in healthy recreation
for the benefit of the public in the
West Midland region (the area of
benefit) by the provision of
facilities or services for
participating in sports and physical
activities that are capable of
promoting health 2) To promote
the voluntary sector by the
provision of training, advice,
information and support|
|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|The two main activities during the
period were the:
This is My City project - and
Playzone project|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees believe its activities
are for the public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference
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Policy on grant making|
Para 1.38||
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Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
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Para 1.38||
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Contribution made by
volunteers
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Para 1.38||
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Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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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|The This is My City Festval was
atended by over 500 people who
were able to take part in a range of
sportng actvites for free. These
included Athletcs, Hockey, Table
Tennis, Football and Rugby. Exhibitons
also took place for Boxing and
Kabaddi. The festval also included the
frst screening of the flm Queens of
the Commonwealth which highlighted
the role of women from across the
Commonwealth who had made Britain
their home and the challenges and
struggles they faced.
The Play Zones project involved a
piece of research carried out by UCAN
on behalf of Birmingham City Council
and the Football Foundaton. The
research involved an online survey,
group interviews and individual
interviews. Over 610 people engaged
in the online surveyand over 30group|
and individual interviews were undertaken. The demographic of those taking part in the research reflected Birmingham’s young and diverse population with 44% of the participants under the age of 18 and 78% were non-white. As a result of the research, 4 venues across Birmingham have received funding to develop the Play Zone sites. The four sites are: Adderley Park – Alum Rock Ward Batchelors Farm – Bordesley Green Ward Concord Youth Centre – Sparkbrook Ward Action Indoor Sport – Graveley Hill Ward
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Achievements against
objectives set
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Para 1.41
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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
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Para 1.41||
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Investment performance
against objectives
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Para 1.41||
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Other
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity ended the period in
surplus having had a less active
year.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|The Charity does not currently
have a policy for holding reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None at present|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not required.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**|
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The
charity’s
principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
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Para 1.47||
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Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
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Para 1.46||
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A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
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Para 1.46||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|Description of charity’s trusts:||**N/A**|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution as per Charity
Commission template.|
|How is the charity
constituted?(e.g
unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|A board of trustees.
Registered Charity.|
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|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|Trustee selection is based upon the
required skills, knowledge and
experience but also having regard
to diversity.|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
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Para 1.51||
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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
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Para 1.51||
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Relationship with any related
parties
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Para 1.51||
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Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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|Charity name|United Community Activity Network|
|Other name the charityuses|UCAN|
|Registered charity number|1181525|
|Charity’s principal address|Alexander Stadium
Stadium Way
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2LR|
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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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||Mark Jefreys|Chairman||The charity-UCAN|
||Lincoln Moses|Vice Chair|||
||Neil de Costa||||
||James Hinton||||
||Avtar Singh Dhillon||||
||Morriam Jan||||
||Alexander Smith||Until 31 May 2023||
||Keith Stokes-Smith||||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** NONE
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year None**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held None 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**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **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)** Keith Stokes-Smith
**Position (eg Secretary,** Trusteee **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 17 May 2024
## **United Community Activity Network (UCAN) INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
|**Income**
Restricted Funds
**Total Income**
**LESS EXPENSES**
Advertising, Marketing & PR
Office and Administration
Website
Accounting fees
This is My City Project
Playzone Events
Surplus/(Deficit)||**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
13,050
27,336
13,050
27,336
-
3,032
1,152
1,425
212
2,066
528
510
12,605
19,741
5,700
-
20,197
26,774
(7,147)
562
**2023**
**2022**|
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## **United Community Activity Network (UCAN)**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE 2023**
|**CURRENT ASSETS**
Bank Account
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors and Accruals
**Net Current Assets / (Liabilities)**
Represented by :
**CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
Surplus Brought Forward
Surplus/ (Deficit) In Year|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
7,310
13,929
7,310
13,929
1,548
1,020
1,548
1,020
5,762
12,909
5,762
12,909
12,909
12,347
(7,147)
562
5,762
12,909
**2023**
**2022**|
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Approved by the Board of Trustees on …................................................. and signed on its behalf by:
M Jeffreys, Chairman
## **Accountants Report to United Community Activity Network**
## **UNITED COMMINITY ACTIVITY NETWORK**
## **Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet**
## **For the year ended 30th June 2023**
We have prepared,without audit, the attached Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet
from the Books, Vouchers and Information supplied to us.
……………………………………………………
Hand & Co. Manor House Offices Malvern Road Worcester WR2 4BS
15th September 2023
**United Community Activity Network (UCAN)**
## **ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**