2025-06-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

Charity name: United Community Activity Network

Charity registration number: 1181525

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
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; 1. Updating the charities policies and creating policies where none existed before. 2. Ensuring filings were brought up to date. 3. Tidying up corporate governance the regime. 4. Reconsidering the charity website and future strategic direction.
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.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	NA
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	NA
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	None beyond Trustees volunteering their time
Other		NA

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	•Charities policies updated. •Policies created, where none existed before. •Filings were brought up to date. •Corporate governance regime tidied up. •Future strategy reconsidered. These achievements were considered necessary in order to improve the credibility and professionalism of the charity and its abilities to raise funds and provide a more focused background to support society in line with the charities main objectives.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

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 stating why they are 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)	Para 1.47	Project delivery, specifically, the Playzones Project.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

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	Para 1.25	A board of trustees. Registered Charity.

unincorporated association, 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	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	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charityworks	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	United Community Activity Network
Other name the charity uses	UCAN
Registered charity number	1181525
Charity’s principal address	Hestia House 22 Old Walsall Rd, Birmingham B42 1DT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Mark Jeffreys	Vice Chair		The charity- UCAN
	Lincoln Moses
	Neil De-Costa	Chairman
	Keith Stokes-Smith	Secretary
	Avtar Singh Dhillon	Treasurer
	James Hinton		From 16 Oct 2024
	Juanita Bradshaw		From 16 Oct 2024

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 in this capacity	None
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

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)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

NA

Other optional information

NA

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 Date

Keith Stokes-Smith	Keith Stokes-Smith
Keith Stokes-Smith	Keith Reginald Stokes-Smith
Trustee

31 January 2026

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