CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the penod From Period start dats 1st April 2024 To 31st March 2025 Period end date Charity name: Community Buddies Charity registration number: 1182280 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 the charity as set out in its goveming document The promotion of community capacrty building for the public beneflt In soclally disadvantaged communities in the north aast of England by: . Providing practical support to groups in those communities seeking to ,. organise for themselves events and .' activities that address their recreatlonal, loisuro and educational needs; • Engaging Tesidents in those communities in opportunities toloam new skllls and develop their own ro events and activities. WÈ have sUPPOrted a lorAI group ABLE in a grdnt funded project for promoting independent living. Two payments were made during the year to complete the projecL We also continue to assist with a local mental health scheme to provide exercise equipmenL Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in parbujlar, the activities, proj8Cts or serwces identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance ISSU8d by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 The decision to register was based on our assessment of the information supplied during the application process and the declarations given in the trusteo . declaration forrn and we are satiSf￿d that COMMUNITh BUDDIES 15 establlshed for charltable purposes only for the public benefrt. (charity commission sLtsment). Additional inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include furlher staternents where relevant about Pa￿ 138 Not provided Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Not pro￿ded Policy on soGial inv8Stment including program related investment Para 1.38 Not provided Contribution made by volunteers Not provided Other Achievements and Perforniance We continue to assist with a local mental health scheme to provide exercisè ￿UIpment Summary ofthe main achievements of th8 charity. identifying the d[fferen￿ the charitys work has made lo the circUmstan￿S of its benefioaries and any wider benefits to sooiety as a whole. Parn 120 Addlllonal Inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements wh8re r81ewant atK)uL' Achievements against objectives set Pwa 1.41 We have targeted fund raising for specific projects. thore have been no new projects in the year but we are holding funits towards tho mental health exercise equipment until other funding can be obtained to complete the projecL Perfomiance of fundraising activities against obiecttves set Pard 1.41 Not provided Investrnent perfomian ainst ob ectives Para 1.41 Not provlded Other Financial Review Rewew of the Ghariws financial wsition at the end of th8 eri¢)d Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves st3tin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concem PaTr121 £ 10,335.6 balance hfrld Par4 122 Reserves totalllng 200% of the annual insurance costs are maintsined to cover i thts contractual commitment Para 1.22 P8fd 1.22 Parn124 Not appllcablg. Para 123 None. Addltional inforniation {optional) You ma choos8 to include further statements where relevant about: The charivs princApal sour¢8s of funds (induding any fundraising) Para 1.47 Not provided Investrnent wlicy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted P*x 1.46 We raise funds for specific projects so there are no financial risks. Operational and compliance risks aro monitored in line with Charity Commisslon guidance. A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Not provided Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts= Type of governing document P8ra 1.25 Association, Model Constitution c.i.o How is the charity conslituted? le g unincorporaied Para 1.25 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 Part 1.25 {1) At the first annual general meeting of the CIO all the charity trustees shall retire from office; (2) At every subsequent annual general meeting of the members of the CIC, one- third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three. then the number nearest to one- third shall retire from office. but if there is only one charity trustee. he or she shall retire., (31 The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they: otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot,. (4} The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting," any vacancies not filled at the annual general meeting may be filled as provided in sub-clause15) of this clause.. {5) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause [15] (Retirement and removal of charity trustees}, or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause 1213) on the number of charlty trustees would not as a result be exceeded; (61 A person so appointed by the members of the CIO shall retire in accordance with the provisions of sub-clauses12} and13) of this clause. A person so appointed by the charity trustees shall retire at the'conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the date of his or her appointmont. and shall not be counted for the purpose of determinin which of the charit trustees is to retire by rotatlon at that ' mèetin Addttional inforniatlon (optional) You ma choose to indude further ststements where r818vant aboLrt: Nol provided Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 Not provided The charity's organisattonal structure and any wider neI￿Ork with which the harty works Para 1.51 Not provided Relationship with any related parties P*a 1.51 Not provided Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name other name the chari uses Registered charity number Charity's principal address Commun none 1182280 CIO- Broadacrns House. Mount View. Standard Way, Northallerton, DL6 2YD Buddios Names of the charity trusta8s who manage the charlty Dat•s act•d If not for whole Trustee nam• Office Irf any} Name of person (or brKtyI en￿tled loa oint trustse ifan Stephon O'Bri8n Olwyn Richardson Helen Piercy Sarah Beniams Chalr Treasurer Wice Chalr Simon Cross Andy Powell 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trust88s- names olthe diredors at the date Ihe re rtwasa roved Dlrector name Nota licable Name of trustees holding tille to property belonging to the charity Trusteg nam• Nota licable Funds held as custodian trustaes on behalf of others Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Gharity on whose behalf the assets are held and how thts falls within the cuslodian charity's objects Not applicable Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of SUGh assets from the charivs own assets Not applicab10 Additional inforniation {optional)- not applicable Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional infomiation} Typa of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senKor staff members (Optional intomiatlon) Not applicable Exemptions from disclosure ersonnel details Reason for non-disclosure of ke Not applicable other o tional Information Not applicable Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the rity's trustees Signature(s) Full namels) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, •t¢) Staphan O'Bri•n Chair Date ## **Community Buddies** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** ## **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**-**

**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**110**
**110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**110**
**- 110**
**-**
**10,445**
**10,335**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**110**
**-**
**110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**110**
**- 110**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |||||||**-**| |||||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**-**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |
Insurance|**110**|||||**-**| |||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**110**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**- 110**|**-**|**-**|**- 110**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**10,445**|**-**|**-**|**10,445**||**-**| ||**10,335**|**-**|**-**|**10,335**||**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|Bank Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
~~1~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**10,445**
**-**
**10,445**
Agreement Error
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
15/01/2026|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) **----- Start of picture text -----**
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
charity’s own use - -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
Signed by one or two trustees on Date of
Signature Print Name
behalf of all the trustees approval
Olwyn Richardson 10/07/2025
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