Bolton CDP
# TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Bolton CDP Annual Report 2024.
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**Table of content Page** Reference and Administrative details ………………………………………….2 Objectives and Activities ………………………………………………………...3 Achievements and Performance…………………………………………….….5 Skills For Life ……………………………………………………………...…. …6 Youth mentorship Program……………………………………………………...6 Food bank for community…………..…………………………………………..10 The Grand Ma Cooking project ………………………………………………...11 Volunteering……………………………………………………………………...12 Partners……………………………………………………………………….….12 Financial report ………………………………………………………………….13
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Reference and administrative details **Bolton Community Development Partnership**
**Working name** : Bolton CDP
## **Registered Charity No** : 1183206
**Address:** 26 Padbury Way Bolton
**Trustees:** Tony Shepherd (Chairman)
Sukky Obodeyi
James Hartnell
**Director:** Dr Oboh Achioyamen
**Bank** : Santander
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## Objective and Activities
Bolton CDP is focused on developing capacity of members of ethnic minority to:
- play active roles and contribute positively to leadership opportunities at all levels of society.
- play active roles in entrepreneurship to develop local economy and raise local aspirations and wellbeing.
- develop confidence and access opportunities through volunteering.
- create awareness and advocacy to promote health and wellbeing of members of the ethnic minority groups.
- Enabling them to be engaged with the wider community.
We achieve these objectives by:
- supporting members of ethnic minority to setting up and developing community groups
- Providing information, training, workshops, and advocacy
- Collaboration and partnership
When planning activities Bolton CDP had considered charity commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **How we do what we do** :
Bolton CDP is dedicated to making sure that citizens are the centre of community development. We achieve this by utilizing the principles of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). The figure below shows how we utilize ABCD principles in carrying out our community engagement :
## **Utilising ABCD Principles to develop sustainable community led projects**
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## **What are the What components of community Assets?**
## **Achievement and Performance:**
The year has indeed a year of enormous challenge for the whole world due to the challenging post pandemic economic crisis faced by families, which is even worse with families from the ethnic
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minority communities especially the Africa ethnic minority background. This s made worse because a lot of them did not have access to mainstream benefit support systems, instead they must rely on the meagre support they can get from there faith groups and community associations.
Bolton CDP was able to work with partner community associations and faith groups to develop projects that was designed to help reach out to members of the ethnic minority groups to them build towards post pandemic and most of all give them hope.
## Youth Training Program
This project is aimed at the need for new migrants coming into Bolton and greater Manchester, to learn new skills, to build their confidence and enable them to integrate into their new community. This project has been crucial during the pandemic because so
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many members of the community lost their jobs and some of them needed to learn new skills for them to get jobs that would enable them work from home so that they can be able to provide for their families.
Some of the projects done under the Skill for Life are:
1. Gambling awareness Project:
It has been an exciting time during the training’s sessions with young people across Bolton and Manchester. It was an opportunity to talk about the factors leading young people to gambling, how it has affected members of the African community in greater Manchester and how to access support. There was opportunity for role plays. It was exciting. The participants enjoyed the sessions and look forward to more sessions.
Bolton CDP is grateful for the National Lottery for the support provided.
2. Young people mentorship project:
We had a great time with the young people in Halliwell. It was a time of learning and mentorship. There was also time for meal and making new friends. We like
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to say a big thank you to funding partners and Bolton NCC for a remarkable collaboration in making these events happen.
3. Youth sports activities project: Bolton CDP in collaboration with NCC Bolton to engage the youth within the Halliwell area. This project is aimed at engaging the young people especially from the BAME background through sports, mentorship, and climate change related issues.
It was a great time and hope to continue the project with kind support of partners.
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4. Youth Engagement program with Love world church. The aim of this project, which is to engage and empower Youths and to improve wellbeing, psychologically, emotionally, mentally, and otherwise. through the arts.
We had interactive and skill acquisition sessions, which included voice. training and during which the youths were taught how to sing according to Key, Diction and Tonality. They also learn about the scientifically proven. benefits of Singing.
The event outcomes, which are to Improve wellbeing, engage the Youths. Mentally, Physically, Emotionally, Psychologically, and otherwise, positively. Rebuild self-confidence, self-worth, self-esteem, self- accomplishment, and Actualization. Promote Positive transformation was realized.
The Youths showed so much enthusiasm and were very excited and happy. about the event and look forward to more of this kind of opportunity.
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## Foodbank
We are grateful to be able to partner with Love world church Bolton to work together to support the community by providing food bank support. We have been able to reach out to more people.
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## Grand Ma cooking project tester sessions
The Grand Ma Cooking project is a project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The cooking project is focused on young grandmothers from African background sharing their stories with young Africans in Bolton, on the impact migration had on their favourite traditional African foods and how they have been able to adjust. This tester session is part of the series of tester sessions where the participants try out new recipes learnt from the stories shared by the grand mums. All the tester sessions were packed with fun, and the participants enjoyed them. They eagerly look forward to the next tester session. Thank you so much to the Heritage Lottery Fund for making these sessions possible.
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## Volunteering
Bolton CDP have been able to achieve its pillars of engaging the ethnic minority groups through leadership development, entrepreneurship, and volunteering. Bolton CDP has had the privilege to work with dedicated and passionate volunteers to help make it all happen. We have had more than 100 volunteers to support with all the during the year.
## **Partnership and Collaboration**
A big thank you to friends and partners of Bolton CDP for their generous and continued support. Together we are reaching hard to reach communities.
Our current partners are: Bolton Council Bolton CVS University Of Manchester Precious Gems African Council UK Big Lottery Urban health 360 Strategic Transitions Christ Embassy Bolton New Covenant church Bolton Manchester Council Barrow Trust National Lottery Community Fund. Ground Works GMCVO Garfield Trust Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Youth Time Together 4 Planet Heritage Lottery Fund Local Connections
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## FINANCIAL REPORTS FYE 02 May 2024
||**BOLTON CDP**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**INCOME(A)**|**2023-2024**||||
||£ Restricted Funds|£ Unrestricted Funds|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||||2023/2024|2022/2023|
|Grants|44,036.54|4,509.40|48,545.94|45,884.00|
|Donations||0.00|0.00|0.00|
|TOTAL INCOME(**A)**|**44,036.54**|**4,509.40**|48,545.94|45,884.00|
|**EXPENDITURE(B)**|||||
|Rent and Rates|9,900.00|0.00|9,900.00|4,000.00|
|Workshops|0.00|2,000.00|2,000.00|0.00|
|Sessional workers|11,464.00|300.00|11,764.00|6,464.00|
|Volunteers’ expenses|3,420.00|200.00|3,620.00|2,620.00|
|Food Parcel Support|3,500.00|0.00|3,500.00|500.00|
|Youthprogramme activities|9,500.00|0.00|9,500.00|1,500.00|
|Trainingand skills development|3,300.00|0.00|3,300.00|1,200.00|
|Insurance|347.98|0.00|347.98|247.98|
|Consultancy/Overheads|2,500.00|2,000.00|4,500.00|1,138.25|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|43,931.98|4,500.00|48,431.98|17,670.23|
|NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE|104.56|9.40|113.96|28,213.77|
|TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS|-|-|||
|**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR YEAR**|104.56|9.40|113.96|28,213.77|
|**TOTAL FUNDS AT START OF YEAR**|2,024.83|234.19|2,259.02|2,259.02|
|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**|**2,129.39**|**243.59**|**2,372.98**|**30,472.79**|
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## BALANCE SHEET FYE 02 May 2024
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2024 2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets 446.20 594.93
Total Tangible Fixed Assets 446.20 594.93
Current Assets
Cash at Bank/Hand 113.96 1,993.86
Other debtors 1,812.82 27,884.00
Total Current Assets 1,926.78 29,877.86
Ceditors due within one year 0.00 0.00
Net Assets 2,372.98 30,472.79
Funds of the Charity
Resctricted Funds 2,363.58 30,438.60
Unrestricted Funds 9.40 34.19
2,372.98 30,472.79
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## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT FOR FYE May 2024
## Basis of independent examiner’s report:
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## Independent examiner’s statement:
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- (1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or
- (2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
10/02/2025
## _**Ms. Toya M. Berenger**_
_Trained Accountant Let’s Bloom Together Suite 20 St James’s House M6 5FW SALFORD_
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 2024**
## 1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The Financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention and include the results of the Charity’s operations which are described in the Trustee’s Report and all of which are continuing. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the statement of recommended practice for Charity Accounts:
- a. Fixed assets retained for use by the organisation include: laptops purchased in 2019. These fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method of depreciation over a period of three years.
- b. Change in basis of accounting: Grants Receivable
Grants for immediate expenditure are accounted for when they become receivable. Grants received for specific purposes are treated as restricted funds.
Grants restricted to future accounting periods are deferred and recognised in those periods.
## 2. Statement of Trustees Responsibilities
The standard constitution of the Charity requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and of the surplus or deficit for the period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:-
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgments that are reasonable and prudent;
- Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Charity acknowledges receipt of grants from:
- PEOPLES HEALTH FROM PEOPLES HEALTH TRU £11,366.00
- GROUNDWORK UK R/C, GWUK £3,200.00
- PEOPLES HEALTH FROM PEOPLES HEALTH TRU £9,471.00
- National Lottery GRANTS. £20,000.00
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND
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