Broxtowe Community Projects (Registered charity, number 1195969) Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025
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| 2 - 6 | Trustees’ annual report |
| 7 | Independent examiner’s report |
| 8 | Receipts & payments account |
| 9 | Statement of assets & liabilities |
| 10- 11 | Notes to the accounts |
Broxtowe Community Projects Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 30 September 2025
Full name Broxtowe Community Projects
Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation
Registered charity number 1195969
Principal address 106 Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1ES
Trustees
Helen Winfield, Chair Laura Cameron Charles Daniel Walker William Mee Thomas Roberts Faisal Rahim, until 01/04/26 Shaun Danneheimer, until 01/03/25
Independent examiner
Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
Governance and management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution – CIO Association registered 29 September 2021 and most recently amended 20 September 2024.
No new trustees were appointed during this period, but our usual process is to advertise locally via social media, emails to long term supporters, communications with our volunteers and groups we work in partnership with, together with personal recommendations from current and former trustees. Trustees are vetted via their CV and social media research, must provide 2 personal references, ID in line with right to work processes, a basic DBS and they will have an interview with at least 3 current serving trustees before being recommended to the board and by vote. New trustees are given a 2-month trial period before being confirmed and added to the Charity Commission listings - this is to ensure we are the right fit for each other before taking on full legal responsibility - this can be shortened by mutual agreement if all parties are happy to do so with a simple majority of pre-existing trustees agreeing.
Objectives and activities
To relieve people in the Borough of Broxtowe and Lenton Abbey area who are in need or distress by reason of their poverty, hardship, social circumstances, age, mental or physical ill health, disability or isolation in ways the trustees shall think fit. To support people through the provision of services, education & training, financial skills for life and inclusion, digital inclusion, advice, guidance and assistance, community development initiatives and other such assistance as to improve their
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lives, skills and capacities as the trustees see fit and to educate and support people to be active citizens and play a role in their community through volunteering.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
We deliver community meals in community centres to bring people together and tackle loneliness and isolation brought about through poverty - in these sessions beneficiaries have the option of sharing and learning new craft skills and/or accessing advice and guidance – e.g. during the winter the community meal sessions also operate as a warm space and our trained volunteers (trained to City & Guilds Level 3 in energy awareness) give advice on energy saving and managing to reduce fuel poverty - our advisors can and also prescribe items to assist with energy reductions where an assessment establishes a genuine need for support e.g. air fryers, electric throws, warm socks, hats and gloves, radiator keys and reflector material, thermal curtains and smart plugs/ LED/ smart bulbs. We provide crisis support for people in immediate financial difficulty who cannot afford to buy food - we do this through our self-referral foodbank which offers a mix of ambient, fresh and frozen foods along with baby formula, baby care items, nappies, personal hygiene pet foods, household cleaning products and other such basic items as we may source/be donated from time to time. In addition to the above, we also run cooking classes, IT and language support sessions, help with signposting to free reliable advice providers and accessing solution focused support e.g. referrals to CAB for a benefits check and debt support. We are greatly indebted to our many and wonderful volunteers, some of whom are former supported members and/or have had similar life experiences of financial crisis poverty survival and their compassionate resolve to improve the situations of adults and children living in poverty today. Our open culture of feedback and participation by members and volunteers contributes to ongoing changes in BCP’s projects to meet new emerging needs, ensure community engagement and our contribution to supporting vulnerable people.
Our work makes good on our charitable objects by ensuring that our ‘neighbour in need’ can still have access to good quality nutritious food, household and baby essentials, during times of crisis and financial hardship. Our beneficiaries have social opportunities through our community meals, and our volunteer programme supports people with skills development and preparation for work. BCP is one of the very few foodbanks with volunteers who deliver foodbags to housebound people across Broxtowe. This means those who find it hard to leave the house due to illness or disability can still get the help they need and our project staff will complete their registration over the phone which maximises our reach and accessibility to people in desperate need. We have been described by staff/officers at the local council as being “an essential part of the local VCSE offer - one that we could ill afford to lose”. We are known for our responsiveness, personal touch and ‘dignity first’ approach and commitment to ensure no one in our community goes hungry or cold. Our experienced, dedicated and values led Trustee board offer valuable and effective governance, and scrutiny to ensure we never stray from our purpose and that we protect our service to the community for the future.
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Public benefit statement
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit.
Summary of the main achievements during the period
“Having to choose between heating and eating - that was my reality, I felt so ashamed, desperate, like I was failing my kids somehow. My partner, he had an accident at work, he’s self-employed, it meant we went from everything being ok to everything collapsing around our feet so suddenly - we hadn't been in this position before- it was frightening- you know we hadn't had a huge income, not enough to save enough to get through this kind of thing anyway, but enough to live - and then boom, everything just gone! Someone told me about Broxtowe Community Projects, that they were friendly and welcoming and they might be able to help us so I went in and registered and they sorted me out - gave me fresh food too - nice treats for the kids - they didn't make me feel small like a failure, listened and made me feel like what was happening to us mattered. I could choose what went in my foodbag - it was easy for me to ask for help. I didn’t have to tell my story to loads of people, people still asked me questions, but I only had to answer them one time which helped me manage how awful it was having to ask for help. They helped us out with food for a few months until my partner was back at work - our kids even got gift at Christmas - they held a Christmas party at a local Scout Hut - a nice meal with neighbours, games, laughs - they are really helpful to all of us - we wouldn’t have got through this awful patch without them. Because of them we had time to get back on our feet again - find a way forward, get help and advice from the people they encouraged us to contact - CAB etc. I’m so grateful they were there - I drop off food as a donation from time to time now - it was only a few months in our life, thankfully, but they made such a difference - I won’t ever forget all you did for us - thank you!”
This is just one of the many pieces of feedback we receive throughout the year. Our member above, really valued the judgement free support that we offer, the encouragement and thoughtfulness of our dedicated team of volunteers, who genuinely care about improving lives of people suffering in our community. Last year BCP foodbags ensured that over 6,300 unique individuals had access to good quality nutritious food at a time of financial crisis and deep uncertainty. There are many stories just like this, people tell us how the work we deliver has helped them to find a way through e.g. our energy saving packs given to our most vulnerable members, helped prevent people feeling cold in the Winter and save money on their energy bills. 20 people told us that our energy packs stopped them from having to use the emergency electricity on their prepaid meters which they were worried they couldn't pay back in time to continue to have power. Human dignity and choice sit at the heart of our charity - we consult our beneficiaries on the foodbags we provide and try to ensure that what we provide is nutritious and reflects what most people will eat. BCP is immensely proud of our incredible volunteers for the impact they have every week on vulnerable people’s lives, and we want to offer them all the praise here, because in what has been an incredibly challenging year - their hearts and dedication has really shone through and given hope to everyone who has walked through our doors this year. Thank you.
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Financial review
In common with many other UK charities of all sizes, this has been an exceptionally challenging year financially for BCP. The cost-of-living crisis reduced the ability of many individual donors who traditionally support us because of their own financial commitments, and at the same time, there were widespread government funding cutbacks and grant making trusts – the long-recognised backbone of support for small frontline charities - were inundated with funding applications, well beyond their capacity to support. BCP has some excellent financially qualified and experienced Trustees who made prudent decisions around cash flow management and prioritised our crisis support services for households in deep financial problems as the most important objective. We ended our lease on 32 High Road and consolidated our services at 106 Chilwell Road, our Welcome Hub. With the cost-of-living problems deepening we have had much greater numbers of people asking for support - and those accepted needing to stay with us on average 6 weeks longer compared to previous years. The trusts and foundations environment remains tight with far more competition, and we have been exploring ways of diversifying our income and strengthening other sources of funding, that is, community fundraising and local businesses. Some of these have shown early promise, e.g. staff and trustees participated in the Nottingham Robin Hood marathon and CP Walkers local estate agents, sponsored our runners by paying their race entry fees, and we raised just over £2,000 unrestricted funding which was brilliant. The second half of the year was better, and we ended the financial year in a similar financial position to the previous year as a result of huge efforts by everyone who supports BCP, for which we are very grateful and proud. We have met this year with tenacity and a determination to meet the needs of our community, and we provided support to more people than ever
- over 6,300 individuals, 500 community meals and over 100 Winter energy warm packs. Our volunteers and staff have shown incredible resilience, commitment and determination.
BCP has been fortunate to have been supported by Notts County Council, One Stop, The National Lottery Community Fund - Awards for All and the Hobson Foundation in renovating our Welcome Hub kitchen, toilet, garage and shop front. These developments, having been completed in the last months of the financial year, will enable us to cook meals for vulnerable people using donated food. We can now store more food because power and lighting installed in the garage means that nonfood items can be stored there, and more space internally given over to food storage. We are also very grateful to the many other funders and amazing volunteers who supported us this year - without which we couldn't have delivered the services and support we have. Thank you!
I also want to pay tribute to our outgoing Trustee Shaun Danneheimer. Shaun was an original charity founder who helped make BCP what it is today - his positive cando attitude and willingness to get stuck in and work alongside volunteers, and make people feel welcome has always been appreciated. He will be missed and we wish Shaun every success in the future.
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Charity policy on reserves
The Trustees policy is to hold reserves of 3-6 months funding such that we can continue to function and make prudent decisions should there be an income gap. As we are not an endowed charity and reliant on voluntary income to fund our work, having a small amount of reserves is considered essential to meeting our legal and contractual obligations towards our staff (2 of whom meet redundancy entitlement criteria) suppliers, and securing the essential services we provide to vulnerable members of the community.
Financial risks
BCP faces the same financial risks affecting most UK charities - the continued costof-living crisis forcing more vulnerable households into poverty and in need of assistance, weakened charitable donations to small charities as household budgets remain tight, and intense high-profile competition for funding across the board even at the most basic levels of local fundraising. BCP relies heavily on our committed volunteers but maintaining our very small staff team is essential to our operations, we couldn’t achieve what we do without them. We are working hard on diversifying our income, providing more engaging ways to give and deepening relationships with our community
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed
Date 14.08.2026
Helen Winfield, Trustee
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Broxtowe Community Projects for the year ended 30 September 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Broxtowe Community Projects (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed Date 18/08/2026 Eva Stevens BSc, CPFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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Broxtowe Community Projects Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 September 2025
| 2024 Total Unrestricted Funds Funds £ Note £ Receipts 115257 Grants & donations 2 43295 3168 Fundraising 2797 1670 Bank interest 800 120095 Total receipts 46892 Payments 72 Bank charges 117 667 Communications - 8955 Capital development 22 35179 Food 14453 180 Fundraising costs - 238 Insurance 144 122 Leaflets & promotional 147 14769 Professional fees & consultancy 12610 249 Office costs 1063 14124 Project supplies & costs - 14000 Rent 1604 5771 Room & hall hire 2875 43741 Salaries, NI & pension 30118 5472 Staff & volunteer expenses & training 2757 432 Subscriptions & website - - Sundry expenses 243 179 Travel & van hire 90 1073 Trustees 327 3746 Utilities & rates 5927 148969 Total payments 72497 (28874) Net receipts/(payments) (25605) 83116 - 54242 Cash funds at start of this period 40613 Transfers between funds (227) Cash funds at end of this period 14781 |
2025 Restricted Total Funds Funds £ £ 34280 77575 - 2797 - 800 34280 81172 - 117 - - 17503 17525 3700 18153 - - 114 258 - 147 - 12610 - 1063 2760 2760 7425 9029 1260 4135 13894 44012 1480 4237 - - - 243 - 90 - 327 - 5927 48136 120633 (13856) (39461) 13629 227 - 54242 - 14781 |
2025 Total Funds £ 77575 2797 800 |
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| 81172 | ||
| 117 - 17525 18153 - 258 147 12610 1063 2760 9029 4135 44012 4237 - 243 90 327 5927 |
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Broxtowe Community Projects Statement of assets and liabilities at 30 September 2025
| 2024 £ Cash assets Note 54242 Bank accounts 54242 Assets retained for the charity’s own use General equipment. Liabilities (3593) Creditors 3 (3593) |
2025 £ 14781 14781 (2206) (2206) |
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These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed Date 14.08.2026 Helen Winfield, Trustee
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Broxtowe Community Projects Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025
1. Receipts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donations
| The Hobson Charity People's Health Trust National Lottery Community Fund Grid Neighbourly - Sainsbury's RushcliffeCVS GroundworkUK J. N. Derbyshire ArnoldClark Neighbourly - Lidl Unite Notts Community Foundation AlbertHunt ThomasFarr Gemini The Woodward Trust The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust Sundry grants & donations |
Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ £ - 6000 6000 3561 - 3561 The - 19974 19974 National - 5000 5000 - 1500 1500 - 806 806 - 1000 1000 2000 - 2000 2500 - 2500 730 - 730 3000 - 3000 2000 - 2000 5000 - 5000 3000 - 3000 4976 - 4976 1000 - 1000 5000 - 5000 10528 - 10528 43295 34280 77575 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ £ - 6000 6000 3561 - 3561 The - 19974 19974 National - 5000 5000 - 1500 1500 - 806 806 - 1000 1000 2000 - 2000 2500 - 2500 730 - 730 3000 - 3000 2000 - 2000 5000 - 5000 3000 - 3000 4976 - 4976 1000 - 1000 5000 - 5000 10528 - 10528 43295 34280 77575 |
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| 77575 |
3. Creditors
| Professional fees & consultancy (IE fee) Salaries, NI & pension (HMRC) |
£ 840 1366 2206 |
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4. Funds analysis
| Restricted funds NCC Social Supermarket NCC Ukraine Capital development Welcome Centre project (A4A) Winter Warm Banks (National Grid) Grow Your Own Allotment Unrestricted funds General fund |
Restricted funds NCC Social Supermarket NCC Ukraine Capital development Welcome Centre project (A4A) Winter Warm Banks (National Grid) Grow Your Own Allotment Unrestricted funds General fund |
Opening balance £ 4039 3590 6000 - - - 13629 40613 40613 |
Receipts (Payments) £ £ - (4039) - (3590) 7806 (14033) 19974 (19974) 5000 (5000) 1500 (1500) 34280 (48136) 46892 (72497) 46892 (72497) |
Transfers £ - - 227 - - - 227 (227) (227) |
Closing balance £ - - - - - - - 14781 14781 |
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The transfer from the General fund to the Capital development fund is to cover the deficit on this activity. Further NCC funding to be received in the next period.
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: NCC Social Supermarket – Social supermarket project.
NCC Ukraine - to provide English classes, small group crafts and welcome events for the Ukrainian community.
Capital development – funds for our kitchen installation project.
Welcome Centre project (A4A) - staffing and core costs of our social supermarket / training space. £4,000 was also used for the capital development – kitchen installation project.
Winter Warm banks (National Grid) - towards the costs of staffing, staff training, venue hire and providing advice and warmth support items to beneficiaries.
Grow Your Own Allotment - Sainsbury’s - towards the costs of BCP’s ‘grow your own’ allotment project.
5. Trustees’ remuneration
During this period, a total of £327 was reimbursed to 2 trustees for expenses incurred.
6. Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in this period.
7. Glossary of terms
Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity but not paid during the accounting period.
Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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