## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/08/23 To 31/07/24** ## **Charity name: We Are Noise CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1196010** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve those living in conditions of need,
hardship or distress, suffering from mental or
physical disability or the effects of poverty or
sickness by the provision of music education
therapy, digital media and photography
training and to advance education for such
individuals through music studio based
workshops and training sessions in digital
media and photography.| |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 charity undertook 2 projects during this
financial period, one funded by the
Community Foundation Fund and the other
by Meeting Places CIO. One project was the
delivery of music and creative arts
workshops working with disadvantaged and
marginalised students of Darwen, offering
engagement in the recording studio in the
form of music making activities, videography,
podcasting, photography, and animation.
The other was a series of music workshops
and performance events working with the
under privileged young people of Darwen
who attended Meeting Places CIO.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit at all times during this financial
period.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity undertakes no grant making
activities.| |Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|All monies during this financial period were
allotted to the primary aims of the project(s).
This included staffing costs, room hire,| |including program related
investment||promotion, pertinent equipment purchases,
accreditation costs and/or refreshments/food
for the service users.| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **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|During this financial period the projects have
worked directly with around 100
beneficiaries – young people aged between
11 – 18 from Darwen and the surrounding
areas who come from socioeconomic
deprivation and who are recognised as
marginalised and hard to reach. Both
projects were user led and remained
dynamic throughout. All young attendees
were engaged in activities pertinent to their
interests and were encouraged to work
towards accreditation were appropriate. All
were fed and given refreshments whilst
attending the projects – this was deemed
necessary as many young people were not
adequately eating at home. Many of the
young people were frequently absent from
mainstream education, however, there was a
significant increase in attendance post
project.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The organisation successfully met and
adhered to both the objectives set out by the
governing document in relation to the
beneficiaries of the projects, and the
stipulations of the funders, set out in the
application process.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The organisation applied for 1 pot of funding
– the community foundation fund – for which
it was successful.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Although the projects had start and end
dates due to financial constraints, the
organisation over performed in the delivery,
in terms of numbers of attending
beneficiaries and accreditations achieved.| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of this financial period the charity
has £9002 in the bank. This was reserved
for the delivery of the project for which it had
been paid. All monies awarded during this
period were reserved solely for the projects
for which they were funded.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are currently no uncertainties or
concerns that the charity cannot continue.
Further to the project which it is delivering,
there are more being developed, that will be
submitted to relevant funders in due course.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
During this financial period, all funds have
been donated by the Community Foundation
Fund and Meeting Places CIO. These
projects aligned strictly with our charitable
aims. There have been no other fund-raising
activities.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The only risk facing the charity currently, is
being unsuccessful when applying for
funding pots for the projects it wishes to
deliver. However, with no contracted staff
and/or overheads, the charity can resubmit
to other funders in due course to remedy
this.| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Potential trustees are suggested by either of
the fellow trustees if they so choose at the
next AGM and/or via post or digital
communication to the other trustees. This is
then voted on.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
N/A| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|We Are Noise CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1196010| |Charity’s principal address|22 – 26 Railway Road
Darwen
Lancashire
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Martin Rawcliffe|||| ||AnthonySmith|||| ||Miriam Rathore|||AnthonySmith| ||Lisa Harrison|||Miriam Rathore| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held 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 adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** N/A ## **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)** Martin William Rawcliffe **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 28/05/25 **Charity Name No (if any) WE ARE NOISE CIO 1196010 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/08/2023 31/07/2024 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**9 000**
**4 202**
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_AR)_|**-**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
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**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_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**-**|**9 002**|**-**|**9 002**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**9 002**|**-**|**9 002**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
All remaining money is for a school
~~delivery program working with under~~
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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**9 002**
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Print Name
Martin Rawcliffe|**Endowment**
**funds**
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**funds**
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approval| |||Martin Rawcliffe|28/05/2025| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2