## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/07/2023 **To** 30/06/2024
**Charity name:** now-u community
**Charity registration number:** 1196568
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the charity are to promote
the voluntary sector for the public benefit, in
particular by providing a user-friendly
mobile platform to match charities and
voluntary organisations with prospective
volunteers and supporters.|
|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|now-u community is a CIO that matches
charities and voluntary organisations with
prospective volunteers and supporters
through a user-friendly mobile platform.
The CIO curates charitable campaigns with
actions and learning materials in
partnership with charities to make it easier
for everyone to learn about social and
environmental issues and to take charitable
action.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
||Para 1.38|now-u community is entirely run by a small
team of volunteers.|
Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|In its third financial year of operation,
now-u community developed its volunteer
team and ran several charitable campaigns
covering a wide range of issues including
equal access to sport, mental health,
cancer awareness and marine wildlife
conservation.
Actions completed on the now-u app during
this period included donating to charities,
signing petitions and learning about
charitable causes, supporting a wide
variety of charities. We also collected
feedback from our users on how we could
enhance their experience with the platform
and increase our charitable impact, and
started work to address this feedback.|
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity earned no income and incurred
no costs during this financial period. The
charity has no employees and required no
expenditure during this period, but plans to
begin grant applications in the coming year
to fund expanded activities to further its
charitable purposes.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has no employees and all its
funds are utilised within the terms of the
constitution of the charity. In line with the
recommendations of the Charity
Commission, the charity will regularly
review its policy for holding reserves.
Currently no reserves are held as the
charity has not started to earn income, but
once over £5,000 of unrestricted funds
have been raised in a financial period, the
charity intends to hold £100 in reserves to
cover any unforeseen expenses required
for the charity’s operation.|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|
£0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity currently holds no reserves as it
has not yet earned any income.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|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||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||Not applicable|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The governing document of the charity is a
Foundation Model Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|now-u community is a charitable
incorporated organisation (CIO)|
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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|In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the existing charity
trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO. When a
new trustee is needed, the volunteer team
is informed and notices are posted on
online platforms inviting applications. A
rigorous screening and interview process is
conducted by the existing trustees, who
then vote to elect the most suitable
candidate. Apart from the first trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a term
of three years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.|
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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
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|now-u community|
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Registered charity number|1196568|
|Charity’s principal address|2 Granville Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent.
TN13 1ER|
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
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## **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)** Elizabeth Elgar **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 6/4/25
## **now-u community**
## ~~**Receipts and payments acco**~~ 1/7/2023 **For the period from To**
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end o**
**Categories Details B1 Cash funds Total cash funds** (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) **Details B2 Other monetary assets Details B3 Investment assets Details B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Details**
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## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature Print Na Elizabeth
~~**ounts**~~ 30/6/2024 **CC16a**
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**-** Date of ame approval Elgar 6/4/2025