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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 Jan 2024 To 31 Dec 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1197097 Charity's principal address The Botley Centre

Botley NeighbourCare

High Street Botley Postcode SO30 2ES

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 John Spencer Chair 2 Pamela Hoskins 3 Marcus Rogers 4 Andrew Gillman 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) advisers (Optional information)
**Type of adviser ** Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

Appointment by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Botley NeighbourCare (BNC) is a volunteer group providing a variety of support services to people of all ages in the community of Botley when there is nobody else they can call upon for help. BNC was established in 1992 and exists within the framework of Good Neighbours Network, which is a collection of Hampshire-based, self-funding groups run by local people for local people all offering a helping hand to others in their community. The groups each provide both practical help, with tasks and emotional help through befriending schemes and an expanding range of social activities, from lunch clubs to social outings. Each group is unique and operates autonomously. Many offer much needed transport to medical appointments or a hand with the shopping. All of the groups aim to reach out to isolated people and deliver what is needed in their community. Good Neighbours Network provides help and guidance with the creation, development and organisation of the groups, and arranges group-wide support with training, insurance and legal advice, as required by and paid for by each self-funded local group.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

  1. To advance any exclusively charitable project for the relief of residents in need, by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in the geographical area defined as Botley (Hampshire) and the surrounding area; 2. To provide a Community Transport facility (known as Botley Minibus) for local non-profit making organisations and groups, in order to enhance their social and cultural activities for the benefit of the neighbourhood.

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The main activities undertaken by Botley NeighbourCare (BNC) are listed below. All the activities are available to all residents of the local area and are undertaken for free. Any donations received help offset BNC costs, including reimbursing volunteer drivers for their motoring costs.

Personal transport

The core activity of BNC is taking ‘clients’ to medical appointments. On average approximately 30 trips are undertaken per month to all the area hospitals and medical centres. Most clients do give a modest donation, if they are able, but BNC are indebted to our team of volunteers to provide this service.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Botley Lunch Club

BNC runs and subsidises a Lunch Club in the heart of the village at which local residents enjoy a good meal and, crucially, the company of others. Transport to and from the lunch club is provided using the Botley Minibus and, if oversubscribed, by volunteers’ private cars. Those who participate frequently tell us these simple events reduce loneliness and their feeling of isolation within the community.

Botley Minibus

In addition to use by BNC for local residents, the minibus is also available for hire on a non-profit making basis. The Botley Minibus can be seen around the village used by various local groups and societies.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During 2024, despite reduced availability of volunteer time, BNC have continued to provide transport to medical appointments. The number of trips that we have been able to accommodate has reduced from 2023. The lunch club, in collaboration with The Dolphin Public House, has prospered during 2024. The number of clients enjoying a good meal and social contact has increased.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity’s policy is to retain 2 years expenditure reserves where possible.

The charity has some funds ringfenced by a donor for future replacement of our minibus.

Details of any funds materially

in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The charity’s principal sources of funds are

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Funds support our key objectives via

Section F Other optional information

Unfortunately, BNC are experiencing a continued reduction in both the number of volunteers and the time available from our volunteers. We are continuing to fulfil our primary objectives, but expansion is proving impossible. We have tried various methods to recruit more volunteers but without significant success.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) J D Spencer Spencer Full name(s) John Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 16-May-25

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Botley Neigbbourcare Year End Accounting Report 2024 21)23 cok (iranls Donations (itants Donations £0.00 £7.619.71 £1.718.50 -£21.401 £1,879.96: £5201.36 £328.34 -g6.25 4384.39 C&sh R¢¢ehpts Cash Receipts £7.877.84 £11.196.77 XPENDLi Cash Pa￿ents PTJntin8. Post & Stationery2 Lunch Club ',Telephone & Iniernet Cateting LomputJnB Hxpen8e8 Premisas Bxpenses quipmentPurchases medi￿ Transport Miscellaneous MiniBus Medical Transport SwAce8 £io.(N) £262.17 W23.45 £168.17 £55.92 £218.77 £40. £o.Ix) 4684.50 £0. £2,715.58 CathPa￿eThts Printin& P08t & Stationtsf2 Luuth Club Telephone& Internet Catering Lonyputsng Bxpen8es Premises Expenses quipmeat Purchases edi¢d Transport scellanwus MiniBus 664.28 723.58 84.00 86.77 144. 14.(X) 495.53 3,785.50 J 12.3U 2.055.72 0.00 £7,098J6 £8.L65.68 OR YEAR £779.28 £3.031.09 Reserves Brought Forward (LeBS cash carriedover) £25J50.98 Re8ervu BroughtForward £20.582.49 Ruerve8 Catried Fonvard £24 330.26 £23.613.58 Held itl Lloyds Current Actount £24?30.26 Held in Lloyd8 Cutratt Ac￿t £23.550.98 Cash C8tried Forwwd .Cr*Jitors Crèjitors ,Toal Cash Bajance £24.33026 Toal CathBalance £23.613.58 YE Lloyds Current Account Balance Cash Holdings BNC Net Book Assets (MiniBus) Deposit Account BNC Debto BNC Total Asset Value £24J30.26 £0.00 £10.963.74 £41.000.16 £0.00 £76294.16