2025-12-31-accounts - Botley Neighbourcare

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Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 Jan 2025 To 31 Dec 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Botley NeighbourCare Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1197097 Charity's principal address The Botley Centre High Street Botley Postcode SO30 2ES

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	John Spencer	Chair
	Pamela Hoskins	Secretary
	Marcus Rogers
	Andrew Gillman	Treasurer

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

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointment by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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

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.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During 2025, 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 2024. The lunch club, in collaboration with The Dolphin Public House, has prospered during 2025. The number of clients enjoying a good meal and social contact has increased.

The Botley Minibus continues to provide an inexpensive option for local residents, groups and societies. However, it is nearing the end of its economic life. We are therefore investigating options for replacement and would hope to come to a conclusion in 2026.

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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

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Local individual donations
Legacy Trust donations
Local Parish Diocese donation
the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Local Parish Authority donation

Funds support our key objectives via

Operational cost running transport and minibus services.
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Social activities for village residents
Volunteer support supplies and equipment
Publication and awareness activities to promote local awareness of the charity’s services and activities.
investment policy and of the charity’s services and activities.
objectives including any ethical investment policy Funds are held in the Charity’s current and savings bank accounts.
adopted.

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 difficult. 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 27-Jul-26

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Botley Neighbourcare Year End Accounting Report 2025

2025	2025		2024
INCOME Grants Donations Misc Cash Receipts MiniBus Medical Transport Services EXPENDITURE Cash Payments Printing, Post & Stationery2 Lunch Club Telephone & Internet Catering Computing Expenses Premises Expenses Equipment Purchases Medical Transport Miscellaneous MiniBus Medical Transport Services SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR YEAR	£400.00 £1,075.54 £0.00 £0.00 £2,953.46 £0.00 TOTAL £4,429.00 £0.00 £0.00 £709.76 £34.00 £71.59 £322.27 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £10.00 £3,095.36 £0.00 TOTAL £4,242.98 £186.02 £24,330.26 £24,516.28 £24,516.28 £0.00 £0.00 £24,516.28		INCOME Grants £0.00 Donations £2,516.86 Misc £328.34 Cash Receipts -£36.25 MiniBus £25.00 Medical Transport Services £0.00 TOTAL £2,833.95 EXPENDITURE Cash Payments 30.00 Printing, Post & Stationery2 262.17 Lunch Club 923.45 Telephone & Internet 168.17 Catering 55.92 Computing Expenses 218.77 Premises Expenses 40.00 Equipment Purchases 0.00 Medical Transport 0.00 Miscellaneous 0.00 MiniBus 0.00 Medical Transport Services 0.00 TOTAL £1,698.48 SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR YEAR £1,135.47 Reserves Brought Forward £23,550.98 £24,686.45 REPRESENTED BY: £24,330.26 £0.00 Creditors £0.00 Toal Cash Balance £24,330.26 Reserves Carried Forward Held in Lloyds Current Account Cash Carried Forward
Reserves Brought Forward (Less cash carried over) REPRESENTED BY: Creditors Toal Cash Balance Reserves Carried Forward Held in Lloyds Current Account Cash Carried Forward

YE Lloyds Current Account Balance £24,516.28 Cash Holdings £0.00 BNC Net Book Assets (MiniBus) £9,319.18 Deposit Account £42,068.86 BNC Debtors £0.00 BNC Total Asset Value £75,904.32