Trustees' Annual Re ort for the eriod p p
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2023 31 March 2024
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name BYB@Blackrod
Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1197101 Charity's principal address Blackrod Primary School Manchester Road Blackrod Bolton Postcode BL6 5SY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Ian Dryburgh | Chair | n/a | BYB@Blackrod | |
| Martin Banks | Trustee | n/a | BYB@Blackrod | |
| Rachael Littlefair | Trustee | n/a | BYB@Blackrod | |
| Julie Ramsden | Treasurer | n/a | BYB@Blackrod | |
| Katherine Mead | Trustee | n/a | BYB@Blackrod | |
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)
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
Foundation CIO Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
By appointment
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
BYB@Blackrod is an independent registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation which is managed by a board of ex-officio trustees aligned to Blackrod Primary School.
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The Head Teacher
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Deputy Head Teacher
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Business Manager
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Governor Representative
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Community Representative
The Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Business Manager and Governor Representative of Blackrod Primary School (each, the office holder) shall automatically (ex officio) be a charity trustee, for as long as they hold that office and the community representative is appointed.
These trustee members are supported by Associate Member Trustees who are important members of our community bringing expertise, experience and challenge but who do not have voting rights. All trustees are provided with the a trustee induction pack prior to become a member and the Associate Member Trustees are volunteers.
BYB@Blackrod have policies and procedures which are managed and monitored by trustees on a regular basis, including:
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Safeguarding and child protection
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Reserves policy Complaints policy Volunteers policy Trustees code of conduct Health and safety policy Financial policy
There is also a process of internal management for all externally funded projects to ensure both accountability and internal auditing of finances.
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of the CIO are to advance in life and relieve needs of young people up to the age of 18 through: a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society.
Throughout the year activities have taken place which have helped children and young people of different ages which have given the opportunity to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities. Throughout all activities, trustees have had due regard to the charity commissions public benefit guidance and have taken into account both the guidance and the objects of the charity.
Activities throughout the course of the year have included the provision of recreational and leisure time activities designed to help children and young people across the four quadrants of:
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Environment
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Skills
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Community cohesion and social capital
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Health and wellbeing
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)
Activities include:
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Awards for All funded cooking up connections project, a growing and cooking project for the community.
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Tesco – Stronger Starts bid / Blackrod Breaking Frontiers
In addition we have worked in collaboration with Blackrod Primary School to deliver community based activities including:
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Heritage Lottery Fund / Blackrod Remembered – a community and school based history project
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ASDA Foundation / Under 18 Better Starts funding in collaboration with Blackrod PTFA to support All Starts
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Greater Manchester Opening School Facilities fund – which supported the opening of school activities to the wider community
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Tesco – provision of a sensory garden on the school site
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
We would like to thank all volunteers for their valued contribution to the development of BYB@Blackrod and would like to thank all partners for their continued support.
As we continue our strategic development for the year ahead we will continue to focus on the objects of the constitution and to further develop activities in each of the four quadrants of:
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Environment
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Skills
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Community cohesion and social capital Health and wellbeing
Section D Achievements and performance We have specified our main activities above, which we also agree to be Summary of the main our main achievements. Throughout the course of the year we have achievements of the charity generated positive outcomes for 313 children from Blackrod Primary during the year School, and over 140 children, young people and families in the Blackrod locality, some of which have benefited from multiple opportunities. We have benefited from volunteer time greater than 226 hours. Section E Financial review The CIO complies with the requirements of the charities Act 2011 with Brief statement of the charity’s regard to the keeping of accounting records, to the preparation and policy on reserves scrutiny of statements of accounts, and to the preparation of annual reports and returns. The reserves are kept to meet needs relating to contingency, cash-flow, commitment conservation, and closure. We have an active policy on reserves which is updated annually. Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Expenditure has helped us to achieve the key objects of the CIO. All You may choose to include monies are accounted for through achievement of the project outcomes. additional information, where We have not used income for investment purposes. relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
The principal sources of funding for BYB@Blackrod through the course of this year has been:
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Tesco
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Awards for All | National Lottery Fund Income
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section F
Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Ian Dryburgh Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair / Trustee etc) Date 16 December 2024
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BYB Financial Report 1.4.2023 - 31.3.2024
| Date | Descripton | Credits | Debits | Balance |
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| Opening Balance | 12,265.08 | |||
| Monday,May22,2023 | Catalyst Clinical/MedicFest Ltd | 1,194.00 | 13,459.08 | |
| Wednesday,June 07,2023 | The Lancashire Wildlife Trust - CookingupConnectons | 2,500.00 | 10,959.08 | |
| Wednesday,June 07,2023 | The Lancashire Wildlife Trust - CookingupConnectons | 40.25 | 10,918.83 | |
| Wednesday,June 07,2023 | Catalyst Clinical/MedicFest Ltd | 1,194.00 | 9,724.83 | |
| Wednesday,June 07,2023 | School budget Purchase card - water but - Amazon - CookingupConnectons | 39.99 | 9,684.84 | |
| Wednesday,June 14,2023 | Hire ofpremises - CookingupConnectons | 2,000.00 | 7,684.84 | |
| Friday,July14,2023 | M Howard Inv 0072 - CookingupConnectons | 1,250.40 | 6,434.44 | |
| Monday,July17,2023 | Express Banners CookingupConnectons | 59.50 | 6,374.94 | |
| ### | CBS Ofcegroup- A4 Paper - CookingupConnectons | 44.40 | 6,330.54 | |
| 15th September 2023 | M Howard Inv 0079 - CookingupConnectons | 900.00 | 5,430.54 | |
| Monday,September 25,2023 | The Lancashire Wildlife Trust - CookingupConnectons | 1,000.00 | 4,430.54 | |
| Monday,September 25,2023 | The Lancashire Wildlife Trust - CookingupConnectons | 158.37 | 4,272.17 | |
| Friday,October 20,2023 | CookingUpConnectons expenses | 8.08 | 4,264.09 | |
| Thursday,October 19,2023 | Forest Fronters | 315.00 | 4,579.09 | |
| Thursday,December 14,2023 | The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Chq0014 | 400.00 | 4,179.09 | |
| Friday,December 15,2023 | Transfer from Tescogrant school fund re chq000014 | 400.00 | 4,579.09 | |
| Friday,January26,2024 | Purchase card All Stars - Vistaprint - CookingupConnnectons | 25.57 | 4,553.52 | |
| Balance | 1,909.00 | 9,620.56 | 4,553.52 | |
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| Katherine Mead | 1/20/2025 | |||
| Julie Ramsden | 1/20/2025 |