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2025-03-31-accounts

TRANSITION CHIPPING NORTON 1202363

Annual Reports to Members

For the Period 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025

Transition Chipping Norton

Charity Number: 1202363

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CONTENTS Page
CHARITY INFORMATION 3
TRUSTEES’ REPORT 4
STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE FUTURE 6
SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION 8
TRUSTEES’ INTERESTS 8
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES 8
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 9
ACCOUNTING POLICIES 13

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CHARITY INFORMATION

TRUSTEES: Geoff Coleman (Chair) Karl Kwiatkowski (joined 19[th] November 2024) Kim Fazackerley-Sale Linda Aspey Duncan Brown REGISTERED ADDRESS: 17 Quarhill Close Over Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5PS REGISTERED NUMBER: 1202363 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT Dovey Accountancy Services Limited BANKERS The Co-Op Bank

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The Board of Trustees has pleasure in submitting its report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. This report covers the period from 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025.

ACTIVITIES

Transition Chipping Norton supports, promotes and runs community initiatives to help people live more sustainably and to protect and improve the environment. We do this by creating a network of supportive people and organisations around Chipping Norton. We encourage communication between people with similar goals and help amplify the voices of marginalised groups, enabling them to be better heard by policy makers.

THE CURRENT SITUATION

OVERVIEW

In our financial year 2024-25, Transition Chipping Norton continued to build on a range of projects responding to community needs and interests. We forged stronger connections within our community building bonds and understanding between people from different backgrounds and generations and supported people with mental health and inner transition. We made further preparations for our rebrand to Sustainable Chipping Norton to be completed in 2025. We expanded into new areas of climate awareness whilst continuing to support many local community groups to share skills and expertise.

COMMUNITY

TCN runs several community groups that meet regularly including

And has a strong emphasis on youth engagement through our youth activities

We collaborate with many other partners to help provide further regular sessions of

We have run a variety of community events including:

YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT

We have provided:

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Engaging with over 180 young people throughout the year

TCN members collaborate with other groups and organisations to create a strong network of opportunities including:

We continue to engage with the community, in line with our aims for community building and support for this year where we have engaged with:

AFFILIATIONS

Sustainable Chipping Norton is an active member of the following wider organisations

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

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We continue to support connections between members through themed groups, and have grown our Whatsapp membership to over 200 people. This amplifies our impact far wider as we connect extensively and share information and events with a wide range of other networks.

TRAINING

As our volunteer base grows, we continue to support training needs in the following areas:

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Positive Environmental Changes as a result of our activities:

SERIOUS INCIDENTS

There were no serious incidents to report to the Charity Commission during the period.

STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE FUTURE

To continue to provide a wide range of activities and opportunities to bring local people together and support initiatives to improve the environment.

To strengthen connections between policy makers and marginalised community members to help ensure their voices are heard.

Form new relationships with other organisations to further increase the range of support and development we can offer.

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NEXT STEPS FOR FY24-25

SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION

During the period the charity had incoming resources of £50,252. During the same period the charity had expenditure of £33,664.

These accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. Taking into account the budget and cash flow for the charity for the year to 31 March 2025, the Trustees have reasonable expectations that the charity has adequate resources and support from group resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The going concern basis for the accounts has therefore continued to be adopted.

The financial position of the charity continues to be monitored closely to provide longevity for the charity.

TRUSTEES’ INTERESTS

The Trustees do not have any beneficial interest in the charity.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Charity Commission requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or loss of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Commission requirements. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Each of the Trustees at the date of approval of this report confirms that:

  1. So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which those preparing the accounts are unaware; and

  2. The Trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a Trustee to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that those preparing the accounts are aware of that information.

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the guidelines of the Charity Commission.

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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Section A - Statement of Financial Activities: Summary

Incoming Resources Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricte
d Income
Funds		 Endowment
Funds		 Total This
Year		 Total
2024
£ £ £ £ £
Incomingresources fromgenerated funds
Incoming resources from charitable
activities		 50,252 50,252 32,299
Other incomingresources 10,408
Total incomingresources
Total IncomingResources 50,252 50,252 42,707
Total
2024
£
29,677
600
30,277
Total
2024
£
12,430
12,430
Total
2024
12,430
-
12,430
Resources Expended Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricte
d Income
Funds		 Endowment
Funds		 Total This
Year		 Total
2024
£ £ £ £ £
Cost of GeneratingFunds
Charitable Activities 32,884 32,884 29,677
Governance Costs 780 780 600
Other Resources Expended
Total Resources Expended 33,664 33,664 30,277
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricte
d Income
Funds		 Endowment
Funds		 Total This
Year		 Total
2024
£ £ £ £ £
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
transfers		 16,588 16,588 12,430
Gross transfers between funds
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
other recognisedgains/(losses)		 16,588 16,588 12,430
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Income
Funds		 Endowmen
t Funds		 Total This
Year		 Total
2024
Net movement in funds 16,588 16,588 12,430
Total funds brought forward 12,430 12,430 -
Total funds carried forward 29,018 29,018 12,430

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The charity had no recognised gains or losses during the year other than those reflected in the above accounts.

There is no difference in the reported surplus for the year and the surplus as reported under the historical cost convention.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with The Charities Act 2011 and for ensuring that these records are reported within the given timeframes.

Approved by the Board on

and signed on its behalf by:

Natascha Cavers (Chair)

09-September-2025

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– TCN Received Grants FY 2024 2025

CAG Oxfordshire £750.00
Maasai community day
WODC £750.00 Maasai community day
CAG Oxford £250.00
Great Big Green Week Activities for June 2024
SNG £1500.00 10 Summer youth sessions
CN Town council £750.00
Community Grant
CAG Oxfordshire £1000.00 Youth Connect (Year 1 of 5 year grant)
OCF £18,500.00 Better mental health (Year 1 of 2 year grant)
OCF £13,200.00 Reducing Isolation
Clarion
 £10,000 Intergenerational Youth Social Action Project
Cash 4 Kids £3,000 Youth Opportunities provision
CAG Oxfordshire £500 Great Big Green Week activities for June 2025

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies of the charity are set out below. The policies remain unchanged from the previous year.

BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP): Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) as amended by the early adoption of Update Bulletin 1 published on 2nd February 2016 reflecting amendments to FRS102.

The Trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

The trustees have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 (revised) from including a cash flow statement in the financial statements on the grounds that the charity is small.

FUND ACCOUNTING

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

INCOMING RESOURCES

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Voluntary income is received by way of grants donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Transition Chipping Norton On accounts for the year ended 31.03.2025 Charity no lif any) 1202363 Set out on pages 1-10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acl'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed a51 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material rnalters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives ma cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records w8re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Acl., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Name: Mr J M Dovey Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any): FCCA Address: Bloxham Mill, Barford Road Bloxham, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4FF IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination af charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners}. Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018