## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** TOWN AND COMMUNITY
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1209468
**Charity's principal address** 3 GREENBANK, EGGLESTON
BARNARD CASTLE COUNTY DURHAM **Postcode** DL12 0BQ
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Andrew David Wake|Chairperson|6th August 2024 to date||
||David St John Bamford|Treasurer|6th August 2024 to date||
||Dr Stephen John Partridge|Secretary|6th August 2024 to date||
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## **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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|Andrew David Wake|6th August 2024 to date|
|David St John Bamford|6th August 2024 to date|
|Dr Stephen John Partridge|6th August 2024 to date|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
None
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Foundation Model Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Foundation CIO (trustees are the only members)
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
- (1) Apart from the first charity 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.
- (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
## **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;
- Risk management: identified risks include funding volatility and volunteer shortages; measures include diversified funding applications and volunteer training schedule.
- Plans for future periods: secure more benefactors for digital equipment repurposing and recycling, establish a local library of things model on County Durham, establish a local digital community hub to support education, health, training, employment and community services. Apply for a three-year service contract with the local authority.
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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**Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
(1) The advancement of education for the public benefit, especially in the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Sports through accessible digital inclusion by repurposing digital and computer equipment donated by businesses and organisations to schools and further education establishments, in particular but not exclusively in North East England.
(2) To relieve need of those whose ability to access the digital technologies is limited by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage, by assisting in the provision of access to digital education and information technologies, providing recycled digital and electronic equipment, support, education and training that the trustees deem appropriate.
**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)**
- Delivered equitable digital inclusion equipment and support for education and health services in the North East & North Cumbria, providing governance, process engineering, research and analytical reporting, supporting community digital inclusion projects, and provide volunteering opportunities.
- Digital Inclusion activities have been provided to local residents; targeted outreach for low-income families; isolated older people and NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
Town and Community’s board of trustees would like to thank the volunteers who have been critical to the delivery of the charity’s activities.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
- Delivered governance report for the Health Innovation Network in North East & North Cumbria to deliver the Digital Inclusion “Device repurposing – No one left behind” Programme.
- Delivered over 400 digital devices for children with type 1 diabetes in North East & North Cumbria NHS Foundation Trusts. Provided governance advice, business analysis, and process engineering to create digital device request, delivery, and support
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- Section D Achievements and performance services so children with type 1 diabetes can self-manage their health and wellbeing. This won a QiC (Quality in Care) Diabetes award.
- • Provided 5 x educational drones to local school in County Durham.
- • Provided 20 x PCs to CIC in Sunderland for media training in Sunderland and surrounding coalfield areas.
- Provided 10 laptops to educational charity in Surbiton.
## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the** Reserves policy aims to hold unrestricted general reserves equivalent to **charity’s policy on reserves** 3 months of running costs (target £9,000).
**Details of any funds materially** No funds materially in deficit to report for this period. **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include To address funding volatility and volunteer shortages the charity is additional information, where introducing measures for more diversified funding applications, and relevant about: outreach to attract volunteers, including a volunteer training schedule.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
No additional information.
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**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)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc) **
**Date**|||
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||Andrew David Wake|David St John Bamford|
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Chairperson|Treasurer|
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## **TOWN AND COMMUNITY**
## **Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - Registered charity number: 1209468**
**Annual Return for year ended: 31 May 2025**
## Contents
1. Legal and administrative information
2. Trustees’ annual report
3. Independent examiner’s / auditor’s report
4. Statement of financial activities (SoFA) (accruals)
5. Balance sheet / Statement of assets and liabilities
6. Notes to the accounts (including accounting policies)
7. Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
8. Trustee declaration and approval
## 1. Legal and administrative information
- Charity name: TOWN AND COMMUNITY
- CIO registration number: 1209468
- Registered office: 3 GREENBANK, EGGLESTON, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM DL12 0BQ
- Principal address: 3 GREENBANK, EGGLESTON, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM DL12 0BQ
- Governing document: 06 August 2024, CIO Foundation Constitution
- Charity trustees (as at 31 May 2025):
- Andrew Wake, Chair
- David Bamford, Treasurer
- Stephen Partridge, Secretary
- Senior staff / key management personnel: Not Applicable
- Independent examiner / auditor: Not Applicable
- Bankers: Metro Bank, Bradford Branch
- Solicitor (if applicable): Not Applicable
- Date charity established: 06 August 2024
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
## 2. Trustees’ annual report
- Objectives and activities: deliver equitable digital inclusion equipment and support for education and health services in the North East & North Cumbria, providing governance, process engineering, research and analytical reporting, supporting community digital inclusion projects, and provide volunteering opportunities.
- Achievements:
- Delivered governance report for the Health Innovation Network in North East & North Cumbria to deliver the Digital Inclusion “Device repurposing – No one left behind” Programme.
- Delivered over 400 digital devices for children with type 1 diabetes in North East & North Cumbria NHS Foundation Trusts. Provided governance advice, business analysis, and process engineering to create digital device request, delivery, and support services so children with type 1 diabetes can self-manage their health and wellbeing. This won a QiC (Quality in Care) Diabetes award.
- Provided 5 x educational drones to local school in County Durham.
- Provided 20 x PCs to CIC in Sunderland for media training in Sunderland and surrounding coalfield areas.
- Provided 10 laptops to educational charity in Surbiton
- Public benefit: activities open to all local residents; targeted outreach for low-income families; isolated older people and NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).
- Financial review: charity recorded net incoming resources of £5,403 for the year (see SoFA). Reserves policy aims to hold unrestricted general reserves equivalent to 3 months of running costs (target £9,000); current unrestricted general reserves are £NIL.
- Risk management: identified risks include funding volatility and volunteer shortages; measures include diversified funding applications and volunteer training schedule.
- Plans for future periods: secure more benefactors for digital equipment repurposing and recycling, establish a local library of things model on County Durham, establish a local digital community hub to support education, health, training, employment and community services. Apply for a three-year service contract with the local authority.
- Trustee and staff changes: no changes to staff and key management pay since incorporation.
- Statement of compliance: trustees confirm that the financial statements comply with applicable law and the Charity Commission SORP (FRS 102).
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
## 3. Independent examiner’s report / Auditor’s report
(Include the correct report depending on whether the accounts are independently examined or audited. Replace [choose/explain] sections.)
## **Not Applicable**
## 4A. Statement of financial activities (SoFA) — Accruals basis
For the year ended 31 May 2025 (comparatives for year ended 31 May 2024)
|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**|
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|**funds 2025**
**funds 2025**
**2025**
**2024**|||||
|**Income from:**|||||
|Donations and legacies|£NIL|
£NIL|£254|£NIL|
|Charitable activities -grants & contracts|£NIL|
£NIL|£4,250|£NIL|
|Charitable activities - other|£NIL|
£NIL|£NIL|£NIL|
|Investment income|£NIL|
£NIL|£NIL|£NIL|
|Other income|£NIL|
£NIL|£899|£NIL|
|**Total income**|**£NIL**|
**£NIL**|**£5,403**|**£NIL**|
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|**Expenditure on:**|||||
|Raisingfunds|£NIL|
£NIL|£NIL|£NIL|
|Charitable activities|£NIL|
£NIL|£3,566|£NIL|
|Governance costs|£NIL|
£NIL|£1250|£NIL|
|**Total expenditure**|**£NIL**|
**£NIL**|**£4,816**|**£NIL**|
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|Netgains/(losses)on investments|£NIL|
£NIL|£NIL|£NIL|
|Net movement in funds|£NIL|
£NIL|£NIL|£NIL|
|**Reconciliation: Total funds brought forward**|**£NIL**|
**£NIL**|**£NIL**|**£NIL**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**£NIL**|
**£NIL**|**£587**|**£NIL**|
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
Full SoFA (summarised):
- Total income 2025: **£5,403**
- Expenditure on raising funds: **£NIL**
- Expenditure on charitable activities: **£3,566**
- Governance costs: **£1,250**
- Total expenditure: **£4,816**
- Net gains/(losses) on investments: **£NIL**
- Net movement in funds: **£NIL**
- Total funds brought forward: **£NIL**
- Total funds carried forward: **£587**
(Notes: restricted fund activity is included in the detailed notes 4 and 9.)
## 4B. Receipts & Payments summary (if charity eligible and chooses R&P accounts)
(Only used where appropriate and consistent with governing rules and SORP exemptions.)
|**Receipts**
**Year ended 31 May 2025**
**Year ended 31 May 2024**|**Receipts**
**Year ended 31 May 2025**
**Year ended 31 May 2024**|**Receipts**
**Year ended 31 May 2025**
**Year ended 31 May 2024**|**Receipts**
**Year ended 31 May 2025**
**Year ended 31 May 2024**|
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|Donations and legacies|£254||£NIL|
|Grants received|£NIL||£NIL|
|Receipts from fundraisingevents|£NIL||£NIL|
|Income from investments|£NIL||£NIL|
|Other receipts|£NIL||£NIL|
|**Total receipts**|**£254**||**£NIL**|
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|**Payments**
**Year ended 31 May 2025**
**Year ended 31 May 2024**||||
|Charitable activities||£NIL|£NIL|
|Fundraisingcosts||£NIL|£NIL|
|Governance costs||£1,250|£NIL|
|Staff costs(payroll)||£837|£NIL|
|Otherpayments||£NIL|£NIL|
|**Totalpayments**||**£2,087**|**£NIL**|
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|**Reconciliation**||**Year ended 31 May 2025**||
|Cash at bank and in hand at start ofyear||£100||
|Cash at bank and in hand at end ofyear||£175||
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TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
## 5. Balance sheet / Statement of assets and liabilities (as at 31 May 2025)
Micro-Entity Balance Sheet (Accruals format) Accounting period 06.08.2024 - 31.05.2025
|Micro-Entity Balance Sheet(Accruals format)
Accounting period 06.08.2024-31.05.2025||
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||31.05.2025|
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|CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL|-|
|FIXED ASSETS|620.34|
|CURRENT ASSETS|175.20|
|PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME|-|
|CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year|-4,815.60|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS LIABILITIES|-4,990.80|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|-5,611.14|
|CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year|0.00|
|PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES|0.00|
|ACCRURALS AND DEFERRED INCOME|0.00|
|TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)|-4,990.80|
|CAPITAL AND RESERVES|-5,611.14|
## **Charity funds:**
- Restricted funds **£NIL**
- Unrestricted designated funds **£NIL**
- Unrestricted general funds **£NIL**
- Endowment funds **£NIL**
- Total funds **£NIL**
## 6. Notes to the accounts
1. Accounting policies
- Basis of preparation (SORP compliance statement)
- Basis of accounting (accruals or receipts & payments)
- Going concern statement
- Income recognition policy (donations, legacies, grants)
- Volunteer time and donated services policy (if quantified)
- Tangible fixed assets policy and depreciation rates
- Investments valuation policy
- Fund accounting (restricted, unrestricted, endowment)
- Pension scheme accounting (if applicable)
- Taxation (charitable status and tax exemptions)
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
2. Income - detailed breakdown
- Grants and contracts: list of principal funders and amounts
- Donations and legacies: major gifts and legacies received
3. Expenditure - analysis by activity
- Staff costs: salaries, employer NIC, pension contributions
- Trustee remuneration and expenses (if any) - name(s) and amounts if required
- • Grants payable (to other bodies) - amounts and recipients
- Governance costs - audit/examiner fees, legal and professional fees
4. Net movement in funds - reconciliation table
- Opening balances, income, expenses, transfers, closing balances for each fund
5. Tangible fixed assets - cost, disposals, depreciation, net book value
6. Investments - market value at start and end, gains/(losses), historical cost
7. Debtors - breakdown (e.g., grants receivable, prepayments)
8. Creditors and accruals - breakdown (e.g., creditors, tax and social security, accruals)
9. Commitments and contingencies - leases, guarantees, contingent liabilities
10. Related party transactions - trustees, senior staff, and connected parties: nature and monetary amounts
11. Post balance sheet events - material events after year end
12. Comparative information - where applicable
(Include additional notes for SORP-specific requirements or sector-specific disclosures.)
## 7. Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees (who are also directors of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the purposes
of charity law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). They must ensure accounts give a true and fair view and comply with the CIO constitution and regulations.
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468
## 8. Trustee approval and signatures
Approved by the trustees on [date] and signed on their behalf by:
Signature:
Name: Andrew Wake, Chairperson
Date: 25[th] March 2026
Signature:
Name: David Bamford, Treasurer
Date: 25[th] March 2026
## 9. Checklist of supporting schedules and attachments
- Bank statements and reconciliations to 31 May 2025
- Summary of restricted funds and supporting income/expenditure for each
- Fixed assets register and calculation of depreciation
- Payroll summary and pension contributions schedule
- Grants schedule incoming and outgoing
- Minutes of trustee meetings approving accounts
- Copies of grant agreements and material contracts
- Independent examiner or auditor working papers and report
- Any valuation reports for investments or property
## 10. Filing & deadlines (guidance)
- CIOs must submit annual return and accounts to the Charity Commission. Check the relevant Charity Commission guidance for filing time limits and whether your CIO’s accounts require an audit or independent examination.
- For most CIOs the Charity Commission requires submission of accounts and trustee report within 10 months of the year end - verify current guidance and deadlines.
- Keep copies of accounts and supporting records for at least six years (or longer if required by funders or tax regulations).
TOWN AND COMMUNITY CIO registration number: 1209468