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## **Trustees’ report for the year ending 31 March 2024** The Trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2024 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial Ireland published in October 2019. 2 ## **Chief Executive’s introduction** The 2023/2024 financial year was overshadowed by the tragic loss of our muchloved friend and colleague Lizzie Clapham who passed away suddenly in November 2023. Lizzie was one of life’s truly good people, whose enthusiasm and zest for life inspired many these Levelling Up monies to the most appropriate We secured £1.8m funding for individual VCSEs in the 23/24 financial year, equating to £7.2m benefit to the county when using the social value everything she touched, and her memory lives on in her work as one of our development officers. The number of people and effect far outweighs the modest kind and smiley int the VCSE sector as specified in Professor Tony Chapman’s report on the contribution of the VCSE sector to health and wellbeing. serving Head of Finance, Gill McIntosh whom we thank for her many years’ service in both Rural benefit from ‘being a bit more Lizzie’ – thinking of how best we can add value to our local communities. to support the Community Anchor Development Programme, helped and advised a number of village halls and community buildings to access the Platinum Jubilee Fund through ACRE partnership with North Yorkshire Council to deliver the RHE Programme through ACRE. Members of our senior team also sat on the Local Partnership Group and the With a new Labour government in place and a new Mayor for York and North Yorkshire, part of the new world order as the developments of the last few years take shape through the evolving structures. In the meantime, my huge thanks to all our funders, members, trustees, volunteers and team members for everything you do to contribute to making Yorkshire a thriving, connected, inclusive and sustainable community. As ever, our work would not be possible without you and I’m deeply grateful for the generous support and hard work of every one of you. I look forward to Place Programme Board governance structures within the UK Shared Prosperity Fund work together in the next financial year. ## **Jane Colthup** 1 ## **Our purposes and activities** Community First Yorkshire is an independent charitable organisa�on that has been working to help improve the quality of life for people living and working in the rural areas of North, South and West Yorkshire since 1937. We are an influen�al regional body that works with and for voluntary and community organisa�ons, social enterprises and rural communi�es, as well as engaging with relevant statutory organisa�ons. We are one of 37 rural community councils and a member of the na�onal body, Ac�on for Communi�es in Rural England (ACRE). **We exist to improve the lives of people living in Yorkshire through more thriving, connected, inclusive and sustainable communi�es. What does this mean?** - **Thriving** - Our local communi�es will feel vibrant, prosperous and mul�-genera�onal. People will ac�vely want to be part of our communi�es. - **Connected** - People in our communi�es will not feel isolated or disadvantaged by their loca�on whether in terms of access to services, loneliness, broadband or mobile phone connec�vity. - **Inclusive** - Everyone in our communi�es will feel welcome, accepted and valued, regardless of age, gender, race or sexual orienta�on. - **Sustainable** - There will be rewarding and worthwhile employment for our ci�zens whether at the beginning, middle or end of their careers. There will be affordable housing available to our ci�zens. We will work together towards carbon neutral communi�es. ## **We strive to embody our corporate values of:** - **Professionalism –** we have high standards, and we are solu�on-focused - **Integrity –** we are open, honest, and ethica **l** - **Considera�on for others** – we are mindful of the needs of others. ## **Our mission** We will achieve our vision by championing and connec�ng community and voluntary groups; by providing leadership and prac�cal support and by encouraging volunteering and building greater collabora�on. We know that a strong and resilient community and voluntary sector enables a strong sense of social cohesion and place in all our local areas so our work is: - Connec�ng and championing community and voluntary groups - Providing leadership and prac�cal support to community and voluntary groups through: - training and development - funding and governance advice - incuba�ng social enterprises - being both a catalyst and a cri�cal friend - Encouraging volunteering and building collabora�on. 2 ## **Our key themes** ## The **themes** we focus on are: - **Leadership** – building the capacity and capability of the sector with clear development opportuni�es, structures and succession planning so organisa�ons are sustainable - **Partnerships and collabora�on** will be our preferred way of working - **Capability and capacity building** - **Volunteering** - **Community development and prac�cal support** so that people in our communi�es feel connected and included and our VCSE organisa�ons have the governance, access to funding and rigour they need to promote community cohesion - Ensuring that our rural communi�es have **equitable access to services** and are supported in their community. ## **Our core services across North, South and West Yorkshire** Our **core services** include: - Support to village halls and community buildings commi�ees to ensure these valuable community assets are well-managed and maintained for community benefit - Support for community led engagement and evalua�on, enabling groups to determine and achieve their own local vision - Support to voluntary and community groups and social enterprises to help them to deliver services and ac�vi�es with their communi�es - Support and advice for voluntary and community groups and social enterprises to help them build confidence, capacity and capability - Delivery of strengths-based community development projects and large-scale partnership programmes in collabora�on with others - Advocacy and par�cipa�on in strategic partnerships and building stakeholder rela�onships to strengthen the role of the VCSE sector in preven�on, reducing health inequali�es and building community cohesion. ## **Charitable objects** Community First Yorkshire Limited’s charitable aims as stated in the Memorandum and Ar�cles of Associa�on are: To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community par�cularly in the geographical area of Yorkshire (hereina�er called the “area of benefit”) in par�cular the advancement of educa�on and health and the relief of poverty and distress, the sustainability of rural life or in pursuing any other charitable purposes by promo�ng and organising coopera�on in the achievement of the said purposes and to that end to bring together representa�ves of the voluntary organisa�ons, statutory authori�es, and other organisa�ons within the area of benefit. 3 ## **ACHIEVEMENTS PERFORMANCE AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE** 4 ## **Achievements and performance** We thank our many funders for their support in making our work possible. Defra’s funding sector does. Our websites have been accessed more than enables us to champion and represent our training, resources and support for considerable knowledge and support of our ACRE network colleagues, has amplified the impact we have been able to have. During 2023/24 we have revamped our digital content including refreshing our Community Support North Yorkshire training 2023 to 31 March 2024, we delivered a wide promote our services. ## **Projects** **Marketing and communications** Over the past year, our Marcomms team grow, building on previous successes and enhancing the breadth of our offer to local awareness of issues that are important to our enhanced local provision, including in Rothwell using Asset Based Community Development methods, and the development of new and helping update people on topics including networks, wellbeing, volunteering, leadership and mentoring, village halls and trusteeship. We launched our Ordinary Extraordinary Leaders podcast series, aiming to offer support enabling them to have their voice heard through our Age Friendly Network (our Voice in North Yorkshire). the VCSE sector. Designed to encourage people to become the leaders they know they can or want to be, these bitesize podcasts have been the subsequent Village Halls as Digital Hubs project, the Digital Inclusion Network and the Digital Inclusion Shared Prosperity Fund Yorkshire Council. The projects have not only strengthened our Over the year, 1,300 posts have been seen by 144K people. This helps to share important Yorkshire Council and Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership to deliver strong, connected projects for residents. 5 ## **North Yorkshire and East Riding Community Led Housing Hub** The project was established as a joint venture and accountable body, to support community led housing groups to develop their own schemes across North Yorkshire and the East Riding. ## **Rothwell Asset Based Community Development** The aim of this project is to adopt ABCD way which strengthens capacity and connects them. Rothwell ABCD works through a Community Builder in Rothwell, Leeds. This project has to raise awareness of community-led housing building and owning their own affordable housing for the benefit of local residents, The Hub successfully secured Shared Prosperity Funding to conduct a feasibility study on how the project could become selfsustaining, looking at how other community led The Hub also developed a Housing Needs survey on behalf of Craven Community Land Trust, which allowed the Hub to evaluate this a local group to discover the housing need in the Craven area. The Housing Need Survey was delivered to over 3,000 households in local parishes, and allowed residents to have their say on what housing is required to enable their local area to thrive. In 2024, North Yorkshire Council took provision for community led housing back inhouse, and therefore no further funding was available to enable the Hub to move towards outlined in the Shared Prosperity Fund study, so the project is no longer be hosted by Community First Yorkshire as of June 2024. Connectors in the area, as well as developing Self-Reliant Group facilitators to strengthen the assets within Rothwell. Three blogs on ABCD work in the community have been published, and we have also supported new Community Builders further afield in North Yorkshire to ## **Bradford Men’s Sheds** Bradford area, through funding from Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council, to support the start-up and growth of new, self-sustaining Sheds Development Officer was able to support Sheds across Shipley, Keighley, Ilkley, Bingley, and Burley in Wharfedale during the project, as well as deliver new Sheds in Queensbury, Allerton and Wilsden. All three of the new Sheds have gone on to develop an established group of trustees and secure CIO status, with 23 Specialist training has also been delivered for **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The project has also supported the Men’s Sheds with grants, to enable them to develop their provision and offer to the local community. Sheds have also had the opportunity to share Digital Inclusion Shared Prosperity Fund project, which supports community groups and digital inclusion. ## **Voice & Representation Network** ## **Village Halls as Digital Hubs** This project, through funding from Humber and with lived experience and Partnership Board the previous Mobile Access North Yorkshire project, has supported eleven village halls to become Digital Hubs in North Yorkshire. The focus in 2023/24 has been to establish a sustainable network and raise awareness to renaming the network as the ‘Age Friendly Network – A voice for North Yorkshire’, as chosen by members, and a large rebranding and to use the halls to access online services, including Post Office, banking, job centre, health appointments and grocery shopping. This has included working with partners from health, North Yorkshire Council and community The hubs also provide a work space to enable The Network now has 185 members who through new events for the local community. Seven of the halls received assistance with encouraging engagement and response to The Network also has a social media broadband service, alongside four halls which were provided with booster equipment to enhance the coverage outside the hall. The village halls were also supported to purchase resources, to help residents overcome over 50s forums and other community events to engage with residents. and services, and improve rural infrastructure. Network delivery programme funded by the Humber Coast and Vale ICS and managed by 7 ## **Digital Inclusion HWRA** The Digital Inclusion Network delivery programme, funded by the Humber Coast and Vale ICS and managed by Humber and Wolds Humber and North Yorkshire Digital Inclusion Network, bringing digital inclusion development of twenty digital hubs across North Yorkshire supported by volunteer digital champions. The project will also develop resources and a training model for the digital hubs, volunteer digital champions, and workforce support, procuring a learning and skills model including wider relevant Digital Inclusion champion learning and skills, e.g. sector and beyond to support and empower people with a view to improved levels of care During 2023/24, we engaged with improved levels of care and healthier The Network has worked with the Local Authority and neighbouring Rural Community discover their training and capital funding shape how the grant scheme will be delivered and the training support package that will be made available for applicants. ## **Rural Housing Enabler** highlighted digital exclusion so that barriers to digital usage can be addressed including BT on issues arising from the Digital Switchover. encouraged the recruitment and use of digital champions and hosted group training sessions the NHS app, staying safe online and the use of social media. ## **Digital Inclusion Stronger Communities** through Shared Prosperity Funding, a new project has been developed for the VCSE sector which looks at Digital Inclusion across North Yorkshire. This has included research to develop a Digital Hubs investment programme, co- We have supported the Rural Housing Enablers based within North Yorkshire Council, through funding delivered by the Defra Rural Housing Enablers Programme. The project aims to schemes in the North Yorkshire ‘baseline’ pipeline and an increase in the overall size of the delivery ‘pipeline’ of rural housing schemes. This project has enabled the extension of Rural Housing Enabler support in the Richmondshire district, alongside the development and delivery of a housing need affordable housing provision in North Yorkshire. The funding allowed us to deliver training on the use of secondary data sources to support Rural Housing Enablers, Community Led Housing and Yorkshire, which will lead to the investment and 8 ## **VCSE and partners survey 2024** In early 2024, we started work on our bi-annual VCSE and Partners survey, due to be issued in May. The scope of the survey is similar to our previous 2022 survey, and once again asks respondents to tell us what they think about our work to help us improve the way we support individuals, voluntary and community groups across North, South and West Yorkshire. ## **VCSE Workforce** - Leadership and management - Mentoring support from someone with relevant experience - Succession planning including developing young talent - Support for workforce health and wellbeing. work concerning: - Support – the way we support local development advice groups to fulfil their missions more - Community engagement - Development – the way we support the - Climate change outcomes and impact improvements in service provision to meet those needs trading technologies community groups and between different sectors Intelligence (Al) - Influence – the way we support local groups to influence policies, plans and - We will also ask about future requirements to shape what we will develop in 2024/25. - Support for co-producing_services including engaging with people with lived experience - • Responding to climate change/reducing carbon footprint. The results will be shared in Autumn 2024. We also ask about future requirements to shape what we will develop in 2024/25: 9 ## **Community Support North Yorkshire** The fourth year of the commissioned Community Support North Yorkshire service has seen growth in key areas of the service providing vital support to voluntary, community Over the year, 51 training sessions were offered encompassed: - trustee training (including areas such as recruitment and succession planning and person training and networks. across North Yorkshire, delivering 1,258 training, leadership development and peer-topeer network events. Income achieved in the from us was over £1.8 million, compared to £1.2 million in the previous financial year. Over the past year, the Community Support North Yorkshire team delivered 28 network peer support and access to specialist advice in four areas: community buildings, volunteer coordinators, reuse and community finance. Subjects included the funding, inclusive volunteering, charity shop support and charity - and fundraising training. We have also worked with external partners - to deliver training on the use of social media areas for expanding our training offer in The team also supported 234 new volunteer Vision for Volunteering strategy. This has been Yorkshire Volunteering Principles. We’ve also supported Volunteers Week as a key The service also provided a separate website accessing support on funding, energy advice and age-friendly networking. The most frequent enquiries for our bespoke support services were for funding advice and their funding enquiries and receive alerts, 10 ## **North Yorkshire VCSE Leadership Hub** This was set up in 2020 to create a sector led forum for sharing leadership experiences and to lead the development of the mentoring Hub is facilitated by us, and over the year 29 mentees have been engaged in the programme, supported by 29 mentors. New mentors have Mentors and mentees have been supported share resources, and consider the challenges and vision for leadership in North Yorkshire. A Theory of Change approach was used to further Yorkshire VCSE Leaders, Children and Young People Providers and Partners and the North Yorkshire Equality and Inclusion Group. These and challenges people are facing, to influence policy and investment, and the development of support services. They provide an opportunity for involvement of North Yorkshire Council and direct input to shape their plans and developments. Topics discussed included: - Sharing intelligence concerning the impact of the cost of living crisis - I-thrive Framework refresh the Steering Group, encouraging an even wider range of leaders to contribute. Cohort five got underway towards the end of the year and planning for the sixth cohort was completed ahead of the new financial year with some mentees going on to work as mentors. **Listening to the voices of VCSE colleagues and advocating for the sector** In the autumn of 2023 plans for a leadership conference to take place in 2024/25 got underway. By the end of the financial year, speakers and facilitators for the ‘Ordinary Extraordinary Leaders’ Conference, to take place in May 2024, were well advanced. Leading into the conference, a series of podcasts were recorded and issued, covering a range of topics and personal insights. - Children and young people mental health services and the rise in suicides - Community engagement - Growing up in North Yorkshire Research findings - Rockwood Frailty Scale - Making North Yorkshire more inclusive - Community tensions and Prevent programme - Safeguarding - North Yorkshire UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2022/25 - Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Our People Strategy and Workforce Breakthrough programme ## Combined Authority plans. 11 raising £137,816.00 for the halls for capital works. sector’s value, its needs and challenges to cross-sector stakeholders. A key outcome from our work in these areas is increased understanding of the role and benefits VCSE people in North Yorkshire. Our influence has led to more joint design strategic planning and investment. Groups we are involved with include: Humber and North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire NHS Health and Social Care partnership structures concerning Voluntary and Community Sector Emergency policies shaping community responses; North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board and Safeguarding Children’s Partnership; the Prevent Strategic Board; York and North Yorkshire Food Farming and Rural Network; Ripon Cathedral Rural Forum; Digital forums and climate change planning groups. ## **City of York Council REPF Feasibility Study** In February 2024 we were awarded £4,000 to run a feasibility study on behalf of City of York Council. This was to scope out the funding needs of Outer York’s rural village halls and community venues. This is from the Rural England Prosperity Fund and is for capital spend for projects to be completed by the end of March 2025. A total of 33 halls were contacted, with visits made to 11. The final report and with a decision about next steps. ## **Community Anchor Support Programme** awarded a grant from UKSPF to start and manage the support programme for the North Yorkshire the recruitment of a Programme Manager, working 2.5 days a week, who started in February. This project is closely linked to the Stronger **Village Halls Advice Service and Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund** halls. Advice included help with community ## **Health and Wellbeing** trustee support and training. In March 2024, ## Yorkshire. energy and general advice. Our Community Buildings Network community buildings, covering a range of topics from safeguarding to finance. We peer support with 438 members. During 23/24 we supported nine successful of each of the four local community partnerships that exist under North Yorkshire Place as part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health Care Partnership where we have established closer links between NHS, local authority and VCSE partners. We chair the community partnership in Craven, part of the Bradford District & Craven Health Care Partnership, which is one of the five places under the West Yorkshire Health Care 12 Partnership. We feed into a range of health and wellbeing-related steering groups alongside VCSE, NHS and statutory service partners. We strategy and remain a partner on the North cross-sector steering group. We have created a new Health Connector post in Craven, funded for 18 months through the West Yorkshire Health Care Partnership. This role seeks to catalyse the reach into enhance their wellbeing and that of those they work alongside. ## **Rural Task Force** through our work as part of Ripon Cathedral’s Rural Forum and to highlight the needs of rural care and affordable housing. Our involvement in strategic networks and ## **Rural News** services. The impact of this role has already been felt, bringing support services closer to region. been received by more than 1,300 subscribers. rural policy changes, cost of living updates, networks and training, surveys and blogs to keep our subscribers informed about the rural issues VCSE sector in North Yorkshire Place through ## **Harrogate Borough Council Strategic Grant** the shaping of health inequality projects across the region, such as a focus on improving access to services for those in Hambleton and Richmondshire, as well as improving access to exercise classes for those living with frailty in Vale and Selby. Our work within the Community Mental with our ‘Support to Engage’ project. Through an external facilitator, we are upskilling leaders appropriately support people with lived experience of serious mental ill health, make a to systems change. We know that leadership wellbeing in the sector remains a priority. To support with this, we delivered a series of half-day wellbeing sessions focused on the outdoors. Through a nature-based wellbeing coach, we engaged Our work across the former Harrogate District Harrogate Borough Council’s strategic grant funding. health inequality funding into the locality might Harrogate’s VCSE sector colleagues have Sector Health and Care Assembly. We provided infrastructure support, advice and guidance to including managing 70 cases from community groups in the Harrogate area advising on Colleagues from the area are represented on the VCSE Leaders Group, the Thriving Officers’ Peer Group, all of which meet quarterly. and resources to develop new strategies to 13 ## **Plans for the future** The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what **and our involvement in the Volunteering strand of the HNY HCP Workforce Plan.** **Work with our partners in local government and health to ensure people in by our work developing the North Yorkshire VCSE Sector Health and Care Assembly.** & Yorkshire live healthier, happier, more fulfilling lives. This continues to be enhanced Continue the Rural Housing Enabler programme to enhance the supply of rural exception sites across North Yorkshire so our rural communities have a better **supply of homes appropriate to their requirements.** **Carry on working with The Rural Commission Task Force to ensure the** **events.** 14 **Men’s Sheds and Rothwell ABCD to enhance the cohesion and** **Grow our presence and influence in the environmental space to support and** encourage organisations to move closer to carbon neutral. **Learning and Development Hub including matching mentors for** Continue to provide **aspiring leaders through our Leadership Hub.** a responsive training and resource offer on our **young people focused programmes and bursary funded training** **inclusion issues across North Yorkshire.** Continue to promote diversity, equality and 15 1 FINANCIAL REVIEW STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 16 ## **Financial review** The Company generated a net surplus for the year of £68,331 (2023: deficit £28,729) of which £95,448 was restricted (2023: deficit £20,796) and the unrestricted deficit was £27,117 (2023: deficit £7,933). ## **Reserves policy** The Reserves Policy of Community First Yorkshire Ltd was agreed by the Trustee Board as follows: The Reserves are composed of restricted and unrestricted funds. The General Fund stood at £130,835 at 31 March 2024 (2023: £97,991) which, per the policy, the trustees are confident will allow sufficient time to seek new funding sources. Free reserves at 31 March 2024 is £125,020 (2023: £92,176) after removing fixed assets and commitments. As set out in note 20 to the accounts the trustees have set aside £296,749 as designated funds to maintain and finish the specific projects they relate to, for the organisations we support. ## **Investment Policy** ## **Restricted Reserves** Restricted Reserves or Restricted Income Funds relate to reserves held in accordance with any restric�ons required by the original funder. ## **Unrestricted reserves** Unrestricted funds are made up of Designated Funds and General Funds. Community First Yorkshire Ltd aims to achieve sufficient free reserves that will: - Allow the smooth opera�on of our ac�vi�es - Cover any costs, including redundancy costs in the event of a managed closure of the organisa�on. As a guide the Trustees have agreed that free reserves held by the charity should be a minimum of three month’s core and nonprepaid project costs plus managed closure costs. The General Fund is a revenue reserve and so is not a designated fund. It will be used to meet any year end shortfall of budgeted income against budgeted expenditure. It will normally include any surplus of income over expenditure subject to a decision of the Trustee Board. We will ensure that our charity has sufficient liquidity to meet our financial commitments. We will invest in liquid assets, most of which are instant access to ensure we can access our money when we need it. The finance sub-committee periodically review investments and rates being received to secure a good financial return. We only invest in UK authorised banks and building societies ensuring adequate diversification and appropriate levels of risk. As a guide we aim to keep no more than the cost of two months payroll in our current account at any given time, as this account is not interest bearing. ## **Principal funding sources** - North Yorkshire Council - Department for Environment, Food and Rural - Affairs - Ryedale District Council - Hambleton District Council - Scarborough Borough Council - East Riding of York Council - Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care - Partnership - Leeds City Council - Bradford Metropolitan District Council - Health Tree Foundation - Two Ridings Community Foundation 17 ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Constitution** Community First Yorkshire Ltd is a company limited by guarantee (and not having a share capital) and a registered charity. ## **Honorary officers** officers: ## **Organisation** The Trustee Board is elected annually by the membership of Community First Yorkshire Ltd and Trustees hold three year terms of office and retire in rotation. One third of Trustees retire each year and may seek re-election. Trustees are appointed either by being coopted by the existing trustee board or through open recruitment. Any Trustees co-opted then seek re-election at the next AGM. The maximum number of Trustees is 12 and details of the Trustees who served during the year can be found on page 59. The Trustee Board meets at least quarterly. - Chairman - David Sharp • Vice-Chairman - Janet Thornton MBE These officers ensure that the Trustee board operates efficiently and help to raise the profile of Community First Yorkshire Ltd. delegated to the Chief Officer and the Community First Yorkshire Senior Management Team which at 31 March 2024 consisted of the Head of Community Support and Partnerships, Finance. ongoing training and personal development 18 ## **Members’ Liability** Every member has undertaken to contribute an amount, not exceeding £10, to the assets of the charity in the event of it being wound up, while reviews of the risk management process are carried out, and adjustments made as necessary. These are in line with the annual factors, service delivery etc. he or she ceases to be a member for payment of before he or she ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories amongst themselves. ## **Related Parties** in note 18 to the financial statements. ## **Risk Management** Community First Yorkshire Ltd has examined the framework for assessing what major risks may arise in each of these areas. They include: In the opinion of the Trustees, the resources and monitoring systems set in place should ## **Fundraising activities** The charity does not engage in public fundraising and does not use professional charity therefore has no such amounts are presented in the financial statements for the year under review. The charity has received no complaints in under review. Giving the nature of the funding of the charity, the trustees consider that it remains appropriate not to be voluntarily bound to be regulated by the Fundraising Regulator. 19 18 ## **Statement of Trustee responsibilities** ## **In relation to the Financial Statements** The Trustees (who are also directors of Community First Yorkshire Ltd for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United maintenance and integrity of the corporate and Company law applicable requires the charity Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and ## **Statement as to disclosure to our auditors** approving our Trustees’ annual report: and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to: - which the charity's auditors are unaware - The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves apply them consistently - Observe the methods and principles in the to establish that the auditors are aware of reasonable and prudent - standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements - • Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate ## **Approval** This report was approved by the Board of Directors and Trustees on 12 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by: **Jane Colthup Company Secretary** The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper **David Sharp Chairman** ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable The Trustees are responsible for the 20 INDEPENDENT • AUDITORgS • REPORT ## **Independent auditor’s report** ## **Opinion** We have audited the financial statements of Community First Yorkshire Ltd the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise statement of financial ac�vi�es, the balance sheet, statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accoun�ng policies. The financial repor�ng framework that has been applied in their prepara�on is applicable law and United Kingdom Accoun�ng Standards, including Financial Repor�ng Standard 102 The Financial Repor�ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accoun�ng Prac�ce). In our opinion the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2024, and of its incoming resources and applica�on of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accoun�ng Prac�ce; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. ## **Basis for opinion** We conducted our audit in accordance with Interna�onal Standards on Audi�ng (UK) (ISAs UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibili�es under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibili�es for the audit of the financial statements sec�on for our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibili�es in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. ## **Conclusions relating to going concern** In audi�ng the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustee’s use of the going concern basis of accoun�ng in the prepara�on of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not iden�fied any material uncertain�es rela�ng to events or condi�ons that, individually or collec�vely, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to con�nue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibili�es and the responsibili�es of the Trustee’s with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sec�ons of this report. ## **Other information** The other informa�on comprises the informa�on included in the Trustees report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other informa�on contained within the Trustees report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other informa�on and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other informa�on and, in doing so, consider whether the other informa�on is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we iden�fy such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that here is a material misstatement of this other informa�on, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 22 ## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: - the informa�on given in the trustees' report (incorpora�ng the directors’ report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and - the directors’ report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. ## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not iden�fied material misstatements in the directors’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following ma�ers in rela�on to which the Companies Act 2006 require us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accoun�ng records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accoun�ng records and returns; or - certain disclosures of directors’ remunera�on specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the informa�on and explana�ons we require for our audit; or - the trustees were not en�tled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemp�ons in preparing the directors’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. ## **Responsibilities of the Trustees** As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustee’s responsibili�es in rela�on to the financial statements set out on page 29, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the prepara�on of financial statements and for being sa�sfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determines is necessary to enable the prepara�on of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to con�nue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, ma�ers related to going concern and using the concern basis of accoun�ng unless the Trustees either intends to liquidate the charitable company or to cease opera�ons, or have no realis�c alterna�ve but to do so. **Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** Our objec�ves are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregulari�es, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regula�ons. We design procedures in line with our responsibili�es, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregulari�es, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detec�ng irregulari�es, including fraud, is detailed below. 23 misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud and obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through responses, and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the ## **Our approach was as follows:** - During our planning process we gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the charity and determined that the most significant of them, which are directly statements, are those that relate to the - We gained an understanding of how the charity is complying with these frameworks by making enquiries of the Trustees, key management and if necessary, advisers responsible for legal and compliance made appropriate enquiries following our review of contracts, interim financial data, board minutes and reports provided to the Trustees; and senior management with the skills and experience necessary to determine the risk factors which they believe expose the We also considered the impact of any business targets, the personal financial circumstances of management and staff to create a driver for fraud. We considered the culture and controls that the charity has and procedures to prevent and detect fraud, and how senior management monitors those processes and controls. Where the risk was considered to be higher, we designed then performed audit procedures procedures included, but were not restricted - We independently assessed the statements to material misstatement, including how fraud or error might occur by uncertainty. These tests were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud and error; and 24 - Based on our audit plan and understanding of the risks that specifically affect the charity occurring due to fraud rather than error, as non-compliance with such laws and appropriate controls, with a focus on available on the website . This auditor’s report. ## **Use of our report** the payments system and new supplier the business; enquiries of trustees and management and the results from previous This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. completed procedures to conclude on the accounts with the requirements of the there is a risk that we will not detect all not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. **Frances Howard (Senior Statutory Auditor)** 18 December 2024 material misstatement in the financial This risk increases the more that compliance statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. 25 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ## **Financial statement** ## **Statement of financial activities** **Year ended 31 March 2024 - Incorporating the income & expenditure account** |**Note**
**Income**
2
3
Investment income
4
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
5-7
**Total expenditure**
**Net**
8
**Income/(expenditure)**
**before transfers**
Transfers between funds
**Net income for the year**
Total funds brought forward
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Charitable activities
Reconciliation offunds|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total Funds**
Total Funds
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2024**
2023
**£**
**£**
**£**
£
**94,922**
**999,258**
**1,094,180**
992,788
**44,524**
**8,700**
**53,224**
12,895
**17,138**
**-**
**17,138**
6,884
**156,584**
**1,007,958**
**1,164,542**
1,012,567
**(183,700)**
**(912,511)**
**(1,096,211)**
(1,041,296)
**(183,700)**
**(912,511)**
**(1,096,211)**
(1,041,296)
**(27,116)**
**95,447**
**68,331**
(28,729)
**(1)**
**1**
**-**
-
**(27,117)**
**95,448**
**68,331**
(28,729)
**454,701**
**531,333**
**986,034**
1,014,763| |---|---| |**Total funds carried forward**|**427,584**
**626,781**
**1,054,365**
986,034| **The notes on pages 32 to 48 form part of these financial statements.** 27 ## **Statement of financial activities** **Year ended 31 March 2024 - Incorporating the income & expenditure account** ## **Prior year** |**Note**
**Income**
2
3
Investment income
4
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
5-7
**Total expenditure**
**Net**
**Income/(expenditure)**
**before transfers**
8
Transfers between funds
**Net income for the year**
Total funds brought forward
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Charitable activities
Reconciliation offunds|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total Funds**
Total Funds
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2023**
2022
**£**
**£**
**£**
£
**-**
**-**
**-**
-
**148,464**
**844,324**
**992,788**
1,135,733
**12,895**
**-**
**12,895**
19,203
**6,884**
**-**
**6,884**
2,557
**168,243**
**844,324**
**1,012,567**
1,157,493
**(171,008)**
**(870,288)**
**(1,041,296)**
(1,021,220)
**(171,008)**
**(870,288)**
**(1,041,296)**
(1,021,220)
**(2,765)**
**(25,964)**
**(28,729)**
136,273
**(5,168)**
**5,168**
**-**
-
**(7,933)**
**(20,796)**
**(28,729)**
136,273
**462,634**
**552,129**
**1,014,763**
878,490| |---|---| |**Total funds carried forward**|**454,701**
**531,333**
**986,034**
1,014,763| ## **The notes on pages 32 to 48 form part of these financial statements.** 28 ## **Balance sheet As at 31 March 2024** |Note
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
10
Investments
11
**Current Assets**
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling
due within one year
14
**Net current assets**
15
Current Liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Provision for liabilities|2024
2023
£
£
£
£
**-**
-
**1**
1
**1**
1
**215,308**
46,352
**1,024,199**
1,058,199
**1,239,507**
1,104,551
**(179,832)**
(113,207)
**1,159,675**
991,344
**1,159,676**
991,345
**(5,311)**
(5,311)| |---|---| |**Net assets**|**1,054,365**
986,034| |**Funds**
Restricted income funds
18
Unrestricted income funds
19|**626,781**
531,333
**427,584**
454,701| |**Total charity funds**|**1,054,365**
986,034| These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the These financial statements were approved by the members of the board on XXX 2024 and are signed on their behalf by: David Sharp, Chairman Company number: 01839458 29 **Cash flow statement As at 31 March 2024** |Interest Income
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash generated/(consumed) in operating activities
Cash flowsfrom investing activities
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities|**2024**
2023
**£**
£
**(51,138)**
(60,664)
**17,138**
6,884
**17,138**
6,884
**(34,000)**
(53,780)
**1,058,199**
1,111,979| |---|---| |**Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**|**1,024,199**
1,058,199| ## **Reconciliation of net movement of funds to net cash flow from operating activities** ||**2024**
2023
**£**
£| |---|---| |Net movement in funds|**68,331**
(28,729)| |Add back depreciation charge|**-**
333| |Deduct interest income show in investing activities|**(17,138)**
(6,884)| |(Increase) Decrease in debtors|**(168,956)**
4,962| |(Decrease) Increase in creditors|**66,625**
(30,346)| |Netcashgenerated/(consumed)inoperatingactivities|**(51,138)**
(60,664)| ## **The notes on pages 32 to 48 form part of these financial statements.** 30 FINANCIAL NOTES ## **Notes to the financial statements** ## **1. Accounting policies** ## **Basis of accounting** Community First Yorkshire Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee and is registered in England and Wales. The charity’s registered office is as stated on the Report of the Board of Trustees. The financial statements have been ## **Income** All income is included in the SOFA when the accuracy. Where a funder specifies that income where income is received for future events it is carried forward as deferred income. ## **Expenditure** preparing their accounts in accordance with Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and allocated to the appropriate heading in the accounts. Project costs represents grants paid to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) support cost expenditure of the charity. Support costs represent 80% (2023 - 80%) of applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The trustees have considered future funding sources and consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. The unrestricted reserves have been maintained at ## **Fund accounting** General funds are unrestricted funds which are part of prudent governance a designated fund has been set aside to cover managed closure costs in the event that that ever became necessary. Community First Yorkshire Ltd meets the the charity and which have not been designated. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for designated fund is set out in the note 20 to the financial statements. Restricted funds are subject to specific ## **Fixed Assets** value unless otherwise stated in the relevant The financial statements are in sterling 32 ## **Depreciation** ## **Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks. value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: Equipment - 25% straight line. ## **Provisions** Provisions are recognised when the charity has ## **Operating lease agreements** result of a past event, it is probable that an ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. ## **Financial instruments** ## **Pension costs** The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. ## **Consolidation** The company has a dormant subsidiary with total net assets of £1. This subsidiary is not material for the purpose of giving a true and fair view and therefore has been excluded from The charity only has financial assets and financial instruments. value. ## **Basic financial assets** Trade and other debtors are recognised at the valued at the amount prepaid at the year end. the Companies Act 2006. As this subsidiary can be excluded from ## **Basic financial liabilities** Creditors and provisions are recognised where Companies Act 2006 the company has not produced consolidated accounts as it has taken from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the the Companies Act 2006 which applies to companies whose only subsidiaries can be of the Act. The financial statements therefore give information about the company as an individual undertaking and not about its group. ## **Redundancy costs** Redundancy costs are recognised as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to ## **Investments** Fixed asset investments are stated at cost less 33 ## **2. Income from charitable activities** ## **3. Income from other trading activities** ## **4. Investment Income** 34 ## **5. Costs of charitable activities by fund type** ## **6. Costs of charitable activities by activity type** 35 ## **7. Governance costs** ## **8. Net income / (Expenditure) for the year** ## **9. Staff costs and emoluments** Aggregate expenses of £215 (2023 - £301) were paid to a total of 4 (2023 – 4) Trustees during the year. The key management personnel of the company comprise the Trustees, the Chief Officer, the Head benefits of the key management personnel were £221,166 (2023: £223,815). 36 10. Tangible fixed assets Eluipment t l 2023 Addilions r)isposo1% 95,587 At 31 fvlaY¢h 2024 95,887 Deprncl atlon I f A&Mil 2(V23 Chaige for the year On disprjsals 95,58t At J1 March 2024 95,587 Net bcbok value At 31 March 2024 t 31 2D23 11. Investments Group Underfaklngs Cost & Net book valu• At 31 Marth 2Q23 and 31 lfjafth 2024 The cornpany owns 10Q% of the L55ued sh8Te catHtal (being 1 £1 orcfirkary share) of F 32,322 (32.553) 10,719 39,853 (39.833) 36,408 68.1 (Kl 29.￿1 (72.158) 25,633 Carried fi)fward 417,356 618.802 (6￿,743) 369,415 41 19. Restricted income funds (cont.) Bal￿￿e at 1 April 2023 Balance at Incon* ExtHKfjtute Transf￿$ 31 Pknr 2024 BrcvJht foW￿d 417,356 618.￿2 (666.743) 369,415 HCV NHS parknership- HCV VCSE Leaderth NHS NY CCG- HCV Heath Welltkmg Hub NHS North Yorkshire CCG - T￿sfO￿lIrlj Corrffwr¥ty ￿ntaI Health IVAR - CiThectir¥J Health C(Xmi￿￿"eS in )rth Yotkshire NYCCG - Cornm￿￿ Na￿gatI￿ System Pressures vol￿ of Older Pe( Forum NHS Wthefield CCG - Craven Mental Health arKI well1￿1ng Hub Health Tree FcvrMJab - ￿Ildr￿j CcnnectK￿s Swpcthe VolunteerirMJ TRCF- NY VCSE lo.c￿1 {9.9)2) 9,881 14.154 {9.246) 14.168 15.gJ2 20.7(NJ (14.566) 22,036 (1) (1.380) 21,782 27.( (29.778) 19.CK)4 2.331 2,331 25.718 (41275) 84.391 8.017 13.017 (11.623) 9,411 TRCF - PwilatK Health NHS HNY ICB - Village Halls as D￿rtaI F￿bS Digital Inclusi)n HWRA Craven VCSE Voi Comnwrnty AndM)r ORG SPF Craven Health c(￿neCtOr vacar0th￿S HNY Digital Incluwn Str(￿ger (4,794) 4,794 9.839 {1.204) (23.110) (4.321) 9.839 (12.426) (125) 10.684 4,1 (27.945) 7,035 2.￿3 110.730) 130.476) {7,86n 16,124 {4,656) (21.162) 2,3g) Rural Fthsnj Ena)ler Health Inequarties 21.162 75.(KK) 75,0(X) 531.333 1,(X17.958 (912.511) 626,781 42 Restricted income funds (prior year) Ba1￿ce at 1 April 3J22 Balance at Incon* Expenthture Transfers 31 Mar 2023 Haffogate B￿h Council Ryedale Elistr￿t C(Amal NYCC Innovats(m FLfKI NYCC- Warm Ftxnes Healthy PeCP￿ F￿K1 VAL NYCC - l•Mnter ￿￿ather RoaJsfThs 2 ￿ding$ C4)nYrnnty FouThJat NYCC- Selty Villaje Hall Ne￿￿rkS Kirklees C(xxKI - In Sheds NYCC aTrJ NHS NY- {6,S)7) (56) 1.￿17 2.167 2,167 1,751 1,751 4,186 4,186 2,732 2,732 123 123 BuikJrrfJ Ministry of Aged VeterJts FuThJ Pawer to Ch BGET-Wami armj Wel in Norlh Yofkshire Ftyedale t￿. BGET, NYCC. Northem Gas Netswrks Harrogate aKI Fljral Distnct CCG, ca￿J￿￿le CCG- HP(X L*Js Cty Cwial- Rolhwell ABCD Bradford Tr0£trcwlrt2n Distnd C(xnal - Sheds West Yothshire Harrogate PaI￿shIp- HPOC Haffogate aid F￿ra1 Distrcrt CCG, ca￿j￿daIe CCG - HPOC 2 191.780 477.054 (4e6.410) 4.711 207,135 19.918 19,918 12223 12,223 4.434 4,434 13.933 13,933 14.429 25,(XK) (22.803) 16.626 10,578 34,241 (33,869) 10,9 11201 (11.1S)) (51) 63.836 (27,448) 36,388 Carried kKward 3￿.854 530.145 (557.144) 6.274 336,129 43 Restricted income funds (prior year) (Cont.) Bala￿e at 1 April 2)22 Balance at Inco￿* EXpen(￿lre Transfers 31 Mai 2023 Brcwht fOr￿ard FtyedaÈ [￿- RsEd* vcs 3￿.854 530.145 {557.144) 6,274 336,129 6,220 13,￿xI (6,393) 13,127 Corr￿￿l￿ty Led H(￿siNj Hub YNYER Strategic usirMJ Partnershp - Cofrrfwrty Led H￿s1￿j F*Jb RDC- C(xnmLnty Led Fk)usirKJ HDC- CunmLnty Led k)usirMJ SBC- C(￿￿rtY L8J FkxBwNJ Fljb EFff ￿ CUTIn￿rty L&J Fk)usiThJ HCV NHS parthership- HCV VCSE Lea(*r5hip NHS North Yorkshire CCG - T￿sfo￿T￿j (E40) 28.179 {28.439) 27.9 {10.475) 17.025 27,￿￿) (10.475) 17,025 27, (10.475) 17,025 27. {10.475) 17.025 (13,339) 10,ChS1 Health NHS NY CCG- HCV Health WelEking kjb IVAR- CcrnectiTrJ F￿alth c￿￿￿￿￿eS in I￿)rth Yoththire YWLEP- C(xMiunrty Buikjrrfj Climate 91.416 175.514) 15.￿)2 10.240 17.1XX) (13.086) 14.154 1251 {1.252) (1) 3.323 (3.323) NYCCG - COMM￿ty Navigati¢￿ System Pressures NHS Vale dY(yk CCG- Voice (rf Okkr Pecf) Forum NYCCG -voice of Older People Fonmi NYCC vol￿ of Ok*r P￿le Forun 20.107 (18.746) 19 1,380 5.eA)5 (1.868) 3,737 16.817 (5.e4J5) 11.212 27.( (22.658) 4,342 Carried fi)fward 539.829 721.928 I789,￿7) 6.293 478,143 44 ## **Restricted income funds (prior year) (Cont.)** ## **The most significant funds above were for:** **NYC and NHS North Yorkshire** – Community Capacity Building. This grant is for the provision Board. The work of the capacity building grant holder includes providing training, running peer support and strategic networks. Developing the sector within North Yorkshire. It is grant. Being the holder of this grant means that we sit on several other groups or networks, for example the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s VCSE **RDC, HDC, SBC, ERYC** – Community Led Housing Hub. This grant is for the running of a Community Led Housing Hub - set up to provide for people looking to develop housing in their local area for local people. It applies to both urban and rural areas. 45 **NHS North Yorkshire** – Transforming Community Mental Health. The purpose of this grant is to ensure that people with lived experience of serious mental illness are appropriately supported to make a safe, meaningful and consistent contribu�on to system change. The grant provides coaching support to individuals and system-wide support to local organisa�ons and ins�tu�ons who require help to navigate the complexi�es of involving people with lived experience in their work. developments, decisions and services that ma�er most to this cohort. The work is being done as part of the World Health Organisa�on’s Age Friendly Communi�es Framework and will look to work collabora�vely with local ini�a�ves and partnerships. Funding has been received from NHS Vale of York CCG, NYCCG, NYC, and Craven Communi�es Together. This forum has been renamed at the behest of its members to The Age Friendly Network. ## **NHS Chari�es Together Building Be�er** **Leeds City Council** – Rothwell ABCD. This grant is to use an asset-based community development way of suppor�ng people to feel be�er connected and to help communi�es to thrive. Our development officer is working in Rothwell to build connec�ons and engage local community groups to create spaces that are welcoming and to develop a vision and a plan for what the community can do. ## **Bradford Metropolitan District Counci** l – Bradford Men’s Sheds. This grant is to develop sustainable Men’s Sheds in different areas of Bradford. The sheds provide a place for men to come together over a common ac�vity that will bring improvements to well-being and mental health through a reduc�on in social isola�on and loneliness. The original grant period was extended and several successful sheds have been developed. The development officer works with a commi�ee of volunteers in each shed so that, once the grant funding ceases, the shed is in a strong posi�on to con�nue running. **HCV VCSE Leadership** – This grant is for the wider development of the VCSE sector in North Yorkshire to improve cross-sector collabora�on as part of the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and is linked to our ownership of the community capacity building grant. It also provides for our ongoing par�cipa�on as the North Yorkshire place lead in the ICP. **Age Friendly Network** – This grant, with addi�onal funding to be received from other health partners, is to establish a Forum to capture the diverse voice of people aged 50+. This will be done through taking a strengthsbased approach and will help in shaping the **Connec�ons** – This grant examined changes in volunteering behaviours since the end of the pandemic. The focus was on suppor�ve volunteering where volunteering effort is focused on the support and wellbeing of others. The project looked at barriers to volunteering and tried to address these and encourage more people back into volunteering, or to volunteer for the first �me. The project has been delivered in partnership by Community First Yorkshire, Hambleton Community Ac�on and Carer’s Plus. **TRCF** – Popula�on Health. This grant is for taking part in the Popula�on Health Management programme in North Yorkshire to deepen understanding of the data held within the VCSE sector across Humber & North Yorkshire ICP. **Community Anchor Org SPF** – We won our partnership applica�on with Be�er Connect to the North Yorkshire Shared Prosperity Fund grant to support the development of newly formed Community Anchor Organisa�ons (CAOs) to enable them to build capacity, increase community connec�on and advocate for local issues. **The Rural Housing Enabler Fund** – This ACRE administered fund from Defra builds vital capacity to the rural housing enabler network in North Yorkshire with the inten�on of s�mula�ng and providing more rural housing provision in the area. We thank all our funders for the support we have received. Transfers have been made in line with budgeted expenditure to clear planned deficits on restricted funds projects. Nega�ve funds arise when future income is expected. 46 20. Unrestricted income funds Bala￿e at 1 Aw 2023 Incon Balance at T[￿Sfer$ 31 2024 Expenthture Gereral Fwmjs 97,991 156.584 (175,8561 52.116 130.835 DeS￿nated FurKI5: D￿rtaI transformati)n VCS sector antyng Pro￿￿1 (rf free empk>wt alvi Futtjre fiJrK*"r¥J Manajed cktsure 27J89 (7,844) 19.545 5,(KlO 2.321 162.IXIO 160,IXIO 2,321 134.883 135,000 (27,117) I25,0￿ Total ￿￿ated FurMJs 356.710 (52,117) 296,749 Tolal Lknrestricted Furwts 454.701 156.584 (183.7001 427,584 The atx)ve desMJnat&1 fiJrKls are f(x p￿CeS Ihe tr￿teeS have KkntrfEd wil be of wing b￿efft both to the ccxry)any arKI to the (wisabcms rt suiwts, atKI tFEy have awoved tr 71a￿e at 1 Aw 2022 Incon Ba1￿ce at Tr￿sle[S 31 Mar 2023 Expen(fiiure Gereral FWKIS 127.874 168,243 (147,203) (50,923) 97.991 t￿lJnated FurKts: D￿rtaI transfonnati)n Health a)￿da erKJagement VCS sector 27.389 24,307 (8,113) (16,194) Provisi￿ ￿ free employyrent Jjvi Future fvThJirrfJ Manw cbsure 3.046 115.018 1 e4).IX)o (725) (14,967) 2,321 162,CTh) 135,(KlO 61,919 Q5,OlJ)) Total tkstyated Furbts 334.760 Q3.805) 45.755 356,710 Total Lknrestrrted FurKIs 462.634 168,243 {171,(X)8) (5,168) 454,701 47 ## **21. Analysis of net assets between funds** ## **PRIOR YEAR** ## **22. Contingencies** The charity created a rent deposit deed dated 18 January 2010 for securing £1,000 due or to become due by the company. 48 ## MANAGEMENT INFORMATION **The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements which are the subject of the independent auditor's report on pages 22 to 24.** 49 Grants received Tot Funds 2024 Total Furmts 2023 Unrestricted Restricted F￿dS DEFRA Harrogae PThwJh C4yJKil CC aThJ NHS NY- Comnwnty BuikJrrfJ Ftyedale [￿- R￿ale VCS Leeds Cty C(Kmal- Rcthwell ABCD Bradford Metrcpolrtan Distnct C(Knal - Bradford Mens Sheds Harrogae JKI F￿ra1 Disllid CCG. Cakjerdale CCG- HPOC 2 Comrwnty Led FthsirMJ HCV NHS parlnership- VCSE L￿de[ship NHS NY CCG- HCV Health Wellbelig Hub NHS NY CCG- Tran5knnrNJ curni￿rty m￿tal ￿1th vol￿ IA Older Pe(¥)￿ Forum Health Tree F￿[KL￿(Al - BurfdirKJ Connectms Supwttsve VdunteeriNJ TRCF- W VCSE Assembles TRCF - PofxJlatDn Health NHS HNY ICB - Village Halls as tw D￿lta1 InthsK)n HWRA Craven VCSE V() Communrty Ar￿t￿ ORG SPF Craven Heatth Cfflkctor VaccMat￿S HNY D￿lts1 InckJsK)n Strcmopr cixrnllm￿e5 Rural Enabler Health In￿Ua1￿es NY YNYLEP- C(xmmty PAMklnJ Chmate AssessnEnt Prqect CC Kjckstsrtei Fundirrfj - Micro Prowtsrs W(x)dsmrth Fo￿K13t￿ - VCSE L￿dershIp Lknrestncted Grants Des￿r￿ted fv•£ntal F*alth FWKI Release Ll AccnHI Provis 69,720 69.720 69,7 476285 476,285 477.054 13.31x1 25.0(X) 25,0(Kl 25,OlXI 30,492 30A92 34241 (11,150) 110.260 29,6 29,6 8,400 20.9CX) 17,0(X) 19.0(Kl 54.0 19.0(Kl 54,0(K) 30,737 33J16 5,000 33,316 66,632 25,OlXI 5.050 15.0 29.840 29.840 6.000 64.437 64.437 31.960 31.9fll 46.6￿ 46.6 10.684 10,684 27.120 27,120 18,750 18,7 3.323 4.266 1.561 5.416 705 705 2.273 9,705 11,978 3.183 73,898 931279 1,IX)&177 761.648 50 Administration expenses 2024 2023 161.892 91x1 132.347 ASsoc￿te costs EAS intwnal c￿0 Rent srte Charge F￿at and Ltyt ning Counal Lix Tele￿( Postage. tMtiYJ Insuran or arKJ travel Office exwses Public relat￿S Affiliation fees Staff trainry arKI C(￿ferenceS Staff e￿[￿eS Lajal aThJ c(￿su1￿CY Fees Bank cfArges Sundry exEEn*s DepreckltMM - (rffice 1rt fees 11.066 816 2.655 1.752 10,957 2.716 1.152 4.240 {628) 8,707 1.174 17,628 4.475 (31n 8.667 1.271 21.398 (133) 7.271 3.(K15 6.369 3.171 61 2,161 477 4.431 333 7,077 241.565 201.730 CharGEs kn wecial propcts thr (cost recovery) (143,094) (155,108) 98,471 19,￿4 78,777 Suprxyt costs 37,31X) 98,471 51 Direct Project Costs 2024 Total 2023 Total Uniestricted Restricted DEFFWCore P￿Ject Wotk H3trogate &)rcwh Council Ftyedale DC NYCC and NHS NY- Comrwnty pacity Building Ftyedale tL- Ftyethle VCS West Yotkshire 3ThJ Hatrogate Partner5hip- HPOC LE£yJs Cty cl￿nCIl - R(*hvEII ABCD Bradford IvÈtrcpolit2n District )uncil - Bradford Mens, Sheds H2trogate 3ThJ Rural District CCG, C2hJerd31e CCG- HPOC 2 YNYER Stratgjic Fthsing Partnership, GroundvK)rks, RDC, HDC, SBC, ERYC- cOmr￿nty L* HousiThJ Hub HCV NHS pathership- HCV VGSE Le*rship Many 5G NYCCG - Health and Welt)eirKJ Hub NYCCG - TransfC￿lTrJ (knmmunrty Mental Health IVAR - 0)nn£￿tIng Health G)mmunities in Trk)rth Yorkshire NYCCG - Communtty NavhJati( System Pressures vol￿ of (Nder Pecyle FoTum Sirius Minerals F￿j￿13t1￿ - Climate Change Craven I￿ntaI He31th and WellbeiThJ Hub alth Tr& F￿ndati￿ - Building CknnnectK￿$ sutwtts.ve VolurteeriThJ TRCF - NY VCSE AssemblEs t*signated Trkntal Health Fund TRCF - PopulatK)n Health NHS HNY ICB - Villa)e Halls as Digital Hubs Platinum Jubil￿ Fund VH VONNE ThnNing Communttie5 91,069 91.069 5,311 129,442 6,￿7 56 5,311 498.446 498.446 466,410 6,393 51 18,442 18,442 22,803 32.553 32.553 33,869 39,833 39,833 27,449 72,158 72,158 70,979 9,502 9.5)2 975 13,339 975 9.246 9.246 13,086 14.566 14.566 75,514 1,252 1,380 29.T18 1.380 29,T18 18,746 31,3TT 4,800 169 41,275 11,623 41.275 11.623 3.019 4,794 40.914 16,983 3,019 4,794 1,204 1.3)4 2.882 6,978 5,161 2,882 6,978 Total cartEd fopward 104,923 79),111 895,034 985,555 52 Direct Project Costs (Cont.) 2024 Total 2tr23 Total Unrestricted Restricted Total brcxNJht f(￿ward 104,923 7￿.111 895.034 985,555 D￿rtaI InC￿sK)n HWRA Craven VCSE Comnwrty ORG SPF 23.110 4.321 27.945 10.730 30.476 23.110 4.321 27.945 10.730 30,476 Vacc¥￿t￿S HNY D￿lta1 Inc￿sK)n str(￿0￿r CommunrtEs Rural ￿abler RA- Micro Prow¢*rs NHS W*efiekJ CCG- Heallh Crea￿(￿ AlIk￿ 4.656 21,162 4.656 21,162 for VCSE Leadership NYCC KKkstsrter FurKJwKJ YNYLEP- c￿nmunIty Buiklnjs Climate AsSesS￿t Pr(¥ect 5,416 3.323 104,923 78.777 183,700 912.511 1.017.434 1,(M)3.￿6 78,777 37.31X) 912.511 1,(ffJ6211 1,041,296 Supp(Yt Costs 53 ## SUBSCRIBERS COUNCILS COMMUNITY BUILDINGS STATEMENT 54 ## **Subscribers** ## **Town and Parish Councils** Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton Parish Barlby & Osgodby Town Council Beal Parish Council Dishforth Parish Council Draughton Parish Council Finningley Parish Council Hepstonstall Parish Council Hovingham & Scackleton Parish Council Ingleby Greenhow Parish Council Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish Council Thrybergh Parish Council Topcliffe Parish Council ## **Rural Community Buildings** Aislaby & Middleton Village Hall Ampleforth Village Hall Appleton le Street & Amotherby Parish Hall Arkendale Community Hall Barrowby Village Hall Barwick Memorial Hall Blaxton Village Hall Bolton-cum-Redmire Village Hall Bradley Village Hall Bramham Village Hall Brawby Village Hall Brompton by Sawdon Village Hall Burniston & Cloughton Village Hall and Playing Fields Christ Church Community Centre Clapham cum Newby Village Hall Coore Memorial Hall Copt Hewick Village Hall Dacre & Hartwith Village Hall Danby Village Hall Easingwold Community Library East Harlsley Village Hall East Keswick Village Hall Ebbertson Village Hall Ganton Village Hall Gilling West Village Hall Glusburn Community and Arts Centre Goathland Village Hall Trust Gristhorpe & Lebbertson Village Hall Gunnerside Village Hall Hambleton Village Hall Hampsthwaite Village Hall Harthill & Woodhall Parish Hall Hawes Market House Haxby Memorial Hall 55 ## **Rural Community Buildings** Holmfirth Civic Hall Community Trust Hovingham Village Hall Hunton & Arrathorne Village Hall Kirk Deighton Village Hall CIO Kirk Hammerton Village Hall Laughton Village Hall Lawson Hut Badsworth Ground and Village Hall Long Preston Village Hall Malham Village Hall Mashamshire Community Office Middleton Tyas Memorial Hall Morton on Swale Village Hall Muston Village Hall Newholm cum Dunsley Village Hall Oswaldkirk Village Hall Oulston Village Hall Pannal Village Hall Pateley Bridge & Bewerley Memorial Hall Rainton with Newby Village Hall Ravensworth Village Hall Robert Craven Memorial Hall Ruswarp Village Hall Sawdon Village Hall Seamer & Irton Memorial Hall Sinnington Village Hall Sleights Village Hall Snainton Village Hall and Playing Field Sproxton Village Hall St Wilfrid’s Community Centre Staxton Village Hall Tadcaster Swimming Pool Thornton le Dale Village Hall Thorner Victory Hall Upperthong Village Hall Walton Village Hall Weaverthorpe Village Hall Wetherby town hall Whixley Village Hall Whorlton Village Hall 56 ## **Organisations** Advocacy Alliance Alexandra Community Sports & Leisure ## Carers Plus Carers Resource (Harrogate/Craven/Airedale) Dial a Ride Scarborough & District Door 84 Youth and Community Centre Easingwold Town Band Embsay & Eastby Good Neighbours Nidderdale Museum Society North Yorkshire Sport North Yorkshire Youth Ltd ## Ohana Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Ltd Richmondshire Leisure Trust Ryedale & District Mencap Ryedale Special Families Selby Community Trust Sessay Community Trust The Island Ugthorpe Village Community Fund Visits Inlimited YMCA Scarborough Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust ORB Community Arts ORB Community Enterprise Parents of Special Children ## **Individuals** R Aiken T Brown S Ince J Ludford MJ Owens J Ruth J Stubbs T Watlass 57 ## **Abbreviations** ## **The following abbreviations are used throughout the report:** ABCD – Asset Based Community Development ACRE – Ac�on with Communi�es in Rural England CCG – Clinical Commissioning Group CIO – Charitable Incorporated Organisa�on CLH – Community Led Housing CLHH – Community Led Homes Hub DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ERYC – East Riding of Yorkshire Council HCV – Humber, Coast and Vale HCP – Health and Care Partnership HEY – Hull and East Yorkshire HNY – Humber and North Yorkshire HNY HCP – Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership HPOC – Harnessing the Power of Communi�es HWRA – Humber and Wolds Rural Ac�on ICS – Integrated Care System IVAR – Ins�tute for Voluntary Ac�on Research NAVCA – Na�onal Associa�on for Voluntary and Community Ac�on NHS – Na�onal Health Service NHS HNY ICB – NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NLCF – Na�onal Lo�ery Community Fund NY – North Yorkshire NYC – North Yorkshire Council NY & ER – North Yorkshire & East Riding PCN – NHS Primary Care Network REPF – Rural England Prosperity Fund RHE – Rural Housing Enabler SOFA – Statement of Financial Ac�vi�es TRCF – Two Ridings Community Founda�on UKSPF – UK Shared Prosperity Fund VAL – Voluntary Ac�on Leeds VCS – Voluntary and Community Sector VCSE – Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector VINY – Volunteering in North Yorkshire YNYER – York, North Yorkshire and East Riding YNYLEP – York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership ¹ Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership is the antecedent the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. This la�er organisa�on includes Harrogate when previously Harrogate fell within the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. ² North Yorkshire Council is the unitary authority comprised of the previous seven district councils: Scarborough, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Harrogate, Selby and Craven along with North Yorkshire County Council. 58 ## **Reference and administrative details** **COMPANY NAME: COMMUNITY FIRST YORKSHIRE LTD** (A company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital) **PRINCIPAL AND REGISTERED OFFICE** Unit A, Tower House, Askham Fields Lane Askham Bryan, York YO23 3FS ## **TRUSTEE BOARD** who served during the year to 31st March 2024 and since the year end were as follows: **DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES** Rebecca Buckley Gary Craig (resigned 5 July 2023) Mike Feist (Executive Committee Members) David Jeffels David Sharp Janet Thornton MBE David Watson Adrian Willis ## **THE CHIEF OFFICER** Jane Colthup **THE COMPANY SECRETARY** Jane Colthup **THE COMPANY’S AUDITORS** Fortus Audit LLP Equinox House, Clifton Park Shipton Road, York, YO30 5PA **THE COMPANY’S BANKERS** Unity Trust Bank, PO Box 7193, Planetary Road, Willenhall, WV1 9DG **REGISTRATION DETAILS** Community First Yorkshire Ltd is a company limited by guarantee (and not having a share capital) and a registered charity, and is therefore not liable to income 59 Registered charity No. 515538 Unit A, Tower House, Askham Fields Lane, Askham Bryan, York YO23 3FS 01904 704177 info@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk @CommFirstYorks @Comm1stYorks @CommunityFirstYorkshire