NBCC
Chairperson's
Report
AGM 2025

Chairperson's Report
AGM 2025
NBCC
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The past year has once again demonstrated the incredible
power of community spirit, kindness and volunteer dedication
across South West Scotland.
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A Year of Growth
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Over the course of the year. NBCC supported just under 8.000
individuals including child￿n, young people and vulnerable adults.
What began as a small initiative has continued lo grow into a large-
scale community effort operating throughout the year, alongside
fundraising, partnerships and community engagement across
Ayrshire and beyond.
Just under
8.000 individuals
supported
O Partnerships and Fundraising
Community choirs
raised £6,5(Kl
Support eame from sthool& theatre groups, healthcare teams, football
lub& cafés, choirs and local businesses. Fundraising events included
race night& ¢offee mornings. tsa partie& sponsored walks, Kiltwalk
participation and seasonal community events.
During the festive period, support from organisations including
Stagecoach West Scotland. Ayr United Football Club, Ayrshire Hospice.
Synergy, Amold Clark, hospital tsams, local ￿tallerS and community
venues helped Red Bags Full of Joy reach individuals and families
across South West Scotland.
New referral systsm
in development
Powered by
volunteers. donors
and community
partners
O Recognising Our People
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the ladies who work every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday preparing and packing items throughoutthe year,
the Christmas team who organisé and distributs Red Bags Full of Joy
during the busiest period, and trustee Kenneth Hutcheson for his
outstanding commitment and o￿an15￿tIon.
We also re¢ognise Jaimie and Jon loi theirwork on new IT systems gKial
media and website development. Scott. Lucy and the Kilmarnock Santa
Sleigh team for raising thousands of poun¢Js. and Karen and the Babyto
Teen team for their continued supporL
TOGETHER,
WE BRING
JOY, HOPE
AND DIGNITY
TO THOSE WHO
NEED IT MOST.
Looking Ahead
Work is progressing on a new referral system designed to strengthen the
management and coordination tsf referrals, improving efticiency.
accountabilityand communication as the scaleof support continuesto gr(w.
The campaign remains committed to ensuiing that nochild, youn8 person
or vulnerable adult feels forgotten.
•.* The trustees place on record their sirtcere thanks to every volunteer, supporter, donor,
partner organisation and member of the public who contributed throughout the year.
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Impact at a Glance
CHRISTMAS 2025
NBCC
n December 2025, NBCC volunteers. packers and partner organisations
across Ayrshire came together to deliver thousands of personal. age-
appropriate. dignity-first gifts to families and individuals facing hardship
over Christmas. Every Red Bag Full of Joy was hand-curated for the person
receiving it, taking into account age, gender, identity and individual interests
so that nobody was forgotten.
7,657
Red Bags Full of Joy
delivered across Ayrshire
in 2025.
30
944
528
Just under
8,000
communities
reached, from
Girvan to Largs
gifts to babies and
toddlers aged O to 3
gifts to vulnerable
adults in need
individuals supported
overall
Who We Reached, by Age
Dignity,
choice and
warmth sit at
the heart of
everything
NBCC does.
0-12 months:
182
12- 15 years:
1,719
587
1-3 years..
762
16-17 years:
4-7 years..
1,663
1,990
18+ vulnerable adult&
528
8-11 years:
Unknown:
226
Every number represents a person. Every bag represents care. Thank you for helping
us bring hopeg joy and digrtity to those who need it inost.
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Where the Joy Landed
Communities Reached Across Ayrshire
NBCC
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NBCC reached families and
individuals in 30 named communities.
From Girvan to Largs, Red Bags Full of Joy
reached every corner of Ayrshire and beyond.
TOP 10 COMMUNITIES BY REACH
Why It Matters
Ayr
2,096 (27.4%)
Behind every number is a person. A
newborn whose first Christmas might
otherwise have passed unmarked.
A teenager who would have woken
up to nothing. A parent, carer or
vulnerable adult struggling quietly.
Every Red Bag Full of Joy is curated
by age, gender, identity and personal
interests, because dignity. choice and
warmth are at the heart of everything
NBCC does.
Kilwinning
692 (9.0%)
Stevenston
547 (7.1%)
Kilmarnock
532 (6.9%)
Auchinleck
510 (6.7%)
Maybole
Dalmellington
Ardrossan
370 (4.8°ts)
332 (4.3%)
How We Did It
301 (3.9%)
A volunteer-led packing operation
in Annbank. working hand in hand
with schools, social work teams.
community groups and referral
partners across Ayrshire.
Every referral is reviewed and every
recipient is matched to a
personalised gift.
Irvine
280 (3.7%)
10
irvan
205 (2.7%)
Reaching communities of every size is only possible through collabonition,
compassion and the incredible network that makes NBCC what it ￿.
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Scottish Charity SC047995
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Fundraising, Supporters
& Partnerships
NBCC
COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT SCALE
Our Impact in Numbers (2024-2025)
o @ o • •
£43,000+ £26,000+
£16,000+
60+
500+
total campaign
donations
direct
donations
community
fijndraisers
fundraisers
donations
Where Support Came From
Local
community
Campaigns
School
fundraising
initiatives
Business
donation
drives
Sponsored
fitness
challenges
Cheer Day
campaigns
Corporate
workplace
colle¢tion$
Social media
fundraising
appeals
Highlighted Supporters & Partners
Ostagecoach CORUM
NHS
Morrisons
Ayr
WEST SCOTLANO
PROPER TY
Ayishire
& Arran
Sainsburys
ROCK
CHOIR
Rotary
Club of
Pre$twick
Ayr
College
SCOTTISH
Prestwick
Ayrshire and
Glasgow Southsid8
Community Sp)tlight
Public Engagement
Ro¢k Choir Ayrshire and Glasgow
Southside have become an irnportant
supporter of the campaign through
eornmunity lundrai$in8b awareness
building and participation in Seasonal
support initiatives.
Community choirs also raised an
in¢redible È6,500 thr¢ugh fuThJraisinK
performan¢es.
Facebook remains NBCC'S
strongest communication and
engagement platform, with high
community interaction, emotional
storytelling, strong sharing and
visible seasonal momentum
during November and December.
ROCK
CHOIR
• * Together, we achieve more. Every donation, every hour volunteered and every partnership
strengtkerts our mission and bring5 hope ro childreni young people and vulnerable adults.
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A New Home for NBCC
AGM 2025 OPERATIONS SUMMARY
NBCC
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NBCC started with paper, pen and whiteboards, then took early digital
steps with Googk For￿￿, Monday boards and lIqu￿App threads. Now, for
the first time, the charity will have one home designed around the way it
actually works, from thefirst school referral in October to the last delivery
on Christmas Eve, and onwards through the year.
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What It Means for Everyone
Safe, Year Round,
and Unmistakably NBCC
Schools will submit referrals with
confidence, free from duplicates
and lost forms.
Donations will be tracked properly for the first time.
Every action will sit inside a safe. auditable record.
Volunteer Elves will pi¢k shifts, ¢laim
tasks and pack bags with gentle checks
that catch mistakes before they leave
the hall.
A one-tap safety button lives on every sc￿n.
Safeguarding ha$ its own red-bord¢red short¢ut.
Head Elves will see the whole
campaign in one view, with
safeguarding kept in its own
protected channel.
The most sensitive actions need ￿ people to sign off.
Every volunteer 15 trained before thty are given acct5S.
The plafform speaks the language of NBCC..
warm. plain and friendly.
Drivers will follow routes that
work even when the signal
does not.
'Children, young people and vulnerable adults,
are always treated with dignity.
The hard work will always belong to the people.
The system simply means the people no longer
have to work around the tools.
Looking
Ahead
NBCC enters its next phase with stronger systems,
growing partnerships, increasing digital visibility and
the same commitment to kindness, dignity and compassion.
Donate. Volunteer. Partner. Refer.
The trustees place on record thetr sincere thanks to every volunteer. supporter. donor.
partner organi5ation and member of the public who contributed thmughout the year.
Compiled by Jodie M¢Farlane and Isabel M¢Farlane
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