Ncf yearbook 2014

Yearbook 2014

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Vital services During the past year we are thrilled to have funded 261 community groups and individuals a total of £705,899 to enable them to provide vital services to the communities and the people that they serve.

Thank you to our fund holders and donors; we have raised £1.3 million which includes donations for now and for the future. Not only are funds essential to keep enriching our communities, but endowment building is also the key to our own sustainability in helping to shape the future of our thriving communities in years to come.

Valuable partnerships We value our partnerships and are delighted to be the chosen grant giving charitable organisation as the ‘go-to-place’ for the effective distribution of local funds, selected by a variety of donors to support a wide range of themes. Our strength is with our partners and we value our relationships with our locally committed philanthropists, our County, Borough and District Councils, the family charitable trusts, our valuable business supporters, the professional advisers who refer and recommend our work and the strategic work with our voluntary sector colleagues.

This year we were pleased to have been awarded the third bespoke Quality Accreditation Framework for Community Foundations, which is a quality mark with standards recognised by the charity commission.

Inspirational We’ve visited the groups that we’ve helped to fund; food banks, youth groups, older people’s lunch and social clubs, pocket parks, allotments, resource centres, education projects, cricket clubs, football clubs, counselling groups, disability projects, multicultural and community events, community choirs, theatre groups…… we could continue but the list is too long. All we ask is that you turn the pages of the yearbook, read the inspirational and humbling stories of the people and the communities that we give to and let us know what excites you.

And if you’d like to get involved or know more about our work, please get in touch. Whether you’ve time, or funds, or both, to quote the wise words of Anne Frank,

‘No one has ever become poor by giving.’

Victoria Miles, Chief Executive David Laing, Chair

It really doesn’t seem a whole year ago that we were writing the introduction for our last Yearbook, time really does fly when you’re busy and enjoying the rewards of working for the Northamptonshire Community Foundation. And what a successful year it’s been.

Above: Victoria Miles, Chief Executive with David Laing, Chair

Thank you

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Above: Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club. The winter woollies club, knitting to support the Surviving Winter campaign

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Matching resources with need

It is estimated that over 4 million households live in fuel poverty across the UK. Your donations along with funds from NCC Warm Homes enabled us to distribute over £30,000 to support the core work of 12 community groups working with older and vulnerable people in our county who demonstrably needed extra support. Those who are living alone or feeling isolated.

These groups are committed to supporting those most in need by providing social activities that have a positive impact on helping relieve the isolation and loneliness that many older people experience, particularly through the winter months. Our grants helped groups identify those in most need, they helped provide hot meals, companionship, advice and support.

Your donations are used where they have a significant impact.

Here’s what some of our recipients told us:

“With the funding we were able to work with volunteer energy advisors who provided advice, information and support to 70 older and vulnerable people affected by the cold winter.

“We worked with health experts from partner agencies to help people understand the links between fuel poverty and poor health, making them aware of the help that is available to ensure they keep warm and well. This project gave easy and simple methods of reducing fuel bills, reducing energy use and keeping warm.”

Deepa Bakrania, Dostiyo

Northampton Association for the Blind used the Surviving Winter grant to help fund the Enable service. This provides help, advice and support, usually in the home on aspects of living with sight loss from daily living skills to maintaining physical, mental and general health and wellbeing.

“85% of our clients are elderly many living alone, without social support or family networks and many at risk of living in a cold environment by not switching the heating on to save money, not being confident to make a hot drink or generally struggling to manage on their own. In the region of 450 elderly and vulnerable people received support, with visits from community support workers who gave advice and ongoing support.”

Serve Rushden were able to assist in all aspects of organising the transition of the sleeping arrangements from upstairs to downstairs for a gentleman living in the Rushden area. The sister of the gentleman said:

“I am so relieved we had people there that could help us. We are alone with no family and could never have done it by ourselves. Thank you again for the heater you brought us, my brother can sleep much more comfortably downstairs now.”

Above: Pauline and Tessa, the Victoria Centre

Our Surviving Winter campaign raised £30,377


Northamptonshire food poverty network Northamptonshire food poverty network has continued to build on its activities to tackle food poverty in the county including holding a Food Poverty symposium, sharing good practice and information and the launch of a short film to highlight the services of food banks and other agencies tackling poverty.

The network has also started to look at work addressing food waste locally and raising awareness on how local communities and food industries can reduce waste in partnership with other agencies.

Rachel McGrath said, “The rising costs of food and fuel combined with static income, high unemployment and changes to benefits are causing more and more people to come to food banks for help.”

Supporting vulnerable families

The N100 Fund awarded £8,822 to five groups through the N100 grant giving panel. This enabled the support of projects including a bereavement counselling service, nutrition and play scheme for young parents, holiday activities for families on a low income, recreational activities for young people and a local women’s refuge.

“The N100 grant enabled us to implement our Food ‘n’ Fun project where children attended Food ‘n’ Fun sessions each week and learned how to make and bake a variety of quick and healthy meals. The children learned how to make these meals from scratch and they took the recipes home and shared with their families.

“Carrying on the healthy theme, while the food was cooking youth workers taught the children how to play traditional playground games to encourage them to be active and work up an appetite. After lunch the children enjoyed a slower paced art and craft session linked to the food they had cooked earlier.”

Chrissy Aldwinckle, The FAIR Project

Above: Members of the food poverty network

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Above: Brixworth Christian Fellowship


Making an impact in 2014

Previously we had evidenced our impact in terms of numbers of beneficiaries and volunteers supported through groups, anecdotal stories and project visits. Now we are able to ‘deep mine’ the impact of grants awarded and we can record this information in a smart and efficient way.

Being able to capture the information enables us to also positively profile the value of the voluntary and community sector and its role in economic and cultural regeneration.

We have formed an impact committee which will enable the Foundation to reflect on the performance of grant making delivery to educate, celebrate achievements and identify challenges.

From this year Northamptonshire Community Foundation will also be working in partnership with Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire to better support the groundwork for voluntary and community activity to thrive in local communities. This will create opportunities for new groups and projects to help provide local solutions to the issues that affect our communities.

Whether you are an individual, company, charitable trust or statutory organisation, Northamptonshire Community Foundation can help you make a lasting impact on an issue you feel passionate about.

For a copy of our new Impact Review email Rachel McGrath, Grants Director, [email protected]

Above: Rachel McGrath, Grants Director - Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Our approach to impact came from two key aims; firstly to build the monitoring and evaluation skills of the grassroots community groups that we fund on behalf of a range of donors and secondly to be able to have an impact tool that could help evidence and demonstrate the value of funding local groups.

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Above: Liberty Drum Corps, performing at the 2013 Annual Awards

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Making a lasting difference

Barry Rogers, Partner at Tollers and Chair of trustees, the Margaret Giffen Charitable Trust said, “As a Charitable Trust it can be difficult for the trustees to locate unregulated and smaller groups who would benefit from our support. The Foundation provides an effective means of accessing such groups and comfort that appropriate ‘due diligence’ has been undertaken.”

Above: Northampton Door-to-Door Service

Community First is a matched funding scheme exclusively for Community Foundations that provides a great incentive for both new and existing donors. In the past year we have raised an impressive £594,000 with contributions from the Margaret Giffen Charitable Trust, the John Armitage Trust, Rachel’s Fund and the Wellingborough Relief in Need Fund. The matched scheme provided an additional £297,000, a real boost that will deliver grants to smaller, grassroots community groups across our county.Giving locally has never been more effective, with match funding, gift aid and tax rebates an initial donation can be significantly increased, allowing a donor to create a fund and give to the areas they are passionate about.

“We are proud to work with several partners and this partnership work is key to our on-going success. Thanks to these relationships we are able to build a sustainable source of support.

“Our donors recognise that their unique fund, supporting causes in line with the brand, or close to the hearts of staff, is an asset to the current business and an investment in financial sustainability. Being seen as a positive influence in the local area is important and businesses increasingly recognise the critical role of CSR policies to their overall marketing strategies.”

Victoria Miles, Chief Executive


We have been working closely with the trustees of the Northampton Queen’s Institute Relief in Sickness Fund to establish a named fund through its transfer to Northamptonshire Community Foundation. The fund will remain restricted with a focus on health and well-being for the people and communities across the county. We have been able to increase the fund from £1 million to £1.5 million under the Community First endowment challenge.

“Running a small charity is becoming increasingly onerous, with all the rules and regulations now facing us and the Northamptonshire Community Foundation has the professional support and expertise to enable it to deal with the daily management issues that confront us. The Foundation has expanded enormously since it was founded twelve years ago and has been a huge success story. The trustees of the Queen’s Institute are confident that this charity which has done so much to help the health of the inhabitants of Northampton will continue to prosper under the guidance of the team at the Community Foundation.”

Michael Orton-Jones, Former Chairman, Northampton Queen’s Institute Relief in Sickness Fund

Above: Victoria Miles, Chief Executive - Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Making a lasting difference

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Above: Brackley Area Volunteer Car Service


Above: Sam Cullinane, Sporting Champion

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Always a ChanceArts & Music FundBurnett FundCastle Partnership Spring Boroughs FundCave & Sons Grassroots Endowment FundCecil Pettit FundChild Poverty Action AppealComic Relief NorthamptonshireConstance Travis Charitable TrustCoventry Community Building Society FundDavid Laing Family FundDiversey Grassroots Endowment FundGenesis Housing Community FundGoldsmiths Vulnerable Families FundHenry Martin Centenary FundJohn Armitage Charitable FundJonathan Pearson FundMargaret Giffen Memorial FundMid-Counties Co-operative FundNorman Taylor Trust (Elders Fund)Northampton Borough Council Small Grants FundNorthamptonshire 100 FundNorthamptonshire ChampionsNorthamptonshire County Council Small Grants ProgrammeNorthamptonshire County Council Wrapped up in NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire County Council Youth Grants ProgrammeNorthamptonshire High Sheriff ’s Initiative FundNorthamptonshire St. John’s Ambulance FundSpire Homes FundSurviving Winter – NorthamptonshireThe Compton FundThe University of Northampton FundWellingborough Relief and Educational in Need FundWoodenspoon Grassroots Endowment FundYelvertoft Wind Farm Community Benefit FundWilson Browne Kettering Community Fund

Named funds


Grants awarded

Late Developers Photographic GroupOundle Badminton ClubRushton Primary School PCAShout Youth TheatreThe Autumn CentreWadenhoe Recreation HallWoodnewton Players

NBC Small Grants Programme £43,412A-Life Faith ChapelAbington Avenue Child Contact CentreDoddridge Centre LtdFriends of St Peters Church MarefairENRYCH NorthamptonshireEkins Allotment AssociationFilm NorthantsFriends of Delapre AbbeyFriends of Northampton General HospitalThe Friends of Northampton Castle (FONC)Kings Heath Just Good FriendsLooking Glass TheatreMulticultural Festival NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire CarersNorthampton Door-to-Door ServiceNorthamptonshire FlowerNorthampton Leisure TrustNorthampton Musical Theatre CompanyPerformance LabRoyal and Derngate TheatreThe PBC FoundationThe Film LabThe Brookside Hall

NCC Small Grants Programme £158,486AFG UK and FriendsAssociation of Northamptonshire Supplementary SchoolsAbington Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC)Barnwell Community and Church Action GroupBradlaugh Fields & Barn

In 2013 to 2014 we awarded £705,899 in grants to 261 groups and individuals.

Always a Chance Fund £7,487The Phoenix Youth CentreREAL (realm of experiential and alternative learning)RealiZe Network LtdTwenty Twenty

Arts and Music (Chance to Shine) Fund £1,430

Burnett Fund £6,000Safe HavenWaterloo Performing Arts

Castle Partnership Fund £12,202Amplitude MediaAprils DawnChilled WorldCommunities@HeartCreating Equalz CETCommunity Court YardSocial Justice SupportUmbrella Fair Organisation

Cecil Pettit Fund £7,878Aspirations WellbeingRockin’ RoadrunnerShacks Barn

Comic Relief Fund £17,776Desborough Cornerstone TrustNew Ark Foundation

Community First Fund £19,617Audio-CentricBrixworth Village HallFriends of Northampton Bach ChoirGood CompanionsGuilsborough Juniors Football ClubNorthamptonshire Country CentreSNVB (Formerly South Northants Volunteer Bureau)Wappenham Village Hall Committee

Constance Travis Trust Fund £62,343422 (Corby) Squadron Royal Air Force Air CadetsArts AliveBozeat Baby and Toddler GroupBarwick House Over SixtiesCorby Eagles Football ClubDaventry Amateur Athletics ClubDaventry Volunteer CentreDesborough Town Football ClubDesborough Town Cricket ClubEast Northants Faith GroupEarls Barton MusicEarls Barton Youth ClubGreens Norton Community ChoirGuilsborough Playing Field AssociationLittle Harrowden Baby and Toddler GroupNew RoutesNorthamptonshire Breastfeeding AllianceOundle Hockey ClubSerbian Ensemble St. Eliah CorbySt Peters Church OundleWalgrave Village Hall and Playing Fields AssociationWellingborough & District Talking NewspaperWhilton Community ChoirWilby Playing Fields Trust

Coventry Building Society Community Fund £4,250Northampton Hope CentreRushden Pensioners ForumYour Personal Development Program

Diversey Fund £1,000Marie Curie Cancer Care

Elders Fund £4,330Ecton World War 1 Research GroupMilap Dostiyo Wellingborough GroupThe Friend-Leys

Food Poverty Fund £1,796Corby Food BankDaylight CentreEast Northamptonshire VCSNorthampton Food BankSt Jude’s Kettering Food BankTowcester Food BankVineyard Church Daventry

Fredericks Fund £48,705

Grassroots Fund £12,442Artists in Learning NetworkFriends of Barnwell Country ParkGretton Pocket Park SocietyLife Music NorthantsMindfulness in the Community

Henry Martin Centenary Fund £136Emma ConnollyJanece MorrisonSinead Turay

Jonathan Pearson Fund £2,300Adventure Projects TrustCastle Ashby Parochial ChurchNorthampton Hope CentrePeterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation TrustPeterborough 900St Francis Chidren’s Society

Margaret Giffen Community Fund £39,115Corby FM LtdCorby Irish CentreCorby Street PastorsCorby Trampoline ClubDial (Corby) NorthantsEden Park Teenage ParentsHeavenly CuppaLakelands Hospice

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Brigstock HandbellsbooQfestBellinge Community HouseBugbrooke Community CafeCast Vision CICCastle Fields Community GroupCold Ashby Bowling ClubDeanshanger Air Rifle ClubEarls Barton Museum TrustEarls Barton MusicEcton Book FundFamily Support LinkFAIR - Family Action In our RegionFive Wells Credit UnionFriends Of HardingstoneHeadway East NorthantsIndian Hindu Welfare Organisation (Northampton)Kingsthorpe Park Allotment AssociationLife Music NorthantsMarston St Lawrence Village HallMawsley Villagers AssociationMilap Dostiyo Wellingborough GroupNew Ark FoundationNorthants Powerchair Football ClubNorthampton O N Chenecks Football ClubNorthamptonshire CrimestoppersNorthampton Hope CentreNorthamptonshire Roller Derby LeagueNorthampton Carnival Arts ConsortiumOld Cricket ClubRoyal and Derngate TheatreSikh Community Centre and Youth Club (SCCYC)Silverstone Methodist ChurchSouth Court Environmental LtdSpirit Song Bird GroupSt Barnabas ChurchSt Crispin and Ryelands Cricket Club

The Brookside HallTools for Self Reliance (Northampton)Umbrella FairVolleyball NorthantsWriggle Dance TheatreWoodford-cum-Membris Bowls Club

NCC Youth Fund £122,984Abington House of FunBlackthorn Good NeighboursBorn 4A PurposeClubs for Young People NorthamptonshireC2C Charitable TrustCatalyst Creates CICDeafconnectFree 2 Talk CICIsebrook School Friends AssociationNether Heyford Playing FieldsNorthamptonshire YMCAPattishall Play Field AssociationSpring Learning CentreStagemasque Theatre CompanySt James and Dallington Youth ClubThe Phoenix Youth CentreThe LowdownThorplands Club 81

Northamptonshire 100 Fund £8,822Cruse Bereavement Care (Northampton)FAIR - Family Action In our RegionMichelle Murray School Of Highland DancingThe Oundle School Mencap HolidayVictoria Centre

Northamptonshire High Sheriffs Initiative £9,999ECL Angling Club NorthantsiDID AdventureNorthampton Bangladeshi AssociationSpring Boroughs Residents AssociationZimwomen Association Northamptonshire

Spire Homes Endowment Fund £13,550Spire Homes

Sporting Champions Fund £8,950Niklas AarreIsabella AldridgeRichie BaileyDominic BondSarah BranchEvie BurbidgeKyle Richard CherryClaire ConnonBradley DennyEmily DurkinNima GhavamiLucy HattonTara HayesTaylor HindsFen Fulmar OakleySophie OtterJoanna RedmanBronwyn RichardsonCameron RichardsonBethanie RidoutJaydene RobinsonCharlie SalterRuben Smalley-KasprukLuke SpinelliGabrielle SteeleHollie Taylor

Surviving Winter Fund £39,540Care and Repair (Northampton) LimitedCentral and District Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)Daventry Area Community Transport (DACT)Dostiyo Asian Women & Girls OrganisationNorthampton Hope CentreNorthamptonshire Association for the BlindNorthampton Food BankSpire Homes

Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club (SCCYC)Serve RushdenSolarZindgani (Asian Men’s Group)

Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund £44,049Crick Sports Field AssociationCrick Old School TrusteesCrick Jubilee WoodCrick History SocietyLilbourne Funds ConsortiumLilbourne Youth ClubYelvertoft Village Hall Management CommitteeYelvertoft Cricket ClubYelvertoft Bowling Club

Wakeham Trust Fund £300Thorplands Club 81

Wooden Spoon Fund £7,000Saints Study Centre

Above: Members of the Small and Community grants panel


Above: Serbian Dancers, young children in full Serbian costume performing traditional dance

“With a generation of younger folks who have thrived on the success of their companies, there is a big opportunity for many of us to give back earlier in our lifetime and see the impact of our philanthropic efforts.”

Mark Zuckerberg

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Bringing donors andcommunity groups together

The official launch of the Northamptonshire food poverty network took place in October 2013. Lord Compton welcomed over 100 attendees brought together from across the county and including local charities, businesses and public agencies. The event showcased how local charities and food banks have been working together to tackle food poverty here in our county.

A private tour of Althorp, donated to Northamptonshire Parkinson’s Charity auction was gifted to the Foundation by the bid winner David Laing. Earl Spencer who donated the prize, personally hosted the tour for our guests who also enjoyed a tour of the gardens with Althorp’s head gardener.

Chairman, David Laing, generously sponsored two tables for the Foundation at the annual Rockingham Castle International Horse Trials where N100 members and their guests met for an enjoyable day.

Trustee and High Sheriff Anne Burnett hosted a private dinner for guests of the Foundation at the Judges’ Lodgings.

During the year we organise events, visits and grant panels providing opportunities for our donors to meet volunteers and representatives from community groups across the county. Our Annual Awards evening is a time to celebrate the work and achievements of our community groups and share these stories with donors and supporters of the Community Foundation.

Throughout the year we visited many community groups including: The Northampton Food Bank, Blackthorn Good Neighbours, Clubs for Young People Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire Country Centre, The Phoenix Resource Centre and Equata.

Fund Development Manager, Naomi Butters, accompanied by N100 members Janet and Kevin Marchand, took the opportunity to see community group Corby Deep Roots, Tall Trees when they performed at the Oakley Vale Community Centre, Corby.

Above: Sporting Champions at the 2013 Annual Awards


Why I volunteer

“In the time I have been in this role I have been able to work with the Community Foundation team who have a passion and understanding of grant giving including specific advice. I work with trustees and other volunteer grant advisors who bring a breadth of understanding to meetings. I have learnt about the numerous projects and activities mainly run by volunteers that need some form of funding.

“Being a volunteer grants advisor has given me an insight into the amount of time given by others in order to support projects that ‘fill gaps’ or enhance activities already in place.

“Volunteering with Northamptonshire Community Foundation is very rewarding. Along with others I have a strong feeling that I am playing a part to improve lives in Northamptonshire. To me it is a privilege to have a role to support others through the trustees, other volunteer grant advisors and Community Foundation staff.”

Morcea Walker MBE, volunteer grants advisor

“Knowing the amazing work achieved by Northamptonshire Community Foundation, it was not hard when the invitation came to become a volunteer grants advisor.

“It is important to me that I contribute toward the community and the county in which I live. Prior to becoming a trustee I had always struggled to find time to do that whilst working. Being a trustee allows me to work with the Community Foundation without impacting on my professional life.

“Personally I feel it adds balance and perspective to my life. I enjoy playing a small part in the valuable work and assistance that the Community Foundation gives in Northamptonshire.”

Sarah Banner, trustee and Associate at Shoosmiths Access Legal

“Being a trustee is an incredibly rewarding role and one which I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to experience. Living and working in Northamptonshire I wanted to be able to use my professional knowledge, experience and contacts in a way that was not for my own benefit or that of my employer but for a completely different purpose.

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Above: Performin’ Room


Above: Anne Burnett, High Sheriff, visiting the Country Centre at Duston

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Why I give

“We joined the Northamptonshire Community Foundation, Northamptonshire 100 because we wanted to be part of a network where we could connect with others who feel passionate about Northamptonshire and have the added bonus of being part of a collective giving circle.

“After being an N100 member for two years, a named fund felt like a natural progression, plus with the Community First initiative we have been able to add an additional 50% to our donation. Our new fund will enable us to leave a lasting legacy in our company’s name.”

Mark Mulvey, Hevey Building Supplies

“I have been involved with the Foundation for many years; as a donor and a grant recipient and I believe the work the Foundation does is invaluable.

“This year I have been fortunate enough to inherit some money, because I feel so passionately about the work the Foundation supports, I decided to set up a named fund in my daughter’s name. The fund was matched through Community First which means I have been able to create a bigger amount in the fund and leave a lasting legacy.

“Working with the Foundation has meant I’ve been able to choose the type of projects I would like to support and know the distribution of funds is in safe hands.”

Alison Newcomb

How to giveThere are many ways to support us whether you are an individual, company, trust or local authority, we can provide the solution to your local charitable giving. We will help you make a lasting impact to the issues you care about across our communities.

As a supporter, you can see for yourself the difference your support is making and we make giving simple, safe, tax efficient and cost effective. We make philanthropy affordable, easy to manage and as visible or anonymous as each donor requires.

We offer a bespoke philanthropic service and can give advice as to where your donation will make the maximum impact in the community.

Leaving a legacyWe recognise that a legacy to Northamptonshire Community Foundation is a special kind of gift and all gifts, regardless of their size make a difference and help future generations. A gift will be used in accordance with your wishes and if you have a specific purpose in mind, we encourage you to discuss this with us. Your solicitor can best advise you and will ensure your intentions are recorded accurately and fully.

Our fundsOur long term endowed funds allow our fund holders to choose to give across a broad range of causes or to direct their giving to a specific cause or issue.

Many companies work with us in order to reach smaller charities and community groups within our county and there are two ways to direct your donation, either through an endowed fund or a flow through fund. Whichever option you prefer, we are utterly flexible and pride ourselves on setting up bespoke funds that perfectly suit our supporters’ wishes.


Thank you to our supporters

Highgate HouseRoy HodgesJennifer HodghtonAnne HolemansPenny HopkinsHorner FoundationJean HowellHSBCW E HuckerbyLady Susan HuntSally ImrieiPSLA JacksonMartin JeffreyJennie Shepherd AssociatesAlistair JepsonJohn Armitage Charitable TrustJohn D JohnsonMichael JonesH KantorowichNigel KenyonJonathan & Dorrie Kingsleigh-SmithDavid LaingKirby Laing FoundationKPMG LLP (UK)R LantsberyP O LawsonSimon LeathamSimon LeatherLinda LeeKim LeverBryan LewinSylvia LightburneColin LillB J LittleHywell LloydLoake Brothers LtdPam Long

ACS Recruitment Solutions LLPAES Wind GenerationNeelam Aggarwal-SinghMillie AldersleyNick AllenDavid AllsoppAlways a Chance FundRosemarie AndersonDavid ArmstrongJohn AttwoodEdward Aubrey-FletcherBarclays Corporate A BarkasGillian BarnesFanny BarnettBarratt StrategicJane M BarrowDialsingh BassanM Batson-PatelSally BeardworthBig Lottery FundEmma BignellM BillinghamClaire BoothLord Boswell of AynhoT I BrasseyLady Penelope BrayeI C BrownThe Hon Mrs M C BrudenellDerek BullW R ButterfieldM J BuxtonLily CanterCave & Sons FundChantrey Vellacott DFKCheaney ShoesJohn ChurchAndy Clarke

D R & P A ClarkeEvan ClarkeGill ClarkeRaymond V CliffordCharles CoakerCommunication Workers UnionLord ComptonG T C & D H ConantSimon ConnerCottingham Parish CouncilJohn CurtisMaureen CurtisM Wendy CurtisDavid Williams IFAChristopher DavidgeKeith DavidsonHugh de Capell BrookeDavid DeaconRonald P DeanJacqueline DesmondVictor DibosaJohn DickieTheresa E Dicksondng Dove NaishNorman DonovanAndrew D DouceRevd Peter DoyleWilliam DredgeDuston SchoolElectrical TestersSir Peter & Lady EllwoodPenelope Escombe MBE DLEurocontinental Logistics LtdMichael Adrian EvansEveden LtdFablink UK LtdAngela FarmbroughGeorgina Farndon

Kate FarndonJulia FaulknerE Faure WalkerDeirdre FenwickBen FinnimoreRuth FitchL M FletcherP & D FloryFrank Haslam MilanFredericks FoundationCaroline S GallowayAnnis GarfieldEmery & R R Gay GardnerJoan M GilesRichard A GillDoreen GoddenGrant D GoodladAnne GoodmanValma GradyGrant Thornton UK LLPGreat Oakley Farms LtdJohn GreenawayA J & M RGreenwellDiana GriffithsGuilsborough SchoolSarah Hampden-SmithJohn R & Sheila HardakerJ N R & J A HarkerSir Ewan & Lady HarperJ M HarperE HeadHeart of England Community FoundationHenry Martin FundA J HermerD HerseyHevey Building Supplies LtdHewitsonsBob Heygate

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Lowther Charitable FoundationMatt LynchCaptain John Macdonald-BuchananKevin & Janet MarchandMargeret Giffen Charitable TrustLynn MargettsMichael H MarketisMarshman PriceAlan & Maria MaskellDominic McCleanPatrick McCooeyD McMullenBill McQuillanJames MillerRevd. P MorrellLady C M MortonDr A J L MukhtarNatwestDavid NelsonAlison NewcombNHS TrustJohn NicholsonNorman Taylor Educational & Aid for the Elderly TrustMarquess of NorthamptonNorthampton Borough CouncilNorthamptonshire County CouncilNorthamptonshire Enterprise PartnershipFrances O’CallaghanJane OrrMichael Orton-JonesParochial Church Council of All SaintsLady ParsonsMr Pasley-TylerJonathan & Anne PearsonA M C PemberLavinia PerryRichard Pollard

Major John PowellC Preston-JonesPrincess Motor Yacht SalesPyke Smith & Cutler LtdRathbones Investment ManagementDavid Reynolds (W. E Hall Trust)Colin RichardsonColin Richmond-WatsonMartin RileyGeorgina RobertsonSir John & Lady RobinsonAlan RoddisPaul RogersRevd P R RoseRotary Club of NorthamptonLady RowleyTerry L RoyRoyal and Derngate TheatresRS Components LtdSaga MagazineCommander Leslie Saunders-WatsonMichael SawfordScotts of Thrapston LtdSatbachan S SehmiGary ShaefferMilan ShahMo ShapiroAndrew ShawWilliam ShawShaw Energy & Chemicals LtdJames & Sorrell Shepherd-CrossSir Derek Greenaway FoundationSir Thomas White’s Northampton CharityA & Dr E SlackIvan SljivicM SmithAnnabel Smyth-OsbourneKay Soteriou

Paul SouthworthSpire Homes Staverton CEV Primary SchoolD C StewartE M Stopford SackvilleSutton Bassett FundIan TansleyThe Bernard Sunley Charitable FoundationThe Compton FundThe Constance Travis Charitable FundThe Friend - LeysThe Red Thread PartnershipThe Townsend Family Charitable TrustThe University of NorthamptonThe Wakeham TrustThe Weatherley Charitable TrustT ThelwallM E & C ThompsonJ & SM Thorpe OBEJoan M TiceTim Boswell of AynhoRobert & Joanna TomkinsonLady Juliet & John TownsendSiew Fun TsangJohn TustingUnipart GroupVoluntary Impact NorthamptonshirePeter WaddupEdna WadsworthS & C WaineWaitroseCharles & Joan WakeSir Hereward & Lady WakeCatherine WakefordMorcea WalkerSir Patrick WalkerBruce WallP J Wallinger

B WallisJean WatkinsonRevd. Frank WhiteWIBNJanice WillisDavid & Linda WoodWoodstone Charitable TrustJohn WoollettM YoxonDavid Zigler

Above: Sealed Air (Diversey) volunteer day


Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2014 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds Total Funds 2014 Total Funds 2013 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000Incoming Resources Grants – in furtherance of the Charity’s objects 167 565 615 1,347 1,261Interest received 5 1 57 63 35Other income 19 - 2 21 15 ________ ________ ________ ________ _______ 191 566 674 1,431 1,311 ________ ________ ________ ________ _______Resources Expended Cost of generating funds Fundraising & publicity costs 92 8 - 100 95

Charitable Expenditure Grants payable - 578 128 706 624Grant support costs 101 4 20 125 94Governance costs 38 - 8 46 41 ________ ________ ________ ______ _______Total Resources Expended 231 590 156 977 854 ________ ________ ________ ______ _______

Net incoming resources before transfers (40) (24) 518 454 457

Transfers between funds 29 (31) 2 - - ________ ________ ________ ______ _______ Net incoming resources after transfers and before other recognised gains and losses (11) (55) 520 454 457

Realised and unrealised gains/(losses) on

investment assets 7 1 (29) (21) 167 ________ ________ ________ ______ _______

Net Movement in Funds (4) (54) 491 433 624 Funds at 1 April 2013 115 248 2,745 3,108 2,484 ________ ________ ________ ______ _______

Funds at 31 March 2014 111 194 3,236 3,541 3,108

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2014 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds Total Funds 2014 Total Funds 2013

£000 £000 £000 £000 £000Fixed assets Tangible assets - 2 - 2 4Investments 114 47 3,053 3,214 2,650 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ 114 49 3,053 3,216 2,654 Current assets Debtors and prepayments 15 3 7 25 38Cash at bank and in hand 3 206 185 394 538 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ 18 209 192 419 576 Creditors – amounts falling due within 1 year (21) (64) (9) (94) (122) ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ Net current assets (3) 145 183 325 454 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ Net assets 111 194 3,236 3,541 3,108 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ Funds Unrestricted Funds 68 - - 68 97Designated Funds 9 - - 9 10Restricted Funds - 189 - 189 247Endowment Funds - - 3,044 3,044 2,606Revaluation Reserve 34 5 192 231 148 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______ Total Funds 111 194 3,236 3,541 3,108 ________ ________ ________ _______ _______

A copy of the Foundation’s audited accounts for the year ending 31 March 2014 is available on request.

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Above: Wellingborough & District Talking Newspaper provides audio material for blind and partially sighted people living in Wellingborough, Rushden and surrounding areas.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation Within Royal & Derngate19 Guildhall RoadNorthamptonNN1 1DP

Northamptonshire Community Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales No 1094646 and a Company Limited by Guarantee (4269030)

Telephone 01604 230033Email [email protected] facebook.com/northantscfTwitter @northantscfwww.ncf.uk.com

Patron Lady Juliet TownsendPresident Deirdre FenwickChairman David Laing

MembersWendi BuchananKeith DavidsonLinda DavisJohn NicholsonDavid ReynoldsCharles WakeLady Catherine Morton

TrusteesSarah BannerSandra BellJohn BruceAnne BurnettJohn GriffDavid KnightAlan MaskellSally RobinsonJames Shepherd-CrossRobert Tomkinson

Staff Victoria Miles – Chief ExecutiveRachel McGrath – Grants Director (Deputy Chief Executive)Naomi Butters– Fund Development ManagerAnthony Brinklow – Grants Team AssistantKatharine Dowsett – Administration Services Officer Lynn Margetts – Fund Development and Marketing (Consultant)Kevin Smith – Finance Manager (Consultant)

We welcomed two new trustees to join our experienced and committed Board of trustees, Mr John Griff and Mr James Shepherd Cross and we said a fond farewell to Linda Davis and Wendi Buchanan.

Two new members of staff joined the team, Katharine Dowsett, Administrative Services Officer and Fund Development Manager, Naomi Butters. And after eight years outstanding commitment and contribution we said goodbye to Jessica Pilkington.

Documents

Ncf yearbook 2014