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The charity conducts regular risk reviews and modifies systems to mitigate risks.
Procedures have been put in place to minimise both external and internal risks and these procedures are reviewed annually to ensure that they still meet the needs of the Charity.
Governance · Policy statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 9
The trustees concluded that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
After making enquiries, and modelling forecasted financial performance the Trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.
Financial · Observational claim · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 9
Cambridge Community Arts has a commitment to maintaining the highest standards and quality in all its activities.
4. Commitment to excellence - maintain the highest standards, quality assured.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 7
Cambridge Community Arts has received a grant from the UK Government Know Your Neighbourhood fund to support Creative Fenland activities until April 2025.
Creative Fenland is a CCA project that engages socially isolated people through arts and crafts activities designed for mental wellbeing in the Fenland area. It provides opportunities for Creative Practitioners in Fenland for employment, skills development, and networking and creative arts courses for adults at risk of social exclusion due to their health, developed with local partners and communities. The project was initially supported by Arts Council England and the National Lottery Fund until April 2024 and has recently received a grant from the UK Government Know Your Neighbourhood fund supporting activities until April 2025.
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 5
Cambridge Community Arts provides individual coaching for unemployed or economically inactive residents through the Next Steps Coaching project.
Funding from Cambridge City Council, which commenced in April 2024 for 48 weeks, provided individual coaching for 36 unemployed or economically inactive city residents. The Next Steps coaching targets learners who are nearing the completion of CCA creative courses and provides opportunities for them to think about how they can continue to build their confidence and develop their skills, towards volunteering and even employment.
Service · Procedural statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 5
Cambridge Community Arts has developed an exceptional level of quality in course delivery through continuous professional development and mental wellbeing support for staff.
CCA has developed an exceptional level of quality of delivery through continual professional development, and provision of mental wellbeing support to all staff and volunteers. All staff and volunteers have DBS checks and are trained in safeguarding and prevent.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 4
Cambridge Community Arts achieved a profit of £673 in the year ending July 2024, reversing last year's loss.
The net result for the year was a profit of £673 which was a significant turnaround from last year's position reported as a loss of £47,422 and following a loss of £5,820 in 2022.
Financial · Funding statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 8
Cambridge Community Arts has a reserves policy to maintain sufficient liquid resources for operational and capital needs.
CCA’s reserves policy is to retain 3 month’s essential operational costs and 1 month’s delivery costs in reserve. This includes staff salaries and committed monthly payments.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 8
Cambridge Community Arts aims to ensure financial sustainability by diversifying income and managing sustainable growth.
1. Financial sustainability – diversify income; manage and resource sustainable growth
Strategic · Policy statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 7
Cambridge Community Arts courses significantly improve learners' mental wellbeing, with a statistically significant positive increase in wellbeing according to the Short Warwick & Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale.
Data from the Short Warwick & Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale showed a statistically significant positive increase in wellbeing. The number of people with low wellbeing before the course was reduced after the course
Metric · Metric statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 6
Cambridge Community Arts learners have complex health conditions, with 70% having a mental health condition and 54% having a physical health condition or disability.
Our course learners have complex health conditions. Of the 23-24 cohort, 70% had a mental health condition, 54% had a physical health condition or disability
Service · Observational claim · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 6
Cambridge Community Arts has a high achievement rate of 87.5% for learners attending at least 6 out of 8 course sessions.
Our overall achievement (attending at least 6 of 8 course sessions) average was 87.5%
Metric · Metric statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 5
Cambridge Community Arts offers a variety of courses to support adults at risk of social exclusion.
CCA ran the following programme of creative arts activities for adults at risk of social exclusion in a variety of community centres across Cambridge and Fenland: 2 x year-long programmes in Visual Arts and Music for Performance. These programmes were each divided into three courses. 23 x 8-week (in-person) courses in various art forms.
Service · Procedural statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 4
Cambridge Community Arts promotes social inclusion by preventing and relieving social exclusion through arts-based activities.
The charitable object of Cambridge Community Arts (CCA) is to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society, particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of arts-based activities.
Policy · Policy statement · From Cambridge Community Arts — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 July 2024, page 3
Mother to Mother Ltd is exempt from income tax and corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Mother To Mother Ltd is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.
Financial · Policy statement · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 19
Mother to Mother Ltd's net assets increased from £1,323 at the end of 2024 to £96,823 by the end of 2025.
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2025 Tangible fixed assets 4,918 – 4,918 Current assets 108,247 581 108,828 Creditors less than 1 year (16,923) – (16,923) - Net assets 96,242 581 96,823
Financial · Observational claim · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 19
Mother to Mother Ltd's restricted funds decreased from £58,611 in income at the start of 2024 to £581 by the end of 2025.
At 1 October 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers At 30 September 2024 Restricted Fund – 58,611 (29,920) – 28,691
Financial · Observational claim · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 18
Mother to Mother Ltd's unrestricted funds increased from £1,323 at the start of 2024 to £96,242 by the end of 2025.
At 1 October 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers At 30 September 2025 General funds 1,323 265,279 (174,110) 3,750 96,242
Financial · Observational claim · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 18
Mother to Mother Ltd's defined contribution plans expense was £333 in 2025.
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £333 (2024: £361).
Financial · Observational claim · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 18
Mother to Mother Ltd's tangible fixed assets increased from £704 at the start of 2024 to £6,865 by the end of 2025.
Equipment Cost At 1 October 2024 704 Additions 6,161 - At 30 September 2025 6,865
Financial · Observational claim · From Mother to Mother Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 September 2025, page 17