Annual Report 2023124 f AITII 199 024 C*iLDNI hull yfc Youth . Falth . Communlty Trustees Annual Report Writing looking back a year is always tricky. Saying something different after 30 years could be even harder. The year we are now half through (2024) is our 30th year on the Boulevard. If I don't mention It in this 2023 report. it will have passedl The YFC bit may have changed, but the Hull bit of the name remains. But, for pretty much half the life of what started as Hull Youth for Christ. 60 or so years ago. we have been on the Boulevard. What have we done? Well you can read back to know thaL What difference has it made7 That's much harder to say. Our national economy. our levels of 'investment' In 'disadvantaged' areas has gone way up, and for 18 years now. has been going steadily down. When we started hefe, there was a wotshipping Anglican congregation. a vicar In the vicarage and a pharmacy in the Parlsh Hall paying all the bllls. no more. Other local churches are smaller unless they are presently having a boost through migration. So the Christian tlde, Ilke the money tide. has been going out for a long time. You could probably add fflo￿ tides going in the wrong direction: 'loneliness and Isolation. is relatively recent 'discovery'. for instance. I want to say that. against those tides, we - that is rather, the staff over all these years have done a remad(able job. or rather lead remarkable lives. in pushing back against neglect. poverty, damage, alone-ness, lost-ness I￿peleSSness. sometimes even faithlessnes& I don't know if there is more Jesus-shaped answer to those things than the￿ was 30 years ago, but I do know that the￿ would a ton more of the deadly effects of that list that many people would be carrying now. Latterly, getting going aftLY Covid was very hard; so much damage was done. But as we have reported Since. we have stepped up. been given some real opportunities, developed some new things, built some important new relationship. 2023 saw some of that coming to fruition. Andy Dorton lomily ond Ifi•nds in th• late 90's Trustees Annual Report We st3rted sptmding on the Parish Hall: we enabled Sycamore to flourish by moving to Giroscope with Rich Newby (thanks Rich); we started working more closety with the Thrive schools trust which took over the B￿levard secondary school; and best of all for rne, Gemma joined the team. Y(XA can read about Gemma elsewhere in our newsletter I'm not sure the world's cavalry is coming any time soon. We think however that we are in decent shape to make good use of the gifts God has given us ￿ the Boulevard: and maybe in some respects, with others. we can if not tum the whole tide, surf some waves to make hope, joy. faith, peace. love more of a part of more people's daity experience 'around here.. And in that mi& there have been! and there will bel! rniracle& A last thought; the Boulevard Isn't Hull. l alluded to this near the start. The tide has gone out. massively, on Y￿th work. community worf(. all over Hull. We have always wanted - starting as we did Sn the same year as 'the Eden networl(' _ to have a wider affecL We were and are only abwt Hull and environs though. We have started and supported work elsewhere in Hull, but some years ago now. There is little Inter-relati￿Shlps between church related youth orlentated organisations. We have some treasure to share. Pray with us ab￿t considering what we sh￿Id do about these things in future. Well, really last thought: thank you. We are still Much more heavlly reliant on the generosity of our Individual and church supporters than any other organisation I know. Without Y(￿r supporL of all sorts, we are weak and would be gone. Andy Dorton (Chalr of Trust••s) Hryh&g1rts from 2023 Interview We askod one of rngular Breakfast Club volunteers how tholr farnlly have bon•ffted from bolni part of ourcommunlty. When my daughter first started she was scared she had no confidence. Even when she Jolned Breakfast Club she had nothin& So to see her now is like. she would go horse riding every week. It brought out the girl we know from being around people. joining clubs getting involved with other young people, it's brought her out massively. It's the same with our son now at keep fit, we have seen a difference in him from last year to now. It is a big change and we said to him that he has come back to the person we know. Before he had lost himself. Chris taking him places and doing stuff with him it has br¢)ught him back to who he i He was withdrawn didn't have no motivation. couldn't be bothered with anything. Part of it was Covid especially my daughter where she isolated herself completely but with our son I think it was his age. He asks me to make sure he is up on a Saturday for keep fit and when it is not on he still asks me to get him up so he can do some exercise to keep it up. Which is good thin& Last couple of months its been a massive change and down to the clubs. That's down to you guysl He has recently applied for Uni at Coventry to do car design. Our daughter Is going to college at Wyke to study criminology law, %)ciology and art. She wants to be a forensic scientist. I've seen hLY progressing from a shy kid who came at first who wouldn't speak. When she comes in now and sees friends etc she Is totally different. He was a shy little boy the same realty. Even our older daughters enjoy coming along and being involved. l enjoy seeing the bairns from babies to nursery and I like to see the smile on thelr faces and belng happy. I like helping them read and I'm getting used to ry newjob on the ￿giSter. It has helped my confidence t(￿. My husband tells me I have gained confidence and come out of myself more by tsking on something differenL Like the food hygiene training I did. I thought I can't do this but I got 95% so I can do it! The domestic vlolence training opened up a lot how I was treated and IM)w my kids have been treated by their partner& You can spot everything and you realise it's not right. I would be happy to tslk with other women going through it and listen to them. Not telling them what to do just helping It has made me a better person being part of Hull YFC. 2023 in Photographs T< Financial Statement 2023 Tcrt ihJrcY C ft, lili'diduil Gift, .043 TrJ:.I la rr.- Ctti=i 4dTir LC,, RL'I'Jldr Aci ,Il', co ltsusi" Fuidr 115 Ilatt., PloJ 117J ,r irrin.rii lJJrdiiliiii&, Tattl Ti*al Ti*al d 11 5.8-, 4 Our unrestricted reserves are allocated for future recruitmefiL propct development and t￿IldIng work Our thanks to ArKly Pike for auditing and preparin8 our annual accounts. Financial Report 2023 Just like everyone else, 2023 has been in some ways a tough year for Hull YFC due to the impact of rising prices. especially such as consumables for Breakfast Club and travel costs. Despite the difficulties though, God always provides for everything we need. We are extremely grateful to all our supporters who have carried us through with their generosity- both financial and prayerfully. Salaries have always been our biggest cost and this is growing due to increases in the minimurn wage but this year we have received several grants to support our team. These have been from the Sir James Reckitt Charity and The Tribune Trust (Stuart), The Joseph & Annie Cattle Trust (lona), the Imagine Foundation {Orts) and JF Brignall Trust (lan) have provided wage security for the team. not Just for this years but for the next three in some cases. Grants have also been received from the Hull & East Riding Charitable Trust fN two Breakfast Club trips in the summer, the Two Ridings Foundation towards activities for Parents group and The Tribune Trust for activities with Youth Club. We are again very grateful for all of the churches who support us with ce￿al5 and donations Including this year churches from the Elloughton and Brantingham CircuiL Sycamore Gardening covered all of it's costs for the year and also contributed into the wider work financially for which we are grateful to Rich and team for their hard work. One new category for us In 2023 is the Parish Hall as YFC has now taken on ownefshlp and responsibility for what we hope will be a major community asset in the years ahead. Although our total expenditure has increased considerably in 2023. so has our total income which more or less covered the increase, leaving only a small defiat over the year. Despite the cUr￿nt economlc outlook, we have confidence in God's promise to pr(wide us with all we need and in the love and support of the Hull YFC famity to encourage and support us in whatever lies ahead. Thank you to you 311 for your love and prayefs throughout the year. Jlll K••ian, Admlnlstrator Many thanks to the Twsts and Organisations that su￿rted us in 2023 J F Brign•ll Tnut Sir J•ffl•s R•(kitt Chwity Th• knaEwi• Foundati C*Tr•Ui• Trust Joseph & Ami• Cattle Trust Hull & ER Ch•ritabl• Trust Th• Trknun• Trust Th• Two RidiTrp Foundation Jos•ph & Anni• Catth Trust Evang•lK•I Trust Gr•w th• B•k•ra On• Stop 80￿•¥a￿d Chwchos in Huu & East Riding Vision, Mission and Values Oiir Vision A flourishing, resourced and resourceful. interdependent community where - oirt of their relationship with Jesus . people live a more expansive lite. full of yace. peace. Iw. purp¢)se and love. Our Mission To invest our INes in under-resourced. marginalised. urban communities, using Jesus, incamation as our model. We look to nurture the assets of the community. *Y>fkin8 tO8ether to: address its needs. heal its wounds, pay particular regard to its often ignored young people, arKI attentively partner In God's transfornwng Core Valuos To be Christ centered To live and work holistically To work relationally To promote justice To live sIm￿Y To serve and be seThed Lovel Staff T•am lan and lona Dyson - Team Leaders Stuart Brown - Youth & Community Gemma Ahmed. Youth & Community Chris & Anna Hembury- CMS Mission Partners Jill Keegan - Administrator Board of Truste•s AThly Dorton (Chairl Jill Barton (Safeguardinv) Stephen Moore (Treasurer) AThly fillotson Patrft e2lft•red Charlty lo￿216 Appointment Pendin8 Contact D•talls clo 8oulevard Baptist Churth Gordon Street Hull. HU3 3HJ 101482) 221059 Partnershlps UrbanExpresslon (r*alI￿ Irwfv5 CHURCH IAISSION SOCIETY www.hullyfc.co.uk ## **Financial Report (Financial year Jan - Dec 2023)** ## **Hull YFC** ## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023** Registered Charity No. 1050216 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Total Unrestricted Total Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Brought forward 67,162 54,095 121,257 133,385
Total Unrestricted Total Restricted Total Total
Receipts
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Church Gifts 1,365 1,561 2,926 2,341
Individual Gifts 21,364 8,994 30,358 25,865
Trust Gifts 1,000 38,568 39,568 28,814
Event Contributions 351 1,290 1,641 1,179
Regular Activity Charges 980 0 980 542
Fundraised 0 115 115 140
Tax Reclaim 2,081 0 2,081 2,257
Matt's House 0 5,195 5,195 5,563
Parish Hall 3,797 0 3,797 0
Sycamore Gardening 44,803 0 44,803 38,413
Interest 611 0 611 338
Total 76,352 55,723 132,075 105,452
Total Unrestricted Total Restricted Total Total
Expenditure
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Wages 52,982 8,609 61,591 72,337
Other personnel 2,339 0 2,339 876
Office/Admin 6,784 0 6,784 5,352
Activity Costs 6,099 21,650 27,749 39,015
Sycamore Gardening 18,684 19,589 38,273 0
Total 86,888 49,848 136,736 117,580
Surplus / Deficit on Year (10,536) 5,875 (4,661) (12,128)
Fund Transfers 1,060 (1,060) 0 0
Carried Forward 57,686 58,910 116,596 121,257
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|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2023**
Total Unrestricted
Total Restricted
Funds
Funds
HSBC Bank
32,275
500
CO-OP Bank
14,878
18,410
Shawbrook
0
40,000
Charity Bank
10,525
0
Petty Cash
8
0
**Total**
57,686
58,910|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2023**
Total Unrestricted
Total Restricted
Funds
Funds
HSBC Bank
32,275
500
CO-OP Bank
14,878
18,410
Shawbrook
0
40,000
Charity Bank
10,525
0
Petty Cash
8
0
**Total**
57,686
58,910|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2023**
Total Unrestricted
Total Restricted
Funds
Funds
HSBC Bank
32,275
500
CO-OP Bank
14,878
18,410
Shawbrook
0
40,000
Charity Bank
10,525
0
Petty Cash
8
0
**Total**
57,686
58,910|**Total**
**2023**
32,775
33,288
40,000
10,525
8
116,596|**Total**
**2022**
49,985
20,983
40,000
10,288
1
121,257| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees** Charity Name HULL YFC **On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2023 **Charity no** 1050216 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** ATTACHED (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2023. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 20 JUNE 2024 **Signed: Name:** ANDREW PYKE **Relevant professional** CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 118 ELLERKER RISE, WILLERBY, EAST YORKSHIRE, HU10 6EU **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**