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2024-03-31-accounts

Registered charity number 1054096

Old Moat Youth Outreach Project

Financial Statements

for the period ended 31st March 2024

Old Moat Youth Outreach Project Report of the Trustees for the period ended 31[st] March 2024

The Trustees present their report and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity name

Old Moat Youth Outreach Project

Charity Registration Number

1054096

Principal Office c/o 23 Victoria Avenue Levenshulme Manchester M19 2PE

Trustees

Elizabeth Harding Chairperson Colette Crosdale Vice Chairperson Linda Pride Secretary Frances Allen Treasurer Jean Russell Gavin White Gemma Bennet Project Worker

Advisors

Principal staff

Independent Examiner

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill Jersey St Ancoats Manchester M4 6JG

Bankers

Barclays bank Plc. 753/, 755 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M20 6RN

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Old Moat Youth Outreach Project Report of the Trustees for the period ended 31 March 2024

Structure, governance and management

The project operates as a registered charity under a constitution.

Induction and training of trustees

Trustees are encouraged to take part in the project away day.

Organisational structure including recruitment and appointment of trustees The project is strategically managed by a committee of trustees and advisors who are recruited for the support and knowledge they can bring to the project. The project manager is responsible for the day to day management of the project and the staff and volunteers. The management of the Project Manager is undertaken by a nominated trustee with specific skills and experience.

Training and staff development

All staff are taken through induction training and are Staff are encouraged to take Continuous Professional Development opportunities when they are available and affordable.

Aims, Objectives and activities

To:

The project works with young people aged 13-19 years and offers up to three detached sessions a week with holiday activity during the Easter and Summer breaks

The Project works within the South Youth Focus Partnership providing coordinated youth provision alongside other voluntary sector agencies and statutory services. The partnership meets regularly and works with Young Manchester to provide a coherent offer to young people in the area.

Activities undertaken for public benefit in relation to objects

In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charities Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the work was planned with reference to the trustees and monitored through the Trustees’ meetings.

The Project continues to offer a range of activities that meet the objectives of the project. This work is planned with young people and also considers the view of young people in the community. Partnership working enables the project to avoid duplication of provision and make effective use of limited resources.

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Old Moat Youth Outreach Project Report of the Trustees for the period ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance

Funding from Manchester City Council Youth and Play Fund was extended unit the end of December 2023 and this enabled the project to continue the regular detached sessions in Old Moat Park and round Withington. The Youth and Play Team have worked more closely with the voluntary youth sector and the trustees have engaged with them and with opportunities to shape the future for the sector in Manchester. A new round of commissioning opened for the period January 2024 to March 2025. The 20M21 Partnership, led by OMYOP was successful in securing funds. The project in Withington supported by GMP, MCC, NHS and Southway Housing continues meeting at Withington Methodist Church weekly. The team has been to building trust and establishing positive relationships with young people, offering them alternative activities and opportunities for personal growth.

There were Easter and Summer Holiday Activities in the Old Moat Park and the team supported the Holiday Activity Fund programme led my Community Minded at Old Moat Children’s Centre. The summer activities were kicked off by Little Fest, a community festival held in Old Moat Park with creative activities, games, music and circus.

OMYOP supported Unity along with Community Minded and WELSafe, the Beech Road Park Fest as part of the Chorlton Arts Festival

The Depot, we continue to pursue DCMS Youth Investment Funding to develop dedicated youth building at the Depot. We are part of a council led bid. Lack of facilities limit how we can develop activities and the funds we can realistically apply for. Unfortunately the government ceased the fund with the announcement of the election just before the Manchester bid was submitted. This has been devastating form the perspective of the amount of time and energy committed by the trustees on this but more importantly the loss of a once in a generation opportunity to secure buildings for young people and youth work. This also represented the loss of a potential revenue fund accompanying the capital bid.

We continue to work with Manchester City Council to find an alternative solution.

We attend Old Moat Ward meetings and as a partnership we play an active role in the development of the South Network and the structures being developed by the City Council. We have been developing links with the NHS. Southway Housing and Withington Methodist Church.

Staff took part in Safeguarding training and Drug and Alcohol training run by WELSafe .

The Trustees express their thanks to the staff for the job they are doing in offering youth work opportunities to the young people in Old Moat and Withington. We would also like to extend our thanks to Gemma Bennet for the work on the project as she moves on to new opportunities.

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Financial review

Reserves policy

The trustees have managed to build up the Charities unrestricted reserves and are able to honour financial commitments that the Trust enters into for the year ahead.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

Elizabeth Harding (Chair)

Date: 01 November 2024

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of

Old Moat Youth Outreach Project

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; and

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

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.

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester, M4 6JG

Date: 07 November 2024

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Old Moat Estate Youth Outreach Project

Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Receipts
Manchester City Council
64,844
Young Manchester
-
Bank interest
120
NHS GM
-
-
Manchester Active
13,767
National Youth Agency
400
Legacy
2,500
Total receipts
81,631
Payments
Charitable expenditure
Salaries
22,705
Outings and activities
59,642
Accountancy
900
Repairs, renewals,equipment and cleaning
40
Insurance
783
Total payments
84,070
Net receipts for the year
(2,439)
Bank and cash balances at start of year
35,422
Transfer between funds
13,652
Bank and cash balances at end of year
3
46,635
Manchester University NHS Foundation
Trust		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
5,000
2,147
5,880
-
-
-
8,027
(3,027)
26,525
(13,652)
9,846		 Total funds
2024
£
64,844
-
120
-
5,000
13,767
400
2,500		 Total funds
2023
£
17,851
69,641
22
8,857
-
-
-
-
86,631
24,852
65,522
900
40
783
92,097
(5,466)
61,947
-
£ 56,481		 96,371
7,511
76,118
900
1,530
728
86,787
9,584
52,363
-
£ 61,947

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Old Moat Estate Youth Outreach Project

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as at 31 March 2024

Note
Cash funds
Cash at bank - Current account
- Deposit account
Liabilities
3, 4
Money owed to Unity Arts for activites
completed before the year end.		 2024
£
46,481
10,000
56,481
5,798		 2023
£
51,947
10,000
61,947
7,460

Approved by the trustees on 01 November 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

Elizabeth Harding (Chair)

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Old Moat Estate Youth Outreach Project

Notes to the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting basis

The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.

2 Trustees' expenses

No expenses were paid to trustees during the year (2023: nil).

3 Unrestricted cash reserve

Of the unrestrcted cash reserve of £46,635 at the year end (2023: £35,422), £3,494 (2023: £7,460) represents money owed to Unity Arts which was paid after the year end.

4 Restricted funds

Balance at 1
April 2023
£
PCC GMP
2,516
Southway Housing
2,500
Manchester City Counci
4,000
NHS GM
8,857
-
17,873
Manchester University
NHS Foundation Trust		 Receipts
£
-
-
-
-
5,000
5,000		 Payments
£
(2,516)
(2,500)
(1,506)
(1,505)
-
(8,027)		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 March
2024
£
-
-
2,494
7,352
5,000
9,846

Of the restrcted cash reserve of £9,846 at the year end (2023: £17,873), £2,304 (2023: nil) represents money owed to Unity Arts which was paid after the year end.

Name of fund

Description, nature and purposes of the fund

The Withington Project

The Withington Project is restricted to spend on staff, activities and equipment for the specific project. It received a further £5000 from University NHS Foundation Trust. The project is to provide one night a week youth club based at Withington Methodist Church. It is part of a multi agency approach to address issues in Withington village. We are applying for funding to sustain the project

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