2023-12-31-accounts

Annual Report 2023 - Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ

Office: Holy Trinity Church, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7QX

Director: Samuel Jacob McKee [e-mail]

Trustees:

Paul Carpenter Chair (Retiring 2024) [e-mail]

Anne Gooding (Chair elect 2024) [e-mail]

• David Allsop, [e-mail] Rachel Holmes Rachel [e-mail]

Adam Eveleigh [e-mail]

Anna Troke [e-mail]

Geoffrey Kang’gombe [e-mail]

Independent Examiner: Jane Dunbar

6 Gurney Close, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 2XL

The pandemic has meant that we have moved away from running youth clubs (many closed) and mentoring in schools. This has enabled us to be a much more valuable resource for schools and churches by bringing to them university professors, lecturers and notable academics who can share their subject largely science and philosophy from a Christian viewpoint. The expenditure entitled mission has included gifts for speakers, travel, hotel accommodation, food and meetings etc. We aim to add value to the educational institutions through weekly, monthly and annual events.

Our Director seeks to speak at as many local churches as possible and most months we offer gatherings for the local churches featuring first-rate guest speakers, largely Christian university professors speaking on how Christianity is not at odds with their subject in science, philosophy etc. Our income comes mainly from individuals and churches with small grants.

In all local secondary schools we deliver assemblies, lessons, lunchtime and after school programs including debates between those with a non-Christian viewpoint and Christian speakers.

The Socratic Society is run across several schools which is a philosophy club where students come to share their ideas, debate, discuss and dialogue with each other. We explore their ideas and allow freedom of expression in encouraging a safe and secure environment to talk about complex and important issues.

2023 Total Annual income £67,824.43 total expenditure £65,717.48

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AVYFC Income 2024
AVYFC Income 2023 AVYFC Expenditure 2023
Individual £ 22,973.15
Churches £ 19,735.00
£5,400.00 [£2,105.46 ]
Other £ 17,610.82
Grants £ 5,400.00
Gift Aid £ 2,105.46
£22,973.15
AVYFC Expenditure 2024 £29,966.99
£17,610.82
Staff £ 33,460.34 £33,460.34
Insurance £ 817.95
Office rent £ 350.00
£19,735.00
Admin £ 1,122.20
Mission £ 29,966.99 £1,122.20
£350.00 £817.95
Individual Churches Other Grants Gift Aid Staff Insurance Office rent Admin Mission
£ 35,750.49
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Income £ 67,824.43

Expenditure £ 65,717.48

CHARITY COMMISSION li Independent examiner's report on the , FOR ENGLAND AI'IJ ¥¥ALES I accounts section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Aylesbilry Vale YoLith for Christ On accounts for the year 5 31$1 December 2023 ended Charity no :; 1055282 {if anyl Set out on pages fNIA l ￿pOrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for tbe year ended Responsibilities and basts 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 feport 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 14,ave followed all the applic8ble Direcl.ions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I liave completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have 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 aC￿rdance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounis did not accord with the accounting re¢or#s', or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concernirsg the form and content of accounts sel Out in the Ctriarities (Accounts ap.d Reportsl Regulations 2008 olher than any requirement tnat the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no coD.cerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enab5e a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned. Date: i 21Yt October 2024 Name. i Jane Darbon Relevant professional quallficatlon{s) or body lif any): Address: 6 Gurney Close, Aylesbury, HP20 2XL IER Oct 2018

Se¢tion B Disclosule Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts. d'rections and guidance for examiners}. Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None. IER Oct 2018