## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 1st January 2022 to: 31[st] December 2022**
**Charity name: Leek Town Centre Youth Project**
**Charity registration number: 1063137**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’)
are:
1. To provide or assist in the
provision of facilities in the
interests of social welfare for
the recreation or other
leisure time occupations of
young persons resident in
Leek who have need of such
facilities, with the object of
improving their conditions of
life.
2. To advance the education of
children and young persons
through leisure time activity
so as to develop their
physical, mental and
spiritual capacities that they
may grow to maturity as
individuals and members of
society.
3. To promote such other
charitable purpose for the
benefit of young persons
resident in Leek as the
committee in their absolute
discretion think fit.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We provided a safe welcoming drop-in
centre, off the streets, with activities
supporting basic life-skills to less-
advantaged and vulnerable teenagers at
our rented Youth cafe - @21 The Young
Peoples’ Place in Market Street, Leek. We
also run trips and outdoor activities to build
up team work and the confidence and well-
being of our youngsters.
Our sessions are appreciated by the local|
|||police for their contribution to reducing anti-
social behaviour in our town centre|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Our trustees had due regard to the
commission’s public benefit guidance when
exercising any powers or duties to which
the guidance was relevant|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All aspects of our administration and routine
maintenance work at our base are carried
out at no cost to the charity by volunteers.
Volunteers also assist our self-employed
County-trained Youth workers when they
run sessions for our young people either at
our base or on outside activities|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to|Para 1.20|Drop-in sessions at our Youth café that
provides a safe and welcoming place
where less-advantaged and vulnerable
teenagers can socialise off the streets and
enjoy activities, support and advice from
trainedyouth workers.|
|the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||We have a café/kitchen plus TV/media
facilities, a pool table, together with sofas
other comfortable seating at our rented
base.
Our drop-in, which opens on at least two
evenings a week and on Saturdays,
positively engages our young people. The
activities range from games sessions,
cooking skills workshops to school holiday
activities. We do basic life-skills work with
advice around drugs, alcohol and sexual
health often using quizzes and have a role
in preventing anti-social behaviour locally||
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review award**
|**Financial Review**
**award**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We are in the third and final year of our
Lottery funding which has helped us to
achieve a substantial surplus making our
financial position more secure than in
previous years|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We recognise the value of holding the
recommended amount of reserves to deal
with un-anticipated costs, and our receipt of
Lottery funding has enabled us to
implement our policy to do so.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£20,029|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|We are a community-based charity run by
volunteers and representatives of local
councils, churches and the police.
Management committee members who
display continuing interest and commitment
to our activities may be elected to be a
trustee, at our AGM.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Leek Town Centre Youth Project|
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|Other name the charity uses|@21 The Young Peoples’Place|
|Registered charity number|1063137|
|Charity’s principal address|21 Market Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 6 HX
This is not our correspondence address – see contact
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Dennis Johnson|Chairman|||
||RoyGregg|Secretary|||
||Alison Dodd|Treasurer|||
||Jane Tattersall|Lead on policy and
pastoral matters.|||
||Susan Coleman||||
||Brian Johnson||||
||DorothyBiddulph||||
||Mahfooz Ahmad||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** Not applicable
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity
Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Not applicable
## **Other optional information**
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