RBGISTERCI D CHARITY NUMBER: 1068108 ort of the Trusttes and udited Financi for the Y¢arEnded 31st March 2022 for Voice of You h and Genuine Em A.G.E Hchtons Chartered Accoulltants Stag House Old London Road Hertford Hertfoi.d5hire SG13 7LA VoA¢e of Youtli and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owermcn Colltenls of the Financial Statcmcnts for the Y¢ai' Lnded 31st March 2022 Page Chairs For¢ward Report of the TI￿st¢eS 2 to 14 tndependent Bxaminees Report 15 Statement of Financial Activities 16 Balance She6t 17 Notes to the Financial Statem¢nls 18 to 27 Voic£ of Youth and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owennent chai￿ For¢ i'Ended 31st March 2022 I atn plEased to introduce Voyage's 2021122 Annual Report in what appears to b¢ OUT biggest atjd second year of real growth in 20218nd 2022. 1 am proud oui. team has been able to m8ke excellent use of ¢harities resources switching direction from runn5ng a n¢w course to spending tnor¢ time testing elemenls, supportuig our amazing pool of graduates and connecting tliem to elcvated opportunities that help them rise as leaders. its hutE]bling to see our ¢xlensive range of high level partners engaging in discussions to uprate th¢ir suppoi1 and push beyond their own orgHni$ational boundarie5 to do so. Seeing their involvement mov¢ from otte off project work or donations to a mor¢ sustained programme of fEnancial and pro bono support has instilled greater ¢onfiden¢e in Voyage's plans for expanding s¢rvice5. The effett of this 15 snspirirtg renewed confidence to create additional cours¢sl woi'kshops a5 Wtll as expand and strellgthen our delivery team, undcrtake commercial work for a fee and adopt a new constÉtutional framework. Voyage would simply not be here without this support. Fin&lly, I wish to extend my wamiest wishes to our small but hug¢ly impactful delivery team and our connected youth adviwry Boai'd. Its great to see how the involvemEnt of young petsple create new opportunities foi. wwth and I look forward to cem¢nting this illto Voyag¢5 Strategi¢ plans and operatiot)s attd slrdi.ing this witlE our partners. CEO Note l am pleas¢d to report Otl OUT fiTran¢es for the finaTrcial year April 2021 to March 2022 atid share tht gwd news about OUT PTogr¢&s in ihese strange and uncertain times. kn the previous year we were unsure about 5u]wival after the paTrdcinia so it gives me great joy lo report 0 12% incrc&sc in the charity's activities. in¢ome, and reservc5 on the previous year. Regardless of ihcsc iJEcreases I remain un¢¢rtaill about gr0￿h in th¢se times as I tiy to understand ouv second ycar as either &tkOther flash in the pan or the start of o real upw)I'd trend. Whilst I will maintain a watchful ¢ye it is clear Voyage is growing and it is important w¢ take more Committed steps to progress Voyage tOWArds a natlODal charity. This year ha$ been ex¢iting yet different for a number of rc&sons fI￿tIY the it)crease in funds generated in 2020121 were carried over into th¢ new year 2021122 allowing Voyag¢ to ittcrease ils support to our graduate& introdu¢e new roles in the staff Ic&m, fftcreas¢ oui. r¢serves and invest in digital systems to assist plall5 for online wur5e delivery and expansion. These additions have been ¢ombined witli ilic￿￿5￿ investmenl supporting ouryouth Advisoiy Boaiyl in its se¢ond yearas well A5 growing our pool of lived Gxperienccd tutr)rs and mentors. The additional thnds w¢r¢ also used to cstablish a pow¢rful mentoring progr&tnme involving over 40 coryorat¢ Companies complete th¢ deyelopmcntal work creatittg UKS first accredited yo￿th Lead¢rship Qualification - Youth Leader8 for 8ustaiThable Cities. l am proud to allllouncc our ¢ourse was sh8p¢d in close collaboration wi¢h over 42 climate, conservation and cnvironmerEtal partners woi'king with x d¢dicaled ieain of Voy&ge graduates over a R2-month period. This ensur¢d our course w￿5 not only Irlevant and up to date but ￿lI¢¢t¢d the impoitance divcr5ity, ¢limat¢ justice and thr inclusion of narratives fiom a global perspective. If things could not g¢t atty better Voyage was fortunate to triple its cojnmissioning in¢ome from national, regional ¢haYiti¢s, ¢ollcgcs, and local authorities in the 2021122 p¢riod. These incom¢s ar¢ inspiring a loThg~tufft louk into how Voyage generate iEgul&r Éncomes ihrough a new business struGIuT¢ inV(Ilving oui young people. This can help to establish a number of n¢w jobs and opportuniÉies piY)vidin2 a 4th year development programme for graiEuat¢5. Bspecially graduatf5 wanting to take a gap yeai. or those waoting to stay working with Voyage heforc th¢y migrate into niversity or the world of woi'k. I believe this has th¢ potential to transform and aceeltrate employobility trniecfories of our graduates, Secure a￿ess, and new employment patbways tts underrepresented it)dustries en¢ouiBging. our youn8 peopl¢ Irturn t(Tr Voyage as mature adults. I look forward to anoth¢r fOrt￿Et0￿S y¢&r progressing the charity tOW￿d5 a greener and more sustainable orgatTrisation in 2023. Pag¢ I Voice of Youth and Genuine Ejn V.O.Y.A.G.E Re ort of ihe TTUS r Ended 1st March 2022 The Trustees present their report along with thE finan¢ial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31st March 2022. Th¢ financial stalern¢ttts have been prep&iEd in accordaiice with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the chaTity'S goveming doGument, the Charities Att 2011 and A¢¢ountitig and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pri¢tic¢ (Second editiotk) and Finaticial Rq>ortiRg Standard FRS 102. ACHIEVEMKNTS AND PERFORMANCE Summjry of impact Each ycar Voyage review8 its impa¢t a¢ross the PL￿je¢l$ and pro￿aMMe it delivers. It) 2021122 Voyage ¢ngaged a total of 1736 young people of whi¢h 766 were young rnen and 970 were young wom¢n. 33Yv ideAtified as Muslim. We can provide a breakdown of aGtivities across all the programmes delsvered. Projeet Nutnbers Male FemAle Kickstart BM4C hitND Surveys MtND RT¥- NCC 12104121 Barnct Horizons Plus NCC Lived Fx- c.onsulted NCC Livcd Ex- RTS Summer Prog- 26-31107121 Grantham Art Award 9109121 VoyagE Cdrporate Mentoring NCC Mentoi'ing- llldividua15 NCC Mentoi'ing- Ciroiip$ BHM- 15 & 22110121 Impact Day~ 13105121 Imp8¢t Day - 15105121 Youth Cunsultation Day 12104121 YABIYIN 85 12 200 33 32 12 90 12 53 iio 21 850 188 35 10 40 34 98 52 15 18 40 18 382 85 10 468 103 25 12 23 57 18 28 41 34 14 13 27 12 13 Tothls 1736 766 970 In our exit poll surveys our ben¢fi¢iaries ILav¢ told us 100% of graduates enrolled in university and accepted offers IOOYO of young leaders record significantly high¢r aspirations for themselves 100 /0 of youllg leade(s woiild recotnmend Voyage to their friend5 and peers 80Yo of young leader5 recorded significantly raised attainment levels at school or wllcge 70Vo of young It*lers have elevated voices and hav¢ participated in commullity events and sIr￿Ctu￿S 70% of young le¢Mlers recoivled an improvcd attitude towards th¢ Police I20/￿ of graduat¢s joined Voyage professional mentoring schem¢ Ioyfj of graduates took part in unique woi'k ¢xpei'ience opportunities More specifi￿][Y Voyagr ¢att Jtport Voyage graduates completing y¢Hr 13 at 6th forni artd colleg¢ hove successfully transllio￿rd into Imivcrsity and w¢ have recTUited 15 new young people joxned our Youth Advisory Board alld wnotker 12 new young p¢ople joind ouryouth Inv¢sti8atorNetwork. Page 2 Voice of Youtli and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owerment Re ort of the Tn]st¢c 1st March 2022 Fllnds 2021r22 wa5 8 great year for Voy&ge, despite not running our core leadership ¢OUTSC5 d￿e lo ihe pandemic n]lins out direcl involvenient with schools. Voyage was abl¢ to focus the majority of its core suppoit to graduates a￿d in p8rticular t¢5t a numb¢L' of engagement approache& with them. Voya8c was able Éo bring lo bear its newly forined relations with City of Londots based fim15 thn)u8h the introduction of mentoring, employability worksh¢)ps and paid work experience opp(wtut]ities. Our k¢y prO8￿mm￿ and proje¢ls for 2021122 are ￿ ftrllows.. National Charity Mind- Eiiquiry inlo ment&1 health Voyage wa5 wmmI￿10ned by MtND to support theÉr enquiry into th6 effe¢ts of the COVID19 pandemic on the mental health of young people. Voyage was tasked with significantly r&ising the number of blabk and BAME contributions to its online survey which wa5 achieved through effectEve soriul media campai￿. Iii addition to this Voyag¢ d¢veloped two highly stTUCtUTed round tabl¢s involving young pelwle to ¢xplore the qualitative Effects in more detail. Voyage contributed to the iwort that was presented io government to campaigtt foi. more foc￿ed mental health support to become accessible to youn8 peoplc in 5Ghools, community or8ani5alioThs as well through a campaigii to create mo ere mental health advocates who can offer non-judgemental support to peeiE. See a summary of the report L. Race for Nattsro Klekstfirl In partnership with G¢neratjOll 5ucccss, Students Oi'g8ni$ing for Sustainability (SOS) and Actson for ¢tsns¢rvation Voyage was engaged to provide stru¢tui'ed mentoring support fur 125 Kickslart ¢1ttploye¢s. The 125 Ki¢kstait Mentee5 were new ree￿itS to over 30 niltiunally based environm¢ntsl and Dature-ba5ed chaTitit5 and ctsmpanies. Our mission to wa5 tu support mentees whi15t in work and encourage thEtt] to .*tay employed in the $¢ctor after the fir￿ six months. 540/0 of the young people ¢mployed ag KickstartcFs were Tdained by th¢ sector either with their host orgonis8¢ion or through anoih¢r opportunity in another se¢tor reialed company. These young people continue to flourish a5 diverse s¢ctor Icaders and we envisage sotlle of the paili¢ipants will influence how the sEctOT looks and feels Én the future. Read ore about our impact here. Lived E%perien¢e Project (LEP) The LEP wa5 commissioned by New City College to explore how young peoplc fecl sllpportcd, UE)deistood. and valued by the Coll¢ge ￿rosS all of its campu5¢5 in F.L%t LorÈdon. Thc outcomes of this project were designcd to ¢r¢ate repiES¢ntative group of young people fonning a long-term participatory Structu￿ to ensur¢ young p¢opl¢ ¢hn influettce key policies and stratcgies of the New City College tLetWOTk. The programme involved thTe¢ slag¥s of engagement for students vesulting ill a tiumber of rruuitm¢nt, inclusion and div¢isity s¢rate8ies being fortlled. This work is now traE]sforming how the college continues to involv¢ its students iti wli¢y formulation and iEnproving the ¢olleg¢ ¢xperience for i15 users. Young Leader5 for Su5tairt#ble C.itie5 (YLFSQ Voyag¢ ¢ommi%qÉoncd Wcndy Maple and Margo Tulk¢ns to piDdu¢¢ Voya8e's second leadetship collrse in ¢nvirotunental sus¢ainability. The coiir5e w8s developed and led by Voyage graduÈtes supportcd by a national network of environmental ¢hariti¢s, trusts and fuundalions and private Companies. The couiye was devrloped after g17duates produced dieir owtE if5¢arch into tlie sectors lack of diversity. 11]e IEPOEI wa5 uqed to ucatc critical two-wt4y dialogue wtih environmental seotor partners leadittg lo the ¢ourses final PToduction artd embedding their participation. Voyag¢ is proud of this achievemEtEt and will use this appn)ach to Create a new leadership course ift 2024 ¢8lled Young Leaders for Smart C.iti&8. All cours&% will involve sector paTtn6TS a5 part of Voyag¢ engagement m¢thodolugy ensuring sector led c4)ntriburions influence its teaching module8, worksbop4 visits to places of interest at)d WO￿ experi¢n¢e opporluniti¢5. Voyagè Oiiline. Summei. And Half Term schemes Due to the spectre of COVtrJ19 and ongoing fe&is about its spread Voy2ge WAS unable to recruit new young people for its youth leadership programmes in 2020121. As a rc5uIt, Voyage ¢hos¢ to develop its new cour5¢, workshops and focus on tutor development and at the same time offer a supportive and structured prograinme foi. our graduate youllg people. Voyage was able to Use its oKIEnc mediums to keep young people CODnect¢d and use these 5¢5SiOn5 to prepare young peopl¢ for its half tsrm and suminer schemes. Th¢ swnDier progryainm¢ was a great chance to begin to explore involvement and parti¢ip&tion with our new colleagues bom the environmental se¢toi' and provide lots of tnedia opportunities to present oui. work to both i'egional and tkational audiences. Page 3 Voice of Youth and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owei'men ort of the TnJst¢ rEn ed 315t Mar¢h 2022 PR media trglning foi. Voyage Voyage was conla¢ted by all award-witlning n&tiottal journalist from Channel 4 who offered finaftcial sUp￿)rt to assist Voyage's Pli cominuni(xtions, and media positÉoning. Funds were used to appoiTht Bridgid Nzekwu to structure media training for the CEO and a team of ￿Hduate young leaders. The iinpact of this training boosted th¢ numb¢r of times Voyage w(Fuld be iE)Vited to speak to the media on ISSU￿ aff¢ctitl8 young people particularly in iylation the utiequal effeGt5 of the pondemic, impa¢1 on black unemploymellt, puliciiig, Ihe Killing of George Floyd and more profoundly why Voyage is developing a new coursc to Gr¢ate diverse sustainability young leiders. VoyAge ImpAct Day5 h05téd by Shoal Voyage has devcloped a unique relationship with amazing team of prof¢ssional artists, dir¢¢tors, producers. photographeiE sel d¢sigtJers &nd fashioji writcrs &nd helped them to ¢stablish an art8 collective Called Shoal. Shoal is Voyage's inipaGt partner shaping and producing &tn&zitÈg coR¢¢nt for socidl media, its website and other proinotional ]naterial. VoyagiB i¥npa¢t days have been h05ted by one ot our work exp¢ri¢n¢e partnels Seell Displays and in the op¢n spacc5 of Epping Forest pr(Kiucing an arnazing a]Tay of visual wtJt6nt, testimontal videos and nai'ratives used lo promot¢ the cljarity. Impact days will become an extension of Voyage's 8roup-based activities with young people and b¢ planned at key points in the year to ¢apture the developmental journeys of it5 ben¢ficiarse5. ProfessionAI MentOri￿g 2020121 was a fantastir y¥ar fur ihe developn]ent and d¢liv¢ry of a number ol. m¢ntoi'ing s¢heme$ ran and Inallaged by Voyage. Whilst the Kick5tart project was ¢xt¢rDalised Voyages in-house programm¢ helped Èonnect and solidify long- tem) working i'elations with corpoixt¢ Co￿panies, committcd profe5skonals and our p(K>l of gradu&tes. Voyage was able to tap its gv3duate8 attd conncct them to over 40 piDfessionals who acted as tratisition and motivational menttsrs for up to 12 months. Voyage was able to continuc to support the young people and piEp&re them for work expEri¢nG¢ with a handful of pL￿reSSiOnalS that signed as mentors. Professional m¥ntors helped Voyage test retention and progression pathways for our youiig pwple which lead to the adopiion of all Employability Framework. Ihis fiimewoTk now guid6s when, how and what Voyage does to support young people befoiE joining fomial work experience 1X￿g￿l$tnmcs. This 1$ shared with partners alld help5 to build early und¢rst8ndillg about how mentoring contt￿t$ with work experience. Mentoring- Neiv City Collcge Student Support Pi*jett Due to the devastating impa¢t ￿Vid19 has liad on ¢he btew City College student intake Voyage was commissioned to develop, design. and d¢liv¢v a structured mentoring programm¢. The Student Sypport Project engaged ovEI' 130 OVEr 16-year-old students through a mix of one to one and groiip Ihcrapy 5¢S51DDS. The impact resulted ill 81tslo of participants being retained in the college to compl¢te their %tudies whilst 61P/o of our hai'd-to-i'eaeh student recorded no otk-going disciplinary i55ues. The projcct was an amazing learning experien￿ for Voyage and encoui'aged Voyag¢ to appoint the Ccntrc for Youth Imp&¢t to develop a theory of change for a]1 our metttoying s¢hemes. The involvemen¢ with the Centre for Yoiith Impact has inspired a ¢ommercial appro&ch to otT¢iing melltoring services to Higher Education colleges, Pupil Referral Utait5 a]]d Virtual s¢h￿IS. Youth Advi$oi'y BoArd IYAB) find Youtb Inv￿tigatOr Iyehyork (YIN) Thc Youth Advisory Board entered its second year in 2021 and has su¢¢¢ssfully transitioned 2020 membeTS to & new it)take ill Septeinb¢r 2021. The tran51tion w3S Smooth as it wa5 SUPPUtt¢d by an induelion and shadowing progr#m]n¢ for indy¢tions in the summer months. The YAB prioritls¢d tlie much-needed work developing the new leadership ¢our5¢ working alongside enviroE]menta] partheiB and pr(MlucÈng research explojing th¢ lu¢k of diversity in the envirotllnental sector. The YAB had additional ¢apacity in that year which saw the development of & new and more responsive group ¢alled th¢ Youth Invcstigator Netwoik (YIN}. Voyage's YtN was set up to be &xt6rnally fo¢us¢d and parti¢ipated in the design atid deliveiy of Voyages campaigning woi'k alongside its work with Ghltri￿b1c atjd com￿CrCI￿l partnei%. This led to yovns people undertaking ground-breakittg work such as.. JDGlusion and diversity advi8or5 to a llumber of City of London ￿nplOy¢r5 . Olltreach and recruitmctit leads for Voyage - Cojnmunity resta￿￿e¥S and Youtb consultanls - Impact and round table hosts Social media and content dev¢lopers Page 4 Voice of Yollth nd G¢nui116 Em V.0 Y.A.G.E owerment R ort of the for the Year es 22 Voy%g¢ P#rtn¢rships Voyage start¢d 2021122 with atk amazing array of conin]itted parliiBL3 5UPPOrting Voyage through a number of new initiatives such as Voyage's Impact Day partners Shoal, new mentorÉng projects and wo]l( experience opportunities with City of London firrns. All of which have been developed through closer conversatlOn5 with COTporate partners. These relationships are evolving, leading to.. Elevated work experience progrAmm¢s - now being eM￿dd¢a into Voyag¢'$ annual programme cyclE b¢tWEen Jiin¢ at)d September 2021 Structured orgaThi5ational sup]x)rt- Pro bono support to develop Voyage's new con5tittttiOn 8nd t¢m)s of r¢fer¢nce. a n¢w business plan and related marketing and communication 5UPPOrt Rcgularised and structhred contributions to Voyage projects, programmes. woi'kshops, and ¢our8es. infvsing Voyage course&, workshop$, summer schemes and its follow up graduate prn8raDull& Invitations to join roundtabl¢s, workin8 8roup5 atkd busitkess forums exploring ways to lever additional investm¢nt building on s¢¢ds hnds. Paitner5 will b¢ continuously support¢d and rngdged to review how it can build ort the participation to ensure Voy&ge is abl¢ to lock in thEK b¢n¢fits lo belleficiaries more sustainably Staff R¢eruilment 2021122 saw th¢ introductÈon of a number of new roles within Voyagd5 Staff and it5 Yvuth Advisory Board. Th6 additional stsff posts and graduate leadrrs bo(isled Voyage's oi¥anisatiotLal ¢apaoity supporting expanded activities left in ihe wake of COVID19 atjd tlje end of lock dowtk. Voyog¢ has chosen to llioYE away from its pr¢viously developed He&d of Progratnmes (HOP) as a s¢tkior rol¢ and hos Fcplaced thiq with a ncw wst called Voyage's Programme Developmental Manager (PDM). The PDM post will DPEI'ate at the same level as the pr6ViOU5 leadership IDI¢ HOP but Instead foGus the development of Voyages third and fina cours¢ called Smart Cities. The change iii vmphasis is due to Voyage gaining valuabl¢ experience already producing its ew Suslainabl¢ Cili¢$ (x)urse shifting the foous on propJ8mme managctnetlt. Ill addition to thi.s the PDM wsll support progression strategie% whilst nurturing and taping the 5UPPOlt from thc Youth Advisory Board and the Youth InvestigatorNetwork. Son)e of the amazing work undertaken in this p¢riod s¢rve& to position Voyage as a Urtiq￿e chai'ity through its.. productio￿ aELd validatitsn its tjew cours¢ Young Leaders for Sustainable Cities - Pilol testing key components of the new COUT5C and Itaming about what works and with who and how Structuring atl ill-house youth l¢adership s¢hcmc testfftg t¢tention through workshops, dÉscussions, and visits to places of inter&%t. Dclivered and embedded 3 new rnefttoring programm¢8 New City CDllegr, Kirk start and Voyage profcssional entoring Forniglislmg the Participatlon of Young People Due to th¢ significant illcrease of a¢livilies delivered by Voyage its Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and its Youth Investigator Network IYINI &rc morc involY¢d and linked to most initiatives Voyage i'uns. As a Irsult. and the fast pace of work, Voyage miisl now put in place ¢ff¢clive measures to protect, preserve. &lld siisl&in this work thiDu formalising i15 aiTang¢menls with its youn8 petsple. Th¢s¢ formalitie5 are also linked to a gmwing ¢on¢ern os lh¢ youn8 people move on (completing their tem)$ of offiG¢) Voyage Can struggle with continuity whilst ensuring new recruits understand their official rolt5 and responsibilities as graduate members. To lijnit any w>tential impact Voyage must develop a Inore formal agreement with its young people through the adoption of a Youtli Cliarter. Th¢ Charfer will serve as A memorandum of undtr5tanding setting Qut Key roles and responsibilities - Key projects information Safeguarding aiid risk policy documentation Page 5 Voi¢¢ of Youth and G¢nuÉnc Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owemicnt Re ort of thtr Trustees for tlie Yeai. Ended 3151 Marc Fom%lisinE the PartieipAtion of Young People -contlnued - Remuneralion and payment ComplaÈnts procedurt Ways of working The chart¢r will be d¢v¢loped ill close Collaboration with the YAB and its Trustees be ready foi. sign off and adoption in time for the stsmm¢r of2023. FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial posltlon As disclostd IL the financial statemertts on page 16 , a net movement in fi￿d5 for the fitkan¢ial year r¢sult¢d ill aEi overall surplus of £89,071 (2021 sutplus £134,295) which will be utilised ID carrying out Voyage's rharil&ble actjvÉties. RESERVES POLICY The Trustees recognise that th¢y have an overriding duty to act and in the best interest of the Charity as per our overall resetves policy, and that tELiS extends to making sensible provision fur the fvture in the fomi of retaining an appropriate level of reseryes. Th¢ Board has ¢xamtned the requiRmcnt foi. free reSt￿¢S i.¢. those unrestricted fijnds not invested in taii¥ible fjxtd asset5 or otherwise ¢oinmitted. Reserve policy 15 in plhc¢ wh¢T¢hy the unro8trictcd ￿ndS not Committed should be lield in reSe￿e and maiii18Liied at a level wliich ensllirs tliat VOYAGE'8 coY¢ a¢tivity cali continue during a period of unfoie%een difficulty. This ￿presentS at least diire molltlis, (13 week5) expendit￿re of about £36,000. TI)is wÈll be reviewed allnually. STRUCTURE, GOVCI RNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charlties Backgrou])d Voyage repK5entq thc jouniey wc wish to ¢reate for ()ur yoyng people and at th6 same lime stands for Voi¢¢ of Youth 9nd Genuine Empowerment. The nan]e reflects Voyag¢s commitm¢nt to enipowernient. youth advocacy and community leadel'ship. Voyage wants young people to have a bl#kv and say in tlie wider coinmunity and em]M)w¢i' its beneficiai'i¢s with a greater underslanding of community 8&fety. Criminal justi¢¢, environmenlal alld sustainable agrtEd&s. GowerniDg DocuTrtEnt Voyagc was set up in 1998 by the Metropolitsn Black Poli¢e Asso¢iation (BPACT} to addr￿ ISSUES of raciB] disproportionality following the Ma¢Ph¢iEon rey>rt. Since 1998 Vuyag¢ was known as the BPACT and most of its trustees were servifj8 MthDpolitaTE PoliGe oificers of African and Caribbean descent. As Voyage moved &way frotn th¢ name BPACT in 2015 the CEO chose to rebrand th¢ ¢hwity &s Voyag¢. SinG¢ then, Voyage hfts bccomc & well- known and distÈn¢tive bralld offering Bmpowering l¢ad¢rsliip programmes and pYoje¢ls to young people between 14 21 year5 of ag¢. Since Voyage's new Irading thame was adopted its 8overning doGuTtientation still reflects its ali8nmetJt to its previous stru¢tur¢ BPACT. This must chang¥ to better align pl&ns for expAllSiOA and uprated involvement of young people in its governance and d￿l$lOn making thncti0￿s. This technical work is now in the hands of Voyage's pro bono partner Slaughter a￿d May who aTf cai'ryirtg out th¢ impojtant due diligence and ¢he¢ks to facilitate a transfer from its QTiginal name to Voyag¢. The final goveming documents will be ready in April 2023. Board Developmcnt Support To sUPPOrt the adoption of a new fjharitable fraJn¢work Voyag¢ hRs ¢hos¢n to strengthen its board of Tnt5te¢s thwugh the appointment of a Board D¢velopnient Co]￿ultaNt. The appointed ¢ompany will start at the e￿d of 2022 to ens￿re this work supports the adoption of it5 n¢w eonstitutional fram¢work and pi'ogres$ the soft iElaunching of Voyage by April 2023. Page 6 Voice of Youih and GttEuine Bitt oweiinent V.O.Y.A.G.E R¢ ort of th¢ T foT thE Ye 2022 STRUCTURE, GOVCI RNANCE AND MANAGEMENT-coutinued SpEcifiG ar¢a5 explored the proposed review are to.. review currtttl Conf￿uL.atiory of the Board, rolc5 & ￿SpOnSibl11t1e$ reyiew Thjstees interest & ¢apa¢ity to support Voyag¢ postlrallsition ¢xplore size, make-tsp. experien¢¢, and skills available on the Board & resources within th¢ Executive to support the charity to meet its future aspirations review the culture of the Board, fram¢works, structures, outputs & potential itnprovements to Board working stretlgthtn the connection and contitkuity of tbe Youth Advisory Board IYABI The search for an extcillal consultant has already began and Voyige Ès seeking to secure Board Development Funds from its trust and foulldation partners. Re£rnitment and Appointment of MRnAgeTrent Board Voyagc will continue to ensui'e relevant professionals, lay people and young people ar¢ eligible to serve as Trustee Board members or to nominate others. The I￿axI￿￿M number of TTUSt¢¢ BoRTd lih¢ Bvdrd} is being reviewed aE)d will comprise a mix of skilled advocates fium educalian, political, legal, fjnancial, criminal justice, community safety atid youth eng￿¥t￿¥￿t backgrounds. Voyage has five trustees ¢urrently serving on its board at)d have b¢M apptsinled over the years to 511PPtsrt Voyages vision and expand it5 serviG¢s. Voyage Trustees include two beneficiaries that have been recipients of Voyag¢'5 EduGa¢ional support as youthg people. The Board of Trustees will &im to Ttteet six to ¢ight times a year with a view to forming bUPPOrtive fonjms and ad hoc working groups to ¢xploiE wider solutionb Éu or￿￿1$￿tional cha]leJiges and strategic platming issues. Trustee Induetiom and Ti'aining Most Trustccs al'e faEniliar with the work of the organis&tion sitkce th¢ bo*rd is sele¢t¢d from professionals and young professionals with significat)t Scvels of ittvolv¢m¢nt in the orgaNisation or bav¢ b¢rn TEGipi¢nts of ils pl￿grammeS or services. An induction pack is now in place Èllcliidillg variou5 Charity Commission PELblicptÈons, published accounts, financial protocols, staff 5tru¢ture, risk &8sessmcnt documents, the ¢urrenl strategic plan, working budget and the Memorandum and Articlcs. This is supported by online repository (r&wurces, information. poli￿, 8trdtegies) acc¢s5ible on Voyage's recently adopted digital delivery syst¢m called Moodle. The Chair of thE Trustee Board and Chief Executive meet with new Tiwstees lo discuss the obligations of Trllslee Board members. ThES Jtteeting covers.. Ihe main docun]Ent5 whi¢h set out tli¢ strategidoper&tional framework of the Charity including th6 Memorandum and Articles Resour¢¢s and th¢ Cu￿ent financial position as set out in the Ihte5t published acGDUIIts and management reports Busin¢59 plans, ma￿etIng information and 50Gial media links SafeguaiTting und risk management An overview of the work of the organisatioD and staff team. Trustee training artd development takes plaee &ccordittg tok n¢ed, in response to changes in the external environment and in response to individual requests. A dedicated budget is allocated for thi5 purpose. Pag¢ 7 Voice of Youth and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owrrment R¢ for the Year rtof heT REFERENCE ATr4D ADMINISTRATIVE DETAtIs Registered ClJ#rlty number 1068108 Principle address N¥w City College Shoredit¢h Campu$ Falkirk StTe¢t London NI 6QH Tru¥te Nick Marshall Katriiia Morri5 S Awak- Es5lelJ K(￿1 Okolo A R OFlaherty RNix Donata Miller Olga Matthews Kanar Muhammad appointed 23rd July 2021 resigned Isth hlay 2021 - ￿sIgned 10th January 2022 resigned 15th octob￿ 2022 appointed 30th July 2021 r¢signed 28th February 2022 Patrons Dr Leroy Logan MBE Neville Lawren¢e OBE Leee JohR] Independent exgmÈner Ralph Sears, FCCA Helltons Chartered Accountants Stag Housc Old London Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7LA Chief Executive Officer Mi P AndC￿On, MBE atld Natsonal Advisory Clitnate Engag¢m¢nt Meinber Chii'ity's w¢b$ite addre htt s.'Ilvo 'outli.toni Pag¢ 8 Voic¢ of Youth and Genusne ERn V.O.Y.A.G.E w¢rtn¢)t Re ort of th¢ T ear Ended 31st Mar¢ 22 Dellvery and team strutture Voyage has 3 full time and 5 part time st&ff suppoilsJ]g key attcillary fun¢tions of the charity. Voyage is supported by an expanded fveelon¢e tebtn of lived expeiieii¢¢d tutors, mentors and youth workers who are traitted to deliveT VoyagE customised Lead¢rship Troii)ing itt both eommunity safety and 5UStainability. Tutors IfEular take part Én training to update th¢mselves on new policies, ch&ng¢s in legislation and safeguarding and can work with laige and small groups. Our tutors are trained to deliver piDgratnme using reflective appiyiach based on eogt)itive behaVi0￿ra1 approach¢s. Included in th¢ tsam stnicture Voyage appoints young peopl¢ from its graduate w>ol to act as additional sllpport to our adhninistration, commuDic&tioi)s, outiEa¢h and youth work delivery. Appvintiiig gradu&tes in these ￿SItiOnS acts as in housework cxp¢rienc¢ programme wh¢Te those inlerested in community woi'k (health, SOGial and educ&tioTr) d¢velop unique experienLes and insights helpinglo str¢ngthen their employabilÉty and compctitiYenes8. Bclow i5 VovaRe's ￿rrent team 5tNrture'. Purples indicates staff in post GIEen indicates to be appointed Oi'ynge itidi¢ates freelan¢e and external roles Sthff Reeruitment Remunergti(bn Voyage 15 rommitted to clleouraging diversity and pJt)motittg equal opportunÈties to provide a working ctEvironment that is incliisive, free from disGrimÉno¢ion and whcrc everyone is treated fairly and with resp¢¢t. We have a fvlly in¢lusive recruitm¢nl pro¢¢ss which guaiintees an interview for all applicants who declare th¢ms¢lves disabled and who m¢¢t the mill5mum ¢riteria. We off¢r flexible workit)g Whe￿ appl￿prIate to mect stY4ff needs and support eDvironmental lllltiat1v￿ su¢h as th¢"Bik¢ to woth 5¢heme" VoyagE follows the NJC salary scales for admini5tratiOTL and project staff alld is now London Living Wage employer. Key mafiagement pel￿0￿￿¢[ salaTi¢5 are set by Trustees on appointment according to sli'ated Compatky (CIO) stattis. This will create & ¢l¢ar¢r separation b¢tw¢en its Èncome from tiusts and foundations from that of Commercial seJvi¢es for a fee. This work will Blso enshrine the sp￿lf1¢ way$ in w1￿Ch it will include th¢ voices of its Youth Advi50ry Board into thÉs revised and much updated gove]i)ance fram¢work. VDyage's inis5ion, vision and objectives will a150 be review¢d and updated to reflect specific change5 Y¢sulting fivm legal work find board developmellt work takin8 place in parallel. Page 10 Voice of Youth and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E ow¢rnient of the TNst¢e5 arch 2 fort 22 Our Mission-continued The ac¢iviti¢s for each fu]ancial year are detailed in the sq)arate report5, whach follow, and broadly comprise.. Actittg as a voice for the ¢hildret), yo￿ng people And families voluntsry sector, promtrting the sectorfs interesl and ellsui'iiig its vi6ws hre heird in notional, r¢gional. and local de¢ision-Making structures which have a bearing on work with chÈldrell attd fatnilies The provision of advice, brief￿g$ and informathon to trustees, regtonal gtoup4 government dcpartments. statutory and non-statutory organisalions, professional bodies, the mdia, and the public, The organisation of seminars. workshops and round tables, consultatioti meetings> and ¢xp¢rt workÈng 8lVUPS 01] Issues of Co[￿trn to the sector, frequently in parln¢rship. Preparftng, publÉsbing* attd distributing niat¢i'ial on matters itlating to block and minority children, youThg people and their families, and voluntary sector ¢onceix)s. In providing these sejvices alld ullderlaking the activities described, Voyage is providing public benefit IJJ lill¢ with its prEmaiy GhaTjtabl¢ puryoses. Wlien planDing activities for ihe year ahead, the organi5ation has considered th¢ Charity Commi85ioTr guidance on public benefit. Voyage also cnsures that its young people, their families and sthools, aknd our parfner orgaJiÉs2tiotts help to shape the ways its WO￿ Es caTried out. VuyAg¢ wmains passionately committed to actively ¢onsulting its beneficiaries before, during and after their eng&geTnefjt using suivey tools, interviews, a￿d ÉnfoTmal int¢T&ctionb Ilalking beads and UEJ-confcrtncing). This work is cotnplemellted by its impact days with its cirjtivc partnei. Shoal. The spectre of COVI1￿19 *lld PAndemits Voyage irmains unc¢rtiljD aFx)ut COVID-19 and its possible return and choses to maintain organisational protocols, poIicic5 and oGtyasÉo#ally draw on and use onlille engAg¢m¢nt tools unlÈl the 5pertre of C.QVJD-9 ig totally icmovcd. Until SUGII time Voyage will continue to offer a mix of online and fa¢¢ to face engagett)eLt to niinin)iz¢ potential threats to its staff and yoiing people. PandemirA positive iillpact The pandemic also ptDvided llew opportunities for Voyage to develop it5 n6w course and cany out test for a tlUEnber of engageincnt approaches wilh sillallei. groups of young people at its base in New City c.ollege. Viryage Wds al%0 absc to collaborate with Ha¢kney Council to deliver a StTuGtU￿d 10-week pilot pyogramme involvittg sustainability partners to understand impact and engagement outcomcs in difftrent settings and with different age giN)ups. This was hugely SU¢¢￿$￿1, and ihe Ic5sons tkow feed into Voyage's delayed platSS to rull its new cou13¢ in April 2023. Voyage took tim¢ tt) deepen relations with a number of key investment partllers and work with them to explore longer terni iELVES¢tnrnt strategies and direct support for its young people. Voyag¢ Trmairts excited about how this is progressllig generatillg th¢ much-needed confid¢n¢e to progr¢ss Voyage lowards a larger size charity. Other sigaificant impacts in¢lud¢'. undcrtakin8 on niore Commissionang work which hclpcd to provide new in¢om¢ streams alld pay its young people London LivÉng wage foi. their time Introducing 3 m¢D¢oring pmjects focusing on diffeiE4)t age groups of yOu￿E people. Embeddillg its Youth advisory Board and expand its servi¢es to include a Youth Investigator Network Olher areas of delivery for 2021122 Voyagr has be¢n able to expand its work with some of its more pronounced partn¢r5 su¢h os th¢ Mus¢um of the Home. British Museum, Slaughiei. and May, Gallagher, Greenpe8¢e, Syii¢hrorÈicity Eartb. Mintel, Olobant, Rot1￿Ctil1dS attd Goldman Sachs and more r¢¢ently Fmg (Capgeiilitts) and Moelis. These partnett￿ are committed lo working with Voyage to support piDgressiott of oui. graduates, supply professionals foi. engagellieTrt progr&mm¢5 and Supporting organisational expansion. Some of th¢ moiE nuanced conliibutiOD5 are as follows: Con5¢ttutional and govtrnance documentation Strdtegie$ to aid longei. terni financing Busi]ies5 planning Knd ¢ommunic8tion strategies Embedding long tem) wot* expei'ience oppoilunities Pagell oice of Youth and Gelluin¢ Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owertnen Re ort of the Tti]5tCCS nded 1st March 2022 foit Other #reas of delivery for 2021n2-continued Voyage is also ex¢ited about thc p05sÈbilities of its partner8 helping to ¢xplore expansioll of ils d¢liveiy spA¢es ond places it USE5 to engage the young people it works wÈth. Thss will help connect yo￿ng people to the City of Lotkdon as well as create a sts￿ng¢r cot￿eCtion with our growing network of diverse sector partners assisttng expansion agendas helpitig to.. identify spa¢¢s in the city of London to deliver S￿ViCeS to young people coniiect high nel woith professionals who may wish to support Voyage brokei. i'clationships with Corporate finns to boost employability forgraduates reduce overheads costs cre&ling a more c05t efficiEIIt bharity Expandillg IOCAI bases in the City of London can help create the much n¢eded separation of work across different age groups and at the same tiinc rxploTe the cettti?lisation of Sarger ￿al¢ ¢elebr&tory/ fundraising events* graduations and course delivery. Wc aim to explore these possibilitiC5 iii the new fiiian¢ial ye*.. Voyage is excited about impo¢t of its woik developed by the YAB and its related subgroup the Youth Inve5tig&lor Nctwtsrk. Thes¢ young people continue to advis¢ atjd encO￿l'age heritage sectoi. partncrs to i&di¢ally rethink strateygies shape strdtC8ics for co￿orate and ￿'1vate eompartie5 advise llatiOEial chariti¢5 about how to engage diveise young people ndertoke r¢s¢arch in s￿¢1￿1151 areas aÉYectit)£ young people from bla¢k and minoritized communitÉcs. Successfully migi?te to led brick and intematjQllal uttiveiEiti¢s Voyage is particularly proud to be supporting the Museum of th¢ Home remove its Statue of Sir Robert Geoffrey and tell the full story about Iiis conne¢tions with the tran5atlantlC 514v¢ trade. Voyage believes this work will not only th2pe and influen¢¢ the work of other m￿seuMS and help uticover similar ¢h&llenge$ if will help reconnerÉ blatk and diverse comtnunities to the heritage sector mol'e sustainably foi. the fjrst tin]e. Looking gheAd Voyag¢ remains cautlOU5 about plannin8 work in new parts on tnndon &gainst the backdrop of the cost of liv￿8 crisis so it must Continue to use Its tsUTT¥nt delivery plaE)S to test ideas tor ¢xpansion whilst keeping its overhead costs down. Working #Gross a nuinber of locations is already possible due to wid¢v leam of tutors howcyer. Voyage must ¢oiitinu¢ to assess risks expanding to ar¢as aDd its potential impatt on travcl for it5 young people ond the shoil t¢rm t)ats]re of free and subsidised eomrnitmenL8. Voyagc contiThues to be excited about 2022123 as it will be the yeai. Voyage lautich its nrw look websitc d¢veloped by Made Thought and Voyage's revised mark&Èng brochure5. P05¢¢rs and flyers. These Communication tools will assist th¢ sign up aDd r¢cottn¢¢liotts with secolld&iy schools assisting a more robust recruiitnent driv¢ for its Young Leaders courses st8rtin8 in Easter 2023. This will a150 asSlSt the ¢xpansion of Voy8g¢ profile and rEpulation. Th¢ new course will taqt new relatÈoTis with OutwRrd Bou￿dS &lld PGL Attiwity Cthtres. inyolYemet)t fA)m our ommunity safcty and sustainability partllers and introdRJ¢ing opportunities for young people lo underlake vOl￿nteerIng and a greater appreGÉiltion f￿ th¢ outdooiB. This witl be bUPPOrted by offering acce5S to extracurriculai. support, homcwork ¢liibs and acces8 fo mentOTs atsd sign posling for more urgent needs. Voyage looks forwird to the next st¢P5 of the Robert Geoffi'ey StAtue Project thiough the appointtncnt of interpi"etalive art15t artd hearing Iiow the local authority and goV￿MInent rcstx>nd to th¢ planning submission shaped by Voyag¢'s graduates. This woi'k És being lauded and pi?ised in national ciiole5 and 15 now assisting ihe Muscum of the Home with its stratcgic positioning a$ an exemplary Mus¢um pmjnoting diversity- And at the same challenging notions (Trf heritage and museum sectors ¢x¢lusivity. Read here Voyage is keen to Tai5¢ Èt$ profile in the environmental sector ond get it5 name Enor¢ a5s0¢iated with sust&inability attd in partÈculai' represent th¢ voices of black atEd global majority commllnitie8. As part of this Voyage is cotisideriyjg the idEa of producing Hackney'5 f1i5t Gr¢eii C8r¢¢i'5 Fair. It is und¢rs¢ood tliis event ovcr a we¢kend ¢&ft pool its amazing array of partners and pi'e5ent a more refv¢sh¢d look of th¢ sector and begin to ¢hallge its perceptiOEJ. Th¢ Gr¢¢tt CFSreers Fail. will showcase Voyage's utkique perspective on the envitDnmEnt Ind use Éhe event to cement long ter1￿ relations witl) newfound gyeen pailners alld gen¢i?t¢ awarentss of its woik with young people. Page 12 Voic¢ of Youth and Genuin¢ Bm V.O.Y.A.O.E owtrmcnt R ort of tbe Trustee forthc Y¢ai'Ended 31st lffjoldng 9head- continued Voyage is ex¢it¢d about supportillg two ￿seArCh projects ￿ld is looking forward to sharing the impact of Behfiviour codes and Polieing in secondary sohools in MAY 2023. Voyage is proud this research pmject is youth lead and has beeti designed, developed and researchd by Voyag¢ graduates. This proj¢¢t 15 SilPPOrted by wi ama21n8 AcademÉc researchci. Michael Lomotey. Voyage is also workittg Én patlnei%hip with the East London WateiTrYoi'ks PArfI (KLWP). ELWP invited Vuyag¢ to apw>int a team of grdduat¢8 to shape inclusion and cominunity eng&g¢TTr¢rtI strategies for theii. amazing initiative in East Ha¢kney. Voya8e 15 excited about how th¢s¢ projects will 80 about influencing s¢rvi¢es and ensuring th¢ needs black and diverse communities are carefully considered, und¢rsfood J acted on. Voyage looks forward to c¢lebrating Windrush 75 in 2023 and is platinillg to devis¢ a number of celebratory projects irt partnership with the Mu5eurll of the HU￿tr, the Briligh Museuin and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Voyage will work with its Youth Advisory Board to come up with som¢ impactful ideas and explore way to reconnert with elders from Voyage's Willdrush Eld¢is Projec¢ as50cRation with th¢ African and Caribbe&n Leadcr8hip Celltre IACLCI in Haringey. Voyage has beett invited lo consult on the Centre for Alternative Teelinology (CAT) ¢apital expansi(pn programne to ÈnfluenGe and Sha￿ CATS commuttity engag¢n]¢nt PlXlBramme. Young people will bc recruite obsetve th¢ Endhods atKI principles in the Lharity SORP. make judgements and esti]nates that ar¢ reasonable And pn￿ent. prepare the fEnancial statements on the going con¢em basis unless it is inappropriate to preslltne that the cbaiity will continue in busitkess. The Iru5tees are responsible fui. ke¢ping proper accountiijg records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at Iny time the financial posÉtion of thc charity and to en8ble ihem to ensur¢ that the financial statements con]ply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accoutils and Keports) Regulations 200S and the provision% of thc trust dccd. Thcy arc also 5PQn5ible for safeguarding thc asscts of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for th¢ prevention and detection of fraud and oth¢r irregularities. Approv¢d by order of the board of tiiistC¢5 On . and sign¢d on its behalf by.. Nick Marshall - Trust¢e Page 14 endeht Examillei's Re ort ¢0 the Trustees of oice of Youth 2nd G¢niiiTre E owerment V.0 Y.Ati.E l Teport to the trllstees on My examillation of the finan¢ial statetneE)ts of Voice of Youth alld G¢nirin¢ Empowerment {V.O.Y.A.G.El Cthe ¢hgrity') foi. the ye&r etkd¢d 31st Mat¢h 2022 whi¢h ¢ompris¢ th¢ Statellie￿t of Fillan¢ial Activities, tILe BalanGe ShEet and ttlat¢d iiot¢s. This report is mad6 solely to the charity's trustees. &8 a body, in accord&llce with Section 145 of the Ch￿11]eS Aot 2011. My work has be¢n undertaken so that J mtght stale to the chayity's trustees those matters l am itquired to st&t¢ to ihem in this report dnd for N) other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assum6 responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees a5 a body, for my work, foi. this report, or for the opinions I have fornied. R￿pOnsIbIlItIeS xnd basis of report As the trust¢¢s of the charity you are rrsp)nsible for th¢ Pfeparation of the financial statemellts in accordance witk the requirements of th¢ CharÉties Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examinotion of the charity's fi]Ydn¢ial stat¢m¢nts ¢atTied out under section 145 of the Act and in corrying out niy examination I have followed all the appliGablc Direction$ siv¢n by the Chai'ity Commission under section 145(5Xbl of the Act. SÈnce the ChaTity'S gross income cxcecdcd £250,000 your ex&min¢r must be a member of a Ix)dy listed in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. l Call tonfitTh that l am qualified to ulldeLlak¢ the Examination because l 8m a membei. of the ACCA. An independent examinatioll does not involve gathei'ing all th¢ ¢vidence that would be required in Art audÉt wd cOnseque￿IY does not cover all the mattErs that an auditor tt)n*iders in gÉving their opinion on thc fjllaneial stAtements. The planning and coDdutt nf an audit goes bcyond the lÈmited assuran¢e Éhat an independent examination can providE. Conscqucntly I cxpress no opinion as lo whether the financial statements presettt a Irue and faie vi¢w and my report is limited to those spccific matiei% set out in the independent Bxaminerf5 Stat¢m¢nt. I hav¢ compl¢¢ed my exaniination. J confm that no material m8tt¢rs have come to my att¢ntion 1]] COn￿￿10n with th¢ cxamiTration givit)g me Cause to belÉeve that in ally matei'ial respect.. accounting records were not kept in rc5pect of thc charity as requiyed by section 130 of the Act. or the financial 5tatem¢n¢s do not &cwrd witb those record5- or th¢ finaDcial 5tatementb du not Comply with the applicable requiremetkts concerning the fomi and Content of a¢coulll¥ set oul in the Charit1¢5 {A¢¢oiints and Reports> Regulalions 2QQ¥ other than any requir¢m¢nt that th¢ accounts give a attd fatr view which 15 not a matter ¢onsider¢d as part of an independent examillation. J have no concerns and hav¢ come across no othei. JnatteiB in collthection with th¢ examination to whÉch attention should be drawn ill this iEPOrt in order to Enabl6 a proper understalldillg of the financial 5tatcments to be rea¢h¢d. Ralph Sear5, FCCA Hentons Chartered Accountant5 Stag Hous¢ Old Lundon Road HertFoixl Aerlfol￿shIyC SG13 7LA &D Page15 Voicc of Youth and Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owerment alement of Financial ActivitlB5 rEn ed 31st March 2022 31.3.22 Total fund5 31.3.21 Total funds Unrtstricted fund Restricted funds Note5 INCOME AND ENDOWMEI NTS FROM Voluntary incom¢ 111,114 102JS8 213,472 255,145 Other charitable activities Other income 64.397 83 140,104 204,SOI 115,217 71 Tot81 175 594 242 462 418 056 370 433 EXPENDITURZ OIY Cost of gencrating funds 24,933 24,933 29,365 Charilnble &ctivities Charitable activities 169,651 304,052 206 773 TotAI 159 169,651 236 138 NKT INCOME 16,260 72,811 89,071 134,295 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funiLs brought forward 172,271 20,832 193,103 58,808 TOTAL FUIYDS CARRIED FORWARD 188 282 IY4 193.103 CONTINUING OPERATIONS All income and cxpendilllre has oris¢D from cotktinuing a¢tivities. The notes fonn part of these fJtEanei&l slate]llcnts Page 16 Voice of Youth and Gcnuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owemient Balance Sheet 31.3.22 Tothl funds 31.3.21 Total funds Unrestricted fi]nd Restricted funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 14,400 14,400 10,838 CURRENf ASSETS Debtols Cash at bank 12 36,971 9,865 46,836 244 255 13,366 204 604 195,491 95,600 291,091 217.970 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 13 (21,360) 11,957) (23?17) (35,705) NET CURRENT ASSETS 174 131 93,643 182 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 188,531 93.643 282,174 193,103 NET A￿ETs 188.531 282 174 193 103 15 Uni'estri¢led funds Restricted funds 188,531 172,271 TOTAL FUNDS 2112.174 193,103 The financial statements wei'e appmved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issuc on I.. -. .W.W..410.14.. and were signed on its behalfby.. Nick Mai8liall- Tws¢ee Tbe notes fomi part of these f￿ancial statem¢iits Page 17 Voi¢e of Youth aiid Gelluinc Em V.O.Y.A.O.B owcrment Notes to the Financial Stat for the YearEnded 31st ents ACCOUNTINC POLICIES Basis of preparlng th¢ fin411elAI sÉatetnents The fina]icial statEmenls have been prepared ill Ac¢orda*¢e with the second ediÉÉon of the Charities Statcmcnt of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kiiigdom and Republi¢ of Iieland (FRS 102) aiid the Charities A¢t 2011. The Charity constitL)tes a public entity as defmed by FRSIO2. The fillancial 5tat¢ments have b¢¢n prep&red in sterliLg which is the fvnctioDal OUiTency of the chArity under the historita] cost conventiotk. Going Coneern At the tiEne of appi'oving the financial statements th¢ tiusle¢s have a reasottable expedation that the chajity has adequate resources to ¢ontinu¢ in operdlEonal ¢xistsn¢e for the foresccablc futurc. Thus the trustees h&ve adopted tbe gO￿g conG¢m basis for the preparatiosi of the finattcial statements. On IILe date of th¢s¢ fInancial statemtnt5' approval. there is gwt unc¢rtaillty suntsunding th¢ global economy, the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and th¢ ¢vntiict in Ukraine. The trustees cottsider the ¢hai'ity to be sufficiet]tly robust thdl its operations will ttot be significantly affected by the c4)ntinud unG¢rtaittty of thes¢ events. The trustees are cotjtinuously mollStoring the charity'5 incthme and cost basc for any adverse movements in value at)d costs and will tak¢ acti()n whcrevcr ncccssary to prote¢t th¢ charity's $¢akebolders interests should th¢ period of uncertainty colltinue for long¢r than expected. C￿lIcal #e¢oMntlng judgements And Iiey sources of estimAtion uncertainty The preparation of fJn¥n¢ial stalemetits requires management to make judgemet)ts, estimate5 and &*sumptions aboul the carrying values of assets and liabilitie5 thftt not r¢adily appayent from other sources. The estimates and underlyitig assumptÉOn5 are based OJJ hi%torical cxpcrieiic¢ and other factors that cottsidered to b¢ relevant. Actud results may differ from th¢se estimates. ThB estimates and und¢rlyin8 as5uniptioTrs are reviewed on a Gontinuirtg basis. Revisions to accounting estimates 4Te rewgnised in tlie year in which the estimate is revised if the revision affeGt5 only to year, oi. in ¢he year of ihe revision aiid future years if the revision affeGls both curr¢nt and fllture year5. ThE Tru5t¢¢s consider that there are no signtfi¢&nljudgements or estiTnat¢s in the preparotion of these fjnancial statemettts. JDeoming i'esources All inrA>me is recognised on¢e th¢ charity has entitJem¢nt to the income, therc is sufficiet)t certainty orre¢eipt and so it is pl￿babIe that the in¢ome will be r¢¢¢iv¢d. and the amount of in¢ome receivable c8n be measured reliably. Dot)ations and grants are r¢co8Trksed when they hav¢ been communicated as receivable in wi'lting with notification of both thE a¥nount and seltletnent dat¢. In the event that a either type of it)comc is stsbject to ondiliolls that require a level of perfonnance before the chaTity 15 entitled to the funds, the income is def¢￿ed and ttot r¢¢ognised urjtii eithei. those ctsnditions &rc ￿1]Y meL or the fvlfiln)ent of those conditÉons is wholly within the ¢onlrol of tlLe charity and it is pwbable that those conditions will be fulfilled in the repoiling P¢TjOd. terest on fund5 held on deposit is included UPDE] notifiration of the Èntcrest paid or payable by the Bank. Government Gi?nts Gratits received Yia the UK Gcvemment's'Job Irtention scheme, are ￿cOgniSed at ihe tTallsaction's fair value on an a￿l￿al$ basis and ate recorded as in¢4)me within tli6 st&tcm¢nt of finan¢ial a¢tivity {SOFA} in thE period to which the underlyijg st&ff costs relate. Page 18 continued... VoicE of Youth enuine Bm owerniertt V.OY.AG.E Not¢8 to he FinaTrGial Statements- continued for the Year Ended 31st March 2022 ACCOiJNTING POLICIES- continued Expenditure Liabililies are recognised as ¢xp¢iiditure as soon as th¢re ig a legal oi. constructsve obligation ¢oMtnltt￿g thc charity to that expenditure, it 15 probable that a tran8fcr of eeonomic benefjts will be r¢quÉftd in settlement and the aTnouE]t of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is a¢¢ounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified und¢r headings that aggregat¢ all cost related to the ¢at¢gory. Where costs catmot be di￿tlY attrIb￿ted to particular headings tbey hav¢ been allocated to activiti¢5 on a basis ¢onsistent with the u5¢ of resouw¢$. TAngible fixed #ss¢t$ Depreciation is provided at the following annuol rates Èn order to write off eoch asset ov¢r its estitt)ated ustfiil life. Plant and machsnery Fixtur¢b ond fittings Computer equipment W¢bsÈte atid Datab&s¢ 204h on reduGing balanc¢ 20Yo OD reducing balancr 33 /0 on reducing balance - 20tsA on cost Impairment of fixed 95set5 At tach rwurling end date, the Charity reviews the ￿lTYing aiDount* (Jf its tangiblc asscts to deterniin¢ whether there is any indication that those as5¢ts have suffcrcd an I￿pairment loss. Tf any such indicatiort exists. the re¢overable amount of th¢ asset is estimated in order to detennit]e the ¢xt¢nt of the impaim)eni 5058 (if any). Debtors Trade and oth¢r debtor5 are r¢btsgnised at th6 settleinent amoyni due after any tradc discount offeiEd. Prtpayin¢nts are valued at the amount pirpaid t)et of any ti?de discount d￿c. Cgsh At banlc artd in hand Ca%li at battk alld cash in hatid includ65 cash and short term higlily liquid inv6stmenls that air readily conYertibl¢ to knowtE aTnount5 of ¢￿h and are Subject to an insignificant risk to changes in value. Cveditor5 and pnivislons Creditors artd provisions &re recognised where the chority has a prtsent obligation resulting frotn a past event that will probably r&s￿lt in thc transfer of fuods lo a third party and the amount dv¢ to settle the obligation can b¢ mcasurcd or estin)ated iEliably. Creditors and proyisions are norn]ally recvgnised at their 5ettlem¢nt attJouJt after ollowing for any trade discoullts due. FiD%iJicig1 in$trnments Thc charity only has financial 855ets and financial liabilities ola kind that qualify as basic fEnancial instiuments. Basic financi&l irtstruments ar¢ initiauy i'ecognised at tsansaction v&lu¢ and subsequ¢ntly me&sured at amoL1is¢d cost using thc cfftctive fftnterest method. Taxation The ch81.ity 15 ¢xeMpt from t&x on its ¢haritable activitie5. Fulld Accounting Unresti'icted fi]nds can be used in accordance with tlie charitable objective5 at the discretion of thc trn5tses. R¢5tri¢t¢d funds can only b¢ used for particular restricted purposes within the obje¢ls of the charity. ResttiGtiDDS arise when specified by the donoror when fund5 are iaised for partiGuLar ￿stricted purposes. FurtheT ￿planatiOn of Éhe nature and punH)se of Vdch fi]nd is included in the notes to the fin&nGial 5tdtemellts. Pagc 19 continud.. Voice of Youti) and G¢niiine Bm V.O.Y.A.G.E owerment Notes to the Fi for the ncial Statements- Cot]till￿d ch2 22 ACCOUNTENG POLICIES- continued Foreign eui'reneies Montlary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are franslated illto sterling #t the rates of ex¢h&n8e rUl￿g at the ba]ance sheet date. Ti?nsactions in foreign ¢urirncies ar¢ IraD8lated into steTling at the rate of exchang ruling at the dat¢ of transaction. Exchange differences ore taken into occaunt in arriving at the operating iEsult. Irrecovei'Able vat Irrecoverable VAT L8 charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred. VOLUNTARY INCOM 31.3.22 31.3.21 Dortalions Government grants recesved 213,472 228.882 213 472 OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITILg 31.3.22 31.3.21 Fundraising evetkts Giants receivable 129.204 52,392 lis COST OF GENERATIIYG FUNDS R*l$ing donatiott$ Ind legatl¢s 31.322 31.3.21 Staff costs Rciit and ratcs Fundraising costs Websit¢. IT and stationery 13,789 6.005 4.008 621 18,816 4,046 3,207 24,423 Otlier tradlng activitie$ 31,322 31.3.21 Depreciation 510 AggiEgate amounts 29,365 Page 20 continued... Voice of th aTJd Genuine Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owertnen es to th¢ Fin cial Statements- continued for the YearEnded 31st March 2022 CHARITABLE AcfIviTIES COSTS Diiect Costs (see nott 6) Support costs (see t)ote 7) Tolals Charitable activities 276 DIREcf COSTS OF CHARITABLE AcfIvITIES 31.3.22 31.3.21 Staff ¢o$ts Rcnt and r&t¢s Telephone Postage and stationery Tutors Project costs Catering Travel and accommodatioll liesidential Admin Volunte¢r Foreign exchange losses Staff training Depreciation 148285 9,301 618 495 93578 59,881 4,615 560 1,647 45.403 46,959 5,388 90 1149 5,240 13JS6 44 2,404 188 948 2.129 635 276 167 515 SUPPORT COSTS Gov¢rnan¢e sts Oth¢r Totals Charitable o¢tivities Support costs, included in the abov¢, are as follows.. Ottser 31.322 Charitable &Gtivities 31.3.21 Total activities Wagcs and related ¢ost$ Telepho￿¢ Post8g Rent and rates Office repairs and maintenanc¢ Website IT and adYertisin8 Bank ¢harg¢s and inteTe5t Prfftnling Insurance Staff training 7,041 371 10,S96 560 1,271 12,139 1,130 4.439 68 3,528 593 879 Iz,oii 137 371 476 948 Carried forward 21J55 35,2113 Pagc21 continued.. Voice of Y th and Genuine En) .O.Y.A.G.E wennent Notes to tht Finantial Statements- continued for the YearEllded 31st March 2022 SUPPORT COSTS- continued Otktr- eondnued 31.3.22 Chai'Ètable activitieg 31.3.21 Total BI￿ught fon¥ard Depreci&tion of tangible fixed 21 JSS 35,203 635 Governance cost$ 31.3.22 Charitable 31.3.21 Total activiti¢5 Indepelldent examination fees Deprectation of tangible fixed assets 4,000 170 3,420 4.170 3,420 TRUSTEES, RKMUIYERATION AND BENEFITS There were no tTUSt¢es' ietnuneration or other beiiefits for th¢ year ellded 31 March 2021 ttor for the year ¢oded 31 hlarch 2020. Trn5tees' exp¢ns¢s Tnlstees expcn5e6 charg¢d in the year ended 31 March 2021 &mounted to £nil12020 - £DiI). STAFW cosrs Staff costs were as follows.. 31.3.22 31.3.21 SalariES and wages S(Kial secui'ity Pellsion 152,048 13,119 3.948 84,322 3.046 169 116 The &v¢rage rnonthly numberof employees during the year was as follow8.. 31J.22 31.3.21 Admillisti'alion &nd fundraising Proj¢ct otTJ¢er No employ¢e5 reeeived emolutnen15 in excess of £60,000. Page 22 continued... eeo Youth attd G¢nuin¢ Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owerment Nolt5 to the Fin8ncial Statements- eontiniied foi the Year Ende 1st March 2022 io. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrIvtTIES UnTestricted fund Restricted futsds Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM VolDnt&ry incomt 203,578 51,567 255.145 Oth¢r charitable &ctivities Other income 27,934 71 87,283 115,217 71 Tol81 231583 138 850 370 433 EXPLP4DI'I'URF. ON Cost of genei?ting fullds 29.365 29,365 ChAritable aetlvitle8 Charitable activili¢$ 58,995 147 778 206 773 Totsl 147.778 236,138 NET INCOMIU{EXPENDJTURE) 143.223 (8,928) 134,295 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Trf&l fiJnd$ brought forward 29,048 29.760 58,808 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 172 271 193 103 IA. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fitti￿gS Website and Dat Base Plant and ma¢hinery Computer equipment Totals COST At Is( April 2021 Additions 10980 lJ92 12,523 25,495 At 31st March 2022 8,500 DEPRfi C.IATION At 1st April 2021 Charge for ycar 9,578 280 785 242 4J94 14,657 At 31stMai¢h 2022 1,1127 7,010 NKT BOOK VALU A¢ 31st March 2022 965 At 31st March 2021 Page 23 continued.. Voice of Youth and Genuine Em V O.Y.A.G.E wement Notes to the Finan for th¢ Yeay tements conlinued h 2022 12. DKBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUK WITHIN ONE YKAR 31.3.22 31.3.21 Trade debto Other debtors 43095 200 46,836 13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.3.22 31.3.21 Trade creditors Other ¢redi¢ors Accrua]s and deferi¢d income 13,582 4,17Y 27,280 4.925 35,705 Deferjed Incorne The chal￿ty has received income from a nurnbrr of henef&ctors who have stipulated that the funds are provided on the conditiorj that they are used ovcr a specified period of time. Gvants and donations received which have th¢se conditions attached are held as defe￿ed incoin¢ until the charity h&s met the ¢ritei'Èa, al which point it is then entitled to recogntK this mon¢y as in¢ome received ill the 5tat¢m¢n¢ of f￿auG1a1 acliviiy (SOFA). The moveinent on d6frnrd incoin¢ was as follows.. 31.3.22 31.321 Brought forward fts at 1st April Deferred income recogni5ed Dderred in¢ome released 8,200 Balartce cattied foti¥ard as al 3 1st M8rrh PagE 24 contÉnued.-. Voi¢¢ of Youth aiid G¢nuin£ Em V.O.Y.A.G.E owerment Notc5 to temellts- continued forthe Year Ended 31st March 2022 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31.3.21 At 1.4.21 Unrestricted fund5 Getteral fund 172,271 16,260 18853) Resti'icteitunities to oveirome chall¢nge6 and access related to eiivimntncntal i5su¢s and injustice. Voyage young l¢adeYs will be ¢mpowered to cballeiige their own perc¢plion of the ¢nvironn]¢nt settor and leam how black and disadvantaged communities in society and aroulld the world are di5PfOPOrtion&tely affected by l5sue5 such as clittiate change, air pollulion and a lack of access to green space. Voyage will eTrcourdge 5tiid¢nts to learn collcgially in thi5 dynami¢ leadership prograrnm¢ d¢liv¢red by black tutors with lived experiet)¢e as ¢11 as exp¢ri¢nc¢ in delivering programmes using ¢ognitive behavioural methixlology. Env2ronmenlal sector representatives will be invited to share iTrsights and facilitate urtique access to the sectors growing ¢mployment opporluniti¢s. A¢live and immersive leaniillg, menturing and WOTk experien¢e opportuttilies will empower yoiing pwple to b¢come green leaders in their communities artd encouiyge their peei% to do the same. In the long tciyn. tlie course aims to addi'ess the lack of repr¢8¢ntation in the ¢nviiDnit)etit sector. which is only 3.1 /* Mon-white in the UK, a5 well a5 changing thE Current state of nature and the local and global impacts environmental d¢gradati(Trn and climate change has on black lives. Further detaÈls r¢gaitlitkg th¢ Funds are included iti the rwrt of the Trustees. Page 27