## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.01.23 To 31.12.23** ## **Charity name: Heartland Youth For Christ: 1082117** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote the Christian faith and**
**encourage Christian living, in particular**
**focusing on young people, in the**
**Coalville Urban Area**| |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|**Comprises working with local churches,**
**schools, colleges and the Coalville**
**Heritage Club in providing**
**1. In school and college activities**
**and clubs, during the school day**
**and after school**
**2. Partnering with local churches in**
**providing Christian focused**
**assemblies at local primary**
**schools, and after school club**
**3. Partnering with the Coalville**
**Heritage Club to help young**
**people to discover and**
**understand the local history and**
**its heritage**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have taken into account**
**the guidance by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit when**
**servicing the purpose of the a charity**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**The charity did not award any grants**
**during the year ended 31.12.23**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The charity does not do this type of**
**activity**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**There was 1 volunteer from 01.01.23 to**
**30.06.23, who helped to run the after**
**school clubs**| |Other||**Not applicable**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Heartland Youth For Christ has:**
**1. through the school clubs helped new**
**children, especially year 7 transition**
**to secondary school and develop**
**their socialisation skills.**
**2. in partnership with local churches,**
**has facilitated Christian worship**
**opportunities in primary schools and**
**enabled the children to experience**
**accounts from the Bible, often acted**
**out, plus meeting with the diocesan**
**Bishop**
**3. enabled young people to investigate**
**the impact of the local heritage on**
**the local community**
**4. helped local children to be part of a**
**project to erect a memorial to a local**
**mining disaster**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**These achievements have enabled**
**Heartland Youth For Christ to promote**
**the Christ Faith and allow the**
**exploration of Christian life through**
**opportunities for the young people to**
**ask questions, creating prayers, having**
**access to accounts from the Bible and**
**experiencing worship activities thereby**
**servicing its objectives**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**There were no fundraising activities**
**during the year ended 31.12.23**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable. No investment activities**
**conducted.**| |Other||**Not applicable**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Total income for the financial year**
**ended 31.12.23 was £25,434 (2022 was**
**£22,146) and expenses were £21,828**
**(2022 was £31,924) generating a surplus**
**for the year of £4,152 (2022 a****_deficit_ of**
**£9,778) (All figures are the general fund**
**and restricted funds combined)**
**The surplus in 2023 arose largely due to**
**a one-off grant received of £3,700 and**
**savings in employment costs due to a**
**vacancy for a youth worker, to which the**
**charity is working to recruit to.**
**Reserves carried forward as at 31.12.23**
**were:**
**General Fund £14,058**
**Restricted funds (total) £5,032**
**Assets as at 31.12.23 comprised bank**
**and cash of £19,090. **| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity operates a minimum reserve**
**policy of £5,000. This represents 3**
**months’ worth of operating expenses.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Reserves carried forward as at 31.12.23**
**were:**
**General Fund £14,058**
**Restricted funds (total) £5,032**
**Total £19,090**| |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|**During the year ended 31.12.23 the**
**charity had a vacancy for a youth**
**worker which they have actively sought**
**to fill, but have not managed to do so as**
**at 30.09.24. Subsequent to the year end**
**the Centre Director has resigned wef**
**15.10.24, so the trustees are actively**
**seeking to recruit a replacement. If**
**these positions are not recruited to then**
**the trustees will have to review the**
**future of the charity.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Voluntary donations from regular givers,**
**both individuals and local churches**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable.**| |A description of the principal
risks facingthe charity|Para 1.46|**1. The need to recruit to the two vacant**
**employeepositions**| |||**2. Reliance on voluntary donations for**
**main source of income**| |---|---|---| |Other||**None**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |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|**Trustees are proposed, seconded and**
**voted on by the members at the AGM.**
**Trusteeship is a 3 year post.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Through attendance at meetings, one-**
**to-one meetings with the chair of**
**trustees and in partnership with the**
**training procedures of the national**
**oversight body: British Youth For Christ**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Charity comprises**
**Trustees – including a chair, secretary**
**and treasurer**
**Two members of paid staff (part-time) –**
**Centre Director and Youth Worker**
**The charity is affiliated to British Youth**
**For Christ**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Not applicable**| |Other||**Not Applicable**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Heartland Youth For Christ| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Not applicable| |Registered charity number|1082117| |Charity’s principal address|New Life Church, Margaret Street, Coalville, Leics, LE67
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Juliet Hogsden|Chair
Interim Acting
Treasurer||| ||Andrew Hogsden|Secretary||| ||Ian Hutchings|||| ||Nigel Roberts||Wef 13.05.23|| ||Glenn York||Wef 13.05.23|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved – **Not applicable** **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity – **Not applicable** **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others -** _**None**_ Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** _**None**_ ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) None** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Chris Scott, Centre Director ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **Not applicable** ## **Other optional information** **Not Applicable** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Juliet Hogsden **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 26.09.24 |||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Heartland Youth for Christ**||**1082117**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
01.01.23|Period end date
**To**
31.12.23||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |
Youth Activities|**-**||||||**-**||**1,256**| |VoluntaryIncome|**21,454**||**150**||||**21,604**||**20,271**| |Sundryincome|**310**||||||**310**||**229**| |Grants|||**3,520**||||**3,520**||**390**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**21,764**||**3,670**||**-**||**25,434**||**22,146**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**22,146**| ||||||||||| |
Fundraisingandgrant applications|||||||||**721**| |Youth Activities|**18,146**||||||||**28,488**| |Administration and Governance|**1,196**||||||||**2,715**| |Sundry|||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**19,342**||||||||**31,924**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**31,924**| ||||||||||| ||**2,422**||||||**4,152**||**- 9,778**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**11,636**||||||**14,938**||**24,716**| ||**14,058**||||||**19,090**||**14,938**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) #Sensitivity: Internal 26/09/2024 1 I CHARITY COMMISSION, lThkfm￿eXaMlnerf5 | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES I report on the accounts On a¢¢ounts for th• vear Charftv no (If any)11082117 basls of report of the accoLMrts n ac1Xfd￿ wth requirem•)ts IS Ihe Chwities Act 2011(1￿ Acri. under sediLYt 145(5Kbl crf the Aa. Independent tt tht.￿., ¥¥*es ￿Se itithe *. any w￿1£eral theAdr ¥vi ¥ enau* a ' Please delele the ￿ in the brackets rfthev thj not antslv. 2s f*1 IWY 291 MR Ro￿LL quallflcatlonl8) or body 111 anyl: Thdnrts Ro 1 Sf IER October 2018