THE BIRKENHEAD YOUTH CLUB Charitable Company Limiled by Guarantee. Registration Number: 4038868 IEn8land and Wales) Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Period of accounts: st Start date: l April 2024 End date: 31" March 2025 THE BIRKENHEAD YOUTH CLUB DIRECTORS: Peter John 8ibby Charles Dav Geoffrey Frank Harold Bibby Lee Gibson The Dlrectors are also Trustees of the Charity. SECRETARY: Peter John 8ibby INDEPENDENT EXAMINER lan Downin8 REGisfERED OFFICE The Derek Bibby Centre Watson Street Birkenhead Merseyside CH413PY Company Registratlon Number: 4038868 Charlty Reglstratlon Number: 1087690 CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES To provide, maintaln and improve the Youth Club's land, buildings and activlties in an environmentally friendly manner to help promote the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of young people and the local community so that their conditions of life maybe improved. THE BIRKENHEAD YOUTH CLUB The Dlrectors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. GOVERNING DOCUMENT The Blrkenhead Youth Club Is a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital, and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It is registered as a charlty with the Charity Commission. RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have a programme of rlsk assessment and systems that are in place to ensure that risks are regularly reviewed and mana8ed. All systems are in place to prevent unauthorised access to children and to property and for the protection of children, staff and volunteers from harm or abuse. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The Birkenhead Youth Club had a successful year in achieving its charitable objectives. It has had a busy year providing plenty of activities for our members with football Still beln8 the principal activity. The hollday clubs, despite reduced Government HAF funding, still provided a wide range of activities and trip outs to a large number of attendees. They have given our members experiences they would never normally have been able to enjoy which also has the added benefit of supporting their families, by 8ainfully occupying and feeding their children during the holidays. The Club also provides a special place for the community to celebrate speclal events, in partlcular our annual Halloween and Christmas parties. FINANCIAL REVIEW (Includlng reserves pollcy) Income for the year amounted to £136,95612024 £176,918) Net surplus / (expenditure) for the year was £4,38212024 E20,500}. There is no formal reseD4es policy though the Directors aim to keep sufficient Cash reserves to maintain itself for several months. Unrestricted reserves at year end of £33,632 {2024 £22,850). The drop in current year income was primarily due to the prior year includin8 money ralsed of £55k for solar panels. The directors are confident that there are sufficient financial resources to cover the next 12 months, while at the same time every endeavour will be made to provide as many services and activities as possible to support the Club's members. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITIES The Directors are responsible for keepin8 proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financlal statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the detection and preventlon of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companie5 regime as set out in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). 518ned on behalf of the Board Geoffrey Bibbv Director Date...3o..- INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BIRKENHEAD YOUTH CLUB I report on the Accounts of the Birkenhead Youth Club for the year ended 31" March 2025 whlch are set out on pages 6 to 8. Respertlve responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner As the Charities Trustees, you are responslble for the preparation of the Accounts: you conslder that the audit requlrement o15ecllon 43 {21 of the Charities Act 1993 (the Artl does not apply. It Is my responsibllity to stale, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Dlrectlons glven by the Charity Commlssioners under Sectlon 43171{b} of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. 8asls of Independent Examlners Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commlssloners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparlson of the Accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of anv unusual Items or disclosures in the Accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required In an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the vlew given by the Accounts. Independent Examlners Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon: which glves me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requlrements to keep accounting records in accordance with Sectlon 41 of the Act; and to prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply wlth the accounting requlrernents of the Act have not been met: or (21 to whlch, in rny oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper undefStandin8 of the Accounts to be reached. Name: lan Downin8 Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon or body: Chartered Accountant Address: Walker House, Exchange Fla85, ilverpool. L2 3YL Coop•ny fvy C)fAWi IF,%TRI(7PI) UNX&Si xirrlii) Tr1ThY)3 l()T Al, )1 fvIARai *o•.I TOT AI.S Ivrnbtti SubJLnpTro FoDll*ll Llub Gil>ly I'LlntrJbtstyJA• Cp¢nff Al Il**l IIiT41 Nrl K¢th)wrts (oi Yé#r 10.711 4.)12 c., i. 144 ts1 AdJiwiNs 4% 144 741 TllTr'. 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