REGLSTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1091715 Report of the Trnstees and Ungvdit¢d Fil￿ntial Slatements foy th¢ YeAr Emded 31 MAreh 2025 for ECYPS (Childtpn and Yovng P¢rsotts' S¢ryices) CarLNMights Cljarteftd Accountants arKI B]Lsiness Advis( R¢gency House 33 Wood Stt Bamet Hertfotd5hyre EN5 4BE ECYPS (Childrtll and Youag Person&, StrYi¢es) Coh*¢ttts of the FinantRal StatemeDts for the Year Endtd 31 Mareb 2025 Page ChaiVy Ststement Report olthe Trnstees Independent Examiner'$ Report Stqtemettt of Financial Aedvities 8 to 9 B*la1￿ Sbeet io Notes to tho Ffinanci#l Statements 11 to IÈ Detailed Stst¢menl DfFiA#Ncial A¢tivit ECYPS (ChildrtH and Young Penohs, Servites) Chalr's Statem¢nt forthe Year Ended 31 Maroh 2025 As Ch2tr of Tn7stw I am pleased to present this report for th¢ last finan¢iHI year. A year tIHt has been One of the mo* difflculi and challtnging in ECYPS'S recent htstory. Ivhat should hav¢ be¢n aperiod Of ¢onsolidats'on afttrthe pandemi¢ and c￿$t-(￿t-llVl￿% ori814 insterf became a year of upheaval as we w¢r¢ inf0m￿d that The Ayk, our lOng-st￿dIThg hom@ was to be 501d by the Local Authorrty. For our staff. volunteery yourts people and families, The Ark was far mow thah a buikling. It W&8 a safe, familiar and wel¢(r£Eiftg space th* many did not want to see us l¢&v¢. Th¢ unaertainty around our fimjre base placed strain t)n the organi&itioii. both operationalty and em()tion411y. Ik8Pite this, ECYPS continu¢d to deliv#K. Whtle negotiatyME our exit from The Ark srdrehing for new pitmise& staff aftd volunteers still had to meet exisdhg fiU￿illg comoutmenÉs, d¢livery largets and iiwt)itoring deadlines. Programmes coukl not simply be 'paus¢& while we dealt with th¢ building issue. Youth work sessions, food supporl trdinAngs holiday provision and ¢)ur umbrella support for lo¢al grou￿ all had to Carry o This rneant juggling buildin8 di￿￿$s1On￿ logisttcs Thove4 all￿8$Ide dayknday delivtry and ¢ni¥of-bTdnt r¢porting. The impact on our community has been very reat. Many of th¢ young p¢opl¢ and families we suppto Daryen Lewis frLYn Taylor R<￿¢ SolT¢itor% MMES AND IATIV l. Infrastruetute Support: This year we prioritised strenWhMxng the rftpacity of loc&1 orsanisations working wrth ¢hildtrn aml young people. We provided bespoke tr4inin& DBS checks and compliance siipwL helpin8 oth¢r partners meet ￿gUlatOry r¢quiIEm￿ts and deliver saf¢, hi8h-quaJity s¢rviees. l Mind Kind Events: This projett wos delivered at lo¢kl xaiools. We led a of Worksho￿ provlding tools and strafrgies foryear 5 an d 6 pupil4 to itnprov¢ Trsilience and ¢ope with stress and anxiety. 3. T￿¢n￿herne Hollday Pro%rnmmes: Our holiday programm¢s evolved to prioritise youn¥ people's phy$ical wdl-beiiig and n*ntal he81th, diverting them from crime aE)d anti-socÉal behaviour by offering positive activities and nurtiwing ¢nviTh)nments. Attivtties aim¢d at impyovizjg SQQAal and emotional d¢volopmcTrt through experiential leaming d grovp engagenTr￿. Thar&s lo fjwding from BBC Children in Need participants enjoyed memorable tn.ps and ¢XCUT5ions Iil(e Stubberg ArfVent￿￿. Aqua Part Go-Ape, sightseeing arQUr￿ Central London fostering both physi health, m¢tttsl wellbeing and social b onds. 4. Famlty Coftutets Progr%mm¢; Tu¢sday Afterschool club R¢cogniging the finarJ¢ial burdon nmtty fomilies fa we ensured that the Tuesday Aftersc1￿01 Club offered not only fun and engaging activities but also a wann meal in a safr ¢nvironm¢ftL Activtii4s focused on positive physi￿[ and mejttal weU-b¢in& providing familio ￿lIef from en¢ o*s whle fost¢ring on inclusive. siJpportFV¢ conynu￿ty. Parents We￿ provida with ittforniation sessions delivwql by Citizen Advice Bureau, a visitby Cltr Abdullahi to listen to the voices ofloLgl TesTd¢nt& S. Mentoring Programme for Ages 11-19. In ￿llaboratiOn wtth AL*'V¢ Communiti¢s Network (ACNA ECYPS continues with mentoring programme for young pe4)ple tttenditts GoaIs for Girls offLYing peer suppo¢ mentorship. and skill dev¢lopmeftL Thanks to London Youth and Disn¢y Groups, we Iiad the opportwjity to take 'Goals fgr Girls, to a specta¢ularth¢atre perf¢)rnan￿ in Londo ntowatoh The Lion Kin 6. Partntrship CollaboTatlon$ for Fvndlng: BCYPS enhanced its ¢oUaboFMtion with lo￿1 organisatiow. Wo￿1￿% los¢ly with parttr)e￿ to seaw¢ fi]nding and expat￿ the reach of our prwammes. Oty work with Actii'¢ Communities Network (ACN) and Grasstoots ￿oUpS allowed us to jointly apply for fundln& $fwing.Tewu￿￿ and knowledg¢ that ststngttth 0￿r funding bids and itweased th ¢ $ustaÉnabllity of ourservicÈs. 7. Young Car•rs Couns¢llillg progrdnFme: FundeA by Ni)rdJ East LDudon Integrated Cart B(@rd INHS) l)n-8oillg r¢f¢tt&ls in(Y¢8s¢d duringthis ye ar and our ithouse counselling continued to suppwty0￿8 lyr￿5. 8. ￿SitIve hr¢ntAttg Pr(yammtt: Str(H)g pathetship with Family SuFVOrt and d¢tivery at PondErs Youth Centr¢. ÈCYPS (Chlldren and Young Person8 Services) Report ofth*Trnstees for fht Yettr EDd&l 31 IVA8tth 2025 9. LCYPS Food B2nk: Our ¢ommunTty food bth delivered e5sentit] food, fifel supp(xt and wa¢tical adviee to residents facing hardship. Ov¢r the year w¢ supported 528 hw8eholds (3,754 individ￿]5) 8r¥l r¢di8tributed more th8n 42,OOQkg of surplus food. Workin8 in Partne￿Ip with 19 lo¢al organisations, the food bank IMS b¢ci)m¢ a vital gat¢way to wits suppo rL si￿1P0st1Dg￿d stronger wnununity ¢onntctions. STRucfuRE GOVERNANCE AND MANACEMENT Goverfting document The charity is e0ntrojJ￿ by it¥ govern7n8 docwnenl a deed of tiusL 4nd constitut¢8 an unincorporated Charity. re8FSt¢red with the Charity Conunission as a chat7ty on 23 April 2002. The Charity estsblished under a Consiitulion adopfrd on 4 July 2001 and amended fustly on 18 March 2002 and s)ty 18th May 2011. The Constitution defi1￿ the ¢h*rity's Ob￿ p>weTS and how it is to be govemwj. Reernltmeot And appokntment of new truslets Th¢ EX￿￿tIVe Committ¢¢ tn¢s to aisure that Ét reflects the dtversity and nee(ts of the community that is beins seLved by ￿Ing a Iwiety of avenu¢s for recLuitmenL The organisatitm will be lookFng to expand tbe depth of the maTragen￿nt conunittee attd enstsre that it has the 2ppfopTiate tange of skills wverAng the w4)rk b¢i>g wt. The board is kept abrwt ofdtyelopments by the dire¥1orat r¢gularcommittee meetings, ttusteea will be offereda fijll induction pr48r8nyne In¢1￿1111￿ accessto otherlocaL and ￿l01￿al training. organts2￿0llal structu Th¢ Charity is th￿aged by & body of truste¢s known a5 the Ex￿Ut1¥£ Committe4 4Jxnprising belween five iwdve tllemiws. The tn￿te¢S meet Tegularfy to review and agree areas ofpoli¢y a￿j the strategic directioti of the tharity. A scheme of del¢gation is in place and the day-to4ay responsibility for the provxsion of servlcas rests with the dittckn, who rnanlges the operation of the ¢harlty. yupervists the staff team, and ensu￿% that the team continucs to develop its skills And working pttictices. Ri%k thaoagement The tru*¢es have a duty to idefflify and revi¢w thè risks to whith the charity is eX[￿Sed and to *nsur¢ wropyiate controls ar¢ IN place to providere&sonable assutanee E￿aInSt fraud and ¢rror. REFERENCE AKD ADMINISTrATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity llu￿ber 1091715 Prineipol address Alan Pullit]gerCentr¢ l John Bradsh&wRoad SouÉhgats N14 6Br Trnstees C A FrK4%J IX¥sl.tls1 ,￿lI¥¥&￿tLe￿ ¢bii llldependent Examlntr s Report to Éhe Trnstteg or ECYPS (Children and Young Persolls, Servtee&) Independent examiner's ￿pOrt to Ébe trvstees of ECYPS (Chadren and Youttg Person&1 Servlces) I report to the charity truste￿ on rny exaMi￿allon of thc accDunts of ECYPS {Childr¢n and Young Persons, Serv1¢￿) (the Trllst) for the ye&rended 31 M4Tch 2025. Rtsponsibilllies And ofreport As the cl*n"ty truste¢s of the Tntst you are responsll)le for the pr¢parntion ot the accounts in accordance with the requiremetts ofthe Chriti¢s Ad2011 Ohe A¢V). T report in resp¢ot of my examination of the Trusvs a¢counts c4rrted out under Sect5on 145 of the Act and in corrying out my ¢xamination T have followed all appliLY61¢ Direetions given by the Charfty ConHvisslon under Se¢lion 145(5)(b) of th¢ Act. Indep¢nd¢nt ¢&9miner's sta*em¢Mt I have compl&ed my exfftmination. l £gnfllTr that no material nmtters hav¢ tt>me to my'attention in connethtj with the examination giving me¢aw¢ to believ¢that in ally ma￿l#l￿S[¢¢L. accounttng reci)rds were not kept in respe{* of the Trust as r4UiTed by Section 130 ofthe Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records or th¢ acÉounts do not comply with the applicable T4Utretnents con¢¢ming the form and L￿ntent of accounts set out the Chartties (A¢ci>unts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any r4uirement that the accounts give a true ¢nd f&Tr view whi¢his nota mattef considered os part of an indeper)dent eX￿MinatIon. I hav¢ no concerns and have ¢om¢ acmss no other nTrttvs in comiection with the examinatton to whi¢h attentiffl should be drawn in this report in (wd¢r to enable a proper understanding ofthe account5to be reachad. Matthew Brown FCA C&rtwrights Chartered A¢¢oulltants and Business Advisors Regency House 33 Wood Stre¢t EEqS 4BE l.%.~12-2025 ECYPS (Chlldrm 8vd YouJJg Person S¢n?ors) S*#lemèllt of Fillgnelal Aeliyttles for th¢ Y¢ar Ended 31 Marek 211 3113rAs Totsl funds 3113124 Total fullds Umyestrieted R&strltted fund fund Nol¢s INCOME AND ENDOWMELYtS FROM Donations and legaciea 430 127,350 Charftable a¢tivittes Core CRB SErvi¢es Food Bank Tr2inix]g 4,545 36.85%> 50 41.435 39,215 4.425 Cash 4 Kids (Aotlve Cijnununity / Coa¢hes) 9,825 220Q 8,480 12,783 2.237 9.825 2200 8,480 15200 573 TeeD%e Project Goals 4 Girls BBC Children in Need Sport% En£land Cytling NHS J CCG- Couftcolling EpiG Ftmding EFA . Funding From GreAter kndon Authority Family Tuesday Club Mottisons Foundation EVA -Th¢ National Lottery Skinners FOun￿lOnS Housthold support 7,401 5,000 27J73 68Q 998 8221 19,998 19,998 21 21 1.680 1,960 27.734 1.680 3,920 tmwtment incom¢ 2.869 2,870 2.986 Totsl 7,844 123,859 131,703 EXPEiYDITURE ON Raising fundg Ch#rit#ble ietiviÉi¢s 4058 103.772 1,964 107,830 1.964 3,836 4.070 1.698 99,518 iA)ndon CDmmunity Response CRB Services West Lea Counselling Chip4.Projecl Natiot]al Lolt¢ry (Covid 19 support) 3,836 3,035 12,735 1,698 2257 MOPAC- I feel goDd Food Battk Trdining 10,192 605 10,192 10,835 1,605 SoftpLay Youth Service Tft￿ no(cs form part ofthese fin8ncial statemetlts ECYPS (Children and Young PeThms' S¢rvices) Stlltement of FiRattci#l Attivitiex forthe Y¢ar Ellded 31 Majrh 2￿25 3V3125 Totsl 31r3r24 Totsl llds Unrestrietsd Restricted fund Note5 Cash 4 Kids (Active Commurnty / 3,448 8.491 5.7J4 10,313. 10,267 754 15 630 Teenage Prqeot (3oa]s 4 Girls Sports England- Small Grants BBC Children xttN¢td Sports England Friday Night Youth Club Online P￿ttting 8.491 5.714 11.454 1,012 2,808 11.454 1,012 2,808 11,693 To 8,43S 18 3.729 2,277 255 io 8,435 18 NHS I CCG- Councelltng Parentin8 Programme Delivery Family Tuesday Club EVA-Th¢ National Lottfty Volunteers Expenses Dozu Y&P-AQA Con)munity COtll￿£ Event Skinn¢t3 Foundations Hous¢hold support ALMA 81 2229 2,277 255 85 4826 23 230 740 24.733 740 796 Totsl 7.894 19&396 206.290 171,338 NET INCOMX/(EXP&NDITUR£) Trallsfrr& betweell funds (50) 50 (74.537) (50) (74.587) 80,124 et movement in thnd8 (74.587) (74537) RÈCONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tot￿ funds brougbt forward 351.534 351534 271,41 TOTAL FUNDS CARRtED FORWARD 276,947 276.947 351534 The noks. foEm ofth#s¢ fiDdn¢id f ril(<-i} C-RFI>III)RS• TI >T.iIA 1".1 RRLNI I" 76,o4ry 1,7- IZ~20"' ECYPS (Childrvll aud Young Pern)L8' Services) Notes to thè Fiftarteial Statements ror the Year Ertded 31 M8reh 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing *he finkA¢i81 $tatem¢nts The financial statements of the charity, which is a publi¢ beAefit ehtity und& FRS 102, have been prepa￿d in accordance with th¢ Chariti¢s SORP (FRS 102) 'kncountin8 and Reporting by Charities". Ststentent of Recommended Practic¢ applicabk to ¢lwiti¢s pteparing their a¢Gounts in accordance with the Fingndal Reportsng Standard applicable in Ihe UK and REpublic of Ireland (FRS 102) (eff¢thiv¢ l January 2019),. Fillw￿l&l Reportillg Standard 102 Tr FiDanGial Reportiri8 Standard applicable In tbe UK and Republic of tr¢landl and the CAiarities Act 2011. The financial statenwjts hay¢ been prepated und¢r the historical cost COAvention. Cridcal accountin% judgements and key sottrees of estill￿tion uncertainty The preparation of the financial statements requires rnanagement to nTrke judgements, estimat¢s and assumptions that affect th¢ amounts reported Th¢s¢ estimates and judgements are ￿ntinUallY reviewed and aye b&*d on exp¢nence and oth¢r fa¢tors. including ￿pec￿liOnS of ¢vents that #re believed to be reasonable under the circumstan¢es. The judgetllents (aprt frosn thos¢ involving egtimatiolls) that nwiagement has made in the pro￿ of applying the entity's accountÈllg poli¢ies that hav¢ the rnost significant effect on the recognised in the fjnancial statements are that the charity will continue to be a going Con￿ll. Ineome All incorne is recognised in the Statement of Financial A¢llvltie5 onoe the charity has entitlemezrt to the it is probable that the income will be re￿]Ved and the amount can be mèasuredreliably. The following sp¢Gific policies applid toparticular categoTies of income: ' income from donations or grants is recognised whet) thtt¢ is eviden¢e of ¢nUtlem¢Dt to the gill receipt is probabl¢ and its amount can be mea5w¢d reliably. ' legacy inct)me is recognised when re£eipt is probable ertitlement is established. ' income from donated go(NJs is measured at the fair vaIue of the goods unl¢&s this is impractiral to measure reliably, In which ¢as¢ the value is derived from the eo* to the donor or the estimatsd *Ethle Yah￿. Donated facilities and sewic¢s ar¢ rcco£nised in the accouttts when re¢eived if value ean be reltab]y measur¢d. No amounts are In¢[ud￿ for th¢ wntribthion of g¢n¢rnl voluDtK . income fron] Gontrd¢ts for the supply of serv2ces is recogrtised with the deltvery of thtt contra¢t&l servic¢. This is Cla￿Tfied as u￿re￿r1dea fvnds uftless the￿ is a ¢¢)ntra¢trl tryiit¢nwrt for it to bc spfflt on a parti¢uiar pu￿oSe and returned if unspenL in whlch case it may beregarded as restricte Expenditurt Liabilities are ￿gnised as expendith as soon as there is a legal or consttuctiY¢ ¢)bli&4titx] committing the harity to that ¢xpenditure, jl is probabl¢ that a transfer of economi¢ ixn¢fits MTlli b¢ r¢quir¢d m sdd¢meAt at the amount of the Obli￿li0￿ ¢&n b¢ m¢asuted reliably, Expendilure i5 account¢d for on an accruals basis ond has been classified under htadings that aggregaÉe cost related to th¢ cat¢gory. Wh¢T¢ costs Cannot be directly attrtbuted to particular heading5 th¢y have been allocated to activtiies on a b&8ig eonsistent with the use of resources. Expenditure includes any VAT whicb cannot be fvuy r¢wv¢re4 and is clossified under Iradings of th¢ statement of financial activities to which it relates: ' expenditLwe on raising fimds includes ts costs of aEI ￿￿tha1$￿18 xtivitiffj event& nOn-Ch￿l￿b1e trading a¢tlvitse& And the 5&]¢ of donat¢d 8ood5. ' espenditure on charitable activitieg includes all costs Incurred by a chartty in undertukin8 adiViti¢s that futther its chwitable aims for the ben¢fit of its beneficiaries, including those support Costs and Costs relating to the governan¢# of th¢ ¢h￿lty apportiorted to eharitable activili¢5. ¢O*Llinud.. ECYPS (Chlidren and Youttg Pe*sotts' services) Notes to the Ffin4llelal St#tsments- contiaued for the Ygar 31 l¥Iareh.21J25 ACCOUNTING POLICIES- toutip¥ed Expendlfyre . other ¢Xp￿dIti￿t indudes all expenditu￿ that is tieithw r¢]at¢d lo raising for the ¢haiity nor Ixrt of its ¢xpffjditw¢ on dwitable #eLtviti¢& Tangible fixed assets All fixed &8sets are inltially tecoFded at cosL Deprecation is provided at th¢ fouowitig anmMI r*¢$ in oth to wrrte off &￿h ass¢t OV¢T its estimatrAI usrfi lif Plwt aHd machmery- 250/0 reducing b￿allee Motcr ¥ehi¢les- 25010 reducing balance T2x*tlon The chatity LS exernpt from tsx ￿ its ¢haritablt activÉtie Fuud ae£ovnting Unrestrided ￿n￿8 ar¢ available for at the discretion ofthe In￿te￿8 to fLllther*ny ofthe charity'8 purp(w. Desi￿ated aFe ￿￿eStr1d¢d funds ¢wmarkd by the t￿Stee5 for parttcular fvtur¢proj¢ct or comnlltm¢nt. R¢strfGted fill￿S are subjected to restiictions on their expendityre de¢tared by th¢ donor or through the tenns of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: rth"¢t¢d in¢om¢ funds or ¢ndowm¢nt funds. ire pu￿haS¢ and leasing commitmwjts R￿1181$ paÈd tuider operating leases are chatged to the statem￿lI of Financial Athivities on a strai8ht line basis over the period of the lease. Pefjsioll eojts and other post-retirem¢nt b¢ntfits Th¢ Ch￿7￿ operates a defined contribution pension scheme, Contributi{N￿ payabJ¢ to the rharity's pension scheme are charged to the StatenKnt of Financial Activities in the p¢tiod to which tlw rdate. m&tt¢ial Instrnwents A fJnan¢ial a&%et or ¥ financi￿ li8bAlity is reeognised only vA￿n the than'ty betomts a party ts th¢ COAtractual provisions of ihe instrument. Basic financtsl In$tn￿efjts initially recognised at the amouttt r¢c¢ivable or payable including ￿Y Yelated cu￿nt assets and curreht liabilitie5 are svbs¢quently measured at th¢ cash OT other ¢ottsid¢ration exptctrd to b¢ paad orr¢m"ved wid not dls¢ount¢& Debtinstrnments are wb4equently mta*tred at amortised cosL Wher¢ investments in shares ar¢ publicly traded or their fair value ¢4n otherwise be measuttd Rliably, the investmert is stsbsequelltty measured at tair value with ¢hangc5 in kir ¥alue recognisvd in in¢om¢ and expendttwe. All oth¢r suth investm¢tts a￿ subsoqu¢nily measured at oost less ii)wirment. Oihet finan¢i*l instrumentg. inclu(fing derivatives. are initially ￿COgnIsed at falr value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond nonllal busin¢ss tern￿ or financed at a tat¢ of interest that is not a mathet rate, in which ¢ the ass¢t is fft¢asuttd atthe p¢seftt V￿￿e of tho fvtuft payments discount¢d at a market rate of ijterest for a similar debt itL8trumenL Other fjnanctal instrumonts art subsequently m¢asured * fair v4lu< with a]iy ¢hanges reW￿d in the Statement of financial a¢tivttie4 with the ¢xcepiio* of hedwg instnmKnts in a d¢signatsl hÈdging r¢latjonshjp, -12- ECYPS (Children and Young Persons, Servi￿￿$) Notes to the Thlltt#eiaK Slatsthents- eoatinu ror the Year Knded 31 Ma￿h 2025 AC(X)UNTING POLICIES- contillued Fin4ncial instruments Financial assets that are measurcd at cost or an70rtised cost are review¢d for objective evidence tsf impainnent ai the end vf ¢8ch rwrtrig da￿ If there is objective eviden¢e of impaimienL ￿ impainnEnt loss is reco8nised undeT the appropriate headit)g in the StOtÈMe￿ of fin￿etaI artivities in which the initial gain was ￿¢0￿niStrI For sll wity instnllments rwdless of sigtiifi¢anc4 and other finan¢ial assets th￿ are individually signific4rt these are &ssessed tndividually for impaimient. Oth¢r financial assets ar¢ eith¢r &ssess¢d ￿￿1vIduallY OT grouped on the lyasÉs ofsimilar cRdit ri3k characterislics. Aw reversa15 of ttDpintient are recognised immediakly. to the exte￿ that the Kv£t5a] does not result in anytng amouftt of the financial asset that uceeds wht the carrykttg amoun¢ wi)uld hav¢ I￿en had the imPRArm¢ntnot previously been recognised. DONATIONS AND LECACIES Last year, the ¢haYily acquirnl fimds totalling £126,721 from another chaTity, Dazu. The latter was a UK registered charity number 1014547, which has op¢rntion. 3113125 31tst24 Bank int&t5t re¢¢ivable 1870 2,986 TRUSTEES, REMUNEIL4TION AND BENEFITS There were no trust¢¢s' remun¢rati