IETTER
T•GETHER
GIVE Y•UTH A IREAK AMNUAL REP•RTS AIID ACC•VITS
YEAR EI•IIG AUGUST 2023

TADLE •F C•NTENTS
References and Administrative Details
Message From The Director
4 Our Charitable Objectives - Our Mission - Main Activities
5 Safeguarding
6 GYAB Activities 2023
7 GYAB Activities 2023
8 GYAB Activities 2023
Feedback & Funders of 2023
10 Financial Review
GYAI AIIIIUAL REP•RT 2023

REFERENCES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity Name GIVE YOUTH A BREAK
Registration Number
1092690
Principal Office
9 Woodville Rd. London
NW119TP
Trustees
Mr. Mordechai Mund
Mr. Nathan Ost
Mr. Joshua Feiner
Mrs. Sarah Bard
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MESSAGE FR•M THE
DIRECT•R
As we consider the objectives we have met in another year gone by, we are humbled and overflowing with appreciation.
Once again, we have brought together hundreds of vulneroble youth, and touched their hearts by demonstrating to them
what it means to use one's strengths to grow, to accept responsibility for oneself, and to have a positive outlook on life.
Concurrently, there has been a remarkable surge in the quantity of volunteers who have come forward to donate their
time and efforts to help the neighbourhood.
Parents, schools, the community at large, and of course the young people themselves have all provided rich and positive
feedback, reporting many beautiful, wholesome, and growth-filled days together.
Additionally, at times, feedback has been really helpful in guiding us towards progress and posing queries like what more
can our young people want to see provided for and how we can better serve them. Towards that goal, we are eager to roll
out some exciting new features and expand our methods in which we can serve the community.
We are grateful to our funders and donors for helping us have another successful and enjoyable year-
TOGETHER we can be and do BETTER!
On behalf of the Give Youth a Break team. let me personally extend my gratitude to you.
Signed
Mr. Mordechai Mund
GYAI AIIIIUAL REP•RT 2023

•UR CHARITAILE
•IJECTIVES
•UR
MISSI•N
We are here to improve the quality of life of children
suffering from disadvantage in the London borough
of Barnet
and
the
surrounding
areas.
We aim to improve our youths, confidence and
emotional well-being, so that they have the capacity
to develop into healthy, stable adults who will be
contributing members of society.
To increase access to
sports for a
reduced/waived
charge.
To increase
emotional and
physical health of
these disadvantaged
children.
To improve social
skills of these
disadvantaged
children.
To prevent youth
becoming at-risk.
MAIN
ACTIVITIES
An after-school and weekend club for disadvantaged youth.
An annual retreat in a rural setting, where young people relax and have
wholesome fun.
Trips and events that include activities and sports that are otherwise not
accessible to the children.
Parties during festivals where children get to learn social skills and feel that
they belong.
Mentoring and subsidized therapies for acute cases.

SAFEGUARDING
We are dedicated to upholding and following policies
and procedures for sofeguarding at all times.
Volunteers have recently received safeguarding
training. Every volunteer knows how to report any
concerns they moy hove obout safeguarding, including
to the local authorities, and they also know the proper
steps to take in the event that they have doubts about
a child's safety.
Every volunteer undergoes the necessory screening to
ensure they are qualified to work with children. In order
to establish a watchful and secure culture within the
Make
a Noise
About
Unique
Bullying
STOP
Bully
school, the trustees and the director make sure that
safeguarding records, documents, processes, and
procedures are successfully implemented.
The parents have expressed their satisfaction with the
way their children are treated and kept safe and
happy.
2023

ANIIUAL IVEEKEIID RETAIA Tr.
AIIIIUAL C•MMUIIITY PARTY:
Following last year's success, this year we surpossed our
attendance limit of 120 attendees to a full 150 attendees,
due in a large part to generous donations and an increase in
resources. The weekend retreat aims to give the children a
relaxed and pressure-free few days, where they are able to
spend time'just being.. Schools later reported to have seen
the positive difference in their students, post-trip.
All parents and neighbourhood
children were invited to partake
in a community porty, where
they were treated to an evening
of inspirotion and good food.
With 89Vo of the community
members present, the party
encouraged o sense of unity,
belonging and friendship - and
the feedback we received has
GYAI ACTIVITIES
been outstonding.
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AFTER SCH••L CL V•:
The after school club was established to provide a haven of security, support and
growth for disadvantaged children ranging in ages 5 to 15.The club takes ploce after
school and during lunch breaks. Our goal last year was to increase attendance by 30%,
and with our goal partially achieved - a 23% increase - we know we are well on the way.
We have purchased £2,000 worth of furniture and games to make the club a fun and
ap- pealing place where children are able to occupy themselves in a meaningful way.
GYAI AIIIIUAL REP•RT 2023

LIIRARY:
IXIRCISI CLUP:
The opening of a book-lending librory, storting with 100 brand-new and exciting books,
has been a very successful project. The children decorated together a Buddy Bench which
has been placed in the library. The children would like to see an expansion of more books
and a more appealing setting.
The exercise club was held
weekly, with an attendance of
about 25 children a session.
The sessions aim to boost the
morale of the children, and be
of benefit to their physical
image and to their emotional
stamina.
U*LE DOOVY'S
DD BENC
LIADERS SUPP•RT 6R•UPS:
Over the past year, three
volunteer support groups were
arranged. Each one provided
invaluable support,
encouraged the
opportunity for questions and
opened the floor for further
discussion. At these groups,
volunteers were also treated to
J"!
IEIISLITTIR:
While we aim to produce a termly newsletter, to keep the community updated regarding
events that have taken place ond ones that will take place, this has not been feasible for us
this past year, due to the lack of funds necessary to pay the writers, editors, graphic artists,
and printing costs. We hope to be able to reclaim this endeavour in the coming year.
small gifts to acknowledge
their dedication and effort.
Thl GR•UP LIAKRS Allb THI CLUI •IIICT•A AAI ALL V•LUITIIRS. TMI TrVSTIIS IIISH T• TIIAMK ALL THI V•LUITIIftS F•R THIIR •I•ICATI•I AITr IITHIISIASII.
GYAI AIIIIUAL REP•RT 2023

TRIPS:
At the conclusion of another
This past spring, we organized a
nature-based trip to a park, to inspire
and teach our children about the
successful year, our
primary-school-aged children
performed for the wider community in
a play that they worked on for over
several months. The play depicted
the magnificent story of a refugee
family arriving to the UK. The played
out hoe the family had to tap into
their innate strength to rebuild what
they hod lost. Through this kind of
indirect education, our children learnt,
in a vivid and real way, about the
innate resilience that exists within
incredible world of nature that we
inhabit. In the summer, the children
were treated to a day at 'Flip Out.
where they were able to release
energy in a productive and fun-filled
way.
every human being, and about how to
stand up with poise and grace in the
face of life's challenges.
PR•JECT "GREE# FIIIGIRS":
20 of our children partook in plonting and nurturing their own seeds, and
watching them come to life. The experience was a highly therapeutic one for
the children who were involved, with one ten-year-old commenting, 'It's
amazing how the seeds become mouldy before growing - that means we
can still grow into something beautiful even if we are at o very low point..
GYAI AIIIIUAL REP•RT 2023

FEEDPACK
WITH GRATITUIIE T• •UR
FUNDERS F•R
EIIAILING US T• HELP •UR
L•CAL KIDS
'1 love the library ond all the new books that
arrived. My favourite books are from the Yoel ond
Dovy Series and the best port is thot l ¢on take
the books home with me for o week and my
brother can reod it to melti
MIII•Y R, AGE 7
"The play was the best part ot the year! l acted
os the Father. ond I wore o long grey jacket with
buttons. I lovèd how everyone clopped ond
cheered tor me after I finished my partlll
The Trustees Sincerely acknowledge that the following charitable
trusts and foundations, as well as other supporters and community
donors, have provided signif icant and kind support that has allowed
for the expansion of services, reach, and create o positive impact on
the lives of children in the community.
Many thanks to:
UCHY F. AGE I•
'My favourite activity of GYAB was the Green
Fingers Project. I chose to plant cherry tomatoes
and Crythanthemum5. The cherry tomatoe5
tasted so sweet when I tasted themlti
Souter trust
HDH Wills
Haf Barnet
Awards For All
LEAH L. AGE 8
"Being a volunteer for GYAB is one of the most
rewording things I've ever done.
There's nothing like wotching your charges
blossoming. It's only due to the ongoing support
and encouragement of the managment team.
that I can do what l om doing."
for all for their generous generous support,
amongst our other supporters and community donors.
SHAIII L. 19
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2•23
FINANCIAL
REVIEW
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## **Give Youth a Break** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

|||||31.8.23|31.8.22|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||fund|fund|funds|funds|
||Notes|£|£|£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**Charitable activities**|2<br>4|89,223|-|89,223|99,061|
|Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities|3|9,950<br>14,804|-<br>-|9,950<br>14,804|-<br>15,770|
|**Total**||113,977|-|113,977|114,831|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||||||
|**Charitable activities**|5|||||
|Charitable activities||100,151|-|100,151|113,643|
|Raising funds||5,555|-|5,555|-|
|Governance costs||1,795|-|1,795|1,443|
|**Total**||107,501|-|107,501|115,086|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**||6,476|-|6,476|(255)|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||1,254|-|1,254|1,509|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||7,730|-|7,730|1,254|



## **Give Youth a Break** 

## **Balance Sheet 31 August 2023** 

|||||31.8.23|31.8.22|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||fund|fund|funds|funds|
||Notes|£|£|£|£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||||
|Tangible assets|8|8,976|-|8,976|11,968|
|Investments|9|10,120|-|10,120|10,120|
|||19,096|-|19,096|22,088|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||
|Debtors|10|18,059|-|18,059|19,150|
|Cash at bank||13,090|-|13,090|2,883|
|||31,149|-|31,149|22,033|
|**CREDITORS**||||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|11|(22,155)|-|(22,155)|(18,012)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||8,994|-|8,994|4,021|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**||||||
|**LIABILITIES**||28,090|-|28,090|26,109|
|**CREDITORS**||||||
|Amounts falling due after more than one year|12|(20,360)|-|(20,360)|(24,855)|
|**NET ASSETS**||7,730|-|7,730|1,254|
|**FUNDS**|14|||||
|Unrestricted funds||||7,730|1,254|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||||7,730|1,254|



The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: 

............................................. A Brief - Trustee 



## **Give Youth a Break** 

## **Give Youth a Break** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

|**2.**|**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||31.8.23|31.8.22|
|||Unrestricted<br>funds|Restricted<br>funds|Total<br>funds|Total<br>funds|
|||£|£|£|£|
||Donations|89,223|-|89,223|99,061|
|**3.**|**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**|||||
|||||31.8.23|31.8.22|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||funds|funds|funds|funds|
|||£|£|£|£|
||After school club|14,804|-|14,804|15,770|
|**4.**|**INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|||||
|||||31.8.23<br>Charitable|31.8.22<br>Total|
|||||activities|activities|
|||||£|£|
||Grants|||9,950|-|
|**5.**|**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**|||||
||||Direct|Support||
||||Costs|costs|Totals|
||||£|£|£|
||Charitable activities||100,151|-|100,151|
||Raising funds||5,555|-|5,555|
||Governance costs||-|1,795|1,795|
||||105,706|1,795|107,501|
|**6.**|**TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**|**TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**||||



There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2023 nor for the year ended 31 August 2022. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

There were no  trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2023 nor for the year ended 31 August 2022. 

|**7.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|||fund|fund|funds|
|||£|£|£|
||**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||||
||Donations and legacies|99,061|-|99,061|
||Other trading activities|15,770|-|15,770|
||**Total**|114,831|-|114,831|
||**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
||**Charitable activities**||||
||Charitable activities|113,643|-|113,643|
||Governance costs|1,443|-|1,443|
||**Total**|115,086|-|115,086|
||**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**|(255)|-|(255)|
||**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
||Total funds brought forward|1,509|-|1,509|
||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|1,254|-|1,254|
|**8.**|**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||
|||||Motor|
|||||vehicles|
|||||£|
||**COST**||||
||At 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023|||28,368|
||**DEPRECIATION**||||
||At 1 September 2022|||16,400|
||Charge for year|||2,992|
||At 31 August 2023|||19,392|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||At 31 August 2023|||8,976|
||At 31 August 2022|||11,968|





## **Give Youth a Break** 

## **Give Youth a Break** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

## **14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** 

**9. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS** 

|**FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**||
|---|---|
||Listed|
||investments|
||£|
|**COST LESS IMPAIRMENT**||
|At 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023|10,120|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 31 August 2023|10,120|
|At 31 August 2022|10,120|
|There were no investment assets outside the UK.||



|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Net|||
||||movement|||
||At 1/9/22||in funds|At 31/8/23||
|||£|£||£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
|General fund||1,254|6,476||7,730|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||1,254|6,476||7,730|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||||
||Incoming<br>resources||Resources<br>expended|Movement<br>in funds||
|||£|£||£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
|General fund|113,977||(107,501)||6,476|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|113,977||(107,501)||6,476|
|**Comparatives for movement in funds**||||||
||||Net|||
||||movement|||
||At 1/9/21||in funds|At 31/8/22||
|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund||£<br>1,509|£<br>(255)||£<br>1,254|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||1,509|(255)||1,254|



Market value as at the balance sheet date was £10,120 (2022: £10,120). 

|**10.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||||£|£|£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||31.8.23|31.8.22|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|||£|£|General fund|113,977||(107,501)|6,476|
||Other debtors|18,059|19,150||||||
|**11.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||**TOTAL FUNDS**|113,977||(107,501)|6,476|
|||31.8.23|31.8.22||||||
|||£|£||||||
||Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 13)<br>Other creditors|5,159<br>16,996|5,159<br>12,853|**Comparatives for movement in funds**|||||
||||||||Net||
|||22,155|18,012||||movement||
||||||At 1/9/21|At 1/9/21|in funds|At 31/8/22|
|**12.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**|31.8.23<br>£|31.8.22<br>£|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund||£<br>1,509|£<br>(255)|£<br>1,254|
||Bank loans (see note 13)|20,360|24,855||||||
|||||**TOTAL FUNDS**||1,509|(255)|1,254|
|**13.**|**LOANS**||||||||
||An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:|||Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||
|||31.8.23|31.8.22||Incoming||Resources|Movement|
|||£|£||resources||expended|in funds|
||Amounts falling due within one year on demand:|||||£|£|£|
||Bank loans|5,159|5,159|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|||||General fund|114,831||(115,086)|(255)|
||Amounts falling between one and two years:||||||||
||Bank loans - 1-2 years|5,159|5,159||||||
||Amounts falling due between two and five years:|||**TOTAL FUNDS**|114,831||(115,086)|(255)|
||Bank loans - 2-5 years|15,201|19,696||||||





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## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

## **14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: 

|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement||
||At 1/9/21|in funds|At 31/8/23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|1,509|6,221|7,730|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|1,509|6,221|7,730|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund|Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>228,808|Resources<br>expended<br>£<br>(222,587)|Movement<br>in funds<br>£<br>6,221|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|228,808|(222,587)|6,221|



## **15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2023. 

## **Give Youth a Break** 

**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2023** 

||31.8.23|31.8.22|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|89,223|99,061|
|**Other trading activities**|||
|After school club|14,804|15,770|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants|9,950|-|
|**Total incoming resources**|113,977|114,831|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Fundraising costs|5,555|4,885|
|Admin and office expenses|4,202|4,231|
|Events|14,430|10,832|
|Trips|5,039|13,402|
|After school club|26,178|23,555|
|Therapy and consultancy fees|6,369|2,658|
|Wages and salaries|23,239|50,091|
|Support and special needs|17,702|-|
|Motor vehicles|2,992|3,989|
||105,706|113,643|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Finance**|||
|Bank charges|280|108|
|**Governance costs**|||
|Loan interest|1,515|1,335|
|Total resources expended|107,501|115,086|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**|6,476|(255)|