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CONGRESBURY YOUTH PARTNERSHIP

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Charity Registration Number. 1096207

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CONGRESBURY YOUTH PARTNERSHIP

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 2 to 8.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;

• follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and

• state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

have not been met; or

1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

R C JONES FCCA

Date: 22 June 2025

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	Congresbury Youth Partnership	Congresbury Youth Partnership	Congresbury Youth Partnership	1096207	1096207	1096207	CC16a
	For the period from	01/01/2024	To		31/12/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 18,750 4,570 1,013 1,389 770 853 - 27,345 - - - 27,345 22,075 3,868 288 540 774 784 712 237 724 360 661 271 - 31,294 - - - 31,294 - 3,949 - 44,134 40,185	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		Total funds to the nearest £ 18,750 4,570 1,013 1,389 770 853 - 27,345 - - -		Last year to the nearest £
Grants	18,750						17,750
Activities, subs and tuck	4,570						5,999
Fundraising	1,013						1,266
Donations	1,389						2,060
Hire & lettings	770						810
Other	853						665
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	27,345						28,549
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-						-
Total receipts A3 Payments
					27,345		28,549
					22,075 3,868 288 540 774 784 712 237 724 360 - 661 271 - 31,294 - - - 31,294 - 3,949
Youth Workers	22,075						20,781
Program Activities	3,868						4,682
Building Expenses	288						831
Equipment	540						1,240
Internet	774						467
Electricity	784						523
Insurance	712						687
Water	237						176
Cleaning & materials	724						645
Misc	360						2
Stationery							-
Admin	661						815
Fundraising expenses	271						235
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Sub total	31,294						31,084
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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Sub total	-						-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
							31,084
	- 3,949	-	-		- 3,949		- 2,535
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	44,134	-	-		44,134		46,669
	40,185	-	-		40,185		44,134

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by trustee on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Signature Details Details Details Total cash funds Details Details CYP Current account Fixed Term Capital 32 daynotice account(capital) CYC Current account CYC Capital account	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,965 - - 0 - - - 5,617 - 29,602 - 40,185 - Unrestricted Restricted to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Drw Cannon	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Drw Cannon	10 July 2025

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Charity name Congresbury Youth Partnership ~~pn~~ Other names charity is known by ~~pO~~

Registered charity number (if any) 1096207 ~~fo~~

Charity's principal address

15 Silver Street Congresbury Bristol Postcode BS49 5EY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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|||| |---|---|---| |Name of person (or body)| |Dates acted if not for whole| |Trustee name|Office (if any)|entitled to appoint trustee| |year| |(if any)| |1 Drw Cannon|Chair| |2 Alex Ballard|Secretary| |3 Diana Hassan|Treasurer| |4 Sarah Storey| |5 Moya Pearson| |6 Simrat Biring|Appointed 9 July 2024| |7|

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Names of other trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution adopted 15/07/2002 as amended on 17/10/2011

How the charity is constituted Constitution

Trustee selection methods Committee members are appointed at the annual general meeting and new trustees maybe appointed through the year on agreement of the existing trustees.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The Partnership’s main risks relate to the volunteers and the activities it provides. These are mitigated by:

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• Public Liability Insurance and building & contents cover is in place

• • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and • The Partnership has a child protection policy, and all its main volunteers training of trustees; are DBS checked.

• • the charity’s organisational structure and any wider • Risk assessments are completed on an ongoing basis for the activities network with which the charity we provide. works;

• • relationship with any related parties;

• • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

• To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities for children and young people resident in Congresbury North Somerset.

• To develop their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing and assist them in growing to full maturity as individuals and members of society.

• • To develop and support adult and young people volunteering in the community.

Congresbury Youth Partnership continues to deliver a varied range of positive activities at affordable cost for children and young people aged 8- 19 in Congresbury.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the While we make our services as cheap as possible, we do not want cost to public benefit in relation to be a barrier to young people enjoying them and so will look to subsidise these objects (include within young people who cannot afford to take part. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have Details of these activities are given in section D below. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Over the report period, the numbers of young people engaging with us Commission on public increased, and is currently about 50 attending a regular session or a benefit) holiday activity. Older teenagers are still affected by the covid lockdowns, and reluctant to return to youth clubs. Running specific projects such as graffiti workshops draws young people in and working with them to discover what they. want has led to some interesting trips out of the village, reducing the social isolation sometimes felt by village children.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grant making;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

• We have approx. 8 adult volunteers who assist with • sessions at the Youth Club, • the drop-in activity sessions, • design and keep our social media updated,

• support our holiday activities and

• help with fundraising events.

We would not be able to run the Partnership without a team of committed and willing volunteers and huge thank you goes out to them.

We also have young volunteers who support at the above sessions, holiday activities and fundraising events.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Overview of sessions; activities and events provided by the Youth Partnership:-

• On Mondays from 3.30 until 6pm we host a Code Club, run entirely by volunteers, for young people interested in learning computer coding in Scratch and Python.

• Drop in sessions with multiple activities take place at the Youth Club on Wednesdays after school, during term time from 3pm until 5pm for children and young people aged 8-10 years – cost per session £2.20 including tuck.

• Youth Club – Wednesday evenings for 40 weeks of the year from 6.30pm-8.30pm for young people 11-19 – cost per session £2.20.

• Holiday activities during most school holidays. During most half term breaks we provide two full days activities from 10am-4pm cost approximately per day £15-£20.

• As a response to anti-social behaviour reports outreach and detached work was delivered supported by Avon and Somerset Police and local PSCO’s

• Volunteering opportunities – we provide volunteering opportunities for adults and young people in the village who want to contribute towards their community. Often our young volunteers have gone on to become paid staff for the partnership holiday activities and we have also been able to help them with job applications, references and CV’s. We support young people taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme by providing safe, monitored volunteering.

The youth workers used by the charity are employed through a service organisation who deal with the employment, insurance, absence cover etc.

This service is provided by Foreal Youth Work Provider who have provided our Youth Workers since 2015.

Section E Financial review

The charity holds reserves to cover equipment replacement, capital Brief statement of the expenditure on the Youth Club building and a general reserve. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The majority of the charity’s income comes from Congresbury Parish Council in the form of grants to provide youth workers. We are extremely grateful for this funding and without it, in a world of continually rising costs where we try to minimise the costs to our users, we could not continue to provide our services.

We are always trying to find new ways to fund raise and attract donations and this year our fundraising events included running stalls at village events such as the summer and Christmas fetes, which raise awareness of our activities, as well as funds. Our stalls usually sell a range of items made by the young people. We rent out the Youth Club building whenever possible, which provides valuable additional funding towards the costs of maintaining the building.

We also hold pub quizzes and organise the CYP 100 club.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Drw Cannon Position Chair

Date 10 July 2025

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