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CONTENTS
| About Youthline | 3 |
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| Our Team 2022-23 | 4 |
| Trustees Report | 5 |
| Head of Operations Report | 8 |
| Portman Close - Overview | 13 |
| Head of Counselling Report | 16 |
| Outreach Coordinator Report | 17 |
| Schools - Overview | 18 |
| Client Feedback | 20 |
| Annual Accounts | 21 |
| Fundraising Report | 24 |
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ABOUT YOUTHLINE
Youthline provides a professional and confidential one-to-one blended counselling service for young people of secondary school age to 25 in Bracknell Forest and surrounding areas. We continue to support families of young people and other adults when it is clear this will help the young person.
Youthline has been providing an essential service for young people in Bracknell Forest as part of the youth support provision in the Borough. We have a Service Level Agreement with the Council's youth service and a partnership agreement with Frimley ICB.
We offer more than 620 hours of counselling support every month.
Youthline is accessible to clients who can refer themselves to the service or may be referred by their families, schools, GPs, and other agencies. The service is free at the point of delivery. In addition, a dedicated service is available to schools to which the schools contribute.
We are a charity and are delighted to be celebrating 35 years of being operational in Bracknell Forest. As a voluntary organisation, we depend upon the funding we raise from external sources. Youthline's reputation in the local community and beyond is essential in securing funding from various sponsors and supporters.
Overall responsibility for Youthline rests with the Trustees. We have five part-time staff members based at Portman Close. We also had 1.5 (full-time equivalent) employed young person counsellors working at Youthline, however, this was short-term funding, and their contracts ended on the 31st March. We hugely depend on our volunteers - volunteer counsellors, volunteer fundraisers, admin, and reception staff. Sincere appreciation and many thanks go to Youthline's team and volunteers who make it possible to provide our service.
There are lots of ways in which you could become involved with our work. For more detail about us and what we do, please see our website: www.youthlineuk.com
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OUR TEAM 2022-23
Trustees
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Janet Harris
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Judy Fender
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Hiliary Mason
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Karen Frost Camilla Horwood Oli Sylvester
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Chair of Trustees Treasurer
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Edwin Wai
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Gerry Barber Ryan Frost
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Coordination and Young People Counsellors
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Collette Reynolds Simone Gridelli Annabel Davis Theresa Curtis Gosia Hopley Rob Millist Scott Bundy
Head of Operations Head of Counselling Outreach Coordinator Administrator Administrative YP Counsellor YP Counsellor
YP Counsellor Assistant
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Counselling Team
Volunteer Administration & Fundraising
Supervisors
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TRUSTEES REPORT
This year with the removal of restrictions 2022/23, has seen something approaching normality for many of us. We have been able to increase our ability to offer face-to-face counselling and return to our work in schools. Although this was a welcome return for most, the aftermath of the pandemic still has consequences on our young people, and we at Youthline are facing increasing demands on the service. We have also noticed that the presenting issues facing young people are more complex and at a higher level than previously seen.
Reflecting on the past year, Youthline has continued to demonstrate agility and responsiveness to the fast-changing conditions we have found ourselves in. This has seen the continuation of a hybrid model of delivering counselling, involving a mixture of virtual and face-to-face appointments. Innovations have included introducing group work focusing on stress and anxiety management in schools. More information on this will be provided later in the report. We have also had a new logo with input from our Young Ambassadors. This year also saw Youthline working with Hart Counselling agency to deliver training at Portman Close on a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Adolescents.
Despite the challenges, our service continues to grow in strength and is now more resilient than ever. Considering the ever-increasing demand we continue to see, and the complex array of challenges our young people are exposed to, we find some reassurance in this and have high confidence that we can continue responding effectively to the need we see in our local community.
Our priorities as Trustees
Our commitment as Trustees is to ensure that our services are of high quality; accessible; free at the point of delivery; safe, and accountable. We also strive to demonstrate that we are effectively governed. These five objectives guide all our discussions with our team throughout the year. We have welcomed three new trustees, Edwin Wai, Gerry Barber, and Ryan Frost, to our team, adding to our existing experience and depth of knowledge.
Quality and Outcomes
We ensure that quality is maintained through the rigorous way in which we approach the recruitment of the team; the operational framework and guidance that provides a sound and secure basis for practice; the strength of our management and clinical supervision; and our delivery of a comprehensive training programme. These are key to ensuring a steady flow of volunteers asking to work with us.
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In terms of outcomes, we use simple client-friendly measures to assess the improvement in our client’s emotional health and well-being: these continue to be excellent and are recorded later in this report. Young people continue to be signposted to us from various agencies, and our conversations with those professionals also confirm the positive impact that Youthline has on individual young people. The report of our Head of Counselling Services, Simone, will go into more detail on both areas.
Accessibility
We continue to maintain a good range of access points to our services. Portman Close has provided more counselling rooms allowing us to cater to a higher volume of young people simultaneously, which has been crucial during such high demand. It provides a warm and welcoming venue for young people, which puts them at ease and makes them feel comfortable. We have had support for the redecoration of rooms from several local companies. The reports that follow, in particular that of our Head of Operations, Collette, give more detail of our reach, but in simple terms we saw 784 young people and delivered 5657 sessions during 2022/23
Our work in schools continues to be well received and in high demand. We have responded to this and have increased our delivery offering more appointments within the school environment. We have counsellors in all 11 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest, the Special School and the Pupil Referral Unit. Our Counsellor and Outreach Coordinator, Annabel, reports more about our school work.
Funding
As you know, we provide a free service to young people. Occasionally parents or carers want to contribute, but, in the main, we rely on grant funding predominantly from local councils, the CCG, (now ICB) local companies and organisations, charitable trusts and the activities of our excellent fundraising committee, led by Theresa (who not only generate income but keep our profile high in the local area). Extracts from our draft accounts are set out later in this Annual Report, together with a report from the Fundraising Committee. Our delivery model enables a vast number of sessions to be available at a relatively low level of funding. We are an extremely cost-effective organisation with many examples of where we have saved the need for statutory services to intervene.
However, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without the continued support of our statutory partners Bracknell Forest Council, East Berkshire CCG and our school partners and local donors. We remain incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and collaboration. We would also like to thank all that have provided us with funding. We have some fantastic examples of individuals, groups and companies who have provided Youthline with financial support over the last period, and for this, we are incredibly grateful to all.
In particular, we would like to thank East Berkshire CCG for the additional funding we received, which has enabled us to employ three part-time young people’s counsellors, which has had a significant impact on our waiting list and has been extremely helpful.
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When writing this report, Bracknell Forest will be putting out to tender Youth Counselling Services as part of their contractual procedures. While this means we have uncertainty over our funding, we will be taking part in the tender process and hope that we will successfully secure the contract to ensure that we continue to deliver high-quality service to the young people of Bracknell Forest.
Safeguarding
Being safe and accountable is vital to the work that we do. We are responsible to our clients; we contract with them at the start of the process and are committed to supporting improvements in their health and well-being. Our activity's very nature means that we usually work with vulnerable young people and increasingly with vulnerable adults. We maintain a rigorous approach to their safeguarding and our team's safety and security. The move to ‘online’ work presented some new things to consider, but our team developed robust protocols and reinforced them in their regular sessions with volunteers and placement students.
Governance and Accountability
We pride ourselves on being a well-run charity with adequate governance arrangements. As Trustees, we always remember that we are dealing with public money and donations and must use our resources per our charitable objectives. We have very clear duties towards our staff and volunteers.
Thanks to our staff and volunteers
The Trustees are immensely proud of how our team and volunteers have continued to respond to the challenges faced this last year. Our principal asset is our people, and here at Youthline we are very blessed in that respect. Anyone who encounters them will recognise what a tremendous asset they are to the organisation.
You will also see throughout this report how much of what Youthline does depends on the goodwill of volunteers. Our volunteers are motivated to work with us for many different reasons, but a common theme is that they all want to make a difference to young people. Some of our volunteers are longstanding, and others are with us for a shorter period. All contribute positively to our work and are integral to our organisation.
Youthline has been delivering a service to the young people of Bracknell Forest for the last 35 years. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and the longevity of the service. We are hoping that this will continue for the next 35 years.
We hope you enjoy reading the detail of our annual report and look forward to welcoming you at our AGM on 14th June.
With regards,
The Trustees
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HEAD OF OPERATIONS
Access to Counselling
Welcome to Youthline’s 35th year of delivering counselling to OUR community in Bracknell Forest and my 16th year of being part of this fantastic charity.
Throughout 2022/2023, we have continued to show resilience. Our team's passion and dedication to Youthline make it a pleasure to work together. We have a solid team who have continually adapted and acted on the needs of our clients and the community.
We continue to provide a blended counselling service to our clients by offering telephone appointments and face-to-face both in person & remotely. We continue to deliver face-toface appointments at Portman Close in all six of our counselling rooms; it gives our clients and counsellors flexibility and autonomy to choose which method meets the need of our clients.
The demand for our service continues to be a significant one. More placement students have been recruited to meet this need. However, with our recruitment programme and vigorous checks, it takes a lot of administrative and managerial time to ‘onboard’ them as we take the competency of our counsellors exceptionally seriously. With the additional counsellors, it means they will be seeing three clients each per week.
Our non-recurring funding ended on the 31st March 2023 for our young person counsellors. We are searching and applying for additional funding to continue with recruitment to help reduce our waiting list and wait time.
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As I mentioned, we continue to see a significant increase in demand for our services, and we are always looking for ways to support clients and meet their needs. We applied for funding to deliver group work to small groups within the school setting. We were delighted to receive enough funding to produce a pilot project and train qualified counsellors in providing group work. This has been delivered in two schools so far with highly positive outcomes.
A big concern is not allowing clients to be on long waiting lists, and with this in mind, we would like to deliver our group work in the training room at Portman Close to help reduce our waiting list. We are very settled in our premises at Portman Close and feel delighted to have this ideal space and location to deliver our services. Our thanks to Bracknell Forest Council for their continued support.
Throughout 2022-23 our delivery was consistent with the previous year offering 7471 counselling sessions to 784 individual clients at Portman Close and in schools.
We offer counselling six days a week, Monday – Thursday 3-9pm, Friday 4-7pm and Saturday 10am – 1pm.
We continue to offer different locations in which our clients can access our service to ensure their needs are met. The provision continues at Brakenhale School, College Hall, Edgbarrow School, Garth Hill College, Kennel Lane School, Kings Academy Binfield, Kings Academy Easthampstead Park, Ranelagh School, Sandhurst School, The Rise @ Garth Hill College and St. George’s School in Ascot.
Management and Operations
The administration is a military operation that is delivered promptly and efficiently. Managing the booking process, liaising with the waiting list effectively and booking clients when spaces become available is essential to keep clients informed of the process at every step of their journey.
Our Support Volunteers have not only been the constant friendly face greeting our clients and supporting our counsellors on a rota but have undertaken several additional tasks to support fundraising events and data input.
We updated our logo in December with a fresh, vibrant theme that has been well received.
We are constantly looking at ways to improve the operations and administration at Youthline and address any issues we face. Since our last writing, we have reviewed and enhanced Youthline’s IT systems regarding network performance and resilience. We have migrated to SharePoint, removing the old file server and improving our data security. Thank you to our friend, Derron Taplin, for your support.
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Our software package is reviewed regularly, and changes have been made to address the need to gather statistical data to report to our stakeholders and flow data to the NHS with the support of our software designer, Stuart.
Our current administration process is predominately a paper-based system, and we are looking into funding streams for a more robust system which will mean we could manage everything in one place with an automated SMS system, making it a more straightforward process and easier collation of data and statistical reporting.
We shall also be updating our website as the version of WordPress means that updates are becoming more complex. This is where clients make their referrals; therefore, we need it to be reliable.
Young Ambassadors
Having a young ambassador scheme has been a project we have wanted to develop for some time.
As an organisation, we want to engage with our young ambassadors and create a program where it will attract more service users to become young ambassadors. Young people are the best people to deliver our message in schools and the community.
We were delighted to be successful with funding from #SovereignIWill, which has meant we have been able to develop our scheme.
Over the last six months, six hardworking, outstanding young people have joined the scheme and been engaged in regular meet-ups. They have produced a presentation they will deliver in secondary schools, a video with revision and exam technique tips, giving ideas on advertising and publicity materials and attending fundraising and other events. Youthline is providing Listening Skills Training to provide our Young Ambassadors with selfawareness and self-care tips.
Thank you to all of those who have been involved.
Social Media
Youthline has a presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Our Facebook followers have grown again this year to 749, 353 on Instagram and 447 on Twitter. Our funders expect that we will have a social media presence both to recognise their support and to promote our service.
By conducting this through social media, we are speaking to the audience in real-time to celebrate our successes, raise awareness of our service and other support through other organisations, and share our clients’ comments and signposts on our website.
Please like/follow our pages!
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Funding
We provide a free service to our clients. However, we rely on grant funding from local parish and town councils, local companies and organisations and charitable trusts.
Many thanks go to Bracknell Forest Council and Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Regular review meetings take place with Bracknell Forest Council and Frimley ICB to not only ensure we are meeting their expectation but also allow us to showcase the work Youthline are doing.
Through Bracknell Forest Council, we are also involved in Bracknell Children & Young People Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Network Meetings, allowing us to meet virtually with crucial individuals and decision-makers.
We want to thank Frimley ICB for the additional funding which provided paid young person counsellors. We wouldn’t have achieved this level of work without their continued support.
Youthline would like to thank all the organisations, companies and individuals that have given grants or donations securing our funding for 2022/23.
The community and local corporate support of Youthline has been overwhelming this last year, not just financially but also to improve our premises for staff, volunteers and clients coming to Portman Close. As well as fundraising for Youthline, Energy Saving Lighting replaced our current lights with LED lights to be more efficient and cost-effective. Duncan Yeardley Estate Agents continue to support Youthline with a monthly donation by decorating all our counselling rooms and supporting our fundraising activities.
We are grateful to Easthampstead Rotary Club, who donated funds towards our Group Work project and updated our website. Wood Ltd kindly donated funds through Berkshire Community Foundation towards our computer IT updates. At an exhibition they were attending, instead of using the money to purchase promotional ‘toys’ which would end up in a landfill, Maxica Consulting chose to donate funds to Youthline. Alpha Chemicals donated funds to Youthline. Crowthorne Trust continues to support Youthline by subsidising the termly fee to both Edgbarrow School and Sandhurst School.
To all our supporters, we are very grateful for your recognition of our work and the financial support to deliver our service.
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I would like to thank everyone who makes our service possible, from our Trustees, our Administrator, Admin Assistant, Head of Counselling Services, Outreach Coordinator, cleaners, counsellors at Portman Close, school counsellors, Young person counsellors, our support volunteers, young ambassadors, funders and friends for making Youthline a place to be proud of and I look forward to working with you all throughout the coming year.
Collette Reynolds
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Portman Close - Overview
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Client Age & Gender
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53 counsellors
463 individual
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4786 appointments
3523 sessions
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Appointment Breakdown
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Signposting to Portman Close
We do not receive referrals as such, but we always ask clients how they heard about Youthline. We continue to see the majority of clients being signposted to Youthline by family, school or self referral. We continue to promote our services in schools, GP surgeries and social media.
Portman Close Serving Clients Across Bracknell Forest
| Ascot | 15 | Easthampstead | 9 | Old Bracknell |
18 | Wildridings | 21 |
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| Binfield | 30 | Forest Park | 5 | Priestwood | 18 | Windsor | 2 |
| Birch Hill | 2 | Great Hollands |
54 | Sandhurst | 52 | Winkfield Row | 25 |
| Bullbrook | 18 | Hanworth | 29 | Sunningdale | 3 | Winnersh | 1 |
| Camberley | 3 | Harmans Water |
15 | The Parks | 1 | Wokingham | 5 |
| Crown Wood | 12 | Jennets Park | 2 | Warfield | 31 | ||
| Crowthorne | 21 | Martins Heron |
53 | Whitegrove | 1 |
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Issues Presented by Portman Close
Reasons for coming to counselling at Portman Close
When clients refer to our waiting list, we ask, ' Why are they seeking counselling now? ' - In their own words, these are some reasons during 2022-23.
Life stresses Low mood, low self-esteem, drug use, relationships My daughter struggles to control her emotions and is currently getting into trouble at school I am struggling to cope with family relationships and historical abuse Low mood and self-harming bullying at school and has multiple worries about everyday things Dealing with ASD, anxiety and depression He has panic attacks and hyperventilates at the thought of going to school Sometimes I'm ok, but I get stressed and overwhelmed and I can't get hold of feeling sad.
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HEAD OF COUNSELLING
Thirty-five years on, Youthline strives to deliver a professional, safe, and confidential counselling service that provides early intervention mental health support to our young people in all Bracknell Forest Secondary Schools and Portman Close. Our service is in demand, and I am delighted that our secondary schools continue to invest in and benefit from the service. Our team of 54 counsellors has worked hard to meet the ever-increasing demand for the service enabling us to deliver counselling to more clients than in previous years. Each team member contributes in different ways to running this service, and all have a shared passion for supporting young people and their families in the Borough.
We play an essential role in supporting young people, and for some, Youthline is the only safe place to talk about their issues without fear of parental involvement. With that, our clients know that we attune our ears to any safeguarding concerns where we are obliged by law to report severe disclosures. This year we held 43 recorded problems, and 15 cases were identified for MASH, Early Help, or CAMHS referral.
Mental Health Development: Whilst most areas of mental health have seen an increase in the number of counselling sessions, some issues have seen more significant increases than others, those relating to more complex mental health problems that don’t quite meet the CAMHS threshold. There are four main issues where we provided more counselling sessions compared to other issues, and they have all seen substantial increases in the past year in obsessive and compulsive thoughts and behaviour; posttraumatic stress, flashbacks, and disassociation; actively suicidal or severe self-harming; and eating disorders.
Ensuring Quality: To maintain the competent practice, Youthline requires all counsellors and placement students to attend specialist training throughout the year and group supervision every month to comply with safe practice standards set by the BACP. Over the past year, we have recruited two new Group Supervisors to support our counsellors. Frequent conversations with our supervisors help to address any issues that arise to maintain a high level of quality control to deliver a safe and ethical service to young people.
Links with the Community: This year, we have continued to build good relationships with other adolescent and adult services. We have worked hard to bring Youthline to the public’s attention through the local media and have done this successfully. We aim to continue our high visibility to reach every young person in the area that we serve. We are also very fortunate to attend BFBC meetings to keep us in the loop with Bracknell Forest’s Well-being strategy for young people fostering solid links with other young people’s services throughout Bracknell.
Future developments: In this challenging economic climate, we recognise we will need to work even harder to gain additional funding from a variety of sources as well as maintain the funding we gratefully receive from the Council and Schools. Without their support and funding, we could not achieve our current level of delivery.
We continue to aim to reduce our waiting list times by recruiting young people counsellors who will work specifically with those under 15. I am confident that with the continued support and commitment from the Trustees, counsellors, supervisors, admin staff, and support from our funders, we will maintain and develop our service to young people and continue to be a well-rooted professional service in the community.
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OUTREACH REPORT
Throughout 2022-2023 Youthline’s Outreach service has continued to develop with 14 counsellors working across eleven Secondary schools including Brakenhale, College Hall, Edgbarrow, Garth Hill College, Kings Academy, Kings Academy Easthampstead Park, Kennel Lane, Ranelagh, Sandhurst, The Rise@GHC, and St George’s Ascot.
| Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 | Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 | Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 | Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 | Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 | Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 | Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 | Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 | Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 |
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No. of Schools |
No. of counsellors |
Sessions Delivered |
No. of Schools |
No. of counsellors |
Sessions Delivered |
No. of Schools |
No. of counsellors |
| 2134 | 11 | 14 | 2771 | 11 | 11 | 1257 | 11 | 12 |
Growing Demand: Youthline continues to see an increase in the demand for School Counselling with waiting lists in each of our schools. Edgbarrow and Kings Academy have taken on an additional Youthline Counsellor this academic year. Kennel Lane School and The Rise have been supported by Youthline’s specialist Art Therapist tailoring sessions to meet the changing needs of students.
We believe that all young people have the right to access our service. With our Art Therapist leaving her role at College Hall – Bracknell’s Pupil Referral Unit, we continue supporting the students within our Portman Close site outside school hours. We strive to support College Hall with specialist counselling support at the school as we move into the next financial year.
Training and Development: We deliver a high-quality professional service to our young people. With that, we offer our school counsellors a variety of workshops on specific young people’s issues throughout the year and attend the Annual School Counselling Conference at Wellington College to further their professional development. The current themes and trends within the counselling space are anxiety, stress and worry, low mood and relationship issues to name but a few.
Group Work: To address the high presentation of anxiety, stress and worry, Youthline has received funding from ICB, Easthampstead Rotary Club and the Shanly Foundation to deliver group work to young people in schools. Youthline has trained Counsellors to offer groups a safe and supportive environment to talk through issues, listen to their views and experiences, and equip them with resources to help regulate their feelings.
Youthline has also piloted information workshops to reach year six students to highlight the importance of mental health support, what to expect from counselling at Youthline and how to access it.
Links with the community: Youthline has been attending the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Berkshire East) Bracknell GHT/ Early Help Referrals meeting every week to ensure Bracknell's young people get the proper support from the appropriate surrounding agencies.
Youthline continues to attend consultation meetings with the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in several schools in the local authority to ensure that young people are accessing the proper support for their needs. Attending these meetings has strengthened Youthline’s relationships and built links with other community adolescent and adult services.
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SCHOOLS OVERVIEW
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2685 appointments
sessions
2134
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Schools Appointment Breakdown
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Issues Presented by School Clients
The above table demonstrates the main themes that are presented within the counselling sessions each week.
Counsellors usually record the main 2-3 themes that the clients discuss within their weekly session.
The main ones that come up during school counselling sessions are Family, Anxiety, Feelings, School, and relationships.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK
Youthline has helped me tremendously through one of the most challenging times of my life. Getting an appointment was easy, and my counsellor was incredible - she was so supportive and didn’t judge me on anything. I admit I was nervous meeting her at first, but that soon blew over, and I was comfortable enough to open up about things I was struggling with. My mental health improved immensely, and I feel happier and more confident after my sessions.
I doubted the help of councelling as I had given up on trying to understand my emotions, but I decided to give it a go as I needed the help.
When I began my first session, I was nervous but was soon comforted by the trust and sense of safety I had with my counsellor, she didn't just listen; she understood and expanded on my feelings and worries. I was happy that, finally, someone was there to listen to me. A few sessions later, I started feeling less worried and more hopeful about my sessions as they made me understand my emotions and how I felt, which I often struggled with. My counselling sessions ended a few months ago, but I often find myself still using advice from my counsellor , she restored my hope and always found the right words to say, I will continue to use the help and ideas I gained from my sessions, and they helped me through a lot.
As a parent, I was also invited to access some counselling support, so I did. The wait was a few weeks, and we were offered a session for my daughter and, very soon afterwards, a completely separate one for me. She went to the session, and after that, in the car on the way home, she and I talked, and she seemed so much lighter. She only attended two more sessions as she felt she had already worked through her issues. My sessions were even more helpful. The first couple of sessions were all about my daughter and my worries about her self-harming. My counsellor helped me understand that the concern came from me and my childhood traumas. It meant that the next time my daughter was upset and yelling, I could separate what was happening now and the fear my brain was causing in me.
It has transformed how I manage my daughter and has led to some honest, clarifying chats with her. I have been able to stay in the present and begin to notice and understand how and why I was catastrophizing situations in my mind, which in turn was affecting my coping strategies.
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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
Youthline Ltd
Company number 4042477 Registered Charity 1096248
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 DRAFT subject to independent review
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income & Expenditure Account)
| Unrestricted funds £ |
Restricted income funds £ |
Total this year £ |
Total last year £ |
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| Incoming Resources | |||||
| Donations and Grants | Note 2 | 163,990 | 2,300 | 166,290 | 145,,246 |
| Other Income | Note 2 | 60,295 | - | 60,295 | 48,980 |
| Interest Received | 254 | - | 254 | 3 | |
| Total income resources | 224,539 | 2,300 | 226,839 | 194,229 | |
| Resources expended | |||||
| Direct charitable activites | Note 3 | 184,356 | 427 | 184,783 | 171,271 |
| Support costs for charitable activities |
Note 3 | 27,029 | 120 | 27,149 | 11,775 |
| Governance costs | Note 3a | 799 | - | 799 | 763 |
| Total resources expended | 212,184 | 547 | 212,731 | 183,809 | |
| Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers |
12,355 | 1,1753 | 14,108 | 10,420 | |
| Gross transfers between funds | - | ||||
| Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(loses) |
12,355 | 17,53 | 14,108 | 10,420 | |
| Other recognised gains/(losses) | - | - | - | - | |
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| Net movement in funds | 12,355 | 1,753 | 14,108 | 10,420 | |
| Total funds bought forward | 55,440 | - | 55,440 | 45,020 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 67,795 | 1,753 | 69,548 | 55,440 |
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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
Youthline Ltd
Company number 4042477 Registered Charity 1096248
DRAFT subject to independent review
Balance sheet for the year ended 31st March 2023
| Unrestricted funds £ FO1 |
Restricted income funds £ FO2 |
Total this year £ FO4 |
Total last year £ FO5 |
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| Current assets | |||||
| Debtors | Note 4 | 1,700 | - | 1,700 | 28,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 87,982 | 1,753 | 89,735 | 128,234 | |
| Total current assets | 89,682 | 1,753 | 91,435 | 156,234 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
Note 5 | 21,887 | - | 21,887 | 100,794 |
| Net current assets/(liabilities) | 67,795 | 1,753 | 69,548 | 55,440 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 67,795 | 1,753 | 69,548 | 55,440 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after one year |
- | - | - | - | |
| Net assets | 67,795 | 1,753 | 69,548 | 55,440 | |
| Funds of the Charity | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | Note 6 | 67,795 | 67,795 | 55,440 | |
| Restricted income funds | Note 6 | 1,753 | 1,753 | - | |
| Total funds | 67,795 | 1,753 | 69,548 | 55,440 |
Audit exemption statement
For the year ended 31st March 2023, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question following section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act concerning accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared following the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
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| Note 2 Analysis of incoming resources | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted income - IWillFund |
Total this year | Total last year | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Donations and Grants | Donations - Town and Parish Councils | 12,400 | 12,400 | 12,950 | ||
| Donations - Corporate | 4,819 | 4,819 | 11,283 | |||
| Donations - Local Giving | 2,033 | 2,033 | 815 | |||
| Donations - Other | 806 | 806 | 1,190 | |||
| Grants - Bracknell Forest Borough Council and CCG |
115,932 | 115,932 | 23,750 | |||
| Grants - Other | - | 2,300 | 2,300 | 4,800 | ||
| Grants - Edward Gostling Foundation | - | - | 4,384 | |||
| Grants - CCG (now included with Bracknell Forest grant) |
- | - | 78,825 | |||
| Grants - Berkshire Health | 23,000 | 23,000 | - | |||
| Grants - Masonic Charitable Trust | - | - | 3,000 | |||
| Grants - Berkshire Community Foundation | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,249 | |||
| Total | 163,990 | 2,300 | 166,290 | 145,246 | ||
| Other income | Schools | 46,242 | 46,242 | 39,392 | ||
| Training | 330 | 330 | 670 | |||
| Fundraising | 13,723 | 13,723 | 8,918 | |||
| Total | 60,295 | - | 60,295 | 48,980 | ||
| Note 3 Analysis of resources expended | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted income - IWillFund |
Total this year | Total last year | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Direct charitable activities |
Salaries | 155,222 | 427 | 155,649 | 142,365 | |
| Supervision | 20,077 | 20,077 | 21,179 | |||
| Training | 6,331 | 6,331 | 5,147 | |||
| Travel and incidentals | 2,369 | 2,369 | 2,277 | |||
| Counselling resources | 357 | 357 | 303 | |||
| Total | 184,356 | 427 | 184,783 | 171,271 | ||
| e | ||||||
| Support costs for charitable activities |
Heat, light, power, water | 9,834 | 9,834 | -1,673 | ||
| Subscriptions | 494 | 494 | 509 | |||
| Printing, stationery and consumables | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,083 | |||
| Cleaning | 2,736 | 2,736 | 2,667 | |||
| Advertising, phones, IT | 8,044 | 8,044 | 5,567 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1,944 | 120 | 2,064 | 1,182 | ||
| Premises expenses | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,440 | |||
| Total | 27,029 | 120 | 27,149 | 11,775 | ||
| Governance costs Note 3 (b) | Total | 799 | 799 | 763 | ||
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Fundraising Report
Youthline's 2021/22 goal was to inspire even more people to support our work for young people and those that care for and support them by fundraising and spreading awareness of our charity. Thanks to our supporters' incredible passion and generosity – through gifts in wills, company fundraising days, individuals challenging themselves, our fundraising team holding events, and our charity champion Monika – we exceeded our fundraising target.
ENERGY SAVING LIGHTING raised £1070 by sponsoring three male colleagues to be waxed. The Vocalese Choir held an event for charity and chose Youthline raising £300.
In May 2022 a Youthline team participated in the Bracknell Together Walk, raising £310.
At the Binfield Jubilee Summer Fayre Youthline had a chocolate tombola and raised £245.50
One of our Young People Counsellors, Annabel soared the skies on a Wing Walk and raised £1600. August 2022 Youthline held an Online Auction which was open to everyone and raised £298.
One of our supporters, ANDREW cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats and raised £1070.
MARTIN GOCKE, Youthlines former Chair of Governors daughter donated a Chocolate Hamper t which was auctioned and raised £80.
We had various bucket collections at TESCO WARFIELD throughout the year and raised a total of £1696.90.
CARLY, one of our Counsellors ran the Brighton Half Marathon and raised £346.
The Staff of Foundation Homes raised £940 in a staff raffle.
Residents of Kingfisher Chase, Bracknell raised £1010 showcasing their Christmas Lights. Youthline's Christmas Meal held a raffle on the night and raised £154.
Youthline were part of EASTHAMPSTEAD ROTARY CLUB Christmas Raffle which raised £371.
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Monika Taplin has been a great ambassador for Youthline the last few years. She continues to help raise awareness of our work, over the last year engaging in many of our fundraising activities, as well as running local half-marathons and running the streets of Bracknell in her multitude of costumes.
Monika was recognised for her work by both the Warfield Parish Council and Bracknell Town Council.
Youthline appreciates the ongoing support of Duncan Yeardley. Their continued promotion of our services which helps reach even more young people, as well as supporting our fundraising events, fundraising events themselves, and a monthly donation to Youthline - they genuinely make a difference.
The Rotary Club of Easthampstead are great supporters of Youthline and through their own fundraising activities donate their money to our charity. Last July they donated £1300.
Youthline are proud to be involved with the Bracknell Lottery and for 20222023 this raised £1545 for our charity
As well as the above fundraising events, we would also like to mention all those that have contributed to Youthline through Local Giving, raising £2032.86.
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Youthline Limited Company number 4042477 Reglstered Charity 1096248 Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2023
Youthline Limited Charity number 1096248 Cornpany number 4042477 Youthline Limited Trustees, Report For the year ended 31 March 2023 The directors present their report and the financial statements of the company for the year tnded 31 sl March 2023. Strnctur?, gOV8rnan¢e and managemènl Youlhline Is a registe charity and a company limited by guarante*. The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles gf Association da18d July 2000. The following directors, who are also thè Trustegs of th? eharity, served dunng the year.. Mr G 8arfoèr lappointsd 27 July 20221 Mrs J L Fender Irelirèd by rotation and ré-appoinlgd 15 Junt 20221 Mrs K Frost (resigned 14 September 20221 Mr M N Gocke (deceased 24 April 20221 Ms C E Horwood Mrs J Harris Mrs H Mason Irelir•d by ro18tion 8nd re.appointad 15 Juna 20221 Mr O W E Sylvester Mr H Wei lappoin18d 27 July 20221 Nèw Trustees who ha ¥uilable experience and Int•rè$i In the work of the charity re appointed by the $erving Trustees as requlred. Th• Tru51ee$ consider that. at this tim¢. seven truste9$ org an appropriate number ler th8 oryani5ation Oblocts and •¢tlvl¢l¢• The pnncip81 object of the charity is the provision ol Ir•#, confidential counselling lo young people in the Bracknell For•sl èrealoged 12 10 251, and 10 those who care for them, al Portman Closè, Brad(nell, RG42 1NE. The org8nis8lion uses volunteer ¢ouns?Ilors lo prowdè thi$ free servic• i) lorAI young people. During the year we have continued lo provide counselling at Portrnon Close, In local schools and, in addition, online during and after the Covid-19 pandemic as 8ppropriate to ensure salg working for both clients Ènd ¢ouTrsellors. The Trustees have complied with thèir duty to have due regard to the guidanctr on public ben¢fit, a$ published by the Charity Commi¥3ion. In 8xerclsing their duties. Flnantlil rovlew Th8 reyults lor the year ar6 sal out on pages 4 to g. Charity res8e6 are used lor tho gener81 purposes of Ihe charity unl•s$ they have been designated fDr specific purposes when donated. The Trusiees poliw over unrestricted funds is that reserves should be sufficient to wind tha tompeny up In an ordered manner if It becama necessary to do so, and to ensure time for completing work with vulnerable young people. Poi¢ balanco ¥he81 evgnts Young Persons Counselling Services in Bracknell For85t were pul Out to tender in June 2023. Youlhline submitted for the tender and were awarded the contract lor five years Irorn oober 2023.
Youthline Limited Trustees, Report For the year ended 31 March 2023 Trusteès responsibilitiès for the Flnanclal Statemonts Charity and company law require the Trustees, who are aso the DiTectors of Youlhline Limited, to prepare financial slalemenls for ea¢h financial year, which give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the charitsble company as al the balance sheet date and of 118 in¢oming resources and appllcation of resources, including incorne and expendllure for th81 period. In preparing those financial statemenls, the Trustees are required lo, - Select sultsble accoUnng pollcles and apply them consistenY observe the methods and principles in tho Charities SORP make judgement$ and eslirnates that are reasonable and prudent gtsle whetheT applicable a¢¢ounting standards have béen followed. Subject to any material departures disdo$ed and explalned in the financial ststemenls prepare the financial statements on the golng ¢oncem basis unless il 1$ inapproprial& to assume that the charity will continue In business The Tru51ees afe respon$lble for keeping proper fin8ncial.record5, which disclose th rea5pnable accuracy at any lime, the financial posltion of the ¢harity and enable them to ensure that the financial statemtsnts comply with the Cornpanies Act 2006. They are also responsiblè for safeguarding the a83els of tho chartty and hence for taknng reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irre9ul8rltles. This Teport wa8 approved by the Board on.. I S4k W 20 z3 4ET ktrfRIS Dlreclor For and on behalf of the Trugtee8 of Youthlin& Limited
Y¢utNine Limrted Charity number 1096248 Company rwjmber 4042477 Rawl of the inthpendent examiner to tho Tntstees of Youthlin• Limited l thè the tr¥Jed 31st Mwch 2023 set on pag•s 4 to 9. d)wWs Iwts) are aLso Ihe dif•ctcfs for ihe PLwes af cc¥npany lawl are $FsIble the oflhe aounts. The chIS trusteès cSKIr Ihat an audit is required for Ui5 (leT Secbm 14412) chariti.es Act 2011 (the 2011 Ad)) and that an indyThJenl Ha¥iu sathl Ihat the ctwity * not subpct tr) audil urthi comF•ny Lqw is eY2Mr, it is my re5p(nsibdty tr." - kn fdkn¥ the procdwe laxl d(ywn in thè General Dir8dn$ given by Ihe Chaiity Commi5si)n Sectirm 145(5Xbl oflts 2011 Act). and . kn stste ther Pj1&T m•ltws have ( to my attentwt My was wied crtrt M) acccrfdance wilh the Gerleral Direcb"ons given ty Ihe Chan"ty Cormus. kn eXam1rlinTr EIe5 a re¥ of the aceotjnbng records k•pt by thè carrty and a Cz¥ryw[> ol Ihe araXnts presented wth those rècords. It $0 ncludes considèrntiw of any (l} mt 1•aScl0 cw5• to t1¢¥• that, in wiy malwigl rw•¢ts. lh• r•qmm0n¢$ .kn keep refn5 in acnxdan(* with Seckn 386 of Ihe Compankns Act 2CA)6: and ofsedirn 396 of thè Comwigs Ad 2Crf)6 and wilh the mlhods •1 w'ncaFdes Fl(J-H £ AcLoL4-trtrtJ knLo1 L ", Fod SL1 6trJ
Youthline Limited Company number 4042477 Registered Charity 1096248 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 March'2023 Statement of Financial Actlvities (including Income and Expenditure Account) Rp$trl¢ted Income fund5 Unrestrlcted funds Total this Total last year year Incoming r*50urc&$ Donatlons at)d Grants Note 2 163 990 166.290 60.295 254 145.246 48 980 Oiher Income Note 2 Interest r8eelved 254 Total incomlng resource 224 539 2.300 226.839 194 229 Resourcès expended Dlrect charitable actlvltle5 Support C08ts for charftable Note 3 184 356 427 184 783 171.271 Note 3 120 27.149 11,775 763 Governance costs Note 3lal Total resources expended 799 799 212,184 547 212,731 183 809 Netincomlng/(outgoing) rest)urces before trnn$f8rs Gross transfers bètween funds 12,355 1,753 14.108 10.420 Net Incominty(outyolng) resources tsero other re¢ognised gaIn(lOSSes) 12,355 1,753 14,108 10.420 Other recognlsed gainsllloss&sl Net movement In funds Total funds brought forward Total funds Carried forward 12,355 55,440 14,108 55,440 69,548 10,420 45,020 67,795
Youthllne Limlted Company number 4042477 Registered Charlty 1096248 Balance sheet for the year ended 31 March 2023 Restrfcted Income funds Unrestricted funds Totsl thls year Total last yèar F01 F02 F04 F05 Current assets Debtors Ca$h at bank and In hand Total curront assets Nol¢ 4 1,700 87,982 89,682 1,70D 89.735 91,43 28,000 128,234 156,234 1,753 1,753 Creditors: arnounts falllng duo wlthln on¢ yèar Note S 21,887 21.887 100.794 Net current as$ets/fllabllltles) 67.795 1.753 69.548 55.44Q Total assets less current Ilabllitles 67.795 1,753 69,548 55.440 Creditors: amounts falling dua after one year Net assets 67.795 53 69,548 55,440 Funds of the Charity Unrestrlctod funds R#8trlcted Income funds Note 6 67,795 87.795 1,753 53.440 Note 6 1,753 Total funds 67.795 1,753 69,5 55,440 Audit axemptlon 5taternent For th? year ended 31st Marth 2023 th8 company was entstled to exemption from audit under SOCon 477 olthe Companies Act 2006 Telating to small companies. The members have not requirad tho company lo obtaln an audit ol its accounts for Ihe year In question in accordane¢ wlth section 478 of thg Companies Act 2008. The dlrectors acknowledge their respon6ibililies for complw'ng with the TequSrttrnenls of th& Act in r•$p*ct to aceknunting records and the preparauon of accounts. These accounts have been Prepared in accordance th Ihe provisions applicable to small companies 8ubject lo ffte Small tornpanies. regimo and in accordance th FRS102 SORP. Approved by the Board and signod on Its b•half by= Oatè of approval T 4knQi% IDlreGtorl
Youlhline Limited Charity number 1096248 Company number 4042477 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Not8 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of accountln These accounts have been prep8red on the basis of hislorlc cost in accordance wllh.. Accounting and Reporting by Charities- Statement Df Recommended Practice applicable lo charilles preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20151, also known as the Charities SORP IFRS 1021, the Companies Act 2008 and the Charities Act 2011. The prfncipal 8ccounllng pollcies adopted In the preparallon of these financlal $18lemenls are as follows.. Ineomln Grants Income from grants is Included in Incon)Ing re80urce8 when these are recelved wllh the exception of grants for resldcted purposes for which expendllure will bè incurred Sn a future period. Donallon¥ Income from donallon3 are Included in Incomlng r¢$ources when receivgd. Re8 urce en ed Resources expended are Included In the Slalemenl of Flnandal Actlvillies on an accruals basls. The company currently has no flxed a8sels and sm811 assets are expensed on purchase. uyt ' remu The Twslees recelve no remuner8llon and are onty reirnbursed lor items pald for on behalf ol the charity. Rel ed Iran tlons The Trustees confirm that there are no related paty transactions lo dlsclose. nd Accoun In The unrestricted fund comprlses Ihosg monie5. whlch may be used lowards the meeling of the charitabl& oblectsves of the company at the dlscrelion of the Trustees. Restricted funds are monies received for a specific purpose al the tlme of donation. eserves The poliw Set by the Trustees is for reserves 19 be surriclenl lo wind up the company in an ordered manner and lo ensure lime for cornpleling work with vulnerable young people. This is estimated lo be the equivalent ol three months costs.
Youthline Limited Charity Nurnber 1096248 Cornpany Nurnber 4042477 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ICONTINUEDI Notg 2 Analysls of Incomlng resources Rèstrlcted inrDme- Llnrestrlcted funds Total thls Total last year y••r IWIIIFund Donatlons and Donations- Town and Parish Coundls Gront$ Donations- Cory)orate Donations - Local Giving Don8llons- Other Grants- Bracknell Forest Borough Council and CCG Grants . Other Granls- Edward Goslling Foundation Grants . CCG (now included wit 8Tacknell Forest grant) Grants- aerkshire Health Grants- Masonlc Charitable Trust Grants- Berkshlr¢ Community 12,400 4.819 2,033 806 4,819 2.033 806 815 115,932 115932 23.750 78,825 23,000 23,000 3,000 4,249 145,248 5.000 163,990 5.000 186,290 Totsl 2,300 Other Incorne School8 Tralnln9 Fundralslng 46 242 330 13.723 48 242 330 670 8.918 Total 80,29S 60,295 48,980 Note 3 Analy81s of resources expended R08trlcted Unr8&trtct•d In¢om•. fundo I¥MIIFund Total thlB y•Hr Tot•1 l••t year Dlrect charltablè a¢tlvltl88 Sa18rles Supervi$lon Tralnlng Travel and Incidentals Counselling re$ource8 Note 3 lal 1S5222 20,077 427 155649 20,077 142 385 357 184,356 357 184,783 303 171,271 Total 427 Support co#t* He81, light, pow¥r, water for charltsble Subscrfptlons 3¢tlvltle8 Printing, St8tionery and consumables Cleaning Advertising. phones, IT Miscellaneous Premlses expenses 9,834 494 494 509 1.083 2,667 5,567 2,736 8.044 1.944 2.376 27,029 2,736 120 2,376 27.149 2.440 11,775 Total 120 Govemance costs Note 3 Ibl Total 799 799 763
Youlhline Lirniled Charity nurnber 1096248 Company number 4042477 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED} Note 3 lal Staff costs This yéar Last year Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension coslg 147 960 131 352 3,413 155,649 3,068 142,36S Total Average headcount in the year Management and adminislralion Ipart-timel Schools work Ipart-timel 12 No employees received employee benefits for the reporting period of more than £60,000. Note 3 Ib) The cost of the annual Independent Review is £786 and is induded wlhin Governance cosls.
YoulhliDe Limited ChaTily Number 1096248 Company Nufflber 4042A77 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ICONTINUEDI Note 4 Debtors and prppayment¥ Analy$l$ ol debtorg Amounts falllng due wlthln one yèar Thi5 year Last year Amounts falling due after more than one year This year L8St year Trade d8btor8 1,700 28,000 othEr debtors Prepaym8nt$ and accrued Income Total Notg 5 Crgdllor8 and aeeruala Analysls of ¢ro4ltor8 Arnounta lalllng du8 wl¢hlTh one frar This year Last year Amounts falllng du• after mor8 than ono year Thls year Last year Loans •nd overdraft$ Trade ¢r•dltors Other cr8dltors A¢crual$ and d8ferred Income 21.887 100.794 Total Noto 6 Movements of molor funds Fund balanc85 brought forward Fun balances carrl&d forward Galns and 10s585 Incomlng resource$ Outgolng i•sourEes Transl8rs Fund nJM•$ Unrestrlct8d ReslrlclBd.' I Wlll Fund 55.440 224,539 2,300 228.839 212.184 547 212.731 87.795 1,753 69.548 Total Fund5 55,440
ythIe Limrted Charity nUrnr 1 248 Cc¥npany Thjmber 4042477 Report of the independent examiner to the Trustees of Youthline Limited l port on the accounts for Ihe year ended 31st Marth 2023 set out on pages 4 to 9. Respective Tesponsibilities of trustees and examlnei The chartys trustees (who are also Ihe d1Clo1$ for the PUFFK)sès of ecthpany lawl are responsible for the preparation of the acmunts. The chattys trustees c(sKIer that an 8udrt rK)t required for this year lunder Seth"on 144121 of Ihe Charrtses Act 201 I (the 2011 Aclll and Ihat an I[&pendent examinatk?n 15 required. Having satisfied myself that the charty is not sthj.eet to audrt uTrJer company and is e1ible for independent examination. rt is my resFKMbilrty to.. - examine the accounts Lmder sect 145 ofthe 2011 &t - b) follow the proeedurè laid d¢ywn in the General Th"raCt)nS given by Ihe Charty Comrni%sion (under Secb'on 145(5Xbl of 2011 Aetl.. and - to state whelher partKul8r rnatters have ¢J)me to my attenlion B1$ of the independent emamlnèfs repcrft My examinatn was earrie¢J tsjt m aco)rdartt wilh the General Ch"rertions given by the Charity Commission. Am examination indudes a review of the accounbry record5 kept by Ihe tharity and a Comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also indudes consmleratson of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts. and seeking explanatKJns frorn yw as trustees conceming any such mattèrs. The procedures undertaken do Th)1 PTowde all thè evidence Ihal would be required in an audit. and eL¥)sequendy no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a'true and fair wevl and th¢ rÈrtht is limiled kn tFK)se matters set ¢yJt m the statemènts below. Independent examinerfs statement In COnrtic wth my exam4th, no matkr has to my atten. 111 which gives me reasonable eause to bel¥0 that. in any material rèsreets, the requirem1$ - to kéép acwunttng recorf$ in secrdance th Seetion 386 of the Compans Act 2006,. arKI - to prèpare acwunls whic aeeord Ihe 8rUn.fig rewrds. (MPty with the accounb.ng requirements of secb.on 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the melhods and prlncaples of the Statement ol RÉLX)mmended Practr£" AcfY)untwig ReF#19 by Chanlie5 have not been me{" or 121 to whTreh. in my opin. 5h(yJd be drawn in ordei to enable a woper Lmderstanding of the accounts lo be reathed. AGHS Ac¢cwnting & Taxation Services LHnFted 14 Progress &J51ne5s Centre WhIe Parkway Slough SL16DQ Date".