REGtSTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04927820 (EttglaDd and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1100404 Report of the Trustees aDd Ullaudlted Flnaneial Statements For The Year Ended 31 August 2025 ror Phw Tr￿st Ph*se Trust Comtents of the Finan¢ial Statem¢Dts For The Year Ended 31 AMgu5t 2025 Page Report of the Trustees I to 6 IndependeDt Ex8Jniner'$ Re￿rt SiatemeHt ofFth&n¢581 Aetiyities B*lanee Sbeet 9 to 10 Notes to the FlllaDeial Statements 11 ts) 17 Det&ii¢d Ststement ofThDanci*I Activities 18 Phase Trust Report of the Trusiees For The Year Ended 31 August 2025 Thc trnstces who are also d]r￿t￿¥ of the Ch￿]ry for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, pr¢sent their reFth with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025. The tn]sl¢es hav¢ adopted th¢ provisions of Accounting and Repming by Charitbes: Statement of Re¢0mrneThd￿ Practi¢e applicable th cbarities preparing their accounts in accordance with ihe FinaDeia] Reporttng StAndard applicable in the UK ana Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). Objective5 and aim$ The company's objectives are to: be a positive influence, guide and support foTyouDg people. be a supwjrt and resource for ¢ommllnty goups working with young peopl¢ inckndin& s¢bi)oJs. youth clubs. ¢hur¢hes and sp¢¢iaiist wups. raise self este¢m and WOTk throu8h barriers to personal growth. focus on the whole person encouraging thetr social. physica]. moral spiritual developmenL To achieve these objectives the charity operates a number of Projects woj*ing with school4 community groups and stattitory bodxes as identified in the achievements and perfomiance section below. Page I Phase Tr￿51 Report of th¢ Trustee5 For The Year Ended 31 August 2025 ACHtEVEMEFrrs Ar4D PERFORMAYCE The'Thriving Togethev project completed its final year, once again Support￿ by Big Lottery's Reaching Communitie5 fun(L alongside coutributions frm Black Country Menttl Health Tn￿¢ BBC ChildrEn in Need the Ctirne Comrnissioner, and sev¢ra] srna]l¢r grnDts. This y¢ar h&$ been sbap¢d by our committllent to building 'Stronger Families, H¢althi¢T Chi]dr¢n'. We have continued to prioritise a holi%tic approac￿ ensuring it rematns at the heart of our work with children, young people aud their families. Alongside deliverillg supporl we have also sought to in4)ire others througb genemus leadership and the provision of high-qualiry traillll￿. Service D¢liv¢ry l. PeTsonal Dev¢loptnent & NEEf P￿ventiOn During 2024-2025. we saw 280 chitdren and young people engage with our i to I support. Among those that created personal goats, 93Q/o repon¢d improvement when comparing the a8swment of their goals b¢fO￿ and after support. while 730/0 reported ijnprovement in wellbeing. We have seen 12 individuals through our post 16 p¢rsonalised (kvelopment progrdmmes (NEET provision) focused on social. emotiona] and behavioural baTrier5 to learning and progression. As an additional part of this NEET provision we delivered sumtner prepat7tion and trdnsition SUp￿rt for those school leavers considered most vulnerable or with additional needs (specifically ASC). We saw 20 individua]5 across all these progrdmme5, with the rnajority going on to engage fft tbeir next steps when Sepiember came. Young Peopl¢ said: "The se5sion5 with Pete have helped me to ca]m down and now llot getttug itito trouble.. "l am gratefid I have Phase Trust by my side.- "The ID Plus programme has brought stud¢nt-A of herself and ivs been a Gthd. Styd¢nl-A is mor¢ r¢lax¢d and fijn and talks more at home." 2. Risk Reduction." Exploitation & Hann￿1 Sexual Behaviour (HSB) Our specialist team Frovided asSeS￿enl intensive therapeutic packages and multi-agency cas¢ consultations for Childr￿ atri5k of or affected by cxploitalion alldlor displayillg HSB. W¢ ¢Dgaged 42 young p¢ople for CCEICSE or HSB support. 78YD were diverted Away from Criminal Justice Syste]J, 690/0 IEDprov¢d ¢(kn&itional att¢nilan(¢ and 71•/0 ¢videnc¢d E¢tter undeT5tanding. awareness and reduction of risk. For th¢ 14 referrals received for HSB ititeTVelltio￿ the dats showed the supp>rt led to & clear shift toward safety.. harniful behaviouTS re(tuced from 43/0 to LP/o. and healthy behaviours intteased from ￿/ts to 43•A with overall redu￿10￿$ across all higherrisk categories (inappropriate, probl¢matic and harnifv]). Case consultstions at the point of referral iEnproved engagement and c(xTrrdinated safrty planning with families and professionals. In addition to the illdividual work completr¢ we I￿0VIded strnctUTtd weekty sessions (71 in total) h¢lping 34 at-risk young people build emotiona] regulation, strengtben r¢lationship% pnd develop e55eDtial life skills. These young people show¢d obserYabl¢ irnprovern¢DiS in th¢iT s¢lf-understandin& awareness of the world arowjd them, and their ability to cope with challenging Situations for example, being able to calm themselves more quickly during stress￿] moments. Young People Said: "I know you're notmy social worker butyou*e the Et5t p¢r50D rv¢ ¢v¢r got." 'Vou listen and l always feel better after I hav¢ spent tim¢ with you." "Ii's been really help￿] having 50Tneone to lalk to wh¢n l*¢ been Struggling." 3. Group Work Alongside our taigeted individual and group interventions. w¢ also delivered a universal PTogrJmm¢ of PSHE s¢ssion5 across loca] schools. This included.. - 34 sessions during Children's Metltal Heahb Week on the theme of "Knowing Yourself," d¢liveJ¢d in 19 s¢hoo]s and reaching 1,740 children. - 7 sessioDS OD rncia] diversity. helping 273 children understand and value dtfference. Page 2 Phase TTUSt Rtport of the Trusttts For The Year Eoded 31 Augwt 2025 . 6 s¢ssious on 'Tranter." supp￿rting 170 cbildrn to explore healthy and respect￿1 way5 of interacting with on¢ aDother. . Op¢n Access Provision (C￿[1￿￿0]ry) Our w¢ekIy evening groups provid¢ saf¢. welconltng spaces with foo￿ purposeful activities, and opportwiities for personal developjnent. Session5 for thildren aged 8-1 I tncreased from 9 to 14, engaging over 100 illdiyiduals a￿055 the year. For young people aged 11-18, we added five daytin)e sessions during suttllner 2025 to increase acces5 fr0]n 36 to 41sessions. Feedback frotll particlpants reflected the positive I￿Pact of this provision (420/0 response rdte).. 96Q/o rated attending as g¢)od OT brilliatii 940/0 said attending has a positive impart 920/0 said attending makes ther week more fun 900/0 fdted the leadeTS highty 880/0 felt more supported and that their wellbeiDg had been helped 860/0 fdted th¢ food highty 860/0 would feel cO￿fOrtable speaking ty the team if they h&1 a problem 620/0 said thcy would be less ]￿elY to D¢¢d to acc¢55 their GP due to attending In addition to this weekly WO￿ we a]so participated in the local town's seasonal event4 the Christmas light swiith-on, -aging activities for ¢hildren and young people and cr¢at¢d vaiuabk and the town festival. Our presence pyovided en¢p opportunities to engage with parents in a CODununity s¢tttn8 alld partner with other local servi¢¢5. 5. Detsch¢d & Street-based Youth Work (hw detached team continued to deliver important support to the lown by engagin8 young peiyle in their spaces and bui]ding tn]st with those less likely to attend stru¢tured provision. We made 695 connections across 57 sessions. We also developed initiativ¢s with Local partners such as 'Hal¢sowen in BlcK)m' which enabled young people to contril)ute positively to the local COmTnunity (e.g., maintaining the Fri¢Ddship Bench and pi&Jters), build pride in wheTe they from and inGr¢ase visibility of their rontribuuon. This work also helped reduce the llnpart of anti-social behaviour {where young peopl¢ wtte itkvolved) aDd strengthen relati(￿lp5 yOUDg people have with those in their cornmunity. 6. Famity Support Recognising th¢ importalice of the family environm¢nL we extended our famity support acr055 a]1 seryiees. In the last 12 months. 72 individual parclltslcaregivers received f(bGus¢d 5UPPOrt Vta the direct work don¢ with ¢hildren atsd yowig people. We also deliv¢r¢d 68 joint parent4hi]d sessions with 41 families providing holiday activities Teaching 255 parents and children (inrluduw shared m¢ais to addres5 fo(yJ insecurity and pmmot¢ quality family time). To improve acccss. we piloted Online and evening options and began tailoring elemfflts of parenting courses for l-to-l delivery. Parellts said.. "I feel 50 much MO￿ ¢onfideDt now ... l undersiaTJd how to parent and und¢rstandmy teenagefs needs better." "Ifs been amazing 50 grateful tts be able to be invited to these arnazing activiti&8." "I recent]y lost my job alld without Pb&4e Tn￿1 T think I would off ¢nded up in hospital with stress or worse as I ¢oul(Int feed my children." 7. Leadership, Training & Partherships Our training arni continued to grow as a core pil]ar of Ph￿ TnL8Vs contribution to the wider sY￿¢M of those supporting children, young people attd their familie5. We hav¢ delivered 24 training work5hop5 to over 540, equipping professTonals across $th￿10ry. ethi¢ati¢)n and VCSE sectOTS involving theme5 such as Exploitation. HSB. Childho N¢gl¢cL Serious Youth violen￿ HaTm (m￿1