Young People Taking Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 Au8USt 2024
Youn Peo le Takin Action ESTABLISHED BY DEED CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 Registered Address: 53 High Street Leiston Suffolk IP16 4EL Trustees Jack Fairweather (Chalr) Abbie-Rose Reardon Rebekah Williams Ronald H05tler Independent Examlner CRASL Cartlon Park House Carlton Park Industrlal Estate Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2NL Bankers Barclays Bank plc 4 Church Street Woodbrid8e Suffolk IP12 IDJ
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS INDEX Page TRUSTEES, REPORT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES BALANCE SHEET NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 10-14
Youn Peo le Takin Actlon CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 ESTABLISHED BY DEED TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Au ust 2024 OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES Mlsslon Statement Young People Taklng Action IYPTAI, locally known as the CYDS prolert, was set up In 1997 to support youn8 people aged 8-29 In the Suffolk Coastal Area by the provlslon of an Informatlon and support service. In particular to help young people to reach thelr full potentlal and to Improve the condltlons of Ilfe for voung persons who have the need for such as servlce due to social or economic circumstances. Youn8 People Taklng Actlon 5s dedlcated to contlnulng to Improve and update the ser4lces, glvlng continulty of care to all ser¥lce users, especially those who are mar8inallsed. Prlrnary Oblectlves Free, confldential, open mlnded, non-Jud8emental support. * To ald young people to reach thelr full potentlal To empower youn8 people to take control of their dally Ilves and future independence. To respect the rlght5 of the Indlvldual and thelr cholces. To Provlde Informatlon and advlce on toplcs, whlch may hlnder young people reachln8 thelr goals. To meet the needs of young people In the local communlty and Surrounding area. * To advocate on behalf of the youn8 people 50 they recelve the best and most useful 5ervlce for them, To offer a servlce whlch15 user-frlendly and flexlble to the needs of the users, whlch offers the opportunlty for early Interventlon together wlth cr151s support. Youn8 People Takln8 Actlon alms to prornote publlc beneflt by tacklln8 the155ues outllned below: Develop independence and empowerment. Develop self-awareness. Develop self-esteem and confidence. Galn an understandln8 of servlces avallable to them. • Develop new skllls and coplng strategies. Change self-abuslng patterns of behavlour, • Reduce lonellness, Isolatlon and social mar8lnalSsation. Recelve opportunities to challen8e themselve5 In a supportive envlronment. Galn relevant Informatlun to make Informed cholces. The work we have undertaken In the past year and what we hope to achleve In the Incomln8 year wlll be explalned in more detai15 over the followin8 pages. The trustees have taken due regard of the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Introdurtlon to the year Over the last year CYDS has continued to deliver a valuable service to young people livin8 in our area of beneflt and for some from outside of It. The project has been able to offer different and interestin8 learnlng experiences, such a5 Short educational courses to help people into education, training or employment, diversionary holidav activStles and hobby sesslons allowing young people the chance to try 50methlng new, such as art, photography and fllm maklng. The organisatlon also contlnues to be proactive in offerin8 youn8 people courses, which the staff team sees as being benefitial to the on8oin8 wellbein8 of the young people, such as substance mlsuse, anger management and others helplng them to be better equlpped to reach thelr full potential. Mental health Is stlll a larger part of our work. Staff have undertaken traln5n8 In ways to understand and spot issues earlier and how to better support youn8 people with mental health needs. Includlng Mental Health Flrst Ald. We contlnue to be able to cover all 5esslons wlth quallfied paid staff as51Sted by volunteers, some of whlch are young people from within the project and some local people from the wider communlty keen to help the youn8 people. Open Acce55 Our centres In Leiston and Saxmundham offered open access tome, a total of 40 hours per week. LeSston saw 176 individual young people a8ed 11-18 and Saxmundham saw 127 which consisted of 81 aged 11-18 and 46 aged 8-10. The open access work Is of real Importance as wlthout It we would not be able to bulld relatlonshlps wlth the members, enablSn8 US to support them Into the other more structured work we offer or into other training / employment opportunltles. Also, It 8lves the members tlme to unwlnd, blow off stearn, have fun, meet up wlth frSends, try new th5ngs and relax In a safe cornfortable envlronment. Offer One 2 One Coun5elllng Our Counsellin8 ser4ice saw 29 young people aged 13-25 taking part in ongoing one to one sessions and at least that a8ain who have come in for a few sessions but have not as yet completed a full programme or who have come in for an assessment but this has 8one no further. One to One Mentorlng Again, this year we have offered sessions of one to one mentoring with young people. This is so we can support more young people before and after their main counselling programme, to deal with the extra triage, and to support those who do not need full counselling support but do need regular ongoing support.
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARifi NUMBER 1102645 Fun Actlvltles From our centre we offer a wide range of fun activities for members Includin8 arts and crafts, photography, use of internet, computer gaming, pool table, table tennis, music, Dungeons and Dragons, Tabletop war gaming, TV, fllm projects, music projects, cookSng and competitions. Targeted Support We have been able to offer one to one support sesslons to local young people to help them to get the best possible transltlon from school Ilfe to adult life. Most of thls work is aimed at young people not In, or at risk of beln8 not in, education, employment, or tralnin8. Or young people who have been identlfled as young offenders or at real rlsk of becoming Involved In crlme. These sessions saw 83 young people aged 13-25. Young Parents Our Young People Broup supported 7 parents regularly attendlng, plus 2 parents to be. Wlth range of Issues Includlng bondlng with thelr chlld, Ilfe skllls, housing, benefits, support wlth substance misuse and toxic relatlonshlps. Welfare We are able to offer free use of phone and WI-FI, washlng machlne, tumble dryer, shower, cooklng facilit5es and baslc food to young people in real need for these. Hollday Artlvltles There are a range of sports, creative or communlty projects run during school holidays to 8ive young people a chance to have fun, 8ain resillence, make new frlends, and learn to work as a team and to 8Sve something back to the local communltv. Yoxford We have been running a weekly youth club sesslon In Yoxford. This is mostly sports and fun activities. But It has made it Posslble to encourage the young people Into other projects we offer. It has supported 27 young people aged 11-18. Wlckham Market We ran the youth club in Wlckham Market for 2 years but due to lack of ongoing funding and not being able to find an appropriate place to dellver this work we have had to end thls project. During the year we supported 47 young people aged 11-18. Detached Work We have been going out and around the street5 of Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market offering information, advice and activities to young people who do not Use our centres.
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 Flnanclal revlew Incoming resources arnounted to £93,527, after Incurring costs of £142,330, the net balance for the year was a deficlt of £48,804 as shown on page 8. The dlrectors conslder the year end financlal position to be satisfactory. Prlnclpal Fundlng Sources The principal fundin8 sources for the charity are grants to enable It to meet Sts charitable objectives. Durln8 the year, these grants were chiefly from The National Lottery's Community Fund, Chlldren In Need, Garfield Weston Foundation, Mrs LD and LD Rope 3rd Charltable Trust, The Truemark Trust, The Trustees Simon Glbson Grant, The Kerrlson Trust, East Suufolk District Councll, Leiston Town Council, Saxmundham Town Councll and Wlckham Market Town Councll. Reserves Pollcv Unrestricted funds represent the balance arlsin8 from past operatin8 activitles. The Charlty Is actively seekln8 fundlng for Its ongoing work for the comlng year. The maln expendlture Incurred by the charity is In relation to wages, and the trustees are satlsfied that the balance of the fund15 sufflcient to meet the day-to-day operating requirements of the charlty for 3 period of three months, amountin8 to approxlmately £15,000 Free reserves at 31st August 2024 amount to £9.967 Restricted funds are held In accordance wlth the terms used for each project. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Consult the local communlty and create a new 3 year buslness plan To cover lon8er term sustalnabi1Sty, dlverslfyin8 Sncome, partnership workin8. Return to Wlckham Market We would love to be able to find a suitable venue for a youth club in Wickham Market. Hollday Actlvltles Offer a bigger holiday activlties programme to a wider group of young people. To give youn8 people somethin8 to look forward too. With fun activities away from home and back outside in the fresh alr away from screens and social medla. Partnershlps Continue to offer the use of our centres to other sepdice5 and organisation that work with young people In our area and to work towards CYDS being at the centre of the local integrated Youth Support Servlce.
RITY N Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r CRASL Accoufitln8 SeThlces wlll be re••ppolnted 1$ Independent examlner for Ihe ensu1 ye•r. Sm•ll Comp•nl•s Provtslon Thls report $ been prep•red In Jccordance wllh sped•l provlslon for small companles under pèrt 15 01 the Comp•rPes Act 2(M)6. Jack Ch• er
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF Youn Peo le Takin Action I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024, whlch are set out on pages 8 to 14. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts,, you consider that the audll requlrement of sectlon 144{2) of the Charltles Act 2011 (The Act} does not applv. It Is my responsibility to State, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions Biven by the Charity Commissioners under section 145ISI(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attentlon. Your attentlon Is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared accounts In accordance wlth published on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities IFRSSEI is in preference to the Accountln8 and Reportlng by Charltles.. Statement of Recommended Practlce issued on l Aprll 2005 whlch Is referred to In the extant regulations but has Since been withdrawn. l understand that thls has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair vlew In accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reportln8 periods be8lnnlng on or after l January 2015. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examlnation was carried out In accordance with the General Directions given by the Charlty Commlssloners. An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records, It also includes consideration of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts. and seekin8 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 I do not express an audlt oplnlon on the vlew given by the accounts.
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection with my examlnation, no matter has come to my attention: whlch 8lves me reasonable cause to believe that in any materlal respect the requlrements to keep accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the Act; and to prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accountin8 records and to comply wlth the accountin8 requSrements of the Act. have not been met", or to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn Sn order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. CRASL Saxmundham
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year end 31 August 2024 2024 Total 2023 Total Unrestrlcted Restrlrted Note Income and endowments from Voluntary Income,. Donations and legacles Grants Activltles for generotlngfunds.. Charitable activities Investments Interest Received Total Income and endowments 62,408 23,036 62,408 23,036 67,940 100,876 8,082 8,082 13,028 164 182,008 93,527 93,527 Expendlture Cost of 8eneratln8 voluntary income Charltable activlties 151,648 151,648 182,902 Total expendlture 151,648 151,648 182,092 Net movement In funds -58,122 -58,122 -83 Balances brought forward 58,771 649 58,771 649 58,854 58,771 All of the Charlty's activities are classed as contlnulng. The Charity has no reco8nlsed galns or losses other than those shown above. The notes on pages 8 to 14 form part of these accounts,
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 110264 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 August 2024 2024 2023 Note Flxed Assets Tan8lble Assets 1,246 1,558 1,246 1.558 Current Assets Stock Debtors and prepayments Current Account Savin8$ Account 2,900 2,275 7,351 27,043 25,177 59,571 5,175 Llabllltles Amounts fallln8 due in one year 5,772 2.358 Net current assets -597 57,213 Net assets 649 58,771 Funds General 649 58,771 649 58,771 Approved by the Board of Trustees on 28th May 2025 and signed on its behalf by: t J IIoJ&tk- 7?Jr/2 Ronald Hostler Trustee
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT I ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparatlon The financial statements have been prepared In accordance with Accountin8 and Reportin8 bv Charties: Statement of Recommended Practice and In accordance with the Financial Reportin8 Standards for Smaller Entities leffective January 2015) and the Charities Act 2011. Assets and Ilablllties are Inltlally recognised at hlstorScal cost or transactlon value unless otherwise stated In the relevant accountin8 accounting policy note. The financial statements have been prepared to glve and 'true and fair, view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent requlred to provlde a 'true and falr, vlew. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reportin8 by the Charities preparlng their accounts In accordance with the F5nancial Reportln8 Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRSSE). Preparatlon of accounts on a golng concern basls The assessment of the trustees Is that the charity Is a golng concern. Income All incomln8 resources are Included on the Statement of Financlal Activities when the charlty has sufficient certa5nty that receipt of the Income is probable and the amount can be measured reliably. Expendlture Expenditure is recognlsed once there Is a legal or constructlve obllgation to make a payment to third party. It has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the at category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expendlture is shown 8ross of Irrecoverable VAT. Grants offered subject to condltlons whlch have not been Met at the year end date are notes as commitment but not accrued as expendlture. Voluntary Income All donated income Is included in income on receipt where the donor requires that the sum is to be treated as income in future accounting periods. Investment Income Interest received is included when receivable. io
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT Flxed Assets Depreciation is provided on fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the costs, less estimated residual value, or each asset over its expected useful life as follows:. Furnlture. Flxtures and Flttln8s- 20% reduclng balance Equlpment- 20% reducln8 balance Stock Stock is valued at a lower of cost and net realisable value li
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 2024 Total 2023 Total Note Unrestrlcted Re5trlrted 2 Donatlons and legacles Donations & Le8acies Grants 62,408 23,036 62,408 23,036 67,940 100,876 85,444 85,444 168,816 3 Charltable actlvltles Youth Club Snack Bar l Tralnlng Holiday Activities Hlre Income 8,082 8,082 12,038 860 130 13,028 8,082 8,082 4 Charltable actlvltles Coffee bar & Food FundraSsln8 Costs Wages & Salarle5 Employers NIC Employers Penslon Rent & Rates Llght, Heat & Water Telephone Waste Disposal Llcences & Fees Insurance Counselling Equipment & Repairs Saxmundharn Holiday Activities Stationery & General Accountancy Depreciation Projects Le15ton Youth Club Training Travel 342 9,649 96,123 3,764 4,248 11,700 2,551 1,040 456 256 1,465 10,595 159 342 9,649 96,123 3,764 4,248 11,700 2,551 1,040 456 256 1,465 10,595 159 1,826 12,545 108,107 3,326 5,250 10,800 2,495 546 471 237 1,324 10,426 1,156 587 3,238 903 795 389 1,596 12,776 1,729 1,569 182,092 758 1,011 400 312 758 1,011 400 312 6,630 189 6,630 189 151,648 151,648 12
Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 5 Foxed Assets Equlpment Furnlture Total Cost At I September 2023 Additions Less: Grants 2,077 61,398 63,475 At 31 August 2024 2,077 61,398 63,475 Depreclatlon At I September 2023 Char8e for the year 748 266 61,169 46 61,917 312 At 31 August 2024 1,014 61,215 62,229 Net book Value At 31 Au8USt 2024 1,063 183 1,246 At I September 2023 1,329 229 1,558 6 Debtors and prepayments Employee Loan (C Trotter) Employee Advance (C Trotter) DEA 2024 2,000 900 2023 7,231 120 7,351 2,900 7 Llabllltles: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year Accruals PAYE Pension 820 3,266 1,686 5,772 420 1,375 563 2,358 13
Young People Taking Action CHARITh NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 8 Donatlons & Legacles Albert Hunt Trust Allen Lane Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Mrs L D Rope Thlrd Charity The Annie Tranmer The Kerrison Trust The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust The Truemark Trust The Tudwlck Foundatlon Trees of The Leigh Trust Trustees of S Glbson Trustees of the Alchemy Foundatlon Xeros UK Trust Homeland CT Slr Bernard & Lady Schreier FoundatSon Souter Charltable Trust Other £3,000 £2,000 £10,000 £7,500 £1,000 £5,000 £4,946 £5,000 £2,612 £1,000 £5,000 £1,000 £1,000 £3,500 £2,500 £3,000 £4,350 £62,408 9 Grants East Suffolk Councll Leiston Cum Slzewell Town Councll Main Grants Saxmundham Town Councll Suffolk Communlty Fund Wlckham Market Parish Council 5,600 3,096 4,612 3,000 2,000 4,728 23,036 14