Accounting Services Young People Taking Action Charity number 1102645 Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31" August 2025 R8glsMrnd Offic•.' Emall.. 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REPORTFOR THE YEAR ENDED31 Au ust 2025 OBJEcfivES AND AcnvmES Mlssion Statement Youn8 People Taking Action tYPTAI. localty known as the CYDS projert. was set up in 1996 to support youn8 people aged 8-25 in the Suffolk Coastal Area by the prowsion of an infomation and support 5eryice. In particular to help youn8 people to reach their full potential and to improve the conditions of life for young persons who have the need for such a5 service due to social Of economic circumstances. Young People Taking Artion is dedicated to continuing to improve and update the services, giving continuity of care to all seNce users. especially those who are marginalised. Prlmary ObJectl¥es Free, confidential, open minded. non-judgemental support. ' To aid youn8 people to reach their full potential ' To empower youft8 people to take control of their daily lives and future independence. • To respect the rights of the individual and their choices. ' To Provide information and adwce on topics, which may hinder youn8 people reaching their goals. * To meet the needs of young people in the l(Kal community and surrounding area. ' To advocate on behalf of the young people so they receive the best and most useful serwce for them. To offer a service which is u5eT-friendly and flexible to the needs of the users, which offers the opportunity for early intervention together wth crlsis support. Young People Taklnv Action alms to promote publlc bènÈfft bytscklln¥ the 155ues outllned bèlow: * Develop independente and empowerment. Develop self-awareness. Develop self-esteem and confidence. • Gain an understanding of services available to them. Develop new skills and coping strategies. * Change self-abusin8 patterns of behaviour. Reduce loneliness, isolation and social mar8inalisation. Receive opportunities to challenge themselves in a supporti¥e environment. Gain relevant information to make informed choices. The work we have undertaken in the past year and what we hope to achieve in the toming year will be explained in more details ovef the followin8 pages. The trustees have taken due ￿3rd of the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Introductlon to the year Over the last year YPTA has continued to delrrfer a valuable service to young people living in our area of benefit and for some from outside of it. The project has been able to offer different and interesting learning experiences, such as short educational courses to help people into education, training or employment, diversionary holiday activities and hobby sessions allowing young people the chance to try something new. such as art. photography and film making. The organisation also continues to be proactive in offering young people courses, which the staff team sees as being beneficial to the ongoing wellbeing of the young people . such as substance misuse. an8er management and others helping them to be better equipped to reach their full potential. Mental health is still a laoer part of our work. stsff have undertaken training in ways to understarKI and spot issues earlier and how to better support young people with mentsl health need5. Including Mental Health First Aid and trauma informed youth work. We continue to be able to cover all sessions with qualified paid staff assisted by volunteers, some of which are young people from within the project and some local people from the wider community keen to help the young people. Open Access Our centres in Leiston and Saxmundham offered open access time. a total of 40 hours per week. CYDS in Leiston saw 159. Individual young people Aged 11 to 18 and the Youth Booth in Saxmundham saw 105. 64 aged 11 to 18. and 41, aged 8 tolo. This open-acces5 work is of real importance as without it we would not be able to build relationships with the members, enabling us to SUPPOrt them into the other more strurtured work we offer. Counselllng We have offered at least 4 hours per week of free One to One Counselling for young people who need it most. Please see the list of issues below. One to One Mentoring Again, this year we have offered sessions of one-to-one mentoring with young people. This 15 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 CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 Fun Artfvitles From our centre5 we offer a wide range of fun activities for members including arts and crafts, photography, use of the Internet. compLrter gamin& pool table. table tennis, music, Dungeons and Dragons, Tabletop war gamin& TV. film projects, music projects, cooking and competitions. Targeted NEET Support We have been able to offer one-ttrone support sessions to local young people to help them to get the best possible transition from school life to adult life. Most of this work is aimed at young people not in, or at risk of being not in, education. employment, or training. Or youn8 people who have been identified as youn8 offenders or at real risk of betoming involved in crirne. These Sessions saw 72 young people aged 13 to 25 Young Parents Our Young Parents group supported 5 parents re8ularty attendin& plus 3 pèrents to be. With a range of issues including bondin8 Wtth their thild. lrfe ski115. housin& benefits. 5UPPOrt wtth substance misuse, toxic relationships. Welfare We are able to offer free use of phone and Wi-Fi. washing machine, tumble dryer, shower, cooking facilitie5 and basic food to young people in real need for these. Hollday Activities There are a range of sports. creative or community projects run during school holidays to give young people a chante to have fun. gain resilience. make new friends, and learn to work as a team and to give something back to the local community- Yoxford We have been running a weekly youth club session in Yoxford. Thi5 15 mostly sports and fun activities. But it has made it Possible 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 Wickham Market for 2 years but due to lack of ongoing funding and not being able to find an appropriate place to deliver this work we have had to end this project. During the year we supported 47 young people aged 11-18. Detached Work We have been going out and around the streets and parks of Leiston. Saxmundham, Aldeburgh and Wickham Market, plus visiting each Village in are area at least twice. offering information, advite and activities to young people who do not use our centres. Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 Issues Employability/Edutation Antisocial Behaviour/Crime Substance Misuse Mental Health Sexual Health Life Skills Relationships Counsellin8 Democracy Health Planning Activities Volunteering Family Local Communty Anger Management Housinyjhomelessness 289 233 67 311 37 12 235 16 545 17 276 198 Total 2580 - 1.72 average issues per hour open or 10.32 i55ues per day. Arti¥itSes Planning Activities Volunteering Employability Antisocial Behaviour/Crime Substance Misuse Mental Health Sexual Health Life Skills Relationship5 Democracy Fundraising Media Arts and Crafts Organi5ed Sports Health Cooking Anger Management 289 141 311 78 16 12 12 29 147 18 58 Total 1066 = 4.26 young people on average taking part in an activtty each session. Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 Financlal review Incoming resources amounted to £213.686 while costs incurred were £174,784, meaning a net surplus balance for the year amounted to £38.902 as shown on page 8. The directors consider the yearend financial position to be satisfartory. Prlnclpal Funding Sources The principal funding sources for the charity are grants to enable it to meet its charitable objectives. During the year. several grants where successfully recetved 35 per the breakdown on page 14, the largest being from Suffolk Community Fund. Reserves Policy Unrestricted funds represent the balance arising from the past operating attr¥itie5. The charity Is actively seeking funding for it5 ongoing work for the coming year. The main expenditure incurred by the charity is in relation to wages. and the trustees are Satisfied that the balance of the fund is sufficient to meet the day-to-day operating requirements of the charity for a period of three months, amounting to approximately £30,INJ>40.(M)O. Free reserves a5 of 3110812025 amounted to £39.551. Restrirted fund5 are held in accordance with the terms used for each project. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Consult the local communlty and create a new 3 year business plan To cover longer term sustainability. diversifying income, partnership working. Return to Wickham Market We would love to be able to find a suitable venue for a youth club in Wickham Market. Holiday Artlvltles Offer a bigger holiday activities programme to a wider group of young people. To give young people something to look forward too. With fun activities away from home and back outside in the fresh air away from screens and social media. Partnerships Continue to offer the use of our tentres to other serrfices 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 Service. CHARITY N Ind•pendent Examlner CRASL Accountln8 SeThlces wlll be rtrappointed as Indepff￿ent examlner for the ensulngyear. Th15 report has been prepared In attordante Tmth SI￿￿è1 prov1%￿ for srnall c(wnpanies under part 15 ofthe Companies Att 2(X Jack Fairweather Chair 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 2025, which are Set out on pages 8tol4. REsp£cfivE RESPONSIBIUTIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you conslder that the audit requirement of section 144121 of the Charities Att 2011 (The Artl doe5 not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specrfied in the General Dirertions given by the Charity Comm￿S1onerS under section 1451511bl of the Act. whether particular matter5 have come to my attention. Your attention is dravm to the fact that the charity has prepared accounts in accordance with publlshed on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities IFRSSE) 15 in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Chèrrties: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on l April 2005 which 15 referred to in the extant regulations but has since been withdrawn. l understand that thi5 has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Prartice effective for reporting period5 beginning on or after l January 2015. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examination wa5 carried out in accordance wtth the General Directions given by the Charty Commissioners. 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 disc105ures 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting record5 in accordance with sertion 130 of the Act: and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Art. have not been met.. or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding 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 2025 2025 Total 2024 Total Unrestrlcted Restrirted Note Income and endowments from Voluntary Income.. Donatlons and legacies Grant5 Artivitiesfor generatingfvnds.. Charitable artivities Interest Received Totsl Income and endowments 72,300 129.371 72.3CKJ 129,371 62,408 23,036 12,015 12,015 8,082 213,686 213,686 93,527 Expendlture Cost of generating voluntary income Charitable activities 174.784 174,784 151,648 Totsl expendlture 174,784 174,784 151,648 Net movement in funds 38.902 38,902 58,122 Balances brou8ht forward 649 39,551 649 39,551 58,771 649 All of the Charity's artivities are classed a5 continuing. The Charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above. The notes on pages 8 to 14 fom part of these accounts. Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Note Fijted Assets Tangible Assets 996 1,246 996 1,246 Current Assets Debtor5 and prepayments Current Account 3.31X) 36,946 40.246 2,275 5,175 Liabilities Amounts falling due in one year 1.690 5.772 Net current assets 38.555 -597 Net assets 39,551 649 Funds General 39.551 649 39,551 649 Approved by the Board of Trustees on 27th April 2026 and signed on its behalf by: Ronald Hostler Trustee Youn Peo le Takin Action CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT I ACCOUNTING POUCIES Basls of preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Chartie5'. Statement of Recommended Prartice and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities leffectNe January 2015) and the Charities Act 2011. Assets and liabilitie5 are initially recognised at historical cost or transartion value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting accounting policy note. The financial statements have been prepared to give and 'true and fair, view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2c￿8 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair. view. This departure has involved following Attounting and Reporting by the Charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRSSE}. Preparatlon of aetounts on a going concern basls The assessment of the trustees is that the charity is 3 going concern. Income All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Artivities when the charity has sufficient certainty that receipt of the income is probable and the amount tan be measured reliably. Expendlture Expenditure is ￿tOgnISed once there is a legal or construttive obligation to make a payment to a third party. It has been classified under heading5 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 expenditure 15 shown gross of irrecoverable VAT. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are notes as commitment but not accrued as expenditure. Voluntsry Income All donated income is included in income on receipt where the donor require5 that the sum is to be treated a5 income in future accounting periods. Investment Income Interest received is included when receivable. io Youn Peo le Takin Attion 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 it5 expected useful life as tollows:_ Furniture. Firtures and Fitting5- 20% reducing balance Equipment- 20% reducing balance Stock Stock is valued at a lower of cost and net realisable value li Youn Peo le Takin Adion CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcTIV￿lEs 2025 2024 Total Note Unrestricted Restricted 2 Donatlons and le8acies Donations & Legacie5 Grants 72.3(X) 129.371 72,31KI 129.371 62.408 23.036 201.671 201,671 85.444 3 Charitable artivitie5 Youth Club 12,015 12,015 12,015 12.015 8.082 8,082 4 Charitable artivitles Coffee baf & Food Fundraising Costs Wages & Salaries Employers NIC Employers Pension Rent & Rate5 Light, Heat & Water Telephone Waste Disposal Computef Costs Insurance Counselling Equipment & Repairs Holiday Activities Stationery & General Accountancy Depreciation Leiston Youth Club Training & Subscriptions Travel Interest Payable 1,473 18,724 109,501 1.473 18.724 109.501 342 9,649 96.123 3,764 4,248 11.700 2,551 1,040 456 256 1,465 10.595 159 758 i.oii 400 5.435 10.81x1 2,772 1,246 2.015 301 1,380 6.380 359 5.435 10.8thJ 2.772 1.246 2,015 301 1.380 6,380 359 1,334 589 250 9,471 1.334 589 250 9.471 50 312 6,630 189 662 174,784 662 174,784 151,648 12 Youn Peo le Takin Attion CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 5 Fixed Assets Equipment Furniture Totsl Cost At I September 2024 Additions Dlsposals At 31 August 2025 2.077 61.398 63,475 2.077 61.398 63,475 Depreclatlon At I September 2024 Charge for the year Disposals At 31 August 2025 1,014 213 61,215 37 62,229 250 1.227 61.2S2 62,479 et book Value At I September 2024 1.063 183 1,246 At 31 August 2025 850 146 996 6 Debtors and prepayments Employee Advance IC Trotter) 2025 3,300 3.3Crf) 2024 2,900 2,900 7 Uabllltles: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year Accruals PAYE Pension 510 820 3,266 1,686 5,772 1,180 1,690 13 Young People Taking Artion CHARITY NUMBER 1102645 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACllVITIES 8 Donations & Legacles Garfield Weston Foundation The Limbourne Trust Mrs L D Rope Thlrd Charity The Monica Rabagliati Chartiable Trust Homeland Charitèble Trust The Be15tead Gazoni Chartiable Trust The Tudwick Foundation The Goodman Foundation Other Donations £io.o £iO,O(M) £8.tsJ) £5.0(K) £3,5(Kl £3,OCKJ £3,OLKJ £2,5￿j £27.300 £72.300 9 Grants Suffolk Community Fund BBC Children In Need Saxmundham Town Counal Leiston Cum Sizewell Town Council Wickham Market Parish Council Yoxford Parish Council TK Maxx & Homesense Foundation 78,508 39.164 3,096 1.902 1.202 £ 129.371 14