Hideaway Youth Project Limited A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee Report and Financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 Company Registration No.. 5409204 Charity No: 1110880
Hideaway Youth Project Limited FillnCial Statcmcnts Foi. the yeai, ended 31 Mareli 2024 Contents Page Trustees and Advisers Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees 17 statement of Financial Activities 19 Balance Sheet 20 Notes to the Financial Statements 21
Hideaway Youth Project Limiled Trustees 2nd Advisers For the year ended 31 March 2024 Principal Office & Registered Office The Amani Centre Quinney Crescent Shoreham Walk Moss Side Manchester M167DG Chairperson Zahra Alijah Trustees Niall Cooper Michelle Williams John Cotterill John Ivan Benett Kevin Daye Eula Miller Company Accountants Beever and Struthers One Express 1 Geroge Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL Bankers National Westminster Bank PIC 437 Wilmslow Road Withington Manchester M20 4AJ Charity Registration Nurnber 1110880 Company Number 5409204
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Repol't of tlie Ti'ustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 structure, Governance and Management The Directors (who are also the Trustees) present their Annual Report and Accounts for the Charity for the Year Ended 31 March 2024. Directors and Trustees The Trustees of the charity are its directors for the purposes of company law. The trustees who served during the year can be found on page 1. All trustees are inducted into their role and responsibilities prior to agreeing to become trustees. Risk Management The trustees have considered the risks to which the charity is exposed and have developed detailed risk register to manage and mitigate those risks. The risk register is reconsidered by the Board on a regular basis, The charity also has relevant policies in relation to areas of risk such as health and safety, child protection, complaints, and confidentiality and data protection. Organisational Structure The structure of the organisation comprises the Board of Trustees, with all non-administrative and policy decisions made by the Trustees jointly. Administrative and financial management is undertaken by the Company Secretary. Day to day management of the organisation is delegated to the Project Director. Remuneration Policy The policy is to pay staff in line with nationally recognised scales subjectto conditions agreed with funders. Public Benefit ststernent In accordance with s2 of the Charities Act 2011, we have referred to the guidan contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. Objectives and Actlvities Background In Hideaway young people in Moss Side have had a place they have been able to call home since 1965, a safe space where they can learn to believe in themselves, build positive relationships and realise their potential. Our qualified staff are principally drawn from Moss Side and local areas. We help young people to develop the skills, knowledge and emotional resilience needed by providing them with a range of support, skills, opportunities and a nse of belonging. Everything we do stems from our motto: Believing in you to Believe in Yourself. Moss Side is a very diverse community. We have welcomed migrants and asylum seekers for many years, and to this cultural mix we owe much of our community's vibrancy and flair. However,
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Ilepoi't of tlie Trustees For the year elided 31 March 2024 as a community we have also faced a variety of economic hardships.. high rates of unemployment, poverty and a general lack of opportunities. In the face of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, issues ranging from identity and belonging through to the deterioration in education and employment opportunities have found themselves exacerbated, threatening to damage the essential bonds which hold our community together. Yet these crises have helped to reinforce something. the work we do at Hideaway is just as important as ever. Young people say that Hideaway helps them anchor their lives, providing safe spaces for them to express Ihem5elves and giving them a voice whilst accessing learning, relaxation and development opportunities. At Hideaway, we recognise and respect differences whilst simultaneously developing young people's understanding of what they have in common. We provide activities that challenge radicalisation, extremism, sexual exploitation and gang culture through activities, workshops, discussions, support and friendship. We help individuals cope with the everyday challenges they face so they are able to achieve more at school, college, work and in the community. Howev8r, our timetable of activities only tells half the story, for through these activities and interactions. the real work of building relationships and trust is done. Hideaway's experienced team of youth and community work professionals assist individuals and the community in a variety of ways to combat the complex challenges of living in an underserved. diverse inner-city area. To give an example, we have been supporting parents and carers who increasingly want our advice and guidance on how to prevent their sons and daughters getting involved in serious youth violence. We want to continue and build on this aspect of our preventative work, Within our community, there are certain issues that have never gone away. Racism has remained a persistent blight, and whilst the current cost of living crisis has been particularly damaging it's far from new in our community. Hideaway staff and trustees continue to strive to maintain our own morale as we support our community as best as we possibly can. We are constantly looking at new ways of working to deal with the challenges at hand and have noticed a significant change in the ways in which our young people wish to engage with us. Listening to their feedback is something we always take incredibly seriously. We have found that working with smaller groups and more universal activities are increasingly preferred. (Not sure what you mean here - does this need explaining a little?) In the face of the current hardships faced by our community, we see our role as a safe-space and activity provider more important than ever. At Hideaway. we believe we have the strength to adapt and the ability to vary activities to meet the Changing needs of young people, but in order to do this continued funding is required. Hideaway is finding it challenging to maintain fvnding in this difficult time and throughout this year we witnessed even more reduced income due to lack of funding opportunities. We had to take the difficult decision to make staff redundant and reduce some staff hours.
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Ti'ustees Foi. tlie year elided 31 Mareli 2024 Our Offer in 2023124 The young people of Moss Side and surrounding areas need, perhaps more than ever, to know that they are supported., that their life can be not just one of survival but of achievement in the various forms it may take. For over 58 years. Hideaway has provided safe spaces for young people to build their self-esteem and realise their aspirations through activities that offer opportunities for learning. relaxation and development. As we witness changes to our sources of funding, we are looking at how we adapt our services to meet changing needs of the young people we serve and the community they live in. We are continually adapting our services and working our way through the challenges presented. Our open access provision includes a range of face-to-face activities including sports, dance, cookery, homework support, structured discussions and training on leadership and mentoring. We also offer face-to-face information and advice Servi5. Although we have reduced some of our activities we have strived to continue to offer the best Servi possible. In 2023124 we have delivered different weekly sessions including: 2 sports and youth work sessions at Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse 1 Girls Work session 1 Junior session 2 drop-in sessions 2 sessions at Proctors Youth Club in Hulme various sessions over school holiday periods. many one to one sessions where youth workers support and mentor young people the delivery of specific targeted sessions covering issues including racism, employability, sexism, homophobia and many more affecling young people. the delivery of short courses on leadership, financial well-being, personal safety and health and hygiene.
Hideaway Yollth Project Lin)ited Report of tlie Trustees rior tlle yeai. ended 31 Mareh 2024 During the year 2023124 we have worked with 314 individual young people. The breakdown is as follows.. Total Number of Participants During Report Period Number of New Participants 314 151 Aggregate Attendan at ASI Sessions 2669 Average contacl hours (per participant) 34'.32 Gender Male 238 Female 75 Non-Binary Ethnlclty Black - African 72 Mixed ethnic background 61 19.43'/0 Black - British UK 39 Black - Caribbean 39 White - EnglishlScottishmelshlNorthern Irishllrish UK 28 8,92% Prefer not to say 3.500/0 Any other BlacklAfricanlCaribbean 3.500 Other ethnicity group 2.87 % AsianlAsian UK - Pakistani 2.23¥0 AsianlAsian UK - Bangladeshi 0.96/0 Any other Asian background Chinese 2.55¥0 Not specified 0.96%
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Tivstees Foi. Ihe yeai. ended 31 March 2024 Activities in Sessions Open Access Young people want to come to us to relax and 'chill out, with friends. Our open access sessions help thern make new friends and strengthen many of their other relationships with family and educationlemployment. We f1 offering open access sessions are vital for young people to address their issues. By providing a safe space to listen directly, we enable our young people to open up about their anxieties and stresses and talk through their emotions. Through these sessions we can identify targeted work with young people that address specific issues that affect their lives Group Discussions Group discussions are an essential staple of the provision we offer at Hideaway. During these discussions, we listen and respond directly to our young people and support them and their most pressing issues. In discussions. for example. it has come to light that some young people would benefit from support around feelings and emotions as well as mental health well-being and we have endeavoured to help them through this. Sometimes our youth workers have worked with young people individually to ensure they get this support. A major discussion that comes up regularly is about education, and their options post 16. Many do not want to go to college and feel they would benefit from either apprenticeships or starting in a work-related field. We are also listening to some of our older young people who are at college but have no direction for their future. Some have chosen courses that are not relevant to thern. But they felt this was their only option as they sense they had no choice. We are attracting more young people to our drop-in sessions as they feel Hideaway youth workers listen and understand their issues. Cooking and Food Cooking and food are an integral part of most of our sessions, not only because of the social aspects of a Meal but because some of our young people are often hungry and in need of a nutritious, home-cooked meal. In most of our sessions. the young people and the Hideaway staff work together in cooking and preparing the dishes, strengthening their bond as they do so. In our sports sessions, we offer juicing and healthy foods to help them understand how to fuel their bodies for the exercise they are undertaking. Sports Our sports and tearn games are Hideaway's most popular provision and are consistently a big attraction for young people. Not only do they provide a chance to blow off some steam but help to cement friendships and bring people out of their shell. Basketball has 84 unique participants with new young people attending nearly every week. The makeup of the group is very ethnically diverse. One of the female participants is also one of the youngest in the group. This is a positive as she is constantly corning back every week. 44°k of the young people have been to 1 session. with the rest of the 56 % ranging from 2 - 30 sessions.
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of tlie Trustees Foi. the yeai. ended 31 Mai'cli 2024 Football has been attended by only male participants. We recognise that we are not attracting female participants to our sports sessions. This may be due to a number of reasons including the reduction in staff and not having female staff available to work on our sport sessions Junior Youth Club The junior sessions are delivered on a weekly basis from 4.30- 6.30pm. The sessions are for the younger age group, 8-10 years focusing on topics most relevant to the needs of the attendees, including themes around transitioning into Secondary school. All the sessions have been centre based, which the whole of the centre is utilised including the surrounding outside space. The only exception to this is during the summer holiday period which young people chose to do off site activities. Topics rnost delivered have been around team building, peer pressure and positive relationships, mostly delivered in a sport method or during group discussions. The male to female ratio of the session is still high and we attract new members monthly. Big Sista This session is planned to attract only female participants. This is to counteract that males dominate most of our sessions. Since the re-development of sessions after the pandemic we are still trying to re-balance participation of young women. This session is planned and organised by young women who used to attend Hideaway and were then trained at level 2 in youth work and now run these sessions. Young women discuss many issues related on to their own needs, Proctors Youth Club Hulme Hideaway was approached by Manchester City Council to provide youth work in Hulme. We were asked to deliver two sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday from 6.00pm 8.30pm) in a purpose-built youth centre that now operates as a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and has not delivered youth work since 2013. The work began in July 2022 and is planned to continue until March 2025. Although this is a big challenge for us we will need to find funding post March 25 to continue. Offering youth work at Proctors has been a challenge that we have embraced with enthusiasm. A year in and the young people are still learning that we are not school or an authoritative agency. This presents its own challenges. We continue to set ground rules and explain that we are here on a voluntary basis. Although there are many highs and Iow5 attached to this youth work and, occasionally we wanl to walk away, we always reconvene as youth workers and embrace the constant challenge. Over the past 12 Months Hideaway has delivered sessions and engaged with 66 individual young people from across Hulme. Activities at Proctors comprise of round-table discussions on topics such as health and wellbeing, youth crime including gangs and violence. healthy eating, culture and diversity, justiGe and equality, respect, drugs and alcohol. engagement in dance, arts & crafts, quizzes" football and other team sports, cooking. and group discussions about educationlschool.
Hideaway Yoiith Project Limited Report (bf the Trustees Foi" the year elided 31 Marcli 2024 In discussions with young people about education we explore issues that often affect their behaviour in school which can lead to them getting detention or even short-term exclusion. This kind of engagement with young people provides Ihem with preventative methodsloptions so that behaviour will not lead to detention or exclusion. Arts and crafts activities provide a great opportunity for young people to have positive conversations with staff whilst also engaging their creative skills through different art forms to such as painting, pencil drawing, colouring and creating collages. Young people have expressed themselves irnaginatively and creatively and gained new skills. As they relax during these sessions, they become more confident to share personal information about how they are feeling and the things that concern them whilst growing up. Around-the-table conversations also provide a time where young people can talk about problems they have been experiencing at home and in other relationships. We got young people to create vison boards to describe their dreams and aspirations for the future, including jobs, university, marriage and family. Cooking is something that the young people like to get involved and take the lead on. We only have two young people in the kitchen at any one time due to health and safety concerns. Football is great activity which the members love and is enjoyed by both girls and boys. Snow Camp Hideaway continues to work with a charity called Snow Camp. This project is a 12-week programme where young people attend to gain skills in skiing and snowboarding, and we are extremely proud to say that this is our 3rd year of ensuring young people take up this unique opportunity. It is the sort of opportunity not often aCSSIble to members of our community, and without support from Hideaway youth workers this would not have been possible, The young people gain skills in mentoring, leadership and teamwork. In the final part of the programme, they put the skills they have learnt into practice and began training as instructors themselves. Not only do the specific, practical skills of our young people improve but their confidence does too. Despite it being a tiring week of travel and exercise. the response to the residential has been very positive, with everyone relishing the opportunity to not only learn but form new friendships with other people from around the country. This year the project culminated in one young person going to Andorra to further enhance their skills in skiing and snowboarding and completing further training in March. They are now at a level that they can go on to become snowboarding instructors. In addition, this year, a young person who completed the course previously has now become an apprentice with the charity. Partnership Work Our partnership work continues to increase, we work closely with local, regional and national partners. The partnership work has also highlighted the need for change. It has made us re-evaluate and re-create our offer, utilising the abilities of young people. We are ontinually learning and developing our hybrid approach to youth work.
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Trustees For tlie year ended 31 March 2024 CiviAct This is a partnership between 6 partners, 3 in Manchester and 3 in Sheffield. This project started during the Covid 19 lockdown and aimed to offer core funding to Black, Asian and Minority grassroot5 groups across England, working with their communities to raise awareness of the unique challenges facing these particular communities. Hideaway's role in the project was to develop youth leadership. This has been partly successful in that we have ensured that young people attend consultations and become involved in research. However, young people can struggle to get involved in long temi projects due to instability in their lives, but we are continuing to offer and develop this as an option. In Our Words This is a local partnership between 3 not-for-profrt organisations: Odd Arts, Hideaway and 84 Youth. Projects delivered this year have included theatre trips, working on Hair-atage Project which addressed issues such as colourism and identity with young women, workshop5, a peace conference and supporting arts workers with training and understanding youth work. Peace Together This is a collaboration between 5 local organisations: Hideaway, Odd Arts, Families against Violence, Rio Ferdinand Foundation and 84 Youth. Hideaway coordinates the project which is funded through the Violence Reduction Unit, Each partner delivers a specific outcome and every six weeks we meet to discuss our work and how we can support each other. Hideaway's delivery outcome is engaging young people in sport and engaging parents. This fund supports the community conversations that Hideaway facilitate, the sports work in Proctors Youth Club, provides time for the project director to co-ordinate and facilitate meetings with the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and attendance at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) consultations. The highlight of Hideaways year, in conjunction with the Violence Reduction Unit, was a visit from the Prince of Wales. He donated 25k with which we built a music & Pod cast room and bought new computers. We are also in the prOsS of developing a new programme aimed at young people on the periphery of youth violence with the intention of introducing them to the world of work.
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Trustees ri or the year ended 31 March 2024 Developing our Future Offer Hideaway reaches and supports young people other organisations cannot. We do this primarily through the quality of our relationships and the 'reach' this gives us. We are developing a cohort of young people who have the potenlial to become mentors and leaders in the community. We then want to utilise their skills and understanding to enable them to play a central role in developing new programmes. Through one of our collaborative programmes, we are developing a young people's advisory group. We are continuing to develop the young leaders programme although the funding for this ended in September 2023. This will offer a model which we believe can assist Hideaway to continue to become more relevant and sustainable in the future. Changes required to develop our offer will include: modernising our offer by embracing the digital age and providing online support developing innovative 'blended' youth work approaches providing enhanced support for our leadership programmes ernploying a small number of young people to work directly on developing our new offer and young people's voice using online tools to disseminate good practi more effectively This will mean: assessing what resources are available supporting young people to access and utilise online resources effectively, appropriately and safely providing information, advice and guidance leadership and mentoring programmes support with homework educational sessions on relevant topics including healthy eating, wellbeing, racism and avoiding crime fun activities around music, podcasting, dan. singing and performance outreach and detached work new online provision that emerges from the training and discussions with young people We believe that our core face to fa delivery. based on a mixture of open, universal youth work where we offer sessions which are open to all young people who wish to attend, along with our more targeted approaches where we invite specific groups of young people to attend sessions, are the best way forward. We are continually adjusting the balance between "universal open access" and delivering "targeted" youth work, when appropriate. Using a universal youth work approach, we deliver workshops and projects to help young people build positive relationships, increase wellbeing and raise aspirations, This approach enables us in turn to focus on targeted issues such as mental heallh, sexu21 exploitation, gang issues, radicalisation, and knife crime and youth violence. 10
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Ti'ustees For the year ended 31 Mai'ch 2024 Our programmes respond to the changing needs of young people. Our offer is delivered through: an open access. evening youth club for 11-21 year olds on two evenings per week, one evening session for junior members aged 8-11. day time open access provision including an information and advice service. outreach and detached youth work. residential experiences to promote individual and group development. we have developed and offered dfierent sporting activities including self- defence. dance, basketball and football. Case Study Sport Session delivered at Powerhouse. Mar is a new participant this year. He attended another session at the Powerhouse. For weeks he would leave straight after this session, he came and kept looking into the sports session we were delivering. After many times of the youth workers saying hello and building a relationship, Mar started communicating with the Hideaway Youth Workers and he started staying on after his previous session. Since coming to the sessions, we have seen his Confiden within him-self grow and within the team games. He is more confident and is now not afraid to take other member on within the sports, In the beginning, we would encourage him to join in more and help build his self-belief, giving Mar indicators within games has been very effective in helping him with his language and confidence. Using football as a tool has enabled Mar to measure how he has developed, in the world of youth football and an indication of how valuable he is to the team. Mar was always one of the lasl to be picked in a team, but we have worked with him on his sense of belonging and now he is not always last to be picked in team games. With the development of Mar, his peers have picked up on this as well. We are seeing what we would call healthy competition, an important life skill. Often, we witness a different look when young people wa5k, and this is an area we have seen Mar progress. One thing that has helped him are the activities we work with before we proceed into games. These activities are mainly based young people's senses including touch. controlling reactions, and concentration. Everything we do is sprinkled with the essence of fun. Visit to 10 Downing Street First stop was a visit to the Conservative Party Headquarters, where young people were given a guided tour and discussed difference in parly politics and campaign strategies over lunch. After a short sight-seeing tour which took us past Buckingham Palace, we made our way to Downing Street. 11
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Trustees ri or tl)e yeai" ended 31 March 2024 Young people were admitted through security and met by Myles Stay, Special Advisor to Prime Minister. We were Ihen given a tour of No.10 and its gardens along with the historical context of some of the rooms (e.g. the writing desk that was used by Napoleon Bonapart). During the visit Myles Stacey shared his personal story and the details of the journey that led him to be employed at Downing Street. This was the most powerful part of the visit. stacey's humble beginnings in Manchester (the home of the young people) and his ability to achieve what he has was extremely inspiring and they all said it made them believe that they too had the ability to reach beyond their own expectations. 11. ¥V4Yfjii¥SIii 12
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Repoi't of the Trustees 401. the yeAr ended 31 March 2024 Prince of Wales Visit to Hideaway In November 2023 Hideaway had a visit from William, the Prince of Wales, he came to hear about the work that Hideaway leads on with the Peace Together Alliance. He had the chance to meet and talk with some of our young people who have benefitted from the work we are doing. This was a very exciting and surreal event for young people and the staff. Prin William was a very down to earth person. We all felt very at ease with him. and we truly believed he was genuinely interested in the work we do and the difference we make. He donated funds and we have made a Pod Cast room and for the first time ever Hideaway has brand new computers. He promised a community member at a separate event that he would visit Moss Side. He kept his promise and also visited Hideaway. Current Sources of Fundlng The Henry Smith Charity The original funding came to an end in December 2023 and there was a short break in funding from this grant giving charity. In March 2024 we were successful in gaining new funding from Henry Smith. During the year this funded most of our open access provision. Collaboratlve Funding Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the VSolent Reduction Unit Hideaway was approached to lead a collaborative bid being funded through Greater Manchester Cornbined Authority and the Manchester Violence Reduction Unit. Hideaway is the lead partner in partnership. The Alliance is made up of small local not-for-profit organisations. All the Alliance delivery is built on using learning from the first year of the project. The Alliance recognises that sport and music is very important to young people. It is also recognised that it is important to work with the wider community, developing resilience and incorporating training to create sustainability. The Allian has recognised that a wider learning platform is created through collaborative working. 13
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Repoi't of tlie Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 It has also been identified that not all young people want to take part in prescribed sessions. This input was taken on board and ensured that fluidity was planned into the project. Whilst still meeting all project outcomes, the alliance wants to be able to be flexible in doing so. Open access youth provision was delivered at Hideaway and Proctors Youth Club. Families Against Violence deliver open-access sport provision in Moss Side and Hulme four nights per week. Young people from Rusholme are also encouraged to attend. Not all provision is funded Ihrough the Greater Manchesterfund, but the fund enhances provision and ensures safe practi is adhered to. Open access enables other Alliance members to engage in these sessions. Hideaway facilitates community conversations and addresses issues parenucarerslcommunity have already asked us to facilitate, including SYV (Serious Youth Violence), knife crime and mental health issues. In Our Words Odd Arts is the project lead organisation with two key partners; Hideaway and 84YOUTH. Odd Arts has long term experience successfully partnering both these organisations and all partners have shared values. Hideaway's role is lo ensure that local young people are involved in the project and that they help steer the direction of all projects undertaken. CiviAct This consortium started as a development project that partners activist organizations across Sheff ield and Manchester. It helps explore and support community-led civic action. The project has undertaken a partnership with representatives from Unity Gym Project (Sheffield), MA Education Consultancy CIC (Sheffield), Faith Star LLP (Sheffield), The University of Sheffield, Kids of Colour (Manchester), Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) (Manchester), The Hideaway (Manchester) and Manchester Metropolitan University. This fund ended in September 2023 and we heard in March 2024 that we were able to continue the project Conclusions We are constantly looking at new ways to diversify our funding. We need to support young people in Moss Side and the surrounding areas to continually build their expectations and realise their aspirations. The pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis has not affected all young people equally but the young people of Moss Side have suffered significantly. Hideaway has a unique role to play in supporting these young people to obtain the skills, knowledge, confidence and resilience and to realise their polential in these most challenging of circumstances. Whilst Hideaway is not a school or a college, it is an educator. We reach and support young people in ways that other organisations might not understand, and we will sometimes struggle to engage the young people we work with. Our efforts can directly improve young people's lives and, through the work we do we can indirectly we help individuals cope and achieve at school, college and with the challenges they face every day. Our influence is not always seen or easily quantifiable. Hideaway endeavours to share its models of working with other organisations and aims to develop new ways of working with young people to meet their changing needs. 14
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of tlie Ti'ustees rior the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 Youth work has had to adapt to the changing needs of young people and as such we have had to reimagine our youth work offer. Following the covid 19 pandemic and the continuing cost-of- living Grisis new challenges have arisen. For some of the young people we work with it has exasperated some of the challenges already faced. Staff and young people have had to adjust, develop new ways of working and learn new skills. As an organisation we have had to continually work very hard. both individually and collectively, to maintain our morale. This has not been easy. The quality of Hideaway's relationships and our strengths as an organisation has meant that we continue to develop and are now ready to reinvent our offer to meet the next challenge. We are now entering a new challenge due to the lack of funding availability. Shrinking budgets at all levels means there is less to go around. We are in competition with many organisations in our sector. Poverty and the cost-of-living crisis is a real issue, and many of the young people and theirfamilies we support are facing economic hardships. Challenges are ever increasing and changing and we are being asked to respond quickly to unpredictable situations and deliver much-needed services. One of Hideaways unique selling points is that we are able to respond and identify underlying issues before they become greater concerns and as the last remaining solely youth work project based in Moss Side the pressure not only to do this but also to survive financially and to create a strong and resilient staff team with the resources to deal with our challenges is real. The Hideaway Board of Trustee are extremely proud of all our staff. Youth workers have pulled together and not only shown resilience and dedication but also a determination to succeed in supporting our young people through very difficult times in their lives. Hideaway is an amazing organisation which has been providing youth work in Manchester for over 58 Years. With the help of new and existing funding sources Hideaway will continue to support the comrnunily of Moss Side and the surrounding areas and provide fabulous support to the young people in the area. We are very proud to lead Hideaway Youth Project. We witness first-hand the excellence of the staff team and the positive impactthey have on the lives of young people. Hideaway Youth Project will continue to strive to find diverse funding streams to create programmes, initiatives, and support systems so that we can make a real difference in the lives of the young people we serve. By supporting youth workers with the resources, guidance, and opportunities they need, they, in turn, are able help young people to overcome challenges, develop essential skills, and reach their full potential. Seeing the positive transformation and growth in the young individuals we work with is incredibly fulfilling and is an important reason to feel proud of the Hideaway Youth Project. Financial Review and Reserves Policy The excess of expenditure over income for the year was £60,946, Over the previous 4 years the charity has carried surplus funds forward. The trustees of Hideaway had been cautious in the period following the covid 19 pandemic as they anticipated that there may be issues with funding arising in the following years. This was an astute decision as Hideaway experienced difficulty obtaining funding for a period of time from early 2023. The difficult decision was made to make a member of staff redundant during this period. By the end of the financial year ending March 2024 Hideaway had already secured sufficient funding to ensure its future and that of the staff. 15
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 Marcb 2024 The new project, We Can Work it Out, funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which resulted from the visit from the Prince of Wales will provide £380k over the next 3 years and, following the year end, further funding has bn secured from Children in Need. The charity's unrestricted ftjnds also include specific provision against redundancy, this has been increased to £35,000 following an analysis of current staffing (£25,000 in 2023), and a general reseNe of £86,892 (£106,812 in 2023) to cover contingencies, including reductions in grant payments. The reseNes policy is to maintain general reserves at a minimum of three months expenditure and a maximum of six months expenditure. Responsibilities of Trustees The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordan with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the holding trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period, In preparing these financial statements, the holding trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP., make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The holding trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. The holding trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed by order of the twstees M Williams Trustee Date,. 18th December 2024 16
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Independent Ei xaininer's Report to the Trustees of Hideaway Youtl) Pi'oject Limited Foi. tlie yeai. efftided 31 Marcli 2024 I repoit on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 Maith 2024 which are set out on pages 19 to 31. Respective responsibilities of ti'ustees and exaniiner The ti"Iistees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of compaiiy law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounls. The tiiistees considei. that an audit is iiot requiied foi. this yeai. undei- scction 144(2) of the Charittes Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and that an indepcndei)t exainiiiation is needed. Haviiig satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to an audit under coinpaiiy law and is eligible foi. independent examination, it is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under scction 145 of the 2011 Act; follow ihe procedures laid down in the general DitEctions giveii by the Cliai'ity Coininission (undei. section 145(5)(b) of the Act. as amended). aiid state whether particular mattets have come to my altenlion. Basis of independent examiner's statement My cxainination was carried out in accoi'dance with genei'al Directions giveii by the Charity Commissioii. An examination include5 a review of the accounting ircoi'ds kept by the chaiity aiid a compai'ison of the accounts pi'&sented with those records. It also includes consideration of any uniisual items or disclosui'es in the accounts and seekiiig explanatioiis from you as ti'ustees concei'iiing any such tnatteis. The proceduirs undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be i'eqiiii'ed iii ali audit, and conseqLiently iio opinion is given as to wheiliei, the accounts present a "ti'ue and fair view" and the i'epoi'l is limited to those mattel's set out in the statemcnt below, Independent examiner's statement Iii connection with Any examination, no matter has come to my altention: which gives me iEasonable Cause to believe that, in any jnatei.ial respecl, the requii'ements: to keep accounting records in accordancc with section 386 of tlie Companies Act 2006. and to prepair aLcounts which accord with the accounting iEcords, comply with the accounting quIl1nentS of section 396 of ilie Companies Act 2006 and with the ethods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Pi'actice: Accounting and Reporting by CharitiCS have not been met; or 17
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Iiiclepejidellt Ei xainiuer's Report to the Trustees of Hideaway Yoiith Project Limited For tlie year ended 31 Marcli 2024 to whicli, in Iny opinion, attention should bc drawn in order to enable a propel. undei'staiiding of the accounts to be reached. Beevei. at)d Strutliei's, Chartei'ed Accountants One Express l Geoi'gc Leigh Street Manchestcr M4 5DL Helen Binns FCA Date . 18
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Statement of fi inaneial Activities for the year ended 31 Mai'ch 2024 2024 2023 Tolal r4iinds Unresti"icted Funds Desigi)ated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Note liicome From: Donations 7,242 7,242 9,027 Charilable Activities 2,700 207,029 1£. 209,729 274,017": Other income Investment income Total Income 2,314 4,76J 14.703 4,761 221,732 207,029 285.358 Expenditure On: Raisiiig Funds 163 Chai'itable Activities 25,134 109,090 148,454 282,678 281,905 Total Expenditure Net inconiel(expcnditure) foi. the yeai" ReconcilAatlOlL of fuiids 25,133 109,090 148,454 282,678 282,068 (10,430) (109,090) 58,574 (60,946) 3,290 Total funds bi'ought foi'wai 106,812 99,826 206,638 203,348 Transfer behveen fuiid8 12 (9,490) 9,264 226 Total funds cai'ried forward 86,892 58,800 145,692 206,638 All of the above i'esults are derived from continuing activities. All gains and losses iEcognised in the peiiod are included above. 19
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Balance Slieet Year ended 31 Mareh 2024 2024 2023 Note Current Assets Debtors 3.61 I 2,983 Cash at bank and in hand 181,977 251,578 Total Current gssets 185,588 254,561 Liabilities Creditors: amounts falling diie in less than one year 10 39,895 47,923 Net assets 145,692 206,638 Funds of the chaR'ity: Uiii'estricted income funds 86,892 106,812 De8ignated Funds 99,826 Restricted income funds 58,800 Total charity funds 12 145,692 206,638 The directors al'e satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the plVisIOnS of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) i'elating to the audil ofthe finaiicial statements foi. the yeai. by virtue of sectioii 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit puu&ll1 to section 476 of the Act. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: (i) ensiiring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act, and pparIng financial statements which give a true and fail. view ofthe state of affairs of the chaiilable company as at the end of the financial yeai. and of its resiili for the finaiicial yeai. in accordance witli the requiiEinents of section 396, and whicli otherwise coinply with the I'eqLlii'etnents of tlie Act i'elating to financial stateinents, so far as applicable to the charitable company. These fiiiaiicial statements have been prepai'ed in accordance with the special pi'ovisions for small companics undei. Pait 15 of the Companies Act 2006. These financial statemenls w¢re approved by the ti'ustees on 18th December 2024 and aiE signed on tlieir behalf. M Williams 20
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the FillanciAI Stateents Foi. the year ended 31 Ivlarcli 2024 Cl)Rrity status The chai'ity is liniited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have sliai'e capital. Each of tlie trustees is liable to coiiti'ibuie an arllourbt iiot exceeding £10 towards the assets of the chaiity iii the evenl of liquidation. l. Accounting Policies Summlli'y of significant accolliiting policiog and key accounting estimates I'he principal accouiitiilg policics applied in the pi'eparntion of these financial statements al-e set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. Statement of compliance The financial statements have been pi'epared in accordance with Accounling aiid Repoi'ting by Cliarities: Slaleinent of Recomineiided Pi-a¢tice (applicable to chai'ities PiEpai'iiig theii. accounts in accoi'dance with the Financial Repoiting Standard applicable in tlie UK and Republic of Ii'eland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Tr inancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ii'eland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prcpared undei. the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Statement of Recomniended Pi"actice - Accounting and Repoitiiig by Charities (FRSI02 SORP), effeclive l January 2015. The principal accounting policies adopted ii) the preparation of the pi'eparation of the financial statements are set out below. Going concern The ti'ustees considcr that Ihere are no matci-ial uncertainties &boiit the charity's ability to continue as a going concei'n nor any significant areas of uncertainty tIl affcct the cai'rying value of assets held by the chai'ity. Incoming resourc All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is plbabIe that the income will bc itceived and the amount of the income receivable can be Ine&sured Itliably. Income recelved foi. specific purposes has been credited in lotal to these funds, expenditure chai'ged has been confined to those iteins incuiTed within the aims and objects of the fLinds. 21
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to tlie Financlal Statements For the year ended 31 Mai'ch 2024 Doiialions iiiid legacies Cash donations al'e recognised when the chai'ity is legally entitled to it afler any perfortnanee coiiditions have been met. the amounts can be measured i'eliably* and it is pi'obablc tliat income will be received. Legacies arc recognised on receipt or otherwise if the chai-ity has been iiotified of ali impending disti'ibution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. Griinls recelvuble Grants al'e recognised when tlie charity has an entitlemenl to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants Iiave bcen iiiet. Wliei'e perfoiinance condilioiis are atlaclied to the 'ant aiid al'e yet to be Inet, the incomc is recogniscd as a liability and included on tlie balance sheet as defei'i'ed income to be I'eleased. Iiivejliiieiit liiconie Investment income is accounted foi. when receivable. Resources expended All expendituit is recognised once there is a legal oi. constiuctive obligaiion to that expenditurc, it is pi'obable settlcmeiit is reqiiired and thc amount cali be measui'ed iEliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure headiiig that aggregate similar costs to that categoiy. Whei'e costs caniiot be directly attributed to particulai. headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resouires, witl) centi'al staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depi'eciation chai'ges allocated on the portion of tlie asset's use. Other suppoit costs are allocated based on Ihc spread of staff cosls. Cliarliiible activilieJ Charitable expendilure compi'ises those costs incuriEd by the chai'iiy in the delivery of its activities and seivices foi. its bcneficiaiies. It includes both c05t5 that can be allocated dii'ectly to siich activities and tliose costs of an indii'ect iiatuiy necessary to .8upport thein. Governance costs Tliese include the costs attributable to the charity's coinpliance with constitutional and statutory I'equirements, including audit, strategic maiiagemenl and trustees meetings and i'eimbLirsed expenses, 22
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the fiiiianeial Statements For the yeai" ended 31 March 2024 Taxation The cliarity is considered to pass the tests set oul in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Finaiice Act 201 O aiid theirfoir it nieets the definition of a chai'itable company foi. UK coiporation lax pui'poses. Accordingly, tlie chai-ity is potentially exempt fix)In taxatioii in I'espect of income oi. capital gains received within categories covei'ed by Chapter 3 Part I l of th¢ Corporation Tax Act 2010 oi. Section 256 of ihe Taxation of Chai'geable Gaiiis Act 1992, to thc extent that such income oi. gains are applied exclusively to chai'itable purposes. Cash and casli equivalenls Cash dnd cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and otliei. slioit-tei'm liighly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificanl risk of change in value. Trade creditoi Trade ci'editors arc obligcltions to pay for goods or services that havc bcen acquitEd iii the oi'dinary course of busiiiess fi'oni suppliei's. Accouiits payable aiE classified as ciin'ent liabilities if the cliarity does not have an uiiconditioiial l'ight, at ilie end of the Itpoi'ling period, lo defer settleinent of the ci'editor for at least twelve monlhs aftei. the itportiiig date. If thei'e is an uncoiiditional right to defer seltlement for at least twelve tnonths after the reporting date, they air presented as non-CUlTcrit liabilities. Ti'ade ci'editors are recognised initially at the li'ansaction pi'ice and subsequeiitly measui'ed al amortised cost using the effective interest method. Fiind structure Uni'estricted income funds are geiieral fuiids that al'e available foi. i¢ at tlie ti'ustees disci'etion in furthei'ance of the objectiVC5 of the charity. Resti'icted income funds are tliose donated for use in a particular aiEa oi. foi. spccific pui'poses, the use of which is StriCted to that aiEa oi. pui'pose. Pensions and other post retirement obligations The chai'ity operates a defined contribution pension schenie which is a pension plan undei. which fixed coiitributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal oi. constructive obligation to pay further conlribulions even if the fund does nol hold suificieiit assets to pay all ¢mployees the benefiis. i'elating lo einployee service in ihe cui'i'ent and pi'ior periods, Contributions to defined conlribution plans al'e recognised in the Statemeiit of Financial Activities when they are due. If conti'ibution payments exceed the conliibution due for seiwice, the excess is recognised as a prepayment. 23
Hideaway Youth Project Limited N()tes to the fi inallcial Stateinents For the year ended 31 March 2024 ri inancial instruments Classificalion The chai'ity has finaiicial assels and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instrumenls. Basic financial iiistrumenls are initially rccognised at ts'aiisaction value and subsequently ineasured at tlieir settlement value. Ti'ade and other debtois are recognised at the settlement ainouThl due after any tti]d¢ discount offei'ed. Prcpayments are valued at thc ainount pj'epaid net of any tt?de discounts due. Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short teiin highly liquid investnients witli short maturity of thi'ee months oi. less froill the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or sitnilar accouiit. Ci'editoi's and piY)visions ait Itcognised wheiE the charity has a pent (Jbligation iEsulting froin a past event tliat will prob41bly result in the ttansfer of funds to a thii'd paily and Ihe ainount due to settle the obligation can be ineasU1 or estimated reliably. Cirditoi's and pi'ovisions are noiinally recognised at their settlement ainount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 24
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notcs to tho Finaneial Statement5 For tlie yeai. eii(led 31 March 2024 Incoine fi'om donAtions Total Funds 2024 Unrestricted Fiinds Restricted Funds 2023 Income Amazon donations 41 41 60 Give as you eai 817 817 193 Fundi'aisei. foi. gil'ls group 73 73 Jiistgiving 2,846 2,846 1,776 PayPal giving 350 liidividual private donoi's 906 906 5,638 Sei'vice usei. contributions 917 917 St James, Church 490 490 The Royal Foiindation 234 234 Unioii Chapel Fallowfield 750 750 650 Sport Lngland donation 168 168 Ei'ncst Cook Trust 360 Total Iiicome 7,242 7,242 9,027 25
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the Finaiicial Statements For tlie year ended 31 March 2024 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted Fullds Restrictcd Fuiids Tolal Funds 2024 2023 Grants and Donations National Lotteiy 33,500 33,500 81,630 The Royal Foundation 25,000 25,000 C5reater Spoi'l 8,600 8,600 14eiuy Smith 17,356 Manchestei. City Council 63,017 63,017 20,427 Violence Reduction Unit Bollon 42,232 42,232 32,417 McrActive 12,000 12,000 23,907 Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse Ltd, 12,750 12,750 Sport England 9,931 9,931 Other Grants 2,700 2,700 98,280 Other Income Total Income 2,700 207,029 209,729 274,017 26
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the Financial Stutements Foi. the year ended 31 Marcli 2024 4. Analysis of Expenditure on eh2ritable activities Youth Project Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Expenditiire Salai-ivJ 2,414 103,780 114,415 220,609 219,344 Administi'ation 14,790 914 56 15,760 17,678 Hcat, light, cleanin etc 7,200 6,594 13,794 9,892 Resoui'ces 15,488 15,488 Activilieslotlici. 164 4,292 9,003 13,458 27,161 Ti'aining 435 869 1,305 4,037 Ti'avel 130 2,029 2,263 3,793 Total ex enditure 25,134 109.090 148,454 282,678 281,905 5. Investment income All of the charity's investment income arises fi'om money held In interest bearing deposit accounts. All invesbnent incoine is uni'estricted. 6. Cost of raising fuiids All ¢xpenditLire on the cost of i-aising funds is unrestricted. 7. Trustee remunei'atio The triistces, or any pOnS coimected with them, neither received nor waived any eiiioluinents noi. were reimbLJrsed cxpeiises dui'ing the period. 27
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the Financial Statemeiits For the yeai. ended 31 March 2024 8. Staff costs 2024 2023 Wagcs and salai'ies 210,888 209,516 Social costs security 10,451 10,427 Staff pension costs 5,015 4,853 Total 226.354 229,796 Wages this yeai. has been split between: Woi'kers salaries 220,610 Wages included iii Heat, light, cleaning etc 229 796 I'he average number of employees, calciilated on a full-time equivalent basis, analysed by fLinction was.. 2024 2023 Youth project Michelle Williams, tIStee, was remunerated in relation to tlie pi'ovision of payi'oll sei'vices to the charity £630. No employee IEceived remuneration of mol'e than £60,000 during the yeai. (2023 - £Nil). The kcy inanagemeiit personnel of the charity compi'ise the trustees aiid the director. 28
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 9. Debtors 2024 2023 Accj'ued income Othei. debtoi3 3,611 2,983 Total 3,611 2,983 10. Creditors 2024 2023 Grants in Advance 45,079 Ti'ade cirditois 1,712 57 Othei. creditors 38,183 2,787 I'olal 39,895 47,923 11, Independent examiner's remuneralion 2024 2023 Exaimination of the fiiiancial statements 850 835 29
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notes to the fi inaneial Statemellts For the yeai. ended 31 Mareh 2024 12. Statement of funds Income Expenditiire Transfer Brought Foi'waTd Cal'ricd Forward Pi'oject Accounts 12,003 24.328 (12,325) MEA School Woik 2,700 806 (494) 1,400 Central Youth PartnciBhip 12,750 11,500 1,250 Civiact 13,500 13,492 (8) FFP Alliance 9,931 9,931 Cjreatei. Sport 8,600 8,600 Holiday Activity Fund 12,000 12,000 In Our WoiKIs 20,0 18.333 1,667 Peace Together 42,232 26,352 15,880 Proctors 63,017 41,036 21,981 Royal Foundation 25,000 15,810 9,424 Engaging Youths 109,090 9,264 99,826 Redundancy iEserve i 0,000 25,000 35,000 Genei'al Itsei've (18,996) 81,812 62,816 Total 221,732 282,678 206,638 145,692 The following funds are restiicted.. Central Youth Pai'tnersliip - At thc ycar-cnd a balance of £1,250 lias beeii carried foiward. Gi'edler Spoi'l- Tli¢ funds arc uscd iu d¢v¢lup youiig people in sport. At the yeai'.eiid a balaiice of £,8,600 has been cai'i'ied foiwai'd. In our Words This is a local partnership betweeii 3 iiot-foi'.pix)fit oi'ganisations: Odd Arts, Hideaway and 84 Youth. Hideaway's role is to en5Ult that local young people al-e involved in the pi'oject and tlial they Iielp steer the directioi) of all pmjects undertaken. Al the year-end a balance of £1,667 has been cai'i'ied fon¥ard Peace Together- This is a collaboi?tion with five othei. organisatioiis. At th¢ yeai'-¢nd a balance of £15,880 has be¢n carri¢d forward. Pi'octoi's Flideaway piDvide youth work at PriKtors Youth Club. At ihe Yearnd a balance of £21,918 has been caii'ied forwai'd. Royal Foundation- At the year-end a balance of £9.424 lias been cari'ied foiward. 30
Hideaway Youth Project Limited Notcs to tl?e Financial Statements 40r the year elided 31 March 2024 13. Allal sis of net assets between fiinds UnrestrActed Funds Desigllated Funds Reslricted Funds Total Fiind balances at 31 Maith 2024 Are itpresented by: Cui'tEnt assets 86,892 98.695 185.587 Cui'rent liabilities (39,895) (39,895) Total net assets 86,892 58,800 145,692 14. Pension Commitments The company operates a defined conti'ibutions pension scheme. The assels of the scheme al'e held sepai'ately from those of the company in an independently admiiiistei'ed fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the coinpany to the fuiid and ainountcd to £5,015 (2023 £4,853). 15. Related party transaction5 There were no IElated party transactions iii the year. 31