SHELFIELD YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP
Registered Charity No: 1112135
Trustees Report
for the year ended 31st December 2023
Background
Shelfield Youth Support Group was founded to help find activities for young peoplè.
Over the years we have worked with Walsall Youth Services and run our own youth
activities. Unfortunately, we have seen Council cut backs with youth services.
Some years ago we identified premises to establish a youth drop-in-shop. This was
not received well in the locality and so we opened a charity shop.
Activities of the year
The charity has not received any grants but has continued to operate the charity shop.
The funds raised have enabled us to help local youth activity groups with their costs,
helping young people to have a better quality of social life in the area. We have provided
gifts for children at Christmas. We have also been able to make grants to local schools,
focusing on poorer areas, and other causes the Trustees have felt it appropriate for
the charity to support.
Trustees
The trustees who have served during the year and since have been:
Mr J D Lymn (Chair)
Mrs D Lymn
Mr C W Pittaway
Mrs W Pittaway (until 17th June 2024)
In addition to the trustees, the charity is supported by several volunteers drawn from
the local area. The charity would not be able to function without the support of the
trustees arid volunteers. Trustees are DBS checked.
Changes in trustees do not happen very often but if a new trustee is recruited
appropriate training would be given by the existing trustees.
Address
The charity's registered address where it also operates from is at:
50 Spring Lane
Shelfield
Walsall, WS4 1AT
This is at the heart of the principal area served by the charity and is open on set days each
week.

Public benefit
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
They feel that the donations made to organisations benefiting young people in the local
community represent contributions for the public benefit.
Financial review
The charity's income for the year was £25,423:IBefore donations and grants there was
an excess of receipts of £14,762. Allowing for donations and grants totalling £16,545, there
was an excess of payments for the year of £1,783.
The excess of payments has been deducted from the balance of funds brought forward
of £25,358, leaving a balance of funds to carry forward to 2024 of £23,575.
Reserves policy
It is the trustees, policy to retain reserves of £10,000, as a reserve to be able to continue
in the event that it is unable to raise funds.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on
the 24th October 2024
JDLymn
Chair

SHELFIELD YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP
Re
istered Chari
No. 1112135
tsandPa
ments Account
for the
ear ended 31st December 2023
2022
2023
Receipts:
22,128
722
Sales
Rates refunds
25,423
22,850
25,423
Payments:
125
5,880
481
574
924
150
192
18,500
2,150
1,000
411
119
320
149
Shop expenseslgifts for volunteers
Rent
Rates
Electricity and water
InSUran￿S
Fire extinguisher and electrical maintenance
Accountancy fees
Donations
Assistan￿ to Scouts and Circle of Friends
Gifts for Children at Christmas
Rubbish removal
Card payment charges
Telephone charges
Bank charges
240
6,360
127
882
901
783
204
12,745
2,800
1,000
447
166
398
153
30,975
27,206
(8,125)
Excess of Payments over Receipts
(1,783)
33,483
Balan￿ brought forward
25,358
25,358
Balance carried forward
23,575

SHELFIELD YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP
Re
istered Chari
No: 1112135
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
At 31st December 2023
2022
2023
Cash fund:
25,345
13
25 358
HSBC Bank
Cash float
23,562
13
23 575
Other monetary assets:
2,050
Expenses paid in advance
2,080
Liabilities:
837
Accrued expenses
1,471
Notes
Donated goods:
Goods donated for resale are not valued for accounts purposes.
Related Parties:
Remuneration paid to Trustees -
No remuneration was paid to any trustees during the year (2022 - Nil)
Expenses reimbursed to Trustees -
Two trustees were reimbursed £1,324 (2022 - £1,093) for costs paid
by them on behalf of the charity
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on
the 24th October 2024
JDLY
Chair

SHELFIELD YOUTH SUPPORT GROUP
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for
the year ended 31st December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report:
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act ).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the
applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of
the Act.
Independent examiner's statement:
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any
material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that'the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Terence Luckin
Whitehouse Ridsdale Limited
20 Birmingham Road
Walsall WSI 2LT
October 2024