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2022-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1112289

Company registration number 05351514 (England and Wales)

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mr M T Kawser - Trustee and
Secretary
Mr E Islam - Trustee and Director
Mr S Rahman - Trustee and Director
Mr Z Rahman - Trustee and Director
Mrs F Hakim - Trustee
Mr K Miah - Trustee
Mr S Uddin - Trustee
Miss M Uddin - Trustee
Secretary Mr M T Kawser - Trustee and Secretary
Charity number 1112289
Company number 05351514
Registered office 416 H Sims House
Commercial Road
Tower Hamlets
London
E1 0LQ
Trading address Unit S2
Whitechapel Centre
85 Myrdle Street
London E1 1HL
Independent examiner AGP Consulting
Q West
Great West Road
Brentford
TW8 0GP

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees report 1 - 14
Statement of trustees responsibilities 15
Independent examiner's report 16
Statement of financial activities 17
Statement of financial position 18
Notes to the financial statements 19 - 24

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Constitution, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)".

Objectives

The charity's objects are:

To act as a resource for young people living in the London borough of Tower Hamlets and neighbouring boroughs by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:

(i) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;

(ii) advancing education;

(iii) relieving unemployment; and

(iv) providing recreational and leisure-time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving their conditions of life.

There has been no change in these objects during the year.

Newark Youth London was formed in 1984. Originally run as a football team by dedicated volunteers. In more recent decades, Newark Youth London has developed beyond football, and now provides a comprehensive range of services for young people and other members of the local community.

Our Vision

“To provide opportunities for young people and community.”

Our Mission

“To develop the skills, capacities and capabilities of young people and adults to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible citizens.”

Our Aim

Helping, supporting and delivering a stronger community, by providing sport and other self-development activities to young people and adults.

Our Objectives

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND BENEFICIARIES

Newark Youth London aims to develop the personal, social, physical and educational potential of disadvantaged young people through sports, leisure, social activities and learning. We deliver youth clubs, informal, accredited and formal learning, sports, outdoor activities, day trips and residentials. We aim to enable young people to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible citizens, and achieve the best outcomes possible.

Working with 1,400 young people annually, most of our beneficiaries come from disadvantaged backgrounds (experiencing poverty, overcrowding, unemployment and family breakdown). Our services primarily support people in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, especially young people living in social housing estates in the Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, Bethnal Green & Stepney area. Young people in Tower Hamlets experience high levels of deprivation, poverty, racism and are exposed to high levels of crime, drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). As a result, many find themselves at risk of gangs, crime and violence and some end up committing crime and related violence. Many parents struggle as they are not working or are on low income. Those who have migrated recently to the UK, English is not their first language and may not have experienced a formal education themselves.

Although the peak of the Covid-19 Pandemic occurred in the previous year, the virus still caused widespread challenges during the year to 31 March 2022. With the virus circulating, many staff, volunteers and participants were impacted by the illness at various times; schools were often disrupted and care was required in managing group or large-scale events. Many young people were also adapting to having spent so much of the previous year in lock down. Newark Youth London continued to rise to the challenge of responding to the difficult circumstances and supported young people to be confident to face the world again.

Our projects delivered during the year provide opportunities for young people to engage in positive activities, stay out of trouble and fulfil their potential in life.

Football Project

We delivered weekly football training and managed youth, adult and veteran’s football teams during the year for 250 people. We had 3 youth teams playing in the Hackney Youth League involving 60 children and young people, the adult team played in the Community Football League involving 40 young adults and the veterans’ team which has 30 participants played in the BFA Summer League. The football activities engage children and young people and keeps them involved in positive activities and away from ASB and crime. It develops their passion for sport & healthy lifestyle and improves their attitude, behaviour, commitment, dedication, working for success, teamwork, accepting defeats and becoming resilient. The young people improve their confidence, selfesteem, interpersonal skills and develop strong friendship and understanding between each other. It also gives older youths the opportunity to volunteer, gain coaching and leadership awards and develop their employability skills. We use football as a tool to engage young people and later provide advice and support to help them develop their skills and experiences so they can access training and employment opportunities.

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Youth Clubs

In addition to the Youth Clubs we were already running, in October 2021 Newark were awarded a new contract by London Borough of Tower Hamlets to deliver youth clubs from three purpose built youth centres. By the close of the year we operated 6 different youth clubs from Bethnal Green, Limehouse, Stepney, Whitechapel and Wapping, engaging over 550 children & young people between 8-19 years old. With something on offer every day of the week, the clubs provide a safe place for children to meet, socialise and develop their life skills and experiences in an informal setting. The clubs offer a range of indoor and outdoor activities, sports, short courses & workshops, study support, and trips & residentials.

We delivered workshops on Substance Misuse, Online Safety, International Women’s Day, Education, Employment & Training, Ramadan Healthy Eating and more. We delivered accredited courses and 45 young people completed Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work (35) and Level 2 Customer Service course (10).

Outreach Programme

Aligned to our youth club offering, we delivered a new outreach project funded by Tower Hamlets Homes (THH). We delivered 10 outreach sessions per week in Stepney, Shadwell and Wapping area during the summer holidays. Following the summer period (Oct to Dec) we delivered 5 sessions per week until December 2021. We engaged over 200 young people from THH housing estates and surrounding areas.

Holiday Programme

The school holiday programmes are an extension of the youth clubs and provide an opportunity to engage new children and young people to Newark and also to keep them occupied in positive activities during the school holidays, especially the long summer holidays.

In the summer of 2021 we delivered summer holiday programme from 3 different areas/locations in the borough. We delivered from Cable Street, Stepney Green Park and Locksley estate. Everyday for 5 weeks we provided hot lunches for all the children. The holiday programme also had a dedicated Covid-19 girls only sports project to encourage girls to come out and be active after long periods of lockdown. The girls engaged in BMX, outdoor sports, trips and Back to Nature activities.

In total, during the summer holiday we engaged over 200 children and young people. We delivered indoor & outdoor sessions, sports, basketball, football, badminton, cricket and day trips and community celebration days. Also 10 boys and 11 girls went on 2 separate, 4 days residential to Kingswood outdoor activity centre in Kent. Both groups participated in various individual and team challenges and this improved their confidence, motivation and life skills. For some it was the first time staying away from their families and they had to be independent and make decisions for themselves.

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We also delivered similar programmes during October 2021 and February 2022 half term holidays. Crucially these programmes included lunch so that young people were assured of not going hungry during the day.

AcE Futures

Our AcE Futures programme is aimed at young people aged 10 to 21 years old who are at risk or involved in youth crime and violence. This programme builds on our regular youth club and sports offering, and employment & training support. Young people are offered the chance to participate in specially designed workshops and undertake accredited courses. Participation earns young people rewards and recognises their determination to stay away from crime and violence. In 2021, we supported 293 young people with 47 completing the programme and 58 achieving an accredited course.

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Work It Hub

The project was a response to Covid-19 impacting the education and employment prospects of young people in Tower Hamlets. The project targeted disadvantaged young people aged 14 to 25, helping them identify their future career options/pathways; improve their employability skills, help them access apprenticeships, courses or work experience and support them to move into paid employment or start their own business. The project delivered 1-2-1 mentoring to young people, helping improve confidence and linking them up with employers looking for staff. The project directly mentored 30 young people and supported over 100 young people during the year.

Girls in Action

Girls in Action is about bringing girls together for social action, facilitating their passion and interest and supporting them to develop their confidence, skills and experiences. The project is co-designed with the girls, who are able to create their own social action projects based on their needs, learning and interests. Due to Covid-19 it was difficult to deliver the project fully, especially the social action element due to restrictions and wanting to keep everyone safe. Despite this, the project worked with 39 girls, with 32 girls completing ASDAN Leadership course and increasing lifeskills, becoming confident and resilient.

HeAT Healthy Active Together (HeAT)

The project is aimed at supporting inactive people to become active and is targeted at the whole family and the community. The project delivered activities including women and girls only sessions, such as mother and daughter fitness class and girls’ football, women’s walking groups, youth football and father and son sessions such as badminton. Due to Covid-19 we could not deliver the activities as planned because of unavailability of venues and risks posed to everyone, especially to older and disabled people. We supported 149 new participants to take up a physical activity during the year and overall, 270 people benefited from the project.

Connect with Nature

Directly in response to feedback from young people who wanted to reconnect with trees and open spaces after the lockdown, we secured funding to run a Connect with Nature programme in a new successful partnership with Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The programme offered young people sessions, where they could spend a day “in the wild” foraging, outdoor cooking, den making, etc. and increased their understanding of sustainability.

Youth Voice & Leadership

This project enabled us to recruit 18 young people to volunteer throughout the year with the emphasis in developing their leadership skills and capabilities so they can progress into becoming sessional youth workers and sports leaders. From the 18, 12 went to become our junior youth workers and 4 went on to join our youth board to become integral to the youth voice and decision making in the organisation.

Just Smiles Original

The project has been engaging local young people and volunteers to provide winter packs to homeless people in London and other parts of the UK. The young people learn about the homeless community in London and show their support by raising money and buying winter packs for distribution.

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Jack Petchey Achievement Awards

Newark Youth London is enrolled on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme and every year 9 young people are awarded £300 each to spend on their peers and for their youth clubs/football teams. The awards are designed to motivate and encourage young people to be positive and take responsibility for their action and behaviour.

Newark Youth London Annual Awards Ceremony

We delivered our annual awards ceremony for 400 children and their parents in May 2021, having not been able to run the event the previous year. This allowed us to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the children, young people and volunteers, and to encourage others to do the same in the future.

Implementing Upshot recording system

A big change we implemented in the year was the use of Upshot recording system to keep records of all participants and activities. Although we did not use Upshot for the whole year for every project, the incomplete results for the year are non-the-less impressive. A map of attendees at Newark activities shows that we have a wide reach across the whole borough of Tower Hamlets.

During the year, we recorded in Upshot 1,337 individual participants, who attended on 8,304 occasions. We recorded 479 sessions delivered ranging from sports matches to 1-2-1 mentoring. Although this data does not capture everything we did during the year, it is helping us to have a better overall picture of the scale of our delivery and the number of people whose lives we impact across the borough. As the data in the system grows, it will help us to start gaining a greater insight into the journeys that individual participants take in their lives and the outcomes we support them to achieve.

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Quality Standards

We maintained our FA Charter standard and Matrix quality standard for information, advice and guidance, both are renewed annually.

OUR IMPACT

The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic continued to have a significant impact on the young people we work with and their families during the year to 31 March 2022. Young people had been in lockdown for much of the previous year and this had consequence for their health (lack of physical exercise, in some case continued lack of access to food), their mental health (ranging from loss of confidence through to increased levels of anxiety) and their social skills (lack of being able to mix socially with anyone other than close family members). For some young people the disruption to their academic year had been extreme with some not being able to sit for key exams, whilst others had struggled to keep up academically when much of their teaching had been online.

Families struggled with the impact of loss and bereavement, long term health impacts of Covid-19, continued impact on availability of work as well as the same physical and mental health challenges experienced by young people. As we came out of the most severe restrictions, it felt like young people and their families needed the support provided by Newark Youth London more than ever.

Our focus has been to support young people to overcome the challenges they have experienced. This has primarily been through:

Football

Our football sessions were disrupted due to Covid-19 restrictions and young people were indoors without any exercise and seeing their friends. Many were delighted when we re-started our sessions in August 2021 and parents felt their children were losing the ability to communicate with others. Football is a popular sport, and we use it to engage young people into positive activities and keep them away from anti-social behaviour and crime. It develops their confidence and all the other life skills like communication, teamwork and resilience.

X is a 14-year-old Bangladeshi male who registered for our Sunday football session at Stepney Green Astro pitch in August 2021. X is diagnosed with mild autism and has learning difficulty. His father was worried we would not accept him on our session and did not want to mention it in the registration form. The Sports Development Manager re-assured the father that we would not discriminate against his child, and we would do our best to accommodate him. X is given extra attention by our senior/experienced coaches to make him feel more comfortable in his surroundings and with his learnings. We have identified some exercises which are more tailored towards his ability. X is a very quiet and polite young person, who follows instructions very well and enjoys playing football. He is willing to learn but sometime can get little distracted. X is always on time and hasn’t missed a session to date. He has motivation to improve and loves being part of his group and is very responsive to coaches’ instructions. X is making steady progress and is clearly benefiting from attending the session.

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Youth club

Our youth clubs provide a safe space for young people to be after school and in the evenings and provide opportunity for them to learn and develop their skills and experiences. We provide information and support to help young people make positive life choices and support them to develop critical thinking and be resilient to the negative issues they come across in their daily lives. The clubs support young

people to socially connect and develop their confidence and motivation. We challenge their thinking and encourage them to have ambition to fulfil their goals.

J is a 13 year old young person who was referred to Newark by LBTH’s “Breaking the Cycle” violence reduction project. J has a hard time communicating with his peers and adults which is affecting his behaviour in school and at home. Before being referred to Newark J, had 1-2-1 with his key worker and he would play basketball in the sports hall on his own. After registering, he now attends the youth club regularly and started to make friends with other young people who play basketball too.

As J struggles with behavioural issues, he enjoys the challenging aspect of playing basketball with other young people who also hold a competitive streak. Basketball has enabled J to tackle his attitude and behaviour by allowing him to explore his anger through sports.

Since attending Newark, J has taken part in the February half term programme. The programme had various sports that appealed to J such as football and badminton. This has boosted J’s positive behaviour as he then started attending Newark’s football sessions on Friday evening. J is a regular participant at the youth hub engaging in different games with other young people.

It is evident that J is very competitive and looks for appraisal. He likes to challenge young people and staff in games and likes to have fun with his friends. He continues to attend the youth hub and staff have approached J to see his interests in workshops and training for FA level 1 in Football and Basketball Level 1 course as he has shown keen interest. J has now opened up to engaging with the rest of the young people that attend the youth hub as he has become familiar with them as well as staff. He engages more in the games room playing pool, table tennis, table football and video games.

The programme has bought J closer to other young people from his school and those similar in age. J is a pleasant and kind individual and despite his behavioural problems he has not displayed any violent/disruptive behaviour in the youth hub so far.

Holiday Programmes

Youth work is challenging, and our holiday programmes have additional challenges where we are trying to deliver in new outdoor areas in the local community. Sometimes the facilities are not great, and space has to be shared with others. In some instances, we have had to work with enforcement agencies to address drug dealers trying to sell drugs to young people and staff. However, the programmes offer young people a lifeline to engaging in positive activities and staying out of trouble in the school holidays.

X – 14 year old male who recently arrived in the UK with his family. He has limited number of friends and has limited access to sports or recreation. We engaged X when he was passing by Christian Street multi sports pitch. We invited him to come and join in our sports activities and try out non-contact boxing. X later brought his 2 friends and they had difficulty making friends with the other children due to them newly arriving in the country and having limited English. They lacked confidence and were afraid of the local children who were born in the UK. We gave X and his friends the opportunity to engage in the project and build up their confidence to play/get to know the other young people. They started to mingle with the others, and we invited them to come to the youth club in Christian Street. They are now attending regularly and now join in the youth club activities and make friends with the other young people.

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AcE Futures

In this project our delivery was hampered by staff turnover and sickness during the first 6 months of the year. However, in the second half of the year the project was able to swing into full action, and 73 young people were recruited onto the programme.

Feedback from 26 out of 30 respondents agreed or strongly agreed they have increased confidence to a) feel good about themselves, b) feel confident to be themselves and not feel under pressure to be like others, and c) have increased confidence to make things happen rather than wait for someone to do it for them and to have respect for themselves and others. 100% of the respondents told us they had more respect for themselves and others after completing the programme.

21 respondents had volunteered – one had undertaken outreach and had promoted Newark to new people they had not met before, and another found volunteering at their church stretched their skills because they had to work with people of different age groups. Another had volunteered doing fundraising which they felt stretched them to look at real life issues and try to find a way to help.

X is 18 year old male - a bright young individual who did exceptionally well in his A-levels. From June onwards he was sitting at home and had so much free time on his hand. He did not engage in sports or other extracurricular activities and only engaged in things he liked. His parents were worried he may follow in the footsteps of his older brother, who is now involved in the drug distribution business. He still stays with the family and the parents were afraid his influence will rub onto the younger sibling as he sees the easy money, flash car, friends and the lifestyle. His father brought X to Newark. We asked X to volunteer and see if he liked the different sessions we were running. X registered and soon joined our Youth Leadership programme. He started volunteering every week and really engaged in the summer project volunteering nearly every day for the whole month of August. He made some new friends with the other leadership programme participants and somehow, he did not quit and his father had expected.

He completed an introduction to youth work course and did part volunteering and part worked as a sessional youth worker in our outdoor detached project. He developed his employability skills, timekeeping, taking instructions from senior staff, completing tasks and engaging young people. He became a valuable member of our leadership programme and our junior staff team. Towards the end of December, we had to make a decision on how many of our junior staff to keep for next year and X was one of 6 we decided to keep. He has grown in confidence, enjoys his time working and volunteering at Newark and he had made positive relations with other young people and adults. His parents are pleased that he got involved in positive activities and has found new friends, activities and something he likes doing. He has also enrolled into first year of university and they are no longer afraid he would follow his older brother.

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Work It Hub

The pandemic meant many young people who were working lost their jobs, others were uncertain about their chances of securing a job, unconfident about their academic record and experiencing low motivation. Through the Work-it Hub young people were supported to create individual action plans to help them identify their short, medium and long term career goals. They were given advice on options and supported to build their portfolio of skills and qualifications. As well as the 1-2-1 support we delivered 14 workshops covering topics such as CV writing, interview skills, confidence building and linked in with a number of external education and training providers. Young people were also alerted to job and training opportunities and assisted to make applications.

The project far exceeded its target numbers, providing support to 106 people in total, 90 of whom were new to Newark Youth London. Of these, 50 young people received additional support through 1-2-1 mentoring. 16 young people got the opportunity to volunteer to develop their skills and experience and 56 young people attended a careers fair, giving them access to employers and training providers. 16 young people secured employment as a result of the support including receptionists, private tutors, marketing assistant, nursery assistance and youth workers, and 39 young people gained accredited awards.

The project will enable us to advocate for young people facing challenging employment situations, and has allowed us to build new positive relationships, such as with Canary Wharf Group. However, the challenge remains, with young people often the first to be made redundant and needing continued support to sustain their engagement in jobs after they have started.

Girls in Action

Girls are supported to develop skills like writing letters and emails, presentation skills, promoting projects, working in a team, taking the lead, doing research, etc. This leads to the girls delivering a social action project using the learning from the first part of the programme.

The first cohort of 20 girls chose to focus on improving their communication skills through Skillsbuilder and delivering social action by fundraising for Women’s Aid. As lockdown restrictions eased, the girls were offered special sessions to have private use of the youth club facilities. They have really enjoyed having privileged access and the sense of security when attending the centre and tried new activities which they would otherwise not have been confident in attempting. Each week you can see their confidence and personality grow. 12 girls participated in BMX riding at Langdon Park - for many it was the first time they had the opportunity try out BMX riding and many travelling independently to a new venue/activity outside of school.

16 girls completed the ASDAN Level 2 Leadership course. The course challenged the girls to think about current issues and social problems such as Covid, toxic masculinity, child labour, equality and racism. The girls put into practice what they had learnt from previous workshops and great progress was made by all of them and this was reflected by peer feedback. They created posters and presented their findings with a lively debate at the end of the session, centred on the reasons for and against the death penalty.

Baseline questionnaires showed that 86% of the girls were not confident/neutral when meeting new people. From their post baseline questionnaires, we can see that most of the girls were confident when meeting new people now compared to their initial pre baseline. Previously, the girls outlined that they have never taken part in community activities, however it is now evident that the girls are confident in engaging with community activities. The girls have also shown confidence by partaking in courses and trips and engaging with girls from other schools.

The second cohort of 18 girls were introduced to Unifrog which participants utilised to develop their education/career pursuits. This platform supports users in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for young people and information related to their interests and aspirations which are accessible through their unique personal accounts.

We focussed on Online confidence as participants indicated that they were not familiar with writing emails or composing formal letters and also, they would like to learn about opportunities for work experience. As a result of the programme a number of girls were confident enough to apply for Young Mayor and some slept out at the Tower of London for a night in aid of homelessness.

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J’s parents were anxious about her participating in out of school activities but were reassured by the staff supervision and programme. Girls in Action has been a breath of fresh air for J who struggles to mix with students in school and form friendships. She has really excelled during the programme and now confidently speaks with her peers and staff.

Y suffers from anxiety and gets bullied at school. Y identifies as non-binary as such faces a lot of challenges from peers. Y has opened up about how she struggles to go to school due to fear of being picked on for being different and thinking differently to others. Y signed up for Girls in Action as they felt it would be something different and being in a smaller group of participants would mean less likelihood of being bullied. Y has commented on how much she enjoys the sessions and thinks the others are non-judgemental and not like her other peers. Y has really come out of her shell in the sessions.

HeAT Healthy Active Together (HeAT)

Staff report that participants say the engagement they feel when they attend this session enables them to socially, emotionally and physically connect with other people and makes them feel much better via face-to-face interaction and they sense that people do care for them and they are not isolated. Examples include two elderly participants who have recently moved to Tower Hamlets from the north who said this was a great way for them to meet new people from the community. Since moving here for the past few month’s, they have only spoken to their neighbour. 50% of all participants in the HeAT programme report an increase in energy and a decrease in social isolation.

X, a young person with a learning disability attends our Saturday Father and Son Session every week with his older brother who is his carer. Initially X was reluctant to participate in the activities and watched from the side as his friends would participate. X had low confidence and would only take part when staff were present and supported him and gave encouragement. He would stop participating if staff were not present and return to the side to watch. Staff have noticed this and tried to keep an eye on him as much as possible and looked to get him involve more. From a reserved, shy person with low confidence, X has become a more confident and motivated person as a result of participating in the programme. He attends every session and now takes part in the activities with others and his friends. Staff have developed a good relationship with him and mentored him and as a result it has been observed his confidence and motivation has increased. He is learning new skills and getting better and as a result he is now joining the activities more.

The women attending our HeAT walking group session reported they appreciated the activities were timed so they could meet just after they dropped their children at school, and they felt the activities released the stress and pressure of daily life. Particularly following on from Covid lockdown restrictions, the women reported feeling liberated and connected.

Connect to Nature

We planned for 36 participants to undertake 2 sessions each over 6 sessions with a wide range of woodland activities. The programme was seriously disrupted due to the park being closed due to an incident and then Storm Eunice in February 2022. Although the incidents prevented us running the programme in full, the young people really rated the programme.

All of the participants live in neighbourhoods which are in the bottom third of the ranking of Indices of Multiple Deprivation, of which 7 participants live in neighbourhoods in the bottom ranked 20% of neighbourhoods, so having an experience like this can be really special.

Young people reported their favourite activities included using the axe and knife to do whittling, making a fire and cooking S’mores on it, setting up a hammock and making a slingshot.

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Some examples included:

“I enjoyed cooking smores at the fire pit and looking for logs. It reminded me of Bangladesh.”

“Making smores and find big walking sticks to carve into beautiful sculptures”

“Knife and woodwork. I enjoyed using the medium axe because there was more control.”

“Learning how to navigate myself through woods”

9 out of the 14 asked for more activities to be put on or have the chance to participate again. One young person told us that they saw taking part in the connect with nature programme as a key part of their personal development saying,

“In back to nature I had to do many things that I normally wouldn't do and it helped me learn new skills.”

As a result of the positive experience this programme gave young people, we have successfully secured funding from City Bridge Trust to run a larger programme starting in September 2022.

Youth Voice and Leadership

This is an area we want to improve on and create future leaders for the organisation and the community. We want our young people to be the voice of the organisation and be involved in the key decision making for the organisation. We created the platform for young people to have that opportunity in the organisation by recruiting 18 young people as leaders and developing them, and a smaller number later joining the youth board. This year 4 young people joined the youth board and they met regularly with senior staff and later did a presentation for the trustee board on what they would like to see Newark improve in the future. Our plan is to improve this mechanism so there is regular feedback to the trustee board and young people are embedded in every aspect of the organisations decision making going forward.

OUR PERFORMANCE

Newark Youth London’s long standing focus on steady growth and sustainability has enabled the charity to weather the financial and other challenges experienced during the global Covid-19 pandemic. This has meant we have experienced financial stability, and are working hard to continue our fundraising efforts to maintain all our existing services and projects. We have deliberately maintained low overheads and utilities costs, thus able to sustain until March 2023. We have not had to draw on our reserves during the pandemic.

Delivering our programmes for young people has not always been easy given the immense challenges experienced during the year as a result of the pandemic, but we have continued to deliver on our existing funded programmes supported by our funders and partners.

We were very excited this year to be able to secure new additional funding and run further programmes during the year including:

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In October 2021 we learned that Newark Youth London had been successful in competing for a contract with London Borough of Tower Hamlets to deliver a significant proportion of the borough’s youth work. We are delighted that our years of quality delivery in the borough have been recognised by the Council who are trusting us to deliver on a significant scale in some challenging local communities.

We also made a significant step this year in terms of implementing a new system (Upshot) which enables to digitally hold all participant records in one place, record all activities undertaken in the various programmes and record young people’s achievements such as qualifications achieved. It also allows us to record their individual feedback and evaluation reports. This is enabling us to see the achievements and activities of each young person and provides a great tool to both provide the young person with an individual record of their activities and achievements as well as enables us to run reports on activities for our various funders. The data and reporting functions of Upshots allows us to triangulate and evidence our impact and identify any gaps and areas we need to improve. We have made great progress in embracing Upshot in the year and will continue to work to make best use of the range of benefits it can deliver for us. The local authority has been impressed with the tool and we are in discussions about the possibility of using Upshot as the recording tool for the Council youth service contract.

OUR GOVERNANCE

Risk Management

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed to and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. The Trustees participated in an away weekend in November 2021 to review performance and discuss future priorities.

The top four risks identified were:

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees, who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Mr M T Kawser - Trustee and Secretary Mr E Islam - Trustee and Director Mr S Rahman - Trustee and Director Mr Z Rahman - Trustee and Director Mrs F Hakim - Trustee Mr K Miah - Trustee Mr S Uddin - Trustee Miss M Uddin - Trustee

None of the trustees have any beneficial interest in the company and the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. The charity is a membership led organisation and the majority of the members are children and young people. The trustees are elected at the annual AGM and currently there are 8 trustees, the majority of whom have been previous users of the services of the charity.

The trustees have a mix of experiences and expertise including, finance, fundraising, legal, marketing, social and youth work and working in the civil service. The trustees meet monthly and delegate work to the senior staff members, who are predominantly part time. The organisation also employs a group of full time, part time and sessional youth workers/sports coaches to deliver its youth club and sports activities. Much of our football activities are still delivered by dedicated volunteers.

The trustees’ report has been approved by the Board of Trustees.

Mr E Islam - Trustee and Director Trustee Dated: 19 December 2022

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NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

The trustees, who are also the directors of Newark Youth London Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the 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, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate 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 Companies Act 2006. They 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.

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Newark Youth London Limited (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Chartered Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

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 financial statements to be reached.

Faroque Ahmed BA (Hons), FCA, BFP

AGP Consulting Chartered Accountants Q West Great West Road Brentford TW8 0GP

Dated: 19 December 2022

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2022
2022
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
15,744
420,881
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
-
3,672
Charitable activities
5
-
359,789
Total expenditure
-
363,461
Net income for the year/
Net movement in funds
15,744
57,420
Fund balances at 1 April 2021
61,870
193,879
Fund balances at 31 March
2022
77,614
251,299		 Total Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2022
2021
2021
£
£
£
436,625
26,886
276,810
3,672
-
908
359,789
5,716
159,763
363,461
5,716
160,671
73,164
21,170
116,139
255,749
40,700
77,740
328,913
61,870
193,879		 Total
2021
£
303,696
908
165,479
166,387
137,309
118,440
255,749

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 31 MARCH 2022

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
9
Net current assets
Income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds		 2022
£
356,258
(27,345)		 £
328,913
251,299
77,614
328,913		 2021
£
310,168
(54,419)		 £
255,749
193,879
61,870
255,749

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 19 December 2022

Mr E Islam - Trustee and Director

Trustee

Company registration number 05351514

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Newark Youth London Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 416 H Sims House, Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 0LQ.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

1.5 Expenditure

A liability is recognised when either a legal or constructive obligation is identified. Irrecoverable VAT is classified in the same way as the transaction to which it relates.

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.6 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.7 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.8 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

3 Donations and legacies

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2022
2022
£
£
Donations and gifts
15,744
420,881
For the year ended 31 March 2021
26,886
276,810
Donations and gifts
LBTH Youth Services Contract
-
137,663
LBTH MSG
-
-
BBC Children in Need
-
33,209
London Community Foundation
-
49,979
William Wates Memorial Trust
-
-
Frank Haines Memorial Trust
-
7,800
East End Community Foundation
-
3,000
LBTH Local Community Fund
-
36,221
LBTH Mayors Cup Grant
-
-
LBTH Covid Emergency Fund
-
3,500
LBTH Holiday Activities Food Fund
-
23,480
GLA Young Londoners' Fund
-
34,650
Tower Hamlets Homes
-
35,110
Sports England
-
-
Jack Petchey Foundation
-
24,883
Vanguard
-
-
Joseph Levy Foundation
-
-
Canary Wharf Group
-
-
Gadcet Group
3,000
-
Just Smiles
6,675
-
Comic Relief
-
1,000
Parentzone
1,000
-
Garfield Weston Foundation
-
20,000
Tower Hill Trust
-
4,386
Swan Housing / Feeding Britain
6,000
Memberships and Subscriptions
2,370
-
Other
2,698
-
15,743
420,881		 Total
2022
£
436,625
137,663
-
33,209
49,979
-
7,800
3,000
36,221
-
3,500
23,480
34,650
35,110
-
24,883
-
-
-
3,000
6,675
1,000
1,000
20,000
4,386
6,000
2,370
2,698
436,625		 Total
2021
£
303,696
303,696
77,848
19,218
33,059
29,028
1,666
7,200
3,000
48,295
500
5,000
6,700
53,900
11,000
4,167
1,500
15,000
19,315
2,016
-
6,774
-
-
-
-
112
303,696

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

4 Raising funds

5 Fundraising and publicity
Fundraising (consultancy)
Charitable activities
Staff costs
Youth activities
Promotion and publicity
Volunteer/users training/expenses
Stationery and printing
Share of support costs (see note 6)
Share of governance costs (see note 6)
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
For the year ended 31 March 2021
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 Total
Restricted
funds
2022
2021
£
£
3,672
908
3,672
908
2022
2021
£
£
205,518
113,069
129,881
40,255
8,694
-
1,877
1,363
1,227
759
347,197
155,446
10,792
8,233
1,800
1,800
359,789
165,479
-
5,716
359,789
159,763
5,716
159,763
165,479		 Total
Restricted
funds
2022
2021
£
£
3,672
908
3,672
908
2022
2021
£
£
205,518
113,069
129,881
40,255
8,694
-
1,877
1,363
1,227
759
347,197
155,446
10,792
8,233
1,800
1,800
359,789
165,479
-
5,716
359,789
159,763
5,716
159,763
165,479
908
2021
£
113,069
40,255
-
1,363
759
155,446
8,233
1,800
165,479
5,716
159,763

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

6 Support costs

Bank charges
Insurance
Rent
Telephone and internet
General office costs
Accountancy
Analysed between
Charitable activities		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
86
-
1,284
-
4,498
-
1,142
-
3,782
-
-
1,800
10,792
1,800
10,792
1,800		 2022
£
86
1,284
4,498
1,142
3,782
1,800
12,592
12,592		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
80
-
1,019
-
4,498
-
967
-
1,669
-
-
1,800
8,233
1,800
8,233
1,800		 2021
£
80
1,019
4,498
967
1,669
1,800
10,033
10,033

7 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

8 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2022
Number
21
2022
£
191,685
10,642
3,191
205,518		 2021
Number
16
2021
£
110,541
1,036
1,492
113,069

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.

NEWARK YOUTH LONDON LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2022
2022
£
£
Fund balances at 31
March 2022 are
represented by:
Current assets/(liabilities)
77,614
251,299
77,614
251,299		 Total Unrestricted
funds
2022
2021
£
£
328,913
61,870
328,913
61,870		 2022
£
2,016
16,471
8,858
27,345
Restricted
funds
2021
£
193,879
193,879		 2021
£
(2,760)
5,700
51,479
54,419
Total
2021
£
255,749
255,749

10 Analysis of net assets between funds

11 Related party transactions

Transactions with related parties

During the year the charity entered into the following transactions with related parties: