# **Ivybridge Youth for Christ Annual Report September 2023 - August 2024** ## **Chairman’s Report for Ivybridge Youth for Christ** I am pleased to report that Ivybridge Youth for Christ is continuing in its ministry of reaching out to many, many young people across our local patch of the South Hams to share the love of God with our young people. It’s been a positive year where the financial uncertainties that had threatened the ministry a year and more ago appear to have diminished and a new influx of trustees are in place to provide stability and direction. So many positive things have happened over the year that I cannot begin to do them justice here, but Elis will be referring to some of them in his much fuller report. Having said that, I do have to flag-up the powerful witness that Elis and the Team have provided to the town after the tragedies at the Community College. I am reminded of God’s Covenant with Abraham where God said that through his offspring ‘all the families of the earth will be blessed…’. Through Ivybridge Youth For Christ, so many families have benefitted (both directly and indirectly) through the work of the Team. It remains for me to extend a truly massive ‘Thank You’ to all those who hold the ministry in their prayers, support it financially or give of their time, skills and resources as active volunteers. You may not see the results of what you are doing on a cold and wet winter evening, but you are ‘walking the walk’ of God’s love and may well be the only source of light and love in a young person’s world. ## _Mike Cade Chair of Trustees_ ## **Director’s Report for Ivybridge Youth for Christ** Behind the scenes it has been a year of change, however, I am grateful that the work with young people has continued unhindered. As the year ended, we recruited some new trustees, and the charity was on a stable footing financially. We are greatly encouraged and look forward to building on this from September 2024. The 2023-24 youthwork year started with the ‘end’ of our **Summer Programme,** a set of workshops taking place in the Youth Venue. A board games afternoon was our final event. As a result of this summer of activity, new members joined Wired – a great start to the year. ## **Ivybridge Community College** ## **Rock Solid Christian Union (Years 7-11) –** _Wednesday lunchtimes_ Rock Solid Christian Union continued at Ivybridge Community College. The young people enjoy games, snacks, videos, talks and discussions. Discussions were developed from Youth for Christ material, which over the year featured topics such as Star Wars, The Fall, Nicknames for Jesus, Parables, Fruit of the Spirit, Rest and SelfCare, Being Careful About What We Watch, Music and Emotion, Euro 24, The Olympics, as well as the usual Christmas and Easter sessions. We have seen an increase in the number of young people from local church families attending. Pupils come from a wide range of places including Modbury, Ringmore, Wrangaton, Bickleigh and Buckfastleigh, as well as Ivybridge. We are extremely grateful to the teachers who have helped facilitate this group, either as a lead, whilst I was away, or as support when others aren’t available. As the year ends, plans are being firmed up to re-start the older ICC group – Orbit - from September 2024. This club has not met since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. A volunteer, Jon, is keen to take the reins, hoping to start on Thursday lunchtimes in September once all the clearance checks have been completed. It was exciting to see that 55 different young people attended Rock Solid during 2023/24. Some of them also accessed the Youth Alpha course. ## **Bereavement Support** Sadly, in November 2023, during GCSE mocks, there was another tragedy involving a pupil at ICC. Following contact from a member of the ICC leadership team, whilst the staff and some volunteers were at a Kintsugi Hope Tour, we were asked to gather a team to support pupils struggling to come to terms with this. We provided ways for young people to express their grief, such as facilitating the writing of messages about their friend and using scratchart as a creative distraction. On top of general support, we held one-to-one sessions with youth at school. This included a member of Wired and a Christian young person, who had asked for support. I was also able to do some group sessions. The advice the school was receiving was for pupils to be encouraged back to lessons as soon as they were able and so we opened up the youth venue some evenings as a supplement to the support that they received in school. This happened for 3 Tuesdays and offered a place for them to gather and support each other. The young people valued this opportunity, and I am grateful to the staff and volunteers who enabled this to happen. The long-term impact has seen them still coming to The Bridge Project, months later. During this time, I was also involved with a parent and family wellbeing and support evening at the college. This was an event for parents to see what the local town has to offer. ## **Visit of Dr Andy Bannister from SOLAS Centre for Public Christianity** In March 2024, Dr. Andy Bannister from SOLAS Centre for Public Christianity led a lesson with Year 13’s at Ivybridge Community College. Andy is a very gifted speaker and was able to share his knowledge of the Christian faith and how it contrasts with Islam as he spoke about evil, sin, suffering, relationship with God, and guidance. This opportunity arose following an invitation from Mark Oliver (Chair, Churches Together in Plymouth) to approach ICC asking them if they’d like to make the most of this opportunity. ## **Connect (Years 7-13) – The Youth Venue** _Saturday evening, termly_ In November 2023, we held our termly Connect session at the Youth Venue. On this particular evening, we had a new member, who really appreciated the evening and consequently joined Rock Solid. However, the original idea behind Connect was to gather young people from small rural Christian groups. Over the months, the church groups stopped accessing this provision, although members of Wired and other young people came along. As the event was not meeting its original aim, we decided, alongside Rev Matt Rowland and Sara Chapman from Modbury Church, to concentrate on taking youth to other larger events such as Kingsbridge Unite, to the new event that is being planned in Plymouth, or to summer events such as Spree or Satellites. ## _Rock Solid Activity Connect Activity The Bridge Project South Brent Chinese_ ## **The Bridge Project – South Brent – Youth Bus at the Rec** _Wednesday evenings term-time until Christmas 2023_ The Bridge Project continued meeting on the bus until Christmas 2023 with 42 different young people accessing the younger session and 24 different young people accessing the older session (the average attendance per week being 17 and 5 respectively). We were visited by university lecturer consultants who were looking into community youth provision in the area in October. During this term, I met with Rev. Gina Radford to plan for the transition of this project to our new location in the Recreation building. The Bridge Project bus, which was not in use post-Christmas, – failed an MOT in the Spring and no-one seemed to be able to source the correct parts to fix it. As we headed to September 2024 decisions about its future would need to be made. ## **The Bridge Project – South Brent – Inside the Rec** _Monday evenings term-time from January 2024_ From January 2024, we entered our new phase by moving into a building. This proved successful with young people being able to take part in activities such as table tennis, pool, table football, bagatelle, colouring, and board games. We now have a bigger, warmer space with better access to toilets, and a kitchen to make drinks in. Staff and volunteers are now able to strike up conversation with young people in a more relaxed setting. The team was pleased to be joined by Christina, who completed the volunteer recruitment and safeguarding arrangements in time to join the newly expanded work. She is proving very helpful and reliable. Further recruitment of volunteers is needed, however, despite several expressions of interest, none have come to fruition yet. Our next step for young people was to gradually bring in more life-enhancing activities, greater contact with parents/guardians, and more faith discussions or experiences. At one point in the year, a couple of members in the older group became unwell due to being affected by a substance that they’d inhaled. This led us to review our need for volunteers to be first aid trained and to offer first aid information to the young people themselves. We are grateful to Matt, a paramedic, who gave his time on a couple of occasions to offer some informal training. This training gave them the knowledge to look after others (and each other) both inside and outside the club in future. Following a great conversation with the older group in the Spring, we organised a Chinese takeaway night for our last session before Easter. The young people who initiated it were all willing to pay for their food, but they kindly made sure that there was other free food available for those who either couldn’t afford it or who didn’t like Chinese food. It gave us a good opportunity to link with parents via our consent forms and be aware of dietary requirements. St. Petroc’s Church administer a grant of £5K that they obtained for this work. We invoice them monthly for the time and resources spent on this new phase. We are grateful to the Rec. building committee who have changed their hire agreement to say that they’ve waived our fees for the entire 2024 calendar year. We also received funding from other churches, organisations, and individuals connected with South Brent which we are grateful for. We broke up for the summer at the end of June due to team holidays and School Enrichment weeks, holding another end of term meal for the older group. This was a much cheaper version (pizza and chips) due to parental budget pressures. Initially we covered this cost but then provision came via a specific donation from one of our supporters whose great-grandchildren very much enjoy attending the group. It is encouraging to report that 85 different young people attended The Bridge Project in South Brent during 2023/24. **The Bridge Project Ivybridge - The Bridge Youth Venue – Term-time** _Friday Evenings - Session 1 - Years 6 - 8, 6.30-8pm, Session 2 – Years 9+, 8.30-10pm_ Sessions include the opportunity for young people to have hot chocolate and biscuits, play Xbox, board games, table tennis etc. It is a relaxed environment and a place of safety. As mentioned previously, in addition to our normal sessions, we offered 3 after school sessions on Tuesdays to support young people affected by the death of a Year 11 pupil at ICC. The average attendance at this was 13 and the sessions were well received. Around Easter, the younger session became quieter as we re-enforced the correct age restrictions, but it was encouraging to see newer younger ones attend and to receive enquiries from parents about the younger session and how suitable it is for their child. We’ve subsequently had good feedback as to how much their child has enjoyed themselves. We continue to liaise with the Police and had good first contact with Roberta, a new police officer in Ivybridge. The team continued to grow with both Elaine and Helen joining as volunteers. We are grateful to all our volunteer team for giving their time and energy. We are also grateful for financial support from a supporter who has offered to provide finance for consumables on a regular basis, as well as Ivybridge Town Council providing £400 towards the work at the beginning of the year. A huge number of different young people (279) accessed sessions at The Bridge Project in Ivybridge during the 2023/24 academic year. ## **18+ Work** We continue to maintain relationships with some young people beyond their time in our groups and when they are adults. Somes examples include a Christmas craft event which Helen went to with a local young person, a summer trip to Bigbury Beach with 2 young people accompanied by Helen and our volunteer Sara. Various meet ups in a local café by myself and Helen with young adults. ## **– - - Wired Youth Group (Years 7 13) Ivybridge Methodist Church** _Thursday evenings, term-time_ Wired has had an encouraging year, with growth in numbers following the summer programme, good links with the church and some great fun interspersed with important teaching. We have continued to build the relationship between Wired and the local church – Ivybridge Methodist Church (IMC). We encouraged members to attend their Light Party. Wired as a group, decorated the church Christmas Tree ready for the Advent Market and helped make the Christmas Advent Wreath with one of our volunteers. The group were invited to light the candles on the wreath in the service on 17 December and were pleased to do so. Some of Wired also attended the Christingle Service. We are keen to encourage these connections. During Autumn, one of the most popular sessions of Wired was the ‘pea fayre’ which involved lots of challenges including how many balls you can throw in a basket in a minute! The Christmas party was also popular, with members thrilled to receive gifts of chocolate and a calendar from the local tourist attraction Pennywell Farm. Teaching wise we looked at the nicknames of Jesus – Light of the World, Teacher and Saviour, from British Youth for Christ resources. At least one person has responded to talks indicating they would like to know more about God. Activities during the Spring included making pancakes and chocolate bark. We had a visit from Cluna Donnelly, Ivybridge’s Community Connector, who talked to the young people using questionnaires regarding loneliness and isolation. She provided pizzas. At the end of one session, a teenage mum we work with came along with her baby to visit. A gift and card were given, and she was very touched. She then was linked up with IMC’s baby group. Before Easter, we were pleased to be joined by 2 guest speakers – Zoe and Mark Haydon. Zoe works at Pennywell and used to be a church youth worker and Mark leads the Foodbank in Plymouth. Both shared their testimony and the young people listened very attentively. Our Easter special saw us hold a ‘chip run, rating 5 different takeaway outlets in Ivybridge, giving scores on various things such as service, taste, packaging, etc. We gave a prize to the winning takeaway. We then went back to the youth venue and used the Resurrection Egg resource to retell the Easter account. The Summer sessions looked at a series on Love Languages, incorporating Bible teaching with each session. When we looked at the gift of time, we held a skittles night of fun and were joined by a young leader from Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, who wanted to see how we ran our club and who was also a tremendous help in lifting and shifting the portable skittles alley. To conclude the series, the young people enjoyed a wooden craft activity using nails and string to make a heart. We ended the Wired year with a mini-series about Joseph culminating in a showing of the West End musical on video. We also held our popular end of year Scavenger Hunt! 19 different young people attended Wired in total during 2023/24. We are thankful for the volunteers who help to make this club happen. _Wired Bowling Wired Christmas Party Youth Alpha Away Day_ ## **– - - Youth Alpha (Years 7 13) The Bridge Youth Venue** _Wednesday evenings in Summer Term – 4.30-6 pm_ The summer term was exciting with the charity’s first Youth Alpha course for a few years. This was held in response to the awareness that some young people from Wired had been keen for a while to explore faith in a deeper way. The course launched with 11 regular attendees made up of young people from Rock Solid, Wired and other connections. Attendance remained consistent throughout the course. We recruited a new volunteer, Kerry, who was a very specific answer to prayer from our March prayer meeting and she did exceptionally well. Helen also volunteered her time to serve on Youth Alpha and organised the food rota. Many kind-hearted local Christians produced cakes, and even main meals for the course. All in all, other than Elis’s wage, the course proved to be self-funding. We held our Alpha Away Day on 6 July at PMCH in JC’s youth café. We were grateful to be given this free of charge. The young people loved JC’s, as well as our visit to an ice cream parlour in Plymouth after lunch. Upon reflection, we covered rather a lot of material on the Away Day. Perhaps a weekend next time? However, even with a lot of teaching we were pleased that a few people indicated that they would like to start following Jesus. Praise God. On 9 July, I attended a pre-launch meeting in Plymouth for the new Youth Alpha series that is being filmed. Alpha is hoping that many youth groups will run the courses in January 2025. We are praying into our post-Alpha strategy and preparing to potentially run future courses, hopefully with the help of the young people themselves. ## **– Impact Youth Group Modbury** With Aimee no longer placed with us, our involvement with Impact came to an end at the end of the previous academic year. We are pleased to hear from the family worker that the group has grown this year and continues to be popular. ## **Unite Youth Service, Kingsbridge** In September, 3 youth went with Elis and a volunteer to the Unite Youth service in Kingsbridge led by Kingsbridge Youth for Christ. ## **Primary school assemblies** Although we primarily work with those of secondary school age, we have a significant outreach to primary school children as well. This year, I had the honour to lead assemblies for 2 different schools. Our usual contact with Cornwood Primary School continued with an assembly on the topic of Advent at the end of November and The Power of our Words in June. In early December, I led an assembly at St Catherines Primary, Heathfield, on the topic of Why did God send Jesus. ## **Shine Holbeton – Wednesday lunchtimes at Holbeton Primary School – KS2** Helen, (Youth and Children’s Worker) continues to lead both Shine Holbeton and Shine Newton Ferrers with the support of volunteers from the local church. Throughout the year, the group looked at the topic of Miracles. In the Autumn that meant studying some Old Testament miracles and the miracle of the birth of Jesus. In the new year, they moved onto New Testament miracles including the wedding at Cana, feeding the 5000 and calming the storm. The stories are backed up with activities, for example the children enjoyed marble painting a sea background for their picture of Jesus calming the storm. In the Spring, to coincide with Valentines Day, there was a short series on love – loving one another (using a UV pen to find a bible verse hidden around the room), loving others (using a fairtrade beetle type game) and God loving us (looking at John 3:16). In the lead up to Easter there were some wonderful sessions where the children produced a suncatcher cross craft, followed a Bible Society Easter Trail, and heard the Easter account through the Resurrection Eggs Resource. We were also able to give out some Fairtrade chocolate eggs and an Easter ‘Comic’ with Bible puzzles and the Bible account included. Following Easter, the club carried on its theme of miracles and moved onto looking at healing - such as healing of the leper and Lazarus being raised. At Pentecost the children made some wooden spinners with fire and a dove illustrated on them. We also looked at miracles following Jesus’ ascension such as Peter escaping from prison. At the request of the children, Helen ran a colouring catch up session one Friday lunchtime. As the regular club is short (due to the lunchtime at the school) it often doesn’t allow time for finishing colouring. Whilst they coloured, some very good conversations were held. The final miracle the club looked at was the miracle of creation. Some funny globe crafts were made, and the children were encouraged to care for the earth. During the final session Helen led a review of the year. It was very encouraging how much they had taken on board. They simultaneously enjoyed decorating biscuits. Over the year 19 different children have attended the club. Helen is joined by 2 volunteers at Holbeton, and we are grateful for their input. The church in the local area is invoiced for the work undertaken by Ivybridge Youth for Christ at both Shine clubs. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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_Holbeton Craft Newton Ferrers Easter craft and game_ ## **Shine Newton Ferrers–Friday after-school at Newton Ferrers Primary School, KS2** Shine Newton Ferrers follows the same pattern as Holbeton. We have a bit more time to explore topics given that it is an after-school club. For example, with the wedding at Cana, children were able to decorate a terracotta pot to remind them of the story, and for the feeding of the 5000 we looked at the miracle whilst eating 5 bread rolls! The group has seen some changes over the year with some children leaving the school to be home schooled, and then a large group of Year 3s joining in January. At the same time, the Year 6s had some friendship issues and so the group dynamics were interesting. We have been joined by Tricia, a lay reader from the local church, as another member of the team. She is keen to lead drama activities, and her first one was the lame man being lowered through the roof. One of the favourite activities this year was the craft project involving hammering a heart (as mentioned during the Wired report). The young people loved this, and it focused on John 3:16. At the end of term, there was a leavers party which the children really enjoyed. This included a member who had left and had been invited back just for the party. The traditional Pie Face game was played again. Across the year, we have also had 19 children at this club! There is a strong core group of members. 3 of those core members have moved on to Secondary School now. Over the year, Helen has been joined by 5 volunteers and once again we are grateful for their input. One volunteer stepped back at the end of the year due to another commitment on Fridays. ## **Ivybridge Methodist Church Family Service** It was a pleasure to be asked to lead the family service for the church in November. The topic was ‘Telling the Good News about Jesus.’ ## **Behind the Scenes** Our relationship with the wider Youth for Christ family, and in particular, support and teaching resources from British Youth for Christ, continues to be integral to the thriving of Ivybridge Youth for Christ. We were grateful to Paul Bennet, our regional link with British Youth for Christ as he attended a few trustee meetings/gatherings and provided some finance support training to myself via Zoom when finances were stretched in the Autumn term. Helen and I had the privilege of attending the national conference ‘God’s Heart Beats’ in Halesowen in January. We came back invigorated about prayer. An exciting opportunity came out of the conference as it became known that I am Welsh speaking! I was able to support British Youth for Christ’s Schools Department by doing some translation work in Welsh for the RE:quest website. British Youth for Christ continue to invite Centre staff to join their staff meeting via Zoom once a month. On the occasions we’ve been able to attend, it has been encouraging and helpful. At the end of the academic year, we attended the Southwest Focus Day in Taunton, which was very inspiring. Neil O’Boyle delivered a powerful message, and we were given very helpful vision sheets to help discuss our Centres’ needs. Over the summer school holidays, these were used as helpful planning sheets to look at various aspects of each of our groups – vision, team, resources, results. On a local level, it was great to attend the Plymouth Youth for Christ 2-year celebration in November 2023. It was also great to meet with both Alex Cooper from Plymouth Youth for Christ and Becky Evans from Kingsbridge Youth for Christ here in Ivybridge in May for lunch and prayer. ## **Networking – Christian Contacts** ## **United Youth Leaders Gathering:** In October, the United Youth Leaders Gathering met and decided that a new worship event for local young people was needed in Plymouth. At this point, I stepped back from the leadership team to allow Plymouth Youth for Christ more involvement. I would still hope to attend United and take young people to any new event that gets going. ## **Ivybridge Church Leaders:** During the year, I have continued to build relationships with church leaders in Ivybridge. This has been in the form of planning events such as the Easter Experience, an interactive experience for primary school children. We have welcomed Sam (Family Worker from Ivybridge Methodist) to this group. We have also held catch up meetings with leaders such as Rev. Amanda Roper regarding strengthening links between the charity and IMC, farewell events, such as saying goodbye to Ian and Ruth Hammond of the Salvation Army (Ivybridge Salvation Army Officers) and meeting their replacement Matthew Brake, who used to volunteer with us at The Bridge Project in Ivybridge. I also met with Senior Pastor Jordan Williams and Worship Leader Will Reddaway from Riviera Life Church, Torquay in May. They are looking to extend an expression of their church to Ivybridge having held a carol service at The Watermark, Ivybridge last Christmas. ## **– Networking Other Agencies** ## **Mental Health - Devon LCP CYP Working Group:** I continue to attend the Western Local Care Partnership Youth and Children’s Mental Health Working Group. This provides a good picture of the latest mental health concerns that various professionals in the youth, education and health sectors have. It also gives priority information about free access to mental health training. The group also pays our charity a financial amount (£30 an hour) towards my time for attending each meeting. ## **Ivybridge Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Forum** Good news story – having met for a while with representatives from the Police, Ivybridge Community College, Town Council, and other organisations about anti-social behaviour in the town, the meeting ceased in October due to a lack of ASB! However, in early 2024 anti-social behaviour increased again in Ivybridge with some on Facebook blaming The Bridge Project. The link is tenuous but possibly highlights the need for detached provision alongside the Bridge Project because some young people do not want to enter buildings, preferring to drink and smoke elsewhere. ## **Governance, Finance and Fundraising** ## **British Youth for Christ Chartering and Charity Commission Annual Return:** In September, the staff team completed the British Youth for Christ Chartering for the previous year - September 2022-August 2023. We were thrilled to work with over 900 young people in the area. Chartering status was approved, valid to November 2024. This allows us to operate under the British Youth for Christ family as a chartered ministry. The stats for the year covering this report are looked at retrospectively. The Annual Return to the Charity Commission was also completed on time. ## **AGM** Our AGM was held on Saturday 11 May at Ivybridge Methodist Church. Several attendees expressed that they enjoyed the format of a Saturday morning meeting. Two trustees stepped down following a long period of service: Kate Duckering and Myers Cooper. Both were presented with a leaving gift and a British Youth for Christ medal in acknowledgement of their commitment. Two other trustees who left after a shorter period, Madeline Allen and Dave Beard, were also presented with gifts. It was very exciting to receive applications from Rev. Dr. Gareth Higgs, Rev. Paul Hinckley and Rachel Harris as trustees, all accepted, subject to completed paperwork. As the year ended, we were also in the process of co-opting Rev. Stephen Beach into the trustee team. ## **Finance and Fundraising:** Finances being tight, due to the costs of placement student Aimee the previous year, and the Redundancy Fund being boosted to a higher level, meant that the year started facing a difficult financial situation. Immediate action was taken to raise funds including visiting churches to present about the work and ask for financial support. We visited Brixton and Sparkwell in October, South Brent Church Council in November and St Petrocs South Brent in January. Individuals were also approached with some success. There were also some generous donations from other churches and organisations and, thankfully, the threat of redundancy was redacted and the charity started to flourish financially. Helen has taken on a bigger role within finance this year, producing up-to-date spreadsheets for the charity. She was grateful for the support of Sharon English, who helped her learn this new task. It was with great excitement that our Annual Quiz made a return in February 2024 following a break due to the pandemic. It was a very successful and enjoyable quiz held at The Watermark, Ivybridge. We raised around £760. We remain extremely grateful to every person, church, and organisation that has donated financially throughout the year and over the years. The donations enable us to work towards our various charity goals. ## **The Team** ## **Staff Team** With our placement student, Aimee Campbell, moving to another placement in Tavistock, the staff team was back to 2! Helen continues to meet with Sara Bromage for pastoral support. It was a difficult start to the year with both staff given redundancy consultation meetings in October due to the financial situation. This period of consultation ended in December, following a good response to the fundraising efforts and a stable situation being restored. Throughout the year, the team has received training in various subjects. I attended a Matt Summerfield seminar on preaching and communication and a seminar by The Naked Truth Project on the problem of online porn among teens. I was able to recommend this latter organisation to a Christian teacher at ICC who teaches lessons on this at ICC. ## **Youth Work Volunteers** We are grateful to every volunteer who commits to the recruitment process and also give of their time for the benefit of the young people in the communities that we serve. They do this at great cost, often late into the evening. In August, we held a thank you event to acknowledge this, and it was wonderful that 22 volunteers/family members, 4 young people who came to help, a parent helper, and both members of staff were able to come. It was held at the beautiful Lukesland House and Gardens. We have had some lovely messages of thanks from some of the attendees and are grateful to Lukesland for their support in organizing this. Two of our volunteers have undertaken extra training - the Free ASIST (Suicide Prevention) Course, and we are looking to further increase the number of training opportunities for volunteers who would like to extend their skills and understanding. ## **Prayer Support Team:** The work continued to be covered in prayer through the regular prayer email that now has over 130 subscribers. I was invited to attend the Plymouth Prayer Breakfast in December, to be prayed for by a group of intercessors. This was a privilege, and I was grateful for their support. In person Ivybridge Youth for Christ prayer meetings were held in December and March and we are looking at the best time for these to happen on a regular basis. We were pleased to join Ivybridge Methodist Church for their new initiative ‘the Viaduct’ in February, specifically praying for young people and schools. Catherine Green from British Youth for Christ is our new Prayer Partner and I have spoken to her on a fortnightly basis to share requests. This is a fantastic support and a good link with the wider Youth for Christ family. A very enjoyable Ivybridge Youth for Christ prayer walk took place one evening up to Western Beacon, Dartmoor. Seven of us ventured up and others prayed at home using a pre-prepared prayer sheet. The prayer focused on the Youth Alpha Away Day later that week. _The Western Beacon Prayer Walk_ _The winning quiz team and the Shine team at the Volunteer event_ ## **Conclusion** Once again, God’s faithfulness and love rescued this small charity from danger when it looked like the work was about to stop. I’m grateful to God for providing the energy, people and financial resources to help us continue at a time when many young people in our area were at their greatest need. The public benefit of the work carried out this year has been seen in various ways through our clubs and support of those bereaved. We can now look ahead to a more positive future as we continue the work. _Elis Norton Director of Ivybridge Youth for Christ_ ## **Ivybridge Youth for Christ** ## **Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Account) For the Year Ended 31 August 2024** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Year Ended Year Ended**|**Year Ended Year Ended**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**31 Aug 24 31 Aug 23**|| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Income and endowments from:**||||| |Donations and Legacies|53,317|2,067|55,384|48,689| |Charitable Activities|2,476|-|2,476|-| |Investments|540|
-|540|173| ||______|_____|______|______| |**Total Income**|56,333|2,067|58,400|48,862| |**Expenditure On**||||| |Charitable activities|51,340|549|51,889|56,864| ||______|_____|_______|______| |**Total Expenditure**|51,340|549|51,889|56,864| ||**______**|**______**|**_______**|**______**| |**Net Income/ (expenditure)**
|**4,993**|**1,518**
|**6,511**|**(8,002)**| |**Transfer between funds**|(5,956)|5,956|-|-| ||______|_____|_____|_____| |**Net movement in funds**|**(963)**|**7,474**|**6,511**|**(8,002)**| |**Reconcilation of funds:**||||| |Total funds brought forward|10,630|20,758|31,388|39,390| ||______|_______|________|______| |**Total funds carried forward**|**9,667**|**28,232**|**37,899**|**31,338**| ||=====|======|======|======| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognized in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. ## **IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024** |**£**
**Fixed Assets**
Motor Vehicles
**Current Assets**
Debtors
915
Cash at bank and in hand
35,605
______
36,520
**Creditors: Amounts falling**
(203)
**Due within one year**
**_____**
**Net current assets**
Total assets less current liabilities
**Net assets**

**Income Funds**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds

Total funds|**2024**
**£**
**£**
1,582
806
28,467
______
29,273
(258)
**_____**
36,317

37,899

_____

37,899
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9,667
28,232

_____
37,899
=====|**2023**
**£**
2,373

29,015
31,388
_____
31,388
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10,630
20,758
____
31,388
====| |---|---|---| Accounts Approved by the Board of Trustees on 16 April 2025. ## **– – Serving Trustees Sep 2023 Aug 2024** **Madeline Allen** became a trustee on 26 April 2023. She took over the role of Chair of Trustees on 11 July 2023. Madeline worships at Ivybridge Methodist Church. She serves a Street Pastor in Plymouth and has been a swimming instructor for many years. Madeline stepped down as a trustee at the AGM on 11 May 2024. **Dave Beard** became a trustee on 4 October 2022. Dave worships at Rediscover Exeter. He grew up in South Africa and was involved with Youth for Christ events in his youth. Dave is a Product Manager with HSP Group. Dave served as Treasurer until he stepped down as a trustee at the AGM on 11 May 2024. **Mike Cade** became a trustee in January 2022. Mike is serving as the Safeguarding Officer for Ivybridge Youth for Christ as well as taking over as Chair from Madeline. Mike worships at Bittaford Methodist Church, is a local preacher and has previously served as a Street Pastor. He has recently retired from his position as Head of RE at Eggbuckland Community College. **Myers Cooper** became a trustee at the AGM in March 2019. He has worked in electrical engineering, software development and mission and church administration and is currently a company director. He has served in Christian youth work and church leadership and is now the executive director of Cambodian Communities out of Crisis. Myers was serving as Secretary until he stepped down as a trustee at the AGM on 11 May 2024. **Kate Duckering** joined the trustees in November 2012 and held the post of Chair until July 2023. She is retired from her role in the human resources team at Torbay Hospital. Kate worships at Ivybridge Methodist Church. Kate stepped down as a trustee at the AGM on 11 May 2024. **Rachel Harris** joined the trustees in May 2024 at the AGM. She is Head of Centre at Brocks Farm part of Breakthrough Transformation Trust and worships at Rediscover Church Exeter. Rachel was appointed Secretary at the meeting of 28 May 2024. **Gareth Higgs (Rev. Dr.)** joined the trustees at the AGM in May 2024. This summer he has moved on from his position as Superintendent Minister at Plymouth Methodist Central Hall to commence work as a Lecturer in Applied Theology at Moorlands Bible College. Gareth is currently serving as Treasurer. **Paul Hinckley (Revd.)** joined the trustees at the AGM in May 2024. He is currently the vicar of Ivybridge, Cornwood, Harford and Sparkwell. **Andy Hutchinson (Dr.)** became a trustee on 28 January 2022. Andy has a background in church leadership and English teaching and currently works for Compassion UK. Andy stepped down as a Trustee on 11 September 2023. ## **Council of Reference** **Ian and Ruth Hammond (Lt)** were the leaders of the Salvation Army in Ivybridge and have now moved to Whitleigh in Plymouth. **Marian Langsford (Dr)** is a retired GP who worked in Ivybridge for over 20 years. Marian co-leads the Emotional Logic charity with her husband Trevor and worships at St. John’s Church, Ivybridge. **Jonny Libby** works for Plymouth Methodist Central Hall and has a lot of experience working with youth and young adults. He is passionate about his faith, family, food and football. **Jeff Stephenson (Dr)** was Medical Director at St Luke's Hospice Plymouth, where he worked as a doctor for over 15 years. **Lois Stephenson (Dr)** Lois is a primary school teacher and has had a long interest in children and young people’s work. Lois and Jeff worship at St Matthias Church, Plymouth. **Charity Number** : 1118117 **Charity Address** : Ivybridge Youth For Christ 16 Tom Maddock Gardens, Ivybridge, PL21 0WE Charity RegIStra￿[In No. 1118117 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST TRUSTEES, REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST CONTENTS Page Charity Reference dnd Admini5tratrve Inforrn3tion Trustees, Annual Report Independent Auditor's Report Statement of financi31 activities Balance sheet Statement of cash flows Notes to the Financial stateme.nts 8-15 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees MrMAVCade Mrs R Harris Rev. Dr, G Higgs Rev. P Hinckley RÈV. S Beach Mr5 K Gittins Director Mr E Norton Secretary Mrs R Harris Charity Number 11.18117 Principal address 16 Tom Maddock Gardens Ivybridge Cjevon PL21 OWE Bankers Re.li3nce Bank Limited Faith House 23-24 Lovat Lane London EC3R 8EB IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024. The accounts have been prepared in accordiince with the accountrng policie5 set out ii) note I to the account5 and comply with the trust's constitutron, the Charits'es Act 20113nd Ac.r.nuntin£ and Reportr'ng by Cha rities,. Statement of Recommended Practice applicablo to charitie5 prepari ne their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting St3ndard applicable to UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffpctive l January 20191" Structurei governance and management The charitv was established by a constitution on 20 July 2006. The trustees who served during the year were.. Mrs K Duckering Mr M Cooper Dr M A Hutchlnson MrMA Vcade Mrs M Allen Mr D Beard Mrs R Harris Rev. Dr. G Higgs Rev. P Hinckley Iresigned 11105120241 (resigned 11105120241 (resigned 1110912023 (resigned 11105120241 (resigned 11105/20241 lappointed 11105120241 Idppointed 11105120241 (appointed 11105120241 Trusteps are famil Far with the work of ihe charity but are encouraged to read literature Prepared regularly by the cha rity and attpnd evpnt.4 th roughout the year. New trustees are invited and cncouraged to attend these events and are placed on a probotion3rv period to fa miliarise themselve5 Wlth the charity and the context in which it operates. None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the charity. The charity is adm inistered by the booyd of trustees. The day to day running of the charity 15 overseen by Mr Ells Norton who atteiids board meetings to report to the trustees. The chority ha.s close li nks with other local Youth for Christ charities Lind the national British Youth for Christ (charity no. 2634461 who provide5 8uidanre and resources The trustees have assessed major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfi'ed that system.s are in place to miti8ate exposure to the major risks. IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 ObSectives and activitie5 The charity's objects are to advance the Chrisria n faith for the benefit of young people throuEhout the world and in particu lar the area of Ivybridge and it5 environ5. The policie5 adopted in furtherance of these nbjective5 dre .$ Promote and encourage Christian value5, inLluding dignity, empowerment and partnership to all young people. s The advancement of the education of children and young people throu8h support and mentoring in schools, col leges and other educational establishments. S Through lunthtime and after school clubs, street based youth work and other youth provision to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, that they may grow to full maturity as individuals, and that their condition of life may be improved. s To relieve poverty a nd sickness thereby demonstrating the Christr'an faith by promoting overseas service., pdur.iition, prLlCtIC31 action and working with those affected, either directlv or through relevant relief agencie5. The trustess have paid dup regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commi55ion in deciding what acttvltles the charlty should undertake. Achievements and performance Thè focus of the charity's activits'e5 contrnued to be advancing the Christian faith in the South Devon drea. ALtivitivs undertaken by the charity focus around youth orientatcd projects for a wide v3rietv of ages, in addition event5 are run to include adults and encouraging others to take up voluntper worl( with the youth. The charity also provides a role of supporting youn8 pcople who are experiencing difficulties at home or school arid giving them hope and reassurance. The number of people helped by the charity is estimated at 1,000. Financial Review The charity is reliant on voluntary ineom e and donatr'ons which totalled £58,40012023 £48,862). The total expend iture for the year tota Iled £5 1,88912023 E56,8641, It is the policy of the charity that unrestrirted f unds which have not been desiRnated for a specifi'c use sliou Id be maintained at a level equivalent to between one a nd three month5, expenditure. The truste£bs considers that reserves at this level wil l ensure that, in the event of a significa nt drop in funding, they will be ablc to continue the charity's current actrvittes wliile consideration 15 given to ways in which additronal funding may be raised, On behalf of Ihe board of trustees .2.￿14.125 rMA Vcade Trustee Date IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 I report on thL' accounts of the charity for the year ondcd 31 August 2024, which dre set out on pages 5 to 15. Respectlve Responslbilities of Trustees and Auditor5 I hL' Lharity's trustee5 arp re.spnnsible for the preporL7tion of the linancial stdtermenls, The charity's tr115tpes tonsider that an audit 15 nDr required for this year under section 144121 of Ihe C,h4rities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and thAt an independent examination is needed The cht)rily'5 trrc)%s income exceeds £25,000 and l ain qualihL.d to undertake the examination beirik d 4Udlified iyiember of thc Associatson tsf chartered Cp.rritied Accounrant5. Havin6 %ab"sfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit and is eligible for independent examin3ts'on. it is my rèsponsibilify to.. lil examine the accounts under secllon 145 of the 2011 Act., Iiil to follow the procedures laiil duwn In IhE Reneral Clirectr'ons given by Ihp Charity Commisslon under section 14515jlbl of thE 2011 Act., and liiil to 9tate whether particuldr rnattors have to my attonbon. asis of independent examlner's report My cxtiminatron was Carried out in accorddnce with thc BL ncral Direction5 8ivpn by the Charity Con)ftiission. An èxaminatton Includes a review of i.hE accountinB records kepi by the charity and a compari¥on uf Ilie accounts prpsente.d with tho¥e records. It also includes considprhknon of any unusual items or d15closures in the actounts, amd seeking explanats'ons from you as tiusteeg concerning any sucll m8tt•rq. I'l)e procedures undertaken do not pro¥idL• all tlie evidence that would be requirvd in Ari audit and tDnsequently no opinion Is gIV￿n as to whether the accounts present d 'true and lair vlew, and the report is limited lo thuse matter% Sel out In the next slatemtsnt. Independent examinEr's statement Ynur attentiDn is drawn to the fact Ihdl Ilie r.harity11ès prepared account5 in accordance with Accounting and reporting by charitt.es preparing Iheir aLcount5 in accordance with the Finanr.ial Repnrting StandArd applict)ble in the LIK and Republic of Ireland If RS IQ21 iri prefer&nc* tc) LIIL ALctsuiiting arid Reporiing by Charihes: Statement of Recomineiided Practice issued on l April ?005 which ri3f¥rred Lu Iii the extant regularions but has not bepn wiihdrdwn. I 1JndL'f5t￿nd thot this has been done in urder lur the dccouiII.s Iv providp a truo ond fair view in accordarnce with Gener￿lIV Accepted Accounts"n8 Practr"ce cffective for reporttn8 periods beEinning on ur aft¥1 I januar¥ 2015. In cuiinectivi) wilh my examination, no othpr m8tier except thai refprre.d to ii) thc previous paragraph has come lo my artentiDn-, lal wliich gives me reésonable cause to bplipvp ihaf In dny material fLSPeCt the requlrements.. lil to keep accDuntrnR records In accordance with 5ectlon 130 01 the 2011 Act,. Ind lill to prepare accounts which accord wirl) the accDuntr"n6 retords, and Lurnply with the accountr'n8 requirements of the 2011 Act,. have llui b￿en metor Ibl to whith, iri my opinion, attention should be drawn In Drdèr to priablp 3 priiper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I51041202S Mr 5 Wood FCCA jHonoraryj Newlon Abbot, Devon IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHR15T STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Year ettded 31 Au8 24 Year ended 31 Au8 23 Unrestricted Restricted Notes Donations and legacios Ch8 ritable activitie5 Inve.stments 53,317 2,476 540 2.067 5S,384 2,476 540 48,689 173 Total Income 56,333 2,067 58,400 48,862 Charitable activitr'LI% 51,340 549 51,889 56,864 Total expenditure 51,340 549 51,889 56,864 Net income l (expenditure} 4,993 1.518 6,511 18,0021 Transfer between funds lJ,9J61 (9631 5.956 Net movement in lunds 7,474 6,511 18.002) Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carrled forward 10,630 20,758 31,388 39,390 9,667 28,232 37,899 The statement of fi'nancial activities inclvdes all gains and losse5 recogn ised in the ye.ar. All income a nd expend iturp. de.rive f rom contj'nui nE activities. IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST BALANCE SHEET A5 AT31 AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 Notes Fixed Assets Motor Vehicles 1,582 2.373 Current A55ets Debtors io 915 806 Cash at bank and in hand 35.605 28,467 36,520 29,273 CreditDrs: Amounts falling due within one year li 12031 12581 Net current a55ets 36,317 29,015 Total assets less current Ilabllltles 37,899 31,388 Net a$5ets 37,899 31,388 Income Funds Unrestricted f und5 9,667 10,630 Restricted funds Iz 28,232 20,7S8 Total Fund5 13 27,899 31,388 The linanciiil statements were approved by thc &oard on MrMA Vcade Trustee IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Notes 2024 2023 Cash flows from operating activitie5 Cash gèiieratpd from operations 14 6,598 15,2721 Investing activStles Pu rchase of tangible h'xed assets I nterest received 540 173 Net cash generated from/ lused In) Investlng actlvities 540 173 Net cash used In flnanclng actlvlt5es Net Increasel (decrease) In cash and cash equivalents 7,138 15,0991 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year 28,467 33,566 Cash and cash equlvalents at the end of year 35,60S 28,467 Bank Account Summary CurrLint Account Redundancy Reserve Restricted Funds Account 6,600 27,470 1,535 7,487 20,980 35,605 28,467 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Accounting pollcles Charity informatlon Ivybridge Youth for Christ is an unincorporated charity established by consts'tub'on i n 2006. 1.1 Basls of Preparation These accounts have been prepared in accordance with IRS 102 'The Financi31 Reportt"ng 5tanddrd 8pplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" I'FRS 102,1, ' Accounting and Reporting by Charitie the Statement of Recommendod Practsce for cha(1tip.5 Bpplying FFIS 102. the Chariiies Act 2011 and UK Geneially Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from I January 2019. The charity is a Public 8et)efit Entity as detined by FR5 102. The accounts have departed from tlie Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulafjons 2008 only to the extent rcquired to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Rocommended Practsce for charities applying FRS 102 rather thon the version of ttie Stati)mei)t of Recommended Practicp which is referred to in the Regulafjon.8 but which has since been withdrawn. Tlip. accounts are prepared i n sterllng, which is the fuiictiorial currency of the charity. Monetary r)mounts in these financial statements are rounded to th& Mearest £1. rhe ciccounts have been prepiired on the historical cost convention. The princip81 accountr'ng policies adopted are set out below. 1.2 Golng concein At the trme of approving the 3rcounts, the trustees have 3 reèsonablc c.xpecriilion ih,'It ihe cl)arlty has adequate resources to continue in oper2tion31 existence for the foroseeablc future. Thus the trustees continue. to adopt the going Loncern basis of Ar.c.nuntinR in preparing the accounts, 1.3 Charitable funds Unrestricted funds are available lor use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable abioctt'ves unless the funds have bee.n desiRnated for other purposes. Flestriited Iijnds are subiect to specific Londin"ons by donors as to hrjw they may be used. Tlie purpusvs aiicl uses of the. restricted f und5 are set out in the nntP5 to the dctounts. Endowment funds are subject to specific condirions by donors that the capital rnust be Maintained by the harity. IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Accounting policies (continued) 1.4 Incoming Resources Income is recoRnised when the charity Is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, thg am(Junts can be measured reliabl¥, ènd it 15 probable that income will be received. Cash donatrons are recognised on recpipt. ot.hor donation5 are iecogni5ed once the charity has bp.?n noritipd of the dc)natr'on, unless performance CDnditions requi re deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relatron to donatr'ons received under Gift Aid or dce.ds of covcmant is recognised dl the time of the donatr'on. All iiicoming re50urce.s ore. rocognisod once thÈ charity has enthtleirent to the resoiirces, it is certain that the resources will be received and the Monetary value of incoming resources can be mehsured with sufficient Incomc Iron) dondfiuns and grdnts, inclliding capital grant5, 15 Included In incomln8 resources when these are ieceivable, excp.pt as follows.. when donars 5perify rhat donations and Erants given to the charity must be used in future accounttng periods, the income is deferred until th05e periods., and when donors Impose Conditions which have to be fulh'lled before the chority becomes enlitled to Use such income., the iiicome 15 deferred and not Inclltded in Incoming resources until the pre-coriditions for use have been met. Turiiover is mei15ured at the fair value of the considpration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and sorvicei provided in the norm31 cour.se Df bu5ine55, net of discounts, VAT and othor sale5 related iaxes. Interest receivable: Interost receivable is included in investmont income when it is recpivable by the chority. Inta ngible income, comprising donated SE¥rvir.p£, is included in incoming resources at a valuatic)n which is ali esti mate of the tinancial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable ènd measurable. No income is reco&nised wheii there is no fi'nancial co%t borne by a third party, IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT5 (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Accounting policles Icontinuedl 1.5 Resources expended Liab￿11￿.es are recognised a5 resource5 expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive ot)ligatr'ori cornmitbng the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on ihe ?ccruals basis and includes irrecover3ble VAT. Expenditure is allocated to categorie5 either c)ii a direit or a usage basis. Expenditure that Is directly attributable to raising funds is included in the costs of generatr'ng tunds. Expenditure attribulable to meetin8 the ai ms cind objectivrs, including the support costs, is includvd in charitable. act'vitr'e5. 1.6 Cash and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposlts held at call wlth 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 Ilabilities. 1.7 Financial instrumen15 The Charity has elected to apply the provisions ot Section 11 'Basic Financial Inslruments, and Se(￿on 12 '0the.r Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to ?11 of its fi'nancial instruments. Financial instrijments are recogni5¢d whcn the ¢harlty becomes party to the contractual provision5 of thc InsLrumeril. Financial assets are offset, W1th the nel amounrs presented in the accounts when there is a legally enforceable right lo sel off the recnsnised amount5 and there is an intention io sertle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. Baslt tlnancial asset5 Basil financial i155et5, which include trddE dnd other receivdbles a i)d cash Jnd bank balances, are inibally mèasured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carrie.d at Bmortised cost using the effectr've interest method unless the arrangement Constitutes a financin8 transaction, where the transact)on Is measured al tlie preseiit value Df the future receiDt5 discounted at a market rate of interest. Basic flnancial liabilitles 8asi£ fi'nancial li3biliries. including trade and other payables, arp. initiallv recognised at transactt'on price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing tran5actr'on, where th￿ d8bt instrume.nt is measured at the present value of the future receip15 discounted at a Inarke.t rate of interest. Débt Instruments are 5ub5equÈntly carrièd at amortised cosl, using the e.ffectivc interest rate method. IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Accountlng polScle5 lcontinued) Trade payables are obli8ats.ons to pay for 8oud5 or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations fiom suppliers. Accounts payable are cla5sifr.ed as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-ourrent liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transactton price and subsequently meastjred at amDrti5ed cost using the effective interest method. Derecognition of flnan¢ial liabilites Findncial lidbilities are derecogn ised when the cha ritip.5'5 contractual obligatt.ons expire or are dischar8ed or Lancelled. 1.7 Tangible Fixed Assets Tangible f7.xed assets orc iriitially rnea5ured ot. C05t and Subsequently measure at Cost or va luatlon, net ot aTIy depreci¢ih"nn and any impairment losses. Depreciotson is recognised 50 OS to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their re.sidual value over their useful economic lives ag follow.5'. Moror Vehicle5 25% Reducing balance The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceed5 and any cairying value of the asset, and 15 recognised i n the net in¢ome/lexpenditurel for the year. Donations and legacies UnrÈ5tri£ted funds Restricted funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Unrestricted funds.. Donations and gifts Gift aid rebates 48,384 4.933 2,067 50,451 4,933 43,716 4,973 53,317 2,067 55,384 48.689 For the year ended 31 Augtsst 2023 43,046 2,870 45,916 Charitable actfvlfles 2024 2023 FundrJising activities Grants 1,344 1,132 2,476 1,238 1,238 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 4 Investments 2024 2023 Inreresr receiv3ble 540 540 173 173 5 Expendlture Staff Depreciat lost5 ion Other costs Grant funding Total 2024 2023 Charitable activit5es U nresrrlcted 40,236 791 10,313 51,340 54,804 Restricted 549 549 2,060 Total 40,785 791 10,313 51,889 56,864 Costs allocated to The Brid8e Project include the deprecation on the Va n purchased for the project along with wages costs attributable to the project which can be estimated to be as much as IO¥J of the total costs of the charity 6 Support costs 2024 2023 Staff cost Telephone Computer costs Postage Phntocopying and stationery Travellin8 expenses Insurance Resources Fvent5 inr., refreshments Training & Conferences Sundries Bank charges Outreach cost5 Depreciation 40.785 470 108 104 127 1,525 850 740 1,906 580 229 284 3,390 791 40,640 S14 241 iio 446 1,561 1,468 1,121 1,256 4,548 829 250 3,089 791 51,889 56,864 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Trustee5 None of the trustees lor any persons connected with them) received any remuneratinn during the year, and none of them were reimbLJrsed travelling expensès12023= none were rei Inburscdl. Employees Number of employees The average number of employee5 during the year was., 2024 Number 2023 Number Director Adm inistrator Employment costs 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Pension Contributions 38,848 1,937 40,785 38,705 1.935 40,640 There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more {2023'. Nil). Fixed Assets Cost Balance Brought Forward Addith"ons in year 83lance Carried Forward Van 10,000 10,000 DEpreciatt'on Charge Brought Forward Charge in theycar Charge Carried Forward 7.627 791 8,418 Net Book Valve at 31 August 2024 1,582 Net Book Value at 31 August 2023 2,373 IVYBRIDGE YOUTH FOR CHRIST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 10 Debtors 2024 2023 Gift Aid Debtor 915 342 Prepayment5 and accrued income 464 915 806 11 Creditors: amounts falling due withln one year 1024 2023 Taxes and social se.curity costs Other creditors & ac£rué15 203 258 203 258 12 Restricted Funds Balance at I September 2023 Income Expendlture Transfers Balance at 31 August 2024 Rpd(IndDncy Fund The Bridge Project The Trip Fund 20,758 5,956 26,714 351 1,167 900 1,167 15491 ?.Q,758 2,067 15491 28,232 Costs allocated to The Bridge Project include the deprecation on the Van purchased for this project alon£ With wages r.ost£ and support overheads for the charity