Charlty rgglstratlon nurnber 1122400 (England and Wal981 Company reglBlrallon number 06412036 THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 • xeinadin THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Dr. N J CelSno Mrc G Slmpson Dr D M Sharpe Mlss E tkjwds C Bethel r D ChLirchlll Mr N C Patel M18$ G Ghalfary Professor R Campbell (Appointed 2 D8c6mbèr 20241 {Apw)Inled 24 F8brnary 20251 8ecr•tary C B&thel Charlty number {England and Wal9¥) 1122400 Company numb•r 06412836 R8glst•red offlce Fivefields 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens London Unlled Klngdom SW1WODH Independent examlner Hazel DBY Xeln8dln Nighllngale House 4&48 East Stre81 Epsom Surr6y KT17 IHQ THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH CONTENTS Pago Trustees, reporl Indgpendant examSnerfs r8POrt statement ol f nancial aclNiUo$ Balance sh8•1 Notes to thè finandal stalem8nts 8-17 THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The Iruslees present thelr annu81 report and finand81 statements ftsr th& year ended 31 M8rch 2025. The financial statements hav& beèn prepared In accordance wilh Ihfy accounllng pollclas sel out In note 1 to the rinancl81 statement8 and comply with thè charity's govgming document, thè Companles Acl 2006. FRS 102 "The Flnancial Reporting Slandarfl appllcablg In Ihg UK and Republic ol Ireland. and the CharSlles SORP "Accounllng and Rèportlng by Ch8ri1ies: Statement ol Recommended Piactlce applicab18 to chadlles Preparfng their accounts In ae£ordance wlh Ihe Financial RoP)rtlng Standard 8ppIIc4ble in Ihg UK and Republlc tsf Ifeland {FRS 102r. ObJectlve¥ and #ctlvltlos Our vlslon All young people havg th8 best posslble ho8llh and 8qual 8tt8ss lo hEgh quallty youth frieThYly s•Nlce8. Our mlsslon We work with 6veryone lo undfjrstand and mèèt th8 partlcul8r health and wellbeing n8eds of 1Lk25 year olds. Young P80ple and Ihgir rlghl8 arè Bl the centre ol evemhing we do. Our stratogy Our pr5oritiè$ for chaThJe'. Young people'8 V￿re and Ilved 8xpèria￿e Is heard 8lld acted upon in hoallh policy, res8a¥ch and practlce Health $oNlc&s have th8 capacity. resour¢gS 8nd s￿116 lo bo effedlvely youth friendly Young people's h8aTfh Inequg11118$ are reduced Young p8opl0 Ilv8 In envlronmenls and wmmunllles thal 8UPPQrt and nvrturé Yo￿A health Bulldlng neiw¢)rks and portnershlps cer¢lral to all of our aims. The trusle8s ¢onfirm that Ihey h8vo referred to th8 guldance of th9 Charfly Commlg8ion on pvblic benallt In their r8Vl8w ol the charitys aims and oblecllve8. Publlo benelll Thè Injstees have pald duè Tegard to guldance Issued by the Charity Commlsslon In deddin9 whal acllvi119s Ihe charity should und8rt8k&. Achlgvgmènts and performan¢• SlgnlnG8nt 8clivili6s end aGhievomonls again$tobJ6cllves Charltable actlvltlgs Th18 finandal year wè hav8 pursued th8 fo1ltsk￿ng 8c1iv41ièg that help us ochlave our alms: Yourtu p•ople's volc8 and Ilv•d experien¢& Is heard and acted upon In hoalth pollcyj r¢59arch and practlca AYPH works on an ongoing basis lo ensure Ihal your*g peop19's volces are hgard ond aoted upon by 011 those who pI8FTr. fund and d811v8r h8811h end we11bBing servlces. We have completed 8èV8ral partlcipatkjn projects this yoar IncludlTrg'. d8v61oplng a training rnodulo based on our work on the &xperience8 ol young peq)lè wrth opSlepsy from communit188 that experience marglnallsatlon worked wllh young LG8TQ+ peopl8 lo hlghllght Ih8ir parspeclives on Ihe Royal Collag? ol Paediatrf(¥ and Child Health's LGBTQ+ slalement ol principle. lh& slalem8nl focuses on working In an Inclusivè way, better understanding th8 nèads of LGBfo+ chlldren and young people. and supporting pa*dlaldcians provlding car8 for them. AYPH Is leading 8 programmg ol Pallenl and Pvbllc Involvement wlth young peoplo In the prwss of testing a $chool.based Inl8mnllon lo prevent datlng 8nd iè18tlonshlp violgnco and gend8r-based vlolencg. We provid8d b&spoke support to the young board members of Ihg Chlldren and Young People's NHS Tr8nslormallon Board, h8lplng them hay8 8 dlrect voic& In hlgh lev81 NTrIS England de¢i8ion tnaklng. We supported the recruitment and Inducllon of a naw cohort of young l)08rd mèmbers durfng th[3 yèar and Impa¢t anBlysls on lh8 work ol Ihe board. THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Young pfjopl8'8 health Inequalltles are rBd(teèd Some young people experiencg wgrse hEallh outcomes th8n others. whlch Is unfair con bo prèvented. Differenc88 in young people's health are caused by a lange of factors, from education to houslng. This year saw the start ol a progr8mme of work wllh the UnlveTsIty ol Bristol. to understand what impacls on young people's rnental hèalth and what IllCTeas85 Inequalltles for differ9nl groups of young people using interseeuonallty as a lens a¢ro$8 th& UK. Wè dellvered palienl 8nd public Invotvement aclivily as part ol an economic ev8lu8tion of Iree school meals in 8econd8ry schools. Our AYPH Iralnlng programme has pn ongolng focus on health inèquallt18s. and we supported our yovng trainers lo pre88nt aboul health Inequallties to the LoG41 Govemmenl Association confBrence. We also ran ona-dAy essenllal course on ad019￿nt health and health inequ81it18s for th6 Royal College of GPS. Health 8ervlcaa havo thg capaclty. resources and skllls to be offectlv81y youth frléndly Supporting innovalivg pr8clica is central lo achieving oui 8im$. Thig yèar saw work begln with th8 Universty of Brlstol lo co-produea r6soure£s for healthcare profg83iona19 lo roduce discrimlnatlon and Improve quallty of h88llh¢8ro for young women. In Stt)Iland, w￿h local youth organlsallons and heallh prole85lonals, AYPH Is supportlng the èngag8ment of young peop19 Involved In this prolecl. As part of our work on Data Trusts. AYPH publlshed a bri8fing on the role of Iruslee8 r8pr8santlng chlldren'8 he811h dal8 interests and dellvered a wbbinar for stakeholders. Our Iralr¥lng programm6 lo support organisalipns and Indlvlduals to understand and m&el Ihe par￿CUlar haalth needs of 10.25 ye8r olds conllnued this year. Wè havè worked with young Iraingrs and partner organisations to create change In underslondiw young p￿pIeS health in8qua11118s and youth friendly health approache8 through the provlslon of youth led tr81ning for healthcare praclllloners. commlssloners and poliey makers. The work wlll create th15 chatFge. cfgallng a new cohort of young trolners, Increasino the opportunllles lor our young trainers and youth adwBOf8 lo dgvelop thelr skills and confidenc8 8s Ihay woik wth us to Intluènc8 system wlde chan98. Young petsplè Ilvè In ènvlronmen*s and communltles that support and nurtur• good h•alth Our work continues lo fill g8ps in und&rstandlng and knowlgdgg In nallonal pollcy, from b811èr understandlng ol young people's axperfences of lood insecurity to thè impact ol heallh inBq1181ili8s. Our Sh8pSng Places lor Hèathler Lfves project In tho LondDn Borough ol Newham concluded thls year. Ovèr the three year project we dgveloped complex system maps to Improve our understanding of tho drivers, held many dIsC￿sSIonS wlth stakeholdgrs 8nd young wple. and built 8nd t8stad new Inlervenlions bas￿ In secondary schools and youlh centfes. A sulte ol r080urce8 was publlshed and an gvenl to launch the publications wa$ hald. Wa supported th& UKHSA on enggg6ment wllh young people on thelr vlews on heallh sgcurity. heallh protection and h881th Inlormallon. Our policywork has contlThued acro88 811 our priOr￿e$. We continu8 to lake part In a nUMi￿r of 8iknsory Bnd steering group8 lor other organlsatlons, indudin9: the NHS 8takehold8r Councll for Ihe CYP TraTr5fomiatlon Programrne the Chlldren and Young People's He8tlh Pollcy Influencing Group run by the Nallonal Children's BU￿AU lh8 Children and Young People's Mental He8lth Coalllk)n Ihe Inequalllies in HeallhAlianc8. thè PSHE 81ralegio p8rtriorship Chairing tha Advlsory Group ol a research prolecl focused on 8afe spa￿8 lor LGBTQ+ young people 1¢ do physlcal actlvlty lh8 Public Health InleFvenllon Resgarch Slijdy reVIev￿n9 evaluation8 01 publlc heallh InlgNention8 from across the UK and the 8roDk s8rvlce development commlttè& on mental health and naurodiv8rslty THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Bulldlng netWOTk8 and partnershlps We have eontinued lo maint8in and 1￿C{ease the diversity of Income streams lor the o¥g8nisatlon. We work with fiv¢ Royal Colleges directly andlor via Ihtir 8dolascent CYP health gr￿ps. AYPH is also 8 member ol lh9 Intèrn8tlonalAssodalion forAdole5cent Health. AYPH Is a UK-wide or98DlsaUon. aThJ we present data 8nd knowledge Irom ac4038 the UK and beyond. Whll$l rrosl ol our funding 2024-25 came from En9llsh sources, we con¢inu8 to engage o¥Jr home Country networks and sust8ln thèsè partnerships. In 2025 we wlll be caryin9 Out WO￿ in Scotland focvsed on young women's he311h. We wlll conWnuB lo strive to maSnlain and enha￿ce engagement w7th tsur mambers and other young pgople's health prolèsslonals In Scollar¥d. W8le5 and Northern Ir8land. Flnanclal rovlow ResèNespollcy It18 AYPHS targ81 Ihal unr&strfcted funds which h8ve not beèn d8slgnaled for a speclfic vse should be mginlalned at a19vel equiv8lènl to 6 month8 wnnlng custs {approxlmalely £152,0001- If the level ol re8grves exceeds Ihls level. actlon will be taken lo reduce reservès by, for oxamplo. Inveglng addl￿onal fundg in cor8 Initlatives 8uch as plannlng Increased piojèct delivery in line wlh our slraleglc alms and l or supporting addillon41 young people and prolèsslor*als lo be Irivofved In our woth. Th8 trustees have (xjnsldared current and lulure incom8 Soufces wnning eosts from the previous fin8nelal year glongsld8 t81cul8tlons based on Ihg organisatlons ¢urr8nl orcumstances and the gen8ral trands ol acllvity in lh8 sector over rocenl yoars. Overall, It IB considered Ihal reserves al this lèval will h8lp lo ensure that, in the èvenl of a sIg￿[fIcant drop lrn funding or to cover unexpected 8rn8rgen¢y or operational costs, the charl￿S core activi1188 C8n bo conlnued whilst work Is undertaken 10 89cur8 addidonal funds. Running costs are estimated after eonsld8ring actual costs from 2024125 and budgBled lutur6 ¢0818. The charity has faced sofflg economie challenges In thi8 financlal year whlch has 18d to a deflcll as shown In these accounts. Changès in th8 fundlng landsc8pe. hèalth and pollcy shift8 hava Impacted on incomè along ￿th some staff ch8rtg&s. Trustees have been fully aware ol th8 8lluatlgn and staff havg worksd lo ￿duCe Ihe imp8ct ol lh6 shortfall. Regu18r risk assessments and oversighl Is In place. At 31st March 2025 the level of unr8Strlcled Tunds whlch h8v& not been designated for a specmc use wa8 8pproxlmately £132,000. Tru$leos ¢onllnuo lo support plannlng of our future fijndlng. focuslng on slraleglc 81ms foi the charity. Thls year saw a refresh of our governance boards, 1￿C￿d1Thg the recruitment of naw Trusleos, Advisory Coundl members and Young Ambassadors. W8 al80 r8vi8wed our Patrons have moved lo a n8w model ol a StraleglcAdvisory Panel. A new strand of work has emerged Irom this new model- Creating a paradlgm shlft in adolèscènt haallh. We worked with l&&dlng thinkers in lh8 ado168cent health field to discuss new are88 01 focus and new ways of looklng al adolesc8nt hèalth. We wlll bo highll9hting emerglng ewdence 8nd new ways of Ihinklng 81)out edolescenl health and worklng together wllh young péopla and profe8slonals 19 Idenllfy opportunil8s to ¢hange the heallh tralectortes for young pgoplè and support wider public health acllon on the i88U95 affecting Ihern. TnJsle88 will ¢ontinue to monlior resewv88 golng lorward and will revlew thls policy quarterty to en6uTe that the Impact of lundlng secured duAng the year on thg Te5eNès ￿lIcY 18 dear and ony necessary mitigallng aollon is taken as nÉÈded. Plan3 for futur• pgrlods Trustees ¢On￿nuts lo work wllh staff to allracl luture project 8nd core lunds lo ensur8 AYPH'S su61alnabllity inlg the lulure. Work Ihl8 y8ar h88 Induded the launch of a redeslgn8d mombershlp sch?me, which Included movlng lo frge mod91 of membershlp In order to reach a wider 8uttience and Influence a largar seolor of thg ￿mmunity. Tho move to the nèw membershlp model has seen our membership incre8se to almost 600 m8mb8rs. Thls y&ar saw thg appointrnent ol a n8w Evidenc8 8nd Pollcy Lead IDeputy Chlef Ex￿ul1Ve to th8 organlsBtS0n. Slrucluro, governance and management Th9 rharity is controlled by its govèrnlng dOcU￿nI. o deed ol Irusl, and ¢x)nsll¢ules a Ilmlted wmpany. Ilmlted by guarante8, 88 doflned by the Companle8A¢t 2(X)6. THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Tha trusteès. who are also the directors for the purpose of company law. and who served during Iha year and up to Ihe date ol signatur8 01 Iho financSal stalemenls wer8.. Dr. N J Cellno Dr C H Parker Mr C G Simpson Dr D M Sharpe Mlss E Dowds C Bethel Mr D Churchill D Fallon Mr N C Patel MISS G Ghaffary Professor R Carnpbo11 IR8slgnèd 31 May 20251 IR8signed 2 December 2024) IAppolnled 2 December 20241 (Appolnled 24 February 20251 Organisalion81 slruclur& Trustees are 918Cted al IheAGM. The Trus1888 8r& responslble for the overslght of tha Assoclallon and lake str8teglc declslons aboul lh8 dir8cllon of thè Assoclations work. Th8 day to day running of AYPH is delegated lo Ihe Chi81 ExecutlV6 and other staff. The Chaii 8nd th8 staffing and General Purpose8 svb group of the Truslegs, provido supervlslon to the Chi8f Ex6culive. The Iruslaès, report was approved by thé Board ol Trustees. C Bethel Trust&• Date.. 15110125 THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH I report to the trustees on my 8xomlnatton of the financial statements ol ThoAssoclallon For Young People's Hoallh (the charilyl forth6 yoar ended 31 March 2025. Responslblllllo8 ond ba818 of report As the InJslee$ of tho charfly land 81s0 4ts dlreciors for the purposes ol cornpany 18wI. you are re8FX)nsiblè for the preparation ol the financÈal slalem8nls In accordance ￿th th8 Tequiremenls of the CompanièsAct 2006. Having satlsfled mysell that the financial slalemenis of Ihe charity aro not requlred to be audlled under Part 16 of the Compani98 Art 2006 and are eliglbla for Independent gxarnlnatlon, I report IN raspeci ol my exarlllnatlon of Ihg chari￿$ financlal statèmbnls carrfed out under section 145 of th8 Ch8rile5Acl 2011. In carrying out my examinallon I have followed Ihg Dlreclions given by the Charity Corllrllisslon under section 14515llbl of the Ch8ritlo$Aci 2011. Independenl oxamIne￿$ statemént Since the ch8ritl5 gross Incorn8 exe8eded £250,000, Iho ind&pend8nl examiner must be a mgmb8r of a Ix)dy listed In seetltsn 145 of th8 Chariuts Aet 2011. 1 conflrm that l am quali118d to undertake the examlnallon because l am & member ol Ihg In5lilute ol Charter8dAecountants In Engl8rEd and Wales, whi¢h 1$ one ol the listed bodl&s. I have completed my exarninatlon. I confim that nD mAtters have como lo my altenllon in thnnèctlon with the examlnBtlon givlng me cause lo bellev8 Ihat In any material T8SP8CI.. accounting rewrPy offlce space at thelr Flveflelds offlces. Th6 vSslon Is that Flvefields will become a wortd-class venue for voluntary oryanlsallons th81 shorè a cornmon goal of supporting children and young peoplè to Improve Ihelr life outcomes, allgnlng with the W6slmlnslei Foundgtlon's thematic focus, and Ihal by AYPH'S 0￿UpatIOn of Fivefields Ihls will inspirg olhar youlh oiganisatsons Ihrough cornmunty 8nd collaborabon whlch will In tum rnRxlmlzeAYPH's effecllveness. Mèntal Hgalth & Inoquallllgs- Wellcome Fellowshlp Funded by the University of Bristol, this prol8ct is looklng to understand what Impacts on young people's mental health and what increases Inequalities lor differonl groups of young p8op18- using intersacbonalty Bs a lens 8cross the UK.AYPH is SUPPOrting the 8ngAg8ment ol young peopl8 Involved In th18 prolect. Young woman's hoalth Fvnd8d by Ihe Unwersity of Bristol. Ihls work wlll ctsproduce iesourees for healthcare professionals to Teduce dlscriminallon and improve quality of hgallhcare for young women. Taking place in Scotland wSlh local youth oig8nlsations 8nd h8811h prof8sslon8ls. AYPH Is supportlng Ihe engagement ol young people Involved in this project. Programme Development Gr8nt Thls programme development granl18d by lrnpert81 Colleg8 London and provld8d by thè N8tlonal Institutè for Hèalth Résè8rch. 81m$ to develop a more integrated approach lo evaluating mulll-secloTal intervenllons 8nd pollcles lo Improve health outcomes for ado18s¢8nts. 16- THE ASSOCIATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 17 Unreslrlctsd fund& The unre51ri¢18d funds of th8 charity comprfse the un6xpended balances ol donation8 and graTrl8 whlch aro not sublècl to specSflc condltSoTrs by donors alld grantors as lo how thèy may bè used. Thosè InclurJ8 d8slgnal&d fund8 which have b88n sèt aslde out ol unreslrfcled funds by the Iruslegs foT 8P9dfic purp(Trsg8. Al q Aprll 2024 Incomlng r•sourc•s Resouic9¥ At 31 March oxp•ndqd 2025 General fund Youth Led Envlronmenlal Enqulry 180.547 86 103.776 1152,3221 132,001 86 180.633 103.776 1152,3221 132,087 Prevlou6 year: At l Aprll 2023 Incomlng Resour¢88 At 31 March rgsour¢9S expèndèd 2024 Gener81 lund Yovlh Led EnviTgnfflgntal Enqvlry R¥wltsnenl 8nd payrnent ol young ttslfters 13B,963 86 5,000 267.035 1225.4511 180.547 86 15.0001 144,049 267.035 1230,451) 180.633 18 Analysls Df nèt 8SS&ts botween funds Unrestrlctod funds 2025 RestTl¢ted funds 2025 Total 2025 At 31 March 2025.. Current assgts1lliabllitle8) 132,087 15,313 147.400 132,087 15.313 147.400 Unrèstrlcted funds 2024 Roslrl¢tgd funds 2024 Total 2024 At 31 March 2024. Current asselsllllablllties} 180.633 18,512 199,145 180.633 18,512 199,145 19 Relaled party trans8¢tlon5 Th8rg w8rg no f115¢1osable relale