Bridges Hull Annual Report on the Work November 1st 2022 - October 31st 2023
This financial year straddled the third and fourth years of our current Hull City Council commissioned service whereby we provide targeted Early Help support for young people in the North area of Hull. Most of our income has come from this source. Additional funding came in from donations from private individuals, Bodmin Road Church on Bransholme, Thornbury Baptist Church in South Gloucestershire, St Aidan’s Church in Hull, Coachman’s Caravans in Hull (to pay for swimming trips) as well as two sizeable grants from Hull City Council’s HAF fund to run extra programmes of activities in the Easter and Summer school holidays. Evergreens Funeral Directors provided some services for free for two of our young people who found themselves responsible for organising and paying for a family funeral.
Jane, our long term administrator, left us in December for pastures new and Christine joined us to take over the admin role in January. Trevor has continued to work for us on a bank basis and also became our chef this year, funded for a period of time by the Bransholme Trust. Ryan, Stacey and Trevor completed their Food Allergy and Intolerance training and Ryan refreshed his Level 2 Food Hygiene training. Beth completed a ‘Keeping Children Safe in Community Sport’ course. Both managers’ DBS checks were renewed and Christine and Rachel (new volunteer) had their first DBS checks completed.
Over the year we should have delivered 1128 hours of work with young people, we actually delivered 1180. In the same time period we should have had 2688 contacts with young people and managed 8755: 6515 contacts were with junior young people and 2240 were with senior young people (or, in a small number of cases, their parents). These contacts mainly happened through face to face work; 1-1 work small group sessions, swimming sessions, youth club sessions, sessions in schools, school holiday trips and activities, informal support for individual parents, as well as a small number of online sessions via our facebook pages. We expanded our food provision, partly thanks to a grant from CVS which helped to pay Trevor as our chef for part of the year. He continued in this role, providing hot and healthy meals throughout the year in the after school youth clubs. We do need to find cheaper/free sources of food as there is quite a cost implication involved.
We continued in our normal pattern of engaging far more 10-13 year olds (juniors) than 14+ year olds (seniors). On average we worked with 125 individual junior
young people per quarter and 50 individual senior young people. The seasonal pattern remained the same with slightly lower use of the service in the summer quarter (July to September) by juniors and significant drop in use by the seniors.
In November, thanks to our minibus still being in service, we were able to continue taking young people swimming on a weekly basis to Beverley Leisure Centre and 1-1 sessions included those with young parents, a young person not in education and vulnerable older teenagers. Financial support for one young person involved some impromptu fundraising on behalf of Bridges in order to raise enough money to help cover a specific need. Junior and senior youth club sessions continued as normal.
December was a busy month with swimming moving back to the SEND sessions at Woodford (run by LAFSS) as the pool reopened. Youth club sessions continued with two young helpers of high school age and 1-1 sessions included the provisions of clothing and toiletries, support around personal safety, continued support with transition to high school, a young person with no school place, a trip to a local garden centre, a long A and E visit into the night with a young person who requested support and support for parents around their children with additional needs, material needs and financial struggles. We were able to refer to CMA who work in the same building. In the Christmas holidays we ran a very well attended junior youth club Christmas party, a HAF funded inflatable swim trip, a dance session and Christmas craft sessions. Using HAF funding we were able to put together curry cooking packs for young people to take home and cook as well as Chinese noodle cooking packs. These were both really popular. We were able to distribute ice-skating tickets from HAF and also provided bus tickets for those for whom travel to town would be a barrier to using the tickets. Finally we were given food hampers from URBaN (the local residents association) and from Pelican Park Community Trust which we were able to distribute to local families just before Christmas which was a real bonus!
In January, February and March we continued the youth club sessions and 1-1 sessions as well as the weekly swimming sessions to Woodford Leisure Centre. Stacey picked up some more 1-1 work in Winifred Holtby Academy, from referrals from Early Help as well as from the academy’s SENDCO and 1-1 work took place around sentient issues as well through trips to Hollywood Bowl and the Rebound trampoline park.
In April we used HAF funding to hold two Easter parties with crafts, games and food, a climbing trip to Let Loose in Woodmansey and an Inflatable Swim Trip to Beverley Leisure Centre. Our normal programme continued throughout April, May and
June which included dance sessions with Elinor from Hull Dance and drama games sessions with Rachel from Movement 2 Music.
In July staff took some young people to see the local secondary academy’s production of Oliver and staff also attended the academy’s awards evening to support some of the young people from the youth clubs who were receiving awards. We then received some unexpected funding from St Peter’s Church in Wawne and used it to purchase some sand pit, sand toys, sand and summer decorations for the youth club room. The young people just loved playing in the sand and we also managed some fire pit activities. We also put the funding towards running some drop-in BBQ sessions which were thoroughly enjoyed! HAF funding provided the finances for some different and amazing trips - a roller disco at South Cave Leisure centre, an Inflatable Swim trip, a trip to Dumble Farm to go on a farm safari us and to groom Highland Cows, a trip to walk Alpacas at Ings Park Alpacas and trips to do the High Ropes, Low Ropes, zip wires and Leap of Faith at Let Loose Adventure Park. The play park in the local village had a revamp and new play/gym equipment installed and the senior young people really enjoyed a simple trip there with hot chocolate one evening. During this time we were visited by Chris from Thornbury Baptist Church who put in a full week’s volunteering and offered great support to the staff team.
We had a final summer craft drop-in session before schools went back again in September and then we resumed our normal term-time programme, including swimming trips. This continued into October where we also ran a very cool glow-in-the dark Light Party as an alternative to celebrating Hallowe’en.
ADDENDUM
Not to be published but for the trustees information:
1-1 sessions included support around the following issues:-
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supporting a new mum with the health needs of new baby
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supporting the same mum in accessing the toddler group at Pennine
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sudden death of a father and organising and paying for an appropriate funeral, liaising with funeral directors (he was abusive and the death was potentially suspicious)
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one-to-one sessions in a local high school for young people with SEND needs - a space for young people to talk and offload and advice and advocacy within the school
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offering vital parent support - a space where parents can offload their concerns about their child and start to reflect and gain understanding about what is going on within their families and start to look at ways forwards
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supporting a mum with accessing CMA and Early Help meetings and setting up access to a translator
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supporting young people who haven’t been in education for a long time - either through bullying or SEND needs. THrough baking, cooking, arts and games, finding out what their needs and future aspirations are. Where there is a SEND need, we have liaised with the neurodiversity team and support the assessment process, offered help with applying for an EHCP and DLA.
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supporting families with material needs around food/gas/electricity
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supporting a young person who was out of school for several months after a bullying incident and working with mum and Access and Inclusion to ensure he got back into school in the end
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low-level bereavement support when a family’s foster father died suddenly; work around cherishing memories, crying when needing to and trying to express feelings instead of pushing them down
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encouragement for a young adult with complex needs to remain in education
Balance Sheet
Bridges Hull As at 31 October 2023
| Balance Sheet Bridges Hull As at 31 October 2023 |
Balance Sheet Bridges Hull As at 31 October 2023 |
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| 31 OCT 2023 | |
| Fixed Assets | |
| Tangible Assets | |
| Office Equipment 1,974.94 |
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| Office Equipment Depreciation (0031) (1,749.70) |
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| Total Tangible Assets 225.24 |
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| Total Fixed Assets 225.24 Current Assets |
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| Cash at bank and in hand | |
| Bridges Hull HSBC bank account 20,961.46 |
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| Petty Cash 0.32 |
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| Pleo account 462.00 |
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| Total Cash at bank and in hand 21,423.78 |
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| Debtors Control Account 390.00 |
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| Other Debtors 306.25 |
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| Prepayments 1,081.00 |
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| Total Current Assets 23,201.03 Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year |
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| Accruals 2,068.00 |
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| Creditors Control Account 99.00 |
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| Grants income accrual 13,510.05 |
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| PAYE & NI 1,005.65 |
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| Pension liability 385.99 |
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| Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17,068.69 |
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| Net Current Assets (Liabilities) 6,132.34 |
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| Total Assets less Current Liabilities 6,357.58 |
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| Net Assets 6,357.58 Capital and Reserves |
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| Current Year Earnings (6,098.10) |
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| Funds 12,455.68 |
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| Total Capital and Reserves 6,357.58 |
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Balance Sheet Bridges Hull
Profit and Loss
Bridges Hull
For the year ended 31 October 2023
| Profit and Loss Bridges Hull For the year ended 31 October 2023 |
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| 2023 | |
| Turnover | |
| Contributions from participants of activities | 27.50 |
| Donation accrual account | 1,443.45 |
| Donations - Other trusts, churches and charities | 3,766.91 |
| Donations - Private individuals | 1,970.54 |
| Donations - Swallow Hill Homes | 40,351.19 |
| Hull City Council | 46,748.64 |
| Total Turnover | 94,308.23 |
| Cost of Sales | |
| Activity costs | 4,935.49 |
| Goods Purchased for Resale inc Tuck shop | 0.01 |
| Total Cost of Sales | 4,935.50 |
| Gross Profit | 89,372.73 |
| Administrative Costs | |
| Bank Charges/ Penalty fee's | 613.68 |
| Bridges - consumables | 268.68 |
| Bridges - Rent | 6,740.00 |
| Building costs | 177.99 |
| Computer, Apps, software, IT support & repair costs | 816.54 |
| DBS checks | 168.24 |
| Food for activities & refreshments | 2,970.66 |
| Food/ essentials to distribute to families | 1,054.71 |
| Insurance - Management & CVS | 2,076.29 |
| Minibus fuel | 340.34 |
| Minibus insurance | (7.00) |
| Minibus repairs | 611.00 |
| Office Equipment Depreciation (8004) | 178.50 |
| Office Stationery, ink cartridges, printing, postage costs | 956.98 |
| Staff Entertainment and christmas meals | (49.00) |
| Suspense/ mis posting/ contra | 43.64 |
| Telephone, mobile, textlocal services | 1,569.74 |
| Thank you gifts | 345.67 |
| Travel costs | 678.15 |
| Wages - Administrator | 9,488.63 |
| Wages - Cleaning | 1,674.79 |
| Wages - Employer pension costs | 1,919.39 |
| Wages - Employers National Insurance | (167.40) |
| Wages - Senior Youth Worker | 20,269.99 |
| Wages - Youth Support Worker | 20,678.95 |
Profit and Loss Bridges Hull
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Profit and Loss
| 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Wages - Youth Work manager | 22,051.67 |
| Total Administrative Costs | 95,470.83 |
| Operating Profit | (6,098.10) |
| Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation | (6,098.10) |
| Profit after Taxation | (6,098.10) |
Profit and Loss Bridges Hull
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
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| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner Basis of independent examiner’s statement Independent examiner's statement |
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| Bridges Hull Limited | ||||
| 31 October 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
1123951 | ||
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| The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: ● examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, ● to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and ● to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention; 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: ● to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and ● to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. *Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. |
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March 2012
IER
| 2 June 2024 | ||
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| Stephen Andrew Holmes | ||
| Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (FMAAT) | ||
| 5, Maple Avenue | ||
| Thornbury | ||
| Bristol BS35 2JW |
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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March 2012
IER
Give here brief details of Not Applicable any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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March 2012
IER