FINANCIAL REPORT ISTJANUARY- 31ST DECEMBER 4$ rM••ln 20 20 r.q FINANCIAL Statements for the year ended 31st December 2020 CONTENTS L•tt•r from Our Chi•f Ex•cutlv• Offlc•r M•ssaz•fromour Patron Twst••s' Inn￿1 r•port Ilncwpor•tln8 th• d1rnct0￿S r•port) Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r's r•port to th• trust••s 31 St•tement of fIn•nCl￿ •ctlvltl•s Iln¢ludlni IKom• Ind •xp•ndltur• •￿ount) st•t•m•nt of fln•ncl•l posltlo 33 Nrt•s toth• Iln•nclal stat•rn•nts 34 BIGKID Foundatlon IA Company Llmlted by Guarantee Company number 06750651 Charlty Nmber 1128158 Letter from our Founder and CEO Never has having the right people around you been more important than in a year such as this. I think I can safely say that no￿ ofu5 5awthis year coming! 2020 will certainly be a yearto remanber but onewe a150 hope to put behind Ukefor all ol u& it has been a year olhuge high5 aThJ huge lows with all sorts of ￿lSts, tums arKJ pivot5 along the way. ThrOUg￿￿t It all. we have Striven to k£ep our young people and their need5 at the forelront of all that we have dor*. Thanks to the fo￿sight of our team.we were equip￿ with a plan to moveour5ervKes entirety onlinewhen the fIr￿ Iixkdown hk us in March. And that Is what we dld. Shaninga Marasha 11 was baptlsm by fire, coaches became Instsgram Influence￿ and youth leadet5 became Intervlewers and tslk Show h05ts. The team which inclLMled tsvo new members of staff, had to pull together in a waywe have neverhad io befo￿. to wpport eachother aThJ, more fjmwrtant￿, our vulnerable young pÉDple. In those dark day5 in early Aprll.communicationwas key as weknew thattheyoung pÉDple who wedldnl hear from were probabtythe onesmox atrlsk. We went on the Off￿sIVe and made 0￿reaCh ca115 every day, divldlng the Ilsi ol h￿￿Ired$ ol young people between our #all and se55￿nal YothhWorke￿. WSth the added back upol the ￿lPIlne we managed to provide lood parce15. la plops and WiFi to those who needed it. Wlth a host ol onllne activltkts. we were able to provide engagln8 content cmllnefrom 10am to 10pm almost every day. As locklown eased,we were back out thererunnlrrfdas manycovkl serure 5e551ons as wecould muster and when L￿kdOWn 2.0 hlt, we were able to coniSnue runnSn8targeted groups for our TrY)st vulnerable young people. It's hard to say exactty many youngpeople we have reached thls year: we know It must be well ￿er I,IXrf). IncredSbly ouronline se55ion5 garnered over 30.c¥xI enga8emerrtsl Never has having the right people around you been more important than in a year Such as this. I'm immensety proud ol what our team has ach￿Ved graielul thai we have not had tr) lurlough atyone. I'm especially grateful to wr trustee5 aThJ funderswho have supported usarnl kept U5 alloal throtsgh an intensety challenging year. We have never fetl abneand I hope that ouryoung people can saythe same. A Word from our Patron I would like to sincerely thank all of BIGKID'S supporters and funders for your unfailing commitment this year. Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE +4 2020 is the kind of year thatcan make you or break you. None ofus were p￿pa￿d for it and it affected everyone and everythingacross the globe. l am delighted that BIGKID was able to see through the panic and rise to the challenge of reinventing their services so that hundreds of vulnerable young people have felt cared for and positNely engaged in a year that has shaken their education, relat￿nShIpS and mental health. It Is a privilege to see good leadership in attion and I have seen that this year at BIGKIO. They have focused on the individual young petsonwhilst not losing sight of the bigger picture aThl planning towards it. This year has proved that BIGKI D is a strong and resilient organisation, well able to a dapt to challenges and grow. It is my great pleasure tosupportthem as their Patron and I would like tosincerely thank all their supporters and funders foryour unfailing commitment this year. ## Trustees Annual Report The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2020. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** Registered Charity Number: 1128158 Company Number: 06750651 Principal Office and Registered Office: 3B Nettleford Place, London SE27 0JW ## **The Board of Trustees:** Directors Ms Michelle Tuft Mr David Ziyambi Mr Nimesh Christie Mr John Herriman Mr Mohammed Azeem (appointed 9th May 2020) Mr James Potter (appointed 23rd January 2020) Lady Sarah Younger (appointed 18th August 2020) Mr Edson Oliveira Abdel Dombele (appointed 9th October 2020) ## **Patron** Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing Document** BIGKID Foundation is a company, limited by guarantee and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 8th January 2009. ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** Trustee directors are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the charity’s memorandum and articles of association. The articles of association require one-third of trustee directors to retire at each AGM, but they may propose themselves for re-election. ## **Trustee Induction and Training** The induction process for any newly-appointed trustee comprises an initial meeting with the existing trustees. The induction process covers the powers and responsibilities of the trustee board, copy board minutes, a copy of the last three years’ annual reports and accounts, a copy of the governing documents and a copy of the Charity Commission’s guidance ‘The Essential Trustee: What You Need to Know’. ## Trustees Annual Report ## **Risk Management** The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are put in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** Our charity’s purposes as set out in the objects contained in the company’s memorandum of association are: · To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 years living in London by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities; and · The relief of financial hardship, in particular by providing educational programmes designed to advance people in life. ## **Public Benefit Statement** The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## **Who We Are:** ## _Mission_ To change London communities one child at a time. ## _Vision_ BIGKID equips young people at risk of social exclusion and youth violence to take control of their lives, find, develop and act on their own potential. ## _Values_ Respect Leadership Education Change. ## **What We Do:** ## _Community Engagement_ Our community engagement programme aims to engage young people with needs led activities in the heart of London communities. ## _Mentoring_ Our mentoring programme pairs young people aged 16 – 19 with BIGKID volunteer mentors for up to 12 months. ## _Leadership_ Our school and community leadership programmes aim to develop more confident young people who engage positively with the wider community. ## **Where We Work:** Schools, colleges and communities in London. Case Stud (16) Sam aged 16, gre4V up on an estate nearElephant & Castle, which has a iiotorious reputalion r gangviolence. Sam first became aware of this tension at the a8e of 11 or 12. He and some pfriends that he grew up with, would han8OUt around comrNnal areas of the estate. They Inoticed violence startin8 to escalate. e'd be playln8 and hear gunshot& I've seen four people Set stabbed and one person get shot." Sam stru88led through the start of secondary and wasoften on the ed8e of exclusion. One of Sam's teachers told him',"1 don't want to see you dead or in jail in 5 years" 'That hurt me.111 was a smart student and my behaviourmessed up my eilucation,. Sam fir5tcameto 81GKID in (Trtober 2019fuelled by his k)ve of American Football, which he first discovered when visiting hiscousins in America. Samwas k)oking foropportunities to playAmerican Football and was introduced to BIGKID by Coach Steve Verrall fromthe South London Rene83des. Looking BIGKID up on Instagram, he noticed our Flag programme and was impressed bywhat we'd runwith Nike and NFL UK. Sam joined BIGKID at a iivotal point in his life. While he was becomin$ morefocused on his dream of movin8 toAmerica to playAmerican Football. gang troubles In hts area were buiklin8 and he found himself witnessin8 and being a victimof increasin8 levels of violence. After a particularly fri8htenin8 incident"1 thought wow and l just ran. It was8oin8 crazy,itwas like the area is falling apart." t￿rIng this time,Sam was still comin8 to BIGKID sessions. started tobuild a strong relationship withcoach Jonathan,who then became hts mentor. They talked about thefear that Sam was feelin8walkin8 around his area, also hiswish to chan8e his lifestyle. 11n a wayl Itwas fun, Itwas anrK)yin& Itwa5 scary, but11 knew] I can't bedolngthls no mre and I commltted to Amerlcan Football....I sakl to myself, let's flnd a way outof It.. After another close call in the SLJmmer of 2020, Sam called Jonathan: .1 told himwhat I've been upto, lasked him tol help me find a wayout. From there, that'swhen the whole situation started gettin8 better." With a huge amountof determination, his family's supwrt and the BIGKIDteam'seffortsto help securefundin8, Sam ts now studyin8 and livin8 in a new city and playing American Footballfor his college. Hedream5 of 80in8toanAmerican University and playingthera Ithout BIGKID I'd stlll besurvlvln8 and 8oln8 Out and praylrY&. I don't haveto look behlnd •• back mrq though I still dothat, It'S8onna tske tlme to get used to it. I can goout and Jog. vlslt the shops and feel safe. I didn't know I'd 8etthat amount of supportand help to move on to awhole differentarea. No one has eversUppOrt￿ me like that. The supportyou guys gave mechanged my Ilfe. It def Inltely dld.. Breaking Barriers: Leadership As wt ofour"Bre3kin8 Barriers WithAmerican Fla8 Ffy)tball' pro8ramn (funded throu8h the Mayor of LDndon's Imp￿1 Partnerships fund). v started the yeardelii'eri n8 the Breakin8 Barrier5 elen￿nt with a Éroupof 12year 9 students at Sdgehi11)chwl in LtMisharTL Breaking Barriers is r 12-week leaership programme, tar8etin8 vulnerable young people, many of whom are at imminent risk of exclusion. We delivered Ioweekly sessions, upuntil mid-march. V*ith the 12 L participating Wlth ener8y and enthusiasm. They quickly picked up the core me5538es around leadership, change and respect. and enjoyed &tivities such a5vthat makes role m￿e1, explorin8their own value5 and at one poinL applyi n8 teamwork and lateral thinkin8 to try and fit themsefve5 i nto a small square on the floor! Unfortunately, L£￿kdOWn brou8ht a premature end lo the sessions and meant the )'oun8 leaderswere not alje to pro8re55 On to peer mentorin8. Even 50.Withinjust 10 v*eks, the F￿￿￿tIN￿ IM￿15 Wtreclear.. •Nlth ongokng w•f• n•t•bl•to d•l¥•Y •iW• ol th• I dosW• •nd what they soThs 3011. "I've found the sessions reallybeneficial: they have helped me a lo Tyrell, Yr9 Sedgehill School Ihe Breoklng Barrlers Program (k)8s exactly what Is says...It 8nllghtens.-BIGKID allowed them to urKlers*orKI wI￿t thalr Inner potential Is. 'L•adershlp Is when o gI￿d lèader takes r•8pon8ibi Illy for h1$ or hgr octionsond Inl luen¢e8 Other8 )silivel'i" Chrisondre, Yr g Sedgehill School Jamos Poltar, D8pvty Head Sedgahlll school Mentoring XI20 has been a year of ￿aptati)n and grovrth for menlori programme. We started with regular n￿nthlY ￿ntor drop-ins at OLr Stewarts Roa Youth Club, where our youn8 people and mentors could Ft to know e￿h other and start developin8 the [￿ltiv• 5tron8 relationshiF that mentoring is bas￿ o Thw8h lockdown wt a stop to face-to-face ffeet U)5, mentorin did not stop. Like many of us a numlxr of our Y￿n& people have nee extra supwrt through this tric￿ time. A n*ntor can brin8 ￿(h needed advio, direction arKI opportunities. There have been lots c>f I￿n￿atIve approad*s to adapt to reslrictlCn5, ifKluding ould￿r walks, canoein& Z￿M c&1 chats on a park befKh oron the sidel ires of a football 5e5510n. Mentorin8 vKnt Ilv¢ viith re8u ar Insta8rJm live tslks aixyjt settif keepi n8 goals. oi'ercoming thallen8e5, friendships and how we can infl uence our commun5ly. We are also thril led io have taken on six amazi new mentors, who bri ng a wealth of rEw experien￿5 and ideas, alon with ener8y and enthusiasrn tO8ive back and connecl with our youn8 peop From september we started running rmnthly mentorin8 Qtch-up ard training sessions whe.e all our mentors can 8et tO6ether Ivi rtually !) ard share experiences. This has been a great opwrtunity tor new arxl e5lablished mentors to meei. learn and de￿lOp, helpi ng us Stay connectej durin8 a year when thèt has been so itnkN)rtant. 11 13 youn Mcelv•d d rect m•ntwlni siipport "Not only do you feel part of someone's life, you become a role model and inspire young people to achieve the best version of themselves,; BIGKID Mentor 100% of mentees said thal having a mentor has improved thelr communicallon and outlook on life GUILTYBEATZ Listening Party ¥rt•auStsWff83d olhb ' LwnlnglF ihihis. Caiy Fasithn To kick 0112020 some ol our youn8 leaders attended a men's London Fashion Week show in central London. An amJz•n8 and inspiring opportunity to see up-and-comln8 desi8ners showcase their new deslgns In a thrilling catwalk Show. '8ang invited to thi5 event￿$0 greot oppxtunity to see the(lfferent stylesof doitsng. As someone ¢*)esphologrophy. I need to keqian ap￿ mind abtxJI ￿(lits then doin5 slx)ols. This was o gcxxl lime to get in5pirolion I w05 omozed lo see 50manypeoplecon* to the show. considerin8 It Wa5 Gnly obout tmilf on loryq.11 made redlise lknt fashion 150 bis thins in our conynurnty todayoThl is a irfluenlial tlwng. 'fTr;Tr,NS JOIN M16 Nspy ,YBTr,R AI"I'LE J LJ4*y*nlvT In Fet,ruary 2020, in an L nkYCffYiented mc,ve, Britain's Secret Inlelli8ence Service invited ￿ youn8 people from BIGKID to M16 he&lquarters in Vauxhall to learn all about the wDrld of e5[.ionage and to ffeet Britain's top spy, Sir Alex Younger. The mission had to b• kept tc¥p secret, none of the young Peop￿ knew there theywere Boing until the minibus pulled i nto the famous gate5 in Vauxhall. The story rn￿le the front p38e of The Evening Standard biit mre imwrtantly our young pwple h¥1 the opwrtunity toconsKJera new C3ree- and YhK) knows, maybe the next (A)7 is in the BIGKID ranks! Muslc Is a bl8 Part ol y(xrth culture and In 2020 V** had the prlvllege to offer plano lessons to 3 ot our ￿n8 p￿p1& th￿15 toWlllSam Horsem￿ who kltNItry i￿nteered hlsexpertlse Overa 4-week taster, our youn8 people partklpated wlth eat entlw51asm. r Founderand CEOwas larded ￿ NFL Local HeroesAwardln 2019, whkh Inck*Jed twotlckets tothe 2020Super Bowl In Mlamll There's nothln8 Ilke klcklng off the year wlth a trlp to the Nlke storel Our 8lrls Were Invlted to Nlke's OKford Street store to mark the launch of fvlke To¥vrfs Women's floor. A revolutlonty Ir￿ment lorour w'rls to be a part of. they M*re treatod Ilke stars and went awiy ifylth bespoke Nlke essentlal$ Includln4Jacket& Starts and sports bras. Yes JLo,Shaklra. DJ Kha Deml Lavato,Yolanda Adaffs, Mahomes and more. FeollTr6 Insplr&* wr people wanted to80 further learn ID re￿1 A hu8e thank yw to Wlll and the Horsem f amlly who Immedlately res￿nd￿l wlth bfy)ks to help. For one youb person partkular. prevlDusly had had to fveup plano lessons, they k)NtIha￿r thech*K• ID playa8ah Shanlnga and Helen experbenced the whole thl upclose and personaL You can watchthelr vkleodlary- checkout @Shanln8aBIGKID¢)n Insta8ram. Thank NFL￿ Efe Obadatorthls *nazSn8 experhence! *GoChlets 6 (pre-Lockdown) opportunltles for our young people access unlque perlenc "The GuiltyBeatz listening pa,rfy was a great experience. It was a great opportunity to find new music/projects whilst also enjoying the vibe." Increased confidence Raised aspirations Sports Engagement Jum￿￿8 ato rare(￿￿(* to p1ayc0nwrt￿￿Y durtng 1010, the NeAI C*n Cup tOLxnan*nt In Odober w•s•150 ow Ilrni IJ J s￿* twrnamenL Our b*)ys coèthes 4 lot olfl •th4galrnd erknn￿. theye¥en rn￿*1t to thesernl.fln￿s agthst t0￿h ccrfnpetlfjonl We I￿ed •lew ch•llenys Jtover(•me them •5• te•m •nd cwted stscffiÉ bor•Js, Football Football Skills Workout I￿r 10)tb￿lse5sb)￿, a>rrtinued 2020, YAtheneverweMn(t￿nS Art1•5s•Jty ft&ky Jmn trj kJotb•M Tlith8h * Umes numb• nd•(¢esSto ￿nU¢S Ye lknlked. w SNI erryaled cwer X(lyoury l•. CoKh to see11 h* ukl reenxt thèsa sk1115. Rlsky ￿•1Y brnuBht eneryywtth his Iwp5, bj0kkn1l￿e In the rlrry )ck(4)vm. kn¥Èrrti¥t ￿ went mier 1111 10 thp Challenge ideo e¥W￿e￿ty he hiEhlypr*ed• Fifa rkn8the Ilrst Ixknld live Pffj Cljbs atyringttr*gwt Hdy trka(omrnenthtkn& He ctyated a Oui y￿lI￿peUp￿ Staff all gtr. *lth v•rh)us ch&K4nge5 th•twentvlrnl •ll- ovw s(Klal nwdl•durlr8 loclAlown. Dthil *u5h,W upswlthtc4￿t r￿15,￿dId Ilx*m•ll, Co￿hAn￿e•rx1 ouryoLmg Peo￿ee￿I sh(fy￿,J oft thelrlalentsby t•rnpltlln8the m)r￿OnI sh￿til18.1nt￿. w•tthlni• ml ym•l It sa brillant •M)ortunhy to enter￿n d bJ051 tFe rThJ￿ ol eVtry￿e￿I<￿.v￿ ¥4U slwm. ket 260 outdoor sessions "BIGKID feels like a family. We're all different in our unique ways, but when we're all together, we're all connected." Holy (17) Improved communication skills Improved football skills Introducing Edson Marina Jonathan We are deli8hled to v*lcome our first BIGKID young person onto the trustee tKJard this year! Edson Dombele is a BIGKID throu8h and Ihrou8h, he attended hi5 first BIGKID sessbn at thea8eof 14. M¥lna Sa 15 a BIGKID succe55 story whowe are really proud of. She flrst jolned us as ashy 14- year-old on our8irls' f￿tball progrnM￿. Over 5years she has 8rown in confidence arml 8Ot involved with all our programmes. includin8 sallin8 where she1a￿d land conquered) her fear of water. In 2018 She stsrt￿ volunteering, suppL)rtin8 at football 5e5sions, arKI after achievin8 100 hours. stsrted k￿rkIng as a coxh. )nathanCobham joined BIGKID as our fi rst American Fcrt)tbal l Outreach Officer in February 2020. HavinFfir5t met BIGKID ihrough our pilot Americari Football programry* in 2018, Jonathan continued io volunteer. often bearingthe brunt of refereei n and makln8 trS(ky ca115 durin8 a>ntested 8ames! We aredelightedfor him totake on this new full-ti ￿ role, bringi ngwith him vast Amerlcan FTr)tbal l experience that will driveour program￿ foN3rd. helpi n8us brin8 thiSe￿it1 n8 swrt tomore youn8 peDple than ever before. He volunteered asan ¢￿treaCh Worker and trained to be a B￿KID(O%h, which he has nrv•V been doin8 for 3year& He is currently studyin8 PE and Youth DeVelop￿nt al St M¥y's University and iopes to become a PEteacher he8raduate& Galnin8 skills arKI e¥perierKe at everyopwrtunity. she was always an integral part of tP BIGKID family. In February 2020 were incredibly proud to hire Marina as our f irst benef iciary turned permanent employee! Riding the waves of 2020, She'salre￿Y slwi herself to be an irKredible asset tothetea .1 Ilketotab£ Èwery l omgiven dnd alw¢W gnile M ny ftxe wl*n helFln8 othe￿. l am ￿s9(￿lte oLxJit peoe (y)d 8rtrteful fcrf the 5UmLXt I￿e Ir( BIGKID. l ExC<]me a trustee to helpbe tl* th[fere￿e In yLxmg s libts." As someone grewup bein8very sfy and quiet, I know that it feels like to be sheltered from the rest ofthe world. Tlis is l am highly motivated to utilise my emperiences to help You people fulfill their potentsal. There is nothing better than se•ng someone come out of their shell and act iipon their discovercxl talÉY)ts to 80 on and be successful. I bllleve that we We able tochan8e young people's live5 and den￿nstrate that the imkM)Ssi ble is ssible. BIGKID is able toseeeverythikl succeed and grow. Youth Club 1sE up STORY SO FAA RISE UP'TH STORY SO FAIY I We started ourwtNfilSt le by 3w?fdwinninsBfltishwrite¢ 'Rise Up ?0 butobio%r3phybyBfltish otReminds Papper stormly.,￿3￿bJ ￿entality, an autobioy3phy eKCp•4USU* n)Bny Oth65. 1550 imFwrt¥otdUr￿g1OCko)￿￿l TV. the te3fft, our co8cl*s and￿lUnteerS 3 chaoce to debBtes3 co0￿ct 8ndfeel Jp3rtof 50mdhin&Hotl¥ contested ussi(*i% itJJicKly I*c3me iththe vide) ot tbeexecutioo 0fGe0￿eFItt Social Justlcetalks sbatterin8he3fr* arouDdthe *￿tI￿01G￿l0l3￿rKkned iv• edvc3tion, fe- f ifstsocial JLkstKel3lk¥FifstlN. 35 an O￿o(wn1[Y for eople tovoice t￿lf Opinio￿ ènd expefieo¢e #BLIO #racièlyyofil'og Tt¢se disCUS5ionS 3re oov4 Si￿178￿3￿ to 3pcJc*t #ProtestsloNigeri3 #Trump. yt)tsn8people teel more confideottOsb3re their*￿￿$ e hope tbètthe wutbYoiceVi411be teard n)orev4idel). f i)¥1 Youth Club rERNOoN FfERMO KeepFIt andstretch The first lockdown Cau8ht everyone by surprise, but our amazing coa(*es rose to the challenge and created online strength and ccnditionin8 exer05es 5Ultable for the n(Wice to the dite athlete. With daily stretching routines weeklychallen8es. our youn8 people found a8reat Otjtlet and routine that helpedthtrn stay sane throu8h it all. mO￿e Nl8hts Locked downp no problemf Grab your popcorn arKI meet Coach Marina for Movie Nightr From blockbusters to budget films, there was time for allof them and it proved to be an important opporbJnity for our WUn8people to connect and feelpart of our BIGKID family. A YearOfChallen8es 2020wa5 the year r4 challenges andwe rose to all of them, especially the social media one51 Pass the BIGKID Hoodie. Ch005e Your Character. The 2.6 Challenge, When God Made Me, and of course Don't Rush....TWICE r ro watch them all check out our In4t4qram Pa8e @BIGKIDFourklation Youth Club • Istening se beth ewj 4, 21 51 WD'kL Ivd C40ralQll Llstenln8 Sessk)ns Just before March l(Kkdown helped some ol our talented voung people with dreamsof be(oniin8 profes5ioi3l musician5, record ihe r ov4fb nwsic for the first time. L(￿kdOWn didn't sto? US - U5in8 Instagram Live as a platform, hostLYI several li5lenin8 p3rlie& 8ivSn8 our young people an excl usive l islen to tI￿Se hot new tr￿k￿lI was an awe￿Me lime ful l of vi be5 and8C￿ music. Ilvi COACH ANDRE F*) live voted for the best choice of sQn8 in each round. Competitiveness wasoff the scale. with some surprisins winners! It seems likewhene*rourwn8 peo gather, compelling di 5CU55ion5 are h SOV￿ decided tocreate a platformto share that youth Vol￿ over S￿la1 mgjia - B ￿KID P,Jdcast5 ￿ere LK)rn! Topics ran$in8 fromAmerican football to 9xial j U5tice, f￿tball atKI nwsic, they are recorded e￿h week and broadcast across multi ple platform& tt isama2in8 and importanttohear whatour young people have to say on such )re55i ng matters. It reminds us that youth voice is sTherful and deserve5 to be heard. Youth Clllb T '1 have people to talk to and they are l ike family, *Je• tOiYeci¢S. our Ollicef. ofl hdp Goihf>TO 8frA8tETQ SEE PEOPLE" Over 30.000 en8agements online 92% of 0￿r young people sald our vlrtual youth club helped them feel part of the BIGKID family. Lockdown1.0 Interviews Live Instagram inteNiews with key personalities were another way that we inspired our young people during lockdown A massive tF)]nk you to all who took partl, Brandon Derek Owusu Risky DJ Semtex Steve Verrall DannyTinker Phoebe Schecter hrlstlan Scotland-wlllamson Jason Brlsbane Bamldele Olasenl James Famlnu Ifeanyl Momah Jon Shocka Kim N80 Shaq B. Grant Tigie Sankoh Nicole Edgar Pacheco Gu•ss th• word Lockdown1.0 Online sessions OmarS'$ Block Workout: When k)ckdNn was announced, itcame as 3 5hockto Omari, cneofourvolunteerstho lives in Streatham. Hwir)8 been sofocused on stuifying for his GCSES, he suddentyfound himselfwrth noexams, confined to home for the fcKeseeable fvture. Inspired bythe challen e of keepin8 active wth limit timeoutdoors, Omari cided to start leading dai crxnmunrtyKDrkcAJts- mtOn￿3 waytokeep himself actNe. but helpin8 get others get rrovin& instead of sittitw dowTh doin8 nothin8. We are so proLMI of Omari and were able to suppcyt him with pres5 coveraie in newsoutlets like The Brixton Buzz. promtirn via W￿131 media 3ndeven live streamin8 his workouts to awider audEnce. Coathes Corner: With it impossible for team tO8et together and maintain bonds over bckdown. we introduced Coaches c￿ner. whereouryoun8coa¢hes¢wldjoin a Zoom call once a week to participate in games or diKU55h?ns, encompassing all things from nN)vies to relationship5. These sessions were filled wtth I￿50t fiJnry, intriguin8 nd tkKJU8ht-provokl￿ mon*nts. some of which were shared on Social rn￿￿a. Bakln WlthLucas Oneo our your8 NFL players, Lucas, dec￿led that he would use hi5 time in bxkdcwn to pra¢ti¢e wme bakir and cookin8. which led him to make his first baking videol He's always had a pasS￿)n for cod(in8. thanks to his older brother wkn's a C￿f. Lucas wanted to help inspire others to trytkEir harKI at the culinary art Look)ut for BIGKID Bake Off I Helplkne: Durin8 the first lockdovm we set up a BIGKID helpline for anyyoun8 pecplewho needed someextra SUFPOrt orjustsomeone to talk to in a time of r*ed. 400 Online sessions 85% ofour participants said thanks to BIGKID, they know there is always someone to go to if they need help 'Thanks for all the tutorial videos guys, feelin very sluggish a lot late y, watching what you guys are still doing gives me that extra push In the morning, Trips & Residentials C¥)a residential. 8irls hada derfu1t1mepla￿ingte4fft ng challen8e ad¥tnturesand8ettin8to kr¥)¥v Ir , throo8h lockdo Trampolknlng Over the summerwe took seven youn8 peop￿traM￿linIng incrrydon. A lantastic opportunity to relax aTrJ let off steam after bckdown l. The group real￿enjoyed bou￿Ing and trying tricks, a wonderful way to get t￿rn mvin8 atKI la￿h a8ain, after a tOU8h start to the year. Sp)rtsDay Tomark theendofour5um￿￿r programme, our BIGKID sports dav Included 5-a-side football, theBht lrftin8, tu8 of war, relay races and for those feelin8 more leisurely, a kicnic, all in Larkhall Park. 25 yourE people 80t thoroughly stuck in to the competitk)n, tryin new SkKJrts and enjoying being Wit their frierds. Thorpe Park During the summer took 25 ofour young people toThork% Park over three trips. These trips are alwtysa thrilling hi8hli8ht of the year, even r￿re so thts year, after being isolated for so lon& Jèk '4"41* Paddle Boardlng A bi8li8hli8ht ￿ the yeara￿l a sport fLY BIGKID....Paddleboardin8'. A gr￿p0f Iodrove out tot￿ Thames ar Maided)ead on a I￿1045 hct sunrty day. After a wobliy Start everyone found their sea less and soon we wtre all floatingalon8explcrirÉ this L*autifulpart oftts river. We found a TO￿ SWirE intothe river- t1￿ whocps of delight from our youn8 people cwld be heard back in Stod(well l After paddleboarding we headed to a pa￿ for a Picnic by the river and more swimmire A wondertul relaxin8 day out. With memorie5 for us all to treasure. Mlnlature Golf BIGKID does 8olfl We tocd( a 8row of 12 y¢JJn8 ￿(Ple to the Dinosaur Crazy GcAfCentre in Wimbledm. ThegrDUP really ertyttyed the challen8e, 8etlin8 into the Com￿titive spirit under the sha￿W ￿dInOSaUrs. Three even mana8ed a IDle in ¢J)e- maybe we have fournl the ￿￿t Twer Woctlsl Blke Rlde: Overthesumrr*r holidaysvrfe hired Boris Bikes for 5e4*n thf our8irls to bike arourxl Clapbam. Battersea and Larkhall. They covereij live miles anderKled tts days feelin8 tired but hapw l A Breal wayto han8 Out Io8ether and expk)r¢ in a distan￿￿ w•y. Beach To rwnd off the summer. toc* nine olour coxhestocamber Sands for tPE day. Thry surtjathed, played footballon the sand, threw anAmeri£an fo)tball aboLrt in the water- a M(￿h￿eSerVed mini IK*liday forour hard. workin8coache5. Stsff aNICoa¢hesPknk and Rounde Allof our statt and coathinB team ￿nt toa SUm￿*r picnic in Larkhall Park on a 8lorKTrU5 summer's day, After adelicious Spre￿ we played an extremely tompetitive gatneol rounder5.A wmderfulway to 5ppnd an alternoon and re