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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 08 2024 31 07 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Youth Media Group
Other names charity is known by n/a
Registered charity number (if any) 1140464
Charity's principal address 4 The Crescent Apartments
Crescent Court Ilkley Postcode LS29 8FA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) |
Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Wendyvan der Haagen Boyd | Chair | |||
| Basma Darouich | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution adopted 14 April 2008
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Unincorporated Association How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected by members at AGM
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance the learning and skills of young people living in England through providing training, volunteering opportunities and work experience in digital media production.
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Through the year and especially during planning meetings the trustees have taken into account the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit (ref. ‘public benefit requirement’, The Charities Act, 2011)
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
In 2024–25 Youth Media Group (YMG) delivered hands-on, communityfocused media activity that directly served these objects. The trustees confirm they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit throughout the year and are satisfied our work provided clear public benefit.
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We supported place-based eco-arts residencies and the Places by EcoGPX® mobile platform through subcontracted app/media work, giving emerging creatives real-world production and UX opportunities while contributing to an externally evaluated programme that strengthened community connection and wellbeing.
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We provided equipment access and technical enablement to widen participation in high-quality digital photography, 360° video and XR capture for community health and culture projects.
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We offered media development support to the Arts Disability Network, improving inclusive communication of community-led arts and health activity.
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Public donations and Gift Aid helped us keep engagement free or low-cost , underwrite mentor time, and reduce barriers to entry for young adults.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year • Contribution to a successful place-based programme (completed Oct 2024).Through our subcontracted support, the EcoGPX® Launchpad in Coventry & Warwickshire ran four residencies over 16 days, engaging nearly450people (artists, students, community participants) and seeding an ongoing network. Participants uploaded180+ videosand100+ creative “scores”to the Places app, with the external evaluation evidencing_new connections, new meanings,and_new _practices_across communities and local green/blue spaces. • Practical learning and employability outcomes.Young people and emerging creatives gained portfolio-ready experience in filming, editing, 360 capture and community co-production within a supported environment aligned to YMG’s objects. The evaluator highlighted strengthened community ties and increased nature- connectedness as positive outcomes of the programme our work fed into. • Readying “Extending Nature” for delivery (from 1 July 2025).We issued a discountedequipment-rental packageto enable XR testing and production and entered asubcontractwith EcoGPX Ltd to support lived-experience engagement, onboarding content and user-testing for “Places 2.0”. The Innovate UK application names YMG as a subcontractor; the signed agreement sets out our scope for participant support, content and communications through 2026. 2024–25 income supporting the above included: Donations £3,360; HMRC Gift Aid £840; App Development £5,849 (EcoGPX® Launchpad); Equipment Rental £17,495 (Extending Nature set-up); Project Support £890 (Arts Disability Network). Figures provided by YMG management accounts for 1 Aug 2024–31 Jul 2025. |
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Section E Financial review
At the end of the financial year there was £15,939 in the bank. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves In line with our Reserves Policy, during 2024/25 further reserves are being accumulated to ensure the running costs of the organisation can be met up to one year in advance. This allows us to offer events on a ‘donation only’ basis which removes financial barriers to participation and opens access to all. Details of any funds materially No deficits in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
2025–26 Strategy
Motivation. Build on proven, evaluated community impact while expanding real-world training and work experience in digital media/XR for young adults—especially those under-represented in the creative tech economy.
Aims & objectives.
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Deliver high-quality learning-by-doing in filming, editing, 360/XR capture and inclusive communications tied to live community projects.
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Co-deliver “Extending Nature” activities: recruit and support participants; produce onboarding guides, short clips and case studies; channel user insights into product iterations.
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Lower access barriers through subsidised kit access, travel bursaries and flexible volunteering/placement pathways.
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Grow partnerships with charities, local authorities and cultural venues to host residencies and micro-commissions linked to place, health and heritage.
Planned activities. Short sprints and residencies; peer-mentored production crews; community testing days; micro-briefs for social impact stories; XR/360 capture labs; maker-to-market sessions (editing, export, captioning, rights).
Evaluation.
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Outputs: sessions delivered, participants engaged, volunteer hours, assets produced, placements completed.
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Outcomes: self-reported skills/confidence, progression to paid work or further study, inclusive participation metrics; project-level wellbeing/connectedness indicators drawn from partner evaluations where appropriate.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Wendy van der Haagen Boyd Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Date 15th September 2025
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | |||
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| Youth Media Group | 1140464 | |||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
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01/08/2024 Period start date |
31/07/2025 Period end date To |
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
| Donations | 3 360 | - | 3 360 | - | ||||||||
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| HMRC Gift Aid | 840 | - | 840 | - | ||||||||
| AppDevelopment | 5 849 | - | 5 849 | - | ||||||||
| Equipment Rental | 17 495 | - | 17 495 | - | ||||||||
| Project Support | 890 | - | 890 | - | ||||||||
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| Sub total | 28 434 | - | - | 28 434 | - | |||||||
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| etc. | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts | 28 434 | - | - | 28 434 | - | |||||||
| A3 Payments |
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| Donations | 1 200 | - | 1 200 | - | |||||
| Bank Charges & Account Fees | 75 | - | 75 | - | |||||
| PR & Marketing | 268 | - | 268 | - | |||||
| Equipment | 1 646 | - | 1 646 | - | |||||
| Website & IT | 1 321 | - | 1 321 | - | |||||
| Infrastructure Support | 4 200 | - | 4 200 | - | |||||
| AppDevelopment | 6 500 | - | 6 500 | - | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 15 209 | - | - | 15 209 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||
| purchases, etc. | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | 15 209 | - | - | 15 209 | - | ||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 13 225 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
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| A6 Cash funds last year end | 2 714 | - | 2 714 | - | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | 15 938 81 | - | - | 15 938 81 | - |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Cash in the Bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 15 939 - - - - - 15 939 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Mrs Wendyvan der Haagen Boyd |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| Mrs Wendyvan der Haagen Boyd | 07.08.2025 | ||
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