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2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Report to the Annual General Meeting & Financial Statements for the year ending August 31st 2025

North Breckland Youth for Christ - Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements to 31[st] Aug 2025

The Trustees are pleased to present their report and accounts for the period ending 31[st] August 2023, which have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice SORP (FRS102), as amended by Update Bulletin 1

Public Benefit

The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit reporting. This report illustrates activities carried out in support of the public benefit requirement.

Reference and Administrative Information

Charity

North Breckland Youth for Christ

Charity Number

1142384

Trustees

Mr Nick Nundy (Joined October 2020)

Mr Matthew Hall (Joined January 2019)

Rev Paul Cubitt (Joined July 2021)

Rupert Appleton (Joined Jan 2025)

Director

Matt Ingle

Registered Address

Church House Church Street, Dereham NR19 1DN

Treasurer

Matt Ingle

Banker

HSBC

Independent Examiner

Mr Simon Nobbs

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Structure and Organisation

Organisation

The constitution of North Breckland Youth for Christ was adopted on 18[th] May 2011 and amended on 7[th] December 2011. It was established to serve the young people of the Breckland area and reach them with the gospel in a relevant way.

Trustee Appointments

Training

All Trustees, workers and volunteers are made aware of the policies and procedures put in place by North Breckland Youth for Christ. Training is provided as appropriate to ensure all are equipped to carry out their duties.

Related Organisations

North Breckland Youth for Christ seeks to develop partnerships with churches, community groups and schools in the area in order to maximise opportunities for young people, and to serve these organisations. It works with these bodies in different capacities agreed upon with each of them. North Breckland Youth for Christ uses various facilities provided by these churches, schools and organisations and is very grateful for their support and co-operation.

North Breckland Youth for Christ has always been an independent charitable organisation but operated as a local centre chartered to the National Youth for Christ organisation. North Breckland Youth for Christ have re-chartered with National Youth for Christ which will ensure a more coherent nationwide image and give local centres more support from the national organisation.

Risk Management

The Trustees work with the Director to monitor the risks facing the charity.

They are responsible for keeping accounting records which show at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity. They ensure that the reporting of financial matters is in line with the Charities Act 1993. They are responsible for the safeguarding of the assets and procedures that protect against fraud and other irregularities.

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Objectives and Activities

Charitable Objects

  1. To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of young people in accordance with the statement of faith appearing in appendix 1 throughout the world and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) in North Breckland and its environs;

  2. The advancement of the Christian faith mainly, but not exclusively by means of proclaiming Christian messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature throughout the world and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) in North Breckland and its environs;

  3. To demonstrate, promote and encourage Christian values, including Dignity, Empowerment and Partnership to all young people throughout North Breckland and its environs;

  4. The advancement of the education of children and young people through support and mentoring in schools, colleges and other educational establishments, through lunchtime 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;

  5. To relieve poverty and sickness thereby demonstrating the Christian faith by promoting overseas service, education, practical action and working with those affected, either directly or through relevant relief agencies.

Achievements and Progress

The Trustees continue to give oversight of the many activities carried out by North Breckland Youth for Christ. They meet regularly to consider matters of finance, strategy and running of the various projects being carried out as well as to ensure that all policies and matters required under the Charity Commissions’ Legislation are adhered to. The Director gives detailed reports to the Trustees at every meeting.

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Trustees were appointed on 11[th] April 2011. Chair, Treasurer and Secretary were appointed as below.

Rev Val Spencer (stood down July 2015) Mr Paul Roast (Chair) (stood down Jan 2017) Mr Jon Gardner (stood down September 2016) Mr Peter Orr (Secretary) (stood down in July 2021) Prof Samuel Leinster was appointed in May 2011 (stood down in October 2020) Rev Timothy Weatherstone was appointed in February 2012 (stood down July 2018) Mr John Bridge was appointed in March 2014 (took over position of chair Jan 2017 and stood down in Jan 2020) Dr Adrianne Hartley Booth was appointed September 2015(stood down July 2019) Rev Betty Trinder was appointed September 2017 (stood down Aug 2018) Mr Matthew Hall was appointed in January 2019 Mr Nick Nundy appointed October 2020 Rev Paul Cubitt appointed July 2021 Rev Andrea Woods (Joined Nov 2023, stood down June 2024)

Financial Matters

The Trustees receive a financial report from the treasurer at each Trustee’s Meeting. Fundraising success has been had through the efforts of the trustees and staff.

Financial commitments have been made by several churches and benefit in kind by churches throughout the area by the use of premises and equipment free of charge.

The Trustees are extremely thankful to all the grant-awarding bodies, churches, organisations and individuals who have supported the work of North Breckland Youth for Christ through the current year.

Salaries and working hours have been set and reviewed by the Trustees. This will be revisited again in the coming year.

Finance Report

See attached summary.

Reporting and Policies

The following North Breckland Youth for Christ Policies have been approved by Trustees

Code of Conduct Counter Bullying Policy Data Protection Policy Disciplinary Policy E Safety Policy Equal Opportunities Policy Health and Safety Policy Information Security Policy Recruitment Policy Reserves Policy Safeguarding Policy Volunteers Policy

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Project Management

The project is managed on a daily basis by the Director who supervises the work of the North Breckland Youth for Christ staff and a number of volunteers. The Director meets with the Trustees on a bimonthly basis to give written or verbal report of the work, submitting proposals for new initiatives. The Director also discusses the financial status of the project.

The Trustees are committed to supporting the Director and taking action as required ensuring the effective and safe operation of the project.

Summary

The Trustees are committed to the Christian ethos of the project and its charitable objects. They hold the project in prayer and manage the project by overseeing the legal and financial obligations.

Director’s Report -Overview

The following table shows the projects current activities and the approximate number of young people involved.

North Breckland Youth For Christ Activities Young people Frequency
Youth Cafes Barnham Broom and Garvestone 39 Fortnightly
Neatherd Space 32 Fortnightly/term time
Encounter Camp 3 Yearly
Northgate CAP Money 400 Ad hoc

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Director’s Summary

I was appointed as Director in the October of this reporting year, after having previously worked as a youthworker. We endeavour to keep doing what we can to serve the young people in the North Breckland area. With the support of a team of 5 volunteers we have been able to keep running our youth cafes, The Space, in Barnham Broom and Garvestone. At Barnham Broom we had a new cohort of year 6 students attend, although, we lost contact with the group that had just started year 7. The dynamics of the group changed as we had to start building the relationship with the Young people from scratch. They soon settled in, and remain a lively group. At Garvestone our attendees have changed little, although we had a new cohort of year 6 pupils start coming from two local primary schools. The relationships that we have built with the young people have meant that they are more able to ask questions, and do enjoy coming. We had some feedback from one family regarding the group. They have said “Youth café has left a big impact on my life… if youth café didn’t exist I wouldn’t be where I was now” and “it wouldn’t have made me as confident as what I am now and I wouldn’t have got to meet new people and friends.” Their parent added “youth café is a right of passage, something special they can do. As a rural community it affords the children a level of freedom, and the ability to form connections they wouldn’t necessarily make at school.”

Both of these groups benefit from the consoles, board games and craft equipment, and make use of the tuck shop.

Whilst there is only one member of staff we have been unable to expand what we do, to add further relationship building and activity, but we look to be able to offer more after school groups and Saturday Space events in the future.

An area where we do get busy is with our support for Northgate High School with financial awareness lessons, using the Christians Against Poverty (CAP) material. This May saw us do 21 lessons (14 for year 7 classes and 7 for year 10) helping them understand budgeting and income. We are also fortunate to be able to go in to Neatherd High School once a fortnight, in partnership with the local Anglican Schools worker to run a Space lunch club. We can see the whole classroom filled with students, who probably come for the doughnuts, but often stay for a game and a chat. We occasionally have a question of the week to get the young people thinking. They can be as serious as “what is the best flavour of crisp?” or “Do you feel hopeful?”

This next year we look forward to seeing how we can continue to support the young people of the North Breckland area.

Staff Changes

Matt Ingle was appointed as the director in October 2024.

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Last year
to the nearest £
-
17,039
5,322
-
167
200
3,000
-
499
660
135
313
-
27,335
-
-
-
27,335
28,943
1,312
589
58
244
970
1,402
900
822
69
250
597
10
106
816
-
37,088
-
37,088
- 9,753
-
25,404
15,651
CC16a
Charity Name No (ifany) CC16a
North Breckland Youth for Christ 1142384
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from		 Period start date To Period end date
01/09/2024 31/08/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Gift Aid reclaim 4,927 - - 4,927 -
Individual Giving 16,430 - - 16,430 17,039
Church / Organisation Giving 5,654 - - 5,654 5,322
Other One-off Gifts 12,000 - - 12,000 -
Other Giving (incl.give asyou shop) 79 - - 79 167
FundingBids - - - - 200
Contract e.g. Litcham - - - - 3,000
Fund Raising- events & activities etc - - - - -
Youth work income - Events 155 - - 155 499
Youth work income - Regular 1,197 - - 1,197 660
Other income - Training provision,
Merchandice etc		 - - - - 135
Investment Interest 280 - - 280 313
- - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 40,722 - - 40,722 27,335
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,722 - - 40,722 27,335
A3 Payments
Salaries incl NI & PAYE 12,304 - 12,304 28,943
Pension Contributions 3,284 - 3,284 1,312
Travel - car,bus,train etc. 837 - 837 589
Office expensesprintingetc 197 - 197 58
Telephone(mobiles) 224 - 224 244
Youth work - Events 133 - 133 970
Youth work - Regular 1,887 - 1,887 1,402
Rent - office,storage 900 - 900 900
Insurance 860 - 860 822
Bank charges 66 - 66 69
Licences 274 - 274 250
CPD, Training, conference
booking/expenses,DBS		 413 - 413 597
Fund raising costs for bids, events,
activities etc.		 73 - 73 10
Other 59 - 59 106
Annualgivingto National YFC 816 - 816 816
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 22,327 - - 22,327 37,088
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
Totalpayments 22,327 - - 22,327 37,088
Net of receipts/(payments) 18,395 - - 18,395 - 9,753
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds lastyear end 15,651 - - 15,651 25,404
Cash funds thisyear end 34,046 - - 34,046 15,651

North Breckland Youth for Christ - Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements to 31[st] Aug 2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period the period
Categories Details Unrestricted
~~funds~~		 Restricted
~~funds~~		 Endowment
~~funds~~
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds HSBC Current 8,475 - -
HSBC Saver Account 25,571 - -
- - -
Total cash funds 34,046 - -
(agree balances w ith receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK OK
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
~~Details~~ Fund to which Amount due When due
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
M R Hall 24/11/2025

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
North Breckland Youth for Christ		 Charity Name
North Breckland Youth for Christ		 Charity Name
North Breckland Youth for Christ
31~~st~~August 2025 Charity no (if any) 1142384
1 and 2
(remember to include thepage numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chari-
ty (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025.

Responsibilities and basis As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the ac- of report counts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 29/06/2026

Name: Simon Nobbs

Relevant professional qual- ACMA ification(s) or body (if any):

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Address: 12 Winchester Road Colchester CO2 7LH

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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North Breckland Youth for Christ- Trustees. Report and Financial Staternents to 31" Aug 2025 YOUTH FOR CHRIST Appendix I Statement of Faith - Evangelical Alliance Version We Believe In: The one true God who lives eternally in three person5-the Father. the Son and the Holy Spirit. The love. grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining. ruling, redeeming and judging the world. The divine inspiration and Supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God-lully trustworthy for faith and conduct. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God's image to love. be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgment The incarnation of God's eternal Son. the Lord Jesus Christ-born of the virgin Mary,. truly divine and truly human. yet without sin. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the Cross.. dying in our place. paying the price of sin and defeating evil. so reconciling us with God. The bodily resurrection of Christ. the first fruit5 of our resurrectior)- His ascension to the Father, and His reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world. The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unite5 US with Christ through new birth, empowers our discir)leship and enables our witness. The Church. the body of Christ both local and universal. the priesthood of all believers-given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgment, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth. I conflrm that l accept the above Statement of Faith without reservation Name Slgnèd Date 12