## **ANNUAL REPORT 2022/23** 

The swan project is an amazing asset to the community and a great opportunity for the children 

**Swan Youth Project, Paradise Road, Downham Market** 

**Presented By :** Anna Foster 

**www.swanyouthproject.org** 



## **A message from our Chair of Trustees James Bagge** 



**In my last two years as chairman of the Swan Youth Project I have become increasingly aware of the real challenges facing our young people in Downham today;  the impact of social media, the lack of access to so many of the facilities in sport and education that I for one just took for granted and the consequential impact it has on self confidence and aspiration.  The Swan Youth Project seeks to correct that imbalance. Those who have progressed through the year groups and become peer mentors are being nominated for awards and being offered work opportunities. But the ever increasing demand on the services of the Project continues to outstrip the supply both in terms of space and human resource.** 

**Anna Foster and her  team are working tirelessly to address that by raising the profile of their invaluable work within the community. We have opened the Love Downham shop providing discounted food and clothing broadening the impact of the work we do within the wider community in the town. We are running open days for businesses to visit and thereby encouraging commerce in the local area to identify the many ways in which they can offer support.** 

**We continue to rely on and are very grateful for the very welcome financial support offered by the Norfolk Community Foundation, Bain Capital, the De Laszlo Foundation, the County Council, BCKLWN, National Lottery, Garfield Weston Foundation. Once again I want to thank Anna and her team for the wonderful work they are doing and my fellow trustees for the support they give me and the Project.** 



## **Project Overview** 



**Swan Youth Project supports over 350 young people aged 8-18 and their families per year with a whole variety of needs. Our work includes a variety of activities which take a holistic approach to enable us to provide wrap around support not just for the young person but also their family. These services include:** 

**Open Access sessions (3 per week) Family Support Service Parents' Group,** 

**One to One support for  mild/emerging mental health,** 

- **Holiday Activities** 

- **Young Carers Support Hygiene Bank Bike Kitchen Princes Trust Achieve Program Vocational Trips and Workshops Residential Trips Love Downham Shop Referrals to Cup-O-Tea Therapy Service** 

I could never say thank you enough for all the support this year! You were there when we felt like we had no other support! 

**Our Open Access sessions act as a gateway to all of our other services. Since the covid pandemic we have seen an increase in mental health concerns, which has meant that we have waiting lists for both 1:1 support and Family support and are very often full in our Open Access sessions. We are also seeing the cost of living crisis impact on the families we support.** 

**Being embedded in the community means that we have first hand knowledge of what is happening and what the needs are in our area. We are a trusted place to come when things go wrong; we are also the place to come and celebrate life's wins.** 



## **Who did we help?** 

**• We see around 120 young people every week in Open Access sessions** 

- **We supported over 400 young people last year** 

- **We provided 73 families with targeted support in 2022** 

**• We supported 33% more young people in the first quarter of this year than the previous year** 

- **Use of the Hygiene Bank is up 74% on last year** 

**The types of issues we are seeing include:** 

- **Loneliness and isolation** 

- **Suicidal thoughts** 

- **Self Harm** 

- **Family Breakdown** 

- **School Refusal** 

10% are Young Carers 7% are LGBTQ+ 30% have a physical/learning difficulty 45% have mental health concerns 

- **Anxiety** 

- **Trauma** 

**ground. We are not prescriptive and can be flexible in our approach and the services we deliver.** 


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## **Love Downham** 


Our 'Love Downham' shop had it's official opening in January and has been going from strength to strength as the months go by. We are supported by the wonderful 'Nourishing Norfolk Network' through Norfolk Community Foundation who have been champions of getting affordable food hubs directly into communities across the county. It is truly heart warming to meet so many members of the community who we have not been in contact with previously. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and we are incredibly proud to be able to sit in the middle of our community with these vital services. We have also been able to give a young person a Saturday job in the shop, which is a brilliant step on the work ladder. Volunteering opportunities are also being provided for young people completing courses at college and 6th form. 

As well as food, we also offer high quality re-loved clothing and original artwork produced by our young people, plus a training room and office space that is able to be hired by like minded organisations. 



Love is the answer.... 



## **Community Liaison** 

Our Bain Capital funded role has continued to deliver the Swan Youth Project information out to our local area, including to schools, community groups and businesses. Over the last year Louise has: 

- Seen 1476 young people 

- Delivered 5 assemblies on Anti-Bullying 

- Overseen a visit to Bain Capital for 6 young people 

- Delivered Transition Workshops in 6 schools to 127 young people 

- Hosted a First Aid Course for parents 

- Hosted our annual 'Project Prom' event for year 11 and 13's 

- Coordinated a Bain Capital film to promote their charity support 

- Hosted an Open Day/Art Gallery at the project 

- Attended 2 Open Events at the local high school 

- Attended a Volunteering Event at the local 6th Form 

Project Prom supported local young people to access pre-loved Prom outfits in return for a small donation. It was a joyous and emotional event, with many young people finding the outfit of dreams. It is a privilege to be a small part of the prom journey with our families. 




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Financial Report
SWAN YOUTH PROJECT INORFOLK) LTD
Statement of Financlal Activities (Including Income and Expendlture account)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
2023
Unrnstrlcted Restrictgd
Funds
Funds
2022
Total
FuThJs
Tot•1
Funds
In¢omo from:
Donations and ￿an13
Charitable activit￿$
49.433
175.407
224,840
146,682
15.048
27.200
42.248
236
10.168
Investment inc>)me
236
Total I￿orn•
64.717
202.607
267,324
156,851
Exp•ndllur• on:
Raising funds
Charitable activi￿8
3,225
164,019
167.244
3,225
191.571
194.796
3,750
127.099
130.849
Total exp•ndltur•
27.552
Not Incom•
37.165
35.363
72,528
26.CM)2
Trnnaf•r• b•tw••n lund•
1,088
36.077
Not mov•rn•nt In funds
36,451
72.528
26.c￿2
R•con¢lll•tlon of funds:
Total funds Ixoughl forward
Total funds camed fop*ard
64.424
98,489
171,017
72,487
98.489
1(X).9J1
70.516
Al of the acts.vi￿S of the thanty are classed as C<￿tinuing a(Api1￿5.
The slatement ol Financial k¢Nil￿S indud8s all gans and losses recogn￿Od in the yaar.

SWAN YOUTH PROJECT (NORFOLK) LTD
Balance Sheet
At 31 March 2023
2023
Flxed asS•tS
T￿Ible assets
2.962
4.431
Cufr•nt •ss•ts
Debtors
Cash at b•)k #) h￿d
13
174.173
101.628
174.186
101.628
Cr•dltor•: Am￿nIS lalllng du•
¥Athln on• y•ar
{6.131)
(7,570)
N•t curr•nt •M•ts
168.055
ToLg1 aM•ls1•ss cwr•nt Il•blllll
171.017
98.489
Fund•
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RestrKied
100.501
70.516
64.424
34.(￿5
10
171.017
98.489
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small com￿￿3 regime lor the year ended 31 March 2023, Ihe thanty was enlllled to exempl￿ from audrt
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respect io acc￿nting recuds arml the prepara1￿
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SWAN YoufH PROJECT INORFOLKI LTD
Not¢s to the Flnanclal Statements
for th• y•ar erKlod 31 March 2023
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event of the rt*nlable ccrfnp•)y ￿. l•kn"hty in respect ol Ihe guar￿lee 1$ limth1
to £10 w memter ol the The cl guaranttM5 at 31 Mard12023 was S 12022. 41.
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A￿l4e in the UK and Rewtd¢ of Irdw)d in 2019. Ihe Financial ReFthing sta￿*d
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Fund•
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thoge CL¥KIthM the of the (tsity arKI * is pYtht>le Ih•l Ilw Thil be lulfiled.
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Not•$ to th• Hn•nclal Stat•m•nts Icontlnu•d)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
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the c4xnpany. Is rrnly rA)tsficalKffi of interèst pa•J ¢x payth ty the bw*.
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SWAN YOUTH PROJECT INORFOLKI LTD
Not•* to th• Fln•nclal Slal•m•nts {contlnu•d)
for the y•ar •nded 31 March 2023
1. Accountkng polcb•s (contknu•d)
Golry eonc•rn
matsri￿ l￿cert￿"nljeS ￿$1. The tru8tees have consthed the of fuTrJs held ¥KI the eXp￿d level ol
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FeTrJds rf Ihe revis*)n affeLts bLth current luttre pwK¥ls.
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SWAN YOUTH PROJECT (NORFOLK) LTD
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements Iconll
lor the yur •rKled 31 March 2023
Tot•1
UMMtrlct•d RMlYlct•d Fund•
Fund•
Fund•
2023
Totsl ffiJTrJs
22
19.433
450
19.&83
¢￿ts.
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FurfoLb3h d*ms
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10.(MXI
15.lYXI
10.(66
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B8C Ctsbkni In Nead
10,QKI
10.1)X)
10.(
27.689
27.689
'thells F￿￿1
De Laszlo FLW
Foyle FouTrJaVon
Garfiekl We8
.￿0 30.fy
49.650
49.650
LONY Norfdk
Norfolk A>sisknl Sch•m•
P&Jrfolk Cornrmrity F(￿Th18t￿
)rfolk Respm •r*J Recovwi FuThJ
NCF IAenW Health SuFP>t
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UK Youth
Wesl Li*$
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YIF FWKI
4.250
10.CK(I
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10.IJX)
20.(W 20.C
15.CrtXI
15.(XXI
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15.oc
169.839
184.839
99.050
5.118
5.118
14.446
T¢Aal ￿ntS In￿ts
174.957
204.957
123.SS2
49.433
175.407
224.840
146.682
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Urntrlct•d R•S￿¢t•￿ Fund*
Fund•
Fund$
2023
Total lurKIg
2022
1.243
1.851
4.763
2.311
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$￿P Icff th¢ Youth
7.OS1
7.997
7.051
34.812
28.815
15.048
27.200
42.248
10.168

SWAN YIXITH PROJECT INORFOLKI LTD
Notes to thg Flnanclal Statomwrts Iconttn￿dl
for tho ¢nd¢d 31 Ma￿h 2023
Uwlrlcl•d R•strl¢t•d T¢)l•l
Fund•
Fund*
2023
Tolal Funds
2022
Chartst4e athryts'e5
1.512
10.842
4.320
bvty arKI bTrip cos1•
ThoT¥
Resthlwl rAxts
Wages and sdaiies
N•bwl irournrK*
pensi￿ cosl
Tr￿ry costs
ghl heat
7.970
2.872
4.320
12.573
3.120
2.302
74,970
1.859
4.591
11552}
149
307
118.703
8.192
123.294
5.640
857
5.248
3.491
11.865
4.941
3.055
11.C67
2.768
2.520
778
1.159
Ir￿r￿
Teknpl¥
276
3r2
919
1.499
312
495
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102
2.477
5.743
1.397
1.397
1.397
222
$25
18.830
161.423
180.253
119.515
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Wy and
6.2&)
4.537
1.579
2.570
3.571
711
k Charges
152
72
8.038
2.596
10.634
6.744
180
660
Independent exwnThr's fe•$
27 552
164.019
191.571
127.099
TM aggr￿1* pajroll Gosts **r*"
2023
2022
Wa9eg
129.574
5.fAO
857
T9.￿7
1.859
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was 512022 . 4).

SWAN y￿T￿ PROJECT (NORFOLK} LTD
Not•$ to th• Fln•ncl•l Stat•monts Icontlnu•d)
for th• y¢ar •nd¢d 31 March 2023
6. T•nglbl• ftx•d •M•ts
Totsl
Co•1
Al 1 2022
Athjitths
Al 31 Math 2023
6.971
7.331
6.971
7.331
D•prnel•tlon
Al 1 hpnl 2022
216
72
1.397
1.469
4.369
Al 31 M•r(h 2023
4.OB1
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Al 31 M&rd12023
2.982
Al 31 M•rth 2022
4.2B7
4.431
2023
2022
13
13
8. Crndttorn: fallkng ¢kn T*Mhkn on• y•v
2023
2tr22
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6.131
7.570
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rate ol tg) per rrw)rth.

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th• ￿•r 31 M¥¢h 2023
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8•l•nu •t 31
IAwch 2022 Incomlry (Wng Trnn•l•rn M•rch 2023
64.424
64.424
64.717
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11,(th
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1LKI.501
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Bain A￿￿14
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2.149
1.476
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41
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Winlw Rou￿nce
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{18.563)
1.447
(7.488)
(7.347)
(11238)
(167.244)
18.tXXI
14,768
202.607
10.653
4,7
70.516
171.017
r•tain•d by t• chwity.

SWAM YixrrH PROJEcf IllORFOLK) LTD
Noth to th• FlnwKlal SL*m•nls {conlIn￿dI
lor th• >wr •nd•d 31 March 2023
T￿gIbl• (Xh•r n•t
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11X1,￿lI
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8.830
21.320
21.320
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1.476
1.447
10.853
1,447
10,653
IA•nlal H￿#h Tw•l•r
4.73S
70,516
70.516
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168.055
171.017
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SWAM Y(xmi PROJEcf (1K)RF￿) LTD
th• y••r 31 Ilwch 2023
h1022.
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101.528
146.U2
10. 108
102.297
17
4.837
17
127.099
42.262
42.269
130.849
12.285
13.717
26.CQ2

## **Thank You** 

We are so grateful for the support of our funders and loyal supporters, we simply could not do this valuable work without you. Raising money in these tough times is particularly difficult, so we salute every person who has given their time and money to help our cause. 


**01366 386259** 

**www.swanyouthproject.org Paradise Road, Downham Market. PE38 9JE**