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Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restncted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearest £ the nearest £ trj Ihe nearest £ to Ihe neore$t£ A1 Recei LB Hxkn AFA SNUG ton Comrnffis 3.495 16.460 390 7.115 3.495 16.460 390 7,115 3.460 280 14,626 1.125 Pla SHACK NHSH YV&A PPP Awondale SHPC Wickers Chanty QCCA Well 5t festwal keegan a￿ pennykid nneth.ng (￿nINni11es us 14.52$ 1.125 5,IXIO 520 400 $20 10 10 120 Sub total (Gross income for AR 07 64,07 A2 Asset and instmtnt sales. see tsble . Sub tota Total receipts A3 Pa ments Educthtsna work￿0p$ delNery UBG Admin Events Delwery Resources design and Evduaton 13,984 f3.984 19,020 19.OZO Sub total A4 Asset and In￿eStMent purchases, {see table) Sub total Total payments 889 Nel of receipts/(payments) - A5 Trdnsfers betsveen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end _ 88 21 88 CCXX R1 accounts (SSI 23112r2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Un￿stricted funds ¢0 n￿rtSt£ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to neorest £ B1 Cash funds 189 45,825 Total cash funds 45,82 i•Jree balAr￿$￿￿kn re¢ew¥ThJ Unrestricted funds io r￿leStE Restricted funds Endowment funds etaiis to nearest £ trj nearest £ asset bdoogs Cost {optknai Current vatsJe lo Wonal) 83 Investment assets Fund lo thlch asset belongs Co$t lopJonl Current value loplonall B4 Assets retained for the charftys own use Fund to wfv4ch Ilablli elates Am￿nt(lUt When due tional B5 Liabilities Signéd by one or ts¥o trustees on behalf of all thè trustees ture Print Name Dale of roval CCKX R2 accounts (SS) 2311212024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Universal Board Games On accounts for the year 31[st] July 2024 Charity no 1150917 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-6 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts 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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

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

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

|Signed:||Date:20thDecember 2024
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~~|~~| |---|---|---|---| |Name:|Niketha Gamage - Watson||| ||||| |Relevant professional|Fellow and Member In Practice of CIMA Accredited Tax Advisor by Institute|||

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qualification(s) or body of Financial Accountants (if any):

Address: 26 Weetmans Drive, Colchester CO4 9EA

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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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 Aug 2023 To 31 July 2024

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Universal Board Games

Other names charity is known by n/a

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
John Chappell	Chair		Membershipat AGM
Keyo Yendi	Secretary
LeroyGolding	Treasurer
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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 (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution adopted 3 February 2012]

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)[Charitable Unincorporated Association]

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)[Elected by members at AGM]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• UBG have all the necessary safeguarding in place:  Enhanced CRB Checks for facilitators

  • Child protection and vulnerable adults training

  • First aid trained facilitators

  • Risk assessment for projects and workshops

  • Public Liability Insurance for public events

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities	Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
	1) To advance the education of the general public in particular but not exclusively by providing workshops, developing and producing games. 2) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them through creative design and play to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause‘socially excluded’ means being

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excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).

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. Charities and public benefit – January 2008, as amended December 2011).

Projects in 2023-24

1. Play Banks- Started a two year project to deliver Play events alongside Food banks to decrease the feeling of dependency and increase the positive nourishment from play and learning for young people and families who are struggling economically.

2. Hackney - UBG delivered events across estates with the resident participation team team to build community support structures, initiate gardening schemes and give young people opportunities to get involved in improving their estates. Also UBG partnered with the Refugee support team to deliver a series of play workshops in the Hackney Men’s hostel to help young refugees integrate into British life. UBG will continue to support the Refugee team at their new support Hub in Dalston in 2025.

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)

1. Clapton Youth development Fund in partnership with Clapton commons- UBG ran a series of afterschool games clubs on Estates to support local families and encourage local young people to play together and build positive relationships, excellent initiative funded by the residents participation Team responding to the feedback from the Estate events in 2022. UBG engaged with over 100 local families and children to rebuild trust on Estates and encourage young people post Covid lockdowns that it was fun to play outside with your friends.

2. Hackney Playbus – third year of partnering with Hackney Playbus summer programme across estates and parks in hackney. Huge success each event attracting and engaging 50 families who are all telling similar stories, need for more in person activities for children and young people outside of school, help with accessing services and more opportunities for intergenerational inter-cultural play, just relaxed fun social interaction helps solve many ‘problems’ before they get overwhelming. This year UBG also supported Playbus at Clapton Commons on Jewish holidays to provide engaging activities for thr older siblings, very positive feedback UBG will continue to support.

3. Young Victoria and Albert events- UBG continue their positive relationship with the Museum running themed games events alongside the main exhibitions notably the Japanese Manga. UBG played Japanese games with over 50 families from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds.

4. Play the cobwebs away Hatch ongoing- collaborative weekly events with Homerton Occupational Therapists mental health team to provide safe welcoming opportunities to play for local families and recovering patients. Supported by local NHS.

5. Creating a Culture of Play- funded by South Hackney parochial

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• Charity UBG are working with St John of Jerusalem Primary school to develop the skills of all the children, parents and staff so that they can incorporate game playing into the school life, using a range of game from the world to connect with the diverse cultures of the children and families who attend the school. Game playing is also helping with the high ratio of SEN students offering alternative ways to learn a dng grow skills.

• Wickers Charity- UBG were invited to be part of a new project a Cultural celebration day in an East London secondary school, showcasing organisations and activities that celebrate the diverse cultural backgrounds of the amazing young people that make these schools exciting vibrant places to learn and grow. We hope to continue to be part of the Rising east Cultural days.

• Queens Crescent Youth Club kentish Town- UBG invited to run games workshops to build a culture of pay in the club, introducing new games and skills development while giving responsibility to the older club members to take on running game plsaying in the club and learn leadership skills.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Volunteers have played a huge role in delivering our projects in 2023-24. UBG are committed to Equal opportunities for our volunteers and signposting them to supportive organisations.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Achievements and performance

Section D

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Gratefully received donations from the public.

Thanks to the Charities Aid Foundation, Hackney, The National Lottery, South Hackney parochial Charity, Youth Development Fubd and Wickers charity for continuing to fund our projects and giving us flexibility during lockdown to use funds in the best way to support our community.

UBG achievements in 2023-24

1. This year UBG have continued to build on projects piloted and successfully run in 2023, improving and developing the projects by learning from evaluation and feedback.

2. UBG have been able to develop a strategy for future funding and donation appeals to keep building on our positive feedback from events and projects.

3. UBG trustees continue to implement a 5 year plan for the charity to generate funding and support to build towards providing more opportunities for more communities and build our network of positive supporters.

4. UBG are steadily building a strong database of community volunteers to get engaged and be part of our community projects delivery.

5. UBG are building a strong network of partnership organisations to enable us to reach a wider target audience with focused projects. UBG worked hard to keep in touch with local networks during the lockdowns so we are ready to come back stronger.This hard work is now beginning to create opportunities for UBG to buils strong cultures of Play.

6. Our world Too is a culmination of 20 years of listening and developing young person led designs. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and the game is even more needed in these times of lockdown and social division for example Black lives Matter actions. OWT continues to be an effective tool for change and critical thinking for young people and we are working with universities to use it in their teaching.

7. Training and networking for sustainable future. UBG have made use of the break in project delivery to develop existing networks and create new links to organisation that share our vision.

8. Partnership with Hackney Playbus are planning to come together to provide events for families from 0 to 100 and continue developing online surveys together.

9. UBG have partnered with NHS mental health team at Homerton and plan to run joint play/information workshops in 2023.

10. UBG have built partnerships with University of East London running trial workshops with students and staff to focus on mental wealth. And are developing a partnership with UCL Community Research Initiative to academically assess the benefits of our codesign projects.

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

At the end of the financial year there was £49366 in the bank. In line with our Reserves Policy, during 2023/24 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 certain events on a ‘donation only’ basis which opens access to all.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F

Other optional information

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) Leroy Golding

Position (eg Secretary, Chair,

etc) Treasurer

Date

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