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SBY Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements - year ending 31 August 2025

Contents Pages
Trustees’ !nnual Report 3-21
Independent Examiner’s Report 22
Statement of Financial Activities 23
Balance Sheet 24
Statement of Cash Flows 25
Notes to the Financial Statements 26-34

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SBY Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements - year ending 31 August 2025

TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The Trustees are pleased to present their report and independently examined financial statements for the year ending 31[st] August 2025. The report is prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors' annual report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1, and comply with the Charity’s governing document, applicable law, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102).

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The Articles of Association for South Bristol Consortium for Young People were adopted on 24 January 2013 and revised in 2019. The charity now operates as ‘South Bristol Youth’ (SBY).

Charity registration number: 1151057 (registered 04 March 2013) Company registration number: 07606234 (incorporated 15 April 2011) Registered Office:

Veale Wasbrough Vizards, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA

Trustees Appointment tenure
Karl Tucker, Chair (Independent) Appointed 10.3.21
James Benson, Treasurer (Independent) Appointed 27.9.18
Laura Chesham, Deputy Chair (Independent) Appointed 21.6.17
Jacqueline Garrett (St Bernadette) Appointed 6.12.17; resigned 02.07.25
Ina Goldberg (Oasis Academy Brislington) Appointed 6.4.17
Julia Gray (City of Bristol College) Appointed 15.12.23
Elizabeth Hackling (Bridge Learning Campus) Appointed 17.3.22
Thomas Shepheard (Ashton Park) Appointed 14.1.21
Jonathan Van Eker (Bedminster Down) Appointed 7.9.20
Sharon Beesley (Merchants’ !cademy) Appointed 13.05.24
Katherine Davies (UWE) Appointed 20.03.24
Lucy Collins (University of Bristol) Appointed 20.11.23

Company Secretary: Velocity Secretarial Services Ltd (Veale Wasbrough Vizards)

Chief Executive: Camilla Chandler-Mant

Bankers: HSBC

Independent Examiner: Joshua Kingston FCA, Burton Sweet Chartered Accountants, The Clock Tower, 5 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Rd, Flax Bourton, Bristol BS48 1UR.

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CH!IR’S REVIEW

I am pleased to present my summary of this year’s report on behalf of the Board of Trustees of South Bristol Youth (SBY). Our mission remains to address poor social mobility, empowering children and young people from disadvantaged areas to succeed, and to fulfil or exceed their potential.

SBY works hard to ensure that young people in Bristol and beyond have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to reach their potential in life and work. Our team find new ways every year to show young people the value of education and to garner the support of their schools and families. We work with employers, delivery partners, other VCSE sector organisations and of course funders, to ensure that the young people we work with have a good understanding of the opportunities that exist for them through a truly collaborative approach. Highlights for this academic year include:

This year we have empowered over 2100 young people to succeed. We have supported them to recognise the value of fully engaging in their education, to understand the courses and qualification this can lead to, and ultimately to feel confident in the high-quality employment opportunities available to them. We worked with 31 primary and secondary schools from years 4-13. Our team delivered over 700 activities with over 110 partners.

Every year we evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of our programmes. Key long-term findings this year included:

Thanks to our donors we generated income of £626,289, and spent £676,605, leaving us with a deficit funded from our unrestricted reserves position in line with our Trustees policy.

Thank you to all our partners and funders for their incredible and much-valued support throughout this year. Your support is needed now more than ever as we set out to realise our ambitious plans for the young people we work with.

Finally, a big thank you to my fellow Trustees, and our dedicated staff team, whose hard work provides such a valuable service to our young people.

Karl Tucker Chair of Trustees

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OBJECTIVES

Objects of the Charity

The objects of the Charity (the "Objects") are: “to advance in life, relieve the needs of, and help young people, particularly (but without limitation) in and around those areas within the City and County of Bristol that fall to the south of the River Avon and Floating Harbour (referred to as "South Bristol" in SBY’s Articles), including (but not limited to) by:

as a means of advancing education and widening horizons and levels of attainment among young people and promoting equality of opportunity and diversity and promoting social inclusion among young people who are socially excluded from society or a part of a society as a result of their social and economic position.

Background to our work

We primarily deliver programmes where young people - drawn from schools in our target areas and selected by their teachers - work in groups of between 12-15. We also deliver bespoke activities, for instance with whole year groups.

Our target areas include Bristol and Somerset wards which feature in the ‘most deprived locations’ within the Index of Multiple Deprivation, and this year also include Bath and Northeast Somerset and South Gloucestershire wards. The schools we work with have high numbers of children on free school meals.

As well as delivering programmes, SBY works strategically across the city as an influencer, convening partnerships to tackle ward inequalities and facilitate closer collaboration between schools in key wards. We work to create bridges between schools, employers, funders and further and higher education providers, and to help decision-makers understand the real barriers that disadvantaged young people face.

Our Theory of Change

Our Theory of Change sets out the rationale and methodology for our work with young people in South Bristol and beyond.

We aim that, in the long term, young people participating in our programmes will obtain meaningful employment, thereby improving their quality of life, happiness, and wellbeing, and that this will lead to greater social mobility for the young people involved and will result in increased prosperity in the area.

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Our programmes aim to support young people and their families to understand the wide range of options open to them including high quality employment, apprenticeships and higher education. We aim that young people participating in our programmes:

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

This year SBY empowered over 2100 young people (aged 8-18) to succeed, working with 33 schools, and 113 employers and other delivery partners.

Almost all of our programmes engage parents/carers in an introductory meeting and a final celebration event, which encourages them to understand how important their support of their child is to their future life chances.

Every year we evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of our programmes.

Key long-term findings this year included that:

We have continued to expand our relationships with the further and higher education sector. These include: City of Bristol College, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Weston College, Bridgwater and Taunton College. Our main university partners are University of Bristol and UWE Bristol, with further partners now including University of Oxford, University of Exeter, Cardiff University and University of Gloucestershire.

We continued to nurture our existing partnerships, whilst enhancing our provision by working with a record 113 delivery partners including a broad range of industries, cultural and community organisations, and other VCSE organisations. We have remained a partner charity for Burges Salmon, Origin Foundation, and KPMG.

New for 2024/25 was the Elevating Excellence programme (piloted in 2023/24). This programme was developed to support young people with high prior (KS2) attainment to maintain or exceed their potential, and included visits to Russell Group universities and opportunities to extend their higher-level thinking skills through problem-solving activities.

We took a new approach to our celebration events this year, to increase our engagement with parents/carers and the wider families of our young people. Holding the events in schools proved a great success, with attendance by parents/carers doubling from the previous year.

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OUR PROGRAMMES

Learning to Lead (Years 4-7)

AIM: to reduce the risk of persistent absence by developing the children’s self-worth, confidence, and engagement with school across three years of their school journey. This includes the crucial transition from primary to secondary school.

Alongside schools, the programme engages children with local employers, colleges and universities, the police, fire and ambulance services, theatres, Bristol Zoo Project, Clifton Suspension Bridge, and charities like Hartcliffe & Withywood Community Partnership. Across the year 168 children in Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 across five primary schools and three secondary schools in south Bristol participated in 200 activity days.

Since the programme started in 2019, we have developed our understanding of the underlying complexities of poor attendance – no family is the same and one strategy does not fit all. There are many layers to improving attendance and engagement, and a ‘whole child’ focus is key/ Our key strengths have been the consistency of a trusted adult from primary to secondary school and aligning our communications to parents with school strategies to improve attendance.

Key outcomes included:

Feedback from a child in Y7: “It helped my learning, my confidence and coming into school more.”

Parent Feedback: “It has helped [my child\ attend, it has boosted his confidence, it’s given him a reason to keep trying. He’s going to miss it.”

Teacher Feedback: “L2L has had a significant impact on our young people. Targeted at those with persistent attendance issues - many of whom face significant challenges linked to high levels of deprivation - it has offered far more than just an attendance intervention. The young people involved have not only made measurable improvements in their attendance, but have also shown notable changes in their confidence, sense of responsibility, and overall attitude to school.” Assistant Head BLC primary

Unlocking Potential (Year 7 or 8)

AIM: to improve young people’s speaking, listening and communication skills/ ! range of 85 activities enabled 119 young people from 8 South Bristol schools to explore these skills - from visits to Bristol Zoo Project, Westonbirt Arboretum and Bristol Old Vic’s winter show, The Little Mermaid, to Arts and Digital Days, an Outdoor Team Communication Day and a visit to Arnos Vale Cemetery.

We are grateful to the University of Bristol for providing a further four years of funding. Consequently, we have reviewed the programme’s theory of change to ensure that its long-term outcomes are aligned to those set out for the programme in the University’s !ccess and Participation Plan/ In practice this will involve the addition of a further school-based workshop focusing on ‘academic self-efficacy’ (a young person’s belief in their ability to succeed in academic tasks) and setting personal goals for the programme.

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Key outcomes included:

For ‘!lumni’, we aim that participation leads to better GCSE results/

The GCSE results for Alumni leaving school in June 2024, showed that their Attainment 8 averages exceeded national averages. The ‘gap’ in !ttainment 8 averages between our disadvantaged !lumni and nondisadvantaged young people nationally (0.9) was significantly less than the national figure (15.4). This extremely positive outcome was replicated for GCSE Grades 4+ and 5+ in English and Maths.

Beneficiary Feedback:

“The Unlocking Potential programme has helped me overcome my fears and I speak more in class now. I was nervous doing a speech but not as nervous as I would have been if I hadn’t had the programme to help me.”

Parent Feedback: “He loved every single trip, but when I read his speech he brought home I was so overwhelmed, it was like someone else’s work. I was so proud. !lso noticed on our recent holiday he spoke to so many different people without me needing to speak for him.”

Teacher Feedback: “The !rts/Digital day gave the students a chance to have a go at vlogging and some drama skills but in a safe environment and how they felt comfortable. This was held at the University which gave lots of the students their first experience of university.”

Discover Maths (Year 8)

AIM: to improve young people’s interest in, confidence with, and engagement in Maths and in so doing increase their chances of success in their GCSEs and future employment.

104 children from 7 schools in South Bristol participated in 73 activities, which engaged them in the full breadth of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning areas and showed them how maths is used in the ‘real’ world.

Key outcomes included:

Beneficiary feedback: “It has built my confidence so I can answer more maths questions.” “[I\ learned that I need to do maths for most jobs I would want.” “[The best part of the programme was\ seeing the Concorde and learning about apprenticeships.”

Parent Feedback: “It has developed [my child’s\ interest in acquiring problem solving skills.” “I just wanted to say thank you. ‘Reggie’ couldn’t even wait for me to get home to tell me how good it was. I’ve never seen him so enthusiastic about something that’s not football. He’s even wanting to plan his work experience there and is talking about applying for an apprenticeship with them. Thank you for inspiring him.”

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Insight into Apprenticeships

AIM: participants are better able to secure apprenticeships or further education after leaving school, and ultimately progress to high-quality and meaningful employment. Insight into Apprenticeships is delivered in 8 South Bristol schools and 7 Somerset schools.

Insight into Apprenticeships: Bristol (Years 9 or 10)

Last year we supported 103 young people in Years 9 and 10 at 8 South Bristol schools. 69 activity days included visits to major local employers such as Boston Tea Party, the Bristol Port Company (see below right), Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Great Western Railways, Southmead Hospital, the Royal Navy, KPMG, Cameron McKenna and Burges Salmon.

In July all participants visited London, where they enjoyed a Thames river-cruise and a visit to either the Houses of Parliament or Buckingham Palace.

Key outcomes included:

Alumni results: We evaluate Alumni (i.e. prior year beneficiaries) outcomes via their school leaver destination data. This year we found that:

 50/51 of our Alumni who left school in June 2024 moved to an appropriate post-16 destination; of which 20% (10) of young people started an apprenticeship.

Beneficiary Feedback: “The visit to the Port was the best day ever! I’m really keen to work here and start as an apprentice.”

“We got to do things that hardly anyone our age would have done! I was really looking forward to the anatomy session. We even got to touch real brains and use instruments used for keyhole surgery. It is amazing that we get to do it. Imagine this being your job!”

Parent feedback: “She really enjoyed the Navy session, it was a bit different in school. She definitely wants to travel and she said that she could do an apprenticeship in the Navy and travel the world. It definitely made an impact on her to look at other career options.”

Teacher Feedback: “Visits to colleges have been the best in terms of pupils expressing directly what their next steps beyond school might be and giving them a greater awareness of a wider range of options than they had perhaps considered. The visits to workplaces have been great at helping them to conceptualise the world of work and what it looks like, which for many is a complete unknown. All activities have helped pupils develop their skills in some way - whether it be cultural capital, using public transport, communication, teamwork - the list is endless.”

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Insight into Apprenticeship: Somerset (Years 9 or 10)

This year we engaged 103 young people from seven Somerset schools. In total we delivered 65 activities (not including student/parent meetings): Communicate with Confidence and Personality Profiling workshops to Teambuilding and Problem solving with Mendips Outdoors and the Royal Navy. Beneficiaries engaged with employers who offer apprenticeships - the Royal Navy, Wessex Water, Hinkley Point, Avon Fire and Rescue, Avon and Somerset Police, NHS Musgrove Hospital and Thatchers. College visits included Bridgwater and Taunton College, The College for Nuclear Power and Weston College/ They all enjoyed our ‘Explore the City’ day where they visited Bristol, with a ferry tour and lunch: for many this was their first time on a train.

Key outcomes included:

Alumni results: 73/80 of previous beneficiaries who left school in June 2024 moved on to an appropriate post16 destination (awaiting data from two schools) of which 16% (13) of young people started an apprenticeship.

Beneficiary feedback: “I found out a lot about myself during the profiling. I understand that other people will see tasks in different ways, no way is the right way it’s just how you view it.”

“I really liked the visit to Taunton College, we were treated like college students and made our own podcast. We were allowed to use all the equipment, it was so much fun.”

Parent feedback: ‘’’Molly’ was a bit worried about coming- she wasn’t sure she would like the Mendip activities. But she got stuck in and has come home smiling telling us about her day. Thank you for bringing her out of her shell a little.”

Future Quest (Years 9 and 10)

AIM: to raise participation in higher education (HE) qualifications in deprived areas with low numbers of young people accessing HE. Future Quest works with young people over two years. Criteria include having the academic potential to go onto higher education but not having considered it because of family background and experience, and/ or lacking confidence and/ or needing support with Post-16 choices.

207 young people participated from seven south Bristol schools. The programme included a total of 170 character-building activities including public speaking workshops, team building/ rock climbing days, and a workshop at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Employer days included Burges Salmon, Science Creates, PwC, CMS solicitors and Deloitte. Campus tours with workshops to five different HE providers included University West of England, the University of Bristol. New for this year, Bristol Institute of Music Management, The University of Exeter and The University of Law/ In a new development, our Year 10s participated in ‘mock interviews’ with employers based at Origin Workspace, including KPMG.

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Key outcomes included:

Beneficiary feedback: “Showed that I have to put in more work to get to college.” “It gave me a kick in the bottom, made me to think about my future and showed the different opportunities available for me in the future.” (J-case study). “Increased my confidence and gave me a chance to talk to people with experience and see their pathways.” “It showed me that there are higher education opportunities very close to home.”

Parent feedback: “Our son has thoroughly enjoyed and gained a deeper understanding of life in further education and beyond. It has been very well planned and delivered, and we feel very fortunate that our son had this opportunity. His favourite trips were the rock-climbing trip and the recent trip to the local communications workspace. Many thanks to all involved for a great initiative!” “X came home from a visit and discussed future plans which she didn't before. Definitely given her a clearer idea on her future. Thank you.”

Teacher feedback: “!t Origin Workspace it was a pleasure to witness the students undertake multiple interviews with strangers and present themselves in such a positive way: great practice for future experiences.” “It was great for students to develop knowledge around post-16 options, giving them real world experience and knowledge to draw upon when applying for future opportunities.” “The kids know what a job is, have heard of different job titles or roles but seeing it and being in the space/ building make it real!”

Green Futures and Green Skills

AIM: to equip young people with the information, skills, and knowledge required to access the huge range of 'green' jobs available to them in the future. In addition, the Green Skills programme aims to engage employers who are new to delivering experiences of the workplace, supporting them to design and develop inspiring and interactive activities and events, including work experience and apprenticeship opportunities, that can be embedded more widely and sustainably within their organisations.

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Green Futures (Year 10)

This year the programme worked with 178 young people in Year 10 in 12 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & Northeast Somerset. Young people engaged in a total of 118 activities working in cohorts of up to 15.

Each cohort engaged in an introductory meeting with the programme lead and an information evening for parents. Other activities included a Green Industries Day, an Environmental Day at either Westonbirt Arboretum or We the Curious, a Work Experience Project Day and a university campus visit.

This year we worked with 27 employers (twice as many as 2024) to offer workplace experiences enabling young people to connect with employers.

Key outcomes included:

Green Skills (Years 9 or 10)

Green Skills is an alternative to our successful Green Futures programme. It has a two-pronged approach, which brings young people and green employers together to improve young people’s ability to access future green careers. Then through training, the programme helps local green employers to better connect with diverse local young talent.

This year 174 young people in year 9/10, from 10 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & Northeast Somerset, engaged in 29 activities in nine cohorts. Most young people worked in cohorts of 15.

Young people’s introduction to the programme included the ‘Why?’ quiz, definitions of green jobs, green skills and Net Zero, and signposting to Career Pilot Green Jobs.

All families received a Green Newsletter and an invite to the Green Futures Careers fair in October half term.

Young people engaged in two activities:

We worked with 14 partners & providers to deliver the programme, 13 of which were new to us: ARB Show; Avon Needs Trees; Business West Celtic Sea Power; DEEP (Underwater Engineering/Manufacturing); Global

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Underwater Hub; Grassroots Planning; MOD/QinetiQ; National Composites Centre; SAAB (Military Defence); Science Creates; TLT LLP (Law firm); VOR Group; Wildwood Ecology, and Wilmott Dixon.

We engaged nine employers who were new to delivering workplace experiences in a training workshop hosted and co-delivered by Business West. These featured presentations from TLT LLP (best practice), Cabot Learning Federation (challenges for schools and young people), and WTPN (apprenticeships).

Key outcomes included:

Teacher Feedback: “Most useful was Babcock, who [subsequently\ came into school for our careers fair/workshops. We’re hoping to get some work experience from Bristol Port, and we made a contact from Warwickshire College at !RB Show who came to our careers fair.”

The employer training aimed to help employers understand how they might engage and inspire young people to pursue a green job in the future. Key results from post training feedback include:

Employer Feedback: “I'd never considered how boring it must be for a student to sit through a mundane talk ... or even for our staff, for that matter. The session with you guys really brought home the question of 'how do we make this inspiring and fun' rather than just feeling like a box ticking exercise!”

Elevating Excellence (Year 10)

AIM: young people with ‘high prior attainment’ develop confidence in their own intellect and self-belief; selfefficacy in learning and discover the range of future opportunities available to them.

This year we worked with 46 young people in Year 10 across three secondary schools in south Bristol.

Following introductory sessions for young people and for parents/ carers, each cohort engaged in six out-ofschool activities, as well as an in-school activity with the SBY lead. Activities included a mixture of challenges, practical learning experiences and encounters with business professionals, ending in final celebration events with their parents/ carers.

These included visits to/ working with employers - University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS simulation centre; local heritage sites - Bath’s !merican Museum and Cardiff Castle- government organisations - Wales Senedd, local experts in their field - Society of Merchant Venturers, and Higher Education providers - University of Bristol and University of Oxford.

Key outcomes included:

Most beneficiaries expressed the intention of going to sixth form or college after Y11 and then university after Y13.

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Beneficiary’s feedback: “I got to experience and understand what it would be like to attend Oxford university.” “I want to reach a higher level of education and be an expert in my field.” “I would like to develop my knowledge to the highest standard possible.”

Parent Feedback: “He came back from the Oxford trip enthused and focused on getting to university.” “[My child] really enjoyed the University visit and is now more open to this as an option for his future.” “He talked a lot about Bristol Hospital and the practical sessions. He found the university visits interesting, and he was able to teach us about the Welsh !ssembly!”

Teacher Feedback: “It's fantastic for them to experience what future life would be like [at university]. Reading books or watching videos only gets them so far, but going allows them to feel it!” “The range of trips was great and offered an insight into a range of possibilities and experiences that these young people can achieve.”

Youth Board (Years 9, 10 & 11)

The Youth Board invites young people from years 9, 10 & 11 who are participating in, or have previously participated in, an SBY programme. This year we invited young people from Oasis Academy John Williams to join existing members of the Youth Board from Oasis Academy Brislington, who had rolled over from the previous year. We welcomed an additional four young people from Year 9, and one from Year 11, as well as two further Year 9 young people from Oasis Academy Brislington, bringing the total number to 16.

The activities undertaken this year were: a Professional Skills Communication Workshop; a theatre visit and pizza outing; a Feedback and Review workshop to provide recommendations for programmes and activities to senior management; a visit to a new provider to test and feedback on their proposed activity. There was also a Youth Forum proposed for the end of the academic year; however, this was postponed due to lack of capacity and with a view to formalising the youth contribution to the governance of the charity in the coming year.

The aims and 2024/ 25 successes of the Youth Board are to:

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Bespoke activities

Careers Advice and Application Support: Our staff expertise continues to allow us to provide careers advice and application support in Oasis Academy Brislington and Bridge Learning Campus.

Communication Workshops: we delivered public speaking and communications workshops engaging all young people:

Work Experience Days: We facilitated two work experience days this year for a small cohort of young people in Year 10 from Bedminster Down School who had been unable to secure work experience placements during their formal work experience week. These included an employability day and a day of mock interviews at Origin Workspace incorporating a visit to Bristol Museum.

Christmas Campaign:

For this year's SBY Christmas Campaign, we were able to support some of the most in-need families in 4 primary schools across South Bristol. Each school was able to anonymously nominate a selection of families facing the most difficult circumstances, ensuring that donations made the greatest impact possible.

Beneficiary’s Feedback: Your generosity & thoughtfulness has brought immense joy to our family. Thank you for making this holiday season so special and memorable for us. We truly appreciate it.

Primary School Family Link Worker feedback:

“We want to express our deepest gratitude for the amazing presents, food and gift bags you have provided for some of our most vulnerable families. The difference you have made to their Christmas is truly priceless.

Many of these families were overcome with emotion, with some brought to tears of gratitude upon hearing they would be receiving your generous support. After such a challenging year, full of uncertainty and worry about how they would manage to make Christmas happen, your kindness has brought them peace of mind - allowing them to finally sleep at night without the weight of this burden.

Your contributions have restored hope and joy to these families during a time when they needed it most.”

Parent feedback: “They are going to love this, I was only thinking about wrapping paper last night but I couldn't afford any.”

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FUTURE PLANS

Plans for the year ahead have been informed by consultation with our partners.

We aim to:

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The total income for South Bristol Youth in year ending August 2025 (YE25) was £626,289 (YE24: £560,654) and total expenditure was £676,605 (YE24: £611,711). This gives a net deficit of £50,316 (YE24: £51,057). Total net assets at the year-end amounted to £309,834 (YE24: £360,150).

Finally, an additional £50,000 was received and deferred for spend in our YE26 budget in line with donor agreements.

Reserves Policy

Total net assets as at 31st August 2025 amounted to £310k including £3.5k restricted funds. The Trustees have agreed a policy of holding 4-6 months’ worth of the following year’s expected expenditure in unrestricted reserves. Free reserves at 31 August 2025 were £305k (YE24: £356k) which equates to 4.9 months of YE26 planned expenditure. The risks identified to be considered under the reserves policy are identified below at the Risk Management section.

Going Concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, despite continued uncertainty caused by the worldwide economic crisis. Whilst the Trustees expect there to be an impact on the charity’s operations and reserves in the coming months, the charity has sufficient reserves to be able to meet these challenges.

Income generation

SBY takes care to comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice and the Charity Commission’s Guidance on Fundraising. Fundraising plans are developed on a two-year cycle, with annual plans incorporated into the budget, and then approved by the Board.

Of the total income, 51% (YE24: 47%) was from income generated in the course of delivering our charitable activities, via partnerships with local schools, universities, colleges and other charities. 36% (YE24: 50%) was donated by generous Trusts and Foundations, and the remaining balance was made up of donations from individuals, companies and community organisations as well as investment income.

Both UWE and University of Bristol have pledged significant multi-year funding to support core programmes. SBY has been fortunate to receive long standing support from a range of local and national Trusts donors, as set out below. This is testament to their commitment to the charity and to the strength of SBY’s ongoing relationship with its partners and donors.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS

The Trustees would like to thank all organisations and individuals who have supported us this year. Particular thanks go to:

Ablaze

Arthur David

Bishop Fox Education Foundation (via Somerset Community Foundation)

Boston Tea Party

Burges Salmon Charitable Trust Constellation Group Dame Violet Wills Will Trust Deloitte Foundation Denman Charitable Trust Exeter College Forestry England Frankham Family Charitable Trust/ Origin Foundation

Grace Trust

Hargreaves Foundation

John James Bristol Foundation Hobbs Bakery Ninesquare Trust Nisbet Trust Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund Oasis Academy Brislington Patricia Routledge Foundation Performa IT

Pople Charitable Trust

"Quartet Community Foundation:

Sir Edward Lewis Foundation

Society of Merchant Venturers Theatre Works Triodos Foundation

University of Bristol University of West of England Viper Innovations West of England Mayoral Combined Authority

And the very generous personal contributions made by other individual supporters.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

SBY is a Charitable Company registered with the Charity Commission and Companies House. The Board of Trustees includes nominated representatives from the secondary schools in South Bristol as well as Bristol’s two universities, and one FE college[1] .

Nominated Trustees appoint a minimum of three Independent Trustees to the Board, from whom the positions of Chair, Deputy Chair and Treasurer must be chosen.

The work of the charity is underpinned by a robust system of governance. Trustees meet a minimum of three times a year to direct, lead and govern the charity. The Trustees bring a wide range of skills and expertise to ensure that SBY undertakes its activities in the best interests of all its beneficiaries.

They ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place so that the charity complies with both the legal and recommended operating practises in relationship to financial management, company and charity law, the safeguarding, health, safety and wellbeing of young people and data protection. These items form the standing agenda for Board meetings.

Trustees ensure that key legal and regulatory requirements are in place, and statutory returns are completed within required deadlines. The charity has a procedure in place to report Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission/ SBY’s Deputy Chair is a solicitor specialising in charity law.

The Board recognises the need to ensure that all Trustees are aware of their responsibilities. Each new Trustee is guided by the Chair and/ or Chief Executive, who takes them through the key responsibilities of the role and explains how the Board is structured and operates. They are also briefed on the operational aspects of the charity and the key operational risks. From time to time, Trustees receive updates and training on issues that impact their responsibilities, and in relation to best practice in the charity sector.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duties as outlined in the Charities Act 2011. This report is testament to how the work of SBY complies with the Public Benefit Guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Management structure

The Board regulates the terms and conditions of employment of the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive manages the terms and conditions of employment of all SBY employees and consults with the Chair on all key decisions. During the year the charity employed 14 staff (10.8 FTE) primarily youth work and education specialists.

Risk management and key policies

All updated policies including the Safeguarding, and the Health, Safety and Wellbeing and the Data Protection Policy are passed by the Board for scrutiny and approval.

SBY has a Regulatory and Compliance Committee which reports to the Board. It meets three times a year, is chaired by a nominated Trustee and supported by a professional advisor. Its role is to develop and oversee the implementation of policies relating to:

1 !shton Park School, Bedminster Down School, Bridge Learning Campus, Merchants’ !cademy, Oasis !cademy Brislington, Oasis Academy Daventry Road, Oasis Academy John Williams, St. Bernadette Catholic Secondary School, University of Bristol, UWE Bristol, and City of Bristol College.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is at the heart of our work. Trustees and all adults working or volunteering with SBY are subject to DBS and other checks consistent with safer recruitment practices. Delivery of all activities is supported by a robust, well documented risk assessment process.

The Committee has developed policies and operating procedures covering all aspects of the safeguarding agenda. It receives reports on any incidents that occur during our operations, and/ or any safeguarding concerns that have been reported to the Designated Safeguarding Leads in our partner schools. The Committee ensures that, where appropriate, improvements to operating procedures are implemented.

Data protection

We continue to review our practice to ensure that we are fully compliant with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Considerable investment of resource has been applied to the development and implementation of a database which is used to store and access data relating to the large numbers of young people we work with securely.

Privacy notices are in place to support the collection and processing of data for all aspects of our work. All staff have completed data protection training and procedures are in place should we need to report a ‘data breach’ to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)/

Risk Management

The Risk Management committee - chaired by the Chief Executive - reviews the charity's Risk Register on a quarterly basis and reports any major or new risks to the Board as a standing item. The trustees recognise that the charity faces risks in a range of areas: Operational (including Health/safety and Safeguarding); Financial; Governance; Environmental and External; and Law/Regulation and Compliance. The risk of a cyber-attack is becoming increasingly possible, so our risk register has been updated to reflect this, and a stand-along insurance policy has been procured to cover any such incidence.

The key financial risk arises from SBY’s ability to raise the level of funds needed to maintain delivery of its programmes. The Board places great emphasis on the importance of maintaining an effective and long-term approach to funding, which includes a two-year funding plan. The increasing regional awareness of the programmes delivered by SBY within Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire and the wider interest in the unique nature of our approach is helping to underpin our funding activity.

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The major operational risk is the loss of the Chief Executive Officer, which is mitigated by the high level of institutional knowledge that exists within the staff team, and that if the Chief Executive were to leave, she is required to give the charity six months’ notice/

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees (who are also directors of South Bristol Consortium for Young People for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the strategic report and directors’ report) and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company [and the group] and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable [company/group] for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company [and the group] and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the trustees on 9th January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Karl Tucker

Chair of Trustees

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SBY Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements - year ending 31 August 2025

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of South Bristol Consortium for Young People (‘the Company’) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2025.

.

Responsibilities and basis of report

!s the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 !ct’)/

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 !ct and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities !ct 2011 (‘the 2011 !ct’)/ In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Joshua Kingston BSc., FCA Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower, 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

9th January 2026 Date. 00000000000

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account) YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
6
Total funds at start of year
14
Total funds at end of year
14
Net income/(expenditure) and
net movement in funds		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
36,428
322,175
19,492		 Restricted
Funds
£
248,194
-
-		 Total Funds
2025
£
284,622
322,175
19,492		 Total Funds
2024
£
280,753
264,000
15,901
378,095 248,194 626,289 560,654
13,152
416,271		 -
247,182		 13,152
663,453		 12,995
598,716
429,423 247,182 676,605 611,711
(51,328)
357,785		 1,012
2,365		 (50,316)
360,150		 (51,057)
411,207
306,457 3,377 309,834 360,150

The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.

Prior year fund comparatives are shown in note 9.

The notes on pages 26 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025
AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025 Company number: 07606234 Company number: 07606234
2025 2024
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 10 1,228 1,662
Current assets
Debtors 11 63,507 9,100
Short term deposits 280,000 304,500
Cash at bank 47,536 109,891
391,043 423,491
Creditors: Amounts falling due within
one year 12 (82,437) (65,003)
Net current assets 308,606 358,488
Net assets 309,834 360,150
Funds
Unrestricted funds 15 306,457 357,785
Restricted funds 15 3,377 2,365
Total funds 309,834 360,150

For the period ended 31 August 2025, the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the period in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on and are signed on their behalf by:9th January 2026

Karl Tucker Trustee

The notes on pages 26 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

Notes
Net cash inflow from operating activities
17
Non-operational cash flows:
Investing activities:
Investment income
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash inflow for the year
18		 2025
£
(104,786)
19,492
(1,561)		 2024
£
(92,355)
15,901
(2,136)
17,931 13,765
(86,855) (78,590)

Cashflow restrictions

Charity law prohibits the use of net cash inflows on any endowed or other restricted fund to offset net cash outflows on any fund outside its own objects, except on special authority. In practice, this restriction has not had any effect on cash flows for the year.

The notes on pages 26 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOUTH BRISTOL CONSORTIUM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

1 Accounting policies

There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, despite the uncertainty being caused by the national cost of living crisis. Whilst the Trustees expect there to be an impact on the charity’s operations and reserves in the coming months and years, the charity has sufficient reserves to be able to meet these challenges.

The charity is a public benefit entity as defined under FRS102.

i) When donors specify that donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods.

ii) When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-conditions have been met.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

2 Income from donations and legacies

Bishop Fox Foundation
Denman Trust - Denman Charitable Trust
Dame Violet Wills Trust
Edward Lewis Foundation
Frankham Family Charitable Trust
Forestry England
Hargreaves Foundation
John James Bristol Foundation
Justgiving-Team Viper 3 Peaks Sponsorship
Ninesquare Trust
Nisbet Trust
Patricia Routledge Trust
Pople Charitable Trust
Quartet Community Foundation - KPMG
Quartet Community Foundation - Osbourne Clarke
Quartet Community Foundation - Tredwin & Pennington
Society of Merchant Venturers
Theatre Works!
The Grace Trust
The NCLR IND
The Venturers Trust
Triodos - Triodos Foundation
Van Neste Foundation
Other donations
Prior year comparatives
DPD Group
Fairfield Charitable Trust
Frankham Family Charitable Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Hargreaves Foundation
Integra
John James Bristol Foundation
Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF)
Medlock Charitable Trust
National Grid
Ninesquare Trust
Nisbet Trust
Pople Charitable Trust
Quartet Community Foundation - Crime Commissioner
Quartet Community Foundation - Express Grant
Quartet Community Foundation - KPMG
Quartet Community Foundation - Tredwin & Pennington
Society of Merchant Venturers
Society of The Holy Child Jesus
The Gosling Foundation
Other donations		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
3,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
1,676
15,000
-
3,000
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
1,000
-
3,000
1,000
-
2,752		 Restricted
Funds
£
12,000
2,000
-
-
25,000
1,960
10,000
10,000
-
65,000
30,000
-
8,000
3,000
-
30,000
31,010
1,438
-
9,000
-
-
8,000
1,786		 Total Funds
2025
£
12,000
2,000
3,000
1,000
25,000
1,960
10,000
10,000
1,676
80,000
30,000
3,000
8,000
3,000
5,000
30,000
31,010
1,438
1,000
9,000
3,000
1,000
8,000
4,538
36,428 248,194 284,622
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
30,000
-
1,486
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
-
1,846		 Restricted
Funds
£
2,500
12,000
25,000
-
10,000
-
10,000
20,000
5,000
3,670
30,000
27,500
10,000
5,000
5,000
2,000
30,000
25,000
-
5,000
4,751		 Total Funds
2024
£
2,500
12,000
25,000
30,000
10,000
1,486
10,000
20,000
5,000
3,670
30,000
27,500
10,000
5,000
5,000
2,000
30,000
25,000
15,000
5,000
6,597
48,332 232,421 280,753

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

3 Income from Charitable Activities

Income from Charitable Activities
BLC (Trust in Learning Academy)
Oasis Academy Brislington
University of Bristol
University of the West of England
Venturer's Trust
WECA		 Total Funds
2025
£
-
10,000
125,000
125,000
-
62,175		 Total Funds
2024
£
6,000
2,000
125,000
125,000
6,000
-
322,175 264,000

Charitable activities income is represented by unrestricted funds in both the current and prior year.

Green Futures
Hartcliffe Support Fund
Bristol Apprenticeship Programme
Learning to Lead
Unlocking Potential
Future Quest
Elevating Excellence year 10
Somerset Apprentice Programme
Discover Maths
Careers
Youth Board		 Raising
Funds
£
2,111
-
1,137
3,085
1,299
2,273
325
1,461
1,137
162
162		 Direct
Costs
£
84,736
5,061
64,365
124,034
66,223
119,675
23,261
68,728
52,353
6,045
5,961		 Support
Total Funds
Costs
2025
£
£
6,903
93,750
-
5,061
3,717
69,219
10,090
137,209
4,248
71,770
7,435
129,383
1,062
24,648
4,780
74,969
3,717
57,207
528
6,735
531
6,654
43,011
676,605
13,152 620,442
Prior year comparatives
Green Futures
Hartcliffe Support Fund
Bristol Apprenticeship Programme
Learning to Lead
Unlocking Potential
Future Quest
Elevating Excellence year 10
Somerset Apprentice Programme
Discover Maths
Careers
Global Citizens
Youth Board		 Raising
Funds
£
985
-
1,378
3,544
1,181
2,757
-
1,378
1,378
-
394
-		 Direct
Costs
£
35,591
9,166
63,876
127,788
50,750
123,415
1,238
59,231
57,518
12,701
15,546
450		 Support
Total Funds
Costs
2024
£
£
3,139
39,715
-
9,166
4,396
69,650
11,304
142,636
3,768
55,699
8,791
134,963
1,238
4,396
65,005
4,396
63,292
-
12,701
1,256
17,196
-
450
41,446
611,711
12,995 557,270

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

4 Expenditure on charitable activities - (by natural classification)

4
Expenditure on charitable activities - (by natural classification)
Direct costs
Consultancy
Insurance
General office expenses
Advertising and promotion
Legal & professional
Training
Bank charges
Depreciation
Travel
IT support and maintenance
Other staff costs
Governance costs (note 5)
5
Governance costs
Independent Examination
6
Net income / (expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging:
Independent Examination
- for independent examination services
- for other services
Depreciation		 Total Funds
2025
£
620,442
1,284
2,556
6,656
4,317
1,434
4,315
804
1,995
4,873
10,138
1,639
3,000		 Total Funds
2024
£
557,270
1,542
2,401
6,612
8,432
1,098
1,230
1,603
2,857
4,114
7,369
1,452
2,736
43,011 41,446
663,453 598,716
2025
£
3,000		 2024
£
2,736
2025
£
1,284
1,716
1,995		 2024
£
1,149
1,587
2,857

No (2024: No) Trustees have been reimbursed for their out of pocket travel expenses (2024: £Nil). No Trustees received any remuneration during either the current or prior year.

Aggregate donations from Trustees, key management personnel, and other related parties was £346 (2024: £620).

There are no related party transactions other than those disclosed throughout the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

7 Staff costs

2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 384,351 346,530
Social security costs 31,220 28,091
Pension 25,884 14,544
441,455 389,165
The average monthly headcount of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
No. No.
Admin staff 3 4
Project staff 11 10
14 14

The key management personnel is considered to be the Chief Executive. The total employee benefits received by key management personnel including employer's national insurance and pension contributions was £78,931 (2024: £66,726).

No employees received emoluments of more than £60,000 in the current or prior year.

8 Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

9 Prior year fund comparatives

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) and
net movement in funds
Total funds at start of year
Total funds at end of year		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
48,332
264,000
15,901		 Restricted
Funds
£
232,421
-
-		 Total Funds
2024
£
280,753
264,000
15,901
328,233 232,421 560,654
12,995
367,495		 -
231,221		 12,995
598,716
380,490 231,221 611,711
(52,257) 1,200 (51,057)
(52,257)
410,042		 1,200
1,165		 (51,057)
411,207
357,785 2,365 360,150

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

10 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 September 2024
Additions
At 31 August 2025
Depreciation
At 1 September 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 August 2025
Net Book Value
At 31 August 2025
At 31 August 2024
Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Taxes and social security
Accruals
Deferred Income
(Note 13)
Deferred Income
Balance b/f 1 September
Movement during the year
Deferred during the year
Balance c/f 31 August		 Equipment
£
20,394
1,561		 Total
£
20,394
1,561
21,955 21,955
18,732
1,995		 18,732
1,995
20,727 20,727
1,228 1,228
1,662 1,662
2025
£
-
63,507		 2024
£
8,000
1,100
63,507 9,100
2025
£
14,000
3,640
10,417
4,380
50,000		 2024
£
4,321
3,888
7,755
4,039
45,000
82,437 65,003
45,000
(45,000)
50,000		 72,500
(47,500)
20,000
50,000 45,000

11 Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year

12 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

13 Deferred Income

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

13 Deferred Income (continued)

The total income deferred to the next financial year was as follows:

The total income deferred to the next financial year was as follows:
Van Neste Foundation
Ninesquare
Bishop Fox Foundation
Society of Merchant Venturers		 2025
2024
£
£
-
8,000
50,000
-
-
12,000
-
25,000
50,000
45,000

14 Movement in funds

As at 31 August 2025
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
Restricted funds
Discover Maths
Elevating Excellence year 10
Hartcliffe Support Fund
Insight into Apprenticeships Bristol
Insight into Apprenticeships Somerset
Learning to Lead
Unlocking Potential
Total funds
As at 31 August 2024
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
Restricted funds
Discover Maths
Elevating Excellence year 10
Hartcliffe Support Fund
Insight into Apprenticeships Bristol
Insight into Apprenticeships Somerset
Learning to Lead
Unlocking Potential
Total funds		 1 Sep 2024
£
357,785		 Income
£
378,095		 Expenditure
£
(429,423)		 Transfers
£
-		 31 Aug 2025
£
306,457
357,785 378,095 (429,423) - 306,457
-
-
2,365
-
-
-
-		 55,333
6,755
4,042
30,833
77,000
72,271
1,960		 (55,333)
(6,755)
(5,061)
(30,833)
(74,969)
(72,271)
(1,960)		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
1,346
-
2,031
-
-
2,365 248,194 (247,182) - 3,377
360,150 626,289 (676,605) - 309,834
1 Sep 2023
£
410,042		 Income
£
328,233		 Expenditure
£
(380,490)		 Transfers
£
-		 31 Aug 2024
£
357,785
410,042 328,233 (380,490) - 357,785
-
-
1,165
-
-
-
-		 33,333
729
10,366
18,333
47,982
121,118
560		 (33,333)
(729)
(9,166)
(18,333)
(47,982)
(121,118)
(560)		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
2,365
-
-
-
-
1,165 232,421 (231,221) - 2,365
411,207 560,654 (611,711) - 360,150

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

14 Movement in funds (continued)

Fund Descriptions

General Funds

These funds represent the free reserves of the charity. These funds are available to use for any of the charity's projects.

Restricted Funds

Discover Maths

The Discover Maths programme encourages real world engagement in maths, for those young people who have an aptitude, but are less engaged in, the subject.

Elevating Excellence year 10

The Elevating Excellence programme seeks to challenge the most talented students within partner schools to achieve or exceed their potential. We hope to motivate participants to value their intelligence and the opportunities that it creates, and to achieve the highest possible outcomes available to them, as well as familiarise students with highquality potential future pathways (for example Higher Education with high UCAS point requirements).

Hartcliffe Support Fund

The Hartcliffe Support Fund emerged from the increased need amongst our most vulnerable families for additional support over the Christmas period during the pandemic. We coordinated the generous donations from a variety of local businesses to provide Christmas supplies to those families most in need.

Insight into Apprenticeships Bristol

This programme is run in conjunction with interested local employers, South Bristol and central Bristol schools. In central Bristol the programme has a special focus on young people from global majority backgrounds. Insight into Apprenticeships aims to help young people better understand the range of apprenticeships available to them and to develop the skills and attitudes employers desire.

Insight into Apprenticeships Somerset

This programme serves the same purpose as the South programme, but is delivered in schools across Somerset, specifically Weston, Taunton, Wellington and Bridgwater.

Learning to Lead

This programme works with children in South Bristol across three years of their primary and secondary school journeys. It aims to address the risk of persistent absence by increasing children’s confidence in and engagement with school.

Unlocking Potential

Funds received to work with students to develop their speaking, listening and general communication skills and their ability to present their points of view.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

15 Analysis of funds

As at 31 August 2025
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
As at 31 August 2024
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 Fixed
assets
£
1,228
-		 Current
assets
£
387,666
3,377		 Current
liabilities
£
(82,437)
-		 Total
£
306,457
3,377
1,228 391,043 (82,437) 309,834
Fixed
assets
£
1,662
-		 Current
assets
£
421,126
2,365		 Current
liabilities
£
(65,003)
-		 Total
£
357,785
2,365
1,662 423,491 (65,003) 360,150

16 Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.

17 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash inflow / (outflow) from operating activities

Statement of Financial Activities: Net movement in funds
Investment income
Depreciation
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
Net cash inflow / (outflow) from operating activities
Analysis of changes in cash during the year
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand		 2025
£
280,000
47,536		 2025
£
(50,316)
(19,492)
1,995
17,434
(54,407)		 2024
£
(51,057)
(15,901)
2,857
(27,889)
(365)
(104,786) (92,355)
2024
£
304,500
109,891		 Change
£
(24,500)
(62,355)
327,536 414,391 (86,855)
2024
£
304,500
109,891		 2023
£
341,188
151,793		 Change
£
(36,688)
(41,902)
414,391 492,981 (78,590)

18 Analysis of changes in cash during the year

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