2020-10-31-accounts - Gt Yarmouth And Gorleston Young Carers

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Great Yarmouth Gorleston Young Carers

Charity No: 1152226 Chair Report: May 2021

This year's AGM is an opportunity to reflect on how COVID-19 has impacted on the work of the Charity Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers (GYGYC), a year like no other. I’m proud to be able to report on how the GYGYC staff team demonstrated a resilience in adapting to the changes and restrictions to be able to continue to offer emotional, social and practical support to young carers and their families through this difficult and unprecedented year.

The staff at GYGYC led by Terry’s strong leadership were able to quickly change and use creative ways in engaging and supporting young carers. Maintaining communication and connections with young carers and their families through weekly ZOOM sessions and regular telephone catch ups. As a Trustee Board we have also been able to meet regularly via ZOOM and keep up to date with the all changes as they occurred.

Additional to the online group sessions and telephone support the staff sourced and delivered fun activity packs for every young carer, each month from May through to July. These packs were paid for from donations from Tesco’s, and the grant we hold from Lottery, BBC Children In Need, Carers Matters Norfolk (voluntary Norfolk) and Norfolk Community Foundation.

The team were able to identify those families who were experiencing digital exclusion and impacting on their ability to access support and education. Terry applied and was successful at gaining booster grants from BBC Children In Need and Norfolk Community Foundation’s Walking4Norfolk grant to purchase laptops for 30 families and for 4 staff members to ensure they could also continue to offer support remotely from home.

Unfortunately, due to the changes in delivery, Terry was no longer able to offer volunteering opportunities and support to GYGYC Volunteers during this year. This decision is planned to be reviewed in line with Government guidelines on further easing of restrictions and as a Charity we recognise the valuable resource of volunteers and hope to reintroduce them when able.

A significant consequence of the changes to online/telephone support has been the need to increase staff’s time and resources to directly supporting parents and guardians of young carers. The Charity was the first point of contact for some families who reached out for help.

In some ways GYGYC have been busier than ever in managing all the changes and keeping in regular communication with schools, families, funders and other professionals. Currently the Charity are supporting 181 young carers with another 29 on the waiting list, with the demand for 1:1 support increasing. The team have been able to offer face to face work with young carers in schools and in the community when allowed, not all schools were able to accommodate staff but those who could welcomed the 1:1 support being offered.

During the October and more recent Easter half term, GYGYC were able to provide small group outdoor sessions, with staff ensuring the activities were safe as well as fun, for those who were unable to attend they all received a hand delivered Easter Egg.

Terry has continued to apply for grants and funding with priority being given to secure the posts of the Administrator Assistant and the Manager, this has been very challenging at time with some funding streams being on hold or restricted only for COVID support. Terry’s perseverance paid off

and in February 2021 The Henry Smith Charity agreed to fund the two posts for the next three years. This is great news for the Charity and means we are a good position to be able to develop a longterm strategy with stakeholders and beneficiaries to ensure the sustainability of GYGYC provision for young carers.

This AGM is also the chance to share with everyone that I will be stepping down from my role as Chair and Trustee due to a new job opportunity that have arisen within Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers. This youth worker role is due to start in June 2021, therefore i will be officially resigning from the Trustee Board today. I wanted to thank all the staff team at GYGYC and the Trustees for your continuing commitment and dedication showed throughout this past year, we look forward to working together to offer well needed support to young carers and their families.

Lauren Randall Chair of GYGYC Trustee Board May 2021

GREAT YARMOUTH & GORLESTON YOUNG CARERS PROJECT Income & Expenditure Accounts 0111112019 to 3111012020 John H Simpson Accountants Ltd Englands Lane Business Centre 47 Englands Lane. Gorieston Gt.Yamiouth Norfolk NR316NE Tel: 01493 604319 Fax: 01493 656925

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON YOUNG CARERS PROJEcr BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st OCTOBER 2020 202 2019 2018 CURRENT ASSETS Balance at Batth Balance at Bank Cash Debtors Diff 1324 186362 1571 87383 2355 75739 187.686 88,954 78,094 Deduct: CURREKf ASSETS Accrued Expenses Creditors 22 405 119 NET CURRENT ASSETS 187.664 88,549 77,975 REPRESENTED BY: RESTRICTED FUNDS Children in Need YIG Children in Need Red 3 Children in Need 2019 Flalesworth Golf Club Higham Family Fund Little Acorns Comrnuniry Fund 2 People's Health Trust 2 Henry Smith Summer Ransworth Tn]st Paul Bassham GYGYC National Awares for All SYACCT Tesco Great Yamouth Lions Brief Fund I Will Fund Goodman Trust Holiday Projects NIC Civic Ball European Social Fund Voluntary Norfoll( New Endeavour Fund Walking4Norfolk Fund Co-op Lott¢ry Garfield Weston 3520 3922 20491 1068 12060 1436 622 2832 1699 715 -2237 28496 2384 26374 35691 899 1000 9754 2583 9754 9778 2338 -216 -737 1200 2265 4880 iooo -270 300 2259 153 4372 3818 6754 23228 3050 ioooo 2876 5227 7000 13035 1343 1284 752 42643 18108 181.787 73,852 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Fundraising 5877 4740 4123 TOTAL FUNDS 187,664 88049 77,975

The financial ststements on pages 2 to 4 were approved by the Committee on the .. and are signed on their behalf by: *Vc !iffi"..Committee Member I have examined & VerId the above Income & Expenditure from the rrdS supplièd to mysew & l am fvlty satisfied that they are a true & fair re¢(wd of the cbS acaivrbes for the year to 31st October 2020 Signed .' OLI John H Simpson Accountants Ltd Englands Lane Business Centre Gorleston, Gt YaTmouth. Norfolk. NR31 6BE Tel.. 01493 604319

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON YOUNG CARERS PROJECT INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT For the Year to 31st October 2020 2020 2019 2018 FUND COME. Unrestricted Restricted 5693 244.137 249,830 154 249.984 3,532 143.339 146.871 204 147,075 6,163 142.498 148,661 67 148.728 BANK INTEREST LESS EXPENSES: Wages Food and Drink Enty Fees for Trips Travel Equipment Fundraising Costs Computers and Software Rent of Premises Telephone Printing and Stationery Postage Insurance Advertising Training Repairs & Renewals Civic Ball Miscellancou5 ¢xpen5¢S Covid Grant Materials Bank Charges Accountsncy 102969 7635 1040 1828) 33 69,927 10.934 7.334 36,769 1,871 70 1,146 2,580 1,185 542 781 1.026 1.477 572 61,158 7.325 8.835 36,162 2,071 27 1,113 1,379 615 371 404 727 1,140 4.933 300 418 70 6775 1922 1544 660 1180 1063 1406 770 549 994 3799 50 90 240 127.377 240 150.869 240 136,501 EXCESS OF LYCOME OVER EXPENDITURI 99,11) 10,574 21J51