Trustees’ Annual Report
For the period: from 1/4/24 to 31/3/25
MY TIME FOR YOUNG CARERS
Charity number 1155572
Objectives and Activities
My Time’s objective is to provide for the relief of young carers (young carers being defined as persons up to the age of eighteen years who lives are affected in some way because of the need to care for someone at home), in particular but not exclusively by offering respite activities and support for such young carers in surrey and the surrounding area.
My Time’s current activities are sessions of respite for young carers in and around Epsom and Ewell and Mole Valley. The charity runs activity clubs for children and young people aged between 7 and 15 in Ewell, Dorking, Leatherhead and Dorking. Off-site holiday activities are organised as well.
Achievements and Performance
My Time has had another fun filled year full of new experiences and making new friends and partners. We have enjoyed good membership across all clubs during 24-25. With current membership around 90, Ashtead seniors is becoming more established as young carers move up from the Leatherhead junior group. We have stuck with the format of one junior group having one senior group to move up to and this has worked well in Epsom&Ewell and Mole Valley, although we always welcome any new members, but experience has shown that the members that enjoy juniors tend to stay with us as teenagers for longer. In December we said goodbye to our bank session leader Sarah Alexander and welcomed Julie Marskell to the team. Julie had been a volunteer at Leatherhead juniors but is now a session leader, although she continues to volunteer at Dorking seniors as well. In Sept 24 we introduced a My Time uniform with session leaders now wearing logo sweatshirts and t-shirts, and volunteers purchasing if they so choose. The session leaders have provided a varied programme of events which has included crafts, with yet again a special mention to Jenny our arts & craft director and her fantastic creative talents. However, all our session leaders work hard to create a varied programme the children will enjoy which includes scavenger hunts, park play and thematic party nights. The emphasis though is that the club is theirs and we aim to deliver a programme the members want, so we take time to listen and adapt each club to the space and the member’s personalities. Taking the seniors camping to Polyapes scout campsite in Cobham for a weekend camp is now an annual event. With the help of volunteers and staff we enjoyed two nights in the large scout hut and provided a programme that included ‘My Time Hunted’,
orienteering with walkie-talkies, tomahawk throwing, grass sledging and decorating baseball caps and mugs. A very huge thank you goes out to all our volunteers who give up their time and a lot of sleep to make this happen! Without their support we would be unable to give the seniors such a well deserved break and all these new experiences for free. Over the year our older young carers have also enjoyed laser quest, rock climbing and bowling. Holiday activities for our juniors have included a day camp at Polyapes campsite and laser tag at Campaign, Cobham, plus pantomime with visits from Father Christmas, not to mention the wonderful art opportunities supplied by Epsom & Ewell council, when they funded artists to attend the Ewell clubs to lead on new art projects, like mosaic and sculptures. A big shout out to the fantastic support we receive from volunteers. We have wonderful teams across all clubs, and cannot thank them enough for their kindness and ongoing support. They provide not only their time and cars, but compassion and support and are always willing to help out with last minute requests. With a special mention to David Robinson who received a Volunteer award for services to My Time from Community Surrey Voluntary Action last October. We have received very generous financial support from St. Faith’s Trust and Children in Need. These funds provide the charity with much needed security and significantly contribute to the core costs which ensure we can use the spaces and employ the staff to deliver the activities the young carers need. Bookham Bowling Club, and recently Epsom Golf Club Ladies Team have been working hard raising funds to help us deliver the fun stuff . We have had continued support from Epsom Rotary Club who donate our Christmas pantomime trip to Epsom playhouse for our junior members and have also given a generous cash donation, thanks to a centenary ball.. Last year they rallied other Rotary Clubs in Ashtead and Ewell so My Timers from Leatherhead and Dorking could attend. Truly Giving a partner charity, for another year have organised and supplied all the Christmas presents (80 plus) which Father Christmas distributed at either our Pantomime trips, or our Christmas parties. These generous donations represent a very large saving to the charity and generate especially delighted faces at Christmas. Support also comes from smaller local organisations and local people who play bingo and run lunch clubs. Ewell scouts continue to let us use their facilities for free and Dorking Quakers make regular donations or nominate us for further support. It’s this community kindness and support that really helps us achieve our mission of giving young carers the time out they deserve. So, as I sign off from this brief resume of all the fun, kindness and community spirit, I would also like to make special mention of our most important success stories and that is our young carers that stay with us as mentors and volunteers when they become adults. Two came to the AGM, Logan and Bella who have been with My Time as children but now volunteer at either Dorking seniors or Leatherhead juniors, plus both come to camp. Those that are not here but are equally awesome are Rosie who helps at Leatherhead juniors and Daniel and Vaughan who are the exuberant children entertainers at Dorking juniors. They are all impressive and brilliant members of the My Time team and we are hugely grateful they have stuck with us.
Financial Review
The charity’s financial situation is robust and there are no concerns regarding the future of the organisation. Our financial reserves are more than sufficient to cope with any unexpected shock or to meet our obligations if forced to close. As a voluntary management committee, we are active in applying for grants and fundraising
Structure, Governance and Management
My Time is a Registered Charity that is managed and administered by a committee of Trustees which includes a Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. In 2024-25 there were 7 Trustees. We meet every three months and communicate as needed/required between meetings.
The day-to-day operation of the charity is managed by a project manager employed by the charity with support from the charity’s other employees and volunteers
Reference and Administrative details
Name: MY TIME FOR YOUNG CARERS
Registered Charity Number: 1155572
Principle Address: 7 The Mount, WORCESTER PARK, KT4 8UD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity and served in the year
Roger Jones
Deborah Langdon
Gemma Kingswell
Adam Wilson
Robin Sansom
Dr Tom Wilson
George William Knight
Declarations
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees :
Adam Wilson, Trustee
29/1/26
| MY TIME FOR YOUNG CARERS | 1155572 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
| For the period from 01/04/2024 |
To | 30/03/2025 |
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Grant Income | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | 21,662 | ||||
| FundraisingIncome | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Donations | 15,544 | - | - | 15,544 | 8,915 | ||||
| Just GivingDonations | 1,699 | - | - | 1,699 | 3,366 | ||||
| Interest | 684 | - | - | 684 | 444 | ||||
| Additional Gift Aid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total _(Gross income for AR) _ | 17,927 | 10,000 | - | 27,927 | 34,386 | ||||
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~ |
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| Sub total ~~——————~~ |
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| Total receipts ~~——————~~ |
17,927 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | 10,000 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | - ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | 27,927 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | 34,386 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Session Worker | 8,194 | 1,474 | - | 9,668 | 7,462 | ||||
| Project Manager costs | 2,342 | 6,503 | - | 8,845 | 8,387 | ||||
| Training | 302 | - | - | 302 | 295 | ||||
| Promotion/Materials | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Hire of Halls | - | 783 | - | 783 | 700 | ||||
| HolidayActivitycosts | 3,077 | 1,539 | - | 4,616 | 2,086 | ||||
| Clubs cateringcosts | 917 | 440 | - | 1,357 | 962 | ||||
| Clubs equipment & Materials costs | 3,029 | 440 | - | 3,469 | 4,108 | ||||
| Support Costs | - 1,567 | 3,003 | - | 1,436 | 1,365 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 16,295 | 14,181 | - | 30,476 | 25,366 | ||||
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| Totalpayments ~~—SS555~~ |
16,295 ~~—SS555~~ |
~~—SS555~~ | 14,181 ~~—SS555~~ |
~~—SS555~~ | - ~~—SS555~~ |
~~—SS555~~ | 30,476 ~~—SS555~~ |
~~—SS555~~ | 25,366 ~~—SS555~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~===>~~ |
1,632 ~~===>~~ |
632 ~~===>~~ |
- 4,181 ~~===>~~ |
181 ~~===>~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
- ~~>>~~ |
- 2,550 ~~>>~~ |
550 ~~>>~~ |
9,021 ~~>>~~ |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~===>~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
- - ~~===>~~ |
- - ~~===>~~ |
- - ~~===>~~ |
~~>>~~ | - ~~>>~~ |
~~>>~~ | - ~~>>~~ |
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~===>~~ |
27,240 ~~===>~~ |
27,240 ~~===>~~ |
9,499 ~~===>~~ |
9,499 ~~===>~~ |
- ~~===>~~ |
~~>>~~ | 36,739 ~~>>~~ |
~~>>~~ | 27,719 ~~>>~~ |
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~===>~~ |
28,872 ~~===>~~ |
28,872 ~~===>~~ |
5,318 ~~===>~~ |
5,318 ~~===>~~ |
- 34,190 ~~===>~~ |
- 34,190 ~~>>~~ |
- 34,190 ~~>>~~ |
~~>>~~ | 36,739 ~~>>~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories | Details | Details | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | CAF Current Account | 2,585 | - | - | |||||
| CAF Gold Account | 25,946 | 5,318 | - | ||||||
| PettyCash | 341 | - | - | ||||||
| Total cash funds | 28,872 | 5,318 | - | ||||||
| (agree balances w ith receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- | - | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Adam Wilson | 29/1/26 | ||||||||
Funds Movement Schedule 25/26 Opening Income Outgoings Transfer Closing
| Restricted Funds Leatherhead senior club Children in Need Total Unrestricted All Funds |
9,499 (4,986) 4,513 0 10,000 (9,195) 805 |
|---|---|
| 9,499 10,000 (14,181) 0 5,318 27,240 17,927 (16,295) 28,872 |
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| 36,739 27,927 (30,476) 0 34,190 |
CHARITY COMMISSION i FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees My Time For Young Carers On accounts for the year ended I 31 March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1155572 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the acmunts of the above charity {°the Trusf) for the year ended Responsibllities and basis of report As the charivs trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordanc£ wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acri. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I Confi that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attents.on in connection wtth the examination (other than that aisdosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records Vre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act" or the accounts did not accord with the accx)unting records., or the accounts did not cLimply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts oive a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinakn'on. "a no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinab.on 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 rfthev do not annli. Signed: 25 Reievani proTessioTidi +Yi!a Ilficationlsl or bodv nvi: I I C4M1 Js fiTKIT6 df 4Wc IER Oct 2-
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of COnM (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan for examiner5). Glve here brlef details of ' any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018