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Charity No: 1156468
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
MYRUS SMITH Chartered Accountants Norman House 8 Burnell Road Sutton, Surrey SM1 4BW
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Reference and administrative details Chair of Trustees’ Report Trustees’ annual report Report of the independent auditors Statement of financial activities Balance sheet
Cash flow statement
Notes to the financial statements
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CHAIR OF TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
| am pleased to present the Annual Report on behalf of the Trustees of YouTurn Futures in my capacity as Chair of the Trustee Board. The period 2020/21 continued to present extraordinary challenges to our operating environment in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic; however, as the report will go on to show, YouTurn Futures continued to flourish despite this, with a near 25% increase in revenue on the previous year. This growth is testament to the reputation for quality earned by the staff team and its expert leadership, in not only effectively navigating the hurdles presented by working through COVID-19 but also in identifying new business opportunities, enabling the charity to extend its reach further in making a difference to people's lives and in their communities.
The Trustees are also particularly proud this year in the developments made by the charity to its infrastructure, which has served to increase independence from our origins within the systems framework of the Probation Service; in so doing engendering also a greater sense of our professional status. The history of the charity has very much been dictated by external developments in the Criminal Justice System, whereas YouTurn Futures now operates without any external dependency to function. Further, in developing our own IT infrastructure and systems this year, the charity has been able to achieve Cyber Essentials accreditation, this Kitemark highlighting to external stakeholders the quality and integrity of our information and cyber security systems. We look forward to continuing this journey in the coming year as we plan to enhance further our back-office functionality to ensure the best support of our growing frontline services.
I'd like to finish by referencing the significant contribution our services have made to the lives of others this year, from mentoring and supporting people to assist them with securing housing, accessing drug and alcohol treatment or finding employment, through to supporting partners at an organisational level to further their strategic objectives surrounding safeguarding, preventing offending and reducing reoffending. YouTurn Futures has become a key player in the local response to tackling offending and reoffending and one of the first names that people think of in their time of need, the evidence of which we're proud to share with you here over the coming pages.
Doug De-St-Aubin Chair of Trustees
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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ~~STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT~~
CHARITY CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNING DOCUMENT
YouTurn Futures is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, entered on the Register of Charities on 31% March 2014, registered charity number; 1156468.
The Charity’s governing document is a ‘Foundation’ model constitution, which as provided by sections 224-227 of the Charities Act 2011 can only be amended by resolution agreed in writing by all members of the CIO or by resolution passed by a 75% majority of those voting at a general meeting of the members.
RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
It is intended that the Trustees are able to bring a range of skills to the charity and provide guidance on issues including management practices, finance, strategic planning and human resource management.
To increase the range of these skills, the trustees agreed to make changes to YouTurn’s constitution in July 2020. These changes included increasing the maximum number of trustees from 12 to 15, extending the term to four years and removing the specific list of organisations that are able to nominate trustees.
These changes were duly reported as required to the Charity Commission.
TRUSTEE INDUCTION AND TRAINING Prospective trustees are provided with a copy of the current version of the constitution and copy of the latest charity accounts prior to appointment. New trustees are invited to meet with YouTurn’s Director for a detailed discussion regarding the charity and the role of Trustees. Copies of the charities annual report, impact report and information regarding the activities of the charity including project performance reports and risk registers are also made available.
All prospective and new trustees are also provided with copies of the Charity Commissions Trustee Handbook and related documents. Funding is available to support trustees to access external training relevant to their role as Trustee should they wish. Trustees are encouraged to visit the charity’s activities and meet with project leaders to engage with and understand the work of the charity.
Paul Fuller CBE
e trustees would like to pay tribute to Chief Fire Officer Paul Fuller, CBE who had been a trustee ce the formation of YouTurn in 2014. Paul invested a lot of time supporting the work of YouTurn well as other charitable work including the Children’s Burns Trust. His common sense, sound vice and good humour was instrumental in helping YouTurn develop its charitable services. anticipation of his retirement Paul resigned as a trustee in April 2021 but sadly died in June 21, weeks before he was due to retire.
ul’s contribution to YouTurn will always be remembered.
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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
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A REVIEW OF YOUTURN’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020/21
COVID-19
YouTurn’s plans for the new financial year were significantly overshadowed by the devasting consequences of the global pandemic. 2020 was a year like no other in living memory. Millions of lives were taken, with many more people suffering significant physical and economic trauma as a result. Often those hit the hardest were those most vulnerable in the community with repeated lockdowns impacting significantly on their ability to access the support services they need.
YouTurn continued to provide its commissioned services but had to adapt to provide contact to service users online and by the telephone. The demand for the type of services delivered by YouTurn if anything increased with growth in the ‘Direction For Bedfordshire’ website visits and significant demand for the online forums for criminal justice agencies co-ordinated by YouTurn.
Direction for Bedfordshire service The YouTurn Direction service has developed significantly over the last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
e Performance indicators have been developed to include service user responses e Twice monthly Digital Networking Forums were introduced by YouTurn to enable Bedfordshire’s statutory and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations working remotely to con e The ebsite has increased the number of services listed for young people with expanded sections on Youth Services and Gangs and Exploitation. e The expansion in ‘drop in’ sessions that were planned has not been able to be delivered because of Covid restrictions but this will be an objective for 2021/22.
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Introduction of Direction Plus service — Supported Pathway
In Autumn 2020, YouTurn was commissioned by Central Bedfordshire Community Safety team to develop the Direction service to provide a more intensive bespoke support from a criminal justice professional for vulnerable individuals at risk of exploitation and who could potentially be involved in gang criminality. The aims of this programme are to:
e Identify, work with and support intensively a cohort of around 40 individuals flagged for their connection to or involvement in serious youth violence across Central Bedfordshire.
e Provide rehabilitative opportunities to offenders to turn their life around at the earliest opportunity and before they find themselves in the criminal justice system and court process
e Offer a timely end to an incident providing rehabilitation for offenders
e Start the process of addressing complex issues, such as mental health, anger issues, alcohol abuse problems and/or substance abuse problems
e Provides access to and support through the pathways out of offending providing worker support to the offender
Supported Pathway — Case Study Lucas was referred to us by the Youth Support Service as he had a lack of positive role models at home and having turned 18 and becoming involved in youth violence; was at risk of criminal exploitation. Lucas has a physical disability and appeared to be making poor choices for himself partly as a result of adverse childhood experiences and also due to his lack of aspiration. Lucas admitted to having had experiences involving drug use, possession of weapons and violence. Whilst giving the impression of a confident and fearless individual, underneath he appeared to be a vulnerable young man who felt the need to defend himself. After building an initial rapport, Lucas opened up about his lifestyle and upbringing and it was clear that he had issues with his own internal anger and also a fractious home life resulting in domestic violence issues in addition to the risks he was putting himself at outside of the home. Lucas was open to getting the support to choose a different path in life and has engaged well with the Supported Pathway case worker to find him positive activities and help him steer clear of previous associates. In the Supported Pathway, we have supported him in completing an Anger Management Intervention Hub programme to help him identify different ways to deal with situations he finds himself in. A referral had previously been made to a counselling service but through our input this was progressed quickly so that he could access the support of a counsellor who agreed that the Intervention Hub would be an appropriate course for him to help him start to address his issues. We also referred Lucas to Boxing Saves Lives who have now been working with Lucas on a one to one basis offering him physical exercise in a safe environment, improvement in his own wellbeing, an increase in his personal discipline and mentoring. Boxing Saves Lives have reported that Lucas is engaging well with this process and they hope for him to continue with this in the longer term. Lucas continues to engage regularly with YouTurn and we will continue this support and maintain regular contact with Boxing Saves Lives. The next steps that Lucas would like to make will be to find employment. This is a step forward from the young man we met four months ago who only saw himself ending up in prison. We intend to assist the Youth Support Service to help him progress his hopes and aspirations for the future.
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Delivery of Conditional Cautioning for Bedfordshire Police
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Charging and Out of Courts Disposal National Strategy 201721 identified that vulnerability cannot be addressed solely by way of prosecution, it requires a more sophisticated and effective whole system approach where the Police Service are trusted as professional decision makers who can access a range of services in partnership from early intervention pathways, out of court disposals and where necessary, prosecution.
The strategy moves towards a two-tier framework of just two out of court disposals for adults providing a simplified framework for the public and practitioners to understand and work from and will provide wider national consistency and scrutiny; simpler charging processes will allow more efficient and streamlined processes.
YouTurn developed a plan with Bedfordsh olice to deliver a service that will meet these vulnerability needs. This service due to go live on 1* April 2020 but because of the impact of COVID the launch date was delayed to 1st November 2020.
The aims of YouTurn’s Conditional Caution approach are to:
e Provide rehabilitative opportunities to offenders to turn their life around at the earliest opportunity and before they find themselves in the Criminal Justice System and court process e Offer a timely end to an incident providing rehabilitation for offenders e Start the process of addressing complex issues, such as mental health issues, alcohol abuse problems and/or substance abuse problems e Provides access to the pathways out of offending providing professional support to the offender e Bespoke support from a criminal justice professional
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Notes Funds Funds 2021 2020 £ £ £ £ Income: Donations 2 - 54,510 54,510 60,000 Charitable activities 3 59,980 395,454 455,434 387,172 Investments 4 54 - 54 180 Other income 5 - 2,075 2,075 Total Income 60,034 452,039 512,073
Total Income
Expenditure: Charitable activities
6 47,726 438,446 486,172
Net income before transfers 12,308 13,593 25,901 17,510 Transfers between funds 11 - - - Net movement in funds 12,308 13,593 25,901 17,510
Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward 11 117,712 387,023 504,735 Total funds carried forward 11 £130,020 £400,616 £530,636
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.
The notes on pages 27 to 32 form part of these Financial Statem
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors Cash at Bank
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Restricted funds Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
Notes 2021 2020 £ £ 9 2,524 48,246 545,493 495,262 548,017 543,508 10 17,381 38,773 12 £530,636 £504,735 11 400,616 387,023 11 130,020 117,712 11 £530,636 £504,735
Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 29 October 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 /contd...
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES /contd... e) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. f) Pension costs The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable under the scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year to which they relate. g) Debtors and creditors Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairments are recognised in expenditure. DONATIONS Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2021 2020 Donations ENil £54,510 £54,510 £60,000
- DONATIONS Donations
All of the £60,000 recognised in 2020 was unrestricted funds.
- INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2021 2020 £ £ £ £ Integrated Offender Management 58,856 134,160 193,016 218,394 Child Sexual Exploitation - 67,900 67,900 63,000 Growth and Development - 250 250 - Direction 1,124 140,989 142,113 105,778 Serious Youth Violence - 4,500 4,500 - National Lottery Community Fund - 9,655 9,655 - Support Pathway CBC - 38,000 38,000 -
£59,980 £395,454 £455,434 £387,172
Of the £387,172 recognised in 2020, £28,743 was unrestricted funds and £358,429 was restricted funds.
- INVESTMENT INCOME
Bank interest
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2021 2020 £54 ENil £54 £180
All of the £180 recognised in 2020 was unrestricted funds.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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- STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries Social Security costs Pension costs
Staff expenses
2021 2020 £ £ 276,68 235,53 23,07 20,77 40,28 36,19 340,04 292,50 2,25 9,95 £342,29 £302,46
N N 9 8 a __unting to £65,203 (2020 : national insurance 2021 2020 £ £ 2,250 2,000 274 257 - 45,989
Average number of employees based on full-time equivalents
No employees received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) a more than £60,000 during the year.
Total employee benefits received by key management personnel amounted to £65,203 (2020 £63,773).
Under FRS 102, employee benefits include gross pay, benefits in kind, employer’s national insurance contributions and employer’s pension costs.
- DEBTORS
Grants receivable Prepayments Accrued income
- CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security Accruals
£2,524 £48,246 2021 2020 £ £ 1,979 24,765 9,204 4,807 6,198 9,201
£17,381 £38,773
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