Wymondham Youth Bus Registered Charity: 1156941
Annual Report & Financial Statements 2021
The Trustees of Wymondham Youth Bus are pleased to present the annual report and financial statements for 2021.
Trustees for the financial year 2021
Daniel Doran-Smith Nicola Sizer Lucie Fox Dominic Ward (resigned August 2021) Linda Graver (resigned August 2021) Will Little (appointed August 2021) Kate Doran-Smith
The Charity is fully led and run by volunteers and currently has no employees.
Delivery
The 2021 financial year continued to be a period of mixed delivery for Wymondham Youth Bus due to Covid-19 outbreak and the national lockdowns and restrictions implemented by the Government.
For the first part of 2021 the nation followed the measures for the ‘steps out of lockdown’ which meant by summer 2021 restrictions on youth work delivery were lifted and we could deliver again.
During July and August in the school summer holidays we delivered sessions of outreach under social distance guidelines and full PPE measures.
Initially we had expected to engage with approximately 20-25 people per session however we were overwhelmed with the response and saw at least 150-200 engage with us each day. Children, young people and families expressed how much they had missed social opportunities following Covid-19 and that they were particularly keen to ensure their children were engaged in some positive activities.
Children and young people responded very positively to the smoothie bar, and there was often a long queue at the start of the sessions for these which showed us clearly that the young people were keen to try something new and that they enjoyed them! Some had never tried some of the fruits before, and whilst we also had a tuck shop on offer, they were much more engaged in seeing the smoothies made and enjoying trying the different flavours. During this our workers were able to have conversations about eating healthy,
what they enjoyed and encouragement was given to try new fruits to see what they thought.
We also used the sessions as the opportunity for further engagement with the community, understanding again the needs of the area, how families had felt following the Covid period, what kind of support they were in need of in the future, and what activities and opportunities their children would benefit from. Responses included; arts projects; sports projects; anything that engages children positively as there is a lack of clubs and activities in the area.
Young people loved the Bus and all that was offered and many returned week on week telling their friends and peers who also came along.
We engaged with many young people who were contacts which was encouraging to see and build relationships with these young people. They expressed how much they loved the provision and something for them to do throughout the summer.
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“Thursdays are the best days ever because of the Bus!”
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“I’m getting my 4th smoothie - these are great!”
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“Can we do this every week - there’s nothing here for us”
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“I get really excited about coming, its been the best time of my summer, and I’ve missed being with my friends.”
We continued delivering sessions throughout the Autumn term which were well attended.
Fundraising
We continued to fundraise through grant applications to raise funds to support the work of WYB. We were particularly grateful to receive support from previous funders as well as new ones. This fundraising area will form part of an ongoing plan to raise funds for the Charity.
We would like to express thanks to all the funders, both local and national, who gave grants towards our delivery in 2021.
Future plans
In 2022 Trustees are considering the opportunities to expand and develop provision further and are committed to maximising opportunities for young people, and working with other organisations, schools and churches to help facilities youth and community engagement programmes.
Financial Statements for 2021
Accounts are prepared on a cash payment and receipts basis to 31[st] December year end.
| WYMONDHAM YOUTH BUS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts Ending 31 December 2021 | |||
| Income | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Dona%ons | |||
| Fundraising | |||
| Tuck shop sales | |||
| other | |||
| Grants | £ 9,050.00 |
£ 8,600.00 |
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| Total Income | £ 9,050.00 |
£ 8,600.00 |
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| Expenditure | 2019 | ||
| Fuel | £ 223.45 |
£ 347.49 |
|
| Equipment | £ 106.97 |
£ 505.78 |
|
| Insurance | £ 2,027.87 |
£ 2,027.87 |
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| Maintenance | £ 3,336.25 |
£ 60.00 |
|
| Services/Memberships | £ 30.00 |
£ 60.00 |
|
| Refreshments | |||
| Vehicle costs | £ 280.00 |
£ 1,980.72 |
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| Other | £ 208.96 |
£ 133.04 |
|
| Total expenditure | £ 6,213.50 |
£ 5,114.90 |
|
| Balance | £ 2,836.50 |
£ 3,485.10 |
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| Opening balances | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Bank | £ 10937.37 |
£ 7,452.27 |
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| Cash | |||
| Total | £ 10,937.37 |
£ 7,452.27 |
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| Closing balances | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Bank | £ 13,773.87 |
£ 10,937.37 |
|
| Cash | £ - |
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| Total | £ 13,773.87 |
£ 10,937.37 |
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| Monetary assets | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Bank account | £ 13,773.87 |
£ 10,937.37 |
|
| Cash | £ - |
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| Total | £ 13,773.87 |
£ 10,937.37 |
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| Fixed asset | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Bus | £ 13,108.85 |
£ 17,478.47 |
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| Deprecia%on | £ 3,277.21 |
£ 4,369.62 |
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| Total | £ 9,831.64 |
£ 13,108.85 |