Trustees’ Annual Report 2020-2021
Charity No: 1157241
Registered address: The Market House Church Street
Martock
Somerset TA12 6JL
Community Youth Project
The Community Youth Project provides sustainable youth worker provision across a number of communities in Somerset
Background to the project
With the demise of the County Youth Service in 2012, many Somerset communities faced a major challenge to keep their youth provision operating. In response to this, a number of communities in South Somerset, dedicated to supporting their young people, came together to provide a sustainable youth worker resource which could be collaboratively and efficiently employed across their communities.
We now cover the Charltons, Creech St Michael, the Hamdons, Hinton St George, Martock, Somerton and Tintinhull. We provide a locally managed, community focussed youth project which identifies and supports the needs of young people and helps them to engage positively in their local community.
Governance
The Community Youth Project (Somerset) – known as the CYP - was set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in October 2013 and registered with the Charity Commission.
We are governed on a day-to-day basis by a Management Group who report directly to our trustees. The Management Group consists of representatives from Martock Parish Council, members of the communities that are served by CYP and our Project Management staff. As an independent and community led organisation, we are able to provide a service which is right for everyone involved rather than having to work to other people’s agendas. All participating communities are eligible to join the Management Group if they wish and hence have a role to play in shaping our work.
Our Board of Trustees comprises 4 independent members and one representative from Martock Parish Council. For the financial year 2020-21, the trustees were:
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Judith Hurley – independent Chair
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Barrie Davies – independent Trustee
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Kathryn Pearce – independent Trustee
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Jackie Swabey – independent Trustee
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Louise Clarke – nominated by Martock Parish Council
The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties.
The Accounts for 2020-21 have been produced and independently examined by November 2021.
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Dedicated resource – your youth worker rather than ours
Objectives of the charity
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To develop the capacity and skills of young people under 24 living in socially disadvantaged communities in Somerset so that they are better able to identify and meet their needs and participate fully in society
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To develop young people’s physical, social and emotional wellbeing and increase their self-confidence so that they mature into valuable members of their local community and society as a whole.
Activities in support of the objectives
During the financial year 2020-21, the Covid-19 pandemic limited our activities in the periods where government regulations did not allow youth activities outside of school. There were 3 periods of this during the year, during which we furloughed our staff.
Apart from those periods we provided youth work services in 8 communities in Somerset: The Charltons, Creech St Michael, Hinton St George, Martock, Stoke sub Hamdon, Norton sub Hamdon, Somerton, Tintinhull.
We employed youth workers to work in each area, supervised by a selfemployed professional youth worker. In addition, Youth Support Workers are also employed for the majority of youth sessions. A self-employed Project Administrator provides part-time administrative support.
Volunteers played an integral part in the project, with each community providing their own. They were guided and trained by the youth workers as appropriate, and some have gone on to follow a career in youth work as a direct result of their involvement.
Activities during the year included:
Our service includes professional support and supervision and Insurance for youth workers and activities.
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The delivery of youth work provision in eight local communities within Somerset, including regular youth club sessions where possible, events, training, one to one support and mentoring.
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The delivery of education programmes including drug, alcohol, smoking and sexual health awareness, race equality and immigrants, job seeking and CV writing and first aid.
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The delivery of music and arts projects.
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The development and support of volunteers within local communities to support youth work and delivery with young people.
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The integration of young people in local events through volunteering and marshalling, event organisation and support on the day, although this was limited during this year due to Covid.
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Supporting young people to gain career advice and support and assistance in getting into employment and securing the correct educational and training opportunities.
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Consultation with young people, assisting the planning of the programme of activities.
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Assisting communities to fundraise for project materials and equipment.
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The organisation of half term activities.
Financial review 2020-21
The charity’s accounts were examined independently and submitted to the Charity Commission.
Income: £49,946.56
Expenditure: £49,577.86
The primary source of funds is from the local communities purchasing the services of the CYP. Charges to communities have been kept as low as possible continuing the £22 hourly rate set in 2017.
Reserves were held steady during the year with grant funding and government furlough payments replacing the lost income when youth activities were not possible due to Covid-19.
December 2021
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