Company r&3Btr8tion number. 08692587
ChatFty regi8trab.on numter.. 1157870
Young People and Children First
(A by guarantee>
Ann￿81 Report arnf Finan¢ial &ateme
fortho Year EThj￿1 30 SeFrterrtw 2025
RiverVi8w Portfotio Li￿lled
1 Markel Hill
Calne
Itshire
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Young Peopte and Chlldren First
Contents
TnJstees' ReFQrt
1to9
statement of Tntstees, Resportsib"kties
10
Independent Exarrnnerfs Rep)rt
11
statemorrt of FinanGialAclivilies
12to13
Balance Sheet
14
Note5 to the Finan(ial stsleff￿nts
15to26

Legal and Administrative Infonnation
R¢￿Stered Charity Name
Young Peotde and Cliklren Firsi
Charity Registration Number
1157870
Company RegistratitM Nur
0￿92587
Registered Offi¢e
y1￿$eX House
22 Oxlord Ro*1
N8wbury
Berksh"re
RG14 1PA
The Director Truste•$ are as follows:
'rector & Chair of Twstees
tlreclor & Trustee
Director & Trustee
Oi¥ector & TIuste8
Difector & Trustee
Director & Trustee
Diractor & Trusteè
Director & Trustee
t￿rectOr & Tri￿t88
Anna Savage
Mf Peter Robthn
Mi Tim Dyso
Mr GrahanE Pitts
Mr Martin ￿bb
Mr Mark Sheirckff
Mr Neil Elsden
Mts Heather Luff
M¢5 Aw0nd? Collns
Independent Examinor
Rwefview Portlolio Lirwil
l Market Hill
Calne
Wttshire
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Young People and Children Flrst
Trustees, Report
OBJECTIVE5 AND ACTIVITIES
Background of the Charrty
Young PeoFA8 arKI C￿kdren First (trading as Bnd3e for Young Pèople (BIYP>) was launehed as an
independent charlty in 2CQ8, firstty under a pre￿ou5 named chanty, Children First Berkshire. 8fYP is
based in West Berkshsre and has three Shar￿ houses across Newbury aNJ Th*ham with seven one bed
fiallels. The charity was started ty fostei ￿rents John and Patsy Stone to fill a gap In provision for care
leaver5. 8fYP has ovei 15 yea￿. experience of successfulty dehveriw Se￿ICe5 to young people in need. Its
profilg and reputat'on have continued to gr(N• Iwlty overthe Fosl decade.
The Charty's charilable purpose
The Charity is esta￿shed for the benefit of children and youThJ teorAe who are. or have *￿en, irF care (our
piiority focuses on young care leavers) and other honTrless young aged 16- 25.
Our vision
Bridge for Young People wants to see a world where every thikl ￿¥1{va Lzre has the oppthjnity to have a
safe place tts live arKI to receNe the guidance arml suprort they need lo tYTrdge the ¢rib¢al gap t£￿een foster
I￿re and indep8NJent living IAÈ want every youro person to d￿elop the knfe skil￿, coping 5tratwJie5 arKJ
confidenGe they need to achieve their fuu rM)tential.
Our mission stst•ment
Ev8ry chikj and young adult shoukl have the fight to be hatvi. healthy, safe. and successful.
Our values
Trust and Compassion
Emwwerment
ResponsitrA'lity
Equalty and Indusion
R￿￿.•￿¢￿ and FknFe
Ouraims
To pyovide a safe and ￿Mfortable home, I'fe skills aThJ work and learT¥ng oEportvniiies thal v*ill d￿elop
young peop18s' skj'lls and eapaaties to enabk them Io p9￿.￿pate in 50Ctety a5 mature and responslble
InthV￿ua1s.
Why oui work is needed
Young people who have been in care, have often tthn exF￿sed to neglect abuse. TPu$ caft
physical, en￿trI)nal, psychological aThJlor sexual. Thar thiklhood and your¥J adubthood is fraCtu￿d
unstable as a resum of the abuse th8y have enduredlwitnesged. IM>en ¢hiklren and young pec4)le are taken
into care they aio. uThJétstandabty distressgj, traU￿Trat￿￿ arKI frequentty hav8 significant m8rital heaith
issues The impact of these 8xpeiiences has a wofourKI impa¢1 on Iheryl The knng4e￿ consequences of
abuse and neglect can nmnrfest in mny indu(h"TrJ'.
Low self-esleenvself-worth
Lack of confidence
Lack of trust (In then￿￿e$ and rthetsl creating tKot4ew6 ￿1th forrirvJ personal remionships
and parenting
Anger
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GUI￿ (thinki￿ th8 abus• was Ih8ir fauin
Anxiety
Depressio
Self-harm
Substance abuse.
Chikjren a￿1 young people ne￿ staLMity and se￿rity to enatle Ihem lo 1k￿nSh. Yet salty the 8xperien¢x of
thihjren and young people Ytho are in ¢arel¢are leaver5 is irtstaiwlity and fiux. It is not unusual for them lo
have h*Y a significant number of Soaal VW)t*ers aThJ placements with foster carers duiing their
chibJhwdladolescenc8. rgsuth'rwj in changes in schoolslfriends and frdmty. Thts has a negative inyct on
them and rnr6equerstly many youThJ people kniiThJ the ozre system have had reduced opportunities. They
are often uneducated Iwth poor ￿'tera￿ skilts}. have krriled Fwtical skills and knth￿edge of bastc life sknlLs
aThY Fts)r 8nM)lional ffiteracy. which im￿deS their abilty to fulfil their petsonal potential. It is not uncOmn￿n for
ther9 to bè liffmted preEYdration for their leaving care arnl tt4s can rewlt in a lack of suitable aCComn￿ati0n
and support. Cons8qU8ntialty, YOU￿ people leamng the care system do not have the personal
responsibilty or dk%ciFdine to cope t•thh livirvJ indeperwjently, this is fLther exawt)ated try their lack of
robust soaal supp)rt nehyork.
Our Ambition
During the 18 years Ihe ¢harity has exBt8d th8 artilion of the chaiity has remained constant. This Is lo
provide a safe, stable environment for the yourvJ peoF4e u￿r￿j ils services. Once th8y arriv8 at on8 of our
houses and are "sethed in", we can then t8Jin wt)thng them." this enlail$ offering a range of
opportunities and to enable them to ac¥]uiie and emb￿1 skn'115, kn(ywl8dge, and confidence lo
assist them in ffY)ving successlulty to independent Iwng.
We are woactive and use a "pewn Centr￿ and holistic awoach in our woth wrth youro people ar￿ we
Wofk closety with olher relevant organisatsons and seNces. U&"ng tt¥s approach alloy￿ Ijs to consider the
indivKlual needs of each young which are ai the centre of everythiro we do. ￿￿rkI￿a in this way.
together we can create a "pathway" for the yourwJ to walk at their (r44ll Pac8.
Effe¢b"ve work with the young people entails W￿*jIng t#Xh praLtical, emtiorAI and ptsycholouical support.
This ¢an incl￿10..
EmotionallPsychologi¢al Supp¢)rt
Relevant and timéty érrotionaVF6ychokgical supp)rt 15 ￿￿KI￿d ty our support workeTr in tandem wrfh
specialists to help ￿th attachment diS0￿er5 arvj other associated issues reFated to Adverse Chiklh¢X•J
Ex￿rienCeS. Thts aids the develorrfnent of Iheir self- esteem, sell-resrect, confidence, self-worth and trust
(this latter a￿a can often be vw difficull as (l'str￿1 of othws Iparticulady *Jults) i8 common bul not
unexpected, often as a cx)nsequen¢e of their fractur￿ Irves.
Practi￿1 support
Work relatsd.. CV writiry, InteN1￿ arKJ presenlabon sknlb, suptDrt Y￿th corfr sut4ects such 85 English aThJ
Maths. help with reSe4￿bir¥J, securing. and mainla.niry volunteeriro oFPortun￿"e￿. routes irrto educab.on
ourses, train&ng arKI empknymenL This give5 them Iho OPFOrtunty to lry our and work towards 8mb8ddirtsJ
these sknlls and knowwe.
Lrfe skills SUPPOrt
Budgeong aThJ n*)ney managemfrnt. crf)er4ry a bank acewnl
Cooking lon a b￿￿get)
Selflare, hygiene and nutrition
Undetstanding their rights and resFX)rtsibilibes
Food shoppiThJ and fo¢xl handling
House maintenance (tskn'ng reskxsnsilility for keeping their roD￿S aryl the r&st of the house dean arKI
tidy so they can conts'nue to live in a comfortatAe environuEnt)
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Recognising when to include, seek help from other spectah.sts and peorje (Ind￿ling volunteers). Thls is
key to ensuring successfijl outco￿￿ for our young people.
Our overall arr*ition is fov them to fuHy wrake use of OFpothniles avwta14e for them. Vts want them to
flourish and have a hap￿ and ￿ceSsful future <h￿￿er they define thi5) so they can move on as
responsible P¢Qkle who Can participate fulty in society.
For soTh your#J Feople, th￿[ wc¥Jress as they navigate thwr patr￿aY will be $k¢W and they may often
8turn￿e. However, ongoirvJ SLWrt and a focus on them as in(fvk*ua15. each step help5 them to
progress and navigate their ftrture path.
Ow Staff and voluntsèrs
Bridge for Young People has the capacity lo defver bts work aTrJ leamirvJ prcgrarmw with the support from
highty skilled and experienced staff. The core team of fts11 and part tim8 staff ir￿lUde.
CEO
Supwt SeNice Manag8r
Supwt Team Lead
Specialist Support WorkeF5
Gen8ral Support Wofkers
Fundraising Manager
Finance Officer
Offiee Manager
Propety Caretakef
Live4n Supervisor5
Bank Stsff (w￿n rèquired).
This ensures that th8 rAannir¥J aThl coorthnalion of our prcgramff￿ are effiaent and effective. BIYP a150
r8cruit, tr8in end sup8rvise a nurter of skilled voluntews.
Volunteers ere reciuited according to the needs of the young r*orAe and the Charity. ￿ have voluntèeis
who are tutors, assisting Mfjlh for examF4e, English Langu&Je and Math. to enable the young p80tA8 to pass
theii GCSE'S, inteTriew skills, help with CVwnb"rrfJ, assisknrvj them to develop their caree￿. Other befn'enders
assst y￿th cookiTrJ. crats arml outside gxer(xse. a&0 have volunteers for adrThn and fundrai5ifig.
Activilies
The charitsble ot4'e¢*¥es olthe Charity {which are set out in its conshtution). are to ad¥ance in bfe and reliev8
the neajs of young FRr4Jle through..
the prOVi￿on of recreational and Iwsure lin￿ acthrfies w0vi￿j in the interest of s(￿￿81 weware, desongj
to inwrove confidence and their conditiorts of life
provsding support and adivit"8s which devek)p their ski115 capacities to enatle them to partiupate in
so¢¢8ty as r￿lUre and reswn5ibl8 i￿1￿ld￿als.
UtilisiThJ a strength-b8sed and persoTrcentred apFKoath, Ihg chaiity fvlfils the obiec*ves and activf(ies above.
We beheve the enviionrr*nt in wlwch Ihe young people INe is paraTTK)unt to enabSrYJ them to settle in and
feel 'at horne".
We have three famity ￿Zed houses, wknch Can house up to 12 young people and seven seW-¢oniained one
flattets119 young peopb housed in total). houses 8Th1 fiatt8ts are in lo￿1 residential settings, near to
the town centre of Th*cham or NewiKJry, with aH ils requisf(e faulibes (shops, heatth facilities, GP surgeries.
dentists, Hosi>l81, Library, Corrrnurrtty Centre. Iransp)rt tac#lilies).
Having thre8 houses ensures the environm8nt the young p8orAe h've in is not irtstitutit￿aI (e.g. a large hostel)
and the young peO￿e are not 'losf' wttich he*6 the youTrJ people feel safe aThJ valued. In •Jdth'on to tho
support workers and supwrt rrmnager, there is a IN&in supervisor in each house who wov7de5 59curity,
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emtional Supwrt, and encourages the yourw to partt"(ipat• in arnl d￿￿lop skills in earrying out
routine hou5ehokJ choTe5.
Each young person has a personaks&l supwrt plan. is created and mnitored vdth the yourwJ Fewn
usng the online ￿"e1 for Support&J HousirvJ tool. This hdp5 them to not onty the arthrtect of their plan and
be active parbopants in this. but it is also a visual tool. $0 they can see the WLyJre55 they nkke where
they need M(￿8 practical armllor enJ)tsonal sut4)orL
8enefic•aries of the Y￿rk
Our for access to our semces is for care leavers who h￿e foster carelare hO￿￿s5 and need
support to develop their kfe sknifs. INh8re we have vacarKies aTrJ Ihere ￿e rKs care leavers requiring our
services, we also work vthth other yourvJ harr*1￿ ￿OFA9 {1&25). Many of the young people we woth with
have additional issues that r￿Uire ongoiry supwjrt. This includgs young peo￿ on the autistic spectru
th literacy and leamiro difficuttt'es, mental ill heatth and chaUeThJirKJ t*havioU￿.
Arourxj 107 ¢hikJren are taken into care every day in the UK. two third5 because of abl￿ arKI neglect. On
in care, responsitih'ty for a yourMJ pe￿On'$ wellt*iro falls to their 'corporate p8rents': the local authortty.
When a young p8r50n tsjms 18. they cease to be 'lookod after. af(hough care l&qvers have certain lights and
ents'uements up to age 21, or 25 ifthey are in ￿ul*.0￿ or have c*Jrylex ne￿Is. Whatever the reason. being
lakeri into care is itself trauffAtic, includirYJ in the rrojority of being Separat￿ from sitAings. For so
young pecple, care allcths them to flouiish. Unfortunatety. many experience ong¢ing turbulence, with
frequent changes of so(ial worker and placen￿￿t, SifTwty don't get the supwrt, stsbility, ￿ Sove they
need to heal or thrive. FUrtr￿r. given suptsy aThJ derr¢ThJ, the costs of chiklren's social car9 aavo rocketed:
local aLrthoribes spent an eyewatering £14.5￿ on ctibjren's socaal care in¢luding supported housing in
202>24 vs £6.6bn in 2012-13. ¢￿e[Wo￿ed counckl tearrs are fa(ir4J nigh on IMF0wb￿ choices. The facts
are stark..
In March 21J24, 83,360 chiklren were in ￿re in the EngLqnd, 27% were aggj ovèr 16. and 38% were 1
15.,
67% live in foster care amhowh a sello￿ short•Je of lost￿ horrtt leaves Ca5￿51rapped local
authonlies with lirTMted placemgnt options",
8,64Q chihjren Irve in ¢hiklren's horrns - 85% of chiklren's homes are wofit-makn.ng and acute placement
shortages mean thg average cost is £5,400 week, but it can be as much as £15,CKJQ",
6250 children aged 16-17 live in SUPPKSrted a(XOfTYfKxth"on, provides support but nol care,. whi15t
mandatory Ofsted regulakn'on was inlrc(luc*d in ￿z3-24 to ￿lse standards, rt has squeezed availatmlty
and gwen providèrs are for wofft, it has significanty inL¥ea5ed plaI￿rnent costs for councils.,
Most young people ￿me into care due to abuse and neg￿t. Research shows that that 90% of abused
thildren go on to experience n%ntal heath difficulfie5 try the they are 18.,
Experiences of abuse, neglert and VIO￿nCe (*n lead to challenging behaviow which the system is ill-
equipped to n￿nage, oftell Ca￿Trg foster Jacements to breakdth¥n'.
The kng-term COfL88quences of abLtse inclLKle aTr¥￿ty, deyessron. anger and guitt, dIfficu￿.e5
functioning at school, poor self4mage arbj dfficulb.es wth personal retatiorsshiF6 and parellting",
AlnThJst of ¢F¥"kJren in care have at least one ￿ychIat￿C th'aJrK)sis conwred to just 10% of their
p8ers, and 80% have recognBable ff￿￿￿1 heath sttLwJgles'.
Jusl 13% of chibjren in care go on to ach.eve S A to C GCSES comFored to 6?A of their pew5',
27% of look8d after chiklren have special educathonal needs (SEN) conwar￿j to 3% of the chlb
FK)pu18ti0n.
The"Car• Clilf- ¢hallenges for caT• l•avers
In March 2024, there were 237 care leavers in IAtst Betkslmie - 55 were aged pist 16 or 17. 127 were aged
1 &21, and a furth8r 55 were aged 22-25. This an increase of wnce March 2020. N￿ghbr￿jE1ng
authorities in Reading, Wd(ingham and H8mFth're are 5UPFK¢rting a fvrther 1.102 care leavers. Once a
young person lums 18, they legaHy cease to be 'knoked after,. IT￿tead of a sooal worker. they arg SUPPOrted
by 8 Personal Adviser (PA). who should provide thiee and SUFfJOrt to care leaver5 UP to age 25,
planning their tran%b"on into iThJependence, inckjding s8CUriTrJ Slritatle n1)v￿￿ housing. Unfortunatefy,
thefe 15 often poor pr8P8ration for leaving care arHI many vulnerable young people leave before they are
ready. Many feel that they have fitue lo no control over tIx5 PtLW5 or where they wll Iv8. They are often
placed in wholty un$urtablg - trequentty In"ghtsrring 0￿j unsafe - ac£0￿￿￿)0ati0n. Many care leavers dread
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this tin*, counting down the days until they f811 off the 'cafe clff. At ￿idge for Young Peop￿, we know that
the barriers faced by yDUThJ peopl8 who have teen in care and have already experieneed profound instalility
c£n seem unsurmountable. They can have poor SOLxal skilts and kny expecth'ons, plLB rock-bjttom self-
nfiden¢e.
SINggling with mentsl healih arKI behaviour problew6, alorosMJe lower educational
achi8v8Thnt n*kes it harder for them to access and sUst￿n enwoyn￿nt. fvrthei education, or trainiThJ.
Wlhout S￿ts￿e hOU￿n9 and Int￿&"￿e suFwrt. they are more k'kety to ex￿rien(* sofa SUTfing
andlor rough sleekyng. This u)nb"nuation of th￿r fractur￿1 fves Seaves them very vulnerable to fvrthèr
abuse. explottation, and to 'g(iTrJ off the raits,. The n*Jabve imp&ts ol being a chikj in care can be
nduriro. In ￿18f..
In 2￿23 there were 48,050 ¢xre leave¥5 aggj 17-21 in Er¥JL￿1 aTrJ 13.ow youTrJ ￿0p[e 'age out, of the
car8 System each year on th*r 18th tirtl¥Jay'
33% of care leavers becon* ho￿￿lesS in lh8 fitst years and 25% ofthe total homeless population is
are eypgriencgJ',
In the last 5 years homelessness anwI￿ 1￿￿Year.0kj ￿re leave￿ has Ir￿Teased ty 54%, 15 times
Ihe increase than armThJ other yourg ￿ople. kntyth 4.(￿0 fa￿Tr3 hO￿￿leSSnesS in April 2024,.
In 2024, 40% of care 18av9rs a0￿ 19-21 were Not in EmrAoyment. Ed￿￿tiOn ￿ Trainityd (NEED,
compar8d to 13% of (rthers ofthe wje:
Just 15% of ¢xre ￿ave[S enter Fligher Education ty •Je 19. compared to 4PA of their peets and they
are 2.5 lin¢s more likety to drop out.
AlnTr)sl 25% of the adu# wson powlats'on have been in care and nearfy 50% of u￿18r 21s in contac
4yllh the crirronal jltslice system are care ex￿nenCed,.
A shockn.ng 52% of care leavers have been convidgj of a uininal offence wje 24.,
Almosl half of girL8 leaviThJ care tecorre teenage ry1)the￿ wthin tsvo years and, heart￿eakIllgty, th8
chIld￿n of caro leavers are len times TThJre lo be lakgn into care..
Tragically, care leavets are a150 7 times n￿re tikety to die aged 18 to 21 than other chiklren and 5
mofe likety to sev-ham.
Achievements and perfol￿nce(2D￿2O2•
This year our comThitt&Y staff and Volunteets hwe wowded signiftcant support aNI a range of advities W￿th
our young peop*. Achieverrnnts this ye8r have Incl￿..
The operllr¥J of Wossex Houso and W8ss•x Flatlots. The house. a gradè 11 listed Georgian home,
PFL)vides a home lo six youThJ [￿FIe. and the $￿en self-contained 11atlets provides mov&on
accomodation. To this expansion, our four-bed house. Cornerstone was dowl.
A home aThJ supwrt to 26 young people. induded 12 new young during this b'rr
Of these 26 your¥J ￿0p59, 3 had 8 ffikl to s¥Jnificant learrirvJ (*sability - of which 2 was r8lated to
dI￿r￿S on the Aub"stic Spectrum.
During this year, 5 rmved on into indepeTrJent Iving in tt)eir own hO￿Os, and one to unNeryty
On average across the year over 85% were in 8lucation. tra'ning or wnFdcynwnt.
Equal Opportunitiès and Divètslty Siatem
As a responsible charity, 8fYP's comnitThpnt to eq￿￿ty OkV)rtunibes and diversity rOt￿st. This
comrritmenl inclLKles all who receive oui services (the y¢JuryJ people). our staff ar)d Tntstees. voluntears,
proles5ional colleagues aThJ all who corrE into contact knith the charity. ￿ resFecl and value diversity a￿1
our persFtclive is that it ￿dS to and enriches the tharity, enoblirg all to benefft. strive to eV￿[e that this
¢omrrMtrrent rerroirts robust aThJ therefore we re￿￿1n viuilantto pradices that coukj undenyine this.
We Fftwido a worbing ar¥J SuF￿￿ted hOL￿1r￿j en¥irrmn*nt ￿tUdI surwts all ¢￿￿ent protected
char&leri5tiL3 18. 74e. disatilty. gerbjer reassi￿￿￿< rwtsl or ￿rtTher Stst￿. Pr￿narLY or maternity,
race. ethnic or national Orl￿n. T*on or ￿ef. sex crf sexual oriertt31io
Qualty Assurance
Bri(hJe for Your¥J PeoFle 1$ OFSTED t8gSter&J (URN 2765415) to wo¥*Je sur1x￿ted accomrrnxjabon to 16
and 17 year okjs. The charity is c(xNritted to Jrointaining arKI iryoving our quaknty assurance in all aspwts
of our work. This requires all worknTrJ within thè tharity (enwoyees. ¥(lunteers. TnBtees> to be in¥ol¥&J in
this aspecl of our work.
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We ¢ontinue to enhance our existing quality assuran￿. review aThJ rwlise extsting wliues as per policy
schedule ensuring they remin 'ffit for wrrw-. ￿ njn separate ¢omnittees which inclu
Staff￿ruSteesIeXternaI peTronnel. rmvides a ThM)ro distinct for¥s on speofic areas of the charity.
These are..
Finance Comnittee
HR Comittee
Growth Conynittee
To SUPFQrt these conwnittees, we a&0 have..
A auality knurance Fraff*work. for re￿ent and suP￿rt sep4ices
A Financial Contro15 wlicy a￿1 proc&lure.
The corrwrittees have dISti￿t respor6itility for differing aS￿￿&S of the organisalion armd enhance our quality
855urance, enatAing the charity to idenbfy risks and •Jdress these quickty and effectivety.
Our Fund•
To enable us lo continue to provide our r￿ch-need￿ housirb3 aTrJ seNtces for young Foople. we rety on
fundiaisng, donats.orts and grants. We are very gratefvl to all our supwrteis 8ThJ ftiends who provKle much
needed funthng and ongoing yat*cal supwjrt.
Our main fvnders this year have Indud￿..
Greenham Twst
Lloyds Foundation TrLtst
Openwork Foundation
Kerbascol
Blagrave
Berkshire Comrwnty FourKlation
Sovereign HO￿Trg
St81Lizard
Beatrice LairYJ Trusl
ChaTitable activities
Key perfom*nce indicatots are recoTd&J for Trny areas of the charity's work, bel(hV are the ￿1n ones for
the year..
20 out ofthe 26 young people duriftg this have ot¢ained work
3 young people are in &gucation
The tharity nyintain￿ a sustainable finanual pctsition
The charity saw high occupancy leveb, der￿nstr8￿￿j the continugj for oui SerVi￿s.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
Our total Inco￿ increased from £447.751 to £666.950 in 202412025. This was as a result of the growth of
the chanty woperb'es.
The charity's tcrtal reser¥es as at 301h Sgptemter 2025 were £388.196.
The TrLtstees beh'eve Ihal this an￿Unt of rese￿e5 FKovides a r01m￿ fOU￿1a￿.0n for the charity enabling them
to develop imple￿nt our future ￿￿$ wlulst akn bwng aware ofthe Challen￿ThJ cln*te ofsecunr
additional furmling
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Inveskn•nt policy and objectives
Discretional investment FATh¥ets are de*ated to the d￿lit￿S TnJ5tees.
Reserves policy
The Trustees mritor the reseNes ofthe charity. Tlis consideTS Ihe nature of all I￿ome aTh
expenditure 5tre8ms. con￿ltrI*nts, and the nature of the reseryes. The Trustees have examin￿ the
inimum require￿￿nts for free reseNes which are unrestrictgj fur*Js not invest￿1 in fixed assets of
(rtherwise c¢jmnitt￿I. The chanty interKls lo hokd, as a rrinirr*Jm, a Reserv8 Furkd equal to the sum r￿ulTed
to run down, in a planned way. all kyoiects over a pericKI of thiee mnths taking into account mDnles sts'll
IncorT¥ng. ￿erall. this in line wilh the Chonty Cory¥rission¥ recorrffieNJ8tions atrx)ut reser¥es.
FUTURE PLANS
OUT lulurg plans for 202&2026. Vle aim to:
Open a trainiro workshop for young t￿[￿e al OUT sle
Consider opening a fifth supkLirted housing WOF
Continue wotking closely West Berkshire Council on meetiTh3 the needs of 1&25 care leavers and
horneless
Take all the advantages provid￿ ty Lloyd's Foundation to further secure the fOu￿ta￿.0￿$ of the ¢harity,
in ￿eparation for gro%th.
Continue to increase our range of voluntee￿, provi(fjru opporbJnilie5 for people to develop their interests
aThJ skn'lls and-give back-to their local conynuiity.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr
Governing document
The charity is controllwj by its wveming do(JJn*nt. the Memorafrfum and Attcles of Association
incorForated 16 SeFrteNthI 2013. and conslitut8s 0 Corrpany by Guarantee. as defin&# ty the
Companies Act 20(￿. The cowny takes a(fvantw of use of Yin¥ted" exernpb'on.
In tho ovent that tho charit•blo ￿rnpany is W￿nd up tho laLKIty of the rnrnbB￿ is liwitèd to a sum not
exceeding £10, betng the any)unt that each meThthr undertakes to contritrAJte to lh8 awts of the COfwBny
whilst they are 8 memter or vththin one year of eeasiThJ to be a m¢mbei.
Organisational StruC￿re
Boardrrrusts• Structure (for the financlal yèar 202&2025) are as foll(¥w5:
Full Trus1￿ BcArd
Chair
Anria SavwJe, aptx)inted Chair 21.10.2cr24
Trustee
P E Gieenan, resigned 28.04.2Lf25
Trustee
A.K. SalTr)n, reS￿ned 01.09.2025
Trustee
PAHarris
Trust8e
Mrs K Ferns. ￿gned 12.01.2025
Trustee
Mr Peter Robertson
Trustee
MITIM Etyson
Tfustee
Mr Grahame Prtts
Tiustee
Mr Martin Andrew ￿ttl
Trustee
Mr Mark Sheirch'ff apF<)inled 01.04 2025
Trustee
Mi Neil EL%den apFointed 01.09.2025
The chaiitable company must at any gNen tin* have at least Ihree T￿￿tee$. ￿[￿ng 2024-2025 the Tntstee
Board met every tsvo ￿nths.
Day to day re5tM)nsiEA"lity for the provision of seNices resls its CEO Tro¢y Underwood along wth other
officers lo whom work is delegatsd accorithngly. The Chair (Anna Savage) is responsible for ensuring that the
hanty delivers the services specxfied and the key perforwrance irxlicatots are r￿t.
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Financ• Committee (including Risk Management)
Trustees w￿h accounting and bU￿nesS ex￿llence
CEO
Finance Officer
HR C(rnittee
Trustees with HR and Business expwien
CEO
Paid Management Staff SlrucluTr + volunte
Chief Executwe Officei
Support Services Manager
Officer ManaJ8r
Fundiaising Manag8r
voluntee￿ Icharty and offi¢e bjn¢ti0￿)
House 1: Cornerstone- closed in May 2025
Liv&in Supervisor
Supp)rt Vvorkers
Housè 2: Rebecca House
Live4n Supetvisor
Support Workers
Ho￿￿ 3: Hop• Hous•
Li¥&in Supervisor
Support Workers
House 4: Wessex House
Live4n Supervisor
Support WoTker5
Flatlets x 7: Wessex Flats
Support Workers
Induction and training of n•w Truste8S
Appo1￿ment of Trustees
The Board has Mfjd8n￿ its n￿M￿rship. at the brO￿entr￿J the skj'll set that the Boatd has to
draw UFK)n. It has und8rtaken a review of Trustee Indudion with a n￿re robust irxjuction Frocess.
TNstse induction
The induction process ir￿ll￿jeS the wovisirm of Charity C￿M￿On dOcun￿￿5 alx)ut the Tesponsitrililies of
Trustees, c¢)Pl85 ol the charity's goveming do￿ThEn1, th8 latest Report and Acwunts, charity aims aThJ
objeth"ves. The role5 8NJ res￿n￿bj"Ilts"es of members of the Board and koy staff will be provided to them
once they are approved as a Trustee ty the Tru51ee Board have attended theiT firsl Trustee Board
meeting. Meetings with key staff will a150 take p*e once pc6dion appr(W￿l.
Risk manogement
The Trustees are frjlty avmre of th￿"r duty to Klenty arKI iisks to whicti the charty i8 exposed.
RevievArKJ the oharity's prin0￿1 iisks and urKertanlies is done informally at its regular tsvo ￿￿nthfy Trustee
Board l￿e￿.ng$. A fonnal tisk register is in is a working d0￿ment - for the Trustee Board to
deterning over all risks to the charity.
Asset coverforfund$
Note 11 sets out an analws of the assets athiLwtable to various fund5. These assets are suffioent to meet
th8 charity's obh'gatr'ons on a fund-ty fvnd-ba&s.
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Statsment of Tntstees. Responslbllltles
The trustees (who are atso the directtjrs of YourwJ PeotA& 8nd Chiklren First for the purpc685 of
mpany law) are reswngtAe for preparing the trustees. report and the ffinan¢ial statements in
accordance V￿th the Unit￿1 lQ"ngdom Accounting StaThYards (Unit&J Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting PraGtce) and applicat4e LThT iegulab"ons.
Company law requires the tsu5tee5 to ￿epare financaal statements for each ffnancial year. Under
comFOlly law the trustees rrwst nol approve the financ4al state￿￿nts Un￿55 they are satisfiwj that
they gwe a true and fair ol the state of affaivs of the chaiitsbk company and of its ineorirKJ
resowces and applitxtion of re50urc8s. incI￿lI￿j its in(ome and expenditure, for that ￿n{#s. In
prerAring these finanaal staterr*nts. the tru5tee5 are r￿￿￿ed to..
select 5Utlat4e accounl'ro FK4icies and aFpE¥ them 0?￿1stenty.
oLEerve the m8thods arvj prinaples in the Charilies SORP;
makejudgeThnts aThJ estin*tes that are reasonab[8 and pwdent..
state whether applicable UK Accounting StarKlards have been fomowod, sutr4&d to arry material
departures discloswj and exp18ined in the finanoal statements.. and
prepare the finan(aal statemen15 on the gung COn￿M basis unkns it ts inakwropriate to presum8
that the charitat4e company will continue in t￿.neSs.
The trustees are reswn5ible for keepng adequate accountiry records Ihat are sufficyent to show 8rKI
explain the Charitab￿ companls transacb.ons th"scbse Nwth reasonable accuracy at any time the
finanual posrtion of the tharitable compar7y aThJ erfat4e them to ensuTe that the financial statements
conyl with the Companies Ad 2￿fj. They are akn respon%bk for safeguardiro the assets of the
charitable company aThJ hence lor taknng r83sonable steps for the y￿entIOn and delection of fraud
arKI othgr I￿egUlarl￿eS.
Approved by the trust885 olthe charity on 4 June 2026 aThJ ￿ned on its t*ha￿ ty..
Anna Julia
Chair and trustee
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Independent Examinets Report to the trustees of Young People and Chlldren
First (Ihe Company,)
I report to the charity trustees on rry exa￿TraI10n ofthe accounts of Ihe cOm￿nY for the year ended
30 Sekrtember 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity s trustees of the Corrpany {and abo its direclots fof the purpM)se5 of CO[￿nY law) you
are responsible for Ihe preparats'on of the accounts in accordance wrth the require￿nts of the
Comtonies Act 2006 ￿he 2006 Act).
Havir¥J satisfied rryself that the accounts of the Conpary are ncrt required to be audit￿ under Part
16 of the 20C6 Ad and are elgible for 1[thFeTr￿ent examinalion. I report in respect of my exanwnation
of your Char￿'S accounts as carried out urKJer section 145 of Chatitie5 Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Act).
In Earrying Out FTry exarThnation I have follfA¥ed the lJreclion5 the Charity Conyris5ion under
section 145(5)(b) of Ihe 2011 Act.
Independentexaminw's ststenRnt
Since the Cofflpanls gros8 incom ex(*eded £250.CI)J your exawinev must be a n￿M￿r of a body
listed in seclion 145 of the 2011 Act. I" confimi tha l am qualified to uThlertake the eXa￿anatiOn
b8cause l am a wÈmber of Chartered Institute of Managen￿t A(wuntants, whith is one of the ltsted
tthies.
I hav& completed rrty exarrination. I confimi that no n*tter5 htrfe LX)rn8 to my attention in (y)nnection
with the exanination giwng me cause to teli￿e..
al￿Unt"rQ records wefe not kept in respect of Youry Peop￿ aThJ ChikJFen First as required by
s¢dion 386 oflhe 20￿ Act. or
2. the accounts do not acct*d wth thcse T￿0[￿.. or
3. the accounts do not CO[￿ ¥￿th the accountiThJ requirenprrt5 of seclion 396 of the 20tE Act
other than any reqUirerr￿n1 that the a(￿LInts give a Irue aTrJ fair view which is not a matter
cortsiderod as part of an irvJepeTKlent examination: or
4. the accounts have not been PFepar&l in aC(£*[dan￿ wth the ￿thodS and Wnti￿eS of the
Staternnt of RecOrrfft￿Trjed Praclice for accounlrTrJ reportiw ty L*aritie5 aFplicable lo
charitie5 preparing th￿r accounts in accordance %*ith Ihe Financ4al Repoiting St8fKlard
awjk'cable in the UK and RepubSc of IrelaTrJ {FRS 102>.
I have no concem5 and have CO￿ across no other matters in conngc*on with the exarrination to
which attention shoukd ￿ drawn in ￿"$ report in order lo enab￿ a Pro￿r unde￿tanth￿g of the
accounts to be reached.
Daniele
haylor
'veTwew Portfolio Linitay
1 Market ￿.11
Caln8
rtshire
SN11 (￿T
4 June 2028
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Statement of Financial Actlvitles for the Year Ended 30 September 2026
{Includlng Income and Exponditure Account and Statemènt of Total Recognised
Galns and Losses)
Uniestri¢l¢d
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
Income and Endowmènts frryn:
Donations and legaoe5
Charrtable 3ttNits"es
Investment income
188.424
137,275
325,699
340.056
1,196
Tolal In￿Me
529.676
137,275
666,951
Expendltureon".
RaL8ing fvnds
Charrtable actNthes
Other expendrture
123.7641
1375,8971
123,7641
1543,3141
15381
1167.4171
15381
Total eX￿ndrt￿re
1399,e611
1167,9551
1567,6161
Nel in￿me/(eXpend￿UreTr
Transfers beNveen lunds
130,015
15381
130,6801
538
99,￿5
Nel movement in funds
129.477
130.1421
99.335
Rec0￿111¥11¢n of funds
Total funds brougtrt forwaid
Total Yunds carried fowdrd
222,5e3
66.284
288,867
388.202
Total
2024
14
352,C60
Unre5trictwA
funds
36.142
Restricted
funds
Incomeand Endowts fr¢yn:
Donations and lega￿e8
Charrtable aclivities
Investment ino)me
135.811
193.437
117,235
253,046
193,437
Total income
330.516
117,Z35
447,751
EX￿ndItur￿0n.
RaLgiro fu￿$
Charrtable a¢twrt￿5
14.3231
1308.3951
14,3231
1372,6341
164.2391
Total expe￿rtUre
1312.7181
164,2391
1376,9571
Net ineome
Translers be￿een funds
17.798
16,3441
52,996
6,344
70,794
The notes on pages 15to 28 fom an Integral part ofthese financor statements.
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ststement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
{In¢ludlng Income and Expendlture Account and Statement of Total Recognlsed
Gains and Losses)
Unrostrl¢tfyl Restrl¢led
funds
lunds
Totsl
X124
Net movement in ftThJs
11.454
59,340
70.794
Reconciliatkon of lunds
Total lund5 brought foTvr4rd
Total funds earrbèd for¥Yard
218073
14
All ofthe charity's athVrt￿s derwe from ￿nth￿￿1ng operatsons during the atN)ve peri¢>3s.
The funds breakdwi lor 2025 is shov4n in note 14.
The n¢les on pages 15 to 28 form an Integral part oflhese financral Statements.
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(R•gistratlon number: 08692687)
Balance Sheet a$ at 30 Septsmber 2025
2025
2024
F5xed assets
T3ngibSe assets
1,073
Cuirent a88els
Debtors
Cosh al bank and in hand
12
65,894
14,532
407.049
293.673
Ciodlt016'. Amounts falllng duewlthin y￿1
Netcurrent assets
73
Net assets
Funds of the chailty:
Restrkted in¢ometunds
Restricted funds
36,142
66,284
Unreslrlcted incomefunds
UnrestTlCted fvnds
352,(H L2,583
Total lunds
Direct()￿, responsibilrtw..
14
• Forthe financial year in questtin the comFAny vrds entrtled to exemFrtion urKler sedion 477 ofthe
Companies Act 20C6 relatir*J to small comFfjnies.
. No members have required the company to otAain an audrt of rts accoLtnts for the year in quesbon in
acctsréance with sects.on 476 ofthe Cofftpan￿ ALI 2C(6.
. The director acknowledge their resporEiknlity for complyry wrth the reqUI￿rneAts of the Act wrth respect
to aC￿l*nting records and ltsr the preparatscn of accounts
These accounts have been prepared In aC￿rdanCe￿I￿ the provi&ons ap￿1¢ab￿ to compan*s subject
to the small companiès regime
The financial statements on pages 12 to 14 were approved by the tDJstees. and authorised for issue
on 4 June 2026 and sigrbed on their behaff by."
MF5 Anna Julia S
Chairman and trustee
The note$ Dn pages 15 to 28 form an integral part of these financbal
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Notes to the Financlal Statements forthe Year Ended 30 September 2025
1 Charity status
The charty Is Irmrted by guarantee.
The addre55 of rts registerèd office Is"
Wessex HoLtse, 22 OxfoTd R¢￿, Newbury, 8erkshwe, RG14 1PA
These financial statements were aulhorised for Lssue ty the trustees on 4 June 2026.
2 Accounting pc4icies
Trusteos
None ol the Iwslees lor any persons conneded with theml r￿￿ed 8ny ￿MUnerab.0n durFro the year
Impalmient of fixed assets
Al each reporting end date, the Charrty reviebs the carying aff#iunts of rts tsr&ible assets to determine
whether there rs any Indicaknon th* th¢)se assets have suffered an Im￿lMient loss. If any such ir¥JKation
exists: the recgveratyle amount of the asset is estimated in ordeT lo deterrnine the extent ol the impairment
loss lif any).
Flnèncial instruments
The Charity has electwj lo apply bhe PTOVi8kYB of Se￿"On 11 'Basic Financial Instruments, and Section 12
'Othef Finanoal Instruments Issues. ol FRS 102 to all of rts financial instrurnerrts.
Financial instruments are recogntsed in the CharFty'5 balance sheet when the Charty becomes party lo the
contractual provisiors of thè Insl¥ument
Financi81 a5set5 and liabilities are oltseL wrth the net amounts kxÈsentèd In the financial statements, Ythen
there is a lègally enforceabk ryhl to sel Dff the recognssed amounts and there ￿ an intention to settle on a
nel ba&$ or to realise Ihe asset and settle the IFakn"lty simuttaneously.
Basic financlal a$sgts
Basic financial assets which include trade debtors and Gash and bank balances. are inth.ally measured at
Iransoction ￿l¢e Induding transaction C£￿ts and are sutrtsequenlly ¢2rried at amortise¢ cost usirig the
effective inleiesl metrod unless the arrangement conskntures a financing transacbon, ￿tre the transaction
measured at the present value of the fulure reCeI￿S Jis¢ounted at a market rate of InleresL Financial assets
classified as receivable ￿￿tthIn one year are not arTh)rtised.
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Young People and Chlldren First
Notes to the Financlal Statements forthe Year Ended 30 Septèmber 2025
Bask Ilnancial liabllltles
Basic financial liabilities. in¢ludirrfJ trade ciedrtors and bank loans are Inth"alty reccgntseo at transac*ion price
unless the arrangement constitutes a financing trans4Gtion, where the detl instrument is measured al the
present value of the future payments dtscouwrted at a market rate of interest Financial Siatslrties classified as
payable wrthin one year are not arnortised
Dèbt InStrume￿S ale sufwuently carr￿d at amorttsed cost, UsiTrJ the effective Interest rate method.
Trade credrtors are oblYJations to pay lor goots or serwces that hove been acquirecl in the ordinary course ol
operations from supplier$. Amounts payable are classified as cutrent liabiif(ies if payment is due within one
year or less. If not. they are piesented a$ non-current liabllrt￿s. Trade creditors are recognised inrtially at
transacbon price and sut6equenlly measjred at amortL%ed cc6t usirvJ the effects.ve interest mèthod.
Derecognition of Ilnanclal Ilabilities
Finan(ial liabilrties are de¥ecognised ￿en the Charty's eontractual otlu*ion$ exFyre or are discharged or
cancelled
Critlcal accountlng estimates andjI*eM￿ts
In the application of Ihe Charrty's a￿Untsn9 policies. the trustees are required to m3kÈ il**ernents.
estimates and assumptions atK)ut the carying am¢)unt of a55ets and I￿￿"1￿"eS that are noi readily awarent
from other souices. The estimates anQ associaled assumFtions afe based on hystorical experience and other
tors that are con3KJered to be relevarn. Actual resuts may diffei from these ests"mates.
The e51imales and undertying assumpbons are re¥￿Wed ￿ an OTVJOIr￿ basis Revtsioré to accounting
estimates are recogni8ed in the period In wh￿h the ests.mate is revBed where the revision affeds onty that
period, or in the period of the revision and luture perThls where the revision affects both current and future
periods.
Summary ofsignificant a¢¢ounting policies •nd key accounting estimates
The principal accounting poliGies applied in the weparation of Ihese financial statements are set out below
These poI￿leS have been consistently ap￿led lo all the years Fwnted, unless othernvi4e stated
St8tement of comphan¢e
The financial statements have been prepared In aco)rdance wth A￿Unti￿J and Reporb'ng by Charrties"
statement of Recommended Pradice lapplutAe to chanb.es preparing Ihew accounts in accordanct wrth the
Financial Reporting Standard ap￿Ica￿e In the UK a￿1 RepU￿1C of Ireland IFRS 10211 lissued in October
20191- {char￿e$ SORP IFRS 10211.. the Ftnanual Re￿r￿"r0 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 20c￿.
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Notss to the Financial Ststements forthe Year Ended 30 September 2025
Basls ofpreparation
Young People and Children First meets the definkn.on of a t￿nefft enb.ty tsndef FRS 102. Assets a￿$
liabilTties are initialty recognised at hFtori¢o1 ￿$t or tranS￿lI¢)n value Ltnless othewse stsled in the ielevant
accounting policy notes.
Golng concern
The trustees con*er that there are no material unCertaint￿S about Ihe charity's akn.lrty to conb.nue as a goiro
concern nor any sunifi(2nt areas of uncertainty thal affectthe catryirrfJ value of assets hehj by Ihe charity.
In¢omg and endowments
All income is recognised once the eharty has entrtlement to the incory￿. rt B pTobatAe that the income will be
recetved and the amounl ofthe inetrme rece1va￿e ean be measured reliably
Summaryofslgnffj¢anta¢¢owiiin9 •ndkey &*countingestimates
The principal accounting poh.cies applied In Ihe prepar*ion of these financia5 ststements are set oul betow.
These policies have been Con￿$tenttY ap￿led to all the years presented. unless other￿e ststed.
Statement ofcompMan¢e
The financial statements have been wepared in accordan¢e wrth Acwunling and Reporting by Charitie5".
Slalement of Recommended Prathice (app1Ka￿e to charth'es preparing their accounts in accordance wth
the Financ￿1 Reporting Standard awicabk In the UK army RewtAi¢ of Ireland IFRS 10211 (issued In
October 2019) - ICharrt18s SORP IFRS 10211. Ihe Finanaal Repo￿n9 StarKlard appliCa￿e in the UK aTh#
Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006
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Notés to the Flnancial Statements forthe Year Ended 30 September 2026
Donations andlegacies
Donation5 are recognised ￿en the charty h89 been nots"r￿d in WTth"rg of both the amount and settlement
date_ In the event that a donath)n is subject lo coThYrtl¢)ns that requiie a level of performance by the charty
before the charrty L8 entiued to Ine funds, the illCOTTTe L5 deferred and not recogni8ed until ether those
eondrtions are fully rnet. Of the fulfilmenl of those corMJrt10115 is wholly wthin the control of the charity and It is
probable that these condrtions will be lufftl￿d in the reporb.ng peric<l
Grants are recognBed when the chaTty ha5 an entitlement to the fur¥J5 any condrtions linkèd to the
grants have been met whe￿ performance eondrtions are attached lo the granl and are yet lo be rnel, the
iricome LS recognk8ed as 3 liability and included on the balance sheet as deferre¢J income to ￿ released.
Eypenditu
All expendrture is reccgnised onix there ts a legal or constructive oblvJation to that expenditure, il is
probable settlement Is required and tt)e arnounl can be meastsred reliably Al c(sts are albcated lo the
applicable expenditure heading Ihat aggregate similar cos15 to that category Where costs cannot be
diredy attrI￿ted to partscular heading5 they have been allc¢*ed on a bass con51slenl wrth the use ol
resources. with central staff costs a1￿Cated on the t￿$￿ of ts.me spent. and depreciation charges allocated
on the portion ol the asset's use. Other 5UPPOrt costs are all¢xated based on the spread of staff costs.
Raisinq funds
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those
incurred in tradirvJ actiV7ties that ratse funds.
Charifable acimues
Charrtable expenditure comprrJes those costs incurred by the chanty in the delivery of rts aclivitses and
Serv￿eS for rts beneficiaries. rt Inclth t(*th costs that can be allocated directly to such activrties and those
costs ol an Indirect nature necessary to support them.
Support ￿$ts
Support costs Inctijde ￿￿traI furKaions and have been alk)cated to activty CDSt ¢ategrries on a bask%
consistent with the use of resources. foi example, allocalir¥J property CC6ts by ffoor areas, ￿ per capits,
staff costs by the time S￿nt and other 4>)sts ty their usage
Taxatton
The charty is considered to pas8 the tests set out In Paragra￿ 1 SCI￿dUle 6 of the Finance Act 2010 aTh
tt)erefore rt meets the deflnikn.on of a charita￿e company for UK wporation tax purposes. Accordingly. the
chaiity 1$ potentially exempt from taxal￿n in ¥ewct of income gr caprtal gains received wlhin categories
covered W Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corwration Tax Act 2010 or Se￿101 256 of the Taxabon of
Ghargeable Gains kl 1992, to the exterrt that such income or gains are applied exdusivety to charitab
purposes.
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Notes to th• Flnanclal staten￿nts for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
Tangible fixodassets
Individual fixed as5els Costir￿ £1,000 or more are inrially recorded at cost, less any subsequent
accumulated deprecialion and sut6equent accumulated impaim)ent losses.
Depr6claiion andamortisation
Depreciat￿n is provKled on tsngible ftxed assets so as to wrtte off the cost or valuation. less any
estim*ed reskdual value, ovei Iheii expected Ltseful econom￿ life as lollows".
Assetcl•ss
Fixtures and fittir
oirice eqL¢iF¥nent
Oepreciat￿n method and r*
25% reducing batance
25% redu¢irrfJ balart¢e
Trad•drt*tors
Trade debtors are am(xJnts due from customets for serv￿$ perfomied In the ordinary coufse of the
charity's actIv￿eS
Trade debtors are recognised Initially at the trans￿tr.0n prt¢e. They are suttseouently measured at
amort￿￿ cost using the eflective Hrteresl methcxj, less proviS￿n for Impairrnent. A provision lor the
impairment of trade debtors is estsblished when Ihere L¥ obJ"ective evbgence that the charity w¢ll not be
able to Collect all arFiounls due according lo the orwJinal term$ of the re¢eNables.
Cash and cash equfvaknts
Cash and cash equivalents comprBe Cash on hond and call deposts, and other short-term highly liquid
investrnents that are readity convertible lo a known amount of ¢ash aThY are subj.ect lo an insignificant risk
of change in value.
Tr•de creditorn
Trade Crthlilors are obligations to pay for go(Nts or seNI(z5 that have been acquired In the ordinary
course ol business from suppjiers. ACC￿nts payatye are Classified as current liabilities il the charty does
not have an unc(￿dItiOnal right, at the eThY of the rewrting peri(kJ, to defer settlement of the creditor for at
least ￿1ve months after the iewKtsng dale If there Is an uncondib.onal ruht to defer settlement for at
east thlve months after the reportirg date: they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditcsrs are recognised In￿allY at the transac*ion pncE and sut6eouentty measured at amortised
cost usirg the effe¢tive interest method
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Notes to the Fbnancial Statements forthe Year Ended 30 September 2025
8orrowlras
Interesl-beanng borrowngs are inikn.ally recorded at fai. value. net of tran5ach.on costs. Intefest-bearing
borrowngs are sut6equenlty ¢arned * aTrnrtwJ ¢05t. wrth the difference betr￿en the proceeds. nel ol
transa￿lOn costs, and the amount due on ledemp￿Th bèiro recognBed as a charge lo the Stalemer¢t ol
Finanaal Actwrties over the period of the relevant trKJrrowing.
Interest expense is recognL8ed on the ba¥B of the effe¢bve interest melhod and 18 inclLk#ed in Inlerest
payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are dassified 85 current liabilrt￿s unless the charity has an uncondrtional nght to defer
settlement ol the liability for al least tWe￿e months aftet the re[m)￿'Thj dale_
Fund structure
Unrestricted income fijnds are genaral funds that are available for use at the trustees disC￿l￿n in
furtherance of the c¥bjectives ofthe charty.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a Pa￿"(Jj13r a￿a or for specific PUTFN)5es, the use of
which is restricted to that area or purp)se.
Ponslons and ?therpost r•llrpment obligation$
The charity operates a dÈfinÈd benefft pensson sC*eme.TY￿a1IY defined benefft plans define an amount
ol pension beneif( that an employee wll TeceNe on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors
such as age, years ofseryie and compensab)n.
The liability recogllis￿J in the Balance Sheet in respect of defined benefrt per6ion ￿aTh$ is the present
value of the definèd benerrt obligation at the rerx)rtuvJ dale minus Ihe lair value ol plan assets. The
defined benefit Obl￿atIon is measured usirg the wojected unit credrt n*thod. The wesent value of the
delined tenefit obligation is determined by dtsfx)untiTrJ the estimated future payments by reference to
maTkel yields at the reportsr¥J date orF hpJh-qualrty ￿r￿)rate ￿ndS that are denominated in the Currency
in which the benefits VAII be paKI. and Ihal have tem￿ to matUTity approximatsng to the terms of the
related pension Iiabilily.
Actuarial gains and Ic6ses are charg•JJ or ¢redrted to other comwehensve Irnx)￿e In the period in which
Ihey aTISe.
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Young Peop￿ and Chlldren Flrst
Not•s to the Flnanclal Statenxnts for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
3 Income from donatlons and le9x￿5
Unrestricte
funds
General
Total
funds
fund$
Donations legaaes..
Donations from Indiv￿Ual%
Grants. including capFtal granis,
Grants from other charrties
54,911
3,1
58,011
133.513
134.175
267,688
Total lor 2025
Totsl lor 2024
4 Income from charltabl• activillès
UnrestrTrc
lunds
General
Total
funds
340.056
340,D56
Total lor 2025
Total lor 2024
S Investment irwme
Unrtstrictsxl
funds
Gen&ral
Total
funds
Othef Investment income
1.198
1.196
Total lor
Total for 2024
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Young People and Children Flrst
Notss to the Flnanclal Statements forthe Year Ended 30 September 202$
6 Expendlture on ralsing funds
al Costs of generaling donations and ltyxies
Unrestr￿￿1
funds
Gereral
Totsl
funds
Allocated support o)sts
23 764
Total for 2025
Totsl fov 2024
7 Expendltur• on Charitab￿ actlvitles
Unrestrficted
funds
General
Restrlcknl
funds
Total
funds
Charrt3fAè Athrt￿s
Sloff costs
Allocaied suwort
Total for ¥J25
69.288
253,804
1 D2.122
63,758
171,410
317,562
Total tor 2024
8 Other etxpendltyre
Restrkbj
lund$
Tt)tsl
funds
Disposal offixed assets
Total for 2025
538
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Young People and Children First
Notes lo the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
9 Staff costs
The agg¥egate payroll costs were as follu
staff costs during the year we:
Wages and salaries
Social security cc6ts
Pension wsts
291,176
21.075
202.472
12.470
No ern￿Oyee received emoluments ofmorethan £60,￿0 the year
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Young People and Chlldren Flrst
Notes to the Financial Statements for tho Yèar Ended 30 Septsmbor 2025
10 Taxatlon
The charity Is a registered charty and is therelore eX￿pt from taxkn'cfft.
11 Tangible fixed ossets
Furnlture and
aquipmant
Total
Cost
At 1 October 2tr24
OL8k￿a
At 30 September
12.474
15.3741
12474
15,3741
7.100
7.100
Dewedatlon
At 1 October 2024
Charge forthe year
Eliminated on disposaLs
At 30 Septemtxr 2025
10,
10,5(
358
14,8371
6,￿7
358
14.837
6.027
Net L*)ok valuè
At 30 September 2025
1.073
1073
At 30 Seoember 2￿24
1.*8
1,*8
12 Debtors
)25
2024
Tradedebtors
Other debtors
42.137
23.757
14,532
65.894
14.532
13 Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one yaar
2025
2024
Trade crèd((ors
othèr credrtc
1,35D
18,570
19.920
6,774
6,774
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Young People and Chlldrnn Flrsl
Notes to the Flnanclal Statemènts for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
14 Funds
Balance at
Balance at
1 Q¢totyer Inroming Resourc•s
Septembw
2025
2024
resources expend*l Tr¥Jsfers
Unrestrl¢ted funds
General
529,676
137.275
1399,6611
1167.9551
15381
538
352.￿0
Restric￿ funds
66,284
36.142
Total funds
Balance at
Balance at
September
X)24
resources expwthd Transfers
Unreslrlcl¢d lunds
Genethl
211.129
330.516
1312,7181
239
16,3441
Z22,583
Re8trthd funds
117235
Total funds
1 S Analysis of net assets between funds
Total funds
at30
Re8trthd September
funds
2025
Unrestri¢
funds
G•n8r
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilrties
553
370.￿7
119.9201
520
36,142
407,049
119.9201
Total nel assets
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Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2026
Total funds
at30
Septemb•r
2024
Unrestricled
funds
Ge￿la1
Re5trtct•d
funds
Tangible fixed assets
Currènt assels
Current liar￿litIeS
1.230
8.523
285.150
16,7741
293.673
16,7741
Total net assets
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Young People and Children First
Statement of Financlal Activltles by fund for the Year Ended 30 September 2026
Unrestricted Funds
Total
Total
Unrestrict&l Unrestrict￿1
Fund
Funds
3)25
2024
Income and Endowments fnxn..
Dona110ns and I￿a¢
Charitable actNrties
Investment ino)me
188,424
340,056
1,196
135,811
193.437
1.268
Total Income
529.876
330,516
Expenditurèon..
Raising frJnd8
charta￿e activities
123.764
14.3231
1375.8971 I￿8.395)
Totsl eKFendriure
1399.6611 1312.7181
Net income
Transfers be￿en fuThJs
130.015
15381
17.798
16,3441
Net movement in fur
129,477
11,454
ReconGiliation ollunds
Total funds brought for%rdrd
Total fvnds carried fow*ard
272,583
211.129
352,C60
272.583
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Young People and Chlldren Hrst
Statem8nt of Financial Activities by fund for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
Restricted Funds
Total
T¢Jtsl
Restrlcted Restrlctsd
Funds
Fund3
2025
2024
Income and Endowments f￿rn.
Donations and legaues
Total inccme
137275
1172
137
117
Expenditur•on-.
Charrtsble ?¢Xwtlies
Other ex[￿dItuTe
Total ex￿ndrture
1167.4171
538
164,2391
64 239
Nel lexpendrturellincome
Transfers betrNeen fur
130.6801
538
52.9
Nel movement In funds
(30.1421
59.340
Recon¢illatlon offur￿5
Total funds brought forwdrd
Total funds carried fowaTd
This page does not forrn part ofthe statutory finanaal statements.
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