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2021-08-31-accounts

MTV Youth Hampton

Charity 1157977

Trustees Annual Report

for the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

Reference and Administration Details

Address: St Mary’s Parish Office, St Mary’s Community Hall, Church Street, Hampton, TW12 2EB

Trustees

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Revd Ben Lovell Chair Appointed by St Mary’s PCC
Holger Marsen Vice-Chair
Norma Beresford Secretary Appointed by St Mary’s PCC Resigned 23 March 2021
Nigel Francis Treasurer Appointed by St Mary’s PCC
Carolina Kuzaks-Cardenas
Chris Thompson
Mamta Khanna
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Structure, Governance and Management

MTV Youth Hampton is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by its constitution. The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s Church Hampton may appoint three trustees. Other trustees are elected by the Charity.

The Trustees are responsible for the strategic management of the Charity but the day to day running is the responsibility of the Senior Youth Worker, Nick Neilan. In this he was ably assisted from October 2020 by the Youth Worker, Kristy Chow.

Objectives and Activities

The object of the CIO is to guide and support children and young people in Hampton (and nearby areas) in their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development on their journey to adulthood.

To meets its aims the Charity has three main objectives:

Developments

The lease of the bungalow (which is the youth clubs’ operating base) was extended by 18 months and the Trustees hope that this will give sufficient time to obtain a permanent solution.

Achievements and Performance

From September 2020 to the end of August 2021, the Charity continued to run very successful youth provision for young people aged 7-18.

By adapting our services we managed to work with over 140 young people during that period – this is the same number as last year, which is a great achievement considering the impact resulting from the pandemic and the restrictions imposed to tackle it.

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During the lockdowns we carried out face-to-face youth work with dozens of vulnerable young people as well as running an online leadership course for 10 aspiring young leaders in school year groups 6-9. The latter was led by our team of 5 Senior Young Leaders (aged 17-18) who did a wonderful job.

As restrictions began to ease at the end of March, we launched MTV Juniors – specific children’s provision for those in school year groups 3-6 – as well as running multiple MTV Youth small group sessions for those aged 11-18 years old. Greater numbers were then accommodated when larger bubble sizes were permitted.

Here are some of the highlights of the past year:

In December 2020 we appointed Kristy Chow as our new Children’s Worker. Having volunteered at the club for the previous 3 years, Kristy’s rapport with the young people plus her tremendous skill set meant that she made an instant impact.

Her first initiative was to start temporary wraparound care for 4 pupils with additional needs. These pupils, who were all children of key workers, had been identified by a local primary school as requiring additional support. They loved the sessions and we received fantastic feedback from their parents about the difference it made to them all. The wrapround care sessions ran from January to Easter, stopping when the easing of restrictions meant the school’s afterschool care returned to normal and we were able to officially launch the MTV Juniors Monday club - a safe space for young people in school year groups 3-6 (7-11 years old) to hang out, make new friends, develop their skills and have fun through a variety of activities such as craft, art, silly science, active games and table top games.

By the end of the summer term, 15-20 primary school children were attending each Monday club session. A particular highlight has been the contribution of our Young Leaders (aged 14-18 years old) who support the session. An average of 7 young leaders attend each week and their presence and service has made it a welcoming, dynamic and thriving space. Friday Football and Multisport sessions for this age group during the summer term also proved very popular as expected.

A huge thank you to Kristy for leading our Children’s work. It has been a real privilege to see both our junior members and secondary school members (particularly those in leadership positions) blossom under her care.

Get Active programme

One of the ways we were able to support our young people during the pandemic was through our sports mentoring schemes. This was facilitated through a grant from London Youth’s Getting Active programme which was awarded to us in November 2020. The grant enabled us to bring in paid coaches to run and support small group fitness, multisport and active games sessions for all our age groups but particularly those aged 8-13 years old. All the participants’ activity levels increased as a result of the programme, which was a great outcome especially as the majority of them were inactive prior to its inception. Two of the paid coaches were our Senior Young Leaders, Hannah and Jess Rowe, who both coach for Sport England and have been involved at MTV since 2012 – first as members, then Junior leaders, then Senior Young Leaders.

All our sport and fitness sessions have proved very popular and we hope to expand this provision next year.

Internship

In March 2021, we secured a grant from One Richmond’s Covid-19 Response fund which financed a 16-week paid internship at the youth club for six 17–18-year-olds. These interns were trained up to help us deliver children’s and youth provision to those in need, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

The internship had 3 aims:

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Despite having to work in accordance with the restrictions imposed by the National Youth Agency’s Covid-19 guidelines, the internship programme was a big success and it has been great to hear the positive impact it has had on the six interns as well as the young people they worked with.

As a result of the programme, 49 primary aged children (in Years 3-6 and resident in LBRuT) received support through the additional sessions which we were able to run. These sessions helped them grow in confidence and improve their health and wellbeing. 58 secondary school aged children (in Years 7-13 and resident in LBRuT) also received support through additional sessions, helping them to grow in confidence, improve their health & wellbeing, and access greater volunteering and leadership opportunities which in turn will increase their future job opportunities. We also managed to survey 72 local youth about their needs and find out their thoughts on what support they feel is required to help them both now and in the future.

Mentoring in Schools

During the Summer term we ran a 6-week small group fitness and mentoring programme at Hampton High for two groups (a group of eight boys in Year 7 and a group of nine boys in Year 9). This was delivered it in partnership with the LVA Trust. In the programme both groups undertook a weekly 1-hour fitness/active games session led by MTV followed by a 1-hour small group mentoring session led by LVA (which MTV also supported). The programme was a success and we hope to be able to deliver more courses like this in schools next year.

Mentoring Older Youth

In addition to the above work, the club has mentored an additional 6 older youth. These young people were provided with support to help them with things such as poor metal health, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, essential life-skills, overcoming disadvantage, as well as employment advice & guidance.

Youth Club survey results

In our annual club survey (June 2020) which was completed by 48 club members:

Favourite things about club included socialising and making new friends, the activities we run, learning new skills, how welcoming the club is, and the collaboration between all the different age groups.

When asked about ONE thing they have learned at MTV, answers included: new skills, leadership skills, social skills, building confidence, to look out for others more, to be kind, patience, to be respectful, responsibility, manage emotions better, sportsmanship.

Jack Petchey Foundation award schemes

We continue to be a member of the Jack Petchey Award scheme. This brilliant scheme enables us to celebrate the endeavours and achievements of our young people. Due to the pandemic, we only gave out 2 achievement awards

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to our young people this year but we will be back up to 3 in 2021-22. We were also delighted that our young people nominated Penny Dimond for a Jack Petchey Leader Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the youth club and its members. Penny, who joined the team in 2011, has been integral in the club’s launch, survival and growth and eleven years on continues to remain such a core and highly valued member of the team.

Plans for the Future

The Trustees plan to obtain the use of the bungalow next to St Mary’s School on a permanent basis so that the youth clubs have an assured base for the future. A secondary aim is to obtain the use of the triangle of unused land next to the bungalow. Once these aims have been met the development of the site as a venue for the youth clubs and for a Community Hub can be progressed.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Financial Review

Reserves: It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain reserves amounting to three months of budgeted expenditure which is taken as £10K. At the end of the financial year the reserves of unrestricted funds amounted to £32.5K and so easily exceeded target.

Income:

During the year the Charity received the following grants/donations for which the Trustees are very grateful:

£24,000 Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity Restricted to staff costs
£500 Jack PetcheyTrust For activities
£1,500 London Youth Fund Restricted to the GettingActive Programme
£5,500 One Richmond Fund Restricted to the InternshipProgramme
£125 Heathrow CommunityFund Restricted to layingAstroTurf(last tranche)

We were also fortunate to receive £3,573 (incl. Gift-Aid) in regular standing orders together with £4,440 (incl. GiftAid) in other donations.

Because of the restrictions due to the Corona Virus pandemic we were only able to hold one fund raising activity in the current year. The Car Wash yielded a surplus of £555.

Expenditure:

The total expenditure for the year was £47K which was £7K higher than in the previous year. This increase was completely accounted for by the cost of the salary for a new Youth Worker necessitated by the introduction of an extra club evening.

Summary:

The General Account showed a deficit of £9.2K. This was largely due to the disruption caused by the Corona Virus restrictions but at the very least £3K is a structural deficit caused by £12K paid in renting the bungalow. In the short term this can be met from reserves which had been built up with a view of contributing part of the cost of buying the bungalow. The trustees have changed their strategy to one of exploring the possibility of a third party buying the bungalow and leasing it to MTV Youth Hampton on advantageous terms. Should this prove to be successful money designated for the purchase can safely be used to cover the deficit for a few years.

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Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s trustees

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Note Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Fund Designated Fund 2A2.A- 27 2QX9-24
Fund
f f t f f
Receipts
Grants 0 0 31,625 3j-,625 28,875
Gift-AidedDonations 2,968 0 o 2,968 3,083
OtherDonations 516 43A3 1,000 0 5,303 19,899
Gift Aid recoverable 742 0 0 742 771
Fund Raising Events 670 0 0 674 0
Cash Receipts 772 0 0 772 7.,337
Other 50 0 0 50 1,300
Interest LL 0 0 11 27t
TotalReceipts 9,516 1,000 3L,625 42,14L 55,535
Payments
StaffCosts&Wages 7ad,e 0 0 26,492 26,O92 17,427
HireofFacilities&Rent 5,7a,e L2,794 0 315 13,105 L1,390
Facilities 5 4,605 0 0 4,605 9606
Activities&Equipment 5r7a,brc 255 0 2,356 2,611 1,536
FundRaising Events 5 115 0 0 115 0
MiscellaneousExpenses 5,7e 909 0 18 927 550
TotalPayments 18,674 29,791. 47,454 40,119
Balanceshrought forwardat1Sept 2020 7,497 48,200 37,427 93,123 77,70V
ExcessofReceiptsoverPayments (9,158) 1,000 2,844 (5,313) 15,416
Transfer BetweenFunds t (3,000) (12,000) 15,000 0 o
Balancescarriedforwardat31Aug 2021 37,200 55,27n 97,81093,L23

Nots Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Fund Designated Fund 2420-2L 2019-20
Fund
CurrentAssets f f f f f
BankAccount 15,600 0 ?7,47L 44,O7L 38,352
DepositAccount 0 37,20A 27,8AO 65,000 65,000
CashinHand 1.,165 0 o 1,165 0
L7,765 37,20A 55,277 !1o,236 103,352
Debtors
HMRC:Gift AidRecoverable 742 0 0 742 771
TotalAssets 18-50? 37,200 55,27Lt7O,979 104,123
Liabilities
NET CURRENTASSETS/(HAB		 UT ES) 23,769
(4,66L)		 37,20A 0
23,16911,000
55,277g7,g7093,123

Unrestricted Restricted TotaI
Funds Funds
f f f
Net AssetsbyFund
GeneralFund (4,661) 0 (4,561)
BungalowPurchase Fund 37,244 15,000 52,200
HFACFund 0 38,019 38,019
JackPetcheyFund 0 (ls) (1s)
HedleyFund o 0 0
LondonYouthFund 0 315 315
One RichmondFund 0 1,952 1,952
AstroTurfFund 0 0 0
32,539 55,271 87,810
Iiabilities
f23,000isowedtoLondon Borough ofRichmond uponThamesfortherentofthe
bungalow tor23months.
f169owedtoGabriel BaionFund {seenote 8}.
6rants
HamptonFuelAllotmentCharity 0 24,AAA 24,000
JackPetchey 0 500 500
LondonYouthFund 0 1,500 1"500
One RichmondFund o 5,500 5,500
Heathrow CommunityFund 0 125 125
31,625 31,675
5a GeneralFund(Unrestrictedfund)
Receipts
TransferfromHamptonFund 0 22-,242 22,,242
Gifi-AidedDonations 2,968 o 2,968
OtherDonations 4343 o 4,303
Gift Aid recoverable 742 0 742
Fund Raising Events 67CI 0 670
Cash Receipts 772 0 772
Contributions to Activities o 0 0
HiringoutBungalow 50 o 50
Other
lnterest		 o
'11		 137
0		 132
xL
9.5L5 22,379 31,895

l.Jnrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds
Payments f f f
StaffCosts& Wages 0 2L,647 27,547
Hire of Facilities 794 45 835
Activities 95 551 646
Equipment &Consumables 160 737 297
Fund Raising Events 115 0 115
Con'lmunications 1,904 0 1,904
lnsurance 904 0 904
MiscellaneousExpenses 909 0 909
RentofBungalow 12,000 0 12,000
Bungalow Operating Expenses 7,797 0 7,797
TotalPayments L8,574 22,379 41,053
5b Bungalow OperatingExpenses
Utilities 7,O44
Maintenance 550
MiscelNaneous 203
L,797

Bungalow Purchase Fund Purchase Fund
(Set upin 2AL8for fundsdesignatedlorpurchasing thebungalow inthefuture)
Balancebffwd33,200
15000		 48,200
Donation1,000 0 1,000
TransferfromGeneralFund3,000 0 3,000
Balancec/fwd37,2O0 15000 52,204

7b FinancialStatementfcrthe periodfro
JackPetcheyFund		 m1September 2020to31August2021
Activities 1,668 Balancebfwd 1.,L53
Balancecffwd Grants 500
1,653
7c HedleyFund
(Forpurchoseafsportsequipment)
SportsEquipment L37 Balancehffwd 737
Balancec/fwd 0
L37 137
antfortheGetting Activeprograr nme)
Wages
Balancec#wd		 tr,185
315		 Balanceb/fwd
Grant		 0
1,500
1.,500 1,500
mploy yaung peoplea sinternsforyou th work)
Balanceb/fwd 0
Wages 2,71A Grant 5,500
Training 550
Hireofcoul-ts 274
MeetlngExpenses 18
Balancecfwd L,952
5,500 5,500
Balancebfiwd (12s)
Balancecffwd FinalGrant 12s