Chartty reglstrauon number: 1158703 UPRISING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CIO TRUSTEES. REPORT AND UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Beresfords Chartered CerIed Accountants 1-2 Rhodlum Polnt Splndle Close Havlklnge, Folkestone Kent cr18
Uprlslng Youth and Community CIO Contents Page Reference and mInIstratIVe Oetslls Trustees. Report Independent Exjmlnees Report Statement of Flnanclal Pthltles Compardtlve Statement of Flnandal Athities ststement of Flnandal Posltlon Notes to the Flnanclal Statements 8-13
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Reference and Admlnlstratlve Detalls For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 Trustees Ms H Crfpps- Chalr Ms K Carolan Mr N Grnnger Ubarlty Number IIS8703 Prlnclpal Address Befwkk House 8 Elwlck Road Ashford Kent TN23 IPF Independent Examlner DaThlel Payne FCCA Bere5fonls aurtered Certifled AcCntants 1-2 Rhodlum Polnt Splndle Close HawklThJ4 Folkexone Kert cr18
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Trustees. Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trustees present thelr report and the flnandal statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. Objectlves and Actlvltles Alms and Objectlves For the benefit of the rdents of the borough ol Ashford (Kent). the surroundln9 area and In such other parts of the Unlled Klngdom In accordance wlth the sp5rltual vision and Christlan prfndples of the Baptlst Unlon of Great Bfltaln In the followlng ways: l. To advance In life and relleve the needs of young people throu9h: l The promotlon of recreatlonal and lelsure t6me actlvltles provlded In the Sftterest of sodal welfa. deslgned to Imprnye thelr condltlons of life Slgnlflcant Actlvltles Uprlslng seeks to Inspire hope In local youn9 people and families. We engage, build. Invest In, and commlt to local communltles In Ashford. The th)ri$ wNk conststs of severnl different projects al with a core alm of'lnsplrlng hope and brfnglng communlty transformatjon. It has been a posltlve year for UrKisln9 even after havlng to navlgate some iarye changes and we have c<mtlnued to establish and ground ourselves In the local communitles that we work In. We still retaln our core projects and have built on these throughout the yeor. Our current pmJects are: Asplre: A 37 week week InterVentaOn projert for young people aged between 14 and 16 year5, V4ho are stru99llng to engage In malnstream educatlon. These young people attend 3 days a week and work towards galnlng Funrtlonal Sk511s Maths and English and take part In voluntttrlng opportunltles across our other proJects.Thls year 75¥0 ol the young people who attended movedonto further educatlon Employment ènd Tfalnlng. We dkl not run a stream of Asplre@2 th15 yeor but Snstead ran a pllot programrne called Asplre: Prlmary. This project worked with a local primjry school and offered mentorfng support, educatlonal support to prlmary aged yourKJ people who were realty struggling In mainstream and whose attendance was very low. Thls was a great success with all attendance for the projert finlshlng at 86%. Hon910: Thls contlnues to be a key project for us and Is still delivered In 2 key ways through Hang 10 Park It- sports activ5ties and Walk It - late nlght street based detathed work. We contlnue to build on the launch of tWQ streams launched last year Han910'Roadshows and'ML¢ltispwts' and these are now fully Integrated Into our weekly programmlng. We also launched a new stream called Han9lO'Sdwil¥ thai uses the power of sport to develop skills ènd knowledge, whllst Improvlng confidence. Self esteern and mental wellbeln9. Th15 has been well re]ved. DuAng the year we enga9ed over 1800 young people through Hanglo. Communlty Act5on Teams: We ¢ontlnue to dellver a prDgrnmme of malntenance works for the local councll and have extended the scope of thls worklng In the sheltered houyng sthemes. Th15 has been a posiilve devel¢)pment and ha5 helped us to bulld new relèttonsh5ps. The project contlnues to provlde valuable work experlence and voluntary opportunitles for people outslde of Aspire and we have seen slgnlficant growth In thls area on the projert. Thls year we had IS6 volunteers completln9 In excess of 1800 hours of voluntary work. We are n¢)w looklng to develop thls further by provldlng employment opportunltle5. Project Purple: We contlnue to malntsln and develop a ¢¢mmunty space ln South Alord In partnershlp with a local prlmèry 5th001. Thls provldes Year 6's with the opportunlty to Invest and buy In to thelr local community. Alongslde thls we alx) started to go Into a home to play games wlth the resldents. thls opportunlty comlng from the work we completed on CAT. 60 students all completed 3 sesslons each on thls projert ihroughout the academlc year. Metanola Projert. Mlnd. Heart, Artlon: Antl Knife Crlme projert that seek5 tg teach young people the real Ilfe repercusslons that orry5ng a knlfe Gin have. Thls year we supported Ashford, Swale and Medvday on thelr Safety Roadshows and spoke to over 4000 young people. The Buddl Tag projert that we supported contlnues to be a real success and currenuy 120 young people have accessed thls opportunlty. The project has also grown and has been taken On by different counties who were keen to le4m from our approKh. (knall, It has been a great year for Uprtsln9 and we are looklng fmrd to what the next year brlngs. Publlc Benefft The trustees conflrni that they have complled wlth the requlrements of Sectlon 17 of the Chjrftles Act 2011 to have due reoard to the Charity Comml$4on's guldance M publlc benefiL Flnand•l Revlew Flnanclal Posftlon The dwrlty have unrestrfcted reserves at the end of the year of £77,791 (2024 - £79,612) and re5trlcted reserves of £NII (2024 - £NII). Page 2
Uprlsing Youth and Communlty CIO Trustees. Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 Resetves Pollcy The Trustees have agreed to alm lor keeplng 3 months of EXpaNlitU up to £15000 In reserv& Golng Concern the trustees have a reasonable expettation that the charfty has adeqvate resources to contlnue In operntlonal eXtsten for the foreseeable future. For thls reason, they contlNe to adopt the golNJ concern basls In preparlng the finandJl statements. Structure, Governanc• and Management Governlng Document The ttority Is controlled by Its governlng docuinent and constitute5 a tharltable Incorporated oryanlsatlon (ao) as defined bv the thantles comrr4sslon. Tfurtee Selectlon Method$ New Trustees may be appolnted by a resolutlon of the Trustees& passed by a majority of the Trustees and such a resolut]on shall be recorded In the minutes and 51gned by the new Trustee and by the chairperson of the meetlng and such records shall be condusive tvIden of thelr appolntments Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltles The trustees are responslble for preparing the Trnstees. Report and the finandal ststements In accordance wlth Jppllcable law and Unlted KSngdorn Accountlng Standards (Unlted Klngdom Genernlly Accepted AcCounn4 Prartfjce). The law applicable to charitres In England and Wales requires the lJustees to prepare finanoal statements for eath Ilnandal year whlch gfve a tnje and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the tharity and of the Incomlng resources and applicatlon of resources of the chanty for that period. In preparing the fiDandal ststements the tn&ees are requlred to: • selert suitsble accountln9 polides and then apply them eonslstently: observe the methods and prindples In the Charity SORP: make Judgments and accountlng estimates that are reasonable and prudent: and prepare the finandal statements on the golng conttm bo515 unless It Is Inapproprfate to presume that the tharity wlll continue in buslne55. The trustees are ponSIble for keepiFW adequate accountin9 re(ord5 whlth dOse wrth reasonable accuracy at anytlme the financlal posltlon of the charity arH1 to enable them to ensufe that the accounts cornpty wrth the Charltle5 ki 2011, the Char6ty (Accounts and Reports) Regulatjons 2008 and the provlslons of the trust deed. They are also responslble for reguar(Ylng the assets ol the charity and hence lor taklng reoswble step5 for the preventlon and detertlon of frnud ond other IrregulJritles. The trYee5 are responslble for the fflalntenan* and Integrity of the corpoftte and finandal Infomiatlon Included on the charlty's website. Leglslatlon In the UnTted Klngdom govemiry the preparntlon and dlssemlnatlon of financial statements may differ from leglslatlon In other Jurfsdlcilons. The trustees. report was approved by the board of trus and gned on Its behall by: Ms H Crtpps Trustee Date 0910112026 P•ge 3
Uprlsing Youth and Communlty CIO Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 I report to the trustees on my examlnailon of the accounts of Vprlsing Youth and Cornnwnlty CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responslblllties and Basls of Report As the tharlty trustees of the Trust are respofislbl¢ for the preparntlon ol the accounts In accorLlanee with the requlrements of the Charitles Act 2011 fthe Act?. I rewt In re5pe£t of my exarnlnatlon ol the Trust's aca)unts carTled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrylng gut my examlnatlon, I have followed the applicable Dtrectlons 9Sven by the Char5ty C¢mmlsslon under s¢ctSon 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent ExamlTherfs Statement I have completed my exarninatlo I confirni that no materfal matters have come to my attentlon In connertlon wlth the examlnatjon gmng me cause to belleve that In any materlal respect: l. a¢eountlng records were not kept In respert of the Trust as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act; or Z the accounts do not accord Wbth those records; or l the accounts do not comply wlth the opplicable wulrements concerning the fomi and contents of accounts set out In the Charitjes (Accounts and Reports) Regulatjons 2008 other than any requlrement thot the accounts glve ? and falr vltrt whlch Is not a matter consSdeTed as part of an Inknndent examlnation. I h41ve rK* concerns and have come across no thr matter5 In connertlon with the examinatlon to whlth attenuon shoukl be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper underxanding of accourts to be reached. Daniel Payne FCCA Date Beresfords Chartered Certified Accountants 1-2 Rhodlum Polnt Splndle at)se Hawkinge. Folkestone Kent cr18 7TQ 0910112026 Page 4
Uprfsing Youth and Communlty CIO Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted funds Total funds Total funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donauons and legade5 Charitable artlvitles: UprIn9 Youth and Commu Investrnents 3.322 92,123 95.445 113.396 130,838 81 130,838 115,325 81 136 134,241 92,123 226,364 228,857 EXPENDrnIRE ON: Charltable actlvitles: Uprlslng Ywth and Comrnurmty (136.062) (92,123) (228.185) (218,708) NET (EXPENDmiRE)IINCOME (1,821) (1.821) 10,149 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS RECONCTUATION OF FUNDS: Total funds brou9ht fonvard {1.821) (1.821) 10.149 79.612 79.612 69,463 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 17 77.791 77,791 79,612 The notes on pages 8 to 13 fom) part of these flnand•l ststttments. P•ge 5
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Comparative Statement of Flnanclal Actlvitles For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 2024 Total funds Unrestrlrted Restrirted funds fund• Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMEMTS FROM: Donatlons and legacies Chantable activities- Uprlslng Youth and Community Investments 26,299 87.097 113.396 115.325 136 115.325 136 141.760 87.097 228.857 EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities: Uprtsing Youth and Community (110.936) (107.772) (218.7081 30.824 {20.6751 10.149 NET INC014E NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 30.824 (20.675) 10,149 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Totsl funds brought forward 48.788 20,675 69,463 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 17 79,612 79,612 The notes on pages 8 to 13 forrn part ol these financiol staternents. ge6
Uprising Youth and Community CIO Statement of Financial Position As At 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted funds funds Tot•1 funds Total funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tan9ible Assets 12 11.723 11.723 15.631 11.723 11.723 15.631 CURRENT ASSErs Debtors 13 13,253 54,522 13,253 54.522 36.936 32,101 Cash at bank and in hand 67.7?5 67.775 69,037 Crediiors: Amounts Fallln9 Oue Wlthin One Year 14 (1.707) { 1.707) (5.0561 NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABZLZTIES) 66,068 66.068 63,981 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABILITIES 77.791 77.791 79.612 NET ASSETS 77.791 77,791 79,612 FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Unrestricted Funds 77,791 79,612 TOTAL FUNDS 17 77.791 79,612 On behalf of the board Ms H Cripps TnJstee Date 0910112026 The notes on pa9es 8 to 13 fomi part of these financbal statements. P•9¢ 7
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 l. General Infarmatlon Vprlslng Youth and Community CIO Is a charitable Irnted organlsatlon regSstered wlth the Charfty Commlsslon. reglstered charity number IIS8703. The prindpal address Is Ber•¥kk House, 8 Elwick Road, Ashford. Kent, TN23 IPF. 2. Accoyntlng Pollcles 2.1. Basls of Preparatlon of Flnandal Statements The finatKlal sta*ments have been prepared In ac¢ordance wlth the Charltles SORP (FRS 102) "Accountyng and Reporting by Charitles: Staternent of Recommended Prnctice applicable to tharitles preparing thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Nnandal Reportlng Standard applkable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102) (effertlve I January 2019)", Finandal Reporting Standard 102 Yhe Finandal Repng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charftses Act 2011. The tharfty Is a Publlc Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 2.2. Incomln9 Resources General Voluntary Income Including donatlonsi gifts. leoades and grants that provkle core fundlng or a of a genernl nature Is recogn15ed when the charity has entitjement to the Incorne, itls probable that the rncome wlll be recelved and the amount can be measured wlth sufficlent rdiabllity. Donatlons and le9acles Donatlons and legaoes are reco9nlsed on a recelvable basis when receipt Is probable and the amount tan be rellably measured. Grants recelvable Grants are recognlsed v4hen the charity has an entitlement to the fvnds and any condittons Ilnked to the 9rants have been met. Where perfomiance condltlons are attached to the grnnt and are yet to be met. the Incorne Is reco9nlsed as a Ilability and Induded on the balarKe sheet as deferred Income to be released. 2.3. Resources Expended General All expendlture Is recognlsed once there ts a legal or construrtlve obligatlon to that expendifvre, li Is probable settlement is required and the amournt can be measured reliably. costs a allocated to the appllcable expenditure headlng that aggregate slmllar costs to that category. Where tosts cannot be directy attributed to partlcular headlngs they haye been allocated on a basls consistent with the use of resour5, wlth central staff costs allocated on the ba5 of ttme spent, and depredatlon charyes allocated on the portton of the assevs use. Other Sup1 costs are allocated based on the Spread of staff costs. Charltsble artlvltles Charftable expenditure tomprlses those costs Inrred by the dwrlty In the delivery of Its actlvltles and servlces for Its beneflclarfes. It Indudes both costs that can be all¢xated directly to such acuvlties and those costs of an Sndlrert natu necessary to support them. 2.4. Tangible Flxed Assets aTrd Depre<latlon Tanglble fixed assets are (neasvred at cost less aCMUlated depredatlon and any accumulated Impalment losses. Depredation Is provided at rntes calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less thelr estlmated resldual value, ¢)ver thelr expected useful Ilves on the followln9 bases: Motor Vehlcles Computer Equlpment 25V• on redudng balance 25% on reducln9 balance 2.5. Leaslng and Hlre Purch•se Contracts Assets obtslned under finance leases are caplta115ed as tangible fixed assets. Assets acqulred under finance leases are deprecFated over the shorter of the lease tem and thelr useful lives. Assets acqulred uni1er hire purchase contratts are depredated over thelr useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantlally all of the benefits and risks of ownershlp are assumed by the charlty. Obllgatlons under such agreements are IrKluded In the credrtors net of the flnance charge allocated to future perlods. The finance element of the rental payment Is charyed to the statement of rinanclal artlwltfes so as to produce a constant perlodlc rate of charye on the net obllgatlon outstsndlng In each perlod. Rentsls appllcable to operating leases where substanualty all of the benefits and rfsks of oymershlp remaln wlth the lessor are charyed to the statement ol Ilnanclal actlvltles as Incurred. Page 8
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 2.6. Gish and Cash EquÉvJlents Cash and cash equlvalents are bask finatKlal assets and Include cash In hand and deposits held at call wlth banks, other short-term hl9hly liquld Investments that matufe In no more than three months frwn the date of acqulsitlon aThl are readily convertfjtAe to a known amount of cash wlth Inslgnificant rlsk of dTr9e In value. and bank overdrdfts. 3. Incom¢ from Donatlons and Legacles 2025 Vnrestrlrted Restrlrted funds funds Totsl funds Donatlons and glfts Grnnts 3.322 3.322 92.123 92,123 3,322 92,123 95.445 2024 Unrestrfcted Re5tr1cted funds funds Total funds Donatlons and gifts Grnnts 26.299 26.299 87.097 87.097 26,299 87.097 113.396 4. Investment Income 2025 Unrestrfcted Unrestrlrted funds funds 2024 8onk Interest recelvoble 81 136 5. Government Grants Government grnnts recognlsed In the accounts were as follows: 2025 2024 Ashford 8orough Councll 2,S98 24,446 6. Net Income/(Expendlturn) The net (expenditure)l]rfNne Is stated after charglngl(creditlng): 2025 2024 Oeprecfjatl¢)n of tsnglble flxed assets - owned 3,908 5,211 ge9
Uprising Youth and Community CIO Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 7. Analys1• of Expendlturn 2025 Actlvltles undertaken dlrectly Support costs (see note 8) Total Uprtslng Youth and Communlty 20.000 208.185 228,185 2024 Actlvltle$ undertaken dlrectly Support ¢osts (see note 8) Tot•1 Uprlslng Youth and C¢mmunty 20,000 198.708 218,708 8. Sypport Costs 2025 Uprfslng Youth and Communlty Employee costs Prem6ses expenses Genernl admlnlstratlon Depreelètlon Interest payable Governance cosrs 149,134 9.407 45.119 3,908 59 558 208.185 2024 Uprlslng Youth and Communlty Employee costs Premlse5 expenses Genernl admlnlstratlon Depredatlon Inte$t payable Governance c05ts 139.544 12.496 40,494 5,211 405 558 198.708 9. Independent Examlnevs Remuneratlon 2025 2024 Independent examlnatlon of the nnandal ststernents 558 558
Uprising Youth and Community CIO Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 io. staff Costs Staff costs were as follows: 2025 2024 Wage5 and salarles Sodal security costs l)ther penslon costs 120,176 8.431 2,551 113.679 3.341 2.496 131.158 119.516 No employees recelved employee benellts (exdudln9 ernployer penslon costs) for the rewtlng perlod of more tlwn £60.000. 11. Average Number of Employees Average number ¢f employees durfng the year was: 9 (2024: 7) 12. Tanglble Assets Motor Vehlcles Computer Equlpment ToLIl Cost As at l Aprll 2024 36,983 7,266 44.249 As at 31 March 2025 36,983 7.266 44,249 Depredatlon As at l April 2024 Provlded during the perl¢xl 23,907 3,269 4,711 639 28,618 3.908 A5 at 31 Marth 2025 27,176 5.350 32.526 Net Book Value As at 31 Marth 2025 9,807 1.916 11,723 s at l Aprll 2024 13,076 2,555 15,631 13. Debtors 2025 2024 Du¢ wlthln one year Thde debtors other debtors 9.670 3.583 30,638 6.298 13.253 36,936 14. Credltors: Amounts Falllng Due Wlthln One Year 2025 2024 Net obllgotions under finance lease and h1 purchase c(¥rtrncts Trnde creditors Other creditors Accrua15 and deferred Income 2,218 1.689 591 558 541 608 558 1,707 S.056 Page 11
Uprlslng Youth and Communlty CIO Notes to the Flnancial Statements (contlnued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 15. Obll9Jtlon• Under Flnance Leases Jnd Hlrn Purchas¢ 2025 2024 The future mlnlmum finance lease payfflents are as folknys: Not later than one year 2.218 16. Penslon Commltments The tharbty operates a deflned contributlon pension sthem& The assets of the stheme are held separntely from those of the tharlty In an Independently admlnlstered fvnd. Durfng the year the charge to the statement of flnandal athltles In respert of defined contributlon schemes was É2.551 (2024: £2,496). At the statement of flnandal poyti¢)n date contrfbutlons 01 £608 {2024: £591) were due to the fvnd ènd are Induded In creditors. 17. Movement In Funds As at l Aprll 2024 Asat31 Expendlture March 2025 Income Unrestrlrted funds Genernl: General unrestrirt& fvnd Restrlcted funds Ashford Borough Coundl ESC Lottery MrarKI Mrs Srnlth Ashford Volunteer Centre aarlon Housing Colyer Feryusson The Henry Smlth Foundatlon Garfleld Weston 79,612 134.241 (136,062) 77,791 2,598 9,971 3.000 2.354 12,200 25,000 7.000 30,000 {2,598) (9,971) (3,000) (2,3S4) (12,200) (25,000) (7.000) (30.000) Tot•1 restrlcted funds 92.123 192.123) Total funds 79.612 226,364 (228.185) 77.791 As at l Aprll 2023 Asat31 Expendlture March 2024 Inrorne Unrestrlrted funds Genernl: General unre5trfcted fund Restrlcted funds Ashford Borough Ctyjndl Kent County Coundl John Wallls Academy Homewood School Kent Communlty Foundatlon ESC Lottery The Natlonal Lottery 48.788 141.760 (110,936) 79.612 24.446 (24.446) (4.250) (8,350) (8,075) (12,229) (3,612) {30,810) 4.250 8,350 8.075 12,229 3,612 30,810 ..COMIINUED PJ9e 12
Uprlslng Youth and Community CIO Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2025 16.000 (16.OlJO) Totsl restrlcted funds 20,675 87,097 (107.772) Total fund• 69.463 228.857 (218.708) 79,612 18. TransJctlons wlth Trustees None of the trustees recelved any remunerntlon or any other benefits from an employment wlth the charfty or a related entity durfn9 the current or prevlous year. No trustee expenses have been Inojffed. 19. Related Party Dls¢losures There have been r relèted party transartlons In the reportlng perlod that requlre dlsclosure. Page 13