## **Annual Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
|**Trusteess**|**Sri Sudevi (Chair)**|
|---|---|
||Louise Jane Carmichael|
||Sarah Haberghan (Resigned May 2025)|
||Catherine Marie Edgar (Until February 2026)|
||Paula Merrony|
|**Registered Charity Number**|1158800|
|**R**egistered office :||
||87 Windmill Lane|
||Bushey|
||Hertfordshire|
||WD23 1NE|
|Independent Examiner|Romero Tayong FCCA|
||Reading RG7 1FE|
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## **Annual Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
## **Contents**
||Page|
|---|---|
|Trustees Report|**3**|
|CEO Report|**4**|
|Independent Examiners Report|**7**|
|Statement of Financial Activities|**8**|
|Balance Sheet|**9**|
|Cash Flow Statement|**11**|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|**12**|
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## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
## **Trustees’ report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
The trustees of My Yard, who are trustees for the charity for Charities Act purposes and directors of the company for Companies Act purposes, present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) issued in January 2016.
## **Structure and Governance**
Angel Hands Foundation was registered and incorporates as a charity in October 2014. In March 2024 Angel hands Foundation officially changed their name to My Yard
The charity is governed by a board of trustees, with day to day operations being undertaken by the CEO.
The board of trustees meets regularly, to oversee the management of the charity and provide guidance.
.
## **Objectives and activities**
My Yard provides support to residents of London and Hertfordshire who are isolated and not receiving adequate support for a variety of reasons.
Surplus food distribution is the main tool used as most beneficiaries are in food poverty as well as isolated. In this way we break down barriers and start to engage with those most in need personally and socially. This includes people of all ages and social groups.
My Yard partners with voluntary and statutory bodies with the intention of reducing food poverty and thus increasing mental and physical wellbeing.
## **Financial review**
Income for the year from donations and investments was £242.975 (2024: £201,142). Expenditure was £244,010 (2024: £185.056). This was spent on charitable activities, cost of raising funds, and administration costs of the Charity. Further details can be found in the statement of financial activities on page 6.
## **Reserves**
The policy on reserves is to hold an amount to reflect variances around cash flow, income security and meet on-going liabilities given that funding may come at any time of the year. The Trustees have resolved that the Charity should work towards holding unrestricted reserves equivalent to two months running costs for its long-term sustainability and to ensure they can continue to serve their clients and other beneficiaries.
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## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
## **Management Report** _**2024-25**_
This year was again year of growth for My Yard and we solidified and improved our services across Harrow, Barnet and Bushey.
Our Youth work remains a core part of our Charity with funding from Young Harrow, John Lyon Charity and 6 Crown Street for youth programmes including specialist interventions around knife crime and youth violence. The programmes look at the whole family and work with families rather than just the young people in isolation as we have found this to give better outcomes for children and young people. We also run holiday activities every school holiday and during half terms,
In 24-25 we offered a pilot work experience programmes with a Shaftesbury (a local SEND school) as well as run photography projects with them. This was very successful and in 2026 this project was funded via Young Harrow Changemakers. The project will expand to Bushey where we wil be working with students from Langdon Kisharon.
My Yard is a major part of the Grange Farm renovations, supporting residents over the period of change. Our youth activities and our Men’s club run from the Grange Farm community centre.
The Men’s club was established in September 2025 when we noticed that men were coming to our Monday hub but not engaging as they did not feel the activities were ‘for them’. They now meet weekly to socialise, discuss issues, receive individual support and food support. The majority of the Men’s club now volunteer with other My Yard programmes. We are rolling out the Men’s club to other areas in 2026 and in June 2026 secured funding for a Mens Club in Bushey.
We are now established at our warehouse in Northolt Road, South Harrow and from this warehouse we collect donations from local stores, Food Bank Aid and Felix and distribute to our food markets in Barnet, South Harrow and Pinner as well as to individuals in need. We have a network of volunteers who help us with these activities as well as supporting our Monday Community Hub that takes place in the same venue.
Our model is now established in Barnet and is being rolled out across Harrow. Using weekly tailored food provision as the trusted and consistent point of contact, the project helps residents access wider support around rent and priority debt, health and wellbeing, safeguarding, housing issues, training, volunteering and employment. The model combines practical support with relationship-building, using repeat contact, clear goal setting and accountability through case-led follow-up rather than one-off food distribution or basic external signposting. This is through a three-strand pathway model: **My Wealth, My Health and My World/Careers** .
For the first reporting period, HACT verified **£585,866** in social value generated, with an **SROI of 19.0** , meaning £19 of social value for every £1 spent in that period. Across the wider project period Dec 2024 – April 2026 internal reporting indicates combined social value of **£915, 716** . The project
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## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
received £32,866 direct Grant funding from Global Guardians and **£112,715** in-kind support over this period (value of food and associated products sourced).
Alongside measurable impact, the project also created a local point of connection: a place where residents could collect good-quality food with dignity, ask for help, build trust, be linked into wider support as well as develop relationships with neighbours and the wider community.
## _**Data!**_
My Yard has 694 registered users across North London and Hertsmere, supporting 220 households and 500 individuals weekly.
This includes:
- 62 registered for our weekly food surplus market in Barnet and 35 for our Pinner market
- 90 are registered and 40 regularly attend our weekly community hub in South Harrow (offering fitness activity, healthy lunches and creative sessions)
- 15 registered at our Men’s Club
- 126 registered to attend the weekly food surplus market in South Harrow
- 30+ Families receive personal deliveries as they are unable to attend the markets
- 25 young Change makers (ages 11-21) and 15 Smilemakers (ages 5-11) who participate in our homework clubs/after school activities and mentoring programmes
- 25-30 children participate in our School Holiday Activity schemes
- Gro up allotment and Bushey Hub support 20 individuals
- 10-12 older children with SEND attend work experience at the South Harrow warehouse
## _**Grants and Supporters**_
During 24-25 we received the second year of a three-year grant from John Lyon Charity to support our core youth work. This was also supported by Young Harrow and 6 Crown Street. Harrow Giving supported our community hubs alongside funding from Cadent. Our thanks also go to the LB Harrow housing team for their continued support with premises to run our activities and use as storage.
Our food programme would not have been possible without support from the Felix Trust and Food bank Aid. Global Guardians supported our projects in Barnet with Homegroup.
We also would like to thank Pinner Rotary Club who have been supporters of My Yard for many years. Fundraisers also raised funds for the allotment and for social community events.
**My Yard thanks all our supporters, volunteers, staff and the people we work with for working together with us to ensure we can continue our vital work.**
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## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) – Accounting and Reporting by Charities
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 26[th] June 2026 and signed on its behalf by
Sri Sudevi
Trustee
Paula Merrony Trustee
Date 26/6/26
Date 26/6/26
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## **Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of My Yard For the year**
## **ended 30 September 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of My Yard (“the charity”) for the year ended 30 September 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) and, where applicable, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) (“the 2006 Regulations”).
The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under the relevant statutory provisions and that an independent examination is needed.
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by virtue of being a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which is one of the bodies listed in the relevant legislation.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act and, where applicable, section 44(1)(c) of the 2005 Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- comply with the applicable requirements of the 2006 Regulations.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission and, where applicable, the relevant provisions of the 2005 Act and the 2006 Regulations. An independent examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and, where applicable, section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Regulations; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records or do not comply with the applicable requirements of the 2011 Act and, where applicable, section 44(1)(b) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 8 of the 2006 Regulations.
I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Romero Tayong FCCA** Membership No: 0922393 Reading, United Kingdom
**Date:** 26 June 2026
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## **Summary Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating Income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 30 September 2025**
|**Notes**
**Incoming resources**
**3**
Donations and fundraising
Charitable Activities
Other Trading Activities
**Total incoming resources**
**Charitable Expenditure**
**4**
Raising funds
Charitable Expenditure
Admin & other Expenditure
Governance costs
Depreciation
**Resources expended**
**Net incoming/(outgoing**
**resources)**
Adjust bank error
Movement of unrestricted to
restricted
**Net movement in funds**
Total funds at 1stOctober 2024
Total funds at 30thSept 2025||**2025**
**General**
**Fund**
**£**
2,470
14,915
493
**17,878**
1,277
34,649
11,454
207
2,649
**50,235**
**(32,358)**
50
27,612|**2025**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
4,865
220,232
0
**225,097**
189,043
1,908
2,824
**193,775**
**31,322**
(27,612)|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
7,335
235,147
493
**242,975**
1,277
223,692
13,362
207
5,472
**244,010**
**(1,035)**
50
0
**(985)**
43,503
**42,518**||**2024**
**Total**
**£**
9,349
191,794
-
**201,142**
216
166,256
11,853
450
6,280
**185,056**
**16,086**
-
-
**16,086**
27,417|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**(4,696)**
(21,488)|**3,710**
64,991||||
|||**(26,184)**|**68,701**|||43,503|
All amounts relate to continuing activities and there has been no change in the nature of the Charity’s activities in the year.
All recognised gains and losses are included in the statement of financial activities.
The notes on page 11 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Balance Sheet For the year ended 30 September 2025**
|**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**6**
Depreciation Charge
**Current Assets**
**8**
Debtors - prepayments and accrued income
Cash at bank and in hand
**Amounts falling due within one year**
**Creditors:**
**1g,7**
Accruals/income in advance
Restricted capital grant
Trade Creditors
**Net Current liabilities**
(Amounts falling due greater than one year)
Restricted capital grant
Bank Loan
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities
**Accumulated Funds**
General Fund
Restricted Funds|**2025**
**£**
61,264
(24,847)
**36,417**
11,129
41,606
**52,734**
25,675
2,500
5,907
**34,082**
**18,652**
12,553
-
**42,519**
(26,184)
68,701
**42,518**|**2024**
**£**
59,667
(19,375)|
|---|---|---|
|||**40,292**
2,997
29,805|
|||**32,802**
200
5,180
6,516|
|||**11,896**|
|||**20,906**
12,697
5,000|
|||**43,503**
(21,488)
64,991|
|||**43,503**|
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## **Balance Sheet For the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **Trustees’ statements required by Sections 475 (2) and (3)**
## **For the year ended 30[th] September 2025**
In approving these financial statements as trustees of the company we hereby confirm:
For the year ended 30[th] September 2025 the Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies’ subject to the small companies’ regime.
The members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by and authorised for issue on 26[th] June 2026
Sri Sudevi Paula Merrony Trustee Trustee Date 26/6/26 Date 26/6/26
## **Registered Number 1158800**
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
|**Statement of Cash Flows**
**Surplus (deficit) from operating activities**
Depreciation
Loan repayment
Disposal Fixed Assets
Decrease (Increase) in receivables
Increase (Decrease ) in payables
**Net Cash Generated from operating activities**
**Investing Activities**
Interest Received
Bank Loan
Purchase of Fixed Assets
**Net Cash inflow and increase in cash**
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2025**
**£**
**(985)**
5,472
(5,000)
-
(8,132)
22,043
**13,398**
-
-
(1,596)
**11,802**
29,805
**41,607**|**2,024**
**£**
**16,087**
6,280
(4,000)
7,250
4,721
(25,798)|
|---|---|---|
|||**4,840**
-
6,000
(1,224)|
|||**9,616**
20,191|
||||
|||**29,805**|
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **Note 1:Accounting policies**
## **a) Basis of accounting**
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2015)
The functional currency of My Yard is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Charity operates.
My Yard constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
## **b) Going concern**
These accounts are prepared on the going concern basis. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
## **c) Income**
Donations including donations, gifts and legacies are recognised where there is entitlement, the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability, and receipt is probable.
All income is accounted for on an accruals basis.
## **d) Expenditure**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
## **e) Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The Trustees currently have no designated funds.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes.
## **f) Costs of raising funds**
The costs of raising funds consist of fundraising costs relating to payments to fundraising sites such as Just Giving and costs of putting on fundraising events.
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **g) Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets are depreciated as follows:
Motor Vehicles: Straight line over 10 years
Fixtures and Fitting: Straight line over 20 years
Audio -visual Equipment: Straight line over 4 years
Office Equipment: Straight Line over 4 years
## **h) Statement of cash flows**
Following the implementation of FRS102, a statement of cash flows has been incorporated within the financial statements of My Yard for the year ended 30 September 2025 on page 9.
## **i) Financial instruments**
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when (a) the contractual right to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, (b) the Charity transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or (c) the Charity, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Debt instruments that are classified as payable or receivable within one year on initial recognition and which meet the above conditions and are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, net of impairment. Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
## **j) Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
There are no critical accounting judgments or key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date.
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **Note 2. Staff Costs**
The Trustees did not receive any emoluments or reimbursed expenses from the Charity. No employees in the current and prior periods had emoluments in excess of £60,000.
|Gross Wages
National Insurance Contribution
Pension Contribution
Average No of employees FTE|**2025**
87,591
0
2,297
**89,888**
**2.10**|**2024**
35.294
0
688|
|---|---|---|
|||**35,982**|
|||**0.88**|
## Note 3
|**Incoming resources**
Grants
Donations
Other Income
Harrow Lottery/events/fundraising
Panel Attendances
**Total incoming resources**|**General Restricted**
**2025**
**2024**
**fund**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
14,915
220,232**35,147**
**191,794**
2,470
4,865**7,335**
**7,752**
-
-**-**
**0**
-
-**-**
**1,597**
493
-**493**
**0**|
|---|---|
||**17,878**
**225,097 242,975**
**201,142**|
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
**Note 4: Resources Expended**
|**ote 4: Resources Expended**||
|---|---|
|Indepent examination
Computer Expenses
Depreciation
food & Drink
Gardening
Insurance
Marketing/Fund raising
Materials & Activity costs
Mentoring/Welfare
Interest Payable
Office/Admin Expenses
Phone expenses
Professional Services
Rent/Lease
Repairs/small items equip
Recruitment
Salaries and wages
Sessional Fees
Subscriptions & Memberships
Training
Travel and Subsistence
Vehicle Running costs
Volunteer costs
**Total resources expended**
**Net movement in funds**|**General**
**Restricted**
**2025**
**2024**
**fund**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
200
-
**200**
400
670
560
**1,230**
1,112
2,649
2,824
**5,472**
6,280
233
2,751
**2,983**
2,879
2,894
-
**2,894**
4,324
1,939
1,261
**3,200**
2,772
1,277
204
**1,481**
288
3,721
12,087
**15,808**
15,623
11
909
**920**
1,058
350
-
**350**
4
2,812
87
**2,899**
1,712
6,040
-
**6,040**
6,203
2,076
12,749
**14,825**
14,715
55
4,940
**4,995**
7,989
10
279
**289**
65
-
**-**
54
10,603
119,534
**130,137**
75,744
9,497
24,578
**34,075**
28,269
294
120
**414**
697
129
1,190
**1,319**
22
274
781
**1,055**
1,988
217
4,180
**4,398**
7,713
4,285
4,741
**9,026**
5,150|
||**50,235**
**193,775**
**244,010**
**185,056**|
||**(32,358)**
**31,322**
**(1,035)**
**16,087**|
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **Note 5: Accountants Fees**
|**Note 5: Accountants Fees**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Independent Examiners Fees
**Note 6: Tangible Fixed Assets**
Fixed assets Cost @ 1/10/24
Additions
Disposals
**Cost @ 30/9/25**
Depreciation c/f 1/10/24
Depreciation 2024-25
Dep'n written back on disposal
**Depreciation b/f 30/9/25**
**Net Book Value 30/9/24**
**Note 7: Creditors**
Trade Creditors
Accountancy yr end
Restricted Capital Grant
HMRC/pension
Accruals /income in advance||**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
200
200
**200**
**200**
**Fixtures**
**Vehicles**
**Audio**
**Office**
**Equip**
**Total**
8,567
45,847 1,205 4,050**59,669**
-
221
-
1,375**1,596**
-
-
-
-
-|||
|||**8,567**
**46,068**
**1,205 5,425 61,264**
-
(4,114)
(10,007) (1,205)
(4,050)
(19,375)
(506)
(4,938)
-
(28)
(5,472)
-
-
-
-
-|||
|||**(4,620)**
**(14,945)**
**(1,205)**
**(4,078)**
**(24,847)**|||
||||**3,947**
**31,123**|**-**
**1,347 34,418**|
||||**2025**
**£**
2,808
200
2,500
2,900
25,675
**34,082**|**2024**
**£**
4,117
200
5,180
2,359
-
**11,896**|
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## **Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **Note 8: Prepayment and Debtor**
||||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|**£**|
|Trade Debtors|||9,066|500|
|Prepayments|||2,063|2,497|
||||**11,129**|**2,997**|
|**ote 9: Restricted Funds**|**Movements**||||
||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|
||**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Overhead**|**At 30/9/25**|
||||**transfer**||
|**Charitable activities**|||||
|Food Share Harrow|32,405|32,900|(2,995)|**2,500**|
|LB Harow UKSPF|12,156|9,081|3,075|**(0)**|
|Inequalities Project|10,000|4,834|-|**5,166**|
|Holiday Clubs|15,258|15,472|(215)|**-**|
|Crown Street|8,844|407|-|**8,438**|
|John Lyons Fund|40,000|42,089|6,463|**30,000**|
|Young Harrow|9,365|1,185|-|**8,180**|
|Changemakers|5,400|6,343|(943)|**(0)**|
|Barnet/Homegroup|23,998|14,215|9,784|**(0)**|
|Community Hubs|28,673|16,957|8,152|**9,500**|
|Lottery|25,675|43,759|-|**2,418**|
|Eating Disorder Campaign|
3,000|3,000|-|**-**|
|Heritage Project|5,000|709|4,291|**-**|
|Smoking Cessation|2,500|-|-|**2,500**|
||**222,273**|**190,951**|**27,612**|**68,701**|
## **Note 9: Restricted Funds Movements**
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