YOUTH ELY HUB CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (YEH!) REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1159257
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT - 2025
The charity has managed the facility efficiently and effectively for the accounting year. A program of maintenance and refurbishment continues from income and reserve funds. This efficient and low cost management allows for a public building to continue to service the community. This is achieved via the letting of rooms to local charities, community groups, local authority services, and small business, which provides regular income to support the Centre and the project whilst maintaining the building. The financial situation is stable due to marginally increased revenue and careful management.
Overall use of the site still continues to increase, especially due to several other meeting room facilities locally closing down during the period; displacing many smaller community groups. Spaces for third party service users to offer counselling and other social and community services continues to grow with pressure on existing resource.
Centre 33 continue to occupy the site and has been increasing services to local young people.
During the year, Room 2 has been renovated from a large space with gym-type vibe that saw very minimal use to a fully-fitted dance studio with appropriate floor and fittings. More work is required in the near future with regard to insulation against heat/cold and noise transfer, but the studio is already seeing some use and it is anticipated it will be a significant income generator in time.
An Open Day was held during the year to showcase the refurbished rooms and to more widely advertise the facilities at Centre E. It was considered successful with some immediate new user bookings.
A regime of significant repairs to the many and various roofs of the building have begun with three phases agreed throughout the year. On the advice of the roofing company, this includes a major cleaning catch-up process which will then continue on an annual basis. More work to be undertaken in the following year.
A review of the fire system, over and above the usual annual inspection, has been carried out on the 80+ sensors throughout the building which are known to be approximately 18 years old. Recommendation received was that these should be replaced in a phased approach over a 2-3 year period to spread cost and reduce risk of significant failures at any one time in the future. Upgrading process agreed and to be actioned at the discretion of the system contractors.
The upgrading of the Main Hall is ongoing with some elements of sound and light equipment, and staging outstanding, but some event furniture is now available to hirers. The roof repairs, fire equipment and refurbishment of Room 2 was felt to be a priority, both on finances and volunteer time.
In the coming year(s), the charity will be pursuing grant funding to refurbish further older and under-utilised areas of the building, volunteer time permitting. The difficulty in finding handiman and tradesmen that will work on small jobs, often with some urgency, whilst offering a reasonably priced and adequate service remains a constant challenge to managing a building of such magnitude.
The Board are concerned with the potential implications for leases and the future of the building due to the local authority restructuring program proposed for 2027-2028. Whilst the existing landlord authority have never provided any real support, there is a natural concern that a different authority might take a different view of the usefulness or management style of public buildings, and especially an authority that is physically and emotionally farther away from Ely. YEHcio has ensured that Centre E is registered as an Asset of Community Interest, and early enquiries are being made as to current developments with the local authority merger and the potential of public buildings being moved into more local ownership.
Finances and service delivery remains stable throughout the year with plans for the following year in place.
Receipts and Payments for Youth Ely Hub Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity No 1159257) for year ending 31st December 2025
| Expenditure Employees £ Wages 12827.94 Buildings Repairs & Maintenance 7399.88 Heating Oil 5781.84 Utilities 26224.80 Misc 1671.78 Petty Cash 557.75 Rent/Insurance 6116.32 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURE 60580.31 |
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| Income Rent 28733.29 Room Hire 51273.59 Utility Refunds 6697.08 |
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| TOTAL INCOME 86703.96 |
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| SURPLUS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS 26123.65 Balance Bfwd as Bank Statement 28329.63 Plus Income 86703.96 Less Expenditure 60580.31 |
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| Balance as per Bank Statement 54453.28 |
I confirm that these accounts have been checked and approved. The accounts have been reconciled against t statements and the spreadsheets that I was provided.
Joanne Pearson 13th July 2026
he bank
Receipts and Payments for Youth Ely Hub Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity No 1159257) for year ending 31st December 2025
| Expenditure Employees £ Wages 12827.94 Buildings Repairs & Maintenance 7399.88 Heating Oil 5781.84 Utilities 26224.80 Misc 1671.78 Petty Cash 557.75 Rent/Insurance 6116.32 |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURE 60580.31 |
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| Income Rent 28733.29 Room Hire 51273.59 Utility Refunds 6697.08 |
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| TOTAL INCOME 86703.96 |
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| SURPLUS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS 26123.65 Balance Bfwd as Bank Statement 28329.63 Plus Income 86703.96 Less Expenditure 60580.31 |
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| Balance as per Bank Statement 54453.28 |
I confirm that these accounts have been checked and approved. The accounts have been reconciled against t statements and the spreadsheets that I was provided.
Joanne Pearson 13th July 2026
he bank