YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJEcrs
(Company limited by guarantee and not having share capital)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
STATUS
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 21 August 2014 and
registered as a charity with the Charity Commission in England and Wales on 4 February 2015.
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER:
09185896
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:
1160315
TRUSTEES / DIRECTORS
The following served as trustees and are also directors of the charitable company:
Susan Churchill (Chair person)
Christian Oixon Ivice-chairl
David Whewell (Treasurer)
David Moulton ITreasurerl
Ryan Waters
Kimberley Hutton
Helen Fox
Niyati Joshi
Andrew Pilley
Milan Baxter
(resigned 15 April 2024)
lappointed l April 2023, resigned 15 April 2024)
lappointed 15 April 2024}
(resigned 15 April 20241
(resigned 15 April 20241
(appointed 15 April 2024)
(appointed 15 April 2024)
{appointed 3 September 20241
(appointed 2 November 2024)
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AND REGISTERED OFFICE:
Former WVRS Buildlng
Bentall Place
Suffolk Road
Andover
Hampshire
SPIO 2JD
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS:
Knight Goodhead Limited
7 Bournemouth Road
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
S053 3DA

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having share capital)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees and the directors of the charitable company present their report and the accounts of the
charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charitable objectives of the charity are:
To provide education and training in life skills to young people
The provision of training to other professionals to enhance their work with young people.
The development of partnerships to achieve this purpose.
We carry out the following main activities:
You Matter,. a project to provlde accredited life skills trainln8.
The Legacy Programme: indlvidual mentoring for young people,
Growing Together.. support groups for young parents.
Maklng Every Contact Count: training for other professionals working with the Charitv
beneficiaries. Engaging with young people in the community in pursuit of the charitable
objects.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Structure
Yellow Brick Road Projects is a charitable company limited by guarantee.
The Charity has a senior leadership team as follows".
CEO: Slobhan Down DSL
COO: Abi Facey DSL
Quality Assurance: Karen Birks
Communications: Zach Stephens
Coaches and Mentors are managed and supervised by the senior leadership team.
Governin
document
The charity's constitution 15 the Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted on 21 August 2014.
Trustees
Trustees are elected by the members of the existing board of Trustees following an open selection
process, which includes advertising on social media. Interviews are conducted by at least two Trustees
against identified selection criteria.
The Charity has an induction policy which includes a 'buddy' system with an existing Trustee. Training
15 provided on 'The Essential Trustee, through Getting on Board; access to other training via
Centrepoint, Lloyds Foundation and other.

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having share capital)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Risk mana
ement
The trustees review the risks that are faced bythe charity and have established a risk processto ensure
that they are dynamically monitored and managed. New risks are evaluated when they arise.
The principal risk facing the charity is financial risks in relation to the continued squeeze on public
finances, with the potential that fewer programmes will be commissioned by local authorities.
Princi
al Fundin
Sources
The Charity's principal source of fundin8 are grants,
The charity also delivers tra ining In line with its charitable objects.
Corporate fundraising from Specsavers has increased this revenue stream.
A contract with Public Health England to deliver Making Every Contact Count generated circa £20K
this year.
Public benefit
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit -
this 15 included in the Charity's Trustee Handbook
Contrlbution b volunteers
Volunteers act as Peer Mentors once they have completed the Charity's training pro8ramme.
Support for the running of Growing together family sesslons. Fundraising activities are driven by a
corporate partnership with Specsavers.
Related Parties
The Charity is orga nisational pa rtners wlth Centrepoint. It is commissioned by housing associations
and Southern Health to deliver programmes. It provides training and work placements for social work
students at Solent and Winchester Universities.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Review of the
ear
Big Issue Top 100 Changemakers 2024
CEO Pride of Andover Overall Winner
Achievements- engaging young people with support and skills.
You Matter- 24 young people achieved You Matter level I
The Legacy Project - 34 young people were supported by a mentor
Growing Together - 35 families attended the sessions

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJEcrs
(Company limited by guarantee and not having share capital)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Through this work we have supported our beneficiaries to learn skills which enable them to feel more
confident ind ividuals, better equipped to regulate their feelings, feel less isolated and access other
services before thi ngs become a critical stage.
We have provided young people with the resources to cope with increased cost of living, these intrude
energy saving devices such as slow cookers and draught excluders as well as learning new skills such
as cooking.
Feedback from the young people we support is positive and informs the way we shape our service5.
We have reached Young People through a variety of means. 496 young people attend workshops,
activities and resea rch Including..
Drilllng for Gold a workshop for young women to express their feelings in safer ways,
this was led by the poet Lady Unchained.
Art Blast Ludgershal I, Kayaking with D of E leaders Si mon a nd Ivan
Raising Voices in Research a Research Project on the NHS Secure Data Environment
MECC
eMECC sessions, MECC with Back-to-Basics Training and Networking Events
acros5 Hampshire linked to Local Childrens Partnerships, with L5 Social Work students at
Southampton Solent University
Impact of ACES on Practice with L5 Social Work students at Southampton Solent University
Events we've attended alongside young people so that the community can learn from their
experiences:
A Fest, Andover College Freshers Fair, Social Prescribing Event @Andover Health Hub,
Community Safety Event for young people in Romsev
By using Home Star an Outcomes Star with all our beneficiaries, we measure the impact of the
programmes we deliver. The average improvement in 2 or more of the 10 areas of life show an
average improvement of 2 points.
Funding has been secured from Nationwide Building Society, Leathersellers Foundatlon, Reaching
Communities, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Charitable Foundation, Offlce of Police and Crime
Commissioner- Hampshire and OPCC Wiltshire, MMCC
Partnerships with Police, TVBC, Chapel Arts Studios, Community Safety, Willow Team, Breakout Youth,
Clarion Futures, SNG, Aster, Hampton Trust, Finding Freedom from Abuse, YMCA Fairthorne group,
NHS, Public Health En8land, Seetec have enabled the young people we work with to acce55 a range
of serrfices.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial Review
The Charity generated income of £305,998 and incurred expenditure of £280,101, resulting in a
surplus of £25,897 for the year.

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJEcrs
(Company limited by guarantee and not having share capital)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Reserves
olic
The Trustees review reserve levels regularly and are in the process of agreeing a formal reserves policy.
General funds at 31 March 2024 totalled £28,877 (2023: £2,980).
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the report of the trustees and the financial statement5 in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice {UK
GAAP).
The trustees are required to prepare the report of the trustees and financial statements for each
financial period, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and
of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure for the
period. In preparing those financial statements accounts, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them conslstently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice
have been followed, subject to any material departures disc105ed and explained in the
fina ncial statements;
prepare the accounts on the going concern basi5 unless it is inappropriate to presume that
the company will continue in operation.
The tru5tee5 are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under section 419121
of the Companies Act 2006, and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement
of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102
{second edition October 20191.
Signed and approved on behalf of the trustees on 14 November 2024
Trustee

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
l ￿port to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024,
which are set out on pages 7 to 13.
Respectlve responsibllltles of trustees and examlner
As the charivs truslees (and also its directors for the purposes of company lawl you are resp)nsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance ¥Mth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 Ithe"2006 Act").
Having satisfied myself that Ihe accounts of the company a￿ not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 20Gfj Act and are
eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as caffled out under
section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the '2011 Act'l. In carrying out ffly examination I have followed the Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 14515){bl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlnerfs report
Since the company's gross incorne exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the
2011 Acl. I confimi that l am qualified lo undertake the examination because l am a member of the Ass¢xialion of Chartered
Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination, I confimi that no matters have come to my attention In connection with the examination
giving me cause to believe that..
111 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act., or
121 the accounts do not accord with those accounting records., or
{3) the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirernenls of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requi￿rnent
that the accounts give a 'true and fail view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or
141 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended
practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be
drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached,
J E Harrls FCCA
14 Novèmber 2024
7 Boumemoijlh Road
Chandlels Ford
Easlleigh
Hampshire S053 3DA
KNIGHT GOODHEAD LIMITED
Reporting Accountants

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
(Including Income and Expenditure Accounti
Unrestricted
fund8
Restrlcted
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Note
INCOME
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other income
24,835
65,072
142
24,835
281,021
142
4,600
234,849
240
215,949
Total incomo
90,049
215,949
305,998
239,689
EXPENDITURE
Charitable acts'vilies
64,152
215,949
280.101
245,686
Total expendltur•
64,152
215,949
280,101
245,686
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE TRANSFERS
25,897
25,897
(5,997)
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR
25,897
25,897
(5,997)
FUND BALANCES AT1 APRIL 2023
2,980
2,980
8,977
FUND BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2024
28,877
28,877
2,980

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
Company number: 09185896
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital}
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
4,008
98,356
102,364
8,788
16,598
25,386
CREDITORS: amounts falling
due within one year..
73,487)
(22.406)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
28,877
2,980
NET ASSETS
28,877
2,980
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
28,877
2,980
TOTAL FUNDS
28,877
2,980
For the financial year ended 31 March 2024, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the
Companies Act 2006., and no noti￿ has been deposited under section 476. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities
for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records, which comply with section 386, and preparing accounts, which give a
true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the company as at the end of the year and of its incoming resources and application
of resources. including its income and expenditure, for the financial year, in accordance wth the requirements of section 394
and 395 and which othemse comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to accounts, so far as
applicable to the company,
The accounts have been prepared in aGwrdance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to
small companies.
Approved by the trustees on 14 November 2024
and signed on their behalf by..
D Moulton
Trustee

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share c2Pital)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
{a) Basi5 of accounting
The financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordan￿ ￿￿th Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recornmended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20191- (Charities SORP IFRS 102)), the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006.
The charity meets the definition of the public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities aTe initially recognised at
historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise slated in the relevanl accounting policy note,
The accounts have been p￿pared on the going concem basis. There are no material uncertainties about the charilsls ability to
continue.
Ib}
Fund accounting
Unresln'cted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the
charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected lo restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor.
Icl
Income
All income is included in the Slalement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled lo the income and the amount can be
quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific wlicies a￿ applied lo particular categories of income..
Donations, legacies and gifts are included in full in the Statemenl of Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, when
entitlement Is not Gondilional on the delivery of a specific performance by the Gharily, are recognised when the charity
becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Investment Income is included when receivable,
Incoming ￿ sources from charitable activities are accounted for vthen eamed,
Resources are deferred when, al the end of an accounting period, they have been received but the charity has yel to
become unconditionally entitled lo thern.
(dl
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.11 includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered,
and is reported as part of the expenditure lo which it relates..
Costs of generating funds comprise of the costs associated with allracting voluntary income and the costs of fundraising.
Charitable expendituff comprises of those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its
neficiaries. 11 includes both costs that can te allocated diredly to such activitie5 and those costs of an indirect nature
necessary lo support them.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to
reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating lo a particular adivity are allocated directly, others are apportioned between
activities in line with their respective use of core staff time.

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 {continu8d>
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
(e)
Recognition of liabilities
A liability arises as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure as described in
FRS 102.
io
Pension costs
Contributions in respect of the company's defined contribution scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities for
the year in which they are payable to the scheme. Differen￿ between Gonlribulions payable and contributions adually paid in
the year are shown as either accruals or prepayments at the year end,
LEGAL STATUS
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The charitable company was incorporated on 21
August 2014 in England and Wales and was registered on 4 February 2015 with the Charity Commission in England and
Wales. The charity is a public benefit entity.
The registered offioe of the charitable company is Wrvs Building Bentall Place, Suffolk Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2JD.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Analysls by type of activity:
Unrestrlcied
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Project delivery
Grant funding
22,467
42,605
65,072
22,467
258,554
281,021
67,863
166,986
234,849
215,949
215,949
STAFF COSTS
Total
2024
Total
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security
Pension
168,751
6,702
2,924
178,377
153,273
5,169
2,450
160,892
The average number of ernployees directly employed by the charity during the year was as follows,.
2024
2023
Project slaff
12
12
No employee of the charity received emoluments of more than £60,000 during this year or the prior year.
Key management personnel were paid a total of £77,18412023: £81,541) (paid to two employees12023.' two employees).
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YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Total
2024
Total
2023
Unrestricted
Restrlcted
COSTS DIRECTLY ALLOCATED TO ACTIVITIES..
Course delivery
Other direct expenses
Salaries
Rent
3,258
74,435
3,828
99,029
1,250
326
3,599
77,693
3,828
124,302
8,895
1,202
3,599
1,579
3,819
15,531
17,150
1,144
1,746
78
18,835
700
85,368
1,568
96,862
14,604
25,273
7,645
876
Travelling
Printing and slalionery
Telephone
Computer and software
Premises maintenance
Insurance
Sundry
Bank charges
Legal and professional
Independent examination
3,763
2,141
3,033
13,160
7,147
1,050
1,928
35
9,683
500
1,579
3,819
6,851
3,948
1,144
1,746
78
7,235
700
8,680
13,202
11,600
64,152
215,949
280,101
245,686
DEBTORS
2024
2023
Trade debtors
P￿paYrnents and accrued income
2,186
1,822
4,008
8,788
8,788
CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Taxation and social secun'ty
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
4,276
3,566
685
64,960
73,487
10,356
12,050
22,406
Movement in deferred income..
Balance at start of the year
Amounts added in the current year
Amounts released from previous year
Balan￿ al the end of the year
9,950
63,118
9,950
63,118
103,376
9,950
103,3761
9,950

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
{Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 {continued)
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Balance at
1 April 2023
Income
Expendlture
Transfers
8alan¢e at
between funds 31 March 2024
Re8tricted funds
You Matter
Legacy
Growing Together
Wami Spaces
Course delivery
113,455
56,061
23,188
9,900
13,345
(113.455)
(56,0611
123,188)
19,900)
113,3451
Total restricted fund$
215,949
1215,949)
Unrestricted funds
General funds
2,980
90,049
(64.1521
28,877
Total fund8
2,980
305,998
1280,1011
28,877
You Matter
A project to provide accredited lrfe skills training.
Legacy
A project which provides individual mentoring for young people.
Growing Togther
A project which provides suppjrt groups for young parents.
Wami Spaces
A project to provide warm spaces in the community.
Coursè dellvery
Funding lo support delivery of our courses.
ANALYSIS OF FUNDS
Fund balances as at 31 March 2024 are represented by..
Restricted
fund8
UnMtrl¢ted
funds
Total
Current assets
Current liabilities
63,118
163,118)
39,246
110,369)
28,877
102,364
{73,4871
28,877
Fund balances as at 31 March 2023 a￿ ￿presented by..
Restricted
funds
Unrestrlcted
funds
Total
Current assets
Current liabilities
9,950
19,950)
15,436
(12,456)
2,980
25,386
122,4C6)
2,980
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YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECTS
(Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued)
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
10
DLfjring this and the prior year, no trustees were reimbursed for exFenses incurred on the charity's behalf.
11
PRIOR YEAR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Including Income and Expenditure Account)
Unrestrlcted
funds
Rostrlcted
fund$
Total
2023
Note
INCOME
Donations and1egacies
Charitable activities
Other income
4,600
166,866
240
4,600
234,849
240
67,983
Totsl Income
171,706
67,983
239,689
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
85,993
159,693
245,686
Total expenditure
85,993
159,693
245,686
NET (EXPENDITUREYINCOME
BEFORE TRANSFERS
85,713
191,710)
(5,997)
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS
{91,7101
91,710
NET (EXPENDITUREYINCOME FOR THE YEAR
(5,997)
15,997)
FUND BALANCES AT1 APRIL 2022
8,977
8,977
FUND BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2023
2,980
2,980
12 PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCES
Balance at
1 April 2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
between funds 31 March 2023
Restrlcted funds
Course delivery
Total restricted funds
67,983
67,983
(159,6931
1159,6931
91,710
91,710
General funds
8,977
171,706
{85,9931
{91,710}
2,980
Total funds
8,977
239,689
1245,6861
2,980
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