Trustees’ Annual Report To the Charities Commission
June 2024 to the end of May 2025 Registered Charity Number 1162859
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1. About HOBY UK
HOBY UK is a charity for young people, run by young people, which has been developing young leaders since 2006.
A team of young volunteers run leadership workshops and an annual residential seminar, bringing together young people from different backgrounds, building their confidence, raising their aspirations, and inspiring them to improve their lives and the lives of those around them, locally and globally. After attending an event, those young people are supported to volunteer or further develop their leadership at our international partners’ seminar in Ireland or America. Most of our current volunteers have been inspired to take on a leadership role following their life-changing experience at a HOBY seminar.
A board of 6 trustees govern how HOBY UK is managed and run. They also oversee the charity’s drive to scale up the organisation, expanding its reach and impact, transforming the lives of young people through quality leadership training. Building the capacity to deliver this and ensuring a secure, sustainable future for the charity are important strategies to achieve this goal.
Our objects as a charity are
“To advance the education of young people up to the age of 18 for the public benefit by organising and facilitating leadership training programmes and by providing support for young people to undertake volunteering activities.”
The public benefit of its activities to young people are intended to be:
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Developing their skills, capacities, and capabilities.
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Helping them become independent, mature, and responsible individuals.
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Improving their self-esteem.
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Enabling them to become effective and compassionate leaders.
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Motivating and supporting them to make a positive difference within our global society.
2. This year’s activities
2.1. July 2024 Seminar
The seminar returned to Chester University and was chaired again by Paigan Gibbons. There were 44 delegates, another increase on the previous year, and they were led by 16 volunteers. Inspirational speakers enhanced a packed programme of empowerment and leadership training, and visiting speakers encouraged delegates to use their new-found skills volunteering.
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2.2. Workshops
During the Autumn term, HOBY UK volunteers delivered successful one-day leadership workshops to three schools, St Hilda’s CE High School, Liverpool, Lowton CE High School, Leigh, and The Radclyffe School, Oldham. 126 young people were involved.
2.3. KAVS
In November 2024 we were informed we had been awared the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This was follwed in February with an award ceremony, held at Warrington Town Hall, with distinguished guests, former students and a raft of former and current volunteers
3. Finance
As agreed in planning for the 2024 seminar reserves were used to provide subsidised places.-, while maintaining the reserves balance as per our reserves policy
At the year end, the closing balances were: Unrestricted funds £4,804.65 Restricted funds £4,161.90 giving the total at bank as £8,966.55
4. Future plans
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As part of the role, Rosemary Panting is to explore the possibility of bringing on board a corporate sponsor. The board will be updated following her making contact with and visiting appropriate corporations.
5. Background information
5.1. Operating address
The Gateway, 89 Sankey St. Warrington WA1 1SR
5.2. Bank details
Bank: NatWest Account name: HOBY UK Account number: 43319378 Branch Sort Code: 60-01-11 IBAN: GB30 NWBK 6001 1143 3193 78
5.3. Organisational details at 30 May 2025
HOBY UK is led, managed, and governed entirely by volunteers
Trustees have been recruited because of their relevant skills and experience and their commitment to HOBY UK’s aims. They meet at least four times a year and ensure that the charity uses its resources well, operates safely and within the law, and focusses its efforts effectively on achieving the aims outlined in the constitution.
Trustees
Stuart Jamieson (Chair) Sue Goodrum (Vice-Chair) Rob Barnett Rob Coward Van Garber Harry McDonald
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Receipts and Payments Accounts HOBY UK
Charity number: 1162859
Year End 31st May 2025
| Receipts | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||
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| **Fundraising ** | Events: | £0.00 | £426.81 | |||||
| Dac Capo Ba | nd | £1,239.67 | £1,239.67 | £0.00 | ||||
| Fun Run | £426.81 | £426.81 | £0.00 | |||||
| Delegate fe | es 2024 | £6,600.00 | £6,600.00 | £1,533.00 | ||||
| Merchandis | e | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||||
| Donations & | Grants | £0.00 | £1,380.00 | |||||
| The Masons | £200.00 | £200.00 | £0.00 | |||||
| Len Higginson | £700.00 | £700.00 | £0.00 | |||||
| Other income | £25.00 | £25.00 | £270.00 | |||||
| Total receipts | £9,191.48 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £9,191.48 | £3,609.81 | |||
| Payments | ||||||||
| Fundraising | Donations | £0.00 | £0.00 | |||||
| IT services | £303.84 | £303.84 | £1,171.92 | |||||
| Volunteer Development | £40.26 | £40.26 | £0.00 | |||||
| Admin & stationery | £94.19 | £94.19 | £1,183.99 | |||||
| Admin Rent & Room Hire | £272.50 | £272.50 | £0.00 | |||||
| Resources and Merchandise | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||||||
| Seminar Expenses 2024 | £1,658.60 | £1,658.60 | £1,121.87 | |||||
| Subscriptions | £363.92 | £363.92 | £0.00 | |||||
| CEO Employment Costs | £0.00 | £835.73 | ||||||
| Speaker & Volunteer expenses | £0.00 | £336.11 | ||||||
| Accommodation 2024 | £9,710.35 | £9,710.35 | £9,335.45 | |||||
| Insurance | £0.00 | £370.61 | ||||||
| WorkshopCosts | £153.40 | £153.40 | £375.20 | |||||
| Event Costs | £719.00 | £719.00 | £218.60 | |||||
| Sundries | £215.29 | £215.29 | £313.99 | |||||
| Totalpayments | £13,531.35 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £13,531.35 | £15,263.47 | |||
| Net of receipts | -£4,339.87 | £0.00 | -£4,339.87 | -£11,653.66 | ||||
| Transfer between funds | £0.00 | |||||||
| Cash funds lastyear end | £9,144.52 | £4,161.90 | £13,306.42 | |||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | £4,804.65 | £4,161.90 | £8,966.55 | |||||
| Cash funds | £0.00 | £0.00 come o Chester |
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| Cash in bank | £4,804.65 | £4,161.90 | £0.00 | £8,966.55 | ||||
| Committed In Balance due t |
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| Other monetary assets | ||||||||
| Investment assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Assets retained for the charity's own use |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Income due | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Prepared by Signature: |
Date: Print name: |
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| R PANTING | ROSEMARY PANTING | 03.06.25 | ||||||
| Signed by trustees on behalf of the Signature: Independently scrutinised by: Signature: |
charity: Print name: Date of approval: |
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| Stuart Jamieson(chair) | 24. 11. 2025 | |||||||
| John Sharples | 24. 11. 2025 | |||||||
| Date: Print name and professional qualifications: |
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| C BURROWS | COLIN BURROWS 0= |
01.11.25 |