cesters TH ORC Annual Report 2022-23
Governance and Public Benefit Our trustees are appointed and reappointed at our trustee's meeting in accordance with our constitution. Trustees are appointed for a three year term. All trustees are voluntary and give of their time and expertise without receiving remuneration or benefit. Trustees meet approximately ten times a year. The charity adheres to all current child protection legislation and adheres to good practice guidelines in all areas of its work. Youth for Christ Gloucestershire is an aff iliated member of British Youth for Christ. Whilst operating as an independent charity Youth For Christ Gloucestershire is a chartered ministry of British Youth For Christ and receives support and advice from them. Our Trustees Rod Pellereau (Chair person) Rob Goldsmith Steph Rollinson Helen Howes Yemi Alabi Our aim Our aim is to see Good News taken to every young person in Gloucestershire. This will be done in a variety of ways and through many different people. Our approach is to enhance the personal, social and spiritual development of young people through encounters with Christianity. We seek to see young people's lives changed by Jesus. We believe this can only be achieved when we work in partnership with churches, charities and other youth organisations. Maln actlvitles undertaken for the publlc benefit Our work provides support for young people of any or no faith. We seek to provide for their sccial. personal and spiritual needs. Desptte lower stafF levels, we have still managed to increase our interactions with young people this year. Across the year, we had approximately 14,000 interactions with young people. We have continued to increase our contacts in schools, but still at a lower level than pre-covid. This has been balanced alongside new aspects of work such as provision of Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) during the summer holiday in partnership with Family Space. During this time over 300 meals were given to families who would receive free school meals during the term time. In addition, we provided activities for these families to engage with. mainly through sport. Whilst our support scheme for young people who are unemployed has continued, it has bn limited due to reduced stafFing levels. We have also been able to continue supporting a young person who is now in work. Our mentoring support projects in local schools has also bn cut back due to reduced staff levels. We have continued to see growth within the youth groups we
provide. In our youth groups, we aim to create safe communities that allow young people to develop the confidence and skills to navigate their teenage years and work through the challenges and joys this can bring. Our work with young people from the Christian community enables them to live lives that involve active and Courageous ring, taking a sthp of . growth. fait positive participation in their peer groups and swiety in general. These young people are also given the opportunity to develop leadership skills to benefit them in their transition into the Hèlplul nurturlng. workforce. We continue to see significant growth in the confidence and leadership ability for the young people involved in our young leaders train ing group. Relatlonal Dwjnity, kve, compassiontor ndDikauals ond 9fcuF* Forthe first half of the year, we continued to be involved in church-based youth work provision through our partnership with Anglican churches in the South Cheltenham area. After four years, we handed this back to the parish, who are moving the provision in-house. During this time we have built up the provision to a strong position. This extra time has allowed us to develop a partnership with St. Luke's Church in Cheltenham. with a view to develop their youth work and partnership with their local church school. We also continue to assist the West Our Values Cheltenham team of churches develop their youth provision. We also support a variety of other churches from a broad denominational background through training, advice, resources and practical support. Splrltual Commltt•d.dWndtaTrd •nerg•t Together United In uul mlssbn and value mLrtual Partnershlps
Director's Report This year has b*n exctting and full of challenge. Challenging because our staffing levels have been significantly reduced.. exciting because despite this, we have seen some great things happen in the lives of young people. We continue to provide a support structure for young people who are looking for work Developing this has been a challenge. as encountering young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is often not easy. Providing a high level of support to individuals is more intensive and involves more mentoring than group-based support. We to provide support with CV writing, job searching, application writing. interview skills and support in starting work where needed. We provide help with suitable clothes for interviews and starting work where required. In addition. our links with the local foodbank enable us to signpost young people to them where their support is needed. In turn. they have signposted young people to us to receive job-seeking support. We had initial success. and whilst we are currently providing support to one young person. it has been harder to encounter more young people we can support. We intend to explore opportunities to develop this once we have better staf fing levels. We have delivered approximately 50 collective worship sessions across three local primary schools this year. These schools have a combined total of over 650 students on roll. This is a fantastic opportunity to make collective worship engaging. relevant and often fun. Regular sch(K)I visits have also opened up opportunities to provide RE lessons in schools. The other area of our work in schools that was growing was our mentoring programme. Due to staffing levels. this has had to be stalled temporarily. but we anticipate developing it in the futu re. Our partnership with South Cheltenham Churches came to an end this year. After four successful years providing a youth worker. the decision was made to move this in-house once again. Over the five years of planning and partnership, we have seen their youth provision grow and develop and we leave it in a much healthier position. We will continue to work with the South Cheltenham Churches. but in different ways. Hanna considered the option of taking on the new role at South Cheltenham, but opted to move full time with Who says collective Worship can-t be tun?
us. This change in her role enabled her to take on a new opportunity providing support to St. Luke's Church in Cheltenham as they looked to develop their youth work and engagement with their l(xal primary school. We also continue to support the West Cheltenham parish youth ministry., primarily through providing a fortnightly youth group whilst they build a volunteer base. From September of 2023, they will have a youth worker in place who will take responsibility for the group and we will withdraw. After a success1 residential in February of 2022. we joined together with Swindon Youth for Christ in 2023. Over 120 young people and leaders joined together for a weekend of fun activities. opportunities to engage with faith, and spend time wtth friends old and new. Many churches struggle to have the resources to run a residential fortheir groups., in running a resident ial open to all ch urch groups. we provide all the benefits of a residential with a reduced workload for the Worship In the Llarn du ring the Llig Weekender residential. churches. It also means that smaller grou ps experience a residential in a larger group setting. Add itionally, it gathers young people from across churches and the region to gather together. During the weekend, fifteen young people made decisions to follow Jesus. Whilst working in partnership with Swindon Youth for Christ was an excellent experience, the venue quickly ran out of space and we had to turn people away. This means that in 2024, we will run separate residentials, building on the back of last year. Besides our own residential. we also provided teams to run the youth work provision for church weekends away with Holy Trinity Tewkesbury and Abbey Church in Gloucester. Working in partnership is a real theme for us this year. During the summer, we worked with Family Space in Hesters Way to provide Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) as part of the government initiative to feed those young people entitled to fr* school meals in the school holidays. Over four weeks, more than three hundred meals were served. alongside the provision of sports and craft activities for families. Our partnership with Family Space comes very naturally due to our shared values. Throughout the year we have also supported other churches and organisations through joint working. support and advice, such as sharing with the iSingPOP team at one of their prayer days. In recognition of the financial support we
receive from several local churches. we have also provided them copies of the Youth For Christ 'Yetti" game for use in their youth work. As part of our commitment to British Youth for Christ, some of my time is released to serve centres Giving resources away to some ot our supportirlg churches. across the South West of England, as well as pioneer new ministries in the region. l am grate1 to the trustees allowing me the time to make this a reality. It allows us to show a tangible support to the national movement from whom we get a lot of support ourselves. This in turn dramatically increases our impact in the lives of young people across the region. Over the last few years. interns have b*n harder to find. We were joined for a term by Aimee, who came as part of a placement with South West Youth Ministries (SWYM). Having the opportunity to invest in a young person is a great opportunity. After her term here, Aimee went on to join another Youth for Christ centre in the South West. We finished the year still needing extra staff, but we know this is temporary, as Matt Craig will join the team in July. Once he is in post. we will begin to regain some areas of ministry we have had to pause. As we develop the staffing team to slightly beyond our previous levels. we know it brings a financial challenge. but thanks to the incredible support we receive from our donors we are in a good financial position moving forward. We always walk a delicate balance between stepping out in faith and wise stewardship. Both of these things can work hand in hand, but it can be a challenging balancing act. Without our fantastic supporters. we would not be able to achieve all we do. The year ahead will bring yet more change, but we are as convinced as ever that we are working with a generation of young people who need hope. We know that as we seek to see young people's lives changed by Jesus, we are able to be part of bringing transformation to their lives. Paul Bennett Diredor
Finance report This financial year has been positive in many ways. Our income has dropped considerably this year. as we have not had a large fundraising event like we did in 2021122. Despite this, we are still seeing a steady upward trend in our income. We did receive a some significant donation towards the costs of a new worker, who will take up a post in the new financial year. This Funding will cover an element of the new worker's salary for the next three years. As a result. our reserves remain healthy. Despite the current cost of living crisis. we have seen a steady increase in individual donors giving regularly. This Increase provides us a greater ability to forecast our income and plan for the future. We are keeping a close eye on the situation and working hard to maintain this income. whilst trying to develop it where possible. So far. people have indicated their desire to continue to support our work. As our staffing levels have been lower this year, our overall costs have been significantly lower. This has resulted In a surplus. As our staff team increases in the new year. this surplus will be reduced. We have continued to invest In supporting volunteers. and as our youth work continues to expand. so do our related costs. As we move In to the new financial year we expect our costs to rise as our staff ing levels return to normal. We are aware that we will need to continue to work hard to ensure our Income levels continue to rise in line with inflation. We would like to thank all those who have given to our work to ensure that we can continue to see young people's lives changed by Jesus. YOUTH FOR CHR15T GLOUCESTERSHIRE Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023 Notes 2022123 2021122 Flxed Assets Tangible assets 1417 1.317 1.317 Totolfixed ossets 1417 Current Asset5 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 2018 52448 54466 3,424 42,030 45.454 Total current USsetS Creditors.. amounts fallin8 (lue within one year 1293 53173 54590 3,111 42,344 43,661 Net current ussets/{liubilitiesJ Total usset5 less current lit7bilities Creditors.. amounts falling due after more than one year TOTAL NET ASSETS OR LIABILITIES 54590 43,661 Rèserves Opening reserves Surplu5lldeficitl for year Closing reservès 43661 10929 54590 25.486 18,175 43,661 SIGNED: Independent Examiner.. Date: l Jl.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST GLOUCESTERSHIRE Notes to the 8alance Sheet as at 31 March 2023 2022123 2021122 Tangible A5SÈts Furniture. IT. etc Accumulated depreciation 14.774 13,357 1,417 13,223 11.906 1,317 Debtors Prepaid Expense Account5 receivable Deposit held by landlord Recoverable Gift Aid 286 1,200 124 2268 5(K) 532 3424 532 2.518 Cash at bank and in hand R8S- Current a/¢ CAF Cash CAF Gold Paypal 2,181 7.986 42,281 3,954 3,037 35.029 li 42,030 52.448 Creditors (due wlthln one year) Account5 payable Accrued expenses Income received in advance 165 1,129 500 1.793 409 2702 3111 YOUTH FOR CHRIST GLOUCE5TERSHIR£ Statement of financial activities as at 31 March 2023 2022123 2021122 Incomè from: Donations and legacies Charitable activitie5 Investments TOTAL Expendlture on: Charitable activitie5 TOTAL Net gainslllossesl on Investments NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI Other recognlsed 8ainslllossesl Gainslllosse51 on revaluation of assets NET Movement in funds 60.811 37,196 266 55,893 65,830 98,274 121,732 85,893 85,893 102,052 102,052 12,380 19.681 1,451 10,929 18,175
Income and Expenditure for the year endSng 31 March 2023 2022123 2021122 Note INCOME Donations and LeKa¢ies Gift aided donations GASDS Non gift aided donations Church donation5 OthÈr- Companies Legacy donation5 Gift Aid Receivable Local Grants 25,623 190 14,787 12,609 75 373 6,480 675 60,811 24,540 803 10,164 13,139 6,748 2(M) 55,893 Charltable aetlvltles Fundraisln8 events Resources- YFC Sales of resource5 Church Partnershlp Job retention scheme Other income- Youth Activitie5 other income- Foreign income Other inrome 4,034 358 26 19,312 23.141 756 27,394 275 8,904 557 4,006 37,196 4,847 9,318 65.830 Investmerts Bank Interest 266 266 EXPENDITURE Charitable actlvities Advert15ing Affiliation fees Bank fee5 Cosr of fundraising events Erryployer Nl ¢ontrlbutlons Employer pension contributlons Equiprnent purchased Inot a5setsl Equipment Lease or Rental Flower5 & gifts Gross Salaries & Wa8e5 Health & Safety expenses Insurance- Property & Contents ITC05ts 48 125 84 2,718 409 1,731 616 1.656 125 iii 1.212 2,411 2.219 551 1.628 113 77.386 57.685 31 1,017 963 896 95 260 868 135 3.600 20 721 842 528 478 75 469 475 91 3,600 Other expenses PostaEe & Delivery PrIntnE and Stationery Relreshments Rent Eypen5e Repairs & Malntenance staff expenses Telephone & Intemet Training Travel Expense YFC Resources Youth work attivities 529 802 1.468 315 9,102 85.893 620 2,044 1.034 810 4,225 102.052 Galnslllossesl on flxed assets Depreciation forthe year 1,451 IASI 1,506 1,506 SurplusllDeficitl for the year 10.929 18,175
Youth For Christ Gloucestershire, 115 St. George's Road Cheltenham. GL50 3ED 01242 524408 off ice@yfcgloucestershire.co.uk www.yfcgloucestershire.co.uk Charity no: 1163587 Gloucestershire YOUTH FOR CHRIST