2025-07-31-accounts

fviii*yl¥ A(: I l)Il= youth dlsablllty charlty CORNWALL ri Charity number: 1163942 ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025

“To me Active8 means a place to belong, and it also means trying new things with the right support. I have enjoyed Active8 because it has made me push my limits but also supported me in doing so and I love every month away with all my best friends. Active 8 has given me a lot more confidence and independence than I would’ve had without it, and also given me friendships that I know will last a lifetime.” Acceler8 member 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 4 - Executive Summary Page 5 - Mission and Vision Page 6 - Active8's Pillars Page 7 - Our Impact Page 8 - Acceler8 Page 10 - Illumin8 Page 12 - Mentoring Page 14 - Advocacy Page 15 - Accessible Transport Page 16 - Other Achievements Page 17 - Organisational Structure Page 20 - Fundraising Page 21 - Looking to the future Page 22 - Finances Page 23 - Signatories Page 24 - Independent examiners report Page 25 - Receipts and Payments account Page 26 - Statement of Assets and Liabilities Page 27 - Restricted funds Page 29 - References and administrative information

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Active8 is a Cornwall based charity supporting young people with physical disabilities. Our mission is to provide accessible opportunities to young people with physical disabilities to become more independent. We support Active8 members to challenge the status quo and be a catalyst for improvement in the quality of life of young individuals and our community. The Trustees have complied with their duty to have regard to the Charity Commissions’ public benefit guidance when planning activities for the year.

MISSION Our mission is to support young people with physical disabilities in Cornwall to become autonomous individuals and to have their voices heard.

VISION

Our vision is for a world where all young people are accepted for the person they are and the person they want to be so that they can fully embrace life’s opportunities.

ACTIVE8'S PILLARS

OUR IMPACT

OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS WE HAVE SUPPORTED OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE VARIOUS ACTIVE8 PILLARS.

DAY ACTIVITIES 14 NIGHTS AWAY 40

Trustees, Volunteers and Staį 20 Members and families 200

121S 107

Minibus rentals 290

RESIDENTIALS 19

Access Audits 85

ACCELER8

This year we continued to progress with our March 2024 cohort as they completed the first year of their programme and continued into their second year. Over the last 12 months the group have met for a residential weekend each month as well as a week long trip in June to the Wheelpower National Junior Games at Stoke Mandeville.

Aug - Camping, surfing and canoeing Sept - Mental health training and escape room Oct - Try a train and fright night Nov - Woodturning and wheelchair basketball

Dec - Christmas crafts and present shopping Jan - Radio show and ice skating Feb - First aid training and trip to the seal sanctuary Mar - Stain glass window workshop and murder mystery Apr - Driving assessments and lesson and screen printing May - Graffiti workshop and lightsaber choreography June - Week at the Wheelpower National Junior Games in Stoke Mandeville July - Escape room, mentoring evaluation and music festival

“I’ve learnt that my barriers aren’t really a big deal at all, and that I can do more than I thought.” Acceler8 member

ILLUMIN8

This year starts the evolution of the project as we secured continuation funding for an additional 5 years from the National Lottery. It has meant we have been able to continue to deliver our services to our 18-30 year olds and with newly recruited staff progress our offering and recruit new young people to our programme. In the last 12 months we have been able to recruit an additional five young people to the group over 30.

This year the Illumin8 group have done five residentials (over 10 nights) and seven day activities including: Aug - Flying lessons with Aerobility Sept - City residential to Bath Oct - Escape room Nov- Christmas shopping in Exeter Dec - Christmas party residential Jan - Butlins Back to the 00's weekend Feb - Cooking workshop Mar - Sports and Crafts Hotel residential Apr - A trip to Dartmoor Zoo May - City residential to Cardiff June - Cookery workshop July - Music concert

MENTORING After securing funding in the last financial year we were able to role out the next cohort of mentoring with our Illumin8 members in September 2024. Active8 staff ran two residential weekends in September and October 2024 for 8 Illumin8 members who all complete their AQA Level 3 Mentoring Qualification. After the training was complete the group hosted a get to know you event with their mentees in November and began 121 sessions in January 2025.

During the programme, there were over 36 mentoring sessions carried out by the members.

MENTORING

At the first mentoring sessions the pairs identified a number of objectives for them to work towards. Over the following 6 months the pairs worked to achieve these objectives.

There were a range of objectives completed by the mentees such as: “To pass my driving theory test and to find a course for university.” “To have sleepovers more.” “To buy items from the shop independently.”

In July 2025 the mentors and mentees met as a group again to talk about their experiences, feedback on the journey and discuss the future of their mentoring. 4 of the 8 pairs decided to carry on past the 6 months and create some new objectives.

Our members feel that their mentors were supportive and able to give valuable advice. Quotes from the mentees about their mentors:

“They are good at finding solutions to things I might be struggling with as well as providing advice and opportunities for the things I’d like to do.” “They shared their experiences with college and how to deal with exam stresses.”

ADVOCACY At Active8 we endeavor to support organisations and local communities to engage young people with disabilities and to support our members to advocate for better access. Over the last 12 months we have been involved in a number of projects supporting advocacy for disabled people, young people and those living in Cornwall. We have supported various organisations including the following: The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust The Environment Agency Cornwall Council Cormac Bude Town Council Gwennap Parish Council

ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT

An important member of the Active8 team is our fully accessible minibus. This provides a lifeline to some of our members that wouldn’t be able to attend Active8 events without it. Along with supporting Active8 members we are able to support other like minded organisations from across Cornwall. This year we have been able to support schools, community projects, churches, youth clubs, sports clubs and scouting groups. Without this not for profit, accessible transport available in Cornwall our local community would struggle to attend these lifechanging and aspirational events.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

We are also very proud to have been involved in: A Royal visit from the Duchess of Edinburgh Nomination for the Kings Award for Voluntary Services The opening of the Liz Olive garden by Cornwall Rural Housing Association Continued involvement in the Cornwall Disability Alliance Run two brilliant family and friends events Run one of the only accessible minibuses in the North of Cornwall Continue to offer amazing opportunities and life changing experiences to our members

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE STAFFING Over 2024-2025 our team of 5 have grown into their roles with Tom and Clare celebrating their first year with the charity.

Lindsey continues to provide support to staff and members and is thriving with the Acceler8 group. Lindsey celebrated 5 years of working for Active8 in January 2025 and we look forward to her continuing to grow in her role and developing the charity for years to come. Stacey has flourished in her adapted role supporting on Acceler8 and Illumin8 events, running the mentoring programme and organising the family and friends events. John continues to lead the charity on its aims and looks to develop the charity in the coming years. In March John celebrated 15 years of involved with Active8 and in June 2025 celebrated 10 years of employment with the charity.

TRUSTEES

Mrs Anne Jeffery - Chair of Trustees Mr Mark Stevens - Deputy Chair of Trustees & Safeguarding Mr Paul Staniland - Treasurer Ms Felicity Gibbins – wellbeing Ms Cheryl Everitt – voice of a parent Mr Mark Curtis – legal, technology and GDPR Ms Chloe Walker

Newly appointed Ms Alison Thomas - GDPR & Data Protection - appointed Dec 2024 Mr James Ball - Aug 2025 Ms Kelly McKernan - Sept 2025 Ms Laura Saunders - Sept 2025 Stepped down within the last 12 months: Mrs Penny Monger - January 2025 Mr Julian Tyson - June 2025

TRUSTEES CONTINUED

Active8 trustees are appointed by the existing trustees for 3 years of service. In selecting individuals for appointment by charity trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees with 21 days’ notice. It is the responsibility of all trustees to operate within the agreed procedure when inviting new or re-electing trustees to ensure the safety of themselves and others, as well as representing the organisation in an appropriate manner. It is the responsibility of the trustees to ensure the policy is adhered to and any issues are dealt with quickly to minimise the impact on others and the organisation.

FUNDRAISING

The past year has been a challenging time for fundraising, with rising costs, increased competition for charitable funding, and uncertainty around longer-term support for much-needed charitable programmes. Despite this difficult backdrop, Active8 has worked hard to adapt and respond with resilience and creativity. The appointment of a dedicated fundraiser has enabled us to focus our efforts more effectively and explore new opportunities to generate the essential income we need.

This renewed focus is already delivering tangible results, with a number of multi-year grants secured that are vital for sustainability and reducing financial risk to our core programmes. We are proud to have secured funding for our Acceler8 programme 2024–2026, with long-term contributions also achieved; including a two-year grant from National Global’s Make Some Noise and funding from The Clare Milne Trust. Our priority now is to build on this momentum and secure additional, sustainable, ongoing support for 2026–2028 and beyond.

Our goal is to achieve five-year, funding commitments for Acceler8 – as we have successfully achieved for our Illumin8 programme – giving us the space to plan strategically, focus on other essential funding requirements, such as a new accessible minibus, and continue improving our delivery, impact, and reach.

We are deeply grateful for the generosity and commitment of our supporters, partners, and funders, whose belief in our mission is enabling Active8 to keep improving young disabled lives and plan confidently ahead for the future.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Building on the progress already made, we identified and delivered our 2024 strategy plan prioritising of our five-year key strategic aims.

In 2024 the board of trustees have worked with members and staff to create the next strategy plan that the charity will work towards from 2025-2030. This is a working document and will evolve over the life of the document.

Using the various inputs and building on the organisation’s strengths and opportunities, while addressing its weaknesses and external threats, Active8 has set the following five goals for the period 2025 – 2030:

• 1.Young people with physical disabilities in Cornwall are empowered to be self-advocates and their voices are heard within their community.

• 2.Active8 has the necessary human, material and financial resources to make the organisation sustainable.

• 3.Active8 has increased public awareness both locally and nationally

• 4.Active8 has access to reliable, cost-effective transport. 5.Active8 has access to an accessible building suitable for our needs

FINANCES

REVIEW OF RISK

The charity Trustees have considered the major risks to the charity and are satisfied that the systems and procedures in place manage those risks. At the Trustee meetings time is allocated to this and the charity has a risk register and strategy plan including a SWOT analysis to identify the major risks.

OVERVIEW

Active8 are committed to providing a reliable and consistent provision to its members. Therefore, we aim to have secured funding for each of the project cycles. The table below shows the funding situation at the end of the financial year 2024/25:

	Funding at 1st August 2024	Funding at 31st July 2025
Restricted Acceler8 Illumin8 Total	£63,671 £49,503 £113,174	£28,500 £24,401 £52,901
Unrestricted	£77,692	£99,600*
Total	£190,866	£152,501

*DONATIONS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE £23,921 RAISED THROUGH A BIG GIVE CAMPAIGN. WHILST THESE WERE UNRESTRICTED, THE TRUSTEES HAVE AGREED TO ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS TO THE ACCELER8 PROGRAMME. AT THE END OF JULY 2025 £23,191 OF THESE FUNDS REMAINED UNSPENT AND INCLUDED WITHIN THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS OF £99,600.

RESERVES

ACTIVE8 ENDEAVORS TO SECURE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE CURRENT CYCLE OF PROJECTS THAT IT RUNS, ALLOCATING ITS UNRESTRICTED RESERVES TO MEET ANY TEMPORARY SHORTFALL. THE CHARITY ENSURES THAT £53,000 IS HELD IN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AT ALL TIMES. ANY RESERVES HELD IN EXCESS OF THIS MINIMUM FIGURE WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITY AND TO SUPPORT PROJECTS IN FUTURE PERIODS.

SIGNATORIES Chair of Trustees- Anne Jeffery Treasurer- Paul Sta ActiveB CEO- John Sweeting

Active8 For the year ended 31 July 2025 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Active8 I report ￿ the Vusiees on my examinau'on of accounis of the Aciive8 (the Trusi) for the year ended 31 July 2025. Responsibiliiies and basis of report As the charty trusiees of Ihe Trust you are responsible for the preparaiion of the accounts in accordance wAh the requirements of the Chariiies Aci 2011 {'Ihe Aci). I report in respeci of my examination of ihe Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Aci and in carrying oui my examinaiion I havo followed all the applicable Directions given by ihe Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) ol the Act. Independent examinefs statement I have compleied my examination. I can confirm ihai no maierial mailers have come to my allenlion in conneciion With ihe examination giving me cause to believe that in any material rospcci: (l ) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act.. or (2) the accounis do not accord with Ihose records. I have no concerns and have come across no other maller5 in connection wilh the examinaiion 10 which alteniion should be drawn in this report in order io enable a proper understanding of Ihe accounts io be reached. Darren Perry BA (Hons) ACA DChA Chartered Accountant Francis Clark LLP Lowin House Tre9olls Road TRURO TR12NA Date: 27 Novernber 2025

Active8 Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 July 2025 2025 2024 Unr•¥trlctod R￿1￿cled Tot•1 Receipts VolunL9ry sources Granl from Nat￿nal Lotttty Community Fund (>ants from other ass￿18110nS and trusls Fundr￿sIng Donatbons and Glft Ald Othor Income 80.971 67.309 80.971 67.309 421 32,926 4,401 148.280 186.028 108.251 99.697 1.670 4.906 12.002 226.526 421 32,926 4.401 37.748 Incwie from assets Bank deposit intor8sl Tolal receipts 5.271 5,271 148.280 191299 3.149 229.675 Payments Direct chariiable expenditure Youlh ddivery work Activllles Montonng Cwe cosls Accomm￿latIon Equipm&nl. food and transport Manager Fundraiser Youth Work8rs 186 41.323 7.272 19.274 41.509 7.272 19.274 25.468 128 7.613 39.993 13,701 43.607 6.387 1.927 892 1.222 3,450 3,351 5,837 1,008 1.250 438 4.718 36.284 11.712 71.607 6.797 1.911 709 8.168 39.635 17,549 72.615 8.047 2.349 712 Staff wa)8s & NI Staff exponsos IT CommunicalK)ns Recnjilmenl c£>sls 15.523 201.607 217.130 140.938 Olher expenditure Professional f88S Indepe￿yenI 8xamwball¢￿ foo Put4icity Insurance Offic8 rent and ulillb88 Traini Gfrneral 8xponses Bank char988 2,158 1,500 662 2.158 1.799 1.380 1.280 779 4.702 979 228 60 11.207 1.182 4.192 1.572 1.188 371 420 1.992 411 60 6.946 12.534 Tolal payTnants 21,111 208.553 229. 152.145 IDeficrtysurplu$ for Iho year 21.908 (60.273> {38,3651 77.530 Balances t￿r￿gh1 for￿rd 77,692 113.174 1￿.866 113.336 Balances in hand at 31 July 2025 99.600 52.901 152.501 1￿j.866

Active8 Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 July 2025 2025 2024 Non monetary assets Caprtal vehicle assets costing E15,500 were purchased wi 2022 with fufKls from th8 National Lottery Community FLYKI. relalw lo a minibus purchase. Monetary assets Cash and bank balances CAF bank CAF deposit Chanty bank United Trust bank Expense ￿COUnts Cash in hand 4,144 15,842 47,476 85,000 5,382 15,000 85,409 85,000 39 75 152,501 190.866 Liabilities Al the 31 sl July 2025. pawnls of El.454 wer8 Outstanding for employe8 and employer p8nsk contribub'ons, together with an accrual for Independent ExaMinatW￿ lees of £1.65O+VAT in resp￿1 ol lh8 yew. Restricted fund balances C04)P Dorota Cornwall CommLmlty Fund Cornwall Community Fund Albert Van den 88r National Lottery Community FLKKI Disability Comwall Whirhvind Hedley FrAff￿ation Comwall Councll Cornwall Councll Global Charrties NatM)nal Lottery Community FLWKI 3.661 1.082 4.623 Clat8 Milne 10,000 1.000 20.000 5.305 5.000 3.000 20.000 5,000 Tim82Mov8 13,500 24,401 49,503 52,901 113.174 Th8 a￿¥8 stalemènl of a$s8ts and liabih'tD8s and th8 attath8d receipts and payThénts aco)unl for the year ended 31 Juty 2025 arv as approved by the Truslees ANNE JEFF On behalf ol Ihe Truste8S

Active8 Restricted Funds Comwall Community Fund Cornwall Comwall Community Community Fund Tann•r Fund Clar• Phoenix Milne Natlonal Lottory Communlty Fund Nallonal Global Lottery Charit1•8 Community Fund A Van don B•rgh Cornwall Cornwall Councll Council Tlme2Mov• Car• Co•ls Total Co-op Dorota Disability eomwll whirlw1￿1 Hadley Foundatlon Comwjll Councll Liz Oliv• Fund 113.174 3,661 1.082 4,623 20,IXIO 5.305 S,Cx)O 3.000 20,0fy) 49,503 Introduced In the year 148.280 10,000 soo s,0(KJ 16,649 13,500 80.971 10.000 Spent In the year 1208.5531 13.661) 11.082) 14,623) (3.0001 (2.0001 (20.0001 (12.985) 15,000) 13.000) 115,500) {5.0001 116.649) 1106.0731 (10,000> Cfwd 52.901 5.000 13,500 Acceler8 Acceler8 Accelef8 Acceler8 Ac¢eler8 Acceler8 Ac¢eler8 Acceler8 Acceler8 Acceler8 Accele18 Acc8ler8 Acc8ler8 Ac£eler8 Illuifftn8 Active 8 Related Party Transactlon5 Due lo ihe nalure ol the chanly'5 operations and some fftmbefs of the board belng Invofved In the organlsatlon's charitable acttvlty, transadions may take place the ￿anIsatIonS and Indivi￿alS In vthlch a m&ner of Ihe Board ol Tfusiees may have an interest. All tr8nsaclions involving such organisabons are conducted al am￿ length and In accordance with the chanty's financial regulations and ncxmal procufemenl procedures. Income rolatod party transactlon During the year the charity received unrestrlcted don8tlons to the value 01 £3,12012024: £3,522l from 1 (2024'.71 truslee. Expense• r•lated party tranictlon• OunrvJ this and th• Wo￿Ou5 ya41 th• charlly rK>t makè any 1dmbufs8m￿{ ol 8xpénw 10 tfUStè•$.

Active8 Restricted Funds Breakdown Costs all￿8{￿rt lo Funds bas8d oft a pro rala I￿nd by cost In th• PIW thty W•f• oiv•n to Comwall Comwall Communlty Dorota Communlty Fund Fund Tann•r Pho•nlx Cornwall Communlty A Van d•n Fund Cl•r• B•rgh Mlln• Natk>nal Lottery Dlsablllty Communlty Cornwall Fund Cornw•ll Cornwall Council Councll Tkno2Mov• Car• Costs Natlonal Lott•ry Communlty Fund Total co.op H•dl•y Foundallon Cornwall Coun¢ll Global Charltl•8 Llz Ollv• Fund Irhylnd Spent in ￿ar 106 073 y￿1h Wtrk O•th'¥ww Acifvrti•s I￿nIorIng Cai• c4)sts Eouipmènl. food 8A)d lrnnip(*t Manager Fundraiser Youth Workers 41.323 7,272 19.274 4.718 36.284 11.712 71.607 6.797 1.911 931 275 1,175 763 8,296 1,271 763 3,940 1271 22,048 7,272 2.625 2,714 13,205 11,712 37.605 3,296 1,501 350 594 2,106 1,045 16,649 97 631 122 797 79 517 53 345 528 3,449 343 2,236 132 79 517 410 2,673 132 862 Staff w&385 & Nl 187 10.CKX) 1,642 169 2.073 213 25 22 36 127 32 1,345 139 16 14 23 83 21 13, 813 599 70 61 101 357 90 2,242 231 27 24 39 138 1,345 139 16 14 23 83 21 6,950 716 84 73 120 426 108 2,242 231 27 24 39 138 35 Staff ex￿n385 IT Cc¥M)un￿91lc Insufance Office rent and utilrties Training 92 923 17 28 101 25 95 155 1.182 4.192 1.572 16 14 139 106 073

• REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

Charity name: Active8

Registered number 1163942, first registered 12th October 2015.

Registered Charity address & Office Address: Active8, B108 Beacon Place, Station Approach, Victoria, St Austell, PL26 8LG.

Nature of governing document Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) – Foundation Trust Registered 12 Oct 2015 (a copy can be provided upon request).

Bankers

CAF Bank Limited, 25, Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ.

The Charity Bank Limited, Fosse House, 182 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE.

United Trust Bank, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AW.

Independent Examiner Francis Clark LLP, Lowin House, Tregolls Road, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2NA.