41'berrN. FouryL REPORT TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE PERIOD 1ST NOVEMBER 2021 TO al￿ ocroBER 2022 The Layberry Foundatlon was registered as a Charftable Incorporated Organlsatlon on 14th Aprll 2016. Charity Number 1166536. The list of Trustees at 31# ortober 2022 was as given below: James Edward Layberry Marion K Layberry. O.B.E. ) both of Wood Farm. Burlings Lane, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7PF Simon Leath, {Appointed 19 February 2020) The Old Pump Cottage. 2, Main Street. Fralsthorpe, . YoJ*s, Y015 3QT Stephanie Major. {Appolnted 19" Aprll 2021) Ooty, Hurst Lane. Weald. Sevenoaks. Kent, TN14 6PR The Laybery Foundatlon. Wood Farm, Burlings Lane, KnockholL Sevenoaks. Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534CK)D Web.. www.thela undation. email: team undation.o Charitv Registration Number: 1166536 l. Introdurtlon: The alms of The Layberry Foundation remaln the same - to help meet the needs of vulnerable young people who. in the main. have left or ale about to1&7ve Local Authorlty care, and who are lacking in the practical and life skills they need to gain employment and survive in Society. Over the past year. as a result of the Issues ralsed by COVID, the Deeds of young people in the communlty at large have been highl￿. Although The Layberry Foundatlon (based on a 52 acre farm and forestry site in North West Kent) has onty been able to provlde limltsd opportunltles for voung people to work In thls environment, It has been able to expand Its actlvltles Into the communlty. by working alongside Sevenoaks Distsict Council in a projert airned at young people who have been Imparted by COVID. This has involved the r￿ruitMen¢ training and appointment of a number of Mentors who have been Matth￿ to YOU￿ people in the lo￿1 communlty. The Layberry Foundation supervises and monttors thelr actl¥lts4 and works wlth the Local Authorlty when additional needs are identlfied. In addition to the delay in develop1￿.0￿ siw faulities at the farni as a resuFt of COViDI9, there are still planning consideratlons to be ¢)vercom In order forthe slte to reach Its potentlal. so over the past year ¢Jur partnership with Seven03ks Dlstrict Coundl Voluntary Sector has tsken precedence, and has been operating succe55fv11y. A small amount offunding has again been made available from the Councll to fadlltate thls wor The important llnks that have been developed l¢xall¥ as a result of our invol¥emert with Sevenoaks Dlstrlrt Counclvs Voluntsry Fon¥n have us access to local organlsatlons whlth can enhance our work with young people. In addlllon. wlth the easing of COVID restrirtions we are Iwpeful that we will be able to develop tonlacts with local buslnesses to offer work experience to young people. IA The Co-ordlnatorwho has been In postfortwo year5 has bullt valuable links wlthln the local community as well as recruiti￿ trainln8 and SupeThIsl￿ mentors and facilltatlng activities for young people (for exampletwo younz people were able to benefft from a'fly dav where they were given the OPF￿rtUn[ty to have flights from a local small aerodrome. thanks to a Mentor who is an alrllne pilot. This has had SI￿lficant positsve impart on the lives of these your¥ people.) In addl￿On, we have appointed a part-time admin. AssiStart who has helped to put systems in place and deal with day to day Paperwo￿ Thb peysorfs role Is a150 to apply for Grant Appli&*ions, based on our development plan& The fvnding for the C{￿rdinatOr and the Admin. Asslstsnt posts has again been provided bythefostering organlsation wlth whomthe Charftybdoselyinvolved. Whllst other small amounts of lunding have been recelved it is clearthat the Teliable source of fvnds provided by the fosterfng agency {ALL4U Fostering Ltd.) continues to be the only secure way to ensure the contlnuatlon of these ￿laried posts goirva forward. However, The iayberry Foundation were successful in thelr The Layberry Foundation, Wood Fami, Burling5 Lane, Knockholt, Seven0a￿, Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534C Web: wvdw.thel ber ndation.o email: team hela ation.o Charity Registration Number: 1166536 er un bld to AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beairtyl In athlevlng some fvnding to enhance the facllltles at the fami. This induded a proportion of wages for a 'Nature and Larthpe Access Asslstanv and we are re£ruitin8 for this port at thts tlme. As reported last year. the restrirtion5 whith have o¢curTed as a result of COVID have severely afferted the development of the Charlty as a relativety new face to face service. but some inno¥atlve thlnklng ha5 been tsking place around v(wng people who are already fostered wlthin ALL4U Fosterlng Ltd. Some foster carers have stepped down from fostering for family reasons and have offered themselves a5 '0n line. Mentors to young people wfthin the organisation - this is solution to the difficulties that geographical location Presents. although we accept that It will take tlme to estsblish a 51gnifiiant seThice of thls klnd. We contlnue to encourage young people approachin8 the time when they will leave care to consider linklng wlth Mentors. though this of course depends on matchin& location and availabillty. We contlnue to work on thls, and have arranged workshops exploring Leaving Care i￿yeS with foster care 2. The Fosterlng Agenry The fosterin£ 4ency has always been dosely allied to The Layberry Foundatlon, and In fart It 15 a Limited Company i>wned in a Tnrt; rf surplus rnonies are ge1￿rated. undei the terms of this Trus(50% goes back into the agenty forthe benefft of the chlklren. foster carers and staff with the remalnlng 50% being donated to The Layberry Foundation. These donated funds are Restricted Funds to the extent that they cover the salary and onlt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534000 Web: www.thela undation.o email: team undation.o Charity Registration Number: 1166536 Sevenoaks Dlstrict Counctl continue5 to wpportThe Laybeyry Foundation to recet¥e a small amount of fundlng to promote thelr prolett the effetts of COVID 19 on young people in the local area. This project has been extended to the middle of 2023. li must be borne in mind that whilst resourtes for the Fostering A8ency have been prioritised. this has had an inevltsble effert on the speed at whlch the Charity has been developed, and the residual impacts of COVID 19 have exacert>￿ the sltuatioTr. However, we have undoubtedly made progress over the past year, IM)th in tern￿ of rewitton, and in uptake of the 5ervice5 we offer. 80th The Layberry Foundation and ALL4U Fosterin8 have as their dear alm the best possible outcomes for chlldren and young people. 4. Fosterin8 Agency and Foundation Relath)nship The Fosterlng Agency has cc*)Ilnued to attrart (without resortlngto advertislng or financlal incentlve5) many fostering famllles. some new to fosterin& others experienced in the sertor, all of vthom are attrarted by the ethos of an oryanisation whith does not seek to make money out of chlldren In care. and asplres to pro¥lde an Indi¥iduali5ed. therapeutlc servlce for each thlld placed so as to help them reath full potential. Some of these foster carers are seeking to also l)ecome Mentors for the Charlty, bringing those aSPifations wlth them. The fosterlng agency contlnues to grow raFxdly and 15 now financially secure, desprte the economic challenges we all face- and unlike rnany other suth organlsatlons. It carrfes rN> debt. which bodes well for the work of the Charity. All the signs indicateth* The Lov￿Y Foundatlon wlll in the future be In a relatlvely secure finantial position to fulfil its ambitlon of provldin8 an innovativè and incluslve servlce to young people, who have been so greatly impacted bythe pandemiL 5. Publiclty The Charfvs website ts under further revlew In recognltlon that a5 the or8anisation develops on1Sne resources and publlctty are uurial. Our reputatlon Isgrowlng locally betau5eof ourdirfft WO￿ Inthe community. Thls Is being enhanced bythe C￿rdinatOr havinza'presencd at l¢)cal ful￿tI￿5 and artivltles for young people. 6. Interlm Accounts: The financial year forThe iayberry Foundatlon is 1st Novemberto 31° October. Income from l November 2021 to 31" October 2022 is £70.224.2 TheTrustees have again appointed Crexeys Accountants as independent examiners and to Pfoduce a¢¢ounts and prepare relevant documentatlon for HMRC The Layberry Foundation, Wood Farm. Burlings Lane, Knockholt. Sevenoaks, KenL TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534CrfJO Web: www.thel ber undation.o emall: team thel undatlon.o Charity Registration Number: 1166536 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truste8sl members of The Laybery Foundation On accounts for the period ended 31 October 2022 Charity no (rf any) 1166536 Sot out on pages I report to th8 tmstees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity nhe Trusf) for the perM)d ended 30 October 2022. Responsibilltles and basls of report As the thaiiws trust8es. you are reswnsible for the preparation of the accounts in aC0)rdan￿ with the requirements of the Char5ties Act 2011 (Ihe ￿*). I rep)rt in respec* of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in ￿rryIng out my examination, I have followed all the aprAl￿ble Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xb) of the ACL Independent I have comp￿ted my examination. I confim that no material matters have examiner's ststernent come to my attention in connection viith the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any malerial resFect: the accounting rewrds y￿e not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Ad" or the accounts did not acLX)rd the accounting records; or the accounts did not wmply vllth the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and hav6 coma across no othèr matters in connection with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 24 April 2023 Name: Dean Yorath Relevant professlonal quallfl¢atlon(s) or body (rfany): Address: Creaseys Group Limited Level 1. Brock￿ume House. 77 Mount Ephrwm Tunbridge Wells. TN4 8BS IER Oct 2022 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material fflatters ol Con￿{n (seo CC32. Independent exarnination of chartty accounts: directions and guidance for 8xaminers). Give here brfef details of any items that the examinerwishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2022 116653fj Receipts and ents accounts CC16a For the period 01-Nov-2f Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted lunds Endowmènt fund5 Total fund8 Lastyear toth• n•amt£ A1 Ra¢el t8 DN$1￿9 ALL4U Oon8bon Grant income 175 17$ 60.000 10.049 46Y n.000 2.150 tota ross income ,175 7D.224 74613 so an nvesknent sa tota 60.175 10,049 70.224 74.613 onts In$utan¢e Printl￿g and Stat¥￿ary Pr(y.&Ct Co￿rdInators￿ry AccDunldncyfees 899 37.551 37.551 31.5fa 4,016 1.890 1,336 1.Tff2 Payrou Fees 1,200 313 107 2,665 225 Suftdry Compuifjr set￿Ge& Pension Trav 140 2255 1.1D7 140 2,255 Sub total 49212 AY.212 43.414 A4 Asset and Invgstmerrt purcha8es. Compul¢r84uipment Pcrf?b￿ ttL88b￿ knlpt 732 1 4823 14355 13.623 13,623 Sub total 11623 63.567 43,414 Net of r8celpW(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between fund5 A6 ¢￿h funds last year end C88h fiinds thls yearend 10.YJI 82,984 3,209 3,574 82,984 82,9B4 357 6.657 31.198 BQ193 92,850 54,995 86,193 CCXX R1 a￿￿r￿[S8) Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr85trictad Restricted fvnds t• nBarwt£ Endowment fvnd Categories U*Eails to n•aro&t £ B1 C8$h funds 3A74 96,424 3.574 funds funds tr* nBar•Jt£ funds Details to nearost£ Cwr•nt valu Details B3 Invè8tm•nt assets n2 tJ.823 iJ.623 Currentvalue Detslls 84 Assets rotalned for the ¢harftys own uso f￿dt0￿￿Ich Vlhen duo onal Detal B5 Liablllti•s HMRC (PAYE a￿j NIC-Ck1201 513 1,38D Slgned by one or IDJ5t885 on all the tru8t688 Datè of t N8m8 21-4- CCXX R2 a￿Ounts ISSI 1210412023