-.71'bcrri I'"vU REpoKf TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE PERIOD 1ST NOVEMBER 2022 TO 31" ocf08ER 2023 The Layberry Foundation was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 14th April 2016. Charlty Number 1166536. The Ilst of Trustees at 31 Ortober 2023 was as glven below: Marion K Layberryi O.B.E. Wood Farni. Burlings Lane, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7PF Simn Leach The Old Pump Cottage. 2, Main Street, Fraisthorpe. E. Yorks. YOIS 3QT James Edward Layberry Wood Farm. Burlings Lane, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7PF stephanle Major Ooty, Hurst Lane, Weald, Sevenoaks. Kent. Th114 6PR Melanie Read (Appolnted 08 Marth 2023) 14 Acres St, Parfs, ON N3L 2GI Canada The iayberry Foundatlon. Wood Fami. Burlings Lane, Kno¢khok, Sevenoaks. Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534000 Web: www.thela ber oundation.o email." team thela oundation.of Charity Registration Nymber= 1166536 ber
l. Introduction: The alms of The Layberry Foundation remain the same - to help meet the needs of vulnerable young people who. in the maln. have leftor are about to leave Local Authority care, and who are ladtlng In the prartkal and lrfe skills they need to galn employment and sur¥ive in society. Although The iaybefry Foundation {based on a 52-acre fam) and forestry site In Northwest Kent) has only been able to wovlde limited opportunlties for young people to work In thi5 en¥ironment. It has been able to tontlnue to expand its acti¥lties into the community, by working alongside Sevenoaks Dlstrict Councll In a project almed * young people who have beefi Imparted by COVID. This has Involved the recruitinenL traini and appointment of a number of Mentors who have been matrhed to young people in the loral community. The Liyberry Foundation supervises and monltQfS thelr artivities and works With the Local tty when additional needs are Identlfied. There are stlll plannirw conslderati¢)ns to be overcome at the fami In order for the site to reach its potential, so over the past year our partnership with Sevenoaks District Council Voluntary Sertor has taken precedence and has been operating succes5fv1fy. A small amount ot funding has again been made available from the Cwnal to facilitate thi5 work. For what we achieved we were presented with an award from Sevenoaks District Counal 'Making it Happen, Communlty & Voluntary Awards, Youth Mentoring Projert. Youth Group of the Year Wlnner 2023. The prolert also received the IESE Certificate of Excellence Winner 2023 to mark sl8nificant innovations in transfomiing local public servlces. This was larEely due to the very thands on, approach of our Projert CTrordlnatorwhose soclal WOTkexpertise was a great assetto the Sevenoaks District Council and the young people referred to the projert. Our Volunteers have continued to work with a small number of young people in the District, ahhough the Sevenoaks Distrirt Council project has now come to an end. This work wlll continue uDtII the young people themselves feel they no longer need the support. The important links that have been developed locally as a result of our Imiolvement wlth Sevenoaks Distrlct Council's Voluntsry Fovum have giwen us acce5S to l¢xal organlsations whith can enhance OUT work wlth young people. The Co-ordlnator who ha5 been in p05t for three years has bullt valuable links Tlthin the local communny well •¥ teuuliln& tralTrSns •nd s¥p¢rvis1 m•nt•r and h¢ilitatinB ¥ctivIl lor young people. The part-time admin a5slstsnt ntInUeS to put systems In place and deal with dav to day paperwork This person's role Is also to apply for Grant Appllcations, based on our development plans and oryanlse events and workthp The fundlng forthe CtrordiTror and the Admln A55t5tant Posts has again been provided bv the fosterlng organisation wlth whom the Charlty 55 dosely Involved. Whilst other small amounts of funding have been recelved It is dear that the rellable wurce of funds provided by the fostering agency {ALL4U Fostering Ltd.) continues to be the only secure way to ensure the continuation of these sèlarfed posts golng forward. Noer. The Laybeny Foundation were 5uccessfv1 in their bid The Laybery Foundètton, Wood Fami, Burlings lane, Knockhoft, 5evenoaks, Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 $34000 Web: wY4w.thela oundation.o email: team thela oundation.or Charity Registration Number-. 1166536 er
to AONB (Area of Outstsnding Nara1 Beaiity) In achievlry funding to enhance the facllities at the farm. This induded a proportion of wage5 for a'Nature and Landscape Acce55 Assistanv and thi5 Post has now been filled. We continueto enuwrageyoung people approachlng the time when they will leave cafe to consider linklngwlth Mentors, though thls of course depends on matthln& location and alIabIlity, We continue toworkon this¥nd haveaTrn¥ed workslw explwing Leaving Care issue5 with t05ter carers. 2. The Fostering AgeTICy The fosterfng agency has always been d05ely allled to The Laybeny Foundatlon, and in fa¢t it is a Umited Company owned in a Trust: if surplus monies are generated, under the terms of this Trust, 50% goes back into the agency for the benefft of the thildren, foster carers and staff with the remainin8 SO% belng donated to The Layberry Foufidatl•Jn. These doned funds are Restrlrted Funds to the extent that they e(p4er the salary and Im<osts ot the Ctrordinator employed by The iayberry Foundation. Any amount over and abo¥e that cost shall be deemed Unrestricted Funds. It ¢ontinues to be the oveTall alm that the fostering agency, worklng alongslde The Laybe Foundatloni provides supportand8u1dancet0you wplefrom the time they come Into care untll they make the transibon brrto Independence, and beyond. 3. Fundlng StreamslDonatlons The Charity has received fundlng from the Fosterfng Agenry which has secured the Co- ordlnatorfs and Administratorfs post for a further year. In these uncertaln times, there 15 no guarantee that the F¢sterlng Agency will continue to grow going forward, but wlth the growing evidence ol the ChariV5 posltlve impact on young people, and the good reputation it Is gaining locally. we feel ¢onfident that our fundln8 applicalons will receive favourable response5 going forward. Sevenoaks District Coundl has c¢)ntlnued to support The Layberry Foundation to recelve a small amount of funding to promote thdr Fxoject. BothThe Layberry Foundation and AiL4U Fosterins have astheir dearalmthe best posslble outwme5 chlldren and young people. The Layberry Foundation. Wood Fami. Burlings Lane. Knockholt, Sevenoaks. Kent, TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534000 Web: wv•w.thela ber oundation.OT email: team thela ber Charity Rewstration Number: 1166536 oundation.or
- Fi>sterfn8 Agency and Foundatlon Relatlonship The Fosteri1¥ A8ency has cryrtlnued to attrdct Iwlthout resort1 to advertising pr financial ineentives) many fostering famllles some new to fosterln& otheys experfenced in the sertor. all of whom are attracted by the ethos of an oYgani5ation which does not seek to make money out of children In care, and aspires to provide an irrflividuallsed, therapeulic 5eY¥ice for Èxh child placed so as to help them reach full potential. Some of these foster carers are seeking to a150 become Mentor5 for the Charity, brfnging those asplrations wlth them. The fostering agency contlnues to grow fapldly and Isfinanclalty secure, dttpltethe economicthallengeswe all face-and unlike many other such organisatlons. It carries no debt whkh Ixxles well for the work of the Charlty. All the 51gns indlcate thatThe iaybeTry Foundatlt)n will in the fvture be ITr a relatlvely5ecure finandal position to fulfil its ambition of provldinz an innovative and inclusive ser¥ice to young people.
- Publicity The th•fWs website 15 under fvrt• revlew in recognition that as the or8ani5atlon develops online resources and publidty are crudal. The Charfvs s¢)dal media sites are updated regularly. Our reputatlon Is growing Itxally because of ourdirectwork in the communlty. Thls is belng enhanced by the trordinator having a'presenc¥ at It)cal funrtions and artivlties foryoung people.
- Financial Statements The flnanclal year forThe Laybeny Foundation is 1st November to 31# Ortober. Income from I" November Z022 to 31" Ortober 202315 £105,88712022: £70.224) The Trustees have again appointed Evelyn Partners a5 Independent examlners and t¢ produce accounts and prepare relevant dMentatIOn for HMftL The Layberry Foundation, Wood Fann, Burllng5 lane, Kno¢kholt, Sevenoa*s, KenL TN14 7PF Tel: 01959 534000 Web.. wwnv.thela ber oundation.o email: team thel ber oundation.or Charity Registration Number.. 1166536
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANtI WAI£S 1166530 Receipts and pa ents accounts CC16a For ts period To 01-No¥-Y2 314-23 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lunds Re5tri¢ted . Endowment Totsl fund5 Last y¥ A1 li•cel Donallons ALL4U DonK)rt GlaDliO 1.715 1.7TS 175 1f2 Yo, Sub tolal{GnJss inm for AR) 11AU87 70824 A2 A¥set and Inv•stm¢ntsale8, Isee tsblel. Sub lotal 89.550 1Q337 70.224 A3Pa InwrtThcè Prinlit and s 924 4SfyJ 12lS $00 1.285 1090 3,40fr 1.336 1.7D2 U&liknes Ffjos Trarn9 Sundry C(wvterSwces Gloss vmges Ern rfs pensioncosts ErnK rts nknna1 h9Jrw TTavel Advgtlisin marke ¢hatrtÈble donBbon5 Efitertrynenl 746 423 916 746 423 14Q J7.$51 2.2 1 J75 1.975 2,081 115 115 Sub total 10 49312 A4 A55et and investment puKha8es. see tsbl*l Cornpuier Equipm1 732 13.623 13,823 Sub total 62.835 Net of receiTPt$/(paymts) ASTransfers b¢lween funds A6 Cash lund$ last year end Cash funds this ytsr•nd 11.9SO 1A74 96.424 110.248 17,39B 7.389 1.874 3,574 92.850 110,248 7.3B9
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period RastriG*ed funds Endowmènt funds to Trt£ ¢alegoriès lunds 81 Cash fundB 11P248 110,241 fimd$ fvnds fvnd5 Oetails D•tabt8 B3 Investmont ass•ts B4 Assets relalngd forth• charlty'5 own use 13,623 Wh•ndu• Detslls B5 Uabllltles lalRC PAThENl ed byone ortwo try51eets cli b¢haWofal th& bw8te85 Prirrt Namg Date of
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of The Laybery Foundation On accounts for the perfod ended 31 October 2022 Charity no (if any 1166536 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Twsf) for the period ended 30 October 2022. As the chartvs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). Responsibilitles and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's ac(x)unts carri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions givèn by the Charity Commission Urer sedion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have examiner's statsment come to my atlention in connection with the 8xafflination vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities ACL. or the accounts did not accx)rd wÉth the accounting records; or the accounts did not compty vrith the applicable requirements concerning Ihe form and content of accounts set out in the Charilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirem8nt that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matt8r considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connectlon with the examinatton to which attentj.on snouid De drawn In this report In order to enab18 a proper understanding of the accounts to bo reached. Signed: Name: Jeff Fletch Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): FCCA Address: Creaseys Group knmited Level 1, Brockboume HLXAse. 77 Mount Ephraim TunbrÉdge Wells. TN4 8BS IER Oct 2022
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to high1ht material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directtons and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any item5 that the examinor wlshe$ to dlsclose. IER Oct 2022