2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1 September 2020 Period start date to: 31 August 2021 Period end date

Charity name: Greater London Youth Foundation

Charity registration number: 1166616

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To help young people to advance in life through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities. These activities are designed to improve and develop skills, esteem, confidence, and capabilities to enable young people to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Debating sessions every Wednesday Drama, filming and scriptwriting every Sunday Podcasting programme every Tuesday Short projects and programmes, e.g., Covid Awareness Projects,
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees are aware of guidance notices on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers may be rewarded by being nominated for awards, e.g., the Jack Petchey Award.

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	This year has been the most challenging and yet the most rewarding in the Greater London Youth Foundation history. GLYF was founded in 2015 and gained charitable status in 2016 and initial funding from the John Lyon’s Charity and the Big Lottery. The pandemic saw our last in-person session in February 2020. The John Lyon’s Charity enabled GLYF to run its first summer programme on Zoom. We were overwhelmed by the response and immediately planned drama sessions every Sunday from September onwards. We also started our debating session on Zoom and kept in touch with the members we had in WhatsApp. By January 2021, we started debating every Wednesday rather than once a month. This programme also has seen a rise in numbers and consistent participation. We cannot count overseas guests as part of our numbers, but young people from New York, Africa and India add an occasional richness to our sessions because we can ask what life is like in these parts of the world. Zoom has enabled GLYF to reach more young people and to increase our capacity. In 2021 GLYF started the Greater London Youth Foundation Presents the Mikey Bharj show, a weekly podcast. The podcast has been made possible with the support of the Big Lottery Community Fund and the John Lyon’s Charity. Although the podcast started by highlighting the achievements of local young people and will continue to do so from time to time,the appeal has been for the short funny monologues. Outcomes 88 online drama and debatingsessions

300 achievement and participation certificates Three Jack Petchey Award nominations. 32 The Greater London Youth Foundation presents the Mikey Bharj Show podcast The podcast show has had many guests. These are young people who have done great things in their community or have overcome career struggles. We have also interviewed MP’s and community leaders. Latterly the monologues that Mikey produces have been very entertaining. We took part in some Harrow based projects to reduce Covid-19 vacation hesitancy Near Neighbours Harrow Giving We produced three versions of a video with different participants from our drama group called FAMDEMIC. These can be viewed on our website: www.glyfoundation.org.uk. Reviews Our participants have provided GLYF with five-star reviews, which can be seen on the Young Harrow Foundation Website. Outcomes We have had great feedback from our participants and their parents. Reviews are on the Young Harrow Foundation website. Below we include an email that sums up the feelings of our students. - Start From: Holly Moore Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 at 09:24 Subject: drama workshops To: Mikey Bharj [e-mail] Hi Mikey, I just wanted to thank you for such a fantastic opportunity that you gave me last year with the drama workshops. I really enjoyed them, and it has given me lots of invaluable experience and helped to prepare me for my auditions for the drama schools.

Thank you for all of the time that you put in, you are amazing. I wanted to share with you that I was successful at audition and got into Arts Ed doing a Foundation course in Acting. I hope to get onto the BA course next year. I have also started driving lessons and have a part-time job at the Grimsdyke Hotel so I sadly cannot continue with the drama workshops. Thanks again Holly - End

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash at bank as of 31 August 2021 was £28,181 in restricted funds.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The main financial risk to the charity is a loss of funding. Hence the above stated amount is being held in reserves to cover operational costs over the coming year.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£31,730
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	John Lyon’s Charity The Big Lottery Community Fund
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Challenge for 2021/2022 We are applying to various funders to enable us to provide in-person programmes again. We are not sure how long Zoom will remain popular. We feel that by running both in-person and online programmes, we will be future-proofing our organisation as much as possible. We have increased the number of people who follow us on social media and have exceeded our targets (1500 downloads for our podcast; 1200 Instagram; 7000 contacts on LinkedIn). We want to double these figures, which will mean ensuring our content is engaging and relevant.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Reappointment annually at an AGM

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Policies include: Safeguarding Equality General updates and notices
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other		The Greater London Youth Foundation is affiliated to the Young Harrow Foundation and the Voluntary Action Harrow Co-op

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Greater London Youth Foundation
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1166616
Charity’s principal address	11 Pembroke Avenue, Pinner, Harrow, HA5 1JP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Lukasz Konieczka	Chair
	Vladimir Munez- Aviles
	Aaron Sugamar
	Salih Sheikh
	Eve Baker	Secretary

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Financial	Barry Duggan FCCA	Valley View, Elizabeth Road, Henley on Thames, RG9 1RJ
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Eve Baker (CEO)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Eve Baker

Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)

Date 26/January/2022

Charity Name No (if any) Greater London Youth Foundation 1166616

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Sep-21 31-Aug-22

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Harrow Just Giving - 4,500 - 4,500
Jack Petchey - 250 - 250
Jack Petchey - 600 - 600
Jack Petchey - 500 - 500
John Lyon's Charity - 20,000 - 20,000
- - -
Amazon Europe 5 - 5
Big Lottery - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 5 25,850 - 25,855
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 5 25,850 - 25,855
A3 Payments
Staff fees 32,210 - 32,210
Facebook promotions 330 - 330
Insurance 272 - 272
Subscriptions 1,532 - 1,532
Printing/photocopying 440 - 440
Stationery supplies/Amazon 5 384 - 389
Publication - New Generation Publishing 826 - 826
Venue hire 300 - 300
Bank charges 42 - 42
Sub total 5 36,336 - 36,341
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 5 36,336 - 36,341
Net of receipts/(payments) [ - ] - 10,486 - - 10,486
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - 28,181 - 28,181
Cash funds this year end [ - ] 17,695 - 17,695
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds		Total cash funds	to nearest £ - - - -		to nearest £ 17,695 - - 17,695
	(agree	balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name

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Last year

to the nearest £ 51,333 - - - - 51,333

51,333

24,980 - 272 681 663 418 - 1,350 378 28,742

612 612 29,354 21,979 - 6,202 28,181

Endowment funds

to nearest £

-

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

-

Current value (optional)

-

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval

CHARITY CO FOR ENGLANO Independent examiners report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mefflbers of Greater LorKkm Ywth Fcwndat6on On accounts for the year en(kd 31 March 2022 Charlty no. 1166616 Set cKrt on pages As attathed I rewjrt io the trustees on my examffHtion of the aLxounts of the above Responslbllitles and basls ot tharity nhe TTusn for the year ended 3110￿2022. report AS the charity trustees of the you are responsible for the preparailon of Ihe a(Loutts in acCOrdar￿ the requirements of the Chariues Act 2011 ftrE A(r). I rem in respett of my examination of ts Trust's &counts carried out under SectiC￿ 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the aFplicabte Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of Ihe ACL I have com￿eted my e￿aMinati(￿. I confirm that no material matters have c(yne ￿ my atten￿)n in conneclion ￿ryth the examinallon thich gives me cause to telieve thai in, any material respect: l. ￿Co￿ting reccKds were not kept wi accordance with seclion 130 of the Act or 2 the accounts (lo not acc(yd with ts accounling records. Independent examiners statement I have no c(Mcems and have come across m other matters in (x)nnection with the examinalion to which atten￿n should be drawn in order to enable a prO￿r understsndiry of Ihe accounts to be reached. Signed: Dats: 15 November 2022 Relevant professlonaj quallficatlon{s} or body Of any).. Fellow of the InslitiJÈ of Finacial Accountants Address: Pro-Filing Ltd 68 Canterbury Grove London SE27 OPA