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2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/21 Period start date To 31/03/22 Period end date

Charity name: You Can Flourish

Charity registration number: 1166721

Objectives and Activities

SORP
reference
Summary of the
purposes of the
charity as set out
in its governing
document		 Para 1.17 Objects of the Charity
➢ To promote and protect the good health and wellbeing of
young women and girlsin particular, but not exclusively, in
Warwickshire and the surrounding areas. This is done
through the provision of guidance, support, education and
other such services as the trustees shall determine with a
view to improving the girls’ self-esteem, relationships,
and resilience; and increasing their active participation in
their communities.
➢ To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the
statement of faith.
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		 Flourish aims to fulfil its vision as shown above and in so doing,
serve the local and wider communities who connect with
Flourish. Flourish’s vision is to see a generation of girls aged 11-
18 set free to Flourish to their full potential. Our area is defined
as Warwickshire.
In order to carry out these purposes we deliver services that aim
to improve self-esteem and mental and emotional wellbeing.
We deliver 3 types of programmes:
1. Flourish Course: a group programme for schools and
community settings.
A group of up to 12 girls at a time for 8 sessions of 1 hour each
with 2-3 female leaders.
This course focuses on issues and pressures girls commonly face
and empowers with resilience building tools. Topics include: self-
esteem, personal strengths, body image, friendships,

sex/consent/relationships, managing emotions and raising aspirations. The group time provides a safe space for girls to explore and discuss these issues. Girls find sharing and peer support helpful and informative, reducing social isolation and improving social skills. Groups are most often delivered in schools. Staff refer girls onto a course based upon presentation of issues or low self-esteem and wellbeing in school. This course is designed as an early intervention tool.

2. Rebuild – Group Mentoring Programme A new course designed this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a 7-session programme focussed on emotional resilience, and uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques; thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Rebuild is designed to be more targeted and intensive support, and the sessions focus on understanding emotions and building emotional resilience.

3. One-to-one Mentoring:

We match individual girls with a suitable mentor (staff or a volunteer). Our mentoring programme can be personalised to individuals to offer them the best possible support. Sessions last up to an hour on a weekly basis. One-to-one support allows each girl to have a safe space to explore the issues and challenges they are facing, supporting girls get to where they want to be. Personalised resources created by Flourish are used to drive effective one-to-one mentoring that supports positive mental wellbeing and helps young girls to flourish – gaining a higher self-esteem and stronger emotional resilience.

This 12-session programme has been designed to follow a framework that:

When girls start to hold their heads a little higher, they
are more empowered to begin making changes for
positive wellbeing in their lives and try new things.
● Equips girls with tools and strategies to cope. Mentors
help girls learn resilience building tools to cope with the
specific issues and pressures they are facing e.g. to
manage difficult emotions better.
● Raises aspirations. Mentors help girls to look ahead,
make great choices for their lives and begin to make
small steps and changes towards a more positive
wellbeing and future.
Through our courses and mentoring, we typically work with girls
who present with low self-esteem and issues affecting wellbeing
e.g. low aspirations, anxiety, depression, self-harm, at risk of
child sexual exploitation, anger issues, friendship difficulties and
challenging emotions.
Flourish also provides aFlourish Course+.This is a group
programme for girls in Christian contexts. We adapt the above
Flourish Course for suitability in a church youth group context.
Here we use biblical teaching to support girls in understanding
their unique worth and explore the issues and pressures they
face in the context of Christian beliefs. This hasn’t been run in
the last year, but the resources and training is available if and
when required.
TheFlourish Advisory Board (FAB)is made up of girls who have
been supported by Flourish mentoring or groups. The group
gives feedback, and shares their lived experience to input into
the services, resources and training we deliver.
Flourish has anOnline Resource Hub. This is an online store of
Flourish-created resources including video tutorials, self-esteem
and wellbeing activities. The Hub is available for parents and
girls who are waiting to use our services or would like to
continue to use Flourish resources after support has been
completed.
Statement
confirming
whether the
trustees have had
regard to the
guidance issued		 Para 1.18 In planning the activities of Flourish, the Trustees have given
consideration to the guidance on public benefit issued by the
Charity Commission, last updated September 2014.

by the Charity Commission on public benefit

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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 23 volunteers from the local community supported our work,
including regular mentoring and group leading, and 1
administrative volunteer and 1 graphic design support. The
majority of mentoring sessions are volunteer led. Group sessions
are led by a staff member with the help of up to 2 volunteer
leaders.
Volunteer mentors regularly form focus groups to provide
feedback of resources and mentoring impact. This in turn shapes
the development of Flourish mentoring resources.
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 April 1st 2021 - March 31st 2022
From the beginning of the financial year, schools have been in
recovery from covid. As things turn back to “normal”, schools
reopen their doors, and children return to busy corridors,
Flourish have been working hard to ensure that the mental
health and wellbeing of the girls is a top priority. We are proud
to have continued supporting girls aged 11-18 in our local area
through a global pandemic and into a recovery stage. By
September 2021, all schools had welcomed Flourish back in to do
face-to-face sessions, although we also have a Zoom function
available where needed. Flourish has been working in 11 local
schools this year.
We have moved to a new rented office within the local area, to
gain space for our expanding team. This is needed as we have
had 12 new volunteers join our team this year.
The ‘Resource Hub’ has continued to expand, becoming a large
source of information and resources for parents, young people
and schools.
Our ‘Rebuild course’ which is focused on emotional resilience
and developed in 2020, has remained a key asset to our charity
and we’ve delivered more courses of Rebuild than our original
Flourish Course.Every school we have worked with this year has
noted the pandemic legacy on emotional and social
development, and have cited both Rebuild and Flourish courses
as a crucial provision in overcoming these challenges.
Flourish highlights in numbers:
● We have been privileged to work with177girls over the
last financial year, which is more than double the year
before.
● 67girls accessed one-to-one mentoring support. This is
an increase from 31 last year.
● 11 Rebuild Courseswere delivered across local schools,
and a total of54 girlscompleted a Rebuild course.
● 9 Flourish Courseswere delivered in schools for56 girls.
This has increased from 1 of these courses last year.

Mentoring Referral Needs

Of all our mentoring referrals last year, these were the percentage of referrals which cited different risks and issues faced by the girls:

Discussion of Referrals:

This year we have had 90 referrals to Flourish, more than double the previous year. However, the number of mentoring sessions we were able to deliver increased by only 50% on the year before. This is due mostly to covid-related absences, affecting both the girls and our volunteers/staff members. 9 girls stopped mentoring after 6 or less sessions. 6 of those were after one or two sessions. The main reason behind this was that the girls required a higher level of support. The second reason was poor attendance. The source of referrals has shifted. In 2020-21, two-thirds of our referrals came from the community. This year 2021-22, twothirds of referrals are instead coming from local schools. This is due to schools re-opening.

Three highest listed reasons for referring for mentoring in referral forms were low self-esteem, anxiety and self-harm with friendships coming in a close fourth. This is very similar to last

year, except far fewer referrals are stating ‘social isolation’, which makes sense following the pandemic restrictions easing. We use our data collection (such as the statistics above) to ensure that services are being reached by those are socially or financially excluded. It is vitally important that support for anxiety, self-esteem and mental health is accessible to all girls. We know that 24% of girls we work with have Special Educational Needs, 12% are looked after Children, 21% have social worker involvement, 16% receive early help intervention and 19% receive pupil premium (2021/22). Flourish strives to provide resources and support for all girls despite any of these factors. Outcomes

We have measured outcomes over the year in order to report
the impact our services have on our beneficiaries. We use the
We use the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Warwick-
Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. We also ask girls to use a 10-
point scale to measure their satisfaction in certain areas of their
lives as shown below.		 We have measured outcomes over the year in order to report
the impact our services have on our beneficiaries. We use the
We use the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Warwick-
Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. We also ask girls to use a 10-
point scale to measure their satisfaction in certain areas of their
lives as shown below.		 We have measured outcomes over the year in order to report
the impact our services have on our beneficiaries. We use the
We use the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Warwick-
Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. We also ask girls to use a 10-
point scale to measure their satisfaction in certain areas of their
lives as shown below.
Outcomes –
Mentoring		 This year (21/22)
% Girls improved		 Last year (20/21)
% Girls improved
Increased Self-esteem 82% 67%
Improved mental
wellbeing		 86% 67%
More satisfied with
own appearance.		 60% 89%
More satisfied with
friendships.		 43% 55%
Making safer choices. 46% 11%
Raised aspirations. 67% 78%
Happier at school. 64% 40%
Achieving more at
school.		 73% 78%

Discussion of data:

We are encouraged to see a large increase in those girls having improved self-esteem and mental wellbeing following Flourish mentoring, compared to last year. We have supported many girls

whose mental and emotional health was dramatically impacted through the covid pandemic and are now recovering. It is also great to see that 64% of the girls mentored felt happier at school following Flourish interaction than before. This will be an increase on the previous year due to schools having opened and restrictions being lifted. Partnerships Rosalind Franklin Lab, UK Sedation, Harringtons on the Hill, Love Ballet and Soroptomists (Kenilworth) have all supported us through fundraising and sponsorship. Vicki Wellbeing Focus has provided coaching and matched our Directors with other local business owners. Can I Have A Word supported us with Tone of Voice work, which began in early 2022 and is ongoing. The Kenilworth Centre has supported us with resources and commissioning of our work. Make Good Grow have supported us by matching us with professional services, and also featured a Flourish Director on their International Women’s Day podcast. We have continued to get referrals through Early Help support, schools, parents, GPs, social workers and youth workers. We continue to be members of Thirtyone:eight who support us with safeguarding resources, consultancy and DBS processing. Anecdotal feedback: Referrer [Mum] comments on the digital mentoring received by her daughter J, aged 13: “Being able to discuss relationships and difficult situations at school was the most useful/valuable thing about mentoring. The service we received was excellent - and no improvements could have been made. Thank you for your support.” Mentee J, aged 13, received digital mentoring: “The best thing about mentoring has been learning new ways to cope in stressful situations. I learned to challenge negative thoughts and put them in the dump. I learned ways to cope with anxiety like deep breathing, stroking pets, drawing and

observing something in your mind. I learned that looks isn’t everything – it’s all about personality. It felt hard to open up at first but I did, and I felt better. I would recommend Flourish mentoring to a friend because it really helped my self-esteem and anxiety.” Mentee T, aged 14, received face to face mentoring: “The best thing about mentoring has been talking about my problems. It has helped me to control my emotions and anger better. My mentor is very kind and helps me a lot.” Mentee H, aged 15, received mixture of face to face and digital mentoring: “I have learnt to love myself and grow my confidence to be happy with who I am and my appearance. I now have a different mindset and outlook on everything which has made me more happy as a person, because of the mentoring and all the things we discuss and activities that we do!” I would recommend mentoring to a friend because it was really helpful and changed me into a completely different person (for the better).” Mentee L, aged 14, received digital mentoring: “The best thing about mentoring has been being able to talk to someone new. I have learnt to accept myself for who I am. Before mentoring I didn’t like accepting things I couldn’t do or wasn’t good at. But now I can accept those things and just get on with life.” Mentee D, aged 14, received face-to-face and digital mentoring: “I feel better about myself, have more confidence and have learned coping methods. I let my feelings out which I don’t a lot. I have learned to express my feelings.” Assistant SENDCO at a local school: “D tells me she finds the mentoring sessions very helpful and her Mum has noticed a difference too.” Mentee N, aged 13 “It has helped me because it has given me ways to cope with any problems. It has also taught me a lot about myself. I have learnt how to deal with emotions and different situations. I have changed because I have got to know myself and how I see stuff.” Head of Year, Trinity School: “Thank you again from all of us here at Trinity for your invaluable support to our students.” Feedback from mentor half way through the mentoring programme about mentee T, aged 15: “I feel T is connecting the dots re her emotions and talking about them more which is lovely to see” Hear of Year, Trinity School: “F, aged 15 who is working with [mentor] is so happy and loving the sessions, even after just 3!”

Mentee B, aged 14: “The best thing about mentoring was the activities and being able to talk to someone. It has helped because I have someone to talk to about my problems and they understand. I have learnt to love myself and be a lot more confident.” Mentee E, aged 15: “The best thing about mentoring was having someone to listen to me.” Mentee D, aged 13: “I’ve been able to cope better because of the Flourish sessions.” Mentee F, aged 15: “Throughout mentoring I have learnt healthy ways to cope with my emotions, particularly stress and why these things happen. This has enabled me to control how I react in situations. My confidence has also developed. I’m still trying and have a little way to go but I have been given the things I need to make that change. My mentor has been so lovely and kind and this allowed me to feel comfortable in opening up to her, giving me another person I trust to talk to. She made me feel so welcome and this allowed me to enjoy sessions, taking on board strategies, sharing my thoughts and making a change. I would absolutely recommend mentoring to a friend! The support I received was amazing and I now feel like I have been equipped with some life skills to help me.” Mental Health Lead, North Leamington School: “Thanks so much for your continuing wonderful work you all do with our young people.” Mentee T, aged 16: “The best thing about mentoring is that I can talk to someone I trust and they will help me find a solution. Mentoring has helped me feel a lot more confident. I feel more alive and happy and I like myself more. I think twice most of the time. I do more things with my parents and have a better relationship with them. I revise more. I am better with friendships. I am more confident with school and with my future. I also share things with my friends about Flourish. I enjoyed coming and have already recommended Flourish to my friends because it helps with confidence and self-esteem”

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Achievements
against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 We have measured outcomes over the year in order to report
the impact our services have on our beneficiaries. We use the
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh
Performance of
fundraising
activities against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Investment
performance
against
objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period		 Para
1.21		 Total receipts for the year were£128,029.Therefore income
was up62%from the previous year, in which income was
£79,257.
£57,311(44% of income) came from the followingRestricted
grants:
£1,000 – Midcounties Coop – Coop Funding
£9,750 – All Churches Trust
£4,000 – Newfield Trust
£9,952 – Warwickshire County Council – Mental wellbeing
and Resilience fund
£368 – Groundwork
£1,910 – Warwick District Council
£30,331 – Heart of England
We received£6,084in donations from local churches and
organisation. This is similar to last year (£6,000). Flourish
also gained£1,178through fundraising this year.
£26,089(20% of our income) came in through unrestricted
voluntary income gifts and donations, from the generosity of
individual donors. This is up from £12,207 last year.
We received£6,502(5% of income) in service charges and
contributions from schools/agencies and parents. This is up
from £3,298 (4.2% of income) last year. This is due to schools
reopening this year. However, it’s still a small portion of our
income, demonstrating an continued reliance on grant
income.
In the pursuit of the vision set out above, Flourish has
expended£82,159this year. The costs of salaries and
resources to run our programmes made up the majority of
our expenditure. We also pay £250 a month for our rented
office space.
Statement explaining
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held		 Para
1.22		 Reserves Policy
It is the policy of Flourish to maintain a balance of funds
which equates to at least four months of normal operational
costs. The balance held at the end of year of£87,268
exceeds this.
Amount of reserves
held		 Para
1.22		 £87,268
Reasons for holding
zero reserves		 Para
1.22		 N/A
Details of fund
materiallyin deficit		 Para
1.24		 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
goingconcern		 Para
1.23		 N/A

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)		 Para
1.47		 Grants and donations are currently our main source of funds.
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		 The Trustees and Directors have reviewed the risks to which
a small charity operating with a few employees and a larger
volunteer base is exposed. Appropriate general and public
liability insurance has been obtained. Operational risks
associated with activities have been reviewed and
appropriate guidelines and policies agreed to ensure that
any risk is minimised.
The biggest risks we review on a regular basis include:
● Funding shortages whereby Flourish becomes
financially unviable. We have a reserves policy and a

funding strategy in place to find funds from a range of sources. ● Lone working for staff and volunteers. We have a lone working policy and procedures volunteers are trained to follow. ● Leaks of confidential data and information provided by volunteers and service users. We have reviewed the way we process, manage and store confidential data. A full GDPR compliance review will take place annually. ● Staff/ volunteers not working professionally or overstepping safeguarding or good practice boundaries. We have a safer recruitment policy and procedures, a disciplinary policy and a code of conduct that we expect all staff and volunteers to adhere to. Full training and supervision support are provided and considers these risks.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)		 Para 1.25 Constitution last amended 22/04/2016.
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)		 Para 1.25 You Can Flourish is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
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 New Trustees are identified through connections made with
individuals in the course of Flourish’s activities. Exploratory
conversations occur and if the time/skills of the individual and the
needs of the Board align, the person is invited to submit a Trustee
application form. If this is successful, the person is invited to an
interview with 2 Flourish trustees including the Chairperson,
where they have the opportunity to ask further questions and
introduce themselves. If a synergy is identified, the person is
invited to become a trustee based upon the voting of existing
trustees.

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Policies and
procedures adopted
for the induction and
training of trustees		 Para 1.51
The charity’s
organisational
structure and any
wider network with
which the charity
works		 Para 1.51 We are members of Thirtyone:eight who we use for
resources and consultancy on safeguarding matters and for
our DBS processing.
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname You Can Flourish
Other name the charityuses Flourish
Registered charitynumber 1166721
Charity’s principal address Flourish, 2 Radford Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 2SN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee Name Office
(if any)		 Dates acted if not for
whole year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)
1 Miss Kate Munday Chair
2 Mrs Rachel King
3 Mr Phil Sewards
4 Mrs Charlotte Lockyer
5 Mr Chris Rogers Appointed 09/03/2022

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)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Mrs Charlotte Bevan and Mrs Jenny Dean

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report		 Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages
Responsibilities and
basis of report		 You Can Flourish
Charity no
(if any)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31/03/2022.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
31/03/2022
1166721
1-2

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
Address:		 29/06/2022
Jennifer Gates
ACA; ICAEW
9 Lakin Drive,Bishop's Itchington
Southam, Warwickshire
CV47 2TE

IER

Oct 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

2

IER