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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1166873

Young Manchester

Annual report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Young Manchester Reference and

administration information

Charity number 1166873 Registered office and operational address Sister - Renold Building 32a Altrincham Street Manchester M1 7JR

Trustees

Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Sarah Kleuter (resigned 22.11.2024) Bounty Vegah (resigned 21.03.2024) Roukagia Afan (resigned 12.09.2025) Simone Finegan (resigned 22.11.2024) James O'Farrell (resigned 12.09.2025) Jodie McNally

Michael Salmon Stephanie Riches Hassan Bello Dantata Morenike Elizabeth Fatogun Tabasum Khojani

Furqan Naeem Daniel Suba Victor Lawes Craig Barratt

Key management personnel

Samuel Remi-Akinwale Chief Executive Officer Emma Sims Associate Director of Grants and Infrastructure

Bankers

The Co-operative Bank, PO Box 250, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6WY

Solicitors

Addleshaw Goddard, 1 St Peters Square, Manchester, M2 3DE

Independent examiner

Patrick Morrello ACA, Third Sector Accountancy Limited, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS

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Young Manchester Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and Activities

a. Policies and objectives

The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes.

Our vision is that 'every child and young person in Manchester can thrive and realise their full potential through outstanding opportunities’. The objectives of the charity are to act as a resource for young people aged 5 to 19 (25 for young people with additional needs) living in Manchester by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities. By doing this the charity aims to help young people:

The Trustees discharge their obligations by supporting charities and not-for-profit organisations which improve the lives of young people and meet the charity's objectives. They do this through strengthening, connecting and championing the non-profit sector for children and young people. The Trustees look to place funds and resources where they can make a real and measurable impact to the lives of young people.

The charity believes in the power of youth social action - such as volunteering, fundraising and campaigning, to transform lives and communities and therefore it is embedded in our work.

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Young Manchester is embedding social action into the day to day business of organisations working with children and young people in Manchester. The City of Social Action initiative provides a platform for young people and organisations to shout about youth social action, youth voice and youth led projects, centring young people making change in their communities.

This mission has been maintained through our youth led grants making programme in partnership with the #iwill fund, the Youth Endowment Fund and Manchester City Council.

Beyond this, we have expanded our activities supporting children and young people to influence businesses that impact their lives through consultations and co-design activities centring young people’s voices, insights and leadership.

The Charity had no fundraising activities requiring disclosure under S I62A of the Charities Act 2011.

Public Benefit

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

Achievements and performance

As we reflect on the year ending March 2025, we note that the financial challenges continue for Young Manchester and the whole youth and play sector along with the children and young people it supports.

Young Manchester has risen to the challenge of supporting the youth and play sector and wider networks in order to play our part in supporting outcomes for children and young people.

There are four key achievements that the Trustees wish to highlight for the year:

  1. Co-designing a grants programme for the Arts Council.

  2. The success of the Youth Consulting business model with Young Manchester securing, Manchester Fort, The University of Manchester and Sister as clients we are supporting to engage young people in their strategy development. This reflects an expansion of institutions we are supporting to share power with young people.

  3. Securing core funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for our core membership offer.

  4. The successful delivery of our first participatory budgeting event supporting 130 young people from Cheetham Hill to influence and decide £230,000 of funding alongside 21 youth & play organisations.

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Choose for Cheetham

Young Manchester Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2025

A snapshot of key highlights are shared below

Strengthening the Youth & Play Sector

Young Manchester’s free membership programmes work to strengthen, connect and champion the incredible organisations supporting and delivering for children and young people in Manchester. With our wide network of partners, we have continued the growth of our members' networks and supplementary school's partnerships. Benefits delivered for members include:

W/ Youth

W/Youth continues to build on the work of ‘The City of Social Action’ to make Manchester the place for youth voice, youth leadership and real change led by children and young people themselves. We have been successful in embedding youth led grant making. W/Youth furthers this by supporting children and young people to influence business practices and strategy through consultations, co-design work. We have found this to be successful in the work we have done with Sister, We Love Manchester and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Sharing Power with Young People and Innovation

We continued our work to ensure Young Manchester is genuinely supporting young people to shape their communities, through our successful participatory budgeting event titled Choose For Cheetham. We also maintained young people’s ability to shape Young Manchester by maintaining our young trustees, young staff team, engagement with ambassadors from across Manchester and our young CEO.

Financial Review

a) Going Concern

The Trustees have assessed the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern, considering events and conditions that may cast significant doubt upon its ability to do so for the period to January 2027.

There are however material uncertainties within this assessment. Based on its appropriate enquiries the Trustees, at the time of their approval, note that while very immediate funding is secure and a strategy in place, there is uncertainty in the future fundraising climate. This has been a transitional year for the charity, in which we have transitioned our

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business model, diversifying our partnerships, strengthened as a membership organisation and increased the diversity of our funding base.

This work continues to reinforce and build on the solid foundations already established, including a strong and robust network of local and national supporters and stakeholders, including funding partnerships which the charity will seek to develop and grow.

The organisation has clear fundraising plans in place, delivering a range of income generation tactics, exploring new fundraising opportunities (including community fundraising and consortium projects).

Although there is a clear and identified need and role for Young Manchester it is not yet fully clear whether this can be resourced in a sustainable way.

In order to further mitigate this risk further, the Trustees are supporting the prioritisation of financially sustainable activities such as our youth consulting activities; grant management and collaborative fundraising.

(b) Review of 2024/25 performance

Our overall net surplus for the year ending March 2025 totals £146K. This progress is related to a conservative approach to spending reflecting uncertainty in the sector as well as progress made in receiving restricted funding that relieves core costs.

We maintain a concerning unrestricted reserves position as of March 2025. Key funding recognised this year includes:

Reserves Policy

The charity's reserves policy is to maintain a sufficient level of unrestricted reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of up to five months should a shortfall in income occur and to account for potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.

Should a shortfall in income occur and to take account of potential risks to operating cash flow and contingencies that may arise from time to time. In this scenario, enough money to cover closure of a minimum reserves target based on maintaining a minimum complement of staff and infrastructure for a winding down period. This target is calculated to cover up to three months (12 weeks) of reduced running costs to cover overheads, staffing costs including redundancy and project closure.

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The level of reserves required to cover normal operating activities over this period is calculated at £100K. The reserves used in the calculation only include unrestricted free reserves. This figure is based on running costs for 5 months, which is appropriate given the ongoing instability in the sector.

On 31 March 2025 the charity's reserves were:

Unrestricted funds (free reserves): £64,729 Restricted funds: £307,505 Total funds: £372,234

Structure, governance and management

Young Manchester is a registered charity, number 1166873, and has the form of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The governing document of the charity is a constitution dated February 2016.

In the event that the charity is wound up, the Trustees of the charity have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.

The management of the CIO is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed.

New Trustees are appointed for a minimum term of two years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the existing Trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment, the charity Trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

Manchester City Council may nominate and appoint two charity Trustees. The appointment of these Trustees must follow the same process as appointment of all other Trustees and each appointment must be for a term of three years. The Trustees appointed need not be a member of Manchester City Council.

New Trustees may be sought by open advertisement or targeted recruitment. The constitution was last reviewed in November 2022 and is expected to be next reviewed and amended in the 2025/26 financial year.

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All new charity Trustees are provided with a current version of the constitution, a copy of the charity's latest Trustees' Annual Report and statement of accounts and the last three sets of approved Board minutes.

Upon appointment to the Board, Trustees are expected to attend regular meetings, for which the papers are usually submitted a week in advance. The constitution provides for a minimum of three to a maximum of ten Trustees.

All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee received remuneration in the year. The pay of the senior staff is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees by benchmarking against industry standards.

At the Trustees' meetings, the Trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activity for the charity, including consideration of grant making, match funding, reserves and risk management approach and performance.

With the development of the youth CEO model, the organisation is working to establish strong operational infrastructure to ensure the sustained and agile delivery of our grant making and infrastructure activities whilst further cultivating our youth programmes supporting young people to lead, shape and influence the city they live in.

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the CIO is exposed. The risks are reviewed on a bi-monthly basis by the Risk and Finance Subcommittee and reported bi-monthly to the full board. The Trustees are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks, in particular those related to the operations and finance of the CIO.

Young Manchester's most significant risks and mitigating actions are set out in the table below:

Risk Mitigating Actions

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Failure
to
secure
ongoing
unrestricted
funding
to
cover
operational costs.
The charity has formed strong relationships with funders
and has a proven track record for successful delivery.
Young Manchester has established a diversified income
pipeline in place and is being operationalised. There is a
healthy pipeline of opportunities from not for profit
funders to businesses.
The charity is part of a national network of Young
People’s foundations who are making the case
strategically for the ongoing investment in Local Youth
Partnerships.
Loss of key staff Focus on systems and processes in annual plans to
support institutional strength, particularly a focus on
finance and operations. This practically looks like
comprehensive process mapping, automation and the
development of process resources.
Wellbeing focus of organisation implemented through
line management support and culture management.
Cash Flow insufficient or Cash flow
information too unpredictable to
cover/have confidence in meeting
monthly running costs
The charity established a good Cash Flow review system.
We are maximising efforts to secure upfront payments
towards core costs and advance payments of any future
contracts.

Plans for future periods

Young Manchester remains committed to maintaining our ambitions for children and young people in the city, ensuring that our values and principles shine through, and that all children and young people have outstanding opportunities.

The existential challenges facing the organisation and its members has led to the further reviews and refinement of the organisation business model during this period. Our priorities for the year 2025/26 are:

  1. Creating and deploying the 1[st] phase of a new strategy – we will listen to young people, our members and partners to shape the future direction of Young Manchester

  2. Cementing Income Generation - Key to all our work will be income generation, both securing core funds for Young Manchester and significant further investment in the non-profit sector for children and young people across the city. We will continue to diversify income and focus increased attention on pivoting our offer towards corporate engagement.

  3. Supporting our members and young ambassadors - we will consolidate our membership offer and young ambassadors programme to ensure that we are supporting our sector to thrive and deliver for and with children

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and young people. We will hone this focus to ensure support for emerging members those working with racialised groups, those operating in youth led or radical spaces.

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

22 / 01 / 2026

The trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on ____ and signed on their behalf by

Craig Barratt Treasurer

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages 11 to 32.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ICAEW .

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Other matters

Your attention is to drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts (financial statements) in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.

We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

have not been met; or

  1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

D Worrello

Patrick Morrello ACA

Third Sector Accountancy Limited Holyoake House Hanover Street Manchester, M60 0AS

22 / 01 / 2026

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
6,367
Charitable activities
4
53,377
Total income
59,744
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
165,476
Total expenditure
165,476
8
(105,732)
Transfer between funds
16,073
Net movement in funds for the year
(89,659)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
154,388
Total funds carried forward
64,729
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Restricted
funds
£
1,500
827,088
828,588
577,083
577,083
251,505
(16,073)
235,432
72,073
307,505
Total funds
2025
£
7,867
880,465
888,332
742,559
742,559
145,773
-
145,773
226,461
372,234
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
137,544
137,544
171,837
171,837
(34,293)
-
(34,293)
188,681
154,388
Restricted
funds
£
1,000
657,603
658,603
919,227
919,227
(260,624)
-
(260,624)
332,697
72,073
Total funds
2024
£
1,000
795,147
796,147
1,091,064
1,091,064
(294,917)
-
(294,917)
521,378
226,461

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Young Manchester Charity Number 1166873

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 13 84,741 132,208
Cash at bank and in hand 308,653 204,145
Total current assets 393,394 336,353
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year 14 (21,160) (109,892)
Net current assets 372,234 226,461
Total assets less current liabilities 372,234 226,461
Net assets 372,234 226,461
The funds of the charity:
Unrestricted income funds 64,729 154,388
Unrestricted funds 16 64,729 154,388
Restricted funds 15 307,505 72,073
Total charity funds 372,234 226,461

The notes on pages 14 to 32 form part of these accounts.

22 / 01 / 2026 Approved by the trustees …..................................... and signed on their behalf by:

Craig Barratt, Trustee

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Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ending 31 March 2025

Note
2025
£
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
18
104,508
104,508
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
204,145
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
308,653
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year
2024
£
(234,943)
(234,943)
439,088
204,145

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1 Accounting policies

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 - (Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Young Manchester meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £ sterling.

b Judgments and estimates

The trustees have made no key judgments which have a significant effect on the accounts.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

c Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The Trustees have assessed the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern, considering events and conditions that may cast significant doubt upon its ability to do so for the period to January 2027. There are however material uncertainties within this assessment.

Based on its appropriate enquiries the Trustees, at the time of their approval, note that while very immediate funding is secure and a strategy in place, there is uncertainty in the future fundraising climate.

This has been a transitional year from the charity, in which we have shared power with children and young people, strengthened as a membership organisation, diversified our partnerships, aligned closely with the YPF Trust and increased the diversity of our funding base. This work continues to build on solid foundations already established, including a strong and robust network of local and national supporters and stakeholders, including funding partnerships which the charity will seek to develop and grow. The organisation has clear fundraising plans in place, delivering a range of income generation tactics, exploring new fundraising opportunities (including community fundraising and consortium projects). These plans however are not yet fully tested and though there is a clear and identified need and role for Young Manchester it is not yet fully clear whether this can be resourced in a sustainable way. In order to mitigate this risk, the Trustees are developing options to reduce costs - whilst retaining Young Manchester’s core offer to member organisations - and will be consulting with members and stakeholders in the coming months.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

d Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

e Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

f Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

g Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

h Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against support costs.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's programmes and activities.

Individual fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Office fixtures and equipment 33%

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

m Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

n Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

o Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 9. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end. The costs of the defined contribution scheme are included within support and governance costs and allocated to the funds of the charity using the methodology set out in note 6.

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in the United Kingdom (England and Wales) and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

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Unrestricted Restricted Total 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Donations 6,367 1,500 7,867 - 1,000 1,000
Total 6,367 1,500 7,867 - 1,000 1,000
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Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
NHS 3,000 3,000 -
Gaddun 4,125 4,125 -
W/Youth 6,825 6,825 -
National Lottery #iwill fund 184,000 184,000 -
Amnesty International 4,000 4,000 -
Arts Council England - CYP 13,529 13,529 -
NHS Asthma 27,000 27,000 -
MCC - Supplementary Schools Art Pilot 1,920 1,920 -
MCC - Hope for Cheetham 19,200 19,200 -
DWP access to work - 2,478 2,478
Children In Need - 112,500 112,500
MCC - North Manchester Review 12,429 12,429 -
MCC - Covid Recovery Fund - 61,518 61,518
Total carried forward 13,950 262,078 276,028 2,478 174,018 176,496

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Income from charitable activities continued

Unrestricted Restricted Total 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Total brought forward 13,950 262,078 276,028 2,478 174,018 176,496
MCC - Youth and Play 54,162 54,162 22,542 22,542
Young People's Foundation - 1,313 1,313
MCC - Services Fund (SEND) 143,288 143,288 193,432 193,432
HMRC employers allowance 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Administration income - 14,258 14,258
Other charitable activities - 329 329
Esmee 52,500 52,500 50,000 22,000 72,000
Paul Hamlyn - 50,000 50,000
Oglesby Charitable Trust 31,000.00 31,000 20,000 20,000
YEF 248,092 248,092 93,428 93,428
Home office - windrush 1,330 1,330 7,150 7,150
Greater Manchester Sports Partnership - 80,000 80,000
The Growth Company - 3,000 3,000
MCC - Members Day 3,000 3,000 3,700 3,700
GMYN - EDI Toolkit Development - 2,062 2,062
EY Foundation - 3,502 3,502
Brighter Sound Ltd - WOMEX - 4,902 4,902
Young People's Foundation / LYP - 17,033 17,033
MCC - KCYPS 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
YPF Supplementary schools - 5,000 5,000
Other Revenue - -
Management and contract fees 11,642 11,642 -
University of Manchester RIF project - - -
Manchster Fort 1,927 1,927 -
Total carried forward 32,519 815,450 847,969 137,544 657,603 795,147

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Income from charitable activities continued

Unrestricted
£
Total brought forward
32,519
Uni of Manchester Beewell
Amnesty International
University of Manchester - unrestricted
7,769
ID Manchester
13,089
Total
53,377
5
Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
Grants awarded
Charitable project costs
Staff costs
Engagement and comms
Other costs
Ambassador programme
Governance costs (see note 6)
Support costs (see note 6)
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
Restricted
£
815,450
10,000
1,638
827,088
Total 2025
£
847,969
10,000
1,638
7,769
13,089
880,465
Unrestricted
£
137,544
137,544
2025
£
409,033
19,329
193,081
34
1,605
17,357
10,559
91,561
742,559
577,083
165,476
742,559
Restricted
£
657,603
657,603
Total 2024
£
795,147
-
-
-
-
795,147
2024
£
707,978
33,329
228,053
5,038
2,166
4,318
9,311
100,871
1,091,064
919,227
171,837
1,091,064

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6 Analysis of governance and support costs

Staff costs
Office space / premises
Office running costs
Administration expenses
Web development
Travel and subsistence
Training
Insurance
Storage
Digital communication
IT costs
Professional fees
Consulting
Governance
Irrecoverable VAT
Support
£
20,472
13,512
2,255
876
2,741
231
245
5,864
758
1,177
3,577
15,462
17,527
-
6,864
91,561
Governance
£
10,109
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
450
-
10,559
2025
£
30,581
13,512
2,255
876
2,741
231
245
5,864
758
1,177
3,577
15,462
17,527
450
6,864
102,120
Support
£
9,822
16,968
7,952
711
2,620
292
3,312
5,071
680
1,336
3,408
12,222
18,773
-
17,704
100,871
Governance
£
6,751
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,560
-
9,311
2024
£
16,573
16,968
7,952
711
2,620
292
3,312
5,071
680
1,336
3,408
12,222
18,773
2,560
17,704
110,182

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Grants awarded 2025 2024
All grants were made to institutions, not individuals.
42nd Street - 9,000
4CT Limited 12,500 -
Abraham Moss Warriors 41,000 48,310
Active Communities Network - 20,000
Aim 4 Hope 2,080 -
Bill and Andys Music School 9,526 -
Cheetham Hill Advice Centre - 1,000
Communities For All 31,518 8,629
Contact Theatre 1,218 12,180
Creative City England - 5,990
Everyone Can - 1,500
GLL - 10,920
Goals - 5,768
Greater Manchester Youth Network 111,186 162,190
Groundwork - 5,280
Hope for Cheetham Guidance Hub 21,622 31,934
Iziko Youth Next Gen 9,954 -
Kids of Colour - 1,232
M13 Project 9,000 35,000
Mad Theatre Company 22,954 11,868
Making Education a Priority 3,748 23,606
Manchester City FC in the Community Foundation - 1,585
Manchester Community Central - 53,000
Manchester Schools' PE Association - 20,000
Manchester Settlement - 3,000
Manchester Urban Diggers 26,024 21,467
Manchester Young Lives 1,700 -
Manchester Youth Zone 43,240 23,092
MGT Youth Group - 6,903
Millenium Powerhouse - 26,212
New Testament Church of God 24,769 -
Nurturing Foundations 9,000 -
Projekts - 1,666
Rainbow Centre 16,000 1,000
RECLAIM - 40,000
ReflecTeen Hub Organisation - 874
Regen - 3,182
SENDcode CIC - 3,010
Simply Cycling - 4,200
Socio-Economic CIC - 3,000
South Manchester Down Syndrome Support Group 1,995 650
Sow the City - 3,450
Total carried forward 399,034 610,698

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Grants awarded continued
Total brought forward
The Empowerment People
The Manchester Deaf Centre
The Manners Project
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
YPAC Manchester
Total grants awarded
8
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
Auditor's remuneration - audit fees
Independent examiner's fee - accountancy services
Independent examiner's fee - independent exam
399,034
-
-
10,000
-
-
409,034
2025
£
-
14,950
450
610,698
2,000
10,000
-
2,180
14,100
638,978
2024
£
2,560
13,985
415

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9 Staff costs

Staff costs during the year were as follows:

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Allocated as follows:
Charitable activities
Support costs
Governance costs
2025
£
198,498
19,713
5,451
223,662
193,081
20,472
10,109
223,662
2024
£
218,531
19,816
6,279
244,626
228,053
9,822
6,751
244,626

One employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2024: Nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period was 7 (2024: 8). FTE 6

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees, the CEO and the Head of Partnerships. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £102,974 (2024: £117,106).

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Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: Nil).

Two members of the management committee received £218 in expenses for travel and subsistence. (2024: £nil).

Aggregate donations from related parties were £nil (2024: £nil).

The charity enjoys a close working relationship with the following entities through existing trustees. The nature of the relationships are as follows:

Manchester Youth Zone

Samuel Remi-Akinwale is CEO of Young Manchester, and is also a trustee of The Manchester Youth Zone Ltd (appointed August 2023). During the year Young Manchester awarded grants totalling £43,240 to The Manchester Youth Zone Ltd (2024: £23,092).

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2024: Nil).

11 Government grants

The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:

2025
£
DWP access to work
-
Manchester City Council - Youth and Play
54,162
Manchester City Council - Schools Art Pilot
1,920
Manchester City Council - Services fund
143,288
Manchester City Council - Hope for Cheetham
19,200
Manchester City Council - Covid Recovery Fund
-
Manchester City Council - North Manchester Review
12,429
Manchester City Council - Members Day
3,000
and Young People Safe
20,000
HMRC Employment Allowance
5,000
Home Office - Windrush fund
1,330
260,329
2024
£
2,478
22,542
-
193,432
-
61,518
12,429
3,700
20,000
-
7,150
323,249

There were no unfulfilled grant conditions outstanding at the time of producing the annual accounts.

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12 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

13 Debtors

Trade debtors
Other debtors
VAT
Prepayments and accrued income
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Other creditors
Taxation and social security costs
2025
£
32,714
3,580
1,097
47,350
84,741
2025
£
15,403
4,336
-
1,421
21,160
2024
£
19,314
6,039
269
106,586
132,208
2024
£
76,725
27,609
389
5,169
109,892

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15 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Balance at 1
April 2024
£
#Iwill fund
-
City of social action
869
Youth and Play
12,687
Mental Health Fund
44,718
Children in Need
-
MHCC - Covid Recovery Fund
8,518
OCT grant fund
16,399
SEND
(2,863)
Creative engagement
programme
4,357
Youth Engagement
Fund - Cheetham
(19,228)
Young People's
Foundation
8,150
Amnesty
International
(427)
Amnesty
International 24-25
-
Youth Alliance GM
(19,820)
MCC Keeping
Young People Safe
9,371
The Growth Company
825
Windrush
861
YPF LYP
-
YPF Trust
7,656
Arts Council England
CYP Microgrants Pilot
-
Esmee Fairbairn
YM (Funding Plus)
-
NHS Asthma
-
MCC- Members Day
-
MCC North
Manchester Review
-
Total
72,073
Income
£
184,000
-
54,162
-
-
-
31,000
144,788
-
267,292
1,920
1,638
4,000
54,000
20,000
-
1,330
-
-
13,529
8,500
27,000
3,000
12,429
828,588
Expenditure
£
(17,015)
-
(31,048)
(41,950)
(1,218)
-
(6,400)
(142,346)
-
(231,009)
(7,345)
(260)
(951)
(40,394)
(20,000)
(825)
(1,697)
(7,656)
(6,200)
(8,340)
-
-
(12,429)
(577,083)
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
1,218
(8,518)
-
-
-
-
-
(951)
-
-
-
-
(493)
7,656
(7,656)
(7,329)
-
-
-
-
(16,073)
Balance at 31
March 2025
£
166,985
869
35,801
2,768
-
-
40,999
(421)
4,357
17,055
2,725
-
3,049
(6,214)
9,371
-
1
-
-
-
160
27,000
3,000
-
307,505

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Comparative period

Balance at 1
April 2023
Seed Funding
19,780
City of Social
Action
17,286
Youth and Play
20,355
Mental Health Fund
90,000
Children in Need
107,343
MHCC Covid
Recovery Fund
-
OCT Grant Fund
14,118
SEND
12,516
Creative
Engagement
Partnerships
4,357
Cheetham - Youth
Engagement Fund
41,634
Young People's
Foundation
5,308
Amnesty
International
-
Youth Alliance GM
- Esmee Fairbairn
-
GM Moving Youth
Alliance
-
MCC Cheetham
Keeping Young
People Safe
-
MCC North
Manchester Review
-
The Growth
Company
-
Windrush
-
YPF LYP capacity
building
-
Total
332,697
Income
-
1,000
22,542
-
112,500
61,518
20,000
193,432
-
93,428
5,000
-
22,000
80,000
20,000
-
3,000
7,150
17,033
658,603
Expenditure
(19,780)
(17,417)
(30,210)
(45,282)
(219,843)
(53,000)
(17,719)
(208,811)
-
(154,290)
(2,158)
(427)
(41,820)
(80,000)
(10,629)
-
(2,175)
(6,289)
(9,377)
(919,227)
Transfers
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance at
31 March
2024
-
869
12,687
44,718
-
8,518
16,399
(2,863)
4,357
(19,228)
8,150
(427)
(19,820)
-
9,371
-
825
861
7,656
72,073

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Name of
restricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund
#Iwill fund Match funding the Hope for Cheetham Youth Endowment Fund (YEF)
programme. The funds include programme management costs and grants
funding to distribute.
City of Social Action A project supporting the voice of Children and young people in the City of
Manchester.
Youth and Play Delivery of Youth and Play service for Children and Young People.
Mental Health Fund Supporting children and young people's mental health as a result of covid 19.
Children In Need This fund is used to explore and evidence approaches to tackling violence
which impacts on young people, including the development and enhancement
of current youth and play work practice. The fund works towards the
development of a city-wide strategy and theory of change.
MHCC Covid Recovery Supporting the voluntary sector to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on
Fund business continuity.
OCT Grant Fund To improve networks in the voluntary sector.
SEND The purpose of this fund is to support pilot projects which demonstrate
enhancement to the current provision/service to better accommodate children
and young people with SEND to build confidence, reduce anxiety and increase
independence. This is hoped to be achieved by: improving access to universal
provision for SEND children and young people; increasing attendance of
children and young people with SEND in universal provision; improving
inclusivity of universal provision to support children and young people.
Creative Engagement The Creative Engagement Partnership for Young People had the purpose of
Partnership bringing together organisations providing outstanding opportunities for
children and young people in Manchester through youth work, play, arts,
culture, heritage and sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership is
focused on addressing three core challenges for the youth sector: safety of
young people, business continuity and business transformation.
Cheetham - Youth A 5-year investment into Cheetham Hill for the purpose of delivering the
Engagement Fund community created Hope for Cheetham strategy to change systems that
support young people from Cheetham Hill to achieve their hopes and
ambitions and protects young people from violence.
Young People's A grant awarded by the YPF Trust to be used on staff training, development
Foundation Grant and support in response to the added pressure created by the Covid-19
pandemic.
Amnesty International Funding to support children and young people to engage in consultations
around economic, social and cultural rights.
Amnesty International A restricted project to deliver human rights training to Manchester VCSE
24-25 organisation.
Youth Alliance GM - Funding to support the development of a network of youth and play
Esmee Fairbairn organisations across Greater Manchester to strategic advocate and collaborate
on issues from a Greater Manchester perspective and build on the success of
#beewell.

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Name of
restricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund
GM Moving Youth An investment to explore and pilot the role of youth organisations in
Alliance supporting sport and physical activity outcomes for children and young people.
MCC Cheetham A grant to resource programmes that support young people up to the age of
Keeping Young People 19 to engage in recreational activities, develop their skills, advance education,
Safe relieve unemployment, advance emotion and physical health and wellbeing.
The Growth Company A sponsorship of the Manchester’s Supplementary Schools Achievement
event.
Windrush Investment to support a programme of engagement for youth organisations
and supplementary schools to increase awareness of the windrush
compensation scheme.
YPF LYP capacity Funding to cover Young Manchester time supporting the YPF Trust in
building supporting the development of local youth partnerships across the North West
of England.
YPF Trust A restricted project payment to support the delivery of the Manchester
Supplementary School Partnership.
Arts Council England - A project grant to explore/research how the Arts Council could deliver a
CYP Microgrants Pilot microgrants programme for children & young people
Esmee Fairbairn YM Supplemental funding from Esmee Fairbairn to support Young Manchester's
(Funding Plus) development and sustainability
NHS Asthma A commission from Local Care Organisation to deliver an awareness and
research project around children's and young people's inhaler use in the
treatment of Asthma
Manchester City Funding to support Young Manchester's members days.
Council - Members
Day
MCC North A commissioned project to deliver a review of youth organisations and youth
Manchester Review assets in North Manchester, as well as young people's perceptions of the level
of provision in their community.

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Comparative period
General fund
General fund
Name of
unrestricted fund
General fund
Balance at 1
April 2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
154,388
59,744
(165,476)
16,073
154,388
59,744
(165,476)
16,073
Balance at 1
April 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
188,681
137,544
(171,837)
-
188,681
137,544
(171,837)
-
Description, nature and purposes of the fund
The free reserves after allowing for any designated funds.
As at 31
March 2025
£
64,729
64,729
As at 31
March 2024
£
154,388
154,388

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Total
Comparative period
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
General
fund
£
64,729
64,729
General
fund
£
154,388
154,388
Designated
funds
£
-
-
Designated
funds
£
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
307,505
307,505
Restricted
funds
£
72,073
-
Total 2025
£
372,234
372,234
Total 2024
£
226,461
226,461
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
2025
£
145,773
47,467
(88,732)
104,508
2024
£
(294,917)
(4,484)
64,458
(234,943)

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