The Charity Registration Number is :. 1167816 Ambition Aspire Achieve Report and Accounts 31-Mar-2023 Lall Ondhia Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Amb11k*￿ A*pir•. Achi•v• Roport and a¢¢ounts forth• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2023 Cont•nts P• Tru•t••V Annuttl R•port 10 Ind•p•nd•k)t •xamln•f• r•port B•lonc••h•At 13 slai￿￿￿ ofFknoTraa Acl 14 15 18 NO￿ tothg•ccounts Ambftlon. Asplre. Achle R•f•rgn¢• •nd admlnl¥trativ• d•tail* Charfty Charfty r•BSstrallon ￿￿kn9r 1187818 OFSTED rgglstratlon numb•r RP55614 Rryl¥tqMI offl 64 StaThfcfd Road LoTrJM. E6 Sas Prkn¢lp•l d•ll¥•ry bx• Terence Br￿ A￿l￿th* P• Herrnl RO￿ P BethelAveni* Canrlrq TOM London. E18&IT M5 CM5Ine B￿￿en (Ch* Mr CoUnknwGraiNJ M$ Ild*o Melba Pal Mr H*dn P*M*l Mr Dats*J BUMB Ms Sarnh R￿Z Mr Eu$t8Ct Belle-v M$ Karen Ay Ms Sharon Ka Mr St8¥8 Cam8￿ Mr Jom Bergln Mr5 HelEn paye Mrs LetrPhok¢e Mr IK•y maMg¥n￿1pIlWnn9I JOI￿ Bcwihknf Exarath Patlo Waka ilpBratknns Mqrnuer pkn Tery Bru* Lyn Brown MP Hopkn Flcky GrDV CAF Bonk 25 Kjnp HSIA¥￿ We8t Malhg ME194JQ L•9￿￿11•r W18eftwn Le? AccounlArf Lal Cffjthla Ltd hartW8d knurrtarrt Ch¥t8rHC4￿? 10 Slalon Road Mar￿￿Park, London E12 $8T Amkn"tlon, Asp6r•. A¢hl8v• Trust￿. Annual RgPOrt for thp y•ar etldèd 31 March 2023 Tho trustees, who are also Ihe direclots of the Charity. are pleased to submit Ih8ir rewrt vrith the financials slalernents of M)bits"on Aspir Achieve fcr the year ended 31st March 2023. The trustees confirm that the financial statements of the charity Compty wth current staiulory requirements, the requirements of the charity's consb"tulion and ar& in a￿rdance with the Finan¢iaL4 Reporbng Standard in the UK anij Republic ol Ireland effective from 1st January 2015. Objgctlves and activitie5 of the charity Vlslon al￿ Mlsslon Vlsion For all children and your6 peop￿. r8gardle5$ of background, ability or disability lo reoeh their full potsnlial, 10 build the esteem to ha Ambltfjon. the confidence to A#pire and Ihe skills and self-belèf lo Mlssion To provide chldren and young people in Newh*n and neighbouring areas with fully inclusive experientss and opportunities to flourish. ith support to help them overcom8 any challenges they experien￿, leading tg po$ltive outcomes Iha¢ make a drff8rence and change U*ir Alm5 To work with children and your$ pecple who are disadvantaged and experiencing multiple prDblems and drfficullies due lo thelr personal andlor family 3ilu81ion. . To enable and support 8ach young ￿r$On lo recogni58 and understsnd their personal barriers to pro9￿$S1on, helping them to overcome thes? ba￿lerS . To offer shorL medlum And lon9-term intervenlons and support lo ¢nab18 each youry Ferson to achi8ve their full potenbaf soually. porsonally aTh1 educational. The Purpos￿ ofthg charfty as sel out In Its govomlrtg do¢umont. knbition. A5pir&. Achieve's obJeclwes a￿. 1. To advance in life. ￿lIeVe needs of and holp young p¢oplg through.. -The provision of re¢￿atiOnal and kl$ure time aclivthes prevhled in the interest ol social ￿E￿are, designed 10 improve condition$ of Ilfe., -Providin9 SUPPOrt and activi119s whth d8v8k>p their skills, capaclli86 and capabilitr'es to ènabb them lo partlcipate in society a5 malure arvj ￿sponSible individual5. 2. To help young people, esp8ci8lly but not exdusfvely through161$ure l*ne activities, sc a5 to develop their capabiliti85 that they grow to lull maturty a indMdua15 and members of sooely. 3. To act as a rgsouT¢% loryouw paople up to the age of 25 living In Newham and sunoundlng areas provwjing advice, asslstsnce and or9anising programmes of physical, edurAtk)n818nd other activiti8s as a mean$ of.. -AdvancitvJ in life and helping young people by do￿50p1￿j their skllL8. ¢8pa¢W and capabilities to en8ts￿ them ￿ participatè in Society as independent. mature and responsible indNKlual5. •Ovancing education -Relieving unemployment -Provlding reryeab'onal and18isur8 ￿m• activity on th8 int•r•st of $od81 welfare for people INing in the area of benefrt whe have need by ason of their youth, age. infim)ity or dsability. poverty or social and 8t0nern￿ ¢iicumstsnc*s with a vwto impiovSng thfr ￿nditI)n$ of Ilts of $u¢h petsons. Tho maln actlvlues undertaken durlng thè yèar to furt￿rIN• ¢barlty$ purpo$e for thè publlc bgnofft. The Irustees revwi th8 aims, objectives and activllies of the charity each year. Thls report summari8es the main activi118s undertaken durin9 the year lo furth8r the charills pu￿0$8 for the public bgnofil. In planning and managlng a¢tivths for the year. we have at 811 times kept in rnind the Charty Commission gUId8n￿ on public benefit. The core focus of all our actfvrfes rem8lns worklng chitdr8n and young peopb who aro dl$advantaged, vulnerabk andlor at ri8k due lo their p8rsonal and family sltuallons. We welcome all young peop￿ r8gardle$s of per8on81 background, failh, gender. abilty, disabilty or personal circumstances. Ambition. Aspire, Achleve rrusteos, Annual Report for the yoar ended 31 March 2023 Summary of Maln Achlevem8nts 2022-23 The year ha$ once again ￿p￿sented one of change and grth￿h for th8 charity, with a nUM￿r of new initiatiV85 introduced and developed alongside the continuation of established programmes of work, engaging, supportiTwJ and enabling Ihe po$itive progression of children and young people in Newham. Our focu5 ha5 beèn 10 ensu￿ the many esfablished projects and initiatives w8 deliver continue to thrive. whilst introducing new areas of work to rneet the ri51ng need5 of our serwi¢e users. slren9thening our core functions le g.. programme monitorin9 and reportiTrJ, Impact measur&rr&ntl lo ensure we have strong foundation5 in place to grow and besi meet Ihg needs of thildren, young and comrnuniti85 we seN8 over th? Corning y8ats. Durin9 2022-2023. programtnes and acliviknes based out of our ne￿hboUrhwd. play and youth hub$ In the London Borough of Newham (the Terence Brown In the P8rk In Canning Town and the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub in Slratfordl, reaehed a totsl of 956 unique chlldren and young p8epb (ages 5 to 251, represents'ng r￿Ing nurnber5 when compared to 2021.2022 18731, demon$trating a growing need 8nd dernand for our progrdmmes of work in IDcalty. Over 80% of those engaged and supported were identffied as Yulnerable. disadvanla98d andlor at-risk, with risln9 numbers of chi￿ren and young people falling b&low th& poverty line. ￿fleCtIng If* many familie8 in Newham facing challenges caused by the cost-of-living crisis and increased financial hardship. Thi5 year, our prograrnmes also reached larger numbErs ol thildren and young people with Special Educational NeeL1s ISENDI andlor addityonal needs, le8ding to th8 delivery of morts tsrgeted and tsilored dubs, se$sions and activite$ for SEND groups at both the Arc and Abbey Hub. In addition lo our cenlr>based clubs, activili&s and services al Arc In the Park and Abbey Hub, our outreach programme also grew. Dets¢hecS street w0￿erS deliVe￿d earfy evening, weekend and school holiday outreach session5 throughDUt the year lon average 5 days r weekl, acr055 Canning Town, Custom House, Royal Dod(5, 88ckton, Plaistow and no%￿Y inliodu¢ed sessions in Strafford, reaching and errfJaglng a further 3,138 chiklren and young people. This kncluded engaging and supporbng young p8ople al street-￿ve1. ¥Jenlified as mor• vuln•raWe, al risk of groomlng. S•rious Youth Violence andlorexploltation. We grew engaggment with lafger number6 of primary and 6econdary schoo18 in Newham, delivering a rarvJe of tailored workshops and acVvit￿s on an outreach basis. This Induded the delniery of youth safety sessions for 1,871 Y5 and Y6 pupils attendin9 wothshops in 13 Newham prTh8ry Schools and our Green Influencers programm8, d81ivering greeri-tharned projects for lo¢al children, recruited as 'Green Mentors. acr055 6 local schools. Further 5rnall group work was also delivered in local schools for children and young people identified as most at risk ol school exclusion. Our outreach progr8mme was cTrmplem8nt8d ty th8 delivery of mobile play-schemes in parts and gr8¢n spa￿$ 8cross Canning Town, Custom House and Becklon with 195 children lages 5 10 121 enjoying a range of fun and eNJaging pop-up play aclNities during the Easter and Summer school htrliday per￿d$. We developed èstablisw partnorships an¢S grew new relatK>nship8 With Iccol primary and secondary schools, Colleges. community groups, specialist delivery partners and key agencies. lo broaden the reach of our work and impfove soir*d up workiry and support for th8 benèfit of the children and young people engaged during the year. We We￿ algo fortunate to ￿Ceive vital SUPPDrt Irom 8 gi¢Mng number of loral and national bu5ine5585. funder$ arKI donors. to furiher develop and deliver our work, helping lo build the capacity ol our programmes During 2022-2023 our key partners, funders and supporter5 induded Children in Need, City Bridge Trust. Royal Dock$ Tru$t, East Community Foundation, LoThJon Mayor's Violence Reduction Unit, London Borough of Newham. Compass Wellbeing, Ernest Cook Trust, LoThlon Legicy Oevelopment co￿ra￿'¢n. Sport England, Groundwod%, Prin￿ of Wales Charitab18 Foundation, Jack Petchey. Waltham Fwsl C(￿mUnitY Transport, Fight for Peace and Rights and Equalibes in Newham. Several local and national businesses aNJ or9anisalions abo provided direct funding. In-kind support and donations to support our Var￿US programmes of wort and annual ch[￿tmaS and Easter apwal$ including BAIN Capitsl, Ihe LEGO Group, Thames VVal8r. Glyn Hopkin, BGC Partners. Sahara Homes, Newtham Bookshop, Axis Europe, MACE Construction Ltd, Co-op, Morrisons, Tale & Lyle, Aspers, Llnkcily. Valero, D8borah Day Dance Sthool, Janus Hend8rson, ￿1 Funds and BCLP Law. This included support ￿veraged by building new existing r81ation5hip5 With cotporat8 supporters giving to knbition A$pire Achieve as part of their variou$ CSR programme8 and inilialives. Many more indIv￿lu81 supporters and lo¢al groups klndly donated and supported our work, both by giving to our appoals andlcr Suppor￿n9 our fundraislng events and IniUaUve$ dunng the year, induding the return of Our 8nnual benefit ev8ning generously host8d by the Brick Lane Music Hall in May 2022. Arnbitlon. A$plr¢. A¢hl¢vg Truste85' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023 Koy a¢hlgvom8nis. actlvltS05 and 2022-2023. The tru$t885 ar8 pleased to highlighl a lorgg number gf key xhievements, highlights and su¢e8888s over ihe course of the year, which include". 1. Consolidating our existin9 programm?s ef work, including youth activities. plays¢heme$ and disability specifi¢ service5. r8athing and supportlng srgater numbers of chibJr•n and fft4ng p8opb. includirfj these wth Special EducatKsnal Need$ and additional needs. 2. Growing and Y41d8ning our ovemll offer. delivering new a¢tivit￿S 8nd services for vulnerable and disadvantaged chiklren youn9 people at th8 Teren￿ Brown Arc in the Park 8nd the Gtyn Hopkin Abbey Hub, securiTvJ additional fundiTrJ and intrixlucl￿ new tafgeted youth piogrammes. This included our brand rEw'This Is Mè. programme funded by Cornpass WellbeiT¥J {proV￿Ing support for LG8TQ+ young p￿p￿1. a pitot primary transitien programme funded by Newham's Safer Neighbourhood 808rLI and targeted youth programme$ ba$gd out of thg Glyn Hopkin Abb&y Hub thank$ to funding received vla LB Newhamltho London Mayors Violence Reduction unrt. with our established early evenlng and weekend youth club5 and acts'vit*s al the Arc, our tsrgeled youth progiamm¢s ￿athed 208 young peopk. wilh 0￿r 80% ¢emon$traUng positive progression le.g.. k))proved rxJnfid&n¢e and w811bein9, learnin9 new skilL5 ar￿ abilrtÈsl. Further lar￿ted sessions for schools We￿ also deliVe￿d at the Ar¢ with funding provided by LB Newh8mlHome Office, delNerSng targeted group se$sion5 fof Y10 students Idonlified by s¢hool$ as at ilsk of 8xclusion. 3. su￿￿¥fUllY beginning the next phase of our popular and $u¢¢essfiJl'Wellbèing Groups. al the Terence Browi ￿¢ in the Park, thanks trj seeuring a new mults'_year Chiklren in Need grant in 2022, to develop the programme and reach More vulnerable chihlron and young people with additlonal needs. in¢ludirrfJ those who have bèèn some of the mo$1 impacted by th8 CovKI.19 pandemic and CD5t of Iwing crisi5 Durlng the year, further funding was also SeCu￿d (via LB Nevjhaml to pilot a similar inits"alive at the Glyn Hopkin ￿eY Hub. supporting vulnerable children and youn9 people with addits.onal n88ds residing in Slrattord. Acro$$ both eur hub5. our Wellbemg Groups reached 58 vulnerable children who once again enjoyed a rang8 of activi￿$, tr4p$ and experi?nees. including exC￿"r0 d8y trips to venues. p8ths and green space$ 8cros5 London and an overnight re$￿entIal in Mersea Islqnd. 4. Towards the end of the year, securing £SOk funéirvJ via the Childhood Trust 85 part of the Evening Standard's 'On The Breadline. Campaign, to deliv8r a %*id8r programme of Ou￿lard bound experlences, f8s￿entIal5 and day4rips for vulnerablè and disadvant89ed children in 2023. wth over 200 young people expected to tenefit linduding children and young people with Special Educats"onal Ngods or t)wbi1it1861. 5. Growlng the delivery of our outreach WO￿ dellvered acxoss Newham, reaching many rn0￿ chiKlren and young people via a progr8mme of detached streei-based sessions, in schools work, pop-up playsch8mes and youth a¢twrtie¥ in local patks and green sp8ces and youth s#fety work with local parenwfam1l￿s. This included th8 conlinuatsoft of Ihe Act As On8 con50rtium programme (delivered in partnership wlth Fight for Pe8ce. Rights and Equ8litsS in Newham and the E￿t Foundab'onl securing 8 now maln grant from the Royal Docks Trust and LB Newham to d8lNer additional detached ses8lon8 and youth Safety wotk across Stratford. During the year. our Outr88ch Coordinatcr provlded youth $8fety sessions for 13 local primary schoo15, ￿8¢hIng 1.871 Children. with the vast Ma￿r￿ repNts'ng th• sèssions improved their understanding ol online Safety al￿ 51re&t safety. 3.138 young peopl8 were engaged ¢urin9 the detsehed outreach street work sessions delivered across the Royal Docks area as part of the prqed. 6. Building our suwe&8ful Multi-sports clubs at the Te￿nce Brown Arc In the Park and the Gtyn Hopkin Abbey Hub, securing new grants from Sport England and Fight for Peac8, with a further 143 ¢hIld￿Tr and young peopL8 enjowng a vjide Var￿tY of sports during sessions includin9 cyclirrfJ, tennis. tridtet. loolball, rounders, boxing. skateb08rding, netball and basketball. Activities once again engaged vulnerabl8 and disadvantaged young peopb wlh Ihe sessions having a p051tive impacl, improving confthnts. wtllbein9 and physical h8allh whilst introducing parti¢ipant$ to new physical actwits'es - 86% young people attending sessions demonstratsd positiv8 outcomes tying new $ports and learning new skths. 7. Incr¢aslng an annual grant provKled by the LEGO Group, introducing add￿O￿al LEGO after school clubs at both our hubs. including tsilored weekend group at Terence Brown Arc in the Park for children and young people with Speclal Educational Need$ or Disabilities. As a iesutt, our LEGO after-school and wgek8nd clubs reached higher numk*rs thSs year, with 95 children partl¢ipabng and enjoying LEGO therned activrttes and trys. 8. Provlding support 8nd 8clivities foi lar9er numbers of lorAI f8mifies, induding the deilvery of wuLqr family days and activIt￿$ based out of our hubs in Cannlng Town and Stratford with further funding secur8d to doliver'Biq Days ￿t,, Including day t￿$ and gxperi8nc8S to gKiling venuès18.g. Legoland Wlndsor, Adventure151and Soulhendl. 9. Securin9 further 8UPPOrt to continu8 to improve th? facilities enjoyed by chlldren and young petsP￿ at the Terence Brown Arc ￿ Ihe Park and the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub, including". i. Th8 refvwbishmen¢ of the Arc'8 Annex area, with support provided by the LEGO Group and Hyden UK, translomiing th8 IPat• into a hwJh- quality LEGO-U)emed delN8ry 5pac8 for childtgn arml young peoplo accessing th?Arc to eThjoy. ii. Addilional c8Pital funding to relurbl$h the Abbey Hub cenlre, secured from the London Legacy Development CorpDrati?n ILLDCI, buitding on existiig plans lo build a brand new extenslonlmutt￿purpo$e activlty Spar￿ at Ih8 centre l*ith wod¢ ￿mmencing in Surnmor 20231. Ambition, Aspiro, Achieve Trustees. Annual Report for the year ended 31 IAarch 2Q23 Ill. New fundirvJ and support lo continue the development of our w(K*JlaDd facility. located by Abbey Hub. writh plans and work underway tts transfo￿ the space a5 an outdoor learning adventure area, offering a unique space for local chiklren. young pÈople and families to enjoy. enabling the growth ol wr Dutdoor ￿arnIng offer 10 enhance our work for the benefil of Ihe local community. Additional funding w8S provided by Thsmes Waler. Groundwork Ivia their Active Spaces fund) and the London Marathon Foundation. Towards the end Df the year further support was also provhled by Berkeley Group and Jo Cowen Archrtects, enabling a new woodland maslerplan. trj help us loverage further funding for Ihp project In the longer-t8rrn. iv. Improvements to the outdoor greeTh spaces al Are in the Park and Ab￿Y Hub, with over 120 corporate volunteers giving their lime over Spring. Slmmer and Autumn 10. In September, organisln9 and del￿ering a large-scab cDmmunlly event held al Teren￿ Brown Arc in the Path and the Surrounding Hermit Park Id8livered in partnership with new corporate Supporters Linkcity and One Housing Group), Wth over 700 loc81 Children. youn9 peoplè and families enjoying and banefiting from a rang8 of a fange of fun actwities, workshops, Outdoor games. rides and inflalabkn. 11. Laying the You￿allonS to strengthen our back-efftt functions and imwove our k)nger-tem sustsinabilty, securing a new 2-year grant (from Berkeley Foundationl. to recwrt a new Bu$ines5 Manager in 2023. with addib.onal investment to improve ￿Jr w8bsite. rnathtting. fundraising, moniioring and reporting caparjty anLI ftjnctions 12. Do1fv6rfng an ongofjng and rolllng programme tsf staff training. lo eontinue to develop our staff tsam whil$1 continuing 10 8tr8ngthen our growing pool )f exper￿￿￿ and qualrfied sessK)nal support staff. youlh worfns and v¢lunteering. 14. Lawng the foundations for our next Strategy Plan 12024-202n organising team and tnJstee $trategy planning rreetrngs to review our mS$sion. areas of work. areas fordevelopment, lo ensure we best meèt tho needs of the k)cal ¢ommunitie8 we serv8 in the longer-tarm. 1S. Maintaining a pres8nc8 on key local neMDrk8 and forums in Ne%tham, inc1￿41ng the Newham Youth Partnershp. key VCS forums (One Newham and Compost). LB Newham foNms and rtgional forumslnetwork$ focused on childrenfyoung people le.g , London Youth, GLAMiU. key funder nebwork$l In addition to the above key. achievements, a¢tivlli8$ an¢ Inits"ats"vo$. a year-rouTrd programmo of e$tabllsh8d in-p8r50ri wojgcts, clubs and activities delivered, including.. 1. Short breakslr•syte provisK)n ccmmi5sion8d by the London Borough of Newh8rn during Easter. Summer Chri$bna$ school holidays arKI October, February and May half-lerm btsaks, providing targeted support for 102 hig￿needS SEND chI￿ren and youThJ people linclu¢tirg those requlring one to on& support), bvho enjoyed a range ola¢Uvities at the Terence Brown Arc in Ihe Pa￿. 2. Our SENO Youth Zones programme, commissioned by the LB N￿h&M.5 YoLrth Emp0v￿rment Team 8nd d81ivered for the second yèar running. Thè funding 8nab18d the ddlv¢ry of daity after-school and holiday a¢tivilig$ for chlklren and young p8opl8 %4ith Special Educational Need5 or Disabilities at the Terence Brown Arc in the Path. the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub and other Newham based venues le.g.. Sl Luke's Community ceTht￿ a￿1 new Easi Ham Collgg8 sessionsl. During the y88r clubs and activities engaged 126 SEND childr$nfyoung people. with all onjoylng a wde rar¥Je of fun, engaging activit￿5, helping them to build confidence. learn new skills arKJ improve wellbein9 and physl¢al health, supporting each participant lo flourish in the lon9or-lerm. 3. The second year ol our Green Influencers Sch8m8, fund•O by tho Errnst Cook Trust. 8ultélng on a Suc￿$Sful first ye8r, Ihe project grew the number of youn9 people recwrted a8'Green Mentors. lo 107. This year. Green Mentor a¢trvit￿8 Included 8 range of green sotsal action projects d81wered in partnership with 6 lo¢al s¢hool$. an E¢oHub Ea$ler programme18upporting young people to karn more about biodwersity and urban wldlif81 a mix of nature-based Irips and 8cliviti8s le.g., Epping Forest and C￿ek$Ide Centre in Oeptfordl antl P8rticipation in Newham's fitst susiainabk green fair. Aongsid8 th858 activit￿5. a furthèr 55 chiklren have taken part Sn gro￿n9 and greer themed sessions at the Te￿n￿ Brown Ar¢ in the Part and the Glyn Hopkin Abbpy Hub, delivered as part of the project Thanks lo our involvement in scheme. we Kjentsfied new grant funding towards thè end of thè year to further develop our ouldoor barning offer for )cal chiklren young people in 2023-2024 Ambltlon, Asplre, Achlevg Trustee5' Annual Report for tho year ended 31 March 2023 4. Our Po$rtive Transit￿n$ group¢lfunded by Cty Bridge Twstl, provKling acbvib"es, life skillslper8Dnal development se$8K)ns and wolkshops and funlengaging day trips and expÈrientss. delfve￿ dudng tsrm-time periods for young PEopI8 with Spacial Educational Needs or Disabilili&s lag85 1&251 makiryq Iht transition into early adulthood. This year. 49 SEND young people were engaged. with 28 attending al le8s1 12 sessions. 88% of whom aCh￿Ve￿ p051tive outcomes. Young people attending achk?ved accffjdlted Art$ Awards, became project volunl8ers and organised mini-fundrai5er5 to help ralse funds for local good cause5. They enjoyed a range of activities. induding trips to local parks and venues and a weekend ovemighl re5klential. The group rook part in regular p8rsonal dèvelopw*nt wortshops hewing lo Improve their Iife-skill$, with s88sions fDcused on youth safrty. budget and money manageN*nl. positnie relationship5 and worfd of wcrfk session8. 5. Dolivering $¢h¢ol holiday prcgrammès (Easter, Sumrnei and Christmas 20221 for SEND chik1renlyoung FÉopEe based out of Abiey Hub, with 36 iThJNidual young p8ople taking part during the year, thanks to further funding provided by DfE's Holiday Acts"vities Fund IHAFI. The Sessions delivered fun and healthy acllvllles and trips along with much needed healthy daily br•akfa$ts and lunches for all attending. to combal holHl8y hunger. 8. Delwering pop-up rnobi￿ play5chwne5 during the Sprin9 and Summer, with funding s8oJr8d from DE'S Holiday Activth'es Fund IHAFI to support the ongoing development and delivery of our Playwhe8ls project. Utilising a play van full of games and play resources Iwilh a van klndly Soaned by AAA patron Glyn Hopkinl, Ihe project ddivered regular mobile holKJay play and youth activi118s in 4 local parks and green spaces in Canning Town, Custom House and Beeklon where they wern needed most. targelirwJ children with limited access to holKlay 18i5ura aCtivit*s. Atotal of 185 local children and young peop￿ accessed session5. 7. Outward-bound excur510ll5 and residential$ for children and young peopl8 includir¥J >5 night camping Irps to Mersea Island. Essex an our annu815 day sailing tnp to the Isle of Wight delivered in pariner5hip *ith the Ocean Youth Tru¥t. A iolal of 87 chSklren ar￿ young people enjoyed overnNJht resulenlial experi8nc85 thi5 year linduding SEND young Peop￿). 8. A programme of after-school. weekeThJ dubs and holKl8y actNiitie5 for young people (ages &121 accessing the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub. th8nks lo repeat funding provided by corporate 5UPPOrter BAIN Capital. Ovor 150 Chlldren benefit¢d from activili6s (￿th 85% ideThlthed as vulnerable andlor disadvantaged), with the vast rnajorily attending at least 10 s2ssioThs and over 83% demonstratin9 rx)silNe outeomes included improved confidence, imprt)ved %vellbelng. improved relatr'gn$hip$ Mth p8&rs and leamin9 new sklllslabilitks. 9. Building ba￿ universal holiday play$thgmos. delw8red during Ihe Easter and Summer holklays and October half.lerm bre8k at the Arc and Nbbey Hub, with funding provided by the East End Community Foundation and N8wh8rn Giving Fund. Reflecting Ihe continued n$ad for holiday play aCtiv￿e$, over 188 chIld￿n enjoyed holiday play a¢tlvilk?$, trips and excursions delivered 88 part of the clubs. including hvjh numbers deemed as wjlnerable andlor disadvantaged le.g., thos• gr¢x4ing up in are88 of hwJh deprivattin impacted by povety, chiklreTh and young wple %4ilh add￿Onal needs). 10. Continuin9 the delivery of our weekly terni-tr'me'moving On and Up. ￿rSOnal development sessions for young peopf8 (ages 14-191 at thg Terence Brown Arc in lh8 Park. Thè Sessions provijed workshops fo¢used on improving 8rnployability and lrfe-skills along with longer- term progression Opportun￿e$ for 26 young people. with 77% demonstratirvJ posrtive outcomes or pro9res8ion into furthtr leaming andlor othèr deStina￿on$ le 9.. college place8. volunle?ring, ernploymentl. 11. A programme of Chrislmal actiYitÈs, events and Inioalfves, Includlng.. l. A sucrÉssful annu81 Kevin Jenkins OBE Newham Christrnas Toy *ppeal. Responding to the significant chalkwes faced by local famili?8 In need ard dglivered in pathership once again Mth thè Nowham Recorder, the appeal reached over 3,300 VUln8rab￿ and at risk children. benefiting from donated pres8nls and stothings in the ￿ad up lo Chri$tm88. The appeal was generously supported by 35 bu5ines5 partners, 4 schools and 5 surrounding charitieslcharltable trusts ak)ng with local churche5 and many more genergus indiwdua15. A5 part of the appeal neatty 2CQ seasonal hampers were delivered to famil￿5 in need. dellvery 6UPPOrted once again by Merobs DlslributK)n. li. Our Ciynmunlty Chrislmas Trees entsrprisg, once again succ855fully delivered over 20D real Chrislmas trees, purchased by organlsats"ons, Schools, churches and individu815, including è rtpeat dellvery to Number 11 Downin9 Street, wllh the entorprtse rai%ing $df- genorated inmme to support our work In 2023-2024. iii. Chri8lm8s partl88, trips, adMts'e$ and pantomimes organise¢J for children and young Peop￿ at18rYJing bcal school$ ar￿ our own elubs al Ih8Atc and Abbèy Hub during thè month of December. 12. Our fifth annual Ezsler Egg Appeal, bwlh over 2.ocKI eggs donated to local vulner8b18 chIld￿n and youn9 people liviro In poverty, ¢01k￿*d from a grow￿ng number Old0￿r8 th(4udlng locl businesses, ¢hurche$. sehools and Indlviduals. 13. R8$ponding to neod, ¢oniinuin9 the do1￿￿ry of a food bank seNlce based out of the Terenc• Brown kn in the Park, provKling regular food packs for up to 45 Vulnerab￿ famil￿$. workin9 dosety with thè Newham Food allSance should have a capilal - i.e., Newham Food nc4 to ¢ar￿t 8UPPOrtwhere il was most During the year have conlinu8d to rnainlain 8xisting partnershlps whilst developiThg new on88, With a wSde range of supporters, grant making bodiès. local and nats'onal lyusinesses, Local AulhorilSgs and agenri98 ￿th a r9spOn￿ts￿ty for aThJlor interest in chi￿￿8n and young people. Ambltlon, As￿￿•, AchloV0 Trust8os' Annual R•port forthe year end•d 31 Mar¢h 2023 Key Challewes 2022-2023 Atthough our capècily and abilty to reach and support larg8r numkrs of s8rvir*-user5 grew this year. 2022-2023 ha8 presented signfficant ChaI￿ng8S for many of the Chi￿j[9￿. young pgop18 and farn11￿5 we engage. Cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty have increased financial hardship. ￿th many familie$ support most Impacle¢S. fallin9 deeper into poverty. with the need for tsibred and targeted youth programmes, activitie$ support rising. The ne0 for th8 services and activities we deliver based oul of Dur hub5 and across Newham more widely 15 8XPeCted lo contiThue lo grow. with a concem that longer-tem funding i& likely to be affected by whjer budg8t cuts foi Local Authorities and key fuThJers. ￿adIng ￿ an ever chalknging fvnding environment. Refiectlng thls. our key challgnges experienced durlng the year have tnrjuded.. 1. Rlslng seThlce.u58r need set against Ihe backdrop of chaI￿ng0S crnaied by the external environment, we have Continued to deliver tsilored 8UPPOrt for the children, young people and faMil￿g we engage. This has ineluded woviding ￿gUlar advice and guwjants, SKJn- posting to wrap-around seryices and the provisiDn of a weekly food bank, based out ol kn in the P8th. The 8V8n15 of the past 3 ye8rs. fellowing onset of the CovKI-19 pandemic 8nd cost of liwng nses has ¢￿arlY had a negative impact on rnany of the children and young people we enoa9e, including rislng pressu￿9 al home, negatlve Impacts on the ￿arnIng en¥ironm8nt, rising levels of anxi?ty and mental health i88U88. 2. Fundln9 envlronment atthough we have successfully secured new funding to suppcrt and fUrt￿r our work during 2022-2023, the contsnues ID be fewer oppDrtunll￿s for much-ne8ded mutti-year grants. with many funding opportunities awarded on a $hort-term basls lin some cases for only 6 months). Alhough gratefully received, Ihis has presented challenge5 wlh longer-term planning and increased reporting and monitoring wuiremènls, With a grèatèf numbtf Of lu￿•ts (albe￿￿ ror smèller grants) lo man•Je. 3. Donated Income- donated ine0rn8 increased this y88r, when compared to 2021-2022. primarty a$ a rewlt of the return of our annual Brick Lane Music Hall benefrt evening and our participation in a wbjer number of fundrai6iry inilialfves, which had previoLKsly been Impacted as s result of the COV￿-19 pandemic and restrictions. D8spit8 this, we ha￿ had lo worft harder to secur8 donated income, with a rK5k of'donatloTh fallgue, emerglng as a result of tnany more Causes competing for the attsnlion ol donors and supporters. There exlsls a ngod lo continue to widen our pool of donors, particularty for our annual 8ppea18, to ensure we rn￿t rising need and diversify our SUp￿rter b88e. 4. Staff Recru5trnent- with th8 charity growing. to meel the need ol our 5erwewsers. a key pnority to retain and recrult hkJh quality staff. The recruitment ?￿V￿onMent lor charities Ipartieularfy in London) has proved to be more chaI￿nging, wilh cost of living ri68slpressurè$ impacting the local labour mathet. staff r6lentlon is good. but rocont recrullmenl drives have dernon5trated Ihal the pool of av8ilable hKJh qualty staff Is more limiteo. Rlslng Costs the cost of lfving crisis has Igd lo incrgased ?￿rhead costs for all chari1185, With energy bi115 in particular showing dramaliG rises during 2022.2023. Our charlty overheads remaln mana9e8ble, however with costs con(inuing to rise. rai$in9 the required funds to manage overh88ds. energy costs etc. is an 8ver growiro thallengè. Fundralslng &¢llvltl•s durtng th• y•ar. The charity relies on graril 8tyJ from the donor5 identffBd in the account5, whose support is valued. There have bean no tstherfundrai8ing a¢livitie$. Gov•mance. and management olthe charlty The methods used to recffultand appolnl newchwlty trustees. New trustee$ a￿ setected ancl recruited by advertislng posltions through the charitys ne￿[k or haad huntad from Ihe pool of prc¥ninent onalibe$ wilhin the communrty and the potential ￿ndidateS are interviebved by Chair and trustees. Successful c8ndidates ar8 asked to loin the board and appointed offiryally durinq board of Injsieg meetinqs. Thpollchs andPM￿dUrvS forth¢ Ind￿111)n and tr4lnlng gf ¢ru¥tee& I new trust885 are given, in the view ol lh• bDard. suffi¢ienl training and have enough knowledge of Iheir Specific field to understsnd the natuR ol Ihe Charity anJ fvlty comply with Gharity's C￿r￿n¢ vtew of its progression. They are requir8d to participate in an Or￿nI0￿.0n day to ensure they are aware of bolh thelr kgal and profe$$ional r98pon8ibiliti8s under Charity law. Ambition, Aspbre, Achieve Trusteos, Annual R8port for thg year endwj 31 March 2023 The charity¥ organisational structure. The charity comprises of total 14 trustees and arg joinuy responslble for the general control and management cf lh8 charity. Christine Bowden 15 chair ol Ilk board and Jonny Boux responsib￿ for d8ily runnin9 of the charity as Chief Executwe. The board meet togelher as a body on regular basis Ibi-monthlyl and are responsible for all decision5 taken in relation to running the charity an¢ ¢ommunity prograrrts and athitEs providad by thè ehAfity. TO as8lSt in thè smeoth running of Ihe charty the board has a appointed Paula Blake a5 a senior staff w￿Mber. Risk man8gemenL The ttU51£85 and responsible staffs have duty to Identfy and review the risks to %¥hich tt)e Gharily is exposed and lo ensure apwopri8le controls a￿ in lo provide rea50nabk assurance ag8insl fraud, error and claims. The trustee5 and office bearer are 5a115r1￿ that system8 are in place. or 8rran9em8nts are In hand. lo manage the risks that have been h*ntifÈd. In particular. Insurance cover Is in pla to cover the activities of the charity and finances kept under ¢los• review. Approwiale Disclosure barring Service IDBSI checks. supported by regularly reviewed policies, art made for all thos8 work with childr&n or o¢her vulnerèble groups within the charity or the area where actwitie8 lak8 place. Th• ¢harlty$ fin¥ndalposltlL)n at the endof the year ended 31 March 2023 The financial positlon of the charty at 31 March 2023 and comparats.ves for the prior period. a5 more fully d8tai18d in th8 accounts, can be $ummari8ed as follows'.- 2023 2022 Net Income b8fue revaluatlon 117.672 66,116 Rgvaluauon galn Ilurlng th¢ yèar Inccme 117,672 86.116 Unrestrtted Revenue Funds available fcr the general purposes ol Ihe charity 408.712 362.731 Tot* UnresthctedFund$ 408.712 362,731 RestrKted R8V8nu• Funds 136,364 64.673 Total Restri¢feil Funds 136,364 64,673 Total Fund5 545,076 427.405 Flnancial reviewof Iheposltlon at the reportlng date. 31 Ma￿h Xt2J. During the yaar the charity h88 net In￿Me of £117.672 ts￿'n9 the totsl fvnds12022.. £86,1161, WhKh ha$ exceeded the charilys resetve fDI thè year ended 31 March 2023. Tho tharity has £408,712 in unrestrfcted revenug fund at tha ￿ar ènd. The trustees are sab"sfied *lth the finantial statements a8 at the year end 8nd remgin conf*ent to ￿ntinue to r8iS8 the 18V81 of funds to meet the objectives Df the chanty. Polley on r•s•rve& Th8 Trustees h8ve an agr*d reserv9$ policy ¥¥hlch is revlewod annually. Thè curronl policy Is= Ambitlon Asplro A¢h￿ve ￿qUireS unre5trtcted reserw85 to s8feguard the org8ni88tion and to cover &ituation5 such as fluctuations ITh receipt of payments. unforeseen eventslsiluaknns, ong-off budgeted expenses, un8rbticipatsd 1055 of funding andlor uninsured 1055e5. Our largEt unr8Btricted r888rye hjnd has begn set to a value equal te sixth months of Average operating thsts. induding all recurNng predictable expenses such as 5alari88. premi$&s and programmo running costs. For 2022-2023, thls 8quatss to £407,000, which wo are turrendy Èxeeeding. Avo118bllltyandadequa¢y of a￿¢ts 01•￿h of lh• funds The board of trustees is sab'sfygd that the charitys assets in each fund are 8V8ilable and adequate io fulfil its obfigatKsns in re5F￿￿ ofeach fund. Ambition, Aspire, Achieve Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023 ## **Plans For the Future** ## **Summary of plans for the future and the trustees' perspective of the future direction of the charity.** ## **Over the coming year, the Trustees' priorities are to:** To continue to strengthen the charity's infrastructure, ensuring longer-term sustainability and qualitative and effective delivery that makes a positive difference for each individual child and young person participating in our services/activities/programmes. With difficult times set to continue for our service users, an essential priority will be to continue grow our services to best meet the needs of children and young people residing in areas surrounding our hubs, whilst providing interventions more widely in Newham where our services and interventions are most needed. ## Specific key targets are to: 1. Further improve the systems and processes required to strengthen and underpin our work, including'. - Continuing to develop existing monitoring and recording tools, maximising our Upshot MEL system to help improve attendance - monitoring and outcome measurement - Scoping and implementing a new organisational HR system to improve staff record keeping, absence management and HR support. - Scoping and beginning the process to achieve additional organisational accreditations/quality marks (e.g., Investors in People, London - Living Wage) - Improving administration capacity, recruiting additional administration and office support (including a Business Manager), with a longer­ term aim to firm up and formalise a new staffing structure to support back office functions. - Further developing our website and marketing materials, to help broaden the reach of our various programmes of work. 2. To continue to grow and develop the diversity of Ambition Aspire Achieve's funding and supporters base including: - increasing profits raised by our established Community Christmas Trees enterprise, with the aim to grow turnover by 20%. - Growing corporate support provided by local and national business supporters and deliver a programme of fundraising events and - initiatives including our annual benefit evening at the Brick Lane Music Hall in Silvertown. - Targeting and Securing new multi-year grant funding to grow our work with vulnerable children and young people and the delivery of youth activities and interventions. 3. To progress plans to improve our hub facilities, securing new investment, to improve the overall quality of our offer and extend opportunities that can be delivered, including: a) Terence Brown Arc in the Park - Progressing work to improve existing internal spaces, including redecorating and improving our main hall, refurbishing our adventure playground and improving outdoor green spaces with the support of corporate supporters. - Upgrades to the existing heating systems and lighting, reducing the buildings carbon footprint, exploring new green grants for this - purpose, including scoping a 'future proofing' project, to help combat rising premises costs and energy bills - Improving storage areas for resources, repurposing existing shipping containers - Renewing building fixtures that are ageing and showing early signs of disrepair. - Sourcing new funding to install an outdoor classroom and den-building area ## b) Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub - Progressing work on the new extension space, reorganising the existing ground floor space, upgrading the kitchen area, improving and increasing the number of available toilets and making centre improvements more widely, sourcing new funding to help elevate any rising project costs for the development work. - Progressing work to transform the Abbey Hub Woodland space (the Kevin Jenkins OBE Outdoor Learning Centre), creating a masterplan and securing new funding to install a play area, outdoor classroom, learning and bushcraft area, storage container along with extensive landscaping and planting work. - Continuing work improving the outdoor spaces on the site, including the secret garden, play areas and green spaces ## 4. To especially focus and grow the following key service areas: - Provision for 14-19 year olds, especially those involved in or at risk of involvement in gangs, criminality, serious youth violence and/or anti­ - social behaviour, growing and developing progression and employability programmes and mentoring provision - Children and young people (ages 5 to 25) with disabilities and/or additional needs. - Children and young people with emotional difficulties including those with mental health needs (ages 5 to 19). - Early intervention and transition work to provide ongoing support to ensure young people achieve positive transitions (e.g. primary to secondary school) and positive outcomes. - Outreach work, widening coverage to new areas in Newham where the interventions are most needed and broadening our youth safety work with local primary and secondary schools and colleges. - Outdoor learning activities and projects (e.g., Forest School activities) to further enhance our offer for local children and young people residing in the Abbey Hub area. 9 Ambltlon, Asplre, Achle Trusteos. Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2023 5. WideniTr9 our overall offer for chiklren and yovng people at b)th hubs, in¢lucling $e¢uring longer-tem fvnding lor multi-sports provision and outdoor leaming proj8cts, introducing naw a¢ti¥￿.8$ for children and young people lo develop their skills and support their leaming Ihrough the provislon of infomi818nd accredited IrainiTrJ Opportunit￿8. 6. Delivering a vA4er pr￿ramme of outdoor rosldenllals and camping experienc*$ offered lo all ChI￿ren and young people attendiThg our programmes, induding regular trlps1excurs￿nS to Mersea IslaThd activity centre ènd our 8Thnual sailing trip Idelwertd in partnership with the Ocean Youth Trusii and trips to W￿￿9, the L￿k& Distr￿1 and 0th8r ar8a8 acros5 th8 UK. 7. Finali51n9 our Stratogy Plan, bulldiffj In rècornménd8b0￿ prov￿￿ed by séNictrusèrs, famil￿$. fuTrJeTS and stakeh¢Yders gained during 2022.2023. 8. R¢freshln9 our annual staff training plan, introducing new staff training opportunitEs. includin9 ftjndlng outd¢or leamlng qualificalioThs le.g. to support the delivery of 8ctrvit￿S utilising our Abbey Hub Woodland Spa￿ in the longer-terml. lead8r5hip and m8n¥gernent training, safeguarding tralning and project $Pgrifi¢ training. 9. Ensuring the organisalion Ns w￿1￿quipPed and best placed to resrond to o chènging economic. political and operat￿n81 environment, ularly reviewing ano5 updating all key organisational pol￿0$ and procedur&$ whlLst maklng further improvemants lo our overall budg81 and financial management system¥. 10. To increase ihe effectNe￿55 of overall gov8mance by - Carrying out an annual Tru51e& Skills audit and irnplement any resulting recommendations. Maintaining regular bi-monthly me8tings and a plannln9 daylsessions. Reviewing our Cgnstitulon and Imp￿menting any ne¢e55ary update$. Continuing to develop a rolling programme of training available for Trustees. st8tÈment of Trustees. Rospon$ibiliti•s The charitys trustees are responsible for thè prepara￿n of the 8ccounl8 in accordanee with thè ièmis of th& Charit¢s Ad 2011 and the Charitie5 (Accounts and RepDrtsl Regulation5 2008. No￿l1h51andlng the explicit r8quir8m8nl in tho extant statutory reguLqlions, the Gharities IAcwunts and Reports) Re9ulatsons 2008, to prepa￿ the financial siatements In accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of I fact Ihat the SORP 200$ ha8 been withdrawn. the Trustees detemiined lo interpret this responsibilily as requiring them to follijw current test pmetite and prepara the accounts according to the FRS 1D2 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charibesl 2015, la$ ameNJèd by thè Bullotin issued in Fèbtuary 20161, (Tho SORPI. ITh particular, charity law require8 the Trustees, if they prepare accounts on an accruals basis, lo prepare financial 51ataments ft)r each financial year which glve a and fair v￿W ol the 51ale of sffairs of the charity as at the end of lh8 finanual year end of the surplus or defKil ol th6 chaiity. In preparing Ih05e ffnanual 5talem8nt5 lh8 Trustse5 ar• wuited to'.- - lo prepare th8 accounts in accordance with Unlled Kingdom GenarallyAcc8pl8d ¢ountlng Pracbce Iunited KSngdom Accounting Stant1ards and applifAble lawl. select Suitable accounting policies and apply them eonsis16ntly', makejudgm8nts and accounting estimates Ihal are reasonab18 and prud8nl.' prepare the financkql slalement& On the going coneem basis unless it 18 inappropriate lo presume Ihat the charity wll continue to operate. - slatè whether 8pplieabl8 UK Accounting Standard5 hav8 b88n 101b￿Ed, subje¢t to any mat8rial d8partur8s disdos8d and 8ylained in the financK31 statern8nts.. The law requlres Ihat thg trustegs must not appro￿ the a￿Ounts unle$8 Ihey aro sattsfied thal Ihey glve 8 frdlr VKW of th6 slato of 8ffairs of Ihe ch8rity and ol the surplus ￿￿erial of the charity for the year. Th6 Trustees are also respensib16 for maintaining adequate aeeeunting records which disclosa with reasonable ac¢vra¢y at any time Ihe finanual pOsi￿"0n of the charlty and whlch are Sufficient to show and explain the charitys transactsons and enable th8m lo ensur8 that lh8 financial $lalements wmply with regulations made under the Charrttes Act 2011. They are also responslble for safeguarding thè 895*15 of the tharity and hon￿ for lakin9 reasonable steps for the P￿venbOD and delecb.on of fraud and other irre9ulariii88. Th8 Trustees are also responSIb￿ for the contents of the Trustees, report. And the statutory responsibility of the Indgpgndent ExarnlnEr in relalion lo the Tiustees. report Is limited trj ex8minin9 the ￿pOrt and en$vring th8t, on the tsce of the report, ther8 are no material incon8i8tenaes %*ith Ih8 figures disdosed in the financial slalemant8. This report w88 approved by the board of Irustse8 on 29th Jan 2024 ChrIstl￿ B¢)wdÈn Tru$¢ee io Ambition. Aspi￿, Achieve RoPOrt ot th• Indèpond•nt Examlngr to th• Tru$t•g$ of tho ¢harlty on tha aeeounts for the year erKled 31 Ma￿h 2023 I report lo the Trustbes on my examination of the financial ststements of the charity on pages 13 to 22 lor the yÈar ended 31 M8rch 2023 which have been prepared in aceordance wth the Chèrities Act 2011 (the Aetl and with the Financial Rep)rting Standard 102. leffectivts 1st January 20161 as modif*d by FRS 102 SORP Istatement ol Recommended Pracbce for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015. las amended by th¢ Bullets"n Issue(l in February 20161. (The SORPI, published by the Charity Comtnission in England & IN8le$ {CCEVVI, and und8r the historical cost convention and the accounting policies sel out on page 18 and 17. Respoetlvè r•sponslbllltl•s of th• Trusts•g and th• Indèpondènt Examln•r and the basls of the rtrport As described on page 2. you. the charrtls Trustetss, are respwsible for the preparation ol the financial Statements in a￿OrdanCe with Ihe Charititrs Act 2011 and 811 olher applwble law and with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practi￿, applicable to smaller enlf(i95, lor being $81isfigd that the financi81 stslBrnen15 giv? a true and fair vhgw. The Trusteès cons¥Jèr that th8 audrt r&quiremant ol S8Ction 144111 of th• Charities Act 2011 lihe Act) do85 not apply. and that thèré Is no requirement in the Governing Document lor the eonducting ol an audit. As a consequence, thè Trustees have elected that the linancial statements be subje(A to independent examination. Having satisfied mysew the finance statemenls are not required to be audited under any legal provision, or othewise. and are eligiNe for independent examination, it Is my responsibility to'.- al examine Ihe financial statements ol the charity under Section 145 01 the Act., bl follow the applicable procedures in the Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of tha Act. Ba$1$ of Ind•p•ndènt ExAmln•fs Statèmènt and 8¢opè otw¢rk undèrtakèn Sinc& the charitys gross income exceeded £250,Ct)0. th8 charity's examiner rnusl be a rnernber of a bolty listad in section 145 of the Act. I confimi that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am an authorised member of Chartarèd Certified Aecountants, which is one ol the listed bodies. I report in respect ol my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under sèction 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examinats'on, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Comrnis5ion under Secti(￿ 14515llbl of the Act seth.ng out the duties ol an independent examiner in relation to the conducting of an Independent examination. An independgnt examination Includes a review ol the accounlino records kept by the charity and ol the accounting systems employ8d by the charity and a comparison f the financial statements presented ¥wth those ￿cOrdS. It also includes consideration ol any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees, conceming such rnatters. The purpose of the exarninth'on is to establish as far as possible that there have been no breaches of charity legisLition and that, on 8 t&81 basis of eviden¢o relevant to the amounts and disclosures rnade, the financial statements comply with the SORP. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit, and infonn8tion supplied by the Trustee8 in the course of the examination is not subjècted to audit tasls or anquiries and does not cover all the matters tt)at 8n auditor would ¢onsid¢r in athvln9 at an opinion. The planning and ¢onau¢t of an guail goes beyond the limited assuran￿ that an iTrJependenl ex8rninats.on can pitsvid8. Consequentty, I do not eXp￿sS an audit opinK)n on the view gwen by the financial slatèmènts, and in particuL8r, l expres5 no opinion as to whether thè finaneial $tÈtsments give 8 tnJ8 and 18ir wew of the 8ffairs of th8 Charity. and my report is limited to matters set out in the ststement below. I planned and perfoirned my examination so as to sat15fy myself that the objectives ol the Ind•￿nd•nt examination a￿ achieved and before finalising the re￿ l obtained WTitten assurances from the Trustees ol all rnaterial rnatters. li Ambition, Aspire, Achievo Independent ExarninerfB Ststemen( Report and Oplnlon Subject 10 the limitation$ upon the scope of rnywork as detailed above, I have com￿et￿￿ my ex8minatlon ancl can confirm that- The 9r055 income of th8 charity in Ihe year ended 31 March 2023 appears lo exGee4 the sum specifi8d in Section 145131 ol the Aci, namely £250,000, and that l am qualified to act as Independent ExaminÈr in accordance with that section by virtue ol my being a qualified member ol Chartered Gerb"fied A¢¢ountants". This is a ￿port In respect of an exominalSon carried out under 145 of the Act and in accor(jan￿ ¥wth Directsons gwen by the Charity Commlssion under section 1451Sllbl 011ha ActwhH* may be applicable.. and that no mat•rial matters hava rny ottenlign in ¢gnne¢bon wth th• èxamination giving me cause to believe that in any rn8tèri81 respect- ac¢ounling records were not kept in ￿SpeCt of ¢h8rity as requi￿￿ by wllh SectSon 130 01 The Charthes Act 2011,. Ihè fi'nanryal 5t*èrnènts do not 8ccord with hose records., or the fi'nancial ststements do not comply wth the ap￿￿èble requiremtsnls conc￿1ng the fomi and content ol accounts set out in the Charitie5 IAccounts and Rèports) R8gulalions 2008 othw than any requirèmènt that thg a¢cgunts give a true and fairf view, which is nol a matter Considered as part of an ind¢pend¢nl ex8min8b"on, havè rhjt been Kwepared in accordancè wth thè mèthods and prineiplès set out in the FRS 102 SORP Istatement of Recommended Pr8¢tice lorAccounting and Reportlng by Charfesl 2015.18S amended by the Bullekn"n issued in February 20161, lThe SORPI. I have no con¢ern$ ana havtr ¢omo *io$s nts other matters in conne¢kn'on with tho examinat￿ lo which altention sholtld b8 drawn in thi6 report in ord* tr) tnablè a proptrr unders18nding olthe finanryal 518ternents to b8 re*htd. ia- orondo bèhalf of Lall Ondhla Ltd Chartered Certffied Accountant Charter House &10 Station Road Manor Park London E12 SBT This reportw?S $19ned on 29th Jan 2024 12 Ambftion, Asplro, Achleve - Balanc• Sheet as at 31 March 2023 Nots• 2023 2022 Curr•nl a88•ts Debtors Cash at bank and In hand Total currnrrt •Bs•ts 75.233 799.%3 875.196 653.092 853.092 Crndltorn: amounts falllng duo wrthln one y￿¥ 330,120 225,687 N•t Curr•nt A•••ts 545,076 427.40S The tot41 of ngt of ¢h•ifty S4S.076 427,405 Th• total of n•t of charltyls funded by th• fund of chulty a• foll¢)Y4• :. Restrlcttd fund• Restrlcted Revenue F￿d8 11 136,384 64.673 Unre8trlcted FuThlB Unrgstrkled ReV￿u9 Funds 11 408,712 2,731 Totsl ¢harlty fund• 545.076 427,405 Approvod by thfr board of trustee8 on 29th Jan 2024 Chrf$tl￿ Bowde Trustee Jo ny Boux f Exe￿1￿8 Th• nots• attaC￿d on pag•8 16 10 22 forn) an Intsgrnl part ofth••o acco￿. 13 Ambition. A•plrn. A¢hlov•. 8tatom•nt of Fln•ncl•l ActlYltl•g for th• y•ar •ndod 31 March 2023 Stat•m•ntof FlnandalA¢tMllo8 for th• Y•arw￿d31 Alar¢h 2Q23 PrforY• Tatsl Funth lthr•￿1¢ Pdory Tow F￿dI Funth I￿X￿1n9 D￿allOnS CharIta￿0 a￿¥1￿ 14 17 174,461 142,907 614.7TI 148.206 118,051 568.270 716.471 142.107 Toial In¢orn• 317JfjB S147Tr 932.031 28I2$7 OW270 ststhm•nt ol PrlorYgArthmort Ch8rltaNe actiwlloi Raldng lurrtl Tot•1 0xp￿dI￿r• 271.277 543.086 114 211.842 531,570 741A11 271.2 543￿￿8 814.261 21•.842 OJl.07• 748M11 N•tln¢om•forth•y• 71.611 117,672 TrnMf•rb•tw••n fund Not SrKom•4ft•rlMn•f•rn 44981 71M•I 117M72 41416 30,700 t1•tmo¥W￿ Infvnd• 4U11 71.891 117. 70D 118 R•¢on¢ll•¢k4n Offvr￿.. Totsllund• lomrd 382,731 64.673 427M6 313.318 27.gn 341,219 Totsllunds urrf•d foThwd 408.712 136.a64 640,070 3•47)1 q46n 427 Th• nots• •lt•dwd on 16 ts 22forni an knkngr•l ofthM• Aecoynl& 14 Ambltlon. A¥plr4Achl ¢ath Flow Stat•rr*ntsforth• yur •nd•d 31 Mwch 2023 2023 2022 C4•h Ilow4 frorn opwatlng acllvlll88 Net prOV￿8d ty OPBrnUry Sco￿110￿ aB td 146,871 125.720 C•sh Il¢ws Irom In¥•￿1￿ 4thttl N8t cash provk1&J by lnvestkng a¢tJ¥ Ca•h fr(xn (ln￿el￿g actMtl•• c•sh tyall aclvm A+B+C 146,871 125.720 Chang8 In cash and c88h e9￿valerrt$ acbvihes In tha ye8reTrJ&J 31 Marc* 2023 146,871 125,720 Cash cash eq￿¥8￿18 at l AP￿ 2022 653,092 S27,372 Ctsh •t bank4nd In h4nd1980 overdraft• at 31 M•x¢h 2023 799.4￿3 653,092 RKOn¢lll￿Oft of n•t I1￿￿• to not c•¥hI1￿ from op•rntlng Net Incoma ￿ $htyM) in Slalemenl of Finomal A¢twlt 117.672 86,116 Decreasa I Ilncr8aael kn debttys Increa88 IIDecr88sel kn ¥Ye¢ttcrfs. oxc4ud(ng knan 175.234 104.432 39.604 Nqt c•Bh provlded by op•rntlngActfvtll8• 146.871 125.720 2023 2022 Cash In Iha hand * Icf Ihgygarondgd 31 2023 799,983 853.002 Tot•1 cuh oqulv•l•nts 799.￿8 653.092 15 I￿b￿on.*¥ITe.A¢hl Ncth¥toth• Accourt• forthe ye•reThded $1 Alir¢h 20fd AccountlTry ￿lE￿OI P•NclA• r*YtVdt0th•prod￿clltsn ollh•4ccounts. of prwrnth¥n and arcountlnu Gonyenuon Thè ￿untA hA¥O boèn [K0p￿ on th8 aEcmal¥ b•*s, In •wd•n(•Wth SIAtemEnt Df ReCc￿N￿ded Praci*A' Armwlng ond R•porlrfj by Ch¥lti•s preparing thdr Breounts In axordanceknilh the Fina￿￿aL Rry￿br￿J standa￿ wll¢aNe in the UK Republic of IrdBnd IFRS102) iB5uedon l8JU￿ 2D14 andthv Ch&ribe5ALa2011 a￿j vKGenora1￿A¢t￿Pt8d Prncti￿ aj Irom 1 January 2015. ThelnJstwn¥tityte¥ a ber¢nI￿￿ty dth¢4 ty FRSID2. ollh•accounts on qolTro ¢oJKern baBI Tho chvffity ontirety dependent on conVNkng grgrrt ald and vclunw dDnDlh7n5 ats ¥￿1 al rn¥eNe8 from ¢trorilatl• athles. Pa 8 corwuenp4 baBi8I& d2penderAon ￿lu￿reflE4¥of￿￿sts th¢•tsin fundlrvJ Jtrearnk knydingty, the ThJ*taèJ httvè¢wtint•J fe¢tta5ts and, iftlr m8 ￿nanCIar81¢r￿8 foi futrJr*￿t￿s fornoxl 12 rnonths, the IrusteB8 Ne sntlslted thaL at IJLq of aFytLwln9 tho finandal Statements, 111$ 8pwoprfal• tg othjpt gu*vJ cthc*m ba￿$ 1 prqpadw th8 finartlal 8tat•n8nts. Other thon th880 M*￿, Ihe TnJ$to9¥ arg not ware of arhy matsrfal U￿artaIn￿e$ abrxrtthe Iitytoc(ffilwe 1$4grAng tr￿C Rl•kB llnd fuium Th•fuTrJing r•wli•d fc¢ 2022123 hBi beEn rnlBed and thetDJsteBB Bre lYnfidPnt￿atl￿re￿ill Meior fvndl￿ is cn2X >wrcorlradB,' fI￿ding rneedJfDr 2023 and beyond haYB L*èn dotsmined, sour¢es offund¥ IdenOfi&J and afFkatio ar•b￿n￿ made to ¥eWrtrlhtrneC￿•tyfUndi￿j fu2023f244thJ t￿￿0. TNS #hwldengUTevWdtybByond 202*24￿dIernoMlfate th&1 is a ¢th￿rn. d. bKorn• v•wnltkn co￿. ftith •YLhany• cf •xthang• tran￿¢th?￿s. h recognw In th2 slaten*nt ol finanial a￿￿•¥ ISOFAI on a r•c*¥abl• ba51s, *th•n a transathon or other event rewtts In an 1￿Cle&s? In chanV8 or a I￿t￿l￿et and or*rf thethtyhas Ilg￿ entiUemBnt trEIncc￿els probaL4B arA can l￿rr￿￿JrÈd rél8Ny. . R¢GOgnI￿Dll Dlli•bUttlTrs and •Ap•n¢lturt A IlaNIty, and tho sxp8nditur•. 1$ rwnlgert*hon •1oBiI oraJnstrucUvo obThyllUon •xtsts as ll rv5LIt tla ￿￿t￿rt. Is mrrffr Ilk•tython notlhal a traMferofeconarnKbenefits￿IIl b2 requked In Se￿m￿rt, v4hen the *wirlof Ihe 0￿￿ation can be rn•asur•d orrdlattyesllffAted. eharllatle £xwdthi Corn￿$• thDSe inpjrrod ty tho cTharty in thè dellyery d M6 And ￿￿e&S for benefidarfu.11 IncW•5 boknLulslJ*ttsnbé dlFe¢ty al0t4￿] to*xha&ib*les and th￿t0￿￿an I￿11￿Ctna1￿•￿￿•s5aryto thun. f. Voluntsqrn acecfdarth the SORP. aThl In rKognthn dhTrU1U￿ ln pWnp a rnoW TrAup on thw ￿nI￿r¥i￿ from ¥olurtsor*, the o)nlrtbuk• ofvdunteers Lg nol [￿y¢S￿￿th￿r tsInw￿0lthe 4lllrfty. IN? madB to IhTr tho y￿jn￿O￿ and Ihks Is dEttA morefultyln Nvle5. g. O•t Trad• dgbtorg 4Th at tho tr4nvclw pr1• 4r0 rnoawrqd at tOBt tho Inlwsst Iw FY0vI￿an tr InWrmBnt A P￿51￿￿ for lThWrment of IRde deL*YS Is estatlishod th•r• Is W•cllvo gvlkn•thatthg nolbeaU?lo ￿eBt￿lI amLwI aLt(Ydino tothTroriglnalterm8 off￿￿¥￿ h. Cuh And ¢Mh *q¥￿thAt• ¢B5h and induJO In hand, dipos*s hehj at c*ll ￿ t￿ks. other 8hort tsrm Iw4wd live1*n￿ ￿71￿ Drlgh Ma￿￿￿O801t1￿ banktr￿l*stts. 8snkov8rdrats ara %Trllhln In¢uMlillbllUB5. 16 lbillon,￿plr•, A¢hl•v• Notsts t0th•**¢O￿ffl81vtt￿ y•ar•nd•d 31 M*r¢h 2025 l. Crndkn Tr*Jè creditsls r•¢tyJni$ed initialty at the Iransa¢tl¢n pri￿. They ￿e subgèqu&nUy m•asuT•d al arnortised cost using Iho eff8￿1 Inlwe91 rnÈlthd Short Iwm tradè uédilus Tneawrfjd at transathon Pn￿ Other fInanU￿ Ilabilthèts. In￿ud￿0 bank k78n$, or• m•a5ur•d atfalr¥aluq naloftransxkn costs, 4ndar•m￿￿réd SL&wuEntyalarm1bs￿j ￿stU11￿ efl•cb%* Srtueslmethod. . P•n¥lr)w•.d•nn•d ¢onbliMJllon The tharity ryerates a defined CDntrlbJOrffi schem2. cLYthbUUo￿ ara lo ts profil accowrt as tw bxorne p￿LIa in art0rd8nc6￿lih the rU￿OI1h￿ sthrro. h. Fund a¢¢ouAuni Unre8tthted fuTrJg are AVH1￿blèforU￿a1thedS￿etionc1thèbUSte?$ Infurthww*•ofthèg•rn8ral ¢*J￿¥ve4 ofthe *wrfty. RosltKtOd fum$ 8r6 r8&thC1￿8oTrthWr dorw)r¢xlhrou5h th¢tsr￿ Dfan or as IM￿1+] Ll•bMtyt¢+t•xaltrgrb Tre chantyls exernpt from tax on irKom and g*n5 I￿11￿ ￿1￿1￿ 505 Of tha Taxe8 Ad 1968 or Mcvon 252 the Taxalion or ChaTgèabh Gakn6 *Lt 1992 to thè 6xts￿ Ihat thBse ¥• wlled 10 ctycts. Added r￿erab￿ by the ¢hadty. and ￿ ih8rel¢ro kndud8d In tho rd8vani￿$ts In tre &otom8nl of FIn￿d￿ACI￿6B. 3 Imndlng up•rdl•iOh￿¢￿ ofth•¢lbbYIty W up u th5soTution of tho charfty Ihere remoln aw aRer thtt tsatisfadknn of ￿1 debts liabilthj, th¢ reprellented tythtsxtyJmuIatsdfur￿ ￿tf￿nsferr0dts s4meoth¥thaiiiANè 4rrilav objectsto the chlrity. N•t¥urplw b•forntu kntit•fln•n£lllly•v 2023 2022 n•twrP￿Jl W¢wt4xlnthgffnw*l yw b4l•t* 4ftwthrying.'. PwsKn costs 7.185 4.671 Th•¢othtrfbullon of¥olunts• Arfty tho buppNt of ￿unte￿. Ihls yeHr ￿ Incrouod numbBr oftsam v£4untser day& *wo ddi¥w8d In PArbigrshlp ilh a raroe of cowats SUPPOrfEr5, SLYF￿￿n9 maIntenar￿a and UFthep of our hubs, w￿8nd farlty and th• ddlv•ry c4 the annual CM4tm* Ea$*rapwl&. Addit￿llY vdun*ersupport alxs t*neffi18d 8 rarvJe of our sanAc•5. dub5 aGU¥￿E5. A totsl of 19 voluntser days )we d81w8red. ￿1th Y￿u￿te8￿8 9Mn9 1.42S hwi8 10 Amiiorffj ￿P￿rg Achl•Y•. A further S vr4unleer6 yavp an jition￿ 12D hour8 ¢f Yo￿n￿n0 lim8. 8wbrvJ the d8li¥ery of Our wrsrAmm•s on i regular bajis year. The rrongomor*A Mlth vc4unt£grs 4r0 dlfflcLlt to vdL* prsds* fftrjnalary tvm5 and have ncl beEn rt¢)ni88d in the ¥tat8mwrt LY acUvfi•s. Th•bdvntaers and trrttharttyacc•O and a9T•• ihatno Clea￿ by th•¥• Stsff eoltsand emdum•rrf¥ 202J G￿8$S81a￿0S ￿lL￿ling tr￿188880￿ k6yrnaDag￿ntp0rnOm ErnFthwffs InSuran￿lOr$II cvorth9c￿ts ofdgThngd conlrfbJIoThpon￿0nYth￿rn9￿ 504,400 32.218 7.195 487.1 2S.57a 4,e71 617 Numb•r4of•ThWy•ll¥ *nd t4lrnvthrti 2122 Tho •wwomonlNyh68d countvA8 Th? abryemttnlhlynLtrknroffultim? Equival￿t￿P10eeldurino tha￿r 2D NO￿ thelrusto•s noranyp￿SCQnr￿t•0￿thWn ￿etIte￿*d arryr8m￿*st*nfvQffi thè(*8r5tycf aryrdat•d dth•rln thetjfftntcf prkrfi•ar. 17 Not*to¢f•A￿￿Urrt11OT￿•ylr•ryJ•1 31 I1￿h 2D23 7 Dobtow Trod•dobtr• 75233 75233 2022 4.750 5.685 $19.485 4,75D PAYE, NIC. VATard thrtAXe8 213.371 330.120 126,687 lrtom••nd EyWTrdknr•xcoLmt•urnTr￿ry At i ZD2Z SuFFIuBf¢rtr* 427,405 117.672 341,289 B•,11 At Ji Mv¢h 202J 10 N•t4•Mts bN*JTrJ At JI Mw¢h 2W23 Totsi Fund• nd* lund¥ 87419B 330 12D 04SN76 874191 ¢urrtyrt Li*lb•¥ At 1 h•rl 2D22 T•t•l Fund• fund 853,092 225, 1$3.0•2 427AO• FuDd¥ brought Mov•Thvrtln Trnn•hr4 d•ln 2023 bth••Trfwid• In 2021 Fundg ¢•rrfgd fvvw¥￿ tg2024 &9• Nots 12 unr••tr￿ R￿￿Fur 362,731 46,9ll1 401712 J12.731 4G.•41 01.712 Unrwtrt¢knY R8¥¢nwFU￿ 71.601 1J6.J04 64m 71 131.Je4 eh*fflyfutyd• I17￿2 18 mWIlon.￿Pkn. A¢hl Not•s toth• Ac¢oithforth•yMr•nd•d 31 Merth 2023 Ch•ng#lntotsl ov•rth•y••ra* *h(Mn In Not•& by kndlvlduDI lllnds*rfory•ar Fynds bmght lorrfnrdfrom 2021 Ftsnd¥ cArrfod lorward to102J In 2W tsnds In 2021 Ngt•12 Unnstrtd•dlunds UNe8tri¢*Ad R**￿&FundS 313.318 49.415 70ts1 umitrkl•d fund 31J.318 49A1$ RtsMcl£d Rwuo Fun 27,973 38,700 ,67J Total mtrl¢tsdfund* 27.W73 70t•l¢hU￿ fund¥ J41,219 iio 12 *m4ty•l•olthk)v•mont4 In lund••v•rth•yur•• •tThn In Not• 11 EvpBndlturp In*& nth 2423 2023 Unrnsthcted R¥v*nwFunds Unr8thct8d RtrvaiL*titsn Rt* 317.268 1271,2771 46,D81 R68tr1cl*d Fwds fj14.m 13203$ 543,Q88 114J$J 71.￿1 117,672 Anatyllts ofmDThments Infvndo OY•Tthe￿ar￿￿ shown lth Not• 11•rf0ry￿r In¢(th• p4ndMur# tsalns & Mov•mBnt In funds 2422 2022 2022 Unres￿ded RBvfnU8 FuThJ8 Unr88trld8d Row￿L￿￿ Re* 266257 1216.8421 Rethcted Funds 5e8.270 1&11.5TOI 36.7 134.527 a6.111 13 Uttk*rontrolllDg pwty Th•tr￿rf￿15 und•rth•gxtt4 dllstTUSt 14 In¢orn• Imm9rants •Thdd0n￿lo Cury•nty•4r Curryrtywr T4￿1 FuNI• PrlorYMr R*itrkt•d Funds 2023 Fund• Told Fund• 2022 168,224 161324 614777 134,434 568,270 13,772 Grdnts receknd Furknugh grants ieJRs) 814.77T TO1￿1n¢0M•frQmgrwtssnd 174.4BI 614,7TY 7￿3ZI 71SA71 19 N&*•• t•th•A¢Murttyhrth•y••rMd•d 31 M*rch 1023 16 Inllornvfrnm ¢hirii*bl• #¢U¥lU•• Ch•rM4blvkKomDfrvmfDundv CthrY*rty•*r ¢umrty••r Talal Fund• T#i*l Pund 2$ Prfmiry purpts•• Inell￿rytr•d1￿9 13.575 L•1tir8