2022-03-31-accounts

		SORP
		reference
Summary ofthe purposes ofthe charity as set out its governing document	in	Para 1.17		To act as a resource for young people up to the age of19 living in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of: 1 .Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as
				independent mature and responsible individuals;
				2. Advancing education;
				3. Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests ofsocial
				welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of
				their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic
				circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life for such
				ersons.
Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services		Para 1.17and 1.1a		The Connections Bus Project is a registered charity based in Histon near Cambridge, which runs open access youth clubs in buildings and from it's mobile youth facilities. The charity aims to enable young people to fulfil their potential through the provision of free recreational, educational and personal development opportunities. We work in communities which do not have their own youth clubs by providing a place where young people can meet and relax in an informal setting and experience a range of positive and challenging activities. Activites include, computers, games consoles, outdoor sports, crafts,
identified in the				puzzles, games, music videos and a quizzes. Social opportunities include a
accounts.				safe place to meet and specially designed areas to sit and chat with friends
				and youth workers. Youth workers support young people with information
				and advice on subjects such as drugs, sexual health, education and
				employment.
				The charity runs courses in babysitting, first aid, yoga and intergenerational
				opportunities.
				The facilities are open to any young person aged between 11 and 19years.
				On avera e 15 oun eo le attend each session, both male and female.
Statement confirming whether		Para 1.18		In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued	by
the Charity
Commission on
ublic benefit
Additional information			(optional)
You ma choose		to include		further statements where relevant about:
				SORP reference
Policy on grant		making		Para 1.38
Polic on social		investment		includin ro ram related investment Para 1.33

			SORp
			reference
Summary ofthe					This	year has seen a gradual increase					in the	number ofsessions we
main					were able to offer as COVID-19 restrictions were								lifted and	replacement
achievements	of				staff	were recruited.
the charity, identifying the			Para 1.20		During the 12 months there were		328			youth work			sessions including:
difference the						Outdoor youth clubs
charity's work						Building based youth clubs
has made to the						Detached youth work
circumstances						Youth Bus sessions
ofits						Babysitting courses
beneficiaries
and any wider					This	resulted in over 3750 interactions				with young			people.
benefits to
society as a					Conversation topics with these young					people		included: school,
whole.					relationships, social media, bullying,				respect for others, exams, family
					issues, self-harm, anxiety, finding			work,			dangers ofvaping,			drug misuse
					and	much more.
Additional		information			(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant									about:
Achievements			a ainst ob'ectives set									Para	1.41
Performance			offundraising			activities against objectives set						Para	1.41
Investment		performance			against objectives							Para	1.41
Other
Financial		Review
Review ofthe				Para	1.21	The trustees chose to use	some				reserves in order to			ensure that
charity's financial						services could be provided		while			some COVID-19 restrictions
position at the	end		of			were in place. This meant	expenditure					was	greater than income,
the period						but that some reserves still		remained.
						Income: F95,108
						Ex enditure: rt10,140
Statement explaining				Para	1.22	The charity will aim to maintain				a minimum			reserves	level of
the policy for holding						approximately six months	normal				running costs.
reserves stating		why				This is needed because we		don't			invoice our fees for bus visits
they are held						until the end ofeach term.
						This means that our available			cash dips quite deeply					during
						each term, until we have invoiced and						been paid the		fees for that
						term.
Amount of reserves				Para	1.22	F62,298
held
Reasons for holding				Para	1.22
zero reserves
Details offund				Para	1.24
mateitall in deficit
Explanation of		any		Para	1.23
uncertainties about
the charity continuing
as a oin concern

ofthe charity tr	ustees who manage	the charity
Trustee name	Office lifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole ear	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan
Andrew Smith
Mark Stanyer	Treasurer
Ed Cameron

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						Annual		accounts	for the	period		CC~7a
										Period end
	Period			start	date		01/04/2021			date	31/03/2022
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									Restricted
Recommended			Details		ofown		Unrestdicted		income	Endowment	Total this	Total last
categories by activity				analysis		z		funds	funds	funds	year	year
								E	E	E	E	E
incoming resources (Note			3)					F01	F02	F03	F04	F05
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Voluntartr income						801		23,086			23,086	59,044
Activaes for generating funds						302							243
Investment income						803		39			39		116
Incoming meourcee from
charitable activities						S04		71,983			71,983	24,438
Other incoming resources						S05
Total	incoming resources					soe		95,108			95,108	83,841
Resources expended	(Notes			4-8)
Costs ofGenerating Funds
Costs of generating voluntary
income						807
Fundraising trading costs						808
Investment management costs						Sog
Charitable activities						810		110,140			110,140	78,664
Governance costs						811
Other resources expended						812
Total resources expended						813		110,140			110,140	78,664
Net incomingl(outgoing)		resources before transfers				S14	-	15,032			15,032	5,177
Gross transfers between		funds				815
Net incoming/(outgoingj		resources before
other recognised				gainslgossesj		ste	-	15,032			15,032	5,177
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains and losses on revaluation			offixed assets
for the charity's own use						817
Gains and losses on investment			assets			818
Net movement					in funds	st8	-	15,032			15,032	5,177
Total funds brought forward						820		77,330			77,330	72,153
Total funds		carried			forward	821		62 298			62,298	77,330

								Restricted
							Unrestricted	income	Endowment	Total this	Total last
							funds	funds	funds	year		year
							6			6		6
Fixed assets							F01	F02	F03	F04		F05
Tangible assets				(Note 9)		801	10,575			10,575
						802
				(Note 10)		803
				Total	fixed assets	804	10,575			10,575
Current assets
Stock and work in		progress				805
Debtors				(Note 11)		BOS	15,173			15,173		4,332
(Shortterm)investments						807
Cash at bank and		in	hand			808	38,360			38,360		77,117
			Total current assets			809	53,533			53,533		81,450
Creditors:	amounts		falling		due within
one year	(Note			12)		810	1,809			1,809		4,119
Net current				assets/(liabilities)		8«	51,723			51,723		77,331
Total assets		less		current liabilities		812						77,331
Creditors:	amounts		falling		due after
one year		(Note 12)				813
Provisions	for liabilities and				charges	814
					Net assets	815	62,298			62,298		77,331
Funds ofthe Charity
Unrestricted	funds					810	62,298			62,298		77,331
						817
Restricted	income	funds (Note 13)				819
Endowment	funds	(Note 13)				819
					Total funds	820	62,298			62,298		77,331
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Note 2			Accounting policies	Accounting policies
This standard fist of	accountfng			policies has been applied by the charity except forthose deleted. Where edifferent or
additional policy has	been		adopted then this is detailed in the box below.
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition ofincoming				These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
resources				~ the charity becomes entified to the resources;
				~ the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
				~ the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming resources	with			Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the
related expenditure				incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
Grants and donations				Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional	enfifiement
				to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations				Incoming resources from tax redaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gifi to
and gifts				which they relate.
Contractual income and				This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or senrices have been delivered.
performance related	grants
				Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate oftheir value to the charity orthe amount
Gifis in kind				actually realised.
				Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold	or
				distributed by the charity.
				Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when
				receivable.
Donated services and				These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources	expended)
facilpdes				where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity ofthe service or facility received.
Volunteer help				The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described trustees' annual report.	in the
Investment income				This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses				This includes any gain or loss on the sale ofinvestments and any gain or loss resugng	from
				revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition				Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation commkfing the
				charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs				include costs ofthe preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs oftrustee
				meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance conditions				Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being s specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient ofthe grant
				has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without performance conditions				These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control ofthe charity.
Support Costs				Support costs include central functions and have been afiocsted to activity cost categoriies on a
				basis consistent with the use ofresources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
				capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use				These are capitalised ifthey can be used for more than one year, and cost at leastf500. They
by charity				are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
investments				Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the	year end.
				Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in progress				These are valued at the lower ofcost or market value.
POLICIES ADOPTED
ADDITIONAL		TO	OR
DIFFERENT FROM		THOSE
		ABOVE

incoming	resources me	y be fu	rther analys	edif	this would help the	reader ofthe a	ccounts.
							This year	Last year
					Analysis
Voluntary	income		Donations	and	ifts		1,246	3450
			Gift Aid				279	476
			Grants				21 322	55,119
						Total	22,847	59,045
Activities	for generating	funds	Sale oftuck				755	71
			Other
			Fundraisin	activities			239	172
						Total	994	243
Investment	income		Interest Income				40	116
						Total	40	116
Incoming	resources from		Fees from	Parish	Councils		70,378	23608
charitable	activities		Educational	Subs			850	830
						Total	71228	24438

Resources		expended	may be furt	her analysed	ifthis would	help the read	er ofthe	accounts.
								This year	Last year
					Analysis			E	E
Costs ofgenerating
voluntary	income
							Total
Fundraising		trading
costs
							Total
Investment
management		costs
							Total
Charitable	activities		Staff costs					69,531	68,080
			Bus costs	(Fuel,repairs,	maintenance,	insurance)		16,992	3,892
			Purchase	ofvehicle				3,525
			Activities					2,810	281
			Equi ment					4,806	926
			Office costs					4,188	4,139
			Purchase	oftuck				1,292
			Travel ex	enses				1,880	216
			Education					3,748	341
			Bank Charges					143	89
			Trainin					1,224	700
							Total	110,139	78,664
Governance		costs
							Total

pport costs.
Supportcost	e	Fundraising 6	activity	Charitable	Activity	Governance 6	Actrvrty	Total Cost 6
	Total

7.1 Staff Costs
							This year	Last year
Gross wages, salaries		and benefits		in kind			65,708	65,238
Employer's National	Insurance		costs
Pension costs							3,084	2,842
					Total staff costs		68,792	68,080
7.2 Average number	of	full-time	equivalent		employees	in the year	This year Number	Last year Number
The parts ofthe charity		in which the
employees work
						Total

ons s	u orted.
			Total amount of
Names	of institutions	Purpose	grants paid 8

			Freehold	land	Other land	8	Plant,	Plant,		Fixtures,	Payments	on	Total
			&buildings		buildings		machinery		and	fittings and	accountand
							motor	vehicles		equipment	assets under
											construction
Balance brought
foiward
Additions								10,575					10,575
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers *
Balance camed								10,575					10,575
forward
9.2Accumulated		depreciation		and	impairment	provisions
	*"Basis		SLor	RB	SLor RB		SL	or RB		SLorRB	SLor RB
		Rate
Balance brought
forward
Depreciation	charge
for year
Impairment	provisions
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers*
Balance carried
forward
9.3Net book value
Brought forward
Carried forward								10,575					10,575

Carrying (market) value at beginning of year
Add: additions to investments at cost
Less: disposals at carrying value
Add/(deduct): nei gain/(loss) on revaluation
Carrying (market) value at end of year

10.3 A breakdown ofthe income	10.3 A breakdown ofthe income	fro	m	investments	agreeing with SOFA r	ow S03.
Analysis of investments						10.2	10.3
						Market value at	income from
						yearend	investments	for
							the year
Investment	properties
Investments	listed on a recognised	stock		exchange or held in common
investment	funds, open ended investment			companies,	unit trusts or other
collective investment schemes
Investments	in subsidiary or connected		undertakings		and companies
Securities	not listed on a recognised	Stock Exchange
Cash held	as part ofthe Investment	portfolio
Other investments

Note 11			Debtors and prepayments	Debtors and prepayments
Please complete		this note ifthe charity has		any debtom	or n. a ments
Analysis ofdebtors					Amounts within	falling due one year		Amounts more	falling due after than one year
					This year	Last year		This year		Last year
					E		E			E
Fees invoiced	for youth		work last year		14,888.0		2,160.00
HMRC Furlough		Grant					1,696.29
Gift Aid/Other	debtors				284.5		475.65
Bank Interest							0.45
				Total	15,172.5		4,332.39

12.1 Analysis ofcreditors
		Amounts	falling due	Amounts	falling		due after
		within	one year	more	than	one year
		This year	Last year	This year		Last year
		6	E	E			E
Loans and overdrafts
Wages		1,042	3,691
Expenses			418
Bank Charges		12	10
Other creditors		756
	Total	1,809	4,119

			Fund					Fund
			balances					balances
			brought	Incoming	Outgoing		Gains and	cardied
			forward	resources	resources	Transfers	losses	forward
Fund	names		E	a	f	a		E
		TotalFunds

Please give details ofany	transliers	between funds.
From Fund (Name)	To	Fund (Name)	Reason	Amount

									Amounts	paid or benefit value	paid or benefit value
Name	of	trustee	or	connected	party	Legal authority (eg order, governing document)			This year		Last year
									E

Name oftrustee or connected party	Legal authority	Amount This year	owing Last year
			E

arty	has a material int	erest.
Name	ofthe trustee	Relationship	to	Description ofthe	This year	Last year
or	related party	charity		transaction(s)

Donations and Legacies	23085
Charitable Activities	46696
Other Actovities	25287
Investments	39
TOTAL INCOME	95107

Staff Costs		56448
Staff Pensions		3084
Tax/NIC		9260
Vehicle:
Insurance	/Tax	2225
Equipment		7022
Repairs		6729
Storage		3500
Travel costs/Fuel		4202
Recruitment/DBS/Id	costs	739
Staff Training		1224
Office Equipment		384
Craft/Games Equipment		2810
Course expenses/Trainer		3748
Tuck Supplies		1292
Hall Hire for AGM		57
Stationery/Printing		61
PO Boxrent		283
Payroll costs		1455
Website		24
Subscripions		251
Mobile Phone		572
Insurances		1076
Gift		25
Bank charges		142
Depreciation		3525	110138
NETINCOME/(EXPENDITURE)			-15031
Total Funds brought fprward			77330
Total Funds carried forward			62299