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2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 04 2020 To 31 03 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1170081 Charity's principal address 14 Scott Road

Peer Support and Training

Edgware Postcode HA8 5RA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Dean Gray
2 Leo McDonald
3 Andrew Caesar
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address
Mentor, I.A.G. , Dean Gray
Community Tutor
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution adopted in 2016

Community Interest Organisation How the charity is constituted

Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING has had to introduce a Covid-19 Risk Assessment to ensure the safety of all. This policy focuses on Exposure, Contaminating, Activities, Cleaning of rooms and Personal Hygiene.

There is a Constitution, Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy, an Equal Opportunities Policy and a Health and Safety Policy in place for our Charity.

PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING is opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. We believe in human rights for all those connected with this organisation and all members of society. It is the policy of PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING to attach the greatest importance to the Health, Safety and Welfare at work of all its own and its customers employees. PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING has a professional duty to provide children and vulnerable adults with appropriate safety and protection. As the welfare of the child and vulnerable adult is paramount, we are committed to providing safe equipment and facilities so that children and vulnerable adults may participate in courses/programmes in a secure environment. Other policies include: Risk Management, Investing, Conflict Management, Volunteering, Complaints Handling and Paying Staff

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Our main objective is to act as a resource for young people up to the age of 24 living in the London borough of Brent by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of educational and other activities as a means of: • 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; • Advancing Education; • Relieving unemployment; • Providing recreational and Leisure Time Activities in the interest of social welfare

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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)		 for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their
youth age, infirmity of disability, poverty or social and economic
circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such
persons Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit) We have been delivering our
Possibilities and Believe Programme to the community of Brent focusing
on Young People. This has been across multiple locates to increase the
opportunities for Brent residents to access the support. This locates
include Community Centres, Youth Hostels, online and places of
education
To deliver Life Skills as part of the Phoenix Project to support a group of
secondary pupils. This programme seeks to engage the pupils in an
interactive manner.
We have continued delivering our Possibilities and Believe Programme to
the community of Brent focusing on Young People. This has been across
multiple locates to increase the opportunities for Brent residents to
access the support. This locates include Community Centres, Youth
Hostels, online and places of educations. This has been a challenging
year due to the Pandemic. We have had to adjust to a new way of
delivering and had to find new ways to engage with our target audience.
Lockdowns has causes suspensions of deliver and some activities have
had to be put on hold/ removed due to social distancing. We have
designed more activities to help Young People take in the information on
offer in an engaging and interactive manner. We have found this to be
highly effective. Volunteers have offered their support with administration,
designing lessons/activities and supporting meetings. Trustees have had
regard to the Guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public
Benefit.
PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING is to deliver our Home Mentoring
Programme to pupils unable to attend the school.
PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING has been selected by Brent Council to be
a part of the Black Community Action Plan (BCAP). This action plan aims
to tackle:
1) Early intervention: young people, children & families
2) Enabling and strengthening community leadership through capacity
building
3) Developing community spaces - run and managed by local
communities
4) Supporting the black community and voluntary sector Theme &
Objectives Actions & Details
5) Support for employment and enterprise
6) Accountability
7) Homes and homelessness
8) Health inequalities
9) Embedding equality and diversity within the Council workforce

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING employability service - We are developing employment links with employers to support disadvantaged job seekers to find suitable and sustainable employment opportunities. We want to focus on employers who train and create scope for progression for their employees.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

We have successfully Delivered Possibilities and Believe to the Summary of the main Community of Brent. Providing Confidence, Motivational, Employability achievements of the charity support. We have provided a safe environment for activities, networking during the year and to positively socialise with other member within the local community. We have sourced interviews, work experience placements and paid employment for several attendees of our Programme. PEER SUPPORT & TRAINING have started our Home Mentoring Programme for Young People. This includes key working with participants, sourcing work experience, careers advice and CV support/creations. We have been Delivering Life Skills as part of the Phoenix Project to support a group of secondary pupils. Been Selected to be a part of The Black Community Action Plan of the London Borough of Brent

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Section E Financial review

Any surplus funds will be used to design, develop and deliver Brief statement of the programmes of youth orientated events and activities or to provide more charity’s policy on reserves outreach work for harder to reach young persons. All unused funds in relation to grant funding will be returned to the relevant funders.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Trustees make a large contribution towards the organisation with their time, effort and expertise. They complete several hours weekly in relation to the research, design and planning of current and future programmes. Trustees have paid for their own expenses including travelling, food and resources.

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Dean Gray Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairperson etc)

Date 03/01/2022

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Charity Name No (if any)
Peer Support and Training
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 10/04/2020 31/03/2012
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Council Grant - - 7,993 -
Phoenix Project - - 871 -
- - - - 5,830
Council Grant Carried from previous year
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
- - - 8,864 5,830
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts - - - 5,830
A3 Payments
- - - 14,694 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - 14,694 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) - - - - 5,830
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - - - - 5,830
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Signature
unspent funds from council grant
Details
Details
Equipment from Project (Laptop. Stationary
and Printer)		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
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-
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-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
840
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-
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-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Dean Gray		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
200
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
04/01/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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