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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2023 31 August 2024 To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
We All Matter Youth
Other names charity is known by
WAM Youth
Registered charity number (if any) 1170638 H Charity's principal address 30 Crispin Road Winchcombe Gloucestershire Postcode GL54 5JX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) Colin Impey Chair Mrs M McDowell 01.09.2023-31.12.2023 3 Mr D Ayres 4 Charles R Hastings 5 Bethany Collins 6 Christopher Sands 7 Abigail Shurmer 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management |
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
The Board of Trustees have met every month to oversee the organization You may choose to include with oversight of the finances, safeguarding and governance, due to not additional information, where appointing new CEO and the Board is having considered the strategy relevant, about: plan have decided that charity is not sustainable into the future. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and In the light of that the Board decided that they would want to make sure training of trustees; the closure was in the best interests of the staff and young people.
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the charity’s organisational It was decided to contact similar minded charities and explore whether
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structure and any wider they could take on the responsibility of the young people. This was a network with which the charity process over several months and was completed successfully by July works; 2024/
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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) |
1.To advance in life and help young through: a. The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their condition of life; b. Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. c. Relieving the poverty of young people by enabling them to participate in healthy recreational activities that they could not otherwise afford. 2. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Winchcombe and the surrounding area the provision of such facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social or economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants. 3. To advance the Christian Faith for the public benefit For - children/young people - the general public By - providing human resources, facilities, open spaces, advice and information in Winchcombe and surrounding area. |
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| WAM Youth Overview of Activities WAM Youth will continued to provide a wide range of support services and open access groups for young people throughout the day and evening during the year. This year the charity has seen a commitment from the staff in their support of the young people during uncertain financial times until July 2024 Mentoring This has been another successful year for the mentoring team. We have been ever thankful to Gloucestershire County Council and CHK Foundation as they have enabled the charity to reach more young people. We have worked with young people referred to the charity by local schools, social services and parents. Due to pressures of finance the charity have not been able to replace lost staff Community Youth Work This year our community work has been continued by volunteers as the charities youth worker was on maternity leave and the charity was unable to recruit any maternity cover. We have continued a open access area within St Peters Church Winchcombe providing a warm space with food, visits to ice rink and cinema until July 2024 . |
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Achievements and performance
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Section D
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Achievements and performance
The Charities main achievement is year has been to support the young people of the area with an ever decreasing pot of money.
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Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit ~~=~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) The submitted Accounts have not been signed off by our accounts as You may choose to include they were concerned about the charities ability to continue in the long additional information, where term. relevant about: the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section F Other optional information A Strategy plan was created for the charity during July and August 2024 Section G Declaration
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~~————~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Colin Impey Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Date 7th November 2025
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Balance Sheet WAM Youth As at 31 August 2024 Fixed Assets Tangible Assets Buildings Plant & Machinery Plant & Machinery DepcIatiOn Totsl Tangible Assets Total Flxed Assets 122 465.01 4551.0? 2 165.94 124050.09 124,850.09 Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand WAM Current ACUnt WAM R¢stri¢ted Funds 9.177..38 Total Cash at bank and In hand 10,843.83 Prepayments and accrued Income Prepayment Total Prepayments and a¢¢rued Ineome A¢¢ounts Receivable 210.48 210.48 Float i 00.00 Pety Cth Account 91.69 Total Current Assets 12J37.75 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accounts Payable 8 874.87 1 170.00 NIC Payable 107.41
PAYE Payable Pension creditor 579.00 i68.77 Rounding 0.10 Salaries payable Total Creditors: amounts falllng due wlthin one year Net Current Assets (Llabilities) Total Assets less Current Llabllttles 11935.97 401.78 l25251.87 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Other Creditor Total Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Net As$ets 93.60 125,15&27 Capital and Reserves Current Year EarnAn8S Restricted Funds $1.$90.1.5 ?97. Unrestricted Funds 26 986.41 Unrestricted Funds: Woodland 1??,465.01 125,158.27 Tolal Capital and Reserves
Profit and Loss WAM Youth For the year ended 31 August 2024 Turnover ContractslFeeslSales of Services ? 958.73 Interest Income 298.83 Total Turnover 3257.56 3257.56 Gross Profit Administratlve Costs Advertising & Marketing Audit & Accountancy fees 35.9 900.00 Bank Fees 170.30 1 ?91.80 Fuel & mil¢ cost 1568.3? Fundraising Event Expenses General Expenses 479.9 495.15 Insurdnce IT Software and Consumables 175?.95 Light, Power, H¢ating PAYEINI 291.85 Pensions Costs 3 316.76 Postage. Freight & Courier 46.75 Printing & Ststionery Professional Feas 901.16 15 73?.4? Rent 3 91?.00 Salaries 61 ?1? 15 Staff RecruiknentffrainlnSuperyiS10n Telephone & Intmiet Travel - National 2 113.43 30.10 Trips Volunteer Recruiknentrrrainll@Support 194.50 1 ?6.78 Woodland Expenses Youth Work Equipment 684.13 Youth Work Resources 1.471.57 Total Administrative Costs 99,59824 9WO.68) Operatillg Profit
Other Income CorpoTate/Or8anisation Donations (restricted) Corpor*dOrganisations DonatioThs (unrestricted) 17 000.00 FOWY (Friends of WAM Youth) Fundraising Events Gift Aid 1516.88 Grants- Restricted 13 280.00 Individual Donations (unr&8tricted) 863.50 Sale of Surplus FAwipment 1280.00 Total Other tncome 44750.53 (51 J90.15) (51090.15) Profit on Ordin4ry Activities Before Taxation Proflt after Taxation
Ther is no Auditors report due to the fact they did not consider We All Matter was not now a viable charity and the Board had taken the discission to close.