|The Manchester Community and Youth Project|| |---|---| |31stMarch 2022|1170800| |Page 3 onwards|| |31stMarch 2022|| 25/01/2023 Tahier Kazmi, 10 Southleigh View, LS11 5SJ {If any): Address: Sectlon B Dlsclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independenl examination of charity accounls.. directsons and guidance for examiners). Givo hore brief details of any Items that the examlnor wl8hè8 to dlscloso. IER Oct 2018 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] April 2021 To: 31[st] March 2022** **Charity name: The Manchester Community and Youth Project Charity registration number: 1170800** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To help and educate young people,
especially, but not exclusively through their
leisure time activities so to develop their
physical, mental, social, emotional, and
spiritual capacities that they may grow to full
maturity as individuals and members of
society| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Our events and activities use social action
as an experiential learning device to help
young people and community members
develop confidence, leadership,
communication and other interpersonal, and
social skills.
We provide opportunities for young people
and community members to become
volunteers themselves, regardless of their
personal background, or circumstances, and
often for causes chosen by them.
The main activities and services of the
charity were:
1. Providing social support, grants and
other community services to those of
the community recovering from the
coronavirus.
2. Limited youth club and other social
events and activities hosted at local
community buildings in and around| |||the Greater Manchester conurbation,
but largely hampered by lockdown| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In compiling the charity’s annual business
plan and activities for the year we have kept
in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance
on public benefit in our planning workshops
and meetings.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The organisation issues Grants in cash and
in-kind on specific health and/or social case
needs, such as but exclusive to education,
travel, sports, and any other developmental
activity. Grants in kind include help for young
people and youths from impoverished
backgrounds with basic household items,
utensils, and clothes such as winter wear.
When COVID-19 began in Feb 2020, we
made special considerations for GRANTS
for those young people and their families
affected by COVID, those were impacted by
travel restrictions. As well as special
considerations for social action and appeal
run by our youth to help those affected by
COVID-19. These activities came to a
natural conclusion in this financial year as
COVID restrictions were lifted and eventually
came to an end. We dispensed any COVID
related funds and donations on suitable
cases still requiring support.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**NA**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Trustees and management team gave their
time voluntarily and received no
remuneration.
Many volunteers donated in-kind, such as
food and snacks at the youth club.
This year we started to use an office space| The local church hall and a couple of local mosques allowed us to use their community spaces, equipment, stationery and printing facilities. We thank them all. Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In 2021/22 the organisation continued to
provide youth activities to the local
community. It allowed local youth to develop
their leadership capacities by participation in
its social action and development
challenges, as well camps and trips.
The main focus was the renewal of our
Camps and Travel. The Annual Arbaeen
camp for 2021 had renewed interest as
COVID restrictions came to an end with over
30 people attending. The camp turned a tidy
profit of £4200 which can be used to support
next year’s activities.
ManCom Leadership programme and the
local youth club continued to energise the
community.
The Leadership Programme saw over 25
people participate in the social action
challenges over a period of 2 weeks. This
was less than last year, but still provided
much need development for the community.
The online activities using ZOOM for peer
support and peer networking continued but
with more frequent in person contacts.
The organisation continued to operate
through online workshops, seminars and
check-ins.
There was great deal of focus on Youth and
Mental Health, to consider the impact of
social isolation and distancing.
Youth were provided coaching and
mentoring opportunities. Management Tools| such as MBTI, Conflict Management Frameworks, workshops on Emotional Intelligence, Communication Skills were used to help the participants reflect and develop. The main benefit was that many participants used their skills to help at the youth club, to assist the charity and other local organisations in a voluntary capacity. The charity heavily focussed on issuing **grants, of both cash and in-kind** , to help youth in poverty, or with health and social care needs, such as that for medical equipment’s or specialist therapies not funded through the NHS. We worked with a number of organisations, individuals, and appeals. **Imam Organisation** in Burnley and Nelson which provides a Madressa school received one of our grants to help them secure their building in Nelson Town centre for youth activities, and creche. The **Boardman Appeal** to help children in need in honour of an elderly local community member. Over £5320 was in given in grants through Mrs Boardman’s appeal who is teacher providing workshops, food parcels, training session and fun retreats. The project was highly successful in helping and in acting as a general welfare fund to help children in need and those families at risk of breakdown with grants of £300 to £500, in purchase of equipment, lessons, therapies, as well as movie/takeaway night as special respite elements for troubled young people and their families. We also partnered with a couple of churches and mosques to give out gifts and toys over Christmas and Eid. Nearly £5000 was spent. The **general welfare fund** supported over 27 cases in Grants and emergency funding ranging from as little a £30 to a maximum of £2000. A total of £11,000 was spent. This included support in kind, purchase of training courses, language and communication workshops as well as cash grants. The charity also supported a number of able and talented youth with financial support to gain access to training courses. Young people looking for jobs and training opportunities were also assisted in meaningful travel through grants – such as funding travel to job interviews. Grants also support youth and families affected due to bereavement from Covid-19. We tried to arrange emotional and psychological support, drop in sessions for youth as well as bereavement counselling input. The biggest grant in this section was the victims relief fund to a local young refugee in Manchester who lost his family in a terrible bombing in Afghanistan. The Food Drive initiative to help homeless and families financially affected by COVID19 was a much more extensive and expanded affair with literally thousands of individual meals and food rations being provided over the course of the year. Over £18,700 was donated to support our youth run Ramadan appeal to help needy Muslim families living in the area over the month of fasting, with food parcels. This was almost all spent in providing support to over 600 families. Our Water Pump appeal allowed to us to put over 100 water pumps on behalf of community members whilst working in partnership with Sadqah Foundation in Nelson. We also continued our relationship with IFTA UK, Lady Fatima Charitable Trust, Kijana Kwanza Young People, Anwar Najafia Global Orphans. We retained regular donations and built good relationships with the donors. Future plans include strengthening these relationships. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The charity had an objective to be self-
sufficient to cover its rents and bills, to
provide a regular service to the local youth
community and to expand and grow its
leadership network. These objectives were
achieved largely.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising targets to be self-sufficient and
generate enough to cover regular events
and activities were all met, but in future
targets need to be revised to build in in
contingency costs in the event there is
overspend due to emergencies.
Gift Aid donations were especially helpful in
helping cover the administrative costs and
wage related cost. There are a number of
unclaimed gift aid-ed donations. In the
coming year the charity needs to put in
greater admin support in this area to recoup
much needed and unclaimed income| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||**Not applicable**| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The organisation had on overall net income
of £24,415. This was a health and much
recovered figured from last year. Largely
improved due to better internal management
of our gift aid process and more effective
appeals
Administration costs included rent of office
spaces, bills, cost of fundraising platforms,
banking fees, as well as fees for using the
online accounting software.
To sustain the organisation will continue to
require full time office support and there is a
possibility that administration costs may
increase in the year to come. Around
£25,000/year needs to be factored into this.
The balance sheet and income/expense
statement are attached.
The bank account transactions were
reconciled using manually as well as through
QuickBooks, and the accounts were
prepared using the accounting software
QuickBooks.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity shall maintain a minimum of
1000 GBP in reserves part of its
Administration Budget.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|20,000 GBP was held in the Admin Budget| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|NA| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity is run on the generous donations
from the local community and members of
the public. We use social media platforms to
raised awareness of our appeals. The| |||expenditure of the charity is focused on
youth related activities, social action
campaigns, as well as grants and awards, as
well as other overheads.
Switching fundraising platforms after the
closure of BT MY Donate and Virgin Donate
to using PayPal Giving allowed us to
continue using digital platforms for our
financial needs| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Our financial risk is tied to our fundraising
efforts. As well as escalation of cost impact
on our budgets. This is mitigated through
holding enough reserves, as well as
contingency planning.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The Charity is governed through a
constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(Foundation Structure)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Minimum of three trustees, appointed by
Board of Trustees, Chairman voted in.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Previous year to this one had seen the
adoption of several new policies on
induction, safeguarding, conduct,
whistleblowing. The policies were fully
embedded and are due for review next year.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity’s main activities are run by a
management teams with volunteers and
youth workers with oversight by the Board of
Trustees. This however is in the process of
being reviewed with a consideration for
formal appointment to paid roles| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**NA**| |Other||**NA**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Manchester Community and Youth Project| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|CYP, MANCOM, Community Youth Project| |Registered charity number|1170800| Charity’s principal address 4 Davenport Street Bolton, BL1 2LT ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Mohammed Al-
Tayar|Chairman||Board of Trustees| ||Mr Qasim Naqvi|Secretary||Board of Trustees| ||Mrs Shazia
Hussain|Treasurer||Board of Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**||| |**NA**||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |Syed Naqvi is a senior staff member who looks after management affairs||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **NA** ## **Other optional information** **NA** Declaratlons Th• trustso• dKlarn that th•y hav• approv•d th• tru8t•o•' report alM)V•. Slgn•d on b8haff ol the charlty's tr￿10 Signatur•¢BI Full Trame(s) Po•itlon {eg Secretary, Chalr, glc Mrs Shazia Hussain Treasurer 2oloflzoZI Community Youth Project Balanc8 Sh88t As of March 31, 2022 TOTAL As$81 Cmfice EquitThnt Ctyt 3037.09 Cash ai bank aThJ in haTrJ COMMUNITY I￿5> 29.584.95 NET CURREKt ASSETS Cr*JitrK5'. arnwnts I￿11￿ ly￿ ￿thIrt y Curr&nt L￿lIrt Payr￿ LkqbllO8S HMRC 4,946.64 Payrdl LkqbllJ8s1461 HMAC P•VolL￿(48I VAT CoNrol 0.00 NET CURRENT ASSEfs ILIABILITIESI TOTAL ASSETS LESS CUARENT LWBILITIES ew7&40 TOTAL NET ASSETS ILIABILITIESI Ch&rity lunds c*&nirwJ Equty Retwned EamlnTh5 su￿L￿{DelI￿[l 4.oeo.29 24.415.11 Community Youth Project Financial kn'wties pril 2021- Marth 2022 TOTIL 133.449.89 39.071.38 Pl￿27 7W27 &ftA TOT 1.9$5.21 8nt 83262.03 C1k*1G•Mr￿ Adrninlstl*r￿ Ewso$ PB)f8ssional Payrt4 E4*nse8 Tax85 2.454.18 18.650.ty) Y)1.49 Ph￿ C05 150.00 13.781.97 26.612.28 Travd Ae¢omn)oéab NET OPERATING INCC#AE 1&11 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI W1&11