## **Youth Challenge Oxfordshire**
## **Accounts to 31st December 2023**
## **Profit and Loss Account 31st December 2023**
|**Opening Cash at Bank 1.1.23**|||£43,411.74|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**||||
|Donations/Grants||||
|General Unrestricted||£47,467.27||
|Young People Fundraising||||
|towards Overseas Travel||£13,795.88||
|Donations/Grants restricted||||
|for Specific Groups||£61,500.00||
|Events||£69,417.54||
|Other:||||
|Recharge on Trips (Snowdon)|£735.00|||
|Registration Fees|£80.00|||
|Interest Received|£752.05|£1,567.05||
||||£193,747.74|
|**Total Income to 31.12.23**|||**£237,159.48**|
|**Expenditure**||||
|Salaries|£40,522.00|||
|Expenses/Office|£3,975.98|||
|Programme/PCC|£26,732.26|||
|Fundraising|£16,149.74|||
|Overseas Travel (2024)|£9,601.50|||
|**Total Expenditure**|||£96,981.48|
|**Cash at Bank 31.12.23**|||**£140,178.00**|
|**(On fixed deposits £130,000)**||||
|**Allocation of Funds***||||
|Group Fundraising|£13,795.88|||
|Flights/Travel|£27,398.50|||
|Caterton (Air Tanker)|£22,500.00|||
|Cholsey/Wallingford (Mosawi)|£20,000.00|||
|Core Costs (Beard)|£34,000.00|||
|Free Reserves|£22,483.62|||
|**Reserves**|||**£140,178.00**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to tho trustees
Youth Challenge Oxfordshire
On accounls for the year
ended
31 December 2023
Charlty no
(if any)
1171054
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Tnjsf) for the year ended
R8sponslbilllles and
basls of report
As the tharitvs truste8s. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordano vth the requirements of th8 Charities Ad 2011
(Ihe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts c2rried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Ggrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
und8r section 145{51(b) of the Act.
Independent
examiner's ststement
app1K. Debte I l ifnot applicable.
I hav8 completed my examination. I confimi that no malerial matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examinatw)n (other than that
disclosed bebw") vh)ith gives rr£ cause to telieve that in, any material
respect:
th8 accounting records wera not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act,. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
Ihe atuntS did not comply with the applicable requirement$
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any qUirement
that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view 1¢h is not a matter
consKlered as part of an independent examination.
I have no c1cernS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the bCketS rf they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
27 October 2024
Name".
Mary Carey
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
ACA (Member of ICAEW)
IER
Oct 2018
(if any>:
Address:
Keepers House. Appleton. Abingdcfi, OXON OX13 5PP
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matenal matters of concem
(see CC32, Independent examination of tharity accounts.. directions and
guidan for examiners).
Glve here brlef detalls of
any ilems that Ihe
examlner wlshes to
dlsclose.
IER
Oct 2018
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2023 To 31 December 2023 Charity name: Youth Challenge Oxfordshire**
## **Charity registration number: 1171054**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To act as a resource for young people up to
the age of 25 living in Oxfordshire by
providing advice and assistance and
organising programmes of physical,
education and other activities as a means
of:
a) advancing in life and helping young
people by developing their skills and
capabilities to enable them to
participate in society as
independent, mature and
responsible individuals;
b) advancing education
c) relieving unemployment
d) providing recreational and leisure
time activity in the interests of social
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 of
such persons|
|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|Groups of approximately 12 Young People
aged 13-21 meet weekly during term time
with two adult leaders. They undertake a
structured and challenging programme of
personal development and fundraising.
Many are motivated by the opportunity to
fund raise and travel abroad as a group of
volunteers for 10 days eg to Western
Kenya helping orphans in the Nasio Trust
schools and family homes who are even
less fortunate than themselves.On their
return the programme may continue with
support for education, employment and
ambassadorial work for YoCO.
The weekly programme includes:
•
Education: eg staying safe online,
the risks of alcohol and drugs, how|
|||to work as a team and develop
personal fitness.
•
Developing young people’s
confidence is the key part of the
programme.
•
Fun activities: eg outdoor activity
weekends
•
Preparing for the challenge of
volunteering abroad; eg team
building residential weekends
•
Volunteering activities:
•
Fund raising: each young person
has to raise money towards their
volunteering work abroad|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have complied with their duty
to have due regard to the commission’s
public benefit guidance when exercising
any powers or duties to which the guidance
is relevant.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Group sessions are run and residential
trips led by volunteers. Total volunteer
hours were 1752, down on 2022 as, due to
timing, there were no overseas trips in
2023.|
|Other||The new CEO took up his post in February
and continues to review the changing
needs of the young people joining YoCO.
New groups are being formed and demand
remains high.|
## **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|Achievements included enrolling 46 young
people and 14 group leaders.
35 external speaker sessions
9 young people qualified on the
Oxfordshire Young Leaders Course and 3
registered on Level 2 Awards in Youth
Work Principles.
22 young people went on a 2 night
camping weekend, 20 summited Snowdon,
27 attended a theatre trip and 27 worked at
TruckFest.
Due to timing issues the 2023 groups trips
to Kenya all took place in 2024.|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Cash position increased significantly during
the year due to strong fundraising activities
and funds being held for 2024 overseas
travel|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Restricted funds are held for known future
commitments (eg travel costs)
No further reserves|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Grants and donations from Charitable and
Local Government sources
Fundraising activities|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Funds which are not required in the short
term are placed in a fixed interest account|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Sustainable funding
Suitable volunteers|
|---|---|---|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions eg.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Personal Contact|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Youth Challenge Oxfordshire|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|YoCO|
|Registered charity number|1171054|
|Charity’s principal address|c/o Knights,
Midland House,
Westway, Botley
Oxford OX2 0PH|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Jane Cranston|Chair|||
||Sue Booys||||
||Simon Walker||||
||Christine Douglas||||
||Annabel Campbell||||
||Jill Buckeldee||||
||FelicityDick||1.1.23 – 23.2.23||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the N/A assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and N/A segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jane Elizabeth Cranston **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair **Date** 27/10/24