2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 January 2024 To 31 December 2024 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.

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	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 3,570. This shows an uplift from 2023 as we had 3 overseas volunteer trips.
Other		Youth Challenge Oxfordshire’s new branding was launched. The new Youth Challenge Oxfordshire 3 stage programme was introduced across the groups. 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 48 young people and 14 group leaders. 24 external speaker sessions. 2 Leaders and 1 young person registered on Level 2 Awards in Youth Work Principles. 19 young people attended adventure residentials, 15 summited Snowdon, 18 worked at TruckFest. 3 Youth Challenge Groups (in total 27 young people) completed a 10 day volunteering trip to Kenya for the Nasio Trust

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Cash position has reduced during the year as monies raised in 2023 for overseas travel were spend during 2024
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Restricted funds are held for known future commitments 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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Grants and donations from Charitable sources, local organisations and 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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Jane Cranston	Chair
	Sue Booys
	Simon Walker
	Christine Douglas
	Annabel Campbell		01/01/24 – 18/1/24
	Jill Buckeldee

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

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) ~~pe ee~~ Full name(s) Jane Elizabeth Cranston ~~a~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair ~~re ee~~ Date 21/10/24

Youth Challenge Oxfordshire Accounts to 31st December 2024 Income and Expenditure Account Y/E 31st December 2024

Opening Cash at Bank 1.1.24 Income Donations/Grants General Unrestricted £14,663.20 Young People Fundraising towards Overseas Travel £10,967.05 towards YoCO £475.05 Donations/Grants restricted for Specific Groups/Projects £64,884.00 Events £23,663.68 Interest Received £3,686.34 Total Income to 31.12.24 Expenditure Salaries £58,855.10 Expenses/Office £14,167.17 Programme/PCC £50,872.77 Fundraising £9,994.66 Overseas Travel (2024) £33,026.00 Total Expenditure Deficit for Year Cash at Bank 31.12.24 Allocation of Funds PLR Marketing Funds £10,104.56 Carterton (Air Tanker) £36,801.00 Core Costs £31,736.00 Free Reserves £12,508.51 Accruals £451.55 Reserves	£140,178.00 £118,339.32
	£118,339.32 £166,915.70 -£48,576.38 £91,601.62
	£91,601.62

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 0£ I,.d(4,".4 On accounts for the year ended Charity no (If any) I171D￿4 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllltlos and basls of report As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent Ffhe charitls gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examinatlon by being a qualified member of [Insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not 8pplicable. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below "} which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements con￿mIng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: 041 q Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any items that the examlner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018