## **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**
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|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|
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|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:
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|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**
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|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|
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|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|
## **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
sources, local organisations and
fundraising activities|
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|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|
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Sustainable funding
Suitable volunteers|
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|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|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|
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|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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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**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||01/01/24 – 18/1/24||
||Jill Buckeldee||||
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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)** ~~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|
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||**£118,339.32**
**£166,915.70**
**-£48,576.38**
**£91,601.62**|
||**£91,601.62**|
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
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