KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
Accounts - 31 July 2025
CONTENTS
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| General Information | 1 |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 2-4 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 5 |
| Receipts and Payments Account | 6 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 7 |
KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
General Information
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1171416 TRUSTEES : Beryl Austen Jane Cottle Jo Gregson Ron Peart (Chairman) David Rollason Susan Rollason ADDRESS: Kingsteignton Youth Centre KYC Broadway Road Kingsteignton Newton Abbot TQ12 3EH INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: Jason Foxwell FCCA FCIE 12 Hillbourne Road Poole BH17 7JB
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KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
TRUSTEES' REPORT
The trustees present their report for the period ended 31 July 2025.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are required to prepare accounts for each financial year, which reflect the receipts and payments of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of income against payments for the year.
The trustees are responsible for:
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keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity; and
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safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The charity was first registered as a Charitable Trust on 17 November 1969. This charity was closed in October 2017 and a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) was formed on 1 February 2017 under Charity Commission registration no: 1171416. It is governed by a CIO Constitution.
The property owner is Kingsteignton Town Council. Kingsteignton Youth Centre CIO is responsible for the control, management and maintenance of the property under a Deed of Trust between the Council and the CIO.
The trustees met six times in the financial year 2024 to 2025, all but one meeting was attended by KYC youth leader who reported on the activities and finances of the youth club.
In planning the charity's activities at their meetings during the year the trustees and management committee have kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the charitable objects of the CIO.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of the charity are:
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To advance in life and help young people living in Kingsteignton and the surrounding area through:
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a. The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;
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b. Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
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To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Kingsteignton and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity of disablement, financial hardship or social and 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.
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KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES
The trustees’ aim is to provide a service to the public and especially to young people that will enhance their quality of life and help build and strengthen healthy social relationships between people of all abilities, backgrounds, and interests living in Kingsteignton and the surrounding areas. The service remains that of offering an accessible, attractive, safe and fun space where people of all ages and especially children and young people can enjoy a wide range of indoor activities and meet new friends
Youth Club
Attendance at KYC has grown over the year and the youth club is now thriving. It continues to enjoy excellent relationships with residents, many of whom tell us they have fond memories of attending the youth club when they were young.
The main challenge the trustees have faced over this financial year has been that of 1) staffing the youth club and 2) carrying out day to day repair and maintenance work of the 25-year-old building and its facilities.
KYC youth club has benefitted greatly from the energy and commitment of volunteers who have helped run the youth club, but noticeably fewer adults say they have time to volunteer now and few. This has led to increased staffing costs for the youth club.
Safeguarding is the priority for the youth club staff and the charity’s trustees. All staff and adult volunteers are children’s workforce enhanced DBS checked before having unsupervised contact with children. Checks are repeated every 3 years. The youth leader and senior youth worker have completed group 5 Safeguarding training, other staff and volunteers have engaged in Safeguarding training at level 2 and 3.
The Centre is a large building with entrance lobby, sports hall, quiet meeting room, art room, computer room and a recreation room. The central meeting area has an adjacent kitchen, used as a tuck shop by the youth club.
Private hire
Revenue from private hire bookings this year has held up despite short term difficulties in recruiting cleaners available to work variable hours and at weekends.
Funds
Youth club activities are largely self-funding; members pay a weekly amount in subs and along with a small surplus from the youth club tuck shop this meets the cost of smaller youth club purchases and activities. The youth club has begun fundraising by holding a Fun Day at the end of the summer term where the raffle was generously supported by donations from residents and small businesses.
Staffing costs: Costs have met to a large extent from the annual Town Council grant award to the charity, funded by Council Tax, and a grant restricted to staffing the youth club for 11-17 year olds from VOYC Devon, a county wide organisation funded by DCC that actively trains and support those running voluntary and nonprofit organisations offering recreational activities to young people aged 11 and over.
Trustees and staff continue to be extremely grateful to all parents, carers, volunteers, local Councillors, businesses and organisations who support us and enable us to continue to provide a service to young people. We continue to enjoy support and positive feedback from the local community and are grateful for their patronage of the youth centre’s facilities.
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KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES (continued)
We are also grateful to the individual volunteers who undertake the day-to-day work of running the charity and ensuring that the Youth Centre and all its services run efficiently and effectively and in line with government guidance.
Approved by the trustees on 19 August 2025 and signed on their behalf by
Signed[Oe]
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Kingsteignton Youth Centre (“the charity” for the period ending 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jason Foxwell FCCA FCIE independent-examiner.net 12 Hillbourne Road, Poole, BH17 7JB
Date: 13 September 2025
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KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
Receipts and Payments Account for the period ended 31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Notes | Total | Total | |
| £ | £ | ||
| RECEIPTS | |||
| Bookings income | 9,260 | 9,628 | |
| Restricted grants | 7,333 | 4,204 | |
| Precept unrestricted income | 19,500 | 18,750 | |
| Subs and tuck sales | 9,486 | 3,133 | |
| Other receipts | 307 | 453 | |
| Interest received | - | 735 | |
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| Total receipts | £45,886 | £36,903 | |
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| PAYMENTS | |||
| Wages | 24,314 | 13,870 | |
| Activities, trips and materials | 2,702 | 916 | |
| Advertising and promotion | - | 59 | |
| Insurance and legal | 5,357 | 4,636 | |
| Telephone and internet | 1,350 | 849 | |
| Water rates | 396 | 381 | |
| Gas and electricity | 4,431 | 5,537 | |
| Building maintenance | 8,348 | 10,558 | |
| Staff training | 259 | - | |
| Waste | 1,065 | 730 | |
| Tuck supplies | 2,381 | - | |
| Refunds | 10 | 283 | |
| Restricted fund expenditure | 3,197 | 7,650 | |
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| Total payments | £53,810 | £45,469 | |
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| Surplus (deficit) of receipts over payments | (7,924) | (8,566) | |
| Bank balance at 31 July 2024 | 56,199 | 64,765 | |
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| Bank balance at 31 July 2025 | £48,275 | £56,199 | |
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KINGSTEIGNTON YOUTH CENTRE
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 July 2025
Assets
The charity has the following bank and cash balances:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Current account | 3,563 | 15,356 |
| Lloyds Fixed Term deposit | 15,246 | 15,000 |
| Designated/Restricted account | 18,441 | 15,247 |
| Emergency reserve account | 11,025 | 10,596 |
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| £48,275 | £56,199 | |
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Liabilities
None.
Funds
The charity has a number of designated and restricted funds which are included in the receipts and payments accounts and asset balances. The respective balances at 31 July 2025 were:
| Restricted funds | 2025 | 2024 |
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| £ | £ | |
| Salaries | 422 | 13 |
| TDC – front door | 4,133 | - |
| KTC – legionella compliance | 3 | - |
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| £4,558 | £13 | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||
| Designated fund | 13,884 | 15,234 |
| Emergency reserve fund | 15,246 | 10,596 |
| General funds | 14,587 | 30,356 |
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| Total funds | £48,275 | £56,199 |
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Approved by the trustees on 19 August 2025 and signed on their behalf by
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