## **Friends of Ashtead Youth Club Charity Annual Report 22/23** **An Inclusive Community** We are proud of our Club’s inclusive ethos, where any young person who wants to come along is welcomed. Many of our members are happy just �cking along and take a role in making our community inclusive. Other members need a li�le more support to feel happy and comfortable with us. for everybody (a Universal Service), staff will naturally spend a li�le more �me and energy with those youngsters who can most benefit from our exper�se. This is so we are able to support them as they make their way through their transi�on from childhood to becoming a young adult (Early Help and Targeted Support). ## **How we manage our money** Our income comes from groups who use the building, formal grants, local grants, fundraising and dona�ons from individuals. |**Between April 22 and March 23**|| |---|---| |Our income amounted to|£38523| |Our expenditure amounted to|£29818| |Breaking down to:|| |Youth Work Stafng|£12786| |Youth Work Ac�vi�es|£7672| |Buildings costs|£5290| |Cleaning materials|£45| |Minibus costs|£740| |Administra�on inc Insurance|£3277| |Our reserves as of 1/4/23 were £36,711|| **Refec�ons from our Youth Worker** It has been an amazing year, where we have further established our weekly youth clubs, delivered School holiday schemes, seen our first D of E group complete their Bronze Award. The Rally Kar�ng has been popular once again and all of this has taken place with the support of our local community who con�nue to generously support our work. **Youth Clubs Working in Partnership with East Surrey YMCA** We run two Youth Clubs on Thursday night every week. Both remain popular with a regular 60 plus young people a�ending each week. Young people enjoy the opportunity to socialise with their friends, enjoy team sports, cra�, Lego, cooking, gaming and expand the programme in whatever direc�on they are interested in. Our Youth Workers are supported by a team of senior members who help run the evenings and work alongside other members. We are very fortunate to be teamed up with the well established Youth Work team at the YMCA. This partnership affords us the benefits of our youth work team being part of a much larger organisa�on, suppor�ng professional standards, accountability and a connec�on with experienced and knowledgeable managers. We are looking forward to developing our partnership further over the next year. ## **Recognising Young People’s Achievements** It is a stated aim of our charity to ac�vely deliver a programme that supports young people’s growth and development in order that they become socially mature and ready for the workplace. We have a variety of approaches that range from posi�ve encouragement on a day to day basis, cer�ficates of achievement and formal recogni�on through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award run in partnership with Ashtead Rotary and the Pheonix Project. **Our priori�es for the next year…………** We are very happy with the way we have developed since taking over the Youth Club from Surrey County Council in 2021. Our priori�es over the next year will include: - 1) Con�nuing to deliver a stable developmental Youth Service with our young people. This will include weekly Youth Clubs, the D of E Award and Rally Kar�ng Project. - 2) Further develop the capacity of the Commi�ee so we have the people resources to grow the charity and scope of services we offer. - 3) Con�nue to improve the quality of the building fabric and range of community groups that can work with us to meet the wider needs of the Ashtead Community. **Refec�ons from the Chair of our Charity** This year has been amazing! As well as the popular Thursday Club, there have been holiday trips, rally Kar�ng and Duke of Edinburgh expedi�ons. Our local community has been incredibly suppor�ve, in par�cular the Rotary Club and Ashtead Churches. It was fantas�c to see our young volunteers recognised at the Surrey Youth Voice Awards. **Developing Young Leaders Our Community Approach** Our team of young leaders form a We are living in a challenging vital part of our staff team and are social and financial context. invaluable in delivering the work Through suppor�ng a range of with our membership. groups from within the community, there is o�en Two of our team par�cipated in something going on almost every the Ashtead Rotary sponsored day of the week. Rotary Youth Leadership Training In addi�on to our own work, this Course, developing their skills and would include, Mar�al Arts, which was confidence Clubs for young people and demonstrated when they young adults with addi�onal returned to us. needs, Young Carers, educa�on All of the team have recently been for children with sensory needs, recipients of a Surrey Youth Voice support for foster carers, out of Award, recognising their school child care and we host contribu�on to the well-being and groups offering wellbeing development of other young opportuni�es for our adult people. community. ## **Our Commi�ee** **Our Supporters** We are very apprecia�ve for the **Trustee’s** support of local organisa�ons and Glen Jordan – Chair & Finance individuals. Most recently this has Ian Parkinson – Premises & IT included Ashtead Rotary Club, Richard Leary – Youth Work Ac�ve Surrey, Soundbytes Choir, **Colleagues** Ashtead Churches Tea Tent, Cirrus Chris Townsend – SCC Response and Howdens. Our Mary Cooper – MVDC Village Day Raffle was supported Gareth Evans – Rotary by many local businesses whom Paul Barclay - Parent we are very grateful. ## **Friends of Ashtead Youth Club Charity Annual Report 22/23** **An Inclusive Community** We are proud of our Club’s inclusive ethos, where any young person who wants to come along is welcomed. Many of our members are happy just �cking along and take a role in making our community inclusive. Other members need a li�le more support to feel happy and comfortable with us. for everybody (a Universal Service), staff will naturally spend a li�le more �me and energy with those youngsters who can most benefit from our exper�se. This is so we are able to support them as they make their way through their transi�on from childhood to becoming a young adult (Early Help and Targeted Support). ## **How we manage our money** Our income comes from groups who use the building, formal grants, local grants, fundraising and dona�ons from individuals. |**Between April 22 and March 23**|| |---|---| |Our income amounted to|£38523| |Our expenditure amounted to|£29818| |Breaking down to:|| |Youth Work Stafng|£12786| |Youth Work Ac�vi�es|£7672| |Buildings costs|£5290| |Cleaning materials|£45| |Minibus costs|£740| |Administra�on inc Insurance|£3277| |Our reserves as of 1/4/23 were £36,711|| **Refec�ons from our Youth Worker** It has been an amazing year, where we have further established our weekly youth clubs, delivered School holiday schemes, seen our first D of E group complete their Bronze Award. The Rally Kar�ng has been popular once again and all of this has taken place with the support of our local community who con�nue to generously support our work. **Youth Clubs Working in Partnership with East Surrey YMCA** We run two Youth Clubs on Thursday night every week. Both remain popular with a regular 60 plus young people a�ending each week. Young people enjoy the opportunity to socialise with their friends, enjoy team sports, cra�, Lego, cooking, gaming and expand the programme in whatever direc�on they are interested in. Our Youth Workers are supported by a team of senior members who help run the evenings and work alongside other members. We are very fortunate to be teamed up with the well established Youth Work team at the YMCA. This partnership affords us the benefits of our youth work team being part of a much larger organisa�on, suppor�ng professional standards, accountability and a connec�on with experienced and knowledgeable managers. We are looking forward to developing our partnership further over the next year. ## **Recognising Young People’s Achievements** It is a stated aim of our charity to ac�vely deliver a programme that supports young people’s growth and development in order that they become socially mature and ready for the workplace. We have a variety of approaches that range from posi�ve encouragement on a day to day basis, cer�ficates of achievement and formal recogni�on through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award run in partnership with Ashtead Rotary and the Pheonix Project. **Our priori�es for the next year…………** We are very happy with the way we have developed since taking over the Youth Club from Surrey County Council in 2021. Our priori�es over the next year will include: - 1) Con�nuing to deliver a stable developmental Youth Service with our young people. This will include weekly Youth Clubs, the D of E Award and Rally Kar�ng Project. - 2) Further develop the capacity of the Commi�ee so we have the people resources to grow the charity and scope of services we offer. - 3) Con�nue to improve the quality of the building fabric and range of community groups that can work with us to meet the wider needs of the Ashtead Community. **Refec�ons from the Chair of our Charity** This year has been amazing! As well as the popular Thursday Club, there have been holiday trips, rally Kar�ng and Duke of Edinburgh expedi�ons. Our local community has been incredibly suppor�ve, in par�cular the Rotary Club and Ashtead Churches. It was fantas�c to see our young volunteers recognised at the Surrey Youth Voice Awards. **Developing Young Leaders Our Community Approach** Our team of young leaders form a We are living in a challenging vital part of our staff team and are social and financial context. invaluable in delivering the work Through suppor�ng a range of with our membership. groups from within the community, there is o�en Two of our team par�cipated in something going on almost every the Ashtead Rotary sponsored day of the week. Rotary Youth Leadership Training In addi�on to our own work, this Course, developing their skills and would include, Mar�al Arts, which was confidence Clubs for young people and demonstrated when they young adults with addi�onal returned to us. needs, Young Carers, educa�on All of the team have recently been for children with sensory needs, recipients of a Surrey Youth Voice support for foster carers, out of Award, recognising their school child care and we host contribu�on to the well-being and groups offering wellbeing development of other young opportuni�es for our adult people. community. ## **Our Commi�ee** **Our Supporters** We are very apprecia�ve for the **Trustee’s** support of local organisa�ons and Glen Jordan – Chair & Finance individuals. Most recently this has Ian Parkinson – Premises & IT included Ashtead Rotary Club, Richard Leary – Youth Work Ac�ve Surrey, Soundbytes Choir, **Colleagues** Ashtead Churches Tea Tent, Cirrus Chris Townsend – SCC Response and Howdens. 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