UTRUK Annual Rèport 2023r2024
VUTRUK
UNDER THE RADAR UK
Annual Report
01 April 2023-31st March 2024
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Contents**
|Chairman Foreword|Page 1|
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|Report of the Trustees|Page 2|
|Report of the Trustees cont’d|Page 3|
|Mission|Page 3|
|Values|Page 3|
|Geographical Scope|Page 3|
|Programs|Page 4|
|Public Benefit|Page 4|
|Risk Management|Page 5|
|Serious Incidents|Page 5|
|Environmental Sustainability Policy|Page 5|
|Volunteer Help|Page 5|
|Gifts in Kind|Page 6|
|Reserves|Page 6|
|Partners|Page 6|
|Financial Position|Page 7|
|Trustee Declaration|Page 7|
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Chairman Forward**
I am delighted to introduce the UTRUK sixth annual report of the board of trustees.
As you will see this year has been about continued support to those young people who need our services.
We have continued to take stock of our strategy, mission and values and developed these further with our young people to make sure UTRUK delivers on its original ethos of being a truly youth centred institution.
Our flagship programme has been UTRUK Helpline is still taking the lead in our services. With the high profile of ‘Child Sexual Exploitation’ & ‘Child Sexual Abuse’ highlighted significantly during the pandemic we are committed to continuing to provide a safe and secure environment for those we continue to support.
In 2023 due to a £10,000 grant from National Lottery Community Foundation we were able to start a community support programme to benefit those in South Yorkshire who have been through Child Sexual Exploitation or Child Sexual Abuse.
We continue to develop our programmes with and for young people. They remain our most important stakeholder and we are committed to allowing every opportunity for young people to shape the future of the charity.
I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to all who contributed in so many ways to making the past year so successful. To our senior management team, old and new, for their support, advice and guidance; to our trustees, volunteers for giving us their time and expertise; to the staff of UTRUK for their hard work and determination; to our loyal and dedicated volunteers who are such a valuable part of our team; to our supporters and fundraisers from all over the globe who once again have shown how much they care with their unstinting support and their incredible achievements.
I hope that like me you will be inspired by our plans to help children and young people realise their ambition, contribute to society in a meaningful way - and want to be a part of our story.
For, and on behalf, of the board of Trustees,
**Grace Radford | Michael Carroll-Owen / Co-Chairs**
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024**
The trustees of the UTRUK charity present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the trust deed and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
## **Charity Number:**
1175738
**Constitution / Structure Type:**
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
**Start of Financial Year**
1 April 2023
**End of Financial Year:**
31 March 2024
**Trustees at 26 January 2021:**
Mr Michael Carroll-Owen (Co-Chair) Ms Grace Radford (Co-Chair) Mr Mathew Gibbons
**Trustee Selection Method**
Elected by Trustees
**Organisational Management**
The trustees determine the general policy of the charity.
**Registered Address:**
## UTRUK
27A Manvers Road Mexborough South Yorkshire S64 9EU
**Date of Incorporation:**
14 November 2017
**Governing Document:**
Memorandum and Articles of Association
**Bankers:**
NATWEST BANK
1 Victoria Place Holbeck Leeds LS11 5AN
**Independent Examiner:**
Not required as per Charity Commission guidelines due to low-income level in this reporting period.
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Report of the Trustees cont’d**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
The trustees and directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Objectives and how they are achieved:
## **Vision**
A world where every young person can access support for abuse and child sexual exploitation in a way that they wish and starting where they feel most comfortable
## **Mission**
To prepare young people for life by ensuring they get the support, guidance and opportunities they need to succeed after traumatic events.
## **Values**
Our core values are driven by the following factors:
UTRUK supports young people, through the promotion of health & wellbeing.
Ensuring young people have access to support service when they face a traumatic event like abuse or CSE by providing a helpline that is easy for them to access in their time of need and challenging perception by doing research.
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## **Geographic Scope**
Our delivery is primarily aimed at young people aged 16-25 and to facilitate services which aimed to ensure that we empower and involve young people transition into adulthood after traumatic events. Our programmes are largely based within the UK as it stands.
## **Programs, Results of the Year and Achievements**
To date, this includes:
## UTRUK
UTRUK continues to focus on three core areas – mental health, education and homelessness. As a charity, we continue wanting to see these subjects integrated better in the United Kingdom’s mainstream Abuse & Child Sexual Exploitation policies, building a strong foundation for future generations and enabling them to receive the best all-rounded holistic support. All three areas have been created as individual projects within UTRUK, focusing on establishing a holistic support service that can cater for those who have been through abuse or CSE to have the independence and empowerment to be able to move forward into adulthood after going through a traumatic event such as abuse or child sexual exploitation.
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Public Benefit**
Throughout 2023/24 UTRUK continued to support young people from all walks of life, especially during the pandemic where young people needed more support from trusted adults.
The charity provides young people a platform to openly talk about their issues in relation to Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation through the means of a helpline and further support services. UTRUK has a special focus on working with young men & boys due to the lack of support services there are available for them in this area of work, but the charity is for both genders to be able to access.
## **Risk Management**
The trustees are responsible for the overseeing of the risks faced by the charity. Detailed considerations of risk are delegated to the Senior Management of the charity. Risks are identified, assessed and controls established throughout the year. A formal review of the charity’s risk management processes is undertaken on an annual basis.
The main risks that the trustees have identified and the plans to manage those risks are:
## Reputation
The charity’s success is built on its reputation for the well-being of our volunteers and it’s trustees successors. We manage this risk through safeguarding policies, staff recruitment policies and active identification and resolution of health and safety related issues through undertaking strict risk management assessments for each activity the charity undertakes.
## Money
Our ability to continue is reliant on public donations, corporate support and grant programs. This risk is managing by marketing activity, having a reputation for worldwide excellence and cash-flow management. We still however have identified significant issues in relation to gaining access to charitable funds in which funders are less likely to support services for CSE survivors who are male compared to those who work with young women & girls, however we are starting to see this changing especially with the VAWG strategy where males have also been included.
## Programs and Activities
The charity’s programs require the most able volunteers and staff to facilitate our activities to benefit the public with optimum excellence. We manage this risk by combining attractive benefits and recruiting a diverse workforce to make our charity the most inclusive organisation to work for. Our all volunteers continue to undergo initial training and Continual Professional Development (CPD) and we are in the process of validating a Level 2 Youth Work qualification for all volunteers.
Through the risk management processes established for the charity, the trustees are satisfied that the major risks identified have been adequately mitigated where necessary. It is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance that major risks have been adequately managed.
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Serious Incidents**
No serious incidents were reported.
## **Environmental Sustainability Policy**
The UTRUK commits itself to minimising its impact on our environment through
Providing a safe and healthful workplace;
Having an environmentally sustainable aware culture, where responsibility is assigned and understood;
Being an environmentally responsible neighbour in our community;
Conserving natural resources by reusing and recycling;
Using, in our own operations, processes that do not adversely affect the environment;
- Ensuring the responsible use of energy throughout the organisation;
- Participating in efforts to improve environmental protection and understanding; Taking steps to improve environmental performance continually; Conducting rigorous audits, evaluations, and self-assessments of the implementation of this policy;
- Working with suppliers who promote sound environmental practices; and
- Enhancing awareness among our employees, volunteers, and users – educating and motivating them to act in an environmentally responsible manner.
## **Volunteer Help**
## 23 Volunteers & 2 Paid Sessional Workers
_as of 31 March 2024_
List of volunteer positions at the UTRUK:
Public Relations Team Member (x1) Designated Safeguarding Lead (x3)
Social Media Manager (x2)
Communications Team Member (x1) Helpline Team Members (x13) HR Team Member (x1) IT Team Members (x2)
## (Paid) **Sessional Development Workers (x2)**
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Gifts in Kind**
The UTRUK received ‘Gifts in Kind’ throughout 2023/24. These are listed below:
## Advertising credits from online search engine
This enables the UTRUK the opportunity to grow further via online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and via search engines such as Google.
Venues for events
Website hosting (Free)
The website is a key platform for the charity. Keeping costs down for this is important to the charity as it allows the money we receive to be put elsewhere, to better use for i.e. our programs. Mexborough Hosting have collaborated with the UTRUK to help us keep our website operation costs down.
Email & Communications System (Free)
Numerous UK based companies have offered their support with the UTRUK to keep communications costs down for i.e. telephony (3CX & Twilio) and email (Microsoft for Charities and Google for non-profits).
## **Reserves**
UTRUK has not maintained any reserves this financial year. The trustees felt all efforts and funds should continue go on developing the foundations of the organisation. UTRUK still struggles to implement reserves, however due to low risk we will continue to build on this issue.
## **Partners**
## 5 Partners
_as of 31 March 2024_
List of UTRUK partners:
Ethical Hosting (Website and Online Partner) Microsoft Charities (Email Partner) 3CX (Technology Partner) Twilio (Technology Partner) Google for charities (Website and Online Partner) Mexborough Hosting (Secondary Hosting Partner) Donation Manager (Donation Management Partner) Cliniko (Counselling Platform Partner)
**UTRUK Annual Report 2023/2024**
## **Financial position**
The financial statements show incoming receipts and payments for the year. The principal source of income was from:
## **Online Donations**
The Trustees are continuing their strategy of deploying all net incoming resources to investing in the charitable purposes of the UTRUK.
As a charity - the public, volunteers and staff have the assurance that all the income of the charity must be applied for charitable purposes. As a registered charity we qualify for gift aid however the trustees are yet to file for this benefit with HMRC due to constraints with the pandemic we decided to focus more on our clients at this time. This is something for charity is looking to fulfil in the coming year.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Mr Michael Carroll-Owen Co-Chair & Trustee
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 1[ST] April 2023**
**To: 31[st] March 2024**
## **Charity name: UTRUK**
## **Charity registration number: 1175738**
## **Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1.TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUFFERED SEXUAL ABUSE OR
EXPLOITATION, IN
PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A
COUNSELLING SERVICE &
HELPLINE SERVICES. 2. TO
RELIEVE THE MENTAL
DISTRESS OF PEOPLE
SUPPORTING AND/OR CARING
FOR ADULTS OR CHILDREN
WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY
ABUSED OR EXPLOITED BY A
THIRD PARTY/PARTIES, IN
PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING
COUNSELLING, GROUPWORK
AND INFORMATION|
|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|1.TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUFFERED SEXUAL ABUSE OR
EXPLOITATION, IN
PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A
COUNSELLING SERVICE &
HELPLINE SERVICES. 2. TO
RELIEVE THE MENTAL
DISTRESS OF PEOPLE
SUPPORTING AND/OR CARING|
FOR ADULTS OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED OR EXPLOITED BY A THIRD PARTY/PARTIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING, GROUPWORK AND INFORMATION. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, BY RAISING AWARENESS, AND PROMOTING AND/OR CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AROUND THE ISSUES OF SEXUAL ABUSE & EXPLOITATION AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SUCH USEFUL RESULTS POWERS Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**2.5hrs per month x 3 elected trustees and**
**2 co-opted trustees = 180hrs per year**
**1460hrs by volunteers who are not**
**trustees**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and performance**
|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|**Trustee’s meeting regular monthly due to**
**the nature of our work. We have**
**established partnerships with a variety of**
**organisations to maximise the impact we**
**have for clients by providing signposting**
**to other organisations who can support**
**them with other issues they might be**
**facing.**
**We have recruited co-opted trustees with**
**specialisms within finance and**
**technology.**
**We have 12 x helpline volunteers along**
**with 12 volunteers within other**
**specialisms (Media, PR, Fundraising)**|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other
## **Financial review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Income of the charity has been £10250**
**this has accounting period because of**
**two ongoing issues in particularly:**|
|---|---|---|
|||**1. Ring Fenced Funding for the same**
**work but primarily concerned with**
**young women & girls**
**2. Funders have not been receptive**
**to the work around young men &**
**boys needed in this area of work.**|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We have no reserves**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We have no funding in place**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not Applicable**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**We don’t see that we have any ongoing**
**concerns whilst we haven’t been granted**
**funding due to the voluntary time we**
**have from volunteers and the lack of**
**physical overheads.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**Donations and charitable grants made to the charity** Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**CIO Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**CIO - Foundation**|
|for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|||
|---|---|---|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**We recruit applicants based on the need**
**for their expertise within specific areas**
**and then elect to the trustee board at the**
**Annual General Meeting**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Training package provided by Small**
**Charity Commission including:**
•
**Safeguarding of Vulnerable People**
•
**GDPR**
•
**Safer Recruitment**
•
**Financial Responsibilities of**
**Trustees**
•
**Trustees Role & Responsibilities**
•
**CIO Constitution**
•
**DBS Checks**
•
**Skills | Qualifications |**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**See Organigram**|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**No Applicable**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charity name|**UTRUK**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1175738**|
|Charity’s principal address|**27a Manvers Road, Mexborough, S64 9EU**|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**
1 Grace Radford
2Michael Carroll-
Owen
3 Mathew Gibbons
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7
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18
19
20
Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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Owen|||||
||Mathew Gibbons|||||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name**
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not Applicable|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Michael Carroll-Owen **Position (for example** Co-Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 26/1/2024