Yrr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) Cio: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 SAYIT: SAYrr {ShegnJ Amos Y(xrth Trusl) Annual Report & Flnanclal Sknents For porlod 1 Aprll 2023. 31 March 2024 Reglst•red Clwity Numbw. 11T14T7 Contents Legal and adMlnlstratr￿ Infomiatlon for perfod ended 31 Marth 2024 Trustees. report 202>24 p2 p3 Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of SA Statement of finanual activitie5 for the period ended 31 March 2024 Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024 p21 p22 p23 Notes to the accounts for the perbd ended 31 ma￿ 2024 (note i) ststement of Financlal Activities- prior yearcompartson Notes to the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2024 (notes 241 Notss to the accounts for the period erxled 31 March 2024 (notes 5-7) Note5 to the accounts forthe pedod ended 31 March 2024 {notes 8-11) p24 p25 p26 p27 p28 Isheena Arnos Youth Trust) ao: 11774TI Annual Report 2023-24 LEGALAND ADMINISTrATIVE INFORMATION Full Name: SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) Re8lstered Charity Number. 1177477 Principal Address.. Stsr House. 43 Di¥isk)n StreeL Sheffleld. $146E Trnstees: Annle Galnsborough (Senlor ConsuftanL Gradcon5uItl- Cholr Weivsheng Un {A55i5tant Manager, KPMG)-TrEasurer unttl Ortobér2023 Debordh Murd0d￿aton (Emerltus Professor in Medical Education. forn)er Dean, Universlty of Sheffleld) unUI Ortober2023 Dr. Jasna Ma8k (Research Dlrertor- Crlme, Justke & Equalltles, Natcen Sodal Researth} Katie Marvln (Midwifery Researther. Sheffleld Hallam Universlty) untsl Ortober2023 Joe Bu￿r (SEND Consultsncy and Trainln& SEND Support) Jon Gleek (Head of Servio- Pollcy, Insight & Change, aty of Doncaster Counclll Dr. Lucyjones (Assockte Professor in Sociolingui5tscs, University of Nottingham}- Safeguardlng Lead Irom Jttnuary2024 Lucy Everfey {Pro8fdmme Facllltstor. The Dlana Award) Dr. Gemma Halliwell {Data. Inslghts & Engagement Mawer, Unl4wsity ofSheffleld)-Treasurer from Jonuary2024 Karen Squllllno {Local SepAces Dirertor, NSPCClfron Jonuary2024 Geow Dunn (Natlonal Maternlty and Perlnatsl Audlt Lead, Royal COl￿e of Ob5tetrSdans and Gynaecolo8lstslfromJanuory2024 Laura Wljtshlre (Head ofSer¥lce Sheffiekl Heahh and Social Care NHS}fvnJanuary2024 Heather Paterson- Chlef &xÈaAi¥e Offitrr Nk Fearnley-Hill- Charfty Manager Ollver Harrdp-Business Manager Harriet WafvHallam-Youth WoTker Dylon Hadley-youth Worker Charly Calpin-youth Worker Flona Mooruoft-Trdlnin8 Coordinator Alex Brallsford-Asststant Youth Worker Max Klrk- Asslstsnt Youth Worker L5z VtJlson- Parent and Carer Worker James Dunne-volunteer & Events CooTdlna¢or undlJonuory2024 ChristopherOutlaw- Admln Assr5knt Jake Hall-youth Workerfrorn August2023 Vlnnle Rsher-AsslstsntYouth WorkerfrThn Ortober2023 BanL' Cowoperathie Banl PO Box 250. Delf House. Southway, Skelmer%lale Indepenthnt Examlner. Welts Richardson, Cannon House, Rutland Road. Sheffteld. S3 8DP Overall management of t￿ charfty Js the responslbllity of the Tntstees who are elected and ctropted under the temis of the Constltutlon of the CIO Ichaiitsbie Incorporated Or¥anisattonJ. Day-to-day prolert a¢tivltles a￿ managed and carried out by pald staff member5, pald se55tonal Workers, volunteers and trustee SAYrr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) ao: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 SAYtT was regtstered as a CK) In 2018 after operdtlng as Skttna Amos Youth Trust slnce 1999. Thjs report covers SAYFfs activlty from IA Aprll 2023 to 31° Marth 2024. The CIO Constltutlon states that the Chartty shall hw4e at least 3 Trustee5, but no more than 12 at any one tlme. All new Trustees are required to provkle the names of 2 referees prlor to thelr •ppolntmenL Trustees awe appDlnted followkny personal recommendatSon or Indlvldual applkatlon. Potentlal Trustees are requlred to submlt a wrftten appllcatlon and undergo an Inter4lew before beln8 accepted onto the LK¥ard. A Trustee Harrflbook has been complled, whlch wlll be used In the Inductbn of future trustees and updated at wular InteNals al0￿ wlth other handbooks. A Volunteer Handbook Is also avallable. At wesenL tr* full Board of Trustees meets * kast 4 tknes a year. Subgroups are appolnted by the Board of Trustees to dell wlth spedfic •reas of M)rl e&, employment matter& A Flnance Group, consSstln8 ofthe treasurer5, the 5enlor mina8ement team and the freelance flnance worker, meets at re8ularlntepia15. Muth of thè trusteeg work bet￿￿eTh meetlrw Is conducted vla emall, vldeo calls and telephone contacL The d•y-ttrday workof thethartty Is managed tytheCEO and 2 yrt-time mawrs; the CEO reports to the Chalrof Truste Durln8 2023-24, &4Yrr emplryrfed 11 part.tlme empbyees and 2 full tlme. The averd8e fulltlme eqUfvalentdUrl￿thls tlme beln8 7.& Ail empbffts tix)k part kn thlld safe8uardlr8 tralnln& PREVEKr trnIn1￿ monthty supeNtslons, an￿￿1 apprnlsalsand regul•rteam meetln8& 5AYrr has a comprehensN* set of empbyment FK)Ik*s and 8uldance documenty vthkh are assembled In Employer and 5tsff Handbook& These documents are revle**d and updated 4t re8ular Interval& Al have been approved for Inwranc& and Emplwient Protect5on purpose Enhanced Crlmlnal Records Bureau are carrkd I￿ on all employee& volunteers and trustees. Tfustees can d•lm expens4 e& travel, posts8e aTrJ statknnery. Brokers, Shefflefd. SAYrr{Sheena Amos Youth Tntst) ao: 1177477 Aftnual Report 2023-24 The obJectl¥es of &4YITare: {1) ro preserve, promote Ind Impro¥e physKal, sexual and psytholo8lcal health amon8St young persons a8ed up to 25 years. Ilvlng In the aty of Sheffteld and surroundln8 •re¥s and In partlcular, but not exdusfvely, those persons are vdnerable or dIsad￿ntased. {2} To att¥ance the educailon of the publk (Indudlng suth Your￿ pe¢sons as aforesald) In all aspects of the preserrfatlon and Impro*rnent of psychosexual health amoiwt youn8 person& S4￿ (Sheena Amos Youth Tn￿) ao: IlT1477 Annual Report 2023-24 SA￿ Trustees have been mlndlul of the Charity Commlsslon'5 gUIdan￿ on Pubfic Benefft In thelr dlscussbns about the dIrect￿n tharlty shodd tsk& They are Confident that all the work currently belnB undertaken by dlarlty beth the YOU￿ Peop￿ involved, by offerln8 Inforniation, helpln8 them develop ￿ sklll& allowi18 them to grow in confidence, empowerln8 them to make healthy dedston5 and ultimatety to ensure that they become actlwe and healthy citi￿rts. The tsstlmonles of young peopte USI￿ ourservices confimi thi& SAYrrs pn)Jects are open to all youn8 people In Shefflekl free of charge, regardless of personal backyound, race, falth. disablllty, Bender or sexualty. Workers are partlcuiarty careful to ensure that vulnerable youn8 people from all back8rounds arè given the opportunity to tske part In artivities. ￿1 5tsff. volunteers and trustee5 model 1nckts1￿ vrdys of workh)8 together. Our current maln tsryet group, LGBTQ+ young people, irKludes x*me of the most vulnerable and Ma￿nalIsed youn8 people In ttr￿ clty. We are provldlng septs r￿t offered etsewhere In clty to tI￿Se Indfviduals. Groups a￿ attractlng a 8rowlr% number of wung people. demonstraung both the need for the groups, arKI the success of our workers In prov1d1￿ the actlvltSes whlth help and supportthe people accesslrqllw Our funders for 202>24 ha￿ receibpd ￿pOrts on the ￿r￿ we have undertaken durirl the year, and are satisfied that we have deltvered the requlred oirtco EvWence of our work to date has also convlnced r￿1 funder5 that * ￿111 contxiue to dell¥er first- dass services to LGBTQP youn8 people aNI we have su¢eessfulty secured fundlng to ccntlnue our Our con5tltution allows us to work In ￿heffield and surrounding area<. so we can ¢ontSnue to support colleagues In South yorksh1￿, either ty ￿￿1p1￿ to traln and support local workers or dolng some of the work Ourse￿ This way we hop to ensure that LGBTQ+ young people can have access to excellent supportwlweverthey live In $￿th Yorkstrth. Please see the section of thls ￿port under-A¢li￿￿ts & Perfo￿nan￿ for repoits from Indlwldual projects which 8ive examplesof the wayour work has def￿red public benefiL &4YIT (Sheena Amosyouth Trust) ao." 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 S41IT adds value to the work of other agerKie5 and 5er¥ke provlders throu8h Jolnt workln& partnershlp vrtTrrkln8 and trdlnin8. Those wlth whom S4Yrr has W0￿ed durfn8 the past year include," Bulldlre Equallty Sheffleld ColFege Burton Street Projert Sheffleld Oementla Artlon CAMHS Yorkshlre SheffteW Flourlsh Depaul Sheffield Foster Carers 015abllltySheffield Sheffield Futures ED Lounge EDEN Fllm Sheffleld Haliam Unl%*rslty Shefflekl Health and Sodal Care Forced Entertalnment Sheffleid Llbrarles Freeman College Sheffield Medlcal School Gamcare Sheffield Mlnd Heeley Development Trust Sheffield Museums Irwln MItC￿lI Kelham Island Table Tennls Sheffleld Teachln8 Hospftals Sheffleld Unlted LGBTSheffleld Shelter Lfverpool Ilope Unlve MAsr South West Yorkshlre NHS P•rtnershlps LE South yO￿hlre Hre & Rescue Mount Cook {Matlockl NAVCA The Clrcle SUFC Communlty Found•tlon SYEDA NHS South Yorkshlre SYHA Now Then Ma8azlne Perfod po￿tIVe That Looks Queer Together Women Porterbrook GIC rr Elertronlcs Prlmary Care Sheffield INHS) Projert 6 Unfverslty of Nottln8ham Proud Change Makers Unlverslty of Sheffleld RaSnbow Blades Unl¥ersity of Sheffield LGBT+ Staff Network Ralnbow Projert Vktlm Support Vojuntsry Actlon Sheffteld Rotherham Metropollt•n Borou8h CounrJl Fost¢r Carns Weston Park Cancer Support Sexual Health Sheffleld Sheffleld Chlldren's NHS Foundatlon TnJ5t Wlldhouse Anlmal Encountsrs Sheffleld Clty Coun¢ll Young Women'5 Houslng Projett YWCA Yorkshlre SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 202>24 As we enterour 25 year as an organlsatlon, the SAYrrteam's dedlcatk)n to supportln8 LG8TQ+ youth In Sheffield remalns unwaverln8. Th55 annlversary means that even those young people at the top ot our age ran8e, have never known Sheffleld wlthout SAYrri Amldst growlng polltlcal and so¢lol ch8llen8es to LGBTQ+ land partlcularly trans) rlghts, our servlces remaln crltkalty Important and SAYIT contlnues to represent ¥ltsl sanctuary forsome of our cws most marginallsed youn8 people. Our strength Iles In our dedlcated team led by CEO Heather Pthrson. who approaches her thlrd year as CEO, and whose leadershlp and sertor expertlse has seen SAYITS reputatlon and Impact 8row. Our leadershlp team Is ¢ompleted by Nlcola Fearnley-Hlll, who has tsken our youth team from stren￿h to strength as Charlty Manager, and Ol￿er Harrap. whose unwaverlng work a5 Buslness Mana8er has enabled the development of ouradmlft team. Ouryouth team has growft to full strer)8th over the past year, wlth some excellent new team members brln8lnB fresh expertlse. Ouryouth workers and wlder team, wFthout a doubt, contlnue to dedlcate themselves to provldln8 the hl8hest quallty of support to our youn8 people and makln8 the rnlsslon of SAYrra reallty. We couldn't do whatwe do without them and so I want to extend a huge thank you to the team on behalf of myself and the rest of the board. At the AGM we sjld goodbye to valued trustees: Kaiie Marvln-Doyle, Deborah Murdoch-Eaton and Wel4hen8 Lln. They are sadly mlssed but I hope they leave knowln8 that SAYIT and the board have 8alned so much from thelr o)Ilecttve knowled8e and expertlse. Our long-standlng Treasurer Wel stayed on wlth us untll Januaryto oversee a comprehenslve handoverto Ihe capable handscf Gemma Halllwell; and Debble handed over herresponslbSlltles as Safe8uardln8 Lead, to Lucyjones. Sln¢e then, we have also h•d the Pleasu￿ th15 year of welcomlng three new trustee5 to the board, brln8ln8 enthuslasm, generoslty of tlme and sklll, and a breadth of knowledge and experlence from the charfty sector, health and wlder publlc sector. All Trustees- p051 and pr•sent-contlnueto be trulydedl¢ated to the Charltyls success and as chalr, I truly appredate all they do. Thls year also marks the first year of our latest contract wSth our lon8-term partner Sheffleld Clty Councll, whlch has enabled us to expand our support of LGBTQ+ youn8 people through Inltlatlves Ilke our 8-10$ youth 8roup. Under Fk>na Moorcroft's 8Utdance, our tralnln8 and events offerlngs have flourlshed, In¢ludln8 CPD accredlted tralnln8 sesslons, alon851de a host of events and podcasts for LGBT Hlstory month. We also ran our Intersertlons Conference In M4rch, reco8nlsln8 the complexand varfed experlence5 and challen8es of LGBTQ+ people from dlverse and Intersectlng backgrounds. These educètlonal events have seen resoundln8 success and enable us to share SAyifs expertlse wlth a wlder network of Indlvlduals and or8anlsotlonstofurtherenhancethe Ilve5 of young LGBTQ+ people. The hard work and unwaverfng commltment of our Staff team, management team, the Board of Trustees, our volunteers, our accountants at Falthstar, our funders and donor5, mean that young LGBTQ+ people can contlnue to recelve the support they need through our groups• counselllng and peer support vla Innovatlve and creatlve actlvltles. Although I sald this last year, It contlnue5 to be clear that SAYrrs work has never been more lrnportant. l am constantly humbled to art as Chalr and remaln Incredlbly proud of all that our wlder team •chleves. Worklng alon8slde such excellent colleagues and partners, l am confident the Charity wlll contlnue to grow, In splte of the ¢hallenges the pollttcal and soclal landscape provide4 allowln8 VS to provlde more rnuch-needed support ts the Ilves ofso many LGBTQ+ young people. Annle Galnsborou8￿ Chalr of Trustees, 2024 SAYIT {Sheena Amos Youth Tnst) CIO: 11774TI Annual Report 202>24 I wrlte thls rÈp(>rt as SAYrr enters our 2P year and am rellettlng on chajvdes we have seen for LGBTQ+ YOU￿ people durfng the past quarter of a ￿rrtUry. Whlle we ha%* seen many advances in equality, le841 protection, and representstknn for LGBTQF PeO￿e, over recent years we are seelng a pushback a8alnst that and attempts to roll ba¢kthose hard-won rfghts. We have come a lon8 way from our foundln8 In 1999 when Sectlon 28 was sttll In foro, to see the equallslng of the age of consent in 2CKY). the repeal of Section 28 In 21X)3. the Introdu¢tlon (rf the Ge￿Ier Recognltlon P£t in 21XJ4, the Equallty Act in 2010 and the tntroductlon of statutory LGrn+ Inclu51ve Relatlonshlps and sex ediKatlon IRSE) and health educatlon guidance In 2019. How￿r, 51nce the launth of a ¢onsurtstlon on reforn) of the GerKler Recognltlon ActWa5 launthed In 2018, we have seen an increase In organlsed antkLGwfo+ and s￿￿llY antktrans campaIgni￿. SArroffers a rdnge of groups where young people can acce55 peersupport aiongslde one-to-one and counselllng provlslon to be able to Support the individual needs and mentsl well-belng of the young people who ac￿55 our sep4kes. Our work wlth parents and carers in sdwis and other agencles, works to impn)ve the wlder e￿i￿Onments in whrch ouryoun8 people eXperfen￿ their lfves. Overthe part year, SAY]T has contlnued to deliver and expand our 5ervkes in an ongolng difficult dlmate for youngLGBTQ+ people. LGBTQ+lssueshave again been promlnent In the political sphere with a current focus on LGBTQ+ educatfon and health provision. We have cotitinued to see increases In antkLGBTQ+ hate crfmes, largety fvdled by h05ts1e media and online hate and misinforn)atK)n, as we are currenlly seelng the most anti-LG8T& hostlle en¥lronment In the UK in de￿des. Tl4s 15 under5tsndably IMpactl￿the mental health and safety ofthe young people wt5UPPOrt wlth ouryoung people seelng thelrexlstenceand rwto acces5 SUPP)rtdebated dali y. It is unsurprising In thls context that LGBTQ+ youn8 people continue to experlencè hlBher rates of mentsl heatth wJes self44mi. and suladal ideation compared to thelr heteros&xual and cisgenderpeer& Thts yearwe have contlnued our 3rt party Tr￿te thme reportI￿se￿ice arKI, thrO￿h lundlng w0￿ded by South Yorkshire PCC have run sesslons on manag1￿ the mentsl heaith impacts Df hate foryoung people and provkled safety packs wlth essential items to improve young people's safety. We also rnn our B￿ak Hate: Respondirq to antkLGBTQ+ hate bringin8 together profe551onals, academics, and community members to expkjre tt* extent of antfrLGBTQ+ hate ènd dth*k>p solutlons to thallenge antkLGBTQ+ hate and prevent hatfrmotkryted vlolence and discrimlnatS0 We also negotiated an Increased contractwtth Sheffidd City Coundl thisyearto extend ourage range to support primary-a8e youre people and, addlng to our existing youth groups Fruitbowl and Prf5m, taunched our Comets group for youn8 people a8ed &IO In December. Under the new contrac¢ we have also developed our LGBTQ+ youth steerfn8 group and are provEdlr8 updates to profe5slonals In the cltythrough ourworklng wlth LGBTQfr Young People forum. l am proud that our I0￿-s￿ndin8 ex￿ in wkh LGBTQ+ youn8 people has been recognFsed and we have seen increases thi5 In ourtra1n1￿ and educatlon wls5on to share our expertlse to Improve 5UPPOrt for LG8TQ+ ￿Ung people wherever they presenL Our second confererÈce event this year. Intersectk>ns looked at the Impact of belng a mlnorlty wlthln a mlnorlty and the unlque needs faced by people with Intsr5ecting marglnallsed Identities with a range of speakers and workshops dlscltsslng the Internectkins of LGBTQ+ arml d15ablllty. falth, dass, age, race, and famltylparenting. We have completed our first full year in our new centre at Stsr House and have contlnued to wo wfth youn8 people to make the space welcom1￿ and accessible. We ore Bratefvl to have receNed SAYTf Isheena Am05 Youth Trust) CIO: 11774TI Annual Report 2023-24 multlple donatlons to our'Queer Book Nook, provldlng a readlng space and lendln8 resource for our young people. Our Noah Lomax fund h45 contlnued to provlde vltsl counselllng and hard5hlp support foryoung people atthe polntot need and we have worked wlth ouryoung peopleto pr¢XIu￿ a suicide preventlon vldeo for professlonals to Increase their understsnding of the mentsl hea￿h needs of LGBTQ+ youn8 people. We have recelved addltlonal fundlng based on th15 to develop a tralnlng package alon8slde the vldeo, whlch wlll be dellvered thls comlng ￿ar. We hav¢ been a¢tl¥ety workln8 wlth partnershlps locally and natloDally to SUPlXIrt LGBTQ+ youn8 people In the current cllmate. W¢ have worked wlth the Supporttve Schools Campat8n around supportlng trans and noTrblnary youn8 people In educatlon settlngs. Locally we co-¢hJlrthe Sheffleld LGBTa+ Multwency Network and are artlve members of the Sheffleld Mental Health Professlonals, Syner8y Mental Health Alllance, Sheffleld Sexual Health NetworK and Voluntary Actk+n Sheffleld. Natlonally we are members of the LG8T Consortlum and ¢oordlnate wlth members throu8h th1$ network on natlonal Issues. As the extstln8 charlty partner of Ralnbow Blades, Sheffleld Unlted's LGBTQ+ supporters club, we were proud thls year to also become the offlclal ¢harlty partner of Ralnbow Owls, Sheffleld Wednesdavs LGBTQ+ supporters club. W• expert the cllmate for LGBTQ+ young people to contlnue to be challenglng for some tlme, but I am Inuedlbly proud of our team of dedlcattd, talented staff, trustees, and volunteers for contlnuln8 to respond to these challen8es and provlde the best support and posltlve spaces to empower LGBTQ+ young people to achleve thelr potentlals. Our servlce has never been more ￿ts1 for LGBTQ+ young people, for whom the value of a supportlve space where they can slmply be themsefves wlthout ludgem•nt and feel safe cannot be undere$tSmatsd. I hope that one day 5eNlce5 Ilke ours are no longer needed as LGBTQ+youn8 people wlll face no dlscrfmlnatlon or barrlersto1SvlnKthelrbest Ilves, but untll thit15 case we wlll contlnue to provlde th•t1Sfellne. Heather Paterson CEO, Aprll 2024 SAYrr (Sheena Amosyouth Trust) CIO." 11774ri Annual Report 2023-24 FruItbO￿ Is a weekty youth group that alms to provkle support and empower LG8TQ+ youn8 people between the ages of 11- 17. Thts Induslve, Safe space serves as a confidentlal envlronment where young people can Connect vAth others who share slmllar experfences and ft>rni meanln8ful frlend5hlps, build thelr s￿[al and support networL along wlth the opportunlty to chat wlth experlenced youth worker& Frultbowl operates out ofa dedkated LGBTQ+ youih group space at Stsr House. 8 clty centre locatlon wlth convenlent travel Ilnks. Wfthln thls youth space there are three dlstlnct rooms: the prfmary yO￿h Spa￿ where most ofthe actrrfftles occur, the sunshlne njom whlch serves as a 50dal space for casual con¥ersatlons and the snug whlch Ss a trnnqull area W￿re you people can relax and decompress when tw are feeltrq overwhelmed orafter4 partlculaty stressful wee The contentfjf FruStbDwl sesstons vary from weekto *tek and are a mlxture of fun, educatlonal and enrkhln8 aCtlv5tles. They are based on Tequests from ￿Un8 peopk. Throu8hout the past year, some of these actlvltles Induded: Qujz n*ht B•kln8 ZFne Makln8 Drama Workshop Debate Nl8ht Book dub Terrarluffl Maklrvd Wll Sports Day, aay Sculptln8 and P•lntl Vlslt from Sexual Healih Sheffleld AntkR4dsm Awareness Sesslon Gambllng Awareness 5esslon Hate Crlme Awa￿ne$S Sessiorrs Healthy Frfèndshl￿ and Relatlonshlps Sesslon Prfsm Prjsm Is • youth 8roup empowerfng LGwfo+ young people In Sheffield who are aged 1&25 years old. Prlsm offers a safe place for 8roup work and l-l support. The group runs twlce a month ènd •￿ernates fOrtn￿h￿V between remots onllne 5UPPOrt and fac&trta¢e group5. Throu8houttheyear, uyrrconsulted wlth Prlsm YOu￿peoPle to detennlnewhat8roup sesslons they would Ilke to en8a8e in. Based on thb consultatlon, thre have been a range of dlfferent sesslons at Prl%n Indudlng: ztne Maklng Frlendshlp se$5ron Houslng / Homele55ness Show and Tell io SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) ao: 1177477 Annual Report 202>24 Poety Games Nl8ht Water Marbllng Anlmatk>n Workshop Qulz Pknlc In the Par* Arrtl-Radsm Chrfsthias Grolto Comets Is a safe plKe for8 to 10 yearolds who are eXplOrf￿ thelr Identfty to make fr*nds. have fun and meet other Ilktrmlnded youn8 people. The 8row) wns rnorrthty and there ts an expectstlon of parents and carers of youni people attendI￿thIS 8roup lo be part of the Sesslons at Comets Induded: Nlntendo Vldeo Games The Floor ts Lava Board Games ProJ•cts & Cwn*i Wovk Alonylde the youth 8roups Frultbowl and Prlsm, SAYIT also run projects and campalgns whlch are open to all &4YFTyoung peopk and dubln8 xhool holklays hekl Joknt •ctlvllles. Sesslons IrKlud•d: Forced Entertalnment- Or4ma Workshop 81n80 Treasure Hu PrEP & PEP tslk wlth Sex￿1 Health Sheffleld Halloween Party Anlm•tlon v￿rkshoP wlth Youth Voke & Infi￿nce team- ueatln8 the fllm'some Moments, Show and Tell Skate Boardln8 trlp to House Awareness Event&. World Atds Day event Trans Day of Remembrance (TDORI Intematlonal Day Agalnst Homophobla, 8lphobla and Transphobla IIOAHOBM Project& Intervlews-SAYrryounB people Ikive been Invow In our recrnllment process to hlre youth workers. fcmiSng a youth Intskvlew panel. Sulclde Pr￿entIon Vldeo-SAYIT young people appeared In a harm reductlon vldeo for youth support seThtces. Chef5 arde wlth Elemert Sadety Resldèntlal Trlps: li SAYIT {Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 We held ouryoungpeople residentlar￿p$ atThe Peak Centre, Champlon House In Ed8le.Atthlsspa¢e the young people were able to do adventure actlvltles, cook and for many of them. have thelr first experieno of a nlght away from thelr family home. The resldentlals are spllt up Into a8e appropriate ranges and a￿ free forthe young people to attend. Steerfng Grnp The Steerfn8 Group is a chance ftt 11-25 year olds to Influence local declslons about thelrfuturei glve feedbock on thelr èxperiences and steer local pollcy to reflect what they want. The group enables young people to Use tsirvolce to". Brfn8 thelr lived experknce to the table Shape the future of seNlces In Sheffield Feedback ori whavs belng done well, and what could be done better Talk about thelr passlons Thlnk about what LGBTQ+ people in partl¢ularwould Ilke movlng forward Thlnk about how to reach other youn8 LGBTQ+ people aothes Svrdp Durln8 the summer holldays we a dothln8 swap. Thls was a space for young people to ty on clothes theyothenvlse may notfeel able to and a chance forthem to own and tske home these item Suit Works donated many mascullne and fomial clothes. Peer Mentorfng The Peer Mentorlng se551ons help young people develop and demonstrate a range of skllls throu8h Peer Mentoring a¢tivitles. Develop and build on LGBTQ+ knowledge and feel confident In supportlng others around thls. The sessions Intend to equip young people wlth a better understandlng of the following 5klll&' All¥shlp Intersectlonallty Boundarles, confldentlallty and &ifeguardlng Active Ilstenln8 skills Wellbeing Leadershlp Identlty Goal settlng Safersex Pa In Summer 2023 we created SAY￿ branded Safer5ex Pack5 containln8 2 x condoms. a sachet of lubricant and instructions on how to safely use. These were distrlbuted to communlty gmup5 around Sheffield and also avallable from SAYT stslls. SAYIT l%*ena Amos Youth Tru5t} CIO: IIT14n Annual Report 202>24 A text Servi￿ was e5tabllshed durire the pandemrG whlch enabled us to h¥rfe dI￿rt contact wlth young people to Infonn them about the groups and project whlch we were runnlng. Th15 servl¢e also provtded young people a way of 24 Shelter verpool Hope Untverslty Freeman College SYEDA SYHA NHS South Yorkshlre Electronics Sheffield Chlldren's NHS Foundatlon Trust Sheffield Museums Sheffield Llbrdrles Sheffleld Medical sd￿01 ED Lounge MAST Volunteerln8 Volunteers are requlred to complete an advan￿ DBS check and an inteNlew before they start wlth our organlsatlon. We hève 2 types of volunteers. General Volunteers, who offerthelr tlme helplng at events. designln8 materlafs, fundralslng and attendlng stalls and Youth Group Volunteers. Youth Groupvolunteers are given addltlonal tralnlng and screenlng Is completed to enable them to progress to belng Invofved wlth the youth group. We have up to 50 actfve volunteers at any one tlme. Our volunteers a￿ a vltal part to the of the runnlng of our or8anisatlon. They enable us to have a wlder team, smoother delivery and expand our resouros. Whllst also glvlrg them experience orflrst start of We use a software named Better Impactto store all of ourvolunteers dats and communlcate directly wlth them via emall and newsletters. Noah Lomax Fund Noah Lomax tragically dled in August 2018 at the age of 15. Noah's famlly, alongslde SAYrr, Set up the Noah Lomax Fund. This ha5 enabled u5 to offer SAYIT youn8 people access to LGBTQfr affimiatlve counsellors, wecurrently have a pool of 6 counsellors, 3 of whom also fomlly therapy. The fund allow5 us to contlnue to be able to be responstve and provkle support, whllst youn8 people are often sat on lengthy waltlng Ils Those who have accessed the hardship fund have benefftted from dothlng vouchers, clothing foriob Intervlews, moblle phones and phone C￿dIt, travel costs and 8as arKI electrk top ups. Thls Ilst Is not exhaustlve and we feel ￿remelY lucky that we Can fund Items that would not be seen a5 essentFal elsewhere. Our events are put Into 3 categorles: stslts, awareness events and wnfe￿nCeS. Our stalts Include travellng to schools, communlty events, other organlsatlon< conferences and LGBTQ+ aWa￿The5$ events. At our stalls we: Showcase SAYrrs work Have a vlslble pre5erKe In the local communty 15 SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) ao: lin477 Annual Report 2023-24 Furnlralse and sell methndlse Hold educatlonal games and d1str5bute resour En8age with the public and young people about our serylces and how to refer to us Talk wlth the publlc about how they can supportSAYFr Networkwlth otheroryantsattons forfutwe events ind partner5hlps Ad¥ertlse trainlrrf ￿s1onS and howto bookthem Our Increased presence thrDt*iut 5heffleld and Surround1￿ areas has seen more en8a8ement wlth other organtsatlons sthoob. Awareness events have conslsted of IDAHOBIT (Intemauonal day wlnst homophobla, blphobla and transphobla), TDOR (Trans Day of Remembrano) and World Alds Day. These have been Important events In the communlty to show solldartty and 5uppofL whilst also deli¥Erfng trnportant educatlonal speeches from key note speaker4 other communlty Broups and giving people who are dlrectty affected by these Issues a platform. At all of our events we Invhe the opportunty ftjr our young people< vol￿$ to be heard. If they are unable to attend, then we often read thelr poems or speeches and dlsplay and dlstrlbute thelr artworks. We also held educatlonal tslks and conferences throughout the year. In March 2024 we held a Conferen￿ about Intersectlng LGBTQfr Identltles. Thts was attended by over 100 delegatss from all overthe county and featured expert speakers and Parent *ftd Carers Group SArrs Parent and Carer Group has 8Orte from stren8th to strerwh over the last year to March 31st 2024. There a￿ over 120 contscts slBned up to the group and the group has between 12-16 partkipants In attendan￿ at each monthty sesslon. The 8roup ts run by a s￿da11stW9rk who is sUPPOrted by I SAYIT volunteer. Ail se$51ors offer parents and carersthe OPPDrtunity to share Is$￿5 and conceffts that they are P4dn8 and how to support thelr thlldren and YOU￿ people and each ¢)ther. We a150 have sesslon tt>plcs, sometimes with an invited 8ue5t speaker such ak neurodiversity arKI LGBTQ+ young people; mentsl health and welkbelw livrn8 as an adult Queer per50n,' beln8 the best ally we can be: our Parent Trustee attended to consutt with other pa￿nts. respondSrE to the Government draft 8uldance and other national issues related to young LGBTQ+ chlldren and YOU￿ people. Parents and ¢4￿rS say that they find the group In￿lUable In bel￿ able to 5UPm their children. In March of year we asked them how the group benefftted both them and thelr chlldren. The followln8 quotes arejust a few quotes from thlw that Ilw sald: How haslNs group benefftted you? enntslon tofteirnge fvr. lough é>nd"notkn 'A 5oundlng boardand osense checkln o verycrnfvslng worl24 s osJftsp(Tce where ottKDrporents"getfandyou conspeok vnguorded. IYS o tlme In the month you can -unmtysVbKouse Ifs osofrsskTr wheTr I won'tbe Judged. Yve mode frlends and rnceThrdlots ofsupportfvm them. A lrfellne ofsupprt whkh cannotbe gointdfr￿n any othersour¢ Very emotknalfyaffimilng kntr*lng thotother• wnp thnyugh thesome Issues ond 7hefvrtthot the woup extstsfeeLslike o mirade. Atthe ￿InnIng Ofthlltysj￿rneY to transition ondbeing oble tofindout othe1paren￿e¥perlenceS hasbeen a lrfe-51wer. Answering que5tion4 odvice, infmtion oftdsupp0rtwl￿n Idon't know whlch woy to turn, 'ftgobt me o lot ofeM0d￿$￿Pvt0nd Ic(mftrtimaglne not to hove thls group. How ha5 >x)ur thild benefftted from yots attendlrg this 8roup? y chlldhas benefittedfr￿I inlom7edporentlng in ordertosupm them bette y thng oparentblotisstrongerandbraverondciin C¢Wltinue to odvocotefvrthem. Wrth supportfvmyseylcon supportmychild. And there is a htwe lackofsupportfor trans kH15 50 thty onfy h(Tht u re0lfyhel￿d Ourthlldtyattenrfings4￿Qs ttyreoli5ed we *re belnqproxdve on thelrbehcr In addltion to oryantslng and Pddlitating the monthty group, we also cathed out I:1 meedn8s wlth parents and carers and also provlded phme and emall supporL O¥erthe lastyear maryof ourwonderful supporters and W)lUntee￿ have run fundraisers aThl events for u& Indudln8: Drng events Karaoke Gig5 Mardthon RuTrners Fathlonstr Art Show prays HfvAwareness Qulz Thlrd Party Hate Crlme Repxtlry Centsy SAYrr ts a Thlrd Party Hate Crfme Reporbng Centre. This means that anyone can ￿pOrt an Inchdent of hats crlme that they have wttnessed or eXpe￿nCed without h￿IngtO contsrt the pollce. Thts F5 open to all ages arKI all type5 of hate uime. We have a confidential email addre55 orcan log the reportover the phone. Thls projett has enabled the South Ythshlre Police and Crime Commissioners to See pattems of behavlour localty. and hl8hlight ￿e￿ of con¢em wlthwi communltle5 who otherwise may face barriers to reportfn8 ulme& 17 SAYrrisheena Amos Youth Trust) ao." lin477 Annual Report 202>24 El￿￿•¥1@W (See •lw the Independent Examknerfs RewL) These finandal ststements coverthe period L*tween IX 2023 and 31" March 2024. We Bratefvlly acknowledge support from the follow1￿ major fvnders durln8 202>2024. TudorTrust (CEO post) &18 Lottery Fund (Team leader posts and ovetheads) Henry Smlth Charlty (Senlor mana8er posts and overheads) BBC Chlldren In Need {Frultbowl) The Unlversltyof Sheffleld Sheffleld Clty Coundl ILGBT Health and Intersertlonalltlesl ESC Lottery Fund, Ma50nlc CharltJble Fund, Shefflekl NHS TrusL Leam Sheffleld and South Yorkshlre Charltable Foundallon havè also contrlbuted to our funds. We contlnued recefvSn8 dOn￿on5 from the publ[¢ to Noah LoMa￿S Fund. We are partlcularty gratefvl to Noah Lom1￿5 parents for thelr ¢onttnuln8 support Thls fund Is currentfy help1￿ to provlde youn6 people •tterKlln8 our proJects wlth much-needed refeTrts to eounsellln8. SAYrr has a polky of malntalnln8 suffldent unrestrlcted reser￿, v•hlch arn rK¥t comrnttted, to meet the followlng needs vthlle mlnlmlslr4 the ne8atl¥e flnandal Impact on the provlslon of servlc¢s to youn8 people. Unexpetted costs suth as breakdown of essentlal equlwnenl rt•ff cob*rfor Illness, matsrn ave etc and Unavoklable runnln8 eostsfora perlod of It least6 months In the eventof Brant IrKome belng wlthdrnwn. The commltment under thls polKy Is now estlmjted at £195,711, coverln8 rnnnlng costs forjust over 6 months. Our unre5trkted ￿Se￿e5 a￿ £194,717 as at 3tst Marth 2024. 18 &4Yrr (Sheena Amos Youth TNstl CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 Our major sources of funds thus far have been grnnts from both statutory as well as lThlependent grdnt-maklng bodjes. The largest contributors were the 8* Lottery Fund, The TudorTn25t and the Henry Smtth Charfty. Sheffield atycoundl a150 Continued to supp0rtourw￿on pvbk l*akhand sexual health Wdrenè5S. We stlll need to ¢ontlnue Work1￿ on our sources of income furtherto Include a mixture of grants commts51ons, donatlons and other Incomtrgenératlng actlvltle4 to maxlm15e the prospect of a sustalnable future for S4Yrr. Our Rnandal Controfs Polky WAS updated and approved at the October 2023 AGM and Is to be re¥lewed ann￿lty. Our R8serves Pollcy was updated and apprDved * the October 21n3 AGM. It Is due to be revlewed agaln atouroctober 2024AGM in Ight of ourcontlnuousty changlrs financial clrcumstsn￿s. Gemma H•Hlwell Treasurer May2024 19 SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 orthe 11 clal Charlty law requlres the trusteesto prepa￿ flnandal statements foreach flnancl41 perlod whlch show the stste of affalrs of the charlty and of net Income or expendSture of the charity for that pertod. In preparfng those flnanclal $tstements, the Trustees are requlred to: select 5uFtable accountlng polkles and apply them conslstentlv; make Jud8èments and estlmates that ore reasonable and prudent: prepare the flnanclal statsments on the golng concern basls unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume that the charlty wlll contlnue In operdtlon. state whether appllcable a¢¢ountln8 stsndard5 of reeommended prartlce have lyeen folkiwed 5ubSett to any departures dlsclosed and explalned In the flnanclal st•tement& The Trustees are respon51ble for keeplng proper accountlng records whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the financlal posltlon of the charfty and enable the Trustees to P￿pare flnanclal statements. The TIu5tees are responslble for safe8uardlng the assets of the tharlty and hence for tikln8 reasonable steps for the preventlon of frdud and other Irregularltles. ThSs report was approved by the Trustees on 14110124 and Is slgned on thelr behalf by: Annle GaSnsborou8h Chalr 20 s4rr (Sheena Amosyouth Tntstl CIO: 1171477 Annual Report 2023-24 SAYrr {She¢na Amos YI￿rth Tnth) Independent Exarnlnerfs report to the trustees of SAYif {Sheena Amos Y(xrth Trust) a(>. U77477 I reporttothe d)arlty trusteeson myexamlnatlon ofthèaccountsof theth¥ityl"theTrusfl forthe year ended 3110312024 whlth areset out on page$ 22- Responsibllltle5 and ba* of re As the charlW5 trustees. you are responlble for the preparatlon of the axounts In accorfan¢evAth the requlrernents ofthe tharltlesAct 2011 llheAcV). I report In respect of my examlnatlon of the TrusV5 accounts ¢arrled out under sectlon 145 of the Act and In arrying out my examinatlon I have foljowed all the applkable Dlrectlons ven by the CharftycoMn￿$S1Qn under sectyon 145ISXbl of theA¢t. Independent examlnerfs statement sI￿ethe tharfvs grw Incijme exeeeded £250.OC4J your examlrjer must be a member of boty Ilsted In sectkn 145 of the ACL I confft￿ that l am quallhed to undertake the examlnatlon by bth a mernI￿of1CAEW. Isns 2008 other than any requlrernentthatthe accounts g¥e a'true and falrf thwhlth ts not a MatteraM￿1dered as partofan I￿entexamInatI I have no concems and ha¥e a)me acros5 no other Matters In o)nneciion wlth t mlnatlort towhkh attendon should bedftwn IDthi5reportln ordertoffiabfe a proper understsndlng ofthe a￿￿nts to be reathed. Welts R]thard Canon House Rutland Road Sheffteld 53 8L)P Date: ILL 202 21 SAYT1Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 2023-24 8AYrf (8h?•na Am•8 Youth Trust) 8tat•ment of Ilnan¢lal a¢tfvitlos lor the year end•d 31 March 2024 UnMStrl¢ted nd Restrlctod T¢)t81 Total 2023 Inwm? from Don81[c￿S and tsgacies Olhw tradtng a¢Ovllles come fr(xn knw5trn 110,088 16.707 4.474 17.082 317,1S) 1&707 4,474 335.￿8 8,442 Totsl Incon 131.249 33&331 345,430 Expondltwe ¢ Ch8rftabl• actlvttles Wages and NL P￿$b)n Publlclty Legal end Fwf888ionat Costs Prwnl$88 costs Office and ￿ eq￿F￿ne Pwll SeDAc• Tr8lnlng and conferences hsurance Offre ¢osts PubtEcalons & $ubsCrtpU Project work Trabpl & sub8lstence Bank Clwge8 102.09) 137.682 1.995 Z39,772 2,673 247.892 5,450 175 38.226 23.973 1.743 29298 4,154 53271 5,897 18,408 2,898 3.276 1.014 18,334 19.1)00 4.865 3,276 2,104 23.198 10.482 1.767 1.140 1.140 12,473 5,866 1.1410 Totsl oxp•ndltwe 141,Sto 373.958 343.368 MoNpm￿1ts in funds 10.301 31627 Tr8nsts8 Funts foprtard 20&018 90,121 295.139 ,077 Fund8 carfed fojward 22 SAYrr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: IIT1477 Annual Report 202>24 SArr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) Balance She•t a• at 31 IAarch 2024 Curront A888ts Debtors 88tance ai Bank arKI cash Total Curr•nt IA60ts 264,076 270,857 300,851 Credhors: an￿unts falllng du• tthln ono ypar 5.718 Not ￿rrent a$80ts1(Ilabllltles) 259￿12 Tolal as80ts to88 ￿rr•nt IlabHIUo8 259.512 295,139 Not 259.512 295,139 Reprosentsd By Restrtcted Incomefirrfl unr￿triCted fvrKI ),121 205,018 295,139 194.717 259.512 Thr6 rep￿ was appr￿1 by the Tn￿te&S on i*l,IIS and is sigwj on Gdn8bOr￿ 23 SAYIT (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: 1177477 Annual Report 202>24 •AYrr18h••M Ath••Y•thh Yntyl} fw Ih•>wr•Dd•d al 20x4 I￿r*to¥￿* In#¢*dHTr¢•wfth FR81Q2lthknfyom UP￿￿￿*r￿•ffI¢1ftOffl knry20191.(th•¢lwnh• SORP FFLg102llu moolwfor•MthrchJrt￿. Tr•C¥tyffl•* th•donrdknrfa putth imllrty• thlr•JwO•rFR8101 l#) A￿tr￿dF￿ryd• Idl Yoth TnJl*MtVATrng*t• Ihl Cr•JPm thkdFtyty￿ O*•mtyJntdw1o•thtr•ot•*)n￿nhJM•U￿r•I¢￿ rI￿Lty. 01 Pom￿nI 8hg•no YoUthTrAI•rn￿tsaE*jb)nW PW• Tr• ma¢•ts tr•KF•M81rn2024w•r•£1493S(2t￿ el&gB11 24 SAYrr (Sheena Amos Youth TTUStI CIO: IIT1477 Annual Report 2023-24 SA￿ (Sh••na Amos Youth Trnst) Statemenl of financlal actlvltl•s for the year ended 31 Alarch 2023 Unrestrietsd R•8lrfcted nd fund Total Inconw from Donatiorts and 127,561 &442 207,695 335256 Total Ineon 137.735 207.695 Exp•ndl(urn on Charttable actlvltlos Wages and Nl Pu￿￿lty 11Z262 135.630 5.450 247,892 175 13.850 Premi8es costs Offlce and rr 175 21375 5.925 Office costs Publicalicfts & subs¢rptsfy 1,713 3.314 715 1,140 1.140 12A73 Tr* & sthistence Bank Charges 1035 3.831 Other payThents T¢)tal exponrfrturn 152879 194.920 15.144 12,775 FurKI TraTh%fers 220.163 72.914 2K077 205.019 294139 25 &4yrr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO." 11774TI Annual Report 202>24 Not¢8 to th• a¢￿*￿ts 2 D•lkn: falllrvJ du• on• J 3 Cr•dltorn: an￿unts faning du• *lthln ono s•ar duthg tho accoJrth9 pwbd. ern In r8sW (*. cNal8 & tr¢¢me Wag68 1.140 3,424 5.718 R•dunthy co8t8 PJc¢kl costs 211347 &338 11.4 13.573 The awage number rA m•empknyt89 wa8 1312tr23: 18) The avttago rAmter ol fuN Ume w88 7.8 (2023.. 7.4) e oftho 8IAff eThd more ltrwn Wi.000 pa12023: r￿) R•Trwn•ratlon af knynwm•nt p•r8onn•l 411 1(&133 109,887 Tru8tee8 recew no expThB, rwnurw*kn pwknd fty 3)24 {2Q2&' £nl) 26 SAYrr (Sheena Amos Youth Trust) CIO: IIT1477 Annual Report 2023-24 •AYIT Youlh Ynt•ti O Int Uryr•8lrfthd Rostrfatad ndts 2Q23 T•ial DtfflwlloMarMllgyol•• th•f¢knlffj gr¥ntsr•¢•lv4Jl•.' BbLcthryFw*J a&148 lQ192 tfyyFw¥J 10,192 10.192 TheTthTDJBI.Iknw 20,WO 29AS1 14.801 1131 le￿3 16 4.474 4A74 T+2W 131 Opp￿ry4 Fimdgr E¥pDDdl￿rn frwthrB J110W2I24 10,816 Np•J 1FnjRb￿ 2022- IW*Crfmo K*FwbJ 1Q781 TJ3 1&14 1,614 19*)9 10.192 Sh&7f8I* Tn*t 2,370 21.1 31 14*1 12 41. 27 SAYrr (Sheena Amosyouth Trust) CIO." 1177477 SAYrr (Sheena A￿￿ Youth T￿￿t) Annual Report 2023-24 Mote• to th• account8 for th• year •nded 31 March 2024 8 knlJBls of n•1 ￿Sets by fund• Urro8trfcted fundg Rgstrlctsd fund8 funds 199.281 Debtor8 Curratt Llablllll8S 264.076 259.512 StatsThnt of ¢uh IIow8 Cashkn from opwatlng acllvltes 2023 Inc¢)n* from Donattons and lffjacies Other tradlng actlviUe8 Income from Investrnents 317.150 16.707 4,474 335.256 8,442 ExpondTture on Charltable aC￿vIll0$ 373,958 Changes In Worklng Capllal Changes In Re¢thables Change¥ In Payablo 4,586 4,926 1,154 cash 6.781 11,574 Cash brought for￿￿rd 270.857 259.283 Cash c￿rfed forvmrd 264.076 10 Golng Concorn The trustee8 are of the vle¥V that the charlty Is a golng corrAm. Work for fundlng to replaco exl811ng grants to explre. addltlonal n&N wants and cmtracts 18 ongdng. 11 Op•ratlng lease8 clwrfty hao the followtngloase commltment8 undw nOn￿ncelIable oper8tlffj lea88S: 2023 later ttrwn on8 y Latér than one year and not later than five year8 27.008 23.766 27,(K18 23.786 2024 Totsl Lea8e Payments 2023