2021-03-31-accounts

						SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes			of	Para1.17	The objects ofthe CIO are to protect and
the charity as set			out	in its			promote the physical health and mental well-
governing		document					being ofthe inhabitants ofSheffield and
							surrounding districts without distinction ofsex,
							sexual orientation, disability, age, race,
							nationality, or of political, religious or other
							opinions, through the provision of:(a)
							recreational and leisure time activities provided
							in the interest ofsocial welfare, designed to
							improve their conditions of life; (b) support and
							activities which develop their skills, capacities
							and capabilities to enable them to participate
							in society as mature and responsible
							individuals. (c) advice and assistance through
							organising programmes of physical, educational
							and other activities as a means ofadvancing
							education and relieving unemployment; and to
							promote, for the benefit ofthe public, good
							citizenship and greater public participation in
							the prevention and solution ofcrime in the
							area.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	Trustees have considered the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit when
purposes		for the public					planning future activities.
benefit,	in particular,			the			Unity Gym Project aims to provide services to
activities, services accounts.		projects identified	or in	the			the local community by engaging with vulnerable young people and adults who often do not wish to access mainstream services.
							This is achieved through youth work provision,
							peer mentoring, work experience placements,
							employability support and sporting activities
							such as football, basketball and strength and
							conditioning training.
							Broomhall is currently the third most deprived
							ward in Sheffield. The ward is home to
							predominantly young, poor people, from
							minority communities: recent statistics show
							that 28%ofthe community are young; 53%of
							the ward's population are living in areas classed

					Unity Gym Project provides many services	to
					the community including:-
					—access to a community gymnasium to improve
					health and wellbeing;
					-Community-based mentoring; -teaching	and
					supporting the development oftransferable		life
					skills for young people to improve
					employability, which is achieved by personal
					mentoring.
					-Volunteering/employment and other
					opportunities for the young people and adults
					to upskill and grow their skills, such as by
					providing voluntary gym placements.
					-Providing an open space youth club offering
					sport, physical activity, arts and crafts and
					other activities to engage young people.
					—Detach youth work and community outreach
					-Promoting health and fitness through the
					delivery ofwellbeing programmes, information
					and advice.
					-Organising trips and events with other local
					communities to break down barriers and
					improve peer to peer relationships.
					-School holiday provisions with food to tackle
					holiday hunger.
					-Mediators project to diffuse conflict and
					improve community cohesion.
					- Bespoke violence reduction programmes
Statement		confirming		Para 1.18	The Trustees comply with the duty contained		in
whether	the trustees		have		the Charities Act 2011to have due regard	to
had regard		to the guidance			the public benefit guidance published by	the
issued	by the Charity				Charity Commission.
Commission		on public
benefit					Unity Gym Project was established to benefit		a
					particularly deprived community within
					Sheffield operating on a open access facility
					that welcomes everyone and so provides	a
					service for all in the neighbourhood. The
					trustees make their decisions using a
					combination ofcommunity feedback,
					questionnaires, statistics, reoffending rates and
					exclusion rates.
					The trustees assess the needs ofthe people		in
					the community and will support those
					individuals that meet the criteria ofthe
					trustees, which is mainly focused around	the
					positive impact and benefit which the
					organisation can bring to improve the lives of
					those living in the local community.

				SORP reference
					We carry out general fundraising and organises
				Para 1.38	fundraising events and activities within the
Policy on	grant making				community, where it receives small
					contributions from local resident. We also
					apply for grants from both the public and
					private sectors, such as Sheffield Town Trust,
					the Lord Mayor ofSheffield, Sheffield City
					Council, South Yorkshire's Community
					Foundation, Sport England, Street Games,
					Violence Reduction Unit, Yorkshire Sport
					Foundation, Levelling the playing field.
					No policy required at this stage as there have
				Para 1.38	been no program related investments.
Policy on	social investment
including	program		related
investment
					Unity Gym Project is a volunteer led and has
				Para 1.38	always seen volunteers at the forefront of its
Contribution		made	by		operation but as the charity expands and
volunteers					develops the addition ofemployed staff is
					imminent. The difference Unity Gym Project	is
					able to make is only made possible by the
					fantastic support we receive in time and
					money from our volunteers and our
					supporters.
					We accommodate volunteers and work
					experience placements. There are currently	16
					volunteers. Through their active involvement
					in the Unity Gym Project young people and
					adults benefit from mentoring opportunities,
					develop employability skills and a sense of
					ownership to the project.
					Our volunteers have shown how protective
					volunteering placements can be and how
					valuable these opportunities are for people
					locally.
					Without the time, skills, energy and
					commitment of its volunteers it would be
					unable to function effectively. We appreciate
					all the support Unity Gym Project has received
					over the last twelve months.
Other

			SORP
			reference
				Unity Gym Project is a registered charity committed to community
				development, violence reduction and the promotion of health and wellbeing.
				We engage with vulnerable young people and adults who often don't access
Summary ofthe main achievements			Para 1.20	mainstream services and help them to make positive life choices.
of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has				Our ethos isto empower young people and families within the community take ownership oftheir own development. Preventing young people from engaging in illicit, harmful or risky behaviours is at the core ofour practice.	to
made to the
circumstances		of its		Our continued inspiration comes from the understanding that we are
beneficiaries		and		committed to the young people and the community for the long term.
any wider	benefits			This is achieved through: open access youth work; partnership working
to society	as	a		(including safeguarding referrals and signposting; one-to-one mentoring;
whole.				family engagement; work experience placements; employability support;
				early intervention and diversionary activities).
				With over ten years ofexperience ofdelivering youth and community
				development work, our work is firmly embedded within the community and
				we have intimate practice knowledge ofthe issues that young people face.
				Unity Gym Project was established by and for the community. Our work is co-
				produced with young people, needs led and responsive to local unmet need
				and academically driven.
				We create positive safe spaces where differences are celebrated, knowledge
				is exchanged, and talent is nurtured.
				Unity Gym Project is based in Broomhall in Sheffield, one ofthe top 10%most
				deprived areas within the UK (IMD, 2015).In an area ofconcentrated
				deprivation, with all ofthe associated social problems (including low
				educational outcomes, high rates ofanti-social behaviour, drug dealing
				violence and poverty). Across our weekly services Unity Gym Project engaged
				an average of102young people per month which demonstrated a rise in
				engagement and retention throughout 2020/21.
				Broomhall has been significantly effected by Covid-19, particularly
				because of its population density/crowded accommodation, alongside
				cultural/languages barriers to accessible health information. Lack ofoutdoor
				space/exacerbated by ongoing building work around Hanover Flats - has
				significantly restricted many residents access to exercise; making self-isolation
				even more difficult.
				As young people and families in Broomhall adjusted to new routines,
				alongside the personal, financial, social challenges associated with Covid-19
				and social isolation. We have had local residents and local services users
				contacting us regularly to reach out for support over the phone and during
				our outreach/detached work in community.
				As a central point ofcontact and support for the Broomhall community and
				with demand for support increasing, Unity Gym Project made a number of
				adaptations to offer support around the local effects ofCovid-19. Examples	of

this support include: (i) delivering food parcels to families facing	food	poverty;	poverty;
(ii) offering remote social support to those self isolating, (iii) outreach		work
and providing culturally appropriate and accessible health information.
The portfolio of Unity Gym Project activities includes:
—Daily access to the community Gym (Monday —Saturday)
—Weekly youth club (Tuesdays)
—Girls youth club (Wednesdays)
-Weekend football sessions (Saturday &Sunday)
—Basketball session at the English Institute ofSport (Fridays)
- Enhanced one-to-one mentoring activities
—Delivering food parcels to families facing food poverty
- Offering remote social support to those self isolating
—outreach work providing culturally appropriate and accessible health
information.
- Bereavement advice and support
—Responsive conflict resolution and tertiary prevention, including	home visits
and coordinating community support following serious youth violence
- Routine safeguarding activities, including partnership working,	information
sharing and signposting
- Community consultation / Outreach
—Detached outdoor youth work to communicate with young people in		a 'covid
secure' manner (at social distance) and in 'their spaces
-Create opportunities for impacted communities (particularly but not
exclusively young people) to participate in shaping services
—Contribution to citywide violence reduction forums, (i.e Sheffield City
Council, Sheffield Youth —Neighbourhoods &Communities (SY-NC)/ Violence
Reduction Unit).
In addition to the delivery ofactivities listed above, a number of
contingencies/additional measures have been necessary in order	to respond
to community needs during the isolation measures imposed as a	result	of
Covid-19. Unity staff have coordinated numerous activities to support
vulnerable young people/families/ elderly, people with mental health		needs,
disabilities, low income.
Covid 19has had a massive impact on our charity. Since the PMs	statement		in
March, we have closed and have suspended all our core services	including		our
open access provisions (youth clubs, health and wellbeing sessions, teen gym
sessions, divisionary sports activities in all sites and Unity community drop			ins)
in order to adhere to new social distancing rules and regulations.
Covid19 crisis has both exacerbated existing challenges and presented		new
challenges for the communities that we support. Several contingencies		and
additional measures have been necessary in order to respond to	community
needs as a result ofclosure.
Our COVID19 response to support community needs included:
Delivery offood parcels to vulnerable households throughout the week,
Weekly Community Outreach/Detach youth work
Bereavement advice and support
Point of call for local people in Broomhall to call in
One-one coaching with young people who are self-isolating
weekly arrangements for telephone and on-line contact with our service

users to offer emotional/wellbeing support, advice, signpost/referrals to
relevant services, providing information.
We can report a number ofdistinct achievements over the past 12months.	It
is worth situating these activities in context. This timeframe (March 2020-
April 2021)encompassed three national Covid-19 lockdowns permeated by	a
tiered system of localised restrictions. These conditions generated substantial
unforeseen pressures for Unity Gym Project and the communities it serves.
They also demanded remote adaptations for a number ofactivities.
Unity Gym Project closed it premises in accordance with national
government lockdown guidelines to support members from home. We devise
and shared an number of 'at home' activities/workout and tutorials/tips via
socialmedia.
Unity Gym Project partner with ShipShape Foodbank, Allama Iqbal
Cricket Club to respond to the increasing levels of unemployment/food
poverty. Responding to this need has meant delivering food parcels to
vulnerable households throughout the week. To date we have supported 237
people with food/shopping/applications to universal credit/virtual support	in
the locality. It is important to acknowledge that many families would feel too
uncomfortable/ashamed to access foodbanks in the city. Given this, we have
been able to offer vital support to vulnerable young people and families who
may not otherwise have accessed help.
UGP supported a number of local young people to attend Sheffield
BLM protest in the wake ofthe murder ofGeorge Floyd.
Successfully delivered and completed Project 0114—Early
Interventions Youth Engagement and Universal Peer Education 5 Skills Based
Programme for young people who are at risk of involvement in youth violence
Unity Gym Project awarded core funding from Violence Reduction
Unit to respond to the impact ofCOVID19 on young people and continue
project work (with expansion of mentoring activities)
We refurbished our centre to make it covid secure' mounted
sanitizing equipment/reorganized space to open in accordance with
guidelines.
Unity Gym Project invited to deliver Healthy Holidays programme for
young people in Broomhall during school half term holidays.
UGP host private and Covid safe health and fitness sessions for
Broomhall Girls youth group
Unity Gym Project invited to attend Sheffield City Council BAME
Inequalities Public Health Network in response to impact ofCOVID19 on
Broomhall Community and share good practice.
Unity Gym Project 5 Dr Will Mason co-author publication for Youth	8
Policy reflecting on our youth led filmmaking project:
htt s: www. outhand olic .or articles unit doc
Unity Gym Project partnered with Broomhall Homework Club /The	Lit
Collective Sheffield to deliver a series of4 remote creative writing creative
writing sessions for young men, focused around the theme of'emergence'
Unity Gym Project co delivers deliveries interactive training session
"Serious youth violence: understanding harmful contexts" to MA Social Work
students at Dept. SocStudies, University ofSheffield
Unity Gym Project partner with researchers at Manchester University
(Centre of Dynamics of Ethnicity) to recruit participants for research on
policing 5 racial disproportionality during the pandemic. Full report here:
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ou ma	cho	os	e to include	further statements	where relevant about:
					Identify and acquire sufficient funds to operate
Achievements			against		and maintain our building and associated activities
objectives set				Para 1.41	and install central heating
					-Employ key staff (Operations manager, Finance
					and Admin staff, cleaning and coaching staff) to
					support and develop current and new volunteers
					to upskill to deliver current activities
					-Develop and make improvements to our website
					-Develop the CiviAct Partnership and apply for a
					larger partnership grant to support with
					sustainability and the development ofwork and
					services delivered by frontline organisations within
					the CiviAct partnership in Sheffield and
					Manchester.
					-Complete a business case to secure a lease for the
					Unit next door to expand our services.
					-To effectively bridge the gap for young people
					between Unity Gym Project and targeted
					mainstream services, measured by a record of
					refe rra Is.
					-Enhanced stability and sustainability for Unity
					Gym Project, measured by funding bids completed.
					Reviews of Unity Gym Project data protection,
					safeguarding and governance policies and
					procedures.
					-Recruit 1new Community Volunteers and 1
					Charity Ambassador to widen and advocate Unity
					Gym Project reach and impact.
					-To ensure Unity Gym Project remains a trusted,
					sustainable, learning organisation, fit for the future
					-Continue to monitor, review and, where
					necessary, adapt, to ensure our services continues
					to meet people's needs.
Performance			offundraising		We have needed to be extremely resourceful in
activities	against objectives				order to adapt to changing needs and continue
set				Para 1.41	offering the responsive supports detailed above. Our current challenge is that of raising enough
					funds to meet our core costs over the next
					financial year. This is an on-going challenge that we
					grapple with every year around this time. We are
					currently engaged in searching and applying for
					different types ofgrants and funds.
Investment		performance
against	objectives			Para 1.41
Other

Review ofthe charity's	Review ofthe charity's			Para 1.21	Unity Gym Project 's financial	Unity Gym Project 's financial	Unity Gym Project 's financial	position	position	was	was
financial position at	the	end			reasonably stable at the end			ofthe financial
ofthe period					year 2020/21. We had	secured funding for staff
					covering one year and	had established				a
					reserves for 6 months.	Building the reserve in a
					sensible and proportionate		manner remains					a
					priority for the next two years.
Statement explaining	the			Para 1.22	The policy for reserves	isto	build		up at least			6
policy for holding reserves					months operational costs in			reserves		as the
stating why they are	held				charity grows to ensure	the	sustainability				of
					the organisation, to fill	gaps		in funding		and to
					meet unexpected costs.
Amount of reserves	held			Para 1.22	E85,072
Reasons for holding	zero			Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially			in	Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation of any				Para 1.23	There are no uncertainties regarding					the
uncertainties about	the				charity being a going concern			as	they	have
charity continuing as a going					enough fund to work toward			and	achieve		the
concern					cha rita b le aims.
Additional information		(optional)
You ma choose to include			further statements		where relevant about:
					Are from grants, trust and foundations					as	well
					as events and activity.
The charity's principal sources offunds (including				Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any				Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description ofthe	principal			Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other

	Trustee name		Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan
	Andre Kenneth		Chair
	Rankine
	Mohamoud	Abdi	Trustee
	Barasab
	Andrew James		Treasurer
	Gillott
	Kaltum Osman		Trustee
	Rivers
	Chelsea Mason		Trustee
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									from		01/04/20120	To	31/03/20121
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							Unrestricted funds				Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total	funds	Last year
							to the		nearest	6	to the nearest 6	to the nearest 5	to the nearest 6		to the nearest 6
A1 Recei ts
Membership fee															66
Grants											98,522			98,522	27,022
Donations and Fundraising															5,403
Contract Income											18,450			18,450
Grants - Partner Organisations											26,250			26,250
ub total	ross income				or
					AR)						143,222			143,222	32,491
A2 Asset and	investment			sales,
see table .
				ub fofal
		Tofal		receipts							143,222			143,222	32,491
A3 Pa ments
Staff costs											34,791			34,791	11,718
Rent											9,170			9,170	5,208
Event Costs											9,185			9,185	7,086
Volunteer Cost											1,108			1,108	636
Equipments											4,104			4,104	12,235
Office 8 Admin Costs											2,174			2,174	379
Vehicle Cost											751			751
Partner Payments											26,250			26,250
			Sub total								87,533			87,533	37,263
A4 Asset and	investment
			Sub fofal
	Total payments										87,533			87,533	37,263
Net ofreceipfsl(paymenfs)											55,689			55,689	4,771
A5 Transfers	between		funds
A6 Cash funds last year				end						7,974	21,409			29,383	34,155
Cash funds		this	year		end					7,974	77,098			85,072	29,383

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											Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
		Categories				Details					funds		funds	funds
											to nearest 6	to	nearest E	to nearest	R
B1Cash funds
						Bank and	Cash				7,974		77,098
								Total		cash funds	7,974		77,098
						(agree balances		with	receipts end payments
										account(s))
											Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
											funds		funds	funds
						Details					to nearest 6	to	nearest F	to nearest	E
B2Other		monetary assets
						Details					Fund to which asset belon s	Cost (optional)		Current value o tional
B3Investment			assets
						Details					Fund to which asset belon s	Cost (optional)		Current value o tional
B4 Assets retained for				the
charity's		own	use
											Fund to which	Amount due		When due
						Details					liabili relates		o tional	o tional
B5Liabilities
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