2024-08-31-accounts - Youth Lynks

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01Day 09 2023 31 August 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	YOUTH LYNKS	YOUTH LYNKS

	COMMUNITY YOUTH LYNKS
	1179546
	65 CORNYX LANE
	SOLIHULL

	Postcode	B91 2SF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	KHATMUN ARA		Ongoing from registration
	ALIYAH KHANUM		Ongoing from registration
	NASIMA Begum		Ongoing from registration
	LATIFAH		September 20 2020

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO foundation constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO foundation constitution How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed trustees. Recruitment through advertising (eg. appointed by, elected by) locally, and through social media, from within the community and those that understand the aims and objectives of the charity.

(eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document

To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 19 living
in Birmingham and Solihull
by providing advice and assistance and organizing programs of
physical,
educational and other activities as a means of:
(a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing
their skills,
capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in
society as
independent, mature and responsible individuals;
(b) advancing education;
(c) relieving unemployment;
(d) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests
of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have
need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty
or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving
the conditions of life of such
persons;
(e) Preserving and protecting the health and wellbeing.
(f) Reducing engagement in crime and anti-social behaviour
Objectives and activities
The trustees will review the aims, objectives and activities of the
charity each year.
Physical, educational, health and wellbeing aims are key to the
Charity’s aims and objectives. We also want to add the objective
of:
reducing anti-social behaviour and reduction of engagement in
crime for young people.

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The trustees have identified that we will continue to endeavour to apply for further funding opportunities, to run projects that serve the needs of the service users. However, it is recognised that we have not had the funding in place as necessary to undertake these projects.

This has led to reduction in opportunities to undertake the projects that would be helpful to the community.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We are planning to make an application to the Community fund for Mental health Wellbeing support for young people the project will provide a safe; non-judgmental space where young people with mental health issues can come for support; relaxation and develop stress management strategies.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The charity has received small one-off donations but requires achievements of the charity funding to undertake projects identified and will endeavour to during the year secure funding for these. The process of making applications is time consuming, however this is crucial for the projects identified to be undertaken.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

In the Trustees’ view, the reserves should provide the charity with adequate financial stability and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.

The trustees review the amount of reserves that are required to Details of any funds materially ensure that they are adequate to fulfil the charity’s continuing in deficit obligations. However, has identified that funding for the identified projects is in process and needs to be secured.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity has continued to ensure insurance cover is in place for any activities that may be are granted approval

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

The charity website is in place so that funders can locate the charity

Small one-off donations have been received, but we are continuing to
• how expenditure has make applications for grants and donations for projects to be able to run these successfully, we need to secure the appropriate funding levels to
supported the key objectives achieve the outcomes we are seeking.
of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

K.ARA

Full name(s) Khatmun Ara Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee/ chair etc) Date 01/08/2024

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Youth Lynks

Income and Expenditure account, for the year ended 31 August 2024

Receipts Donations Expenses Professional costs Net for the period Youth Lynks Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 August 2024 Bank Liabilites Net Liabilities Unrestricted funds	£ 25 84 240 -299 £ 1,357 -1754 -397 -397

The financial statements above were approved by the trustees and authorised for issue on 17/07/2025, and signed on their behalf by:

Khatmun Ara

Chairman