Company no:
Charty no..
11303137
1179712
Empower Youth Zones
fornierty Manthtster Youth Zone- East
Trustees. Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2023
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Empower Youth Zones
Trustees, Report and Finantial Statements
For the'year ended 31 March Z023
TRUSTEES, REP
WHO WE ARE
SVRATEGICAEP(¥RT
2.1 Objetts and actiwties
2.2 Achiev*ment5 durlwthe perfod
2.3 Financial re¥iew
2.4 Aisk Management
2.5 Principal Fundin¢ Str￿£*$ ind F￿d￿l￿ntS1alerr￿t
2.6 ReseThes Polity
2.7 Investmtnt Policy
2.8 Fuiwe Plans & Co¥id Aeco¥ery
SO￿lINANcE
3.1 Releren¢e and admini5tratNe detai15
3.2 Structure, 8ovefflanceand manaÉement
3.3 Vdunteerf cvntributicrfb
3.4 Public benefit
3.5 statement01T￿st￿es. feSpDn￿bIIrt
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FIIIAPICIALSTATEMEI(fS
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Trustees. Report and Financial Statefflents lindtsdinl Strate8le Report)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
The Tfustees Iwho are also the Dirertors fly the purpDse of Compafiy Lawl have ￿eaSure ID presentiftg thwr annual report
aod the financial sratements for the vear ended 31 Marth 2023. TheTrvstees have adopted the provig0ft5 ofthe Staternerlt
of Retommendetl Prallice 150RPI "Accoyntiw #nd RtWtin8 by charl￿$- IFRS 1021 in preparin8 ihe annual report and
rinandal sratements ofthe Charlty-
I WHOWE ARE
Empower Youth Zune8 OPErates wwse*uilr fa(ilities for *Ainthesrer Ind SaWord'¥ y¢)ung peopbÈ a¢ed 8- 19. to
25 forth05e ￿th addibvnal needs.
The 'NideOuV Youth Zone Site 15 located IWe Rvad in G<*fvn. Manthe#er and offioalty Oper￿ its doNs in
Seoembei ZOZQ. A ￿0nd youth zone operated by Empo**r ts duÈto open in earw Z025.
Empower Youth Zones is part of è network of Similar independènt ￿uth orwlsati¢)hs that all share the Same prI￿{PIeS
eveloped by the charity Onside Youth Zones IRe8 No.. 11258931. The Youth Zones proNide a safe en¥ironmeAt. where
young people fan spend their lew￿re time, he¢pinB eath younE person to rnise their aspifaiiwts as well as irnprove their
physlcal and menial health. Vp w io different actr#it￿$ ￿11 take pL%e ea¢h nl8ht. kncludI￿ fc•xball, bo¥in& dandn&
dSmbin& creaJwe 3ry5, fflu5K, dr4ma and ern￿oYabll1tytraI￿I￿8-4II lorjust 5(ty) pei ¥isrti
¥tslon ￿ that Children and Young Pttplt in Man(l*sieT and Satrd we In5plred to heathy. ￿Ppy, safe
succe5slul INe>
Out mlMSon is to enswe Hideout Youth chiklren and YC￿￿4 people with some**ere safe to 80. somdhln8
posibve to do and sor￿￿e￿¥Sted tot•lkto.
To realise this ¥i￿on, Hideout YouthZL** haSWo￿ed towa￿$4 straiegK8oals in 2022123..
I. YOUNG PEOPiE- prO￿dE the h1Oh￿qUality offerfor all thildren •ndyoung people
2. IWRPEOPLE. eecome an empknyerof choicets bOthe￿$11Th8 and potential new employee5
3. SUSTAIWABIUn.Achw4e I0￿er terrn ￿anC￿l security alknwsvs to be ambrf¢iou5and pl•n confidenty into the
futur
4. REPUTATIIJ14.￿I stakeholdws are awar*of Tr￿ltoUrS impact ahd successes

Empower Youth Zone5
Trusiees. Report ènd Financial Statement5 liDcludinE Strate%ic Report1
Fov the year ended 31 Maich 2023
Pale 3
2 ￿TEGIc REPORT
Empower Yo¢Jth Zw's tharitsble obiErts are to help and educate children and yow people r￿de￿I in the Cities of
Manthester. Salford and surroundlng areas thr*wh thtir ￿•S￿rt￿me xli￿lIeS by promo¢iTr8 th•f full physical and spiritual
potenuèl in order thai they r￿¥ 8row to maturity as indMduJls and mErnbets ol Society and their ¢￿￿1110Th5 of life
may improve.
11 Athl•wmwts dyrh¥th*pethd
In 2022123 the ChrW$ maln4thie¥emwts induded:
Securityt £16.3m towards a new Ywth lone in Salfwd. be the first time in the Onside Metwork that a ￿nale
ytrJth zwe Charity wll operate 2 y¢wrh i￿e5. As è resuli, the Ch¥ity le8alty than#ed its name to Empower Youth
Zones and the Charity C*Jetts to indude th¢ of Salford. The MLY of Capital and Revehuè hJndin8 was secured wa
exist4w major capital th)nty Fred tsono. Samord tsty Council and IhE final capital fundinw wa5 se￿re￿ viè the DCMS
Youth In¥esrrnent Fund.
Growing our ff*mbership ol thI￿ren youry PEople to over f￿. with ¢Jver 3CKiJ beir* in the pasi 12 months.
44% of these identif￿d as feffia￿ vs $6% male. 18X hlentthtd as hawne addrtwnal Deeds. 90% are Irom ihe lop 20%
most deprNed communities in the UK a5 perthe IMD ¥ankihg$175Xa¢e in the top lO%I.
Prtividin¢ on avera$e over 41W mea15 per week wih a totsl of just o¥er 20.LK*) across the ￿ar. 45.X of these meals
wtrt provided at no cost forsome ofour ￿￿7￿wITheraWe thihlren and youn8 people on free 5th001 rnÈals.
launchin8 as a t￿￿e of EdintrMJrth lice¢￿¢￿ £etytre 96 your* people compleu.re their Certbficate of Athievement
yth 22 completin8 theirlull Brtn2e award.
Gro¥Ming our partnershy offer ￿ the yEar wovknng with oveT 25 kKal partneTS across muslc. art, sports, ern￿o¥ment
and health. Thwe partnership5 continue to irow and enhance the offer and ueats fvrther parhway5 for chlldren and
youn8 peopleattendin8 the Youth Zone.
Fxll￿t1rn8 13 weeks of school holthy prty1Y￿ over 41 Staff and Volunteer5 Contrib￿1￿$ to 65 artI￿lIeS, 2861
visits were recorded writh over 41AX) hot meaL% pro4h4ed duri￿ the schod holidays 5UPPOrted via 'Moliday Activity
Fuhd'grants.
Becomin8 a Aeal Lwirl Wa8e Empb•Yr. 14urKhin¥ a new. stall aThJ ￿08n111￿ and Eryloyee A55i5tsn
Pro8ramme.
8einÈ acuedfted as a Supporterf of the Greater M￿cheSter Good Employmerrt (harterto support our strattyc aim
ofbecoming and emwoyer of choice.
Providin¢ 144fomial training opptrtunitres to stsft and*￿￿￿￿TS. includinga newyoun¢ leaders pro$rnmmÈ.
WinninB our first tvtr 3 awards in 2022.. The Duke of Edinburyh NW challenge Award, the Spirrr of M3nthestrr
Tacklin4 Inequalit*s ar￿ promotiry Oib*Nty Award and the Manthester Be Proud Award- Or8ani5aiiQn gf theyear.
Hosting our second Annual Patrons DinTh￿r with ovef gj pairons arwj supportws attending. The evening w45
completely led byyoung wople frorn the MCth05¢ thet3tttin& pertormèrttes. tOUfS. ke¥note speakers etc.

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Truslees. Report and Finèntial Statements linduding Strategic Report)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
13 Flhatxl*l rthlew
Asummary of the re￿￿5 is shoMI beknw..
2021
Incomin8 re50urce5
Ouwin8 re50urce5
I￿￿64
1.396,263
IIAIg.7061 11,125.3381
Net Incoming re50w¢es Ibofore inVest￿nty1ns and k)5Stsl
Z46.158
270,925
Intomt lo¥ the year was £1.665W1202?.. fl.396.2631. Patron wKornt linduthr* Grft for the year totalled £761.592
12022.. £744.4931 and £200.CW12022". E2CAI,rK*Ji ¥A5 recwved from ma￿eSter City Coutsol towards the ty)Éoing running
eosts of the Chkn. Ourtn8 the ye•r £133.3BI12022= £151.0621 wa5 recewed in the fom) of Grants includlng £59.934 from
the Holiday Acii¥ity and Food IHAFI pro8ramme to provide free meals and atliwty duiiw holKlty periods for youne people
on FreeSth00l Meab.
Expenditure for ￿¥r irKr¢45ed to £1,419,7C% 12022.. £1.125.3381. wtth £849,669 12012". E711.9601 being spent on
Sa￿ries. This wassty11 le55than thttyi8ir￿l budg￿ due io vacanties. Utility Costs irKreased to £102.22912022.. £42,416).
Atthe eThJ of the perhjd Unrestritted Ruer¥r5wve£3.636.05012022. £3.483.287).
14 ￿$kMa1baEemtht
The Trustees have cOn￿dered the major risks to wh￿h the 15 exposed Jnd have e5tsbli5hed suitablt risk
mana8ement and control procedures. At pteseni the primary rtsks thntif*4 re￿let0..
FuNlrai5iw- i￿￿51n8 the number of and maintsining a h4gh-guality steward$hip exper%nry with exi5tini
Patrons remains 3 hiBh ii5k due to Raps ID tyjr Fmdrar5AIR Team. The appomilrrent of ow Director of
FundraiNn8and (ommswll hdpto this risk
sta1h￿ and Operailw￿- relaM8 to reC￿rtInEn( rettnthtin Ind devekwment of key dekvery stsff and ¥olunieers
as weu as operai0Ths
Rt8ulatory Risk is the reS￿￿51b1￿lY of the CEO. Adrnirl Many and 8uil(lin8 and FaiilÈtie5 Mènaler who manage
Hea5th and Safety. Fire and other statutory ik5k area5. The CEO ha5 dvelDped 3 fill rtsk iwmer including mitrfalloTh and
contrd measures shared re8ulartywiih ihe bwd.
2.S Prirwal Fundiw Sourctsahd FundraWb¥St•teme
The Directors wish to reccrd their thanks to Mr Fred Done ar￿ Manchester city Counul IMCCI lor thelrorednl 5UPPOrt to
the Charity. The Dirertors tmnk thelollowing iThJiyMJuals and bvsine55es wh(t the 1150 pled8ed to support the revenue
ampaign (ln 20221231,. Transfom)in8 Li￿, ANS Group. Paul Shanr*)n. Godel Technolo8￿5, Theo Paphit15 Foundatiun.
Brun￿00d. The JD FtyJnd•tion. Beyond Cwporète and the This Is M•Ththwer At*ard5. Ste¥e MalDne and farn1￿, Robb
Har8reaTr￿s #nd farnity. One Manthesier, Erf Wriehl. Twher Mow. AO Fwndation. MIS￿0￿ Mar5. Houlihan Lokey, David
M Robinson Itd, Anthony Motiowlopen Money. Lendlease. Penelope Cheshire FoUndat￿Tr. Onside Foundatioh. The
Manchesler Ball. ￿M￿brIdge. lfiljexim. EWI￿Or￿. ATPI Group. Raheem 5terfing Fwrbdation. SLS. Zochonis Ch¥itèble Tntst.
Salford City CouThril.
The fvndraising priorty thi$ ye¥ h*$ tohtirwjed to ftw on HHleorfs pa￿ Carnpatgn *Yth a ¥iew fQ dfversilwni th¢
income portfdio. To support thi5 a phiLinthrDPy Manaier and a Grants Trusrs Mana8er were recruited. A further
prionty wa5 gi¥en to the Capital campai¢h for Salford Youth Zone. ThL% campat8n h45 now ended and the Founder
Patr¢nlRevenue ￿mplISn 15 due to kunth in mid 2023. The CbaiiVs ih"rertor of Fyndrai5in8 and Communica￿On5 wor*s
losely with the CEO and Ch3ir ol Empower Youth Ztyies to ac￿￿ and monitor perform•nce reL4fjn8 to thls campai8n
rhrou8h a Fundraisin8 Sub Board Cornmittet. Empower yO￿h Zones Li wtsieied the Fundraisin8 Re8ulaior and
cornpl*s ihe Fundraiwn8Code of Practise.
The Charity d(￿ nDt Use external fundwaisews and there Iwe been no c(ffiplaints madE to the Charty about its lundraisinB
method5.

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Tiustees. Report and Financial Slatements linthding strateg￿ Report)
For th¢ year ended 31 March 2023
Iffj Reservts Polkv
The Board Of TrU￿ee$ of Empo*erYouth lone5 hase5oWt5he4 a w1lKywP￿th appr•pr+atdy reflects the rlsks to
whith the Charity is eNposed.
The cuvrtnt appropriate reserve nnEe tsdetefmffled byconsiderinB:
The current le¥el ol planned eupwdityre and the conknrgendEs hi8hliBhied belDW. The at)nual expenditure Is
turrently cir£a £l.Sm pet annum. Thi5 also ryeate a of re5eTh%5 that (ouhg be invested io Renerate
tonsiderable amounts of ￿￿Val in￿rne from these inve5trnent p￿tfOlIO5 to reduce rdkinte short temi funding
Specific desi8n*2d torbtinitftc** The Tr￿tte$ wil consider ¥ariou5 rfsks that ￿11 Iiiw the approprfate I￿1 ol
reserves to hok4, these currentlyinclude..
year 4 risV- As a new Youth Zw< many Founder Patrons have pkd8ed a 4.year commitment with many ol
Ihese I￿1 ¢offlmrtrnents due to ewre ai the same time. While the Trustees hope that èll Founder Patror15
wfjll contynue their Sup￿, io rewnise the risk that not all are able to in ihe cuNeDt economic dlmate and ro
ensure there is ￿rne wsecure replacernerbt fundin& the Trustees w￿h to hokj a specift COnLiwency felated to
this risk Th15 reserve is calcuLited a5 multiple of Fovnder Patrons that a￿ due to renèw each year. and ih15
an be amEnded as Founder Patrons comftwi b*md their inityal terni. andl¢y •$ the rb5k of future rbQn-
commirment chan8e5. The Tntstees curr￿1￿ Iwsh io hdd a designated reserve of £S(X)k ago￿nSt this risK
equati￿t0 12 Fty￿der P•tron •ftsof E25L plus £Z(•3kinann￿I pledged support from thè Lotsl Authorty.
C￿ra1 re5eNe- The TrLthees apprEti¥te that as a r*w Youth Zone ihe current capitsl equlwenr thar
Installed in theyouth Zone is oIAn excelknt 51andard. In order to mainrainihat standard, Ihe Tru5tee5 bef1￿*
that a des¥nated cawal reserve 5houh1 be held. to be calw up io *isure that afiy equipment that 15 in need
of repair o¥ replacement t8n be done so on a tin*ty bays and to the deOred standard. The leyd of th15
reseThe w￿1 be fe8ularty rewe*d. The Trustees curTentty leel that a dwnated capital re5Erve of £250k Is
ppropriate.
Gerberal contin8enty. The Trustees cutyent4T feel a 8ener¥l reserye 01 £37Sk to C￿ler a minwnurn 013 months
operatsn8 costs is appropiiatt.
Given the aloTementioned resevve requirerner￿. tht Trustees believe thai total reser￿ m a rnnge ol £1.5rn to £4.125m is
appropriate. Thi5 wll be￿eWed atlea510nts per•)nw by Ihe Twsttts.
L7 In*estmentPoll¢y
Under the memoranduffl and art¥les of a5socvaiKffi. the thaiitable compaty has the ky)wer io make any investment %thich
the Tiusiees see fil. Investmenrsare rnade7*hefe reqvired tofurtherthe aims and objects olthecharity.
In 2022123 Hideout Youth Zor* continued to hold investment portfoli05 totsllin8 £2,559.216 Brewin Dolghin and
Goldentree Financial Sernces Ptc. The tharity holds 3 investment portfdi05 acr055 both or¥anisat￿n$ 12 with Brewin
Oolphin and l With GoldenTreel and asai 31st Mwth 2022 thevalue of the In¥e51rr￿I was É2.660,$81.

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Tru5tees' Report and FiMntièl siatements linduding Strate¢ic Report)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
2J Fulure Plwu& Co¥ld Re¢v
Goin8 into 2023n4 have ￿J￿¢be0 our nv* straie8ic plan ¥thith Mbill See us contiTh￿ to WOTk towards our 4
sirare8K oblert￿￿'.
YOUP46 PÉOPLE. PrO￿de the huhe5144ualityollw fNallttMId￿* YOU￿ K*f*
WÈwill..
8uild on tyjr Duke of Edinb[￿h p¥o8FaThme tooflercertificates of achiv¥ement. brmzeand 9￿er awards.
Maintain membefship of 15￿y￿rbB People.
Deliver at least9 weeks o15(hool hOl￿1V pro¥i5ion durin8the dty￿1h upto SO plates offered freeforthose on FSM.
Continue to wovk 4wth partners io maintsin and integrated and engaging offer.
Build on tyjr strattyt positon with reEardsto hxal parther5hipand sale¥uardingforum
OUR PEQPlf . Bewm¢an thoice both potent￿ newernpbyee5
We will=
Pro8ress to a'Meml)rf oftheGM Good Emp￿)￿￿￿1 charter.
Facilitateat ￿a$r i all staff and ¥dunteerval￿51d￿￿0Prnefvl days.
Celebrate and promoie ourselves as a new Atal Li¥iTr8Wa8e Emplryei.
Tr•nsition all staff over to newsalary Pafvale and bandin8 System.
Offer * least Z stafflvdunteers a kver 2 youth w￿rk gualific*iorb.
pport at tast 2 staff io£omplete managernenttrainir
SUSTAIPIABiufi - Athl￿ hin8er temi fi￿r￿la1 swity t*hith amtyws u5 10 be aMb￿oUS plan tonfidehtty into the
luture
We *411..
Add capacity ty recrurf(iry to tht ￿l￿rnI Fundwif* team to ￿de. coffffiurHty. corporate and a sert￿r
Philanthropy Manager.
Establlsh a 3 year income generation Stratw.
Maithtaln and 8rowthe current Patron 5UPPDrterwthw.
Lauthth the Founder Pavon Campaign for Salford Youth Zont.
Seeuie ongtyng revenue commfftrtfrorn LcKal •￿thorrtyfOT￿lurther3 >*avs mithlmum.
REPUfAT1014- Ai stakeholdws are awareof HideQ¥fs impactarKI 511tcesses
We ￿11..
E5tsblish youth-￿ communicat*)Ds markeiiro (elthies wn8 peOP￿'s5u(ce55e5 & achipvtmehts.
5e¢ur¢ 1-2 rnedia opportuThities exh month.
Plan and delNer at least 4youth led tèmpaiensthat ele¥atetr*K
Grow lollowin& interadionsand *n848erneNts atfOSS all $0(ial media ptsrformsvi•weted and 8eneric
commynxatKffl G4mpa¥ns.
Secure4-5 Award norninaiions.
LFOAO YOUTH ZONt
Securin8 plannin8 permiwty) from the Lwal Authmto develop thewuth zone ￿ centralSalloTd.
stsrt de¥￿0Pment on site bvQ3 2023.
Establishin8 a youn8 people's grovp that trAII support the inter#?r des*n of the centre, Ihe brnhd
developmentand namin& retruthent of the senlof leadership trarn and •ct 4$ ambas5ador5 at publicevents.
Launch Founder Patron revenue campaw in Q2 2023.

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Trurtees, Report and Finantial statements Ill￿UdinB Strategic Report)
For the year ended 31 M¥r¢h 2013
3 GO¥ERNAMCE
3.1 R•11￿￿¢ detslls
Empower Vovth Zohes was incorporated on 13 Apn"12018 Icornwn¥ ree￿iratIOn number.. 113091371 as a cornpany limited
bv¢varantee￿d rets¢￿1 as a tharrtyon 19 ALWA 2018 lth¥ityre8isrr•tiDn n￿ber.. 11797121.
TrndinE Iiames
Empower Yotsth Zones
Hideout Youth Zone
Salford Youth Zane
Relistered ollke
l Queen's Avenue
Manthester
M12 SPX
The Directrffs and Truskes Ofthectharltywt￿ sefftd thJrAVdihe pe￿d and we￿.
J Whittaker
P Xiw5zanWA
T Pepper
J M35raff
P MedlKott
Sheikh
V 8raddoc*
l Atkin$
ch￿C￿etIti￿
A Farrlcker
Audltor
Michael Garrttt FCA
Xe4nadin Audit Limited
IIYJ BarbirdliSqu•rE
Manthe5ter
M2 38D
outh
Jarbkers
Handekbanken
Manch25ter spinnin￿￿Id5 Branth
4th Floor. 15 Qutystieet
Manchesier
M3 3HN
Bardays
I Churthill Place
London
E14 SHP

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Trustees. Report and Financial S¢oternent5 (includin¥ Stratetlr Reportl
Fo¥ the year ended 31 March 2023
Empower Youth Zones is a wnpany limited by 8varantee Mth(¥rt share capital and re¥i5tered undEr tht Companies Aci
1985. re8￿trat￿n nufflber 11309137. The company i4 8o¥erned by its Memur4ndum and ArticlE5 of A550tlabon dated 21
Marth ZOIB and updated in January 2023. Manapmeni of the eomparfs affairs 15 ¥*Sted in the Direttois. It Is a Charlty
registered %wth the Charity Commis￿on on 29 Aulust 2018.
In the event af a windin8-up. the present membets and those Twho ceased io be a meftknr ￿thIN one year ol such an
Èvent h¥vt8uar¥nteed the liabilities of thetompanytotr*stMn notexceedineien ￿UndStaCh.
The first Pirertois thrie the wb5cribers to the memoTrndurn a5 notified tu Cofflwie5 House as the first Direttc*s of the
harity. A person app￿Trted a5 a Directo¥ thereupDn becomes • Member of the (harlty and a Direttor who teases to hold
olfice for any reason thweupon ceases to be a Membtr ol the Charity. DIrec￿r$ have the power to aPPOffil, by Ord￿ary
re501ution. any person to bE a Director who is willingto att as suth. New Threttors wryll be feuiiited actordin8 10 the needs
of the Charity and ihe sulUb￿lty of powbk tandthie& A unanimous approval of eAistww Dire(tors would lead io their
appDintm?nt.
The Me{￿randU￿ Artides of AssocrdtK)n states that the number of Meffibe￿ ItXreuor51 shall have no m0￿M￿M and
shall not be less than thrtt. At the Anrtual Gweral MewiTh8 all l￿re(￿r5 mu# ￿•re and seek re*lect•on. At each
5ubsequetyt Atyrwal General Me*inÉtyie thrd of the Directors a￿ reqviled to retire by rOtsi￿n and seek re.appiintment il
theywish totontlnue.
The Members of the Charity are rls Lhretttirs forthE time the pèrsons tIknb￿ to bÈ Members of the Char
are ts Directors.
Full detai15 of the rules are ¢ontsined in th¢c¢¥r*panrfs Memorandum and ArtKles of AssrKiatir￿, datedon incorpor•tiah on
Zl Marth 2018. whith may be i￿PeCted at the Empoweryouth lor￿5 rewtered oifKe.
I twstees receNe a full Indvrt4w and irainlng i￿￿$1¥* of. safe8uardiw risk mana8ernenL fundriisin& rolt of a trustee
and sustalnabllity ahead of formal app¢ynrmenL All kev polici￿, the organisaw 5trUrture and of a5￿CIation ale
shared. Tralnin8 and de¥dopment ne*d5 are rE￿ewed at amu* and a5 and *therb any I￿￿tee5 are appoirted oi
Empower Ytyjth Zones is govemed by Its Trvstee Board whKh is responsible for sthn8 the Mraregic dirertion gf the
organisation and the w)lity of the Ch¥ity. The Trustees cairy Ihe utrimate rewnybility fty ihe ¢onOurt ol Empower Youth
Zones and for ensuthÉ that the Charity satysfies its kgal and cgntrartual obli8ation5. Trustee5 meer appr0￿mote1Y every
two months and may dele8ate the Implementaiion of thwr dec￿l￿n5 or oper•tiw ol the to senlDr
man4emeni. any employee of the Charity. peison or cornmitlee as they See rrt. Any cornmittee must include at least one
Trustee. The Trustee Board L% independent from mana8ernent.
Decisths are determTned by a simple mahority of In ihe use of an equah.ty olwtes th• Chalrman of th• rn•etin8 ha5
the castin8vote.
Transactions wth related parties we disdo*l in note 15 to the f￿an(la1 staternents and ￿ Xt¢rdan￿ wr¢h ￿ra8raph 163
of the SORP IA¢wuntingand reporting by thar￿e$.. stsiemeni ol Rerommended Prartice ISORP 21X)51

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Trustee5' Report and Financial Statemen15 Stratt8i¢ Reportl
For the year ended 31 March 2023
The Oirectors CMSM4er the board of Direclors. are the Charity5 tru51ee5. and the senh?r marba8ement team eofflpti5e
ihe key mana8ernent personnel of thE Youth Zone in char8e ol dirertin8 and eantrollin& runni￿ and operatini the Charity
on a day.to4ay ba5i5. Director5 ol their time freety and Director received remuneraiion in the year. Deiai15 of
Oirector< expenses and related party transarrms aredixlosed ￿Note 23t0t￿￿cCOVTrts.
The p* of the full staff ream is re¥ie*d and. rf finanoal resoww èlkr•. increased in accoidance 4ts*th
projerted Government Inflaiion r*es into account CPI and API. In ¥iew of the Da￿re of the charity, the Oirenofs
bety¢hMa￿ aeainsi pay ￿19 ir• other simlar in the ¥oluntary Sector. as well as xross the On&"de Youth Zone
Network.
3.3 Votumeerf
ThrLw¥hout the all members of the Ooard of Trustees mède Invaluab￿ ¥ohJntsry mntributKins to the Chèrrfs
in terrns of ¢oveman¢e. profttyonal and business eMp￿ence. finafioal planniTrL fvndrèisin8 ano leading initiari¥es acr055
the preied. Suth tontrfbyrion5 *tre. on kn*we. equhalenf totw fvll dayse¥h ¢aler4lar month. 15 registered voluniee
have been trained. indurted and a¢tNeMthin the perK)d prwdiwxon aw48e 150 P*)ursof ¥olunteerin8 per month.
JA benefft
JI the attiwties of the Chanty la5 syfflm•rtsed at4)vel were yndenaken io lyrther its tharItab￿ puty0$￿ lor wblic benefit.
The pro¥isb)n of a high-quality, Centralty locaied faolily peopk responds to a dear, ongtyn8 dernand frr*m yout)8
people. parenrs and wider communit￿$ for more and bwer plxes for youn8 people to go. Although providin8 a service to
all young people. Empower yO￿h Zones wll f4xu5 on artondance aTrd part￿Pa￿)n by young mefflber5 Df di53dvanta¥ed
ommunityes who will be ab￿ to enjoy alfordabk acce55 to all the opportunitks that the facilities will provide. This will le•d
to irnpro¥ed achievements and enha￿ed aspirat￿5 JrnDn¥5tyoun8 mernbers ofthe kncal cornmunity. They will be hèppiEr,
healthier and make more constw<twe use of their knsure timewhith consequentty will help reduce nui5ante aod anti-social
behaviour. Loryer tetm public benefit5 ￿11 indude imprDved health. cedvced CTirnE. enhanced learnin8 and efflployablity
and8reatsr commu•ity Cohes￿)￿.

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Yrustees. Report and Fintyn¢ial Statements linthdine Strategic Report)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
3.5 StaternEnt olTvusiets' respMs*i4knes
The Trustees Iwho are also the ￿￿ett￿lS of Empower Ytyjth Zones for the wrpoge of wmpany lawl *re respon￿lIe for
preparinK the Tru5tee5' knnual Report and the financial strtements in accordance with ¥ppLvble law and United Kingdom
AccountinuStand8r¢Js Iunitsd Kinldom GerLeraltyA¢cemedAccountiw Praaicel.
Company law requlres the Trustees io piepare financial statements for each finan(ial YEar. 8Ne a true and falc of
the state of affairs ol ihe ¢harttable cofflpany and of ihe incorne and e¥pEnditure. of the charitable company loy that period.
In preparw)8these financial ststements. theT￿sItes0re requifed to..
selert suitable accounting p￿￿es￿d then app￿ttheM COn￿S￿l￿..
obser¥e the rneihods and principle5 inthe Charities SORP-
ffl•kejud8ements and e51imates that are rea$Qna￿e and pwoent..
srate whether oppli¢able UK Accountirf Stand*rds have beem subject to material departvre5 di5c105ed
and explained in the finanllal 5tatements.'
prepa￿ the finanoal llarements on ronryrn b**s unkn tt is ihappmpriats to that Ihe chèritable
eompanywill contsNJe in busine5S.
The Tru¥tees are reSpon￿b￿ lof keeping adequate a¢￿untIng re￿[￿% that disc105e *ith wea50n1b￿ attura¢y at any
the financial of the thèritable cwpany and en3￿e ihem to erwre that the fIna￿lJI ststements wmply wfth the
Companies Art 1006. They are also responybk for safe8uald￿6 the assets of the {haritab￿ mmpany and hefice for takin¢
feasonable steps forthe kWts*ntiw and detection olfraud and otherirte8ularitie5.
ThÈ Trustees aro re5pon5ible for the mainter￿n(e and inteyyty of ihe ¢orporaie fin￿0a1 Information inclwled on the
charkable cofflpany's vleb￿te. LeB151¥i￿n in the Uthited KihEdom ¢o¥eming rhe preparatim and di￿emInation of finaneial
statements may drfFer from le¥￿ation in otherjunsdKt•)fis.
In sofarastheTrustees a￿ a*a￿allhe iirne ol apprNn8ourTrustets' InThJal rtport
There is no relerfarf Inforn?ation. being InfO￿natioTI needed by the audhor in coNneLllon wfth prepaftr¢ their re
of whKh the Charity's audr(or ￿ ¥naware', and
TheTru5tees, havthE made trqvines of fdh)w Directors ￿ the Oww's au(litor that l¥J￿t to have irxlividual
taktn. have eath takert all steps thai helshe Is owryed to Take 45 a dIreC￿r in order to make themselves aware of any
rdevantaudit informath)n and to establish thatthe auditori5awaTeol that informatiorb.
C¢hmpllanceT*ith a[W￿l￿$tandI(ds
In accordance with section 414CIIII ol the CthM￿fvles I(￿6 IStrategK Rewrt and Th"rertors Reportl Re8ulations 2013.
the company has prtpartd * stratewt rtprt wlith iThfirnaikn that would prevkn)usly been i￿lUded in the
Trustees, Report.
The financial Stalen￿ts (onwty woh wrrerbt Statu￿ re4uirements. totwn*s MeTh￿rand￿m and thlcles of
Assouation and the Charii*sSORP.
Author4
A proposal to rèapwnt Xtinadin Audit Un*teLlasaudltwof the Charity￿￿ be P￿t0 the AThnu41 G￿Er•I Meetin8.
The Trustees Report, includin8 the strate￿ Repor¢ was •pprtNed wa$s￿e￿ on behaffolthe Try￿lee5 ￿..
J Vthiuaker
Chair. Company Dir2rtu andTrUst￿e
D*e.' 20 Sepl•rr*•r2023

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Independent Auditor'5 Report to the Members
For the year ended 31 March 2023
We have audited the financial statements of Empower Youth Zones (the 'charItab￿ cornpanrfl for the yearended 31 Marth
2023 which iomprise the Statement of Financial Acii¥itie5. Balance Sheet. Ststement of C45h Fbw5 and notes to thefinancial
ststements. Including a 5umrnary of 5ignffjcaAt actountinK poIKie> The financol repoffjng framework ihat has been applied
ITh th•r preparation is applitable and Unttetl Kinedom Accounting StaTrdard5. induding Financial Reporting Stsndard 102
The Financial Reporting Standard applKable in the UK and Reput4ic of Ireland IUnf(ed KinEdorn Generally Aecepted
Acwunikng Practicel.
In our ¢)pinion the financial statements=
a true and fair ￿eW of the state of the Charltable Companvs affair5 a5 at 31 March 2023 a￿1 of it5 incomt and
expendrture. for the Per￿ then ended-
have been propeily prepa￿d in accordance wrth United Kingdom Generally Accepted AcmuntiTh8 PrartKe.' and
have been prepared in accordan￿ wilh the requirements of ihe Compan￿5 Act 2(lJ6.
Bas15 for oplrAoTh
We condutted our atsdrt in accordance with International Stsndartls on Audit￿8 IUKI11SAs IUKII and applicabk law. Our
responsibil*ties under those Standards are further described ￿ the Audrtorfs rtsponsibilitiÈs for the audrt of the financial
statements sett#)n of our ￿port. W¢ are independent of the charitabk company in accordance with the ethkal
requiremems that are re￿vant io our audit of the financk?15tatements in the UK. in(ludinK the FRCS Ethical Standard. and
we have fuwilled our Other ethical ￿SpOnsIbl1￿1es in accOrda￿e with these requireTr*nts. We belwe that the audit
eviden¢twe have obtained is sufficient and appfopriaie to prtr4ide a basis for our Op￿10￿.
Coftdu51ons relati￿to￿Oi￿ cottem
In audr(ing the financk11 statements. we have concluded that the Tw5tees' use of goi￿ tt*h¢ern bèsis of èctounting in
the preparation of the financial statemEnts 15 approprilte.
Based the work we have performed. we have not idtntrf*d any rrt*errdl uncertalAi*s ￿tsting to events or conditions
that, ind¢vidualty or colthivety, may cast s48nilicant doubt on the Chariiable Company's abiltty to cominue as a goir
Co￿e￿n for a period of at least twe￿ I￿nth$froM when the financial state￿ents are authori5ed for issue.
Our resp0Th5ibilities anij the responsibilrt￿s of the Trustees wllth ￿Pect to going concern are descriW in the relevant
settKJns of this report.
oiher Infonn•llon
The Trustees are responsible for the other Informal￿n. The other iThforrnation comprise5 the information intluthd In the
7rustees' report other than the financ&al statements and our auditorfs report thereon.
Our oplnksn w the financial statements does not ccNer the other inftwmath)n and. exteo to the e￿tfit explKr(ty
stated in our report. we do not empress anyform of èwrante ¢ondusK)n thereon.
In connectfjon with our audit of the financyal stateffents. our re5pon5ibility is to re•d the other information and. in doing so,
consider whether the other infornHtion is materi41ty inconsistent wlth the f￿aTr¢ial statements or our kngwledge obtained
in the aud￿ Lw otherwise appears io be materialty misstsied. If we identify such material inconsistenc￿5 or apparent
maierlal mlsstatemeftts. we are required to determine whether there 15 • materk41 rni5St•tement in the financ￿￿1 statements
or a mèterial mi$5tatement of the other informalb￿. If. based on the work we have performed. conclude that there 15
maierk81 misstatement ofthis ￿her inform￿n. are required to re￿rt that fact.
We have nothlng to re￿rt In this re8ard.
op1nior￿ on othw matttrn pr*KribÈd h ih•Compan* Art 2006
In ouropifiion. based on the work undÈrtaken in the course of the audit..
the information ei¥en in the Trustees. ￿port. whKh Includes the Olreuors. report prepared for company law
purposes. for the hnancièl year for whlch ihe finarKial staieff*nts are preplred is cgTrsistent with the financial
statements- and
the Dlrectors. repjrt ￿cluded wthin thè Trustees. has been rye￿1ed In actordance wlth applicab￿ lerdl
requirements.

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Mernbers Irontinuedl
For the year ended 31 March 1023
Page ly
A5 a resuh of these pr<Kedures. we cun5idtred the opportunitiE5 and ￿￿ent￿t$ that mty eiist within the owy*is•tI￿ f
fraud and identrf*d the 8reatesl potents•l for fvaud in the folhmw areas.. income recognitloty. In eommoh with all audils
under I￿S IUKI. we arealso required to wfwm specrfK yocedures to respondtothe riskof maTh4ement override.
We also obtained an understandin8 01 the le8al and re8ulaw Iramv￿￿*S that the Charitable Company operate5 in.
focu5in8 on provision5 01 those la¥ts and re8ulatiLmS thai had a direct elf&t the detethinath?n of matwial arnDllnts and
disch7sures in the finaficial staieThents. The key lèws regUlathy￿ we fonsidered in this context included UK Compathies
Act, Charities ACL Health and Safety Law5 ar￿ Enwronmentsi Rewlations.
In •Jdition, we con5ithred prwstons ol other la¥Ns and re8uLItAins thal do not have a dwect effect on the financkil
statom•nts but Complian￿ with may be fvndamental to th? cwanrfs ability to operate or to avrrfd a m•terial
penalty.
Audltnspormty rf5b Id•r
Our prwduro5to respond 19 risks tdMIlf￿d inc1udedth?fdkn￿.
reviewiog the financial ststemerf dt￿h5u[e5 and te#in8 to 5UPPOrtin8 documentation to a¥e5s compllance with
pro￿5￿¢￿S ol relewont laws and re8uL4ivMs described as direclefferton the financial $tatements,'
enquifing of man4ement concernlng •ttual and wenti•l IrigarK•n and daim5."
performing an3￿1£41 Pi¢xedures io ideTr￿fy any unusual or unexpeaed relafjon5hips that r1*￿ indkate risks of
material misstaiemeni dve to fraud..
readiog minutes of meeiithgs of those thèryed 8owemènce ènd re¥iewin8 correspondencewith HMRC.. and
in addressine the risk of fravLI thr￿gh management override ol conirols. te5tlng ihe appropriateness of journal
entr*s and other adjustments: asse551n8 whether ihejudEements made in mi*ing a¢countin8 esiimate5 ¥e Indicative
of a Fwential bias. eval￿ti￿the bU￿neS5r3￿On•It olanywificant iransactWJn5 that are Ltrnusual or outside the
normal cour5eof busine55.
We also tommuniured relevant K1e•tffj*d I￿5 and re8ulations and porentiol Iraud rtsks 1¢ 311 enÉa8ement team members
includSn8 internal 5peciolists. and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non+crffiphan£e with laws fe8ulatioTrs
throtsghour the autht.
No Instances of rnaterial non-complonce *ere ￿entified. Howtrer. the likelihood ofdetectin8 irye8ul¥ities. Inthding fraud.
is lim(¢ed by the inherefii drffKulty in detectin8 irre8ulaiiiie5. the effeCtNer￿$S 01 the eniity's controls, and the nature.
tim1￿ and extent of the Pr￿ed￿r*S perfNmed. IrTegularir*5 Iht result from fraud m¥ht be Inherentty more diffiiult
to detect than irregularit￿S that result from error. As explained above. thefe 15 an Ur￿v￿dab￿ risk that rnatErial
misstatements may nL7t be detected, even though the audit has planned and perfotmed in accordance ￿thI￿A5 IUKI.
A fvrther description of ow resp0n5lblli￿ for iho audrt of the smements ts located on the FIDanoal Reportln8
Councifs website aL. httpsJlw*M.frc.w8.uVauthtor5resporsibib¢*s. This de5CfiPtJon forms part ofouraudirorf5 report
Ilse ol tyjr report
This report Is made 5dely to the Chartys Members. a5 a bth. In accordanre with Chapter 3 of Parr 16 of the Companies
Act 2CQ6. Our audit ￿)rk has been vndert•keTh 50 that V*e mi8hi Stale to the Charivs Members those fftotters we are
iequired to 51*e 10 them in an audiir*s reportand for no other purpose. To the fullest exient perrnired by L￿, we do not
accept w a￿ume responslbiliry 19 anyone other than the char￿ and the Charitys mernbEr$ Is a body, for our audit w
forthi5reporL or for the ownvjns we h￿fOrmed.
MQQaL
MichaelGairett ISenK)r St•tuioryAwlitcKI
For and on behaNof Xeinadin Audrf( Linited
100 Barblrdm Square
MaDih25tef
M2 380
Date.. 20 Septembw 2023

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Statement ol Finanri•l Artivtti¢5 linduding In¢om* and Expendrture Report)
For thÈ year ended 31 Marrh 2023
2022
INCOME HEOM
Oonatlons athd Wcies
Chaiitable aclMtiES
Inve￿MentS
1336.996
197.598
53370
L404.9% 1.181,968
197.598
159,199
63370
55,096
Tot*1
1597.164
Lfj65W 1.396,263
EXPENDITURE
OpEratin8 costs
Governance ￿$15
iU62J
IA13.066
1.118.838
6,51X)
Total Expev4tyre
1307m3
111623
L419,706
1.125,338
Netln(•mo Iwondllwol boloro pln5aTrln¥e51w
Net1105sesl 8aiThson irwestm*)ts
290.nl
246,15•
270,925
li30￿18)
15.1021
Netlncorne lexpendivx*I
152.763
144.QJl
3M3JJ7 6A3L950
265,823
Fund balants at 31 2022
9￿15337
9.549,414
Fund balaw at 31 Marth 2023
3.636MO
6287J27
9.923J77
9.815,237
The statementof fihamtial attr1￿e$l￿ClIM￿e$4ll a#d h￿Se$ in the penrA.
l income and Èxwditure d*i¥efrom cortirwiry

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Balance Sheet
As at 31 March 2023
iia09137
1179712
Z02Z
Tingible assrfs
4142fv16
6.2B9,134
Cuffemas5•ts
Stock
Debturs
Investments
Cash at ba•k ard in hand
Short term depoyts
23•4
62371
$59216
U62383
1,723
83.130
2.660,581
820,445
93,210
4Y4J22
3,659,089
IL462.%11
1132.9861
Nei ¢iirrent¥s$4ts
08lJ6l
3,526,lOa
Net a55E15
9,923377
9.815.237
FUNDS
Unrestrfcted funds
Restricted funds
17
A7
3,483,287
6,331,950
6J87A17
9.923377
9,B15,237
The financial statements w pa8e$ 14 10 ZZ were approvtd and *Jthtirised kn15SL* by the Board of Trustee5 and ￿8￿e(l on
s behair h:
I Vthittaker
Chair. Company Dirertorand Trustee
Date.. 20 Settsmbw 2023

Empower Youth Zones
Pa8e 16
Statement of Cashflow5
For ihe year ended 31 March 2023
2023
2022
L645W 3￿,369
Interest rectNed
Investment income
Purchast ol investM￿ts
Disposal of investments
Payments to acquire fixedassets
76
55.020
ILI3L4151 1750,OWI
1,1>94.762
93.210
1fj65.5051
163.9181
In(￿asèlae(Iel$¢l fjnothand￿th ¢gutr•41wrts
LOQW6
1365,1431
Cèth andtssh¢qul¥ahnts at l 1022
913.655
1.178.898
4%h anJ(ashegul¥ahEntsat JI Marth 2021
Lg10.3SI
913.655
•%h anO¢asheythalEnts con51sts th.
Short terrn deposits
Cash at bank and ￿ ￿rtd
93,210
820,445
62.281
L920.351
913.65S
1023
2022
Net incomtforthe year
Oepredation
Losses l &*iN%l on in¥estmehts
Investment Income
Ilncreasell decrease in stock
Oecreasel 1￿creaSe1 In debior5
Increase In creL¥tors
IN140
112.623
I￿,0
163.270)
16611
20.759
lJ29.975
265,823
111,912
5,102
155.0961
194
140.4271
12.861
Netcash flowfrom operabn8alll￿
1.645.5e4
3CQ.36Y

Empower Youth Zones
Pa8È 17
Notes io the Flnancial Statements
For the year ended 31 Marth 2023
1 6eneralinfonn*iion
Empower Youth Zcne. formevty known 35 Manchester Youth Zone - EasL is a thartsble company limited by 8uaranree in
the ljnited Kir¥dom. In the event of the tharity b￿ng TA￿nd up. the Ilabllity in respea ol the guarantee ts limired 1¢ £10
per member of the th3rity. The addrets of the re8lStered offKe is in the Charity inforrnatlon on page l of these
financial statement5. The nature of tht Chafity's twrntK)ns and W1￿1PaI are to build. deliver and 5usrain Youth
Zones in East Man¢hesterand S*llard.
The Charity constitutes 4 putAic bpnefit ertity 35 defined ty FRS IOZ. finarKral stareffents have been prepared in
accordance with Acrountinl and Reportif*8 by Charities.. Statemenr of Recommended Prattice applkawe to ¢haritle5
preparing thelr accounts In accofdaDce ￿th the Finanoal ReportinÉ siandarls applicab￿ ifb the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 issued I6J￿2014. thecha11t￿$Att 2011 ano VX Gener31ty Accepted PracWceasiiappllo5frorn ljanuary 201S.
2 pdl<les
8Jsis ol weparntlon
The financial 5tatem¢nts art prepar￿ on a eoir4 (oncern under the histor*al COA convent￿n. The fiD•ncial
statements are prepared in sterli￿ the fvnaional oJrreKy of the tharity.
The slinfficant ¥counting pdicie5 apPl￿d in the prepaTrtion of these ffinathci*l statements are s* o¢A bdow. These
have been consisten￿V appl￿ to all years presented othewse stated.
F￿lts
UDrestrirted funds we ava11able use at the di￿￿10n of ihe Trustee5 ￿ furtherance of the seneral objEdives of the
Charity and whi¢h have notbeen desi8fbatedforother purp05e5.
Restricted funds are lunds whith are ts be used in ￿cordan￿ with spe(ihc thct*)ns imp05ed by thir￿5 or *thich have
been rèised by the (harity for particuhr wrposes. The com of raising arld admintsiering 5wh funds are ¢h•r¥ed #plnst th¢
speerflc fvmd. The aim and use oleath resthned hjnd 15 set outin the Thote5 tothefinan¢ii1 ststernents.
111. In¢•m¢ T￿OnI110n
I Income ts irlcluded in ihe Ststement of financi41 Acmes ISOFAI *then the Charity 15 legalty enlitled to thp intOrnE aftèr
any perform4n¢econdiiion5 hav*been mel the afflouniGin bE mea5ufed rdiabty and it ispTobab5e Ihatthe incomewill be
received.
For donaiians to be recoBni5ed the Charity Thryll have been T￿tified ol the amounts and the settlefflent date in writin8. If
there Jre condf1￿￿5 attarhtd to tr* donation and requi￿ a W of performance belore ￿nti￿ement un be obtained
then inCDrne 15 deferred until those conditityls are fvI￿ or the fvffilwent ol th05e conditlDf*5 IS wi(hin ihe control of the
Charity ¥nd it is probablethat Ihe¥wll be fulfilled.
Irwestment income representsamwnts receivak4e re5pecLof the peiiud. Accrued incornE 15 recognised on invE51ments up
to the balance shtw date.
Grants in connectvJn ￿ the Job rttent•)th sthemÈ art recou¥sd in the io t*thith the Underlyi￿ staff costs rel*e
to.
Iw. Ewnthiurt
Expendiwre is rero8ni5ed on an aruua15 b¥st5a5a kblliryis w*wred.
Choriiobleexpenditure
CharSta￿e expenOtiJre cowrises those COMS irfftirred by thE th￿lty in dthery of its activit￿ and It
includes ￿th tosts that ran be allotsted d￿ett￿r W 5uth Xtr¥it￿ costs of an indirect n*ure necessary to
support them.
GovernoKe costs
Governance costs indude Ihose costs assc¢iated ¥wth meetin8 Ihe c(xisrrtutionol ènd 5tstutory requirement5 of the
(hantyand i•du¢Jethe audr( ftts and costs linked tothe stritegic manaeementof ihecharity.
l Costs ire allocated berween the expenditure ute8orie5 of the Stattfflent of Financbil l*iibities on a basis des￿ed to
reflect the vse of the resource. Costs relati￿ to a partic￿1[ atmy are *llDc*ed diretity. othErs arE apporth?ned on an
appropriate basik

Empower Youth Zones
Page 18
Notes t¢* the Finènclal Statements
Forthe year ended 31 Marth 1023
T¥nelbl• Il*ed assets
Fixtd assets tostine more ihan £2%) a￿ tapitaltsed and Induded on the balance sheet at cosr. These refiett tht Initial
planningan¢J de¥dopment cowof the a$8et undty con5tnJctK)n.
Fixed assets art deprethated so as to twrite oft the cost ty valuation. less antycwed res*lual *Alue. o¥er th•r anticipared
U5¢ful lives. subjttttt+annts* re¥w. asfc4kffts'.
Leawhold property
Fitturesind fittin8S
Coffiwier equipment
Gym equiprnent
Cateriw equlpment
Plant & mathinery
0.8% based on a IEaseof 125year5
25% redwn8 baLrynce
33% stra￿ht1Ine
20% Stra￿htI1ne
33% stra%ht line
vl. In¥￿tMents
Llsted investments are5hown aifflavket Value atthe sheetdar¢.
Debtots crediiors %tsith no stated intere# rate and re(er¥ab￿ or pavable c￿e year a￿ recorded at tran5KtK*n
prite. losses arlsinefrorn impo1m￿NI are recogn￿4 in expenditure.
¥lll. Ta
The Charity is an Èxempt Charity within ihe rnoanirvd of sthedule 3 of the ChaTitie5 Act 2011 and is considered to Pa55 the
lesi$ Set out in Para8raph I Schedule 6 finance Act 2010 and therefore it meeis the defirbitKsn of J Charitab￿ company for
UK CLYporation tax purp05e5.
The financial statements have been ptypared on a ooin8 cohcwfi basis as theTNstees belTtrethat no m*ero1 ¥ncertaifttles
exist. The Trustee5 have considered fhp level of fufids heKI and the expeoed ￿e1 of ithcome and eMp•)dityre for 12 months
from authod&n8 these financkl s1•reMen￿ The bvd8eied expenditure bsufflc6eni **ih the of reserves fgr
the Chafityto be ab* iowniinue as a 8oineconcern.
Pe￿￿￿n5
Contributions ta defined tontnbthk)n plans are rec(enised as an expense ￿ the perh)d It) whith the related seThfi¢e is
provided. PrepaSd ¢orttribJtsofS are re¢o¢thised as an asset io the ex￿4 that the prepaymeni wdl lead to a red¥ction In
future payments ora cash ref¥NL
TOTAL
TOTAL
2022
2023
Donations- (apiial
Dunatiotys- othtt
Grants. rrusis & foundations
Onwe Foundat￿. DCMSComrrwJnity Wtthed
LocalAuthority
Founder p*rDThs
GrftAid
6tt 60A
i.oyz
113382
141.618
86,416
151,Q62
i￿381
21)00
761,592
36An
Ico,o)o
684.493
761￿92
362n
1.336J96
L*lts1,996
1.181.968

Empower Youth Zones
Pa82 19
Notes to the Financial Stattments
For the year ended 31 March 2023
4 Intomt from Ch*rftable A¢tr•Nles
TOTAL
TOTAL
2022
Yaun8 People's >rtr¥ity sesslons
Facility hlre
IAO,985
46.613
IIOJ45
ij
96.497
62.701
159,199
5 In¥Y51rnerii l￿ff
TOTAL
2023
TOTAL
2022
Bank interest recewed
Income from SnvestmeThts
8￿14
S4A46
76
55,020
63270
63271J
55.096
TOTAL
2023
TOTAL
2022
stsff waBe5 & salaries
Staff travel expen5e5
Freelance and A8entystaff
Fundrai%in¥ & Event5
Staff and Volunteers 085 thet*s
Staff Unrform
Telephone
Statiwery
Hoswtality
Computer costs
Office Sup￿leS
Feeto Onshle
Sundry Exp•nses
Insurance
MarkèLIiYd tosts
Legal & professi¢)n
Ucences
Tr3inlng
Tr4ps and ResldeniiaL4
Yourh Work Costs
Catering Suppl*s
CattrinE EouipmeDt
Recruitment
emtsescosts
Oepreciation
Bank thèrRes
849ffi99
IA93
s￿31
6PAO
I￿35
711,960
611
5,024
4,553
1.040
3.339
2,220
3,683
i.iii
26,717
2.628
2LLKJD
1,620
18.ior
3.198
28.585
2.205
3,187
L493
5532
535
L643
1,931
L931
3,582
29,683
33,035
25mQ
3J93
17585
3103S
16,982
5.313
$85
S313
4AIZ
37.362
14536
160
26.051
37.366
393
16.175
,890
111.912
1.270
160
173.735
173.715
LO56
L056
1300.4M3
li￿23
L413.066
1,118,838

Empower Youth Zones
Pa8e 20
Notes t¥ Iht Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2023
7 Nei lYK•me le%penditi**l
2022
Net income I mo¥emeDt in fvnds is suted alwtharery."
Depreciatiorb
Audrt Fee
111.91Z
6.5fA)
8 Taxaison
Eryower Yoth Zone is a re8istered tsrty. the ¢orrynVs income t5 applied to its th•rirable objertNes ¥nd the
Company is thereloie exempt vnder cwreni ￿ from rN>stform50ftaYation.
2023
2022
Waees
Social securbty
Pension5
n9AJg 66S.790
36.469
9,701
ILn7
849WJg
711.960
The ￿oluMents ofohe member ofstaft inchxlin8 beDefrts but exdwkng empltyffr pen5iW fdl within the raD8e from
£60.WO- £70,(AX).12022- Nill.
20
Number
1022
Number
Average numterof empknes
62
Tho 48re8ate remuneration of the Key Mana8ement Personnd. comprising the ch￿ E¥ecuti¥*, Business Adminlstration
Manager. Head of Youth WDrk & Head ol Fundraisi¢bRWaS £166.1(xII1012." £191A581
AO Tvust*t remwerntlonand expEn5es
Expenses of £14 have been pahl to theTrustee5 durirythi5 puiod12022.. 1141
11 Tanwblefixed *s*ts
ieoseholdLtrod Computer Firturesa
Equipment
Motor
Vehicles
TOTAL
At l April 2022
Addit￿n$
'5P05a15
6.150.841
665.505
61,692
249.944
io,coJ
6.472.477
665.$05
Al 31 M4rch 2023
6,816.346
61.692
249.944
io,¢
7.137,982
Depre¢i*t
At l April 2021
Charge for the year
Olsposals
?7.805
49.207
37.25?
19929
66.611
41.483
1.670
183.343
IIZ.623
At 31 March 2023
127.012
57.186
108.LB4
3.674
295.966
Net bwk v*lut
At JI PAar<h 2023
fj.689.3J4
4S06
14XJ50
6,326
Al l Aprfl 2022
6.075￿36
24,43S
183.a33
8.330
6,289.134

Efflpower Youth Zones
Pay 21
Note5 to the Financial Ststemtnts
For the year ended 31 Marth 2023
2022
Cwtracted for
201.714
1> IrbvestrnÈnts
X*23
2022
The Charityhas in¥ested surplus fI￿dS as folow5."
Interest be¥riw dep05ilS
Usted in¥esrmwts
Zm9216
2.16e,581
59216
2.66Q,581
2022
At l 4è•rf12022
Additlons
Dlsposals
Change in market value
5(o.rA(1 2.160.581
1.6fj0.￿ 2.(rfJ8,893
1.131.415
I.IJIA15
750.WO
11.OY4.7621 IIA194.7611
193,2101
1138.0181
1138J>l81
15,1021
At31 Mwrh 2023
s(Q.c(￿ 2,059,216
2559.216
2,6(Q,581
14 Debt
2022
Trade le￿or$
Prepayments and ac£wed ￿CoMe
16A)I
45J70
13,336
69.794
62371
83.130
IS Crtditols: amtyJrts f*llrf4*Je wIthkn•ne￿i
E02Z
Tradp. r￿ditOrs
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferied Incom•
73316
79.914
53.731
L256.000
47,677
68,966
16.343
L462.%1
132,9B6
16 M¢weffl•ffl Inknds
The mo¥emEnt in fvnd5 fartheytar is
aoslnq
Expen￿lt￿e 3•loft¢e
Unrestdtted Funds
3.483,287
1.459.846
11.307.083)
ShJ6,050
Restricted f￿d$- fixed assets
6331.950
1112.6231
6287327
6.331.950
1112.6231
6287327
9.815.Z37
1527.846
11.419.706)
9J23,377
l of the fixed assets restritttd funds represent amounts receNed for the coThstruttioN and develorfftnt of the new Yovlh
Zone tstyl￿e5.

Empower Youth Zones
Page 22
Note5 to the FinaDci•l St41ements
For the year ended 31 M¥ch 2023
16 mo¥eMtMtlnfiN￿
The movement in fundsforthe wioryÈarisasfokn*"
ng
8olo+Ye
Exptnthtwe
unrestiirted Funds
Rtstr*ted fvnds
3.149.482
6JJ9.932
1344.603
46.558
11.010.798)
1114.5401
3,483,287
6,331.950
9.549.414
1,391.161
11.125,3381
9,815.237
Total
fvnds
rotol
J¥ndJ
2Q22
Tan8iblefixed assets
Netcurrentassets
6*42.OJ6
1554.6891
6,842,016
3,OBI,361
6,289.134
3,526.103
1.636.050
3fi36M50 6287.3Z7
9J21.177
9I15.237
Res¢rited
Totol
fvnds
2022
Total
fvnds
2021
2022
2022
Tangible fixèd assets
Net¢urrenta5sets
6289.134
42,8J6
6.289.134
3.526.101
6337.128
3,lJ2.286
3.483.287
3.483.287
6.331.950
9M15.237
9.549,414
18 Aeiaed partyt1*￿•C¢￿￿ts
Thwe wwe no Related Partytransadlonsdui￿$ year12022.. NII
19 CMtr•l
There is no ultimate tontrollin¢ p•rty.