## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1/1/2024 Period start date To Period end date 31/12/2024**
**Charity name: Exmoor Young Voices**
**Charity registration number: 1182091**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the public beneft, to develop the capacity and skills of
members of the socially and economically disadvantaged
community of Exmoor, with particular reference to capacity
and skills among young adults under the age of 35:
providing opportunities for learning through experience;
working to provide opportunities to raise issues and suggest
solutions to stakeholders; involving young adults in
collaborative efort so that they gain confdence in their own
ability and the ability to infuence decisions that afect them.
By helping young adults living in or near the rural areas of
Exmoor to develop their social and economic potential
through participating in a range of educational and
recreational activities.
By enabling young adults to use their expertise to improve
their communities, to share best practice and advise
organisations on how young adults can be heard.
The promotion for the beneft of the public of rural
regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation
(and in particular in Exmoor) by all or any of the following
means:
(a) the relief of fnancial hardship:
(b) the advancement of education, training or retraining,
particularly among young disadvantaged adults, and
providing young disadvantaged adults with work experience,
including informal training that supports young adults and
those who work with young adults to realise their potential
and enhance their employability, enterprise, fnancial literacy
and life skills.|
||Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 and 1.19
Exmoor Young Voices (EYV) is a voluntary group of
young people from across Exmoor, seeking viable and
sustainable ‘life’ and ‘work’ opportunities for young
residents. We tackle many issues for young people on
the moor, including housing, digital inclusion,
childcare, employment, communications, travel and
local wages.
We aim to engage with young people across Exmoor
(covering parts of West Somerset and North Devon),
listen to their issues, offer dedicated support from
expert advisers and report their experiences to key
policy decision-makers.
Ultimately, Exmoor Young Voices strives for positive
action that prioritises young people’s needs. Our
golden goal is to prevent young people from needing
to leave Exmoor, forced to start a life elsewhere.
In February 2019, we registered Exmoor Young Voices
as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This has
significantly strengthened our position and enabled us
to access further support and assistance. We continue
to work closely with five local housing associations/
charities: Caractacus Housing, Falcon Rural Housing,
North Devon Homes, LiveWest, & Magna, & Exmoor
National Park Authority, local councils, forums and
other voluntary organisations who can impact the lives
of young residents.
As far as we're aware, Exmoor Young Voices is the
only organisation of its kind in National Parks and
AONB. We are keen to develop partnerships with
other National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty to support them in setting up Young Voices
representative groups. Together, with a collective,
stronger voice, we will drive the critical changes young
people in rural areas so desperately need.
**Main Activities**
1.
Maintain and support 940 young adults,
helping young residents and workers to stay
on Exmoor, contributing to population
balance, environment, communications,
opportunities & the economy
2.
Educate public authorities, Consultative
Forums, and Parish Councils, about the
needs of Exmoor young adults re: housing,
rents, mortgages, finance, planning, sites,
Section 106, childcare, employment, digital
inclusion, travel costs, wages
3.
Partner Exmoor National Park, Somerset and
Devon Councils, Caractacus, other councils
and housing authorities
4.
Raise funds for development activities
5.
Communicate regularly across Exmoor
National Park and its fringes to reduce rural
isolation and increase opportunities for social
mobility
6.
Participate in the Local Community Network
7.
Inform Housing Associations and authorities
of the housing need
8.
Maintain Foundation Grants to a small loan
fund for housing young workers and
residents
9.
Maintain EYV’s Partnership with Lendology, a
loans and grants organisation
10.
Maintain the promise of three Exmoor
cottages as legacies
11.
Support individual cases for housing young
adults and families
12.
Continue to action the follow up Summit of
the major authorities for pledges about how
they will prioritise the needs of young adults.
13.
Maintain pro bono advisory services for self
build, finance, fund raising, housing,
childcare, legislation and opportunities
14.
Service the self build project for young adults
in housing need
15.
Conduct seminars, Members' meetings,
Parliamentary, MP, radio, and TV|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit|
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You maychoose to include further statements where relevant about:
~~benefit~~|||
||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|No action to date. Working with partner
agency Lendology, Foundations and
Councils, particularly Parishes and Towns|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|None formal, though have established a self
build project for young residents|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Substantial, most of the organisation and its
work|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
||Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
•
Won the Kings Award for Voluntary Service.
•
Changemakers of the Year Award from the
Campaign for National Parks
•
Guests of the Lord Lieutenant and High
Sheriff at the Bath and West Show
•
Delivered International Seminar to Europarcs
•
Published widely distributed appeal for plots
of land
•
Set up a unique Self Build Project for young
adults on Exmoor, providing free advice and
support for individuals and families interested
in building their own homes on Exmoor
•
Supported the publication of ’How to Self
Build your Dream Home for £99,000 - or less!’
a game-changing self build manual by Justin
Tyers, EYV Trustee
•
Established connections with a Community
Interest Company able to provide self build
loans and grants to young people
•
Identified with Exmoor National Park
Authority, 23 potential self build sites
•
Delivered self build tours, seminars,
Parliamentary, ITV, and BBC presentations
•
Identified a range of issues in research with
Exmoor young people, including housing,
digital communications, transport,
environment, local incomes and rents,
childcare, submitted in a full report to the
National Park in 2015
•
Partnerships with every public authority,
charity and foundation serving Exmoor, and
funding from most
•
Advised on digital inclusion, coverage, costs
and continuing limitations
•
Addressed every major authority, forum,
consultative group, conference, farming and
business network concerned with Exmoor, on
the issues which young resident workers face
in sustaining their part in Exmoor life
•
Placing the issues facing young adults onto
their agendas: housing, rents, mortgages,
finance, planning, sites, section 106, digital
inclusion, travel costs, wages
•
Delivered 2 Summits bringing together
several of Exmoor’s young adults with
Exmoor National Park Authority, local housing
associations and all of the major authorities
that administer Exmoor to discuss how we
can make the moor a viable and sustainable
place for young people to live and work
•
Consulted on the new Somerset Homefinder
application form and website
•
Part of the Exmoor Rural Housing Network &
its Task & Finish Group for Somerset
Homefinder & Devon Home Choice
•
Housed 15 young locals who had otherwise
been ruled out on misunderstood
technicalities
•
Have 3 small cottages bequeathed to us via
Caractacus Housing for young locals to rent
in the future
•
Secured membership of the new Local
Community Network for Exmoor
**The Detail**
EYV is active through its Young Coordinator, her EYV
social media, publishing, research and website
activities, including broadcasts, and also via its active
Chair, Members, Trustees, and Advisors networking
and keeping the 940 followers and communities in
touch with regular information about:
•
housing opportunities,
•
self build,
•
job vacancies,
•
grants,
•
business openings,
•
accessing services,|
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Strong|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The accounts hold a Foundation Grant from
another charity.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£40,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Public authorities and charitable foundations;
pro bono services amounting to considerable
resources in kind from professional advisers
and funders|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Geographical spread of catchment area; lack
of public and other transport; low wages;
poor digital connectivity; overcoming barriers
to face to face contact; the heavy burden on
young members to sustain work, incomes,
travel and young families; low social mobility;
the slowness of authorities to adapt to the
changing demographic|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
|Para 1.25|Appointed by Trustees|
|~~trustees~~|||
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity's organisational structure is: 10
Trustees; a self-build project group; a
network of volunteers; A Young Coordinator;
seven professional (pro bono) advisors;
quarterly meetings of the Membership; 24
public bodies as supporters.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|24 public organisations support Exmoor
Young Voices|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Exmoor Young Voices|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|118 2091|
|Charity’s principal address|The Old Post Ofce, Hawkridge, Dulverton,
Somerset, TA 22 9QW|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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20|William Lock|Chair|||
||Marion
Silverlock|Secretary|||
||Justin Tyers|Trustee|||
||Magdalena
Harding|Treasurer|||
||Josh Smith|Trustee|||
||Teresa
~~Williams~~|Trustee|||
||Ginny
~~Saunders~~|Trustee|||
||Chris Wilmoth|Trustee|||
||Robyn
~~Gummer~~|Trustee|||
||Sam Camp|Trustee|||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Marion Silverlock
**Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 25/10/2025
2024 EXMOOR YOUNG VOICES
Charity no. 1182091
Annual Accounts Year ended 31st Dember 2024
2024
2023
Income
Grants
Donations
3.050.00
3.200.00
Total Income
3,050.(K)
3,21M).
Expenditure
Co-ordinator costs
Professional consultation
Travel & Subsistence
Meeting costs
Admin Expenses
PL Insurance
Miscellaneous exps- Self-Build Books
4.349.75
490.IX)
841.89
28.90
72.(K)
99.15
3,238.39
7,849.00
168.75
169.09
96.00
640.87
Total Expenditure
5.881.69
12,162.10
Net income over expenditure
2.831.69
8.962.10
Bank balance 111124
50.932.80
59,894.90
Bank balance 31112124
48.1.11
50,932.80
EXAMINER'S REPORT
I confirm that the Ripts and PaymentsAcciyJntfr)i year ended 3tst DmRI 2024 is COFrect and In accordance with the
book5. records and Infofrnation s
plied to rre.
Keith Ross. Parkland5, Jury Road, DuertOn TA22 9
20th Ortober 2025
Note: 3 cheques not cleared in 2024 totalling £807. new chqs Written on
19110125 and included in 2025 accounts