## Thrive Leeds
Charity number 1182938
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2024
## Thrive Leeds
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2024
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 10|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 August 2024
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Catherine Armstrong Emmanuelle Bastide-Wilson Treasurer Helen Copeland Secretary Dr David Cundall Chair Revd Graham Doel Vice-Chair Resigned 26 Sept 2023 Revd Nicola Robinson Revd Simon Jones Revd Mark Stennett Revd Angela Hughes Resigned 21 Feb 2024 **Charity number** 1182938 Registered in England and Wales
**Charity number** 1182938 **Registered and principal address Bankers** Chapel Allerton Methodist Church The Cooperative Bank Town Street 19/20 Commercial Street Chapel Allerton Leeds Leeds LS1 6AL LS7 4NB
## **Independent examiner**
Katy Sargeant ACA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 11 April 2019 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
Each partner church nominates two trustees. Nominated trustees serve for a term of four years. The Trustee Board may appoint up to three co-opted trustees who serve a term of three years and are appointed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The area of benefit is the geographical area served by the partner churches in Leeds.
The objects are specifically restricted to the following, for the public benefit:
The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the partner churches.
To advance in life and help children, young people and their families through:
the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.
providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
## **The charity's main activities**
Youth work. We run two youth clubs per week during school term times. Totally Tuesday for children aged 9-12 years, and WOW for children aged 12+
Messy Church’ is a monthly gathering on Sundays where children and their families meet for craft and social activities and take part in informal worship.
Work in schools. We lead assemblies in local primary schools, run groups for vulnerable children in transition from primary to secondary school and a girls’ group in a high school.
An annual holiday club at the beginning of the school summer holidays. This lasts for three half-days and is for children aged 4-11 assisted by young volunteers and many adult helpers.
Meanwood Youth Partnership: Working with other local agencies – InterACT, Carr Manor Community School and C.A.T.C.H - we are the lead partner in developing a new initiative working with young people in Meanwood. Some of the areas served are in the top 1-2% of the government’s 2015 indices of deprivation.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance about public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **Young Volunteers**
In July we gathered young people from across five different groups to recognise their contribution locally at our Young Volunteers Celebration. We host this alongside our partners InterACT. Between us we had 19 young volunteers. This time together gives the opportunity to award our certificates and badges, as well as share specific words about what we value about each individual. It is fantastic to see relationships growing between young people who wouldn’t encounter each other outside of Thrive's work.
At Thrive this year, young volunteers have given 667 hours to support work with children and young people. Our adult volunteers have contributed 721 hours.
**Messy Church** has continued to welcome many of our regular families as well as some new ones each month. The young leaders have got more involved this year – we’ve had new ones join us and have developed more intentional roles for them. It’s great to have young people who are so enthusiastic about giving back to others. Messy Church is a place of welcome and inclusion for many people, where people from diverse backgrounds feel safe. This has become a key value to us.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024
## **Achievements and performance continued**
## **Youth Groups – Totally Tuesday and WOW**
Our young volunteers in **Totally Tuesday** , some of whom have been leading for their second year, work very well together. This grows relationships between them and other group members and has meant they’ve been able to shape activities around the interests of the group, as well as feedback opinions and comments in our debrief sessions. Young people share and listen to each other about their thoughts around faith, life and what’s important to them.
Over the year **WOW** have discussed many topics, from careers to poverty, friendships and miracles with great discussions talking about how faith works within these topics and in the lives of our young people. We lead sessions in small groups, together in the main hall, in the park, at the Youth Building at Stainbeck and on a wellbeing walk. WOW is a safe space for important discussions around faith and the big questions of life. WOW also had some guests to talk to and ask questions and discuss pathways and experiences in their varied careers. Homeless Street Angels told us about the work they do which led to the group deciding to make snack packs for them to hand out to those living on the streets. This has been in the hearts of many of our group for a while, so it was good to see it in action.
Leaders have supported those within the group taking exams which we have supported with messages, postcards and prayers.
**Drop In** provides a welcome after school space for young people to gather and connect, through games, sport, crafts and chat. The programme varies each week according to what the young volunteers have planned after consulting with the group. A project that began at Drop In and has grown to include the whole of Thrive, has been our community wall hanging, which we created together to hang in the new Youth Building. We were supported in this work by Stitch Up, a Meanwood creative organisation. Everyone who is part of Thrive was invited to decorate a piece of fabric, which was then embroidered by someone else – a real creative collaboration!
## **Youth Building**
The last few months have seen the placement and kitting out of the Youth Building, which has meant some exciting decision making from young volunteers around colours for the kitchenette, carpet and layout designs. The installation of steps and a ramp was completed shortly after the end of this reporting year so the space is accessible and in use. It has been brilliant to see young people using it and engaging in bringing it to life.
## **Scope Inclusive award**
This year we were awarded the Scope Inclusive Activity award and really enjoyed the opportunity to learn and reflect on our practice and culture. We were encouraged to hear that Thrive are ‘a shining example of inclusivity and making people feel included’ – a real celebration of what can happen when young people and adults come together to volunteer their time, gifts and heart for their community.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £27,019, including net payments of £5,245 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £21,774 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £26,869.
Our policy is that we will always have in reserve an amount of money equivalent to the running costs of the charity for three months plus redundancy payments plus any other costs associated with closing the charity. This currently gives a reserves target of approximately £19k.
The trustees recognise that reserves are currently above the target, however are comfortable that this will provide a buffer for future years where funding is currently less certain.
Approved by the board of trustees on 22/2/2025
David Cundall (Trustee)
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## Thrive Leeds
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Thrive Leeds
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 August 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Katy Sargeant ACA
25/2/2025
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Thrive Leeds
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2024
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
38,566
Subscriptions from clubs and activities
5,274
Other income
466
**Total receipts**
44,306
**Payments**
Salaries and on costs
42,150
Events and activities
3,227
Training and development
421
Equipment and resources
-
Other admin and governance costs
18
Office expenses
1,049
Premises costs
1,639
Travel expenses
184
Insurance
390
Independent examination
473
Youth building costs
-
**Total payments**
49,551
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(5,245)
**Fund balances brought forward**
32,114
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
26,869|2024
Restricted
funds
£
45,333
-
-
45,333
3,430
5,935
-
181
-
-
98
-
209
-
57,254
67,107
(21,774)
50,202
28,428|2024
Total
funds
£
83,899
5,274
466
89,639
45,580
9,162
421
181
18
1,049
1,737
184
599
473
57,254
116,658
(27,019)
82,316
55,297|2023
Total
funds
£
76,618
5,553
11
82,182
36,039
10,837
657
-
41
1,245
1,638
125
442
360
-
51,384
30,798
51,518
82,316|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Thrive Leeds
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 August 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
26,859
Cash in hand
10
**Total cash funds**
26,869
**Debtors and prepayments**
Debtors
Prepayments
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Electronic drum kit, keyboard, 2 guitars, 2 amplifiers
Laptop for Hannah Dey
Ricoh MPC 306 Colour (printer photocopier)
Mobile Phones x2
**Liabilities**
Accruals
Other creditors|2024
Restricted
£
28,428
-
28,428|2024
Total
£
55,287
10
55,297
2024
£
572
3,795
4,367
2024
£
498
395
893|2023
Total
£
82,306
10
82,316|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 22/2/2025
David Cundall (Trustee)
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 August 2024
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 August 2024
|**2 Grants**
Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church (CAMC)
Leeds City Council (LCC) (through InterACT)
Methodist Youth Activities
Sir George Martin Trust
St Matthew's Church
Stainbeck United Reformed Church (URC)
The National Lottery Awards for All (AFA)
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
United Reform Church Synod
Wade's Charity
Charles and Elsie Sykes Foundation
Magic Little Grant
Yorkshire West District Advance Fund (DAF)
The Shepherd Building Group
The Cooperative Community Fund
Other small grants and donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Arnold Clark
1,000
Benefact Trust
3,000
CAMC Charity of the Year
4,000
Charles and Elsie Sykes
1,879
The Co-op
2,009
George Martin
-
LCC HAP (via InterACT)
3,215
Hey Neighbour
1,410
LCC Youth Build (via InterACT)
-
Leeds Faith In Schools
299
Leeds N and E Methodist Circuit
5,000
Local fundraising 12by12
-
MICE
143
National Lottery AFA
4,094
Shepherd Group
1,000
URC Youth Project
15,000
Wade's Charity
-
WW Spooner - Youth Project
2,000
Yorkshire West DAF
5,000
William Henry Read Charities
150
Chapel Allerton Educ. Found'n
100
Other small grants
903
50,202|2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
14,004
3,980
-
5,000
-
4,000
3,809
-
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,773
38,566
Incoming
£
-
-
1,090
-
-
5,000
-
-
6,857
-
-
1,152
-
19,984
-
6,000
5,000
-
-
100
150
-
45,333|2024
Restricted
funds
£
-
1,090
6,857
-
5,000
-
-
19,984
-
6,000
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
1,402
45,333
Outgoing
£
1,000
-
-
597
2,009
5,000
3,215
1,410
4,873
-
3,003
-
137
19,560
-
15,000
5,000
-
5,000
150
250
903
67,107|2024
Total
funds
£
14,004
5,070
6,857
5,000
5,000
4,000
3,809
19,984
4,000
6,000
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
5,175
83,899
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2023
Total
funds
£
12,835
8,000
3,215
5,000
-
4,000
5,100
-
4,000
15,000
-
2,000
500
5,000
1,000
1,792
9,176
76,618
Balance c/f
£
-
3,000
5,090
1,282
-
-
-
-
1,984
299
1,997
1,152
6
4,518
1,000
6,000
-
2,000
-
100
-
-
28,428|
|---|---|---|---|---|
**fund puposes given overleaf**
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 August 2024
## **3 Restricted funds continued**
## **Fund name**
Arnold Clark Benefact Trust CAMC Charity of the Year Charles and Elsie Sykes The Co-op George Martin LCC HAP (via InterACT) Hey Neighbour LCC Youth Build (via InterACT) Leeds Faith In Schools Leeds N and E Methodist Circuit Local fundraising 12by12 MICE National Lottery AFA Shepherd Group URC Youth Project Wade's Charity WW Spooner - Youth Project Yorkshire West DAF William Henry Read Charities Chapel Allerton Educ. Found'n Other small grants
## **Purpose of restriction**
Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards supporting young leaders Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards Youth project costs Towards the youth building Towards the youth building costs and youth project running costs Towards Youth project costs Towards the youth building Towards youth project core costs Towards community events Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards the youth building Towards the youth project running costs Towards the youth building Towards residentials and transition work Towards residentials Various small grants given towards the youth project
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Donations from trustees and related parties**
The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £963 (2023: £900).
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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