## Thrive Leeds
Charity number 1182938
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025
## Thrive Leeds
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025
|**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 2025
## **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 Nicola Robinson Revd Simon Jones Revd Mark Stennett Revd Emily Young Revd Natalie Hughes Revd Phillip John Hatton
Resigned 31 Jul 2025 Appointed 14 Oct 2025 Appointed 17 Sep 2025 Appointed 15 Mar 2025 Resigned 17 Sep 2025
**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
Registered in England and Wales
## **Independent examiner**
Sarah Coates MAAT **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 2025
## **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**
This year has been full of celebration, growth and community connection across Thrive’s activities with children, young people and families and a deepening commitment to developing young leaders across all areas of Thrive’s work with children, young people and families. Our core values of Including & Accepting, Empowering & Enabling, and Growing & Transforming are at the heart of all we do and embedded in the development programme with young volunteers.
Our Young Volunteer Programme continues to be at the heart of Thrive. This year, we celebrated 23 young volunteers who together gave over 1,000 hours of service — welcoming, leading games, creating, listening, and caring for their community. Feedback was outstanding: _100%_ of young volunteers feel they belong, _78%_ feel they make a difference, and _89%_ feel they have grown through volunteering. Many spoke of gaining confidence, communication and leadership skills — key aims of our youth development work.
A particular highlight has been seeing young leaders take on more responsibility across our groups. At Messy Church, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, young leaders help set up, lead crafts, and host families, growing in confidence as they serve.
Similarly, at Drop In, the programme is now fully youth-led — young people plan the sessions, prepare food, and design creative activities, building initiative and teamwork skills.
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## Thrive Leeds
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2025
## **Achievements and performance continued**
Our schools and community partnerships have also provided leadership opportunities. At St Matthew’s CE School, young people have supported collective worship and our interactive Easter Experience, which received excellent feedback from staff and pupils.
At Carr Manor, our two girls’ groups have created safe spaces for discussion, creativity, and peer encouragement, co-led by young volunteers alongside Leeds Faith in Schools.
The Totally Tuesday and WOW groups have flourished, with young leaders taking the initiative during outdoor sessions, weekends away and guest visits — including mentoring from former participants who now run their own ventures. These activities continue to nurture confidence, creativity and service.
A major development this year has been our partnership with the URC Synod’s Wilderness Project, through which four young people were employed to develop leadership skills in real-life ministry and community contexts. Their contributions — from launching new activities to leading groups — have shown how Thrive can be a genuine training ground for future youth and children’s workers.
We also launched The Cabin, a dedicated space for youth and community projects, which has become a hub for leadership in action. It now hosts a Board Games Club and the beginnings of a Youth Community Action Team — young volunteers exploring how they can manage projects and shape community initiatives with Thrive and InterACT’s support.
This has been a year of young people stepping up, growing in confidence, and leading with purpose. We are grateful to all who have supported Thrive through gifts of time, prayer, encouragement and funding. Together, we continue to see children and young people belong, make a difference, and grow alive — and grow as
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £15,280, including net receipts of £4,200 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £19,480 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £31,069.
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 04/02/2026
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 2025, 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.
Sarah Coates MAAT
16/02/2026
## **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 2025
|Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
45,396
Room rent
1,775
Subscriptions from clubs and activities
4,499
Other income
695
**Total receipts**
52,365
**Payments**
Salaries and on costs
36,236
Events and activities
5,184
Training and development
429
Equipment and resources
-
Other admin and governance costs
464
Office expenses
996
Premises costs
1,840
Travel expenses
314
Insurance
916
Independent examination
498
Youth building costs
1,067
Advertising
221
**Total payments**
48,165
**Net receipts / (payments)**
4,200
**Fund balances brought forward**
26,869
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
31,069|2025
Restricted
funds
£
3,739
-
-
-
3,739
2,714
584
-
-
-
-
43
-
-
-
19,878
-
23,219
(19,480)
28,428
8,948|2025
Total
funds
£
49,135
1,775
4,499
695
56,104
38,950
5,768
429
-
464
996
1,883
314
916
498
20,945
221
71,384
(15,280)
55,297
40,017|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Thrive Leeds
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 August 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
31,059
Cash in hand
10
**Total cash funds**
31,069
**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
Portacabin building
**Liabilities**
Accruals
Other creditors|2025
Restricted
£
8,948
-
8,948|2025
Total
£
40,007
10
40,017
2025
£
577
458
1,035
2025
£
654
801
1,455|2024
Total
£
55,287
10
55,297|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 04/02/2026
David Cundall (Trustee)
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 August 2025
## **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 2025
|**2 Grants and donations**
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
Chapel Allerton Baptist Church
14,004
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church (CAMC)
4,000
Methodist Youth Activities
5,000
St Matthew's Church
4,000
Stainbeck United Reformed Church (URC)
2,143
The Seedlings Foundation
267
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
9,000
Wade's Charity
-
Leeds City Council (LCC) (through InterACT)
-
Sir George Martin Trust
-
The National Lottery Awards for All (AFA)
-
United Reform Church Synod
-
Other small grants and donations
6,982
45,396
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
Incoming
£
£
Benefact Trust
3,000
-
CAMC Charity of the Year
5,090
-
Charles and Elsie Sykes
1,282
-
LCC Youth Build (via InterACT)
1,984
-
Leeds Faith In Schools
299
-
Leeds N and E Methodist Circuit
1,997
-
Local fundraising 12by12
1,152
206
MICE
6
-
National Lottery AFA
4,518
-
Shepherd Group
1,000
-
URC Youth Project
6,000
-
WW Spooner - Youth Project
2,000
-
William Henry Read Charities
100
-
Wade's Charity
-
3,000
United Reform Church Synod
-
533
28,428
3,739|2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
533
-
3,000
-
-
-
-
206
3,739
Outgoing
£
3,000
5,090
505
1,984
299
1,997
1,152
6
4,518
1,000
400
2,000
-
1,233
35
23,219|2025
Total
funds
£
14,004
4,000
5,000
4,000
2,143
800
9,000
3,000
-
-
-
-
7,188
49,135
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2024
Total
funds
£
14,004
5,070
5,000
4,000
3,809
-
4,000
5,000
6,857
5,000
19,984
6,000
5,175
83,899
Balance c/f
£
-
-
777
-
-
-
206
-
-
-
5,600
-
100
1,767
498
8,948|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Thrive Leeds
## Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 August 2025
## **Purpose of restriction**
**Fund name Purpose of restriction** Benefact Trust Towards the costs of the youth building CAMC Charity of the Year Towards the costs of the youth building Charles and Elsie Sykes Towards supporting young leaders LCC Youth Build (via InterACT) Towards youth project costs Leeds Faith In Schools Towards youth project costs Leeds N and E Methodist Circuit Towards the youth building Local fundraising 12by12 Towards youth project core costs MICE Towards community events National Lottery AFA Towards the youth building Shepherd Group Towards the youth building URC Youth Project Towards the youth building WW Spooner - Youth Project Towards the youth project running costs William Henry Read Charities Towards residential and transition work Wade's Charity Towards youth project costs United Reform Church Synod Towards youth project costs
## **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 £852 (2024: £963).
## **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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